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menofhistime,GeneralLordArthurScoresby.So,youhavetogiveaspeechandyou'reterrified.Yougetnervous,youibrgetwhatyou

IcannotdescribemyexcitementwhenIsawthisgreatandfamousman.Therehesat,thewanttosay,youstumbleoverwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryou

manhimself,inperson,allcoveredwithmedals.Heseemedtoshowthetruemarkofgreatness.think."Thankgoodness,it'sover.Tmjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.1hope1neverhavetodo

Hisfamehadnoeffectonhim.Thehundredsofeyeswatchinghim,theworshipofsomanythatagain.”

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eyesasheleanedtowardmeandhetoldmethestoryofthehero.speaking?Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyour

Aboutfortyyearsago,inthemilitaryacademyatWoolwich,youngScoresbywasanice,research.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasy

pleasantyoungman.But,hecouldn'tansweranything.Theteacherfeltextremelysorryforhimtofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts.Andgraphsiftheyhelpyou

andfoundheonlyknewalittleaboutjuliusCeasar^history.So.histeachermadehimwork,overmakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don'ttalkovertheirheads,anddon't

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theexams.Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you'llseethatyoudon'thavetobeafraidofpubilc

Then,theCrimeanWarbrokeout.Hewasappointedanofficer.Acaptain,ofallthings!speaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemore

Peacewouldhavegiventhisdonkeyachancetoescapefromeverbeingfoundoutasbeingsospeeches!You?renotconvincedyet?Giveitatryandseewhathappens.

stupid.Itwasterrible.Mistakes,fearfulmistakes.But,nobodyknewthesecret.Then,inthe65.Thewritertriestotellpeoplethat.

hottestmomentofnoebattle.Ourregiment(|t|)occupiedapositionthatwasextremelyimportant.A.youcanimorovcyourspeakingabilityB.apoorspeakercanneverimprove

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hislefthandfbrhisrighthand…thatwasall.Anordercameforhimtofallbackandsupportour66.Thephrase“talkovertheirheads^^means.

right.Lnstcad,hemovedforwardandwentoverthehilltotheleft.WewereoverthehillbeforeA.speaktooloudlyB.speaktoofast

thisinsanemovementcouldbediscoveredandstopped.Andwhatdidwefind?AlargeandC.lookdownuponthcmD.usewordsandideasthatarctoodifficult

unsuspectedRussianarmywaiting!Andwhathappened-wereweallkilled?Thatisexactly67.A11ofthefollowingstatementsaretnieexceptthat.

whatwouldhavehappenedinninety-ninecasesoutofahundred.Butno-thosesurprisedA.fewpeopleknowhowtomakegoodspeeches

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sweepingandshiningvictory.

68.Thetitleforthispassagemaybe.

61.Whatofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribetheherointhepassageexactly?A.DoNotMakeaLongSpeechB.HowtoGiveaGoodSpeech

A.IntelligentB.Brave.C.Lucky.D.Proud.C.HowtoPrepareforaSpeechD.TrytoEiijoyaSpeech

62.TheexperiencementionedinthemilitaryacademyatWoolwichisto.C

A.showScoresbyoncestudiedhardintheschoolBomandraisedinHawaii,RobertKiyosakiisafourthgenerationJapanese-American.

B.praisetheteacherwhowasveryresponsibletoScoresbyAftcrgraduatingfromcollegeinNewYork,RobertjoinedtheMarineCorpsandservedin

C.provethatScoresbywasacompletefoolVietnamasanofficerandhelicoptergunshippilot.Followingthewar,Robertworkedforthe

D.tellushisgloryhistorybeforebecomingaheroXeroxCorporationinsales.In1977,hestartedacompanythatbroughtthefirstnylonVelero

63.Scoresbybecamefamousasagreatmilitaryleaderby.4surferwallets'tomarket.Andin1985hefoundedaointernationaleducationcompanythattaught

A.followingtheteacher'sinstructionsB.makingmistakesbusinessandinvestingtotensofthousandsofstudentsthroughouttimworld.

