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Doctorsareknowntobeterriblepilots.Theydon'tlistenbecausetheyalready

knowitall.Iwaslucky:Ibecameapilotin1970,almosttenyearsbeforeI

graduatedfrommedicalschool.Idicln*trealizethen,butbecomingapilotmakes

meabettersurgeon.Ilovedflying.AsIflewbigger,fasterplanes,andin

worseweather,Ilearnedaboutcrewresourcemanagement（機(jī)組資源管理），orCRM,

anewideatomakeflyingsafer.Itmeansthatcrewmembersshouldlistenand

speakupforagoodresult,regardlessofpositions.

IfirstreadaboutCRMin1980.Notlongafterthat,anattendingdoctorand

Iwereflyinginbadweather.Thecontrollerhadusturntoolatetogetour

landingready.Thea二tendingdoctorwasflying;Iwassafetypilot.Hewasso

busybecauseofthebadturn,hehadforgottentoputthelandinggear起落

架）down.Hewasabetterpilot-andmyboss-soitfeltunusualtospeakup.

ButIhadto:Our1iveswereindanger.Iputasidemyuneasinessandsaid,“TVe

needtoputthelandinggeardownnolv”Thatwasmyfirstreallessoninthe

powerofCRM,andI'veuseditintheoperatingroomeversince.

CRMrequiresthatthepilot/surgeonencourageotherstospeakup.Itfurther

requiresthatwhenopinionsarefromtheopposite,thedoctordoesn'toverreact,

whichmightpreventfellowdoctorsfromvoicingopinionsagain.SowhenI'min

theoperatingroom,Iaskforideasandhelpfromothers.Sometimesthey*renot

willingtospeakup.ButIhopethatif1continuetoencouragethem,someday

someonewi11keepmefrom“l(fā)anding,gear,up”.

1.Whatdosetheauthorsayaboutdoctorsingeneral?

A.Theylikeflyingbythemselves.

B.Theyareunwillingtotakeadvice.

C.Theypretendtobegoodpilots.

D.TheyarequicklearnersofCRM.

2.TheauthordeepenedhisunderstandingofthepowerofCRMwhen.

A.hesavedtheplanebyspeakingup

B.hewasinchargeofaflyingtask

C.hisbosslandedtheplanetoolate

D.hisbossoperatedonapatient

3.InthelastparagraphMlandinggearup“probablymeans.

A.followingflyingrequirements

B.overreactingtodifferentopinions

C.listeningtowhatfellowdoctorssay

D.makingamistake:hatmaycostlives

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbothebesttitleforthetext?

A.CRM:ANewWaytoMakeFlyingSafe.

B.FlyingMakosMeaBettorDoctor.

C.TheMakingofaGoodPilot.

D.APilotTurnedDoctor.

“Indeed,“GeorgeWashingtonwroteinhisdiaryin1785,“somekindoffly,

orbug,hadbeguntoeattheleavesbeforeIlefthone.ButthefatherofAmerica

wasnotthefatherofbug.WhenWashingtonwrotethat,Englishmenhadbeen

referringtoinsectsasbugsformorethanacentury,andAmericanshadalready

createdlightningbug（螢火蟲）.ButtheEnglishweresoontostopusingthebugs

intheirlanguage,leavingittotheAmericanstocallabugabuginnineteenth

andtwentiethcenturies.

TheAmericanbugcouldalsobeaperson,referringtosomeonewhowascrazyabout

aparticularactivity.Althoughfanbecametheusualterm,sportfensusedto

becalledracingbugs,baseballbugs,andthelike.

Orthebugcouldbeasmallmachineorobject,forexample,abughapedcar.

Thebugcouldalsobeaburglaralarm,fromwhichcomestheexpressiontobug,

thatis,“toinstall（安裝）analarm”.Nowitmeansasmal1pieceofequipment

thatpeopleuseforlisteningsecretlytoothers*conversations.Sincethe1840s,

tobughaslongmean:"tocheat”,andsincethe1940sithasbeerainnoying.

Wealsoknowthebugasaflawinacomputerprogramorotherdesign.Thatmeaning

datesbacktothetineofThomasEdison.In1878heexplainedbugsa^little

problemsanddifficulties“thatrequiredmonthsofstudyandlabortoovercome

indevelopingasuccessfulproduct.In1889itwasrecordedthatEdisonMnad

beenupthetwopreviousnightsdiscovering'abug,inhisinventedrecord

player.w

5.WelearnfromParagraph1that.

A.Americanshaddifficultyinlearningtousethewordbug

B.GeorgeWashingtonwasthefirstpersontocallaninsectabug

C.thewordbugwasstillpopularlyusedinEnglandinthenineteenthcentury

D.bothEnglishmenandAmericansusedthewordbugintheeighteenthcentury

6.Whatdoestheword“flaw"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Explanation.B.Finding.

