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    A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.
    But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.
    The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.
    He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."
    A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.
    In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.
    【小题1】All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except     .

    A．Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture
    B．Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals
    C．some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer
    D．it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees
    【小题2】The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to       .
    A．the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say
    B．the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO
    C．the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say
    D．the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO
    【小题3】Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and roll up his sleeves before he spoke?
    A．He felt hot in the room.
    B．He wanted to look cool by doing this.
    C．He was too excited.
    D．He wanted to be close and frank with his employees.
    【小题4】What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?
    A．They felt he was a stupid CEO.
    B．They felt he did not deserve their loyalty
    C．They felt he was more trustworthy.
    D．They didn't want to take risks with him.

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    A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed. purchased Norand Corporation. Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information. Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting. Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture.

    But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete (已废弃的). Pioneer sold Norand at a loss. Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand. Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand. I was not pleased.

    The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns. When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair. He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves.The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say.

    He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry. I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase. I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you."

    A great man and leader stood before us that day. As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer. I also knew I could take risks in my own job.

    In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle.

    1.All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except     .

    A．Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture

    B．Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals

    C．some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer

    D．it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees

    2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to       .

    A．the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say

    B．the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO

    C．the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say

    D．the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO

    3.Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and roll up his sleeves before he spoke?

    A．He felt hot in the room.

    B．He wanted to look cool by doing this.

    C．He was too excited.

    D．He wanted to be close and frank with his employees.

    4.What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?

    A．They felt he was a stupid CEO.

    B．They felt he did not deserve their loyalty

    C．They felt he was more trustworthy.

    D．They didn't want to take risks with him.

     

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    　　A few years ago, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, where I was employed．purchased Norand Corporation．Pioneer's sales representatives in the field used Norand hand-held terminals to upload daily sales information and download new price and sales incentive information．Pioneer bought so many of these hand-held-terminals, the economies made the purchase of Norand look interesting．Owning Norand also allowed Pioneer to explore high-technology markets outside agriculture．

    　　But after a few years, the emerging laptop PC technology made the hand-held units obsolete(已废弃的)．Pioneer sold Norand at a loss．Pioneer always took a given percent of the annual profits to divide equally among all employees, so our profit-sharing checks were lower than if Pioneer had not purchased Norand．Additionally, my Pioneer stock was lower than it had been before the purchase of Norand．I was not pleased．

    　　The CEO of Pioneer, Tom Urban, made annual formal visits to each of the Pioneer divisions to talk about the state of the business and to listen to employees' concerns．When he walked into the meeting room for his first visit after the sale of Norand, he acknowledged the group, remove his jacket, and neatly folded it across the back of the chair．He loosened his tie, undid his collar and rolled up his sleeves．The next thing he said was the last thing I ever expected to hear a CEO say．

    　　He said, "I made a mistake buying Norand and I am sorry．I am sorry your profit-sharing was lower because of the purchase, and I am sorry your stock was hurt by the purchase．I will continue to take risks, but I am a bit smarter now, and I will work harder for you．"

    　　A great man and leader stood before us that day．As I sat listening to him, I knew I could trust him, and that he deserved every bit of loyalty I could give to him and to Pioneer．I also knew I could take risks in my own job．

    　　In the brief moment of silence before the questions started, I recall thinking that follow him into any battle．

    (1)

    All of the following are the results brought by Pioneer's purchase of Norand except________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Pioneer can explore high-technology markets outside agriculture

    B．

    Pioneer's sales representatives can upload information using Norand hand-held terminals

    C．

    some of Norand's employees joined the Pioneer

    D．

    it later led to the lower of profit-sharing checks of Pioneer's original employees

    (2)

    The underlined sentence in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the next thing he said was what I expected least to hear a CEO say

    B．

    the next thing he said was the last thing I heard from a CEO

    C．

    the next thing he said was what I expected most to hear a CEO say

    D．

    the next thing he said was what I heard from the last CEO

    (3)

    Why did Tom Urban remove his jacket, loosen his tie, undo his collar and roll up his sleeves before he spoke?

    [　　]

    A．

    He felt hot in the room．

    B．

    He wanted to look cool by doing this．

    C．

    He was too excited．

    D．

    He wanted to be close and frank with his employees．

    (4)

    What did the employees feel after Tom Urban apologized to them?

