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“Kaizen”， a Japanese word， is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes (态度). 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 a rebuilding (重建) 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. plan for the last year
C. think about the new year D. try to lose their ideas
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 one small step
C. we should try a lot of sudden changes
D. how to find a small step without any excuse
38. The underlined words “increase productivity” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
A. 提高生产率 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 hard-to-achieve goals D. take a tiny step to achieve big goals
40. Whic
h of the following is TRUE 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’t find any excuse not to reach a big goal.
D. “Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World War Ⅱ.
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Charlie Chaplin was born in London on April 16， 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor， and life was difficult in London. Charlie， as he was called， used to do his mother’s job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old， Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years， he formed his own way of art. He developed the character of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s， Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British， he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin， his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old， he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charlie Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th， 1975.
41. Chaplin used to when his mother was ill.
A. look after her B. do the housework
C. do his mother’s job D. do his father’s job
42. From Paragraph 2， we can know that .
A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old
B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old
C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman
D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street
43. Chaplin made his most famous films.
A. From 1889 to 1936 B. From the 1920s to the 1950s
C. From 1953 to 1975 D. From the 1950s to the 1980s
44. We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of .
A. his family B. his work
C. the US government D. the Swiss government
45. Chaplin won the Oscar for when he was 83 years old.
A. the acting B. the art C. the film D. the music
Ⅶ.书面表达（满分15分）
学校校报编辑部正在组织以“感恩”为主题的英语征文活动，假设你叫吴俊，是希望工程（the Hope Project）的受助者，参考下面的信息，向编辑部投稿。（80词左右）
1.你住在小山村，父母都是农民。几年前因为母亲生病、家庭贫困而辍学。曾经去广东打工，但还是希望有机会上学；2.多亏希望工程，给了你上学的机会；3.现在你学习很好，将来你想成为一名教师去帮助那些贫穷的孩子们。
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