Bob was a life insurance salesman. Try      he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy. “I certainly don’t want to frighten you into a      ” he announced, standing up to     . How      he be successful in his post?
People can be      by many different means. Fear is the common one.      many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually        effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work.
A twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who       from a mental disability, Christmas shopping. As they went into a department store, the       accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every      . at that       an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and    , “Pick them up.”
“No,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗).
“Pick them up,” the clerk       .
“No,” the boy shouted back.
His older sister began picking up the        . Then the boy started to      . Before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were        together to put the shoes         in order.
When they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n)        lesson with these words: “You have to encourage my brother to do it in action.”
If you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sister’s advice. If you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. People prefer       . When you fill people with what they want, you’re        to get what you want out of them.

小题1:	A．however B．since C．as D．in spite of

小题2:	A．trouble B．sale C．bargain D．decision

小题3:	A．defend B．fight C．leave D．argue

小题4:	A．could B．will C．shall D．may

小题5:	A．motivated B．moved C．disappointed D．troubled

小题6:	A．Thus B．But C．Plus D．Since

小题7:	A．less B．more C．half D．just

小题8:	A．arose B．contributed C．benefited D．suffered

小题9:	A．boy B．girl C．clerk D．salesman

小题10:

A．section B．direction C．shelf D．course

小题11:

A．occasion B．stage C．situation D．point

小题12:

A．demanded B．conflicted C．reminded D．arranged

小题13:

A．expected B．commented C．shouted D．acquired

小题14:

A．shoes B．books C．toys D．bottles

小题15:

A．cry B．help C．complain D．worry

小题16:

A．walking B．organizing C．working D．assisting

小题17:

A．back B．up C．before D．on

小题18:

A．thoughtful B．instant C．cautious D．complex

小题19:

A．gift B．stick C．honey D．tears

小题20:

A．positive B．likely C．confident D．probable

Practice，practice，and practice! That’s     Tiger Woods became a champion golfer.
Tiger Woods      golf when he was very young.      with other children of his age，he showed special interest in golf．Finding that his son had a      for this game，Tiger’s father decided to      him on his own．To his father’s surprise，Tiger was a(n)     golfer even at the age of 6.
However，being a child,Tiger couldn’t focus all the time，    he never gave up. Tiger listened to soft music to improve his     . His father helped him learn to focus inspite of the      ．Sometimes his father stood in front of Tiger and said，“I'm a tree in your way,”He would have to hit the ball      his father．Sometimes his father would dance and sing when it was Tiger’s turn to hit and Tiger had to focus on the      ．
The training helped him．Once a      made a loud noise while Tiger was playing. He Said he never heard the broadcast because he was so      on the game. Tiger cannot      losing. If he loses，he will go out and     even harder in order not to make the same mistake.
In the year 2000，when he was 24 years old，he       four major golf competitions—the US Open，the US Amateur，the British Open and the British Amateur. But during the 2008 season it became clear that Tiger was      pain in his knee．In April his knee was operated on and he       the PGA(美国职业高尔夫球协会)tour season．After an eight-month period of      he returned to play again in February 2009. He didn’t make his fans     ．He won again.
He is so much better than the other golfers that some say he is the greatest golfer to ever play the game．

小题1:	A．how B．when C．where D．because

小题2:	A．looked up B．set up C．took up D．gave up

小题3:	A．Mixed B．Compared C．Living D．Competing

小题4:	A．trick B．plan C．skill D．gift

小题5:	A．train B．save C．stop D．raise

小题6:	A．lucky B．common C．amazing D．careful

小题7:	A．and B．but C．so D．as

小题8:	A．confidence B．strength C．patience D．energy

小题9:	A．disturbance B．carelessness C．determination D．failure

小题10:

A．against B．under C．onto D．over

小题11:

A．music B．ball C．coach D．ground

小题12:

A．teammate B．teacher C．radio D．fan

小题13:

A．curious B．quick C．serious D．focused

小题14:

A．stand B．forget C．understand D．recognize

小题15:

A．cry B．practice C．think D．argue

小题16:

A．judged B．watched C．conducted D．won

小题17:

A．examining B．avoiding C．suffering D．reducing

小题18:

A．missed B．offered C．escaped D．joined

小题19:

A．research B．rest C．learning D．traveling

小题20:

A．worried B．troubled C．surprised D．disappointed

Standing alone at Browns party，Anna Mackintosh thought about her husband Edward，establishing him clearly in her mind’s eye. He was a thin man，forty-one years of age，with fair hair that was often untidy．In the seventeen years they’d been married he had changed very little：he was still nervous with other people，and smiled in the same shy way，and his face was still almost boyish．
She believed she had failed him because he had wished for children and she had not been able to supply any．She had been annoyed for this fact over the years and in the end，quite some time ago now，she had consulted Dr.Abbat at Edward’s request.
In the Browns’rich living room，its walls and ceilings giving out a bright light with a metallic surface of imitation gold，Anna listened to dance music coming from a tape recorder and continued to think about her husband．
In a moment he would be at the party too，since they had agreed to meet there，although by now it was three quarters of an hour later than the time he had planned to come.
The Browns were people he knew in a business way，and he had said he thought it wise that he and Anna should attend this gathering of theirs. She had never met them before，which made it more difficult for her，having to wait about，not knowing a soul in the room．
When she thought about it she felt herself unfairly treated，for although Edward was kind to her and always had been，it was far from thoughtful to be as late as this. Because of her nervous condition she felt afraid and had developed a sickness in her stomach．She looked at her watch and sighed．
小题1:What made Anna feel that she had failed her husband，Edward?

A．Her bad relationship with her husband．

B．Her husband's youthful appearance

C．Her inability to have children

D．Her nervousness at parties

小题2:Why did Anna stand alone at the party?

A．Her husband’s nervousness affected her

B．She didn’t like the Browns．

C．She wanted to enjoy the music．

D．She didn’t know anybody in the room

小题3:Anna started to get angry because        

A．she wasn’t feeling well

B．her husband had usually been more thoughtful

C．she hated to see the Browns' wealth

D．she came to know that Mr．Brown was only a businessman

小题4:Why did Edward want Anna to attend the party?

A．He knew that he was going to be late．

B．He believed she would impress the Browns．

C．He thought it clever for her to associate with the Browns．

D．He wanted her to learn how to do business from the Browns

小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Edward had changed very little in character and appearance in the seventeen years after he got married.

B．Anna went to the Btowns’ house alone．

C．Anna was very anxious to meet her husband

D．It was exactly half an hour after the party began that Edward arrived at the Browns’party.

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans． 小题1: Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829． 小题2:   He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth． 小题3: When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 小题4:  ．
The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．小题5:  

A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．

B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．

C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．

D．However, he did not get much business for those products．

E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．
F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．
G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My First Day
I was still shy in the presence of a crowd.And my first day at the new       made me a laughing stock of the classroom. I was sent to the blackboard to write my       .I knew my name, and knew how to write it, but standing at the blackboard with the ____   of so many pupils on my back made me       inside and I was unable to write a single letter.
"Write your name," the teacher called to me. I        the white chalk to the blackboard and, as I was about to write, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name,        the first letter.
Somebody laughed and I became         "Just forget us and write your name," the teacher called and walked to my side,       at me to give me confidence.
"What’ s your name?" she asked. "Richard," I ____  . "Then write it."
I turned to the blackboard and lifted my hand to write, but then I was        again. I tried to     ___  my senses but I could remember nothing.I realized how totally I was        and I grew weak and leaned my hot forehead        the cold blackboard. The room burst into a loud       and my muscles froze. I sat and        myself.Why did I always appear so dumb        I was called upon to perform in a crowd? I knew how to write as well as any other pupil in the classroom, and there was no         I could read better than any of them, and I could talk        when I was sure of myself. Then why did strange        make me freeze? I sat with my ears and neck    __, hearing the pupils around me whisper, hating myself.

小题1:	A．school B．house C．office D．lab

小题2:	A．address B．name C．website D．hobby

小题3:	A．presence B．pressure C．eyes D．smiles

小题4:	A．freeze B．struggle C．fall D．think

小题5:	A．took B．picked C．carried D．lifted

小题6:	A．still B．ever C．even D．also

小题7:	A．delighted B．nervous C．disappointed D．angry

小题8:	A．pointing B．looking C．smiling D．waving

小题9:	A．whispered B．explained C．shouted D．nodded

小题10:

A．empty B．stupid C．quiet D．blank

小题11:

A．form B．collect C．make D．catch

小题12:

A．fighting B．feeling C．failing D．afraid

小题13:

A．by B．before C．from D．against

小题14:

A．laughter B．noise C．cry D．cheer

小题15:

A．calmed B．hid C．comforted D．blamed

小题16:

A．where B．that C．when D．as

小题17:

A．need B．doubt C．wonder D．use

小题18:

A．correctly B．anxiously C．clearly D．freely

小题19:

A．faces B．teachers C．places D．classrooms

小题20:

A．shaking B．suffering C．burning D．Hurting

English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher        me to give spelling tests to the class. I had a      time of my junior year. Mrs Alexander        me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was       , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected       work. Every student received a "C" or "D" grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school,      early and had children.       about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an "A" student. I       up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I        my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards        back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office, explaining that I had always be       at  English, and recommending that I did not deserve a '"D" from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The  advisor was        but unable to change a （an）       . Reading through my old report cards revealed something  else too. I wanted to       them or hide them. I was not an "A" student in high school English! Somehow, I had         myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an        "A" or "B" but mostly "C” _S.
Had I lived up to those grades and       myself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I       my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to       enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I       my younger self as an "A" English student, except for that undeserved "D".

小题1:	A．scolded B．allowed C．ordered D．reminded

小题2:	A．bad B．complex C．terrible D．wonderful

小题3:	A．approve B．appointed C．expected D．urged

小题4:	A．flexible B．creative C．disappointing D．controversial

小题5:	A．college-level B．based C．difficult D．easy

小题6:	A．married B．worked C．succeeded D．progressed

小题7:	A．Sad B．Confident C．Anxious D．Curious

小题8:	A．added B．lived C．grew D．went

小题9:	A．counted B．remembered C．approached D．discovered

小题10:

A．brought B．turned C．held D．kept

小题11:

A．nervous B．excelled C．poor D．terrible

小题12:

A．impolite B．impatient C．inexperienced D．sympathetic

小题13:

A．grade B．figure C．paper D．entry

小题14:

A．tear B．fire C．cry D．escape

小题15:

A．warned B．reminded C．informed D．convinced

小题16:

A．average B．enthusiastic C．outstanding D．occasional

小题17:

A．considered B．defined C．reflected D．described

小题18:

A．abandoned B．given C．believed in D．doubted

小题19:

A．change B．risk C．defeat D．reminded

小题20:

A．looked B．viewed C．sang D．criticized

How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty     from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n）     ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings     in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was     and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were     with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He     those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the     ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance     her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more     ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston     him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man       to become an artist．Many creative people     there to talk about art, literature and history．From their     ,Jacob learned that history books often       the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He        Toussaint, who had helped free his people     French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed     admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that     him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a     to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a     artist．

小题1:	A．steps B．blocks C．buildings D．avenues

小题2:	A．artist B．tutor C．scholar D．official

小题3:	A．swinging B．existing C．hanging D．twisting

小题4:	A．blank B．loose C．tough D．tight

小题5:	A．lined B．decorated C．associated D．filled

小题6:	A．stored B．received C．created D．remembered

小题7:	A．museum B．studio C．church D．street

小题8:	A．whether B．which C．that D．when

小题9:	A．precious B．practical C．standard D．flexible

小题10:

A．recommended B．reminded C．provided D．showed

小题11:

A．hesitating B．struggling C．marching D．participating

小题12:

A．settled B．wandered C．gathered D．rushed

小题13:

A．experiences B．performances C．accents D．conversations

小题14:

A．acknowledged B．accused C．ignored D．witnessed

小题15:

A．chose B．accepted C．counted D．employed

小题16:

A．against B．from C．for D．with

小题17:

A．more than B．rather than C．other than D．less than

小题18:

A．broke B．gave C．permitted D．took

小题19:

A．award B．title C．salary D．prize

小题20:

A．permanent B．popular C．positive D．professional

Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model．Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co．,he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time． At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor． Edison was impressed． Edison is said to have slammed his fist downand shouted ¨Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant．" Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T．6．The two men became f'ast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford:“ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend．" Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931．
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath． Ford was a man with many strange behaviors（ as was Edison）including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通灵术）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life．
The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford's passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History"  in the Henry Ford Museum．It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison's Last Breath"．
There is a further mystery of this “last breath"  test tube． It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards ．their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
小题1:The passage can be sorted as a        ．

A．science research

B．short story

C．news report

D．self-introduction

小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph2 we can learn that       ．

