1 （ 2009· 山东）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请...

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（ 2009· 山东）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。［ 1 ］ Hello.It’s one of the first words we

learn

as babies,yet it’s one of the last ones we think

to use as adults.That’s unfortunate,because

saying hello is more than just saying hello—it is

recognition of another’s worth.How might the

world change—how might we change—if we

mastered this word?To find out,I spent one

四、阅读表达

month saying hello to every person I met.Here’s

what I’ve learned.

［ 2 ］ It can boost( 促进 ) productivity.In

one of the few studies ever done on this

subject, Allan Allday,an assistant professor of

special education at Oklahoma State

University,had middle school teachers greet

their students individually each morning.This

exchange of greetings raised the kids’

productivity.School went from impersonal to

personal,and that resulted in more class

participation and better grades.

［ 3 ］ Environments influence friendliness.One

study found that people in the city were less

likely to shake hands with a stranger than those

in the countryside.And,researchers say,pleasant

environments generally encourage more smiles

and hellos than unpleasant ones.My experience

was similar.Whatever the reason,my urban hellos

were answered far less often than my rural ones.

Similarly,people in vacation spots,like the Jersey

Shore,were far friendlier than those hurrying to

work downtown.

［ 4 ］ It’s a form of universal health insurance.

It’s impossible to say hello without smiling.And

smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure,

relieve stress and boost happiness.Apparently,a

smile creates a similar effect in the recipient( 接受者 ).

［ 5 ］ So maybe we can make the world a better

place by .After a month of doing it,I feel

lighter and more connected and I have a better

sense of well-being.

1.What does the author say about the adults

a ccording to Paragraph 1?(Please answer

within 8 words.)

Adults are not willing to say hello./Adults

seldom say hello.

2.Which sentence in the text is the closest in

meaning to the following one?

Teachers and students got friendlier so that

the students became more active in learning

and scored higher in tests.

School went from impersonal to personal,and

that resulted in more class participation and

better grades.

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper

words.(Please answer within 5 words.)

saying hello to each other/greeting each other/

saying hello

4.List three effects of smiling on health accord-

ing to the text.(Please answer within 8 words.)

（ 1 ） lowering blood pressure （ 2 ） relieving

stress （ 3 ） boosting happiness

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragr-

aph 3 into Chinese.

不管出于什么原因，我在城里打招呼得到的回应比在乡村少得多。

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（ 2008· 山东）阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。［ 1 ］ The word addiction usually makes you

think of alcohol or drugs,but in modern-day

society we are seeing some new kinds of addic-

tions.Some people are compulsive ( 难以自制的 )

shoppers.Others find it impossible to pull them-

selves away from their work.Still others spend

countless hours watching TV or playing

computer games.

［ 2 ］ Over the years,shopping has

become a

very common activity.Many people enjoy going

to stores more and more every day,but it’s more

than a common hobby for some of them. They

have turned into shopaholics.They are people

who simply enjoy shopping and walking around

spending money without being able to stop

doing it.They are hooked on shopping and

usually buy things that they don’t need.Even

though they don’t have enough money,they buy

everything they want.

［ 3 ］ The question is,why do they have

this

addiction?There isn’t a specific answer.Some

people go shopping when they are sad,worried,

upset or lonely and they want to feel better.They

use this activity as a way to forget their

problems.Shopaholics say that they feel more

important and better after they buy something.

They also tend to have this addiction when they

feel guilty.

［ 4 ］ Shopaholism seems to be a

harmless

addiction,but it can .Some of them can be

psychological.If this is the case,people addicted

to shopping should go to a support group to

help them break this habit.However,the process,

like for most addictions,is long,and they suffer

a

lot.It can also cause financial problems.They

just think about satisfying their feelings,so they

spend money they don’t have.They get deep in

debt,and they can even go bankrupt and get

sentto prison.

6.List three activities that might develop into

addictions based on the text.(Please answer

within 8 words.)

(1)shopping/drinking (2)playing computer

games/working (3)watching TV/taking drugs

7.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?(Please

answer within 8 words.)

The reasons why some people/shopaholics

have shopping addiction./The possible reasons

for shopaholism/shopping addiction.



cause/bring about/result in many problems



Accordingly,these shopaholics should turn to a

certain organization for help so that they can

stop compulsive shopping.

If this is the case,people addicted to shopping

should go to a support group to help them

break this habit.

10.Translate the underlined sentence in

Paragraph 2 into Chinese.

他们购物成瘾，而且通常买的都是用不着的东西。 / 他们购物上瘾，常买些不需要的东西。

阅读表达题型考查考生用英语理解文章、组织语言、恰当表达的能力，将阅读与写作融为一体。这使考生能够展示个性发展和思维的多样性与开放性，对考生用英语思维和表达的能力提出了更高的要求。试题要求根据一篇不少于 200 词左右的短文，从不同角度考查五个问题。这五个问题要求同学们在阅读文章的基础上，用自己的语言把所理解的信息，准确无误地表达出来。做此类题应当：

一、在阅读文章时，要注意训练概括文章主旨和归纳标题的能力。概括主旨时应首先通读全文，通过阅读，了解作者写这篇文章的真正目的。要准确理解文章大意，把握作者的观点、态度、语气和文章的内容要点、层次结构等，为回答问题做好准备。试题的回答通常要求字数比较少，所以语言要精辟、简洁，答案要符合题干的要求，能概括出文章大意或作者写作意图。关键词往往出现在文章的开头或结尾，也有部分文章需要我们通读全文后才能找到关键词。二、补全句子题是在深刻理解文意及上下文结构的基础上完成的。平时阅读文章时要多关注上下句或段落之间的一些起过渡作用的成分。同时，还要注意问题所在句子的句式结构和语法特征。比如，要看是否符合某种特定的句型，句子中有没有表示并列、转折、递进意义的提示词等。

