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　　Decision-thinking is not unlike poker－it often matters not only what you think, but also what others think you think and what you think they think you think. The mental process(过程)is similar. Naturally, this card game has often been of considerable interest to people who are, by any standards, good thinkers.

　　The great mathematician John von Neumann was one of the founders of game theory. In particular, he showed that all games fall into two classes: there are what he called games of‘perfect information’, games like chess where the players can’t hide anything or play tricks: they don’t win by chance, but by means of logic and skills. Then there are games of‘imperfect information’, like poker, in which it is impossible to know in advance that one course of action is better than another.

　　One mistaken idea about business is that it can be treated as a game of perfect information. Quite the reverse. Business, politics, life itself are games which we must normally play with very imperfect information. Business decisions are often made with many unknown and unknowable factors(困惑) which would even puzzle best poker players. But few business people, find it comfortable to admit that they are taking a chance, and many still prefer to believe that are playing chess, not poker.

1．The subject discussed in this test is ________.

[　　]

A．the process of reaching decisions

B．the difference between poker and chess

C．the secret of making good business plans

D．the value of information in winning games

2．An important factor in a game of imperfect information is ________.

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3．Which of the following can be used in place of“Quite the reverse”?

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4．In the writer’s opinion, when making business decisions one should ________.

[　　]

A．put perfect information before imperfect information

B．accept the existence of unknown factors

C．regard business as a game of chess

D．mix known and unknown factors

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　　Fei Xiang, whose English name is Kris Phillips, is a Chinese-American. He is nearly two metres, with blue eyes, looking like an Asian. Though he was born in Taiwan, he grew up speaking Chinese to his mother and English to his father and became a student at Standford University in California. Later he returned from abroad to Taiwan and became a singer.

　　In 1986, Fei Xiang visited the mainland and turned into a big pop star there. He was well known among the young people and his songs were widely accepted, such as“Fire in the Winter”,“Clouds of My Hometown”and so on.

　　He left the mainland for New York four years later. There he worked as a lowly member. He led a quiet life in New York, for only a few people knew his name.

　　Now Phillips is planning to end his six-year stay in the USA and return to the mainland and his recording career. His new project is to introduce the mainland to the music of the Broadway stage(百老汇戏剧艺术), including the song“Maria”from“West Side Story.”

1．Kris Phillips’ mother is ________ and his father is ________.

[　　]

A．Chinese…American

B．Chinese…Chinese

C．American…American

D．English…American

2．Mr Kris Phillips became as a big pop star ________.

[　　]

A．in the United States

B．in the place where he was born

C．in the mainland

D．at Stanford University

3．What is the order in which Phillips did the following things?

a．made a decision to return to PRC

b．learned Chinese from his mother and English from his father

c．was widely welcomed by the young people

d．sang Miss Saigon as a lowly member

e．became a student at Stanford University

[　　]

4．Fei Xiang is the best known in China for ________.

[　　]

A．his plan to introduce the mainland to the music of Broadway stage

B．West Side Story

C．his performance

D．his special nationality

5．Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Fei Xiang’s parents are both teachers.

B．Fei Xiang lived in the mainland for four years.

C．Fei Xiang is considered as a big pop star both in America and in China.

D．Fei Xiang returned to the mainland in 1986.

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　　One of the most popular American singers of the 20^th century was Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley made the music called rock‘n’roll(摇滚乐) popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

　　Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a small town called Tupelo, in Mississippi in the southern United States. He came from a very poor family. His parents were simply country people who often took Elvis to church. At church he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

　　When he was a school boy, Elvis moved to the town of Memphis in Tennessee. He attended high school in Memphis, but he was not a very good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is popular in Tennessee, a style called country and western.

　　In 1955 in Memphis he recorded some country and western songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked Elvis’s singing and music. There was something different about it. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American south, music known as blues.

1．Elvis Presley will always be remembered by American people as ________.

[　　]

A．a film star

B．a famous conductor

C．a record maker

D．a great singer

2．Elvis learned to sing ________.

[　　]

3．The first music Elvis recorded was the style called ________.

[　　]

A．blues

B．popular songs

C．rock‘n’roll

D．country and western

4．When he was at high school, Elivis didn’t do very well in his studies because ________.

[　　]

A．he was slow in learning

B．his family was very poor

C．he went to church too often

D．he was only interested in singing

5．At the recording studio, people noticed that Elvis’s singing and music ________.

[　　]

A．was not country and western

B．sounded the same as blues

C．had a unique (独特) style

D．was popular in South America

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　　Bed and Breakfast, or B&B, as it is often known, is a form of holiday accommodation (住处) for which Britain is world famous.

　　It gives you the chance to stay in a private(私人) house that has one or two spare rooms, or a small guest house.

　　And it also gives you the chance to make friends and see some of the most attractive(吸引人的)and less well-known parts of the country.