C.practicingalotbeforethewarD.obeyingorderstothefullestIn1994,Robertsoldhisbusinessandretiredattheageof47.Duringhisshoet-lived

64.Inthethirdparagraph,theunderlinedwords"Therewasastrangelookinhiseyes"indicateretirement,Robert,incollaborationwithco-authorSharonLechter,hisCPAandbusinesspartner,

wrotethebookRichDadPoorDad.SoonafterhewroteRichDad'sCASHFLOWQuadrant,RichMobilcActivcdescribesitselfasacommunityofpeoplewhoarcusingmobiletechnologyintheir

Dad'sGuidetoInvesting,RichKidSmartKid,RetireYoungRetireRich,RichDad'sProphecy—worktomaketheworldabenerplace.Sofar,twothousandpeoplehavebecomemembersofthe

allofwhichearnedspotsonthebestsellerlistsoftheWallStreetJournal.BusinessWeek,Newsite.

YorkTimes.E—Trade.Com,Amazon,comandothers.Priortobecomingabest-sellingauthor,MobileActive.org.offerrsfreeinformationaboutmobile—relatedtoolsandservices.It

RobertcreatedaneducationalboardgameCASHFLOW101toteachindividualsthefinancialalsohasresourceguidesonhowtosignupvoters,organizecampaignsorraisemoneyusing

strategiesthathisRichDadspentyearsteachinghim.Itwasthosetinanciatstrategiesthatallowedmobiletechnology.

Roberttoretireattheageof47.Nokia,themobilephonecompany,gavethegroupmoneytocreateitsresourceguides.

In201,thefirstoftheseriesofRichDad'sAdvisorsbookswaslaunched.ThisteamofOtherpartnershavehelpedbuilditsWebsiteandorganizesmalltrainingevents.MobileActive

professionalssupportsRobert'sbeliefthat“businessandinvestingareteamsports.vInRobert'shopestoholditsnextmeetinginJulyinJohannesburg.

words：”Wegotoschooltolearntoworkhardfbrmoney.IwritebooksandcreateproductsthatKatrinVcrclashelpedstartMobileActivein2005.ShelivedinNewYorkbutwcreached

teachpeoplehowtohavemoneyworkhardfbrthem.ThentheycanenjoytheluxuriesofthisheronhermobilephoneinAmman.ShewasinJordanforameetingofnongovernmental

greatworldwelivein.”organizationsandcivilsocietygroups.Theywerediscussingusesformobiletechnologyin

RichDad'sOrganizationisthecollaborative（合力）effortofRobertandKimKiyosakiandobservingelections.

SharonLechter,who,in1996,embarkedonajourneythatwouldaffordthemtheopportunitytoShenotedthatinmanycountries,mobilephonesarctheleastcostlywayto

impactthefinancialliteracyofpeopleeverywhereandcarrytheRichDadmissiontoeverycentercommunicate,andfarmorecommonthantheInternet.Morethanthreebillionpeopleworldwide

oftheworldusemobilephones.AndKatrinVerclassayspeoplekeepfindingnewusesfbrthetechnology.The

69.Inwritingstyle,wecanclassifythisshortpassageasa.goalofMobileActive,shesays,istocollecttheirstoriesandexperiencesandthenspreadthat

A.profileB.shortstoryC.newsreportD.fictionknowledge.

70.WhichofthefollowingideaswouldRobertKiyosakimostagreewith?73.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitlefbrthepassageabove?

A.Itisveryimportanttogetthefirstbarrelofgoldinone'slife.A.Anewfunctionofmobilephones.

B.Thepoorworkformoney,buttilerichletnloneyworkfbrthem.B.Mobilephonesarcbecomingmoreandmorepopular.

C.Doingbusinessneedschanceandintelligence,butnotcooperation.C.MorePeopleHearCallofMobileActivism.

D.Inordertoberetiredearly,oneshouldworkhardfbrmoney.D.Mobilephones,themostpowerfultoolsfbractivism.

71.Theunderlinedphrase“Priorto“inthepassagemeans?74.Inthefifthparagraph,theauthormentionedtheeventofthepopularringtoninPhilippineto

A.AfterB.BeforeC.BecauseD.Since

72.Whatcanwcinferfromthelastparagraph?A.letthereaderspayattentiontothesituationoftheFilipinos

A.Thebookafleetedpeople'straditionalfinancialideasstrongly.B.provetheideathatmobileactivismusuallycaresaboutpolitics

B.Theauthorstraveledaroundtheworldtosellthebook.C.showthatMobilcActivc.org.playedanimportantroleinthatevent

C.Theycouldmakeabigadventurewiththemoneythebookbroughtin.D.maketheworldinterestedinPhilippineelection.

