When you’re an employee of a company, no matter the size, it’s common to see co-workers promoted, or transferred to a different department. But there is another way to move around—by creating a new position for yourself. I did this several years ago, though I wasn’t actively looking for a different job.
In 2007, I was hired at the Transamerica Life Insurance Company, as a customer service representative in the distributions services department. I processed requests for distributions from our annuity(养老金)policy holders around the country. Someone might have forgotten to sign a form, for example, or might have omitted security information. To solve the problem, I’d mail the person a letter.
The company had been through several combinations, so in our department alone we had a collection of about 140 templates(模板) for letters related to distributions. The longer I worked with the letters, the more I saw how they could be improved. Some had overlapping information and could be combined. Some had incorrect grammar or needed updating. I also noticed that industry terminology(专业术语) wasn’t standard across all the versions.
When I told my department supervisor about this in 2008, she agreed that the letters needed revamping. She said I should stop what I’d been doing and start the new work. In a relatively short time, I was able to make numerous improvements and reduce the number of letters to 70. It was an informal job change until a managers’ meeting several months later.
At that meeting, a vice president who was unaware of my new work mentioned that the division’s entire stock of 1,700 letters should be reviewed. My manager told her that she knew the perfect person for the job—me. The position was still considered temporary when I took on the extra tasks, but I was able to show that the work had value, and I was officially promoted and given a raise in November 2009.According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is true?
| A．The author admired those who got a promotion in his company. |
| B．It is no surprise to see people around us change their positions. |
| C．The author tried his best to get a promotion in his company |
| D．The author was eager to seek another job. |
Which of the following problems with the letters is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Some information was overlooked. |
| B．Some information needed to be united. |
| C．Some had grammatical mistakes. |
| D．Industry terminology didn’t meet the standard. |
The underlined word “revamping” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .
| A．repeating | B．rebuilding | C．improving | D．strengthening |
The author started to review the letters when .
| A．he was hired by the company |
| B．he was promoted |
| C．he was recommended at a managers’ meeting |
| D．his department supervisor agreed his idea |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．Where there is will, there is a way. |
| B．Creating a position, and earning a promotion. |
| C．Don’t let the chance go, when it comes. |
| D．Ways to get a promotion. |
Growing up the daughter of an outstanding educator, Andrea Peterson knew at a young age that she wanted to serve others. It was with this mindset that she started to pursue a degree in medicine. However ,while visiting her brothers who were away at college studying music education, she realized that she too was drawn to teach music.
In her ten years at Granite Falls, she has revitalized the music programs at both the elementary and high school levels,to the extent that an additional music faculty member was hired by the district to assist with the workload. The growth of the music program in Granite Falls School District has encouraged students to participate in county ,state ,and national music competitions ,and won numerous prizes for the district.
Teaching music is only part of Peterson's instruction－it serves as a vehicle to other areas .
"Music is an amazing tool to unlock students' potential. The most visible benefit from their success in music is their increased confidence and self-esteem," Peterson said. "However, I don't believe it is the only benefit, nor the most powerful. It is truly exciting to see how my music teaching can transfer back to other classrooms." With this philosophy, Peterson introduced a cross-curriculum program ,wherein she takes lessons taught in other classes, such as English and math ,and expands upon them in an eight-week unit.
One of the most popular projects in Peterson's classes in the creation and performance of a musical, whereby students create a play from one of the books they have read in another class. Students work together to choose the music that best fits with the overall feel of the play and then perform it for the greater community. "Through Andrea's efforts these kids have helped to put Granite Falls, Washington, on the map for musical talents. Parents, staff ,and community members continue to be in awe of what she is able to bring forth from the children," said Debra Rose Howell, a colleague of Peterson's at Monte Cristo Elementary School.
69.Initially Andrea Peterson Planned to work as a (n)______.
A.teacher B.doctor C.educator D.musician
70.The 2nd paragraph mainly tells about______.
A.Andrea Peterson's life at Granite Falls
B.county ,state ,and national music competitions
C.the growth of the music program in Granite Falls School District
D.Andrea Peterson's contributions to Granite Falls' music programs
71.Which of the following is NOT a benefit the students get from Andrea Peterson's class?
