My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learn
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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 36 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really 37 . I looked up to Helen 38 she was doing what she loved— 39 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers（同事） 40 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 41 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the new found confidence I 43 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own __44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s 45 ? You’re not smiling today.” I 46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody 47 just have faith in(信任）me.”
Before long he handed me checks 48 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your 49 as a person. Good people with a dream should have 50 __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 51 working at the restaurant, making 52 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（破灭）, and I lost the 53 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 55 ，I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.
| 小题1: | | A．friend | B．waitress | C．citizen | D．customer |
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| 小题2: | | A．losing | B．earning | C．sharing | D．lacking |
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| 小题3: | | A．while | B．though | C．because | D．unless |
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| 小题4: | | A．helping | B．respecting | C．serving | D．praising |
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| 小题5: | | A．work | B．eat | C．smile | D．speak |
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| 小题6: | | A．regular | B．favorite | C．respected | D．fresh |
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| 小题7: | | A．eating | B．greeting | C．smiling | D．coming |
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| 小题8: | | A．found out | B．picked up | C．got back | D．took away |
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| 小题9: | | A．restaurant | B．work | C．house | D．money |
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| 小题11: | | A．exchanged | B．discussed | C．shared | D．explained |
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| 小题12: | | A．should | B．would | C．might | D．must |
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| 小题13: | | A．counting | B．totaling | C．adding | D．valuing |
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| 小题14: | | A．ability | B．honesty | C．responsibility | D．identity（身份证） |
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| 小题15: | | A．patience | B．confidence | C．choice | D．chance |
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| 小题16: | | A．loved | B．practiced | C．continued | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题17: | | A．tables | B．preparation | C．decisions | D．suggestions |
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| 小题18: | | A．faith | B．honesty | C．money | D．friend |
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| 小题19: | | A．hired | B．rejected | C．encouraged | D．determined |
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| 小题20: | | A．fortunately | B．excitedly | C．personally | D．eventually |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:B
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D |
解析
文章讲述Helen帮助我实现我的理想—拥有自己的餐厅，以及我从她身上学到的自信，诚实的品质。
小题1:B 上下文串联。根据下文可知我是一名服务员。故B正确。
小题2:D 动词辨析。根据上下文可知信心正是我所缺乏的东西。
小题3:C 连词辨析。我尊敬Helen是因为她在做她喜欢的事情。上下文是因果关系。
小题4:C 动词辨析。A帮助；B尊敬；C服务；D表扬；这里是指给别人提供服务。
小题5:C 上下文串联。根据下文的feel good可知这里应该是一个与之同类的词，故C正确。
小题6:Ａ形容词辨析。Ａ常规的，经常的；Ｂ最喜欢的；Ｃ尊敬的；Ｄ新鲜的。指这位客人是我经常为之提供服务的人。
小题7:D 动词辨析。这里是指我看到他走过来。
小题8:B 短语辨析。A发现；B学会；C收回；D带走；结合句意可知B正确。是指从Helen身上学会的自信。
小题9:A上下文串联。从下文可知我梦想有自己的餐厅。
小题10:D 固定句型。What’s up?="what’s" wrong?怎么了？
小题11:C 固定短语。Share sth with sb与某人分享某物；这里是指我把我的事情告诉了她。
小题12:B 虚拟语气。If条件句里表示与现在相反的虚拟语气，使用一般过去时的形式，故B正确。意为：如果有人给我机会，我会做的更多。
小题13:B 动词辨析。Total指共计达…;结合句意可知B正确。
小题14:B 上下文串联。这里是指唯一的抵押品是一个人的诚实的品质。
小题15:D 名词辨析。这里指有梦想的人应该有机会去实现自己的梦想。
小题16:C 动词辨析。A爱；B锻炼，实践；C继续；D喜欢。这里是指我继续再那个餐厅工作。
小题17:B 固定词组。Make preparations for为…做准备；
小题18:C 上下文串联。这里是指我失去了她借我的那笔钱，指我的生意失败了。
小题19:A 动词辨析。这里是指我被Merill Lynch雇佣最终成为了一名成功的代理人。
小题20:D 副词辨析。A幸运地是；B兴奋地；C个人而言；D最终；这里是指最终我归还了她借我的钱。 |
举一反三
I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago. 16 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 17 them.
My aunt and I were 18 for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two 19 on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her 20 nearby and the other one was 21 . So, I decided to sit down. While I was 22 my own thing there, I 23 that the family were not in front of the 24 anymore. I saw the girl 25 and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in 26, crying.
