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修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；。

　　  2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

One day, our teacher told us that we will have an exam and asked us to go over our              lessons careful. However, my friend Lisa spent too much time play computer games. As the result, she had no time to prepare and wanted to copy my answers. I refused her but she became angry with me. In that exam, she got low scores by copying another student’s answers. She was happy but I advised him to tell the teacher the truth. She was even angry. It was later that she realized her fault and apologized to the teacher. From then on, I helped her a lot with her studies and she made a great progress. Not until then she understand what friendship was.

Last year,my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said　61　was a wonderful holiday destination.Before we went,we had planned for months.When the day came,we were ready.

After our plane landed,we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months　62　(early),but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We　63　(tell)that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week,　64　for the week after.I didn’t understand　65　this would happen and my credit card had already been charged　66　the reservation.What’s worse,the hotel had been fully booked.When we were wondering what to do,the manager came out.She was　67　(surprise)helpful.She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on　68　top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room,and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day,my brother and I went to the beach　69　we watched some people play volleyball.We got a little　70　(sunburn),but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.

You don't have to understand the stock market to prove a country is having a difficult economic time. You have only to look at lipstick sales to see how big an economic downturn a country faces. Sales of make-up like lipstick go up when the economy is bad and go down when the economy improves. This is called the "Lipstick Effect."

The lipstick effect goes as far back as the Great Depression of the 1930s. During this time period many jobs were lost and many factories closed, but sales of cosmetics (化妆品) rose. In Germany, although many people lost jobs, the biggest cosmetic company did not need to sack a single worker. More recently in the USA, during the hard times of 1990 and 2001 more workers were needed in the cosmetic industry while other companies were cutting workers. And it was even said that, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, lipstick sales doubled!

Researchers have discovered that when times get hard and there is less money to spend on large, expensive products like new cars, designer shoes, or jewelry, women buy little things to improve their mood. Most of these things are cosmetics and the most popular one women buy is lipstick. A new color of lipstick can sometimes be enough to brighten a woman's mood. A similar thing happens when men shop during an economic slowdown. They have less money to spend but they still want to treat themselves, so they buy smaller, less costly goods instead of sports cars or new houses.

41. What happens to sales of lipstick when the economy is good?

    A. Less lipstick is sold.

    B. It is much easier to sell lipstick.

    C. Lipstick sells at an increased price.

    D. They make up the largest part of cosmetics sales.

42. What would become of a big cosmetic company during the Great Depression?

    A. They gave employees a special job.           B. It functioned normally or even better.

    C. They would employ someone for a short time.  D. They dismissed many workers.

43. During the economic slowdown, women consider lipstick as something that______.

    A. is helpful in finding a job

    B. can provide a big change to their look

    C. is more necessary than any other goods

    D. can give them great satisfaction at a low cost

44. Which best describes people's shopping habits during an economic slowdown?

    A. They choose goods they value most.       B. They shop at the second-hand market.

    C. They buy cheap and cheerful products.    D. They spend less money on small goods.

45. What's the best title for the text?
    A. Lipsticks May Be an Economic Mirror.    

    B. The Cosmetics Market Leads a Nation.
    C. Lipstick Gives the Economy a Big Push.  

    D. Women's Love for Cosmetics Never Changes.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：把缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Saturday I went to the library as usually. At about noon, I was enjoying my reading near a lake while suddenly I heard someone crying for help. I went up to see what was happen. I was shocking to find a little child struggling in the water in the distance while many people were standing by without doing anything. Without any hesitation, I had pushed through the crowd as I took off my coat but jumped into the water quickly. I managed to reach him and carry him back to safety. To his great relief, the kid saved.

   I was proud of what I had done. I wish everyone can give a hand when someone else is in need.

Telling the truth is a very good habit. If you  41  speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of  42 ! Here is a story of a man who did a lot of  43  things, but his promise to tell the truth 44 him.

Once a man came to a  prophet（预言家）and said, “Oh, prophet, I have many bad  45   Which one of them should  I 46   first？”The prophet said,“Give up telling 47  first and always speak the truth. ”The man promised to do so and went home.

