When I started my career in management, I was really green, but I always tried to stay positive on the job. I was working for a new company that was having a difficult time with its customers. Actually, at one point my General Manager told me he liked me and suggested I should start looking for a new job as we were about to lose our only order. Every day we faced people leaving the company, customers complaining, and upper management preparing to close the place.
One night, I went home thinking about the problems. My wife told me to forget about work and see a movie. We went and saw Slumdog Millionaire. Jamal, an eighteen-year-old Indian young man, is from a poor family and becomes rich later. He tries his best to change his position. I realized what we needed to do was to correct the situation.
The next day I called my customers to have a talk. I promised to do my best to solve the problems if they would give us some time. As a result, we were given one month to turn the situation around. This was our only chance to correct the situation. To achieve this, I worked day and night with my team. I can remember working from 6 a. m. and not going home until 2 a. m. the next day.
To make a long story short, we succeeded in solving all of the problems and at the same time increased our productivity(生產(chǎn)率). The customers and management were very happy, and I knew at that moment we had saved our jobs. Actually things went so well that we ended up having our pay doubled.
Through this experience I understand that you can achieve what you desire as long as you work at it and stay positive.
小題1: The General Manager advised the author to look for a new job mainly because　　　.
A．he knew the author didn’t want to stay there
B．his company was too small to hire so many people
C．he believed the author could get more pay that way
D．the management was preparing to close the department
小題2: Who caused the author to decide to change his situation?
A．The hero in a movie. 　　　B．His wife.
C．His boss. D．The customers.
小題3: How long did the author stay in his department every day during that month?
A．8 hours. B．15 hours.
C．20 hours. D．24 hours.
小題4:The experience of the author shows that　　　.
A．if a person does his best and keeps positive, he’ll succeed
B．if a person takes advice from others, he’ll make progress
C．if a person is clever, he’ll realize his dream sooner or later
D．if a person wants to change his fate, he mustn’t change his job
小題5:What would be the best title for this passage?
A．My Work Experience
B．My First Management Job
C．How to Correct Your Situation
D．The Importance of Working Hard

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:B

作者剛開始做管理工作時, 他的部門面臨著被關(guān)閉的危險。他看了《貧民窟的百萬富翁》后受到啟發(fā), 決心像影片中的主人翁一樣改變處境。于是他帶領(lǐng)自己的團(tuán)隊拼命工作, 最終取得了成功。
小題1:選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段. . . we were about to lose our only order和. . . and upper management preparing to close the place可知, 答案為D。
小題2:選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段He tries his best to change his position. I realized what we needed to do was to correct the situation可知, 答案為A。
小題3:選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段I can remember working from 6 a. m. and not going home until 2 a. m. the next day. 可知, 答案為C。
小題4:選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)末段. . . you can achieve what you desire as long as you work at it and stay positive可知, 答案為A。
小題5:選B。主旨大意題。通讀全文可知, 本文作者主要講述了自己第一次做管理工作的經(jīng)歷, 故答案為B。
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Now, I know it's not always easy to do well in school. I know you have a lot of _     in your lives right now that can make it hard to      on your schoolwork.
I get it. I know what it’s like. My father   my family when I was two years old ,and I was         by a single mom who had to work and who struggled        to pay the hills and wasn't always       to give us the things that other kids had. There were times when I      having a father in my life. There were times when I was          and I felt like I didn't fit in.
So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school, and I did some things I'm not    of, and I got in more trouble than I should .And my life could have     taken a turn for the worse.
But I was      ，I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my      .
Some of you might not have those      . Maybe you don't have adults in your life who give you the        that you need. Maybe someone in your family has lost their job and there's not enough money to    the daily expenses. Maybe you live in a neighborhood where you don't feel safe, or have friends who are          you to do things that you know aren't right.
But at the end of the day,         the circumstances of your life are,        of those is an excuse for ignoring your homework or having a bad      in school. That's no excuse for talking back to your        , or dropping out of school. There's no excuse for not trying.
小題1:
A．changesB．challengesC．a(chǎn)ttractionsD．a(chǎn)ctivities
小題2:
A．concentrateB．dependC．reflectD．comment
小題3:
A．supportedB．hatedC．lovedD．left
小題4:
A．raisedB．a(chǎn)doptedC．taughtD．comforted
小題5:
A．on timeB．in time C．a(chǎn)t timesD．behind time
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)bleB．gladC．generousD．ready
小題7:
A．enjoyedB．missed C．consideredD．regretted
小題8:
A．lonelyB．guiltyC．clumsyD．silly
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)fraidB．sureC．proudD．a(chǎn)ware
小題10:
A．simplyB．trulyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．easily
小題11:
A．independentB．luckyC．brilliantD．honest
小題12:
A．stepsB．fortunesC．instructionsD．dreams
小題13:
A．moodsB．feelingsC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．difficulties
小題14:
A．rightB．supportC．energyD．freedom
小題15:
A．sureB．a(chǎn)voidC．coverD．have
小題16:
A．permittingB．forcingC．inspiringD．reminding
小題17:
A．whicheverB．howeverC．whereverD．whatever
小題18:
A．none B．a(chǎn)nyC．neitherD．either
小題19:
A．impressionB．experienceC．memoryD．a(chǎn)ttitude
小題20:
A．parentB．classmate C．friendD．teacher

