2018-2019学年辽宁省实验中学高一上学期期中考试

　　英 语

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　　第I卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解

　　　The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the branches of an old willow tree, with good reason to frown, for the world was dragging me down. At this time, a boy approached me. He stood right before me, and said with great excitement, "Look what I found!"

　　　In his hand was a flower, and what a pitiful sight, with its petals (花瓣) all worn. Wanting him to take his flower and go off to play, I managed a smile and then turned to the other side.

　　　But instead of leaving, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared, "It really smells pretty and it's beautiful, too. That's why I picked it. Here it's for you."

　　　The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I must take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."

　　　But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he held it in mid-air. It was then that I noticed that the boy was blind.

　　　I heard my voice quiver (轻微颤抖), and at the same time my tears shone like the sun. As I thanked him for picking the very best one, he smiled and said, "You're welcome." And then he ran off to play, unaware of the impact he'd had on me.

　　　I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight.

　　　Through the eyes of the blind boy, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I had been blind. From now on, I promised to see beauty and appreciate every second. Then I held the flower up to my nose and breathed its fragrance and smiled as that young boy.

　　　1．When she sat down to read on the bench, the author _______.

　　　A． felt relaxed and peaceful

　　　B． wanted to have a friend keeping her company

　　　C． felt upset and unhappy with her life

　　　D． felt proud to have overcome the difficulties in life

　　　2．Why did the author decide to take the flower at first?

　　　A． Because she was really moved by the boy.

　　　B． Because she didn't want to hurt the young boy.

　　　C． Because she thought the flower was really beautiful.

　　　D． Because she didn't like being bothered by the boy any more.

　　　3．Which of the following can best describe the boy?

　　　A． Handsome and intelligent.

　　　B． Kind and optimistic.

　　　C． Warmhearted and sensitive.

　　　D． Independent and active.

　　　Running your small business requires good staff. Once you find them, you don't want to let them go elsewhere.

　　　During an employee's time with a company, there are a number of forces that influence his or her behavior. I like to refer to them as"push"and"pull". You're either pushing an employee towards the door, or pulling them deeper into your organization.

　　　Suppose that you've made a good hire and you want to keep the employees, the trick is to recognize individual needs of employees and satisfy those needs, within reason, in order to keep pulling them away from the door. Even if you can't pull them away from the door, at least don't do things to push them out of the door.

　　　Recognize that some employees will lose interest and need something fresh to keep their interest. If you can't continually provide challenges, opportunities for promotion and other interesting and rewarding opportunities, then you'll have some employees leave through no fault of your own.

　　　The important thing is to identify your key employees and make certain they are being treated well. Communicate with them on a regular basis to make certain that you understand what makes them behave in a particular way, and be aware of concerns they may have about job satisfaction.

　　　4．To keep your employees, you are advised to _______.

A． recognize and meet their needs