I had the impression that the generation before me had fought very hard for women's rights. I have two younger brothers and we were all raised __50__, so I thought society was set up the same way. __51__, when I moved into the business world later, I learned that things were not __52__ I thought. My first boss said to me at my job interview, "A woman's place is in the house." But he saw that I __53__ good results and even had good things to say about me. So at a meeting a few months later, I said, "Perhaps you've __54__ your opinion about a woman's place," and he said, "No. You are not a woman." That was 25 years ago. Today I don't think anyone would dare say such a thing. But saying and thinking are two different things.

I don't have an ambitious __55__. My parents didn't challenge us. We were very loved and rather free. Growing up with love and freedom implant confidence in oneself but also teaches us to have confidence in others. If I got a bad grade at school, it was my problem. So I learned to __56__ responsibility and consequences at a young age.

When I was 25, I didn't see myself as a CEO at all. But I like challenges and I don’t like to fail. When I do fail, I think it's very important to __57__ what was wrong. People tend to try to forget their failures and want to sweep them under the __58__. I do the __59__: I'm a big believer in doing an autopsy（尸体解剖） on our__60__.

I try to be completely transparent within my company and to create collective energy and enthusiasm. I work in the energy business, so it's appropriate. I don't quite trust places where people are __61__ of one another. I like to have a team with __62__ backgrounds, ages and education… people who think differently, which make opinions __63__. I never put two people on the same task and never encourage in-house battles. It __64__ no purposes.

50.　　 A. separately　　　　　　　　 B. equally C. lovingly D. freely

51.　　 A. Moreover B. Indeed C. Therefore D. However

52.　　 A. that B. how C. what D. which

53.　　 A. produced　　　　　　　　 B. predicted C. proved D. expected

54.　　 A. considered B. changed C. formed D. developed

55.　　 A. nature B. mood C. quality D. policy

56.　　 A. assure B. suppose C. share D. take

57.　　 A. realize B. describe C. analyze D. define

58.　　 A. floor B. carpet C. blanket D. quilt

59.　　 A. same B. original C. best D. opposite

60.　　 A. bodies B. failures C. mistakes D. faults

61.　　 A. neighbors　　　　　　　　 B. enemies C. clones D. relatives

62.　　 A. humble B. similar C. indifferent　　　　　　　 D. various

63.　　 A. rich B. poor C. superior　　　　　　　　　 D. inferior

64.　　 A. conceals B. makes C. serves D. declares

The cultures of the East and the West really disting?uish from each other a lot.This is because the culture systems are two separate systems ____.

The origin of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries：China and India.Both of the two cultures are gestated(孕育) by ___.In China，the mother river is the Yellow River ___ the Indian one is the Hindu River.These two cultures were ____ for several thousand years and formed their own styles.Then in the Tang Dynasty of China，the Chinese culture ____ went overseas to Japan，____ into the Japanese society and ___ the Japanese culture nowadays.Though a bit different from the Chinese one，it ____ to the same system.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture，another famous culture was ____ on the Mesopotamian Plain(美索不达米亚平原)—the Mesopotamian Civilization.This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.And these two are well?known as the ____ of the European culture.____ the Chinese culture，the European one also ____ waters.When the colonists of England ____ in America，their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean.So the American culture doesn’t ___ from the European one a lot.

At the same time，the ____ of the language systems adds to the cultural differences.In the East，most languages belong to the pictographic(象形文字的) languages while the Western languages are ____ based on the Latin system，for example，the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference ____ as well.However，___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West，the two cultures seldom ___ until recent centuries.____ they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no interference(干扰) from the other.

