With your workload growing, you may be telling yourself a vacation is one luxury you can’t afford.  小題1: A vacation allows you the opportunity to recharge your physical and motional batteries, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and refreshed. Some facts have proved employees are more productive after a vacation than before one. Here are some tips for you to plan your vacation to make sure that your time away from the office is worry free.
Time is right. A Robert Half survey shows that July and August are the most favorable months for employees to take a break because these months offer ideal beach weather and many businesses slow down during this time.  小題2: For instance, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider postponing your trip until the fall.
Ask others for assistance.  小題3: Your supervisor can help you determine who is the most qualified for a particular task.
Let your contacts know. Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks’ notice before you start off.  小題4:
Conduct a technical review. Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e-mail inbox so you don’t exceed (超越) your storage limit while you’re out of the office, which might prevent you from sending messages when you return.  小題5:
In short, taking vacation is necessary and beneficial for your job. But you must plan your vacation properly in order to work free and worry free on holiday.
A．Ask trusted colleagues to handle your projects while you’re away.
B．A summertime beach vacation includes so much more than what you desire these days.
C．But the truth is that you can’t afford not to take one.
D．This will give them enough time to plan for your absence.
E. Also make sure passwords won’t expire(期滿) while you are away.
F. What’s more, find your pet a temporary home when you are on vacation.
G. When planning your vacation, remember to take into account any activity that your department will be focused on during that time.