C.Origin.D.Fault.

7.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.

A.themisunderstandingofthewordbug

B.thedevelopmentofthewordbug

C.thepublicviewsofthewordbug

D.thespecialcharacteristicsofthewordbug

Whenaskedabouthappiness,weusuallythinkofsomethingextraordinary,an

absolutedelight,whichseemstogetrarertheolderweget.

Forkids,happinesshasamagicalquality.Theirdelightatwinningaraceor

gettinganewbikeisunreserved（毫不掩飾的）.

Intheteenageyearstheconceptofhappinesschanges.Suddenlyit'sconditional

onsuchthingsasexcitement,loveandpopularity.Icanstillrecal1the

excitementofbeinginvitedtodancewiththemostattractiveboyattheschool

party.

Inadulthoodthethingsthatbringdeepjoy—love,marriage,birth-alsobring

responsibilityandtheriskofloss.Foradults,happinessiscomplicated復(fù)

雜的）.

Mydefinitionofhappinessiswthecapacityforenjoyment.Themorewecan

enjoywhatwehave,二hehappierweare.It'sezsytooverlookthepleasurewe

getfromthecompanyoffriends,thefreedomtolivewhereweplease,andeven

goodhealth.

Iexperiencedmy1it:lemomentsofpleasureyesterday.FirstIwasoverjoyed

whenIshutthelastlunchboxandhadthehousetomyself.ThenIspentan

uninterruptedmorningwriting,whichIlove.Whenthekidsandmyhusbandcame

home,Ienjoyedtheirnoiseafterthequietoftheday.

Psychologiststel1usthattobehappyweneedamixofenjoyableleisuretime

andsatisfyingwork.Idon，tthinkthatmygrandmother,whoraised14children,

hadmuchofeither.Shedidhaveanetworkofclosefriendsandfamily,andmaybe

thisiswhatsatisfiedher.

We,however,withsomanychoicesandsuchpressuretosucceedineveryarea,

haveturnedhappinessintoonemorethingwe'vegottohave.We'resoself

consciousaboutour“right“toitthatit'smakingusmiserableSowechase

itandequalitwithwealthandsuccess,withoutnoticingthatthepeoplewho

havethosethingsaren'tnecessarilyhappier.

Happinessisn'taboutwhathappenstous-it'sabouthowweseewhathappens

tous.11*stheski1Ifulwayoffindingapositiveforeverynegative.It/$not

wishingforwhatwodon'thave,butenjoyingwhatwedopossess.

8.Aspeoplegrowolder,they.

A.feelithardertoexperiencehappiness

B.associatetheirhappinesslesswithothers

C.willtakefewerrisksinpursuinghappiness

D.tendtobelieveresponsibilitymeanshappiness

9.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph5and6?

A.Shecareslittleaboutherownhealth.

IS.Sheenjoysthefreedomoftraveling.

C.Sheiseasilypleasedbythingsindailylife.

D.Sheprefersgettingpleasurefromhousework.

10.WhatcanbeinformedfromParagraph7?

A.Psychologiststhinksatisfyingworkiskeytohappiness.

B.Psychologists*opinioniswellprovedbyGrandma'case.

C.Grandmaoftenfoundtimeforsocialgatherings.

D.Grandma'shappinesscamefrommodestexpectationsof1ife.

11.Peoplewhoequalhappinesswithwealthandsuccess.

A.considerpressuresomethingblockingtheirway

B.stresstheirrigh:tohappinesstoomuch

C.areatalosstomakecorrectchoices

D.aremorelikelytobehappy

12.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Happiness1iesbetweenthepositiveandthenegative.

B.Eachmanisthemasterofhisownfate.

C.Successleadstohappiness.

D.Happyishewhoiscontent.

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthe

country.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,

allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefound

theoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheir

bicyclestogetaround.Formany,it*stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotravel

today.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors-silver,green,red,blue,yellow,

whateveryouwant.

It'sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,move

skillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks（人行道）.Bicyclesallow

peoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan*tprovide.

EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.

Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycle

seatandstartedhome.

Myfirstridehomewasorderly各秩序的）.Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack"

ofbikerswhi1ecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.

Ididn'twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.

Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.Itwasalotlikecrossingamajor

highwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtook

time,skillandali:tlebitofluck.

Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhitting

myfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.Iwassittingontopofthe

worldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.

13.Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?

A.Becausetheyare:raditionalandsafe.

B.Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.

C.Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.

D.Becausetheyarcfastandenvironmentfriendly.

14.Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended.