A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved

B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better him

C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea

D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford's new idea

小题3:In Paragraph 3,the writer mentions Ford bought an extra wheelchair       ．

A．to remind Edison was Ford's role model

B．to suggest Ford was a man of strange behavior

C．to tell us the importance of a creative idea then

D．to show the close friendship between Henry Ford and Edison

小题4:¨The 61ast breath' test tube" can probably be regarded as       ．

A．a symbol of a friendship and memory

B．a witness to a scientific breakthrough

C．a failure to bring Edison back to life

D．a sign of the two inventors' poor behavior

小题5:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“      ” ．

A．Great minds think alike

B．Nobody is perfect

C．Two heads are better than one

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed

When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a     on the main street, but just couldn't find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him     where he needed to go.
He, in     , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel. I      it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and     . I got into my car and he got into his, and we     ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed     wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and _    that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
       it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the chances of finding him a mile away－where he was surely still looking around－were     . But I thought I'd give it a（an）     and set off in that direction. I'd     noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－     , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still     about where the hotel was.
When I     next to him, he couldn't believe it: "     did you find me?!" he asked. "I'm not sure, but I     that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more    and a handshake, we    . ' Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it much more _   .

小题1:	A．museum B．parking spot C．hotel D．grocery store

小题2:	A．constantly B．exactly C．absolutely D．completely

小题3:	A．relief B．panic C．delight D．puzzlement

小题4:	A．confirmed B．evaluated C．analyzed D．adjusted

小题5:	A．took off B．took up C．took down D．took over

小题6:	A．lost B．parted C．fought D．pushed

小题7:	A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything

小题8:	A．realized B．considered C．determined D．acknowledged

小题9:	A．Hopefully B．Unbelievably C．Consequently D．Unfortunately

小题10:

A．big B．vital C．slim D．Obvious

小题11:

A．beginning B．end C．change D．try

小题12:

A．hardly B．merely C．regularly D．occasionally

小题13:

A．while B．before C．when D．since

小题14:

A．at a loss B．at a risk C．at ease D．at peace

小题15:

A．put out B．put up C．pulled down D．pulled in

小题16:

A．Where B．Why C．When D．How

小题17:

A．tried out B．figured out C．burst out D．carried out

小题18:

A．luck B．smiles C．greetings D．praise

小题19:

A．left together B．returned home C．waved goodbye D．rushed away

小题20:

A．useful B．sweet C．common D．wrong

Sherlock Holmes was the greatest detective in history. His astonishing power of observation and analysis meant that he was able to solve cases which left the real police completely perplexed. As a problem solver in the law forced business, he was a knowledgeable person equal to Superman, the comic book hero.
Like Superman, of course, Holmes did not exist. He was the creation of a Scottish doctor and novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains one of the most famous literary fiction characters of all time.
Holmes’ general rule when trying to solve a case was as follows: completely get rid of the impossible. Then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
It’s said that Holmes’ powers of deduction (推断) were superhuman, particularly his ability to process information from what he observed. In a story called The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Holmes examines the area near a lake where a murder has been committed. The local police have already searched the area and found no clues. Holmes spends ten minutes in the area, and announces that the murderer “is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting boots and a gray coat, smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar holder, and carries a penknife in his pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be enough to aid us in our search.” Needless to say, he has found evidence to support all of these statements.
The fictional Holmes lived in an apartment at 221 Baker Street, a real street in Central London. When Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes, there was no 221 Baker Street, but after the street was extended northwards, there was. There is currently a bank at that address.
The fact that Holmes didn’t actually exist doesn’t stop thousands of people writing to him for help every year.The bank kindly responds to every letter they receive with the following message: “Mr. Holmes thanks you for your letter. At the moment he is retired in Sussex, keeping bees, and does not undertake detective work nowadays.”
小题1:In the first paragraph the underlined word “perplexed” suggests that the police were _______

A．confident

B．worried

C．confused

D．sure

小题2:How does the writer describe Holmes and Superman?

A．Neither Superman nor Holmes was a real character.

B．Both Superman and Holmes used super intellect to solve problems.

C．Superman was a comic book figure, while Holmes was a real detective.

D．Superman and Holmes were equally intelligent and brave.

小题3:How did Holmes use his powers of deduction in the fourth paragraph?

A．He spent a long time thinking about possible solutions.

B．He found clues to help him create a full description of a suspect.

C．He observed the crime area and guessed what happened.

D．He searched the area with the police and discussed with them,

小题4:When letters are written to Holmes, _______

A．he answers letters when he receives them

B．his secretary answers them for him.

C．the bank at 221 Baker Street where he used to live sends the letters back

D．the bank at his address replies that Holmes is no longer working as a detective