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C.ShedoesnotliketakingD.ShedoesnotlikeA.HewillhelpthewomancarrytheB.Thewoman'swatchistwentyminutesC.Thewomanshouldn'tmakesuchabigD.ThereisnoneedforthewomantobeinaA.MaryisnotsoeasygoingasB.MaryandshehavealotinC.ShefindsithardtogetalongwithD.ShedoesnotbelievewhatherA.AtaninformationB.AtacarwashC.AtarepairD.AtadryA.Thewomancametotheconcertattheman'sB.ThemanisalreadyfedupwithyingtheC.ThepieceofmusicthemanyedisveryD.Theman'suniquetalentsaretheenvyofmanyQuestions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA.HehastaughtSpanishforacoupleofyearsatalocalB.HeworkedattheBrownstoneforseveralC.HeownedasmallretailbusinessinMichiganyearsD.Hehasbeenworkingpart-timeinaschoolnearA.Heprefersafull-timejobwithmoreB.HeiseagertofindajobwithanincreasedC.Helikestoworkin closetoD.HewouldrathergetalessdemandingA.B.C.ForeignD.ComputerA.WhenheissupposedtostartB.WhatresponsibilitieshewouldC.WhenhewillbeinformedabouthisD.Whatcareeropportunities canQuestions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA.SheisB.SheisoverC.ShehasjustfinishedherD.SheisagoodA.HetakesgoodcareofB.HeistheCEOofa C.HeisgoodatbusinessD.HeworksasasalesA.ItisinurgentneedoffurtherB.ItproducesgoodspopularamonglocalC.IthasbeenlosingmarketshareinrecentD.Itiswellpositionedtocompetewiththegiants.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhoar3shortpassages.Atthoendofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthoquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhoaraquestion,youmustchoosethobestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C.andD.ThenmarkthocorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthocentre.PassageOneQuestions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA.ItislinedwithtallB.ItwaswidenedC.IthashighbuildingsonbothD.ItusedtobedirtyandA.TheyrepaveditwithB.TheybuiltpublicrestroomsonC.TheybeautifieditwithD.TheysetupcookingfacilitiesnearA.WhatmakeslifeB.HowtoworkwithC.WhatacommunityD.HowtoimproveA.TheywereobligedtofulfillthesignedB.Theywereencouragedbythecityofficials'C.TheywantedtoprovetheywereascapableasD.Theyderivedhappinessfromtheconstructivework.PassageTwoQuestions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA.ThemajorityofthemthinkitlessimportantthanB.Manyofthemconsideritboringandold-C.ThemajorityofthemfinditD.FewofthemreadmorethantenbooksaA.NovelsandB.MysteriesanddetectiveC.HistoryandscienceD.BooksoncultureandA.WatchingB.ListeningtoC.ReadingD.yingcomputergames.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhaveA.Adviceonthepurchaseof

B.Informationaboutthenewgreen-fuelC.TrendsforthedevelopmentofthemotorD.SolutionstoglobalfuelA.LimiteddrivingB.HugerechargingC.TheshortlifeofD.TheunaffordablehighA.TheyneedtobefurtherB.TheycaneasilyswitchtonaturalC.Theyaremorecost-effectivethanvehiclespoweredbysolarD.Theycanmatchconventionalmotorcarsinperformanceandsafety.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhoarapassagethreetimes.Whenthopassageisreadforthofirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthopassageisreadforthosecondtime,youarerequiredtofillinthoblankswiththoexactwordsyouhavejusthoard.Finally,whenthopassageisreadforthothirdtime,youshouldchockwhatyouhavewritten.MyfavoriteTV.show?"TheTwilightZone."I26liketheepisodecalled"ThePrinter'sDevil."It'saboutanewspapereditorwho'sbeing27outofbusinessbyabignewspapersyndicate--youknow,agroupofpapers28bythesamepeople.He'saboutto29whenhe'sinterruptedbyanoldmanwhosayshisnameisSmith.Theeditorisnotonlyoffered$5,000topayoffhisnewspaper's30,butthisSmithcharacteralsooffershisservicesfor .Itturnsoutthattheguyoperatestheprintingmachinewithamazingspeed,andsoonhe'sturningoutnewspaperswith31Thesmallpaperissuccessfulagain.Theeditoris32athowquicklySmithgetshisstories--onlyminutesaftertheyhappen--butsoonhe'spresentedwithacontracttosign.Mr.Smith,itseems,isreallythedevil!Theeditorisfrightenedbythisnews,butheismorefrightenedbytheideaoflosinghisnewspaper,soheagreestosign.ButsoonSmithis33thenewsevenbeforeithappens--andit'sallterrible--onedisasterafteranother.Anyway,thereisalittlemoretol,butIdon'twantto34thestoryforyou.Ireallyliketheseoldepisodesof"TheTwilightZone"becausethestoriesarefascinating.Theyarenotrealistic.Butthenagain,inawaytheyare,becausetheydealwith35PartillReadingComprehension(40minutes}SectionDirections:Inthissectinm,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Asateacher,youcouldbringthecommunityintoyourclassroominmanyways.Theparentsandgrandparentsofyourstudentsareresourcesand36fortheirchildren.Theycanbe37teachersoftheirowntraditionsandhistories.Immigrantparentscouldtalkabouttheircountryof38andwhytheyemigratedtotheUnitedStates.Parentscanbeinvitedtotalkabouttheirjobsoracommunityproject.Parents,ofcourse,arenottheonlycommunityresources.Employeesatlocalbusinessesandstaffatcommunityagencieshave39informationtoshareinclassrooms.Fieldtripsprovideanotheropportunitytoknowthecommunity.Manystudentsdon'thavetheopporttmityto40concertsorvisitmuseumsorhistoricalsitesexceptthroughfieldtrips.Aschooldistrictshouldhave41forselectingandconductingfieldtrips.Familiesmustbemade42offieldtripsandgivepermissionfortheirchildrentoparticipate.Throughschoolprojects,studentscanlearntobe43incommunityprojectsrangingfromntingtreestocleaningupaparktoassistingelderlypeople.Students,44olderones,mightconductresearchonacommunityneedthatcouldleadtoactionbyacitycouncilorstateernment.Someschoolsrequirestudentstoprovidecommunityserviceby45inanursinghome,childcarecenterorernmentagency.Theseprojectshelpstudentsunderstandtheirresponsibilitytothelarger I. J. K. L. M. N.up-to- O.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ReatheRewardsofRisk-SinceSteveJobsresignedaschiefexecutiveofApple,muchhasbeensaidabouthimasapeerlessbusinessleaderwhohascreatedimmensewealthforshareholders,andguidedthedesignofhitproductsthataretransformingentireindustries,likemusicandcommunications.Alltrue,butlet'sthinkdifferent,toborrowtheApplemarketingsloganofyearsback.Let'slookatMr.Jobsasarolemodel.Aboveall,heisaninnovator(创新者).HiscreativeisseeninproductssuchastheiPod,,andiPad,andinnewbusinessmodelsforpricinganddistributingmusicandsoftwareonline.Studiesofinnovationcometothesameconclusion:youcan'tengineerinnovation,butyoucanincreasetheoddsofitoccurring.AndMr.Jobs'careercanbeviewedasaconsistentpursuitofimprovingthoseodds,bothforhimselfandthecompanieshehasledMrJobs,ofcourse,hasenjoyedsingularsuccess.Butinnovation,broadlydefined,isthecrucialingredientcompanies,andmoreprosperouscareemforindividuals.AndMr.Jobs,manyexpertssay,exemplifieswhatworksintheinnovationgame."WecanlookatandlearnfromSteveJobswhattheessenceofAmericaninnovationis,"saysJohnKao,aninnovationconsultanttocorporationsand ernments.Manyothernations,Mr.JohnKaonotes,axenowaheadoftheUnitedStatesinproducingwhatareconsideredtherawmaterialsofinnovation.Theseinclude