2 . Leslie Morissette’s son, Graham, was 6 years old when he was diagnosed with leukemia (白血病). Throughout Graham’s _________ in the hospital, Graham connected with everyone he met, from_________ patients to younger children. “He would _________ other sick children his toys or act silly to make them laugh.” Morissette said. “Graham’s special spirit is what kept me going. He gave me the energy and the _________ to fight with him.” In 1997, when he was 8 years old, Graham passed away.

_________ by how Graham lived his life caring about others, Morissette_________ the nonprofit Grahamtastic Connection in his honor. The organization provides free technology-including computers, iPads, and robots—to children _________ cancer and other serious illnesses.

One of the major goal of Morissette’s work is to _________ kids to their classrooms, which really helps them continue their_________ despite hospitalizations and days __________ from school.

The robots “transport” children right into the classroom in real time. They can __________ the robots right from their __________ bed or home. If a child is unable to attend school, they can __________ log on to their tablet or laptop and call in to the robot. They can __________ up and down the school paths. They can go to lunch with their __________. The real magic happens between classes, when they’re walking down the hallway with their friends, by robot, __________ their weekend and their favorite foods and other things. It’s great technology that really gives children the feeling of control, when their world is maybe __________ control.

“Every time I can help a child in need, I feel __________ Graham is smiling down.” Morissette said, “I believe that Graham’s __________ lives on in the work that I do. And I’m __________ and privileged to be able to do it in his honor.”

1.

A．surgery

B．treatment

C．vacation

D．rest

2.

A．elderly

B．sleepy

C．deadly

D．naughty

3.

A．buy

B．charge

C．return

D．lend

4.

A．focus

B．strength

C．resource

D．attention

5.

A．Confused

B．Depressed

C．Inspired

D．Worried

6.

A．left

B．visited

C．benefited

D．founded

7.

A．causing

B．curing

C．battling

D．preventing

8.

A．connect

B．force

C．invite

D．throw

9.

A．career

B．education

C．struggle

D．business

10.

A．missed

B．stopped

C．suffered

D．graduated

11.

A．operate

B．build

C．steal

D．separate

12.

A．flower

B．river

C．hospital

D．hotel

13.

A．hardly

B．accidentally

C．simply

D．luckily

14.

A．drive

B．jump

C．climb

D．walk

15.

A．parents

B．friends

C．doctors

D．patients

16.

A．talking about

B．putting off

C．depending on

D．thinking of

17.

A．under

B．within

C．away from

D．out of

18.

A．even if

B．as though

C．in case

D．so that

19.

A．success

B．joy

C．love

D．fortune

20.

A．angry

B．sad

C．careful

D．proud

3 . In a recent meeting we attended, the word “culture” came up 27 times in 90 minutes. Business leaders all believe a strong organizational culture is ________ to success, yet culture tends to feel like some magic force that few know how to control. In our study, we find that answering the following three questions can help transform culture from a mystery to a(n) ________:

How does culture drive performance?

After analyzing 50 major companies, we came to one conclusion: ________ we work determines how well we work. The companies most famous for their cultures maximize the positive motives (动机), while minimizing the negative ones.

The six main reasons for which people work are “play, purpose, potential, emotional pressure, economic pressure, and inertia (惯性)”. The latter three motives tend to ________ performance. That is because those people are no longer thinking about work. They’re thinking about the disappointment, or the ________, or why they’re bothering to do it at all. They don’t ________ the quality of the work itself. By contrast, a high-performing ________ always maximizes the play, purpose, and potential, which is known as creating total motivation.

What is culture worth?

While it is ________ to measure whether someone is being creative, it’s relatively easy to calculate total motivation of an organization. Take for example the airline industry. All airline companies share the same terminals and use the same planes, but customer satisfaction ________ widely across airlines. When we measured the total motivation of employees of four major airlines, and compared the result with customer satisfaction, we saw that an airline’s culture closely ________ customer satisfaction. ________, cultures that inspired more play, purpose, and potential produced better customer outcomes, and in turn generated more profits.

What elements in an organization ________ motivation?

By surveying thousands of workers, we found the most sensitive element is whether an organization can allow an employee to ________ with its mission and behavioral code. For example, Medtronic enables its engineers to see how the medical devices they’ve designed are used in hospitals, so that they can see the purpose of their work. An executive of Walmart, the well-known supermarket, told us that in monthly meetings he always emphasized how much Walmart had saved for the ________—rather than how much money Walmart had made.

