高等教育公共课自考-00015英语(二)笔试（2018-2023年）真题摘选含答案

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。高等教育公共课自考-00015英语(二)笔试（2018-2023年）真题摘选含答案（图片大小可自由调整）卷I一.参考题库(共30题)1.OvercomingDifficulties ①Lifeisfullofdifficultiesandobstacles,frombirthtodeath.Attimes,Lifeseemslikeahurdlerace.Wearesureofencounteringhurdles,butalmostalwayswearetakenbysurprise.Itisnecessarytoacceptthatlifeingeneralisfullofdifficultiesandadversities.Thisrecognitionisthefirststep.Whenfacedwithproblems,weoftenfeel,"Iamtheonlyonehavingsuchproblems"Or,wetendtoexaggerateourproblemsandregardthemasmostcomplex,mostpainful，andasanextremecase.Butifwelookaroundus,wefindpeopleinmuchworseconditions.AsSt.Augustinesaid,"Icriedforboots,tillIsawamanwhohadnolegs." ②Whenfacedwithdifficulties,weeithercomplainorseektododgethem.Webehavelikeasostrichinthedesert.Itissaidthatwhenthereisastorminthedesert,theostrichburieshisheadinthesand-hopingthatthestormwillgoawayifheignoresit-andfinallygetsburiedunderaheapofsandanddies.Someofuschoosetopretendthattheproblemsdonotexist.Wefailtorealizethatconfrontingandsolvingtheproblem-nopainfultheprocess-makesusgrow. ③Acceptthewoesofbirth.Ithasmanyimpliedmeanings.First,itmeans"accepting,"i.e.,beingabletosaythatitis"my"problemanditisuptometosolveit.Manytimeswefindourselvesputtingtheblameonothers-parents,societyorthecircumstancesoflife.Nothinghappensbychance,butallistheresultofourpastactions.Therearetimeswhenwhatisneededispatience.Weseektocomeoutofanunpleasantsituationquickly.Wemustunderstandthatifthecausehadbeenoperatingforalongtime,theeffectalsowouldlastlong-asevenwhenthegashasbeenturnedoff,theburnerremainshotforalongtime.Similarly,weexpectquickresults;havingputintheeffort,wemustbewillingtowait.Patientacceptanceofwhatisduetousmakesusmakesustakeastepfurtherinourdevelopment. ④Oncewehavelearnttodealwithadifficulty,thenexttimeweencounterit,itceasestobeadifficulty.But,moreoftenthannotthecauseoftheproblemisinternal,i.e.,withinus,andoften,itcallsforachange.Oftenthedifficultyissolvedwhenwearewillingtochange—ourwayofthinking,ourfeelings,ourlikesanddislikes—andreadytoadaptoradjustourselvestoaproblematicsituationorapersoninlife.Wemustrealizethatrealizethatchangeisinevitable,andalwaysbementallypreparedforit. ⑤Notalllife'sproblemsaresuchthattheyneedtobedealtwithallatonce.Sometimesitispossibletotakeastepandwaitforalongtime.Forinstance,ifthetapisleakingthenweneedtocallaplumberassoonaswecan.Buthavingcalledhimandhavingfoundthathecancomeonlythefollowingmorning,weshouldwaitpatientlyforthenext24hours.Inthisperiod,peoplecangetveryanxiousandgoontalkingaboutittoothers.Therearemanysuchproblemsinlife.Facedwithdifficulties,peopleeithercomplainor（）A、seektododgethemB、immediatereactionC、waitingforalongtimeD、difficultiesandadversitiesE、veryanxiousF、onothers2.TeachingChildrentoSpendPocketMoneyWisely School-goingchildrenneedpocketmoneyforfood,stationeryandbusfares.Parentsgivepocketmoneytotheirchildrenindifferentways.Somegivealumpsumatthebeginningofamonthoraweek.____1____Thewayinwhichpocketmoneyisgivenaffectshowmoneyisspentorsaved.Ontheotherhand,thechildren'sspendinghabitsmayaffecthowpocketmoneyisgiven. Pocketmoneygivenonadailybasisissometimestermedas"foodmoney".