The world is filled with smart, talented and gifted people．We meet them every day．A few days ago, my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage, and the young mechanic had it fixed within just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was amazed．The sad truth is that only great talent is not enough．
I am often shocked at how little talented people earn．I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year．A business consultant (顾问) who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle with money．It was this business consultant that gave me the phase, “They are one skill away from great wealth”.
There is an old saying that goes，“Job means ‘just over broke(破产）’”．And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people．Because school does not think financial(财务的）intelligence is intelligence, most workers “live within their means”．They work and they pay the bills．Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn．
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands．I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems．The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems．The world is filled with talented poor people．They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger．
1.How did the mechanic find the problem in the car?
A．by listening to the engine
B．by listening to what the author said
C．by pulling it to the garage
D．by driving it
2.Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?
A．They have no talents．
B．They have no good skills．
C．They don’t work enough．
D．They don’t have financial intelligence．
3.The success of McDonald's lies in its ．
A．skills at making hamburgers
B．excellent service
C．talented workers
D．good business systems
4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The world lacks smart, talented and gifted people.
B．The world lacks skilled workers.
C．The world lacks people like McDonald’s.
D．The world lacks excellent doctors and dentists.
Don’t talk to me; I’m busy with my iPhone Riding a London subway, a person from China will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other．In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times．That’s not rudeness—people are just too busy to bother looking．
Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they’re certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet reflection, nor are they reading a book．New technology has replaced quiet habits．Today the only acceptable form of book on the London underground is an e-book.
Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters(乘车上下班的人)．Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40,000—yes, that’s 40,000—“apps”（programs downloaded for the iPhone）have been designed．Commuters love them because they are the perfect time-killers．One “app”, called iShoot, is a game that features tanks(坦克)．Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination．ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone．You can then write in the “ steam” on your phone screen.
For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be another choice．It’s not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music—iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.
And if games, e-books and music aren’t enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film．The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work．With all this entertainments, it’s amazing that people still remember to get off the train.
1.People in London do not make eye contact on the subway because ______.
A．they are busy reading books
B．they are not very polite
C．thinking about their private things
D．they are busy playing with their electronic equipment
2.Those who like war games can download _____ to their iPhones.
A．iShoot
B．iPod
C．Isteam
D．Tube Exits
3.The underlined word “occupied” in the last paragraph probably means _____.
A．delighted
B．busy
C．controlled
D．amused
4.The article tells us that _____.
A．London commuters are unfriendly to strangers
B．with all the new time-killers, London commuters often forget to get off the train
C．technology is changing the way London commuters spend their traveling time
D．Apple has earned a lot of money from selling 40,000 iPhones
Sunshine Sports Center One of the most modern sports centers in town, the Sunshine Sports Center is not just a sports club but much more!
With a swimming pool for adults and teens, and a smaller one for children, our center has something for all the members of the family．Parents can relax while children play in the water．For anybody who is interested in competitive sports, football and basketball courts are the ideal places to work off stress．
Whether you just want to keep in shape, lose some weight or build your strength, there's the super-modern equipment and three personal trainers to look after you and answer your questions．They can also give you general advice about healthy eating and dieting．
Lessons
It doesn’t matter if you’re five or eighty-five, there’s something for you at the Sunshine Sports Center! We offer personal training in all sports if you want it, but there are also group lessons for all sports if you prefer teamwork．
Kids and teenagers
Take advantage of our special offer for younger members．For members between five and sixteen years old, there are special lessons in water polo, competitive swimming and diving．There are many classes for all levels of swimmers, with a lifeguard on duty from 9:00 am when the pool opens until it closes at 7:00 pm．
Social events
Sunshine Sports Center is not only for sport! You can enjoy a delicious meal at our restaurant or have a milkshake（奶昔）with your friends on the balcony overlooking the swimming pool and the courts．In addition, there are lovely gardens where families or friends can have a picnic! To celebrate a birthday, there is no better place than the Sunshine Sports Center．
So, come on Sign up for Sunshine Sports Center today!
1.In Sunshine Sports Center ．
A．children are not allowed to swim alone
B．lifeguards are on duty 24 hours a day
C．people can have birthday parties
D．special lessons in diving are offered to adults
2.People can ask personal trainers for advice when they ．
A．build strength
B．sign up
C．learn to swim
D．play basketball
3.The main purpose of the passage is to ．
A．explain the rules of the sports center
B．show the benefits of sports
C．persuade people to play sports
D．attract people to the sports center
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。
Patricia was worried．She had a job interview, and she wanted to look good．She decided to get some new clothes．The store owner, Pallas Hansen, helped Patricia find a suit．But when she left the store, she didn’t pay for the suit!
