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    　　When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right．” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself：“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

    　　Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life．Because almost everything－all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure－these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important．Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose．

    　　About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer．It clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas．The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months．

    　　I lived with that diagnosis all day．Later the doctor got a few cells from the tumor．I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery．I had the surgery and I'm fine now．

    　　No one wants to die．Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there．And yet death is the destination we all share, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life．It clears out the old to make way for the new．Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away．Your is living with the results of other people’s thinking．Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice．And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition．They somehow already know what you truly want to become．Everything else is secondary．

    　　When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation．On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kin d you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you wee so adventurous．Beneath it were the words：“Stay Hungry．Stay Foolish．” I have always wished that for myself．And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you．Stay Hungry．Stay Foolish．

    (1)

    According to the passage, what makes the author change himself when making a big choice?

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    A．

    Reading a quote in the morning

    B．

    Reminding himself that he’ll be dead soon

    C．

    The author was diagnosed with cancer

    D．

    The Whole Earth Catalog

    (2)

    Why did the doctor start crying when they viewed the cells under a microscope?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because the author is somebody．

    B．

    Because the author’s illness is incurable．

    C．

    Because the cancer can be cured with surgery．

    D．

    Because it turned out to be a very rare from of pancreatic cancer．

    (3)

    What’s the author’s attitude towards the death?

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    A．

    optimistic

    B．

    pessimistic

    C．

    indifferent

    D．

    overjoyed

    (4)

    By saying “Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish．”, what does the author really mean?

    [　　]

    A．

    Stay foolish and hungry or you will be cheated．

    B．

    Stay foolish and hungry and you will be a wise man．

    C．

    Have the courage to follow your hear and intuition

    D．

    Never be satisfied and always hungry for success and achievements．

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    　　阅读理解：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项．

    　　Facing a slowly reviving(复苏) economy and competition from unemployed workers, nearly one-third of this spring's 1,200,000 college graduates could remain jobless six months after receiving their diplomas(文凭)-a delay that may affect their earnings for years to come. Based on national projections, as many as 360,000 of them could still be looking for work as 2003 approaches. According to a long-term study, unemployment early in a career can be felt over a period of years because it delays the experience and training that typically lead to higher salaries.

    　　The competition will be fierce for first-time job-seekers this year. Not only are there fewer openings, but the pool of candidates(候选人) is bigger. In addition to their classmates, graduates will be competing with jobless people formerly in the workforce for one to three years, some of whom may be willing in this uncertain economy to accept entry-level pay.

    　　Firms surveyed by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) plan to hire 20% fewer college graduates in 2001－2002 than in the spring graduates. In addition, 10% of college graduates typically remain unemployed and are not registered(注册) in graduate school six months after graduation, according to informal surveys by NACE.

    　　Competition from laid-off (下岗) workers alone could extend the job search into the six-month range. College students are also facing the new business realities of increased outsourcing(外购), record downsizing, and cautious(谨慎的) employers careful for another sudden economic jolt(波动) such as that caused by Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Some enterprises' leaders do not see the economy recovering until 2003.

    1．All of the following are the disadvantages caused by unemployment early on a career EXCEPT ________.

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    A．future earnings' loss
    B．experience's delay
    C．training's delay
    D．diploma's delay

    2．The one that does not contribute to the fierce competition for first-time job-seekers this year is ________.

    [　　]

    A．reduction of position vacancies(空缺)

    B．more job-seekers

    C．competition from laid-off workers

    D．falling pay

    3．From Paragraph 3 we can learn that________.

    [　　]

    A．many firms intend to employ laid-off workers rather than college graduates

    B．many firms intend to employ fewer college graduates because of the slowing reviving economy

    C．more and more college graduates attend graduate school because of difficulty in job hunting

    D．10% of college graduates cannot find a job after they leave campus

    4．The main reason that delays college graduates' employment by half a year is ________.

    [　　]

    A．competition from laid-off workers

    B．increased outsourcing

    C．record downsizing

    D．the economic jolt caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks

    5．In his next paragraph, the author may talk about________.

    [　　]

    A．the economic influences caused by the Sept.11 terrorist attacks

    B．how to help firms recover from recession(衰退)

    C．how to help the economy recover from recession

    D．how to help college graduates be successful in job seeking

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    听力

    第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

    1．What are the two speakers doing?

    A．They are complaining about the poor airport service．

    B．They are discussing their plan for Christmas．

    C．The man is seeing the woman off．

    2．Why does the woman ride to work?

    A．Because she gets bored with driving．

    B．Because she wants to take some exercise

    C．Because she lives close to her office．

    3．When will John get his CD back?

    A．This afternoon

    B．After the Chinese literature class

    C．After the Student Union meeting．

    4．What do we know about the woman?

    A．She upset the man greatly

    B．She wouldn't talk with the man any more．

    C．She would forgive him this time．

    5．What does the man mean?

    A．He was not able to find the classroom．

    B．Professor Smith spoke too slowly．

    C．He didn't understand Professor Smith's lecture．

    第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

    听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

    6．What's wrong with the man?

    A．He has a headache．

    B．He has a running nose．

    C．He has a fever．

    7．When did the problem begin?

