第Ⅱ卷 （共45分）
注意事项：
第Ⅱ卷共2页。考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在答题卡上的指定答题区域内作答，在试卷上作答无效。
第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分, 共15分）
阅读下面短文, 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）
Colonel Sanders went to more than 1,000 places attempting to sell his chicken recipe before he spotted an interested buyer. The fact that we can purchase Kentucky Fried Chicken today proves his steady determination. Thomas Edison attempted almost 10,000 times before he succeeded in creating the electric light. If he had given up!
The original business plan for what was to become Federal Express was given a failing grade on Fred Smith’s college exam. And, in the early days, their employees would cash their pay checks at branch stores rather than banks. This meant it would take longer for the money to clear, therefore giving Fed Ex more time to cover their payroll.