A.torideitforfun

B.touseitfortransport

C.toexperiencelocalculture

D.toimprovehisridingskills

15.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?

A.Itwasboring.B.Itwasdifficult.

C.Itwaslively.D.Itwaswonderful.

16.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor,sbikingexperience?

A.Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.

B.Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhi1eriding.

C.Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.

D.Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

Goinggreenseemstobeafad（時(shí)尚）foralotofpeoplethesedays.Whetherthat

isgoodorbad,wecan'treallysay,butforthetwoofus,goinggreenisnot

afadbutalifestyle.

OnApril22,2011,wedecidedtogogreeneverysingledayforanentireyear.

Thismeantdoing365differentgreenthings,anditalsomeantchallenging

ourselvestogogreenbeyondtheeasythings.Ratherthanrecycleandreduce

ourenergy,wehadtothinkof365differentgreenthingstodoandthiswas

noeasytask.

Withtheideaofgoinggreeneverysingledayfor&year,OurGreenYearstarted.

MywifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheir

livesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedone

tohelptheenvironment.Wewantedtopushthemessagethateverylittlebit

helps.

OverthecourseofOurGreenYear,wecompletelychangedourlifestyles.Wenow

shopatorganic府機(jī)的）stores.Weconsumelessmeat,choosinggreenfood.We

havegreatlyreducedourbuyingwedon，tneed.Wehavegivenawayhalfofwhat

weownedthroughwebsites.Ourhomeiskeptcleanbyvinegarandlemonjuice,

withnochemicalcleaners.Wemakeourownbutter,enjoyingthesmellofhome

madefreshbread.Inourhomeofficeanyonecaughtdoingsomethingungreenmight

bepunished.

OurmindshavebeenchangedbyOurGreenYear.Wearegratefulforthechance

tohavebeenabletogogreenandeducateothers.Webelievethatwedohave

thepowertochange:hingsandhelpourplanet.

17.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GoingGreen

B.ProtectingthoPlanet

C.KeepingOpenMinded

D.CelebratingOurGreenYear

18.Itwasdifficultforthecoupletoliveagreenlifeforthewholeyearbecause

A.theywereexpectedtofollowthegreenfad

B.theydidn*tknowhowtoeducateotherpeople

C.theywereunwillingtoreducetheirenergy

D.theyneededtoperformunusualgreentasks

19.WhatdidthecoupledooverthecourseofOurGreenYear?

A.Theytriedtogotoutoftheirungrecnhabits.

B.Theyignoredothers'ungreenbehavior.

C.Theychosebetterchemicalcleaners.

D.Theysoldtheirhomemadefood.

20.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thegovernmentwillgivesupporttothegreenproject.

B.Thecouplemaycontinuetheirprojectinthefuture.

C.Somepeopledisagreewiththecouple'sgreenideas.

D.OurGreenYearisbecominganationalcampaign.

MPeoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore*timepoor*than

everbefore,“saysPatsyRowe,“Manners

havefallenofftheradar（雷達(dá)）."Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronic

equipment,itisawondermorepeopledon'twakeupeachmorningandgreetthe

singingbirdswithacomplaint跑怨）aboutthenoise.Herear。someexamplesof

rudeness.

SomepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheInternet.Tothem,dealing

withanactualhumanis1ikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsverys1ow

becausehumansdon'tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriends,you

willoftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephone.Wehave

programmedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslifechangingnews,

sotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothe

peoplewearewith.Whatisworse,somepeopleeventendtosendanonymou匿

s（名的）rudemessagesbyemai1.

However,rudenessisneveracceptable.Don*tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthe

personyou*reintouchwithwon*trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawful

tosay,havethecouragetofacethepersonarwiyit,write<iletteroremai1

andsignit,orforgetit.Upsettingpeoplewithunsignedmessagesiscrueland

disgusting.

Weshouldn'tblametechnologyforourshortcomings.Technologyisheretohelp

us?butweshouldnotallowittotakeoverourlives.Animportantstepis

acknowledgingourshortcomings.Peoplespendalotoftimepointingoutbad

mannersbutitwouldbeevenmorehelpfulifwe'dpubliclyacknowledgegood

mannerswhenweseethem.

21.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunder1inedsentenceinParagraph1?

A.Peoplecantellgoodfrombadbehavior.

B.Radarisabletoobservehumanbehavior.

C.Peoplecarelittleabouttheirbehavior.

D.Radarcanbeusedtopredicthumanbehavior.

22.Somepeoplearelesswillingtodealwithhumansbecause.

A.theyarebecominglesspatient

B.theyaregrowing:ooindependent

C.theyhavetohandlemanyimportantmessages

D.theyhavetofollowanevolutionarystepbackward

23.Theauthorthinkssendingunsignedawfulmessagesis.

