In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called WIN-WIN．It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win．However, as time goes by, I have gradually comprehended the essence（真諦）of WIN-WIN principle it is the attitude of seeking mutual benefit．

When I was little, I used to play Chinese checkers（跳棋）which include two basic tactics（戰(zhàn)術(shù)）: One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to block the passages of your rival．Players may apply these two totally different approaches in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for him even if his opponent may take advantage of it．Finally he can always reach the destination（目的地）a few steps ahead of the other player．Meanwhile, some player may take another approach to prevent his opponent from moving forward at all costs．By this he may get a short-term benefit, but couldn’t fix attention on the final goal, thus he would never truly develop further．

In the 1990s, a strategy called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world．Its core is to achieve your objective while giving other people some benefits, so there is no real loser．One example of applying the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in US．Most Americans advocate（提倡）the spirit of social service and voluntary contribution．In US, schools and children organizations usually encourage and support kids to be engaged in community service so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood．Moreover, a crucial（決定性的）standard for universities to judge new students is whether they have worked for the community or not．

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In China, it is quite usual that some people are too selfish and never take other people’s interests into consideration, while someone who really has courage to do something for the public is often called “foolish” or “stupid”．Actually helping other people can be of great delights for the helper, for he can also learn something crucial for his life such as sympathy, care, devotion, etc．So only if you take other people’s interests into earnest consideration can you assure your own gain．

1．The purpose of the author in writing the passage is __________．

       A．to tell us the cultural differences between China and USA．

       B．to tell us the different educational systems both in US and China．

       C．to tell us the importance and meaning of WIN-WIN．

       D．to show that WIN-WIN is popular in US and China．

2．Which of the following can be the best example of carrying out the Win-Win principles?

       A．Volunteers     B．Chinese checkers  C．Service workers D．Children

3．What is the author’s attitude towards Win-Win?

       A．criticism                                       B．encouragement

       C．disagreement                                   D．doubt

4．Which of the following statements in NOT true for WIN-WIN principle?

       A．to take others’ interests seriously      B．to learn something useful for our life  

       C．to gain mutual benefit              D．to try to get some benefits from others

5．The underlined words “at all costs” in the second paragraph means “_______” in Chinese．                                      

       A．代價(jià)高                                          B．不惜任何代價(jià)     

       C．完全失敗                                       D．以全部費(fèi)用

 

    閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧場(chǎng)) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to   1and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his   2of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a   3floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   4on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his   5back. On the front page was a   6red F. The teacher said, ‘This is an   7dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher   8, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   9.’ The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own   10on this. However, I think it is a very  11decision for you.’   12, after a week, the boy   13the same paper, making no   14at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   15.’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story   16you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (裝框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the   17is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was   18of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.   19you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”

Don’t let anyone   20your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

1.A. be                B. find            C. learn           D. see

2.A. reason            B. goal            C. purpose         D. way

3.A. rough             B. new             C. secret          D. detailed

4.A. live              B. locate          C. sit             D. run

5.A. mark              B. paper           C. plan            D. idea

6.A. large             B. tiny            C. beautiful       D. long   

7.A. old               B. imaginative     C. impractical     D. interesting

8.A. shouted           B. smiled          C. replied         D. added

9.A. grade             B. need            C. honesty         D. ability

10.A. time             B. energy          C. mind            D. money

11.A. urgent           B. quick           C. important       D. good

12.A. Actually         B. Finally         C. Gradually       D. Usually

13.A. turned down      B. turned around   C. turned to       D. turned in

14.A. comments         B. changes         C. judgment        D. answer

15.A. dream            B. courage         C. interest        D. spirit   

16.A. though           B. because         C. until           D. if

17.A. incident         B. event           C. story           D. lesson

18.A. anything         B. nothing         C. everything      D. something   

19.A. Fortunately      B. Strangely       C. Curiously       D. Probably   

20.A. forget           B. steal           C. know            D. realize

 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧場(chǎng)) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to   36   and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his   37   of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a   38   floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would   39   on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his   40   back. On the front page was a   41   red F. The teacher said, ‘This is an   42   dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher   43  , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your   44   .’ The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own   45   on this. However, I think it is a very

  46   decision for you.’   47  , after a week, the boy   48   the same paper, making no   49   at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   50  .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story   51   you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (裝框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the   52   is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was   53   of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.   54   you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”

Don’t let anyone   55   your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.

A. be      B. find    C. learn   D. see

A. reason B. goal    C. purpose      D. way

A. rough B. new    C. secret  D. detailed

A. live    B. locate  C. sit       D. run

A. mark  B. paper  C. plan    D. idea

A. large   B. tiny    C. beautiful    D. long

A. old     B. imaginative       C. impractical D. interesting

A. shouted      B. smiled C. replied       D. added

A. grade  B. need   C. honesty      D. ability

A. time   B. energy       C. mind   D. money

A. urgent B. quick  C. important   D. good

A. Actually     B. Finally       C. Gradually   D. Usually

A. turned down      B. turned around    C. turned to    D. turned in

A. comments  B. changes      C. judgment    D. answer

A. dream B. courage      C. interest       D. spirit

A. though       B. because      C. until   D. if

A. incident     B. event  C. story   D. lesson

A. anything    B. nothing      C. everything  D. something

A. Fortunately       B. Strangely   C. Curiously   D. Probably

A. forget B. steal    C. know  D. realize