3．We often think of the great inventors such as Thomas Edison or Steve Jobs as the"creative"．Or we read stories like that of Elizabeth Holmes，who developed a simpler，less painful way to test blood，which has turned her into the youngest female billionaire in the world．
    Creativity and innovation（革新）in the day-to-day life start with looking at things differently and taking on the perspectives（观点） of the others．After you've taken the view of the others，start testing．New perspectives on problems can give you lots of ideas about how to improve things，but until you try some of those ideas you will never know which is the right choice．Don't get stuck in analyzing all of your options without testing at least some of them first．If testing isn't really feasible（可行的）with your specific situation，talk to a number of different people about your ideas and problems．
    Once you have the data and feedback，give yourself some space to think．One thing we can learn from some of the great creative thinkers of our time is that they take time away from work to think and let their ideas develop．There is a story of Newton who mistook his watch for an egg and had it boiling while he was lost in thought in his workshop．Creativity and innovation aren't just for the special few who are blessed with the insight into future．We can't all be like Henry Ford，knowing that while customers say they want faster horses，what they really want are powered cars．But we can learn to develop creative thinking in everything we do．
    Talk to others about your perspective and the importance of testing and feedback and show your passion for innovating in all areas to get help from them．That good mindset，along with your ability to follow through，will accelerate your success．

51．What is the similarity of the great people according to Paragraph 1？C
A．They earned a lot of money later．
B．They worked hard and never gave up．
C．They had new ideas and methods．
D．They spent a lot of time thinking．
52．You need to test the new perspectives you get in order toA
A．know how to make things better
B．let others handle the problems
C．find out incorrect perspectives
D．change your view of the world
53．What is special about Henry Ford？A
A．He truly understands customers'demands．
B．He likes to compare the horses with cars．
C．He does what the customers tell him．
D．He has a creative and brilliant team．
54．How did the author explain his ideas in Paragraph 3？D
A．By listing figures．
B．By following the time order．
C．By analyzing cause and effect．
D．By giving some examples．
55．The author writes this passage mainly to tell readersB．
A．the spirit of great people
B．how to become creative
C．how to become successful
D．the importance of creativity．

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26．If your grandmother is 66years old，which tour might be suitable for her？D
A．New York to Miami Tour     B．Road Trip USA
C．Southerner                D．America the Beautiful
27．According to the passage，Road Trip USA．C
A．lasts the same days as Southerner
B．charges the least fee of the four tours
C．has more destinations than the other tours
D．shares the same tour type as America the Beautiful
28．The passage is probably taken from．A
A．a website     B．a magazine     C．a report     D．a book．

1．根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出正确的填入空白处．选项中有两项为多余选项．
I don't believe that there is any secret to success．（36）E．The more factors you have，the more likely you are to succeed，and positive attitude is just one of those factors．Here are seven additional factors that are also important．
Knowledge
A good knowledge about the area in which you wish to succeed is often one of the key building blocks of success．
Natural talent．
（37）B．Find this out for yourself by trying a lot of different activities and seeing what comes easy to you．
Clear goals and plan
Much like a trip，it's a lot easier to get where you want to go if you know where you're going and spend time planning the route you'll take to get there．（38）A，and then decide some of the things that need to be done to help you move towards it．
Passion．
（39）G．Similar to your natural talent，the way to find your passion is to have a try in a lot of different areas and see what excites you most．
Focus/continuous effort
Hard work is another key to achieving success.40． （40）F．If you want to succeed in a certain area，work hard in that area and go beyond what others are doing．

A．Think about what your definition（定义） of success exactly is
B．Some people are born with an ability to succeed in a certain area
C．You can build this by pushing yourself
D．The things you do with great efforts are not likely near your natural talent
E．Instead，I believe success is the result of a combination of a lot of different factors
F．You will not become a champion without practising every day
G．A strong desire to dig deep into a particular area is often a sign that you'll find success there．