A great culture is not easy to build. Leaders have to treat culture building as an engineering project, not a ________ one.

1.

A．resistant

B．critical

C．inferior

D．subject

2.

A．science

B．restriction

C．tradition

D．instinct

3.

A．how

B．when

C．why

D．whether

4.

A．encourage

B．assess

C．distinguish

D．hurt

5.

A．display

B．reward

C．mystery

D．wit

6.

A．care about

B．make out

C．set aside

D．put up

7.

A．potential

B．technique

C．culture

D．reform

8.

A．essential

B．difficult

C．bold

D．valid

9.

A．functions

B．differs

C．revolves

D．pioneers

10.

A．resembled

B．justified

C．predicted

D．exploited

11.

A．By contrast

B．In the end

C．As usual

D．In other words

12.

A．protest

B．affect

C．lose

D．substitute

13.

A．identify

B．coincide

C．tremble

D．interact

14.

A．customers

B．employers

C．engineers

D．spectators

15.

A．mutual

B．delicate

C．magical

D．precise

4 . Small business hold the key to employee happiness

As the calendar flips to another year, many employees will consider starting the new year on the hunt for a new job.

In today's changing workforce, it is more important than even for companies to realize that a salary alone is no longer enough to ______ or retain strong employees.

According to survey by Aflac, small businesses deserve a round of ____ for their ability to keep employees happy. The report found that 85 percent of small-business employees are happy in their current job, and more than half (51 percent) agree that most of or all of their happiness in their current job is a(n) ____ of working for a small business.

Nearly a quarter of participants (23 percent) stated that the feeling of importance was the best part of working for a small business.

Small businesses have the ____ ability to make employees feel appreciated, respected and valued on a personal and ____ level.

In a small-business environment, there are ____ fewer layers between newcomers and leadership.This tight-knit structure can create a(n) ____ atmosphere that allows employees to feel that their opinions matter and that they play a significant role in the business's mission.

____ is also vital in creating employee happiness. According to the report, 30 percent of respondents noted that flexible_____ was the best part of working for a small business. A workplace that ____ healthy work-life balance can create happier, less stressed employees and can also increase ____.

Although small businesses ____ at keeping employees happy, there is always room for improvement. In a small-business community, money does not seem to be the only ____. In fact, 65 percent of small-business employees indicate that an improvement in their benefits offerings would make them happier.

By offering a comprehensive benefits plan that include ____ benefits, small businesses can ensure that their employees are able to find the right benefits to meet their ____ needs

1.

A．attract

B．improve

C．drive

D．encourage

2.

A．criticism

B．suggestion

C．applause

D．proposal

3.

A．cause

B．result

C．creation

D．innovation

4.

A．common

B．abnormal

C．universal

D．unique

5.

A．general

B．professional

C．amateur

D．public

6.

A．accidentally

B．occasionally

C．typically

D．theoretically

7.

A．family-like

B．colleague-like

C．eco-friendly

D．user-friendly

8.

A．Stability

B．Availability

C．Flexibility

D．Employ-ability

9.

A．scheduling

B．profit

C．transportation

D．equipment

10.

A．eliminates

B．restricts

C．breaks

D．promotes

11.

A．creativity

B．productivity

C．requirement

D．imagination

12.

A．shine

B．marvel

C．aim

D．tremble

13.

A．monitor

B．claim

C．motivator

D．affection

14.

A．accessible

B．compulsory

C．progressive

D．voluntary

15.

A．individual

B．psychological

C．physical

D．objective

5 . Kim Stemple was a special-education teacher. In 2012, she found herself in a Boston hospital being______for one of several diseases she had been diagnosed (诊断) with. The normally energetic Stemple was naturally getting very______. And then a friend gave her a medal.

Before she got too______to exercise, Stemple had been a marathon runner. The medal came from a______partner who had just______a half marathon in Las Vegas and hoped the medal would act as a kind of____. It worked like magic.After Stemple hung the medal on the wall, other____said they wanted medals too. That got Stemple______.“A medal is a simple way to give a_______message,” she told others. And so was born her charity, We Finish Together, which______medals from strangers — runners, dancers, swimmers, singers, and even spelling bee winners — and gives them to all sorts of people______.

People who have received the medals have______hospital patients, people from homeless shelters, etc. Part of the process involves the______owner writing a personalized note on the ribbon (绶带).“This helps them______with someone,”says Stemple.“If they receive a medal, they know someone______.”