____2____Theylearnhowtomanagesmallsumsofmoney.Asthemoneyislimited,theyhavetocontroltheirspending.Someparentschoosethismethodofallocatingpocketmoneyinordertopreventtheirchildrenfromoverspending,hopingthatintimetheycanbetrustedwithlargersumsofmoney.____3____. Givingpocketmoneyonadailybasisplacesresponsibilitiesofbudgetingontheparents,insteadofthechild.Thechildmayspendeverysinglecentofthedailypocketmoneybyoverindulginginjunkfood,astheyknowtheywillgetanothersumofmoneythenextday.Thisresultsinchildrenbeingshort-sightedintheirspending.____4____Theymaydevelopthementalitythatmoneyismeanttobespent.Othersspendmorethantheyaregiven.Theyborrowfromtheirsiblingsortheirclassmateswhentheyfeellikeindulgingthemselves.Thentheymayaskformoneytopayofftheirdebts.Thishabitofborrowingcausesthemtodependonotherstosolvetheirproblems.____5____.____2____内应选（）A、Thereisnobetterwaytoteachchildrentomanagemoneythantostartwiththeirpocketmoney.B、Thethoughtofsavingmoneynevercrossedtheirminds.C、Childrenusuallyusethepocketmoneytobuyfoodduringrecessandalsoatlunchhouriftheyhaveschoolactivitiesintheafternoon.D、Othersprefertogivepocketmoneyonadailybasis.E、Parentswhoearndailywagesmayalsooptforthisduetofinancialconstraints.F、Insuchinstances,thepurposeofrationingisdefeated.3.TalkingtoKidsaboutSARS SchoolagechildrenmaybelearningaboutSARSfromadultsandthemedia,butmaynotknowwhattomakeofthesituation,saysanationalhealthcharity. TheLungAssociationsaysparentsshouldtaketimetotalktotheir____1____andexplainthefactsaboutSARSandhowtoavoidtheillness. Thefollowingisbasedonrecommendations____2____ThursdaybytheLungAssociation: Askyourchildreniftheyhaveheard____3____SARSatschool,fromfriends,fromTV,etc.Findingoutwhattheyalreadyknowcanbeagood____4____tostarttheconversationandtoclearawayanywrongideastheymighthaveabouttheillnessandhowitisspread. Schoolagechildrenareusuallyold____5____tounderstandconceptssuchasgettingsickfromgermsandhowtoavoidillness.Asimplereminder____6____tocoughonpeopleandtowashtheirhandsoftenmaybesufficientforyoungerkids.Allchildrenshouldbeshownhowto____7____theirhandsproperly. Remembertokeepitsimpleso____8____nottooverwhelmchildrenwithinformation,butanswerthemtruthfully.Kidscantellwhenyou'renotbeinghonestorifyour'rehidingsomething,andsometimestheunknowncanbemorefrighteningthanthe____9____.ParentswithanxiouschildrenwillknowhowtheirkidswillhandleinformationonSARSandcantailortheirdiscussionaccordingly. OnewaytoexplaintheillnessistotellchildrenthatSARSislikeabadbreathingproblem.Itis____10____fromacold,butpeoplecancatchitinthesameways—suchascoughingonsomeone,notwashingyourhandsorsharingaglasswithasickperson.___1___内选项为（）A、aboutB、differentC、asD、wayE、notF、truthG、childrenH、enoughI、howJ、washK、passL、released4.LearnfromMistakes Youcanonlylearnfromamistakeafteryou（1）you’vemadeit.Assoonasyoustartblamingotherpeople(ortheuniverseitself)youdistanceyourself（2）anypossiblelesson.Butifyoucourageouslystandupandhonestlysay“ThisismymistakeandIamresponsible”thepossibilitiesforlearningwillmovetowardsyou.Admissionofamistake,evenifonlyprivatelytoyourself,makeslearning（3）bymovingthefocusawayfromblameassignmentandtowardsunderstanding. Thisadvice（4）countertotheculturalassumptionswehaveaboutmistakesandfailure,namelythattheyare（5）things.We’retaughtinschool,inourfamilies,oratworktofeelguiltyaboutfailureandtodowhateverwecanto（6）mistakes.Thissenseofshameexplainswhymanypeoplegiveupontheirgoals:they’renot（7）forthemistakesandfailuresWhat’smissinginmanypeople’sbeliefsaboutsuccessisthefactthatthemore（8）thegoal,themorefrequentanddifficultsetbackswillbe.Thelargeryourambitions,themoredependentyouwillbeonyourabilitytoovercomeandlearnfromyourmistakes. Butformanyreasonsadmittingmistakesisdifficult.Animpliedvalueinmanyculturesisthatourworkrepresentsus:ifyoufailatest,thenyouarea（9）.Ifyoumakeamistakethenyouareamistake.Learningfrommistakesrequiresthreethings:puttingyourselfinsituationswhereyoucanmakeinterestingmistakes;havingtheself-confidencetoadmittothem;being（10）aboutmakingchanges.（5）内应选（）A、runsB、accessC、challengingD、shamefulE、courageousF、possibleG、admitH、failureI、avoidJ、preparedK、activitiesL、from5.Dreams Dreamsdonothappenwhenyou'reasleep.Theyhappenwhenyou'reawake. Whateveryourgoalsare,alwaysrememberyoucanmakeittrue.Whetheritbelove,money,achildhooddream,andultimatelyhappiness,themostimportantideaisthatyoumustneverlosesightofyourdream. Createreminders.Thinkaboutyouroriginalmotivationoften.Besidesobviousfactorsthatwillcomealongwhenyourdreamisrealized,thinkaboutotherreasons.Whoareyoudoingthisdreamfor?Remindyourselfoftenofyourplan.Physicalsymbolsalwayshelp—postinguppicturesoftheendresult,buyingitemsthatsymbolizeyourgoals. Expressyourdreamfrequently.Whisperyourdreamthroughmoonlight.Shoutitonabusyhighway.Writeitonaballoonandsetitfree.Writeitonpaperboatsandfloatthemintheocean.Writeitasamessageonabottleandfloatthatintotheocean.Exploreandtrydifferentwaysofdifferentculturesofmakingishescometrue,smallorbig:papercranes,andshootingstars.Tellyourpetifyouhaveone.Tellittoallthepeopleyoucareaboutinyourlife. Createdeadlinesandpunishments.Foreverystepalongtheway,thinkofarealisticdeadline.Iftoosmall,eventuallyyouwillbecrashedwithalltheworkyouneedandpossiblyneverdoit.Iftoolarge,youwillprobablyforgetaboutit.Punishmentsarenecessary.Theycanbekeepingyourselfawayfromyourfavoriteactivities.Getafriendorfamilymembertoenforcethispunishment. Keepyourlife.Donotforgetaboutfriends,family,work,andespeciallyyourself!Keepcontactwithfriendsandfamily:overtheinternet,visitthem,writetothem.Trynotstartskippingworktoworkonyourdream.Keepyourbrain,body,andsoulingoodshapeatalltimes.Sleepoften,readoften,andenjoylife. Brainstormideasforyourdream.Mindmapping(essentiallycreativeconceptmapping)istheidealwaytobrainstorm.Anycreativeoutletwilldojustfinetofindsomecreativeideasforyourdream,especiallywritingordrawing.Anysortofart,evensinging,playingmusic,photography,wood-carvingcanwork.Buyajournalortwo.Findinspiration.Inordertomakeyourdreamcometrue,youhavetoforgetaboutfriends,family,work,andespeciallyyourself.