I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz(爵士音乐) concert last Frid

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz(爵士音乐) concert last Frid

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I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz(爵士音乐) concert last Friday. The advertisement(广告) in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round(往返的) trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back(奔回) across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
小题1:The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.
A.from his friendsB.from one of his workmates
C.over the radioD.from the newspaper
小题2:One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.
A.forty-five minutesB.fifteen minutes
C.just twenty minutesD.over an hour
小题3:The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.
A.worriedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.sorry
小题4:The writer mainly shows us his________.
A.enjoyment of the concertB.anger for buying the ticket
C.efforts to buy the ticketD.disappointment at the concert

答案

小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析

试题分析:
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了我为买一张音乐会的票所付出的努力。由于上班的原因我只能在午饭的时间去买票,可去那个城市的班车很不及时,我等了好几天都没有赶上合适的班车;有一次赶上了,到达那里的时候,排队等候的人很多,无奈我只好返回。最后,我打车去那里,到达那里我发现没有人排队,我很高兴。但后来我发现票已经卖完了。
小题1:D考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的The advertisement(广告) in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.可知,那人是通过报纸上的广告得知的音乐会买票的信息的。故选D。 
小题2:C考查细节理解。根据文章中的On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. 可知,我正好用了20分钟到达剧院。故选C。         
小题3:B考查猜测词义。根据文章最后一段中的When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line.可知,当我到达剧院的时候,我看到没人排队,所以我感到高兴、轻松。故选B。
小题4:C考查作者的写作意图。根据文章的整体内容可知,由于上班的原因我只能在午饭的时间去买票,可去那个城市的班车很不及时,我等了好几天都没有赶上合适的班车;有一次赶上了,到达那里的时候,排队等候的人很多,无奈我只好返回。最后,我打车去那里,到达那里我发现没有人排队,我很高兴。但后来我发现票已经卖完了。所以作者写这篇文章是为了告诉读者他买票所付出的努力。故选C。
举一反三
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of praising words from my friends such as, “ Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah,—I ______ to some degree, though I sometimes do want to______ them how much they know about Beckham, apart from his______ and how much they know about football apart from______ goals. It seems funny that we are______ about things, with which we are unfamiliar or about which we are______, but we all, my friends as well as I, consider this one of life’s______.
We need these pleasures to______ our lives. But that doesn’t______ to craziness or nonsense. As an old saying goes: “ Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We______ not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good______ and great contribution that make one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say______ about Beckham’s good looks.
If we close our eyes, falling in deep______, we can find that the things that move us to be really happy or sad have a______ meaning. If we don’t go deeper and are just satisfied with______ things, sooner or later we will find that we have not really gained anything because our first______ has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant______ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is______ of great progress. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it______ us, we will finally prove how much we have______ up, how much more sensible, mature , and intelligent we have become.
小题1:
A.likeB.agreeC.hopeD.think
小题2:
A.askB.tellC.teachD.doubt
小题3:
A.skillsB.fameC.teachD.appearance
小题4:
A.kickingB.hittingC.scoringD.controlling
小题5:
A.thankfulB.crazyC.curiousD.anxious
小题6:
A.uncertainB.unhappyC.displeasedD.careful
小题7:
A.aimsB.qualitiesC.pleasuresD.truths
小题8:
A.keep upB.brighten upC.find outD.brighten about
小题9:
A.comeB.increaseC.amountD.rise
小题10:
A.daredB.wouldC.couldD.should
小题11:
A.thinkingB.characterC.looksD.ability
小题12:
A.moreB.somethingC.lessD.nothing
小题13:
A.loveB.sleepC.senseD.thought
小题14:
A.clearB.puzzlingC.movingD.valuable
小题15:
A.materialB.deepC.surfaceD.pleasant
小题16:
A.conclusionB.experienceC.lessonD.impression
小题17:
A.sinceB.althoughC.unlessD.before
小题18:
A.signB.causeC.valueD.willingness
小题19:
A.worriesB.painsC.satisfiesD.offers
小题20:
A.givenB.sentC.builtD.grown

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阅读下面短文,从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂).Nothing seemed to be more ____ to him than his work,not even his family.
He usually ____at 6 o’clock,and our ____ and I were still asleep then,and then left ____ having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast ____,but he said it’s a waste of ____.I didn’t know what kept him so____.He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However,I never expected that he would give me a kiss.____he got home,he would start to____.The kids had already been in bed,of course.
“Mom,where is Dad?Why I ____ see him?”the kids often asked.
“Well,Dad has to work. He is busy,”I always____like this. As time went by,they didn’t ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had____that they had a dad. However,the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny,our daughter,suddenly became____.I sent her to the hospital.The____told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling____all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I____that.I finally called my ____and told him about that. Half an hour later,he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.
He____another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much___as possible for you and our kids. But now,I just want to____as much time as possible with you and the kids,”he said and that’s what he is doing now.
小题1:
A.possibleB.interestingC.importantD.relaxing
小题2:
A.sat downB.got upC.stoop upD.came up
小题3:
A.kidsB.petsC.neighborsD.parents
小题4:
A.onB.withC.withoutD.after
小题5:
A.in the officeB.on the wayC.in schoolD.at home
小题6:
A.moneyB.timeC.energyD.food
小题7:
A.tiredB.busyC.fastD.excited
小题8:
A.As soon asB.In the endC.Long beforeD.Long after
小题9:
A.eatB.sleepC.workD.write
小题10:
A.oftenB.neverC.sometimesD.cheated
小题11:
A.shoutedB.askedC.repliedD.cheated
小题12:
A.thoughtB.forgottenC.ignoredD.minded
小题13:
A.fineB.worseC.illD.angry
小题14:
A.teacherB.bossC.officerD.doctor
小题15:
A.momB.sirC.dadD.madam
小题16:
A.noticedB.realizedC.heardD.felt
小题17:
A.motherB.childC.brotherD.husband
小题18:A.  received         B.lost                C  changed         D.found
小题19:
A.moneyB.happinessC.valueD.laughter
小题20:
A.spendB.makeC.setD.steal