D.Theyweresoluckythattheycanimpactthefinancialliteracyofpeople.75.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutMObileActive.org.istrue?

DA.ItwilltrytohelpdifferentorganizationstosignupvotcrSand肥iscInoncv

Activistsfightfbrdifferentthings.ButonethingmanyactivistsaroundtheworldholdinB.Ithasalonghistoryandhasorganizedsmalltrainingevellts.

commonistheiruseofmobilephonesasatoolfbrtheirwork-C.ItwillholditsfirstmeetinginJulyandcollectmorestodes.

inSouthAfrica,fbrexample,AIDSactivistsareusingtextmessagestodirectpeopletotheD.ItmadethemobilephonecompanyitsDartncr.

nearestH.I.V.testingstation.76.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsmobileactivism?

InArgentina,activistsusedtheirphonestogetcityofficialsinBuenosAirestosupportaA.Supportive.B.NegativeC.Objective.D.Critical

wastereductioncampaign.E

Poliftciansareoftenatargetofmobileactivism.Intheearlydaysoftheinternet,manypeopleworriedthataspeopleintherichworid

ThisisaringtonepopularamongFilipinosinthelasttwoyears.Itcame,supposedly,fromaembracednewcomputingandcommunicationstechnologies,peopleinthepoorworldwouldbe

phonecallbetweenPresidentGloriaMacapagal一Arroyoandanelectionofficial.Opponentssaidleftonthewrongsideofaudigitaldivide."Yetthedebateoverthedigitaldivideisfoundedona

thecallshowedthatshecheatedinthe2004elections.ThePhilippinegovernmentsaidthecallmyth一pluggingpoorcountriesintotheinternetwillhelpthemtobecomerichrapidly.

wasrecordedillegallyandthenfalsified（篡改））.Thisishighlyunlikely,becausethedigitaldivideisnotaprobleminitself,butasymptom

TheseandotherexamplesofmobileactivismcanbefoundatMobileActive.org.ofdeeper,moreimportantdivides:ofincome,developmentandliteracy.Fewerpeopleinpoor

countriesthaninrichonesowncomputersandhaveaccesstotheinternetsimplybecausethevarcSundays.Theentirefamilyenjoysreadingtherecipes（食谱）inthemagazine,aswellasthe

toopoor,arcilliterate,orhaveothermoreimmediateconcerns,suchasfood,healthcareandStylessection.

security.SoevenifitwerepossibletowaveamagicstickandcauseacomputertoappearinTheTimesisgreat,buttheGazetteisanotherstory.Fveneverreadanarticlethatdoesn't

everyhouseholdonearth,itwouldnotachieveverymuch：acomputerisnotusefulifyouhavenocontainatleastthreeorfourspellingorgrammaticalerrors.Forinstance,inlastweek'sissue,you

foodorelectricityandcannotread.Yetsuchstick—waving-throughtheconstructionofspecificmisspelledtheword“secretary,“usedasingularverbwithapluralnoun,andused"it's"asa

localprojectssuchasruraltclcccntcrs一isjustthesortofthingfbrwhichtheUN'snewfundispossessive（所有格）.Andthatwasjustintheleadstory!Incaseyouneverwenttoaprimary

intended.school,means"itis."It'snotapossessiveadjective!

ThissortthingisthewrongwaytogoaboutaddressingtheinequalityinaccesstodigitalIt'sapitythatthistinylittlehick（乡下的,老土的）townhasonlyonenewspaper,because

technologies:Itistreatingthesymptoms,ratherthantheunderlyingcauses.Thebenefitsofrdliketohaveanalternativetotheragyoupublish.Ifindithardtobelieveyournewsstories.If

buildingruralcomputmgcenters,fbrexample,areunclear.Ratherthantryingtoclosethedivideyoucan'tspellcorrectly,howcanyougetyourfactsright?

fbrthesakeofit,themoresensiblegoalistodetenninehowbesttousetechnologytopromoteI'vebeenmeaningtoRetthisoffmychestfbrsometime.Pleasecancelmysubscription（订

bottom—updevelopment.Andtheanswertothatquestionturnsouttoberemarkablyclear:by阅）.Andbuyyourselfadictionary.

