I once had my Chinese MBA students brainstorming on “two-hour business plans”. I separated them into six groups and gave them an example: a restaurant chain. The more original their idea, the better, I said. Finally, five of the six groups presented plans for restaurant chains. The sixth proposed a catering(餐飲) service. Though I admitted the time limit had been difficult, I expressed my disappointment.

My students were middle managers, financial analysts and financiers from state-owned enterprises and global companies. They were not without talent or opinions, but they had been shaped by an educational system that rarely stressed or rewarded critical thinking or inventiveness. The scene I just described came in different forms during my two years’ teaching at the school. Papers were often copied from the Web and the Harvard Business Review. Case study debates were written up and just memorized. Students frequently said that copying is a superior business strategy, better than inventing and creating.

In China, every product you can imagine has been made and sold. But so few well-developed marketing and management minds have been raised that it will be a long time before most people in the world can name a Chinese brand.

With this problem in mind, partnerships with institutions like Yale and MIT have been established. And then there’s the “thousand-talent scheme”: this new government program is intended to improve technological modernization by attracting top foreign-trained scientists to the mainland with big money. But there are worries about China’s research environment. It's hardly known for producing independent thinking and openness, and even big salary offers may not be attractive enough to overcome this.

At last, for China, becoming a major world creator is not just about setting up partnerships with top Western universities. Nor is it about gathering a group of well-educated people and telling them to think creatively. It’s about establishing a rich learning environment for young minds. It’s not that simple.

46．Why does the author feel disappointed at his students?

A．Because there is one group presenting a catering service.

B．Because the six groups made projects for restaurant chains.

C．Because all the students copied a case for the difficult topic.

D．Because the students’ ideas were lacking in creativeness.

47．Which of the following scenes is NOT considered as lack of creation?

A．Papers were often downloaded from the Internet.

B．Students often said that copying is a preferable business strategy.

C．Students combine knowledge and critical thoughts to solve a problem.

D．Case study debates were written up as well as recited.

48．The underlined word “scheme” in the forth paragraph means__________.

A．timetable                B．theme                     C．project                    D．policy

49．We can infer from the passage that ___________.

A．China can make and sell any product all over the world

B．high pay may not solve the problem of China’s research environment

C．cooperation with institutions has been set up to make a Chinese brand

D．the new government program are aimed at encouraging imagination

50．Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Look for a New Way of Learning                 B．Reward Creative Thinking

C．How to Become a Creator                            D．Establish a technical Environment

       As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, _______.

A. the more for life are you equipped   B. the more equipped for life you are

C. the more life you are equipped for .   D. you are equipped the more for life

The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (沖) into the sea.

    Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except keep going and hope.

    In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

    What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

    In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

  A. She was caught in a storm.               B. The altimeter went out of order.

  C. Her engine went wrong.                 D. She lost her direction.

When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?

  A. She did nothing but pray for herself.

  B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

  C. She continued flying.

  D. She lost hope of reaching land.

According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?

  A. To set a new record for flying time.

  B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.

  C. To show that aviation was not just for men.

  D. To become famous in the world.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

  A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.

  B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.

  C. A New Record for Flying Time.

  D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

詞語填空 (共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)

   請用括號(hào)中所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子。

1．It                    that Polish President and his wife were killed in a plane crash in Russia．(report)

2．We                   between 7 and 8 o’clock tomorrow evening．Please don’t phone me at that time．(swim)

3．By the time Jane gets home，her aunt                    for Shanghai Expo．(leave)

4．—Did you read Harry Potter at my age，Grandpa?

一I couldn’t                     that，because Harry Potter wasn’t born yet．(do)

5．If you                   that late movie last night，you wouldn’t be so sleepy now．(not watch)

The secretary didn’t make        clear when and where the meeting would be held

     A．this                     B．that                     C．it                           D．what

There are all kinds of dolls in the shop. _________ she wants, the little girl’s parents are ready to buy it for her.

 A. However        B. Whatever      C. Whichever          D. Whenever

The former Olympic champion was ________ in the quarterfinals last night when he lost 0-2 at home.

       A. knocked off              B. knocked out              C. knocked down          D. knocked over

 The train was ten minutes late, so I _______ have run all the way to the station.

A. couldn’t          B. wouldn’t         C. needn’t           D. mustn’t

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The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ____when

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A. delay     B. effort       C. schedule     D. consideration