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Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Fourteen-year-old Richie Hawley had spent five years studying violin at the Community School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles when he took part in a violin contest. Ninety-two young people were invited to the contest and Hawley came out first.

The contest could have been the perfect setup for fear, worrying about mistakes, and trying to impress the judges. But Hawley says "I did pretty well at staying calm. I couldn't be thinking about how many mistakes I'd make--it would distract me from playing. "he says. "I don't even remember trying to impress people while I played. It's almost as if they weren't there. I just wanted to make music."

Hawley is a winner. But he didn't become a winner by concentrating on winning. He did it by concentrating on playing well.

"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part," said the founder of the modem Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin. "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

New research shows that Coubertin's philosophy is exactly the path achievers take to win at life's challenging games.

A characteristic of high performers is their intense, pleasurable concentration on work, rather than on their competitors or future glory or money, says Dr. Charles Garfield, who has studied 1,500 achievers in business, science, sports, the arts, and professions. "They are interested in winning, but they're more interested in self-development, testing their limits."

One of the most surprising things about top performers is how many losses they've had--and how much they've learned from each. "Not one of the 1, 500 I studied defined losing as failing," Garfield says. "They kept calling their losses ' setbacks'."

A healthy attitude toward setbacks is essential to winning, experts agree.

"The worst thing you can do if you've had a setback is to let yourself get stuck in a prolonged depression. You should analyze carefully what went wrong, identify specific things you did right and give yourself credit for them." Garfield believes that most people don't give themselves enough praise. He even suggests keeping a diary of all the positive things you've done on the way to a goal.

Hawley won the contest because ______.

A．he tried his best to avoid making mistakes

B．he cared much about the judges' feelings

C．he put all his mind to his performance

D．he paid close attention to the people around

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Fourteen-year-old Richie Hawley had spent five years studying violin at the Community School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles when he took part in a violin contest. Ninety-two young people were invited to the contest and Hawley cane out first.

The contest could have been the perfect setup for fear, worrying about mistakes l and trying to impress the judges. But Hawley says he" did pretty well at staying calm. I couldn' t be thinking about how many mistakes I'd make--it would distract me from playing," he says. "I don' t even remember trying to impress people while I played. It' s almost as if they weren' t there. I just wanted to make music."

Hawley is a winner. But he didn' t become a winner by concentrating on winning. He did it by concentrating on playing well.

"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part," said the founder of the modem Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin. "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the straggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

New research shows that Coubertin' s philosophy is exactly the path achievers take to win at life' s challenging games.

A characteristic of high performers is their intense, pleasurable concentration on work, rather than on their competitors or future glory or money, says Dr. Charles Garfield, who has studied 1,500 achievers in business, science, sports, the arts, and professions. "They are interested in winning, but they're most interested in self-development, testing their limits."

One of the most surprising things about top performers is how many losses they' ve had--and how much they' ve learned from each. "Not one of the 1,500 I studied defined losing as failing," Garfield says. "They kept calling their losses ' setbacks. '"

A healthy attitude toward setbacks is essential to winning, experts agree.

"The worst thing you can do if you' ve had a setback is to let yourself get stuck in a prolonged depression. You should analyze carefully what went wrong, identify specific things you did right and give yourself credit for them." Garfield believes that most people don' t give themselves enough praise. He even suggests keeping a diary of all the positive things you've done on the way to a goal.

Hawley won the contest because ______.

A．he put all his mind to his performance

B．he cared much about the judges' feelings

C．he tried his best to avoid making mistakes

D．he paid close attention to the people around

Part A

Directions: Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.

Fourteen-year-old Richie Hawley had spent five years studying violin at the Community School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles when he took part in a violin contest. Ninety-two young people were invited to the contest and Hawley cane out first.

The contest could have been the perfect setup for fear, worrying about mistakes l and trying to impress the judges. But Hawley says he" did pretty well at staying calm. I couldn' t be thinking about how many mistakes I'd make--it would distract me from playing," he says. "I don' t even remember trying to impress people while I played. It' s almost as if they weren' t there. I just wanted to make music."

Hawley is a winner. But he didn' t become a winner by concentrating on winning. He did it by concentrating on playing well.

"The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part," said the founder of the modem Olympics, Pierre de Coubertin. "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the straggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."

New research shows that Coubertin' s philosophy is exactly the path achievers take to win at life' s challenging games.

A characteristic of high performers is their intense, pleasurable concentration on work, rather than on their competitors or future glory or money, says Dr. Charles Garfield, who has studied 1,500 achievers in business, science, sports, the arts, and professions. "They are interested in winning, but they're most interested in self-development, testing their limits."

One of the most surprising things about top performers is how many losses they' ve had--and how much they' ve learned from each. "Not one of the 1,500 I studied defined losing as failing," Garfield says. "They kept calling their losses ' setbacks. '"

A healthy attitude toward setbacks is essential to winning, experts agree.

