请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The nine-year-old boy was attracted by the sight of my father practicing martial arts the moment he walked into the gym. As my father threw speedy punches(出拳) into the 36 bag－yet was hardly able to move it－the boy walked slowly toward him.

My father, 37 of the boy’s stare, jammed a couple of sharp sidekicks into the bag to end his 38 . He picked up his towel, sat down on a nearby bench, and began 39 his face and hands.

“Hey, mister,” said the boy. My father 40 at the boy, bringing the towel down off his face and putting it around to the back of his neck. “Do you know karate or 41?” the boy asked.

“Actually, I know Tae Kwon Do,” my father answered.

“Cool. What 42 are you?”

“Black belt,” my father said. “You like martial arts?”

“Yeah, and I want to know if you can show me a 43!”said the kid. “Can you show me how to 44 someone?”

My father 45 for a moment before he said, “Come here.” and 46 with his hand for the boy to come 47. His expression was serious.

The kid took a couple of steps closer to my father. Looking slightly 48 .As the boy moved closer, my father quickly 49 his hand straight out, 50 stopped within an inch of the boy’s chest.

The boy, shocked, jumped back in clumsy 51, almost falling over himself. My father smiled, with his hand still outstretched in the boy’s direction. “Give me your 52,” my father said.

The boy inched forward again, 53. My father took his hand and began to shake it 54, as if the two of them had been old friends 55 each other.

“You know, kid,” my father said, “you’ll solve more problems with this move than with any other.

1.A.false         B.heavy           C.plastic             D.soft

2.A.unaware      B.tired           C.aware            D.ashamed

3.A.performance   B.competition    C.strength          D.practice

4.A.washing      B.observing        C.wiping             D.covering

5.A..came over    B.lookde down     C.jumped over    D.looked up

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

7.A.grade        B.belt             C.color          D.brand

8.A.position           B.behavior             C.move                   D.scene

9.A.attack           B.protect              C.hate                   D.control

10.A.laughed       B.complained        C.explained          D.thought

11.A.gestured     B.communicated  C.proved                 D.directed

12.A.opposite     B.straight       C.closer                  D.farther

13.A.disappointed  B.nervous                      C.excited          D.embarrassed

14.A.hit            B.held             C.pushed          D.fought

15.A.and               B.so                         C.as                      D.but

16.A.action            B.defence              C.threat                 D.condition

17.A.address        B.head                   C.finger            D.hand

18.A.doubtful        B.curious                C.upset                   D.delighted

19.A.peacefully   B.privately             C.violently             D.warmly

20.A.arguing        B.challenging        C.greeting            D.missing

 

Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n)  50  to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several   51  can arise.

﹡ A   52   in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information.

﹡  53   overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually   54   because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed  55  . A major problem caused by information overload is  56  . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.

﹡Selective use of the information will occur.  57   , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position.

﹡Mental fatigue occurs, which  58   slower work or poor quality work.

﹡  59    fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.

The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is  60  selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to  61  subsequent information or forget earlier information.

A common   62  about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and  63  , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions.

We might say, then every decision  64   from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.

A. ability                B. tendency         C. quality              D. strength

A. advantages         B. agreements       C. decisions         D. problems

A. delay                  B. possibility        C. solution          D. settlement

A. Labor                    B. Knowledge       C. Information          D. Intelligence

A. eliminates        B. declines           C. qualifies           D. promotes

A. relatively         B. objectively         C. appropriately      D. personally

A. forgetfulness          B. inconvenience    C. uselessness         D. disability

A. After all          B. In addition       C. In short             D. That is to say

A. suffers from       B. deals with       C. results in            D. applies to

A. Beauty               B. Memory         C. Sight             D. Decision

A. accidentally        B. consciously      C. occasionally        D. independently

A. ignore             B. select           C. store               D. process

A. interest             B. sense           C. conclusion          D. misunderstanding

A. draw a conclusion  B. made a choice    C. put it aside       D. try it out

A. prevents           B. decides             C. infers             D. follows

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

    We’d like to agree with the recent report comparing the difference between a TV and a computer: When you use one you turn your brain on, with the other you turn it off.

