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     When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power . But what are these really, and how do they operate?
     Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things, if this is even possible,it is short-term, and
tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will,they may do it because they feel they must,but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term,they will also experience fear.
     Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best. If
they associate you with this emotion of fear,they will become less functional around you ,and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner
unable to perform effectively .Fear has no place in leadership.
     The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character,and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something ,which may be part of the work day; or we can employ
them at the emotional level, so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own
motivation. Today's work place is all about relationships as a human being as well as a worker, Everyone
produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the
pay check is not the single most motivating factor in the work life of most people.
     The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional
intelligence knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others . Developing your
emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with
people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.

1. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when____.

A. he is forced to do things
B. be cannot work at his best
C. he feels his brain shut down
D. he thinks of his work as too heavy

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.People tend to associate leadership with fear
B.Working conditions affect people's physical health
C. Good relationship is the key to business success
D. Smart people are more functional in the work place

3. To positively influence employees a leader should first of all ____

A. provide better suggestions
B. develop his own personality
C.give his employees a pay rise
D. hide his own emotion of fear

4.Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader's ability to____

A. provide a variety of project for employees
B. help raise employee's living standards
C. give employees specific instructions
D. deal wisely with employees' emotions

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     _1_When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled( 迫使) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes
impossible, to get rid of. _2_ Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as
they live. Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits, and sometimes become ruined by them.
     __3_Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in
early life, such as early rising, honesty and thoroughness.
     Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on.
     __4__Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided.
     __5__

A. There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help.
B. Whether good or not habit are, they are easy to get rid of.
C. We ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will prove good for
ourselves and others.
D. Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.
E. It is very important for us to know why we should get used to good habbits.
F. These are all easily formed habits.
G. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation ofhabits.

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     Turkey started the next stage of a smoking ban on July 19, 2009 by extending the
ban to cafes, bars and restaurants as it aims to limit smoking in a country where 22 million
people, half the adult male population, smoke.
     Smokers in Cyprus will also be hit finally when one of the last EU smoking havens
(避难所) carries out a ban on smoking in public places. From January 1, 2011, smoking
was banned in restaurants, bars, nightclubs and workplaces, and heavy fines were put
in place.
     Ireland carried out a nationwide ban on smoking in workplaces in 2004. US states,
including Florida and California, have had similar bans since 2003. In November 2004,
Bhutan became the first country to ban tobacco sales entirely.
     Here are details on some other countries that have banned smoking since 2008:
     ●July 2008:
     Germany: A ban on smoking in bars in Germany's 16 federal states was challenged
in court in July 2008. Most states are now adopting the guidelines established by the
court. Roughly 29% of more than 81 million Germans smoke.
     ●October 2008:
     India: It banned smoking in public places on October 2 in an attempt to fight tobacco
use. The ban, which includes all offices and restaurants, will hit its estimated 240 million
tobacco users.
     ●January 2009:
     Indonesia: Some cities in Indonesia have banned smoking in public, but rules are
ignored sometimes.
     ●May 2009:
     Croatia: Law banning smoking in all public places came into effect on May 6 to the
displeasure of one million smokers.
     Bulgaria: Lawmakers voted May 15 to ban smoking in public spaces from June 2010,
ignoring protests (抗议) from tobacco producers and the tourist industry. Smoking is
already banned in hospitals, taxis and offices.
     ●July 2009 :
     Greece bans smoking in indoor public places from July 1.

1. According to the passage, Turkey _____.

A. started its first ban on smoking in July 2009
B. was the only EU country that allowed smoking
C. has punished all smokers since January 1, 2010
D. had forbidden smoking in some places before July 19, 2009

2. Which of the following countries bans tobacco sales nationwide first?______

A. Cyprus
B. Bhutan.
C. Ireland.
D. Greece.

3. What can we infer from the passage?______

A. Rules banning smoking in Indonesia are not very strict.
B. Most places in the world will ban smoking in public soon.
C. Smoking is banned in all public places in Ireland.
D. The smoking ban in Bulgaria can't be carried out because of protests.