At night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out , he thought for a moment about the  48  he made with the prophet.  “49  tomorrow the prophet asks me where I have been, what shall I say？Shall I say that I went out 50 ？No, I cannot say that. But nor can I lie. If  I tell the truth, 51  will start hating me and call me a thief. I would be  52  for stealing.”

So the man 53  not to steal that night, and  gave up this bad habit.

Next day, he 54  drinking wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself, “What shall I say to the prophet if he asks me what I did during the day？I cannot tell a lie, and if I speak the truth people will 55 me, because a Muslim is not 56 to drink wine.”And so he gave up the 57 of drinking wine.

In this way, 58 the man thought of doing something bad, he 59 his promise to tell the truth. One by one, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 60  person.

41、A、always           B、hardly          C、sometimes                   D、never

42、A、time                B、money                  C、trouble                           D、energy

43、A、great              B、bad              C、strange                          D、stupid

44、A、educated                B、bothered     C、tested                            D、saved

45、A、habits            B、friends                  C、purposes             D、collections

46、A、take in            B、bring back  C、give up                           D、depend on

47、A、stories           B、truths           C、reasons                    D、lies

48、A、plan                B、secret          C、promise               D、mistake

49、A、Because                 B、Unless                 C、Since                    D、If

50、A、stealing                  B、drinking       C、walking                D、dancing

51、A、none              B、someone    C、anyone             D、everyone

52、A、controlled      B、admired    C、punished          D、killed

53、A、refused        B、tried               C、decided                D、agreed

54、A、talked about B、felt like         C、adapted to(适应)        D、broke down

55、A、understand   B、like               C、hate                    D、respect

56、A、allowed           B、encouraged  C、invited             D、advised

57、A、chance      B、disadvantage C、adventure                 D、idea

58、A、wherever       B、whenever    C、whatever              D、however

59、A、forgot             B、doubted      C、regretted              D、remembered

60、A、good              B、attractive      C、practical            D、generous(慷慨的)

   My wife and I moved into our home two years ago. We had a yard with a lot of  41  . Very often when we have flowers, Denise or I would plant some between the rocks, just to add some __42__ to the area.

   Last summer, I found a tiny little    43    in the yard that I could not immediately identify. I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either. We decided to let it   44   growing until we could find out what it was.

   Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the   45   plant, it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to   46    the weeds around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed something    47   . The sunflower had not  48  where I saw it begin. It actually had begun under a big   49   and grown under and around it to reach the    50   .

   That’s when I   51   that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its   52   of developing, we too have the ability of doing the same thing. If we  53  ourselves like that little sunflower, we can reach where we  54  to go and get what we need for growth. 

    We need to believe in ourselves knowing we have the  55  to achieve our goals. Like the  56 , it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had  57  in itself that it would succeed. Stand tall like the sunflower and be  58  of who and what we are, then the environment will begin to  59  us. We will find a way to go under or  60  any “rocks” in order to reach our goals. 

 41. A. flowers            B. rocks               C. insects           D. vegetables

 42. A. shape                 B. water               C. fertilizer           D. colour

 43. A. weed               B. seed                C. plant                D. rock

44.       A. continue          B. stop             C. improve           D. escape

 45. A. weak               B. strange            C. lonely              D. pretty

 46. A. collect             B. tend                 C. watch               D. remove

 47. A. wonderful        B. terrible             C. unusual           D. valuable

 48. A. started                   B. passed            C. left                   D. died

 49. A. tree                 B. rock                C. table                      D. wall

 50.       A. air                    B. sun                 C. top                  D. house

 51. A. hoped             B. doubted           C. regretted         D. realized

 52. A. way                 B. place                      C. course                    D. process

 53. A. fill in                B. put in               C. believe in      D. worry about

 54. A. forget                     B. aim                  C. hate                D. wait

 55. A. idea                B. wish                 C. plan                 D. ability

 56. A. sunflower        B. yard                C. home               D. summer

 57. A. energy                   B. virtue               C. faith                 D. courage

 58. A. aware             B. proud                    C. afraid                     D. tired

 59. A. forgive             B. affect               C. upset               D. support

 60. A. around                 B. into                  C. through           D. From

 What is ________ at all is _____ well.

