1．--It is said that another high-speed railway ______．
--Yes．It has been being built for about two years already．（ ）
--Yes．It has been being built for about two years already．（ ）
| A． | has been built | B． | is built | C． | will be built | D． | is being built |
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6．It is not their interest but the need of the market _____ influences students'choices of college majors．（ ）
| A． | that | B． | which | C． | what | D． | who |
5．Someone recently asked me when I became more confident about my abilities as an entrepreneur．I thought it was a funny question，（36）because I'not very confident at all，and constantly filled with （37）doubt about every decision I make．
It doesn't exactly hold me back in my work； it's just that I am very （38）consciousof what I do，and I'm always （39）reflecting on the way I work，think and talk．I have also learned over the years that making a decision is often more important than making the（40）right decision．Preferably your decisions are the right ones，but inaction or indecisiveness is more （41）costly than making the wrong decisions every now and then．
There is one thing I have learned over the years that I wish I had learned earlier in my career．And that is the （42）realization that I am not stupid．
It sounds logical，but I often sat in on meetings and heard people explain things and then （43）thought to myself，"I don't understand that．Maybe I'm stupid？"or I would hear about a startup and I wouldn't （44）love their business model and think I'm stupid．Or I would hear an entrepreneur speak and think，"That all like （45）sounds bullshit，but I must be stupid，because other people seem to love it．"
A couple of years ago，I came to the （46）conclusion that I was not stupid at all．When people in meetings say things I don't'understand I （47）speak up and tell them so．Usually，I hear a sigh of （48）relief in the room and find out nobody understood what was being talked about．
When I don't understand a business model it usually means there is not one，or it （49）sucks．Turns out I'm not stupid and （50）if I don't understand it，most people won't understand it at all．（51）Insteadof doubting my own abilities I've learned to （52）trust my"bullshit radar"a bit more and not understanding something is a clear sign that something is （53）trust．
My advice to young entrepreneurs is this：you are not stupid!If something does not make（54）sense，if it sounds stupid，if you don't understand it，something is wrong!Trust your gut（本能的） （55）feeling．Feel free not to know and be honest when you don't'understand something!
It doesn't exactly hold me back in my work； it's just that I am very （38）consciousof what I do，and I'm always （39）reflecting on the way I work，think and talk．I have also learned over the years that making a decision is often more important than making the（40）right decision．Preferably your decisions are the right ones，but inaction or indecisiveness is more （41）costly than making the wrong decisions every now and then．
There is one thing I have learned over the years that I wish I had learned earlier in my career．And that is the （42）realization that I am not stupid．
It sounds logical，but I often sat in on meetings and heard people explain things and then （43）thought to myself，"I don't understand that．Maybe I'm stupid？"or I would hear about a startup and I wouldn't （44）love their business model and think I'm stupid．Or I would hear an entrepreneur speak and think，"That all like （45）sounds bullshit，but I must be stupid，because other people seem to love it．"
A couple of years ago，I came to the （46）conclusion that I was not stupid at all．When people in meetings say things I don't'understand I （47）speak up and tell them so．Usually，I hear a sigh of （48）relief in the room and find out nobody understood what was being talked about．
When I don't understand a business model it usually means there is not one，or it （49）sucks．Turns out I'm not stupid and （50）if I don't understand it，most people won't understand it at all．（51）Insteadof doubting my own abilities I've learned to （52）trust my"bullshit radar"a bit more and not understanding something is a clear sign that something is （53）trust．
My advice to young entrepreneurs is this：you are not stupid!If something does not make（54）sense，if it sounds stupid，if you don't understand it，something is wrong!Trust your gut（本能的） （55）feeling．Feel free not to know and be honest when you don't'understand something!
