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Part 1 Reading comprehension

Directions: Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.

Questions 1 to 5 are based on the same passage or dialog. Manners evolved differently in different cultures. In earlier times there was a tendency for manners to become increasingly formal, and this was often viewed as progress. In the 18th and 19th centuries having good manners was seen as an important part of one's education and social class, and it was necessary to be taken as a lady or a gentleman to get ahead in the world.

In the 20th and 21st centuries, manners have gradually become more relaxed and informal. The hosting of dinners and other social gatherings are no longer the exclusive privilege of the wealthy elite (精英), and private clubs are being gradually replaced by more open meeting places. So the manners of the salon (沙龙) are gradually combining with the manners of the pub. Clothing is a good indication of the changes in manners, as can be seen in the following examples.

It is surprising that the wearing of hats indoors by males is once again becoming acceptable. Students in North America often wear baseball caps to class. In many countries the wearing of hats indoors by males was once acceptable even in very polite society, but over the years this became considered as a lower-class behavior and was thus discouraged in both the middle and upper classes. The young people who wear hats indoors do not realize they are actually restarting a very old cultural tradition.

A comparable development for females is the wearing of jeans. Many females now wear jeans on a daily basis, either at home or at work. Some see this as a symbolic declaration that they are now modern women, not girls or ladies. Some girls, like boys, wear baseball caps both indoors and outdoors.

Sneakers and shorts are now acceptable for either males or females in a variety of non-athletic situations. Some companies have rules requiring informal dress such as jeans or sneakers on Fridays (called "dress-down Friday" or "casual Friday"), and others permit it almost all the time. In

these companies, and many others, it is acceptable to call the bosses by their first names.

1.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Changes of manners over time.

B. Formal manners in the earlier times.

C. Different manners in different cultures.

D. Development of manners in different classes.

2.In the 20th and 21st centuries, _________.

A. manners are not as formal as in the past

B. manners in a pub are getting more and more formal

C. proper clothing is a good indication of good manners

D. rich people no longer behave formally in social gatherings

3.According to the passage, "the manners of the salon" in paragraph

2 most likely refers to __________.

A. Formal manners of drinking.

B. Informal manners of drinking.

C. Formal manners at social gatherings.

D. Informal manners at social gatherings.

4.According to the passage, nowadays wearing a hat indoors can

actually be viewed as _________.

A. a revolution

B. social progress

C. a worsening situation

D. a return to the old tradition

5.According to the author, today wearing hats indoors, and wearing

jeans at work mainly indicate that _________.

A. women are no longer inferior to men

B. people no longer pay attention to dressing details

C. people are getting more relaxed in terms of manners

D. some companies have lower requirements for their employees

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the same passage or dialog. Between the 1950s and the early 1980s, the evolving role of Japanese women had been most obvious in their attitudes toward marriage and the family system. There had been a trend away from arranged marriages. Many young women admitted that they took paid employment mostly in order to find a husband on their own. In spite of this and other influences a 1982 figure showed that almost 40 percent of marriages were still arranged. This figure was, however, half the size of a 1955 survey which showed that almost 81 percent of marriages were arranged. Once married, many women in the early 1980s continued to work, and increasingly they returned to work after childbirth, something which was hard to imagine a generation before. A woman's role in the family was evolving as well, becoming more and more dominant.

Women had sought more personal satisfaction from their lives since 1950s. In the beginning of the1980s, during their lives before marriage women made up an almost free-wheeling (随心所欲) part of Japanese society. A survey of new brides reported that only 12 percent expected their marriage to be happy. At that time, Japanese still regarded marriage not as the peak of a romance but as a duty that was primarily social and practical in significance. As a result, Japanese women took full advantage of their years before marriage. Most women remained at home while working, living with their family in a sort of extended dependency. Japanese women, however, must be careful to maintain themselves within acceptable social standards, one woman being told, "If you act like that, you will not be wanted as a bride."

Once married a Japanese women found herself in a role opposite of the perceived sex roles in Japan – the female was dominant in the house. The relationship between the partners of a Japanese marriage clearly showed the evolving role of women. It must be remembered that a short one hundred years ago the attitude toward women was that "In

everything she must obey her husband". By the early 1980s the role of women had changed: A Japanese woman had almost unquestioned power within the family system of today's Japan.

