第三部：阅读理解  （共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读短文（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

     About 4 years ago, as a newly appointed general manager for a chemical plant near Toronto, I was faced with several leadership challenges. When I was first appointed as acting general manager, the plant was not even covering its costs and I was told that it would either be turned around or else!

     I met with all employees and explained the severity(严峻)of the situation and that we would all need to do what we could to increse sales and improve performance or reduce operating expenses. They all appreciated my honesty although they were very nervous about their futures.

     I then started working with each department head to determine how I could support their efforts. At first, they thought that I was looking to fix the blame for inefficiencies(无效率), but over time, they realized that I only wanted to help them find solutions.

     They learned to trust me; as when things sometimes went poorly, I told my boss that I was the person in charge rather than pointing my finger at one of my members of staff. When we gained new busuness and it directly improved our bottom line, I praised the efforts of the entire team.

     The plant workers became more and more motivated and now they all seem to really enjoy their jobs and I feel honored to be their leader. Do we still have challenges? Yes, but the strength of the team is such that we  all pull toghter to face them “as one”, kind of like a family facing life’s ups and downs.

56. When the author bacame the general manager, the plant _____.

A. could only make ends meet

B. had a strong management team

C. was really in bad situation

D. was planning to enter other fields

57. When the author came to the plant the firs time, he impressed the employees with his _____. 

A. practical attitude    B. Intelligence    C. diligence        D. politeness

58. Every time things didn’t go well, the author would _____.

A. take the blame himself

B. ask his staff to take responsibility

C. get very depressed

D. think of ways to increase sales.

59. The passage offers a good example of _____.

A. being a good employee

B. being a good leader

C. reducing operating expenses

D. The importance of honesty.

第三部：阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读短文（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
About 4 years ago, as a newly appointed general manager for a chemical plant near Toronto, I was faced with several leadership challenges. When I was first appointed as acting general manager, the plant was not even covering its costs and I was told that it would either be turned around or else!
I met with all employees and explained the severity(严峻)of the situation and that we would all need to do what we could to increse sales and improve performance or reduce operating expenses. They all appreciated my honesty although they were very nervous about their futures.
I then started working with each department head to determine how I could support their efforts. At first, they thought that I was looking to fix the blame for inefficiencies(无效率), but over time, they realized that I only wanted to help them find solutions.
They learned to trust me; as when things sometimes went poorly, I told my boss that I was the person in charge rather than pointing my finger at one of my members of staff. When we gained new busuness and it directly improved our bottom line, I praised the efforts of the entire team.
The plant workers became more and more motivated and now they all seem to really enjoy their jobs and I feel honored to be their leader. Do we still have challenges? Yes, but the strength of the team is such that we  all pull toghter to face them “as one”, kind of like a family facing life’s ups and downs.
56. When the author bacame the general manager, the plant _____.
A. could only make ends meet
B. had a strong management team
C. was really in bad situation
D. was planning to enter other fields
57. When the author came to the plant the firs time, he impressed the employees with his _____. 
A. practical attitude    B. Intelligence    C. diligence       D. politeness
58. Every time things didn’t go well, the author would _____.
A. take the blame himself
B. ask his staff to take responsibility
C. get very depressed
D. think of ways to increase sales.
59. The passage offers a good example of _____.
A. being a good employee
B. being a good leader
C. reducing operating expenses
D. The importance of honesty.

第三部：阅读理解  （共两节，满分40分）

第一节：阅读短文（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

     About 4 years ago, as a newly appointed general manager for a chemical plant near Toronto, I was faced with several leadership challenges. When I was first appointed as acting general manager, the plant was not even covering its costs and I was told that it would either be turned around or else!

     I met with all employees and explained the severity(严峻)of the situation and that we would all need to do what we could to increse sales and improve performance or reduce operating expenses. They all appreciated my honesty although they were very nervous about their futures.

     I then started working with each department head to determine how I could support their efforts. At first, they thought that I was looking to fix the blame for inefficiencies(无效率), but over time, they realized that I only wanted to help them find solutions.

     They learned to trust me; as when things sometimes went poorly, I told my boss that I was the person in charge rather than pointing my finger at one of my members of staff. When we gained new busuness and it directly improved our bottom line, I praised the efforts of the entire team.

