Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was goin
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Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well—she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I"d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn"t feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
"The moment I arrived at Kathy"s farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It"s a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy"s wonderful dinners."
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing—watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It"s one of the most moving experiences I"ve ever had. I could never go back to city life now." （08上海卷）
小题1:When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a______life.| A．satisfying | B．tough | C．meaningless | D．boring |
小题2:The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy"s farm is that______.| A．Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant | | B．Kathy persuaded her to do so | | C．Zoe got tired of the city life | D．Zoe loved Wales more than London |
小题3:How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?| A．Tiresome and troublesome. | | B．Romantic and peaceful | | C．Mentally exhausting but healthy | | D．Physically tiring but rewarding. |
小题4:Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | | B．Where there is a will, there is a way. | | C．A misfortune may turn out a blessing. | | D．Kill two birds with one stone. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C |
解析
讲述了Zoe Chambers这个曾经作为PR consultant的成功人士——生活得很好，有一份体面、重要的工作，拥有一套漂亮的公寓，过着繁忙、紧张的伦敦社会生活，突然有一天被炒了鱿鱼，从一度的苦闷、彷徨到最后在朋友农场里重新快乐生活的故事。
小题1:细节推理题。她过去一直以为自己作为咨询师的时候，过得是一种“令人满意的、令人羡慕的”生活，而不是“费力的、无意义的、无聊的”，所以选择A项。
小题2:细节推理题。她去了朋友农场的最重要原因就是因为她被炒了鱿鱼，失业了，才想到去农场，故答案是A项，其他三项不是她去农场的最重要原因。
小题3:细节推理题。按照这篇文章的意思，她感觉农村生活是什么样的呢？A项是“劳累的、麻烦的”，B项是“浪漫的、和平的”，C项是“精神上疲惫的而又是健康的”，这三项都不是她的感受，她后来的感受是D项“体力上是劳累的但又是值得做的”，故D项就是答案。
小题4:主旨大意题。概括本文的大意，那么可以得出答案：“有时候，一个不幸可能会带来好运和幸福”，即C项。而A项是“患难之友才是真正之友”，B项是“有志者事竟成”,D项是“一石二鸟”，都不是本文所要阐发的道理。 |
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George had stolen some money, and had been caught by the police. Now his ___1___ was about to begin. He felt ___2___ that he would be sent to prison for a long time. Then he ___3___ that his friend Jim was one of the members of the jury(陪审团). He succeeded in seeing him ___4___. He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I can’t hope to be found ___5___ of taking it. But I should be grateful ___6___ you if you could ___7___ the other members of the jury to ___8___ some strong ___9___ for me to their statement that they consider me seriously guilty.”
“Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall ___10___ try to do what I can for you as an old friend, ___11___ I cannot promise you will be highly ___12___ with the result. The other eleven members of the jury are not ___13___ good terms with me.” Of course, George was very ___14___, but he did not have a ___15___ to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, ___16___, Jim visited him in prison. George ___17___ him very much for what he had done.
“Well, George,” Jim told him, “___18___ I thought, those eleven men were very ___19___ to persuade, but I managed it in the end ___20___ tiring them out. You know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!”
1. A. punishment B. trial C. sentence D. arrest
2. A. doubtful B. firm C. sure D. uncertain
3. A. wondered B. imagined C. explained D. discovered
4. A. secretly B. rarely C. often D. openly
5. A. guilty B. moral C. not moral D. not guilty
6. A. for B. with C. to D. of
7. A. please B. try C. persuade D. advise
8. A. add B. add up C. increase D. increase up
9. A. feeling B. mercy C. care D. excuse
10. A. difficulty B. easily C. certainly D. uncertainly
11. A. so B. but C. thus D. then
12. A. surprised B. supposed C. satisfied D. separated
13. A. in B. by C. on D. of
14. A. lucky B. unlucky C. pleased D. disappointed
15. A. time B. hope C. chance D. reason
16. A. moreover B. however C. therefore D. thus
17. A. complained B. criticized C. thanked D. envy
18. A. as B. like C. if D. though
19. A. foolish B. easy C. clever D. difficult
20. A. in B. by C. with D. after |
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his ___1___ and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a ___2___ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the ___3___ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place ___4___ him. The material between his bones became ___5___.
In less than one week after his return, he could not ___6___. Every move that he ___7___ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never ___8___ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up ___9___ Mr. Cousins thought that ___10___ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. ___11___, he felt that happy thoughts or ___12___ might cure his illness.
He began to ___13___ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the ___14___ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. ___15___ the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could ___16___ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping ___17___ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well ___18___ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for ___19___. After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to ___20___.
