I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on“two-hour business plans”．I separated them into six groups and gave them an example：a restaurant chain．The more original their idea, the better, I said．Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains．The sixth proposed a catering(餐饮)service．Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment．
My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies．They were not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness．The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years' teaching at the school．Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard Business Review．Case study debates were written up and just memorized．Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating．
In China, every product you can imagine has been made and sold．But so few well-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand．
With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established．And then there's the“thousand-talent scheme”：this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money．But there are worries about China's research environment．It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this．
At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnerships with top Western universities．Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively．It's about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds．It's not that simple．
(1)
Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?
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A．
Papers were often downloaded from the Internet．
B．
Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy．
C．
Case study debates were written up as well as recited．
D．
Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem．
(2)
The underlined word“scheme”in the forth paragraph means ________．
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A．
timetable
B．
theme
C．
project
D．
policy
(3)
We can infer from the passage that ________．
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A．
China can make and sell any product all over the world
B．
high pay may not solve the problem of China's research environment
C．
cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand
D．
the new government program are aimed at encouraging imagination
How fit are you?Do you look after yourself?Do you eat healthily or do you eat anything you like?Premier League football club Aston Villa are encouraging their players and local children to eat healthy food．They know that what you eat is the key to success．
How fit is a footballer?
Could you run ten kilometers in 90 minutes?A professional footballer can．Footballers have to be strong, quick, skillful and creative in their moves．Every Premier League club makes sure it has a good coaching scheme and a well-planned fitness program．They also ensure that players have the practice and training that will prepare them for matches．What else do you think clubs pay special attention to?A good stadium?Anything else?What about the food they eat?
Eating the right thing
A good diet is a fundamental part of sport these days．Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill's sport and health experts have chosen a secret weapon－organic food(food grown without chemicals)．Fitness manager Jim Henry eats with his players and said：“I chose to switch to organic food for Aston Villa because I've read studies showing that organic food has higher levels of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants．”He believes that the best way to get these is to eat the very best fresh food．
What to eat after the match
Head chef at Aston Villa, lan Edge, feeds players with the best food as soon as they finish an away match．He says：“Food is very important to sports stars and particularly after a game．There is an hour of opportunity when they need to eat to get the best muscle strength, so I hand out meals on the coach on the way home．If we can make one per cent difference to the players by using organic food, then it is worth it．”
Teaching healthy eating
Everyone at Aston Villa enjoys organic food at their training ground．But the club is also worried about the unhealthy diet among local children who prefer sweets and unhealthy fast food．As part of their work in the community, Aston Villa has opened up their kitchen and invited children from local schools to come and learn how to cook with the help of the Villa head chef．Villa midfielder, Nigel ReoCoker, visited the children on the opening day．“The kitchen promotes healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle．”he said．
A final word from the kitchen
Head chef Ian says：“Footballers know how important food is to their profession and nine times out of ten, they go for the healthiest option．”Do you watch your diet?If you do and you keep yourself fit, you can be a winner!
(1)
Every Premier League Club provides footballers with ________．
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A．
a good coach
B．
a fitness center
C．
proper practice and training
D．
a delicious diet
(2)
According to Jim Henry, ________．
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A．
he believes the studies he has read about organic food
B．
he will only eat organic food with his players
C．
he thinks food is especially important after a game
D．
he chose organic food as a secret weapon for footballers
(3)
We can learn from the passage that ________．
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A．
people can make one percent difference to players by using organic food
B．
only a few footballers pay attention to the healthy eating
C．
footballers in Aston Villa usually eat on their way to the match
D．
footballers in Aston Villa usually eat some food within an hour after a match．
(4)
Why has Aston Villa invited children from local schools?