A. worth doing ; worthy to be done

B. worthy doing ;   worth to be done

C. worth being done ; worth of being done

D. worthy of being done ; worthy doing

When I first started university, I remembered hearing about bone marrow(骨髓)donation during Freshman’s Week. Some students volunteers from a group called Marrow tried to convince me to attend an event so I could learn more about it. The word “bone” immediately made me think that donating would be a painful procedure, so I refused. Back then, there was no way I could have known three years later, I would be one of the many people that desperately needs a bone marrow donor to save their lives.

I am currently waiting to be matched with a donor and if I am lucky enough to find a good match, it will be this lovely stranger that saves my life. I received my cancer diagnosis in June. It is only at that time that I realized how ignorant I had been about the bone marrow donation process.

The process of donating stem cells is actually very simple. In 90% of cases, donors are asked to donate their blood stem cells, the other 10% will give their bone marrow. Lots of donors say that both these things are virtually pain free, and nothing to be scared about. Being a bone marrow donor should be something to be proud of, as every donor has an opportunity to save someone’s life!

At the moment I know that the doctors are busy searching for a match, I simply live every day in the hope that there will be a donor right for me. If I have an opportunity for life, I won’t waste it.

When I was a first year at university, I made the mistake of walking away from becoming a stem cell donor. Please don’t make the same mistake that I did. There are so many people out there, including myself, that need your help; and by undergoing a simple, pain-free procedure, you could have the chance to proudly say that you saved someone’s life.

28. Why did the author refuse to learn more about bone marrow donation before?  

A. Because she could get nothing from it.  

B. Because she thought that donating would be painful.  

C. Because she had known nothing about it.  

D. Because she was in poor health. 

29. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph1?

A. The author was concerned about others.  

B. The author was confident about the bone marrow donation.  

C. The author needs the bone marrow donation now.  

D. The author donates her bone marrow to save others.

30. The author needs the bone marrow because she got          .  

A. cancer          B. headache          C. flu              D. high blood pressure

31. The author told us her story to                      

A. show us the experience of her college life.  

B. explain the cause of her cancer.  

C. recall her painful past.  

D. encourage people to be a bone marrow donor.

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I 41  most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we42 ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to43 his family as cold. When we got into the 44  to go home, his father suddenly appeared.45 , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often  46  me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant  47  or inquiry about my life

, just financial instructions. This manner of his  48  me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his  49  morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I  50 him.

    When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt  51  . For example, I always return phone calls52 and regularly contact my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the53 : She wasn’t a good friend. My anger54 as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I 55  and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was56 at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be 57 . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their 58   expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my 59 . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to   60  other persons’ love signs.

41. A. remember             B. enjoy                    C. value                    D. admire

42. A. excitedly                B. nervously            C. silently             D. instantly

43. A. regard                   B. treat                C. take                 D. think

44. A. bus                      B. train                C. car                  D. plane

45. A. Punctually               B. Carefully            C. Proudly                  D. Coldly

46. A. visited                  B. interrupted              C. warned                   D. telephoned

47. A. greeting                 B. meeting                  C. apology                  D. explanation

48. A. interested               B. angered                  C. encouraged               D. surprised

49. A. long                     B. short                C. warm                 D. polite

50. A. praised                  B. remembered               C. blamed                   D. thanked

51. A. content                  B. guilty                   C. curious                  D. disappointed

52. A. in order                 B. in turn                  C. without delay        D. without difficulty

53. A. feeling                  B. suggestion               C. judgment             D. belief.

54. A. disappeared              B. grew                 C. helped                   D. declined

55. A. opened                   B. refused                  C. hosted                   D. invited

56. A. depressed            B. upset               C. fascinated               D. shocked

57. A. uncaring                 B. dishonest            C. unhappy              D. uncooperative

58. A. unique                   B. common               C. pleasant                 D. familiar

59. A. opinion                  B. way                  C. mind                 D. life

60. A. send                 B. read                 C. give                 D. express

66. I can't move this piano without a___________(帮助)

67．Please keep me i___________ of what happens.(告知)

