Steve Jobs on life and death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, some day you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an 　1 on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every 　2 and asked myself: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the 　 3 has been “No” for too many days in a row, I know I need to 　4 something.

Remembering that I’ll be 　5 soon is the most important tool I’ve ever used to help me make the big 　6 in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all 7 of embarrassment or failure — these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is 　8 important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to 　9 . You are already naked. There is no reason not to 　10 your heart.

Your time is limited, so don’t 　11 it living someone else’s life. Don’t be 　12 by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ 　opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the 　13 to follow your beliefs and goals. They somehow already know what you really want to 　14 . Everything else is 　15 .

1. A. expectation　　　　　 B. impression　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　 D. examination

2. A. minute　　　　　　　　　 B. night　　　　　　　 C. day　　　　　　　　 D. morning

3. A. answer　　　　　　　　　 B. solution　　　　　 C. result 　　　　　　 D. chance

4. A. accept　　　　　　　　　 B. hide　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　 D. avoid

5. A. famous　　　　　　　　　 B. dead　　　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　　　 D. forgotten

6. A. decisions　　　　 B. contributions C. differences　　　　　　 D. mistakes

7. A. understanding B. certainty 　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　 D. knowledge

8. A. mostly　　　 　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 　　 C. nearly　　　 　　　 　 D. truly

9. A. take　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　　　　　　　 C. give　　　　　　　　 D. win

10. A. break　　　　　　　　　　 B. catch　　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　　　　 D. follow

11. A. waste　　 　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　　 C. spend　　　 　　　　　　 D. risk

12. A. confused　 B. trapped　　　　　 C. discouraged　　　　　 D. hurt

13. A. wisdom　　　　 B. idea　 　　　 　　　 C. desire　　 　　 D. courage

14. A. see　　　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　 C. become　　　　　 D. forget

15. A. necessary　　　　　　 B. natural　　　　　　　　　 C. secondary　　　 D. possible

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姓名：李华（男） 年龄：17岁  学校：北京二中

有利条件：

1.       已学习10年英语，英语口语流利；

2.       北京第29届奥运会志愿者，熟悉比赛项目，有经验；

3.       今年夏天已通过互派留学生（exchange students）测试，届时将就读于伊顿公学（Eton College）；

4.       交际能力强，善于与人相处。

注意：1.词数100-120； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.开头已给出（不计词数）。

Dear London Olympic Committee,

I have read your poster for recruiting volunteers. I think I am fit for the job. I’d like to recommend myself

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      Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is even                   76．             

much important than money. Why? Because when money is       77．             

spent, we can get back. However, when time is lost, it’ ll                    78．             

never return back. That is why we mustn’t waste time. It goes             79．             

without saying what time is usually limited. Even a second                    80．             

is very important. We should make full use of our time                        81．             

do something useful. But it is a pity that there is a lot of                     82．             

people who didn’t know the importance of time. They spend       83．             

their limited time smoking , drink and playing cards. They                    84．             

don’t know that wasting time means wasting part of our own       85．             

lives. In a word, we have no time to lose.

66. “Shall we leave now?” he 　（低声说) to us and then we left the room quietly. 66.______

67. Within one year, he received a lot of attention from home and ___(国外). 67. ______

68. Go ____ (笔直地) down the road for about 200 meters and you’ll find it. 68. _____　

69. He wrote his mother a ( 支票 ). 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 69.________

70. It is _____ (自然的) for parents to care about their children.　　　　　　　　　 70. _______

71. Two years ago I left school, _____ (决心) to start my own business.　　 71. ________

72.We should eat less meat and more _____ ( 蔬菜 ).　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 72._______

73. ______ (判断) from his accent, he is from the south.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 73. _______

74. Mr.White has been ____(缺席的) from work for days, so he knows nothing about our new plan.　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　74. _______

75.Bitten twice, the postman refused to ________( 投递 ) our letter unless we chained our dog. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 75._______　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

—Debbie! I can't believe it! I haven't seen you for years．

—Dorothy! It's really a nice surprise! 61　

—Pretty good．

— 62

—I wish ! could, but I'm on my way out．I have to be in the city in an hour．

— 63

—There's a lot of traffic and I really have to get going．You know where I live—Why don't you drop in one evening?

—I’ll do that. 64 Let’s keep in touch.

—I'd really like to．I'll talk to you soon, Debbie．I'm glad I ran into you．

— 65 ．

　　 A．Take care．

　　 B．How are you?