20．In spite of being used by 1.34billion people each year，traveling on the Tube（地铁） in London can actually be quite lonely．An unwritten rule encouraging silence，mixed with classic British reserved （矜持的） character，means that even though you're crowded into a limited space with hundreds of other people，you may still feel a bit lonely．
One London citizen，however，is trying to change this．
"You get on the Tube here and it's completely silent and it's strange，"says Jonathan Dunne，an American living in London，who has started a worldwide dialogue after giving out badges（徽章） with the slogan"Tube chat？"last month，encouraging passengers in London to get talking to one another．
"I handed out 500badges during rush hour in a city of 8million，expecting most of them to be thrown away，but after about 24hours it completely snowballed．"he says．
Although Dunne says he's received mostly positive response（反应），not everyone agrees with his idea．
Londoner Brian Wilson responded with a movement of his own，handing out 500badges with the words"Don't even think about it"on them．
"I can't stand the idea of talking to strangers on the Tube on my way to work．"he told the BBC．
Michael Robinson，24，a student from London，agrees．"Being on the Tube is the only peace and quiet that some people get on their journeys to and from work．It doesn't need to be spoiled by people coming up and chatting to you．"he says．
"People think that I just walk up and talk to strangers，which I don't，but it's been a great way to meet people who you would never have normally spoken to．"Jonathan Dunne says．"On Monday[Oct 10]，the leader of the London Transport Museum had me over for tea．"
So if you ever end up using public transport in the West，why not say hello to the person next to you？Just make sure to check for a badge first．

32．The movement started by Jonathan Dunne aims toA．
A．change the cold atmosphere on the tube in London
B．change the"silent and cold"character of Londoners
C．make passengers change the unwritten rules of the tube in London
D．give passengers on the tube in London more chances to make friends
33．According to the passage，who might support the"Tube Chat"movement？D
①．Brian Wilson           ②．Jonathan Dunne
③．Michael Robinson   ④．The leader of the London Transport Museum
A．①②
B．②③
C．①④
D．②④
34．Which of the following might be the author's attitude toward Dunne's movement？B
A．Doubtful
B．Supportive
 C．Objective
D．Uninterested
35．What is the main purpose of this passage？C
A．To say no to the coldness on the tube in London．
B．To show people's response to Dunne's movement．
C．To explain Jonathan Dunne's movement to readers．
D．To show the differences in public transport in Western culture．

19．Getting caught in a traffic jam can be one of the most depressing things about traveling around a busy city．Now engineers in China have come up with a solution that could reduce traffic．
"Batie"，an elevated bus that is 4.8meters high and 7.8meters wide，allowing it to travel over vehicles （such as cars，buses，or trucks） with a height of less than 2meters．holds passengers on its upper level and lets traffic pass under it，made its first test run on Aug 2in Qinhuangdao，Hebei province．
It can cut down on traffic greatly and therefore reduce the country's increasingly worrying air pollution，the developers of the TEB told The Week．
It is also expected to save costs compared with other public transportation （交通运输） like the subway．"Able to carry 1，200people at a time，the TEB has the same functions as the subway while its cost of construction is less than one fifth that of a subway"Bai Zhiming，the engineer in charge of the TEB project，said in a video interview with CCTV News．
While it has been said that the bus could be a solution to world's traffic problems，it has also caused criticism （批评） and doubt．
Yao Tao，head of the Nanjing Institute of City and Transport Planning，listed some other possible problems，including the fact that present traffic facilities （设施） and rules would have to be changed．
"Safety is the most important thing，"Liu Daizong，China transport program director at the World Resources Institute，told CNN．"How would cars drive and turn under the bus？If there were an accident，how would you move passengers and vehicles out from underneath？"


28．The underlined word"elevated"in the second paragraph probably means"B"．
A．strengthened
B．lifted
C．broadened
D．lengthened
29．Compared with other public transportation like the subway，the Batie is expected toD．
A．be faced with most safety problems
B．be most environmentally friendly
C．carry the most passengers
D．save more costs
30．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．A new bus makes its first test run．
B．A new bus solves traffic problems．
C．Experts share opinions on a new bus．
D．Advantages and disadvantages of a new bus．
31．Where can you most probably read this material？C
A．In a science book
B．In a magazine
C．On the Internet
D．In a newspaper．

18．An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son．
Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）perched on the tree near their window．
The father asked his son，"What is this？"
The son replied，"It is a crow．"
After a few minutes，the father asked his son the 2^nd time，"What is this？"
The son said，"Father，I have just now told you‘It's a crow'．"
After a little while，the old father again asked his son the 3^rd time，"What is this？"
"It's a crow，a crow，a crow．"said the son loudly．
A little after，the father again asked his son the 4^th time，"What is this？"
This time the son shouted at his father，"Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again？‘IT IS A CROW'．Are you not able to understand this？"
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary，which he had kept since his son was born．On opening a page，he asked his son to read that page．When the son read it，the following words were written in the diary：
"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa，when a crow was sitting on the window．My son asked me 23times what it was，and I replied to him all 23times that it was a crow．I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23times．I did not at all feel annoyed； I rather felt affection for my innocent child．"

