A few years ago when my youngest son Matt was eight years old, we were getting things together to take to the Salvation Army (救世軍) at Christmas time. The boys would go through their old 36 and give away what they didn’t 37 . I made cookies and got together blankets and clothes. After that Matt and I 38 the Christmas package to our local Salvation Army. We unloaded 39 and headed home.
40 we took the corner out of the parking lot, Matt 41 that a baseball glove he had put in the bag had 42 . He said, “Mom, we forgot my glove.” Just then he saw a little boy and his mom sitting on a bench on the side of a building 43 a small playground was. He said, “Mom, can we 44 so that I can give the glove to him?” I said, “ 45 .” And we drove to the side of the 46 and went through the gate.
Matt handed the boy the glove and said, “Here, Santa 47 me to give it to you.” He was so 48 to get it! His mom 49 and gave Matt a huge hug. Her eyes were full of tears. “It is the best 50 he could get,” she looked at us and said, “because the 51 thing I could get him this year was a baseball.”
When we got back in the car, Matt said to me, “Mom, God must have made me 52 the baseball glove inside so the little boy could have it — it was 53 to be!” That moment proved my 54 that everything happens for a 55 and I have tried my best to get people to see that ever since!
36. A. friends    B. ideas       C. toys            D. days
37. A. buy        B. eat         C. ensure         D. need
38. A. threw      B. delivered    C. posted         D. offered
39. A. everything  B. anything    C. something      D. nothing
40. A. When      B. Though     C. Until            D. Since
41. A. added     B. noticed     C. announced      D. remembered
42. A. found out  B. pointed out   C. missed out      D. fallen out
43. A. that        B. which        C. where         D. what
44. A. look over   B. climb over   C. pull over      D. roll over
45. A. Thanks    B. That’s right   C. You’re welcome  D. Sure
46. A. boy         B. road        C. bench          D. park
47. A. wanted    B. persuaded    C. allowed        D. forced
48. A. angry      B. nervous     C. happy         D. disappointed
49. A. sat down    B. stood up     C. went out     D. left behind
50. A. property    B. gift          C. material       D. information
51. A. first          B. worst      C. only           D. cheapest
52. A. leave        B. get          C. find           D. take
53. A. intended   B. planned     C. decided        D. meant
54. A. suggestion  B. chance       C. belief         D. thought
55. A. cause       B. reason       C. time          D. person
36-40 CDBAA 41-45 BDCCD 46-50 BACBB 51-55 CADCB
圣誕期間，作者和兒子向救世軍提供一些物品來救助窮人，卻忘記把一只棒球手套留下了。兒子隨后把那只手套給了一個最需要它的小男孩。
36. 根據(jù)語境可知，孩子們要翻一下自己的舊玩具，送給別人。
37.根據(jù)常識可知，他們送出去的東西一般是自己不再需要的。
38.根據(jù)后句中的unloaded可以推測，Matt和我把包裹送到當?shù)氐木仁儡娊M織。
39.在那里，我們將帶去的所有東西卸下來，然后驅(qū)車回家。
40.根據(jù)后半句內(nèi)容可知，這里指當我們到達停車場的拐角時，用when。
41. Matt注意到車內(nèi)還有一只棒球手套。
42.他裝進袋子的棒球手套掉出來了。
43.一個小男孩和他的媽媽坐在一棟樓旁邊的長凳上，那里有個小操場。where引導定語從句。
44. Matt建議我把車停在路邊，他好把棒球手套送給那個小男孩。根據(jù)后面的we drove to the side可以得出答案。pull over意為“駛向路邊，向路邊停*”。
45.我非常贊成Matt的建議，因此爽快地答應了。
46.根據(jù)后半句內(nèi)容可知，我們把車開到路邊，然后穿過了大門。
47. Matt將棒球手套遞給那個男孩，說：“這是圣誕老人讓我送給你的�！�
48.男孩獲贈了一只棒球手套，當然很高興。
49.男孩的媽媽起身，給了Matt一個大大的擁抱。
50.男孩的媽媽說，這是男孩得到的最好的禮物。
51.因為今年她能給孩子的只有一個棒球。
52. Matt認為是上帝讓他將棒球手套落在了車里。
53. Matt認為這是上帝有意安排的。mean在這里表示“有意”。
54.根據(jù)that后面的內(nèi)容可知，這是我的信念，故用belief。
55.我相信，任何事情的發(fā)生皆有其原因。
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It looked like a typical business meeting. Six men, neatly dressed in white shirts and ties filed into the boardroom of a small Jakarta company and sat down at a long table. But instead of consulting files or hearing reports, they closed their eyes and began to meditate（冥想）, consulting the spirits of ancient Javanese kings. Mysticism touches almost every aspect of life in Indonesia and business is no exception. One of the meditators said his weekly meditation sessions are aimed mainly at bringing the peace of mind that makes for good decision-making. But the insight gained from mystic communication with spirits of wise kings has also helped boost the profits of his five companies.
