Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 1 his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive "school" fee. He always 2 his success to it. At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, 3 to return to the homeland, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 4 made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the 5 customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be taken down for 6 . Glen knew that carrying the specific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 7 for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 8 fake(假货). When he was 9 of his "smarts", immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, 10 cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 11 hearing Glen"s words. Glen was 12 . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 13 . For many times of entry-exit 14 he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and 15 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy goods, he would be 17 according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boarding the plane for long. After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because the additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19 , which he would remember as the 20 of his success forever. |
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完形填空。 | In 1982, I was a young marketing person in a company in Mumbai. I had a very senior colleague named Paul, who taught me how to 1 marketing effectively and how to deal with life 2 . It was one of those 3 days…management, sales calls, planning my travel schedule, booking hotels, arranging appointments and the 4 was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only exhausted but was getting 5 . It was at this time that Paul invited me to his house to have a rest. We made our way to Paul"s house. Although 6 after a day"s hard work, I was excited to chat with Paul and 7 his rich experience in marketing. As we entered his house 8 the main door, Paul started singing his favourite song, I have a dream. I was in no 9 to listen to his song. I only wanted to hear about how he handled 10 sales calls. As I leaned over Paul"s shoulder to tell him that, two young girls walked up to Paul and hugged him. They couldn"t walk steadily, and neither could they talk 11 , but their faces were full of 12 and they also sang a song: No mummy"s kisses only daddy"s smiles; nobody wants us, and daddy hugs us tonight. I was watching what was going on, totally 13 in the beautiful singing, when Paul tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to sit down. 14 to know, I asked Paul who these girls were. To my 15 , Paul told me they were his daughters and they were born as " 16 children" (mentally disabled). His wife died and he was both Mother and Father to them. I was moved to tears. In the office, no one knew what Paul was 17 in his personal life. He never looked for 18 from his friends and colleagues. On the contrary, he always helped us at the office. And being head of the Department, he always 19 us to move forward in life. Paul"s life has been a great 20 to me. If a man can smile through these troubles, nothing can prevent him from achieving success in work or life. | ( )1. A. do ( )2. A. calmly ( )3. A. busy ( )4. A. call ( )5. A. disappointed ( )6. A. worried ( )7. A. share ( )8. A. for ( )9. A. condition ( )10. A. grateful ( )11. A. properly ( )12. A. fear ( )13. A. caught ( )14. A. Curious ( )15. A. disappointed ( )16. A. talented ( )17. A. coming across ( )18. A. sympathy ( )19. A. allowed ( )20. A. confusion | B. reduce B. cheerfully B. happy B. event B. excited B. tired B. celebrate B. into B. mood B. expensive B. freely B. scars B. lost B. Keen B. joy B. naughty B. going through B. opinions B. trained B. challenge | C. learn C. hurriedly C. pleasant C. list C. refreshed C. discouraged C. collect C. through C. patience C. unlucky C. actively C. smiles C. stuck C. Strange C. relief C. special C. dealing with C. requirement C. forced C. inspiration | D. handle D. quickly D. worrying D. order D. annoyed D. ashamed D. improve D. with D. situation D. troublesome D. slowly D. tears D. trapped D. Stubborn D. surprise D. homeless D. putting on D. friendship D. encouraged D. impression | 完形填空。 | There were two screws (螺丝钉) in an engine. One was proud of its 1 head. The second screw was 2 , only doing its job to the best of its ability. One day the second screw was a little rusted(生锈). Filled with 3 , the first screw said to the second, "How 4 you have become!" Then it began to laugh so hard that it 5 to notice that it was working itself loose. Finally it dropped off the 6 and fell into the dirty oil below. Now, the second was faced with doing the 7 of two. Meanwhile the first screw cried, "Just look at me ! I"m dirty and all my 8 is gone." A short time later the owner of the engine 9 it up. He immediately noticed something didn"t sound right . When he 10 , he immediately saw one screw was missing. "Ah ha!" the owner said, "it must have worked itself loose and fell onto the oil." He 11 into the oil and found the missing screw. "Look at you," the owner said. "you"re all 12 with oil. How ugly you are! But I"ll 13 that right away." He reached for a rag and 14 all the oil and dirt off until it shone even brighter than before. Then he 15 it on the part. Before he turned away, he noticed the second screw was a little rusted. With the 16 , he wiped the head clean and bright. Then he walked away. Finally the engine was started. The two screws, now 17 beautiful, held the part tight. " 18 me , my friend ," the first screw said, "I was so busy 19 you that I didn"t notice that I was working myself loose. I shall no longer 20 others." | ( )1. A. big ( )2. A. shy ( )3. A. pride ( )4. A. small ( )5. A. prepared ( )6. A. ground ( )7. A. work ( )8. A. wealth ( )9. A. finished ( )10. A. drove ( )11. A. walked ( )12. A. covered ( )13. A. create ( )14. A. knocked ( )15. A. took ( )16. A. key ( )17. A. probably ( )18. A. Help ( )19. A. waiting for ( )20. A. judge | B. cool B. quiet B. pleassure B. weak B. refused B. engine B. lesson B. beauty B. put B. returned B. reached B. filled B. move B. turned B. put B. oil B. nearly B. Excuse B. listening to B. invite | C. nodding C. happy C. interest C. ugly C. happened C. seat C. problem C. voice C. started C. repaired C. jumped C. connected C. fix C. blew C. planted C. rag C. different C. Save C. laughing at C. treat | D. shining D. brave D. hope D. selfish D. failed D. wall D. travel D. dream D. broke D. checked D. looked D. compared D. carry D. wiped D. sent D. tool D. equally D. Accept D. speaking to D. expect | 阅读理解。 | It was a hot Sunday afternoon and the two of us were heading for the capital city. Suddenly my son gave a shout of pain. He had somehow managed to tangle up (围绕) his small body in his seat belt. I immediately pulled off the road. I could have tried to stop a car, but they were driving by so fast. At that moment, I would have cut the belt if I had something to cut it with. Then I thought that I could retract (缩回) little further in order that it might work. But if that failed, my son"s little stomach would be squeezed even tighter. Just then a man appeared. He wore a white shirt and trousers that I"d seen on Costa Rican cowboys and his clothes so dirty that I thought he might be a beggar or worse. Yet when the stranger reached us, he asked me if I needed help. I pointed to my son and he took a look. He then bent down beside my son, tracing the path of the smooth seat belt with with his rough fingers. After a long moment, he asked my son to bend sideways and a little bit forward. He then put his hands on the belt, controlled it in a way that I still don"t understand now, and my son was free. I thanked him warmly. I also reached into my wallet and gave him a bill, although his calm face suggested that he didn"t care about a reward. He had found a new way to use his roping skills, particularly those he used when freeing animals. And I had experienced the kindness. | 1. What happened to the author"s son? | A. He was unable to move in his seat belt. B. He suddenly suffered from a stomachache. C. He fell off his seat and hurt his stomach. D. He saw something interesting on the journey. | 2. From the passage, we know the cowboy __________. | A. taught the author how to free her son B. was familiar with the author"s son C. refused to accept the money D. was good at roping. | 3. What would be the best title for the passage? | A. cowboy in Costa Rican. B. A kind and quick roadside help. C. A hard journey D. A story of a cowboy | 阅读理解。 | A ship was damaged during a storm at sea and only two of the men aboard were able to swim to a small island. Not knowing what else to do , the two survivors decided that they should pray to God. However, to find out whose prayers were more powerful, they agreed to divide the land between them and stay on opposite sides of the island. The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a tree on his side of the island, and he was able to eat its fruit. But the other man"s side of land remained barren . After a week, the first man became lonely and decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was damaged and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the island, there was nothing. Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes and more food. The next day, like magic, all of these things were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship so that he and his wife could leave the island, and in the morning he found a ship stopped at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island. As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from Heaven, " Why are you leaving your friend on the island ? " "My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them," the first man answered. "His prayers were all unanswered so he doesn"t deserve anything." "You are mistaken !" the voice said. " He had only one prayer, which I answered. He prayed that all your prayers would be answered." | 1. Why didn"t the two men stay together on the island ? | A. Because they both wanted to live a quiet life. B. Because they couldn"t get along well with each other. C. Because they wanted to test the power of their prayers D. Because they wanted to keep their own life secret from others. | 2. The underlined word "barren" is closest in meaning to __________. | A. noisy B. empty C. dangerous D. calm | 3. Which of the following words can best describe the first man ? | A. hardworking B. lucky C. selfish D. dishonest | 4. What does the author try to express through the story? | A. God helps those who help themselves. B. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. C. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. D. What we do for others is more important than what we do for ourselves. | 阅读理解。 | Have you listened to music on an ipod? Have you enjoyed a computer animated movie, such as Toy Story or Finding Nemo? Those are just a few of the ways your life was touched by the work and imagination of Steve Jobs. Jobs, a cofounder of Apple Computer, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2011. He was 56 and had been battling cancer since 2004. Jobs and his childhood friend, Steve Wozniak, designed and built the first Apple computer in Jobs"s parents" garage in the 1970s. The Apple II, built the first Apple computer to be widely sold to the public. Jobs was just 21 years old then. He didn"t stop there. Jobs"s imagination kept active. He went on to invent more devices (设备) that allowed people to bring their own creativity and preferences to computing: the Macintosh, the ipod, the iphone, the ipad. Jobs also changed the music and the film industries. He started Pixar, an animated film production company. Toy Story (1995) was the world"s first computer-animated feature film. He also persuaded music companies to start selling music digitally through Apple"s Tunes. "Steve was among the greatest of American innovators (改革者)-brave enough to think differently, confident enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it," said President Barack Obama in a statement posted on the White House blog. " By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution (信息革命) not only accessible, but fun. The world has lost a visionary (远见者). And there may be no greater tribute to Steve"s success than the fact that much of the world learned of his passing on a device he invented." All around the world, people are talking about the effect that Jobs"s creations have had. By creating products that surprised and delighted people, he changed the way people worked and lived their everyday lives. | 1. The question asked in the first paragraph imply ______ . | A. the effect of Steve Jobs on our lives B. the ways of enjoying yourself C. the likes of Steve Jobs in life D. the imaginary life in the future | 2. Which word can be used to describe Jobs"s products best? | A. Cheap B. Heavy C. Convenient D. Big. | 3. We can infer from what Obama said that _______. | A. Jobs found it fun to change the world. B. Obama considered Jobs the most talented C. Jobs started the information revolution D. most people knew Jobs"s death by his products | 4. Why did the author write this passage ? | A. To remember Jobs who changed the world B. To introduce how Jobs fought against cancer C. To explain why Jobs stated Apple Computer D. To prove the popularity of Jobs"s products |
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