32．What does the underlined word"perched"mean in the passage？B
A．knocked B．landed C．hit D．flew
33．Why did the Father ask the same question again and again？D
A．Because he couldn't understand what his son said．
B．Because he was too old to remember anything．
C．Because he wanted to make his son angry．
D．Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be．
34．How old was the old man when his son asked him 23times"What is this"？C
A.80 years old．B.45 years old．C.38 years old．D.35 years old．
35．What is the most suitable title for the passage？D
A．A crow．B．An old man．C．An old dairy．D．Father's love．

17．Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes．"Shoes convey useful information about their wearers，"the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality．
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style，cost，color and condition of someone's shoes．In the study，63 University of Kansas researchers looked at pictures showing 208different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants．Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes，and then filled out a personality questionnaire．
Some of the results were expected：People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes，and flashier shoes were typically worn by outgoing people．However，some of the more specific results are strange enough．For example，"practical and functional"shoes were generally worn by more"pleasant"people，while ankle boots were more linked with"aggressive"personalities．The strangest of all may be that those who wore"uncomfortable looking"shoes tend to have"calm"personalities．And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take extreme care of them，you may suffer from"attachment anxiety"，spending lots of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance．There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal（主张变革的）types wearing"shabbier and less expensive"shoes．
The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personalities，but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were showing the deep side of their personalities．

28．What does this text mainly tell us？C
A．Shoes can hide people's real personalities．
B．Shoes convey false information about the wearer．
C．People's personalities can be judged by their shoes．
D．People know little about their personalities．
29．The participants were asked toA．
A．provide pictures of their shoes
B．look at pictures of different shoes
C．design a personality questionnaire
D．hand in their commonly worn shoes
30．Which of the results is beyond people's expectation？C
A．Wealthy people often wear expensive shoes．
B．Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes．
C．Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots．
D．Flashier shoes are typically worn by outgoing people．
31．People suffering from"attachment anxiety"tend toB．
A．wear strange shoes 　　　　　B．worry about their appearance
C．have a calm character 　　　　 D．become a political leader．

16．A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，which meant visiting and taking care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered．
The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad．Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings．She was expected to comfort him and keep up his spirits．
Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company，telling him stories．When he was having an intravenous drip （静脉滴注），she would help massage his arms．The doctor found the patient much improved mentally．The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical treatment and he seldom shouted at others．
But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled．Each time the girl left，the old man would give her some money．The doctor did nothing to interfere （干涉），unwilling to offend the old man．A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering coma（昏迷） a few times．
When rescued from the latest coma，the old man told the doctor his last wish，"I have deep sympathy for the girl．Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies？"
But the doctor knew that her family was well-off and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies．Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father's car．
When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man，the doctor told her the bad news．She was very sad and burst into tears．Then she handed $500to the doctor，saying，"The old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty．He gave me money so that I could continue my schooling．"Now he got the answer to the puzzle．In the last period of his life，the old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need．

24．If you're a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care，what kind of people do you have to attend to？C
A．The patients in need of help．
B．The people suffering from cancer．
C．The patients without many days left．
D．The people suffering from diseases．
25．What can we infer about the old man？C
A．He had a lot of savings．
B．He was suffering from cancer．
C．He often lost his temper before meeting the girl．
D．He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study．
26．What is the real reason resulting in the old man's mental improvement？B
A．The girl's comfort and care．
B．The pleasure of being helpful to people in need．
C．People's understanding．
D．His children's progress．
27．What can we know from the passage？D
A．The doctor told the old man the truth．
B．The old man's children were wealthy．
C．The girl's father encouraged her to accept the money．
D．The girl didn't accompany the old man when he died．

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C．An introduction to lost items．D．Directions of a new item．
22．How many functions does a TrackR have？C
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23．Which of the following can replace the underlined"a snap"in the passage？A
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C．An available method D．A quiet action．

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Jane was walking round the department store．She remembered how difficult（61）itwas to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father．She wished that this year she could（62）easily（ easy ） buy a special one （63）to please（ please ） him，just like her mother，who was always delighted to receive her gift．
Besides，shopping at this time of the year was not （64）apleasant experience：people stepped on your feet or （65）pushed（ push ） you with their elbows （ 肘部 ），hurrying ahead to get to a bargain．
Jane paused in front of a counter （66）wheresome attractive ties were on display．"They are real silk，"the assistant tried to attract her．"Worth double the price．"But Jane knew from past experience that her （67）choice（ choose ） of ties hardly ever pleased her father．
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered．She found some good quality pipes on sale．She did not hesitate for long：although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while，she knew that this was a present which was bound to please （68）him．
When Jane got home，with her small but well-chosen present in her bag，her parents were already （69）at table having supper．Her mother was excited．"Your father has at last decided to stop smoking，"Jane （70）was informed（ inform ）．