68. South Africa has submitted an a_______________ to host the World Cup. (申请)

69. Paul's mother had him a__________because she couldn't look after him herself. (收养)

70. The p______________ of large amounts of money does not ensure happiness.(拥有)

71. Employees who have worked here for many years will be given p______________over newcomers.（偏爱）

72. The c______________ of mankind has taken thousands of years.(文明)

73. The workers' d_____________for higher pay were refused by the employers.(要求)

74. The equipment could be used for a v____________ of educational purposes.(多样性)

75. The doctor gave him a t____________and detailed check-up.（全面的）

    You might take a car, a bus, or a bike to school. But in Bangladesh, instead of waiting for a school bus to come down their street, many students wait for a school boat to come down the river. That’s right—these students attend school on a boat!

    Bangladesh is very close to sea level.______36______ The flooding creates many problems. For the nearly 160 million people living there, the periodic flooding means that they are often unable to access roads, electricity, or telephones.

    Growing up in Bangladesh, Mohammed Rezwan was often troubled by these disruptions(破坏). ______37_____ The name means “self-reliance (自力更生).” The purpose of the organization is to help the people of Bangladesh receive an education and also to bring technology and an improved quality of life to poor people in remote areas of the country. In 2002, Rezwan began transforming boats into schools. Each boat was built to house between 30 and 35 students. The boats had everything you might find in a regular classroom. The only difference was that they floated on a river.

    ______38______ Today Rezwan and his organization operate 88 boats in northern Bangladesh. About half the boats are used as schools, and the other half are used as temporary houses during the flood season. In addition to the schools and the temporary housing, there are also a floating technology and training center, a library that allows students to check out books, and a health-care center. The school boats travel along the rivers and pick up students for classes that include computer technology, agriculture, and human rights.

    At night the boats provide additional learning opportunities for students and adults. ______39______ They study using solar lamps that are charged during the day at stations near the river. Special equipment on the boats also projects lessons onto big screens made from sail cloth. People can come down to the river bank to watch films. In all, these boats help educate close to 90,000 families in Bangladesh.

    By floating down the rivers, the school boats provide more than books. ______40______ “This ‘library’ boat inspired me,” said 18-year-old student Shanto Islam, who enjoys reading science fiction books. “I started to dream.” Islam now wants to attend a university.

A. In 1998 he founded an organization called Shidhulai.

B. They also deliver knowledge, opportunity, and hope to all generations.

C. Parents living in the area are happy to have the boats.

D. For this reason the land is flooded for five months of every year.

E． He did not want to design houses, though.

F. These boats have been a great success.

G. Both of them can attend evening courses.

Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could ____ his oral English before going abroad .

A. improve           B. to improve

C. to improving      D. improving

Wendy:  hi, Larry! Are you waiting to see Professor Jamison, too?

Larry:  Yeah. Since I got one of the five highest grades in her class, she asked                                   

       me if I’d be 61______(interest) in working as her assistant next term. I am here   62_____ my interview.

Wendy:  Oh, I did that job two years ____63_____.

Larry:  Really? Did you like it ?

Wendy: Yes, I think it was the 64_____(good) job I’ve had at school.  I 65____(pay) eight dollars an hour.

Larry:  Wow! That was a good salary. What did you do ?

Wendy:  I was 66____ charge of grading all the homework. I never had trouble 67______(do) it. And, of course, Professor Jamison was always ready 68______(help) me if I had any questions.

Larry:  I think I’d enjoy doing that sort of work. It would be very good experience for anyone

       thinking about becoming69_____ teacher.

Wendy: Absolutely! You also learn how to use computers because the records are kept on it.

       And building up your computer skills is a good 70_____(prepare) for los of jobs.

Larry:  It sounds great.

Wendy: Good luck with your interview.

Recently Lonely Planet makes up the ten Asian tourist attractions, Shanghai also in the list of magic area.