Your brain may not be the only thing the TV turns off. It seems that men who watch a lot of TV are more sedentary, eat more food and are generally much fatter. Similar result have been found for women. Experts think that watching TV means that not only are you sedentary, but you have to watch food advertisement inducing you to eat more. The food that you are being induced to eat may not be good enough for you health.

If you are a couch potato, here are some suggestions:

Tape a piece of paper to the back of your remote control or TV Guide, and every time you watch a show, note how long you sit there and what you eat..

Review the record after a week. This can be a shock.

Don’t have a TV in your bedroom; having a TV in your bedroom greatly increases viewing time and if you tend to eat while viewing, the results are obvious.

Think of a healthy way instead of watching TV that you like. This can be as simply as walking the dog or walking to visit a neighbor regularly.

After a few months you are likely to be surprised about how much more time you seem to have and how much better you feel.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

1.The phrase “a couch potato” best describe a person who ___________.

2.The author believes watching TV _______________ your brain.

3.Why shouldn’t you put a TV set in your bedroom?______________.

4.According to the passage, which maybe the healthy ways? ___________.

 

I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.
I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.
It takes confidence to make a new start — there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.
Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.
The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal — that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.
It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck — of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.
【小题1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．I was waiting for good fortune.

B．I was trying to find an admirable job.

C．I was being aimless about a suitable job.

D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.

【小题2】The author decided to write a novel ______ .

A．to finish the writing course

B．to realize her own dream

C．to satisfy readers’ wish

D．to earn more money

【小题3】How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?

A．Disturbed.

B．Ashamed.

C．Confident.

D．Uncertain.

【小题4】What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A．It pays to stick to one’s goal.

B．Hard work can lead to success.

C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something.

I left university with a good degree in English Literature, but no sense of what I wanted to do. Over the next six years, I was treading water, just trying to earn an income. I tried journalism, but I didn’t think I was any good, then finance, which I hated. Finally, I got a job as a rights assistant at a famous publisher. I loved working with books, although the job that I did was dull.

I had enough savings to take a year off work, and I decided to try to satisfy a deep-down wish to write a novel. Attending a Novel Writing MA course gave me the structure I needed to write my first 55,000 words.

It takes confidence to make a new start — there’s a dark period in-between where you’re neither one thing nor the other. You’re out for dinner and people ask what you do, and you’re too ashamed to say, “Well, I’m writing a novel, but I’m not quite sure if I’m going to get there.” My confidence dived. Believing my novel could not be published, I put it aside.

Then I met an agent（代理商）who said I should send my novel out to agents. So, I did and, to my surprise, got some wonderful feedback. I felt a little hope that I might actually become a published writer and, after signing with an agent, I finished the second half of the novel.

The next problem was finding a publisher. After two-and-a-half years of no income, just waiting and wondering, a publisher offered me a book deal—that publisher turned out to be the one I once worked for.

It feels like an unbelievable stroke of luck—of fate, really. When you set out to do something different, there’s no end in sight, so to find myself in a position where I now have my own name on a contract（合同）of the publisher — to be a published writer — is unbelievably rewarding（有回报的）.

1.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．I was waiting for good fortune.

B．I was trying to find an admirable job.

C．I was being aimless about a suitable job.

D．I was doing several jobs for more pay at a time.

2.The author decided to write a novel ______ .

A．to finish the writing course

B．to realize her own dream

C．to satisfy readers’ wish

D．to earn more money

3.How did the writer feel halfway with the novel?

A．Disturbed.

B．Ashamed.

C．Confident.

D．Uncertain.

4.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph?

A．It pays to stick to one’s goal.

B．Hard work can lead to success.

C．She feels like being unexpectedly lucky.

D．There is no end in sight when starting to do something.