Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who cut through argument, debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand and remember．Churchill warned the British to expect “blood, toil, tears and sweat”; Roosevelt told the Americans that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”; Lenin promised the war-weary Russians peace, land and bread．Straightforward but effective messages．

We have an image of what a leader ought to be．We even recognize the physical signs; leaders may not necessarily be tall, but they must have bigger-than-life, commanding features －- Lyndon Baines Johnson’s nose and ear lobes, Ike’s broad grin．A trade-mark also comes in handy; Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, Kennedy’s rocking chair．We expect our leaders to stand out a little, not to be like an ordinary man．Half of President Ford’s trouble lay on the fact that, if you closed your eyes for a moment, you couldn’t remember his face, figure of clothes．A leader should have an unforgettable identity, instantly and permanently fixed in people’s minds．

It also helps for a leader to be able to do something most of us can’t: FDR overcame polio; Mao swam the Yangtze River at the age of 72. We don’t want our leaders to be "just like us." We want them to be like us but better, special more so. Yet if they are too different, we reject them.

A Chinese philosopher once remarked that a leader must have the grace of a good dancer, and there is a great deal of wisdom to this. A leader should know how to appear relaxed and confident. His walks should be firm and purposeful. He should be able, like Lincoln, Roosevelt, Truman, Lke and JFK, to give a good, hearty, belly laugh, instead of the sickly grin that passes for good humor in Nixon or Carter. Ronald Reagan’s training as an actor showed to good effect in the debate with Carter, when by his easy manner and apparent affability, he managed to convey the impression that in fact he was the president and Carter the challenger.

The every simple truth about leadership is that people can only be led where they want to go. The leader follows, though a step ahead. Americans wanted to climb out of the Depression and needed someone to tell them they could do it, and Roosevelt did. The British believed that they could still win the war after the defeats of 1940, and Churchill told them they were right.

A leader rides the waves, moves with the tides, understands the deepest yearning of his people. He cannot make a nation that wants peace at any price go to war, or stop a nation determined to fight from doing so. His purpose must match the national mood.

1.The underlined word “yearning” in the last paragraph probably means      .

    A．love           B．trouble        C．desire         D．feeling

2.From the fourth paragraph we can learn that         .

    A．leaders usually look special or different

    B．leaders don’t have to be tall

    C．most leaders look ordinary

    D．leaders should always have trademarks

3.According to the article, a leader         .

    A．usually tries to simplify our messages

    B．tell us what we want to hear

    C．encourages us to think about things in a new way

    D．is usually confident and handsome

4.From the passage we can infer that          .

    A．it helps for a leader to be able to dance or act well

    B．great leaders are usually totally different from us

    C．Carter was humorous and made good speeches

    D．it is the people rather than the president that makes what a nation is

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

    A．Want to be a leader?

    B．What makes a leader?

    C．What does a leader look like?

    D．What must a leader do?

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.

When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very   31  , and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for    32  , people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted   33  . If he ever noticed or was    34  , he never showed that he knew.

    It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his hesitant, mine   35   － and because of that, we didn’t say much   36   we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”

    Our   37   walk was to or from the subway, which was   38   he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would   39   it to the office even if others could not. A matter of   40  .

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or   41  . What he looked for   42   others was a “good heart,” and if he found one, the   43   was good enough for him.

Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper   44   by which to judge people, even though I   45   don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is.   46   I know the times I don’t have one myself.

    He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he   47   I was unwilling to be seen with him during our   48  . Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling   49   to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.

    At such times I put my hand on his arm to   50   my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”

31．A. weak          B. cautious                C. short              D. depressed

32．A. balance         B. courage       C. comfort    D. strength

33．A. care           B. friendship              C. situation             D. attention

34．A. puzzled          B. bothered               C. amazed    D. confused

35．A. delighted      B. determined          C. sympathetic       D. impatient

36．A. before   B. once                  C . as            D. since

37.A.common      B.usual             C.average        D.ordinary  

38. A.how         B.where             C.when          D.why

39. A.get          B.walk              C.take           D.make 

40. A.joy          B.pride             C.belif           D.faith 

41. A.rich         B.hardworking       C.able           D.successful  

42. A.on          B.with              C.at             D.in  

43. A.owner       B.other             C.winner         D.keeper   

44. A.method      B.levele            C.standard       D.value  

45. A.yet         B.still               C.ever           D.also  

46. A.and         B.then              C.now           D.but 

47. A.sensed      B.recognized         C.agreed        D.smelled   

48. A.walks       B.visits              C.stays          D.talks  

49.A.afraid       B.disappointed       C.ashamed       D.proud  

50. A.find        B.regain             C.refill           D.keep