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【综合训练完型阅读】【U9】Eachnationhasitsownoddcharacterwhichdistinguishesitfromothers.Butthepeoplesoftheworldhavemorepointsinwhichtheyarealllikeeachotherthanpointsinwhichtheyaredifferent.Onetypeofpersonthatiscommonineverycountry.Whoalwaystriestodoaslittleashepossiblycanandtogetasmuchinreturnashecan.Hisopposite,themanwhoisinthehabitofdoingmorethanisstrictlynecessaryandwhoisreadytoacceptwhatisofferedinreturnisrareeverywhere.Boththesetypesareusuallynotawareoftheircharacter.Themanwhoavoidseffortisalwaystalkingabouthisrights:heappearstothinkthatsocietyoweshimapleasant,easylife.Themanwhoisalwaysdoingmorethanhissharetalksofduties:hefeelsthattheindividualisindebttosociety,andnotsocietytotheindividual.Asaresultoftheirviews,neitherofthesementhinksthathebehavesatallstrangely.Themanwhotriestodoaslittleashecanisalwaysfullofexcuses.ifhehadneglectedtodosomething,itwasbecausehehadaheadache,ortheweatherwastoohot---ortoocold---orbecausehewaspreventedbybadluck.Atfirst,otherpeople,suchashisfriendsandhisemployer,generouslyaccepthisstories.However,soontheyrealizewhatkindofpersonheis.Inthelongrunhedeceivesonlyhimself.Whenhisfriendsbecomecooltowardshimandhefailstomakeprogressinhisjob,heissurprisedandhurl.HeblameseveryoneandeverythingexcepthimselfHefeelsthatsocietyisfailinginitsdutiestowardshim,andthatheisbeingunjustlytreated.Hesoonbecomesoneoftheunsatisfiedmembersofthesocietyhelivesin.【U8】Careerplanninghelpsyoutoshapeyourcareerpossibilities.Itincludesgatheringinformationaboutourselvesaswellasaboutoccupations.Estimatingtheprobableresultsofvariouscoursesofactionisalsopartofit.Finally,itincludeschoosingwhatwefindattractiveandpossible.Therearesomekeystepsincareerplanning.Thefirstoneistostudyyourself.Thisisthekeytocareerplanning.Understandingwhatyouarelike,whatyouvalue,andwhatyouwanttobecomeisthefoundationforallcareerplanning.Instudyingyourself,youexamineyourstrengthsandweaknesses,yourgoals,andthetrendsinyourpersonaldevelopment.Theself-understandingthatyougainenablesyoutoimaginesomethingimportant.Thatis,yourealizehowcertainoccupationsmaybestfityourinterests,abilities,andgoals.Thesecondstepistowriteyourcareergoalsdown.Ausefulmethodoforganizingideasaboutyourcareeristoactuallywritethemdownbytimeblocksinyourlife,forinstance,agesnineteentotwenty-two,twenty-threetothirty,andsoon.Writingsomethingdownmayleadtonewideasaboutyourpossibilitiesandmayhelpyoutoseerelationships,patternsandtrends.Thethirdstepistoreviewyourplansandprogressperiodicallywithanotherperson.Everysooften,takestockofyoursituationandconsiderwhatstepshavetobetakennext.Planningfurtherstepscanhelpyoufacethechangesthattakeplaceinthelabormarket.Talkingoveryourplanswithyourparentsorfriendshelpsyouimproveyourcareerplansormakethemwork.Ifyouchooseacareerthatdoesnotfityou,youcanstartover.Today,agrowingnumberofpeoplearechangingcareersorgettingsecondstartsincareersthatattractthem.Reasonsforchangingcareersaredifferent,butmanypeoplemovebecausetheyfeeltiredoftheirjobs.Forsome,asecondstartgrowsoutoftheawarenessthatwhattheywantoutoflifeisnotwhattheyaredoing,andtheydecidetodothosethingstheyenjoy.Theybelievethisisimportantfortheirpersonaldevelopment.【U7】Herearesomesecretsoflivingasuccessfullife:Haveaselfyourespect.Thismeanshavingadeepsenceofresponsibilityforyourthoughtsandactions.Itmeanskeepingyourwordsandbeingfaithfultoself,familyandwork.Itmeansbelievinginwhatyoudoandworkinghard.Itmeanssettingyourowngoals.Youshouldn’tcompareyourselfwithothersforthis.It’snotaquestionofbeingbetterthansomeoneelse.Respectdemandsthatyoubebetterthanyouthoughtyoucouldbe.Commityourselftoothers.Believeinothers,andtaketimetohelpthemrealizetheirdreams.Youcanbuildyourselfintothelivesofyourfamily,friendsandcolleagues.Youcandothisbyprovidingencouragement,andspendingyourtimeandenergyontheirdevelopment.Ifatreeisgivenlittlenourishment,itwilllivebutnotgrow.Butifnourishmentisgivenoverandbeyondwhatisneededforlife,thetreewillliveandgrowupward,producingfruits.Enjoylife’sprocess,notjustlife’sreward.Weliveinasocietythatwantsproblemssolvednow.Wewantfastfood,onehourdrycleaningandinstantsuccess.Buttolivehappily,wemustliveonedayatatime.Wemustrealizethatlifeisanendlessjourneyinself-discoveryandpersonalachievement.Itmeanstakingtimetoplaywithyourkidsandkissyourwifeorhusband.Also,itwouldn’thurttolettheotherfellowaheadofyouonthehighway.Andwhatcouldbebetterthanthis?【U6】Howimportantareourclothes?Itisinterestingtoreflectonhowmuchwejudgepeoplebytheclothestheywear.Longhairandbluejeanswithholes?Wewouldthinkthathemightbeastudentasthatisafashionstartedbyyoungpeople.Anelegantladyinabeautifuldress?Shemustbeaforeigner,wethink.Englishwomenofthatagedon'tdresssosmartly,andsheprobablyhasmoney,too.Andthatmanwithawell-tailoredsuitwalkingovertherewithanumbrella?Abusinessman,ofcourse,andundoubtedlyEnglish.WhyEnglish?Well,heisformallydressed.Also,onlyanEnglishmanwouldalwayscarryhistreasuredumbrella,evenwhenitisnotraining.Ioncereadofanewswriterwhowentintoaveryexpensivedepartmentstorepoorlydressed.Shewaswatchedwithsuspicionfromthemomentshewalkedintothestore.Assheexaminedthegoo