　　 C．Where have you been?

　　 D．Can you join me?

　　 E．Come on, just for a minute．

　　 F．And you should feel free to call or visit me．

　　 G．It's been a whole year since we saw each other last time．

Sarah came running in．"Look what I found．" Over the top of the paper I was reading came a crispy long object that caused me to jump．It was a snake skin that had been shed by one of our many garden snakes．

"Isn't it beautiful?" said my wide-eyed seven-year-old．

I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really wasn't that beautiful, but I have learned never to appear uninterested with children．They see only good quality and excellence in the world until educated otherwise．

"Why does it do this?" Sarah asked．

"Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves," I explained．"Why do they need to renew themselves?" Sarah asked．

I suddenly remembered an article on this page many years ago where the writer was expressing her concept of renewal．She used layers of paper over a wall to describe how we hide our original selves, and said that by peeling away those layers one by one, we see the original beneath．"We often need to shed our skins and those coatings that we cover ourselves with," I said to my now absorbed daughter．" We outgrow some things and find other ones unwanted or unnecessary．Tills snake no longer needs this skin．It is probably too crinkly （起皱的） for him, and he probably doesn't think he looks as smart in it as he once did．"

Sarah was getting the point．As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, although slightly, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselves, our rooms, schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off．I was careful to point out that this is a natural consequence of their growth．

" I see, Dad," said Sarah and jumped off my lap and ran off．

I hoped she would remember this．That often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture with which we cover ourselves year after year, we need to start examining these layers．We need to gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, store the ones thrown away as mementoes （念想） of our promotion to a better vitality or spirit．

57．At the first sight of the snake skin, the author was ______．

      A．scared         B．puzzled       C．uninterested         D．excited

58．Sarah learned from her father that renewal is ______．

      A．to recover the layers inside        B．to review what has been done

      C．a natural part of getting mature D．the process of finding the unwanted

59．It can be inferred from the passage that the author ______．

      A．dislikes the snake skin at all        B．shows concern for nature and culture

      C．can grasp the chance to educate children

      D．often encourages his daughter to raise questions

60．The author mainly tells the reader that ______．

      A．snakes cast off the layers to look smarter

      B．we should renew ourselves to get improved

      C．snakes shed their skins to renew themselves

      D．we should explore our original nature underneath

14 days from just ￡ 2,090 pp

Fully inclusive from the UK

Price covers: International airfares, departure taxes, fuel charges, local transportation, accommodation, all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens.

◆Days 1  3: UK  Shanghai

Fly to the great city of Shanghai and in the evening sample traditional Shanghai food. Visit the beautiful Yu Gardens, Old Town, Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area. Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920’ s style Shikumen buildings and end your stay in Shanghai with an amazing Huangpu River evening tour.

◆Days 4  7: Shanghai  Yangtze River Tour

Fly to Yichang and change (approx: one hour)to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights. Enjoy a tour of the Three Gorges Dam (三峡大坝)before sailing on the grand Yangtze River, passing through the impressive Three Gorges. We take a side trip to the Lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way.

◆Day 8: Chongqing  Chengdu

Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay.

◆Days 9  10: Chengdu  Xi’an

Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals.We then fly to the historic city of Xi’an for two nights’ stay and enjoy traditional Shui Jiao. Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20th Century — the Terracotta Warriors(兵马俑) ，followed by the ancient City Wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.

◆Days 11  13：Xi’an  Beijing

Visit Little Wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the wellknown Shaanxi Provincial Museum before walking through the lively Muslim Quarter to see the Great Mosque.Later fly to Beijing for three nights’ stay and try Peking Duck.During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tiananmen Square to the Forbidden City, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China, and visit the Summer Palace. Next day we take a walk on the Great Wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrobatic Show.

◆Day 14: Beijing  UK

Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories.

53．The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “________”．

A. buy　　　 　　　B. reserve            C. taste            D. make

54．The first and last scenic spots to be visited in Xi’an are ________.

A. the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque

B. the Terracotta Warriors and Shaanxi Provincial Museum

C. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque

D. Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter

55．Which of the following is TRUE according to the ad?     

A. The tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals.

B. The tourists will visit the 1920’s Shikumen buildings in Beijing.

C. The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour.

D. The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK.

56．The ad is mainly intended to________.

A. encourage the British to travel in China

B. attract the British to traditional Chinese food

C. offer services of booking air tickets to tourists

D. provide the British with a better understanding of China

　 The common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is a plague that man receives.