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小題1:Why is June 6, 1990 a special day for Mommy?
A．Her dream of being a mother came true.
B．She found her origin from her Chinese mother.
C．She wrote the letter to her daughter.
D．Her female line was well linked.
小題2:How does Mommy feel about her being given away?
A．It is bitter and disappointing.
B．It is painful but understandable.
C．She feels sorry but sympathetic.
D．She feels hurt and angry.
小題3:What does “I stood out like a sore thumb” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A．I walked clumsily out of pains.
B．I was not easy to love due to jealousy.
C．I was impatient out of fear.
D．I looked different from others.
小題4:What can be inferred from Mommy’s Anglo family life?
A．She used to experience an identity crisis.
B．She fought against her American identity.
C．She forgot the pains of her early years.
D．She kept her love for Asia from childhood.
小題5:Why did Mommy name her daughter “Shao-ming?”
A．To match her own birth-name.
B．To brighten the lives of the family.
C．To identify her with Chinese origin.
D．To justify her pride in Chinese culture.
小題6:By “Your past is more complete than mine,” Mommy means ________.
A．her past was completed earlier than Shao-ming’s
B．Shao-ming has got motherly care and a sense of roots
C．her mother didn’t comfort her the way she did Shao-ming
D．her past was spent brokenly, first in Asia, then in the US

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A daughter thought life was unpromising(無前途的) to her and complained to her father about it. She did not know how she was going to      and wanted to give up. She was      of fighting and struggling. It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one     .
Her father, a cook, took her to the     . He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high
   . Soon the pots came to the     . In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and      waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the      He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another. Turning to her he asked, “Darling, what do you see?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to      
the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the     , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled      she tasted its rich flavor. She humbly asked, “What does it mean, Father?”
He explained that each of them had faced the same     , boiling water, but each     differ-
ently. The carrot went in      and hard. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it      and became weak. The egg had been     . Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting      the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique,     . After they were in the boiling water, they had     the water.
“Which are you?” he asked his daughter. “When adversity(逆境) knocks on your door,    do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
小題1:
A．make outB．make it
C．make upD．make through
小題2:
A．typicalB．conscious
C．tiredD．warned
小題3:
A．raisedB．a(chǎn)rose
C．disappearedD．faded
小題4:
A．roomB．market
C．kitchenD．grocery
小題5:
A．shelfB．temperature
C．fireD．table
小題6:
A．boilB．cool
C．hotD．smoke
小題7:
A．happilyB．calmly
C．casuallyD．impatiently
小題8:
A．lightsB．burners
C．tapD．water
小題9:
A．seeB．carryC．feelD．fetch
小題10:
A．shellB．packC．bagD．cover
小題11:
A．sinceB．a(chǎn)sC．beforeD．if
小題12:
A．occasionB．point
C．varietyD．a(chǎn)dversity
小題13:
A．reflectedB．a(chǎn)nswered
C．a(chǎn)bandonedD．reacted
小題14:
A．stableB．weak
C．strongD．sensitive
小題15:
A．softenedB．widened
C．shortenedD．sharpened
小題16:
A．half-doneB．easily-broken
C．easily-gotD．hard-boiled
小題17:
A．overB．forC．throughD．on
小題18:
A．howeverB．otherwise
C．besidesD．moreover
小題19:
A．meltedB．a(chǎn)bsorbed
C．pollutedD．changed
小題20:
A．whatB．howC．whenD．why