4. Which of the following countries probably has the fewest smokers?______

A. India
B. Turkey.
C. Croatia.
D. Germany.

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     Mayor Boris Johnson Monday outlined plans to make London "the cleanest, greenest
city on Earth" by the 2012 Olympics and called for commitments from other world cities
at a climate change conference. Leaders of the world's 40 largest cities are meeting in
Seoul this week for a summit on combating global warming -- the third to be held since
2005.
     "What we should do in Seoul is agree that we will stop the endless addiction of
mankind to the internal combustion engine (内燃机)," said Johnson. He said at a press
conference the world's cities consume 75 percent of the world's energy and produce
80 percent of the emissions which cause climate change. "The problem of our planet is
an urban problem," Johnson said.
     He said the British capital wants to use the Olympics "to drive the greening and the
improvement of our city" and noted that London is committed to reduce carbon dioxide
emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
     Johnson said the key measure was being taken to solve problems relating to housing
and commercial buildings, which accounted for 70 percent of carbon dioxide emissions
in London. This involved retrofitting (翻新) -- installing lagging -- in large numbers
of public buildings.
     Johnson proclaimed himself a "passionate cyclist" and said he would push ahead
with cycle superhighways around London.
     London's air quality problem, he said, was caused by vehicle emissions from 8,300
worn and used diesel (柴油) buses, which could be replaced by low-carbon vehicles.
In addition, there were also 32,000 taxis running on diesel fuel, which could be replaced
by electric vehicles.
     Johnson said there would be a few programs in the next few years to produce a
"cleaner, greener" bus for the city. "The age of the diesel bus has got to be over in
London."

1. Which would be the best title for the passage?______

A. The third summit on global warming
B. London plans to make the cleanest and greenest city on Earth by 2012
C. Some measures to deal with pollution
D. The problem of our planet appeared

2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage.'?______

A. London's air quality will be improved in the near future.
B. The used buses running on diesel will be replaced by electric vehicles.
C. London promises to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
D. Something has been done to solve the problem of carbon dioxide emissions.

3. What does the underlined word mean in the first paragraph?______

A. Resisting.
B. Objecting.
C. Agreeing
D. Solving

4. The topic of the meeting in Seoul might be______

A. climate change
B. global warming
C. London Olympics in 2012
D. green environment

5. If the passage was continually written, the following might be _____.

A. measures to end the age of the diesel bus
B. measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in London
C. measures to solve housing and commercial items
D. measures to replace the old and used vehicles

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     The use of the word imitation(模仿) reminds me that we ought to make some more
comments on the risk of people imitating what they see on the screen in the way of crime
(犯罪) or violence．First there was always a risk of children acting out scenes which
could be dangerous．For example,I remember a woman who was head of a middle
school telling me that she had happened to look out of her window when the children
were on the playground and had seen them putting a small boy on a chair with a rope
round his neck and the rope over the branch of a tree;fortunately she was in time to get
there before the child was hanged．I remember a film in particular in which the hero who
was imprisoned had escaped by electrocuting(通电触死) his guard,the technique of
doing this being shown in detail．This was the kind of scene which we could cut for these
reasons．
     In films for young people and adults we always tried to keep off the screen the details
of criminal techniques,such as how to open a locked door with a piece of hard plastic or
how to open a safe;if we were consulted(请教) before production,I used to advise that the
details should not be shown．When I gave talks in prisons about film checking I had full
support for this,since fathers who were in prison for criminal offences did not want their
children to get on crime．
     Every time I gave a talk in a prison someone used to mention the French film Rififi．
made by Jules Dassin in 1954．This remarkable film showed in great detail a robbery of
a jeweller's shop,the robbery lasting about half an hour and being backed by only natural
sound．．．one of the most brilliant film sequences(连续镜头) of all time．I remember
our discussion at the time．We thought that the robbery was finished only with the use of
advanced and obviously expensive equipment and that only the most experienced and skilled
criminals could possibly imitate it;we believed therefore that it was relatively safe.When talking
in prisons some years later I learned that there had been several robberies in which the techniques
had been copied,so perhaps we were wrong．

1．The writer thinks that______．

A．the details of the criminal technique should be kept
B．the details of the crime should not be shown on the screen
C．children should not imitate what they see on the screen
D．it is dangerous to imitate what they see on the screen

2．What is the writer's attitude(态度) towards the film in which the hero had escaped by electrocuting
the guard?

A．The writer likes it very much．
B．The writer is strongly against it．
C．The writer thinks the film has some value．
D．The writer does not show his/her attitude．

3．All the following statements about"Rififi"are true EXCEPT______．

A．that the robbery shown needs experience and skills
B．that some very good tools were used in the robbery
C．that the film showed the technique in detail
D．that the technique of the robbery was not imitated

4．It can be inferred from the passage that______．

A．it is hard for children to tell the differences between real life and the imaginary
B．only people in prison support film checking
C．only children imitate what they have seen on the screen
D．the writer used to advise the details of crime should be shown

阅读理解.