How could Patricia do this? She was in a special store called Career Closet in San Jose, California．Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede started this nonprofit store to help women．They knew that many women don’t find jobs because they don’t have the right clothes for a job interview．Women who don’t have a lot of money have to use their money to buy food and clothes for their children．They can’t buy clothes for themselves.
Pallas and Charlotte started the store in 1992 after they heard about a store like this in Chicago．Volunteers work in the store．Working women donate most of the clothes to the store．This makes it possible for the customers at Career Closet to get clothes for free.
Career Closet has helped 2,500 San Jose women, but clothes aren’t the only things women get at the store．They also get confidence．Patricia is 36 years old．Her husband was hurt in an accident, and Patricia needed a job to support her seven children．She went to Career Closet and got a jacket, a skirt, and a blouse．“The whole day made me feel special,” she said．Patricia was a success at her interview, and she got the job．One reason why she got it was that she was wearing the right clothes for the workplace.
Pallas says,” I love this job．Sixty percent of the women get jobs．It’s like being a fairy god-mother.”
1.What do the women get besides clothes at Career Closet?
A．Money
B．Shoes
C．Confidence
D．Chances
2.Where do the clothes at Career Closet come from?
A．Volunteers working in the store
B．Patricia
C．Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede
D．Working women
3.We can know from the passage that ____________.
A．women need to wear fashionable dress for work.
B．dressing properly in working place is important.
C．women are trained for the interview in Pallas’s shop.
D．women get the job training in Pallas’s shop.
4.The best title for the passage might be _____.
A．Getting Clothes Free of Charge
B．Fashion
C．Success of women
D．Job Interview
书面表达（共1小题）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的作文。
A young man was slapped in the face until he bled because he didn’t offer his seat to a woman with a baby on a bus in downtown Hangzhou．Later he was proved to be a disabled person.
In a series of cases nationwide, we see people being beaten for refusing to give up their seats on public transport, which seems to be a moral problem about correct behavior and self-sacrifice.
People without morals (who don’t give up their seats to deserving people) can be condemned, but they don’t deserve to be treated with violence because they offend moral values and not laws．In comparison, the attackers behave worse.
The attackers regard relying on violence as their only choice if people ignore their appeals to give up their seats．It seems they start a shout or a fight for the sake of justice, but can they still think of their personal intention when they call violent justice?
This “violent justice” can confuse many people and encourage them to do the same, especially when we are overpowered by illogical mood.
If cruel and rude acts are rooted in children’s hearts, society will never step into civilization．The practice violates common values, neither solving problems nor safeguarding civilized society.
1．以约30个词概括短文的要点。
2．以约120个词谈谈你对这一事件的看法,内容包括:
(1) 读完这则新闻,你有什么感受?
(2) 假如你是车上的一名乘客,你会怎样做?
(3) 就如何创建和谐社会提出你的建议。
注意：
1．你可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格处填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Are you interested in writing a novel? Well, if you want to be a good novelist, you’re supposed to avoid some common writing mistakes, the first one of which is not having a thunderous start．The first word, first sentence, and first page of your novel will decide if the reader wants to turn the page and keep reading．Having too much unnecessary information at the start and keeping the reader waiting for the real story can make him lose interest and give up on the book．You don’t want that to happen．All is well that “starts” well．
It’s also wrong not to have decided on an audience before writing your novel．Decide what kind of an audience your novel will cater to．Once you’re sure who will be reading it, you’ll know what style of writing you should adopt, the kind of language you will have to use．This gives you a direction and enables you to write better．
Another writing mistake is writing with your head, not with your heart．Every kind of reader should be pleased, every character should be perfect, every character should be likable, and the novel should have a happy ending．If these are your thoughts when writing a novel, you are probably not thinking straight．Writing with business or monetary gains as your aim should be discouraged as that affects what you really want to express．Write because you want to, not because you have to.
You also need to avoid writing too quickly or too slowly．If you are writing too slowly, it either means you are just too lazy or procrastinating (延迟)．If you are writing too fast, you are either rushing it or are not giving yourself enough time to shape it．Neither of the two is healthy for your novel or you as a writer．Some sections might take longer than others and vice versa．Just maintain the required pace．
Using words and sentences that are neither appropriate nor rich is also a common writing mistake you should avoi
Words are all you have to make the readers feel what the character is feeling, to visualize what the protagonist (主人公) is looking at, or to imagine the coldness in the eyes of the criminal．If you confine (限制) your vocabulary to a limited set of words, you limit the experience of the reader．Anger is not the only word which can be used to express that emotion．Make use of words like fury, wrath, vengeance, rage and frenzy to express anger．Similarly, if a scene needs a dialog, don’t write a report or an essay there．Instead, spice it up by involving an animated, energized dialog.