"The worst thing you can do if you' ve had a setback is to let yourself get stuck in a prolonged depression. You should analyze carefully what went wrong, identify specific things you did right and give yourself credit for them." Garfield believes that most people don' t give themselves enough praise. He even suggests keeping a diary of all the positive things you've done on the way to a goal.

Hawley won the contest because ______.

A．he put all his mind to his performance

B．he cared much about the judges' feelings

C．he tried his best to avoid making mistakes

D．he paid close attention to the people around

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容进行判断，正确写“T”错误写“F”。

Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

INTRODUCE YOURSELF ON THE FIRST DAY OF WORK

How to introduce yourself on the first day of work?If you are looking for some ideas, here are some tips for you.

Don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions. You're new and it's better to do something right the first time than have to do it again. Nobody expects you to know everything.

Smile a lot and be as friendly as possible to everyone you meet –no matter what their position is or how important they are! Use your lunch hours to get together with your co-workers. Get to know them and their interests.

Pay attention to the rumours, but don't join them. You don't want to be thought as a gossip.

Don't complain about your boss, any co-workers, or the job you did before. Continue to arrive early and don't rush out of the door at the end of the day.

Keep a positive attitude and an open mind. Your life has changed and you will get used to it.

1. Nobody expects you to know everything on the first day at work.{T、F}

2. You're new, so you shouldn't ask any questions.{T、F}

3. You should be friendly to both your co-workers and the leaders.{T、F}

4. It's not polite to learn about the interests of your co-workers.{T、F}

5. You can leave your office as quickly as you can at the end of the day.{T、F}

Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful?Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty,according to a recent study in Psychological Science. Thenewresearch reveals that the need to know is so strong that people wiill 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3. In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested students' willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist?Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked. Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified;another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones wou ld shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what woul d 8 .Subsequent experiments reproduced this effect with other stimuli, 9 the sound of fingernails o n a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects. The drive to 10 is deeply rooted in humans,much the same as the basic drives for 11 or shelter,says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago. Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it ca n 12 new scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such 13 can backfire.The insight that cur iosity can drive you to do 14 things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 ,howev er. In a final experiment,participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewin g an unpleasant picture were less likely to 17 to see such an image.These results suggest that imagi ning the 18 of following through on one's curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. Thinking about long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curi osity."Hsee says.In other words,don't read onlinecomments.

1.A.resolve B.protect C.discuss D.ignore

2.A.refuse B.wait C.seek D.regret

3.A.rise B.last C.mislead D.hurt

4.A.alert B.tie C.expose D.treat

5.A.message B.trial C.review D.concept

6.A.remove B.weaken C.deliver D.interrupt

7.A.Unless B.If C.Though D.When

8.A.happen B.continue C.disappear D.change

9.A.rather than B.such as C.regardless of D.owing to

10.A.disagree B. forgive C.forget D.discover

11.A.pay B.marriage C.food D.schooling

12.A.begin with B.rest on C.learn from D.lead to

13.A. withdrawal B. inquiry C .persistence D.diligence

14.A.self-destiuctiv e B.self-reliant C. self-evident D.self-deceptive

15.A.resist B.define C.replace D.trace

16.A.predict B.overlook C.design D.conceal

17.A.remember B.choose C.promise D.pretend

18.A.relief B.plan C.outcome D.duty

19.A. whether B.why C.where D.how

20.A.limitations B.investments C.strategies D.consequences

SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese.

Cell phones may help busy executives keep in constant touch with important business associates, but they may also increase their risk of high blood pressure, preliminary research suggests. A study of 10 German mobile phone users found that when they switched on their phone, their blood pressure shot up by 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury, researchers reported in this week's issue of the international medical journal, The Lancet. Exactly how cell-phone use can lead to increases in blood pressure is unclear, but researchers speculate that the electromagnetic fields emitted by phones may somehow boost pressure. While the blood pressure increases found in the new study are small, they may be detrimental to people who already suffer from hypertension, researchers led by S. Braune of the Neurologische Universitateklinik in Freiburg, Germany, explained.

SECTION B ENGLISH TO CHINESE

Directions: Translate the following text into Chinese.

Nowhere is this more true than in the awarding of prizes. Because prizes carry the approval of an institution, we expect them to be somehow more authoritative than ordinary reviews. But even the winners of the most prestigious awards are chosen by individuals, each with his or her own particular tastes, and the high stakes involved can make those choices even more capricious. Recently, I was explaining to a mathematician friend how I had screened the scores of nonfiction books that were candidates for the short list of a national literary prize I participate in judging. "If by Page 100 the author hasn't managed to get me interested in the topic, I eliminate it," I said. "Surely there are objective criteria?" he replied, sounding a bit offended. Well, not really; a tedious volume full of useful information may have its merits, but not enough to make me champion it as one of the five best books of the year. And determining whether a work is boring or enthralling can be only a subjective decision.