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Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet.

Forquestions1-7,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

TurningFailureintoSuccess

Vicky---beautiful,talented,verybright,voted“MostLikelytoSucceed”incollege---gotapromisingjobwithalargespecialtystoreaftergraduation.Then,aftertwoyearswithoutpromotions,shewasfired.Shesufferedacompletenervousbreakdown.“Itwaspanic,”shetoldmelater.“EverythinghadalwaysgonesowellformethatIhadnoexperienceincopingwithrejection.IfeltIwasafailure.”

Vicky’sreactionisanextremeexampleofacommonphenomenon,Inasocietythatplacessomuchemphasison“makingit,”wefailtorecognizethatwhatlookslikefailuremay,inthelongrun,provebeneficial.WhenVickywasabletothinkcoollyaboutwhyshewasfired,forexample,sherealizedthatshewassimplynotsuitedtoajobdealingwithpeopleallthetime.Inhernewpositionasacopyeditor,sheworksindependently.Sheishappyandonceagain“successful.”

么么家学Peoplearegenerallypronetowhatsemanticist（）S.I.Hayakawacalls

“thetwo-valuedorientation.”Wetalkaboutseeingbothsidesofaquestionasifeveryquestionhadonlytwosides.Weassumethateveryoneiseitherasuccessorafailurewhen,infact,infinitedegreesofbotharepossible.AsHayakawapointsout,there'

saworldofdifferencebetween“Ihavefailedthreetimes”and“Iamafailure.”Indeed,thewordsfailureandsuccesscannotbereasonablyappliedtoacomplex,living,changinghumanbeing.Theycanonlydescribethesituationataparticulartimeandplace.

能手Obviouslynoonecanbeawhizz（）ateverything.Infact,successinone

areaoftenprecludessuccessinanother.Aneminentpoliticianoncetoldmethathiscareerhadpracticallydestroyedhismarriage.“Ihavenotimeformyfamily,”heexplained.“Itravelalot.AndevenwhenI’mhome,Ihardlyseemywifeandkids.I’vegotpower,money,prestige-butasahusbandandfather,I’maflop.”

Certainkindsofsuccesscanindeedbedestructive.Thedangeroftooearlysuccessisparticularlyacutewheneverachilddemonstratesspecialtalent.Irecallfrommychildhoodagirlwhoseskilloniceskatesmarkedheras“Olympicmaterial.”Whiletherestofthemwereplaying,bicycling,reading,makingthingsandjustloafing,thisgirlskatedeverydayafterschoolandallweekend.Herpictureoften

appearedinthepapers,andtherestofusenviedherglamorouslife.Yearslater,however,shespokebitterlyofthoseearlytriumphs.“Ineverpreparedmyselfforanythingbuttheice,”shesaid.“Ipeakedat17andit’sbeendownhilleversince.”

Successthatcomestooeasilyisalsodamaging.Thechildwhowinsaprizeforadashed-offessay,theadultwhodistinguisheshimselfatafirstjobbyluckyaccidentfacesprobabledisappointmentwhenrealchallengesarise.

Successisalsobadwhenit'

sachievedatthecostofthetotalqualityofanexperience.Successfulstudentssometimesbecomesoobsessedwithgradesthattheyneverenjoytheirschoolyears.Theyneverbranchoutintotemptingnewareas,becausetheydon’twanttorisktheirgradeaverage.

Successmay,quitesimply,costtoomuch-instrain（infightingatthejob,keeping

么么～正acheerfulpublicfacewhileyourpersonallifefallsapart）orlossofintegrity（直）（flattering,lying,goingalongwithquestionableactions）.Aboveall,itmaybetoocostlyiftheendresultisfearofnotrepeatingthesuccess.OneofthemostsuccessfulhostessesIknowhascometohateentertaining:

“I’veacquiredsuchareputation,”sheexplains,“thatmyfriendsexpectmetooutdomyself.Ican’tdisappointthemandI’mwornoutbeforemyguestsarrive.”

Whyaresomanypeoplesoafraidoffailure?

Quitesimplybecausenoonetellsushowtofailsothatfailurebecomesagrowingexperience.Weforgetthatfailureispartofthehumanconditionandthat,asfamilytherapistVirginiaSatirobserves,“everypersonhastherighttofail.”

Mostparentsworkhardateitherpreventingfailureorprotectingtheirchildrenfromtheknowledgethattheyhavefailed.Onewayistolowerstandards.Amother

么晃describesherchild’shastilymadetableas“perfect!

”eventhoughitwobbles（）on

unevenness.Anotherwayistoshifttheblame.IfJohnfailsscience,histeacherisunfairorstupid.

