3、The speech _____, a lively discussion started.A. being deliveredB. was deliveredC. be deliveredD. having been delivered

阅读理解 (本题共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise (乌龟). At the end I said, “Son, remember: Be slow and steady (镇定的), and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔), by pushing on steadily.”Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.31. The writer wanted his son _______.A. to learn from the tortoise B. to open his eyes wideC. to enter for the 60-meter race D. to have a big wish32. According to Sonny, it was the tortoise’s wish that _______.A. the hare would be as steady as he wasB. he could run faster than the hareC. the hare would fall asleep during the raceD. he would have a sleep during the race33. Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race ________.A. by pushing on steadily B. by luckC. by taking a risk D. by telling a lie34. It is clear that the writer ________ in the end.A. learned a lesson B. won the argumentC. became impatient D. was satisfiedBUncle Caesar was waiting outside the hotel the next afternoon. He took me to Miss Adair’s house and agreed to wait there until we had finished our business.Miss Adair did not look well. I explained the agreement (协议) to her. She signed it. Then, as she started to rise from the table, she fainted (晕倒) and fell to the floor. I picked her up and carried her to the old red sofa. I ran to the door and yelled to Uncle Caesar for help. He ran down the street. Five minutes later, he was back with a doctor.The doctor examined Miss Adair and turned to the old black driver. “Uncle Caesar,” he said, “run to my house and ask my wife for some milk and some eggs. Hurry!”Then the doctor turned to me. “She does not get enough to eat,” he said. “She has many friends who want to help her, but she is proud. Mrs Caswell will accept help only from that old black man. He was once her family’s slave.”“Mrs Caswell?” I said in surprise. “I thought she was Miss Adair.”“She was,” the doctor answered, “until she married Wentworth Caswell twenty years ago. But he’s a hopeless drunk who takes even the small amount of money that Uncle Caesar gives her.”After the doctor left, I heard Caesar’s voice in the other room. “Did he take all the money I gave you yesterday?” “Yes, Caesar,” I heard her answer softly. “He took both dollars.”I went into the room and gave Miss Adair fifty dollars. I told her it was from the magazine. Then Uncle Caesar drove me back to the hotel.35. Miss Adair fainted and fell to the floor because she was ______.A. hungry and weak B. worried and nervousC. cold and ill D. shocked and disappointed36. Mrs Caswell was willing to accept help only from _______.A. her husband B. the writerC. Uncle Caesar D. the doctor37. Which of the following statement is probably NOT true according to the passage?A. The writer went to find Adair and to get her to sign an agreement.B. Adair loved her husband and gave him all the money she had.C. The doctor was kind-hearted and was willing to help Adair.D. The writer was surprised to find that Adair was Caswell’s wife.CElephants in Uganda are starting to come close to villages near national parks. The big animals are a real danger to people. So new tools called vuvuzelas have been given to people to keep the elephants away. They are plastic instruments some fans use at sports events. The instruments make a loud sound elephants do not like. The animals leave, and no one is harmed.Vuvuzelas work because they do not threaten (威胁) the elephants. That is important because an elephant that feels threatened is more likely to attack. So far, no one has reported an elephant attacking in answer to a vuvuzela.Officials and villagers have tried other ways to stop elephants from coming near farms and houses. They have built beehives (蜂巢) —houses for flying insects that sting (叮, 蜇). They have hung ropes covered in spicy oil. They have dug long, deep holes. And they have used guns, called A-K47s.An official from the Uganda Wildlife Authority explains that people shoot the gun in the air to scare the elephant. But over time, the elephants have stopped being afraid of the sound of the gun. They only look at the shooter and wave their ears. Probably one day, elephants will accept the vuvuzela noise, just as they do the sound of the A-K47. But right now, vuvuzelas are an effective (有效的), harmless and fun way to deal with a serious problem.38. Villagers are trying to keep away the elephants because they fear that ______.As I came closer, I saw 5 sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked straight up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. But the deer 6 hurt him nor even moved as Billy got down. And then I saw a baby deer 7 on the