1.A.above all? B．on the whole

C．in all? D．in no case

2.A.mountains? B．plains

C．lakes? D．rivers

3.A.or? B．for

C．while? D．when

4.A.developed? B．improved

C．created? D．protected

5.．A.suddenly? B．quietly

C．gradually? D．naturally

6.A.mixed? B．changed

C．decided? D．forced

7.A.expanded? B．interrupted

C．influenced? D．shaped

8.A.comes? B．belongs

C．amounts D．adds

9.A.brought up? B．carried out

C．given out? D．picked up

10.A.result? B．sign

C．base? D．content

11.A.Via? B．Except

C．With D．Like

12.A.affected? B．spread

C．crossed? D．formed

13.A.joined up? B．went up

C．broke down? D．settled down

14.A.come? B．suffer

C．result? D．differ

15.．A.difference? B．development

C．appearance? D．feature

16.A.properly? B．partly

C．simply? D．mostly

17.A.last? B．count

C．reduce? D．change

18.A.in terms of? B．due to

C．as to? D．in case of

19.A.transform? B．display

C．communicate? D．distinguish

20.A.Furthermore? B．Meanwhile

C．Therefore D．However

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two 1 systems on the whole.
The 2 of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育） by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River 3 the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own 4. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture 5 went overseas to Japan, 6 into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same 7.
When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was 8 on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known 9 the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also 10 waters. When the colonists of England 11 in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't 12 from the European one a lot.
At the same time, the difference of the language systems 13 the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language (see the picture below) while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.
Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, 14 the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no 15 from the other.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      connected
   2. B.
      separate
   3. C.
      ancient
   4. D.
      remote
2. 2.
   1. A.
      preservation
   2. B.
      development
   3. C.
      resource
   4. D.
      origin
3. 3.
   1. A.
      if
   2. B.
      until
   3. C.
      while
   4. D.
      as
4. 4.
   1. A.
      styles
   2. B.
      habits
   3. C.
      ways
   4. D.
      means
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hurriedly
   2. B.
      slowly
   3. C.
      unfortunately
   4. D.
      suddenly
6. 6.
   1. A.
      made
   2. B.
      crashed
   3. C.
      mixed
   4. D.
      applied
7. 7.
   1. A.
      culture
   2. B.
      nation
   3. C.
      influence
   4. D.
      system
8. 8.
   1. A.
      brought up
   2. B.
      brought out
   3. C.
      brought in
   4. D.
      brought along
9. 9.
   1. A.
      after
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      for
   4. D.
      of
10. 10.
    1. A.
       crossed
    2. B.
       drunk
    3. C.
       swam
    4. D.
       plunged
11. 11.
    1. A.
       touched down
    2. B.
       put down
    3. C.
       got down
    4. D.
       settled down
12. 12.
    1. A.
       evolve
    2. B.
       judge
    3. C.
       distinguish
    4. D.
       rise
13. 13.
    1. A.
       adds to
    2. B.
       results from
    3. C.
       turns up
    4. D.
       takes over
14. 14.
    1. A.
       but for
    2. B.
       for all
    3. C.
       due to
    4. D.
       at all
15. 15.
    1. A.
       relationship
    2. B.
       difference
    3. C.
       interference
    4. D.
       familiarity

When several different people look at the same person, it is not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you alone observe one behavior or one person at two different times, you may see different things. The following are but some of the factors that lead to these varying perceptions（感知，感觉）: k+s-5#u 

Each person’s perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning, education, and personal experience.

Sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we’ve observed. It is not necessarily true that person’s perception is based on observations of a particular person. Your observations may be totally controlled by some. Your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus primarily on the situation or role relationship. Most people do not use the same yardstick（尺码） to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.

Sometimes we see only what we want to see what may be obverse（正面的）to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary（临时的） emotional states. This is a process known as selective perception. Selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory（相反的） information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. We can ignore the stimulus（刺激）—“He’s basically a good boy, so what I saw was not shoplifting（入店行窃）.”  We can reduce the importance of the contradictory information —“All kids get into mischief（顽皮）. Taking a book from the bookstore isn’t such a big deal.” We call change the meaning of the contradictory information—“It wasn’t shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later.”...

Why might the observation of the same person by two people at the same time differ?

       A．Because they are from different family.

       B．Because they have different opinions.

       C．Because their yardsticks are not the same.

       D．Because their thoughts are different. k+s-5#u 

According the passage, our perceptions are formed by ________.

       A．our own cultural conditions, education and experience

       B．our own thoughts, aims and knowledge

       C．the society’s rules, laws and needs

       D．the society’s values, standards and requires

From the passage, we know _____ causes us to think a boy’s shoplifting isn’t serious.

       A．our kindness           B．our experience        

C．the society’s require                             D．selective perception

What does the passage mainly talk about?

       A．It mainly talks about the results of different perceptions.

       B．It mainly talks about the factors that lead to different perceptions. k+s-5#u 

       C．It mainly talks about the kinds of perceptions.

       D．It mainly talks about the yardsticks.