promotingthespreadnotofPCsandtheInternet,butofmobilephones.Sincerely,

77.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?JaneZ.Jones

A.Digitaltechnologyisuselessinpoorcountries.61.Whichphrasefromthepassageshowsthewriter'sprejudice（偏见）？

B.Digitaldividewillhelppoorcountriesbecomerich.A.apossessiveadjectiveB.threeorfourspellingorgrammaticalerrors

C.Richcountriesshouldhelppooronesbecomerich.C.tinylittlehicktownD.readingtherecipesinthemagazine

D.Peopleinpoorcountriescannotafforddevicessuch62.Theauthor'stoneinthispassagecanbestbedescribedas.

78.Theauthor'sopinionabout“digitaldivide"isprobablythat.A.happyB.angryC.sympatheticD.humorous

A.digitaltechnologywillmakethegapbetweentherichandthepoorwider.63.WhichstatementinthefollowingisaFACT?

B.digitaltechnologywilldividepeopleintorichandpoorworld.A.It'sapitythistinylittlehicktownisnotfittolivein.

C.itiswrongtodividepeopleindigitalworld.B.TheTimesisgreat,buttheGazettebringsusnothinggood.

D.peoplecanbedivideddigitally.C.WcstillhavetheTimesdeliveredonSundays.

79.Wccaninferfromthe2ndparagraphthat.D.Youneverwenttoaprimaryschool.

A.peopleinpoorcountriescannotusecomputersbecausetheycan'tread64.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphmeansthat.

B.digitaldividedoesn'texistinpoorcountriesA.Thewriterwantstoexpresshisdissatisfactionwiththenewspaper

C.therewouldbenomagictocauseacomputertoappearineveryhouseB.Thewriterwantstoseeadoctorfbrthereissomethingwrongwithhischest

D.ComputersarenotthefirstneedinpoorcountriesC.Thewriterwantstoputanendtotalkingaboutthenewspaper

80.Thefollowingpassagewillprobablybe.D.Thewriterthinksthepoornewspaperhasdamagedhishealth

A.Howtopromoteusingofmobilephones.

B.Howtousetechnologytopromotebottom-updevelopment-B

C.Thebenefitsofbuildingruralcomputingcenters.Afteryearsofhearingdriverscomplainaboutscratchesontheircars,Japan'sNissanMotor

D.Howtomeettheneedoffood,healthandsecurityinpoorcountries.Companyhasofticiallyannouncedthenextbigthing—apaintthatnotonlyresistsscratches

61—65CCBBA66—70DBBAB71—75BACBD76—80CDCDA（擦痕）andscrapes（刮伤），butactuallyrepairsitselfwithinafewdays.

Thenewmaterial,developedbyNipponPaintCompany,containsanelasticrubbery-like

黄冈中学2008届高三（上）期末考试resin（弹性树脂）thatisabletoheal（愈合）minormarkscausedbycarwashequipment,parking

lotencounters,roaddebris（石头碎片）orevenon-purposedestruction.

Theautomakeradmitsitsresultsvarydependingonthetemperatureandthedepthofthe

Adamage,butaddsthisistheonlypaintlikeitintheworld,andtestsproveitworks.Minor

DearEditor,scratches,themostcommontype,aresaidtoslowlyfadeoverthetime.

Ihavebeenreadingyournewspaper,theHometownGazette,fbrthepasttwoyears,everThespecialpaintissaidtolastfbratleastthreeyearsafteritisfirstapplied,butthereisno

sinceImovedtoSmithville.WemovedherefromNewYorkCity,soIamaccustomedtoreadingwordyetonwhethermorecanbeaddedafterthatperiod.

excellentnewspaperssuchastheNewYorkTimes.Infact,westillhavetheTimesdeliveredonNissanclaimscarwashesaretheworstoffendersforthistypeofdamage,accountingfbrat

least80percentofallincidents.Andoncethey'regoneaboutaweeklater,thereisnotracethatImmediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorable.Uponleavingthestore,wcfeelhonorableand

theywereeverthere.oursclf-rcspcctisincreased.Wheneverwctakehonorableactionwcgainthedeepinternal

Butthecompleteauto-healingwon'tcomewithoutscratchingyourwallet.Thevehiclerewardsofgoodnessandasenseofnobility（高尚）.

makernotesthespecialpaintaddsabout$100U.S.tothepriceofacar.Thereisabeautifiilpositivecyclethatiscreatedbylivingalifeofhonorableactions.

