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PartIIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.  

　　Thehumanbodyhasdevelopeditsmillionsofnervestobehighlyawareofwhatgoesonbothinsideandoutsideofit.

　　Thishelpsusadjusttotheoutsideworld.Withoutournervesandourbrain,whichisasystemofnerves,wecouldn’tknowwhat’shappening.Butwepayforoursensitivity.Wecanfeelpainwhentheslightestthingiswrongwithanypartofourbody.Thehistoryoftorture（折磨）isbasedonthehumanbodybeingopentopain.  

　　Butthereisawaytohandlepain.LookattheIndianfakir（苦行僧）whositsonabedofnails.Fakirscanputaneedlefightthroughanarm,andfeelnopain.Thisabilitythatsomehumanshavedevelopedtohandlepainshouldgiveusideasabouthowthemindcandealwithpain.  

　　Thebigthinginwithstandingpainisourattitudetowardit.Ifthedentistsays,"Thiswillhurtalittle,"ithelpsustoacceptthepain.Bystayingrelaxed,andbytreatingthepainasaninterestingsensation（感觉）,wecanhandlethepainwithoutfallingapart.Afterall,althoughpainisanunpleasantsensation,itisstillasensation,andsensationsarethestuffoflife.  

　　41.Thehumanbodyhasdevelopedasystemofnervesthatenablesusto  

　　A）stayrelaxed  

　　B）avoidpain  

　　C）standtorture  

　　D）feelpain  

　　42.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"wepayforoursensitivity"inthefirst  paragraph?

　　A）Wehavetotakecareofoursenseofpain.  

　　B）Wesufferfromoursenseoffeeling.  

　　C）Weshouldtryhardtoresistpain.  

　　D）Wearehurtwhenwefeelpain.  

　　43.WhentheauthormentionstheIndianfakir,heshowsthat  

　　A）fakirspossessmagicpower  

　　B）Indiansarenotafraidofpain  

　　C）peoplecanlearntocopewithpain  

　　D）somepeoplearebornwithoutasenseofpain  

　　44.Whatisessentialforpeopletostandpainaccordingtothewriter?

　　A）Theirrelaxation.  

　　B）Theirinterest.  

　　C）Theirnerves.  

　　D）Theirattitude.  

　　45.Theauthorbelievesthat  

　　A）feelingpainispartofourlife  

　　B）painshouldbeavoidedatallcosts  

　　C）feelingpaincanbeaninterestingthing  

　　D）magicpowerisessentialforreducingpain  

41-45DBCDA 

　　Atfirst,Ithoughtitwasjustuselesse-mails.ItwastheendoftheweekendandIhadn'tcheckedmye-mailssincelateFridayafternoon.Therewasalonglistofmessages.SomeIremovedwithoutreading.Otherswerefromfriends-IsavedthosetoreadlaterwhenIhadmoretime.

　　Onestoodoutfromtherestfortworeasons.Thefirstwasthename,MaherNawaf,whichIdidn'trecognize.Thesecondwasthesubjectline:

"pleaspapers."Clearly,thee-mailwas仕omsomeonewhodidnothaveacompletemasteryoftheEnglishlanguage.

　　ThemessagewasfromanIraqi,auniversityresearchscientistinMosulwhowantedpermissiontoreprintaresearchpaperIhadwritten.Asascientist,I'musedtogettingthesekindsofrequests;it'spartofthegiveandtakeamongresearchersthatIespeciallylike.Iwrotebackthenextday,askingformoreinformationaboutthetypeofworkhewasdoing.Ialsowishedhimandhisfamilybestfortheirsafetyandwell-beingduringthisdangeroustimeinhisland.

　　Acoupleofdayslater,hisreplyappearedinmyinbox.Itread,inpart:

"hidearDr.I'mveryhappytoheargoodnewsfromyouandyourhelp,alsoI'dliketothankyouforyourfeelingstowardsmeandmyfamily...thankyouverymuchforhelpIwanttotellyouthatI'mreadytohelpyouinmosuluniversity/iraqifyouneedthat."

　　MaheralsoexplainedinhisbrokenEnglishthathewasinterestedinapaperI'dwrittenontheuseoflactobacillusacidophilus（ahealthyproductthatcanbefoundinyogurt（酸奶）andotherfoods）.Itwashishopethathecouldusemyfindingstohelpfindatreatmentforgastrointestinal（消化系统的）illness.Hesignedoff:

"warmestregardstoyouandlovelyfamily."

　　Despitehisdifficultywiththelanguage,hehadpaintedapictureforme由atwasfarmorethanasimplerequestforinformation.Thehumanitydisplayed（流露出的）inhismessagemademewanttobothsmileandcry.

　　36．Whydidthee-mailfromanIraqicatchtheauthor'sattention？

　　A．ThesubjectlinewasnotwritteninstandardEnglis

　　B．ItwasnotcompletelywritteninEnglis

　　C．Thesender'snameseemedfamilia

　　D．Ithadashortsubjectlin

　　37．Whatdoestheauthorliketodoasascientistwithotherresearchers？

　　A．Reprintresearchpaper

　　B．Exchangeresearchfinding

　　C．ChatwiththemontheInterne

　　D．Wisheachotherthebestofluc

　　38．Besidesworkinterest,theIraqiandtheauthor'se-mailsalsodelivered______.