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven6.LearnfromMistakes Youcanonlylearnfromamistakeafteryou（1）you’vemadeit.Assoonasyoustartblamingotherpeople(ortheuniverseitself)youdistanceyourself（2）anypossiblelesson.Butifyoucourageouslystandupandhonestlysay“ThisismymistakeandIamresponsible”thepossibilitiesforlearningwillmovetowardsyou.Admissionofamistake,evenifonlyprivatelytoyourself,makeslearning（3）bymovingthefocusawayfromblameassignmentandtowardsunderstanding. Thisadvice（4）countertotheculturalassumptionswehaveaboutmistakesandfailure,namelythattheyare（5）things.We’retaughtinschool,inourfamilies,oratworktofeelguiltyaboutfailureandtodowhateverwecanto（6）mistakes.Thissenseofshameexplainswhymanypeoplegiveupontheirgoals:they’renot（7）forthemistakesandfailuresWhat’smissinginmanypeople’sbeliefsaboutsuccessisthefactthatthemore（8）thegoal,themorefrequentanddifficultsetbackswillbe.Thelargeryourambitions,themoredependentyouwillbeonyourabilitytoovercomeandlearnfromyourmistakes. Butformanyreasonsadmittingmistakesisdifficult.Animpliedvalueinmanyculturesisthatourworkrepresentsus:ifyoufailatest,thenyouarea（9）.Ifyoumakeamistakethenyouareamistake.Learningfrommistakesrequiresthreethings:puttingyourselfinsituationswhereyoucanmakeinterestingmistakes;havingtheself-confidencetoadmittothem;being（10）aboutmakingchanges.（9）内应选（）A、runsB、accessC、challengingD、shamefulE、courageousF、possibleG、admitH、failureI、avoidJ、preparedK、activitiesL、from7.MarriageAdvertisementsinIndia EverySundaymorningmillionsofIndianssettledownwithacupofteaandspecialweekendissuesoftheirnewspapers,justasAmericansdo.Buthere,withthemarriageseasonapproaching,manyofthemquicklytoaSundayfeaturethatisparticularlyIndian-the-columnsofmarriageadvertisementsinwhichyoungpeoplelookforhusbandsandwives.Thisisrelativelymodernchangeintheage-oldcustomofthearrangedmarriage.Thethousandsofadvertisementspublishedeachweekincreasinglyreflectsocialchangesthatcomingtothistraditionalsociety.Forexample,althoughwomenarestilldescribedintermsofappearance,orskillin"thewifelyarts",informationaboutherearningpowerisenteringmoreandmoreoftheadvertisements.ThisreflectsthearrivalinIndiaoftheworkingwife. Divorce,whichusedtobealmostunheardofinIndia,issometimesnowmentionedintheadvertisementsasinthecaseofawomanwhoseadvertisementinNewDelhinewspaperexplainedthathadbeen"theinnocentparty"whenhermarriagebrokeup. Becausethecustomofthedowry(marriagepayment)isnowillegal,someadvertisementssay"nodowry"or"simplemarriage",whichmeansthesamething.However,thefathersofmanybridegroomsstillrequireit.Inalandwherelightskinisoftenregardedassociallypreferable,manyalsorequirethatawomanhavea"wheat-color"complexionorthatamanbe"tall,fairandhandsome".Advertisementsareplacedandeagerlyreadbyawiderangeofpeopleintheupperclasses,mostlyincities.Manyofthemreceivedozensofanswers."There'snothingembarrassingaboutit,"explainedaCalcuttabusinessmanadvertisingason-in-law."It'sjustanotherwayofbroadeningthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilityofdoingthecontactsandincreasingthepossibilitiesofdoingthebestoneforone'sdaughter." Becauseofhighunemploymentandagenerallypoorstandardoflivinghere,oneofthebestattractionsamarriageadvertisementcanofferisapermittoliveabroad,especiallyinCanadaortheUnitedStates.Apersonwhohasonecangetwhathewants.OnerecentSundayinMadras,forexample,aPunjabiengineerlivinginSanFranciscoadvertisedfora"beautifulslimbridewithlovelyfeaturesknowingmusicanddance".AndamanwhoseadvertisementsaidthatheheldanAmericanimmigrationpermitwasabletosay,onlygirlsfromrich,well-connectedfamiliesneedapply.InIndiapeoplewithlightskinandgoodfeaturearepreferable.