1. Hokkaido, Japan

Though known primarily to the outside world for its ski resorts and powdery snow, Hokkaido's year-round beauty might soon become a more familiar sight to foreign visitors. The new bullet-train service from Tokyo should help.

2. Shanghai, China

The enormous metropolis of Shanghai -- China's most populous city -- has a historic urban core which sits alongside its status as a contemporary, global financial hub.

3. Jeonju, South Korea

Hundreds of traditional Korean houses remain in central Jeonju's Hanok village.

4. Con Dao Islands, Vietnam

Once the site of the infamous Con Dao prison, Vietnam's isolated archipelago of 16 islands known as the Con Dao Islands is starting to become known for its scenery and fresh seafood.

5. Hong Kong, China

A junk boat set against the famous skyline might be the iconic shot of Hong Kong, but Lonely Planet picked the territory for its natural heritage miles away from Victoria Harbor.

6. Ipoh, Malaysia

Around 200 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, the former British colonial city is now a foodie destination, where local street food and boutique cafes abound.

What’s more, Taiwan is also included in this book. The footbridge which connects small, uninhabited Sanxiantai Island to Taitung is celebrated for its eight looping arches. This coastal county is in Lonely Planet's list of top destinations in Asia to visit in 2016.

25. If you want to see beautiful sightseeing by train, you’d better go to______.

A. Shanghai, China   B. Hokkaido, Japan      C. Jeonju, South Korea     D. Ipoh, Malaysia

26. Con Dao Islands were once the site of ______a long time ago.

A. jail              B. scenery              C. ocean                D. colonial city

27. We can infer that Lonely Planet is the largest_______ book publisher in the world.

A. science           B. expedition and adventure   C. travel guide        D.massive open  course

28. There are _____ places in China in Lonely Planet's list of top destinations in Asia to visit in 2016.

A. 2                B. 3                   C. 4                    D. 5

A mouse happened to look through a hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. “What food might this contain?” The mouse wondered. But he was sad to discover it was a mousetrap.

Back to the farmyard, the mouse announced this warning: “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mouse trap in the house!”

The hen clucked(咯咯地叫)and scratched, raised her head and said, “Mr.Mouse, I can tell this is a great concern to you,but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it.”

Then the mouse turned to the pig. The pig sympathized, but said, “I am so very sorry, Mr.Mouse, but there is nothing I can do about it but pray. Be assured you are in my prayers.”

Then the mouse turned to the cow and repeated the same words. The cow said, “Moo, Mr.Mouse. I’m sorry for you, but it’s no skin off my nose.” 

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and sadly faced the farmer’s mousetrap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house—the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey(猎物).The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it.It was a poisonous snake whose tail was caught in the trap. The snake bit the farmer’s wife. The farmer rushed her to the hospital. When she returned home, she still had a fever.

Everyone knows fresh chicken soup is good to treat a fever. So the farmer took his knife to the farmyard. The hen was killed.

But his wife’s sickness continued. Friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer’s wife did not get well but died. So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow killed to provide enough meat for all of them for the lunch.

The mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.

21.What did the mouse do when he returned to the farmyard?

A. He had a warm talk with his friends.

B. He warned his neighbors of the danger.

C. He argued with his neighbors loudly.

D. He tried hard to cheer his neighbors.

22. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the story?

A. The hen was sure that it needn’t be bothered by it.

B. The pig only expressed its sympathy for the mouse.

C. The farmer’s wife was bitten by the poisonous snake.

D. The farmer’s neighbors came to his home for meat.

23.What does the underlined sentence “but it’s no skin off my nose” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. It is none of my business.

B. It is out of the question.

C. It doesn’t affect my smell.

D. It is not interesting at all.

24. Which of the following can best express the moral of the story?

A. Mind works faster in time of danger.

B. Never put your nose into others’ business.

C. We should pull together in time of trouble.

D. Out of sight, out of mind.

   村上春树的随笔中提到“小确幸”一词，意指生活中微小而确实的幸福。生活中小小的幸运与快乐，是流淌在生活的每个瞬间且稍纵即逝的美好，是内心的宽容与满足，是对人生的感恩和珍惜。当我们逐一将这些“小确幸”拾起的时候，也就找到了最简单的快乐！

   请描述生活中让你难忘而感动的一个瞬间或一次经历，并谈谈你的感受。

  注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．不得出现真实校名和姓名。

A happy moment/ experience in my life

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 --- Hello, Tom. This is Mary speaking.

