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The “Doorman”
On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked toward the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a   36   beard and dirty hair, jumped up from a bench and opened the door for us．Regardless of his   37 , he greeted us in a friendly way．
Once inside, my daughters whispered, "Mom, he   38   " After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the kids to look   39 the dirt．We then watched other customers approach the restaurant but many   40   him．Seeing this rudeness truly upset me．The day I became a mother, I had decided to set a good   41   for my children．Yet sometimes when things didn't go right, being a good example was   42   When our meal arrived, I realized I had left the car-sick pills in the truck．With the windiest trip ahead, the kids needed them, so I   43 myself from the meal and went to get them．
Just then, the "doorman" was opening the door for a couple．They rushed past him without even acknowledging his   44   . Letting them in first, I said a loud "thank you" to him as I 45 ．
When I returned, we talked a bit．He said he was not allowed inside   46 he purchased food．I went back and told my family his   47 . Then I asked our waitress to add one soup and sandwich．The kids looked   48   as we had already eaten, but when I said the order was for the "doorman" , they smiled．When it was time to   49   our trip, I noticed the "doorman" enjoying his meal．Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily．He then   50 his hand for a handshake and I gratefully accepted．I suddenly noticed the tears in his eyes—tears of 51 . What happened next drew great astonishment: I gave the " doorman" a   52 ! He pulled away, with tears   53   down his face．
Back in truck, I fell into deep thought．While we can't choose many things in life, we can choose when to show gratitude．I said thanks to a man who had   54   held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that   55   to teach my children by example．

A．heavy B．messy C． long D． grey

A．service B．status C． appearance appearance D． attitude

A．smells B．smiles C． sniffs D． smokes

A．into B．over C． around D． beyond

A．hated B．missed C． ignored D． refused

A．example B．rule C． record D． target

A．tough B．accessible C． awkward D． stressful

A．withdrew B．freed C． prevented D． excused

A．company B．effort C． presence D． attempt

A． quitted B．exited C． marched D． approached

A． before B．though C． unless D． since

A． demand B．deed C． experience D． story

A． concerned B．puzzled C． shocked D． bored

A． continue B．start C． take D． make

A． waved B．washed C． raised D． extended

A． gratitude B．affection C． sympathy D． approval

A． nod B．hug C．lift D． clap

A． streaming B．slipping C． rushing D． breaking

A． firmly B．simply C． constantly D． politely

A． journey B．wisdom C． coincidence D． opportunity

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Swap, Don't shop!

You keep hearing about recycling, right? But it doesn't end with bottles, cans, and paper. Clothing takes a huge amount of natural resources（资源）to make, and buying loads of new clothing（or throwing out old clothing）is not healthy for the environment. So what to do with all those perfectly-good-but-you're-maybe-a-little-sick-of-them clothes piled on your bedroom floor? 16 . It's the best way to get rid of your used clothes, score clothes from your friends, and have a party all at the same time.

A successful swap depends on the selection of clothes, the organization of the event, and, obviously, how much fun is had. It's really easy to do! Here are a few pointers.

●Invite 5-10 people so you have a nice selection. 17 , and there may not be enough things to choose from; more than that, and it becomes uncontrollable.

● 18 . They should also prepare plenty of reusable bags to carry their "new" clothes home.

●Put different types of clothing on different surfaces in the room. 19 . Place a few mirrors around your room so people can see how things look when they try them on. One of the ground rules of the swap should be that everyone must try on the clothes before they take them-things always look different when you put them on.

●Set a starting time. Maybe you say "go," or turn on a certain song, or whatever. 20 . And don't forget to put out some cookies and fruits. Remember, it's a party!

A．	Less people than that
B．	Hold a clothing swap
C．	If two people are competing
D．	Just keep music playing throughout
E．	Donate whatever clothes are left over
F．	Have everyone put their clothes in the right spots
G．	Tell everyone to bring clean clothes in good condition

During the war，my husband was stationed at an army camp in a desert in California．I went to live there in order to be（1）　him．I hated the place．I had never （2）　　been so unhappy．My husband was ordered out on a long﹣term duty，and I was left in a tiny shack（棚屋） alone．The heat was（3）　　﹣almost $125 °$ F even in the shade of a cactus（仙人掌）．（4）　　a soul to talk to．The wind blew non﹣stop，and all the food I ate，and the evry air I breathed，were（5）　　with sand，sand，sand!

I was so sorry for myself that I wrote to my parents．I told them I was （6）　and coming back home．I said I couldn't stand it one minute longer．I（7）　　be in prison!My father answered my （8）　　with just two lines﹣two lines that will always sing in my（9）　　﹣two lines that completely changed my life：

Two men looked out from prison bars，One saw the mud，the other saw the stars．

I read those two lines（10）　　I was ashamed of myself．I made up my mind I would find out what was good in my present （11）　　； I would look for the stars

I made friends with the natives，and their（12）　　amazed me．They gave me presents of their favorite artworks which they had（13）　　to sell to toueists．I studied the delightful forms of the cactus．I watched for the desert sunsets，and（14）　　for seashells that had been left there millions of years ago when the desert had been an ocean（15）　　

What brought about this（16）　　change in me？The desert hadn't changed，（17）　　I had．I had changed my（18）　　And by doing so，I changed an unhappy experience into the most amazing（19）　　of my life．I was excited by this new world that I had dicovered I had looked out of my self﹣creatded prison and（20）　　the stars