　　Usually it is run by the owner who lives in the house and you will be treated as a noble guest.

　　The welcome will be warm and friendly and you can have your meals in a separate dining room.

　　Besides a comfortable bed, your host will prepare you an English breakfast fit for a king.

　　Prices change from 15 to 20 per night, including breakfast.

1．Why is Britain world famous?

[　　]

A．Its attractive mountains of the country.

B．The spare rooms.

C．Its supply of breakfast and bed for tourists.

D．Its small houses.

2．B & B is actually ________.

[　　]

A．a small shop which especially sells beds and prepares breakfast

B．a distant village where people all like to spend holidays

C．a secret hotel where people can do what they are free to do

D．a private house where guests have a daily life as good as home

3．Which of the following sentences is not true?

[　　]

A．In a separate house guests can enjoy a separate dining room.

B．A private house can supply guests with several spare bedrooms and less well-known places.

C．The owner of the private house lived in it together with guests.

D．The owner of the private house treats guests warmly and in friendly way.

4．The phrase“an English breakfast fit for a king”means ________.

[　　]

A．a very good breakfast

B．a breakfast which only a kind can enjoy

C．a very expensive breakfast

D．a breakfast which costs 15 to 20

5．Which do you think is the best title of this passage?

[　　]

A．Small Guests House.

B．A Private House.

C．A home Away From Home.

D．Holiday Accommodation.

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　　A close friend of mine lives with six hundred wildlife on the Greek Island of Kyklos. Ever since he left school(where I first knew him), he has travelled all over the world collecting animals for his very own zoo. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every kind of animal on his island, like Noah before the Great Flood. But the flood that my friend was afraid of, was a flood not of water, but of people, I expect you have heard of my friend, he writes books about his travells, and about the wild and wonderful animals that he collects. The money from the books helps to pay for all the food that these animals eat.

　　My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week, (there is not enough water on the island, though there is plenty all round it), he found oil. He needs money for his travells, and for his zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for a life-time, but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the end of his zoo and his life’s work.

　　So, he will not tell anybody (but you and me) about what he found, because oil and water do not mix.

1．The writer got to know his friend ________.

[　　]

A．on the island where his friend’s zoo is

B．at the school where they studied

C．at a certain place while his friend was travelling

D．at the place where his friend found oil

2．My friend has travelled all over the world ________ for his zoo.

[　　]

3．Last week my friend ________.

[　　]

A．found plenty of oil all round the island

B．was looking for water but found oil instead

C．found enough water on his island to last a life-time

D．went out looking for a job

4．In this text,“oil and water do not mix.”means ________.

[　　]

A．you can’t sell oil for water

B．oil and water can’t be mixed together

C．if you want to get the oil, you will lose all animals

D．my friend doesn’t need oil but water

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　　Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. We breathe the oxygen(氧气)that plants produce. And we need plants for another reason: we need them for their beauty.

　　Imagine a world with no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, not being able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.

　　Everywhere people need the beauty of plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always try to design houses with room for some grass and a garden.

　　Do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and attention? Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called THE SECRET LIEF OF PLANTS, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earh, it had a thicker stem(茎)and more leaves.

1．In the experiment, the two plants were ________.

[　　]

A．talked to in two different ways

B．of different types

C．both given love and attention

D．grown in the same place

2．At the end of six months ________.

[　　]

A．the plants were of the same size

B．one plant had longer roots than the other

C．one plant had longer roots; the other plant had a thicker stem

D．one plant had a thicker stem; the other plant had more leaves

3．Tompkins and Bird believe that plants ________.

[　　]

A．can talk to each other

B．care for each other

C．should be grown in different places

D．love to be loved

4．The experiment has proved that ________.

[　　]

A．without plants people could not live

B．we should talk to plants and give them love

C．we should grow as many plants as possible

D．plants need plenty of water, sunshine and fertilizer(肥料)

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　　When people become good at doing the things they like they find themselves.

　　Many young people are good at doing things they do not like, many other young people would like to do something at which they are not good. Also, many do not think they are good at anything, and do not know what they would like to do. None of them are happy.

　　It is impossible to decide whether one likes something until one has tried it. Trying something new is important.

　　Give each idea a fair chance. If you have decided to try out something new, also decided how long you will stick to it. Then you can make a fair decision.

　　The best thing to judge is not the final goal, but the work it takes you to reach that goal. Almost everybody would like to be highly skilled in something, but becoming highly skilled at anything calls for a great deal of time and effect.

　　Finding oneself means not only discovering what one is good at and what one likes; it also means discovering what one is not good at and does not like.

　　So trying something and failing can have its good side. It tells you that you are not fit for that particular area and should not use it as your goal.

1．None of the young people are happy because ________.

