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(生产率). 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.
小题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 |
小题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. |
小题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. |
小题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 |
小题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 |
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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B |
作者刚开始做管理工作时, 他的部门面临着被关闭的危险。他看了《贫民窟的百万富翁》后受到启发, 决心像影片中的主人翁一样改变处境。于是他带领自己的团队拼命工作, 最终取得了成功。
小题1:选D。细节理解题。根据第一段. . . we were about to lose our only order和. . . and upper management preparing to close the place可知, 答案为D。
小题2:选A。细节理解题。根据第二段He tries his best to change his position. I realized what we needed to do was to correct the situation可知, 答案为A。
小题3:选C。推理判断题。根据第三段I can remember working from 6 a. m. and not going home until 2 a. m. the next day. 可知, 答案为C。
小题4:选A。细节理解题。根据末段. . . you can achieve what you desire as long as you work at it and stay positive可知, 答案为A。
小题5:选B。主旨大意题。通读全文可知, 本文作者主要讲述了自己第一次做管理工作的经历, 故答案为B。 |
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They are the sort of friends who are so close that they trust each other with their lives. If one falls, the other is there to catch him.
They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident, and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2, 000-foot rock in the Yosemite National Park, through one of the most difficult routes(路线).
During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes(尖状物)that guided the ropes, and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This process was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days. Wellman’s job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strength alone. In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5, 000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.
However, when the two men first met, they never talked about climbing. “He knew that was how I got injured. ”Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.
Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place, stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friend’s life.
“Your partner can save your life—you can save your partner’s life. ”Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends. “There are real close ties. ”
小题1: Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in climbing Half Dome? | A．To climb up to remove the spikes. | | B．To climb it twice. | | C．To do 5, 000 pull-ups up the rope. | | D．To lock the rope in place. |
小题2: Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met? | A．Corbett was poorly trained. | | B．Wellman had lost interest in climbing. | | C．Corbett didn’t want to hurt Wellman. | | D．Wellman hadn’t decided whether to climb again or not. |
小题3: What do we know about Wellman? | A．He climbed Half Dome by himself. | | B．He was disabled in a traffic accident. | | C．He stopped rock-climbing for some time. | | D．He was saved by Corbett during the climb. |
小题4: The main idea of the text is that . | A．two heads are better than one | | B．friendship is precious in life | | C．the disabled should never give up | | D．a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated |
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A school master of Thurso in Caithness, William Munro, wrote in a report in THE TIMES on September 8, 1809 that twelve years earlier he had been walking along Sandside Bay shore when he saw what he first thought was a naked woman, sitting on a rock and combing her light brown hair. The face was fatty round, with reddish cheeks and blue eyes. If the rock where the woman sat had not been so dangerous for swimmers, Munro would have thought it was human. After a few minutes it dropped into the sea and swam away. Others had seen it too.
The island of Benbecula in the outer Hebrides, about 1830, women cutting seaweed reported they had met a creature of female form playing happily off the shore. A few days later her dead body was found two miles from where she had first been seen. The description of the creature was recorded thus, “the upper part of the creature was about the size of a well-fed child of three or four years of age, with an extraordinarily developed breast. The hair was long, dark and glossy(有光泽), while the skin was white, soft and tender. The lower part of the body was like a salmon(鲑鱼). ”
小题1:From the description given by the witnesses, we know that . | A．mermaids did exist | | B．mermaids shaped like females | | C．mermaids looked terrible | | D．mermaids shaped like fish |
小题2: This passage most probably comes from . | A．scientific books | B．tales collection | | C．travel guide | D．fishing webpages |
小题3: Which of the following is TRUE? | A．The school master and the women saw a mermaid in the same year. | | B．The school master saw a mermaid swimming in the sea. | | C．The women saw a mermaid swimming in the sea. | | D．It was said that mermaids developed from salmons. |
小题4: Which of the following is WRONG? | A．Not all the people believe they were mermaids. | | B．People have taken photos of the creature. | | C．The creature in the second case looked like a woman with a fish’s tail. | | D．Both of these two tales may not be true. |
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There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师)tried to trim(修剪)its claws.
