1 . Jack discovered a time machine in a hidden laboratory and couldn’t _________ the urge to try it out. He traveled back in time to 1920 but soon realized that his _________ could have serious consequences. When he returned to the present day, everything was _________. His friends and family were no longer the same people he remembered, and the world as he knew had been _________ changed.

_________ to make things right, Jack traveled back in time once more and tried to fix his mistake. But each time he made a change, he discovered that it only made things worse. He began to realize that the very _________ of time travel was dangerous and _________.

Desperate to _________ the damage he had caused, Jack sought out the help of a scientist who _________ time travel. Together, they worked tirelessly to find a way to __________ the original timeline. __________ they discovered a solution: Jack had to go back to the __________ before he first used the time machine and stop himself from getting inside.

With a heavy heart, Jack traveled back to that __________ day and stopped himself from entering the time machine. __________, everything changed, Jack found himself back in the present day, surrounded by his friends and family. The world was as it should be, and he knew that he had made the right __________. From that day on, Jack swore never to mess with the timeline again. He realized that the past was best left untouched, and that the consequences of time travel were not to be taken lightly.

1.

A．obtain

B．spot

C．assess

D．resist

2.

A．presence

B．acknowledgement

C．remark

D．schedule

3.

A．objective

B．appropriate

C．different

D．artificial

4.

A．merely

B．respectively

C．completely

D．slightly

5.

A．Determined

B．Preferred

C．Managed

D．Agreed

6.

A．awareness

B．act

C．interest

D．information

7.

A．acceptable

B．available

C．unchangeable

D．unpredictable

8.

A．undo

B．accelerate

C．criticize

D．demonstrate

9.

A．turned down

B．specialized in

C．escaped from

D．dreamed of

10.

A．restore

B．inspect

C．skip

D．destroy

11.

A．Temporarily

B．Occasionally

C．Initially

D．Eventually

12.

A．building

B．moment

C．equipment

D．era

13.

A．typical

B．alternative

C．fateful

D．miserable

14.

A．In summary

B．In an instant

C．In general

D．In a hurry

15.

A．deal

B．conclusion

C．bet

D．decision

2 . Once there was a little girl who had many misfortunes in life and was struggling with problems. One day she felt so upset that she couldn’t help ________ to her father why her life was so ________.

Sensing her ________, her father, a chef, took her to their ________. He asked her to just ________ till he finished everything. He filled three small pots with water and placed each on a burner. Once the water began to ________, he placed a potato, an egg, and some ground coffee beans in each pot. Curious, though, she kept ________ as her father instructed her to do so.

About twenty minutes later, he turned off the ________. The chef turned towards his daughter and said, “See, the potato went in strong and hard but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was ________, but now the egg became hard. ________, the ground coffee beans were unique. After being ________ the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.”

Seeing the little girl was still confused, he then ________, “The potato, the egg and coffee beans had each faced the same ________-the boiling water. However, each reacted ________. When hardships come your way, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?” Hearing these words, the girl made her choice inside-she would be the ________, which could not only change the whole situation but also change in its own way. After all, life is 10% what happens to you and 90%how you react to it.

1.

A．explaining

B．complaining

C．requesting

D．obtaining

2.

A．fortunate

B．permanent

C．memorial

D．miserable

3.

A．depression

B．desire

C．enthusiasm

D．curiosity

4.

A．study

B．kitchen

C．bedroom

D．cupboard

5.

A．absorb

B．listen

C．observe

D．seize

6.

A．cool

B．freeze

C．melt

D．boil

7.

A．cruel

B．silent

C．noble

D．modest

8.

A．lights

B．microwaves

C．burners

D．taps

9.

A．rough

B．plain

C．precious

D．fragile

10.

A．Therefore

B．Moreover

C．However

D．Otherwise

11.

A．exposed to

B．connected with

C．committed to

D．motivated by

12.

A．revolved

B．proceeded

C．teased

D．responded

13.

A．emergency

B．dilemma

C．choice

D．adversity

14.

A．sufficiently

B．generously

C．differently

D．primitively

15.

A．coffee beans

B．potato

C．egg

D．chef

3 . Four Top Skills I’ve Learned From My Kids

In my journey as an entrepreneur (企业家), one of the best sources of leadership development is parenthood. There’s one thing that being a parent and being a business leader have in common.     1    . So what are some of the lessons that parenthood can teach us about business leadership?

Give up control

As a parent, I’ve learned that there’s only so much control you can really have over your kids. They need to make their own decisions — and mistakes — and learn from them. You can try to control your kids when they are young.     2     .

Become more flexible (灵活)

    3     . You never know when someone might get hurt or sick and make troubles in your plans. Parenthood is a non-stop exercise in flexibility and adjusting to difficulties. The business world can be much the same way.

    4    

We all make mistakes, and it can be tempting to hide those mistakes, especially from people you want to look up to you. But since we teach our kids to admit when they’ve made a mistake and apologize if they hurt someone, it’s important that we do the same when we make a mistake that hurts them.

Become more understanding and empathetic (共情的)

Emotional intelligence is one of the most important skills for effective leadership. And there’s nothing like being a parent to help you better understand people’s emotions and motivations.     5     . The empathy is a valuable skill for a business leader.

