I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance(保险业) company.
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I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance(保险业) company. I told him honestly why I wanted the job----I needed to keep my family in Boston. My wife recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some of the extreme trauma (精神创伤) and pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important for me to keep her in her high school. I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife.
Bruce, the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn"t probe any further. He admitted my loss and with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of the interview, Bruce took me to lunch with another person. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children.
In his sharing, I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had -----a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call.
Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help. When he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of the greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.
小题1:The writer took part in the interview because __________.| A．hehad lost his job and wanted to find a new one. | | B．he had to support his family in Boston. | | C．his wife had recently died of a heart attack. | | D．his daughter needed money for schooling. |
小题2:The underlined word "empathetic" in the second paragraph means ____.小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?| A．Bruce invited the writer to lunch later. | | B．Bruce shared his life experience with the writer. | | C．Bruce was willing to help the writer. | | D．Bruce finally gave the job to the writer. |
小题4:We can infer(推断) from the passage that ______.| A．Bruce and the writer saw each other often. | | B．the writer got little help from Bruce. | | C．the writer learned much from the job interview. | | D．the writer had a better life afterwards. |
小题5:What is the best title for the passage?| A．An Act of Kindness | B．A Pleasant Interview | | C．The Same Experience | D．An Important Lesson |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:A |
解析
小题1:细节理解题由第一自然段的句子可知. I told him honestly why I wanted the job----I needed to keep my family in Boston.
小题2:词义理解题，根据上下文可以推断。
小题3:理解推断题，通读全文可以了解。
小题4:理解推断题，通读全文可以了解。
小题5:标题归纳题，由文中的意思只有A符合其中心意思。 |
举一反三
Ever since 1 was little, my favorite season was winter. I loved to play in the snow and enjoyed the hot chocolate.
1 , winter never gave me the special gift of snow on my birthday. I would ask my grandmother 2 it didn’t snow on my birthday. She would laugh and tell me I asked too many questions. 3 one day, she promised that she would make it snow on my next birthday.
That year, 4 my birthday, my grandmother died. I was sad but angry because she had promised to make it snow. The day of my sixth birthday, I woke up and ran to the window, hoping to see just one snowflake(雪花). But there was no 5 . I felt mad at my grandmother. She had broken a promise.
By my sixteenth birthday, I 6 all hope of getting my snow, even though I still wished for it.
During my party, I stayed with my friends and family and was truly 7 . I 8 the best time ever! Then I saw the white snow 9 down all around. I was so excited that I ran around screaming and laughing. My friends all laughed 10 me, but I didn’t care.
When I 11 home, my grandpa said he had a gift for me. I was 12 because he had given me a gift. It was a small white box, which looked old. I opened it. There was a crystal snowflake(冰晶雪花)with a card that 13 , “Happy Birthday.”
How could this be? My grandpa said it was my grandmother’s final 14 on my “sweet sixteenth”. I cried.
I was 15 that my smiling grandmother angel was and had been watching over me.
| 小题1: | | A．Certainly | B．Unluckily | C．Importantly | D．Luckily |
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| 小题2: | | A．when | B．how | C．whether | D．why |
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| 小题5: | | A．season | B．snow | C．breakfast | D．winter |
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| 小题6: | | A．had got | B．had made | C．had found | D．had lost |
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| 小题7: | | A．happy | B．sad | C．angry | D．sorry |
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| 小题8: | | A．had | B．was | C．played | D．feared |
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| 小题9: | | A．fell | B．standing | C．disappearing | D．falling |
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| 小题11: | | A．arrived at | B．reached at | C．got | D．flew |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．pleased | D．sad |
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| 小题13: | | A．wrote | B．said | C．explained | D．appeared |
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| 小题14: | | A．order | B．mistake | C．wish | D．decision |
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| 小题15: | | A．sure | B．angry | C．sad | D．confident |
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You probably know you should say “please” and “thank you” at restaurants. You probably know the rules of a library. You know you should respect(尊重) and be nice to your classmates. But do you have music manners?
Keep It Down! You have to notice the volume of your music. You should not play your music so loud that everyone around you can hear it. Some people might even get angry. Usually, when you play the music loud on an MP3 player, other people can"t hear the words of the song. They just hear a loud sound. No one wants to listen to this. Very loud music can also be bad for your ears, so even if you are alone when listening to your MP3 player, you shouldn’t have it turned up too high.
Take Them off! You need to know when to turn your MP3 player off and put it away. Libraries and schools don"t allow MP3 players. There are other places, like museums, that don’t have rules, but it would be rude to have your MP3 player on. Why would you listen to music at a play, a movie or a sporting event? You would miss what is going on and others would wonder why you even came.
Take One Out! Once in a while it"s OK just to take out one earphone and not the other. Imagine you are listening on your MP3 player when someone asks you the way. It would not be rude to take out one earphone, tell him the way, and put back the earphone and continue listening. You can also do this when you order food at a fast-food restaurant or when you answer the telephone and it"s not for you.