ground, thirsty, lift its head to lap up(舔) the water in my boy’s hands. When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a tap. Billy opened it and let the drip slowly fill up his “cup”.8 he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes 9 with tears. Very quickly, he explained 10 he was not wasting water. The week before, he had made 11 same trouble with our horses, 12 caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.A. Family Life B. National GeographyC. Experience Sharing D. Science Fiction第二节 阅读填空(共5小题,每题1分,满分5分)阅读短文及文后选项,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Learn to RefuseBelieve it or not, I’ve always been a people pleaser. I often put others before myself because I want to make my friends happy. (46) .“Can you help me with my English?” Grace asked me on the first day after she became my desk mate. “Of course,” I replied without hesitation(犹豫). Grace has been working really hard on her studies and needed my help — although I didn’t have much time left for her.One day after school, while I was doing a huge amount of homework, Grace’s phone call came. (47) , but I still felt bad about saying no. When Grace ended the call, the clock said it was 00:15 am. But I still had homework left and I wanted to sleep. This was bad for a Junior 3 student who is going to take an important exam this June.A. they don’t have food to feed them B. they may threaten the elephantsC. the elephants may destroy the park D. the huge animals may attack them39. The writer thinks it _______ to use the vuvuzelas to keep away the giant animals.A. safe B. harmful C. helpless D. difficult40. The meaning of the underlined word “accept” in the last paragraph is close to “_______”.A. be afraid of B. be used to C. be pleased with D. be worried about41. Which of the following statements is true about vuvuzelas?A. Vuvuzelas were invented to keep elephants away from villagers.B. So far, vuvuzelas have been the only way to keep the elephants away.C. At present, vuvuzelas work better to keep away elephants than A-K47s.D. People in Uganda are thinking of making louder and better vuvuzelas.DTim Cook, the CEO of Apple, showed off their newest device (装置), the Apple Watch. Mr. Cook said it is the “most personal” device Apple has ever created.The Apple Watch is a very small computer a person wears on his or her wrist (手腕). An Apple Watch will be able to do many of the same things as an iPhone. It will show email, texts, news, health readings and other information. It will be different from just seeing what is on your phone.Like a phone, you will be able to receive calls on your wrist. Mr. Cook smiled while describing this. “I’ve been wanting to do this since I was five years old,” he said. “The day is finally here.” Twenty years ago, a comic strip hero named Dick Tracy talked into his wrist watch, but until now, that has only been something possible in the future.The watches will be available in stores in late April. They will be sold at different prices, beginning at 349. But the high-end model will be thousands of dollars.Apple hopes to excite users so they will want to buy and wear computers on their bodies. The first smartwatches from Samsung, Sony and LG have not been selling well. Only five million smartwatches were sold last year.One problem with Apple Watch is that you need an iPhone on your body, or nearby, to make this watch fully functional. Like a phone, it will also need to be charged (充电) each night. It remains to be seen whether people really want to carry both a smartphone and a smartwatch.42. It is clear that Tim Cook _______.A. was the creator of the Apple Watch B. was proud of their new productC. is a better CEO than Steve Jobs was D. is a true fan of comic strips43. Compared to other Apple devices, Apple Watch will _______.A. be more personal B. be much smarterC. sell better D. excite more users44. The writer doesn’t tell us whether Apple Watch can be used to _______.A. receive text messages B. answer phone callsC. read the health D. watch comic strips45. We learn from the passage that ________.A. the new device must be charged at nightB. users don’t care carrying both a smartphone and a smartwatchC. Apple Watch will be useless without an iPhone nearbyD. the new products of Apple will be of different prices第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共60分)第II卷共36小题,答案请按要求用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在答题卡上

