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　　Leadership actually has a few simple concepts．And, I witnessed it just the other day．I have three children, all under the age of nine．Before the bus arrives at eight in the morning, I always make breakfast and arrange their backpacks．

　　But last Monday, I couldn’t get out of bed because I was sick．I thought that my husband, Chris, would handle the children．But I immediately realized that he wasn’t at home．If I’d had the strength, I would have ordered my nine-year-old daughter to help me．I was too exhausted even for that．I’m embarrassed to say － I just fell back to sleep．

　　When I opened my eyes again, the children were in front of me．Dressed．All three of them．Even though I was sick, I was suspicious(猜疑的)．“What’s going on?” I asked．

　　My nine-year-old, Sally, spoke for the group, “We made you a cup of green tea．Don’t worry．I didn’t turn on the stove; I used the microwave．” I cautiously accepted the offer, wondering what they wanted．“I heard you throwing up in the bathroom so I got everyone ready．We still have 10 minutes to get to the bus．” Sally continued．

　　What had happened to the daughter I had to force to get ready every morning? And how did she manage to motivate an eight-year-old and a three-year-old?

　　The next day, I told Chris what I had witnessed．He just said, “Our daughter is a natural-born leader．” I didn’t think so．“For a leader she is a terrible follower．”

　　Then it occurred to me that：a good leader isn’t a great follower．In fact, leadership is all about not waiting for instructions．It’s about stepping up to the challenge and leading by example－exactly what Sally had done．I had this leadership thing all wrong．

　　Without being forced, without even being asked, she stepped up．I don’t think I would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it for myself．

(1)

According to the text, the author’s oldest daughter _________．
[　　]
A．	could use the stove
B．	got dressed on her own
C．	didn’t catch the bus last Monday
D．	always arranged her backpack

(2)

It can be inferred that the author _________．
[　　]
A．	asked her oldest daughter to help her
B．	was embarrassed to ask her husband for help
C．	ordered her oldest daughter to make her a cup of tea
D．	used to force her daughter to get ready before taking the bus

(3)

What’s the author’s attitude toward the leadership that Sally displayed?
[　　]
A．	Negative．
B．	Uninterested．
C．	Positive．
D．	Pessimistic．

(4)

Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
[　　]
A．	A Girl Willing to Obey．
B．	Step Up to the Challenge．
C．	Take Care of One’s Health．
D．	Importance of Training a Child．

More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Student Union. I always ___1___my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections（选举）, ___2___I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it took to ___3___a school election. I was ___4___.
As I cried in my room that evening, I ___5___took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would ___6___for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my ___7___had a lot of advantages. What strengths did I have? I had good grades, and I was ___8___and helpful. And my biggest ___9___was the faith（信念）I had. I would not allow my ___10___appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I ___11___my election plans for the next year.
I realized that girls would have get to know me and recognize that I had the_12_to
speak for them. I love to making friends and I liked being helpful,__13_ decided that
perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantange.In order to learn how to
give an election__14_ ,I also took a course on successful public speaking.
The day after election,when the head teacher announced I won the second highest
number of votes,the students___15__.That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my success was__16__theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had ___17__much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people ___18___the way. I had won the ___19___and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and ___20___their day.

Facebook means never having to say goodbye． The social media website has earned a reputation for reconnecting old friends． Last week, a guy whom I hadn't seen since my bachelor party five years ago sent me a friend request． I accepted and waited for "Easy E" to send me a greeting of some kind． He had sought me out, after all．

I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son． However, I'm pretty sure we won't ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other． But he'll remain a friend of' online until one of us makes a point of' removing the other from his official list．

My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present, and friends of' friends． There are 35 in all． If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I'm confident that I could increase my friend count actually．

A person could make a mission out of' reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better． And some people can even handle hundreds of no-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of' their small army of' companions． After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends．

Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close． But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if' one or both parties stop writing back． That's normal． People move from school to school, job to job, city to city．You never have to feel guilty for breaking away．

Every day,the masterminds of' Web 2．0 find new ways of' making human communication easier． However, convenience can be a crutch （拐杖）． Some things shouldn't be simplified．When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts．

46．According to Paragraph l, the website is famous because ．

A．it has an interesting name of'“ Facebook”

B．it helps people get in touch with old friends

C．it can send people a greeting of' some kind

D．it reminds people of 'events in the past

47．From the second paragraph we can learn that the writer ．

A．would write to the friend quite often

B．asked the friend to e-mail him

C．did get some information about the friend

D．would keep in touch with the friend forever

48．Which of 'the following statements is NOT true?

A．There are 35 people in the author's list of' friends right now．

B．The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails．

C．The list of'35 friends doesn't include the old e-mail addresses．

D．It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count．

49．What does the write mean by saying “However, convenience can be a crutch（拐杖）”?

A．The masterminds of Web 2．0 also sell crutch online．

B．Taking a crutch is a new way of' making friends online．

C．Convenience is dangerous for human communication．

D．Convenience is not really good for human communication．

50．What does the author think of' the convenience of' communicating online'?