　　A．heart-warmingfriendlyfeelings

　　B．medicinetotreatcertaindisease

　　C．newsabouteachothers'family

　　D．theiropinionsonwars

　　39．Whatcanweinferfromthetext？

　　A．Theauthorofthetextisalanguageteache

　　B．Iraqipeoplearemuchhappiernowthanbefor

　　C．TheInternetcanbringpeopleclosertoeachothe

　　D．EvenknowingalittleEnglishcanhelpyoulearnalo

　　B

　　Businessesputlotsoftimeandmoneyintonewplans,programsandexcellentemployeeswiththehopethingswillchange.Yet,attheendoftheeffort,notmuchchanges.Whathappens

　　Inmostcases,thosenewplans,programsandemployeesenteracompanywithanexistingculture（文化）.Andplans,programsandnewemployeeshaveawayofconformingto（顺应）theexistingculture.Thecultureofyourbusinessistheresultofaparticularmindset,oraparticularwayofthinkingandthegeneralfeelingsaboutcertainthings.Mostoften,itisthemindsetofthefounderorpeoplemanagingthebusiness.

　　Thefounderhasgottentowhereheisbecauseofhisskillsets,knowledgebaseandpersonalbeliefs,whichunfortunatelyallcomewithinherent（固有的）limits.WhySkills,knowledgeandbeliefscomefromwhatheorshealreadyknowsorhasexperienced.Inotherwords,itcomesfromthepast.We（people）trytomakethepastfitthefuture.Justbecausesomethingworkedinthepast,doesn'tmeanitissuitableforthefuture.Asthesayinggoes,ifyoudoandthinkwhatyouhavealwaysdoneandthought,youwillhavewhatyouhavealwayshad.

　　Therefore,lastingchangeshavetostartwiththewaypeoplethink.Tomakechangesinthewayyouthink,youwillberequiredtasetgoalsbeyondyourbasicabilitiesandcontinuouslythinkthemthrough.Itisawaytotrainyourselfandpeopletogetoutofthecomfortzonewhereyoufeelhappywithyourknowledgeandskills.

　　40．Whichquestiondoestheauthortrytoanswer？

　　A．Whatpastexperienceisusefulforbusinesses

　　B．Howmuchtimeisneededformakingplans

　　C．Howcanchangesbemadeinbusinesses

　　D．Whatkindsofemployeesarethebest

　　41．Wheredoesthebusinessculturemainlycomefrom？

　　A．Thefounde

　　B．Theprogres

　　C．Thenewemployee

　　D．Thecollectiveeffor

　　42．Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthemindsetofthecompanyleader？

　　A．Itcanpreventtheenrichmentofexperience

　　B．Itisusefulfarskillandknowledgelearnin

　　C．Itisimportantforpersonalbeliefsbuild-u

　　D．Itmaylimitthecompany'sdevelopmen

　　43．Whatplaysakeyroleinmakingchangesinacompany？

　　A．Makingabreakthroughinthewaypeoplethin

　　B．Trainingpeopletobeabletofacehardshi

　　C．Settingclearergoalsforemployee

　　D．Makingthepastfitthefutur

　　C

　　It'snotmuch,butit'shome.FrancisChan,anengineer,livesinHampstead,northLondon,inaflatthat'sjust4ftwideby21ftlong.Helovesit.

　　Tinythoughitis,ithasgotallthecomforts.PeterBaynes,Chan’sarchitect（建筑师）,hasachievedacleverpieceofdesign,accordingtoarchitecturalexperts.

　　TheChanmini-housewasbuiltonwhatwasonceapathdownthesideofabigVictarianhouse.Notaninchofspaceiswasted.

　　Whenyoustepinthroughthefrontdoor,you'restandingintheshower,onBritain'sonlyself-cleansingdoormat（自动清洁门垫）.Adooropensontoanequallytinytoiletwithwashbasin.Twostepsfurtherincomesthekitchen,completewithfull-sizedcookerandfridge,andwasher/drier.Aworktopfoldsdownfromthewall.

　　Anotherstepandyou'reintothedining/officearea.Fourpeoplecansitherefordinner,saysChanashesetsthetable-topintoplace.Heevenhasafold-downdrawing-boardforwhenhe'sworkingathome.Thebedishiddenunderacoverboardrightattheback."Idon'tevenhavetomakethebed,"Chansays."Ijustputthecoverdown."

　　Chan'sbusinesssuitshangneatlyonthewalloverthebed.Daylightcomesinthroughtheskylight.ThehousefeelslikeaverysmallboatandChanadmitshetoyedwiththeideaofnamingitthe"boat-house".

　　"Itcostaround￡4,700tobuildlastyear.Nowit'sbeenvaluedat￡30,000.Itprovesthatgooddesigndoesn'tneedtocostmore.Itjustneedsalotofcare."saysChan.

　　44．Bysaying"It'snotmuch"（line1,para.1）,theauthormeansthatChan'sflat______.

　　A．ischeap

　　B．hascheapfurniture

　　C．hasasimpledesign

　　D．isfairlysmall

　　45．WhereisChan'sflat？

　　A．Nexttoabighous

　　B．Underanoldbuildin

　　C．InabusyLondonstree

　　D．Bythesideofacountryroa

　　46．Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthingsdescribedinthetext？

　　A．Shower,kitchen,toilet,diningtableandbe

　　B．Shower,toilet,diningtable,kitchenandbe

　　C．Shower,toilet,kitchen,diningtableandbe

　　D．Shower,kitchen,toilet,bedanddiningtabl

　　47．Whatisthepurposeofthiswriting？

　　A．TosellChan'sflatformoremone

　　B．Totellpeoplehowtotakecareofsmallflat

　　C．Tointroducetoreadersacleverly-designedfla

　　D．Tocallonengineerstodesignthei