6.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Changes in the role of Japanese women.

B. Changes in the styles of Japanese marriages.

C. Japanese women's struggle for independence.

D. Japanese women's increased power in their families.

7.What did the author say about Japanese women before the 1950s?

A. Many women continued to work after marriage.

B. A majority of women had their marriages arranged.

C. Only less than half of women had arranged marriages.

D. Many women went to work in order to find a husband.

8.What was marriage in many Japanese people's eyes in the early

1980s?

A. It was the end of their romance.

B. It was the beginning of a happy life.

C. It was a social responsibility one has to fulfill.

D. It was the highest point of their romantic relationship.

9.Which of the following was the main cause for most Japanese

women in the early 1980s to take full advantage of their years

before marriage?

A. They believed they would no longer have a happy life after marriage.

B. They knew they could not be as dominant as before after getting married.

C. They should not go beyond acceptable social standards after marriage.

D. They would no longer have time to work after marriage.

10."The perceived sex roles" in the last paragraph most probably

refers to the fact that the wife_________.

A. had to obey the husband in the family

B. had to support the husband and his family

C. could make decisions on everything in the family

D. could question some of the husbands' decisions

Questions 11 to 15 are based on the same passage or dialog.

Leadership is the ability of a person to guide people in a group toward achieving a task at hand. I believe that leaders are made; they are not born and a person can always be a good leader if he makes full use of the following list of leadership strengths.

Firstly, task execution (实施) is one of the most important leadership strengths. Coming up with a brilliant idea and executing that idea are two completely different things. Bringing an idea to life is a lot easier said than done. An idea really comes to life only when it is executed to perfection. For this, you need to be a team player. There is a fine line between having followers that follow you out of respect and having followers that follow you because they have no choice. Any kind of disagreement in the team will affect the end result and the efficiency of performing the task.

Secondly, before you go on to put any kind of strategy into place, you need to understand and envision what you wish to achieve. This is important because the expectations of the entire group will ride on your shoulders. Thus, one of the important leadership strengths is to have a very clear vision about how to go about a task at hand, keeping the long-term and short-term goals and consequences in mind. You need to be practical yet optimistic about the possibilities involved in any task and must take into consideration all the risks involved.

Thirdly, being the leader does not mean that you own the people you work with. Many people tend to get carried away and do not listen to their team members. This can go against them as the team members then tend to lose respect for their leader. You need to genuinely listen to your team members because they are the only ones that will tell you if you go wrong at any point of time. Furthermore, listening will make

sure that you connect with your team members on a personal level, which will improve the performance of your team greatly.

11.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of

the leadership strengths?

A. Lending an ear to team members.

B. Performing a task in a perfect way.

C. Accepting mistakes with good grace.

D. Planning for the future with a clear goal.

12.According to Paragraph 2, a good leader should ___________.

A. lead his followers with absolute authority

B. make his followers follow him out of respect

C. be able to find out who is a true follower in the team

D. focus on creating new ideas instead of executing them

13.What does "envision" most probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A. To remain optimistic about future results.

B. To focus all his attention on long-term goals.

C. To meet the expectations of the entire team members.

D. To forecast the possible achievements and consequences.

14.Which of the following should be avoided as a good leader?

A. Holding a realistic attitude.

B. Considering short-term goals.

C. Thinking about the bad results of a plan.

D. Ignoring disagreement from his team members.

15.What is the author's attitude about becoming a good leader?

