阅读理解

　　After more discussion, Paul and John come to an agreement. Paul knows that the deal will fall through if he doesn't get his act together quickly with the Chinese building suppliers. He tells John that if John's company keeps away from the South Korean market for the time being, he'll get things worked out in about three weeks by lending the Chinese company some of the money, without charging the usual interest, for materials and labour costs to get them started on building the hotels almost immediately.

　　John thinks that is a good idea but he's a hard businessman and drives a hard bargain. He wants two guarantees (保证) that the deal won't fall through at the last minute.

　　The first is that, if Paul can't come up with his side of the contract (合同), then Paul's company will have to pay 400000 pounds, but with an agreement to discuss the project again in six month time. Paul knows that his bosses won't want to part with that sort of money and agrees.

　　However, the second guarantee is that, even if Paul's company does start up on time but falls behind schedule (进度表), it will cost his company 200000 pounds for every month lost. Paul thinks that is very hard and over the top, and he will have to look into it. But John says that is his “bottom line”, meaning that is the only deal he is going to make and Paul's company can either take it or leave it-either they give both guarantees or the deal falls through now. The business world can be a tough one.

1．The writer writes this article mainly ________.

[　　]

A．to show businessmen are hard to get along with

B．to suggest the business world is a rather difficult one

C．to tell people how to come to a business agreement

D．to show John is even tougher than Paul

2．When you drive a hard bargain, you ________.

[　　]

A．argue about the price

B．get everything cheaper

C．make sure that an agreement suits you best

D．do everything you can to make a deal

3．What does Paul think about the second guarantee that John asks for?

[　　]

A．He considers it is completely unacceptable.

B．He thinks it is something fair.

C．He believes it is unfair and decides to refuse it.

D．He thinks it is unfair and wants to change it.

4．The underlined word “them” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ________.

[　　]

A．the things to be worked out

B．the hotels to be built

C．materials and labour costs

D．the Chinese building suppliers

阅读理解

　　After more discussion, Paul and John come to an agreement. Paul knows that the deal will fall through if he doesn't get his act together quickly with the Chinese building suppliers. He tells John that if John's company keeps away from the South Korean market for the time being, he will get things worked out in about three weeks by lending the Chinese company some of the money, without charging the usual interest, for materials and labor costs to get them started on building the hotels almost immediately.

　　John thinks that is a good idea but he's a hard business man and drives a hard bargain. He wants two guarantees (保证) that the deal won't fall through at the last minute.

　　The first is that, if Paul can't come up with his side of the contract(合同) , then Paul's company will have to pay 400,000 pounds, but with an agreement to discuss the project again in six months' time. Paul knows that his bosses won't want to part with that sort of money and agrees.

　　However, the second guarantee is that, even if Paul's company does start up on time but falls behind schedule (进度表) , it will cost his company 200,000 pounds for every month lost. Paul thinks that is very hard and over the top, and he will have to look into it. But John says that is his “bottom line” , meaning that is the only deal he is going to make and Paul's company can either take it or leave it. They give bath guarantees or the deal falls through now. The world can be a tough one.

1．The writer's purpose is mainly ________.

[　　]

A．to show business men are herd to get along with

B．to suggest the business world is a rather difficult one

C．to tell people how to come to a business agreement

D．to show John is even tougher than Paul

2．When you drive a hard bargain, you ________.

[　　]

A．argue about the price

B．get everything cheaper

C．make sure that an suits you best

D．do everything you can to make a deal

3．What does Paul think about the second guarantee that John asks for?

[　　]

A．He considers it is completely unacceptable.

B．He thinks it is something fair.

C．He believes it is unfair and decides to refuse it.

D．He thinks it is unfair and wants to change it.

4．The underlined word “them” in the last sentence of the first paragraph refers to ________.

[　　]

A．the things to be worked out

B．the hotels to be built

C．materials and labor costs

D．the Chinese building suppliers

In meditation（冥想），people sit quietly and focus their attention on their breath .As they breathe in and out, they attend to their feelings. As thoughts go through their minds, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go.

According to a recent study at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, three months of training in this kind of meditation causes a market change in how the brain allocates attention. It appears that the ability to let go thoughts that come into mind frees the brain to attend to more rapidly changing things and events in the outside world．Expert mediators are better than other people at catching such fast-changing stimuli, like facial expressions.

The study provides evidence for changes in the workings of the brain with mental training. People can learn and improve abilities of all sorts with practice, everything from driving to playing the piano. The study has shown that meditation is good for the brain. It appears to reduce pressure and promote a sense of well-being.

In an experiment, 17 volunteers with no meditation experience in the experimental group spent three months meditating 10 to 12 hours a day .A control group also with no meditation experience meditated for 20 minutes a day over the same period．Both groups were then given the tests with two numbers in a group of letters. As both group looked for the numbers, their brain activity was recorded.

Everyone could catch the first number. But the brain recordings showed that the less experienced mediators tended to grasp the first number and hang onto it, so they missed the second number. Those with more experience gave less attention to the first number .as if letting it go ,which led to an increased ability to grasp the second number ,This shows that attention can change with practice.

Just ask Daniel Levison, who meditated for three months as part of the study. “I am a much better listener,” he said．“I do not get lost in my own personal reaction to what people are saying.”

1．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 1 refers to         .

       A．thoughts                B．minds                  C．people                D．feelings

2．In the experiment, volunteers doing meditation for longer hours         .

       A．usually ignored the first number observed

B．were used to memorizing numbers in groups

C．were more likely to catch both of the numbers

D．paid more attention to numbers than to letters

3．What can be concluded from the passage?

       A．Meditation improves one’s health.

B．Mediators have a good sense of hearing.

C．Brain activity can be recorded.

D．Human attention can be trained.