Can a simple medal______make a difference? Yes, says Joan Musarra, who suffers from a serious lung disease.“When I______my package containing my new______and the notes of positive, warm thoughts, I was very______,”she wrote to Stemple. “At that moment, I was sitting on my sofa breathing through an oxygen cannula (氧气管) because my lungs were so weak. It______so much to me to feel that I am not alone.”

1.

A．checked

B．accepted

C．visited

D．treated

2.

A．friendly

B．unhappy

C．generous

D．impolite

3.

A．sick

B．tired

C．lazy

D．busy

4.

A．dancing

B．teaching

C．racing

D．playing

5.

A．entered

B．finished

C．trained for

D．heard of

6.

A．encouragement

B．assessment

C．experiment

D．punishment

7.

A．doctors

B．patients

C．singers

D．runners

8.

A．succeeding

B．breathing

C．thinking

D．worrying

9.

A．secret

B．brief

C．strange

D．positive

10.

A．collects

B．protects

C．wins

D．separates

11.

A．in need

B．in place

C．in action

D．in power

12.

A．met

B．included

C．thanked

D．ignored

13.

A．innocent

B．beneficial

C．current

D．original

14.

A．compete

B．connect

C．agree

D．compare

15.

A．appears

B．suffers

C．cares

D．pays

16.

A．hardly

B．normally

C．suddenly

D．really

17.

A．opened

B．exchanged

C．lost

D．needed

18.

A．book

B．tool

C．medal

D．photo

19.

A．scared

B．surprised

C．confused

D．excited

20.

A．lends

B．sells

C．means

D．adds

6 . A 54-year-old dentist, Goodman purchased his first ___ in 1990 and joined the Howard Astronomical League (HAL) in 2000. “There aren’t too many big astronomy ___,” said Marc Feuerberg, who is President of HAL. “ If you are into astronomy at all, you kind of end up here.”

HAL which has about 120 members ___ “star parties” several times a month. The group also holds sessions at local libraries and schools, with the ___ of creating a new generation of sky ____.

Astronomy in general is sort of like ham radio. It was ___ just after World War II, ___ now it is “kind of graying”, said Chas Rimpo, the club’s events organizer.

Members offer several reasons for the ____: kids today would rather look at stuff on computers than ____; people think the telescopes are hard to _____.

But they say there’s nothing like being outdoors, looking at the sky and considering Earth’s tiny place in the ____.

HAL members are doing what they can to make an impression on a new generation of ____ astronomy lovers. Plans are under way to ____ the observatory in Alpha Ridge Park, said Rimpo.

Alpha Ridge Park was chosen as the site because it is ____ located near Interstate 70, but mostly because it has little light pollution , said Goodman.

“It might be a few years before the observatory is actually in place” Goodman said, “but once it is ____ , it will be run by HAL members and be open to the public. And it will give HAL a place of its own”.

1.

A．radio

B．telescope

C．machine

D．computer

2.

A．schools

B．clubs

C．companies

D．centers

3.

A．takes

B．holds

C．builds

D．opens

4.

A．opinion

B．suggestion

C．goal

D．agreement

5.

A．watchers

B．astronauts

C．visitors

D．astronomers

6.

A．successful

B．popular

C．important

D．secure

7.

A．and

B．so

C．but

D．though

8.

A．shortcomings

B．disadvantages

C．failure

D．decline

9.

A．watch out

B．go away

C．go out

D．give away

10.

A．operate

B．purchase

C．adjust

D．calculate

11.

A．sky

B．universe

C．earth

D．world

12.

A．skillful

B．excellent

C．potential

D．patient

13.

A．pick

B．insert

C．fit

D．place

14.

A．totally

B．conveniently

C．partly

D．conventionally

15.

A．chosen

B．designed

C．completed

D．found

7 . We’ve all seen ambulances come speeding down the road, prepared to help when disaster _________. But sometimes even an ambulance can’t _________ fast enough to save someone’s life. In _________ like that, Eli Beer hopes to save the day.

Beer is the founder of United Hatzalah, a volunteer-run organization in Israel, _________ to saving lives. Every year many people die waiting for an ambulance to arrive because the ambulance got _________ in traffic or was simply too far away. Trying to solve this problem by using motorcycles, Beer _________ a team of volunteers from all _________ and stages of life and trained them to respond to emergencies. He then gave each of them a motorcycle equipped with medical _________. Then the volunteer went _________ to their daily lives.

