46．Whish of the following statements is TRUE according to the story?
A．The sea looked like a piece of gold．
B．Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived．
C．Tim was the only person on the beach.
D．The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.
47．In the story , Tim’s mood (心情) changed from .
A．loneliness to craziness B．anxiousness to excitement
C．helplessness to happiness D．eagerness to nervousness
【实战演练练习十七】（05上海卷 B篇）
“Come in. Kim. Have a seat, please.” said Bill Williams, the manager. This was Kim’s first experience with an assessment. After only six months he was due for a raise if this assessment was satisfactory.
“Kim,” began Bill Williams. “I am very pleased with the quality of your work. I have nothing but praise for your devotion and your hard work. My only concern is that you are not active enough in putting forward your suggestions.”
“But,” Replied Kim, “I have always completed every assignment you have given me. Mr. Williams.”
“I know that, Kim. And please, call me Bill. But what I expect is for you to think independently and introduce new ideas. I need more input from you —more feedback on how things are going I don’t need a “yes man”. You never tell me what you think. You just smile as though everything is fine.”
“But,” said Kim, “I feel that since you are my superior, it would be presumptuous of me to tell you what to do.”
“I’m not asking you to tell me what to do, but what you think we could do. To make suggestions. I employed you because I respect your experience in this field, but you are not communicating your thoughts to me.”
“Yes. I see I’m not accustomed to this, but I will try to do as you say …, Bill”
“Good, then, I expect to hear more from you at staff meetings or at any other time you want to discuss an idea with me.”
“Yes, of course. Thank you Mr. Will…Bill.”
69．Kim is the sort of employee who .
A．does not speak out his own ideas B．is not devoted to the job
C．laughs too much over work D．can not finish his work on time
70．The word “presumptuous” in the middle of the passage is closest in meaning to “ ” .
A．full of respect B．too confident and rude
C．lacking in experience D．too shy and quiet www.manfen6.com
71．From the passage, we can learn that .
A．Kim has been invited to take charge of the staff meetings
B．the manager appreciates those who just do what he tells them to do
C．the manager is pleased with Kim’s hard work and his suggestions
D．Kim is likely to have a higher salary if he can pass the assessment
【实战演练练习十八】（06安徽卷 B篇）
People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932．Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World war II started, the Taylor moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult (成人) roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1966)
Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
60．The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she .
A．was small in size B．was too young
C．did not play well enough D．did not show much interest
61．What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both .
A．popular all their lives B．famous actresses
C．suecessful when very young D．rich and kind-hearted
62．Taylor became Best Actress at the age of .
A．12 B．28 C．31 D．34
63．In her later life , Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to .
A．doing business and helping others
B．turning herself into a legend
C．collecting money for the poor
D．going about research and education work