Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. O

Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. O

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Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pear man, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy’s car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield.Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested.
Pearman put his head close to the window.“Come on, mister.Give me a chance.I need a job,” he said.Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy.In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious.
“My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, ”said Pearman.“But I said, “ No, he’s a
businessman.I need to give it a shot.”
Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager"s office of the big hotel.Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him.
Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel"s dining halls for business meetings.In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy’s loans.
“Mr.Fredy gave me a second chance, “says Pearman, ” And I took advantage of it.I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left.But there is no future in washing windshields.”
Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people.“But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says, “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody.But I’m glad I did in this case.”
小题1:When Pearman first appeared before Fredy, .
A.Fredy took him as a beggar
B.Pearman was told to do it later
C.Fredy gladly agreed to let him do it
D.Pearman knew Fredy was a kind man
小题2:When Fredy told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if          .
A.Pearman was really hardworking
B.Pearman was really looking for a job
C.Pearman’s conditions were truly scrious
D.Pearman was really interested in washing windshields
小题3:By saying “he was just pulling my leg (paragraph 3)”, Pearman’s friends meant.
A.Fredy knew Pearman intended to ask for a job
B.Fredy was making fun of Pearman
C.Fredy wanted to help the poor
D.Fredy was tired of being stopped
小题4:Pearman is now            .
A.in charge of Fredy’s loans
B.still washing car windshields
C.full – time employed at the hotel
D.arranging dinner parties for the hotel
小题5:What can we learn about Fredy?
A.He helps those who will work hard themselves.
B.He likes to give his help to anyone in need.
C.He always gives help to the unemployed.
D.He is easily moved by poor people.

答案

小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
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He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party. She was so outstanding while he was so  36  . At the end of the party, he invited her to have  37  with him. She was very  38  , but she promised.
Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too  39  to say anything. Suddenly he
said to the waiter,“ Would you please give me some  40  ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange!His face turned red, but still, he  41   the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him  42  ,“Why do you have this  43  ?”
He replied,“ When I was a little boy, I was living near the  44  . Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my  45  .”
While saying that tears  46   his eyes. She was deeply  47  . That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. Later they got  48   … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which  49  :
My dearest, please forgive my lie,  the only  50   I said to you --the salty coffee. The first time we  51   I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar. I  52   to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have  53   not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee.
Her tears  54  the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?” She replied, “It’s  55  .”
小题1:
A.handsomeB.prettyC.humorousD.ordinary
小题2:
A.dinnerB.coffeeC.teaD.meal
小题3:
A.surprisedB.disappointedC.shockedD.ashamed
小题4:
A.anxiousB.eagerC.nervousD.serious
小题5:
A.sugarB.paperC.saltD.spoon
小题6:
A.putB.tookC.mixedD.dipped
小题7:
A.curiouslyB.carefullyC.seriouslyD.elegantly
小题8:
A.interestB.practiceC.hobbyD.act
小题9:
A.cityB.villageC.seaD.road
小题10:
A.motherB.familyC.hometownD.friend
小题11:
A.formedB.filledC.collectedD.appeared
小题12:
A.touchedB.movedC.inspiredD.encouraged
小题13:
A.divorcedB.marriedC.drunkD.hurt
小题14:
A.wroteB.spokeC.toldD.said
小题15:
A.requestB.willC.factD.lie
小题16:
A.dancedB.datedC.gatheredD.talked
小题17:
A.managedB.offeredC.triedD.failed
小题18:
A.promisedB.askedC.orderedD.persuaded
小题19:
A.wateredB.beatC.coveredD.made
小题20:
A.romanticB.saltyC.sweetD.cosy