三、针对主观性试题，考生在日常学习中应从语篇理解、作者写作意图揣测等方面入手，注重培养归纳概括能力。可以通过写读后记、读后感或缩写、改写文章等方法进行操练。四、多做些长难句翻译练习。从理解句子结构入手，结合上下文语境，运用多种翻译技巧进行翻译，译文要符合汉语表达习惯。翻译题的答案表述应该遵循如下几条原则： 1.忠实于题干。做阅读表达题，审清题干是前提。题干中往往包含了答题的具体要求和一些答题信息。 2.忠实于原文。阅读表达题的答案都是根据文章的具体内容设计的。问题的答案在文中都有表述，应该在原文中寻找，切忌脱离原文，凭空回答。 3.忠实于语言规则。答案表述要依据题干要求和文中信息作答，做到要点全面，内容精确，用词准确，语言简洁，字数不超过规定字数。忌“隐”、“晦”、“曲”，忌片面、笼统、烦琐，忌出现语病。

主旨概括题以偏概全，叙述不准 Many people who work in London prefer to

live outside it,and to go to their offices,factories

or schools every day by train,car or bus,even

though this means they have to get up earlier in

the morning and reach home later in the evening.

One advantage of living outside London is that

houses are cheaper.Even a small flat in London

without a garden costs quite a lot to rent.With the

same money,one can get a little house in the

country with a garden of one’s own.Besides,in the

country one can live away house in the country with a garden of one’s own. Besides,in the coun-try one can live away from the noise and hurry ofthe town.Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time on trains or buses,one canhave a better sleep at night and during weekends.On summer evenings,one can enjoy the fresh and clean air.If one likes gardens,one can spend his free time digging, planting, water-ing and doing other jobs which are needed in a garden.When the flowers and vegetables come up,one has a chance to share the secrets of nature. Q:What’s the best title for this passage?(Plea-se answer within 10 words.)

考生在做标题归纳题时，往往不知道如何分析材料，无法从繁多信息中筛选出有效信息，得出正确答案。在表述上语言不精炼，叙述繁冗拖沓，模棱两可，不能准确描述出文章大意。

【解题探究】本文一开始就提出“在伦敦工作的人宁愿早起晚归，往返于伦敦与郊区之间”这个观点，总领了全文。第二段中的“One advantage of

living outside London...”,“Besides,in

the country one can live away from the

noise and hurry of the town.” 以及后面的其他关键信息提示考生，本文主要阐述了住在伦敦郊区

给人们带来的好处和乐趣。因此我们可以得出此题答案应为“Why People Working inLondon

Prefer Living Outside It?/Advantages of

Living Outside London” 。英语文章的标题应该简洁明了。在归纳标题时要注意以下几点： 1.贵精炼，忌冗繁； 2.贵具体，忌抽象、空洞； 3.贵达意，忌文不对题； 4.贵宏观把握，大处着眼，忌一叶障目，不见泰山。

补全句子题脱离语境，想当然地解答 It’s widely believed that natural disasters,a

growing demand for food worldwide,coupled

with market speculation （投机买卖） ,surging

（飞涨） oil prices and the expansion of biofuels,are

pushing the food price up.

The UN Environment Program said the plan-

et’s water,land,air,plants,animals and fish were

all in “continuous decline”.According to the UN’s

World Food Program(WFP),57 countries, include-

ing 29 in Africa,19 in Asia and 9 in Latin America,

have been hit by serious floods. Harvests

have been affected by drought and heat waves

in south Asia,Europe,China,Sudan,Mozambique

and Uruguay.

A growing population also greater dem-

and for food.According to Josette Sheeran,dire-

ctor of the WFP,“There are 854 million hungry

people in the world and 4 million more join their

ranks every year.”

“We are facing the tightest food supplies in

recent history.For the world’s most vulnerable,

food is simply being priced out of their reach,”

he said.

According to Japan’s Economist magazine,

after the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis （次贷危机） ,a huge amount of funds has flowed into

the

less risky agricultural commodities （商品） market,pushing food price up along with

oil,gold and other commodities.

High oil prices and the promotion of biofuels

in many developed countries have further

caused the increase of food price.The expen-

sive oil has raised the cost of farm production

in its various phases,such as crop growth and

product transportation.

Biofuels directly consume crops.Some

developed countries have encouraged the use

and production of biofuels in recent years in

order to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and

dependence on oil imports.The direct effect is

the reduction of food for humans,pushing the

price up.

Q:Please fill in the blank in the third parag-

raph with a proper phrase to complete the

sentence.(Please answer within 5 words.)

考生做补全句子题时常犯的错误是忽略上下文语境，没弄清文章层次就匆忙做题，所得答案文不对题或与上下文脱节。另外，考生在答题时，还常常忽略题干中的关于答案词数的限制，导致答案词数过多。

【解题探究】综观全文可知，自然灾害、不断增长的食物需求、与之相随的市场投机买卖、石油价格的飞涨、植物燃料需求的扩大等使得世界面临日益严重的粮食危机。第一段是概说，其余几段是具体说明。第三段提到不断增长的人口是食物需求扩大的原因。根据空缺处句子的结构可知，此处为句子的谓语部分，表示“导致，带来”之意，故应填 contributes to/Leads to/results in 。

做此类题时应注意：1. 准确理解文章大意，把握作者的写作思路，不能偏离主题；2. 注意句式、语法结构和文章的层次结构；3.依据文中起过渡作用的词或短语，分析所缺信息及其与上下文的关系；4. 注意题干的词数限制。

主观性试题词不达意，逻辑混乱 A new study has found that a fat cell gene

may reduce the risk of colon cancer in some

people.The study provides what scientists say is

the first evidence of a genetic link between a fat

cell gene and colon cancer.The research could

lead to better tests for the disease as well as

measures to help prevent it.

Current evidence suggests a relationship

between obesity,insulin resistance and colon

cancer risk.The scientists say what they have

found now is an area of a gene that is connected

with the cancer risk.They say this area is most

likely not the cause of the disease,but they think

it is where the connection comes from.

The gene is involved in the formation of a

hormone called adiponectin.Some people have

higher levels of this hormone in their blood.

Others have lower levels.Higher levels have been

linked with lower rates of obesity and insulin

resistance.And lower levels have been linked

with higher rates.