A.music talent development B.increased self-confidence
C.ability in learning other subjects D.prizes for English and maths
72.The following sentences tell what the students have to do about their musical project. Which is the right order of the events?
a. They choose proper music for their play
b. They adapt the story into a play.
c. They put on the play for the whole school or the whole community.
d. They practise performing the play.
e. They choose a story they have read in another class.
A.e→b→a→d→c B.e→b→c→a→d C.a→e→b→d→c D.a→b→e→d→c
73.What is most special about the way Andrea Peterson teaches?
A.She has a special way of teaching music.
B.She makes her classes lively and interesting.
C.She combines her music class with other subjects.
D.She comes from a family of professional educators.
74.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A.An Outstanding Teacher B.Ten years at Granite Falls
C.A Family of Educators D.Successful Music Projects
Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment .And then answer the questions that follow.
Happiness (Romance)
Happiness tells the story of two people (Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy) who work for different advertising companies .They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other . But then they communicate by email and fall in love. This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances .It also has beautiful music.
I scream (Thriller)
In I Scream ,Paul (Colin Jacks) is a young man who joins a thriller club. Each of the members tries to frighten the others. Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night. Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has died. This movie is very frightening but also quite silly .It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong. Only for people who like thrillers.
Paul's Heroes (Comedy)
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two. Six soldiers (including Sammy Turblow) have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there. During the movie ,they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers. You can guess the ending ,but it's great fun getting there.
______ (Drama)
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross ,who plays a hard-working truck driver. His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her. In his travels he meets Dr. Lloyd (Phil Driver) who has found the cure for the illness ,but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America. This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting.
65.The story in "Happiness" seems to suggest that______.
A.talking on the phone for a long time certainly leads to love
B.face-to-face conversations are better than those on the phone
C.writing expresses oneself better than talking on the phone
D.teenagers enjoy talking on the phone more than adults
66.In "Paul's Heroes" the American soldiers dress up as women in order to______.
A.take important information to their army
B.fight with Italian workers
C.make the Italian workers laugh
D.amuse the other American soldiers
67.Which of the following is the best title for the fourth movie?
A.A Hard-working Truck Driver B.Medicine
C.A strange Illness D.Twelve Hours
68.Which movie does the reviewer like best ?
A.No. 1. B.No. 2. C.No. 3. D.No.4.
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）
阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For many years ,I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared ,it would take old wounds, hurts ,and rejections with it.
Many weight-conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix
everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved ,being special ,and being cherished .We fantasize about what it will be like when we reach the long awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then ,at last ,we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so , we continue to believe that next time it will be different .Next time ,we will keep it off. Next time ,being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness ,self-worth ,and ,of course ,love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty . Beauty standards vary with culture .In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weights more than 200 pounds .More importantly ,if it's happiness that we want , why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us strive hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves ,the whole world changes.
61.The passage tries to stress the importance of______.
A.body size B.attitudes toward life
C.culture difference D.beauty standards
62.What does the word "everything" in paragraph 2 refer to?
A.All the problems. B.All the properties.
C.The whole world. D.The absolute truth.
63.It can be inferred from the passage that the author______.
A.was born and grew up in Samoa
B.has succeeded in losing weight
C.has been troubled by her/his weight
D.got wounded in a war or an accident
64.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Once you succeed in losing weight ,you are unlikely to gain it back.
B.People all over the world can easily agree about what is beautiful.
C.A fat woman is considered to be more beautiful than a slim one in Samoa.
D.The author is determined to work hard to lose weight until he or she succeeds.
No matter how long your life is, you will, at best, be able to read only a few books of all that
Have been written, and he few you do read should include the best. It is to be expected that the selections will change over time. Yet there is a surprising uniformity（一致）in the lists which represent the best choices of any period.
What are the signs by which we may recognize a great book? The four I will mention may not be all there are, but they are the ones I’ve found most useful in explaining my choices over the years.