educationalachievement,engineersandscientistsgraduated,eventhespeedsofInternetbroadbandservice.YetwhatothernationstypicallylackMrKaoaddsisasocialenvironmentthatencouragesdiversity,experimentation,risk-taking,andcombiningskillsfrommanyfieldsintoproductsthathecalls"binantmash-ups(打碎重组),"likethewhichredefinedthesmartphonecategory"Thecultureofothercountriesdoesn'tsupportthekindofinnovationthatSteveJobsexemplifies,asAmericadoes,"Mr.JohnKaosays.Workersofeveryrankaretoldthesedaysthatwide-rangingcuriosityandmatters,careercounselorssay,butreal-lifeexperienceisoftenevenmoreAnadoptedchild,growingupinSiliconValley,Mr.Jobsdisyedthosetraitsearlyon.Hewasfascinatedbyelectronicsasachild,buildingHeathkitdo-it-yourselfprojects,likeradios.Mr.JobsdroppedoutofReedCollegeafteronlyasemesterandtraveledaroundinsearchofspiritualenlightenment,beforereturningtoSiliconValleytofoundApplewithhisfriend,StephenWozniak,anengineeringwizard(奇才).Mr.JobswasdoutofApplein1985,wentoffandfoundedtwoothercompanies,NextandPixar,beforereturningtoApplein1996andingchiefexecutivein1997.Hispathwasunique,butinnovationexpertssaythepatternofexplorationisnotunusual."It'softenpeoplelikeSteveJobswhocandrawfromadeepreservoirofdiverseexperiencesthatoftengeneratebreakthroughideasandinsights,"saysHalGregersen,aprofessorattheEuropeanInstituteofBusinessAdministration.Mr.Gregersenisaco-authorofanewbook,TheInnovator'sDNAwhichisbasedonaneight-yearstudyof5,000entrepreneursandexecutivesworldwide.HistwocollaboratorsandcoauthorsareJeffDyer,aprofessoratBrighamYoungUniversity,andClaytonChristensen,aprofessorattheHarvardBusinessSchool,whose1997bookTheInnovator'sDilemmapopularizedtheconceptofdisruptive颠覆性的.innovation."Theacademicsidentifyfivetraitsthatarecommontothedisruptiveinnovators:questioning,experimenting,observing,associatingandnetworking.Theirbundleofcharacteristicsechoestheceaselesscuriosityandwillingnesstotakerisksnotedbyotherexperts.Networking,Mr.HalGregersenexins,islessaboutcareer-buildingrelationshipsthanaconsistentsearchfornewideas.Associating,headds,istheabilitytomakeidea-producingconnectionsbylinkingconceptsfromdifferentdisciplines."Innovatorsengageinthesementalactivitiesregularly,"Mr.Gregersensays."It'sahabitforthemInnovativecompanies,accordingtotheauthors,typically(溢价Itiscalculatedbyestimatingtheshareofa'svaluethatcannotbeaccountedforbyitscurrentproductsandcashflow.Theinnovationpremiumtriestofy(量化.investors'betsthatawilldoevenbetterinthefuturebecauseofinnovation.Apple,bytheircalculations,hada37percentinnovationpremiumduringMr.Jobs'firsttermwiththe.Hisyearsinexileresultedina31percentinnovationdiscount.Afterhisreturn,Applee'sfortunesinmrovedgradvatfirst,andimp)rovedmarkedlystartingin2005,yieldinga52percentinnovationpremiumsincethen.Jobscouldhavereshapedindustriesbeyondcomputing,ashehasdoneinhissecondtermatApplewithouttheexperienceoutsidethe,especiallyatPixar--thecomputer-animation(动画制作.studiothatcreatedastringofcriticallyandcommerciallysuccessfulmovies,suchas"ToyStory"andMr.JobssuggestedmuchthesamethingduringacommencementaddresstothegraduatingclassatStanfordUniversityin2005."ItturnedoutthatgettingfiredfromApplewasthebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome,"hetoldthestudents.Mr.Jobsalsospokeofperseveranceandwillpower."Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick,"hesaid."Don'tlosefaith."Mr.Jobsendedhiscommencementtalkwithacalltoinnovation,bothinone'schoiceofworkandinone'slife.Becurious,experiment,takerisks,hesaidtothestudents.HisadvicewasemphasizedbythewordsonthebackofthefinaleditionofTheWholeEarthCatalog,whichhequoted:"Stayhungry.Stayfoolish.""And,"Mr.Jobssaid,"Ihavealwayswishedthatformyself.Andnow,asyougraduatetobeginanew,Iwishthatforyou."SteveJobsconsideredhimselfluckytohavebeenfiredoncebySteveJobsonceusedcomputerstomakemoviesthatwerecommercialManyernmentshavedonemorethantheUS ernmentinprovidingtherawmaterialsforinnovation.InnovationisvitaltodrivingeconomicInnovativeideasoftencomefromdiverseReal-lifeexperienceisoftenmoreimportantthanformaleducationforcareerApple'sfortunessufferedfromaninnovationdiscountduringJobs'absence.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C.andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Junkfoodiseverywhere.We'reeatingwaytoomuchofit.Mostofusknowwhatwe'rengandyetwedoitanyway.Sohere'sasuggestionofferedbytworesearchersattheRandCorporation:Whynottakealessonfromalcoholcontrolpoliciesandapplythemtowherefoodissoldandhowit'sdisyed?"Manymeasurestocontrolobesity(肥胖症.assumethatpeopleconsciouslyandrationallychoosewhatandhowmuchtheyeatandthereforefocuson"Incontrasttheresearcherscontinue,"manyregulationsthatdon'tassumepeoplemakerationalchoiceshavebeensuccessfullyappliedtocontrolalcohol,asubstance--likefood--ofwhichimmoderateconsumptionleadstoserioushealthproblems."Theresearchreferencesstudiesofpeople'sbehaviorwithfoodandalcoholandresultsofalcoholrestrictionsandthenlistsfiveregulationsthattheresearchersthinkmightbepronfisingifappliedtojunkfoods.Amongthem:Densityrestrictions:licensestosellalcoholaren'thandedoutunnnedtoallcomersbutareallotted(分配.basedonthenumberofcesinanareathatalreadysellalcohol.Thesemakealcohollesseasytogetandreducethenumberofpsychologicalcuestodrink.Similarly,theresearcherssaybeingpresentedwithjunkfoodstimulatesourdesiretoeatitSowhynotlimitthedensityoffoodoutlets,particularlyonesthatsellfoodrichinemptycalories?Andwhynotlimitsaleoffoodincesthataren'tprimarilyfoodstores?Disyandsalesrestrictions:Californiahasaruleprohibitingalcoholdisysnearthecashregistersingasstations,andinmostcesyoucan'tbuyalcoholatdrive-throughfacilities.Atsupermarkets,foodcompaniespaytohavetheirwaresinceswherethey'reeasilyseen.Onecouldremovejunkfoodtothebackofthestoreandbanthemfromtheshelvesatcheckoutlines.Theothermeasuresincluderestrictingportionsizestaxingandprohibitingspecialpricedealsforjunkfoods,andcingwarninglabelsontheWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutjunkPeopleshouldbeeducatednottoeattooItiswidelyconsumeddespiteitsillItstemptationistoostrongforpeopletoItcausesmoreharmthanisgenerallyWhatdotheRandresearchersthinkofmanyofthemeasurestocontrolTheyshouldbeimplementedTheyprovidemisleadingTheyarebasedonwrongTheyhelppeoplemakerationalWhydomakersofalcoholcontrolcedensityFewpeopleareabletoresistalcohol'sTherearealreadytoomanystoressellingDrinldngstrongalcoholcancausesocialEasyaccessleadstocustomers'over- 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chosetoshelfitsnewdiscoverytofocusonitstraditionalfilmbusiness.Itwasn'tthatKodakwasblindtothefuture,saidRebeccaHenderson,aprofessoratHarvardBusinessSchool,butratherthatitfailedtoexecuteonastrategytoconfrontit.Bythetimepanyrealizeditsmistake,itwastoolate.Kodakisanexampleofafirmthatwasverymuchawarethattheyhadtoadapt,andspentalotofmoneytryingtodoso,butultimayfailed.Largecompanieshaveadifficulttimeswitchingtonewmarketsbecausethereisatemptationtoputexistingassetsintothenewbusinesses.AlthoughKodakanticipatedtheinevitableriseofdigitalphotography,itscorporateculturewastoorootedinthesuccessesofthepastforittomakethecleanbreaknecessarytofullyembracethefuture.Theywerea stuckintime.Theirhistorywassoimportanttothem.Nowtheirhistoryhas ealiability.Kodak'sdownfalloverthelastseveraldecadeswasdramatic.In1976,thecommanded90%ofthemarketforphotographicfilmand85%ofthemarketforcameras.Butthe1980sbroughtnewcompetitionfromJapanesefilm 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swingsandpublicrestrooms．