Businesses put lots of time and money into new plans, programs and excellent employees with the hope things will change. Yet, at the end of the effort, not much changes. What happens?

In most cases, those new plans, programs and employees enter a company with an existing culture (文化). And plans, programs and new employees have a way of conforming to(顺应)the existing culture. The culture of your business is the result of a particular mindset, or a particular way of thinking and the general feelings about certain things. Most often, it is the mindset of the founder or people managing the business.

The founder has gotten to where he is because of his skill sets, knowledge base and personal beliefs, which unfortunately all come with inherent (固有的)limits. Why Skills, knowledge and beliefs come from what he or she already knows or has experienced. In other words, it comes from the past. We (people) try to make the past fit the future. Just because something worked in the past, doesn't mean it is suitable for the future. As the saying goes, if you do and think what you have always done and thought, you will have what you have always had.

Therefore, lasting changes have to start with the way people think. To make changes in the way you think, you will be required to set goals beyond your basic abilities and continuously think them through. It is a way to train yourself and people to get out of the comfort zone where you feel happy with your knowledge and skills.

1.Which question does the author try to answer?

A. What past experience is useful for businesses  

B. How much time is needed for making plans

C. How can changes be made in businesses 

D. What kinds of employees are the best

2.Where does the business culture mainly come from?

A. The founder          B. The progress                   C. The new employees      D. The collective effort

3.What does the author think about the mindset of the company leader?

A. It can prevent the enrichment of experience 

B. It is useful far skill and knowledge learning

C. It is important for personal beliefs build-up  

D. It may limit the company's development

62. A ______is a round stick of wax with a wick through it which is lit to give light as it burns.

（6）阅读理解

It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club. It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand ever your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want. That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs.

Fundraising(自筹资金) is a great way to help children learn social skills. It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask them for their money. They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school. If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（从容处理）, and that is a learning lesson as well.

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising. Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned in to the school. However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson. Dealing with money is important to know about when they are older.

Fundraising helps improve their schools. It is the child’s school. They have to learn there and grow there. Why not let them help in making it a better place? When one of our local schools lacked funding for sports, the students and parents joined hands to raise that money needed. When they succeeded, they felt they accomplished something important.

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child. Most fundraising is done for individual classes and clubs. The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips. The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money. Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed.

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways.

1. We can infer that the author is probably a       .

  A. manager   B. student   C. parent    D. officer

2. What is the main idea of this passage?

  A. Children should be allowed to fundraise.

  B. Fundraising is good for both families and children.

  C. Children should learn to deal with money.

  D. Children should be taught how to fundraise.

3. Which of the following is not the benefits of fundraising by students?

  A. It’s a good way to gain social skills for students.

  B. Students can master the skills in financing through it.

  C. It can help students get high mark at school.

  D. It gives students many valuable life experiences.

4. The author thinks that fundraising         .

  A. adds to the family’s burden        B. wastes the learning time

  C. cultivates the children’s character   D. builds up the children’s bodies

5. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

       CP: Central point   P: Point    Sp: Sub-point(次要点)   C: Conclusion

Homework is a bridge that joins schools and parents. For teachers, homework is an effective way to provide additional instruction through practice. __【小题1】__. Through it, parents can observe their children’s education and express a positive attitude towards their children’s education. As children grow older, homework and the amount of time engaged in homework increase in importance.
Through practice and participation in learning tasks, homework can improve children’s achievement. Thus, it would be expected that if homework were completed accurately, not only would children’s general knowledge and grades improve but they would also increase mastery of basic study skills. __【小题2】__.
Homework can provide other benefits. When children bring an assignment（功课）home, gather and organize necessary materials to complete the assignment, return the assignment and receive a grade, they strengthen their sense of responsibility. _【小题3】__. When completing homework, they will plan how long they should spend on one subject.
__【小题4】__. When parents become involved in the homework that kids bring from school, they are given a chance to communicate with their kids on what is happening in their school lives. A lot can be learned by parents when they sit beside their kids as they do their homework.
Finally, although we often do not consider that homework serves a school administrative（管理的）role, it offers schools an opportunity to let parents know what their children are learning. __【小题5】__. Homework can also fulfill an administrative role in helping schools achieve their overall job of improving students’ achievement.
For parents, homework serves as a window.
Meanwhile, they also improve their time management.
Reading, writing, spelling and mathematics are included.
Homework is actually a good way to improve family communication.
Thus, homework can play a role by keeping parents informed about class activities.

Paperback: 264 pages

Publisher:. Sams (March 29,2005)

ISBN: 0672327627

Product Dimensions: 8.4x5.5x0.6 inches

OVERVIEW

This book offers straightforward practical answers when you need fast results. By working through each 10-minute lesson, you'll learn what you need to begin to use the PHP scripting language to make your websites interactive and dynamic.

REVIEW

When I first laid eyes on this book and its title, Teach Yourself PHP in 10 minutes, my first thought was that I was going to see this!  So I opened it up and figured I'd look through it for ten minutes and see what would hit me. Well, 10 minutes turned into 20, 20 into 30 and 30 into a valuable resource that sits on my desk.

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    Some of the more valuable and informative lessons will take you into the areas of:

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--Processing HTML forms

--Controlling and filtering data

--User authentication

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--Security practices

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CONCLUSION

This book completely surprised me with its value and does indeed teach you in ten minutes what other books claim to do in 24 hours. Full marks to author Chris Newman for this handy guide.

1.Where can you see this short passage?

    A. In a section for ads in a website.           B. In a book shop.

    C. In a science magazine.                       D. In a fiction novel.

2.What is the book about according to the passage?

    A. How to make a website interactive and dynamic.    B. How to do things in ten minutes.

    C. How to deal with all kinds of problems.           D. How to configure PHP and more.

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

     A. To tell us something about a new book.          B. To tell us something about PHP.

     C. To make an ad for the book to sell it.            D. To tell us how to use the book.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

     A. You can learn all kinds of things within only ten minutes.

     B. It is a good book only for beginners.

     C. The book is valuable for both experienced PHP coders and beginners.

     D. The book is more useful for new or intermediate users than the experienced PHP coders.

5.What is the price of the book?

A. $19.99 CAN.    B. US$19.99   C. The author doesn't tell us.     D.  $ 20.