    A．About two weeks ago．

    B．About two months ago．

    C．About three months ago

    听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

    8．What had the man promised before he won the election?

    A．He had promised to bring down prices．

    B．He had promised to raise people's wages．

    C．He had promised to cut down personal taxes．

    9．What has the man decided to do after he won the election?

    A．He decided to cut down the Income Tax．

    B．He decided to raise Income Tax．

    C．He decided to bring up prices．

    10．How long will the man wait before he puts his plan into practice?

    A．Three months．

    B．Six months

    C．Nine months

    听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

    11．Why does the woman telephone the man?

    A．Because she can't find her way to the man's house．

    B．Because she has something important to tell him．

    C．Because she wants the man to greet her at the door

    12．Where is the woman when she telephones the man?

    A．In a bookstore at a corner of New Hamphshare Street．

    B．In a restaurant at the other corner,

    C．At the first corner of New Hamphshare Street．

    13．How can the woman get to the destination?

    A．Go back to the second corner, and turn left and come to a six-storied building．

    B．Go back to the first corner, turn left at a one-way traffic sign and come to a six-storied building

    C．Go back to the first corner, turn right at a one-way traffic sign and come to a six-storied building．

    14．What do we know about the man's place?

    A．It's on the 3rd floor of a 6-storied building

    B．It lies on the Hamphshare Street

    C．It's next to a bookstore．

    听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

    15．What was the man's first job after college graduation?

    A．Designer

    B．Teacher

    C．Doctor

    16．Why didn't the man attend graduate school?

    A．Because he didn't get any scholarship．

    B．Because he found a good job．

    C．Because he went abroad for further study．

    17．What can we learn from the conversation?

    A．The man isn't a native American．

    B．The man will change his job soon．

    C．The woman has got a scholarship．

    听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

    18．How many younsters were covered in the Shanghai survey?

    A．300

    B．1000

    C．3000

    19．What did the Wuhan survey tell us?

    A．Half of the children read very little

    B．Half of the children watched TV too much．

    C．Two thirds of the school-aged children read very little．

    20．What can we learn from the Beijing survey?

    A．63％ surveyed got news from the television．

    B．Young people spent 2.5 hours watching TV each day on average．

    C．Half of the surveyed spent half of their free time watching TV．

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    阅读理解
         Few of us make money by losing sleep.But three graduate students at Brown University in
    Providence built a company around sleep deprivation.
         Jason Donahue, Ben Rubin and Eric Shashoua were working late nights in Brown's business
    and engineering schools-and began thinking about ways to sleep better.
         They discovered they weren't alone in burning the midnight oil.Around 20% of Americans get
    less than six hours of rest a night.
         The friends imagined a smart alarm clock that could track how much time we spend in the most
    restorative(促使康复的) stages of the sleep cycle:REM(快速眼动) and deep sleep.What would it
    cost to design such a thing?Five years of research,20 employees, $ 14 million in funding and a whole
    lot of doubting from investors and scientists.
         The company, Zeo, based in Newton, Mass., launched its product in June.The Zeo device uses
    a headband with tiny sensors(传感器) that scan your brain for signs of four sleep states:REM, light,
    deep and waking sleep.The smart alarm clock displays a graph of your sleep pattern and wakes you
    as you're transitioning out of REM sleep (which is when you're least sleepy). In the morning you can
    upload the data to the company's website, and so track your sleep over time.The cost, $ 399, includes
    six months' access to one of Zeo's online sleep coaches.Most of the feedback comes in the form of
    Zeo's ZQ score showing how well you've slept.
         "Zeo allows people to unlock this black box of sleep, "says Dave Dickinson, a healthcare CEO.
    Whether any of this actually improves sleep is up to the consumer, who will also need to make lifestyle
    changes like cutting out alcohol before bedtime or caffeine after 3 p. m..
          For now the company is selling Zeo online only.Dickinson also plans to expand to countries such as
    Australia, where sleep deprivation approaches US levels.

    1. Why did the three students imagine a smart alarm clock?
    A. To earn enough money for a scholarship.
    B. To wake them up on time in the morning.
    C. To record the length of their sleep time.
    D. To improve the quality of their sleep.

    2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
    A. It took 14 employees five years to develop the product.
    B. Their research received a lot of support from investors.
    C. About one in five Americans suffers from poor sleep.
    D. Alcohol or caffeine before bedtime affects sleep.

    3. Which is the correct order of how the Zeo device works?
    a. wake you when you're least sleepy
    b. scan your brain for sleep signs
    c. get the Zeo's ZQ score
    d. show a graph of your sleep pattern
    e. upload the data to the company's website
    A. d, b, a, e, c       
    B. b, a, d, c, e
    C. d, b, a, c, e  
    D. b, d, a, e, c

    4. The Zeo's ZQ score is connected with________.
    A. the quality of sleep  
    B. the length of sleep
    C. the time of waking up 
    D. the time of going to bed

    5. From the passage we can learn that________.
    A. Zeo will have a direct effect on users' lifestyles
    B. Zeo will have better results if users make proper changes
    C. Zeo is reported to be well received in Australia
    D. Zeo can now be bought either in stores or online

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