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You might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs: Starting in 2015, there won’t be any candy, sugary cereal or fast-food commercials aimed at kids.

The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels, radio stations and websites. It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.
First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “game changer” that is sure to send a message to the rest of the children’s entertainment industry. “Just a few years ago, if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldn’t see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network, we wouldn’t have believed you, ”said the First Lady, who heads a campaign to help stop child obesity.
The ban would apply to Disney-owned ABC stations as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children. In addition, Disney plans to make changes to its kids’ menus at theme parks and resorts(度假勝地). Fast-food options will be replaced with healthier choices, such as smoothies(果汁), apples, vegetables and yogurt.
In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals, other foods that don’t meet Disney’s nutritional standards will be banned from the company’s kid-targeted media. Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air. There will be no ads for full meals of more than 600 calories. Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.
Leslie Goodman, Disney’s senior vice-president of Corporate Citizenship, said a company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options.
Disney isn’t the only one pushing away unhealthy foods. Last week, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters, restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple. He says large, sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.
小題1: What will the Walt Disney Company do from 2015?
A．Produce more and better cartoons for young kids.
B．Stop broadcasting advertisements for junk food on TV.
C．Help kids develop healthy lifestyle in the program.
D．Provide healthier food for kids while they are watching programs.
小題2: What Michelle Obama said suggests that while watching cartoons　　　.
A．kids didn’t believe what the commercials said
B．kids don’t enjoy eating candy, sugary cereal or junk food
C．kids would see a lot of fast-food commercials on TV
D．kids find pleasure in watching fast-food commercials
小題3: The underlined phrase “be off the air” in Paragraph 5 probably means“　　　”.
A．not be broadcast　　　B．be in need
C．become popularD．be praised
小題4: According to Michael Bloomberg, to fight child obesity, kids should　　　.
A．watch fewer cartoons
B．drink less sugary drinks
C．not go to movie theaters
D．take more physical exercise

