阅读理解。 When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But

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阅读理解。     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 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 his 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 become fully devoted to the projects and
provide some of their own motivation. Today"s work place is all about relationships.
     Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they are recognized and valued 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 emotiona
l 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. he can"t work at his best
C. he feels his brain shut down
D. he thinks of his work too heavy2. 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 fear4. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader"s ability to ______.A. provide a variety of projects for employees
B. help raise employees" living conditions
C. give employees special instructions
D. deal wisely with employees" emotions5. This passage is mainly about ______A. not forcing others to do things
B. how to develop your emotional intelligence
C. how to be a good leader
D. how to influence people

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1-5: ACBDC

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阅读理解。     In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Researchers in
psychology think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people
who prefer cool colors.
    The warm colors are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people
usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like
to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors,
are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone
often prefer blue.
    Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with
warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange is a
good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are talking or eating do not want time to pass
quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to
pass quickly.
    Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool.
However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet
are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool
days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow. 1. Which of the following colors belong to cool colors?  A. Yellow, green.
B. Blue, violet.
C. Black, blue.
D. Brown, white. 2. Which of the following statements is not true?   A. Sociable people like warm colors.
B. Warm colors can make people excited.
C. People who like to be with others don"t like red.
D. Where there are warm colors, people want to be active. 3. Which is the right color for different rooms?    A. Red or orange for offices.
B. Orange for dining-rooms.
C. Blue for bedrooms.
D. Red for studies. 4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. It shows the reason why people think some colors are warm and others are cool.
B. Warm colors remind people of warm days.
C. Cool colors remind people of cool days.
D. People have an agreeable opinion of warm colors and cool colors.

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阅读理解。     We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one
place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more
easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
     When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth
in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration(迁移) is probably the
migration of the fish, which is called "salmon". This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to
salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives
birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when
they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the
seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
     Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster(龙虾). Every year, when the
season of bad weather arrives, the lobster get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the
ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go.
     So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other
times we don"t. Maybe living things just like travel.1. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _____.A.  find food more easily
B. enjoy warmer weather
C. give birth
D. find beautiful places2. The mice in northern Europe move when _____.  A. they need fresh water
B. the weather is bad
C. the place gets too crowded
D. they haven"t enough food3. This passage is mainly about _____.    A. why animals move from one place to another
B. how animals can find food easily
C. new discoveries of animals traveling
D. some problems with traveling

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阅读理解      Have you ever seen people dance? Some dances are fast and others are slow. People"s feet always
move when they dance. They keep on moving until the music stops.
     People have enjoyed dancing for a very long time.This story is of a different kind of dance. It is a
dance without people or music. Yet this dance is one of the oldest in the world. It is the dance of bees.
     If you have ever watched bees, you know that they are very clever. They also work hard looking for
food and bringing it back to their home.
     The home of the bees is called a beehive. Here hundreds even thousands of bees live. They work day
and night building small walls of wax. There they make their honey. This is the same honey that we eat.
     Where does the honey come from? Bees live on food from flowers. Have you seen bees flying around a flower garden? When a bee rests on a flower, it tries to go to the centre of it. There it takes in as much
food as its body can hold. Then it flies to take the food back to the hive.
     At the hive, bees change this flower food into honey. Then they fly away for more food.
     How do the bees know where to find the best food in the sweetest flowers? One bee acts as a guide.When it discovers good flowers, it flies back to the hive and tells the others. It does this by dancing for
them. The bee dances on one side. This tells the otherbees which way to go to find the flowers. But that is
not all. The bee dances for some time. And the length of its dance tells the other bees how far they must
fly to reach the flowers. When the bees see the dance, they know where the flowers are.
     They fly away and return with more food for the hive.
     Sometimes we hear the music of the bees as they fly around, but few people have ever seen them
dance. Yet without that dance we might never have sweet honey to eat.1. The writer believes that       . A. people dance better than bees
B. people learned dance from bees
C. bees dance more often than people
D. bees don"t like music 2. From this passage we know that the dance of bees means      . A. they are good at dance
B. they want to show their beauty
C. they communicate with each other
D. they have nothing to do 3. Which of the following is TRUE?A. People get honey from flowers directly.
B. People draw honey from bees" bodies.
C. People produce honey in a secret place.
D. People get honey from bees indirectly. 4. What character do bees have? A. Dance loving.
B. Hardworking.
C. Music loving.
D. Active. 5. If a bee wants to get some information about the distance of food, he may watch closely at       of the
other bees" dance. A. the side
B. the length
C. the place
D. the time

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阅读理解。     Reading to dogs is an unusual way to help children improve their literacy skills.  With their shining
brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed
for a beginning reader to gain confidence, according to Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA) in Salt
Lake City.  The group says it is the first program in the country to use dogs to help develop literacy in
children, with the introduction of Reading Edueation Assistance Dogs(READ).
    The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea.  "Literacy specialists admit that children who
read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower
self-respect, and regard reading as a headache," said Lisa Myron, manager of the children"s department.
    Last November, the two groups started "Dog Day Afternoon" in the children"s department of the main
library.  About 25 children attended each of the four Saturday-afternoon classes, reading for half an
hour.  Those who attended three of the four classes received a "pawgraphed" book at the last class.
    The program was so successful that the library plans to repeat it in April, according to Dana
Thumpowsky, public relations manager.  1.  What is mainly discussed in the text?   A.  Children"s reading difficulties.
B.  Advantages of raising dogs.
C.  Service in public library.
D.  A special reading program.  2.  Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think _________.   A.  dogs are young children"s best friends
B.  children can play with dogs while reading
C.  dogs can provide encouragement for shy children
D.  children and dogs understand each other3.  By saying "The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea", the writer means the
    library ________.   A.  uses dogs to attract children
B.  accepts the idea put forward by ITA
C.  has opened a children"s department
D.  has decided to train some dogs4.  A "pawgraphed" book is most probably_________.  A.  a book used in Saturday classes
B.  a book written by the children
C.  a prize for the children
D.  a gift from parents

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     Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in
the developing world.Women"s education may be an unusual field for economists, but increasing women"s
contribution to development is actually as much an economic issue as a social one. And economics, with
its focus on incentives(鼓励), provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of(剥夺)an
education.
     Parents in low income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to
make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else" s family
and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework
while their brothers are sent to school-the prophecy(预言)becomes self fulfilling, trapping women in a
vicious circle(恶性循环)of neglect.
     An educated mother, on the other hand,has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an
entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the
development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of
her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be
educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
     Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits.But it has enormous economic
advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female
workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 percent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are
impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating
women also has a significant effect on health practices, including family planning.

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