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There is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.
He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him. "Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, "Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered."
Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God’s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.
The letter said, "Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces!"
No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.
小题1:Before the man had the accident, he ________.

A．had toured around the world

B．had visited local prisons

C．had tried doing exercise to recover himself

D．had been friends with the prison minister

小题2:In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to ________.

A．receive the school education

B．write to other people who needs encouragement

C．meet the people who are depressed

D．help other people lost arms and legs

小题3:According to the prison minister, ________.

A．the man was not allowed to write to the prisoners

B．the man couldn’t go to see the prisoners himself

C．the prisoners were not allowed to answer the letters

D．he was not sure if the prisoners liked receiving the letters

小题4:From the officer’s short note we are told that ________.

A．the man would be offered free paper to write letters on

B．some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his letters

C．the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the man

D．his letters were very popular among the prisoners

小题5:What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Stories about a humorous Person

B．Popularity of Special Letters

C．Special letters of Encouragement

D．Relationship between writers and prisoners

答案

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C

解析

试题分析：文章大意：文章主要讲述一个人在一次事故中失去双腿和左臂，为了使自己生活更加有意义，他开始写信给那些需要鼓励的人。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident.可以得出答案。故A正确。
小题2:细节理解题。根据文章第二段An idea occurred to him. "Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"可知他开始写信给那些需要鼓励的人。故B正确。
小题3:推理判断题。根据文章第三段The prison minister replied, "Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered."可知囚犯不允许回复信件。故C正确。
小题4:推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段The letter said, "Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces!"可知他的非常信受囚犯的欢迎。故D正确。
小题5:主旨大意题。文章主要讲述一个人在一次事故中失去双腿和左臂，为了使自己生活更加有意义，他开始写信给那些需要鼓励的人。故用标题Special letters of Encouragement。故C正确。

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New technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It"s now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communication equipment is greatly improved by foreign language skills.
Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modem businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support home business efforts.
Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks (管理层). The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being "out of sight and out of mind." He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company"s plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more popular.
Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communication devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.
English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn"t generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.
The employee posted abroad who speaks the country"s official language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign partners over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset（资产）to the firm.
小题1:What is the author"s attitude toward high-tech communications equipment?

A．Negative.

B．Positive.

C．Prejudiced.

D．discontented.

小题2:With the increased use of high-tech communication equipment, business people ________.

A．are eager to work overseas

B．have to get familiar with modem technology

C．are attaching more importance to their overseas businesses

D．are gaining more economic benefits from domestic businesses

小题3:In paragraph 3, "out of sight and out of mind" (Line 2-3) probably means ________.

A．leaving all care and worry behind

B．being totally out of touch with business at home

C．being unable to think properly for lack of insight

D．missing opportunities for promotion when abroad

小题4:According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employing people today?

A．Ability to speak the customer"s language.

B．Connections with businesses over seas

C．Technical know-how.

D．Business experience.

小题5:The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can _________.

A．fast-forward their proposals to their bosses.

B．better control the whole negotiation process

C．easily make friends with business people abroad

D．easily find new approaches to meet market needs

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Beer and fried chicken — Thanks to a South Korean drama currently on air, Man From the Stars, this new mix-and-match junk food trend has become popular among young audiences, despite its unhealthy nature. Indeed, South Korean TV dramas, or K-drama for short, have been a major force in the South Korean pop-culture wave that has captured the hearts of young Chinese audiences. According to iQiyi, a video website that features Man From the Stars, by Feb 15, the number of views for the TV drama hit 370 million in China.
“It is interesting to explore what elements of those dramas appeal to audiences. It’s obviously more than just pretty faces,” says Yan Feng, a professor of Chinese literature at Fudan University. Reflected by audiences, culture critics and insiders of the industry, youth fantasy, creative storylines, cultural proximity, and well-organized production all add up to K-drama’s success, along with, of course, those handsome and cute faces dressed in the latest fashion trends.
“Everyone fancies a perfect partner, handsome or beautiful,” says Zhou Ying, a professor at Chongqing Technology and Business University. “The South Korean TV industry is feeding this need.” After Lee Min-ho appeared on CCTV’s annual Spring Festival gala, he became the most famous South Korean in China. Only weeks later, Kim Soo-hyun, lead actor in Man From the Stars, swept the country. Apart from pretty faces, fashion is another highlight of the series. Each time actors from the series wear a new set of outfits, similar clothes experience a sales boom online, according to Xiao Yi, a Taobao store owner.
As is known, with love triangles, incurable diseases, and Cinderella tales, storylines in South Korean dramas may seem a bit commonplace. While The Man From the Stars challenges this by putting aliens and time travel into these existing stories, Peng Sanyuan, a screenwriter, says a focus on detail is a key factor in the success of these dramas. “In order to accurately target audiences and find emotional reflections with them, more and more female writers are working in the industry,” says Peng about her experience of exchanging ideas with South Korean colleagues. According the experts, South Korean writers somehow make sense of these plots, no matter how unlikely it seems.
小题1:Why has beer and fried chicken become so popular among Chinese young people at present?

A．Because the food tastes very great.

B．Because they want to change the trend.

C．Because the food is good for their health.

D．Because they are deeply affected by the Korean TV drama.

小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 2?

A．similarity

B．difference

C．conflict

D．curiosity

小题3:According to the whole passage, how many elements can lead to the appeal of Korean dramas?

A．Two

B．Four

C．Six

D．Seven

小题4:After reading the third paragraph, which of the following is right?

A．Lee Min-ho is the lead actor in Man From the Stars.

B．Kim Soo-hyun appeared on CCTV’s annual Spring Festival gala

C．The similar clothes worn by the Korean actors become very hot online.

D．Everyone has a perfect partner, who is handsome or beautiful.

小题5:What makes Man From the Stars different from other K-dramas according to the last paragraph?

A．Female writers

B．Creative stories

C．Pretty faces

D．Fashionable clothes

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Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular "design museums" that are opening today, however, perform quite a different role. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall
Pele have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales-it is the honoring of excellently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something, while the second tells you the success of a sale.
One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhihits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has improved the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something between their understanding.
In recent years, several new design museums have opened their door. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London"s Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life.
小题1:Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they＿．

A．show more technologically advanced products

B．help increase the sales of products

C．show why the products have sold well

D．attract more people than store windows do

小题2:The author believes that most design museum visitors＿．

A．do not admire mass-produced products

B．are puzzled with technological exhibits

C．dislike exhibits in art museums

D．know the exhibits very well

小题3:The choices open to design museums＿
A. are not as strict as those to art museums
B, are not aimed to interest the public
C. may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors
D. often contain precious exhibits
小题4:The best title for this passage is“＿”

A．The Forms of Design Museums

B．The Exhibits of Design Museums

C．The Nature of Design Museums

D．The Choices Open to Design Museums

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Women nowadays do not just want to work to help meet the rising costs of living and education for their children. They also want a career that will enable them to bring out their skills and use their potentials so that they can experience a sense of fulfillment and pride that come from achievements and success. Some careers that have been traditionally dominated(支配)by the male species have been made open and filled up by women as well. It is no longer a surprising occurrence today to see many women working as pilots, astronauts, engineers, in construction sites, and in the printing business that operates hightech machines.
Many women are also taking their chances on managerial and executive positions that mostly men are the ones sitting on. Many of them also do well in the line of education as teachers, deans and even presidents of universities. You can also see many women as lecturers and reviewers of different businesses. One example is that of the online printing company reviews where women usually have a say on what is the best choice for online printers for any marketing needs.
From the income that women are getting from their work, they are able to maintain a family and able to provide a better education for their children and able to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle.
However, there are still pronounced biases (偏见) against women in high leadership positions. There still exists the socalled genderrole stereotyping. Women need help to cope with and manage the typical stereotyping of women workers and managers. Those who look for jobs advertised in the classified sections of the newspaper often discover that many corporate positions are closed to women. And most often than not, many give preference to men by indicating in their ads phrases such as “male preferred” or “male applicants only”. Even in some family run or owned corporations, seldom can you see women managers and presidents.
Surveys show that although a man and a woman have the same level or handle the same position in an organization, the man would get a higher or bigger compensation package(薪酬) compared to women. Because of this, many women are just contented，to be in subordinate positions in finance, human resources, sales, manufacturing and other supportive roles.
There are still other barriers that prevent women from reaching their full potentials in the world of employment. Our culture does not encourage women to excel in government and in businessrelated jobs. Women who are able to make it on top and handle leadership roles are sometimes regarded merely as tokens. The abilities and skills of women are normally questioned by their own peers, and sadly even by other women.
If you are a woman who have the interest, ability and drive to pursue management careers，career counseling is of great help to help you find direction and increase motivation to pursue your career goals. It will help you have the selfconfidence to get you in the same career opportunities open to men in this society that still prefers men for top level positions.
小题1:From the first paragraph we know that women________.

