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Can Change Your Life. “What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can?t find any excuse not to do it.” “Kaizen”, a Japanese word, is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes. During World War II, American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small, continuous improvements instead of sudden changes. After the war, the idea was brought to rebuilding Japan. It made Japan develop fast. The Japanese called it “kaizen”, which means “improvement”. Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it. “Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything. ( )36. At the end of December, people usually . A. fail to make big changes B. lose their great ideas C. make New Year resolutions D. write down the changes in the past year ( )37. Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us . A. we should do everything in big steps B. how to change one?s life with small steps C. we should try a lot of sudden changes D. how to move a small step without any excuse ( )38. The underlined “increase productivity” in the passage means “ ” in Chinese. A. 提高生產(chǎn)率 B. 增加成本 C. 增加出口量 D. 提高待遇 ( )39. The writer of the passage suggests we should . A. make changes at the end of the year B. do few experiments with “kaizen” C. do things with hardtoachieve goals D. take tiny steps to achieve big goals ( )40. Which of the following can we learn from the passage? A. You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy. B. Robert Maurer studied ?kaizen” and found it helpful. C. You can find some excuses for not reaching a big goal. D. “Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World War II. 四、任務(wù)型閱讀(計(jì) 10 分) According to the legend, coffee was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia by a goat herd(牧羊人 ) named Yaldi. One night, after they returned from the grasslands, Yaldi?s goats wouldn?t sleep. They ran about all night long with a strange energy, jumping over rocks and dancing on their legs. The next day, Yaldi found his goats eating a kind of red and green berries(漿果 ) from a tree with shiny leaves and long branches(樹枝 ). (A)_______________, so he put a few of the red berries in his mouth and started to chew. He soon understood what had happened to his goats: the berries made their hearts beat faster, and they felt happy and full of energy. They were experiencing the effects of coffee. Coffee berries were at first eaten whole. The beans weren?t roasted(烘烤 ) or made into the drink which is familiar to us today until the thirteenth century in the Middle East. (B) People used the dark drink as a medicine. Then scholars(學(xué)者 ), students and artists discovered how coffee could wash their fatigue(疲勞 ) away. The need for coffee developed quickly and public coffeehouse soon opened for business. 任務(wù)一:完成句子 41. 在 (A)處補(bǔ)充適當(dāng)?shù)木渥印?married ( )8. Many people don?t agree that animals ______ in tiny cages. A. should keep B. should be kept C. have to keep D. have kept ( )9. —Would you please tell me ______ this DV? —Yes. It?s very easy. A. where to use B. how to use C. when to use D. what to use ( ) 10. _____to give the letter to Mr. Wang. It?s very important. No, I won?t. A. Remember B. Be sure