【题文】The psychology of innovationWhy are so few companies truly innovation?Innovation is key to business survival, and companies put substantial resources into inspiring employees to develop new ideas. There are, nevertheless, people working in luxurious, state-of-the-art centres designed to stimulate innovation who find that their environment doesn’t make them feel at all creative. And there are those who don’t have a budget, or much space, but who innovate successfully.For Robert B. Cialdini, Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, one reason that companies don’t succeed as often as they should is that innovation starts with recruitment. Research shows that the fit between an employee’s values and a company’s values makes a difference to what contribution they make and whether, two years after they join, they’re still at the company.One of the most famous photographs in the story of rock’ n’ roll emphasizes Ciaidini’s views. The 1956 picture of singers Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis jamming at a piano in Sun Studios in Memphis tells a hidden story. Sun’s ‘million-dollar quartet’ could have been a quintet. Missing from the picture is Roy Orbison, a greater natural singer than Lewis, Perkins or Cash. Sam Phillips, who owned Sun, wanted to revolutionize popular music with songs that fused black and white music, and country and blues. Presley, Cash, Perkins and Lewis instinctively understood Phillips’s ambition and believed in it. Orbison wasn’t inspired by the goal, and only ever achieved one hit with the Sun label.Managing innovation is a delicate art. It’s easy for a company to be pulled in conflicting directions as the marketing, product development, and finance departments each get different feedback from different sets of people. And without a system which ensures collaborative exchanges within the company, it’s also easy for small ‘pockets of innovation’ to disappear. Innovation is a contact sport. You can’t brief people just by saying, ‘We’re going in this direction and I’m going to take you with me.’Cialdini believes that this ‘follow-the-leader syndrome is dangerous, not least because it encourages bosses to go it alone. ‘It’s been scientifically proven that three people will be better than one at solving problems, even if that one person is the smartest person in the field.’ To prove his point, Cialdini cites an interview with molecular biologist James Watson. Watson, together with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA, the genetic information carrier of all living organisms. ‘When asked how they had cracked the code ahead of an array of highly accomplished rival investigators, he said something that stunned me. He said he and Crick had succeeded because they were aware that they weren’t the most intelligent of the scientists pursuing the answer. The smartest scientist was called Rosalind Franklin who, Watson said, “was so intelligent she rarely sought advice”.’Writing, visualizing and prototyping can stimulate the flow of new ideas. Cialdini cites scores of research papers and historical events that prove that even something as simple as writing deepens every individual’s engagement in the project. It is, he says, the reason why all those competitions on breakfast cereal packets encouraged us to write in saying, in no more than 10 words: ‘I like Kellogg’s Com Flakes because… .’ The very act of writing makes us more likely to believe it.Authority doesn’t have to inhibit innovation but it often does. Many theorists believe the ideal boss should lead from behind, taking pride in collective accomplishment and giving credit where it is due. Cialdini says: ‘Leaders should encourage everyone to contribute and simultaneously assure all concerned that every recommendation is important to making the right decision and will be given full attention.’ The frustrating thing about innovation is that there are many approaches, but no magic formula. However, a manager who wants to create a truly innovative culture can make their job a lot easier by recognizing these psychological realities.【小题1】The example of the ‘million-dollar quartet’ underlines the writer’s point about____.A．recognizing talent.B．working as a team.C．having a shared objective.D．being an effective leader.【小题2】James Watson suggests that he and Francis Crick won the race to discover the DNA code because they ____.A．were conscious of their own limitations.B．brought complementary skills to their partnership.C．were determined to outperform their brighter rivals.D．encouraged each other to realize their joint ambition.【小题3】The writer mentions competitions on breakfast cereal packets as an example of how to____.A．inspire creative thinking.B．generate concise writing.C．promote loyalty to a group.D．strengthen commitment to an idea.【小题4】In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that it is important for employees to____.A．be aware of their company’s goals.B．feel that their contributions are valued.C．have respect for their co-workers’ achievements.D．understand why certain management decisions are made..

