广东实验中学2015—2016学年（上）高三级阶段考（二）英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卷的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡收回。第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AGiveitfiveminutesIusedtobeahothead.Wheneveranyonesaidanything,I’dthinkofawaytodisagree.I’dpushbackhardifsomethingdidn’tfitmyworld-view.It’slikeIhadtobefirstwithanopinion—asifbeingfirstmeantsomething.ButwhatitreallymeantwasthatIwasn’tthinkinghardenoughabouttheproblem.Thefasteryoureact,thelessyouthink.Notalways,butoften.Thiscametoaheadbackin2007.IwasspeakingattheBusinessInnovationFactoryconferenceinProvidence,RI.SowasRichardSaulWurman.AftermytalkRichardcameuptointroducehimselfandcomplimentmytalk.Thatwasverygenerousofhim.Hecertainlydidn’thavetodothat.AndwhatdidIdo?Ipushedbackathimaboutthetalkhegave.Whilehewasmakinghispointsonstage,IwastakinganinventoryofthethingsIdidn’tagreewith.Andwhenpresentedwithanopportunitytospeakwithhim,Iquicklypushedbackatsomeofhisideas.Imusthaveseemedlikesuchanasshole.Hisresponsechangedmylife.Itwasasimplething.Hesaid“Man,giveitfiveminutes.”Iaskedhimwhathemeantbythat?Hesaid,it’sfinetodisagree,it’sfinetopushback,it’sgreattohavestrongopinionsandbeliefs,butgivemyideassometimetosetinbeforeyou’resureyouwanttoargueagainstthem.“Fiveminutes”represented“think”,notreact.Hewastotallyright.Icameintothediscussionlookingtoprovesomething,notlearnsomething.Thiswasabigmomentforme.Richardhasspenthiscareerthinkingabouttheseproblems.He’sgivenit30years.AndIgaveitjustafewminutes.Now,certainlyhecanbewrongandIcouldberight,butit’sbettertothinkdeeplyaboutsomethingfirstbeforebeingsocertainyou’reright.There’salsoadifferencebetweenaskingquestionsandpushingback.Pushingbackmeansyoualreadythinkyouknow.Askingquestionsmeansyouwanttoknow.Askmorequestions.Learningtothinkfirstratherthanreactquickisalife-longpursuit.It’stough.IstillgethotsometimeswhenIshouldn’t.ButI’mreallyenjoyingallthebenefitsofgettingbetter.Ifyouaren’tsurewhythisisimportant,thinkaboutthisquotefromJonathanIveregardingSteveJobs’reverence(respect)forideas:AndjustasStevelovedideas,andlovedmakingstuff,hetreatedtheprocessofcreativitywitharareandawonderfulreverence.Yousee,Ithinkhebetterthananyoneunderstoodthatwhileideasultimatelycanbesopowerful,theybeginasfragile,barelyformedthoughts,soeasilymissed,soeasilycompromised,soeasilyjustsquished.That’sdeep.Ideasarefragile.Theyoftenstartpowerless.They’rebarelythere,soeasytoignoreorskipormiss.Therearetwothingsinthisworldthattakenoskill:1.Spendingotherpeople’smoneyand2.Dismissinganidea.Dismissinganideaissoeasybecauseitdoesn’tinvolveanywork.Youcanscoffatit.Youcanignoreit.Youcanpuffsomesmokeatit.That’seasy.Thehardthingtodoisprotectit,thinkaboutit,letitmarinate,exploreit,riffonit,andtryit.Therightideacouldstartoutlifeasthewro...
