There is no better school than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve my performance next time. Never again will I contribute to my downfall by refusing to face the truth and learn from my past mistakes. Because I know: gems cannot shine without polish, and I can not perfect myself without hardship.

Now I know that there are no times in life when opportunity, the chance to be and do, gathers so richly about my soul when it has to suffer cruel adversity. Then everything depends on whether I raise my head or lower it in seeking help. Whenever I am struck down, in the future, by any terrible defeat, I will inquire of myself, after the first pain has passed how I can turn that adversity into good. What a great opportunity that moment may present to take the bitter root I am holding and transform. it into fragrant garden of flowers.

Always will I seek the seed of triumph in every adversity.

For any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest writer. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare.

Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.

Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!

There is probably no better way　for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness　and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.

1. From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.

(A) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet

(B) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist

(C) Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer

(D) Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer

2. According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from _____.

(A) Englishmen (B) Shakespeare's works

(C) English speaking people(D) ancient people

3. To learn the richness of the English language, people should ______.

(A) read Shakespeare's plays(B) learn from an English man

(C) be glad to be a foreigner (D) write and read more

4. The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays probably because _____.

(A) the works are for native speakers

(B) only Englishmen can understand his plays

(C) the works are too difficult for a beginner

(D) some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed

5. In this passage the author wants to _______.

(A) show the richness of English language

(B) tell how great a writer Shakespeare is

(C) tell that some English words are out of use now

(D) tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day

For any Englishman，there can never be any discussion as to who is the world's greatest writer. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him：that of William Shakespeare.

Every Englishman has some knowledge of his work. All of us use words and phrases from Shakespeare's writings that have become a part of the English-speaking people.

Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writer, made full use of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English; Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand!

There is probably no better way for a foreigner (or an Englishman!) to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare uses it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not, of course, recommended to beginners), even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare's day.

1. From the first two sentences of the passage we can conclude that ________.

(A) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest poet

(B) it can't be discussed about who is the world's greatest dramatist

(C) Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer

(D) Englishmen like to discuss about who is the world's greatest writer

2. According to the passage many English words and phrases that we use today are from _____.

(A) Englishmen (B) Shakespeare's works

(C) English speaking people(D) ancient people

3. To learn the richness of the English language, people should ______.

(A) read Shakespeare's plays(B) learn from an English man

(C) be glad to be a foreigner (D) write and read more

4. The author does not suggest beginners reading Shakespeare's plays probably because _____.

(A) the works are for native speakers

(B) only Englishmen can understand his plays

(C) the works are too difficult for a beginner

(D) some of English usage and the meaning of many words have changed

5. In this passage the author wants to _______.

(A) show the richness of English language

(B) tell how great a writer Shakespeare is

(C) tell that some English words are out of use now

(D) tell that some aspects of English usage have changed since Shakespeare's day

Is Stanford still a university? The Wall Street Journal recently reported that more than a dozen students have left school to work on a new technology start-up called Clinkle. Faculty members have【C1】______, the former dean of Stanfords business school is on the board, and one computer-science professor who taught several of the employees now owns【C2】______. The founder of Clinkle was an undergraduate advisee of the president of the university, John Hennessy, who has also been advising the company. Clinkle【C3】______mobile payments, and, if all goes well, there will be many payments to many people on【C4】______. Maybe, as it did with Google, Stanford will get stock grants. There are【C5】______of interest here; and questions of power dynamics. The leadership of a university has encouraged an【C6】______in which students drop out in order to do something that will【C7】______the faculty. Stanford has been【C8】______in this direction for a while. As Ken Auletta reported in this magazine a year ago, the【C9】______between Stanford and Silicon Valley are【C10】______. Federal Telegraph was started by a Stanford grad a hundred and four years ago. William Hewlett and David Packard started inventing things as students, as did the Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Stanford feeds Silicon Valley, and Silicon Valley【C11】______Stanford. You cant have one【C12】______the other. But whats the point of having a great university among the palm trees【C13】______students feel like they have to treat their professors as【C14】______investors, found companies before they can legally drink, and drop out in an effort to get rich fast? Shouldnt it be a place to drift, to think, to read, to meet new people, and to work at whatever【C15】______you? And Stanford has, in its day, produced a great variety of graduates: hippies, novelists, politicians,【C16】______dropouts, and, of course, athletes. Now,【C17】______, it seems like all the countless identities are being included. Students can still study Chaucer, and there are still lovely palm trees. But the center of【C18】______at the university appears to have【C19】______. The school now【C20】______a giant tech incubator with a football team.

【C1】

A．settled

B．invested

C．a(chǎn)pproved

D．rejected

聽力原文：New York City: The United States National Weather Service says that the huge winter storm has dumped some 68.3 centimeters of snow in Central Park, making it the worst blizzard to hit New York City since records began in 1869. To add to the problems facing the entire north-eastern seaboard, winds across the region have been gusting at up to 96 kilometers an hour, causing serious localized drifting. The road network in many places then is impassable. Most of the airports in the region have been closed, with hundreds of flights cancelled.

Nuremberg: The soccer competition between the world's two biggest sports apparel, Nike and Adidas, is getting increasingly intense. Nike, a relative newcomer to soccer, is gunning for the Germany company, whose name is practically synonymous with the game. For Nike, soccer has become the Holy Grail. Nike is bigger than Adidas, but as Nike sees it, to truly be the number one sport brand in the world, you have to be the number one in the world's most popular sport. On the other hand, the spokesman of Adidas says that Adidas is number one in soccer, always has been, always will be.

Manila: Rescuers in central Philippines are working through the night, scrambling to find survivors of today's deadly mudslides. At least 15 bodies have been found, but more than a thousand villagers are still missing. Leyte Governor said trees were sliding down upright with the mud. The landslide followed two weeks of non-step rain. One survivor told Manila Radio Station that it sounded like the mountain exploded. Southern Leyte has been devastated by natural disasters before. In 1991, more than 5,000 people were killed by floods and landslides triggered by a tropical storm.

New York City: U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked Western nations to spend l0 to 12 billion US dollars to fight AIDS. The request came at a special session of the UN General Assembly on AIDS. The first U.N. session on AIDS four years ago led to the creation of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Since then, the fund has helped improve the health of millions of people in developing countries. But the Global Fund now faces questions of whether it can ever thrive under constant pressure to prove to donors that it's working.

Washington: A company owned by the government of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that's set to take over some operations at six US ports has agreed to undergo an intensive security review. The move is aimed at defusing a fire storm on Capitol Hill. Critics from both Parties have been discussing legislation to block the deal allowing Dubai Ports World to buy a British company that operates terminals at ports including New York and Miami. But DPW has issued a statement asking for a full 45-day investigation from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, even though the deal had already been approved by the Federal Government. Now some lawmakers say they are ready to hold off on voting to stymie the plan.

Questions:

6.What has caused great damage in New York City?

7.Which of the following is not true about sports apparel companies?

8.How many bodies have been found in the deadly mudslide in Philippine?

9.What has the U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan asked Western nations to do?

10.Why does DPW agree to undergo an intensive security review from the Committee on Foreign Investment?

(26)

A．Blizzard.

B．Airplane crash.

C．Heavy rain.

D．Tsunami.