制需【题文】 In 1945, a 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the price—five dollars—was far beyond Reuben Earle's means. Five dollars would buy almost a week's groceries for his family.制需制需 Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money. Everything his father made through fishing went to her mother, Dora, who struggled to feed and clothe their five children.制需制需 Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers, he told the shopkeeper what he wanted, adding, “But I don't have the money right now. Can you please hold it for me for some time?”制需制需 “I'll try,” the shopkeeper smiled. “Folks around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while.”制需制需 Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out. He would raise the money and not tell anybody. On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben suddenly had an idea. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the used sacks were disposed of at the construction site, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. 制需制需 That day he found two sacks, which he sold to the man in charge of packing nails.制需制需 The boy's hand tightly clutched the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home.制需制需 Near his house stood an ancient barn. Reuben found a rusty soda tin and dropped his coins inside. Then he climbed into it and hid the tin beneath a pile of hay.制需制需 It was dinnertime when Reuben got home. His father was ready to serve dinner as Reuben took his place at the table. He looked at his mother and smiled. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together. Her chores were never-ending, but she was happy as her family and their well-being were her highest priority. 制需制需 Every day after chores and school, Reuben 制需scouted制需 the town, collecting the nail sacks. Summer vacation came, and no student was more delighted than Reuben. Now he would have more time for his mission. All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching water — Reuben kept to his secret task.制需制需 Then all too soon fall arrived, and the winds blew cold and gusty from the bay. Reuben wandered the streets, diligently searching for his treasures. Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him. Sometimes his mother would ask: "Reuben, where were you? We were waiting for you to have dinner."制需制需 “Playing, Mum. Sorry.”制需制需 Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.制需制需 Finally the time had come! He ran into the barn, climbed to the hayloft and uncovered the tin can. He poured the coins out and began to count.制需制需 Then he counted again. He needed 20 cents more. Could there be any sacks left anywhere in town? He had to find out and sell them before the day ended. Reuben ran down Water Street. The shadows were lengthening when Reuben arrived at the factory. The sack buyer was about to lock up.制需制需 “Mister! Please don't close up yet.”制需制需 The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained.制需制需 “Come back tomorrow, boy.”制需制需 “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now — please.”The man heard a tremor in Reuben's voice and could tell he was close to tears.制需制需 “Why do you need this money so badly?”制需制需 “It's a secret.”制需制需 The man took the sacks, reached into his pocket and put four coins in Reuben's hand. Reuben murmured a thank you and ran home.制需制需 Then, clutching the tin can, he headed for the shop.制需制需 “I have the money,”he solemnly told the owner.制需制需 The man went to the window and retrieved Reuben's treasure.制需制需 He wiped the dust off and gently wrapped it in brown paper. Then he placed the parcel in Reuben's hands.制需制需 Racing home, Reuben burst through the front door. His mother was busy in the kitchen.制需制需 “Here, Mum! Here!”Reuben exclaimed as he ran to her side. He placed a small box in her work-roughened hand.制需制需 She unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A blue-velvet jewel box appeared. Dora lifted the lid, tears beginning to blur her vision. In gold lettering on a small, almond-shaped brooch was the word "Mother". It was Mother's Day, 1946.制需制需 Dora had never received such a gift; she had no finery except her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.制需【小题1】Why did Reuben enter the shop?制需制需制需A．Because he wanted to bargain with the shop keeper.制需制需制需制需B．Because he wanted to ask the shop keeper for a favor.制需制需制需制需C．Because he wondered if he could get what he wanted for free.制需制需制需制需D．Because he wanted to have a better look at the thing that appealed to him.制需制需制需【小题2】Reuben must have felt ______ after talking with the shop keeper.制需制需制需A．relieved and nervous制需制需B．disappointed and sad制需制需制需制需C．stressed but hopeful制需制需D．happy but determined制需制需制需【小题3】What is the possible meaning of the underlined word in the tenth paragraph?制需制需制需A．visited制需制需B．searched制需制需C．wandered制需制需D．escaped制需制需制需【小题4】How did Reuben manage to raise the 20 cents short for his purchase?制需制需制需A．By begging some passers-by for a favor.制需制需制需制需B．By demanding a discount from the shop keeper.制需制需制需制需C．By asking for some extra pocket money from his mother.制需制需制需制需D．By sweating himself in collecting and selling more sacks.制需制需制需【小题5】What message is conveyed through the story?制需制需制需A．Happiness comes from giving.制需制需B．Money can't buy everything.制需制需制需制需C．Where there is a will, there is a way.制需制需D．A mother understands what a child does not say.制需制需制需【小题6】What would be the best title for the passage?制需制需制需A．A Boy with a Mission（使命）制需制需B．A Valuable Gift制需制需制需制需C．A Special Mother's Day制需制需D．An Unforgettable Experience制需制需制需制需

