I can’t what he has said.——青夏教育精英家教网—

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     He has vowed that he will not stop building his business until it is worth ￡100 million. But hard-working
Owens can stop for at least a moment's celebration after making his first ￡1 million at the age of 16. Owens,
who has used a computer since the age of seven, began teaching himself basic web design at the age of ten
when he was given his first Mac computer. He used his pocket money to fund his first business project,
website Mac Box Bundle at just 14 which has made ￡700,000 since its establishment in 2008. Mac Box
Bundle sells a combination of popular Mac applications which are worth up to $400 together for under just
$100 and donates 10 percent of the money to charities.
    He then established an advertising company Branchr a year later and worked on the business after school
and at weekends. Branchr made a surprising ￡500,000 in its first year. Branchr works as a platform for
website owners to sell advertising.
     Owens, from Northampton, currently employs eight staff-all adults-around the UK and America as sales
and technical assistants. The young man lives with his parents. His mother who is a company secretary said
he was inspired to go into business after observing the huge success achieved by Apple's chief executive
officers (首席执行官) Steve Jobs.
     Owens said,"I think everyone has business sense in them, and they just need to gain experience and be
determined to make it. There is no magical formula (法则) for business, It takes hard work, determination
and the drive to do something great. My aim is to become a leading name in the world of Internet and mobile
advertising and push myself right to the top of the game.
     The teenager insists his professional success has not affected his personal life, and says his interests
include photography and playing the guitar. "My friends and I don't really talk about my success. To them
I'm just a normal teenager and it doesn't change anything between us."

1. What can we know from Paragraph 1?

A. Owens' company is worth ￡1 million now.
B. Owens learned to use computers at the age of 10.
C. Owens made ￡700,000 from Mac Box Bundle in 2008.
D. Owens is successful and enthusiastic about public welfare.

2. From Paragraph 2 we know that Branchr _______.

A. takes up all Owens' spare time
B. offers a platform for advertising business
C. designs practical software for website owners
D. takes up advertising business for Nac Box Bundle

3. Why did Owens come up with the idea of doing business?

A. Because eight adults were ready to help.
B. Because it was easy to establish web companies.
C. Because his parents wanted him to have a try.
D. Because he drew inspiration from Steve jobs.

4. Owens tends to think that ________.

A. every person has potential talent for business
B. getting experienced in business needs determination
C. it is hard work for people to decide to do something great.
D. he is sure to play a leading part in the world of the Internet.

5. What do Ownes' friends think about him?

A. He sets a good example.
B. He does quite well in music.
C. He is a common school boy.
D. He puts friendship above anything else.

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　　A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he neck．One of the pots had a crack(裂缝)in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full load of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the cracked pot arrived only half full．

　　For two years this went on daily．The perfect pot was proud of its accomplishment．Of course, the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection．After two years of this sense of bitter failure, it spoke one day to the water bearer by the stream．

　　“I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you．”

　　“Why?”asked the bearer．“What are you ashamed of?”

　　“I have been able for these last two years to deliver only half my load, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back．And you do no get full value for your efforts”the pot explained．

　　The water bearer, hearing this, said,“As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path．”

　　As they wnet up the hill, the cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it a little．

　　The bearer said,“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?”That is because I have known about you, and I took advantage of it．I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you have watered them．For two years I have been able to pick those beautiful flowers to decorate my master's table．Without you being just the way you are, he would not have this beauty in his house．”

(1)

What's the moral of the passage?
[　　]
A．	No perfect man exists in this world．
B．	We should learn to be kind to ourselves．
C．	We sometimes don't have to mind too much the way we are．
D．	Once we have shortcomings, we should try to overcome them．

(2)

Why did the cracked pot feel ashamed?
[　　]
A．	Because it didn't hold water．
B．	Because the water bearer didn't like it．
C．	Because it didn't have a perfect appearance．
D．	Because it could only accomplish half of its load．

(3)

What can we know from the passage?
[　　]
A．	The water bearer felt sorry for the cracked pot．
B．	The cracked pot was more useful than the perfect one．
C．	The cracked pot watered the flowers along the path．
D．	The water bearer preferred the perfect pot to the cracked one．

(4)

How would the cracked pot feel at the end of the story?
[　　]
A．	Much happier with itself．
B．	Disappointed with itself．
C．	Prouder than the perfect pot．
D．	Still ashamed of itself．

(5)

Which of the following proverbs can best go with this passage?
[　　]
A．	Every dog has his day．
B．	Every man has his price．
C．	Every picture tells a story．
D．	Every cloud has a silver lining．

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　　I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves．One January, I officiated(主持)at two funerals for two elderly women．Both died a natural death．At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故)woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today．It's my fault that she died．” At the second home, the son said, “If only I had not insisted her going to Florida, she would be alive today．That long airplane ride was more than she could take．It is my fault．”

　　When things don't turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending．Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty．Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better．After all, how could it have turned out any worse?