The Journal of the American Medical Assoc-

iation published the new findings last week.Boris

Pasche from the Comprehensive Cancer Center

at the University of Alabama at Birmingham led

the research.

Colon cancer is one of the leading causes of

cancer deaths.Every year it kills almost six hun-

dred eighty thousand people around the world.

And doctors find more than one million new

cases each year.The disease is highly treatable

if discovered early.

The research involved two studies with a total

of about one thousand five hundred people.The

larger of the two studies involved New Yorkers of

Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.Colon cancer is more

common in Jews of eastern European ancestry

than in the general population.The other study

involved people of different ethnicities from

Chicago,Illinois.

Currently,in the United States,the general

advice is for colonoscopy （结肠镜检查） tests for

colon cancer to begin at the age of fifty.A colon-

oscopy can find and remove growths before they

become cancerous.But the test is invasive and

can be uncomfortable.

A study last month in the New England Jour-

nal of Medicine expressed support for a test

called a virtual colonoscopy.It uses X-ray and

computer technology to search for growths,but

cannot remove them.There are still some ques-

tions about the effectiveness of a virtual

colonoscopy compared to a traditional one.But

doctors hope it might appeal to people who

would otherwise not be tested at all.

Q:Do you think the new research is practical

and useful?Why?(Please answer within 30

words.)

考生解答主观性试题时容易犯以下错误：1.忽视答案的层次性，叙述繁冗，表意不清；2. 语言表达不准确，不规范，缺乏逻辑性； 3.

有时会有语法错误。

【解题探究】根据题干可知，此题有两问，答案也应当分为两个部分。第一部分回答前面的一般疑问句，第二部分回答具体原因。根据文章第一段最后一句“ The research could lead to better tests for

the disease as well as measures to help prevent

it.” 及文章后面几段的描述可知，此种研究方式虽然

还存在一些疑问，但是却比以往的有效，而且有助于结肠癌的治疗。所以答案应为“ Yes,I think

so.Although there are some questions about its

effectiveness,it is still useful because people can

have a better test and treatment with it.”

做此类题时应注意：1. 语言表达要简洁、明了； 2.书写要清晰整洁；3. 答案应忠实于文章内容，关键信息不能有遗漏，不能凭空增加多余信息。句子逐字翻译，不符合汉语的习惯表达 Called “The School of the Future” and created

with the help of software giant Microsoft,a

recently-opened public school in Philadelphia,

US,is believed to be the first in the world to

combine innovative teaching methods with the

latest technology.At this school,students work

on wireless laptops,teachers eschew traditional

subjects for real-world topics and parents can

track their children’s work on the Internet.

The school,which costs the school authority

$63 million to build,is free and has no entrance

exams.The 170 ninth-grade students were

selected at random from 1,500 applicants.

Philadelphia School District Chief Executive

Paul Vallas told students they would be observed

by other schools around the world.“You have

become instant role models,”Vallas said.“People

are going to be watching you.”

Students still sit in classrooms,but lessons

rely heavily on information found on the Internet

and on interactive software.Students will be

allowed to learn at their own pace.Homework is

done on computer and sent to the teachers for

grading and parents can access the school’s

network to read teachers’ feedback on their

children’s progress.

Traditional education fails to teach students

the skills of problem-solving,critical thinking

and effective communication,which they need to

succeed in the 21st century,Principal Shirley

Grover said in an interview.“It’s not about memo-

rizing certain algebraic equations （代数方程式）and then presenting them in a test,”Grover said.

“It’s about thinking how maths might be used to

solve water quality problems or how it might be

used to determine whether or not we are safe in

Philadelphia from the bird flu.”

David Terry,14,said he was hoping to “turn

over a new leaf” after discipline problems in his

previous school left him with an “average to

really bad” academic record.“This is a great

opportunity for me,” he said.“In other schools,I

would not find study so interesting.”

Q:Please translate the underlined sentence in

the fifth paragraph into Chinese.

考生常忽视英汉两种语言文化间的差异，用汉语的思维方式、语言习惯和表达方式来理解英语，以致翻译出的汉语句子逻辑混乱，语意含糊，信息缺失。翻译时会碰到某些词在英语辞典里找不到适当的词义，假如硬套或逐词翻译，就会使译文生硬晦涩，甚至会造成错译。这时就应根据上下文和逻辑关系，从该词的根本含义出发，采用意译的方式进行表达。

【解题探究】题目要求翻译的句子含有非限制性定语从句，因此要结合定语从句的翻译方法进行翻译。在翻译定语从句中的关系代词后面的内容时，我们一般将其译成以“这”或“这一点”等开头的句子，所以本句应译为“校长雪莉·格罗弗在接受采访时说，传统教育未能教给学生解决问题、批判性思维和有效交流的技能，而这些是他们在二十一世纪要取得成功所必需的。翻译句子时应注意：1. 注重句子结构及语序； 2.切勿逐词逐句翻译；3. 根据汉语表达习惯对译文进行修改；4. 注重对英语中的习惯用法和翻译技巧的掌握。

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（ 2009·淄博二次质检） If you are a male and you are reading this,

congratulations:you are a survivor.According to

statistics,you are more than twice likely to die of

skin cancer than a woman,and nine times more

likely to die of AIDS.

There are many reasons for this.Typically,men

take more risks than women and are more likely

to drink and smoke but perhaps more importantly,

men don’t go to the doctor.

Gullotta,a professor from a famous medical university,says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two.For those over 45,it should be at least once a year. Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker’s cough for a year. According to a recent survey,95% of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year,compared to 70% of men in the same age group. “A lot of men think they are absolutely strong,”Gullotta says.They only come in when a frienddrops dead on the golf course and they think,

“Geez,if it could happen to him, .” Then there is the ostrich approach.“Some men are scared of what might be there and wouldrather not know,”says Dr. Ross Cartmill. “Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,”Cartmillsays.He believes most diseases that commonlyaffect men could be addressed by preventive Check-ups.Cartmill says,“Regular check ups for men would surely place stress on the publicpurse,but prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases.”Besides,the ultimate cost is far greater:it is called prematuredeath.

1.What is the best title of the passage?(Please


Men Take More Risks Than Women in Health

2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest

in meaning to the following one?

In his opinion,medical examinations in advance

can help solve some common male diseases.

He believes most diseases that commonly affect

men could be addressed by preventive check-

ups.

3.Fill in the blank in the sixth paragraph with

proper words or phrases to complete the sent-

ence.(Please answer within 10 words.)

it could happen to me,too

4.Give three suggestions for men to keep heal-

thy.(Please answer within 30 words.)

(1) Never smoke.

(2) Have regular medical care.

(3) Do exercise every day.

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last

paragraph into Chinese.

男人定期进行医疗检查肯定会对国库造成很大的压力，但从长远来看，疾病预防要比治疗花费少得多。

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（ 2009·青岛二次质检） Most American teenagers used to spend their

summer vacations holding multiple jobs.How-

ever,with the increase in gas prices,teenagers

chose to stay at home instead of going out of the

town.

“I wish the prices would .The expense of

driving to places is affecting our daily life,”said

Alicia Still,a senior at Enochs High School in

Modesto,California.

Alicia,who spent her summer at her dad’s

house,said that there would be no point in

getting a job.

“The drive to my workplace is so long that I

would hardly be making any profit because all my

money would be going toward gas,”she said.

Teenagers are now forced to give up the

pleasure of driving around the town without

purpose.“Instead of driving around looking for

something to do,I now find myself planning the

way in advance so I don’t waste necessary gas,”

said Stephen Macko,a student at Davis High

School in Modesto.

What kinds of things are teenagers doing in

order to conserve gas?

Alicia saves gas by doing all of her things at

one time so she doesn’t have to go home and

leave again.

“I try to do it all in one trip so I don’t have to

always be running around and wasting gas,”she

said.“I know that when I go to lunch with my

friends,we make sure to go somewhere near all

of our houses so we save gas.”

“But it’s hard,considering I drive a big truck.

I also try to get a lift from my friends when they

are going places that I am going to.”said

Stephen.

Some try not to accelerate too much.

Teenagers will have to continue changing

their lifestyles unless the price of gas decreases.

However,that might not be a bad thing.

1.What is the best title of this passage?(Please


High Gas Prices Change Teens’ Lifestyles

2.Fill in the blank in the second paragraph with

proper words or phrases to complete the sent-

ence.(Please answer within 7 words.)

go down/decrease/as low as before

3.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph

5 into Chinese.

青少年现在不得不放弃驾车毫无目的地围着市区转圈的消遣方式。

4.Find a sentence in the passage to replace the

following one.Some teenagers avoid speeding

up when driving.

Some try not to accelerate too much.

5.List one example of what some teenagers do

to save gas.

Stephen tries to get a lift from his friends.

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（ 2009· 日照二次调研） Scientists claim radiation from handsets is to

blame for mysterious “colony collapse”( 种群衰败 )

of bees.It seems ridiculous but some scientists

suggest that our love of the mobile phone could

cause massive food shortages,as the world’s

harvests fail.

They are putting forward the theory that radi-

ation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech

equipment is a possible answer to one of the

more unusual happenings in the natural world—

the abrupt disappearance of the bees that

pollinate （授粉） crops.Later last week,some bee-

keepers claimed that the phenomenon which

started in the US,and then spread to Europe was

beginning to hit Britain.

The theory is that radiation from mobile phones influences bees’ navigation system,prev-enting the famously homeloving species from finding their way back to their hives （蜂房） .Improbable as it may seem,there is now evidenceto back this up. Colony Collapse Disorder （ CCD ） occurs when a hive’s inhabitants abruptly disappear,leaving only queens,eggs and a few young wor-kers.The bees that have disappeared are never found,but thought to die singly far from home.The parasites,wildlife and other bees that norm-ally raid the honey and pollen （花粉） left behind when a colony dies,refuse to go anywhere near the abandoned hives.

The alarm was first sounded last autumn,but

has now hit half of all American states.And last

week John Chapple,one of London’s biggest

bee

keepers,announced that 23 of his 40 hives

have been suddenly abandoned.

The possible effect of the spread is

alarming.

Most of the world’s crops depend on pollination

by bees.Albert Einstein once said,“ ,man

would have only four years of life left.”

No one knows why it is happening.

German research has long shown that bees’

behaviour changes near power lines.

Now a limited study has found that bees ref-

use to return to their hives when mobile phones

are placed nearby.Dr. Jochen Kuhn,who carried

it out,said this could provide evidence to a poss-

ible cause.

Dr. George Carlo,who headed a massive

study by the US government and mobile phone

Industry of dangers from mobiles,said:“I am

convinced the possibility is real.”

1. What is the best title for the passage?(Please


Are Mobile Phones Wiping out Our Bees?/

Why Have the Bees Disappeared?/Who Is to

Blame for the Colony Collapse of Bees?

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest


Our lack of food may come from the overuse

of handsets,though it is unbelievable.

It seems ridiculous but some scientists sugg-

est that our love of the mobile phone could

cause massive food shortages,as the world’s

harvestsfail.



If the bees disappeared

4.What other kind of radiation is mentioned in

the passage besides mobile phones?(Please


The radiation from power lines.

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Parag-

raph 3 into Chinese.

此事尽管看似不可能，但现在已经有证据来支持这种看法。

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（ 2009·烟台二次模拟） Teens are often called upon to care for their

parents.Whether it is due to a short virus,broken

legs or long-term illness,there are times when

parents can’t do it all on their own,and a teen is

the most suitable person in the home to lend a

helping hand.However,you are still a young

person and should be concentrating on your own

education,so find support if you think it is

imperative.

Understand the situation

It is of great importance.If you don’t know

yet,

find out what the injury or illness is,who your

parent’s doctors are and if there are any types

of medications that will be taken(and when,and

how).Then you can begin to make informed

decisions about and what you will not be

able to do.

Find extra help

As a teen,no one would expect you to devote

your life to caring for a parent and you should

not feel as though you need to do so either.Talk

over your situation with your parent’s doctors,

your relatives,your adult friends,or even your

teachers.They would be able to help you think

out plans for caring for your parent in future.

Know your limits

Not only is it important to understand the

physical limits of how much you can do for a

parent,but it is important to understand your

emotional limits.As a teenager,you are not

supposed to be as mature and responsible as

adults,but you are meant to sort out your

thoughts about many different subjects.Drawing

up a list of activities that you enjoy doing and

can do on your own is a great way of always

having an idea on hand when you need one.

1.List three kinds of people from whom you

can get help to care for your parent.(Please


（ 1 ） your parent’s doctors

（ 2 ） your relatives

（ 3 ） your adult friends/your teachers

2.What is the purpose of the passage?(Please


To give teens some advice on how to care for

a parent.



what to do/what you can do/what you should

do



But because you are a teen and should spend

most of your time on study,you should not

hesitate to find help when necessary.

However,you are still a young person and

should be concentrating on your own

education,so find support if you think it is

imperative.

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Parag-

raph 4 into Chinese.

作为一个少年，不能期望你像成年人那样成熟稳重，但你应该能够理清思路，处理不同的情况。

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（ 2009·济南模拟） While everybody enjoys fresh cut flowers

around his house,few people know how to keep

them for as long as possible.This may be done

by keeping in mind a few simple facts.

Flowers are not intended by nature to live very

long.Their biological purpose is simply to attract

birds or insects,such as bees,for pollination （授粉） .After that,they quickly dry up and die.The

process by which flowers consume oxygen and

produce carbon dioxide,called breathing,creates

the energy the flower needs to give the flower its

shape and colour.The making of seeds also

depends on this energy.While all living things

breathe,flowers have a high level of breathing.A

result of all this breathing is heat,and for flowers

the level of heat relative to the mass of the flower

is very high.Breathing also brings about the

eventual death of the flower.Thus the greater the

level of breathing is, .

How,then,to control the rate at which flowers

die?By controlling breathing.How is breathing

controlled?By controlling temperature.

We know that breathing produces heat,but the

reverse is also true.Thus by maintaining low

temperatures,breathing is reduced and the cut

flower will age more slowly.

Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is

the quality of the water in which they are placed.

To rid the water of these unwanted substances,

household chlorine bleach （含氯漂白剂） can be

used in small quantities.It is recommended that

15 drops of chlorine bleach be added to each

litre of water.The water and solution should also

be replaced each day.

1. What is the best title of the passage?(Please


Keeping Cut Flowers/How to Keep Cut

Flowers?

2. Please find a sentence in the passage which

can replace the following one.

It is essential that cut flowers are relative to

how good or bad the water is,where they are

put.

Another vital factor in keeping cut flowers is

the quality of the water in which they are

placed.

3.In which paragraph is the following meaning

mentioned?(Please answer within 10 words.)

The aging of cut flowers can be slowed down

by stopping breathing.

In the third paragraph.

4.Fill in the blank in Para.2 with proper words.

(Please answer within 10 words.)

the sooner the flower dies



在这个过程中，花儿吸收氧气释放二氧化碳——

即所谓的呼吸，使其获取所需能量让花儿枝繁叶茂，绚丽多彩。

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（ 2009·淄博高三模拟） I really don’t need anything for Christmas.I

had the best gift ever last night,watching my two

sons reading their books before bedtime.They

were each in different rooms,engrossed in their

pages,with no TV,music or anything else in the

background.I will take this small gift any time,any

day,any season.

Like anyone else,I had lots of other interests,

but once I discovered reading I was pretty much

hooked.I read everything—books,magazines,

newspapers,the backs of cereal boxes or orange juice cartons if there was nothing else on the table at the moment.I have my parents to thank in large part for the love of reading.They were always working on something. With few exceptions,today’s kids are up against far more distractions （令人分心的事） than most of us ever were,and it is so EASY forthem to become disengaged in reading.There’s the PlayStation or the XBox.There’s the iPod.There’s the Internet.There’s texting.And there’speer pressure.If the coolest kid in the class thinks reading a book is the most god-awful thing...

I’ve told my sons that information,knowledge and understanding come from reading, will help them at every stage in their lives,now andforever.However,we have to say it and model it.It’s not enough for the teachers to say it andrequire it,or for us to leave it to them.We have to,as well. Of course we have to use and acknowledge the power of new technologies in our lives.But weneed to keep the reading going too.There’s a place and a need for everything.So it’s an amazing thing.It’s not Christmas yet and I alreadyhave my gift. （ My husband’s comment when I told him this:“Does this mean I can return all ofyours?” ）

1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? (Please answer within 15 words.) The best Christmas gift for the writer is the children’s love of reading. 2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? I developed the love of reading mainly because of my parents’ influence. I have my parents to thank in large part for the love of reading. 3. Fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper word(s) or phrase(s) to complete the sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.) all of which/and all of them/and these things/which

4. Is everybody around you engaged in reading?

Why do you think some of them are not

engaged in reading?(Please answer within

30 words.)

No,because they usually think reading is

boring,uncool and unnecessary.And there are

also too many distractions for them to choose

instead of becoming engaged in reading.

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last


我把此事告诉丈夫时，他的反应是：“这是否意味着我可以把给你买的所有礼物都退回去啊？”

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（ 2009·临沂一次质检） Our imagination builds our future.The picture

that we build in our minds will undoubtedly

materialize in the physical world if it is held

consistently enough over time.It is a common

mistake to rely solely on the physical senses and

to believe only what we see.This dependence can

keep us living in a vicious cycle where we ob-

serve the results around us,build a picture with

these images,and then continue to receive the

same results according to our picture.This is the

life that the majority of people lead.They haven’t

yet realized that their results are a product of

their imagination.The image can consist of material

from the physical world around us or images which

we build in our minds.The treasure which few

realize that we possess is the ability to build an

image in our minds which will predicate our goals

and ambitions.

Everybody hopes and dreams.We all see a

rosy future at least once in a while but these

visions are usually treated as whimsical fantasi-

es.The majority don’t really believe in their dreams

—they are simply vague wishes.The true power

behind our visualizing faculty lies in the belief

back of the picture.We must know that our pict-

ure will happen with certainty.This faith needs

to be held in the face of the things occurring in

the physical world that might not be consistent

with this vision.

The imagination will become extremely powe-

rful .And in the process of practice,consis-

tency is the key.The more we see what we want

in our minds,the quicker it will come into our

lives.

1. What would be the best title for the passage?


Our Imagination Builds Our Future

2. Fill in the blank with proper words in the third

paragraph.(Please answer within 3 words.)

through/by practice

3. Which sentence in the text is the closest in


Few people realize that what we imagine in our

minds can help us foresee our future goals.

The treasure which few realize that we possess

is the ability to build an image in our minds

which will predicate our goals and ambitions.

4. What would you do if the reality is not

consistent with your vision?(Please answer

within 30 words.)

I would hold on to my dream and try my best

to realize it.

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the

second paragraph into Chinese.

当现实世界的情况跟我们的理想不一致的时候，我们需要持有这种信念。

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（ 2009·烟台三次模拟） Traveling overseas to a foreign country can

be an amazing experience.However,for those

who are not prepared to take part in a new

culture,they may be totally overwhelmed by

having to go through this unfamiliar chain of

events.This phenomenon is called culture shock,

and often occurs when people visit a country for

which they are not ready.One can avoid embarr-

assment and enjoy their trip more if they have

taken preparations against such “shock” in the

first place.

Firstly,one must remember to prepare them-

selves through education for their visit.Do not

just show up in some country like Mongolia with

no idea about what to expect even in the least.

Instead,take some time to read,research,and

look up information on the specific country you

are traveling to,either through the use of a

library or a bookstore,or through the Internet.

Secondly, .Many times these people can

answer questions you may have about the

country,especially ones you may not have an-

swers to from the research you have done online

or in print.First hand experience is extremely

valuable and having someone you can trust to

talk about their experience in a certain country

is very important.

Lastly,after you have done everything you

can do to prepare,you are on your way to your

destination,remember to be very,very flexible.It

is a different country,after all.Be reasonable,and

be polite.It is so important to be flexible in your

travel,which really helps in breaking down any

culture shock one might experience.Keep these

tips in mind,and be open in your travel experi-

ences.Happy traveling!

1. What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.) How to Deal with Culture Shock?/Dealing with Culture Shock Overseas/The Way to Overcome Culture Shock 2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? It is very important to have a talk with someone who has traveled in a certain country about their experience,which is of great value. First hand experience is extremely valuable and having someone you can trust to talk about their experience in a certain country is very important.

3. Fill in the blank in the third paragraph with

proper words.(Please answer within 10 words.)

talk with people who have visited the country

4. What advice do you think is the most

important one if you want to travel overseas?


It is the most important to be polite and

reasonable to local people and show respect

for their culture.

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last


在旅行中灵活是很重要的，而且它确实能帮助人们克服可能会经历到的文化冲击。

（ 2009·临沂二次质检） Germans are the gloomiest people in Europe

according to a major new study of the 27 nations

in the European Union.

The report,released by the European Comm-

ission,confirms what many Germans had them-

selves long suspected—they are masters of

moaning.

Asked if life would be better in 20 years,just

20 percent of Germans could bring themselves

〈 1 〉

to agree.In happy-go-lucky Estonia,which

topped the chart,78 percent of people look at the

future through rose tinted spectacles.

“Estonian citizens were the most optimistic,”

noted the report,which polled 25,000 people

across the EU.“The Germans,on the other hand,

were —only one in five expected that life in

Germany would improve in the long-term.”

Britons were revealed as a touch more sceptical

about future prospects than the average

European,49 percent of whom think life will be

worse in 20 years.

The study focused on “quality of life” issues

such as schooling and job prospects,age of

retirement and whether people would be able to

afford medical costs or even a reasonable place

to live.

It found that while new members of the EU,

mostly from central and eastern Europe,were

mostly of the view that life would get better and

better,established members of the EU were

almost all miserable.

Of the pre-2004 EU members only the Irish

and the Swedes managed to look on the bright

side of life.

In fact,the length of EU membership appears

strongly related to a gloomy outlook.The six

founder members of the EU occupy four of the

five bottom spots on the future happiness chart,

according to the poll.

While Germans are the most mired in despair,

they are closely followed by the Belgians,the

Luxembourgers and the French.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?(Please


Old Members of EU Are the Most Miserable

Nations

2.As a Chinese,what do you think of your future?

China is developing very fast,and the whole

world sees its achievements.As a Chinese,I am

confident of my country’s future.At the same

time,I am also confident of my future.



the least optimistic



According to the survey,compared with the

common countries in Europe,Britons were

more doubtful about their future.

Britons were revealed as a touch more

scepticalabout future prospects than the

average European.

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph

7 into Chinese.

调查发现，来自中欧和东欧的欧盟新成员国大多对未来充满信心，而欧盟老成员国则普遍比较悲观。

2 (2009·济宁一次模拟） Some articles are available in the network which state that the people born in the 1980s aregenerally referred to as the lost generation. These people were born at the initial period of China’s reform and opening up.They are living in a prosperous society of the market economy withmany like drugs,robbery,living-together and so on.People have different values concerningfamily and marriage.There seems to be an obvious generation gap between these people and their parents.Therefore some of them feel puzzled and have trouble adapting to the rapid changes in society.

In addition,these people are faced with

greater pressure than ever before.They find,to

their disappointment,it is hard to find a job,let

alone an ideal one.Some college students have

even had to face unemployment when they

graduate.They have come to know that there are

so many difficulties to overcome.Some of them

are not competitive and feel frustrated.Some

people,especially those in the undeveloped

areas,even think that knowledge is useless.

In my opinion,the phenomena such as gener-

ation gap and unemployment do exist in the

present society.However,the generation born in

the 1980s can never be called the lost generation.