     The plant workers became more and more motivated and now they all seem to really enjoy their jobs and I feel honored to be their leader. Do we still have challenges? Yes, but the strength of the team is such that we  all pull toghter to face them “as one”, kind of like a family facing life’s ups and downs.

56. When the author bacame the general manager, the plant _____.

A. could only make ends meet

B. had a strong management team

C. was really in bad situation

D. was planning to enter other fields

57. When the author came to the plant the firs time, he impressed the employees with his _____. 

A. practical attitude    B. Intelligence    C. diligence        D. politeness

58. Every time things didn’t go well, the author would _____.

A. take the blame himself

B. ask his staff to take responsibility

C. get very depressed

D. think of ways to increase sales.

59. The passage offers a good example of _____.

A. being a good employee

B. being a good leader

C. reducing operating expenses

D. The importance of honesty.

       I was hurrying to our basketball game one morning when Hillary Barnes , the most popular girl in school , stopped me .  “ Are you the twin who won the art competition ? ” she asked .  

       “ No , that’s Christine .  I’m Katie , ” I said

       We were not identical twins ; we looked quite different .  She could defeat Snow White in a beauty contest ! Compared to Christine I felt like one of Cinderella’s stepsisters .  

       One Saturday Christine gave me a painting lesson because I was always attempting to be artistic too .  But I knocked over the vase of flowers , spilling water onto Christine’s painting .  Instead of becoming angry , though , she turned the whole mess into a dreamy masterpiece (杰作) .  You could look at it five different ways and see five different things .  With this brilliant creation , the won Firs Prize in the art competition .  I really envied her , but I knew it wasn’t her fault and I was the one with wild , unmanageable hair and no talent .  

       Joining Christine’s basketball team was my latest effort to be like her .  

       One the way to gym , I’d made up my mind to give my best performance in that day’s game .  I made preparations with great enthusiasm .  “ Christine , here ! ” I tossed her a ball .  But it was too high , she leapt for it ; it slipped through her fingers and crashed into the tape recorder that was used to play the national anthem before each game .  

       I muttered apologies as I picked up the broken pieces of the recorder .  Coach looked at the mess and asked , “ How are we going to play the song now ? ”

       Christine suggested , “ Let Katie sing it ! She’s always singing at home .  ”

       Coach asked , “ Would you ? ” I found myself nodding .  

       Coach announced the national anthem and everyone stood .  Standing before a microphone , I looked up to the flag .  The notes seemed to flow from deep inside me , and my voice was steady and clear .  When I finished , the gym was silent .  Then it was filled with applause .  As the game started , teammates patted my back and gave me the “ thumbs up ” sign .  Laura Jamison said , “ You should try out for the school musical ! ” I nodded and said that I might .  

       The next morning , Hillary Barnes stopped me in the hallway and asked , “ Are you the twin who sings ? ”

       “ Yes , that’s me , ” I answered , grinning (露齿笑) as I walked to class .  

60. The author uses “ Snow White ” and “ Cinderella’s stepsisters ” to show _______

A. how dissimilar the twins were in appearance

B. why Christine could win the art competition

C. who was the most popular girl at school

D. what the twins’ characters were like

61. What can we learn from Paragraph 4 ？

A. Christine was unpleasant to her sister

B. Katie showed a lot of ability in painting too

C. The masterpiece was painted by the two sisters

D. Katie took a reasonably balanced view of her sister

62. Christine recommended Katie for the national anthem because _______

A. she knew perfectly well what Katie had a gift for

B. she wanted to repair the damage she had caused

C. she thought Katie should be punished

D. she would like to help the coach

63. What is the message of the story ?      

A. Bad situations help become popular

B. People are talented in different ways

C. People should always be nice to others

D. Unsuccessful attempts are well worth the effort

I like travel very much. I had been to most  1.___________

of the interested places in Britain already and I just     2.___________

don’t want other cold English summer. So I’ll go       3.___________

abroad for change this year. Where I’d like  4.___________

to is France, Spain, or Italy. Though going abroad      5.___________

has the trouble of changing money abroad. But    6.___________

when I just think of the sun I’d enjoy for, the new      7.___________

places I’d see, the people I’d meet, I get excited. 8.___________

In fact, which I’d really like to do is to practice my    9.___________

French and Spanish. It would do me a lot at work.      10.___________