A．The technology could not keep true friendship forever．

B．The social website of Facebook means nothing at all．

C．There will be no ways of making real friends online．

D．People will not lose friends with the help of' the Facebook．

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Forty-three years seems like a long time to remember the name of a person. I have forgotten the name of an old lady who was a(n) 31 on my paper route (报童) when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it seems like just yesterday that she taught me a lesson in 32 . One afternoon, a friend and I were 33 rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house 34 her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they 35 to the roof’s edge and shot out into the 36 .

I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and sent it for a ride. The stone was too smooth, however, so it 37 from my hand as I let it go and headed 38 for a small window on the old lady’s back wall.

I was too scared about getting 39 that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window. However, a few days later, 40 I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel 41 for her misfortune.

I made up my mind that I would 42 my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I 43 would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a(n) 44 explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the 45 for repairing it.

I waited until it was dark, and then put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.

The next day, I 46 the old lady her paper and was able to 47 the warm smile that I was 48 her. She thanked me for the paper and said, “Here, I have something for you.” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and ate the cookies as I 49 my route.

After several cookies, I 50 an envelope. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

31. A. adviser B. customer C. assistant D. neighbor

32. A. carefulness B. cleverness C. selfishness D. forgiveness

33. A. throwing B. kicking C. picking D. striking

34. A. by B. under C. from D. around

35. A. dropped B. rolled C. flowed D. fell

36. A. room B. kitchen C. yard D. sky

37. A. skipped B. stopped C. stepped D. slipped

38. A. straight B. slow C. right D. fast

39. A. lost B. trapped C. caught D. hurt

40. A. before B. when C. but D. though

41. A. guilty B. safe C. anxious D. nervous

42. A. borrow B. move C. transfer D. save

43. A. used B. calculated C. chose D. earned

44. A. book B. article C. note D. notice

45. A. period B. cost C. size D. distance

46. A. handed B. sold C. left D. showed

47. A. witness B. wear C. return D. bring

48. A. comparing to B. playing with C. learning about D. receiving from

49. A. continued B. chose C. followed D. forgot

50. A. tore B. marked C. bought D. felt

It happened many years ago, and I was in high school then. Being a student from a 1family, I had to work on weekends to make some extra money that my family couldn’t really2to give me, and one day after work I lost my wallet.
My old car3 gas in the back. I paid for the gas and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杠)，and drove off. I hadn’t even had time to4 it when my phone rang and an old man asked me 5 I had lost my wallet. I checked the 6 of my jacket and to my horror, I had. He asked me to tell him how much money was7 it, and I told him. He then told me where to 8 my wallet.
As I drove into his driveway, I 9 that his car was for the 10. I was thinking that there was no way this man could11 get out of hid car and get my wallet off the12. He had to pull over, 13in his wheelchair, lower the lift, and then pick it up, I was 14.
I knocked on the15 and he told me to come in. I thanked him like 10 times for16 my wallet. While I didn’t want to make him angry by offering him17, I really felt like offering something. So I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his 18, and he said, “Just pass 19 on.” I really wanted to thank him, so I20 promised I would.

1.
1. A.
  strange
2. B.
  poor
3. C.
  happy
4. D.
  small
2.
1. A.
  decide
2. B.
  win
3. C.
  afford
4. D.
  keep
3.
1. A.
  threw
2. B.
  needed
3. C.
  cost
4. D.
  had
4.
1. A.
  miss
2. B.
  take
3. C.
  open
4. D.
  share
5.
1. A.
  why
2. B.
  how
3. C.
  if
4. D.
  when
6.
1. A.
  corners
2. B.
  parts
3. C.
  sides
4. D.
  pockets
7.
1. A.
  for
2. B.
  on
3. C.
  behind
4. D.
  in
8.
1. A.
  pick up
2. B.
  look for
3. C.
  think about
4. D.
  set up
9.
1. A.
  noticed
2. B.
  said
3. C.
  meant
4. D.
  wrote
10.
1. A.
  young
2. B.
  old
3. C.
  disabled
4. D.
  rich
11.
1. A.
  sadly
2. B.
  easily
3. C.
  slowly
4. D.
  bravely
12.
1. A.
  house
2. B.
  park
3. C.
  street
4. D.
  garden
13.
1. A.
  get
2. B.
  rush
3. C.
  pull
4. D.
  fall
14.
1. A.
  angry
2. B.
  pleased
3. C.
  disappointed
4. D.
  surprised
15.
1. A.
  floor
2. B.
  door
3. C.
  board
4. D.
  car
16.
1. A.
  enjoying
2. B.
  disliking
3. C.
  finding
4. D.
  hiding
17.
1. A.
  money
2. B.
  thanks
3. C.
  invitations
4. D.
  help
18.
1. A.
  carefulness
2. B.
  teaching
3. C.
  understanding
4. D.
  kindness
19.
1. A.
  them
2. B.
  it
3. C.
  him
4. D.
  those
20.
1. A.
  suddenly
2. B.
  worriedly
3. C.
  calmly
4. D.
  sincerely

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