【正文】 given in the passage you have just read. A Men of Honor A knight was a mounted warrior of medieval Europe who served a king or other feudal superior, usually in return for land. Knighthood was taken quite seriously and had to be earned. At about the age of eight, a boy would begin training in preparation for knighthood. This young trainee, known as a page(男侍者 ), would train with mentors to learn about horses, armor, and weapons. Pages practiced fighting with a sword against a wooden stake and learned to skillfully use a bow and arrow. The lady of the castle taught a young page about manners and social graces, as well as how to sing, play instruments, and dance. A priest might give a page religious training and teach him to read and write. By the age of fourteen, the page would bee a squire（護(hù)衛(wèi)） . A squire was responsible for dressing a knight for battles and tournaments and taking care of the knight39。s center, but then quickly move out of the way without getting hit and knocked off his horse by the quintain. At about age twenty, a squire was finally prepared to be called a knight, which involved an extended ceremony. On the evening before being a knight, the squire confessed his sins to a priest, was given a symbolic bath, and then fasted in order to cleanse his soul. The squire would dress all in white and stay in a chapel all night praying and watching over his weapons and armor. In the morning, the squire would dress in symbolicallycolored clothing: red for his blood, white for purity, and brown for his return to the earth after death. At his induction ([in39。mit] 發(fā)出 ) from the brain?s atoms and a puter interprets them as a picture. MRIs show more detail than CT or CAT scans can. They are especially useful in finding brain tumors that grow on the back of the brain, between the ears. PET scans: Positron emission tomography (PET) is different from other scans because it shows how the brain functions. After a person?s bloodstream is injected with a small dose of glucose ([39。s usual phases of ups and downs, which are mon and normal stages in life, but when your selfesteem is low, you may need to know how to boost your selfesteem, since it can lead to problems you may not have thought of. Selfesteem is the measurement or the value of how a person knows his worth and its effects are lifechanging and dramatic, since it makes up a person?s attitude and outlook towards life. (67) ______________________ But when selfesteem is low, you can either sulk and be sad or be afraid to try out new things or take risks and chances with your lovelife, career, relationships and selfimprovement. Selfesteem plays a key role in the maturity of a person, especially when trying to get away from a dangerous situation, going through a series of trials in life. Our normal responses to these circumstances and situations are governed by how we value ourselves and how our decisions are dictated by how we value ourselves and how our decisions are dictated by these conditions. Faced with tough decisions in life, the more selfesteem one has, the better. It is for that person to make sound decisions, even in the face of peer pressure or stress at work and at home. Let us try to look into some of the mon and best practices which have been tried and tested to help boost selfesteem. Always pliment yourself daily, especially by trying to look for specific tasks you did well for that day and congratulate yourself for it. (68) ____________________ List down all things you are good at doing and achieving, be it a talent, skill, sport or building up other people. You can add more focus to these good points and fuel our passion to do better and make you not only understand yourself more, but also give you the true meaning and measurement of selfworth and this is how you see yourself as important. Appreciation of one?s physical appearance and bearing can also be your source of selfesteem, be it the size and shape of your body, your overall physical structure or unique features. Your body can be your source of pride and will help you understand how you would like others to see you, or work on your physical appearance to boost selfmorale and satisfaction. Sometimes when you tend to see things in a different light or perspective from others, don?t focus too much on making sure that what you think will cause things to change. (69) _____________________________ When you have good selfesteem you will realize that what you did was right and was made under your own food judgment, sound principles and concepts based on your personal outlook and attitude towards life. Do not let negative feedback affect you. Of course, one cannot help but feel bad about negative ments or reactions, but you have to consider that these are tests against your character and personality. (70) ________________________________ So try to look at yourself and see, and if you feel less important or are not satisfied with how you see and look at things, then think about ways on how to boost your selfesteem. You?ll thank yourself for it. 第 II 卷 I． Summary Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible. 1. One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house. 2. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “ How much do I owe you？” 3. “You don39。s gown he went in to see her. He recogni