1、1A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical2A. After B. So C. Though D. Or3A. literature B. transport C. agriculture D. medicine4A. view B. knowledge C. form D. database 5A. paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers6A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide7A. control B. command C. g
2、uidance D. pressure8A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal9A. courage B. time C. energy D. place10A. theory B. business C. routine D. project11A. bored B. fluent C. interested D. devoted12A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired13A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly14A. age B. speed C. distance D.
3、school15A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel16A. singing B. working C. bargaining D. learning17A. progress B. mistakes C. cleverness D. clumsiness18A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy19A. blamed B. amazed C. interrupted D. informed20A. their B. his C. our D. your二、阅读理解：Allow me to introdu
4、ce you to Terry, a window salesman from England. If I could take you back about 20 years, youd know Terry as a complete green hand, who was wet behind the ears in just about everything he attempted. A person couldnt sell false teeth to his own Granny, let alone he could compete with the other salesp
5、eople in the industry. You know, the kind who could sell snow to Eskimos.Terrys boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he was extremely nervous. With his hands and his knees shaking, he approached the front door and knocked at is. And old woman a
6、ppeared. After dozens of cups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woman signed a contract and purchased over $7,000 worth of windows.The woman had already talked with 6 excellent salesmen that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones! Thats right-Terrys price was the most expensive and he was also
7、the most inexperienced salesman there ever was.So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than the others. Thats all there was to it. She didnt care about the extra expense. Even the other salesmen couldnt persuade her to pay less than this young lad w
8、as asking for.The truth is that the young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesmans talk. First impressions count, not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual “personality” the kid honestly gave was all that was required. If you market your
9、 own products and services, consider what impression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then youve already done half of the work. If this means redesigning your presentation, then so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, helpful and giving the best possible shopping
10、experience to your customers, the so be it.21When Terry was offered the job of salesman, he .A. was good at sales techniquesB. was too young to do itC. was believed in by his bossD. knew little about sales skills22The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggests that .A. Terry couldnt trade with Eski
11、mosB. Terry loved his Granny moreC. Terry was too honest to do the jobD. Terry was afraid to compete23What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?A. Being honest and childish.B. First impression of good personality.C. High quality and expensive window.D. Strange ways of sa
12、les.24The passage is most likely written to .A. new salesmenB. general readersC. window makersD. new graduatesIts hard to predict the weather in the near future. Its even more difficult to know what the climate of the coming season is like. Now you know the winter of 2011/12 was not warm but a freez
13、ing one/ many people in the Northern Hemisphere died of cold. but a Native American tribe was fortunate enough to survive the terrible winter because of what was foretold by a weatherman.One day in early September o 2011 the chief of the Native American tribe was asked by his tribal elders if the wi
14、nter was going to be cold or mild. The chief asked his medicine man, but the man also had lost touch with the reading signs from the natural world around the Great Lakes.In truth, neither of them had idea about how to predict the coming winter. However, the chief decided to take a modern approach, a
15、nd rang the National Weather Service in Gaylord Michigan.“Yes, it is going to be a cold winter,” the weatherman told the chief. Consequently, the chief went back to his tribe and told his tribe people to collect plenty of firewood.A fortnight later the chief called the National Weather Service and a
16、sked for an update. “Are you still forecasting a cold winter?” he asked.“Yes, very cold,” the weatherman told him.As a result of this brief conversation the chief went back to the tribe people to collect every bit of wood they could find.A month later the chief called the National Weather Service on
17、ce more and asked about the coming winter. “Yes,” he was told, “it s going to be one of the coldest winters ever.”The weatherman was right! And the Native American tribe went comfortably through the terrifying winter. The chief was thankful and curious. He rang the weatherman again and asked, “How c
18、an you be so sure about it tat it was freezing winter?”The weatherman replied, “Because the Native American tribe of the Great Lakes are collecting wood like crazy.”25The underlined words in Paragraph2 must be a person who .A. only has the ability to cure illnessB. can foretell what will happen in t
19、he futureC. governs he whole American tribesD. is a weatherman for the Great Lakes26The chief decided to take a modern approach, so he turned to .A. his medicine manB. his tribe peopleC. a telephoneD. a weatherman27The native tribe survived the terrible winter mainly because of .A. lucky coincidence
20、B. good leadershipC. scientific predictionD. modern technology28The chief rang the weatherman several times out of .A. anger B. excitementC. curiosity D. doubtImagine you are standing on the 70th floor of the Empire State Building, staring at the cityscape. Suddenly a man pushes past you, opens the
21、window and announces his intention to jump. You yell out, “Stop! Dont do it!” the six-foot-five figure turns to you and menacingly （恐吓地） says, “Try to stop me and Ill take you with me!“Umm No problem, sir. have a good trip. any last words?“Let me tell you my troubles,” he says, “my wife left me, my
22、kids wont talk to me, I lost my job and my pet turtle died, so why should I go on living?Suddenly you have a flash of inspiration. “Sir, close your eyes for a minute and imagine that you are blind. No colors, no sights of children playing, no fields of flowers, no sunset. Now imagine that suddenly t
23、heres a miracle. You open your eyes and your vision is restored! Are you going to jump? Or will you stick around for a week to enjoy the sights?“Ill stay for a week.”“But what happened to all the troubles?“I guess theyre not so bad. I can see!“Well, your eyesight is worth at least five million dolla
24、rs. Youre a rich man!If you really appreciate your eyesight, the other pains are insignificant. But if you take it all for granted, then nothing in life will ever truly give you joy. Actually, there are misconceptions on the road to happiness.misconception1: “Once I know the tools for being happy, t
25、hen it will work like magic.”Dont expect the results to come automatically. It is possible to understand how to achieve happiness, yet not put it into practice. In fact, many people actually prefer to be comfortable and unhappy, rather than bear the discomfort of changing their habits. Just as learn
26、ing any new skill requires effort, you have to be willing to invest serious effort to achieve real happiness.Misconception 2: “if I become content and satisfied with what I have, Ill lose my motivation to achieve more.”Now ask someone who is depressed, “Lets go fishing!” “Im tired. Maybe tomorrow. And anyway, I might rain” in reality, happy people are energetic and ambitious. Theres never enough time to do everything they want to do.Misconception 3:A beautiful Sunday afternoon, youre in the park having a picnic with friends. Suddenly one person complains: “who