（1）

off

behind

near

beyond

（2）

before

already

then

still

（3）

inflexible

incomprehensible

uncontrollable

unbearable

（4）

Only

Not

Many

Such

（5）

covered

filled

buried

charged

（6）

catching up

keeping up

giving up

getting up

（7）

ought to

might well

would rather

had better

（8）

request

call

question

letter

（9）

comparison

imagination

consideration

memory

（10）

over and over

by and by

up and down

now and then

（11）

company

occupation

situation

relationship

（12）

movement

reaction

guidance

purpose

（13）

refused

failed

managed

happened

（14）

asked

hunted

waited

headed

（15）

floor

surface

rock

level

（16）

shocking

challenging

puzzling

astonishing

（17）

but

for

（18）

attitude

principle

identity

standard

（19）

vacation

operation

affair

adventure

（20）

sought

counted

found

reached

In the 1960s，Douglas McGregor，one of the key thinkers in the art of management，developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y．Theory X is the idea that people instinctively （51）　 work and will do anything to avoid it．Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work．

In any case，despite so much evidence to the （52）　　，many managers still agree to Theory X．They believe，（53）　　，that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively，or that decisions must be imposed from （54）　　 without consultation．This，of course，makes for authoritarian （专制的） managers．

Different cultures have different ways of （55）　　 people．Unlike authoritarian management，some cultures，particularly in Asia，are well known for the consultative nature of decision﹣making﹣all members of the department or work group are asked to （56）　　 to this process．This is management by the collective opinion．Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things，which are based on general （57）　　．Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional （58）　　 managers cannot．

A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative，to make decisions on their own without（59）　managers first．This empowerment （授权） has been part of the trend towards downsizing：（60）　　 the number of management layers in companies．After de﹣layering in this way，a company may be （61）　　 with just a top level of senior managers，front﹣line managers and employees with direct contact with the public．Empowerment takes the idea of delegation （委托） much further than has （62）　　been the case．Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to （63）　　 that the overall business plan is being followed，and that operations become more profitable under the new organization，rather than less．

Another trend is off﹣site or （64）　　 management，where teams of people linked by e﹣mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses．Project managers evaluate the （65）　　 of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects，rather than the amount of time they spend on them．

51．A．desire	B．seek	C．lose	D．dislike
52．A．contrary	B．expectation	C．degree	D．extreme
53．A．vice versa	B．for example	C．however	D．otherwise
54．A．outside	B．inside	C．below	D．above
55．A．replacing	B．assessing	C．managing	D．encouraging
56．A．refer	B．contribute	C．object	D．apply
57．A．agreement	B．practice	C．election	D．impression
58．A．bossy	B．experienced	C．western	D．male
59．A．asking	B．training	C．warning	D．firing
60．A．doubling	B．maintaining	C．reducing	D．estimating
61．A．honoured	B．left	C．crowded	D．compared
62．A．economically	B．traditionally	C．inadequately	D．occasionally
63．A．deny	B．admit	C．assume	D．ensure
64．A．virtual	B．ineffective	C．day﹣to﹣day	D．on﹣the﹣scene
65．A．opinion	B．risk	C．performance	D．attractiveness

A．account B．adjustable C．appliances D．capture E．decorations F．direct

G．experiment H．intended I．operated J．soulless K．squeeze

Golden Rules of Good Design

What makes good design？Over the years，designers and artists have been trying to （41）　the essentials of good design．They have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good design．There are four as follows．

Less is more．This saying is associated with the German﹣born architect Mies van der Rohe．In his Modernist view，beauty lies in simplicity and elegance，and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means．Design should avoid unnecessary （42）　　

More is not a bore．The American﹣born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly，the result is （43）　　design．Post﹣Modernist designers began to （44）　　with decoration and color again．Product design was heavily influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen （45）　　such as ovens and kettles．

Fitness for purpose．Successful product design takes into consideration a product's function，purpose，shape，form，color，and so on．The most important result for the user is that the product does what is （46）　　．For example，think of a（n）（47）　　desk lamp．It needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular adjustments by the user．It also needs to be stable．Most importantly，it needs to （48）　　light where it is needed．

From follows emotion．This phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger．He believes design must take into（49）　　the sensory side of our nature﹣sight，smell，touch and taste．These are as important as rational（理性的） thinking．When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste，we appreciate a cool﹣looking device that allows us to easily（50）　 the toothpaste onto our brush．

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上。
I was 14 years old． I was angry and rebellious, with regard for anything my parents had to say, if it had nothing to do with me．Like so many , I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t my picture of the world． As a “ brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I rejected any obvious of love．In fact, I got angry at the of the word “love”．
One , after an extremely difficult day, I into my room, shut the door loudly and fell down onto my bed heavily．As I lay down in the privacy of my , my hands placed under my pillow．There was an envelope．I pulled it out and on the envelope it said, “To when you’re alone．”
I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not．So I opened it．It said，“Mike，I know life is right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right．I also know that I love you and nothing you do or say will ever change that．I am here for you if you ever need to talk．If you don’t, that’s also ．Just know that no matter where you go or whatever you do in your life, I will always love you and be that you are my son．I’m here for you and I love you-that will never Love you, Mom．”
Every night as I went to bed, I would put my hands under my , and I remember the I felt every time I got a letter．During my teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I still could be loved my anger and rudeness．Just before I fell I became grateful that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, needed．