I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile
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I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour （气味）and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it－I embraced（拥抱） the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.” When I sat down my husband smiled at me. We held hands for a moment and at that time, we knew that because of the good fortune that we had been given.
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
小题1:Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?| A．Because they were very polite to the two men. | | B．Because they were moved by the two men. | | C．Because the two men smelt terrible. | | D．Because the two men seemed unfriendly. |
小题2:Why did the two men only buy coffee?| A．Because they didn’t have enough money. | | B．Because they didn’t feel hungry. | | C．Because they knew others would help them. | | D．Because they were looked down upon. |
小题3:How did the teacher think of the author’s project?| A．Hard to believe. | B．Interesting to read. | | C．Very puzzling. | D．Very satisfying. |
小题4:What did the author think she learn from the story?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | | B．Helping others can bring pleasure to many people. | | C．Nothing is difficult to a willing heart. | | D．Don’t judge people according to their appearance. |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者为了完成老师的任务，在麦当劳帮助两个人买食物的故事，从中得到启示帮助别人可以让别人很快乐。也是自己收益。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour （气味）and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me.可知是因为味道难闻。选C
小题2:细节题;从第三段的句子：“Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
可知是因为买不起其他东西。选A
小题3:推理题;从倒数第二段的内容，作者的老师把他的项目读给同学听，说明老师很满意。选D。
小题4:推理题：从倒数第二段的句子：She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.可知作者认为帮助别人可以让别人很快乐。选B
点评：文章内容简单，立意很好，题目设置合理，细节题，推理题都有，考查学生的逻辑推理能力和细心程度。 |
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In elementary school, Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to as a “slow learner” by her teachers. But she really wasn’t slow at all. She just didn’t understand the language used in the classroom. Her problem was that she didn’t speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.
When Guadalupe grew up, married, and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever. But some of their teachers didn’t think so. The children were having trouble in school because they didn’t speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didn’t want people to think that her children were slow learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practiced English. She looked up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasn’t easy, but she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.
Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success. One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university.
小题1: Guadalupe was called as low learner .| A．to make her study harder | B．because she wasn’t clever | | C．because she stayed at home | D．because she didn’t speak English |
小题2: According to the story, children who don’t speak English .| A．may have more trouble in school | B．have trouble playing football | | C．often write a diary | D．grow up to be teachers |
小题3: Which happened first?| A．Guadalupe passed all her exams. | | B．Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade. | | C．Guadalupe had three children. | | D．Her two sons won success. |
小题4: The story is mainly about .| A．learning to sing and dance | B．the problem of slow learning | | C．going to a university | D．Mrs Quintanilla’s success |
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Imagine landing in a foreign country where you cannot speak the language, understand the culture and don’t know anybody. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a friend who could help you out?
John Smith, an English explorer who landed in America in 1607, found the best friend ever. She was a Native American named Pocahontas (1595-1617). And she did more than teach Smith the language: she saved his life, twice.
Smith was captured(捕捉) by members of Pocahontas’s tribe(部落) and was going to be killed. But for some reason, the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, felt sorry for Smith (who was probably the first white man she had ever seen) and threw her body over his to protect him. Smith returned safely to the small village he was living in. During the winter the English settlers did not know how to get food from nature. Pocahontas often brought food for Smith and his friends.
A year later Pocahontas’s father tried to kill Smith again because the Native Americans were very scared the English would try to take over their land. Pocahontas warned him and he was able to escape. Later she became a Christian and eventually married an Englishman named John Rolfe. She spent the last year of her life in London. Pocahontas has become an American legend. Her life story has been re-created in many books and films, including Disney’s 1995 film, Pocahontas.
One of the reasons she is so popular is that many Europeans look at Pocahontas as an excellent example of how a minority can adjust into the majority. Pocahontas is also respected because of her selfless love. She proved that people can be kind and loving even to people of a different race or culture. John Smith was very different from Pocahontas but she could see he was a good man and that was all that mattered. No race or country owns goodness, love and loyalty.
