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In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老)treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his while

Several months ago I was racing to catch a him As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.

In Paragraph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ____.

A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic

C. describe a scene D. offer an argument

In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was ___.

A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not considerate D. not helpful

From “Dreams of head-cutting!”(Paragraph3),we learn that the writer___.

A. was mad at the sales agent

B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night.

What is the main idea of the text?

A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.

B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

第三节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1分，满分 20 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Not long ago, I had a hard week at work. __16__ just kept popping up(出现) everywhere and I was struggling to keep from __17__ my cool. I felt like I was at the __18__ point.
One day, I made a trip across town to the store. After I __19__, I realized I had left my purse with credit cards at home. __20__, I had a small amount of cash in my pocket, so I __21__ it, my coupons(优惠券) and went inside. The store was really __22__, but I just found what I needed, waiting for the cashier(收银员) to check out my __23__. I waited and waited, meanwhile my anger grew. I had a bad day and all I wanted to do was go home, but I was __24__ in the line.
Finally, I got to the front, but the cashier didn’t __25__ my coupons. I was upset because I had used __26__ coupons there before. It didn’t __27__ me. I would just pay in cash. Then the cashier said it was 10 dollars. SHOCK! I was a little __28__. Now I was mad at myself for forgetting my purse and only taking a small amount of cash. Without a credit card or anything else, I __29__ my things and started to go back out to my car, wondering to myself why everything had __30__ for me.
Just as I was headed out, an employee __31__ me and said a lady in the __32__ had paid the difference for me and left. __33__ the amount she paid was small, the act was huge. A stranger, whom I had never met, completely changed my attitude with her __34__. Maybe next time I see someone having a __35__ day, I’ll do the same as her. After all, you never know whose day you might change.
16. A. Problems         B. Chances          C. Stories          D. Suggestions
17. A. enjoying         B. gaining          C. losing            D. continuing
18. A. growing          B. boiling          C. turning           D. beginning
19. A. adjusted         B. practiced        C. returned          D. parked
20. A. Finally          B. Thankfully       C. Gradually         D. lately
21. A. opened           B. closed           C. grabbed          D. found
22. A. quite            B. big              C. clean             D. busy
23. A. purses           B. goods            C. cards           D. pockets
24. A. stuck            B. served           C. followed        D. defeated
25. A. pay             B. use              C. accept          D. fill
26. A. extra            B. different        C. ordinary        D. similar
27. A. disappoint       B. change           C. move            D. surprise
28. A. foolish          B. short            C. proud           D. curious
29. A. made             B. did              C. collected       D. left
30. A. ended            B. failed           C. passed          D. disappeared
31. A. stopped          B. recognized       C. saw             D. helped
32. A. room             B. corner           C. line            D. company
33. A. Unless           B. Once             C. Although        D. Since
34. A. intelligence     B. humor            C. smile           D. generosity
35. A. tough            B. lonely           C. lucky           D. simple

Brief Introduction

(Adeline) Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941) was an English novelist and essayist, regarded as one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century.During the interwar period, Woolf was a significant figure in London literary society and a member of the Bloomsbury Group. Her most famous works include the novels Mrs Dalloway (1925), To the Lighthouse (1927) and Orlando (1928), and the book-length essay A Room of One's Own (1929), with its famous dictum, "a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction."

Main body

My dear，

'Dearest, I feel certain I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do. You have given me the greatest possible happiness. You have been in every way all that anyone could be. I don't think two people could have been happier till this terrible disease came. I can't fight any longer. I know that I am spoiling your life, that without me you could work. And you will I know. You see I can't even write this properly. I can't read. What I want to say is I owe all the happiness of my life to you. You have been entirely patient with me and incredibly good. I want to say that - everybody knows it. If anybody could have saved me it would have been you. Everything has gone from me but the certainty of your goodness. I can't go on spoiling your life any longer.

I don't think two people could have been happier than we have been...........................from the last letter of virginia woolf

1.According to the first paragraph we can infer that

A. During the interwar period，virginia woolf was important for London people.

B.She has been living for 55 years

C.Her first the novels Mrs Dalloway in 1925

D.She regarded as one of the foremost romanticism literary figures of the twentieth century

2.what is form of The main body？

A.letter of resignation B.Letter of condolence

C.Letter of suicide D.Letters of Apologies ;

3.Where can I see this article？

A.newspaper B. biography

C. German Literature D.television

4.According to the main body, which of the following is not the reason of her Dutch act（自杀）？

A. She can't go on spoiling your life any longer

B. I feel certain I am going mad again

C. She cannot bear her husband's interference

D. The approach of war makes her psychological problems aggravated

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his 21 , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting 22 at this time,” he 23 to himself, and rolled over.

Then, a 24 knock followed. “Aren’t you going to 25 it?” said his wife.

So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man 26 at the door. It didn’t take long to 27 the man was drunk.

“Hi, there,”slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”

“No, get lost. It’s half past one. I was 28 ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back 29 to bed and told his wife what had happened.

She said, “That wasn’t very 30 of you. Remember that night we had a 31 in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to 32 that man’s door to get our car 33 again? What would have happened if he’ d told 34 to get lost?”

“But the guy was 35 ,” said Peter.

“It doesn’t matter,”said the wife. “He needs help 36 it would be the Christian thing to help him.”

So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a 37 ?”

And he heard a 38 ,“Yeah, please.”

So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ 39 are you?”

The drunk replied, “Over here, on the 40 .”

21．A．door B．clock C．wife D．window

22．A．out of bed B．out of the house C．down to work D．into trouble

23．A．complained B．explained C．replied D．thought

24．A．weaker B．louder C．longer D．angrier

25．A．stand B．stop C．answer D．refuse

26．A．standing B．lying C．knocking D．looking

27．A．remember B．show C．realize D．doubt

28．A．in bed B．in surprise C．at home D．at work

29．A．down B．up C．inside D．home

30．A．nice B．foolish C．typical D．generous

31．A．hard time B．quarrel C．fight D．breakdown

32．A．drive to B．pass by C．knock on D．drop into

33．A．started B．refreshed C．united D．delighted

34．A．us B．them C．the man D．others

35．A．mad B．drunk C．different D．dangerous

36．A．but B．though C．and D．because

37．A．rest B．push C．room D．lift

38．A．lady B．gentleman C．drunk D．voice

39．A．What B．How C．Who D．Where

40．A．roof B．bed C．swing D．ground

In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老)treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his while

Several months ago I was racing to catch a him As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting!

It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.

1.In Paragraph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ____.

A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic

C. describe a scene D. offer an argument

2.In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was ___.

A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not considerate D. not helpful

3.From “Dreams of head-cutting!”(Paragraph3),we learn that the writer___.

A. was mad at the sales agent

B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.

B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

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