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About 70 scientists were working on a very busy project. All of them felt really desperate due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him, “Sir, I’ve promised to take my children to the exhibition going on in our township so I want to leave at 5:30 p. m.” His boss replied, “OK. You’re permitted to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He continued his work after lunch. As usual, he got involved to such an extent that he looked at his watch only when he felt he was close to completion. The time was 8:30 p. m. Suddenly he remembered his promise to the children. He looked for his boss but he was not there. Having told him in the morning himself, he closed everything and left for home. Deep within himself, he was feeling guilty for having disappointed his children. He reached home. The children were not there. His wife alone was sitting in the hall and reading magazines. The situation was explosive; any talk would boomerang on him. His wife asked him, “Would you like to have coffee or shall I straight away serve dinner if you are hungry?” The man replied, “If you would like to have coffee, I too will have but what about the children?” His wife replied, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 p. m. and has taken them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was the boss who gave him permission was observing him working seriously at 5:00 p. m. He thought to himself: this person will not leave the work, but he’s promised to take his children to the exhibition. So he took the lead in taking them there. The boss does not have to do it every time. But once it’s done, loyalty is established.
That is why all the scientists at Thumba continued to work under their boss even though the stress was extraordinarily huge. By the way ,can you boldly guess who the boss was? He was none other that the mastermind behind India’s successful nuclear weapons program, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.
1.The scientist asked for an early leave because________.
A．he felt increasingly desperate about his work
B．he meant to accompany his wife at dinner
the task at hand was close to completion
D．he’d promised to take his kids to a show
2.The underlined sentence implies that the scientist thought his wife was________.
A．dissatisfied with his coming home late
B．ready to serve dinner for him
grateful to his kind-hearted boss
D．delighted to see him back home
3.The boss took children to the exhibition________.
A．when it was too late for the scientist to do so
B．because the scientist was absorbed in his work
because he also wanted to see what was on show
D．when the man’s wife asked him to do so
4.All the scientists stayed loyal to their boss________.
A．out of gratefulness for his thoughtfulness
B．because he had power over them
to learn how to live under pressure
D．every time he took the children to the show
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A few years ago, I was working in a small organization. Everyone was busy working on projects all day, _______ a lot from stress. One particular week, I decided to make people smile. So one evening, I wrote up a few quotes that have _______ me over the years. The next morning, I went to work a bit early and quickly _______ them up by the mirrors in the office restroom. Maybe someone else would enjoy the _______ as much as I had, and perhaps they might just _______ their day, I thought.
For the next few months, some of the quotes got taken down, but I noticed that a couple _______. So perhaps others _______ them, too.
Eventually, I _______ my contract(合同) with that organization and conditions brought me to other settings. A couple years passed, during which I'd get an email update from my _______ boss and teammates every so often.
A few months ago, I was ________ to a reunion with my colleagues to hear ________ on how the project I had worked on was going. Although I ________ worked in this office building, I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was ________ to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the ________, and found the quote that I had written two and a half ________ earlier was still up in the same spot by the mirror! It ________:
"The real voyage of ________ consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes." — Marcel Proust
It was a(n) ________ moment to find it still stood out as a shining reminder each time someone went to the restroom. We never ________ how long a seed planted will take to bloom and give fruit—but simply keep sowing seeds of ________ from the heart ...
1.A. expecting B. learning C. suffering D. escaping
2.A. inspired B. frustrated C. confused D. surprised
3.A. rang B. cleaned C. picked D. posted
4.A. mirrors B. quotes C. days D. projects
5.A. waste B. spoil C. freshen D. celebrate
6.A. remained B. fell C. disappeared D. separated
7.A. wrote B. liked C. hated D. ignored
8.A. exchanged B. signed C. renewed D. finished
9.A. former B. present C. potential D. real
10.A. persuaded B. attracted C. invited D. sent
11.A. instructions B. updates C. suggestions D. arguments
12.A. once B. seldom C. frequently D. no longer
13.A. happy B. awkward C. shy D. astonished
14.A. office B. bathroom C. cinema D. exit
15.A. days B. months C. years D. decades
16.A. wrote B. expressed C. read D. reminded
17.A. history B. discovery C. aggression D. business
18.A. sweet B. shocking C. tough D. lucky
19.A. care B. consider C. predict D. know
20.A. knowledge B. curiosity C. kindness D. tolerance
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He spent too much time talking on _______ phone while we were all busy at _______ work.