（）A、RightB、WrongC、Notmentioned8.DreamforBetter Weallhaveplansanddreamsforabetter,more___1___life.Yetonlyasmallpercentageofpeopleactuallyachievetheir___2___.Agoodquestionis:why? Recently,Iwasworkingwithayoungmanwhowas___3___getonhisfeet.Hehadwrittenouthisgoals,andhehadpowerfulreasonswhyhewantedtoachievethesegoals.Butafterweeksoftrying,hewasstillnotmuchfurtheralong. Sowetooksometimetotrytounderstandwhatwasholdinghim___4___.Asweexaminedhisaverageday,itbecameapparenttomethathewasmuchtoo___5__.Hewasspendinglotsoftimedoinglotsofdifferentthings.I___6___thatmostofwhathewasdoingwasnotveryimportantinthegreaterschemeofthings. Wedidsomeexercisesto___7___whichactivitieswereimportant,whichoneswereurgentandwhichoneswasfilling(orkilling)time.Asitturnedout,mostofthethingshewasdoingthroughoutthedaywerefillingtime.Hewasn'tcomfortable___8___hewasverybusy,sohecreatedthingsthatneededtobedone.Hewasalwaysworkingonsomething—yetattheendoftheday,hehadrarelyaccomplishedanytaskstomovehimclosertothelifehewanted. Thisbehaviorisfairlyeasyforanoutsideobservertospotbutextremelydifficulttoself-diagnose.The___9___istoslowdownandgetcomfortablewithbeingstill,withcontemplatingwhatwereallywantandwhetherouractionsaresuitableforourgoals.Manyofouractivitiesareavoidanceactivities:wedothingstofillupthetimeandthusavoidhavingtodomoredifficulttasks.Itwasn'teasy,butoncetheyoungmanfinallyacceptedthatheneededtodolessoverallbutmoreoftheimportantthings,hislifetookadramatic___10___forthebetter.___7___内的正确选项为（）A、identifyB、solutionC、fulfillingD、busyE、backF、unlessG、preventH、turnI、dreamsJ、believeK、suspectedL、struggling9.AsChristmasiscoming,therearepresentstobebought,cardstobesent,androomstobecleaned.Parentsare___1___withdifficultjobsofhidingpresentsfromcuriousyoungchildren.Ifthegiftsarelarge,thisissometimesareal___2___.OnChristmasEve,youngchildrenfindtheexcitementalmostunbearable.TheyaretornbetweenthewishtogotobedearlysothatFatherChristmaswillbringtheirpresentsquicklyandthewishtostayuplatesothattheywillnotmissthefun.Thewishforgiftsusuallyprovesstronger.Butthoughchildrengotobedearly,theyoftenlieawakeforalongtime,hopingtogetashort___3___atFatherChristmas. LastChristmas,mywifeandIsuccessfullyhidafewlargepresentsinthestoreroom.I___4___themomentwhenmyson,Jimmy,wouldaskmewherethatnewbikehadcomefrom,but___5___hedidnotseeit. OnChristmasEve,ittookthechildrenhourstogotosleep.Itmusthavebeennearly___6___whenmywifeandIwentquietlyintotheirroomandbeganfillingstockings.ThenIpushedinthe___7___IboughtforJimmyandleftitbesidetheChristmastree.Weknewwewouldnotgetmuchsleepthatnight,forthechildrenwere___8___togetupearly.Ataboutfiveo’clockthenextmorning,wewerewokenbyloudsoundscomingfromthechildren’sroom—theywereshoutingexcitedly!BeforeIhadtimetogetoutofbed,youngJimmycameridingintotheroomonhisnewbike,andhissister,Mary,followedclosebehindpushinghernewbabycarriage.Eventhebabyarrived.Hemoved___9___thehandsandkneesintotheroomdraggingalargeballoonbehindhim.Suddenlyitburst.Thatwokeusup___10___.Thedayhadreallybegunwithaband!