A．work mainly to help meet the rising costs of living

B．want to provide their children with better education

C．also want to take some more challenging jobs

D．have taken up some work that men can do well

小题2:It can be inferred that in the past it was surprising to see women________.

A．taking jobs outside home

B．working as pilots or astronauts

C．educating their children at home

D．operating machines at home

小题3:The underlined word “subordinate” in the 5th paragraph has a similar meaning to“________”．

A．higher	B．lower
C．more rewarding	D．less demanding

小题4:What"s the best title for the passage?

A．Women working out of houses

B．Women fighting against biases

C．Women getting larger income

D．Women aiming high in careers

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Art is everywhere in our lives.Every manmade object is linked with art—a house，a motor car，a bridge，a chair，a teapot，or a piece of cloth.Throughout history，humans have made articles for a wide variety of purposes；generally for everyday practical requirements.The style of practical objects reflects the outlook and the spirit of the times in which they are made and in consequence style is constantly changing.
It seems that humans possess a natural urge to improve constructed objects with decoration：sometimes for beautification，sometimes for religious reasons，sometimes to show off their wealth and power，and sometimes to tell a story.Decoration is not art in itself.Unnecessary decoration can ruin the form and perhaps the function of an object，but when decoration is used with care，it can beautify，produce variety，and add interest.
The first essential(要点) in every creation is that it should properly fulfil its purpose；for instance，a teapot should pour perfectly，an easy chair should provide comfortable relaxation，a block of flats should be a pleasant place in which to live，and a factory or commercial building should be a suitable building in which to work.
The second essential is that an object should please the eye with its form，line，proportion(比例)，colour and texture(质地)，and it should be capable of inspiring the emotions.For example，contemporary furniture designers must think of form，function and structure，and have taken their lead from the outstanding Scandinavian designs of Denmark，Finland and Sweden，whose preference was for simple functional furniture to suit the architectural environment of the day.Heavy furniture is no longer desirable，and by contrast，modern furniture is often characterised by its good proportion，pleasing lines，simple fittings and attractive structures.
Motor vehicles are a perfect example of how design has changed to suit function.Early car design was greatly influenced by the horsedrawn carriage，but today we find functional design satisfying every requirement of practical use and good appearance.Designs in the 1980s and 1990s included streamlining(流线型) to reduce wind resistance in fastmoving vehicles，and，at the same time，satisfy an important art principle—rhythm.But the cars of today，often half size of their predecessors(前身)，have taken the concept of industrial design way beyond simple strength，comfort and beauty.They now include safety and ecological characteristics，reflecting the need to be environmentally friendly through，for example，reduced fuel consumption，while at the same time satisfying the need to be stylish，and appealing to the eye.For many people，the 21stcentury car represents the greatest work of art.
小题1:What point does the writer make about decorating objects?

A．It is something people have always done.

B．It can show the object has a range of functions.

C．It always improves the appearance of an object.

D．It is usually done to make the object more noticeable.

小题2:The underlined word “fulfil” in Paragraph 3 means “________”．

A．keep	B．find
C．change	D．realize

小题3:What is the best title for the text?

A．Form Follows Function

B．Life Is Art，Art Is Life

C．Art in Everyday Life

D．The Best Work of Art

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