题目内容
I was not a lucky boy at school. My classmates called me “the alien”, and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫). As a young boy, I __31__ from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars. The true __32__ of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
What’s worse, doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an __33__ role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health __34__ greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal __35__ had led to this improvement. I regained self-confidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, __36__ my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about __37__ by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I __38__ a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group, so I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my __39__, while preparing for our first presentation, I was __40__ with my team members and often rejected their __41__ . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to __42__ me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback __43__ me, and I spoke of it to the club’s director. She responded that she __44__ my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with __45__ , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. __46__ they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately __47__ my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave __48__ to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were __49__ and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences __50__ improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
31. A. judged | B. suffered | C. prevented | D. separated |
32. A. pain | B. sign | C. value | D. meaning |
33. A. important | B. different | C. leading | D. active |
34. A. developed | B. improved | C. increased | D. removed |
35. A. joy | B. goal | C. will | D. life |
36. A. over | B. like | C. for | D. in |
37. A. ability | B. quality | C. leadership | D. friendship |
38. A. taught | B. found | C. managed | D. followed |
39. A. mistake | B. method | C. effort | D. right |
40. A. satisfied | B. familiar | C. patient | D. strict |
41. A. desires | B. talents | C. ideas | D. tasks |
42. A. remind | B. guide | C. show | D. help |
43. A. discouraged | B. disturbed | C. encouraged | D. educated |
44. A. adopted | B. admired | C. trusted | D. tested |
45. A. surprise | B. delight | C. pride | D. hope |
46. A. As | B. If | C. Because | D. Although |
47. A. deleted | B. changed | C. regretted | D. considered |
48. A. birth | B. hand | C. gift | D. rise |
49. A. crazy | B. happy | C. successful | D. independent |
50. A. instantly | B. indirectly | C. unusually | D. undoubtedly |
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I had the meanest mother in the world.While other kids ate candy for breakfast.I had to have cereal, eggs and toast.Others had cakes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich.As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids'.But at least I was not alone in my suffering.My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing.We had to wear clean clothes every day.Other kids always wore their clothes for days. We reached the height of disgrace (耻辱) because she made our clothes herself, just to save money.
The worst is yet to come.We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning.So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Labor Law.She made us work. I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us.Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing.My mother, however, would only be satisfied with black marks.None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout (辍学者).
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults.Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children.I'm filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.
1.From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was____.
A.not generous at all |
B.very cruel to her children |
C.very mean with money matters |
D.very strict with her children |
2.Which of the following things did the writer hate to do most?
A.Eating differently from other kids. |
B.Letting mother know where they were. |
C.Going to bed early and getting up early. |
D.Wearing clean clothes made by mother. |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that____.
A.the writer's family lived a miserable life |
B.all the other kids studied better than the writer |
C.Mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law |
D.the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies |
4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The writer is very thankful to her mother. |
B.The writer has a deep hatred for her mother. |
C.Mother practiced economy in running her home. |
D.The writer is strict with her children when bringing them up. |
5.The passage was written in a way of tone.
A.humorous |
B.hateful |
C.ridiculous |
D.impatient |
A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.
But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.
The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
1.All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except .
A.Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture |
B.Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals |
C.some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer |
D.it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees |
2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .
A.the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say |
B.the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO |
C.the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say |
D.the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO |
3.Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and roll up his sleeves before he spoke?
A.He felt hot in the room. |
B.He wanted to look cool by doing this. |
C.He was too excited. |
D.He wanted to be close and frank with his employees. |
4.What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?
A.They felt he was a stupid CEO. |
B.They felt he did not deserve their loyalty |
C.They felt he was more trustworthy. |
D.They didn't want to take risks with him. |