第二節(jié) 信息匹配（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

下面A、B、C、D、E和F分別是六個商業(yè)巨頭（比爾·蓋茨等）面臨關鍵時刻所做抉擇的簡單介紹。56--60題是關于一個企業(yè)管理者在關鍵時刻要做出抉擇的種種情形。閱讀完后，請選出每一情形和他們抉擇的相應的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余的。請將答案填涂在答題卡上標號為56—60的相應位置上。

A  In 1968, H. Wayne Huizenga teamed with a partner to create a nationwide company for waste collection, a business traditionally made up of small, local companies. The new company, Waste Management, Inc., became the foundation of his fortune.

B  While attending Harvard University in 1975, Bill Gates teamed with Paul Allen to develop a version of the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800, the first personal computer. They licensed the software to the manufacturer of the Altair and formed Microsoft ( originally Micro-soft ) to develop versions of BASIC for other computer companies. Gates decided to drop out ( 退學 ) of Harvard in his junior year to devote his time to Microsoft.

C  In 1963, Ted Turner took over his family billboard-advertising business. In 1970 he bought a failing UHF(ultrahigh frequency) television station in Atlanta, Georgia, and by 1975 Turner had transformed it into the first “superstation”—WTBS, by transmitting ( 傳送 ) low-cost sports and entertainment programs via satellite to cable systems throughout the country.

D  In 1986, Oprah Winfrey formed Harpo Productions to produce her own show and other projects. With distribution rights（銷售權） to her shows, Winfrey used profits to expand her business activities. By 1998 Winfrey was worth $675 million.

E  Microsoft founder Bill Gates planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health. Having already the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune would be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”

F  Amazon. com founder Jeff Bezos grew interested in online retailing(零售業(yè)) in 1994 while working as a business analyst in New York City. After researching the success of different mail-order companies Bezos decided that books were the perfect product to see via the Internet. That year he left New York to establish his new company in Seattle, chosen for its being near to major book wholesalers and the advanced high-tech industry. In July 1995 Amazon. com developed its Web site, and has since expanded to offer many other retail products in addition to books.

（   ）56. You run a billboard advertising business you inherited(繼承) from your father, and you are looking to expand in new directions. What do you do?

（   ） 57. You are a successful talk-show host, and have just achieved national recognition（認可）. You want more control over your show, and a greater share of its profits. What do you do?

（   ）58. You are still in college, but together with a friend you have established a software company that deals with major corporations. What do you do?

（   ）59. You are a successful business analyst, and come to think that the mail-order business model could be adapted to online book sales. What do you do?

（   ）60. You own several highly profitable waste-collection routes. The government has recently issued the Solid Waste Disposal Act, increasing standards of hygiene(衛(wèi)生)in waste disposal. What do you do?

The medicine that you had is ___ sugar and water.

A. a most   B. mostly    C. almost    D. the most

Of the three questions the first one is the ___ difficult.

A. least    B. best     C. more      D. much

You didn’t let me drive.If we ___ in turn, you ___ so tired.

A. drove; didn’t get   B. drove; wouldn’t get   C. were driving; wouldn’t get  D. had driven; wouldn’t got

—It’s wrong for a student to follow________ his teachers say．

       — It’s true, I can’t agree________．

       A．whatever; more              B．no matter what; more

       C．whatever; much              D．no matter what; much

　　Olaf Stapledon wrote a book called First and Last Men, in which he looked millions of years ahead. He told of different men and of strange civilisations（文明）, broken up by long 'dark ages' in between. In his view, what is called the present time is no more than a moment in human history and we are just the First Men. In 2,000 million years from now there will be the Eighteenth or Last Men.

　　However, most of our ideas about the future are really very short-sighted. Perhaps we can see some possibilities for the next fifty years. But the next hundred ? The next thousand? The next million? That's much more difficult.

　　When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life? Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive（原始的）in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us. Perhaps through the spundels and ballalators, these words, which I have just made up, have to stand for things and ideas that we simply can't think of .

　　So why bother even to try imagining life far in the future ? Here are two reasons. First unless we remember how short our own lives are compared with the whole human history, we are likely to think our own interests are much more important than they really are. If we make the earth a poor place to live because. we are careless or greedy（貪婪） or quarrelsome,our grand-children will not bother to think of excuses for us.

　　Second, by trying to escape from present interests and imagine life far in the future, we may arrive at quite fresh ideas that we can use ourselves. For example, if we imagine that in the future men may give up farming, we can think of trying it now. So set your imagination free when you think about the future .

53．A particular mention made of Stapledon's book in the opening paragraph ____________

　　A．serves as a description of human history

　　B．serves an introduction to the discussion

　　C．shows a disagreement of views

　　D． Shows the popularity of the book

54．The text discusses men and women 50,000 years ago and 50,000 years from now in order to show that _________.

　　A．human history is extremely long    B．life has changed a great deal

　　C．it is useless to plan for the next 50 years

　　D．it is difficult to tell what will happen in the future

55．Spundels and ballalators are used in the text to refer to _________.

　　A．tools used in farming                   B．ideas about modern life

　　C．unknown things in the future        D．hunting skills in the Stone Age

56．According to the writer of the text, imagining the future will _________.

　　A．serve the interests of the present and future generations

　　B．enable us to better understand human history

　　C．help us to improve farming

　　D．make life worth living

______difficulties we may come across, we' ll help one another to overcome them.

A. However        B. Wherever      C. Whenever        D. Whatever

It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. Every experience 36 the child something and the effects are 37 . “Upbringing”normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child  38 the home. This is closely 39  the treatment and training of the child in school, which is usually distinguished（區(qū)別）by the  40 “education”. In a society such as ours, both 41 and teachers are responsible for the chances provided for the development of the child, 42 upbringing and education depend on each other.

       The ideals and practices of child upbringing are different from culture to culture.  43 , the more rural（農(nóng)村的）the group, the more  44  the customs of child upbringing. In more technologically developed societies, childhood and adolescence（青春期）are likely  45  a long time,  46 more chances for education and greater variety in  47 development.

       Early upbringing in the  48  is naturally affected both by the cultural pattern of the group and by the parents’  49  and their aims and depends not only on upbringing and education but also on the   50  abilities of the child. Wide differences of intelligence（智力）and character 51  even in children of the same family.

       Parents can  52  what is normal in physical, mental and social development, by  53 some of the many books  54  on scientific knowledge in these areas, or less dependable since the sample（實例）is smaller, by comparing 55  with friends and relatives who have children.

A．offers    B．a(chǎn)ffords     C．teaches     D．pays

A．dangerous     B．limited     C．immediate D．increasing

A．from      B．for    C．out of       D．within

A．covered with B．devoted to C．made from       D．related to

A．term      B．time  C．kind     D．a(chǎn)ge

A．children B．parents     C．students    D．classmates

A．so that   B．so long as C．in that case       D．even if

A．Surprisingly  B．Besides     C．Generally  D．However

A．strange   B．unchangeable   C．unusual     D．curious

A．to cover      B．to change  C．to spend    D．to spread

A．resulting in  B．beginning with C．hoping for       D．waiting for

A．body    B．brain C．character   D．education

A．school  B．home C．society      D．world

A．care     B．luck  C．a(chǎn)bility      D．job

A．wonderful   B．great        C．named      D．born

A．happen B．make C．exist  D．hold

A．bring down  B．find out    C．work out   D．make up

A．referring to  B．looking into     C．holding     out     D．taking up

A．called   B．decided     C．based D．carried

A．books   B．letters       C．notes D．a(chǎn)nswers

--- Can I call for some friends and spend the day outside with them, Mom?

   --- ____ I’ve told you to have a weekend on your own.

   A. Why so?                 B. Why not?      

C. How come?               D. So what?

From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world’s art treasures. Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre（羅浮宮）in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries. It is the biggest art museum in the world. The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort（堡壘）. In 1190, it was the king’s castle with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat（護城河）to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the castle grew. By 1350, the castle no longer needed a fort. The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens.

    During time of peace, new treasures were brought in. During the days of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged.

    When FrancisⅠbecame king of France in 1515, he brought in many artists from other countries. One of the artists was Lenardo da Vinci from Italy. Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is the best known painting in the museum today.In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum. It is a place where art treasures are kept for everyone to enjoy. Every year millions of people from all over the world come to the Louvre to see the masterpieces.

46. How long has the Louvre been a museum?

A. For over 800 years.     B. Since1350  C. Since1515      D. For over 200 years

47. Most of works of art in the Louvre have been collected probably by _______.

A. the French people     B. FrancisⅠ C. Leonardo da Vinci   D. people of the world

48. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Da Vinci once stayed in France.

B. “Mona Lisa” is kept in the Louvre.

  C. The Louvre was once a church as well as a palace.

  D. The Louvre is a place of interest to different people from all over the world

49. Why is it good for the works of art to be kept in public museums?

A.Works of art will not be stolen  

B. Works of art will not be damaged

   C. Artists can study the works of art.  

D. Everyone has a chance to enjoy the works of art.

50. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.  Louvre is always a museum since it was built.

  B. All the art treasures in the Louvre have been destroyed in the war.

C.Louvre was once the king’s castle in history.

   D. There is still a fort near the Louvre now.