It’s Your Choice! There are times when you need to decide what is best. For example, some people can listen to music on their MP3 players when reading books, while others think it is disturbing. In cases like this, you need to do what seems right for you.
小题1:No one wants to listen to_________ from others’ MP3 player.| A．a loud sound | B．sad stories | | C．a long movie | D．the words of a song |
小题2:We should turn down the music when we are alone because loud music_______.| A．is not enjoyable | B．makes us tired | | C．is bad for MP3 players | D．hurts our ears |
小题3:If we listen to our MP3 player at a play, ________.| A．the teacher won’t allow it | | B．the actors will get angry | | C．others won’t hear the play well | | D．we will miss part of the play |
小题4:We can take one earphone out when we________.| A．show others the way | | B．talk to friends on the phone | | C．watch a sporting event | | D．have dinner with our parents |
小题5:It"s all right to use our MP3 player in______.| A．schools | B．libraries | C．restaurants | D．museums |
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Dear Linda,
I have been in England three months now, and it’s my first time to be here. I hope you don"t think I"ve forgotten you. There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I"ve not had much time for writing letters.
I shall soon be starting my studies at King"s College. So far I"ve been learning about England and British ways of living. I won"t tell you about London. There are plenty of books you can read and plenty of pictures you can look at. I"m sure you"ll be more interested to know what I think about the life here.
I find some of the customs (风俗) new and interesting. People here do not shake hands as much as we do in Europe. During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them. Men raise their hats to women but not to each other.
Yours
Alice
小题1:The writer came to London from _________.| A．Asia | B．Europe | C．America | D．Africa |
小题2:The writer __________.| A．has never been to England before | | B．came to England just now | | C．came to England three months ago | | D．will come to England in three months |
小题3:She has _________.| A．not written any letters | | B．much time to write letters | | C．no time to write letters | | D．a little time to write letters |
小题4:She came to England to _________.| A．study | | B．make a living | | C．learn British ways of living | | D．learn about life there |
小题5:Englishmen ___________.| A．do not often shake hands with friends when they meet | | B．often shake hands with friends when they meet | | C．raise their hats to all friends when they meet | | D．do not raise their hats to friends when they meet |
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An artist who did not have much money, but was a very kind man, was coming home by train one day. He gave his last few coins to a beggar, but then he saw another one, and forgot that he did not have any money. He asked the man if he would like to have lunch with him, and the beggar accepted, so they went into a small restaurant and had a good meal. At the end, the artist could not pay the bill, of course, so the beggar had to do so.
The artist was very unhappy about this, so he said to the beggar, “Come home with me in a taxi, my friend, and I’ll give you back the money for money.”
“Oh, no!” the beggar answered quickly. “I had to pay for your lunch, but I’m not going to pay for your taxi home either!”
小题1:The artist in this story was __________.| A．a man of wealth | B．a funny man | C．a kind man | D．a cheat |
小题2:While going home one day, the artist forgot about ___________.| A．his wallet | B．his train ticket | C．his coins | D．his own trouble |
小题3:After the meal, __________ paid the bill.| A．The artist | B．another man | C．the beggar | D．no one |
小题4:The artist invited the beggar to take a taxi home with him so that ___________.| A．the beggar could pay for the taxi home | | B．he could pay the money in return for the meal he had had | | C．he could make friends with the beggar | | D．they could trust each other |
小题5:At the end of the story, what the beggar said showed that he _________.| A．didn’t trust(信任) the artist | | B．was thankful to the artist | | C．felt sad for having paid for their lunch | | D．would make friends with the artist |
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Feeling left out?
A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friend wasn’t around．Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes．
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class．You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime．You want to have new friends．but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has their friends．But remember, there’s always room for more friends．
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break．Look for chances to say hi to them，smile，and be friendly．Offer to share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them．Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom．When you’re at break，walk over to kids you want to play with．act friendly，and say “Hi，can l play, too?” or just join in．If you have trouble doing this or if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends．Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends．The best way to make friends is to be a friend．Be kind，be friendly，share，say nice things，offer to help—and pretty soon，you’ll have one，or two，or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend．But when you see each other, you can share something you didn’t have before she left：You can introduce her to your new friends!
小题1:This text is written for ．| A．teachers | B．parents | C．students | D．visitors |
小题2:According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they ．| A．have trouble with their studies | | B．don’t have their best friends around | | C．need their parents to be with them | | D．are too young to look after themselves |
小题3:The underlined word this in Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是) ．| A．sharing your ideas | | B．talking before many people | | C．studying better at school | | D．starting new friendship |
小题4:Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ·| A．they miss their old friends a lot | | B．they have no time to stay with others | | C．teachers know who wants a new friend | | D．they are shy or not good at making friends |
小题5:The expression “feeling left out"’ means“ ”in Chinese．
A．受冷落 8．被调侃 C．挨批评 D．遭攻击 |
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