A. You can be a good leader if you have talents.

B. You can be a good leader if you have a good team.

C. You can be a good leader if you acquire the essential skills.

D. You can be a good leader as long as you are determined to be one.

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第一单元永不放弃 1 英国的伟大首相温斯顿丘吉尔爵士，小时候在哈罗公学上学。当时他可不是个好学生，要不是出身名门，他可能早就因为违反纪律被开除了。谢天谢地，他总算从哈罗毕业了，在那里犯下的错误并没有影响到他上大学。后来，他凭着军旅生涯中的杰出变现当选为英国首相。他的才思、智慧、公民责任感以及在二战痛苦而黑暗的时期拒绝投降的无畏勇气，为他赢得了美名。他非凡的决心，不仅激励了整个民族，还鼓舞了全世界。 2在他首相任期即将结束时，他应邀前往母校哈罗公学，为满怀报国之志的同学们做演讲。校长说；校长说：“年轻的先生们，当代最伟大的演说家过几天就会你们演讲，他提出的任何中肯的建议，你们都要听从。”那个激动人心的日子终于到了。温斯顿伯爵站了起来——他只有5英尺5英寸高，体重却有107公斤。他做了言简意赅的讲话，永不放弃，永不，永不，永不，永不！“ 3 个人经历、教育机会、个人困境，这些都不能阻挡一个全力以赴追求成功的、有着坚强意志的人。任务再苦，准备再长，难度再大，都不能让他放弃自己的追求。就以本时代最有学问的两位科学家——阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和托马斯·.爱迪生为例，他们都曾面临巨大的障碍和极端的批评，都曾被说成“不开窍”，被老师当成笨蛋，而放弃。托马斯爱迪生还曾逃学，老师因为嫌他问的问题太多而经常鞭打他。爱因斯坦一直到将近9岁才能流利的说话，学习成绩太差，有些人认为他都已经学不好了。然而，这两个男孩的父母都相信他们，他们坚持不懈的每天和儿子一起努力，孩子们也了解到，要想成功就绝不要怕付出长期而艰辛的努力。最终，爱因斯坦和爱迪生都摆脱了童年的困扰，进而做出了造福当今全世界的伟大发现。 4 再如亚伯拉罕·林肯这个英雄的典范，他一生面临了无数艰辛，失败和接二连三的不幸。他的出身和经历真是一点也算不上光鲜，他在一个非常贫困的家庭长大，只受过一年正规教育，轻伤两度失败初恋爱人的突然离世也使他精神崩溃，还在八次政治选举中落马。此后他的4个孩子有3个不幸去世，令他悲痛欲绝。然而坚强的意志鞭策着他推动他前进，使他二更加乐观，投入，坚毅，这让他得以全力以赴，一次次战胜生命中的巨大困难和挫折，一百年以后世界各地的人们都赞颂亚伯拉罕·林肯，认为他是有史以来最伟大的美国总统。 5 与丘吉尔和林肯一样，只有那些“执著的追求成功的人，那些保持始终如一的精神意志的人，才会通过自身的努力获得成功。许多艺术家、政治家、作家和发明家都有同样的经历。他们之所以能取得这样的成功，是因为他们拥有强烈的意愿，不懈的准备，并保持对成功的激情。他们取得了成功并不是因为成功很容易，而是因为他们拥有克服重重障碍的意志，为了追求目标而勤奋努力。 6 桑德拉·戴·奥康纳，成长于既没自来水也没电的养牛场，他努力学习也是自己接受到最好的教育，她的学习成绩在班上始终名列前茅，一路奋斗终于进入了斯坦福大学法学院，并以优异的成绩从法学院毕业，尽管奥康纳勤奋刻苦，但在20世纪50年代她仍然受到女人身份的制约。历史不叹服大学的学位有良好的声誉，她仍被整个法律界拒之门外，因为事务所名苑聘请才干稍逊的男性，也不愿冒险破例雇佣一位女律师。然而，桑德拉·戴·奥康纳并未放弃梦想，她执著的坚持下去，终于得到提名并任命为美国第一位女性最高法院大法官。她任职期间，对很多问题，例如堕胎的妇女权利都起到了极为关键的作用。 7 很多人只是嘴上说他们想要什么东西，但并不真正地付出大量努力去实现。很多人因为害怕失败而不敢全军心尝试。而成功的秘诀在于内心燃烧的欲望——一种坚定不移的意志和专注力，从而激发行动的决心，即使疲惫，即使失败，也会继续准备继续前进。正如一句箴言所说：“你摔倒了多少次并要紧；你能多少次重新站起来对成功才至关重要！” 8 专注于汲取更多的知识，争取持之以恒的渐进，保持永不言退的坚强意志，即使在你疲惫想要松懈的时候或者困难重重之时。“执著地追求成功，！”“有志者事竟成！”，只要刻苦努力，