Great books are probably the most widely read. They are not bet sellers for a year or two. But they are long lasting ones. Gone With the Wind has had relatively few readers compared to the plays of Shakespeare or Don Quixote. It would be reasonable to estimate that Homer Iliad（《伊利亚特》）has been read by at least 25,000,000 people in the last 3000 years.
Great books are popular, not pedantic（书生气的）.They are not written by specialists about specialties for specialists. Whether they are philosophy or science, or history or poetry, they treat of human, not academic problems. They are written for men, not professors. To read a textbook for advanced students, you have to read an elementary textbook first. But the great books can be considered elementary in the sense that they treat the elements of any subject matter. They are not related to one another as a series of textbooks, graded in difficulty or in the technicality of the problems with which they deal.
Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.
Great books deal with the persistently unsolved problems of human life. There are genuine mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Great minds acknowledge mysteries honestly. Wisdom ins strengthened, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.
67．Which is NOT the standard in the following when evaluating a great book?
A．Although not a best seller, it must be the most widely read.
B．It can be read without much relevant knowledge.
C．Great books are never out of date.
D．Great books will not disappoint you.
68．According to the author, Gone With the Wind is .
A．sure to enjoy a large number of readers in the long run
B．disliked by readers who like Shakespeare
C．not a great book because of the few readers
D．read more often than Don Quixote
69．After reading the passage, we can infer that .
A．different periods have different lists of great books because there are many books for people to choose from
B．if you don’t read an elementary textbook, you may have difficulty in understanding in understanding an advanced one
C．Homer Iliad must be a best seller when it came out
D．great books often deal with unsolved problems of human life for the writers have confidence in settling them
70．The best title for this passage is .
A．Great Books in Your Life B．Great Books in Your Specialty
C．How to Find a Great Book D．What Is a Great Book
MAP ARTIST PROGRAM
Map Artist is the perfect tool for creating customized （定制的） maps to include in research
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projects and reports. Map Artist offers endless possibilities.
It has a huge collection of map styles to choose from,and they can be customized to suit your special needs.
In this program, we will assume you have been asked to
create a map for a social studies report.
Step 1. When you open Map Artist, a world map will be
displayed. Type “USA” in the dialogue box. Click GO.
A map of USA will be displayed.
Step 2. Click on the drop-down menu next to the outline map of the state. Click on the type of map you need for your report.
·OUTLINE shows only the outline shape of the state with no highways or population centers indicated.
·TOPOGRAPHIC indicates elevations（海拔）as well as the location of major cities.
·SHADED RELIEF shows only natural landforms and national parks.
·POLITICAL shows major cities, interstates, and major highways.
·HISTORICAL recalls the oldest maps on record.
For the purposes of this program, select OUTLINE. A map showing an outline of USA will be
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displayed.
Step 3. Click CUSTOMIZE on the menu bar down theleft side of the screen. CUSTOMIZE allows you to
place customized data on the map you have selected.
1．Click on the button next to the appropriate
symbol. For practice, chick on the shovel（铲子）,
which symbolizes archaeology.
2．Next to the word TEXT, type “The Presidio”, which is an archaeological site near San Francisco.
3．Now use your mouse to click on the spot on the map where you would like this data to be placed.
4．You can add as many sites as you wish.
Step 4. Click SAVE if you would like to save the map to a file. Later, after opening the saved document, click on the map with your right mouse button and select COPY, And then PASTE it at the location where you want the map to appear.
63．If your report is about Plants and Animals in New York, you may click on map.
A．HISTORICAL B．SHADED RELIEF
C．TOPOGRAPHIC D．POLITICAL
64．Which function is required to place a specific location on a CUSTOMIZE map?
A．Clicking on the map. B．Cutting and pasting.
C．Opening the file. D．Clicking on GO.
65．The main purpose of Map artist Program is to .
A．introduce the different types of maps
B．show that Map Artist is an easy tool to use
C．guide students to use Map artist to create a custom map
D．discuss how to improve students’ social studies reports
66．Which of the following orders is true according to the Map Artist Program?
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