___4___内应选（）A、bikeB、midnightC、fortunatelyD、lookE、problemF、facedG、sureH、onI、fearedJ、tinyK、completelyL、lick10.AsChristmasiscoming,therearepresentstobebought,cardstobesent,androomstobecleaned.Parentsare___1___withdifficultjobsofhidingpresentsfromcuriousyoungchildren.Ifthegiftsarelarge,thisissometimesareal___2___.OnChristmasEve,youngchildrenfindtheexcitementalmostunbearable.TheyaretornbetweenthewishtogotobedearlysothatFatherChristmaswillbringtheirpresentsquicklyandthewishtostayuplatesothattheywillnotmissthefun.Thewishforgiftsusuallyprovesstronger.Butthoughchildrengotobedearly,theyoftenlieawakeforalongtime,hopingtogetashort___3___atFatherChristmas. LastChristmas,mywifeandIsuccessfullyhidafewlargepresentsinthestoreroom.I___4___themomentwhenmyson,Jimmy,wouldaskmewherethatnewbikehadcomefrom,but___5___hedidnotseeit. OnChristmasEve,ittookthechildrenhourstogotosleep.Itmusthavebeennearly___6___whenmywifeandIwentquietlyintotheirroomandbeganfillingstockings.ThenIpushedinthe___7___IboughtforJimmyandleftitbesidetheChristmastree.Weknewwewouldnotgetmuchsleepthatnight,forthechildrenwere___8___togetupearly.Ataboutfiveo’clockthenextmorning,wewerewokenbyloudsoundscomingfromthechildren’sroom—theywereshoutingexcitedly!BeforeIhadtimetogetoutofbed,youngJimmycameridingintotheroomonhisnewbike,andhissister,Mary,followedclosebehindpushinghernewbabycarriage.Eventhebabyarrived.Hemoved___9___thehandsandkneesintotheroomdraggingalargeballoonbehindhim.Suddenlyitburst.Thatwokeusup___10___.Thedayhadreallybegunwithaband!___8___内应选（）A、bikeB、midnightC、fortunatelyD、lookE、problemF、facedG、sureH、onI、fearedJ、tinyK、completelyL、lick11.BoredomatWork ①Youmightfindyourselfstaringattheclock,willingittomovefastersotheboringworkdaywillfinallyend.Ifyourjobofferslittleinthewayofstimulation,therearestepsyoucantakeinsideandoutsidetheworkplace. ②Ifyou'reboredwithyourjob,itcouldbeasignthatyou'vemasteredthebasicrequirementsandarereadyformoreofachallenge.Youmightnothavebeeninyourpositionlongenoughtorequestapromotion.Still,youcantakestepstoenhanceyourcurrentrole.Askyourbossifthereareanyprojectsyoucanhelpwith.Volunteertotrainlessexperiencedcolleagues.You'llfeelmorestimulatedatworkandalsoincreaseyourchancesoffutureadvancement. ③Ifyoufeelthereisnothinglefttolearninyourpresentposition,takestepstoincreaseyourknowledge.Yourcompany'swebsitemighthaveonlinecoursesyoucantakeduringyourslowperiods,withyourmanager'spermission.Enrollintrainingclassesyourcompanyoffersinareasthatinterestyou.Youalsocanpursueeducationalopportunitiesoutsideoftheworkplace,suchascollegeclasses,industry-specifictrainingprogramsorself-improvementcourses.Iftheknowledgeyouacquiredoesn'thelpyouinyourpresentposition,itmighteventuallyhelpyoumoveintoamorefulfillingposition. ④Lookforwaystochallengeyourself.Ifyourjobinvolvesperformingrepetitivetasks,setaquotaforthenumberoftimesyoucanaccomplishaparticulartaskduringthecourseofashift.Thiswillgiveyousomethingtoshootfor.Ifyouhaveco-workerswhoperformthesametasks,makeafriendlywagertoseewhocandothemost.You'llformstrongerbondswithyourcolleagues,andyouremployerislikelytonoticeyourincreasedproductivity. ⑤AccordingtopsychotherapistandcareercoachNinaHam,boredomatworkmightbeasymptomofdissatisfactionwithyourpersonallife.Findingsourcesofstimulationoutsideofworkcanhaveapositiveimpactonyourattitudetowardyourjob.Seekingcounselingforanemotionalissuecanalsobeofbenefit.Ifyourpersonallifeisgoingwellandnothingyoutryseemstoimproveyourengagementlevelatwork,itmightbetimetoconsiderajoborevenacareerchange.Withyourmanager′spermission,youcantakeyourcompany′sonlinecoursesduring（）A、strongdesireforfriendlyrelationshipsB、yourslowperiodsC、dissatisfactionwithyourpersonallifeD、thebasicrequirementsE、performingrepetitivetasksF、insideandoutsidetheworkplace12.PersonalFinance