| 36．A．if | B．unless | C．because | D．when |
| 37．A．disappointment | B．doubt | C．terror | D．curiosity |
| 38．A．conscious | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．fond |
| 39．A．insisting | B．working | C．relying | D．reflecting |
| 40．A．right | B．tough | C．firm | D．final |
| 41．A．boring | B．costly | C．disgusting | D．significant |
| 42．A．truth | B．concept | C．realization | D．reputation |
| 43．A．thought | B．referred | C．smiled | D．came |
| 44．A．mind | B．know | C．love | D．understand |
| 45．A．tastes | B．sounds | C．smells | D．looks |
| 46．A．compromise | B．conclusion | C．point | D．agreement |
| 47．A．speak | B．look | C．hang | D．cheer |
| 48．A．despair | B．pleasure | C．relief | D．impatience |
| 49．A．disappears | B．ceases | C．approaches | D．sucks |
| 50．A．since | B．if | C．as | D．while |
| 51．A．Instead of | B．Apart from | C．As well as | D．Regardless of |
| 52．A．operate | B．differentiate | C．trust | D．inspect |
| 53．A．in | B．up | C．on | D．off |
| 54．A．progress | B．history | C．money | D．sense |
| 55．A．feeling | B．level | C．happiness | D．comfort |
4．
What brings a nation together？Of the four choices-shared values，language，history，and religion，it's shared values．In our latest poll （民意调査），seven out of 16countries chose values as the greatest factor （因索）bringing a nation together，and six preferred language．Both choices scored high in the poll，suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked Still，history was not forgotten in some countries，particularly in Mexico and Russia．Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people．The biggest surprise？Not one country picked religion as its top choice．
46．According to the poll，what was the most important factor in bringing a nation together？B
A．Language．
B．Values．
C．History．
D．Religion．
47．In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride？A
A．Canada．
B．Mexico．
C．France．
D．America．
48．According to the charts，shared values and language were considered equally important in．D
A．Australia
B．Brazil
C．China
D．India．
What brings a nation together？Of the four choices-shared values，language，history，and religion，it's shared values．In our latest poll （民意调査），seven out of 16countries chose values as the greatest factor （因索）bringing a nation together，and six preferred language．Both choices scored high in the poll，suggesting that our values and how we express them are closely linked Still，history was not forgotten in some countries，particularly in Mexico and Russia．Even Canada and the United States chose national histories as the second-most important factor uniting their people．The biggest surprise？Not one country picked religion as its top choice．| Respect your elders In most countries，the oldest generation considered values more important to a nation than did those who are under 45years old． | Do you speak Canadian？ Language scored lower in Canada than in all other countries polled，perhaps because the country speaks two official languages，French and English． | Church and state Most people polled do not connect their religious beliefs to their national pride．Religion ranked last in 13countries-with France scoring it at 1%，the lowest of all． |
A．Language．
B．Values．
C．History．
D．Religion．
47．In which country did language score the lowest in their national pride？A
A．Canada．
B．Mexico．
C．France．
D．America．
48．According to the charts，shared values and language were considered equally important in．D
A．Australia
B．Brazil
C．China
D．India．
3．Urbanization
Until relatively recently，the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city．The first city was probably founded no more than 5，500years ago．（71）E．In fact，nearly everyone lived on farms or in
tiny rural （乡村的） villages．It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in
history-a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living．
Britain was only the beginning．（72）D．The process of urbanization-the migration （迁移） of people from the countryside to the city-was the result of modernization，which has rapidly transformed how people live and
where they live．
In 1990，fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas．Today，over 82% of Americans live in cities．Only about 2% live on farms．（73）B．
Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized．Even in advanced agricultural societies．It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities．（74）A．Until modern times，those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite（精英） and the servants，laborers and professionals who served them．Cities
survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city．
Over the past two centuries，the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country．（75）F．Today，instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people，one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers．
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Until relatively recently，the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city．The first city was probably founded no more than 5，500years ago．（71）E．In fact，nearly everyone lived on farms or in
tiny rural （乡村的） villages．It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in
history-a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living．
Britain was only the beginning．（72）D．The process of urbanization-the migration （迁移） of people from the countryside to the city-was the result of modernization，which has rapidly transformed how people live and
where they live．
In 1990，fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas．Today，over 82% of Americans live in cities．Only about 2% live on farms．（73）B．
Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized．Even in advanced agricultural societies．It took about ninety-five people on farms to feed five people in cities．（74）A．Until modern times，those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite（精英） and the servants，laborers and professionals who served them．Cities
survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city．
Over the past two centuries，the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country．（75）F．Today，instead of needing ninety-five farmers to feed five city people，one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred non-farmers．
| A．That kept cities very small． B．The rest live in small towns． C．The effects of urban living on people should be considered． D．Soon many other industrial nations become urban societies． E．But even 200years ago，only a few people could live in cities． F．Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive． G．Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings． |