ItplanstouseitsnewchemicalmixtureonlyonitsX-TrailSUVsinJapannow,asitlooksHonorablethoughtsleadtohonorableactions.Honorableactionsleadustoahappierexistence.

fbramorewidespreadpresentation.Andwhileplanstoofferthefeatureoverseashaven'tbeenAndit'seasytothinkandacthonorableagainwhenwc'rchappy.Whilethepositivecyclecanbe

madeyet,ifit'sahitthere,youcanbealmostsuremarketforceswilldriveittotheseshores,asdifficulttostart,onceit'sstarted,it'seasytocontinue.Keepingondoinggooddeedsbringsus

well.peaceofmind,whichisimportantfbrourhappiness.

65.Fromthearticle,wccanfindthat.69.Accordingtothepassage,thepositiveactionintheexamplecontributestoour.

A.thepainthasalreadybeenusedonallcarsbynowA.self-respectB.financialrewardsC.advertisingabilityD.friendly

B.Nissanbeatsotherproductsofitskindfbritsuniquedesignrelationship

C.cardamageismainlycausedbypoorroadcondition70.Theauthorthinksthatkeepingsilentabouttheunchargeditemisequalto.

D.marketingthispaintabroadisnotunderwayA.lyingB.stealingC.cheatingD.advertising

66.Thepaintusedoncarscan.71.Thephrase“bringingtheerrortotheclerk'sattention^^（inpara.5）means.

A.last3yearsbeforeitisre-appliedagainA.tellingthetruthtotheclerkB.ofleringadvicetotheclerk

B.fadeonlyinafewdaysC.askingtheclerktobemoreattentiveD.remindingtheclerkofthedanger

C.helptoprotectcarsfromminorpaintdamage72.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

D.reducecarscrapeincidentsto20percentA.HowtoLiveTruthfullyB.ImportanceofPeacefulness

67.Whatdocstheunderlinedpartreferto?C.WaysofGainingSelf-rcspcctD.HappinessthroughHonorableActions

A.CertainmodelsofNissan.B.Nameforakindofpaint.

C.SomewhereinJapan.D.Awordstandingfbracar-dealerstore.D

68.Whatcanbeinferredfromthearticle?Whatmakesahouseahome?

A.ThepaintwasdevelopedbyNissanMotorCompany.Notsize,ofcourse.TvebeeninsomeofthegrandesthousesinAmerica,andit'sapparent

B.Thepaintmightworkbetterinsummerthaninwinter.noonelivesthere.Earlierthisyear,IhaddinnerinamudhutinEthiopia,wherewesatonchairs

C.Themarkonthecarcoulddisappearassoonasthepaintisapplied.nexttothehostess'bed-ahomethathadmorewannththananyhouseI'vebeeninsince.

D.ThepaintisverypopularinJapan.NowJohnEdwardsisexploringwhatmakesahouseahomeinhisjust-releasedHome:The

BlueprintsofOurLives.ThereEdwardswrites,t4Thisisn'tabookabouthouses;it'sabookabout

Chome.Aboutthevaluestheyreston,thedreamstheyarefilledwith,andthepeopletheyhave

Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulness,happiness,goodnessandself-respect?shaped,“Edwardswrites.44Thehousesandcircumstancesaredifferent,butmuchofwhatyoufind

Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorizedas“honor“helpyoucreatethislifeofgoodinsidewillbefamiliar/'

feelings.Wlicthcryou'resittinginanairportrightnow,waitingtoflytoyourchildhoodhomefbr

Here'sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.Thanksgiving,orinyourownhomewaitingfortherelativestoarrive,youknowwhathe'stalking

Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusfbranitem.Ifwckeepsilent,andprofitfromtheclerk'sabout.

mistake,wcwoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneaky（偷偷摸摸的）excitement.LaterwcmightWe'velivedinourtownhousefbr21years.Ifshomenow.Theloosewindowsthatrattlein

tellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortune.Ontheotherhand,ifwetelltheclerkaboutthethewind.Thefireplacesoshallowthatit