First of all,these people are trying their best to

get knowledge so as to follow the rapid deve-

lopment of science and technology.Furthermore,

most of them never feel discouraged or lose heart

in face of difficulties.Instead,they are fully aware

of challenges and opportunities,as well as their

social responsibilities.The generation of the

1980s are bound to succeed and achieve much

if they do not feel lost.



网上有一些文章称中国 80年代出生的人为迷茫的一代。2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper


social problems

3.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one? On the contrary,they understand well their difficult tasks and chances that they face and they also have a sense of duty. Instead,they are fully aware of challenges and opportunities,as well as their social responsibilities.4.What is the title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words.) “Lost Generation” in China5.What do you think of the people born in the 1980s? Various answers.

3

（ 2009·青岛三次模拟） On a clear night,you can look at the sky and

see the moon and stars.You might even see the

blinking light of a working satellite as it flies

past,on its way around the earth.

Even though you cannot see it,you are also

looking at the largest junkyard in the solar system.

Higher than the highest clouds but much

closer than the moon,the junkyard stretches

from the earth’s surface to 20,000 miles

overhead.There are tens of millions of pieces of

rubbish there.

Some of the pieces are rocks and dust from

passing comets,but most of them are man-made

and are called “orbital debris”.There are some

unusual things up there,like a camera that

floated away from astronaut Sunita “Suni”

Williams in December 2006.Other astronauts

have lost tools like wrenches and screwdrivers.

In 1965,astronaut Ed White even lost a spare

glove.Most of the junk,however,comes from large

satellites and rockets that fell apart after they

stopped working.

Together,all the space junk would weigh about

11 million pounds on earth,or more than 3,000

Cars . is part of a rocket about the size of a

minivan

（小型货车） .The smallest piece would fit on

your pinkie fingernail with room to spare.About

17,000 pieces of garbage are larger thanin-ch

es,which

are slightly smaller than a softball.

“It’s like a classic environmental problem,like

water pollution or air pollution.If countries work

together to control the amount of trash we send

into space,we can keep the problem under

control,”says Nicholas Johnson.Johnson is the

chief scientist for Orbital Debris at the NASA

Johnson Space Center in Houston.His job is to

keep trackof the orbiting garbage.



Even if it is invisible to you,what you are

watching is the biggest junkyard in the solar

system.

Even though you cannot see it,you are also

looking at the largest junkyard in the solar

system.

2. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?


It tells us where the orbital debris comes from.



The largest piece

4.What do you think of the “orbital debris” in

the solar system?(Please answer within 20

words.)

Various answers.

5.Translate the underlined sentences in


“这和典型的环境问题，像水污染和空气污染是一样的。如果各国协作，控制送入太空的垃圾的数量，我们就能控制住这个难题。”

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（ 2009·潍坊一次质检） We believe that there is more to education

than preparation for a job.Children must be

prepared for all aspects of their adult life:work,

leisure,personal relationships,creative activities,

dealing with money matters,independence,etc.

Nevertheless it would be unrealistic to pro-

vide education which didn’t consider(took no

account of) the need of employers.

What type of training does the business world

regard as important?

Many young people were,in the emplo-

yers’ opinions,very weak in the basic skills of

handwriting,grammar and spelling.Though

additional education at university level improved

the students’ general ability,a report states,“In

basic skills the standards remained stubbornly

（顽固地） low.”

It is debatable （有争议的） whether standards

have decreased in recent years.What is certain

is that employers do not believe the standards

are now high enough.Do technological changes

make greater demands upon the students’

ability?

We should also remember that the job expec-

tations of young people have increased.The girls

who would have once become shop assistants

or hairdressers now want to be secretaries.Boys

who sought an apprentice （学徒） 20 years ago

now desire an engineering degree.But it is still

the same girls and boys with the same degree of

ability.No wonder there are problems in reaching

the “necessary standards” of the business world.

Many employers believe that it is important

for teachers to have experience outside the world

of college and school.They should work for a

while at some other kinds of jobs “to see how the

world of business and commerce differs from

their own”.The teaching professor and society in

general need greater understanding of

manpower need and therefore of “desired”

direction of the education system.

1. What’s the best title of the passage?(Please


Meeting the Employment Requirements in

Education

2. Which sentence in the passage is the closest


So it is actual and inevitable to combine the

education with the demands of the society.

Nevertheless it would be unrealistic to provide

education which didn’t consider the need of

employers.


words or phrases to complete the sentence.


applying for jobs/who are applying for jobs

4.What’s the writer’s opinion about education?


In the writer’s opinion,education should refer

to all aspects of being an adult,including

employment.

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last


他们应该在别的行业工作一下，以明白自己的工作与商业领域的异同。

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(2009·潍坊三次质检） Our world is full of signs and symbols.Most of

the time we don’t really need to think about them

and that is the mark of a good symbol.Good

examples of these “invisible” symbols are the

ones used for “Play”,“Fast Forward”,“Rewind”,

etc.We find them on everything from old tape

players to DVD players,remote controls and

computer keyboards.They are so familiar to us

that we don’t need to really pay attention to them

any more.We certainly never think about who

first thought of them or when.

A more recent but increasingly familiar kind

of symbol is the “emoticon”,sometimes called a

“smiley”.Now you might not be familiar with the

names but you will certainly have used them

many times.This is an emoticon meaning

happy ：∶ - ).This one means sad ：∶ - (.“Emo-

ticon”is

a ：“ emotion”and “icon”.Icon originally meant

a religious picture but has now more commonly

come to mean a symbol used on the computer.

Emoticons are used to show the feelings that are

often difficult to show when writing an email or

sending a text message.

Modern emoticons are thought to have been

invented by a computer scientist called Scott

Fahlman in 1982.When he was joking,people

often thought he was serious.He got so tired of

this that he suggested marking all jokes like this

∶- ).The idea rapidly took off and,as the Internet

became more popular,so did emoticons.From

the original two or three,there are now hundreds

of them collected in “dictionaries” or on

websites.And,although most emoticons still try

to show an expression on the human face,some

others show an action.

1. Explain why the word “invisible” in the first

paragraph is used in quotation mark.(Please


We know them (these symbols) so well that no

special attention is paid to them.

