When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，”Well,it’s so-and-so’s fault.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault；the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However,you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you  need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame  the person. Ask to work with a different person, or  don’t rely on the person. You should accept that the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails  to do his job well.

This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.

1. According to the passage, winners__________

A. deal with problems rather than blame others

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. have responsible and able colleagues

D. blame themselves rather that others

2.The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________.

A. avoid                      B. accept                    C. improve                         D. consider

3.When your colleague brings about a problem, you should__________.

A. find a better way to handle the problem

B. blame him for his lack of responsibility

C. tell him to find the cause of the problem

D. ask a more able colleague for help

4. When problems occur, winners take them as__________

A. excuses for their failures

B. barriers to greater power

C. challenges to their colleagues

D.chances for self-development

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. A Winner’s Secret.                                            B. A Winner’s Problem.

C. A Winner’s Opportunity.                                  D. A Winner’s Achievement.

单词拼写 （共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.When I was in middle school, I_____(共用，分享)a bathroom with other students．   

2.It’s said that a famous proffer will give a ______(演讲) on how to learn English.

3.I don’t know what they were______ (争论) about this morning.      

4.The life of the man living next to my house is full of_____ (冒险)．                 

5.After spending some years in America, she spoke English with excellent______(发音).  

6.______(比较) with the service industry, foreign trade is more important.7.The candidate who wins by a larger _____ (大多数) will have a chance to form the new government .

8.Learning the skill of _____(交流) will help us be more successful in our future life.

9.It was a ______(勇敢的) decision to quit her job and start her own business．

10.It has been raining since ______(九月)

When something goes wrong，it can be very satisfying to say，”Well,it’s so-and-so’s fault.”or “I know I’m late，but it’s not my fault；the car broke down.”It is probably not your fault，but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation，you are a loser. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However,you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.

Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you  need to have your car examined more regularly. Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or  don’t rely on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.

This is what being a winner is all about—creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose fault it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.

1.According to the passage, winners        .

A. deal with problems rather than blame others

B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives

C. have responsible and able colleagues

D. blame themselves rather that others

2.The underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to        .

A. avoid            B. accept           C. improve          D. consider

3.When your colleague brings about a problem, you should         .

A. find a better way to handle the problem

B. blame him for his lack of responsibility

C. tell him to find the cause of the problem

D. ask a more able colleague for help

4. When problems occur, winners take them as      

A. excuses for their failures

B. barriers to greater power

C. challenges to their colleagues

D.chances for self-development

5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. A Winner’s Secret.                  B. A Winner’s Problem.

C. A Winner’s Opportunity.         D. A Winner’s Achievement.

Every day millions of letters go from one country to another. Letters mailed in Italy are received in Japan. Letters mailed in Canada are received in Africa. On the letters are many different kinds of stamps，bought in different countries．

The Universal Postal Union helps each letter get to the right place as quickly as possible. It sets up rules about the size and weight of letters，postcards，and small packages（包裹）. It has rules that all countries must follow about international postal rates（费用）．

One hundred years ago，international mail did not move so smoothly. One country did not always accept another country’s letters. Letters from some countries were too large to fit into the mailboxes of other countries. Letters travelled by many different routes（路线）．Some were lost along the way．

Sometimes the person who sent the letter could pay only part of the postage. The person receiving the letter had to pay the rest．

The United States was the first to suggest that all countries work together to settle the questions of international mail. In 1974，men from twenty-four countries met in Switzerland to form the Universal Postal Union．Today，more than 120 nations belong to this union. From its office in Switzerland，the union helps the mail to move safely and quickly around the world．

1.From the story we can infer that ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A. mail is important to all countries

B. not enough letters are sent all over the world

C. all the letters must go to Switzerland first

D. all stamps look exactly the same

2.The Universal Postal Union was formed ___________________ .

A. to help move mail quickly around the world

B. to give many men a chance to work

C. to help men meet in Switzerland

D. to look for the lost letters along the way

3.The underlined word “postage” in this passage means __________ .

A. money paid when you buy a stamp

B. money spent on an envelope

C. the charge for carrying a letter by post

D. the pay a postman receives for his work

4.This passage is mainly about ______________ .

A. different kinds of stamps in different countries        B. an organization that makes rules

C. international mail                            D. the size and weight of letters

第一节     短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Time is valuable but limit. There’s a famous saying,                  1.         

“Time is money”, this shows the importance of time. When              2．       

time has gone, it will never return back. It is a pity                  3．       

when many people make poor use of time. They spend their                4．         

precious time oversleeping, drinking and traveling. We don’t           5．         

realize wasting time equal to wasting part of their life.               6．       

They always regret having made little achievement so far.               7．          

Therefore, we should form the habit of value time. Do not               8．         

put off what can be done today until tomorrow. Lazy                     9．         

will not only bring us failure, but also lead us on the road            10．         

of poverty and even death.