     Computers are popular with the people all over world, which give people new
choices about how to spend their time.
     Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members,
but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most
about. I know this from personal experience.
     E-mall makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends
and evenings. My working hours aren't necessarily much shorter than they once were,
but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young
daughter than I might have if she' d been born before electronic marl became such a
practical tool.
     The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you
do something fun -- see a great movie perhaps and there are four or five friends who
might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may be tired of telling the story.
     With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience at your convenience
and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your
message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply
jt their convenience and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
     E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far
away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with
their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of
staying in touch. They don't take the place of any of the old ways.

1. The purpose of this passage is to _____.

A. explain how to use the Internet
B. describe the writer's joy of keeping up with the latest technology
C. tell the value of the Internet
D. introduce the reader to basic knowledge about computers and the Internet

2. The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to _____.

A. spend less time working
B. haw more time with his child
C. work at home on weekends
D. work comfortably to him

3. The best title for this passage is _____.

A. Computer: New Technological Advances
B. Internet: New Tool to Keep Good Friendship
C. Computers Have Made Life Easier
D. Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication

4. The underlined word probably means?

A. 方便
B. 有空.
C. 工作
D. 在家

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     The family sphere (范围) used to be defined by its isolation from the public realm.
There was the public male realm (领域)of "rational accomplishment" and cruel competition,
and the private female and child-rearing sphere of home, intuition (直觉) and emotion. The
private realm was supposed to be isolated firm the realities of adult life. For both better and
worse, television and other electronic media tend to break down the difference between
those two worlds. The membrane around the family sphere is much more permeable
(可渗透的). TV takes public events and transforms them into dramas that are played
out in the privacy of our living rooms, kitchens and bedrooms.
     Parents used to be the channel through which children learned about the outside world.
They could decide what to tell their children and when to tell it to them. Since children
learn to read in stages, books provide a kind of natural screening process, where adults
can decide what to tell and not tell children of different reading abilities. Television
destroyed the system that separated adult from child knowledge and separated
information into year-by-year slices for children of different ages. Instead, it presents the
same information directly to children of all ages, without going through adult filters.
     So television presents a real challenge to adults. While a parent can read a newspaper
without sharing it with children in the same room, television is accessible to everyone in
that space. And unlike books, television doesn't allow us to flip (翻转) through it and see
what's coming up. We may think we're giving our children a lesson in science by having
them watch the Challenger take off, and then suddenly they learn about death, disaster and
adult mistakes.
     Books allow adults to discuss privately what to tell or not tell children. This also allows
parents to keep adult material secret from children and keep their secret keeping secret.
Take that same material and put it on The Today Show and you have 800,000 children
hearing the very things the adults are trying to keep from them. "Television takes our kids
across the globe before parents give them permission to cross the street."
     More importantly, children gradually learn that adults are worried and anxious about
being parents. Actually, television has also places families under a lot of stress.

1. The main topic of this passage is ______.

A. mistakes made by people in airports
B. troubles experienced by foreigners in a new country
C. difficulties had by people when taking a plane
D. problems caused by words that sound alike

2. The man realized something was wrong when ______.

A. he landed in Oakland, California
B. he saw that the flight attendant was shocked
C. he noticed the direction of the plane
D. he walked up to the gate

3. The sentence " Oh well, I always wanted to see New Zealand." reflects ______.

A. the man's sense of humor
B. the man's frustration
C. the man's disappointment
D. the man's despair

4. According to the passage one proper way to deal with a mistake caused by similar-sounding words
is ______

A. to have a sharp ear
B. to learn a good pronunciation
C. to speak clearly and slowly
D. to laugh and learn from it

阅读理解。

     Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping
them enjoy science can be easy; there's no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab
equipment. You only have to share your children's curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions.
I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children
asked me "textbook questions" about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When
I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, "Now that we're
finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?"
     After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, "Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢)
eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?"
     This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.
     Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after
asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a
child to think. When adults increase their "wait time" to three seconds or more, children give
more logical(符合逻辑) , complete and creative answers.
     Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion,
don't jump in with "That's right" or "Very good". These words work well when it comes to
encouraging good behavior. But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion
is over. Instead, keep things going by saying "That's interesting" or "I'd never thought of it that
way before", or coming up with more questions or ideas.
     Never push a child to "Think". It doesn't make sense, children are always thinking, without
your telling them t9. What's more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child
will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller
target for your disagreement.
     Lastly, show; don't tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any
lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips
through a magnifying glass (放大镜), and they' II understand why you want them to wash before
dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸发) , set a pot of water to boil and let them
watch the water level drop.