Whenitcomestoourfinances,eachofushasourownindividualapproach.Someofusaresavers,somearespenders,andothersaresome-whereinbetween.Thiscontinuumisaparadigmthatourpopularcultureusestoframedifferencesinthewaypeopleapproachmoney. Ibelievethatthewayweapproachourfinancesgoesbeyondthatparticularbehavioralcharacteristic.Inreality,Ithinkourapproachtofinancescanbeviewedinmoreofamulti-dimensionalsetting,wheremoneyhasadifferentroleinourlives.Forsome,moneymeanssurvival,plainandsimple.Forothers,moneyissomethingthatisapartoftheirlivesbutrarelyontheirmind,regardlessoftheroleitactuallyplays.Foryetothers,moneyisanobsession,asaccumulationindicatesachievement.Somepeopleviewmoneyasadefensiveresourcetoprotectagainstfuturesetbacks.Somepeoplewantmoneytoprovideagoodhome,tocontributetotheabilitytohavecertainhobbies,ortoprovidesomethingtofuturegenerationsandsoon.Sometimesthesamepersonmayviewmoneydifferentlyindifferentsituations.Thebottomlineisthatweeachhaveourownrelationshipwithmoney,andourownconsciousandsubconsciousneedsformoney,rootedinourvaluesystems. Thisisanareaofpersonalfinancethathasinterestedmeforawhile.Whydopeoplebehavethewaytheydowithrespecttotheirmoney?What'sdrivingthisbehavior?Ofcourse,astartingpointforanybodyistoconsiderhowyoupersonallyviewthings.Takinganintrospectiveapproach，Ihavespenttimefiguringoutmyowntakeonmoney，andtheroleitplaysinmylife.WhatIhavedeterminedisthatforme，itfitsintoaframeworkthatincludesthefollowingelements：health,wealth,andrelationships.Thesearelinkedtogetherasapartofasystem.They'reallconnected,andtotheextentoneisstrengthened,theotherswillbestrengthenedaswell.Ifoneisweakened,theotherswillbeweakenedaswell.Sotome,moneyisapartofthewealthaspectofHWR.Beyondbasicsurvival,moneygivesyoutheopportunitytoliveahealthierlife,withthetimeandmeanstohavemorepositiverelationships.OnethingIwanttomakeclearisthatIamnotsayingthatmoneybuysfriends.Well,itcould,butthosearen'ttruefriends.WhatIamsayingisthatthemoremoneyyouhave,onbalance,thelessstressedyouareaboutit,andthemoretimeyouhavetodootherthings,suchascultivatetrue,genuinerelationshipsthataren’tbasedonmoney.Moneyisbutacomponentinthesystem.Withmoneywecanbuyanythingincludingtruefriends.（）A、TrueB、FalseC、NotGiven13.ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.Onewomansufferedminorheadandneckinjuries. "Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fairride,"saidthewoman. TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequakestruckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5milessouthofDoverandneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel. Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwallsandchimneyscollapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds. "Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombednexttome."saidHendrickvanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheastofLondon."Ithenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown." Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthiss