卓越联盟—Part 1ClozeRoad politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered drivers to ___1___ the temptation to take revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. ____2___ the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the ____3____ of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of _____4____ in response to a ( an) ____5___ of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too ____6___ today. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to ___7___ politeness when they see it.However, ____8___ politeness can be dangerous. Typical examples are the drivers who brakes ___9___ to allow a car to ___10____ from a side street to following traffic, when a few seconds later the road would be ____11___anyway; or the man who ___12___ a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same ___13___for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and ____14___ they care to.A veteran driver told me it would help if motorists learn to filter correctly into traffic ___15___ one at a time without causing the total blockages that ___16___ rise to bad temper. Years ago the experts warned us that an ____19___ in car-ownership would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users, It’s high time for all of us to take this message ___20___ heart.1. A. refuse B. resist C. avoid D. combat2. A. In B. At C. To D. On3. A. tension B. anxieties C. worries D. tightness4. A. appreciate B. gratitude C. tribute D. acknowledgement5. A. action B. move C. act D. step6. A. scare B. rare C. infrequent D. sparse7. A. recognize B. understand C. realize D. respect8. A. misgiving B. misleading C. misplaced D. mislaid9. A. violently B. cruelly C. forcefully D. severely10.A. arise B. rise C. submerge D. emerge11.A. obstructed B. clear C. open D. blocked12. A. waves B. sways C. signs D. shakes13. A. functions B. operates C. runs D. goes14. A. when B. while C. whenever D. however15. A. currents B. drifts C. rivers D. streams16. A. give B. take C. develop D. grow17. A. Though B. Unfortunately C. Although D. Spite18. A. delicate B. indirect C. profound D. subtle19. A. explosion B. outbreak C. outburst D. eruption20. A. on B. off C. to D. atReadingWhile awareness and mastery of skills are important steps in any learning process, it is only when conscious skills are put to work that you will experience the involvement and excitement that accompany personal growth. The infant mimicking sounds, the youngster practicing to ride hisbicycle, the teenager learning to drive, the adult preparing to buy a house---all experience a good deal of anticipation, but the anticipation pales next to the excitement of first communicating verbally or riding a bicycle solo or taking that first drive or moving into that first home. In other words, social interaction is the highest degree of personal involvement, the logical peak experience towards what awareness and mastery lead.More than any other experience it is social interaction by which a person defines, expands, and develops his own personality. Therefore, the more involved you are, the more experiences you have, the greater will be the actualization of your personality. If, for example, you are an active person in your community, your personality will express this activity by its positive and outgoing nature. If, on the other hand, you are passive, merely allowing yourself to be acted upon without any involvement in the day-to-day activities of your community, you risk boredom and dullness. Much has been written about the “ mass man” and about the inability of the average citizen to affect his own destiny. Involved persons are not mass men or passive citizens. Involvement in your community means developing your community and yourself by direct and relevant social interaction. Since this interaction could involve you in any and all of the functions of your community, we suggest here that you select for your involvement activities which are most meaningful to you. You might consider your future career plans, hobbies, or educational interests as guides for your decision. For once you begin to be involved in your community and once you experience your own growth in self-awareness through community awareness, you may very well find social interaction a life-time project, regardless of where your community may be or how it may change.1. Which of the following statements is not true according to the first paragraph?A. You can have your personal growth accompanied by involvement and excitement by employing conscious skills in any learning process.B. Involved persons do not anticipate anything.C. Social interaction is the logical peak experience.D. Involvement and excitement come from social interaction.2. Which of the following is characteristic of an active person?A. Being involved in social interaction.B. Risking boredom and dullness.C. Allowing oneself to be acted upon.D. All of the above.3. According to the author, involvement in a community should be____________.A. suggestiveB. decisiveC. comprehensiveD. selective4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?A. Self-awarenessB. Community AwarenessC. Social InteractionD. Mass Men5. After