　　There seem to be elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty．The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense－there is a reason for everything that happens．

　　The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen．The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood．A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it．He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks．He cries, and someone comes to attend to him．When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him．Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen．

(1)

What is true about the two deceased elderly women?
[　　]
A．	They both died of old age．
B．	They died from hard work．
C．	They were't accustomed to the change in life．
D．	They died due to lack of care by family members．

(2)

People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because ________．
[　　]
A．	they cannot find a better way to express their sorrow
B．	they believe that they are responsible for what has happened
C．	they don't know that natural course of events
D．	they don't know things often turn out in the opposite direction

(3)

The underline part “the world makes sense” in Paragraph 3 probably means that ________．
[　　]
A．	everything in the world is planned in advance
B．	the world can be understood in different ways
C．	there's an explanation for everything in the world
D．	we have to be wise in order to understand the world

(4)

People have believed since early childhood that ________．
[　　]
A．	everybody is at their command
B．	life and death is an unsolved mystery
C．	every story should have a happy ending
D．	their wishes are the cause of everything that happens

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     My brotherinlaw opened the drawer of my sister's cupboard and took out a package. He said, "This
is a new silk slip (衬裙). Jane bought it in New York nine years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it
for a special occasion. I guess this is the occasion."
     It was an exquisite (精美的) handmade silk slip. The price tag on it was still attached.
     He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician
(殡仪员). His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned
to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."
     His words have changed my mind. I'm spending more time with my family and less time on meetings.
I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them. I'm not saving anything. I wear my good
skirt to the market if I feel like it. I can pay $28.49 for a small bag of groceries.I'm not saving my good
perfume for special parties. If something is worth seeing, hearing or doing, I want to see, hear and do it
now.
     "Someday"_has_disappeared_in_my_vocabulary.
     I'm not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she'd not be here for the tomorrow.I'm
guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends.She might have apologized to
her former friends for their past quarrels. She'd have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
     I'm trying hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. Every
morning I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath is a gift.

1. Why didn't Jane wear the new silk slip?

A. She meant to wear it on her death.
B. She wanted to save it for her sister.
C. She thought it was too dear.
D. She saved it for a special occasion.

2. After Jane's death, the author begins to________.

A. treasure the simple pleasure of life
B. spend more time having meetings
C. save more money for necessities
D. care about her special parties

3. What does the underlined sentence "'Someday' has disappeared in my vocabulary." (in paragraph 4)
mean?

A. I prefer to leave out the word "someday" in my speech.
B. "Someday" is found missing from my old dictionary.
C. I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life.
D. I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. it makes sense to follow our dream
B. we tend to leave good things until the last minute
C. we should take pleasure in our work
D. it is meaningless to save something for the future

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     My brotherinlaw opened the drawer of my sister's cupboard and took out a package.He said, "This is
a new silk slip (衬裙). Jane bought it in New York nine years ago.She never wore it.She was saving it for a special occasion.I guess this is the occasion."
     It was an exquisite (精美的) handmade silk slip.The price tag on it was still attached.
     He took the slip from me and put it on the bed, with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician (殡仪员). His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, and then he shut the drawer and turned
to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion.Every day you're alive is a special occasion."
     His words have changed my mind.I'm spending more time with my family and less time on meetings.
I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.I'm not saving anything.I wear my good skirt
to the market if I feel like it.I can pay $28.49 for a small bag of groceries.I'm not saving my good perfume
for special parties.If something is worth seeing, hearing or doing, I want to see, hear and do it now.
"Someday"_has_disappeared in_my vocabulary.
     I'm not sure what Jane would have done if she had known she'd not be here for the tomorrow.I'm
guessing Jane would have called family members and a few close friends.She might have apologized to
her former friends for their past quarrels.She'd have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.
     I'm trying hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives.Every
morning I open my eyes, I tell myself that every day, every minute, every breath is a gift.

1. Why didn't Jane wear the new silk slip?

A. She meant to wear it on her death.
B. She wanted to save it for her sister.
C. She thought it was too dear.
D. She saved it for a special occasion.

2. After Jane's death, the author begins to________.

A. treasure the simple pleasure of life
B. spend more time having meetings
C. save more money for necessities
D. care about her special parties

3. What does the underlined sentence "'Someday' has disappeared in my vocabulary."
     (in paragraph 4) mean?

A. I prefer to leave out the word "someday" in my speech.
B. "Someday" is found missing from my old dictionary.
C. I will not delay enjoying the pleasure of life.
D. I decide not to enjoy something good at the moment.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A. it makes sense to follow our dream
B. we tend to leave good things until the last minute
C. we should take pleasure in our work
D. it is meaningless to save something for the future

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