A．Admit your mistakes

B．Kids come with unknown risks

C．It’s that there’s a lot to be learned

D．As they grow up, you should let go

E．You’d better stick to your perfect plan

F．That can help you develop your empathy

G．Correct the mistakes as soon as possible

4 . Having faith in something means you trust it completely. People with strong faith are so confident in themselves that they can do anything they set their minds to and get through the toughest times.     1    

Faith improves your daily work. Being faithful in your day-to-day life can help lift your mood.     2     Even something as simple as wearing an inspirational T-shirt that reminds you to have faith can lift your spirits enough to deal with the day.

Faith gives you courage.     3     It motivates you to act on something despite the risks or dangers involved. For instance, you gather the courage to go for a job interview. You think you won’t get the job, but there is always a chance you will.

    4     It is easy to become a victim of anxiety and stress while dealing with so many tasks in this fast-paced world. These worries lead to extreme mental stress and physical problems. However, faith helps you keep stress away. Just keep faith that things will get better. Then you will see anxiety and stress decrease if you have faith in yourself.

Faith helps you in difficult times. Sometimes you may find yourself drowning in despair. Even when you lose your job, suffer the pain of losing a beloved or face any other challenges, remember to have faith.     5     Because of faith, you will be more joyful, hopeful, motivated and even ready to take on challenges and welcome new paths in your life.

A．It helps you do the things that scare you.

B．Faith helps overcome anxiety and stress.

C．Faith is the key to living a better and fuller life.

D．It helps you see the positive aspects of all these things.

E．The power of faith can enrich life in the following ways.

F．It can help you complete your work with a big smile on your face.

G．Having faith in yourself and your abilities helps you be more productive.

8 . George Headley would have been a dentist in the USA rather than one of the greatest cricketers (板球运动员) if he had got his papers from Panama on time. The Indian legend was born in Colón, Panama and a period of unemployment in Jamaica caused him to begin the process of seeking a career elsewhere.

The delay, however, gave Headley time to make his first-class debut (首次亮相) for Jamaica against the visiting Lord Tennyson’s XI from England. These were his scores in the three first-class games in the series: 16, 40, and 71. The rest, as they say, is history. Yet, consider what might have occurred if his documents had arrived on time and he had migrated to America. There would have been a missing chapter in cricket.

Headley’s ta le brings to the fore the role that happenstance (偶然情况) plays in life. In the song A Different Comer, George Michael lamented (哀叹) that a romantic union went wrong and suggested that it might have been better if circumstances had worked to prevent their first meeting: “Take me back in time; maybe I can forget. Turn a different corner and we never would have met.”

Our lives are the result of much planning and deliberate action. But they are the result of chance as well. “The harder I practice, the luckier I get” is a quote normally used by sportsmen to discount the occurrence or consequence of luck. Athletes like to think that whatever success they’ve had is only down to them. To admit otherwise is to devalue the skills and efforts.

The changes in luck are a large part of why we watch sports. It fosters uncertainty, which, in turn. enhances interest in the process and the result. On any given day, the underdog can be at the champion. Whenever that occurs, luck is likely to have played some significant part, and sport is better for it.

1. What decision did George Headley make before getting his papers?

A．To complete his official documents in Panama.	B．To sharpen his cricket skills in Jamaica.
C．To get a degree in medicine in the USA.	D．To work as a dentist in the USA.

2. What can we say about the delay of Headley’s papers?

A．It affected his debut performance.	B．It became a turning point in his life.
C．It benefited the England cricket team.	D．It led to a missing chapter in cricket.

3. Why did the author mention the song A Different Corner?

A．To stress the importance of chance.

B．To explain the necessity of planning ahead.

C．To show the significance of the first impressions.

D．To illustrate a love-hate relationship with friends.

4. What does George Headley’s career story mainly tell us?

A．Practice makes perfect.	B．Little people can make a big difference.
C．Efforts and chances are equally important.	D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

9 . 语法填空

    1     seems obvious now how we acquire knowledge and understanding.     2    (start) with, we need questions. Then,    3     (find) answers, we observe the world around us and study the facts. After that, we consider possible answers and test each to find the right     4     (one). Modern scientists and thinkers are still solving the world’s problems     5     this type of analysis.

Our understanding of the world around us is     6     (constant) growing and changing. In other words, we learn more every day. We need to thank the great men of the past for     7     (they) wisdom. They understood     8    we don’t know everything and probably never will, as this would mean a world with questions. We owe so much of our knowledge and understanding of the world to people like Bacon and Galilei, who were brave enough to step out from the shadows of     9       (convention) thought in order to find the kingdom of knowledge that today’s civilisation     10     (build) upon.

10 . 语法填空。

When I first look at the picture, it seems to be just a pretty simple drawing of a man in a garden. However, when     1     (look) at it more closely, I see something interesting.

In the picture, a man is wearing a hat and an apron, and is carrying an umbrella because it is raining     2     (heavy). He has his back turned to us. We can see he is in his garden, for he is watering the flowers     3     a watering can. The drawing     4     (entitle) “It’s Time to Water the Flowers”.

This implies that this man obviously loves routines (and his flowers), and probably     5     (water) his flowers every day at the same time. He is doing this even though it is raining heavily. However, the plants don’t need the extra water he is providing. He is not seeing the obvious, but is just going through the motions without     6     (think).

The overall message we can take from this picture is that it is important     7     (have) routines and timetables, as they can help us stay organised,     8     sometimes routines can control us, rather than us controlling the routines. It is important not to become too preoccupied with routines and schedules, because they can make us blind to     9     is in front of us. Sometimes we need to be flexible and adapt to changing     10     (circumstance).