A. the; / B. a; / C. /; / D. the; the
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Alone in the lab on Sundays, the young scientist was so busy with his research work that he felt _____ but lonely.
A．nothing B．all C．anything D．everything
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The accident produced a very bad impact on the society, so those who _________ the project were severely punished.
A. come up with B. look out for C. took charge of D. took the place of
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The village was always very quiet.The people lived there. 1.
were busy working in their fields during the day ,and 2.
went to bed early at night,tiring after a long day’s hard 3.
work.All of them had lived in a village for all their 4.
life and have never left for more than one day at a time. 5.
On these days they left,they got up early in the morning. 6.
They filled their carts with fruit and vegetables and sheeps, 7.
and went on the market in the town beyond their valley. 8.
They came back in the evening and with some money and perhaps a 9.
present for their children.That was their left-hard yet 10.
simple,but not unhappy.
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On October 12,1989，some British scientists were working at the computers to look for the information they needed.Suddenly they saw a lot of very bright points crossing the computer screens.At the same time the computers were working much slower.To find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computers.To their horror，they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by computer viruses(病毒)！Clearly all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.
It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricks.They all had excellent education.They created the viruses just to show their intelligence. These kinds of computer viruses are named Jerusalem Viruses.These viruses can stay in computers for a long time.When the time comes they will attack(袭击)the computers by lowering the functions，damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.
We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often attack computers on Friday and that they are spreading(传播)to a lot of computers.Among the countries that were attacked by computer viruses last year are Britain，Australia，Switzerland and the U．S.But till now，how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.
1.When the viruses attack the computers，the computers will work________.
A．normally B．slowly C．faster D．well
2.The group of young men created the viruses to________.
A. damage the computers
B. test their ability
C. tell people that they were intelligent
D. play a trick on users of the computers
3.According to the passage，computer viruses seem to ________.
A. have been in nature for years
B. stay in any computers
C. be difficult to get rid of at present
D. be able to be got rid of in the near future
4.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?
A. Last year six countries found their computers were infected by viruses.
B. The viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time.
C. Scientists are trying to find a way to get rid of the viruses.
D. The Jerusalem Viruses are dangerous to human health.
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is known to us all is that the old scientist, for life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties．
A．As; whom B．What; whom
C．It; whose D．As; whose
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What we all know is that the old scientist, _______ life was hard in the past, still works very hard in his eighties.
A．for whom B．for him
C．for whose D．for which
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Scientists believe that conditions on Mars around 3.8 billion years ago were very similar to those of the early earth, when primitive organisms were spreading through our oceans. At that time, Mars would have been much warmer and wetter than it is today, with an atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide, just like that of the earth at the time. Under these conditions, it is highly probable that life may have arisen on Mars as well.
But, even if life did not arise naturally on Mars, it does not mean that it could not have existed there. According to Professor Paul Davies of the University of Adelaide, Australia, life forms could have been transferred between the earth and Mars in wreckage (broke pieces) created by the impact of comet(彗星) and small planets on the surface of the two planets.
Even today, about 500 tons of material from Mars lands on earth every year. It is mainly in the form of the dust but occasionally a larger chunk(厚片，大块) strikes the earth. In 1911, a piece of Martian rock crashed in Egypt, killing a dog. According to Professor Davies, it is in these chunks of rock, which were much larger and more frequent in the past that life forms could have been transported from planet to planet.
“But how could these life forms have survived their journey through space?” says Paul Davies, “The difficulty in believing this theory is that a bacterium on its own in space has to struggle itself not only against cold but also against deadly cosmic (宇宙的) radiation. But wrapped in a rock the situation is different. A rock ten meters across would shield life inside it from a lot of radiation and the temperature might only be minus 10 or 20 degrees, the sort of thing we have on earth.”
1. Where do some scientists suppose life probably come from? (2’) (No more than 6 words)
2.What does Professor Paul Davies believe? (2’) (No more than 6 words)
3. Why could life survive when transferred from one planet to another? (3’) (No more than 12 words)
4. List at least two differences about Mars between the past and now. (3’) (No more than 16 words)
the task at hand was close to completion
because he also wanted to see what was on show