the passage, the author would most probably _________________________.A. tell us the difference between active citizens and passive ones.B. define the nature of social interactionC. explain why awareness helps actualize one’s personalityD. help us to be involved in social interactionSentence FillingA. The function of a microblog makes it easier for people to share and influence others’ opinions.B. Instant casualty updates, missing persons notices, charity announcements, microblogs are now the priority channel for sending and acquiring information. Of course, there are also rumors.C. Comparisons between China and Japan have been trending on microblogs of late.D. Still, rumors reached such a heightened point that they triggered a salt panic in China last week.E. When everybody has more freedom of speech, a principle is to tolerate different opinions.F. The disaster rose up to the focus of the whole world by microblogs, becoming the fastest information channel to make sure whether their relatives in Japan are safe or not.The power of microblogs has escalated to new heights in China after the devastating earthquake that has happened in Japan in March.In the days following the disaster, microblogs have transformed from a medium for gossiping and chatting to a swift information channel that outshone traditional media. Four hours after the quake, 4.5 million messages had already been sent in the Sina microblog.1._________________________________________Rumors tend to accompany catastrophes every time, and microblogs are rife for such spreading. From nuclear radiation fallout to malicious fake death news, the number of rumors rose to such level that Sina had to increase its manpower to screen them out.2._________________________________Behind the chaotic scene is the unprecedented freedom of speech the Chinese netizens enjoy on microblogs. Individuals have almost equal opportunity to have their voices heard as with the mainstream media.Sufficient information and thorough debate supposedly should result in more truth surfacing. But this is not always the case.3._____________________________________Disasters response in Japan and the Japanese’ way of surviving such a calamity have given Chinese netizens reasons to look at their domestic situation.4________________________.For the first few days, the opinion of Chinese microblogs was titled in favor of lauding the post-disaster order in Japan and the country’s flexibility in dealing with disasters.Those questioning voices were met with heavy verbal assault and quelled. Mere days later though, more objective facts about Japan’s disaster relief reality appeared on microblogs.The emergence of microblogs is changing how Chinese obtain information, and more importantly, shaping how they perceive the world.5.___________________________________________. Unfortunately this has not yet been widely adopted in China’s microblog community.Summary①In 1985 when a Japan Air Lines(JAL) jet crashed, its president, Yasumoto Takagi, called each victim’s family to apologize, and then promptly resigned. And in 1987, when a subsidiary of Toshiba sold sensitive military technology to the farmer Soviet Union, the chairman of Toshiba gave up his post.②These executive actions, which Toshiba calls “the highest form of apology,”may seem bizarre to US managers. No one at Boeing resigned after the JAL crash, which may have been caused by a faulty Boeing repair.③The difference between the two business cultures centers around different definitions of delegation. While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees,Japanese executives delegate only authority--- the responsibility is still theirs. Although the subsidiary that sold the sensitive technology to the Soviets had its own management, the Toshiba top executives said they “must take personal responsibility for not creating an atmosphere throughout the Toshiba group that would make such activity unthinkable, even in an independently run subsidiary.”④Such acceptance of community responsibility is not unique to business in Japan. School principles in Japan have resigned when their students committed major crimes after school hours. Even if they do not quit, Japanese executives will often accept primary responsibility in other ways, such as taking the first pay cut when a company gets into financial trouble. Such personal sacrifices, even if they are largely symbolic, help to create the sense of community and employee loyalty that is crucial to the Japanese way of doing business.⑤Harvard Business School professor George Lodge calls the ritual acceptance of blame “almost a feudal way of purging the community of dishonor,”and to some in the United States, such resignations look cowardly. However, in an era in which both business and governmental leaders seem particularly good at evading responsibility, many US managers would probably welcome an infusion of the Japanese sense of responsibility, if, for instance, US automobile company executives offered to reduce their own salaries before they asked their workers to take pay cuts, negotiations would probably take on a very different character.日本JAL航空公司在发生空难之后，总裁引咎辞职并向每一位受难家属致电道歉。