小題1:C
小題2:G
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:E

試題分析：本文主要講述了度假對我們來說很重要，在我們出發(fā)度假之前要注意安排好自己的工作和其他的事項，不要因為度假而影響了自己的主要的工作。
小題1:C 根據(jù)下句A vacation allows you the opportunity to recharge your physical and motional batteries, disconnect from everyday concerns, and return to work rested and refreshed.可知度假有很多的好處，雖然我們很忙，但是度假是我們不得不做的事情。故C項符合上下文。
小題2:G 根據(jù)下句For instance, if a big task is planned for the summer, you may consider postponing your trip until the fall.可知在我們計劃假期的時候要考慮到自己的工作，要把工作的度假安排好，不要出現(xiàn)影響工作的情況。故G項符合上下文。
小題3:A 根據(jù)前句Ask others for assistance.可知我們可以向別人求助，接下來將是的就是求助別人的內(nèi)容，故A項符合上下文。
小題4:D 根據(jù)前句Give colleagues and customers you frequently work with a few weeks’ notice before you start off.可知要提前告訴對方你的計劃，這樣給對方足夠的時間做好安排你不在的時候的工作。故D項符合上下文。
小題5:E 根據(jù)前一句Before you leave, make sure there is plenty of room in your e-mail inbox so you don’t exceed (超越) your storage limit可知在我們出發(fā)之前要考慮很多的細節(jié)的內(nèi)容，E項也是其中之一。
點評：本文主要講述了度假對我們來說很重要，在我們出發(fā)度假之前要注意安排好自己的工作和其他的事項，不要因為度假而影響了自己的主要的工作。本題的關(guān)鍵在于要根據(jù)上下文的語境來找出串聯(lián)的信息點，把握上下文之間的邏輯關(guān)系，通過前后的意思連貫性及細致性用心的答題，定能完成的很好。
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What’s best for me, too!
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A．Every one of us makes countless choices every day.
B．Every choice, however big or small, has an influence on us.
C．People act differently towards the person who treated them badly.
D．People tend to reach for a junk snack when hunger strikes.
小題2:How should we make choices?
A．To be interested in a richer, fuller life.
B．To make life better for ourselves.
C．To base our choices on what’s best for all.
D．To imagine a world where everyone did their best.
小題3: According to the author, what is really best?
A．The choice you make.B．The intention behind your choice.
C．The mistake you learn from.D．The consequence of your choice.
小題4:To choose what is best for us, we’d better ________.
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Imagine change as a pair of shoes and this will help you understand change and how it works. I am sure that you have ever had a comfortable pair of shoes in your life. A pair of shoes is so comfortable that you really don’t want to get rid of them.
You know you need a new pair, and may even have them, but you don’t want to wear them because you are comfortable with your current pair. Besides, the new pair may hurt your feet, give you blisters(水皰) or be awkward to wear to start with. So, you resist the new shoes. However, you know that this new pair would be much better for your feet, and after the initial discomfort they would probably be even more comfortable, yet you still resist.
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Some people think a person struck by lightning carries an electrical charge afterward. Experts say this is not true. It is safe to begin emergency treatment
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A．Lightning can happen even if there is no cloud.
B．Lightning can’t strike very far.
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B．a(chǎn) wired telephone is not safe to use in rainy days.
C．a(chǎn) person struck by lightning is said to carry an electrical charge afterward.
D．severe storms kill more people than lightning does.
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A．where people should stay in case of lightning
B．some common knowledge about lightning safety
C．how lightning travels
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This depth made the job even tougher. As the pressure on my body increased, I had to breathe harder, which used my air supply faster. So the deeper I dived, the shorter my time underwater.
I had a lot to do. First, I had to find the pygmy sea horse’s special type of fan .Then I had to look over the whole fan with my magnifying glass(放大鏡) to see if a sea horse lived on it. If not, I had to find another fan—all the while keeping an eye on my oxygen supply. The second fan rewarded me with a find. The dive guide held the magnifying glass so I could have my first look at the tiny fish.
My next challenge was to focus my camera on such a small subject. The dive guide pointed at the tiny creature. I looked through the viewfinder(取景物) on my large underwater camera housing(相架), found the guide’s finger, and followed it to the sea horse.
It was hard to hold ourselves steady because both of us were floating in mid-water, but our system worked. I could hardly contain my excitement as I focused on the eyes of the cutest sea horse imaginable.
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We live in a very competitive world. Everybody seems to be competing with someone at some level. Each week we spend hours playing or watching others compete in sporting activities all over the world. We cannot help being impressed by the level of excellence that these people achieve.
In sport and business, competition encourages excellence in performance. Where there is no competition, improvement in performance is less likely. Some level of competition is a have-to in all aspects of life.
The following story makes this point.
As two friends are hiking in the forest they come across a huge, ferocious and obviously hungry bear. Its next meal has just come into sight, and they are it! The first friend calculates that the bear will catch them in 27.3 seconds. At that point, she panics, realizing there is no escape. She faces her friend, with the fear of death in her eyes. To her amazement, she observes that her friend is not scared at all. On the contrary, her friend is quickly but calmly taking off her hiking boots and putting on running shoes. “What do you think you’re doing?” the first hiker says to her companion. “You’ll never be able to run faster than that bear”. “That’s true,” says the companion, “but all I have to do is escape, faster than you.”
We all compete when the motivation is strong enough. However, competition is not the real purpose of life. Fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved individually.
Most of time, we are not in competition with any other person, so we do not have to compare ourselves with others. There is only one person that can fulfill our role and that is us. This means that others cannot beat us to the finish line because there is no race. This is not to say that others do not have a similar role to us, but it is never the same. This is important to understand if we are going to enjoy life. Every human being is unique and cannot be cloned. In this, I am not referring to the body, only to the spirit, soul, or the essence of a person.
小題1:The first four paragraphs tell us that competition       .
A．is necessary though harmfulB．only exists in sports and business
C．is a fight against oneselfD．is unavoidable and beneficial
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A．To advise friends to be loyal even in competition.
B．To expose the weak side of friendship when tested.
C．To support the author’s own argument on competition.
D．To persuade people to beat others, even friends.
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A．there is more to life than just competition
B．we don’t have to compete since we are all different
C．we have to beat others in order to survive
D．competition plays an important role in social development
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To: "The Shoe People" <inquiries@shoepeople.com>
From: "John Trimbald" <jtconstruction@img.com>
Subject: Customer Complaint
To Whom it May Concern,
I have trusted the Shoe People to protect the feet of my employees for over ten years now. I recently purchased a few pairs of boots from your company for my crew. Though my men were initially satisfied with the boots, the soles began to fall apart on them after just twelve weeks. This was extremely surprising considering they came with a six year warranty. The boots are unsafe to wear because my men are pouring hot concrete. Please respond as soon as possible with instructions on how I can return the boots and receive a refund.
Thank you,
John Trimbald, Foreman, JT Construction
To: “John Trimbald” <jtconstruction @ img. com>
From: “The Shoe People” <inquiries @ shoepeople. com>
Dear Mr. Trimbald,
Thank you for your e-mail concerning the poor quality of our rubber soled black workboots. A representative will be by your office next week to pick up the damaged boots. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused you and your crew.
Along with five new pairs of workboots for your crew (we included one extra pair), we have enclosed a free year's supply of sole protector spray. In our retail stores, this spray is always recommended to buyers who work on heated floors. This should have been brought to your attention at the time of your initial order. Please excuse our oversight.
To date we have had no complaints about these workboots from customers who have used the protector spray. However, should you use the spray and find that you are still unsatisfied with the boots, please return the boots and spray for a full refund. Thank you for supporting The Shoe People. Have a Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
Stan Mason, President
小題1:The first email is basically an email of        .
A．a(chǎn)pologyB．sympathyC．a(chǎn)ppreciationD．complaint
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A．The soles of the boots began to fall apart.
B．The color of the boots had shaded a lot.
C．The boots didn’t fit the workers well.
D．The patterns of the boots didn’t satisfy the workers.
小題3:What is the underlined word “spray” used for according to the passage?
A．To repair the damaged boots.B．To protect the soles from heat.
C．To prevent the crew from danger.D．To protect the boots from concrete.
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A．can exchange the damaged boots with new ones at any time
B．must return the damaged boots to any of the retail stores
C．will get new pairs of boots and a free year’s supply of spray
D．can return the damaged boots and spray for a full refund now

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