Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91^st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too.
But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.
Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower asked people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.
Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed into the south tower.
One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.
Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79^th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48^th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.
“I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said.

1. 1.

   From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane ________.

   1. A.
      at 8:30
   2. B.
      18 minutes earlier than the north tower
   3. C.
      at around 9:06
   4. D.
      at 8:48
2. 2.

   The underlined words “stay put” means ________.

   1. A.
      stay in the building
   2. B.
      leave at once
   3. C.
      put everything back and then leave
   4. D.
      keep silent
3. 3.

   Which floor was hit by the second plane?

   1. A.
      The 91^st floor
   2. B.
      The 103^rd floor
   3. C.
      The 60^th floor
   4. D.
      The 79^th floor
4. 4.

   Fewer people would have died if       .

   1. A.
      more announcements had been made
   2. B.
      people hadn’t used the lifts
   3. C.
      the attack had happened on a weekend
   4. D.
      the people had obeyed the office rules

In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called WIN-WIN．It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win．However, as time goes by, I have gradually comprehended the essence（真谛）of WIN-WIN principle it is the attitude of seeking mutual benefit．

When I was little, I used to play Chinese checkers（跳棋）which include two basic tactics（战术）: One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to block the passages of your rival．Players may apply these two totally different approaches in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for him even if his opponent may take advantage of it．Finally he can always reach the destination（目的地）a few steps ahead of the other player．Meanwhile, some player may take another approach to prevent his opponent from moving forward at all costs．By this he may get a short-term benefit, but couldn’t fix attention on the final goal, thus he would never truly develop further．

In the 1990s, a strategy called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world．Its core is to achieve your objective while giving other people some benefits, so there is no real loser．One example of applying the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in US．Most Americans advocate（提倡）the spirit of social service and voluntary contribution．In US, schools and children organizations usually encourage and support kids to be engaged in community service so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood．Moreover, a crucial（决定性的）standard for universities to judge new students is whether they have worked for the community or not．

1．The purpose of the author in writing the passage is __________．

       A．to tell us the cultural differences between China and USA．

       B．to tell us the different educational systems both in US and China．

       C．to tell us the importance and meaning of WIN-WIN．

       D．to show that WIN-WIN is popular in US and China．

2．Which of the following can be the best example of carrying out the Win-Win principles?

       A．Volunteers     B．Chinese checkers  C．Service workers D．Children

3．What is the author’s attitude towards Win-Win?

       A．criticism                                       B．encouragement

       C．disagreement                                   D．doubt

4．Which of the following statements in NOT true for WIN-WIN principle?

       A．to take others’ interests seriously      B．to learn something useful for our life  

       C．to gain mutual benefit              D．to try to get some benefits from others

5．The underlined words “at all costs” in the second paragraph means “_______” in Chinese．                                      

       A．代价高                                          B．不惜任何代价     

       C．完全失败                                       D．以全部费用

       New York: When the first plane struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center who saw the instant (瞬间的) damage to the other tower realized clearly what they, too, must do: get out fast.

       Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91^st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too.

       But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.

       Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower asked people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.

       Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed into the south tower.

       One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.

       Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79^th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48^th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.

       “I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said.

From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane ________.

 A. at 8:30                           B. 18 minutes earlier than the north tower

C. at around 9:06                    D. at 8:48

The underlined words “stay put” means ________.

    A. stay in the building                B. leave at once

      C. put everything back and then leave    D. keep silent

Which floor was hit by the second plane?

A. The 91^st floor    B. The 103^rd floor     C. The 60^th floor     D. The 79^th floor

Fewer people would have died if       .

A. more announcements had been made     B. people hadn’t used the lifts

 C. the attack had happened on a weekend    D. the people had obeyed the office rules

       New York: When the first plane struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center who saw the instant (瞬间的) damage to the other tower realized clearly what they, too, must do: get out fast.
Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91^st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too.
But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.
Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower asked people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.
Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed into the south tower.
One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.
Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79^th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48^th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.
“I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said.
【小题1】From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane ________.

       New York: When the first plane struck 1 World Trade Center at 8:48 am on Tuesday, the people in 2 World Trade Center who saw the instant (瞬间的) damage to the other tower realized clearly what they, too, must do: get out fast.

Katherine Ilachinsiki, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast (一阵)of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. Despite her 70 years of age, Mrs Ilachinsiki, an architect working on the 91^st floor of 2 World Trade Center, the south tower, went for the stairs. Twelve floors above her, Judy Wein, an executive (经理), cried sharply and set off too.

But others up and down the 110 floors, many without seeing the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. And the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.

Most people had no idea about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower asked people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.

Some left, others stayed. Some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other cautions (警告) to stop or return, went back up. The decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay were killed completely when the second plane crashed into the south tower.

One of those caught in indecision (犹豫不决) was the executive at Fuji Bank USA.

Richard Jacobs of Fuji Bank left the 79^th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48^th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. Several got in the lifts and went back up, two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.

“I just don’t know what happened to them,” Mr Jacobs said.

1.From the passage, we know that the south tower was hit by the plane ________.

2.The underlined words “stay put” means ________.

3.Which floor was hit by the second plane?

4.Fewer people would have died if       .