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13．I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job．I also think my work is important．There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career．
I wasn't an excellent student because I didn't do much schoolwork．In my final term I started thinking about what I might do and found I didn't have much to offer．I just accepted that I wasn't the type to have a career．
I then found myself a job，looking after two little girls．It wasn't too bad at first．But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening．We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she'd give me time off the next．But unfortunately，it didn't often work out．I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children．
One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me．I told her about my situation．She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书） if I wanted to work with children．I didn't think I would be accepted because I didn't take many exams in school．She persuaded me to phone the local college．My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course．I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten．
Now I've got a full-time job there．I shall always be thankful to Megan．I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren't top of the class at school．

21．What is the author's present job？D
A．Working part-time in a college．
B．Taking care of children for a family．
C．Helping children with their schoolwork．
D．Looking after children at a kindergarten．
22．When staying with the two girls'family，the authorB．
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week
23．Why did the author leave her first job？C
A．She found a ull-time job．
B．She was fed up with children．
C．She decided to attend a part-time course．
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours．
24．What has the author learned from her own experiences？A
A．Less successful students can still have a career．
B．Qualifications are necessary for a career．
C．Hard work makes an excellent student．
D．One must choose the job he/she likes．

12．Being considered a leader in our society is indeed of high praise．Leadership means power，commands，respect and，most important，encourages achievement．Unlike vitamin C，leadership skills can't be easily swallowed down．They must be carefully cultivated．
Different from popular belief，most good leaders are made，not born．They learn their skills in their everyday lives．But which do they develop？How do they （and how can you） get others to follow？
Always give credit．Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes．Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world．It is also an act of generosity （慷慨） that's never forgotten．
Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism （批评），which often hurts rather than helps．Kenneth Blanchard，the author of The One-Minute Manager，agrees，"Catch people doing something right!"he says．Then tell everyone about it．
Take in formed risks．"The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise，"says management adviser Marilyn Machlowitz．"Sky divers don't go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes beforehand．"
Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure，many of us usually wait for others to take charge．But if you want to be a leader，you must learn to fail-and not die a thousand deaths．Pick yourself up and start all over again．
Encourage enthusiasm．"When people understand the importance of work，they lend their mental strengths，"says Lee Ducat．But when they get excited about the work，all their energy gets poured into the job．That's a great force!Is this the best way to create excitement？Be enthusiastic yourself-You will be followed by everyone．

27．The underlined word"cultivated"（ paragraph 1 ） roughly meansB．
A．compared B．developed C．examined D．encouraged
28．The part"Always give credit"tells us that a leader shouldD．
A．praise everyone
B．give helpful criticism
C．regard others as real heroes
D．praise people for their good performances
29．To be a good leader，you shouldB．
A．not be afraid of any risks
B．think twice before taking risks
C．try to avoid any possible failures
D．know what a thoughtless exercise is
30．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？A
A．How to Be a Leader
B．Not Many Can Be Leaders
C．Leadership Is Very Important
D．Leadership Is of Skills and Techniques．

11．Children have their own rules in playing games．They seldom need a referee and rarely trouble to keep scores．They don't care much about who wins or loses，and it doesn't seem to worry them if the game is not finished．Yet，they like games that depend a lot on luck，so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared．They also enjoy games that move in stages，in which each stage，the choosing of leaders，the picking-up of sides，or the determining of which side shall start，is almost a game in itself．
Grown-ups can hardly find children's games exciting，and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again．However，it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons．He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person，and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid．He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn．He can be confident，too，in particular games，that it is his place to give orders，to pretend to be dead，to throw a ball actually at someone，or to kiss someone he has caught．
It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control．Everyone knows the rules，and more importantly，everyone plays according to the rules．Those rules may be childish，but they make sure that every child has a chance to win．

24．What is true about children when they play games？A
A．They don't need rules．
B．They want to pick a better team．
C．They can test their personal abilities．
D．They can stop playing any time they like．
25．To become a leader in a game the child has toB．
A．play well
B．wait for his turn
C．be confident in himself
D．be popular among his playmates
26．The writer believes thatA．
A．children play games without reasons
B．children's games can do them a lot of good
C．children should invite grown-ups to play with them
D．children should make better rules for their games．

10．Tristan da Cunha，a 38-square-mile island，is the farthest inhabited island in the world，according to the Guinness Book of Records．It is 1，510miles southwest of its nearest neighbor，St．Helena，and 1，950miles west of Africa．Discovered by the Portuguese admiral（葡萄牙海军上将） of the same name in 1506and settled in 1810，the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred．
Coming in a close second-and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant island-is Easter Island，which lies 1，260miles east of its nearest neighbor-Pitcairn Island，and 2，300miles west of South America．The mountainous 64-square-mile island was settled around the 5th century，supposedly，by people who were lost at sea．They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years，giving them plenty of time to build more than 1，000huge stone figures，called moat，for which the island is most famous．
On Easter Sunday，1722，however，settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name．Today，2，000people live on the Chilean territory（智利领土）．They share one street，a small airport and a few hours of television per day．

21．It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da CunhaA．
A．was named after its discoverer
B．got its name from Holland settlers
C．was named by the British government
D．got its name from the Guinness Book of Records
22．Which of the following is most famous for moat？A
A．Easter Island．
B．Pitcairn Island．
C．St．Helena．
D．Tristan da Cunha．
23．Which country does Easter Island belong to？B
A．Britain． B．Chile． C．Holland． D．Portugal．

