People say I'm crazy and I am 3 .

this:

A．To stress the mysterious nature of severe immune responses

B．To argue that anaphylaxis is mainly the result of bad luck

C．To point out that scientists disagree over what causes allergies

D．To suggest that people are crazy to eat offending substances

___pizzas for a living. I started doing it after【C2】______home with my children for four years. Caring for your kids all day is a【C3】______opportunity for many women, but it wasnt right for me. I began suffering from【C4】______and decided to get a job so Id have more of my own identity. Now I work nights when my husband is home so we dont have to【C5】______child care. After I learned the basics of pizza delivery—like getting the【C6】______together and not getting lost—I began my new "career" . Being【C7】______and organized by nature, 1 studied the tipping patterns of the town. Our community had a small, expensive liberal-arts【C8】______full of students who ordered lots of pizzas. Most of the kids were friendly and polite.【C9】______Friday and Saturday nights, some of the dorms had huge parties.【C10】______the stairs were sticky from beer and the music was so loud they couldnt【C11】______me knock on the door, the crowds of happy students shouting, "Pizza! Pizza!" always let me through. The first few days of each month, one of us drivers would take【C12】______turn covering the public-housing developments. These customers did not always tip well,【C13】______I always liked seeing the children and adults sitting outside and【C14】______the evenings when the weather was nice. I also deliver to multimillion dollar homes now, but the【C15】______I make in tips has stayed the same. As I【C16】______to these beautiful houses, its easy to fantasize about a【C17】______tip. The person who answers the door always【C18】______young and, like the members of my own family,【C19】______educated. All I usually get is a brief "Thank you" and a dollar or two. People might say Im crazy to waste my education, but I have【C20】______most of them dont: a job I love.

【C1】

A．buy

B．wait

C．turn

D．deliver

“Are you crazy？” people around him shouted as Alex Bien, a 33-year-old immigrant(移民), ran toward three cars in a chain accident along the highway in Miami, which were burning down. Alex didn’t think twice.

The article “Against the Flames” reported how he put out the fire on a car and pulled a couple out of another. But when here turned to his own car, steam was coming out from it. It was damaged beyond repair.

Back in his tiny flat, alone and with little money, Alex didn’t know what to do. He was already working, going to college and supporting his wife, Aline, and children back in Haiti. He worried about his wife’s health； doctors thought she had cancer(癌症). Every cent was important to him. And now this.

With in weeks of reading the article, readers sent hundreds of letters offering jobs, money and best wishes. One delivered a car-used, but in fine condition. Others helped Aline come to Miami, where a medical team found out it was not cancer.

Readers also wrote to U.S. government officials to support the immigration of Alex’s family to Miami. Consul General Roger Daley even invited Alex to discuss the matter. Aline, to get her with their children, joined Alexin Miami this past March. Alex says, “I would like to say a beautiful thanks to the readers. There are good people every where in this world.”

Why did people say that Alex was crazy？？？？？

A.He had an accident

B.He made a fire on the highway

C.He burned his car

D.He ran toward the burning cars

What do we know about Alex from the text？A.He and his wife worked in the U.S.

B.He was a full-time student in Haiti

C.He was an immigrant with little money

D.He wrote the article “Against the Flames”

What did Roger Daley invite Alex to discuss？A.Alex’s new job as a news reporter

B.The medical treatment of Alex’s wife

C.Alex’s further studies at a U.S.university

D.The immigration of Alex’s family to the U.S.

What made Alex say “There are good people everywhere in this world”？A.Some strangers repaired his car free of charge

B.Some people supported his children’s education

C.Many readers of the article tried to help him out

D.His friends sent doctors to treat his wife in Haiti

ep, who report that their sleep is getting worse because of the added stress of the economy,【C2】______people who are coming in, saying that theyve never had a sleep problem before. " 【C3】______for sleep medications are at a record high.【C4】______if pill popping doesnt sound like the solution, consider a good old-fashioned power-nap. " You can nap【C5】______sleep loss, so after the fact, or you can nap in anticipation(预测,预料)of sleep loss because only sleep can replace sleep. " And napping may be just the ticket. Business is booming here at Yelo Wellness where believe it or not, people in Manhattan will pay nearly $ 30 for a 40-minute【C6】______ " I just think it makes a real【C7】______first of all in my work, I do a better job, which means Im gonna get a better bonus, and Im not gonna burn【C8】______" Two thirds of adults say sleepiness interferes with their concentration and makes handling stress on the job more difficult. Regulars here say the fee【C9】______is a small price to pay to overcome exhaustion. "Coming here, spending the money, taking a nap allows me to kind of bum the candle at【C10】______ends."

【C1】

A．number

B．combination

C．joint

D．kind

What are the specific traits 【C1】______ will assist executives to climb the ladder of success？ Opinions vary widely. Given approximately equal qualifications and circumstances, some claim the success factor is largely a matter of luck—being in the right place 【C2】______ the fight time. Others speak of an almost crazy devotion to work, combined 【C3】______ a degree of ruthlessness. One "expert" maintains that it's undoubtedly a matter of how much education your mother had.

To make it big, executives must possess four basic skills:

First, drive Business success takes an unusual amount of energy. A successful executive—almost 【C4】______ definition—is a striver. 【C5】______ will get tense when he is not striving.

Second, people sense Some say being able to judge people is more important 【C6】______ a high IQ, The skill can be instinctual, 【C7】______ in most cases it is painstakingly learned.

Third, communications ability. Different executives make themselves understood in different ways. Some transmit ideas best face to face; others are masters of the telephone call; still others are persuasive writers. One way 【C8】______ another, they all communicate clearly.

Fourth, calm 【C9】______ pressure No businessman will get very far 【C10】______ he chokes up.

【C1】______

I have learnt many languages， but I’m not mastered them the way the professional interpreter or translator has。 Still， they have open doors for me。 They have allowed me the opportunity to seek jobs in international contexts and help me get those jobs。 Like many people who have lived overseas for a while， I simply got crazy about it。 I can’t image living my professional or social life without international interactions。 Since 1977， I have spent much more time abroad than in the United States。 I like going to new places， eating new foods and experiencing new cultures。 If you can speak the language， it’s easier to get to know the country and its people。 If I had the time and money。 I would live for a year in as many countries as possible。 Beyond my career， my facility with languages has given me a few rare opportunities。 Once， just after I returned my year in Vienna。 I was asked to translate for a German judge at Olympic level horse event and learned a lot about the sport。

In Japan， once when I was in the studio audience of a TV cooking show， I was asked to go up on the stage and taste the beef dish that was being prepared and tell what I thought。 They asked” Was it as good as American beef？” It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV， speaking in Japanese about how delicious the beef was。

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you’ve just heard。

Question 19 What does the speaker say about herself？

Question 20 What does the speaker say about many people who have lived overseas for a while？

Question 21 How did the speaker experience of living in Vienna benefit her？

Question 22 What was the speaker asked to do in the Japanese studio？

y my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, I was disappointed to see that it also decides how Im treated as a person. Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect theyd never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger a minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where Id been. I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like apeon (勤杂工) by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day Id be sitting at their table, waiting to be served. Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked--cordially. I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me. My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry. Its no secret that theres a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didnt get the difference between server and servant. Im now applying to graduate school, which means someday Ill return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think Ill take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them. The author was disappointed to find that _______.

A.ones position is used as a gauge to measure ones intelligence

B.talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job

C.ones occupation affects the way one is treated as a person

D.professionals tend to look down upon manual workers

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

What are the specific traits that will assist executives to climb the ladder of success？ Opinions vary widely. Given approximately equal qualifications and circumstances，some claim the success factor is largely a matter of luck-being in the right place at the right time. Others speak of an almost crazy devotion to work，combined with a degree of ruthlessness. One “expert” maintains that it's undoubtedly a matter of how much education your mother had.

To make it big，executives must possess four basic skills：

First，drive. Business success takes an unusual amount of energy. A successful executive-almost by definition-is a striver. He will get tense when he is not striving.

Second，people sense. Some say being able to judge people is more important than a high IQ. The skill can be instinctual(本能的)，but in most cases it is painstakingly learned.

Third，communications ability. Different executives make themselves understood in different ways. Some transmit ideas best face to face；others are masters of the telephone call；still others are persuasive writers. One way or another，they all communicate clearly.

Fourth，calm under pressure. No businessman will get very far if he chokes up.

Some people claim that besides hard work，the success also requires______.

A. equal qualifications

B. specific traits

C. much education

D. a degree of cruelty

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.

In the last few years our communications network has been growing at a very fast pace. The old fixed-line telephone has been replaced by mobile phones, Short Message Service (SMS), e-mail and instant messaging (IM). And there are other new ways of communicating related to the Internet, such as blogs.

A recent study in Switzerland shows the different roles that communication methods can play. Stefana Broadbent is a scientist at Swisscom, Switzerland's largest telecoms company. She studied several hundred consumers and their reactions to telecommunications. She found people were very good at choosing the best technology for each situation.

"IM is used to tell you I miss you; e-mail is to organize our dinner; voice mail is to say, I'm late; and SMS to continue our talk on the way, "says Broadbent, joking a little.

Landline phones are an open channel. That means people use them to talk about nonprivate things. That's because other family members or colleagues have access to the phone.

In this passage, which way hasn't been mentioned to replace the old fixed-line telephone？

A．SMS.

B．E-mail.

C．IM.

D．VCD