It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much . To be honest , I can’t imagine we will do without him when he’s gone . Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today .In only six years , he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors . Not omly have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill’s leadership ; we are increasing our share with each passing month .
As you know , the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company’s competitive areas . But we know that if anyone can do it , Bill Masters can , and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work .
1.The speech was made ______.
A.at a welcome meeting B.after someone died
C.when somebody was leaving D.when they had a new manager
2.How long did Masters work there ?
A.37 years . B.Less than 5 years .
C.About six years . D.Since he began to work .
3.When Bill started to work in Houston area , who had to help him ?
A.many people B.nobody C.about 37 people D.very few people
4.Bill increased the company’s sale ______.
A.by 37 per cent every month B.to the second largest in the area
C.to be the fifth largest in the area D.five times as much as before
第二部分：阅读理解
第一节：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。
Almost 40 years ago , a community servies organization started providing eye care in Gujarat State , in western India .
The Rgtary Club of Navsari operates an eye hospital and 9 area eye centers in and around Navssri , whose services are for the poorest people . The group opened the hospital , the Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari , in 1970 . India has only about one ophthalmologist for every 120,000 people . The Institute , however , has ten such specially trained eye doctors . It has restored or improved the eyesight of thousands of patients . Many people with eye problems cannot easily get to a big city for examinations and treatment . They live in villages and have no transportation. The Institute established eye centers called camps in places far from the city . Teams from it travel as far as 150 kilometers to see patients . People go to their nearest camp , where medical workers examine their eyes . The workers look for conditions including glaucoma , night blindness and other problems.Some people are found to have cataracts ,abnormal growths on the eye that can lead to loss of eyesight . India has about 13 million people with the condition . Cataract patients get free operations to correct the problem.
Rotary groups also operate eye banks . Doctors at these centers replace damaged eyes with the healthy eyes of donors who have just died . One such center is the Rotary Rajah Eye Bank . It operates in cooperation with the Rajah Eye Care Hospital in Chennai . The Eye Bank opened in 1996 . Hundreds of patients have received new corneas from donors since then . The cornea is the clear front part of the eye that transmits light . 2 million people in India are blind because of problens of the cornea . The Rotary Rajah Eye Bank holds continuing eye donation campaigns . It urges people to leave the gift of sight to others when they die .
1. Which of the following is True about the Rotary Club of Navsari ?
A.The Rotary Club of Navsari is a community service organization .
B.The Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari has only one eye doctor .
C.The Rotary Club of Navsari includes 9 area eye centers in big cities .
D.The Rotary Club of Navsari offers free operations to all the poor patients .
2.The underlined word “ophthalmologist” in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A.a physician who specializes in eyes B.a worker working in countryside
C.a patient suffering eye problems D.a volunteer working in eye centers
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A.there are 13 million Indians having eye problems in total
B.the Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari is located in the center of India
C.the medical treatment is convenient for the local residents
D.communications in Navsari are difficult
4.According to the last paragraph ,the Rotary Rajan Eye Bank gets new corneas mainly by_____.
A.cloning B.donating C.cooperating D.forcing
5.The author develops the passage mainly by ______.
A.providing typical examples
B.making a definition
C.comparing two different areas
D.presenting two examples and drawing a conclusion
第三节：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In recent years many countries of the world have been faced with the problem of how to make their workers more productive . Some experts say the 21 is to make jobs more varied . But do more varied jobs 22 greater productivity ?There is evidence to suggest that 23 variety certainly makes the worker’s life more enjoyable , it doesn’t 24 make him work harder . As far as increasing productivity is concerned , then , 25 is not an improtant factor .
Other experts feel that giving the worker 26 to do his job in his own way is important , and there is no doubt that this is ture . The 27 is that this kind of freedom can’t easily be given in the modern factory with its complicated machinery which must be used in a 28 way . Thus while freedom of choice may be important , there is usually very little that can be done to 44 it .
Another important 30 is how much each worker 31 to the product he is making . In most factories the worker 32 only one small part of the product . Some car factories are now 33 with having many small production lines rather than one large one , so that each worker contributes more to the production of the cars on his 34 . It would seem that not only is degree of worker contribution an important factor 35 it is one we can do something about .
To what 36 does more money lead to greater productivity ? The workers themselves certainly think this is 37 . But perhaps they want more money only because the work they do is so boring , 38 just lets them enjoy their spare time more . A 39 argument may explain demands for shorter working hours . Perhaps if we 40 making their jobs more interesting , they will neither want more money , nor will shorter working hours be so important to the .
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21.A.answer |
B.course |
C.attempt |
D.aystem |
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22.A.run across |
B.lead to |
C.result from |
D.pick up |
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23.A.because |
B.as |
C.while |
D.as though |
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24.A.mentally |
B.physically |
C.carefully |
D.actually |
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25.A.variety |
B.relaxation |
C.creativity |
D.machinery |
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26.A.judgment |
B.freedom |
C.direction |
D.comfort |
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27.A.secret |
B.skill |
C.problem |
D.strength |
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28.A. amusing |
B.dull |
C.changeable |
D.fixed |
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29.A.use |
B.create |
C.supply |
D.fear |
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30.A.measure |
B.invention |
C.consideration |
D.work |
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31.A.lies |
B.sticks |
C.objects |
D.contributes |
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32.A.likes |
B.equips hristmas |
C.transports |
D.sees |
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33.A.tired |
B.pleased |
C.worrying |
D.experimenting |
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34.A.own |
B.will |
C.line |
D.hand |
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35.A.but |
B.and |
C.so |
D.however |
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36.A.extent |
B.quality |
C.store |
D.difference |
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37.A.natural |
B.important |
C.worrying |
D.unbelievable |
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38.A.Rest |
B.Sports |
C.Money |
D.Playing |
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39.A.complete |
B.friendly |
C.given |
D.similar |
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40.A.advise |
B.succeed in |
C.object to |
D.are tried of |
.We tried to find___________from the storm , and we saw a tall tree , we took shelter under it .
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.The workers risked their lives to restore communications in the disaster-stricken areas , which were cut off______the powerful earthquake .
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—Haven’t seen you for ages ! Do you still work in Xi’an ?
—______. It’s four years since I worked there .
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