While football fans feel strongly angry about mistakes made by referees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.

For Cairos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

"We've been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we're pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."

The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天线), placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the ball's location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.

FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year's World Cup.

1.Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.

A.football fans are angry with referees

B.their new product can satisfy football fans

C.their new product will have a good market

D.they can sell a lot of football in the future

2. In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,"... mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy" means ___________.

A.Carios Technologies can't afford the high price for advertising their product

B.Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement

C.Carios Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product

D.Referees' mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies' new product

3.The underlined word "feedback" probably means ___________.

A.information given back by a user

B.advice given by someone

C.supplying food to customers

D.food given back by consumers

 

 

It is well known that the Japanese people’s love of fish is almost as a bee’s interest in honey. As fish populations were decreasing, fishing companies were forced to fish further and further away from the shore. Then they had a big challenge-how to keep the fish fresh for longer. So they decided to keep the fish stored in freezers on the boats. But the public did not like frozen fish. So again the fishing companies had a new bigger challenge. What they decided to do was to have fish tanks on their boats. After catching fishes, they would put them in the tanks and keep them living there until they got back to shore. But in this protected environment, lacking predators (掠食者),the fish stopped moving around. The Japanese public felt these dull fish did not taste fresh, which had an unpleasant effect upon sales. Once again the fishing companies had an even bigger challenge ...

Stop for a minute! Before we go any further, I would like to ask “What are your challenges? How do you handle an unexpected challenge?” May I think it this way that you should try to attack your challenges? Conquer them with a Swiss Army knife. Take the most proper and simple tool that you can adopt to deal with your situation.

Now back to our story. How did the Japanese finally figure out the fresh fish problem?Sharks! You might think the same. Sharks were caught and put into the tanks with other fishes. Don’t sharks eat fish? Well, they do eat a few fish, but they did also keep more fish active and alert (警觉的) The fish stay fresh because they are challenged.

Now, try to keep yourself fresh by finding your own shark to offer yourself a challenge in your own business and career.

1.The main reason for the fishing company to fish in the far sea is that_________.

         A. the fish resource near the shore was decreasing

        B. the fishes farther away from the sea tasted fresher         

C. people would prefer eating fresh fishes to less fresh ones

         D. it was getting harder and harder to keep fishes fresh

2.The relationship between fishes and sharks is similar to that between_________in nature.

         A. dogs and cats                  B. monkeys and mosquitoes   

         C. wolves and antelopes                D. children and lions

3.The underlined part of the last paragraph means “_________.”

         A. If you went fishing, you might do as the fishing companies did

         B. Try to find a big shark, and you will meet your challenge

        C. To succeed in life, you should always be ready to meet challenges

         D. Sharks are usually compared to the challenges in people’s life

4.The purpose for the author to write the passage is to_________.

         A. tell the readers “no pains, no gains”

         B. tell the readers how the Japanese keep the fish fresh

         C. suggest readers looking for challenges to make progress

         D. advise readers to find something difficult to do

 

 

We can make mistakes at any age.Some mistakes we make are about money.But most mistakes are about people.“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?” “When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” “And Paul, why didn’t you pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad.But when we look back, it’s too late.

Why do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning.And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words.Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog, ”and that’s being friendly.But “lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words.Maybe he doesn’t see it himself.But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little, what he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.

“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another.It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole.But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important.It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.

How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking.Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think.The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

1.This passage is mainly about ______.

A.how to interpret what people say

B.what to do when you listen to others talking

C.why we go wrong with people and how to avoid these mistakes

D.why we go wrong with people sometimes

2.According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that ______.

A.we fail to listen carefully when they talk

B.people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

C.people usually state one thing but mean another

D.we tend to doubt what our friends say

3.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to______.

A.being friendly                                           B.a bit of envy

C.lucky dog               D.your luck

4.When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is ______.

A.notice the way the person is talking

B.take a good look at the person talking

C.mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes

D.know what he really means from his tone and posture 

 

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Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motor-way. But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners get larger and larger. Some airplanes can carry over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one large airliner struck into another in midair, 600 lives could be lost.

From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screens. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may deal with 2,500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a terrible accident.

Recently such a disaster almost happened. Two large jets were flying towards the airport. One was carrying 69 passengers from Toronto, the other 176 passengers from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb.But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. So, instead of turning away from the second plane, the first plane turned towards it. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided (避免) each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.

61. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Traveling by air is as safe as by car.

B. Traveling by air is not as safe as by car.

C. Traveling by car is as dangerous as by air.

D .Traveling by car is more dangerous than by air.

62. The air traffic controllers of an airport ____.

A. control all the planes flying near the airport

B. give orders to planes leaving the airport

C. only deal with the planes that want to land there

D. are allowed to handle 250 planes a day

63. The danger of air crashes grows every year because ____.

A. airliners are getting larger and air traffic is becoming heavier

B. a pilot does not always hear a controller’s order

C. a controller is likely to make more and more mistakes

D. airports can hardly serve the growing number of airplanes

64. The example in the passage is to show that ____.

A. air traffic controllers are often careless

B. air traffic controllers should pay much attention to avoiding accidents

C. it is difficult for airplanes to avoid terrible accidents

D. two planes should not fly too close to each other

 

第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20)

A few years ago, I had a job that almost destroyed me. My  36_ was that I loved my job too much and couldn’t get  37  of it. Working for the company was happier than any other  38  . In the morning, I couldn’t  39  to get to the office. At night, I left it unwillingly(不愿意地). Part of my mind  40__ at work even when I was at  41__ with my kids at night.

Not  42 , all other parts of my life shriveled (枯萎) . I nearly  lost  contact (交谈、联系) with my___43__ , seeing little of my wife or my two sons. I lost contact with my old friends. I even  44 __ to lose contact with myself. Then one evening, I  45  home to tell the boys I wouldn’t go back in time to say good night. I’d already missed five  46__ this week. Sam, the younger of the two, said that was  47 , but asked me to wake him up  48__ I got home. I explained that I’d be back so late that he would have gone to sleep  49_ ,  and it was probably better if I saw him the next morning. But he  50_ . I asked him why. He said he just wanted to know I was there, at home. To this day, I can’t  51  exactly what happened to me at that moment. Yet I suddenly knew I had to  52  my job.

After I said in public that I had given up my job, I received a number of  53 . Most people understood me, but a few people  were  54__. They wrote to tell me that I shouldn’t think myself virtuous (有道德的). They  think  leaving an important job to spend 55__  time with my family was  not  virtuous..

36. A. happiness     B. disease      C. problem    D. fight

37. A. enough     B. all         C. little      D. part

38. A. joy              B. invitation   C. job        D. trouble

39. A. hope        B. wait      C. stop       D. help

40. A. remained     B. held       C. blocked      D. stopped

41. A. lunch       B. breakfast    C. school     D. home

42. A. surprisingly  B. likely     C. really     D. usually

43. A. parents     B. teachers      C. family     D. friends

44. A. proved     B. wanted       C. chose     D. began

45. A. wrote      B. phoned       C. ran        D. drove

46. A. bedtimes      B. kisses     C. nights        D. calls

47. A. bad         B. easy       C. great      D. OK

48. A. however      B. whenever   C. whatever    D. wherever

49. A. as well     B. on purpose C. in time          D. long before

50. A. agreed     B. insisted      C. managed    D. stopped

51. A. understand   B. feel        C. remind          D. get

52. A. get              B. leave      C. keep      D. take

53. A. papers     B. notices          C. letters     D. reports

54. A. angry      B. happy     C. pleased      D. excited

55. A. little        B. more      C. less        D. important

 

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