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     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.
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
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.
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.
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        
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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How Long Can People Live?

　　She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday．

　　Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder．She lived to the ripe old age of 122．So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers．“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas．

　　Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees．“People can live much longer than we think,”he says．“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110．When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120．So why can’t we go higher?”

　　The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing．“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan．“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine．”

　　Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120．Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most．So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120．”

　　So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的)，but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington．“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says．“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years．”

　　“Of course, if you became a new species(物种)，one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds．

　　Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile．

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[　　]

A．

People can live to 122．

B．

Old people are creative．

C．

Women are sporty at 85．

D．

Women live longer than men．

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________．

[　　]

A．

the average human life span could be 110

B．

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C．

few people can expect to live to over 150

D．

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[　　]

A．

Jerry Shay．

B．

Steve Austad

C．

Rich Miller

D．

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[　　]

A．

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120．

B．

The average human life span cannot be doubled．

C．

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before．

D．

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species．

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