Mysticism and profits have come together since the 13th century introduction of Islam to Indonesia by Indian Moslem merchants. Those devout traders, called ‘Wali Ullah’ or ‘those close to God, ’ energetically spread both trade and religion by adapting their appeals to the native mysticism of Java. Legends attribute magic power of foreknowledge to the Wali Ullah. These powers were believed to be gained through meditation and fasting.
Businessman Hadisiko said his group fasts and meditates all night every Thursday to become closer to God and to contact the spirits of the great men of the past. ‘If we want to employ someone at the managerial level, we meditate together and often the message comes that this man can’t hole onto money or he is untrustworthy. Or maybe the spirits will tell us he should be hired.’  Hadiziko hastened to add that his companies also hold modern personnel management systems and that formal qualifications are essential for a candidate even to be considered. Perspective investments also are considered through mystic meditation. ‘With the mind relaxed and open, it is easier to be objective in judging the risk of a new venture. Meditation and contact with the wisdom of the old leaders sharpens your own insight and intuition. Then you have to apply that intuition to the information you have and work hard to be successful. ’ Mystic meditation helped reverse a business slide his companies experienced in the mid-1980. Operating with normal business procedures, he lost more than $ 3 millions in that year alone. Meditation brought back his peace of mind. Putting the right persons in the right jobs and gaining confidence in his business decisions were the keys to a turning around that has brought expansion and profitability. The mysticism in Handspike’s boardroom is part of a growing movement in Indonesia called Kebatinan – the ‘search for the inner self.’
One of his managers, Yusuf Soemado, who studied business administration at Harvard University, compared the idea of mystic management to western system of positive thinking. ‘Willpower and subconscious mind are recognized as important factors in business. Such approaches as psycho-cybernetics, Carnegie’s think and growth rates, or the power of positive thinking are western attempts to tap the same higher intelligence that we contact through meditation,’ he said.
小題1:What is the most important factor in their doing business?
A Mysticism.  B Religion.  C Meditation.  D Investment.
小題2:Whom do they consult?
A The spirits of ancient Javanese kings.  B Wali Ullah.  C Old Kings.  D Carnegie.
小題3:Why did Hadisike hasten to add ‘his companies also hold modern personnel management systems…’?
A He thought Mysticism was not so good as expected.
B To show they too focused on qualifications.
C To show they hired qualified persons.
D To show the possibility of combination of the scientific management with religion.
小題4:According to the passage, the function of the meditation is
A to gain profit from the god.  B to gain peace of mind to make decision.
C to gain foreknowledge.     D to gain objective conclusion.
小題5:What does ‘operating with normal business procedures’ refer to?
A .Adopting the western way of doing business.
B Ordinary way of doing business without meditation and fasting.
C Contact with God.
D Putting right persons in the right jobs.

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