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1、窗体顶端Unit1Part14SkimmingandScanning(MultipleChoice+BlankFilling)Directions:Readthefollowingpassageorpassagesandthenanswerthequestions.Forthefirst7questionsineachpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fortheremaining3questionsinthesamepassage,completethesentenceswiththeinformatio
2、ngiveninthepassage.窗体顶端Passage1BuildingSolidFoundationsWhenitcomestotheconstruction(建造)ofabuilding,fewpeoplewouldargueabouttheimportanceofestablishingastrongfoundation.It'snotdifferentinbuildingabusiness,afamily,oralife.In2000,wewatchedthefailureofmanyInternet-basedcompanies.Oneofthereasonsforthisis
3、thatthesecompanieswerebuiltwithoutsolidfoundations.Acompanyneedsmorethanjustmoneyandmaterialtosatisfyitsbasicneeds;italsorequiresafirmbasefromwhichtobuild.Theemphasis(重点)todayisoninstantsatisfaction.Butifwewanttobuildsomethingofvalue,somethingthatwilllast,wemustbuildafoundationthatwillsupportourgoal
4、.Ittakeseffortandittakesconviction,buttherewardsareworthit.KeepYourEyesonWhatYou'reBuildingTherewasonceamanpassingbyaconstructionsite.Hestoppedandaskedoneofthetradesmenwhathewasdoing.Theworkerrepliedsimply,"I'mlayingbricks(砖),can'tyouseethat?"Themanwatchedawhilelongerandthenaskedanotherworkerwhathew
5、asdoing."I'mjustearningaliving,"hereplied.Athirdtimethemanaskedaworkerandtheresponsewasmuchdifferent,"I'mbuildingabeautifulchurch."Nodoubtthepersonalhappinessandthequalityoftheworkfromthelastmanwasmuchbetterthanfromthefirsttwo.Andwhataboutus?Arewejustcollectingapaycheck,doingharddullwork—layingbrick
6、s?Orarewebuildingchurches?Bystayingfocusedonwhatwe'rebuildingandseeingthetaskathandasaccomplishingthatpurpose,we'llgaingreatersatisfaction,ourworkwillbelighter,andwe'llcreatemoreexcellence.FoundationsTakeTimeIrecentlywatchedabuildingbeingbuilt.(ImustadmitIwastemptedtoasksomeoftheworkerswhattheywered
7、oing.)Formonths,thereseemedtobelittleprogress.Therewasplentyofdust,lotsofactivity,butveryfewsignsthatanythingwasreallyhappening.That'sbecausetheywerebuildingthefoundation—thefoundationtosupportagreats