    [　　]

    A．

    They felt he was a stupid CEO．

    B．

    They felt he did not deserve their loyalty

    C．

    They felt he was more trustworthy．

    D．

    They didn't want to take risks with him．

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    　　Pierre de Coubertin was born on January 1, 1863, in Paris, France．As a child of a noble family, he received a good education and developed a strong interest in literature and history．He refused the military career planned for him by his family, as well as giving up a political career in order to serve his people better．

    　　Coubertin was a very active sportsman and practiced the sports of boxing, fencing(击剑), horse-riding and rowing．He believed that sport was the tool for moral energy and he defended his idea with rare tenacity(坚韧)．

    　　His study of history made him wish the Olympics could still be held．He thought it was the ideal that everyone should try to reach．He was sure that bringing athletes together would make friendly relations between the countries．It was this idea that led him to announce at the age of 31 that he wanted to revive the Olympics．

    　　He made this announcement in a meeting at the Union of French Societies of Athletic Sports, for which he was Secretary General(秘书长)．No one really believed him and his statement was greeted with little enthusiasm．Coubertin, however, was not discouraged and on June 23, 1894 he founded the International Olympic Committee(IOC)in a ceremony held at the University of Sorbonne in Paris．Demetrius from Greece became the first president of the IOC．

    　　Two years later, in 1896, the first Olympic Games of the modern era was held in Athens．On that occasion Coubertin was elected the second president of the IOC and he remained president until 1925．Due to the 1st World War, Coubertin requested permission to establish the headquarters of the IOC in Lausanne, Switzerland, which was a neutral(中立的)country．Coubertin withdrew from the IOC in 1925 to devote himself to his pedagogical(教育学的)work, which he called his “unfinished symphony(交响乐)”．

    　　Coubertin suddenly died of a heart attack on September 2, 1937, in a park in Geneva, and thus his “symphony” remained unfinished．The city of Lausanne had decided to award him honorary citizenship(荣誉市民)of the city, but he died just before the ceremony．

    　　In accordance with Coubertin’s last wish he was buried in Lausanne, although his heart was buried separately in a monument near the ruins of ancient Olympia．

    (1)

    Pierre de Coubertin was not interested in ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    literature

    B．

    history

    C．

    military

    D．

    sports

    (2)

    Coubertin wanted to revive the Olympic Games because ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he thought bringing athletes together would make friendly relationships between the countries

    B．

    he knew he would be the 2nd president of the IOC

    C．

    he loved history and sports so much

    D．

    he thought everyone should try to reach the ideal that the Olympics could still be held

    (3)

    Which of the statements below didn’t happen in 1894?

    [　　]

    A．

    Coubertin was elected the president of the IOC．

    B．

    Coubertin announced to revive the Olympic Games．

    C．

    The IOC was founded．

    D．

    Demetrius was elected the president of the IOC．

    (4)

    “Unfinished symphony” refers to ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    the work Coubertin did for the IOC

    B．

    the pedagogical work

    C．

    the ceremony of awarding Coubertin honorary citizenship

    D．

    the fact that Coubertin’s heart attack never got well

    (5)

    According to the passage, we know that ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    Coubertin was awarded honorary citizenship the city of Lausanne before he died

    B．

    Coubertin worked as the president of the IOC for more than 20 years

    C．

    Coubertin devoted all his life to the sports career

    D．

    Coubertin’s heart was buried in Greece

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    　　Edgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer．With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough．He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands．He smiled carefully at the passers．He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him．Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera．

    　　“Your photograph, sir, in glorious color in just one moment if you please,”said the man in one breath．

    　　Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro．In a moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash(色斑)of his shirt half filling the picture．

    　　“Seventy pence, sir,”the man said．“It's the bargain of your holiday．”

    　　“Seventy pence,”Edgar repeated, mildly,“for this?”he stared at the photograph．

    　　“They're normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer．It's the best value you'll get in Chadwell．”“You'll have to make a better offer,”Edgar said．It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear．His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly to the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner．He had had no idea that he was being snapped(快照)．He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap(小伙子)．

    　　“That's as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,”said the cameraman,“it's better in a way because it's so natural．Only seventy pence, sir．”

    　　“I've never paid so much for a snap in my life．It simply isn't worth that kind of money．It's not as if I need the thing．Look, I'll give you twenty-five．”

    　　“No, I can't do that．Each of these instant colour shot costs me 50P－that's the blank frame(结构), so you see…”

    　　“Criminal, criminal,”Edgar broken in．“You want a profit(利润)of forty percent．Well, not at my expense, I'm afraid I'll give you your 50P and that's that．”

    　　“Let me see, then．”The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgar's hand．“I can't waste any more time with you．It's 70P or I keep it．”

    　　“Keep it,”Edgar said．He turned, looked out to sea, then walked quickly away．

    (1)

    Why do you suppose Edgar was in Chadwell?

    [　　]

    A．

    It was his home．

    B．

    He had gone there on holiday．

    C．

    He was taking part in the making of a film．

    D．

    He went there to have his photograph taken．

    (2)

    Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because ________

    [　　]

    A．

    He thought he recognized her

    B．

    he wanted the photograph to be amusing

    C．

    she was having her photograph taken

    D．

    he was feeling excited and cheerful．

    (3)

    What was Edgar's opinion of the photograph?

    [　　]

    A．

    He thought it made him look like a criminal．

    B．

    He liked it but thought it was too dear．

    C．

    It annoyed him because he had not expected it．

    D．

    He thought it was a bargain at the price．

    (4)

    The cameraman is ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    honest

    B．

    warm-hearted

    C．

    necessary

    D．

    greedy

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