I knew that she 27 her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or 28 big before and we all know that feeling. 29 I went up to her and asked what was 30 and in between tears she told me she was lost. I 31 her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the 32 on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and 33 them what happened. People there promised to 34 her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the35. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.
| 小题1: | | A．Luckily | B．Usually | C．Sadly | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题2: | | A．help | B．encourage | C．join | D．support |
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| 小题3: | | A．answering | B．looking | C．preparing | D．calling |
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| 小题4: | | A．chairs | B．children | C．signs | D．toys |
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| 小题5: | | A．friends | B．book | C．family | D．bags |
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| 小题6: | | A．clean | B．large | C．empty | D．beautiful |
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| 小题7: | | A．studying | B．carrying | C．buying | D．doing |
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| 小题8: | | A．noticed | B．believed | C．doubted | D．understood |
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| 小题10: | | A．get up | B．come up | C．give up | D．make up |
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| 小题11: | | A．return | B．detail | C．vain | D．tears |
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| 小题12: | | A．hated | B．raised | C．lost | D．lived |
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| 小题13: | | A．somewhere | B．something | C．everywhere | D．everything |
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| 小题15: | | A．important | B．wrong | C．strange | D．different |
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| 小题16: | | A．lent | B．gave | C．sent | D．posted |
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| 小题17: | | A．smile | B．hope | C．puzzle | D．worry |
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| 小题18: | | A．reminded | B．warned | C．asked | D．told |
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| 小题19: | | A．look out for | B．take care of | C．wait for | D．call up |
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| 小题20: | | A．courage | B．money | C．explanation | D．card |
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Years ago while lying in my hammock（吊床）and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door neighbor’s 10 – year – old daughter’s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as “natural caused”.
Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor’s Volvo pulled in as usual and out popped the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away and screamed: “D—A—D—D—Y!!!”.
Her father, panic stricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to fence and asked if there was anything I could do.
Her father less than calmly shouted, “What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl’s rabbit and put it back in its cage?”
小题1:The girl was shocked because .| A．the rabbit was killed by someone | | B．the rabbit was too clean | | C．the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage | | D．the rabbit was asleep in the cage |
小题2:That day the girl ran to the cage .| A．because her rabbit was there | | B．because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit | | C．because she wanted to see her rabbit again | | D．because the rabbit was dead |
小题3:We can infer that the rabbit | A．was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it | | B．was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it | | C．was in the cage playing with the dog | | D．was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog |
小题4:According to the story, the writer .| A．was helpful to his neighbor | | B．did a smart thing | | C．was honest | | D．made a mistake |
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Spend a pound to win a penny
Some people were steaming peas under a tree in order to make a meal for their horses. Up in the branches sat a monkey, 36 what they were doing.
"Aha" thought the monkey. “I spot my 37 !” So when the men had finished steaming the peas and 38 for a moment to look after the horses, 39 ,the monkey let himself down from the tree. He snatched (抓) the peas and filled his 40 and both hands as full as they could 41 . Then he climbed up the tree and sat there, eating happily.
Suddenly one pea fell.
"Oh dear! Oh my pea!" cried the monkey. The other peas 42 to drop out of his mouth. He 43 his hands in despair(绝望地), and the peas fell out of his hands too, but he took no 44 . All he thought of was that one pea was gone,__45__ he climbed down the trunk to hunt for his lost pea on the ground. At this time, the men came back. When they saw a monkey 46 with their pots, they all 47 their arms and shouted, "Shoo! Shoo!" Then they picked up stones and began to 48 the monkey with them. The monkey was so 49 that he gave one jump to the nearest 50 , and swung himself up to the top of the tree.
"After all," said he to himself, “it was 51 one pea.” But he ought to have thought of that 52 ,for now all the other peas had gone too.
That day the monkey had to content himself with the 53 of boiled peas for dinner, and I hope the 54 taught him not to be so 55 in future.
