Ⅲ.   閱讀理解

There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care.To water his flowers，he used two buckets.One was a shiny and new bucket.The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of service，but was now past its best.

Every morning，the gardener would fill up the two buckets.Then he would carry them along the path，one on each side，to the flowerbeds.The new bucket was very proud of itself.It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出).The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes：before it reached the flowerbeds，much water had leaked along the path.

Sometimes the new bucket would say，“See how capable I am!How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day!I don’t know why he still bothers with you.What a waste of space you are!”

And all that the old bucket could say was，“I know I’m not very useful，but I can only do my best.I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me，at least.”

One day，the gardener heard that kind of conversation.After watering the flowers as usual，he said，“You both have done your work very well.Now I am going to carry you back.I want you to look carefully along the path.”

Then the two buckets did so.All along the path，they noticed，on the side where the new bucket was carried，there was just bare(光禿禿的) earth;on the other side where the old bucket was carried，there was a joyous row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden.

31.What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?

A. Dirty. B. Dark.

C.Worn­out. D.Plain­looking.

32.What was the old bucket ashamed of?

A. His past. B.His aging.

C. His manner. D.His leaking.

33.The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to________.

A. laugh at the old one

B. take pity on the old one

C. show off its beautiful looks

D. praise the gardener's kindness

34.Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?

A. Because it was used to keep a balance.

B. Because it stayed in its best condition.

C. Because it was taken as a treasure.

D. Because it had its own function.

Ⅳ. 任務(wù)型讀寫

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In addition to self­awareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth quality—independent will—that really makes effective self­management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in agreement with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to actively carry out the program we have developed through the other three qualities.

The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has overcome unbelievable difficulties.The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic(給人深刻印象的) evidence to the value, the power of the independent will.

But as we examine this quality in the context of effective self­management, we realize it’s usually not the dramatic, the visible, the once­in­a­lifetime, up­by­the­bootstraps(自立自強(qiáng)的) effort that brings lasting success. This special ability comes from learning how to use this great quality in the decisions we make every day.

The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty.Honesty is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It’s our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to “walk our talk”.

Effective management is putting first things first.While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that puts them first, day­by­day, moment­by­moment.Management is discipline (training to be self­controlled), carrying it out.

Discipline obtains from belief—belief in a set of values, belief in an overriding(最主要的) purpose, to a long­term or short­term goal that must be carried out.

In other words, if you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a follower of your own deep values and their source.And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done.

TitleThe power of independent will

ThemeIndependent will makes self­management 35.________.

Reasons·The example given to 36.________ power of independent will is amazing.

·Power of independent will helps to make one’s 37.________ every day.

·38.________ is very important to develop our independent will.

·It’s our ability to have our promises made and 39.________.

Suggestions·Effective managers should know 40.________ should be done first.

·Effective managers with discipline should 41.________ to their promises.

42.________·You 43.________ your deep values.

·Your feelings and moods are able to be 44.________.

參考答案

Ⅰ.1.A　relief表示“(用藥后病情的)緩解”。

2.C　考查省略句中的非謂語動詞。動詞與名詞之間存在邏輯上的動賓關(guān)系，因此用過去分詞，前面省略了it is。

3.A　考查分詞用法。第一空tired of…是過去分詞短語作原因狀語，第二空boring 是現(xiàn)在分詞作定語，表示speech本身的特點(diǎn)。

4.D　考查deserve的用法。deserve of sth.意思是“值得，應(yīng)該得到某物”。

5.D　考查accuse的用法。accuse sb.of doing sth.意為“因做某事而指責(zé)/指控某人”。

6.B　句意：毫無疑問馬麗麗是一個有天賦的女孩。doubt在否定句中后接that引導(dǎo)的從句，常用句型為：there is no doubt that…;如果在肯定句中后接whether引導(dǎo)的從句，如：I doubt whether he can pass the final exam. 我擔(dān)心他是否能通過期末考試。

7.B　考查動詞短語辨析。draw up意為“起草”;end up表示“終了，結(jié)束”;turn up出現(xiàn);give up放棄。句意：你如果車開得這么快，終歸得進(jìn)醫(yī)院。

8.A　考查介詞短語辨析。in terms of就……而言;in case of萬一;as a result結(jié)果;in face of面對，面臨。句意：就我們所能做的而言，我們將不得不減少我們對石油的依賴，并減少我們的整體能源消耗。

9.B　考查形容詞辨析。than usual意為“比以往”，表時間，不可用common;后一空意為“平凡的”用ordinary，normal表示“常規(guī)的”。