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James was a curious young man. Everywhere he went, he liked to observe things and to __21__ people—what they did, what they said and what they wore. Subconsciously, he was making quick __22__ all the time. He couldn’t really __23__ it; it just happened.
For example, he once saw a man whose body was __24__ with tattoos(文身). That man was strong and walked proudly. James imagined his __25__ people up, sometimes with sticks and sometimes with his hands, speaking __26__ words each time he opened his mouth. A troublemaker, perhaps, James __27__ to himself.
Sometimes James felt __28__ for judging others this way, but that feeling was __29__ and never really lasted.
Then, one day, he saw a woman seated alone in a café. The woman was __30__, quite fat, and although she was not __31__, James could tell she was a short lady. __32__, James glanced across at her, looking at her from top to bottom. As his eyes reached her __33__, he got a shock.
There she was, on her left foot, wearing a platform shoe that was at least 3 inches high. __34__ could such a little middle-aged lady who was average-looking at best be so vain as to wear high platforms? Look beautiful? In that short moment of time, __35__ thoughts flowed through James’ mind.
A second later, James’ eyes naturally moved across to the lady’s right foot. And there, he got an even bigger __36__. ----It was a flat shoe. She was not vain; she had a birth defect(缺陷) ----uneven length of her legs. If anything, she deserved __37__ and understanding, certainly not blame, not even mental ones.
James was __38__ with guilt. It was a(n) __39__ lesson he learned about not __40__ conclusions, about not judging people, especially so quickly.
小题1:
A.greetB.watchC.meetD.cheat
小题2:
A.mistakesB.progressC.judgmentsD.promises
小题3:
A.helpB.getC.acceptD.keep
小题4:
A.facedB.coveredC.filledD.charged
小题5:
A.cheeringB.dressingC.beatingD.holding
小题6:
A.humorousB.modestC.badD.cautious
小题7:
A.thoughtB.provedC.explainedD.told
小题8:
A.curiousB.guiltyC.excitedD.happy
小题9:
A.temporaryB.strangeC.permanentD.deep
小题10:
A.youngB.middle-agedC.oldD.pretty
小题11:
A.speakingB.standingC.sittingD.walking
小题12:
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.As wellD.As usual
小题13:
A.feetB.handsC.eyesD.legs
小题14:
A.WhenB.WhyC.HowD.What
小题15:
A.inspiringB.blamingC.persuadingD.defending
小题16:
A.pleasureB.honorC.comfortD.shock
小题17:
A.loveB.awardC.sympathyD.respect
小题18:
A.hitB.startedC.equippedD.struck
小题19:
A.newB.valuableC.interestingD.difficult
小题20:
A.denyingB.reachingC.leading toD.jumping to

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C
In any family with more than one child, chidren seem to naturally compete for their parents’ love and attention. Parents say they love every child equally. But is that true?
Susan, founder of a consulting firm in Chicago, interviewed 216 women and found that even though none of her questions asked directly about a parent favoring one child over another, about two-thirds of the women said there was a favored child. And they also remembered their experience when they were young. One of the women said, “My mother always liked my brother better, and he got to go to summer camp in 1968 and I didn’t.”
Plumez, who interviewed parents with both biological children and adoptive children for an adoption book in 2008, found that what matters most is whether your temperaments(性情) are pleasing. “In some cases, parents would say they felt closer to their adopted children,” she says, “Some parents like the children with characters similar to theirs. Two people who are shy and withdrawn might get along well, unless the shy parent doesn’t like that aspect of themselves and they try to push the naturally withdrawn child to be more extroverted.”
It could be a result of gender, birth order or how easy or difficult a child’s temperament may be, but a parent’s different treatment has far-reaching effects. Students have found that less-favored children may suffer emotionally, with decreased self-esteem and behavioral problems in childhood. Favoritism is a reason for the next generation not to like each other.
Experts say it is not realistic to say everyone should be treated equally, because no two people are the same and they relate differently to others.
“It does not mean that parent loves or likes one child more. It has to do with which one of them is independent,” says psychologist Laurie Kramer of the University of Illinois.
小题1:The study carried out by Susan shows that ______.
A.showing favoritism is common in many families
B.most mothers like their sons better than their daughters
C.only two-thirds of the women interviewed have more than a child
D.it is a favoritism that leads to absence of harmony in most families
小题2:The underlined word “extroverted” in the third paragraph means _______.
A.independentB.outgoingC.cleverD.brave
小题3:What can we infer from the passage?
A.Favoritism is not beneficial to the development of children
B.Parents’ favoritism to a certain child can’t be avoided in families
C.Parents may be favoring one of their children and don’t realize it
D.People are very much shaped by how they were treated by their parents
小题4:What is the best title for the passage?
A.Parents’ favoritism can affect children deeply
B.Why do parents show favoritism to children?
C.Parents should give attention to all their children
D.Building a harmonious family is important to children