A.ridiculousB.disgusting

C.acceptableD.reasonable

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldapplaudgoodbehavior.

B.Technologycanneverbeblamed.

C.Weshouldkeeppointingoutmistakes.

I）.Technologywi11takeoverour1ivesoneday.

Accordingtosociologists社會(huì)學(xué)家），everymodernindustrialsocietyhassome

formofsocialstratification階層）.Class,powerandstatusareimportantin

decidingpeople*srankinsociety.

Classmeansaperson'seconomicpositioninsociety.Acommonlyused

classificationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologists

disagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocieties

liketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelong

tothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,

asurgeonearning$500,000ayearandabusdriverearning$50,000ayearboth

regardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!

Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,

peopleinpositionsofgreatpower（suchasgovernors）exercise（行使）bigpower,

butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonot

alwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreat

power,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding（相應(yīng)的）economicclass.

Generally,however,:hereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toour

knowledge,therearen,ttoomanypeoplewhoaren'tmillionairesintheUS.

Senate!

Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson*spositioninsociety.It

canalsobeaffectedbypowerandclass,butnotnecessarilyso.Forexanple,

auniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocial

classorhavealotofpoweroverothers.

25.Whatcanwelearnabout“themiddleclass“fromParagraph2?

A.Peopleearning$50,000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.

B.NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.

C.Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.

D.Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.

26.Accordingtothetext,weknowthat.

A.powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespondwitheachother

B.statusreferstoaperson*seconomicpositioninsociety

C.peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothers

D.classislossimportantindecidingaperson'ssocialrank

27.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?

CD

Thebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbut

alert（警覺）.Twentycentimetersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhite

cardwithtwoblackspotsonit.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremoves

thecardandreplacesitbyanother,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.

Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze藤視）startstoloseits

focus-untilathird,withthreeblackspots,ispresented.Ilergazereturns:

shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetell

thatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercominginto

theworld?

Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththree

spotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberof

spotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Wnenslightlyolderbabieswere

shownCcirdswithpic:uresofobjects（acomb,z.key,anorangeandsoon）,

changingthenumbero:objectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjects

themselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?

Notagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreen

whentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffecteven

crossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemore

excitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyhoardjusttwo;

likewise（同樣地）whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.

28.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby*s.

A.senseofhearingB.senseofsight

C.senseoftouchD.senseofsmell

29.Babiesaresensitivetothechangein.

A.thesizeofcards

B.thecolourofpictures

C.theshapeofpatterns

D.thenumberofobjects

30.Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?

A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.

B.Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.

C.Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.

I）.Tokeepthebabies*interest.

31.Wheredocsthis:cxtprobablycomefrom?

A.Sciencefiction.B.Children,sliterature.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Asciencereport.

Giventhatmanypeople'smoods情緒）areregulatedbythechemicalactionof

chocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethe

chocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.Lookinglikeasetting

fromthefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactory,Singapore'sChocolateResearch

Facility（CRE）hasover100varietiesofchocolates.ItsfounderisChrisLee

whogrewupathisparents,cornerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejar

ofsweets.

IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that*sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasoned

salespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelations

withbignamessuchasLevi,sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsinthe

imaginationatworkwhenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored（味道）chocolates.

TheCRF'sproduceis“green”,madewithinthecountryanddividedintc10

lines,withtheAlcoholSeriesbeingthemostpopular.TheExoticSeries-with

Sichuanpepper,redbean豆），cheeseandotherflavors-alsodoeswe11andis

funtotaste.Andforchocolatesnobs,whothinkthattheyhaveabetterknow1edge

ofchocolatethanothers,theConnoisseurSeriesusescocoabeansfromTogo,

Cuba,Venezuela,andGhana,amongothers.

32.Whatisgoodaboutchocolate?

A.Itservesasasuitablegift.

B.Itworksasaneffectivemedicine.

C.Ithelpsimprove二hestateofmind.

D.Itstrengthensbusinessrelations.

33.WhyisChrisLeeabletodevelophisideaoftheCRF?

A.Heknowstheimportanceofresearch.

B.Helearnsfromshopsofsimikirtypes.

C.Hehasthesuppor:ofmanybignames.

I）.Hehasalotofmarketingexperience.

34.WhichlineoftheCRFproducesellsbest?

A.TheConnoisseurSeries.

B.TheExoticSeries.

C.TheAlcoholSeries.

D.TheSichuanSeries.

35.Thewords<4chocolatesnobs“inParagraph3probablyrefertopeoplewho

A.areparticularaboutchocolate

B.know1ittleaboutcocoabeans

C.lookdownuponothers

D.1iketotrynewflavors

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