I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company. I told him honest

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I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company. I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My wife had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me. It was important to me to keep her present high school.
Bruce, the interviewer, was politely kind, but he didn"t search any further. He acknowledged(承认) my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of interviews, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had 3 children. I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help.
From that one act of kindness, when he had no idea if we could ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of life"s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview process into an act of earing and supporting for another person in a time of extreme need.
小题1:According to the passage, the interviewer, Bruce, was very .

A．generous

B．kind

C．happy

D．mean

小题2:The underlined word "principal" in the first paragraph probably means .

A．main

B．unimportant

C．necessary

D．possible

小题3:We can infer from this passage that .

A．the writer didn"t get the job in the company

B．Bruce made the writer pass the interview

C．another manager also lost his wife

D．the business interview was cold

小题4:Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A．The writer"s daughter was studying in Boston at that time.

B．Both the writer and the interviewer experienced the same pain.

C．Bruce was a senior manager of a big firm.

D．Bruce wanted to make Mends with him because he gave him his business card and home phone number.

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D

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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。
Many years ago, Dad worked as a farmhand (农场工人). At that time, he had a horse. Every Saturday he __31   to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social   32  with other farmhands, such as drinking, chatting, and playing cards in the café. On Saturday evenings, the café was   33  because many farmhands were there. Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse, quite satisfied with his   34 . In his words, he   35  thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31, Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher. In the following spring I came   36  into the world. Life became hard, so my mother felt   37 . She told Dad that they must make a   38 .
My mother had   39  of how some famous persons, especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family, fought against fate and achieved greatness and   40 . And she   41  that I would some day become a great leader   42  men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman. So she   43  Dad to give up his job as a farmhand, sell his horse and   44  a small business of his own. And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for   45  education when I graduated from college. Under the drive of my mother’s hope, Dad and I   46  what we have today. Dad runs a big international   47  and I am a successful lawyer   48  great fame in my country,   49  not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said, without my mother, we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least, he would remain a farmhand.   50  he got a lesson of life —sometimes we really need drive from outside.

小题1:

A．rode

B．walked

C．ran

D．drove

小题2:

A．conversations

B．games

C．relationships

D．activities

小题3:

A．cold

B．crowded

C．quiet

D．dirty

小题4:

A．horse

B．entertainment

C．life

D．beer

小题5:

A．often

B．ever

C．never

D．sometimes

小题6:

A．laughing

B．singing

C．sleeping

D．crying

小题7:

A．unimportant

B．busy

C．unsatisfied

D．tired

小题8:

A．living

B．change

C．decision

D．house

小题9:

A．dreamed

B．heard

C．thought

D．spoken

小题10:

A．honesty

B．money

C．fame

D．energy

小题11:

A．cared

B．knew

C．forgot

D．hoped

小题12:

A．training

B．ruling

C．helping

D．protecting

小题13:

A．warned

B．wanted

C．allowed

D．persuaded

小题14:

A．start

B．find

C．design

D．sell

小题15:

A．farther

B．higher

C．easier

D．closer

小题16:

A．showed

B．kept

C．lost

D．achieved

小题17:

A．company

B．school

C．farm

D．café

小题18:

A．suffering

B．sharing

C．enjoying

D．following

小题19:

A．though

B．if

C．and

D．since

小题20:

A．So

B．However

C．Or

D．Because

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Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 53-56.
Important words to learn: E Essential I Improver A Advanced
shoot [ʃu:t]
▲verb (shot, shot) WEAPON→1 E to fire a bullet or an arrow, or to hit, injure or kill a person or animal by firing a bullet or arrow at them: If he’s not armed, don’t shoot. ⊙The kids were shooting arrows at a target.⊙She was shot three times in the head.⊙He has a license to shoot pheasants on the farmer’s land. ⊙A policeman was shot dead in the city centre last night. ⊙ The troops were told to shoot to kill. SPORT→2 A to try to score points for yourself or your team, in sports involving a ball, by kicking, hitting or throwing the ball towards the goal: He shot from the middle of the field and still managed to score. MOVE QUICKLY→3 A to move in a particular direction very quickly and directly: She shot past me several meters before the finishing line. ⊙ He shot out of the office a minute ago ─ I think he was late for a meeting.⊙They were just shooting off to town so we didn’t stop to speak.
shooter ["ʃu:tə] noun[C]He’s thought to be the best shooter in the league.
▲idioms have shot your bolt UK INFORMAL to have already achieved all that you have the power, ability or strength to do and to be unable to do more: He started off the game well but seemed to have shot his bolt by half-time.
• shoot yourself in the foot to do something without intending to which spoils a situation for yourself
• shoot your mouth off INFORMAL to talk too much in a loud and uncontrolled way: It’s just like Richard to go shooting his mouth off about other people’s affairs.
• shoot for the moon US to ask for the best or the most you could hope for: You might as well shoot for the moon and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.
• shoot questions at sb to ask someone a lot of questions very quickly, one after the other: He shot questions at me so quickly that I didn’t even have time to answer.
• shoot the breeze US INFORMAL to talk with someone or a group of people about things which are not important: We sat out on the porch, just shooting the breeze.
▲ phrasal verbs shoot sth down to destroy an aircraft or make an aircraft, bird, etc. fall to the ground by shooting at it: He was killed during the war when his plane was shot down.
shoot sb down to shoot and usually kill someone, showing no sympathy: I saw Tom shoot him down like a dog in the street.
shoot for/at sth US to try to do something: It’s worth taking chances when you’re shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
shoot out If opposing groups or people armed with guns shoot it out, they shoot at each other until one of the groups or people is dead or defeated.
shoot through AUSTRALIAN INFORMAL to leave a place very quickly, especially in order to avoid having to do something
shoot up INCREASE→INFORMAL to grow in size, or increase in number or level, very quickly: David has really shot up since I saw him last. ⊙Prices shot up by 25%.
▲ noun PLANT→1[C]the first part of a plant to appear above the ground as it develops from a seed, or any new growth on an already existing plant: Two weeks after we’d planted the seeds, little green shoots started to appear. ⊙FIGURATIVE The first green shoots (="hopeful" signs) of economic recovery have started to appear.
FILM→2[C USUALLY SINGULAR] when photographer take a series of photographs, usually of the same person or people in the same place: We did a fashion shoot on the beach, with the girls modeling swimwear. WEAPON→3[C]an occasion on which a group of people go to an area of the countryside to shoot animals
shooting ["ʃu:tiŋ] noun 1 A [U]when bullets are shot from guns or other weapons: We heard some shooting in the night. 2 A [C]when someone is injured or killed by a bullet shot from a gun: There have been a number of shootings in the capital this week. 3[U]the sport of shooting animals or birds: pleasant/grouse shooting ⊙ He goes shooting most weekends.
小题1:What does the phrase “green shoots” mean in “You will be bound to see that the green shoots of your English level start to grow.”?

A．Great efforts.	B．Signs of improving.
C．Learning ability.	D．Change in method.

小题2:Fill in the blank in the sentence “When it is achieved, there will be other plans to _________.”

A．shoot at

B．shoot up

C．shoot down

D．shoot through

小题3:If you are suffering from the consequence of the plan without full consideration, we say you are __________.

A．shooting the breeze	B．shooting your mouth off
C．shooting yourself in the foot	D．shooting questions at somebody

小题4:Choose a word to complete the sentence “__________ is one of the oldest sport events, which is popular with people both at home and abroad.”

A．Shooter

B．Shoot

C．Shot

D．Shooting

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A frightening example of the sea’s power saw 125,000 people die in 12 different countries last week. The terrible disaster was caused when a great earthquake sent tsunamis breaking into Indian Ocean coastlines. Various areas in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Malaysia and East Africa have been destroyed by the huge waves. Whole towns were simply swept aside by the power of the water. Cars, trains and buildings could not remain steady, not to say the people who stood in the way.
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale and occurred off the coast of Indonesia. It was recorded as the fifth strongest since 1900. Scientists said the quake was as powerful as a million of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan during the World War II. “This may be the worst natural disaster in recent history because it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas.” said Jan Ege-land, a UN official.
Because such waves hardly happen in the Indian Ocean, there is no system in place to warn coastal people who are about to be hit. Tsunami is a Japanese word. They are usually caused by a sudden rise or fall of part of the Earth’s crust under the ocean. Tsunamis often happen in oceans and they are most common in the Pacific.
Tsunamis can be very long, as much as 100 kilometers. They are able to cross entire oceans without losing much energy. One of the most striking facts about tsunamis is that an earthquake on one side of the Pacific Ocean can cause huge waves on the other side.
When the ocean is deep, tsunamis can travel unnoticed at speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour. They can cross the entire ocean in a day or less. The wave may only be a few meters high in the ocean, but when it is near the shore and reaches shallow water, the wave builds up very quickly in height.
61. How many countries were stricken by the terrible disaster?
A. 6. B. 12. C. 18. D. Not sure.
62. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.
Tsunami is a word taken in from Japanese
Tsunamis are quite common in the Indian Ocean
The earthquake measured 9.0 on the Richter scale
No warning system has been set up to watch tsunamis there
63. We can know from this passage that __________.
the earthquake has been the strongest in the last century
the wave soon becomes higher when it reaches the shore
the atomic bombs were more powerful than the earthquake
tsunamis can cross entire oceans with almost the same energy
64. You’ll see the passage in __________ section of a newspaper most probably.
A. Sports B. Health C. News D. Culture