　 The most widespread mistake of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated Arctic regions, explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contract again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.

　 During the First World War, soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches, cold and wet, seldom caught colds.

　 In the Second World War, prisoners at Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starved, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.

　 At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in a room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.

　 If then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in winter? Despite the most hard research, no one has yet found out the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and that makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.

　 No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain-killers such as aspirin, but all that they do is to relieve the symptoms.

49. The writer offered ___ examples to support his argument.

A. 4　　　 B. 5　　　　 C. 6　　　　 D. 3

50. Arctic explorers may catch colds when___.

A. they are working in the isolated Arctic regions

B. they are writing reports in terribly cold weather

C. they are free from work in the isolated Arctic regions

D. they are coming into touch again with the outside world

51. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit___.

A. suffered a lot 　　　　　 B. never caught colds　

C. often caught colds　　 　 D. became very strong

52 . The passage mainly discusses___.

A. the experiments on the common cold　　 　B. the fallacy about the common cold

C. the reason and the way people catch colds D. the continued spread of common colds

How to Be a Winner

      Sir Steven Redgrave

      Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals

      “In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes（糖尿病）．Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low．Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing．That was it ——the encouragement I needed．I could still be a winner if I believed in myself．I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes．But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't finished yet．Nothing is to stand in my way．”

      Karen Pickering

      Swimming World Champion

      “I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week．I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary．This is the key to success ——you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized．List what you believe you can achieve．Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them．”

      Kirsten Best

      Poet & Writer

      “When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something．Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies．The key is to concentrate．When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind．It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence．This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool．”

45．What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

      A．Difficulties influenced his career．

      B．Specialists offered him medical advice．

      C．Training helped him defeat his disease．

      D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win．

46．What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

      A．Her sports career．                    B．Her achievements．

      C．Her daily happenings．                  D．Her training schedule．

47．What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？

      A．Ways that help one to focus．

      B．Words that help one to feel less tense．

      C．Activities that turn one's attention away．

      D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax．

48．According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?

      A．Self-confidence．    B．Hard work．     C．Devotion．     D．Courage．

Dubai boasts(夸口) that it has just built a “new global landmark”---the Dubai Tower, which stands 512.1 meters high now and has just become the tallest building in the world.

    The Dubai Tower now surpasses Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which is 508 meters tall, and has 141 storeys, more than any other building in the world.

    The Dubai Tower, being built by South Korea’s Samsung Corporation and scheduled for completion next year, is one of a series of great projects taking shape in Dubai. The final projected height of the tower has remained a secret since the project was launched in January 2004; however, it is rumored that the tower will be more than 700 meters tall and have more than 160 storeys.

   The Dubai Tower has become the tallest building in the world in just 1,276 days, leaving behind other tall buildings.

   The Dubai Tower will house 30,000 apartments in addition to the world’s largest shopping mall. It is the centerpiece(重要工程) of the 20-billion-dollar venture. Another venture gradually emerging across the desert sands is Dubailand, a series of multi-billion-dollar projects claimed to be the Middle East’s very own Orlando. Dubai also paid 100 million dollars to buy the Queen Elizabeth II, one of the world’s superb cruise liners(游轮), which it plans to turn into a luxury floating hotel.

   Faced with decreasing oil wealth, the Western-oriented emirate(酋长国) has raced to turn itself into a business and leisure hub and it aims to more than double the number of tourists to 15 million by 2015.

41. The underlined word “surpasses” in the second paragraph means____.

A. is equal to        B. matches      C. is left behind by       D. is higher than

42. Which building was the tallest in the world before the Dubai Tower began to be built?

A. Dubai land       B. Orlando       C. Taiwan’s Taipei 101   D. The Twin Towers

43. Why has the Western-oriented emirate paid more attention to becoming a business and leisure center?

A. Because it wants to attract more tourists to its places of interest.

B. Because it produces less oil than ever.

C. Because it aims to race with other countries to show its wealth.

D. Because it wants to set a new world record.

44. Which of the following statements about the Dubai Tower is TRUE according the passage ?

A. The Dubai Tower is 508 meters tall and has more than 141 storeys.

B. The final height of the Dubai Tower is over 700 meters tall.

C. Samsung Corporation has completed building the Dubai Tower.

D. The Dubai Tower has apartments and a shopping mall.