1阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AnAfricanfarmerhadheardtalesaboutotherfarmerswhohadmademillionsofdollarsbydiscoveringdiamondmines.These1soexcitedthefarmerthathecouldhardlywaitto2hisfarmandgoprospectingfordiamondshimself.Sohesoldthe3andspenttherestofhislifewanderingtheAfricancontinent,searching4forthegleaminggemsthatbroughtsuchhighpricesonthemarketsoftheworld.Finally,wornout,andinafitofdespondency,he5himselfintoariveranddrowned.Meanwhile,themanwhohad6hisfarmhappenedtobecrossingasmallstreamonedaywhenhe7somethinggleamingatthebottomofthestream.He8itup.Itwasasparkling9—agoodsizestone—and,admiringit,helaterputitonhisfireplacemantelasaninterestingcuriosity.Severalweekslater,a10admiredthestone,lookingcloselyatit.Heaskedthefarmerifhe11whathe’dfound.Whenthefarmersaidno,thevisitortoldhimhehadfoundoneofthe12diamondseverdiscovered.Thefarmerwas13.Hetoldthemanthathiscreekwasfullofthesebrilliantstones,andhisfarmlandwas14withthem.Needlesstosay,thefarmthefirstfarmerhadsold,15hecouldsearchforadiamondmine,turnedouttobethemost16diamondmineontheentireAfricancontinent.Thefirstfarmerhad17,freeandclear,acresofdiamonds,buthadsoldtheminordertolookforthemelsewhere.Themoralisclear:Ifthefirstfarmerhadonly18thetimetostudyandpreparehimself—tolearnwhat19lookedlikeintheirroughstate—and,sincehehadalreadyownedapieceofland,tothoroughlyexplorethepropertyhehadbeforelookingelsewhere,hiswildest20wouldhavecometrue.1.A.talesB.opinionsC.ideasD.novels2.A.leaveB.sellC.desertD.crop3.A.cattleB.houseC.farmD.shop4.A.widelyB.sadlyC.unfortunatelyD.unsuccessfully5.A.sentB.threwC.swamD.rafted6.A.foundedB.launchedC.boughtD.built7.A.touchedB.heardC.sawD.tasted8.A.keptB.gotC.putD.picked9.A.stoneB.glassC.ballD.egg10.A.visitorB.farmerC.merchantD.friend11.A.deliveredB.knewC.metD.weighed12.A.nicestB.largestC.brightestD.hardest13.A.astonishedB.movedC.honestD.kind14.A.connectedB.satisfiedC.coveredD.surrounded15.A.nowthatB.themomentC.sofarD.sothat16.A.originalB.neatC.bigD.productive17.A.ownedB.operatedC.repairedD.discovered18.A.costB.takenC.inspectedD.wasted19.A.soilB.streamsC.diamondsD.water20.A.beliefsB.viewsC.ideasD.dreams2阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Somepeoplethinktheyneedtochangehowtheylookoracttofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Butactuallyallyouneedtodoischangethewayyouseeyourbodyandhowyou1yourself.Thefirstthingtodoisrecognizethatyourbodyisyour2,nomatterwhatshape,3,orcoloritcomesin.Ifyou’revery4aboutyourweightorsize,checkwithyourdoctortoverifythatthingsareOK.Butit’snoone’sbusinessbutyourownwhatyour5islike—ultimately,youhavetobehappywith6.Next,identifywhichaspectsofyour7youcanrealisticallychangeandwhichyoucan’t.Everyone(eventhemostperfect)hasthingsaboutthemselvesthattheycan’t8andneedtoaccept—liketheirheight,forexample,ortheirshoesize.Iftherearethingsaboutyourselfthatyou9tochangeandcan(suchashowfityouare),dothisbymaking10foryourself.Forexample,ifyouwanttogetfit,makeaplanto11everydayandeatnutritiousfoods.12keeptrackofyourprogressuntilyou13yourgoal.Meetingachallengeyousetforyourselfisagreatwaytoboostself-esteem!Whenyou14negativecommentscomingfromwithinyourself,tellyourselftostop.Trybuildingyourself-esteemby15yourselfthreecomplimentseveryday.Whileyou’reatit,everyeveninglistthreethingsinyourdaythatreallygiveyou16.Itcanbeanythingfromthewaythe...
