第3部分：概括大意與完成句子 （第23~30題，每題1分，共8分）
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Even Intelligent People Can Fail
1 The striking thing about the innovators who succeeded in making our modern world is how often they failed.Turn on a light，take a photograph，watch TV，search the web，jet across the Pacific Ocean，talk on a cellphone（手機）。The innovators who left us these things had to find the way to success through a maze（錯綜復雜）of wrong tarns.
2 we have just celebrated the 125th anniversary of American innovator Thomas Edison's success in heating a thin line to white.hot heat for 14 hours in his lab in New Jersey，US.He did mat on October 22.1879.and followed up a month later by keeping a thread of common cardboard alight（點亮著的）in an airless space for 45 hours.Three years later he went on t0 light up half a square mile of downtown Manhattan，even though only one of the six power plants in his design worked when he tamed it on，on September 4，1882.
3 "Many of 1ife's failures."the supreme innovator said."are people who did not realize how close they were to Success when they gave up"Before that magical moment in October 1879. Edison had worked out no fewer than 3，000 theories about electric light，but in only two cases did his experiments work.
4 No one likes failure.but the smart innovators 1earn from it Mark Gumz，the head of the camera maker Olympus America Inc，attributes some of the company's successes in technology to understanding failure.His popular phrase is："Y0n only fail when you quit."
5 Over two centuries.the most common quality of the innovators has been persistence That is another way of saying they had the emotional ability to keep up what they were doing.Walt Disney，the founder of Disneyland，was so broke after a succession of financial failures that he was left shoeless in his office because he could not afford the US$1.50 to get his shoes from me
repair shop Pioneering car maker Henry F0rd failed with one company and was forced out of another before he developed the Model T car.
6 Failure is harder to bear in today's open.accelerated world.Hardly any innovation works the first time.But an impatient society and the media want instant success.When American music and movie master David Geffen had a difficult time.a critic said nastily that the only
difference between Geffen Records(Geffen's company)and the Titanic(the ship that went down)
was that the Titanic had better music Actually，it wasn't.After four years of losses，Geffen had 80 many hits（成功的作品）he could afford a ship as big as the Titanic an to himself.
第4部分：閱讀理解（第31～45題，每題3分，共45分）
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第一篇
More Than a Ride to School
The National Education Association claims."The school bus is a mirror Of the community."They further add that，unfortunately，what appears on the exterior（外部）does not always reflect the reality of a chosen community.They are right.and sometimes it reflects more！Just ask Liesl Denson Riding the school bus has been more than a ride to school for Liesl.
Bruce Hardy.sch001 bus driver for Althouse Bus Company has been Liesl's bus driver since kindergarten Last year when Liesl's family moved to Parkesburg，knowing her bus went by her new residence，she requested to ride the same bus This year Liesl is a senior and will enjoy her last year riding the bus.She says."It's been a great ride so far！My bus driver is so c001 and has always been a good friend and a good listener.
Sometimes when you're a child adults do not think that what you have to say is important.Mr.Hardy always listens to what you have to say and makes you feel important."Her friends AshleyBatista and Amanda Wolfc agree.
Brace Hardy has been making Octorara students feel special since 1975.This year he will celebrate 30 years working for Althouse Bus Transportation.Company President.Larry A1thouse acknowledges Bruce Hardy's outstanding record."You do not come by employees 1ike Bruce these days;he has never missed a day of work and has a perfect driving record.Recognized in 2000 by the Pennsylvania School Bus Association for driving 350，000 accident free miles，Hardy's reputation is made further evident through the relationships he has made with the students that ride his bus''A1thouse further added."Althouse Bus Transportation was established 70 years ago and has been providing quality transportation ever since MY grandfather started the business with one bus.Althouse Bus Transportation is delighted to have the opportunity to bring distinctive and safe service to our local school and community and looks forward to continuing to provide quality service for many more years to come.''
Three generations of business is not all the company has enjoyed.Thanks to出ivers like Bruce Hardy，they have been building relationships through generations.Liesl's mother CaroI also enjoys fond memories of riding Bruce Hardy's bus to the Octorara Sch001 District.
31 The word"mirror''in the first line could be best replaced by
A "vehicle".
B "device"
C ''company".
D "reflection"
32 How long has Bruce Hardy been working for Althouse Bus Transportation?
A For 30 years.
B For 70 years
C Since last year.
D Since 2000.
33 Which of the following statements is NOT true of Bruce Hardy?
A Heisc001.
B He is a good friend
C He is impatient.
D He has driven 350，000 accident free miles
34 Who founded Althouse Bus Transportation?
A Larry Althouse.
B Althouse's grandfather
C Liesl's mother，
D Ashley Batista.
35 What has Althouse Bus Transportation been mainly aiming at?
A Making as much money as possible.
B Building up its fame
C Developing its business.
D Providing the local community with quality service