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In business, there's a speed difference: It's the difference between how important a firm's leaders say speed is to their competitive (競爭的) strategy（策略）and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.
In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. Whats more, the firms that "slowed down to speed up "improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.
How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? They thought differently about what "slower "and "faster"mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly) and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value). Simply increasing the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.
In our study, high performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. By contrast (相比而言), performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didn't develop team spirit among their employer, and had little time thinking about changes.
Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy must come from the top. (www.nmet168.com)
57. What does the underlined part "gain an edge" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Increase the speed. B. Get an advantage.
C. Reach the limit. D. Set a goal.
58. The underlined part "the laws of business physics" in Paragraph 3 means _________.
A. spending more time and performing worse
B. spending more time and performing better
C. spending less time and performing worse
D. spending less time and performing better
59. What can we learn from the text?
A. How fast a firm moves depends on how big it is.
B. How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces.
C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes.
D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit.
60. Which could be the last title for the text?
A. Improve quality? Serve better.
B. Deliver value? Plough ahead.
C. Reduce time? Move faster.
D. Need speed? Slow down.
第二節 根據對話內容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項多余選項。（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）
—Good evening. Grandma's Restaurant. May I help you?
—Good evening. _________61_________
—Thank you. May I have your name, Miss?
—Mary Brown.
—_________62_________
—I'd like to order the "Free Matching Dinner for 2".
—Yes, you may choose two soups, two drinks and four main courses from the menu.
—_________63_________
—Are you ready? What Kind of soup do you want?
—Chicken soup and tomato soup.
—_________64_________
—I'd like a plate of noodles, two chicken wings. some beef and a bowl of rice.
—_________65_________
—Just a coke and some green tea, please.
—May I have your address, please?
—Sure, 6A. Kingston Court
, Belair Cardens, Shatin.
—Okay, your food will be delivered in half an hour. Thanks for calling.
A. May I book a table in your restaurant for tonight?
B. I would like to order some food for dinner.
C. Miss Brown, please tell me your order.
D. How about your main courses?
E. Would you like some drinks
F. Okay. Let me see.
G. And your drinks?
第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題共50分）
注意事項：
必須使用0.5毫米黑色墨跡簽字筆在答題卡上題目所指是的答案區域內作答。答在試題卷上無效。
第三部分 寫作（共兩節 滿分50分）
一、短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1. 5分，滿分15分）
此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個溝（√）；如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正；
此行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（／）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞。并也用斜線劃掉。
此行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。
此行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。
注意：原行沒有錯的不要改
Tom was having much troubles getting up in the 66. _________
Morning and was always late with work.. His boss wanted to 67. _________
fire him if he didn’t start coming on time, but he went to 68. _________
the doctor for a help. The doctor gave him some 69. _________
medicine and told him to take them before he went to bed. 70. _________
The man did is told and slept really well, wake up before 71. _________
the alarm had even gone off. He had time for a properly 72. _________
breakfast and was still the first reach the factory. "Boss," he 73. _________
said, "that medicine really works!" I'm pleasing to hear 74. _________
it," said his boss," but where were you yesterday?" 75. _________
二、書面表達（滿分35分）
最近，某中學生英文報開設了“After-class Activities”的欄目，請你根據以下提示，為該欄目寫一篇英文稿件，并鼓勵同學們積極參加課外活動。
你校開展課外活動的情況；
你參加過的課外活動及給你帶來的益處；
為同學選擇課外活動提出建議；
為學校開展課外活動提出建議。
注意：
詞數100左右；
文中不得提及人名、校名及地名；
稿件的開頭以為你寫好（不計入總詞數）。
After-class Activities
Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming more and more popular in high schools. ______________________________________________________
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