The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl.

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The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout（童子军）who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage（勇气）to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”.
小题1:From the passage we learn that ________.

A．a good planning is the most important in the job of selling

B．Markita took the free trip around the world herself

C．Markita has a full-time selling job now

D．to do something successfully, we should do what is needed

小题2:Markita ________.

A．started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old

B．has only one parent

C．whose parents are rich, went to college

D．sold cookies in different shops

小题3:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Greatest Saleswoman in the World.

B．A Successful Girl in Selling.

C．The Secret of Selling.

D．Girl Scout Cookies.

小题4:The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________.

A．she asks for what she wants before she is refused

B．she isn’t afraid to be refused

C．her aunt has told her how to sell things

D．she has a good wish

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:B

解析

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲述了Markita是如何从一个非常害羞的女孩成长为销售饼***高手的。
小题1:细节题。根据文章Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo（高手）.It starts with great wish.对于非常害羞的Markita
变成一个饼干销售高手，这一切都是开始于她伟大的梦想。可知，要想成功的做某事，我们应该做我们所需要的事情。故选D
小题2:细节题。根据文章可知，That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.当Markita7岁的时候，就开始卖女童子军饼干。故A错误。根据文章可知For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old，可知，Markita是单亲孩子。故B正确。根据文章可知，她家很穷。她是上门服务卖饼***，故C,D错误。所以，本题选B
小题3:主旨题。这篇文章主要讲述了Markita是如何从一个非常害羞的女孩成长为销售饼***高手的。所以，本文的标题应该是一个女孩在销售方面的成功。故选B
小题4:细节题。根据文章The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear（恐惧）that they will be refused.可知，Markita的成功主要是因为她不害怕被拒绝。故选B
点评：人物传记类文体，对于中心比较好把握。本文的解答，首先把握好Markita是如何从一个非常害羞的女孩成长为销售饼***高手的这一事情发展经过，在题目中找到关键词再在文章中找到相对应的地方将对应的每句话要仔细读懂，对于主旨题要仔细分析作者的写作目的，结合四个选项利用排除法进行作答。

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Long ago，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle(海龟). They began to beat(打) the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran    1   quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your    2  . I truly would like to invite you to a wonderful palace now.”
The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he    3  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle， “What a nice palace!” In order to thank him, the king(国王) of the turtles gave him a very big dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very    4  everything.
After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,    5    you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both of them. Don’t forget it！” The turtle   6  him. “All right, I will open only one,” the young man promised. At this time, a large wave(浪) sent him out of the sea.
7  he went home, he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To   8   surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried. “I’m   9  now.” Then he thought, “Things in the other box must be expensive, too.” He could not wait any longer. He    10  his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face looked like an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

小题1:

A．across

B．away

C．into

D．out

小题2:

A．gift

B．gold

C．treatment

D．kindness

小题3:

A．left

B．reached

C．built

D．designed

小题4:

A．pleased with

B．careful with

C．angry with

D．sorry for

小题5:

A．so

B．or

C．but

D．as

小题6:

A．helped

B．followed

C．reminded

D．refused

小题7:

A．After

B．Before

C．While

D．Since

小题8:

A．her

B．him

C．their

D．his

小题9:

A．poor

B．rich

C．sad

D．young

小题10:

A．remembered

B．accepted

C．broke

D．recorded

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Twenty-three-year-old Michael Phelps has become a phenomenon (神话) in swimming.
At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals. That was more than the whole Australian team could put together. He beat (打败) Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven wins in the pool at the one Olympics. Phelps has put his name next to seven world records.
Nine days, 17 games, morning and night he competed and won. He had to beat former (从前的) world record-holders and gold medalists. He had to turn their wins into old news.
Michael Phelps started to swim at the age of 5. Guess which stroke (动作) he first tried? The backstroke. It’s because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.
By the age of 7, he had taken part in a lot of swimming competitions. At 11, he met Bob Bowman who saw the kid’s great talent.
How did Phelps become so good? He was born with the body of a swimmer. He stands 1.87meters high and has a wide wingspan (臂展). He knows how to use his body to full advantage. His hands and feet are like paddles (踏板) in the water and he has a strong kick.
But that’s not all；he also has the heart and will to win. He thinks that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.
Swimming is Phelps’ life. Every day he spends five hours in the water, swimming about 11 kilometers. He never takes a day off. This is a young man who knows what he wants.
“If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, and with my friends. It would drive me crazy,” he said.
“There are no limits (限制). The more you dream, the further you get.”
小题1:Who did best in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A．Bob Bowman.	B．Mark Spitz.
C．Phelps.	D．The Australian team.

小题2:How many games did Phelps take part in at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

A．8.

B．9.

C．7.

D．17.

小题3:Why did Phelps try backstroke first?

A．Because he was born with the body of a swimmer.

B．Because his hands and feet were like paddles in the water.

C．Because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

D．Because he had a wide wingspan.

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Phelps is the best swimmer in Australia.

B．It was Mark Spitz who saw the kid’s great talent.

C．Phelps won 8 gold medals and broke 7 world records.

D．At the age of seven, Phelps started to swim.

小题5:What can we learn from this passage?

A．The Australian team got 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

B．If you have a wide wingspan, you must be a good swimmer.

C．Phelps was made to spend all his time swimming every day.

D．Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.

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At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.
Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted.
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too. I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand. ”
小题1:This passage tells us ________.

A．a serious case	B．one part of a play
C．a humorous story	D．a meaningful story

小题2:In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A．to make everyone work hard

B．to keep everyone standing straight

C．to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D．to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

小题3:Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A．George turned cold with fear.

B．George turned red with anger.

C．George was pleased with the end.

D．George was disappointed with the end.

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I have a pen pal in Canada. His name is Simon. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. He is twelve years old. He also studies in a middle school.
Simon lives in a happy family. His father is a policeman and his mother is a bank clerk (职员). Simon and his parents like exercising. They almost exercise every day. Simon’s father is tall. He is good at playing basketball. Simon’s mother likes playing volleyball.
Simon usually gets up at 6.30 am. He eats his breakfast at home. Then he goes to school. It’s kind of far from the school to his home, so he usually has his lunch at school.
Usually, Simon does his homework four times a week. Simon likes watching TV. He usually watches TV for about one hour every day. He goes to bed at nine.
小题1:Where does Simon come from?

A．England.

B．America.

C．Canada.

D．China.

小题2:How many people are there in Simon’s family?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

小题3:What does Simon’s father do?

A．He is a policeman.	B．He is a student.
C．He is a bank clerk.	D．He is a teacher.

小题4:Where does Simon usually have lunch?

A．At school.	B．At home.
C．In the students’ homes.	D．In the teachers’ homes.

小题5:How long does Simon usually watch TV a week ?

A．One hour.

B．Two hours.

C．Five hours.

D．Seven hours.

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Jane is a nice girl. She lives in London. She studies in a middle school, she gets up at six every day. She likes learning English. She’s a clever girl. She draws pictures well. After school, she often reads newspapers (报纸) with her grandmother. At seven o’clock in the evening. Jane has supper at home. Every day at eight she does her homework and goes to bed at nine.
小题1:Jane lives in .

A．England	B．New York
C．Paris	D．USA

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Jane likes reading storybooks.

B．Jane likes drawing big pictures.

C．Jane likes learning English.

D．Jane likes doing her homework.

小题3:She is a girl.

A．nice

B．clever

C．nice and clever

D．lazy

小题4:What does she often do after school?

A．She draws pictures.

B．She has supper.

C．She does her homework.

D．She does some reading with her grandma.

小题5:What time does she go to bed?

A．At 8:00.	B．At 9:00.
C．At 8:35.	D．At 9:35.

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