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “I would like to buy her a new dog. ”
A story about the death of Crouch’s pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a groomer tied Gooch up with a collar, and then she and a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can’t do that. ”Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待), ”Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills said.
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog. ”
“When Gooch was with me I was happy, ”Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. There’s never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again. ”
小题1:People called and emailed to . | A．give their angry voice to the groomer | | B．offer help and care to Laurie Crouch | | C．tell Crouch how to punish the groomer | | D．offer a cure for Crouch’s disease |
小题2: Gooch died mainly because . | A．the groomer was careless | | B．the groomer didn’t know how to trim the dog’s nails | | C．the groomer sat on the dog with another man | | D．the dog was wearing a collar |
小题3:What do we know about Crouch’s dog? | A．It was a specially trained service dog. | | B．It was trained to do many things for people. | | C．It was Crouch’s only friend. | | D．It could offer some help to Crouch. |
小题4:What does the passage mainly tell us? | A．A disabled woman’s service dog. | | B．A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman’s dog. | | C．People’s love for a disabled woman who lost her dog. | | D．A disabled woman loves to have the dog as company. |
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Many years ago, when I was in high school and working on weekends, I lost my wallet. After adding gas to my old car, I paid, and my wallet at the gas station. I hadn’t even had time to I had lost it when my phone rang. A man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I my purse and to my , I had. He asked me to him what was in it. I did so. He then told me where to my wallet.
When I reached his , I noticed his wheelchair and a slope(坡道)going up to the house. I thought that it might have been for him to lower his body and pick up my wallet. I knocked on the door and he told me to come in. I him for finding my wallet. While I didn’t want to insult(侮辱)him by offering , I really felt like something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his , and he said, “Just pass it on. ”I said I would be to do that. I was raised to be honest in any case and I would have done so, promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to his kindness, so I promised I would.
Ten years later I found a lying on the ground. It me several days to find the owner. He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from where I found the wallet. When he me back, we to meet, so I could return his wallet. He was actually all his money was still in the wallet and he tried to hand me a $20 bill. I told him, “Thanks, but just pass it on. . . ”
| 小题1: | | A．forgot | B．left | C．found | D．saw |
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| 小题2: | | A．realize | B．regret | C．consider | D．recognize |
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| 小题3: | | A．looked | B．checked | | C．found | D．searched for |
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| 小题4: | | A．anger | B．delight | C．horror | D．excitement |
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| 小题5: | | A．tell | B．give | C．buy | D．offer |
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| 小题6: | | A．turn up | B．bring up | | C．look up | D．pick up |
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| 小题7: | | A．house | B．school | C．company | D．station |
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| 小题8: | | A．easy | B．practical | | C．difficult | D．useful |
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| 小题9: | | A．presented | B．thanked | C．blamed | D．paid |
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| 小题10: | | A．help | B．thanks | C．money | D．wallet |
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| 小题11: | | A．leaving | B．saying | C．offering | D．owning |
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| 小题12: | | A．labor | B．patience | C．kindness | D．support |
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| 小题13: | | A．able | B．hard | C．certain | D．possible |
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| 小题15: | | A．repay | B．thank | C．show | D．reply |
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| 小题16: | | A．package | B．cellphone | | C．card | D．wallet |
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| 小题17: | | A．spent | B．cost | C．wasted | D．took |
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| 小题18: | | A．called | B．paid | C．brought | D．went |
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| 小题19: | | A．started | B．preferred | C．agreed | D．failed |
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| 小题20: | | A．satisfied | B．worried | | C．puzzled | D．surprised |
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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(度假胜地). 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.
小题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. |
小题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 |
小题3: The underlined phrase “be off the air” in Paragraph 5 probably means“ ”. | A．not be broadcast | B．be in need | | C．become popular | D．be praised |
小题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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