ne4一Hgirlsntedtreesandtookcareofthemduringtheearlystagesofgrowth．Thetotalparkprojectneededmorentingsinthefollowingyears．(19)Membersofthe4-Hclubagreedtofollowtheprojectthroughtocompletion,becausetheyreceivesatisfactionfromtheresultsofconstructivework．Theprojectisagrowingoneandhasspreadfromtheparktotheschoolandtheshopcenter．Treesandflowershaveallbeenntedintheshopcenter，makingtheatmospherepleasant．16.WhatdowelearnaboutMainStreetin17.17.Whatdidthe4-Hclubmembersdoaboutthe18.Whathavethe4-HgirlslearnedfromtheWhydidthe4-HgirlsagreetofollowtheparkprojectthroughtoAccordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheU.S.NationalEducationAssociation.youngAmericanssayreadingisimportant,moreimportantthancomputersandscience.(20.Over50%ofthe12-to18-year-oldsinterviewedsaidtheyenjoyreadingalot.79%finditstimatingandinteresting.And87%thinkitisrelaxing.About68%ofthosesurveyeddisagreewiththeopinionthatreadingisboringorold-fashioned.Overhafttheteenagersinterviewedsaidtheyreadmorethantenbooksayear.Theresultsalsoshowedthatmiddleschoolstudentsreadmorebooksthanhighschoolers.(21.Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsandstories.Only26%wereinterestedinnon-fiction',.suchashistorybooks.64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyownageastheirfavoritetopic.(21.Mysteriesanddetectivestoriescamesecondonthelistat53%.Justunder50%saidtheywereinterestedinreadingabouttheirowncultureandtradition.Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%saidthatlibrariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.However,manycominthattheirschoollibrariesdonothaveU.S.enjoyreading,theystillhaveother(22.Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.WhatdoesthesurveyonteenagerreadingWhatbooksaremostpopularamongteenagersaccordingtotheWhatactivitydoteenagersfindthemostdifficulttogiveupforaThankyouforcoming,everyone.(23.Today'spresentationwillshowhowweseeengineshavenofuture.Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthemarket,evenproducedcarsthatrunonvegetableoil.Butasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,themostpracticalareelectricvehicles.(24.Sure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,alimiteddrivingrangeandveryfewrechargingpoints,whichlimitedtheiruse.(25.Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.Let'snotforgetthatelectricvehiclesarecleaner.Plus,importantly,thepowersourceisrechargeable,sothisdoesnotinvolveusinganyvaluableresources.Movingontocommunications,verysoon,carswillbelinkedtoGPSsalites,sothey'lldoallthedrivingforyou."Whatcontrolsthemainfortheuserswillbeaudio-based.So,forexample,you'lljusthavetosay"abitwarmer",andtheairconditioningwilladjustautomatically.You'llalsobeabletoreceivee-mail,musicandmovies,allviaaninternetlink.Sojusttypeinthedestinationyouwant,sitback,sleep,watchamovie,whatever.WhatisthepresentationmainlyWhatusedtorest~cttheuseofelectricWhatdoesthespeakersayaboutelectricvehiclesof shockingheadlinesc震惊的大 human针。每个家庭应该对实地(42)有一定认识且允许孩子参加。通过校园的项目，学生们招募；O.volunteerin9自愿(做某事)的；N.up—to．date的副词：D.especially尤其；J.naturally自然地的东西，结合resources，assets“资产，财产”为答案。备选的名词中，E. 38.L. 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