| 小题1: | | A．watching | B．enjoying | C．describing | D．guessing |
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| 小题2: | | A．shelter | B．neighbors | C．dinner | D．friends |
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| 小题3: | | A．turned up | B．turned away | C．gave up | D．gave away |
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| 小题4: | | A．easily | B．gently | C．safely | D．confidently |
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| 小题5: | | A．bowl | B．pocket | C．mouth | D．bag |
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| 小题6: | | A．receive | B．hold | C．support | D．put |
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| 小题7: | | A．seemed | B．began | C．hurried | D．failed |
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| 小题8: | | A．crossed | B．hid | C．touched | D．squeezed |
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| 小题9: | | A．interest | B．time | C．notice | D．sign |
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| 小题10: | | A．so | B．because | C．although | D．if |
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| 小题11: | | A．helping | B．playing | C．mixing | D．dealing |
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| 小题12: | | A．carried | B．broke | C．waved | D．bent |
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| 小题13: | | A．attack | B．separate | C．destroy | D．bother |
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小题14:A puzzled B. disappointed C. terrified D. annoyed
| 小题15: | | A．branch | B．stone | C．pea | D．horse |
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| 小题16: | | A．still | B．even | C．only | D．almost |
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| 小题17: | | A．earlier | B．sooner | C．longer | D．later |
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| 小题18: | | A．image | B．smell | C．dream | D．taste |
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| 小题19: | | A．trick | B．disaster | C．loss | D．process |
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| 小题20: | | A．curious | B．ambitious | C．proud | D．greedy |
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JK Rowling, the Harry Potter author, has signed a deal with Little, Brown and Company, to publish her first ever novel for adults, which is set to become one of the most anticipated (期望的) book in years.
The deal means that Rowling’s long-standing relationship with Bloomsbury, the London-based publisher that launched (发行) the Harry Potter books, has come to an end, at least in terms of new works by the author.
Rowling is keeping her fans guessing about the characters and plot of her new book. She only said that the new novel will be nothing like the Harry Potter series, which was sold over 30 million copies in the UK alone. She thought that with the move from children’s to adult fiction, a switch to a new publisher seemed like a natural and reasonable step.
She said, "Although I"ve enjoyed writing it every bit as much, this book will be very different from the Harry Potter series. The freedom to explore a new field is a gift that Harry’s success has brought me."
Ian Rankin, the Edinburgh-based author whose highly-successful detective novels are also set in the city, suggested Rowling’s book will be a crime novel.
"Wouldn’t it be funny if JK Rowling’s first novel for adults turned out to be a crime story set in Edinburgh?" he said.
Industry insiders guessed that the deal is worth more than ￡5 million and the new book is expected to come out later this year.
A spokesman said, "JK Rowling’s audience is vast and her position is unique. Harry Potter books were a global success and her fans are very loyal. Children that were eight, nine, or ten when the books first came out in the 1990s are now in their 20s. Plenty of adults, loved the books regardless of whether they had children, so the potential market for her is huge."
小题1:What does the text mainly tell us?| A．JK Rowling has signed a deal with a new publisher. | | B．JK Rowling"s new book will be more successful than her Harry Potter series. | | C．JK Rowling’s first book for adults will be published later this year. | | D．JK Rowling has to switch to a new publisher in order to publish her new book. |
小题2:JK Rowling’s new book for adults .| A．has been sold 30 million copies in the UK alone | | B．is poorly thought of by the London-based publisher Bloomsbury | | C．has nothing in common with the Harry Potter series | | D．is expected to bring her more money than the Harry Potter series |
小题3:The author used Ian Rankin’s words in order to .| A．tell us that some famous novelists offer to give Rowling some advice | | B．show that many readers are curious about Rowling’s new book | | C．tell us that many readers prefer to read detective or crime novels | | D．prove that a crime story set in Edinburgh is sure to be successful |
小题4:We can learn from the text that .| A．Little, Brown and Company is specialized in publishing adult books | | B．the author has no doubt about the success of Rowling’s new book | | C．JK Rowling will be a crime novelist as good as Ian Rankin | | D．it was in Edinburgh that Ian Rankin got to know JK Rowling |
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The International Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time, enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like that exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore what lies undersea for very short periods of time.
They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon.
Jacqucs has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments. The huge 167ft ship, named "Sea Orbiter", consists of two areas—one above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind, he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.
Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD player. And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.
The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million—per ship! However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five of these amazing ships soon!
小题1:Why can’t ocean researchers explore the deep oceans for a long time?| A．Because they can’t stand the high water pressure. | | B．Because it’s too cold in deep ocean. | | C．Because time for experiments is too limited. | | D．Because it’s dangerous to observe the sea life. |
小题2:The underlined word "circumvent" probably means .| A．fly away | B．get around | C．travel through | D．move into |
小题3:From the fourth paragraph we can learn that .| A．Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling | | B．living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly | | C．it’s much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food | | D．researchers on Jacque’s ship will live more comfortably than astronauts |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?| A．Sea Orbiter—the ship of the future | | B．A new way to explore the deep oceans | | C．A great architect—Jacques Rougerie | | D．Travel around the globe in Sea Orbiter |
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