小题1: What difficulties might early European settlers meet in America EXCEPT ___________?| A．the fierce conflict with Native Americans | | B．lack of food in winter | | C．bad-tempered natives who enjoyed killing | | D．unfamiliarity with a foreign land |
小题2: Pocahontas saved John Smith twice because ___________.| A．she believed in general kindness even to people of a different race | | B．she wanted to become a Christian and marry an English | | C．he was the first white man she had ever seen in her life | | D．she was on the settlers’ side and against her cruel father |
小题3:Which is Not an element to make Pocahontas a legend?| A．Her tribal background and her marriage to a white settler. | | B．The recreation of her life story in the 1995 Disney film. | | C．Her complicated life story different from common people’s | | D．Her selfless help to people regarded as enemy of her tribe. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?| A．People from different cultures can never really get along well with each other. | | B．The Europeans think the early settlers should have learned to adjust to the local cultures. | | C．The creation of America is based on the settlers’ victory over the Native Americans. | | D．The battles between early settlers and Native Americans resulted from their fighting for land. |
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My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收据) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
小题1:If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____| A．be punished | B．be offered another job | | C．put off the training class | D．lose his job |
小题2: The money which was paid for the clothes belonged to _____| A．the trainer | B．the older man | | C．the writer | D．Robert |
小题3:How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?| A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them. | | B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself. | | C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later. | | D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back. |
小题4:What might be the best title for the passage?| A．Proper clothes for a stranger | B．Fight against strict rules | | C．A strange employer | D．An unbelievable thing |
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You might say that Barack Obama was elected President of the US because he knows how to give a speech. In 2004, the little-known Obama gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention (民主党全国会议). It was a great speech — poetic, and inspiring. The people who heard it would remember it for a long time.
Since 2004, Obama has written and delivered thousands of speeches. There are usually praised for two reasons: he treats the audiences like intelligent adults, and he is able to express complicated ideas in a straightforward, natural way.
Before becoming President, Obama was a lawyer, a college professor, and a successful writer – his two memoirs (回忆录) have become best sellers. The skills he needed to succeed in his previous jobs have also contributed to his success as a speechmaker.
As a lawyer, Obama learned how to make strong, convincing arguments. As a professor, he learned how to explain complex subjects in ways that helped students understand without boring them. As a writer, he learned how to use languages to have a powerful influence on his audience. A famous American musician even turned one of Obama’s early speeches into a song during the election campaign.
Secret weapons of Obama
Writing team: Obama has a team of people who write his speeches. The writers chat with Obama for hours about what he wants to say. Then listen to recordings of past presidential addresses and seek advice from advisers. Obama usually edits and rewrites the drafts several times.
Make fun of the guests: Obama starts his speech by gently making fun of his guests. His opening lines attract the audience’s attention while giving them an opportunity to relax and laugh at themselves and each other.
Make fun of himself: Obama laughs at his past mistakes and is never afraid of showing them to the public.
Obama delivers speeches to audiences large and small. He can make his audiences laugh or cry. His speeches are always thoughtful, well written and just right for each occasion.
小题1:The third and fourth paragraph mainly talk about _______. | A．why Obama’s speeches are praised | | B．how Obama acquired his speaking ability | | C．what subjects Obama’s speeches are about | | D．Obama’s success as a writer and a lawyer |
小题2:What do we know about Obama’s writing team according to the passage?| A．They always seek advice from the ordinary people. | | B．They analyze the speeches given by former US Presidents. | | C．They usually have to finish writing a speech in a short time. | | D．They try not to mention Obama’s past mistakes in the speeches. |
小题3:When delivering a speech, Obama __________.| A．usually starts with some famous saying | | B．sometimes turns his speech into a song | | C．sometimes shares a joke with the audience | | D．is very strict most of the time |
小题4:What’s the author’s attitude towards Obama’s speeches?| A．negative | B．indifferent(漠不关心的) | C．positive | D．doubtful |
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An artist went to beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a famer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No I do not want money, but give me one of your pictures”, .The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month. I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
小题1:What did the artist go to the country for?| A．To look for the farmer | B．To spend a holiday | | C．To teach the farmer’s son | D．To see the farmer’s son |
小题2:What did the artist do every day in the country?| A．He chatted with the farmer every day | B．He went out to paint every day | | C．He played cards with the farmer every day | D．He worked for the farm |
小题3:Where did the artist live in the country?| A．In a hotel | B．He was in France | | C．He was in Britain. | D．In his own house |
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