9．New Year's Concert will be broadcast live on television and radio nationwide．

8．They played to passers-by in the street so that they could earn some money．

7．We had not much money，so we tried our best to decrease the living cost．

6．For certain reasons Anthony will be unable to take part in the coming meeting．

5．Earlier this month，blogger Lisa Henderson announced that she and her husband John had decided not to have Christmas．The family，who lives in Utah，will still put up decorations，but presents from Santa are a no-go this year．
"John and I feel like we are fighting a very hard uphill battle with our kids when it comes to their rights，"Henderson wrote on her blog．"It is one of the biggest struggles as a parent these days in middle class America．Our kids have been acting so ungrateful lately…John said，"We shouldn't just celebrate Christmas．And，so that's what we did．"
Instead，the Hendersons are putting the money they would have spent on gifts toward service projects in order to teach their three sons the"pleasure of giving．"The children will still receive gifts from grandparents and other family members，but this year，she saidtheir letters to Santa will be asking him to find someone who needs presents more than they do．
In an interview with ABC News，11-year-old Caleb Henderson admitted that he and his brothers had been behaving badly．"We would hit each other．We were fighting and crying，"he admitted，and Lisa said that when she broke the news to her sons，they cried pretty hard．
But so far，Henderson told Fox News last week，the family is having a sudden turning this into a different kind of gift．They have already held a clothing drive and sent boxes of clothes and candy to a village in the Philippines that was hit hard last year by Typhoon Haiyan．
"The children were excited and kept wanting to give more and more，"she reported on her blog．
Many readers responded positively to Henderson's post．Some sharing their own stories of limiting Christmas in order to teach their children to be charitable（仁慈的） or grateful．"As parents you're giving your kids something so much more special than a bunch of gifts on Christmas，"one wrote．
But Henderson received negative follow-ups as well on her blog．Responding to critics，she updated her blog with a statement that reads，in part：
I just wanted to explain a couple of things．First，my kids are in no way hurt for things…They have reacted by making gifts for each other and packing them into each other's stockings stealthily（偷偷地）．They are learning exactly what we wanted them to learn，because they are not moving around feeling sorry for themselves．They are thinking of others．
The second thing I wanted to explain is why I wrote this post．Some people seem to think I wrote this for attention．Ummm，the attention you get from posts like this is not good and actually extremely difficult to deal with…The reason I wrote this post is I want to empower parents to feel like it's okay to take a stand…I wanted to share what we are doing，so any parents that feel they are struggling with the same issues in their home can see what others are doing and get ideas for their family．My intention is to help support other parents and to raise amazing kids．

32．The Hendersons decided not to spend Christmas becauseC．
A．their kids could receive presents from their other family members
B．the struggling couple tried to save some money to buy kids gifts
C．they wanted to make their kids understand the pleasure of giving
D．the whole family would go to the disaster areas in the Philippines
33．After joining their parents in doing volunteer services，the Hendersons'kids becameD．
A．selfish and stubborn
B．determined and devoted
C．hopeful and honest
D．grateful and generous
34．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4can be replaced byB．
A．all the kids let out an excited cry when Santa sent them Christmas presents
B．when Lisa told the kids they didn't spend Christmas，they felt extremely sad
C．the moment Lisa said the Philippines washit by typhoon，they burst into tears
D．when their grandparents didn't send them gifts，the kids couldn't help crying．
35．From the last two paragraphs we can conclude thatA．
A．the writer wants to share his experiences of raising amazing kids
B．educating kids needs regular communication and great patience
C．the writer strongly called on people to care for the unfortunate
D．parents should praise children for their kindness to other people
36．Which of the following can be the best title？A
A．Why These Parents Decided Not To Celebrate Christmas．
B．How Americans Spend A Traditional Christmas Nowadays．
C．A Hard Battle between Kids And Parents At Christmas．
D．What American People Do To Have A Nice Christmas．

4．I knew the food was going to be spicy （辣的） as soon as I stepped into the restaurant．I was in Chengdu with two of my Chinese friends．At a long table near the door，some sweaty young men were peeling off （脱掉） their shirts while they picked vegetables out of hot-pot broth （火锅汤）．
I stayed away from whatever they were eating that day．But that doesn't mean I always refuse to eat spicy food．I like it-just in small doses （量）．
When I eat spicy food，I feel like my whole body is on fire．My tongue burns．My body sweats．Some foreigners I know love the feeling．To them，eating spicy food is a challenge-like running a race or climbing a mountain．Eating the food-and living to tell about it-is a thing to be celebrated．
Me？I would rather run a race or climb a mountain．
When I eat，I don't want to be uncomfortable．I don't want to sweat．And I certainly don't want to peel my shirt off．（I don't think you would want me to either，as you would see my ugly，white belly （肚子）．
Some of my foreign friends have made fun of me for my cowardice （胆小）．They have called me names （jokingly） for not trying China's spiciest fare （饭菜）．
But I've learned to take it all in stride （从容地）．After all，I know what often happens to these foreigners after they get home：Eating the fiery （非常辣的） dishes might be fun．But I'm told it's certainly no fun when the food finally comes to the other end．
By Charlie Shifflett

58．The article is mainly aboutC．
A．a traveling experience in Chengdu
B．a foreigner's disagreement with his friends
C．a foreigner's feelings about spicy food
D．the love of many foreigners for spicy food
59．Which of the following statements is TRUE？B
A．Mountain limbing is the author's favorite hobby．
B．The author thinks it is rude to remove one's shirt while eating．
C．The author no longer finds eating spicy food a challenge．
D．The author prefers spicy food in large quantities．
60．What does the underlined word"it"refer to in the last paragraph？A
A．Being laughed at by friends．
B．Not trying China's spiciest food．
C．Trying China's piciest food．
D．China's spiciest food．
61．From the article we can conclude that the authorD．
A．doesn't like any kind of challenge
B．hates the friends who make fun of him
C．is jealous of friends who can eat very spicy food
D．doesn't want to suffer after eating spicy food．

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