The road to academic success is not easy. However, if you are hardworking, dedicated and persistent, achieving these academic goals should not be a problem. Here are some of the keys to realizing academic success in college.Understand your strengths and weaknesses – among all the other keys to academic success in college, this is perhaps the most important. Anyone wishing to achieve success while in college should always understand whatever it is they are good at and bad at. It might take a while to gain an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, but it’s worth the hassle (麻烦). It’s only by understanding your weaknesses that you can be able to work on them or strengthen your strengths.Come up with your academic goals – before you even start a semester, you need to establish your academic goals. Your academic goals should not only be limited to your grades. You can broaden your goals to include some of the things that you’ve been avoiding in the past, including attending (for example) a Spanish class.Establish a time management system – time management is very critical when it comes to acquiring academic success. Since college students have all the freedom at their disposal, it’s very important to know how to properly manage your time so that you can strike a balance between your studies, extra curriculum activities and your part-time job if you have one.Know your professor – this is perhaps one of the most neglected keys to academic success in college because no one actually bothers to establish a relation with their professors. As the sole purpose of a professor is to empower students with knowledge, the more you engage with them and try to know them on a personal level, the more likely they’ll be able to help you out achieve academic success.1. According to the passage, what is the most important key to academic success?A) Being hardworking, dedicated and persistent.B) Understanding one’s strengths and weaknesses. C) Working on strengths rather than weaknesses.D) Setting a clear academic goal and sticking to it.2. What does the author say about academic goals?A) They should be set with the help of professors.B) They must be established before a semester.C) They can cover subjects more than grades. D) They ought to focus on increasing grades.3. According to the passage, why is time management important for college students?A) They have all the freedom to manage their own time. B) Their academic work at college is very time-consuming.C) They spend too much time on extra curriculum activities.D) They find it hard to keep a balance between study and work.4. What can we learn from the passage about student-professor relation at college?A) Students are not eager to establish a relation with their professors. B) Professors are too busy to be actually concerned about their students.C) Students are likely to engage with their professors even after class.D) Professors prefer to help those students who he or she knows in person.5. What is this passage mainly about?A) The setting of academic goals of college students.B) The keys to realizing academic success at college. C) The relation between college students and professors.D) The importance of time management for college students.

The word “gravity” in the sentence “The pig brought gravity and mythic import to this well-worn fairy tale.” most probably means ______.A. seriousness and importanceB. physical force that pulls objects downC. sadness and disappointmentD. something funny or humorous

______ the temperature falling so rapidly，we couldn't go on with the experiment.（ ）A. SinceB. ForC. AsD. With

5. Motivation explains the connection between the linguistic form and its meaning.

Today, there are many chances for those who wish to continue their education. However, nearly all require some break in one’s career in order to attend school full time. 　　 Part-time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, tends to drag the process out over time and puts the completion of a degree program out of reach of many people. Additionally, such programs require a fixed time commitment which can also impact negatively on one’s career and family time. Of the many approaches to teaching and learning, however, perhaps the most flexible (灵活的) is that called distance learning. Distance learning is an educational method which allows the students the flexibility to study at his or her own pace to achieve the academic goals which are so necessary in today’s world. The time required to study may be set aside at the student’s convenience. Additionally, the student may enroll in distance learning courses from actually any place in the world, while continuing to pursue their chosen career. Individual assistance may be available via regular airmail, telephone, fax machine, teleconferencing and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs are characterized by the inclusion of a subject evaluation tool with every subject, so a student doesn’t need to travel away from home to take a test. Another characteristic of a good distance learning program is the equivalence (等同) of the distance learning course with the same subject materials as those students taking the course on the home campus. The resultant diploma or degree should also be the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. The individuality of the professor/student relationship is another characteristic of a good distance learning program. In the final analysis, a good distance learning program has a place not only for the individual student but also the company or business that wants to work in partnership with their employees for the educational benefit, professional development, and business growth of the organization. Supporting distance learning programs for their employees gives the business the advantage of retaining (留住) career-minded people while contributing to their personal and professional growth through education.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of part time education?____.A. It requires some break in one’s career. 　　B. It tends to last too long for many people to complete a degree program.　　C. It affects one’s career.　　D. It gives the student less time to share with the family. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of distance learning? ____.A. The student may choose his or her own pace.　B. The student may study at his or her convenience.　　C. They can pursue their chosen career while studying.　　D. Individual assistance comes through regular airmail, telephone and fax machine.What benefit will distance learning program bring to a business?____.A. Attracting more talented people.　　B. Good image of the business.　　C. Better cooperation with universities.　　D. Further training of employees and business growth.Good distance learning program have the following characteristics EXCEPT ____.A. distance learning course is the same as students taking courses on campus　B. the diploma or degree should be the same as on campus study　　C. professor-student relationship is strictly one to one all through the course　　D. includes subject evaluation toolWhat benefit will distance learning bring to an employee of a business?____.A. Higher salary.　　B. Professional growth.　　C. Good impression on the employer.　　D. Good relationship with the employer.