Whenoneofmydaughterswasten,shedecidedtoraisemoneyforcharityby

狂么么holdingacarnival（）.Proudofher,werashlyallowedhertoputpostersallovertown.Werealizedtoolatethatshecouldn’tpossiblyhandlealltherefreshments,showsandgamespromisedintheposters.Thewholefamilypitchedintopreventembarrassingfailureandthenextyearsheadvertisedanevenmoreambitiousevent.Whynot?

Wehadkeptherfromdiscoveringherlimitations.

Thetroublewithfailure-preventiondevicesisthattheyleaveachildunequippedforlifeintherealworld.Theyoungneedtolearnthatnoonecanbebestateverything,noonecanwinallthetimeandthatit’spossibletoenjoyagameevenwhenyoudon’twin.Achildwho’snotinvitedtoabirthdayparty,whodoesn’tmakethehonorrollorthebaseballteamfeelsterrible,ofcourse.Butparentsshouldnotofferaquickconsolationprizeorsay,“Itdoesn’tmatter,”becauseitdoes.Theyoungstershouldbeallowedtoexperiencedisappointment--andthenbehelpedtomasterit.

Failureisneverpleasurable.Ithurtsadultsandchildrenalike.Butitcanmakeapositivecontributiontoyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.Steponeistoask,“WhydidIfail?

”Resistthenaturalimpulsetoblamesomeoneelse.Askyourselfwhatyoudidwrong,howyoucanimprove.Ifsomeoneelsecanhelp,don'

tbeshyaboutinquiring.

WhenIwasateenager,IfailedtogetajobI’dcountedon.Itelephonedtheinterviewertoaskwhy.“Becauseyoucametenminuteslate,”Iwastold.“Wecan'

taffordemployeeswhowasteotherpeople’stime.”Theexplanationwasreassuring（Ihadn’tbeenrejectedasaperson）andhelpful,too.Idon’tthinkI'

vebeenlateforanythingsince.

Success,whichencouragesrepetitionofoldbehavior,isnotnearlyasgoodateacherasfailure.Youcanlearnfromadisastrouspartyhowtogiveagoodone;

fromanill-chosenfirsthousewhattolookforinasecond.Evenafailurethatseemsdefinitivecanpromptfreshthinking,achangeofdirection.After12yearsofstudying

么演balletafriendofmineauditioned（）foraprofessionalcompany.Shewasturned

down.“Wouldfurthertraininghelp?

”sheasked.Theballetmastershookhishead."

Youwillneverbeadancer,”hesaid.“Youhaven'

tthebodyforit.”

Insuchcases,thewaytousefailureistotakestockcourageously,asking,“WhathaveIleft?

WhatelsecanIdo?

”Myfriendputawayhertoeshoesandmovedintodancetherapy,afieldwhereshe'

sbothcompetentanduseful.

Oddlyenough,failureoftenbringswithitapeculiarkindoffreedom.Evenamajorlifefailurecanbefollowedbyasenseof“It’shappened.Iwishithadn’t,butit’sovernowandIsurvived.”

1.Vickywasfiredaftertwoyearswithoutpromotion.

2.Afterrejected,Vickyalwaysfeltdepressedandunhappy.

3.Hayakawaindicatesthatthere’sagreatdifferencebetween“Ihavefailedthreetimes”and“Iamafailure.”

4.Evidentlyanyonecannotbesuitedtoeveryjob.

5.Successfulstudentsarediligentandlikestudying.

6.VirginiaSatirthinkseverypersonhastherighttosucceed.

7.Failurealwayshurtschildrenanddoesn’thurtadults.

8.Thedangeroftooearlysuccessisparticularlyacutewheneverachild____________.

9.Failurecan________________toyourlifeonceyoulearntouseit.10.Oddlyenough,failureoftenbringswithit___________________.

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PartIII.ListeningComprehension35minutes

SectionA

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A）Heshouldrunfast.B）Heasksaboutthetime.

C）Hewantstobepresident.D）Hewillnotrunforit.

12.A）Inaspacecraft.B）Inanobservatory.

C）Onthemoon.D）Inanastronomyclass.

13.A）Mostpeopleinthiscountrylikebeef.

B）Muchofthebestbeefisforexport.

C）Thiscountryshouldexportcheese.

D）Beefinthecountryisthebest.

14.A）Amailman.B）Asalesman.

C）Ahousepainter.D）Ataxinspector.

15.A）Hecan’tsellcars.B）Hemakesalotofmoney.

C）Heandhisbossgetonwell.D）Hebecomesafireman.16.A）Hehadaflight.B）Hefelldown.

C）Hewaspunished.D）Hewasknocked.

17.A）About6P.M.B）At3:

30P.M.

C）Aboutnoon.D）Afterdinner

18.A）ThemanwouldunderstandifhehadFrank’sjob.

B）Frankcouldhelphimgetajobonanairplane.

C）Waitingontablesisanenjoyablejob.

D）Sheistiredofwa