[　　]

A．they are good at doing things they are not fond of

B．they would like to do something they are not good at

C．they think they are good at nothing and do not know what they would like to do

D．of all the above

2．You can’t decide whether you like something ________.

[　　]

A．even if you have tried it

B．although you have tried it

C．before you have tried it

D．after it has been tried

3．It takes ________ to become good at something.

[　　]

A．time and money

B．a lot of time and work

C．a lot of work and rest

D．men and time

4．From this passage we know that to find oneself is ________.

[　　]

5．To find oneself one has to know ________.

[　　]

A．his strong points

B．his weak points

C．both his strong and weak points

D．what he likes and what he is good at

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　　As you are receiving my note by e-mail, it’s wise to remember how easily this wonderful technology can be misused, sometimes unintentionally, with serious consequences.

　　Consider the case of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory. Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher’s wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took one look at the monitor(屏幕), let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:

　　DEAREST WIFE: JUST GOT CHECKED IN. EVERYTHING PREPARED FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW.

　　P. S SURE IS HOT DOWN HERE.

1．From where do you think this passage comes from? It comes from ________.

[　　]

2．What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?

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3．How was the weather in Florida when the story happened? It was ________.

[　　]

4．Why did the old lady fall to the floor? Because ________.

[　　]

A．she was in great sorrow

B．she didn’t like to be made fun of

C．she thought the mail was from her husband who died the day before

D．she was in too poor health

5．From whom and to whom was the e-mail intended to be sent? It was intended to be sent from ________ to ________.

[　　]

A．the Illinois man…the old lady

B．the preacher…his wife

C．the Illinois man…his own wife

D．somebody unknown…the old lady

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　　Computer people talk a lot about the need for other people to become“computer-literate”. But not all experts(专家)agree that this is a good idea.

　　One pioneer, in particular, who disagrees is David Tebbutt, the founder of Computertown UK. Although many people see this as a successful attempt to bring people closer to the computer, David does not see it that way. He says that Computertown UK was formed for just the opposite reason, to bring computers to people and make them“people-literate”.

　　David Tebbutt thinks Computertowns are most successful when tied to a computer club but he insists there is an important difference between the two. The clubs are for people who have some computer knowledge already. This frightens away non-experts, who are happier going to Computertowns where experts to encourage them and answer any questions they have. They are to tell people about computers, but have to be able to answer all questions people ask. People don’t have to learn computer terms(术语), but the experts have to explain in plain language. The computers are becoming“people-literate.”

1．Which of the following is David Tebbutt’s idea on the telationship between people and computers?

[　　]

A．Computer learning should be made easier.

B．There should be more computer clubs for experts.

C．People should work harder to master computer use.

D．Computers should be made cheaper so that people can afford them.

2．We can infer from the text that“computer-literate”means ________.

[　　]

A．being able to afford a computer

B．being able to write computer programs

C．working with the computer and finding out its value

D．understanding the computer and knowing how to use it

3．The underlined word“it”in the second paragraph refers to the idea that Computertowns ________.

[　　]

A．help to set up more computer clubs

B．bring people to learn to use computers

C．bring more experts to work together

D．help to sell computers to the public

4．David Tebbutt started Computertown UK with the purpose of ________.

[　　]

A．making better use of computer experts

B．increasing computer sales

C．improving computer programs

D．popularizing computers

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　　Australia is an island and it is a continent too. It is the largest island in the world, but it is the smallest continent. It is almost 7.7 million square kilometers. Compare(和……相比)this with China. China is about 9.7 million square kilometres.

　　Australia is in the south of the world. It lies between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

　　Most of the western half of Australia is highland. But it is not very high and the land is rather flat. High flat land is not called mountains. It is called plateau. The highest mountain is in the southeast. It is called Mt. Kosciusko. It is 2,228 meters high. This high land in the east is sometimes called the Great Dividing Range. Between the Great Dividing Range and the Western Australian Plateau, the land is low. This part is called the Central Lowlands.

　　The only big river in Australia is the River Murray. It begins in the mountains in the southeast of the country and it runs westward into the Indian Ocean.

1．Australia is ________.

[　　]

A．an island in the Indian Ocean

B．a continent in the south of the world

C．a big island separated from Europe by the Pacific Ocean

D．a plateau

2．In the west of Australia ________.

[　　]

A．are many mountains

B．lies the Great Dividing Range

C．is a plateau

D．lies the highest mountain

3．________ is the highest mountain in Australia. It lies in the ________.

[　　]

A．The Great Dividing Range, east

B．Mt. Kosciusko, southeast

C．The Central Lowlands, south

D．The Western Plateau, west

4．Which of the following is not true?

[　　]

A．The Great Dividing Range is the highland in the east.

B．The Western Australian Plateau is the flat highland in the west.

C．The River Murray is the only big river in Australia.

D．The River Murray runs from west to southeast into the Indian Ocean.