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　　A lot of management training is held each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores．Among the topics we address in our course is the retention(保護(hù)力)of quality employees-a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale in the service industry．During these discussions, I ask the participants,“What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?”Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said,“It was a ＄19 baseball glove．”

　　Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an interim(臨時(shí)的)position while she looked for something better．On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie．He needed a baseball glove for Little League．She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills．Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check．When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office．Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before．She was concerned and confused．

　　Patricia handed her a box．“I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,”she said,“and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids．This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves．You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us．”

　　The thoughtfulness, empathy and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays．An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove．

(1)

Among many of the problems in the service industry, talked about in this passage, is ________．

[　　]

A．

how to ensure his employees’ high pay

B．

how to attract more customers

C．

how to look carefully after the employees

D．

how to keep the good employees from leaving

(2)

Although she was a new manager, Cynthia would do her job well in keeping quality employees because she ________．

[　　]

A．

had mastered all the courses for the manager

B．

had already formed good relationship with the employees

C．

know the way how to deal with her employees

D．

had her own personal experience

(3)

This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for managers to let their employees know ________．

[　　]

A．

how much they can get for their job

B．

what good positions they can get later

C．

they are very vital to the business

D．

they are nice as well as useful

(4)

The story told in this passage tells us that employees care about ________．

[　　]

A．

only how large a pay they can get

B．

love from the managing people rather than only money

C．

if their children could be properly taken care of

D．

what position they can be offered

答案：1．D;2．D;3．C;4．B;
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　　Directions：Read this passage，and choose the most suitable heading from the list for the paragraph of the passage．There is one extra heading．

1．________

　　People with intellectual disability form one of the largest single disability groups in a community．Intellectual disability refers to a general slowness to learn and function within society，and the identification of intellectual disability is usually based on an assessment of a person's performance in a variety of tests．An individual's level of performance，as assessed，can change with time and circumstances．With skilled training and opportunity for development，people with intellectual disability have much greater potential for acquiring skills and for participation in community life than previously had been thought possible．

2．________

　　In many western societies，five categories of intellectual disability have traditionally been used in order to indicate the perceived degree of difficulty an individual has with learning．All five may occur in either children，adolescent or adult，and show as mild，moderate，severe，profound or multiple intellectual disability．

3．________

　　For the majority of intellectual disabilities，there is no identifiable cause but there are some causes that are well documented．They include：brain damage at birth due to lack of oxygen-prolonged labor during childbirth；brain damage before birth due to factors such as rubella，drug or diet-related problems；damage after birth due to illnesses such as encephalitis or accident；hereditary defects in the genes； abnormal chromosome count resulting in，for example，Down Syndrome．

4．________

　　Like everyone else，people with an intellectual disability need a rewarding job，a satisfying place to live and a good social life．But they may need extra support to achieve these things．Good support services are based on the principle of normalization-which means enabling people to be part of the community like everyone else．

5．________

　　With the introduction of the intellectually disabled into communities，there is a need to promote awareness of communication．Although many people may have little experience in talking with an intellectually disabled person，the are common guidelines that can simplify the interaction．Firstly，it is useful to remember that people with disabilities have feelings．Speaking in the same friendly manner as you would to anyone else is also recommended．Being prepared to wait a little longer for replies during a conversation with an intellectually disabled person would undoubtedly benefit the exchange．

A．What do people with an intellectual disability need？

B．What is intellectual disability？

L．How do people with an intellectual disability talk？

D．What are the forms of intellectual disability？

E．What causes intellectual disability？

F．How do you talk to a person with an intellectual disability？

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　　My topic today is the Internet．It was prompted(引出)by the first letter, which I am unable to answer fully for the reasons given!

　　Dear David,

　　I am a middle school student．Now I am preparing for a writing competition．Could you please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice? Thank you．

　　No name

　　David writes：I am very sorry to say that I think it would be very unfair for me to help you win a competition－unfair to the other competitors!

　　But I will say that your article is very interesting and I wish you good luck．Your article makes some good points that deserve talking about in this column!

　　Dear David,

　　I’m now learning English by myself．Can you introduce some useful websites where I can make friends with foreigners? Please help me．

　　Moonlight

　　David writes：Well, dear Moonlight, I bet you made a good choice by using the Net in your self-studies．Two very good websites I would suggest to you are：

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　　By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is an Internet discussion group called ELTCSChi-L(English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme China List)．

　　And also, a healthy warning to all my readers：If over-used, the Internet can be a WOMBAT－A Waste of Money, Brains and Time!

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David is probably a ________．

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language expert

B．

computer expert

C．

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D．

club chairman

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[　　]

A．

David is unable to think out good advice．

B．

David thinks it is expected to play fair in the competition．

C．

David is going to talk on another topic－Internet．

D．

David finds no mistakes in that article．

(3)

“www．britishcouncil．org．cn” is a(an)________．

[　　]

A．

website where one can make foreign friends

B．

website where one can join a discussion group

C．

newspaper column for answering readers’ questions

D．

English newspaper for students and language teachers

(4)

Which of the following is NOT David’s opinion of the Internet?

