Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured
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Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.
“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.
The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.
However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!
Hank
Later, I did come across more complaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
小题1:How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?| A．Excited. | B．Confused. | C．Disappointed. | D．Satisfied. |
小题2:What happened to the regular customer of the author?| A．He was very sick and had to stay in bed for some days. | | B．He was not satisfied with the coffee served to him. | | C．He was anxious to stay at home for a long time. | | D．He was not feeling himself for some reasons. |
小题3:．What does the underlined word “skeptically” probably mean in the passage?| A．questioningly | B．hopefully | C．anxiously | D．excitedly |
小题4:．It was Hank who helped the author realize the importance of .| A．patience in one’s work | B．being kind to regular customers | | C．taking time to care about others | D．sticking to one’s own career |
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?| A．A Warm – hearted Man | B．Coffee Shop Kindness | | C．My Part – time Job | D．A Horrible Raining Day |
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答案
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了发生在咖啡店的一件人与人有好的事情。
小题1: 根据I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
可知作者开始在咖啡店工作时，很失望，故选C。
小题2: 根据One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated.故选D。
小题3: 根据because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee. 可知“skeptically”意思是怀疑地，所以答案为A。
小题4: 根据He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world，因此选C。
小题5: 这篇文章主要讲了发生在咖啡店的一件人与人有好的事情，因此选B。
点评：要想答好题目，重在理解全文意思。这篇文章比较难，先看问题，再带着问题读短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文内容，总结全文中心，然后再回到问题上来，很容易选出正确答案。 |
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The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ---Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn’t 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
| 小题1: | | A．test | B．problem | C．paper | D．lesson |
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| 小题2: | | A．examined | B．completed | C．marked | D．answered |
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| 小题3: | | A．lying | B．cheating | C．guessing | D．discussing |
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| 小题4: | | A．come | B．leave | C．remain | D．apologize |
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| 小题5: | | A．no | B．certain | C．many | D．more |
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| 小题6: | | A．excuse | B．shout | C．help | D．scold |
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| 小题7: | | A．above | B．common | C．following | D．unusual |
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| 小题9: | | A．myself | B．ourselves | C．themselves | D．herself |
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| 小题10: | | A．chance | B．incident | C．lesson | D．memory |
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| 小题11: | | A．even | B．still | C．always | D．almost |
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| 小题12: | | A．measure | B．respect | C．love | D．believe |
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| 小题14: | | A．quick | B．wise | C．great | D．personal |
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| 小题16: | | A．Should | B．Must | C．Would | D．Need |
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| 小题17: | | A．extra | B．small | C．some | D．necessary |
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| 小题18: | | A．paid | B．remembered | C．shared | D．returned |
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| 小题20: | | A．easier | B．more natural | C．better | D．more peaceful |
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“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed(叹息), knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried to his mum “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”
He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared.
Later he married and became a lawyer. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket棺材. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”
小题1:Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?| A．Because her son had a tiny face. | B．Because she saw her son crying. | | C．Because her son was born imperfect. | D．Because her son was in her arms. |
小题2:Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?| A．Nervous. | B．Sympathetic. | C．Proud. | D．Angry. |
小题3:We can infer that the person who donate the ears is_____.| A．A doctor. | B．His father. | C．His mother. | D．A stranger. |
小题4:From the passage we know the followings are True except________
A, the mother felt sorry for the son without ears B. the doctor didn’t like the baby
C. the boy meant everything to the mother D. the father kept the secret until mother died
小题5:The best title for the passage would be ________.| A．Mother’s hair | B．An unforgettable memory | | C．Who gave me the ears? | D．Who is my best respectable person? |
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My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”“I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.”“Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”
小题1:What can be inferred in the first paragraph?| A．The Berry Factory is a gift store | | B．The Berry Factory has few shop clerks. | | C．The Berry Factory has many branches around the country | | D．The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country. |
小题2: Which of the following words can best describe Shari?| A．Talkative | B．Creative | C．Kind-hearted | D．Well-known |
小题3: The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.| A．shocked | B．excited | C．tired | D．frightened |
小题4:We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.| A．the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate | | B．the waitress’ best friend broke up with her | | C．the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari | | D．the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer |
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Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
小题1:Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?| A．Their titles are all written with capital letters. | | B．A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer. | | C．He used “Y” to refer to “you”. | | D．He used letters in a special way in them |
小题2:What’s the second paragraph mainly about?| A．Edward’s schooling | B．Edward’s parents | | C．Edward’s family | D．Edward’s childhood. |
小题3:E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________.| A．he went to France without permission | B．he looked like a Frenchman | | C．he was thought to be German agent | D．he drove away a car that belonged to the army |
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Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.
Though Michael was the 21 of the class when he entered high school, his 22 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 23 if he didn’t want to.
However, Michael loved football and was 24 to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never 25 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His 26 father was always in the stands, with words of 27 for him.
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 28 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael 29 the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 30 immediately.
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 31 , a silent young man eagerly 32 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 33 .
“Coach, please let me 34 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach 35 . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n) 36 . He helped his team win finally.
When the team was cheering for their 37 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 38 you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 39 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 40 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”
小题1:.| A．strongest | B．smallest | C．biggest | D．youngest |
| 小题2: | | A．coach | B．players | C．classmates | D．father |
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| 小题3: | | A．football | B．games | C．practices | D．basketball |
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| 小题4: | | A．required | B．determined | C．satisfied | D．reminded |
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| 小题5: | | A．failed | B．lost | C．missed | D．won |
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| 小题6: | | A．sympathetic | B．upset | C．faithful | D．optimistic |
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| 小题7: | | A．encouragement | B．judgment | C．wisdom | D．amusement |
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| 小题8: | | A．after | B．since | C．towards | D．before |
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| 小题9: | | A．went through | B．turned over | C．got over | D．tore up |
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| 小题10: | | A．school | B．home | C．field | D．class |
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| 小题11: | | A．ahead | B．beside | C．behind | D．away |
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| 小题12: | | A．walked | B．ran | C．stepped | D．slipped |
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| 小题13: | | A．quietly | B．sadly | C．punctually | D．soon |
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| 小题15: | | A．left | B．refused | C．agreed | D．cried |
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| 小题16: | | A．star | B．son | C．amateur | D．trainer |
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| 小题17: | | A．victory | B．award | C．memorial | D．unity |
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| 小题19: | | A．spread | B．skipped | C．forced | D．stopp |
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