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I IMCKKD up the phone. Without so much as a hello ,a voice said: “What’s new? We have an eagle in the backyard.
It look me three second* lo recognize my nephew’s a voice. He was excited.
“He’s sitting on top of a dead tree in the backyard .He’s been there a long lime. We’re tilling in the sunroom watching him."
But actually, my nephew is blind.
Ketinitis pigmentosa（色素性視網(wǎng)膜炎）brgan stealing his sight when he was 12. He’ s in his 20s now.
“It’s a big thing. Dad said it must have a wingspan of 6 feet (1.88 meters). We’ve got an eagle out hack!"
I could believe they had the rare pleasure of spotting an eagle. What I couldn’t believe was that my nephew, without sight, was giving the comment. It shouldn’t have been that surprising,really?
His sight might be gone, but he sees plenty. From memory, mostly; from conventions around him; from listening to television and radio. He has an amazing memory. We took him into town with us when we were visiting his parents once. Our GPS wasn’ t working, so he gave us directions turn by turn, complete with landmarks, approximate distances and cautions on curves（拐彎處）in the road. He knew exactly where we were and got us to where wanted to go.
Second to his family, there are two things that have been important in this young man’s life: a guide dog and a job.
The guide dog gave him the confidence he didn’t know he had.
The job, “well” as his dad said: “Having a job makes him like everybody else. Now, he has something to come home and complain about at the end of the day."
I never have a conversation with my nephew without asking about his job in case lie wants to complain. But I know-and I know that he knows work is a gift.
We were created to work. We were made to produce goods and services, to invent and solve problems. Work is what drags us out of bed in the morning.
Work gives us something to do and somewhere to go. If that doesn’t I sound like a big deal, talk to someone who’ s unemployed. It is working hard that enhances the lime that you don’t work, from kicking back and reading a book to watching an eagle in your backyard.
小題1:What surprised the author when she received her nephew’s phone call?
A．An eagle remained in her nephew’ s backyard for a long time.
B．The sight of an eagle made her nephew so excited.
C．Her nephew regained his sight after he had been blind for several years.
D．Despite being blind, her nephew described the eagle as if he could really see it.
小題2:By mentioning her nephew lending her amend when site visited his parents, the author intends to           .   
A．show that she got along well with her nephew and his family
B．fell us of her nephew’s good sense of direction
C．show how good a memory her nephew has
D．prove that her nephew had no trouble living by himself alone
小題3:According lo the article, a job is very important lo the author's nephew mainly because    .
A．a(chǎn) job make* him confident and slops him from complaining
B．a(chǎn) job enables him lo feel normal
C．with a job he can afford to raise his guide dog
D．with a job he can help his parents support I he family
小題4:What can we conclude from the lust two paragraphs?
A．Everyone has to work, so make sure to play.
B．The hander you work, the more successful you w ill lie.
C．Work enriches our lives, so we should appreciate it.
D．Work is just a way for us to kill time and make a living.

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In December 2008, Caroline Kennedy — daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy—sat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.
Her performance wasn’t well received, in part because her speech was full of filler words—“ums,” “ahs” and “you knows.” One listener counted 27 “ums” and 38 “you knows” in the space of five minutes. A few weeks after the interview, Kennedy ended her Senate campaign.
Filler words may seem natural in everyday speech, but they can be deadly in formal presentations. “Using excessive fillers is the most annoying speech habit,” said Susan Ward, a speech specialist. “They take your listener’s attention away often to the point that he doesn’t hear anything you say. Your message is entirely lost.”
Many speakers are afraid of pause. They believe their audience will think they are inarticulate (不善于表達(dá)) if they pause to think of what to say next, so they use filler words to avoid the silence. However, a pause is actually more impressive than a filler word. Listeners know that the speaker is thinking, trying to find the right word. Sometimes a pause can actually improve a speech, as when an actor uses a dramatic pause to hold the attention of his audience. A speaker shouldn’t be afraid to pause occasionally during a speech; it shows self-confidence.
It takes some work to cut out filler words. You can begin by taking a few seconds to think about what you want to say the next time you are asked a question. This pause will help you begin powerfully, and it will help you avoid using a filler word.
The same public speaking technique applies when you are shifting from one idea to another. While you may be tempted to fill the silence between ideas with a filler word, remember to allow yourself to pause and think about what you want to say next.
If you need help overcoming your “um” problem, consider asking a family member or a friend to point out when you use filler words. You also could record an upcoming presentation and then watch yourself in action. You may be amazed at how often you say “um” or “uh”!
Although we live in a fast-paced society that seemingly demands instant answers, we must use the pause to our advantage. Finally, we should only speak when we are ready.
小題1:In the first two paragraphs of the article the writer intends to ______.
A．introduce Caroline Kennedy to readers
B．illustrate how deadly filler words can be in the public speech
C．explain what filler words are
D．remind readers that they should count filler words used in public speeches
小題2:The reason why filler words are considered annoying by speech specialist is that   ______.
A．they prevent the listener from focusing on what the speaker is saying.
B．they convey the speaker’s superiority to the listener.
C．they mean the speaker is not articulate at all.
D．they make the speaker appear self-confident.
小題3:When used properly, pauses in speeches can actually ______.
A．give the speaker more credibility
B．hold the attention of the audience
C．show the speaker’s deep insight
D．help the audience relax
小題4:Which of the following is NOT suggested as a way to get rid of filler words?
A．To have mental training in order to think faster.
B．To ask someone else to point out when you use filler words.
C．To watch a recording of your own speech.
D．To practice thinking for a moment before answering a question.

