The world always makes way for the dreamer.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36  everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I   37  there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to   38  people feel like that." My father asked me   39  I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziglar. I replied A(An)  40  was born.
Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41 a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42  as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional sales manager, I left the company at the height of my  43 . Many people were  44  that I would leave after earning a six-figure income. And they asked  45  I would risk everything for a dream.
I made my  46  to start my own company and leave my worryingless position after  47 a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company delivered a  48  that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a   49  to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50  ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that  51  I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was  52 .
Having made that decision, I was immediately  53  . One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off from his job, and now we had no  54 . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several  55  engagements with new customers. I discovered the incredible power of dreams.

New media has been growing fast and influencing people’s lives in ways few things have done before. In 2010, China’s new media industry witnessed explosive development. But with “new” comes uncertainties and challenges. The following are brief reviews on the development of China’s new media and outlooks on its future.

Micro-blogging (微博)   

Short and convenient, micro-blogs also experienced “a big bang” in China last year, with the number of micro-bloggers at China’s popular portal(门户网站) sina.com.cn almost doubling in less than six months. Afterwards, the other three major web portals, including sohu.com, qq.com and 163.com, each set up their own micro-blogging services. With more government officials and entities(实体) registering, China’s micro-blogging services are expected to play a more important role in connecting the public and the governments in 2011.

Search Engines

Baidu’s position in the search engine market would face fierce challenges from sohu.com,

Microsoft’s Bing and goso.cn from the People’s Daily. Xinhua is also preparing to start its search engine together with China Mobile, a leading company in mobile networks. Goso and Xinhua both have the advantage of providing content, while Bing has a big edge in technology and funds. They are expected to pose threats(威胁) to Baidu in 2011.

Internet of Things

IoT refers to a network of real-world objects linked by the Internet and interacting through on-line services. China set up its first IoT research center in Shanghai in March 2010.Within the same week, Premier Wen Jiabao stated in the annual government report that it would “accelerate the research and development, as well as application of the Internet of Things. ”

    However, some experts say China’s IoT is still in an early stage, and it’ll take a long time for it to let the public enjoy its full functions. 

40. What is the text mainly about?

    A. Some major media in China.

B. China’s new media and its future.

C. The development of China’s on-line services.

D. China’s early-stage IoT and its major functions.

How many web portals are mentioned in Paragraph 2?

    A. Two.        B. Three.          C. Four.            D. Five.

Which of the following will be Xinhua’ s partner to start a search engine? 

A. Baidu.       B. Sohu.com.        C. Goso.cn.         D. China Mobile.  

What does the underlined part “a big bang” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? 

   A. a deafening sound                     B. an explosive development

C. a terrible damage                        D. a demanding challenge 

根据短文内容，从下框的A—F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项．
A．Join learning communities and help each other.
B．Expect problems, never be disappointed, and gradually you’ll make it.
C．Anytime is learning time.
D．Get interested and arouse（唤起） your desire for knowledge.
E．Cover the same ground from different angles(角度).
F．Try to be a good and effective learner.
As a student, how we can learn our lessons effectively is a common problem which is always puzzling us．If you follow suggestions below, I'm sure you'll find the solution easily.
【小题1】Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success. You can' t learn what you do not want to learn. Emotion is an important part of the learning process. If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself a chance. The key is to get started. If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you. You must always remember learning is just like eating. You don' t expect to enjoy your food without appetite（食欲）.Therefore, you should always try to arouse your interest and desire for knowledge if you want to learn well.
【小题2】Don't expect to understand things, or remember too much, the first time you study them．Think about what problem you will meet with in your study, so that you are well-prepared for it. Never be disappointed no matter what happens. Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to get new information. It is like a jig-saw puzzle or a cross-word puzzle（纵横填字游戏）. As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer. The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule．Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher. Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time.
【小题3】Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities．Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up．If you are stuck, move on．Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a blog, or an online lecture or a video．Try to become a grazing learner, wandering about the countryside, rather than a feed-lot learner, just standing there in one spot, chewing the same bale of hay．The broader your base, the easier it is to learn．Just as the "rich get richer" , the more you know, the more you can learn．
【小题4】Take full advantage of the Internet, blogs, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines．Learn during "dead time". Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging. Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket. Anytime is learning time．Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down. It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall．
【小题5】The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past．Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience. Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning styles. You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches．In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners．You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn.

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things. Firstly, I realized that I didn’t  16  anybody at the school. Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful. And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.
The first  17  frightened me in the beginning. But that  18  quickly disappeared. It was the other two goals  19  ended up being my difficulties. I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts. But I wanted to  20  in both. I knew this would be a  21  , but I didn’t realize how much until classes began.
I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm.  22 , instead of finishing my homework  23 it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor. I always finished it the next day between classes. I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I  24  showed my lack of effort.
I was  25  that I needed to find some sort of balance. So I created a schedule that would  26  my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing. It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to  27  it for a few days. A schedule like that was too much pressure.
So I tried another 28 . Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week. Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time.
This is the method I have used since then. I’m glad that I’ve learned to  29  things and it has  30  prepare me for what is to come after graduation.
16. A. know      B. recognize     C. realize             D. like
17. A. teacher      B. day                C. class              D. realization
18. A. happiness   B. excitement    C. fear         D. desire
19. A. which     B. what              C. that              D. who
20. A. win         B. succeed        C. get               D. wish
21. A. chance     B. job                 C. challenge          D. time
22. A. Often     B. Seldom           C. Unluckily           D. Fortunately
23. A. because       B. when                      C. after              D. before
24. A. demanded          B. took               C. accepted                  D. received
25. A. asleep        B. awake           C. ashamed                    D. aware
26. A. fix            B. divide            C. put               D. build
27. A. use         B. keep              C. follow             D. make
28. A. plan        B. energy          C. pressure           D. effort
29. A. do           B. control          C. balance                    D. hold
30. A. had         B. helped          C. let                 D. forced                         

Everywhere man is altering the balance of nature．He is facilitating the spread of plants and animals into new regions, sometimes deliberately, sometimes unconsciously．He is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants, or with houses, factories, slag-heaps and other products of his civilization．He exterminates some species on a large scale, but favors the multiplication of others．In brief, he has done more in five thousand years to alter the biological aspect of the planet than has nature in five million．
Many of these changes which he has brought about have had unforeseen consequences．Who would have thought that the throwing away of a piece of Canadian waterweed would have caused half the waterways of Britain to be blocked for a decade, or that the provision of pot cacti for lonely settlers’ wives would have led to Eastern Australian being overrun with forests of Prickly Pear? Who would have prophesied that the cutting down of forests on the Adriatic coasts, or in parts of Central Africa, could have reduced the land to a semi desert, with the very soil washed away from the bare rock? Who would have thought that improved communications would have changed history by the spreading of disease-sleeping sickness into East Africa, measles into Oceania, very possibly malaria into ancient Greece?
These are spectacular examples; but examples on a smaller scale are everywhere to be found．We make a nature sanctuary for rare birds, prescribing absolute security for all species; and we may find that some common and hardy kind of bird multiplies beyond measure and ousts the rare kinds in which we were particularly interested．We see, owing to some little change brought about by civilization, the starling spread over the English country-side in hordes．We improve the yielding capacities of our cattle; and find that now they exhaust the pastures which sufficed for less exigent stock．
【小题1】The following examples except _______________ reflect man altering the balance of nature．

A．man is covering huge areas with new kinds of plants

B．man is facilitating the spread of animals into new regions．

C．man is killing some species on a large scale

D．man is getting to know the importance of keeping the balance of nature．