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—The concert won' t start till seven．Why____ so early?

—You know I don' t want to be at the traffic there．It' s terrible during the rush hour,

A．are you leaving

B．do you leave

C．were you leaving

D．had you left

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People Who Moved China, hosted by CCTV, honors the people _______ the valuable contributions should be remembered by every Chinese.

A.whose B.of whom C. that D. of which

B

IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world’s most successful businessmen. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. He used it to start up a business—IKEA. IKEA's name comes from Kamprad's initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up ('E' and 'A').

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order book in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad’s home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line．Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became a pure furniture company in 1951.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales boosted. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having meanings of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion．

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world’s richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

1.The author states in Paragraph 4 that flat packaging___________.

A. needs large space to store furniture

B. is a business concept inspired by Kamprad

C. helps reduce transportation costs

D. makes the company self-sufficient

2.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Ingvar Kamprad established IKEA and succeeded.

B. IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer.

C. The advantages of IKEA’s furniture.

D. Ingvar Kamprad was a natural businessman.

3.What can you learn about IKEA form the passage?

A. The starter kept IKEA a company operated by a few people

B. The furniture was made by manufacturers in Kamprad’s home

C. The starter made a big fortune when he was a child

D. The goods sold in IKEA are limited and not welcomed

4.The passage is written mainly in terms of ___________.

A. examples that illustrate a problem

B. order of events

C. analysis of a process

D. comparison and contrast

About China, the most frequently used word by people is "exciting", since the country every day.

A. is changing B. changes

C. has changed D.was changing

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后面各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

With time flying, people become aged．Then many people even in their middle age often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to be．We suddenly can' t remember we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old friend' s name, or the name of an old band we used to love．As the brain , we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments．" seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially have a（n） effect on our social and well—being．

Neuroscientists,-experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there' s actually a lot that can be done．It out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental can significantly improve our basic cognitive（ 认知 ） ．Thinking is basically a of making connections in the brain．To a certain ;extent, our ability to in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited（继承） , be-cause these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand and wave mental effort．

Now, a new Web-based company has taken a step and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and their mental sharpness．

The Web-based program you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills．The program keeps a（ n） of your progress and provides detailed feedback（反馈） your performance and improvement．Most importantly, it changes and improves the games you play to up the strengths you are developing—much like a（ n ） exercise routine which requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use．

1.A．where B．when C．that D．why

2.A．improves B．fades C．recovers D．falls

3.A．If B．Unless C．Once D．While

4.A．irregular B．limited C．damaging D．positive

5.A．personal B．psychological C．mental D．physical

6.A．turns B．finds C．points D．figures

7.A．connection B．responses C．workouts D．associations

8.A．style B．functions C．circumstances D．atmosphere

9.A．steps B．condition C．consequences D．process

10.A．insist B．believe C．succeed D．fail

11.A．Therefore B．Moreover C．Otherwise D．However

12.A．according to B．regardless of C．apart from D．instead of

13.A．back B．further C．aside D．around

14.A．regain B．reflect C．review D．respond

15.A．suggests B．makes C．hurries D．allows

16.A．hold B．record C．order D．pace

17.A．to B．with C．for D．about

18.A．irregularly B．habitually C．constantly D．unusually

19.A．carry B．put C．build D．take

20.A．risky B．effective C．meaningless D．familiar

If you are trying to achieve big goals in your life and work, the chances are that, from time to time, you hit rock bottom. Nothing works, nothing goes right, and nothing succeeds. At times like these, you may feel like throwing in the towel. But before you do, read the following story. It might just change your mind.

One day, a small business owner decided he'd had enough. Enough of the endless work, enough of the lack of response, enough of the disturbing loneliness.

He went into the woods to have one last talk to the wise man. "Mr. wise man," he said. "Can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't give up?"

The answer took him by surprise. "Look around you," the wise man said. "Do you see the fern f蕨类植物）and the bamboo?"

“Yes:' the man replied.

“When I planted the fern and the bamboo, I took very good care of them. I gave them both equal amounts of food and water. I gave them sunlight in spring and protected them from the storms in autumn. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not give up on the bamboo. In the, second year, the fern grew even better than before but nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not give up on the bamboo. In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But l would not give up. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. Still would not give up."

Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout(芽)came out from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small. But day by day the sprout grew. Within six months, the sprout had risen to a height of 100 feet. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive." "Did you know, young man, that all this time you have been struggling, you have been growing? Grow the roots that you need to produce your fruit."

"Don't compare yourself to others. All things have different purposes, and different journeys. The bamboo has a different purpose from the fern. Yet they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come. You will rise high."

The small business owner left the forest. And never went back.

If nothing seems like it is happening in your life, despite all the work you're putting in, remember that you're probably growing roots not fruit. Stick with it. One day not far from now, there'll be a great harvest.

1.The underlined phrase "throwing in the towel" in Paragraph l probably means .

A. crying out B. showing off

C. giving up D. running away

2.After the wise man planted the fern and the bamboo,

A. he cared for the fern only

B. they didn't receive any care from him

C. he gave up the bamboo in the fifth year

D. the bamboo seed never stopped growing

3.From the passage we can conclude that the small business owner will

A. not turn to the wise man for help again

B. not give up in face of difficulties

C. give up his business later

D. grow some bamboo later

4.Which of the following best describes the story in the passage?

A. Never give up hope.

B. Practice makes perfect.

C. Time and tide wait for nobody.

D. One should try and achieve bigger goals in life.

一I'm afraid I have to leave now, for you see, he is waiting for me.

----Well, if you_ , at least wait till the heavy rain stops.

A. could B. should C. must D. might

Steve knew he’d been adopted as a baby, and when he turned 18, in 2003, he decided he’d try to track down his birth mother. The agency from which he’d been adopted gave him his mother’s name: Tallady. But online searches didn’t turn up any results about it, and Steve had to let it go.

In 2007, though, he searched for the name again online. This time, the search results included a home address near the Lowe’s store where Steve, then 22, worked as a deliveryman. When he mentioned the coincidence to his boss, his boss said, “You mean Tallady, who works here?”

Steve and Tallady, a cashier, had said hello to each other a few times at the store, but they’d never really talked. He hadn’t even known her name. Steve thought there was no possible way she was his mother though they shared the same name. For a few months, Steve avoided Tallady. “I wasn’t sure how to approach her,” he told a local reporter. Finally, the agency volunteered to arrange their reunion.

When Tallady realized that the nice guy she’d been waving at was his son, she sobbed. She’d always hoped to meet her birth son one day. Later that day, mother and son talked for almost three hours at a nearby bar. She’d given him up for adoption in 1985, when she was 23. “I wasn’t ready to be a mother,” she told him. Married with two other children, Tallady says, “I have a complete family now.”

1.Steve gave up the on-line search for his birth mother in 2003 because _____.

A. the agency didn’t give him any help

B. there was no information about his mother

C. his mother didn’t turn up online

D. he missed the information about his mother

2.What did Steve find about his mother online in 2007?

A. Her home address.

B. Her full name.

C. Her boss’s name.

D. Her new job.

3.Why Steve avoided Tallady for months?

A. Because she didn’t want to talk to him.

B. Because he wasn’t fully prepared for the reunion.

C. Because she was very difficult to approach.

D. Because he didn’t think she was his birth mother.

4.The best title for the text is _____.

A. The Love of Mother

B. An Unexpected Meeting

C. The Power of the Internet

D. An Unusual Reunion

．——May I look at the menu for a little while?

——Of course， ，sir．

A．don’t worry

B．it doesn’t matter

C．enjoy yourself

D．take your time

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