10.A　考查介詞。concentrate和on連用表示“集中”，排除B、D兩項，后空填with，屬“with + 賓語+賓語補(bǔ)足語”結(jié)構(gòu);作伴隨狀語;而because后要接從句。

Ⅱ.11.C　戴安娜以最高的效率和最快的速度完成每件事，這些事包括……

12.A　戴安娜有一個目標(biāo)，就是擁有她在哥倫比亞所擁有的事業(yè)。

13.C　句意：我不想改變我所做的。change改變;continue繼續(xù);choose選擇;lose遺失，錯過。根據(jù)第二段第一句和第三段第二句可知，戴安娜曾經(jīng)在哥倫比亞開一家商店，而且是一位設(shè)計師，她在加拿大不想改變她在家時所從事的一切。所以正確答案為C項。

14.B　她決定在加拿大開一個商店。

15.B　在加拿大開商店需要做好準(zhǔn)備。prepare oneself properly意為“使自己為……做好準(zhǔn)備”。

16.A　戴安娜意識到使夢想變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)就意味著要獲得必要的教育和證書�！皉eality現(xiàn)實(shí)”與 “dream夢想” 對應(yīng)， 本題要避免誤選“fact事實(shí)”。

17.D　根據(jù)上下文，此處應(yīng)填“必要的”。

18.D　在哥倫比亞擁有一家商店和從事設(shè)計的經(jīng)歷使戴安娜對自己的能力充滿信心。

19.C　雖然有經(jīng)驗，但是在加拿大這個陌生的地方戴安娜還得學(xué)習(xí)如何處理事情。

20.B　從上文可知戴安娜需要學(xué)習(xí)語言，還要學(xué)習(xí)如何處理事情，就好像一切都要重新開始。

21.C　根據(jù)下文，戴安娜獲得重新開張所需的幫助，可知她是幸運(yùn)的。

22.A　根據(jù)下文，戴安娜是在大學(xué)繼續(xù)教育期間得到所需的幫助，因此應(yīng)選through。

23.D　戴安娜在2009年5月開始學(xué)習(xí)有關(guān)的課程。take courses 學(xué)習(xí)課程。

24.A　雖然戴安娜遇到語言障礙，但是在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)時她總是勇往直前，從不后退。

25.C　go ahead前進(jìn)。

26.B　在她到加拿大兩年之后，戴安娜實(shí)現(xiàn)了她最初的目標(biāo)。

27.A　original 原來的;common 常見的;distant 遠(yuǎn)的。

28.A　綜前所述，戴安娜盡最大的努力和用最快的速度實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想，所以她處在成功的快車道。

29.D　回想往事，戴安娜把自己的成功歸功于自己所設(shè)的目標(biāo)……owe…to 歸功于。

30.B　戴安娜認(rèn)為努力是最重要的。above all 最重要的是。

Ⅲ.31.C　詞義猜測題。由第一段“… which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.”可知，這只舊水桶已使用多年，超過了最佳使用期，即是“破舊的，破爛的”，由第二段最后一句可得到印證。C項含義吻合。

32.D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段最后一句提到，這只舊水桶感到羞愧是因為有漏洞，一路上漏水。

33.A　推理判斷題。由第三段“See how capable I am! … What a waste of space you are!”這幾句對比性的語言可推知A項正確。B、C兩項明顯與文意不符，D項毫無依據(jù)。

34.D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“You both have done your work very well.”以及最后一段“… where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, …”推知，這只舊桶也在發(fā)揮著它自己的作用。A、C兩項無依據(jù)，B項與文意不符。

Ⅳ.35.effective　根據(jù)文章開頭“…that really makes effective self­management possible.”中的effective可知。

36.prove/show/indicate　根據(jù)第二段中的“The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic evidence to the value, the power of the independent will.”可推知。

37.decisions　根據(jù)第三段最后一句“This special ability comes from learning how to use this great quality in the decisions we make every day.”中的decisions可知。

38.Honesty　根據(jù)第四段“The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty”.中的honesty可知。

39.kept　由第四段“It’s our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to ‘walk our talk.’”中的keep轉(zhuǎn)化而來。

40.what　根據(jù)第五段“Effective management is putting first things first.”可推知首先要做的用what指代。

41.stick　根據(jù)第五段“Management is discipline (training to be self­controlled), carrying it out.”中的carry out可知是堅持，即stick to。

42.Conclusions　根據(jù)最后一段“In other words…”可知是下結(jié)論。

43.follow　根據(jù)最后一段“You are a follower of your own deep values and their source.”中的follower轉(zhuǎn)化而來。

44.controlled　根據(jù)最后一段“And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done.”中的control可知。