TEXT C
How extraordinarily different, again, are the attitudes of different people to their fellow men! One man, in the course of a long train journey, will fail entirely to observe any of his fellow travelers, while another will have summed them all up, analyzed their characters, made a shrewd guess at their circumstances, and perhaps even ascertained the most secret histories of several of them. People differ just as much in what they feel toward others as in what they ascertain about them. Some men find almost everybody boring; others quickly and easily develop a friendly feeling toward those with whom they are brought in contact, unless there is some definite reason for feeling otherwise. Take again such a matter as travel; some men will travel through many countries, going always to the best hotels, eating exactly the same food as they would eat at home, meeting the same idle rich whom they would meet at home, conversing on the same topics upon which they converse at their own dinner table. When they return, their only feeling is one of relief at having done with the boredom of expensive locomotion. Other men, wherever they go, see what is characteristic, make the acquaintance of other people who typify the locality, eat the food of the country, learn its manner and its language, and come home with a new stock of pleasant thoughts for winter evenings.
74. Which statement best express the main idea?
A. The attitudes of different people toward others are very strangely different.
B. Some people are much interested in conversing on the same topics in the course of a long train journey.
C. The attitudes of some people are to develop a friendly feeling toward those with whom they come into contact.
D. Some people have keen interest in whatever they see and whomever they make the acquaintance of.
75. The paragraph could be entitled ____.
A. Different Travelers with Different Ideas
B. Good Observers with Different Interests
C. Different Eaters with Different Tastes
D. Different Attitudes of Different People
76. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Some men find almost everybody boring.
B. Some men may ascertain the most secret histories of several of the passengers in the course of a long train journey.
C. Some may find it easy to develop a friendly feeling towards others.
D. Some may like to travel with the same idle rich.
TEXT D
Being considered a leader in our society is the ultimate compliment.“Leadership has become the universal vitamin C pill,” says psychologist David Campbell of the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs, Colo. ” people seem to want megadoses.”No wonder, Leadership bestows power, commands respect and , most important, fosters achievement. Unlike vitamins, though, leadership pills can’t be easily gulped down. They must be carefully cultivated.
Contrary to popular belief, most good leaders are made not born.They hone their skills in their everyday lives. But which do they cultivate? How do they (and how can you) get others to follow?
Always give credit. Many leaders note that the most efficient way to get a good performance from others is to treat them like heroes. Giving public credit to someone who has earned it is the best leadership technique in the world. It is also an act of generosity that’s never forgotten. Giving credit is more effective than even the most constructive criticism, which often hurts rather than helps. Kenneth Blanchard, coauthor of The One-Minute Manager, agrees. “Catch people doing something right!” he says. Then tell everyone about it. The loyalty you will generate is arguably the most important currency a leader has.
“The best leaders know that taking a risk is not a thoughtless exercise,” says management consultant Marilyn Machlowitz. “Sky divers don’t go up in an airplane without checking the parachutes beforehand.”
Because the idea of risk also carries with it the possibility of failure, many of us tend to wait for others to take charge. But if you want to be a leader, you must learn to fail-and not die a thousand deaths. Pick yourself up and start all over again.
Show the way. In 1965, Lee Ducat was a Philadelphia homemaker with a child who had just been found to have diabetes. Ducat tried to reach out to other mothersof diabetic kids, but at first no one wanted to talk.
Finally Ducat managed to find three other mothers willing to share their experience, and from that beginning she went on to found and lead the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, which currently has 150 chapters worldwide. Ducat also formed and now heads the National Disease Research Interchange, which procures human tissues for vital research. Lee Ducat’s secret? Being a role model. “Have you ever noticed that if you smile at people, they smile back?” she asks，“ Well, if you’re giving, people want to give right back. If you’re sure-footed, they want to follow in your footsteps. If you’re confident about reaching a goal, others echo that confidence and try to achieve it for you.”
“The best thing you can do is to get followers to mirror your actions by being what you wish them to be.”
77. When the writer says leadership has become the universal vitamin C pill, he means ____.
A. leadership can cure many diseases as vitamin C does.
B. leadership is an essential part of everybody.
C. leadership can prevent one from failure.
D. leadership brings power, respect, achievement, etc.
78. What can be inferred from this passage?
A. Most people believe that good leaders are born.
B. Leadership skills are not easily obtained.
C. Leaders develop their leading skills in their everyday lives.
D. Leaders seem to want megadoses of vitamin C.
79. If you want to be a leader, you____.
A. may diethousand deaths
B. should take more thoughtful exercises
C. get rid of the idea of risking so as to succeed
D. take the risk of failure
80. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. What is good leadership.
B. How to be a leader.
C. Leadership has become the universal vitamin C pill.
D. Most effective leaders are made not born.