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One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan"s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face     first into the mud. David        her mother"s side, “Are you all right, Mom?”    , Susan pulled herself up, “I"m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more        since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40  danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having        of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked       .
  One day, David"s teacher announced a        homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an       ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
  An idea        David one evening. If only his mother"s cane didn"t slip on the ice. “What if I        your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
  “        the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
  “No, Mom, I        make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the        returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father        as Susan used it to walk 50 feet above the      . Happily Susan cried out, “It        !”
  In July 1999, David was      national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate      .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his        is becoming well accepted.
小题1:
A.dropped B.touchedC.layD.fell
小题2:
A.rushed toB.stood by C.looked atD.ran around
小题3:
A.FirmlyB.EasilyC.ShakilyD.Quickly
小题4:
A.frequentlyB.slowlyC.freelyD.heavily
小题5:
A.hidingB.possible C.certainlyD.waiting
小题6:
A.methodB.troubleC.diseaseD.hope
小题7:
A.littleB.fewC.much D.more
小题8:
A.usefulB.strangeC.specialD.common
小题9:
A.inventionB.appearanceC.experienceD.experiment
小题10:
A.remindedB.encouragedC.hitD.occurred
小题11:
A.fastenedB.fixedC.stuckD.tied
小题12:
A.So B.AndC.ButD.For
小题13:
A.wouldB.mightC.didD.need
小题14:
A.penB.hand C.nail D.cane
小题15:
A.helped B.supportedC.noticedD.watched
小题16:
A.iceB.streetC.yard D.square
小题17:
A.helpsB.operates C.succeeds D.works
小题18:
A.praisedB.received C.wonD.declared
小题19:
A.more slowlyB.more clearlyC.more carefullyD.faster
小题20:
A.caneB.speechC.motherD.story

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The Town of Pressure and the Town of Pleasure were neighbors but had nothing in common. Residents built walls to      influence from the other town.
In Pressure,      struggled to be the very best. When women gave birth, they would      to have the baby with the loudest cry. There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because     was the index (指数) of success, people were     busy making money, with     for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t bear the intensity and resorted to drink or drugs to escape.
, over in Pleasure, the motto was “As long as you like it, do it.” People grew up without      and     do anything they liked. Children played computer games day and night. At school, teachers didn’t _  whether students showed up or not. Workers might sit around the office      sipping coffee and doing nothing.      the lack of regulations, nobody worried about losing their jobs. It was      that mattered. No one had the      thought of moving forward, either for themselves or for the town. The computers they used were      models from Pressure.
Some of the young were addicted to      because of the meaninglessness of their lives. Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is     for?” But, just before life in the two towns completely     , there came a saint – Mr. Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and giving advice. People in Pressure learnt to be      with what they had, while people in Pleasure began to make plans. They     the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The towns’ people came to realize the truth—there is no space between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes.
小题1:
A.connectB.keepC.keep out D.prevent
小题2:
A.everyone B.anyoneC.nobodyD.somebody
小题3:
A.haveB.likeC.competeD.try
小题4:
A.healthB.joyC.childrenD.wealth
小题5:
A.seldomB.always C.hardlyD.sometimes
小题6:
A.much timeB.no reasonC.many reasonsD.no time
小题7:
A.Meanwhile B.At the same timeC.ThereforeD.Virtually
小题8:
A.pleasureB.pressure C.workD.happiness
小题9:
A.mustB.needC.could D.dared
小题10:
A.knowB.findC.recognizeD.care
小题11:
A.in the morningB.in the eveningC.all day long D.in the afternoon
小题12:
A.Thanks to B.Regardless ofC.Owe toD.According to
小题13:
A.moneyB.timeC.pleasure D.pressure
小题14:
A.strongestB.slightest C.mostD.smallest
小题15:
A.the old B.the newC.the bestD.the same
小题16:
A.booksB.workC.moneyD.drugs
小题17:
A.pressureB.life C.pleasureD.money
小题18:
A.improvedB.failed C.succeededD.lived
小题19:
A.content B.surprisedC.patientD.angry
小题20:
A.builtB.put downC.pulled down D.set up

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Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if l would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.
It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss, and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.
I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.
And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the    performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident, hated to see a new work day start.
I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn"t do enough and was constantly asking for more and for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed-praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.
Sometimes, we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.
小题1:What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?
A.He is a manager in the company.
B.He doesn"t like his receptionist.
C.He likes to compete with others.
D.He wants to find another position.
小题2:After hearing his colleague"s description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria_______.
A.attempted to settle the issues
B.was a problem to her boss
C.shouldn"t stay in the company
D.could get on well with others
小题3:Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?
A.Her previous job was not suitable for her.
B.She had difficulty responding to her manager.
C.Her boss didn"t inspire her working enthusiasm.
D.Her boss showed no trust in her ability.
小题4:The writer accepted Maria"s transfer to unit probably because he thought that________.
A.she was a ruined employee
B.she would need his protection
C.she would turn out to be a good employee
D.she was a shy and frightened employee
小题5:The writer probably believes that a good boss should________.
A.praise and award his employees a lot
B.respect, praise and encourage his employees
C.greet his employees and give them much work
D.always give his employees guidance in working

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