[　　]

A．

English teachers can exchange opinions on the Net．

B．

The Internet is of much help to English learners．

C．

Using the Internet is a waste of money and time．

D．

We should make a proper use of the Net．

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　　My topic today is the Internet．It was prompted(引出)by the first letter, which I am unable to answer fully for the reasons given!

　　Dear David,

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　　Dear David,

　　I’m now learning English by myself．Can you introduce some useful websites where I can make friends with foreigners? Please help me．

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　　David writes：Well, dear Moonlight, I bet you made a good choice by using the Net in your self-studies．Two very good websites I would suggest to you are：

　　www．britishcouncil．org．cn and www．britishcouncil．org/learnenglish．

　　By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is an Internet discussion group called ELTCSChi-L(English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme China List)．

　　And also, a healthy warning to all my readers：If over-used, the Internet can be a WOMBAT－A Waste of Money, Brains and Time!

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A．

language expert

B．

computer expert

C．

college student

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club chairman

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[　　]

A．

David is unable to think out good advice．

B．

David thinks it is expected to play fair in the competition．

C．

David is going to talk on another topic－Internet．

D．

David finds no mistakes in that article．

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[　　]

A．

website where one can make foreign friends

B．

website where one can join a discussion group

C．

newspaper column for answering readers’ questions

D．

English newspaper for students and language teachers

(4)

Which of the following is NOT David’s opinion of the Internet?

[　　]

A．

English teachers can exchange opinions on the Net．

B．

The Internet is of much help to English learners．

C．

Using the Internet is a waste of money and time．

D．

We should make a proper use of the Net．

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　　Matt Leslie, from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, has studied whales off the coast of Australia．Some of his current research projects include population structure analysis of whales using performance testing．He will lecture on guides for treatment of marine animals．

Saturday, March 12, 12∶30 pm

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　　The Festival will allow visitors to know about new discoveries in marine animal research and to explore a variety of information on whales．Visitors will have the opportunity to listen to underwater whale sounds, and enjoy hands-on activities．Guests will tour the tall ship Pilgrim．

　　Cost：＄6.50 adults, ＄4.50 children(ages 4－12)．For more information, please visit www．ocean-institute．org or call(949)496－2274．

(1)

What do we know from the passage?

[　　]

A．

A large number of scientists will attend the Festival of Whales celebration．

B．

The Festival of Whales celebration will be held from March 5 to March 13．

C．

The Ocean Institute will hold the City of Dana Point's Festival of Whales．

D．

Four ocean scientists will tell visitors some information about whales．

(2)

What time should you attend the festival if you want to leam how to treat marine animals?

[　　]

A．

At 12∶30 pm on Saturday, March 5．

B．

At 12∶30 pm on Sunday, March 6．

C．

At 12∶30 pm on Saturday, March 12．

D．

At 2 pm on Sunday, March 13．

(3)

If you only have time after l pm on weekends, you can listen to a lecture delivered by ________．

[　　]

A．

Gwen Goodmanlowe

B．

Mart Leslie

C．

Merkens

D．

Robert L．Pitman

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[　　]

A．

Have close contact with underwater whales．

B．

Leam about new discoveries in marine animal research．

C．

Explore some information on whales．

D．

Tour the tall ship Pilgrim．

(5)

If a couple and their 13-year-old child attend the event, they would need to pay ________．

[　　]

A．

13 dollars

B．

17.50 dollars

C．

19.50 dollars

D．

11 dollars

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　　For years my husband, John, and I had dreamed of taking our three kids to Disney World．We'd planned our trip down to the last detail and dollar．But in Georgia, halfway there, our car broke down．

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　　I wailed(痛哭)and asked John, "What are we going to do?" He said, "It'll work out．" John encouraged me not to lose heart and he insisted on trying to find a way out．Amazingly, John found a car transport company that had a car we could drive home, paying only for gas! But all the way home I couldn't stop thinking about the money we'd still need for John's trip back to the garage and another long driving home．

　　When we got home, the high school student who had fed our cats asked how our trip was．I gave him the rundown, "Things worked out okay except that our car's still stuck in Georgia．" "No problem," he said．"I'm heading to Florida for a spring break with my parents．We'll be glad to stop in Georgia on the way back and pick up your car．"

　　We ended up spending only ＄50 more than we'd budgeted．The next week, our car was back, and I had a new understanding of dealing with trouble．Whatever happens, if you never give up, a good solution will come out at last．

(1)

From the passage we can learn that ________．

[　　]

A．

Disney World is located in Georgia

B．

Mercury Sable is the name of the mechanic

C．

the couple budgeted for their trip carefully

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repairing their car needed a lot of money

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[　　]

A．

pay the expense of renting a car

B．

find a taxi for the club members

C．

give somebody a lift on the way

D．

take someone home free of charge

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Why was the author unhappy at the end of the weekend?

[　　]

A．

They didn't have enough money to rent a car to go home．

B．

They spent ＄2,000 more than they had budgeted．

C．

They didn't enjoy themselves in Disney World．

D．

They found their car hadn't been repaired at all．

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We can infer from the passage that _________．

[　　]

A．

the car transport company usually had its cars rented

B．

the couple had to drive the company's car to an appointed place

C．

the car transport company charged the couple some money

D．

a student helped the couple return the car to the company．

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