题目内容
He _________ (投资) all his savings in stocks.
invested
Mr. King lived with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. Ever since he left school, he had traveled all over the word collecting animals for his own zoo. He hoped to collect two examples of every kind of animal on his island. But he was afraid that people would find him someday.
He wrote books about his travels and about his animals that he collected. The money from the books helped to pay for all the food that these animals ate.
One day, when Mr. King was out looking for drinking water, he found oil. He needed money for his travels and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for what he needed all his life, but he knew that if he told anyone else about it, it would be the end of his zoo and his life’s work. So he decided not to tell anyone else about what he had found, because oil and water couldn’t mix.
Mr. King traveled all over the world for collecting ______.
A. oil B. water C. animals D.money
What Mr. King needed for his travels and his zoo was_______.
A.water B.money C. support D.friends
Mr. King was afraid that people would find him someday because ________.
A. he hadn’t got enough money for them
B. that would be the end of his zoo
C. he hadn’t got enough water and oil
D. they would buy his animals
Mr. King wrote books to _______.
A. tell people about his story
B. tell people how to find oil
C. get enough money for his animals
D. make money for his travels
In the passage, “oil and water couldn’t mix” means that “_________”.
A. Mr. King needed not only water but also oil
B. oil and water were rather difficult to be mixed together
C. Mr. King’s animals only needed water, not oil
D. if he told the others he found oil, his life’s work would be stopped
At 21,Ricardo Semler became boss of his father's business in Brazil,Semco,which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a mad man,from 7:30 am,until midnight every day. One afternoon,while touring a factory in New York,he broke down. The doctor who treated him said,"There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital. "Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact,he changed the ways his employees worked too.
He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries,and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary,like receptionists and secretaries. This saved money and brought more equality(平等)to the company. "Everyone at Semco,even top managers,meets guests in reception,does the photocopying,sends faxes,types letters and dials the phone."
He completely reorganized the office:instead of walls,they have plants at Semco,so bosses can't shut themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want. As for uniforms,some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semco has flexible (灵活的)working hours:the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. Also,Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects,and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
It sounds perfect,but does it work? The answer is in the numbers:in the last six years,Semco's revenues (收入)have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3,000. Why?
Semler says it's because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. If someone isn't doing his job well,the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. In other words,Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible adults. And they do.
1.Why did Semler change the way he and his employees worked?
A. Because he went crazy because of overwork.
B. Because he had to receive treatment in hospital.
C. Because his father asked him to.
D. Because the doctor warned him of the danger of overwork.
2.Semler made a variety of changes in his company Except that__________.
A. the number of the employees is reduced to save money
B. the employees can take only 30 days off for holiday every year.
C. flexible working hours were introduced
D. the employees enjoyed a lot of freedom
3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph five?
A. Ricardo Semler’s new management method succeeded.
B. Ricardo Semler’s idea sounded perfect but not practical.
C. The company earned a lot of money.
D. The reason for his success.
4.In his company, what does Ricardo Semler value most?
A. freedom B. rules C. responsibility D. hard work
单词拼写 (共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5分)根据下列句子所给汉语注释或英语单词,用单词的适当形式填空,并写在在相应的横线上。(每空只写一词)
1.The price will not _____________( 超过) $100.
2.He read a poem _________( entitle) “Salt”.
3.He ________( 投资 ) his life savings in his daughter’s business.
4.She looked _________( inquiring ) at Mark.
5.Students took to the streets to ________( 反对 ) against the decision.
6.Since we haven’t got enough money, we should stay in a relatively ______( expensive) hotel.
7.The accident could have been _______( 避免 ).
8.Spending the holidays in Thailand was very _________( appeal).
9.He doesn’t feel _______( fulfill) in his present job.
10.Please_______( ensure) that all lights are switched off.