United Hatzalah has a call center staffed __________ by volunteers. When someone calls to tell them of an emergency, they answer it in three __________ or less. Then Beer’s technology calculates which volunteer is closest to the __________. As soon as that volunteer is notified, he or she __________ everything and rushes over.

When a volunteer arrives, he or she __________ CPR(心肺复苏) if necessary, and uses the medical equipment in the motorcycle to help the __________. The goal is __________: Keep the patient alive until the regular ambulance arrives. According to Beer, an ambulance’s average response time is 12 to 15 minutes, while United Hatzalah volunteers __________ in three.

United Hatzalah’s medical care is __________ for patients because it’s run mostly by volunteers, and donations cover the __________ of supplies and staff. It clearly shows the __________ of individuals willing to use their abilities to help others.

1.

A．blows

B．strikes

C．beats

D．kicks

2.

A．send

B．reach

C．leave

D．arrive

3.

A．thoughts

B．situations

C．movements

D．dilemmas

4.

A．introduced

B．offered

C．dedicated

D．connected

5.

A．lost

B．crashed

C．hit

D．stuck

6.

A．joined

B．worked

C．employed

D．gathered

7.

A．professions

B．structures

C．levels

D．titles

8.

A．records

B．demands

C．orders

D．supplies

9.

A．alone

B．back

C．off

D．down

10.

A．entirely

B．secretly

C．probably

D．finally

11.

A．days

B．hours

C．minutes

D．seconds

12.

A．stage

B．scene

C．sight

D．show

13.

A．drops

B．reserves

C．finishes

D．stores

14.

A．carries

B．suggests

C．performs

D．treats

15.

A．tired

B．attacked

C．injured

D．endangered

16.

A．easy

B．achievable

C．simple

D．unique

17.

A．come up

B．end up

C．show up

D．stay up

18.

A．enough

B．ready

C．priceless

D．free

19.

A．reward

B．cost

C．salary

D．income

20.

A．power

B．example

C．courage

D．energy

8 . 完形填空
阅读短文，从1-20小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
“Wanted by the FBI.” To the murderer, or the bank robber, these are the most_____words in the world. When the criminal hears them, he knows that 6,000 _____ persons are after him.
Why should he be so afraid? There are thousands of cities and_____ where he can hide, and forests and deserts, as well_____, he’s usually rich with stolen money. _____can make it easier to hide. With money, the criminal can even pay a doctor to_____on his face and make him hard to recognize. But the criminals know that as public ____, they can be found by the FBI no matter where they hide.
They know every trick the criminal knows and many more. If he makes just one ____, they’ll get him. That’s why the criminal who is_____ can’t sleep. That’s why he becomes nervous, why he jumps at every ______
The FBI began on May 10th, 1924. General Harlan Stone chose Edgar Hoover, a young lawyer, to head the new agency. “What we need is a _____new kind of police force,”he said,“_____ today are smart. They use stolen cars and even planes to make their gateways. They have learned to _____ any lock, using advanced technology. We can’t beat them with old methods. We have to train officers to_____scientifically.”
Edgar Hoover quietly _____with his plans. He picked his men carefully. They had to be between the ages of 25 and 35. He wanted only men with good manners and good_______ When working _____his officers, they would have to meet all kinds of people. Hoover wanted men who could_____a teacup as well as a gun. But the FBI cannot help in_____police problem. It can look into only certain crimes against the government. Solving all other crimes is the_____of local police forces.1.

A．exciting

B．frightening

C．disappointing

D．depressing

2.

A．educated

B．selected

C．trained

D．deserted

3.

A．houses

B．factories

C．hotels

D．villages

4.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Therefore

D．Instead

5.

A．Forests

B．Cities

C．Money

D．Food

6.

A．judge

B．operate

C．draw

D．mask

7.

A．officials

B．officers

C．friends

D．enemies

8.

A．mistake

B．movement

C．motivation

D．murder

9.

A．checked

B．wanted

C．examined

D．targeted

10.

A．step

B．glance

C．sound

D．corner

11.

A．wholly

B．partly

C．briefly

D．simply

12.

A．Lawyers

B．Policemen

C．Citizens

D．Criminals

13.

A．close

B．open

C．make

D．destroy

14.

A．work

B．study

C．interview

D．develop

15.

A．went through

B．went off

C．went ahead

D．went out

16.

A．appearances

B．eyesight

C．tongues

D．character

17.

A．for

B．as

C．with

D．at

18.

A．handle

B．get

C．block

D．afford

19.

A．tiny

B．other

C．every

D．special

20.

A．right

B．task

C．power

D．duty