--- What a coincidence! I_________  about you.

A. just thought                  B. was just thinking

C. have  just thought            D. would just think

The following article is to tell you how to behave better in an IELTS oral English test． Everyone will make necessary preparations for some possible topics in order to increase your performance in the interview. ____56_____  What would you do if you were asked in an interview to talk about how you feel about your hometown if in fact you really dislike living there?

       Some people might think that being truthful in this situation and giving a negative answer, they would not do the right thing.  ____57_____  Talk about how they love living there and give a positive answer which sounds more attractive．

____58_____  And giving a negative opinion of something is not important, either. ____59_____  If you have more to say by being truthful, even if it is to express a negative opinion, then that is what you should talk about．

_____60____ And follow it up with your reasons for disliking it instead of saying "I like my hometown… " and then struggle to find something to say．

       We should consider how to deal with this situation in the best way．

    A．Actually, truthfulness is not important in such an interview．

       B．What is your true feeling about your hometown?

       C．It would be much better to say "Actually I don't really like my hometown．．．"

       D．However, sometimes, you will be asked to talk about something that you don't really like or don't really want to talk about．

       E．No one should have a negative feeling about their hometown．

       F．The important thing is that you have something to express．

       G．Instead, they try to hide their true feelings.

  Cloning humans has been _____ in the science world for many years and it is likely to continue .

A. ridiculous     B. contemporary    C. controversial   D. contradictory

Throughout my 41 years at General Electric, I've experienced a lot．In the media, I've gone from prince to pig and back again．And I've been called many things．

In the early days, some called me a crazy, wild man．When I became CEO two decades ago, Wall Street asked, "Jack who?"

When I tried to make GE more competitive by cutting back our workforce in the early 1980s, the media called me "Neutron Jack．" When they learned we were focused on values and culture at GE, people asked if "Jack has gone soft. " I've been No．1 or No．2 Jack, Services Jack, Global Jack, and, in more recent years．Six Sigma Jack and e-Business Jack．

When we made an effort to acquire Honeywell in October 2000, and I agreed to stay on through the transition (过渡期) , some thought of me as the Long-in-the-Tooth Jack hanging on by his fingertips to his CEO job．

Those characterizations said less about me and a lot more about the stage our company went through．Truth is, down deep, I've never really changed much from the boy my mother raised in Salem, Massachusetts．

When I started on this journey in 1981 , standing before Wall Street analysts for the first time at New York's Pierre Hotel, I said I wanted GE to become " the most competitive enterprise on earth．" My objective was to put a small-company spirit in a big-company body, to build an organization out of an old-line industrial company that would be more high-spirited, more adaptable, and more flexible than companies that are one-fiftieth our size．I said then that I wanted to create a company " where people dare to try new things, where people know that only the limits of their creativity and drive, their own standards of personal excellence, will be the ceiling on how far and how fast they move．"

I've put my mind, my heart, and my courage into that journey every day of the 40-plus years I've been lucky enough to be a part of GE．

59．According to the first two paragraphs, the author _________.

       A．became CEO of GE 41 years ago.

B．had a poor image in public.

       C．had many ups and downs.

       D．suffered from some mental illnesses.

60．Which of the following statements is true?

A．The nicknames indicate the stages of development of the company.

B．Different journalists have the same opinion of the author.

C．The author employed more people to make GE competitive.

D．Salem, Massachusetts was the birthplace of the author.

61．According to the author, GE in 1981 ______．

       A．was the most competitive company in the world

       B．should encourage creativity and promote drive

       C．was different from many old-line industrial companies

       D．was a big company with a high standard of person excellence

62．What does the underlined word "journey" in the last paragraph probably mean?

       A．Growing up from a boy to an adult.

       B．Travelling from home to office.

       C．Seeking the position of CEO.

       D．The process of building his company.