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Hobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work changed him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day the lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place of the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes, I see. I’ll do that.” said the young man.
小題1:He wanted to borrow money because he wanted to      .
A．study abroadB．work abroad
C．pay for the debtsD．learn to paint pictures
小題2:Hobbs was dumbfounded on receiving the money because he thought      .
A．the money was too much
B．the money was too little
C．he would be dismissed
D．the lawyer meant to punish him
小題3:With the money he got, first Hobbs      .
A．planned to have a happy life for a few days
B．decided to give up his work in the office
C．was to give a dinner to his friends
D．had no idea what to do
小題4:What Hobbs was asked to do was      .
A．to tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it
B．to read his uncle’s will
C．to tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money
D．nothing but to buy some pictures
小題5:What Hobbs really loved to do was      .
A．working in the factory
B．living in a fine hotel
C．painting pictures
D．saving the money

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There was a woman named Japan Atsuko Saeki living in the city of Fujisawa．When she was a teenager, she    of going to the United States．Most of what she knew about American       was from the textbooks she had read．“I had a        in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living-room, Mummy       cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend．”
Atsuko   __to attend college in California．When she arrived, however, she found it was not her        world．“People were struggling with problems and often seemed       ,” she said．“I felt very alone．”
One of her hardest        was physical education．“We played volleyball,” she said．“The other students were         it, but I wasn’t．”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to        the ball to her teammates so they could knock it       the net．No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko．She was afraid of losing face     __she failed．
A young man on her team        what she was going through．“He walked up to me and      , ‘Come on．You can do that．’”
“You will never understand how those words of         made me feel…Four words: You can do that．I felt like crying with happiness．”
She made it through the class．Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not      ．
Six years have passed．Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk．“I have       forgotten the words,” she said．“When things are not going so well, I think of them．”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness        to her． “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said．That may be the lesson．Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will    ．She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four        words: You can do that．
小題1:
A．learned B．dreamedC．spokenD．heard
小題2:
A．pictureB．educationC．lifeD．spirit
小題3:
A．photo B．painting C．wayD．drawing
小題4:
A．fryingB．bakingC．steaming D．boiling
小題5:
A．hoped B．a(chǎn)ttempted C．likedD．a(chǎn)rranged
小題6:
A．describedB．createdC．imaginedD．discovered
小題7:
A．tenseB．cheerful C．relaxedD．deserted
小題8:
A．classesB．questions C．timesD．projects
小題9:
A．curious aboutB．nervous aboutC．slow atD．good at
小題10:
A．kickB．hitC．carryD．pass
小題11:
A．overB．intoC．through D．past
小題12:
A．ifB．a(chǎn)fterC．becauseD．until
小題13:
A．believedB．consideredC．sensedD．wondered
小題14:
A．warnedB．whisperedC．orderedD．sighed
小題15:
A．excitementB．suggestionC．persuasionD．encouragement
小題16:
A．interestedB．sureC．puzzledD．doubtful
小題17:
A．seldomB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．neverD．a(chǎn)lmost
小題18:
A．happenedB．a(chǎn)ppliedC．meantD．seemed
小題19:
A．stayB．continueC．existD．live
小題20:
A．mercifulB．bitterC．easy D．simple

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