2. What’s the title of this passage?(Please


Symbols and Emoticons

3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper


combination of two words



When finding it hard to express their feelings

in emails or text messages,people use

emoticons.

Emoticons are used to show the feelings that

are often difficult to show when writing an

email or sending a text message.



这个主意很快风行起来，并且随着因特网的更加普及，表情符号也流行起来。

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（ 2009·菏泽三次模拟） Stress can affect anyone at any time.In

general,stress happens when we feel we are

unable to cope with the demands of life placed

on us,such as work or family.Stress can disrupt

our sleep,work,relationships and health.To

combat stress,we often resort to unhealthy “quick

fixes” like alcohol,cigarettes,sweet or fatty

foods.We feel that we don’t have the time to chat

with friends,take a walk or step back and see the

problems from another point of view.In other

words,stress can be bad for our health.

We can’t always change the situation that is causing our stress but we can take steps to try tomanage it effectively.Being regularly active will help to reduce the ill effects of stress.Any activitythat you enjoy and that fits easily into yourroutine will help reduce tension and improveconcentration and well-being.If you are pressurized at work by time or deadlines,short and frequent breaks of activity throughout your day will really help.Always take your lunch break. To avoid the ill effects of stress: Take time out to relax completely,such as listen to the music,read,watch an amusing TV

program or take a warm bath.Use relaxation techniques,both mental and physical.Eat a balanced diet following the Food Pyramid.Cut down on alcohol and smoking.Replace drinks containing caffeine such as tea,coffee or cola with water.Get enough sleep and rest to recharge yourbatteries.Agree with somebody.Life doesn’t have to be a constant battleground.Plan ahead and learn to say “no”. what you cannot change.

1. What ill effects does stress have based on the

text?(Please answer within 10 words.)

It disrupts our sleep,work,relationships and

health.

2. What’s the main idea of this passage?(Please


Be active and manage your stress.

3. Fill in the blank in the last sentence with

proper words.(Please answer within 4 words.)

Learn to accept/Accept



There needn’t often be quarrels and fights in

life.

Life doesn’t have to be a constant

battleground.

5. Translate the underlined sentence in


任何你喜欢的且易于适合你日常工作的活动都会有助于减少压力，提高注意力并有益于健康。

7 （ 2009·威海二次质检） For years,prices have risen in China for manyreasons.However,inflation （通货膨胀） has not badly affected people’s lives because living standards have improved. Inflation is not an unbeatable beast.In fact,economists from all over the world have found ways to prevent or lessen it.There are now several methods of controlling inflation. Reducing the amount of money being issued Many experts believe inflation happens because too much money is printed.The more money the central bank issues, .Therefore,the

most important thing for the government is to

control the amount of money being issued.Cutting down on government spending

Over-spending and over-expanding of govern-

ment can make inflation worse.Therefore,it is

helpful to reduce the size of big government

bodies,cut down on their spending,pay fewer,and

reduce subsidies （津贴） to prevent inflation from

speeding up.Slowing down the increase of salaries

It seems that giving bigger salaries to workers

helps them manage when prices of their shopp-

ing are going up.In fact,as salaries increase,the

central bank will have to issue more money to pay

for the increase.Thus,increasing salaries may not

be so good as it sounds.It’s like cheating.Salaries

should only be increased if workers produce more. Increasing bank interest rates

The increase of interest rates can make more

people put more money into banks.At the same

time,enterprises take out fewer loans.As a result,

demand for money on the whole is lower. Keeping prices under strict control

Prices can be lowered by setting the highest

prices and freezing prices for most goods.

1. What is the best title of the passage?(Please


How to Control Inflation?

2. Which sentence in the passage can be

replaced by the following one?

It is believed that printing a great deal of

money results in inflation.

Many experts believe inflation happens

because too much money is printed.

3. Fill in the blank in the passage with proper

words or phrases to complete the sentence.


the easier the inflation will be caused

4. Which of the suggestions do you think is the

most important?Why?(Please answer within

30 words.)

The first one.Because...(Answers can be

various.)

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the

passage into Chinese.

因此，压缩政府编制、削减政府开支以及降低工资和减少津贴等有助于防止通货膨胀的加速。

8

（ 2009·威海三次质检） “Been there,done that” has become synony-

mous with boredom or lack of challenge for some

people.For others it is a mini-retirement-

statement.We think it can represent a great place

to look for new opportunities.

Maybe you or someone you know has made

money in one area then gone on to try something

in a new area and ended up with lousy results.A

bit like Michael Jordan once having left the NBA

to play baseball.

Google keeps trying to find other ways to

make money besides its simple service of

providing text ads that are responsive to search

terms input by users.In 2007,contextual ads still

generated 99% of the company’s $16.5 billion

revenue.Google keeps trying a bunch of other

things but most don’t work and those that do

don’t become big cash generators.But they keep

trying,or at least buying,new things.

Most successful business people take an idea

that is good in one industry and do it again—often

in that same industry.The best ones do it again

and again.They don’t automatically abandon a

successful business and head off in other

directions.They might try new things like Google

does,but they don’t abandon the stuff that is

already working.

The core （核心） message here is the value

of reflection to find those things in your past

that have worked for you. .But there is a

disconnection.Why aren’t we automatically

doing this?Why isn’t it as obvious as it seems?

Why do we often move away from things that

are working?At least part of the answer lies in

finding new excitement in the “been there,done

that”.

1. What’s the best title of this passage?(Please


Finding Diamonds in Your Past

2. Which sentence in the passage can be

replaced by the following one?

The people who are used to the nine-to-five

system just want to get along and be told what

to do as a result of lack of drive.

“Been there,done that” has become

synonymous with boredom or lack of

challenge for some people.

3. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. （ Please answer within 10 words. ） Do them again4. Which do you agree with,what Google does or the “been there,done that”?Why?(Please answer within 30 words.) (One possible version)I agree with what Google does.Because it doesn’t abandon its successful business and still keeps on trying other ways to make money.5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese. 许多成功的企业家都采取在企业中运用较好的方法，并在同一个企业中一再使用这个方法。

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