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A．
Because they want to teach kids how to cook delicious food．
B．
Because they want to teach kids to play football．
C．
Because they are fond of the kids in the community．
D．
Because they intend to promote healthy eating．
阅读理解
There was one thing that I found rather strange on my first day to work at Monk's House．The floors in the house were very thin．The bathroom was directly above the kitchen, and when Mrs．Woolf was having her bath before breakfast, I could hear her talking to herself．On and on she went, talk, talk, talk, asking questions and giving herself the answers．I thought there must have been two or three people up there with her．Later Mr．Woolf explained that Mrs．Woolf always said out loud what she had written during the night．She needed to know if they sounded right and the bath was a good place for trying them out．
I was not allowed to make coffee at Monk's House－Mr．and Mrs．Woolf came into the kitchen at eight o'clock every morning to make it．When we carried the breakfast trays to Mrs．Woolf's room I noticed that there were pencils and paper beside her bed so that when she woke up she could work, and sometimes it seemed as though she had had very little sleep．
Mrs．Woolf's bedroom was outside the house in the garden．I used to think how inconvenient it must be to have to go out in rain to go to bed．Her bedroom had been added to the back of the house; the door faced the garden and a window opened out onto a field．Because the writing-room was small, Mr．Woolf had had a larger one built for her at the end of the garden against the church wall．
I can always remember her coming out of her writing-room only for lunch each day：she used to walk down through the garden smoking one of her favourite cigarettes．She was tall and thin and very graceful, with large, deep-set eyes．She wore long skirts in the fashion of the day, and silk jackets of the same colour, which suited her well．I pressed her clothes and did any sewing that was necessary．
Her cigarettes were made from a special tobacco called My Mixture．Mr．Woolf bought it for her in London, and, in the evenings, they used to sit by the fire and make these cigarettes themselves．
(1)
At the time of this passage, the writer might have been __________．
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A．
a friend of Mrs．Woolf
B．
the assistant of Mr．Woolf
C．
a reporter who was writing about Mrs．Woolf's life．
D．
the housekeeper at Monk's House
(2)
What was particularly unusual about Monk's House?
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A．
The floors were very thin．
B．
The bathroom was directly above the kitchen．
C．
Mrs．Woolf's bedroom was outside the house in the garden．
D．
The house was next to a church．
(3)
What can we learn about Mrs．Woolf's writing habits from this passage?
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A．
She wrote while having a bath in the morning．
B．
She often did a lot of writing at night．
C．
She worked in the garden so that she could smoke．
D．
She stayed in bed all day writing with pencils．
(4)
What was Mr．Woolf's attitude towards his wife according to this passage?
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A．
He lived a separate life from his wife．
B．
He found her strange and difficult to get along with．
C．
He helped with her writing although he didn't understand much．
D．
He tried his best to satisfy her needs．
(5)
According to this passage, Mrs．Woolf __________
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A．
spent most of her time on her own work
B．
didn't have a good taste of clothes
C．
didn't do any housework herself
D．
was attractive but cold to others
阅读理解
The NBA’s version of the Ming Dynasty is done．After helping basketball gain a foothold in the world’s most populous market, Chinese star Yao Ming has retired．
Yao made it official Wednesday, telling a news conference that a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30．
“I will formally end my career,” said Yao, who became a household name in China before starting his NBA career with the Houston Rockets in 2002．Yao played eight seasons in the NBA．
“Today is an important day for me and holds a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,” Yao said．“I had to leave the court since I suffered a stress fracture(断裂) in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year．My past six months were a painful wait．I have been thinking about my future over and over．Today I am announcing a personal decision, ending my career as a basketball player and officially retire．But one door is closing and another one is opening．”
Yao said he would return to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks, with the possibility of becoming general manager．He already owns the club and wants to contribute more．
“My playing career started with the club．I hope I can do something for it,” Yao said．
He later appeared with his family on the stage to the applause and cheers of the crowd．He thanked a lot of people－his family, former coaches, even players like Shaquille O’Neal－“for making me a better player．I will be always with you．Thank you．”
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey was among those attending the farewell(告别) conference Wednesday．Morey made the long trip from Houston．Morey said 20 hours on planes was tiring but he would be sorry if he wasn’t here．“It’s a big moment,” Morey added．“Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility．I hope we can continue his culture in the NBA．”
Yao had played six years with the Chinese national team before joining the Rockets, and was already a star in his home country．He carried the Olympic torch through Tiananmen Square and his country’s flag during the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics in 2008．He also donated ＄ 2 million and set up a foundation to rebuild schools in the wake of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan．
(1)
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
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A．
Yao Ming：a household name
B．
Yao Ming retires from the basketball
C．
A farewell conference
D．
Yao Ming’s personal decision
(2)
According to the passage, which of the following words can’t be used to describe Yao Ming?
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A．
Talented．
B．
Responsible．
C．
Generous．
D．
Careful．
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The reason why Yao Ming retired is that he is too old．
B．
Yao Ming played six years in America．
C．
Yao Ming started his playing career in Houston．
D．
Yao Ming was once an Olympic torchbearer(火炬手)．
(4)
What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph but one?