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Once a rich woman asked Martin Brown, a famous singer, to her house. She wanted him to sing for her friends, but she didn"t ask him to have dinner with them. She told him to eat downstairs with the servants.
The singer was surprised. But he said nothing and went downstairs. After the meal he stood up and said to the servants, "Now, my good friends, I shall sing for you."
Of course, the servants were pleased. He sang them several songs. When they asked for more, he sang more. At 9 o"clock the rich woman asked the singer to come up to the sitting room. When he came in, he saw all the friends sitting and looking at him.
"We are ready now, Mr. Brown," said the woman. "You may begin."
"Ready for what?" asked the singer.
"For your songs, of course, "she answered. "But I have sung already!" said Mr. Brown, "and I can"t sing twice in one evening."
"You have sung already!" said the rich woman in surprise. "But when? And where did you sing?" "Just now, downstairs." "Really?" she cried.
"Yes, madam," said the singer. "I usually sing for the people after I have dinner with them, you know."
And with a polite "Good night", he left the rich woman"s house.
56. Martin Brown was
A. a rich woman                     B. a famous singer
C. a servant                         D. the rich woman"s friend
57. The rich woman asked Martin Brown to her house        .
A. to meet her friends                B. to have dinner with her
C. to sing for her friends              D. to do some cooking
58. What did the singer do after the meal?
A. He cleaned the house.
B. He went upstairs to see his friends.
C. He went home by bus.
D. He sang for the servants.
59. How did the rich woman feel when she knew that the singer had sung for her servants?
A. She was happy. B. She was angry.
C. She was surprised. D. She was sorry.
60. From this story we know        .
A. the rich woman and the singer are very good friends
B. the singer didn"t sing for the rich woman"s friends
C. the servants didn"t like Martin Brown"s songs
D. the woman"s friends were very pleased to hear the songs

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When I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn"t do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students" Union than working in the library.
Once, at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question, we had to write "True" or "False". While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching television. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But on that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan.
"It"s very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I"ll take a coin into the examination room. I haven"t studied a chemistry book for months, so I"ll just toss(抛) the coin. That way, I"m sure I"ll get half the questions right."
The next day Fred came cheerfully into the examination room. He sat tossing a coin for half an hour as he marked down his answers. Then he left, half an hour before the rest of us.
The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor (走廊).
"Oh, good," he said. "Have you got the result of the test? What mark did I get?"
The professor looked at him and smiled.
"Ah, it"s you, Baines. Just a minute."
Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.
"I"m terribly sorry, Baines," he said, "you failed."
61. Fred Baines          .
A. spent quite some time working in the Students" Union
B. worked hard at his lessons but he failed again and again
C. often failed his tests
D. wouldn"t work hard so long as he could pass a test
62. Fred looked perfectly calm before the chemistry test because        .
A. he was already well prepared for it
B. he didn"t think the test was so important for him
C. someone had promised to help him out
D. he believed he had found out a way to pass the test without any difficulty
63. The students were required to finish the test within       .
A. half an hour   B. an hour   C. three quarters   D. an hour and a half
64. After the test, Baines was       .
A. sure that he would pass it
B. anxious to know the result
C. sorry that he cheated during the test
D. discouraged because he"d probably fail the test
65. The professor told Baines the result of the test by tossing a coin because     .
A. he hadn"t marked all the papers yet
B. he couldn"t remember the mark Baines got
C. he wouldn"t hurt Baines" feeling by telling him the truth
D. he wanted to teach Baines a lesson

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