1. A. time B. holiday C. sleep D. work
2. A. boring B. tiring C. dangerous D. pleasant
3. A. top B. degree C. problem D. limit
4. A. from B. around C. inside D. beside
5. A. weak B. ill C. false D. painful
6. A. speak B. breathe C. stand D. see
7. A. made B. did C. took D. gave
8. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
9. A. effort B. hope C. treatment D. arrangement
10. A. foolish B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy
11. A. Instead B. however C. Therefore D. Otherwise
12. A. sleep B. travel C. laughter D. television
13. A. rescue B. operate C. try D. experiment
14. A. day B. week C. month D. year
15. A. Promising B. Deciding C. Doubting D. Recognizing
16. A. invent B. begin C. continue D. prove
17. A. until B. whenever C. unless D. so that
18. A. soon B. completely C. slowly D. enough
19. A. exercise B. illness C. rest D. pleasure
20. A. power B. sense C. health D. happiness |
Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties（地方特色菜）in Germany, Spain and France. At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named Campus Cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like make drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality（个性）and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new how, Lieberman was back in his won small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for some one to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights, Lieberman got the job.
小题1: We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family ___________.| A． have relatives in Europe | B．love cooking at home | | C． often hold parties | D．own a restaurant |
小题2:The Food Network got to know Lieberman______________.| A．at one of this parties | B． from his teachers | | C．through his taped show | D．on a television program |
小题3: What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to ?| A．A natural ability to attract others. | | B．A way to show one’s achievement. | | C．Lieberman’s after-class interest. | | D．Lieberman’s fine cooking skill. |
小题4:Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?| A．He could prepare meals in a small kitchen. | | B．He was famous for his shows on Food TV. | | C．He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches. | | D．He could cook cheap ,delicious and simple meals. |
小题5:What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?| A．He is clever but lonely. | | B．He is friendly and active. | | C．He enjoys traveling around. | | D．He often changes his meals. |
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Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar(美洲狮) saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.
Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.
“Tom，no!”shouted his father.
But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.
Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar’s claws(爪子) got into his left shoulder. Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit hard. The animal howled(吼叫) and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the corner of his eye. Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.
“Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb.
The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.
The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.
小题1:Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?| A．To get ready to fight. | B．To frighten it away. | | C．To protect the boy. | D．To cool down. |
小题2:What do we know about cougars?| A．They are afraid of noises. | | B．They hesitate before they hit. | | C．They are bigger than we think. | | D．They like to attack running people. |
小题3:How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?| A．By keeping shouting and hitting. | | B．By making a wall out of his arms. | | C．By throwing himself on the cougar. | | D．By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes. |
小题4:Which of the following happened first?| A．The cougar jumped from the rock. | | B．Tom struggled free of his father. | | C．Jeb asked Tom to get the knife. | | D．Jeb held Tom across his body. |
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Sitting and eating quietly on his father’s lap, the 18-month-old was oblivious to the infection in his veins(血管).But his father a strong farmer, knew only too well. It was the same one that killed his wife four month ago, leaving him alone with four children. The man started to cry.
“When my wife died, I thought ,well, it is from God, but at least I have him.” he said. “Then I learned he is sick, too. I asked if there was medicine and the doctors said no.
HIV and AIDS have quietly arrived in this land. They remain almost completely underground, hidden in ignorance（无知）and shame.
The father of the infected 18-month-old said his village teacher had never talked about AIDS. Nearly a year of tests on the father have found no HIV, and the old children are clear, but his smallest child tested positive（阳性）at ten months.
Six years earlier, his wife lost a baby and have several transfusions in Pakistan. After she became sick and was found to be infected, “I told the family her blood was not good and to avoid eating with her.” he said. “And I told them not to kiss his son, he burst into tears.
“I don’t know what to do,” he said; “I have sacrificed so much since my marriage.. I mortgaged (抵押)half my land to pay for her medical care.”
The father can do little for his son but keep his secret. There are no AIDS treatment centers in Afghanistan, only a single secret clinic in the capital that just monitors the disease, and no drugs are available.
小题1:The underlined part “was oblivious to” in Paragraph 1 can best be replaced by______.| A． was shocked by | | B． was afraid of | | C． was curious about | | D． was unaware of |
小题2:What happened to the man?| A． He was diagnosed with AIDS just now | | B． He has no money to support the family | | C． His wife died of AIDS four weeks ago | | D． His youngest son was infected with AIDS |
小题3:It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that______| A． the wife had several blood transfusions | | B． the family knew how to avoid AIDS | | C． the farmer had little knowledge about AIDS | | D． the family loved the youngest son most |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A． There are several AIDS treatment centers in Afghanistan | | B． The farmer will keep his son’s disease unknown to others | | C． The farmer sold his house to pay for his wife’s medial care | | D． Afghanistian’s medical conditions have been greatly improved. |
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