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My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36, including her “sixth sense”, 37 she rarely gives the impression she’s missed anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often the 40 don’t realize she’s blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 45 with us.”
To my great 46, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really 48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt 49 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation.
When I told her, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52. And I knew my child was 53 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla’s 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55. ” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
小题1:
A.waysB.meansC.methodsD.senses
小题2:
A.whichB.whenC.thatD.as
小题3:
A.andB.exceptC.evenD.but
小题4:
A.whoB.thatC.sheD.which
小题5:
A.guestsB.familyC.childrenD.friends
小题6:
A.realizedB.heardC.recognizedD.witnessed
小题7:
A.excitedB.sadC.satisfiedD.enjoyed
小题8:
A.especiallyB.not soC.a littleD.not at all
小题9:
A.paintB.drawC.createD.mix
小题10:
A.stayedB.paintedC.talkedD.played
小题11:
A.excitementB.encouragementC.delightD.surprise
小题12:
A.attitudeB.colorC.pictureD.paper
小题13:
A.touchedB.distinguishedC.sawD.understood
小题14:
A.afterB.beforeC.untilD.when
小题15:
A.referred toB.turned outC.come upD.talked about
小题16:
A.curiousB.quietC.puzzledD.worried
小题17:
A.criedB.insistedC.complainedD.informed
小题18:
A.rightB.wrongC.worriedD.uncertain
小题19:
A.shortcomingsB.difficultiesC.prideD.description
小题20:
A.paperB.pensC.handsD.eyes

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I didn’t have a job at the time and I was getting help from the government. One day, I was walking to a 36 to get some food when I noticed a little man    37  on a bench beside the store. I walked past him but could not 38     thinking about him.  So I 39 around and went up to him and asked him if he was 40 . He said no. He said he hadn’t 41 for two days. I told him, “Don’t    42 . I’ll be right back.” Before leaving, I 43  him what he would like to eat. He said it didn’t 44 . Then I asked him to tell me what he hadn’t had for a long    45 . He said “a Pepsi”. I went into the store and got him some bread, lunch meat, chips, cookies — 46 food for a few days. The store didn’t have Pepsi, 47     I had to go to another one. I used the 48  of what I had to get him a Pepsi from a store far 49 .
After a long time, when I brought him the 50 and the Pepsi, he cried. With    51  in his eyes, he said, “You are my angel.” When he 52 to hug me, I had a strange 53 — he was my angel, too. I couldn’t even 54  the feeling clearly. Maybe because he gave me a / an 55  to help him, which helped me to understand that I also had abilities to help others.
小题1:
A.storeB.company C.restaurantD.hotel
小题2:
A.workingB.sittingC.standingD.drinking
小题3:
A.waitB.beginC.forgetD.stop
小题4:
A.lookedB.facedC.turnedD.played
小题5:
A.lonelyB.hungryC.tiredD.okay
小题6:
A.eatenB.restedC.sleptD.walked
小题7:
A.moveB.worryC.refuseD.lie
小题8:
A.toldB.wonderedC.askedD.advised
小题9:
A.careB.knowC.concernD.matter
小题10:
A.wayB.pathC.timeD.season
小题11:
A.enoughB.manyC.few D.little
小题12:
A.forB.butC.asD.so
小题13:
A.nextB.lastC.first D.large
小题14:
A.overB.awayC.offD.near
小题15:
A.lunchB.dishC.foodD.supper
小题16:
A.angerB.excitementC.smilesD.tears
小题17:
A.sat downB.passed onC.stood upD.picked up
小题18:
A.wayB.opinionC.attitudeD.feeling
小题19:
A.explainB.introduceC.repeatD.remember
小题20:
A.incidentB.opportunityC.choiceD.method

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