阅读理解 I was on a train the other day, in an empty compartment, and I wanted t

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阅读理解     I was on a train the other day, in an empty compartment, and I wanted to read the last part of a
detective story. Then the door opened and a mother with two small children asked me, "may we sit here, Madam?" at first I wanted to say, "well, actually, I"m reading an exciting book and I"d like to finish it.
Could you find another compartment?"
     But of course I said, "yes, certainly," I still had not finished that book. Unfortunately, I found it very
difficult to say "No" to those magic words "May I …" or "would you mind if…Of course people usually
ask permission to do quite harmless things, like using the telephone, turning the light on, opening the
window and things like that. But then there are some funny requests. Some people even ask if they may
wash their hands or take their coats off. On the other hand, very few smokers will bother to ask
permission to smoke!
     But what about those difficult requests like, "Do you mind if I come round for a cup of coffee?" or "Is
it all right if I bring the children to the party? They are very good really." The trouble is, I just don"t have
the nerve to refuse. Well, do you?1. The writer describes those requests as "magic words" because they ___A.  are amusing
B.  are harmless
C.  always work
D.  are easily understood2. According to the writer, asking permission to smoke is ___A. a foolish request
B. a difficult request
C. an unnecessary request
D. none of the above3. Difficult requests are those which____A. are never permitted
B. are never refused
C. make other people uneasy
D. make other people unfortunate4. Which of the following may express the main idea of the passage?A. I"m a polite person
B. Requests of different kinds
C. How to make a request
D. How to answer a request

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完型填空     There are many kinds of friends. Some are always    1_ you, but don"t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only     2_  friends leave
footprints (脚印).
     I shall always recall (回忆) the autumn and the girl with the    3 _ .She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
     It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves     4     on the cool     5  .In such a season, I
liked walking alone in the leaves,     6 to the sound of them.
     Autumn is a      7_ season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me      8      .But one day,
the sound of a violin      9   into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised
that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was     10     in playing her violin.
      I had  __11__  seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn"t
know that I had been __12__there for so long but my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her.
     Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building   _ 13    I went
downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became     14  .     15     we didn"t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
     Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly  __16     . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
      "You must like violin." she said.
     "Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.
     Suddenly, a    17   expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
     "I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your
listening every day that    18   me." she said.
     "In fact, it was your playing  19     gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, "Let"s be friends."
     The girl smiled, and so did I.
     I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick
leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure (身影) of the girl. She is like a    20
so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that it makes the autumn beautiful.(     )1.  A. with
(     )2.  A. good
(     )3.  A. sound
(     )4.  A. shaking
(     )5.  A. wind
(     )6.  A. watching
(     )7.  A. lively
(     )8.  A. up
(     )9.  A. flowed
(     )10. A. lost
(     )11. A. once
(     )12. A. waiting
(     )13. A. because
(     )14. A. interesting
(     )15. A. But
(     )16. A. stopped
(     )17. A. happy
(     )18. A. surprised
(     )19. A. that
(     )20. A. song       B. for
B. true
B. song
B. hanging
B. snow
B. listening
B. lovely
B. off
B. grew
B. active
B. never
B. stopping
B. so
B. moving
B. However
B. began
B. sad
B. excited
B. which
B. dream     C. against
C. new
C. play
C. falling
C. air
C. seeing
C. harvest
C. down
C. entered
C. busy
C. often
C. standing
C. when
C. encouraging
C. Even
C. gone
C. strange
C. encouraged
C. it
C. fire     D. to
D. old
D. violin
D. floating
D. rain
D. hearing
D. lonely
D. over
D. ran
D. interested
D. usually
D. hearing
D. but
D. exciting
D. Though
D. changed
D. surprised
D. interested
D. who
D. sister

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阅读理解     One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:
     For washing the car...........................................$5.00
     For making my own bed this week...................$1.00
     Going to the provision shop..............................$0.50
     Playing with little sister ...................................$0.25
     Taking out the rubbish......................................$1.00
     Getting a good report card................................$5.00
     And for sweeping the common corridor...........$2.00
     Total .......................................................... ......$14.75
     His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed
through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:
     For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me.....................................No Charge
     For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you..............No Charge
     For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose............................No Charge
     When you add it all up, the full cost of my love...................................No Charge
     Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said,
"Mummy, I love you." Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the "bill" "All paid."1. What"s the best title for this passage?A. Part-time Job
B. Mother"s Love, No Charge
C. Payment for House Work
D. Greedy Mother 2. The writer wrote the passage in order to ______.A. show that children should be paid for their housework
B. show that children should not be paid for their housework
C. show a clever way of teaching children
D. tell children how to spend their spare time3. How do you think of the mother in the passage?A. Clever.
B. Greedy.
C. Cold-hearted.
D. Selfish.4. From the last passage we know that ______.A. the boy got all the money he wanted
B. the mother was unwilling to give the money to the boy
C. the boy realized that it was not right to ask for money for the housework
D. the mother was angry with what the boy said

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阅读理解                                        Doctor and Robber
     One night about nine o"clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon(外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at
the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who
shot himself while playing with a gun.
     The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in
the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o"clock.
     A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man
ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling
snow.
     It was after two o"clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls.
    Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
     The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black
coat with his head in his hands.
     "MR. Cunningham," said Dr. Haydon to the man, "This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy."1. Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because________. A. the boy wounded by a shot was Dr. Eyck" patient
B. the boy needed his help
C. Dr. Haydon was not a surgeon
D. Dr. Eyck was his assistant2. The surgeon was late because________.  A. he was stopped by a beggar
B. the weather was rather terrible
C. Clens Falls was far away from Albany
D. His car was taken away3. Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed (抢劫) of his car.A. c, e, f, a, b, d
B. a, c, f, d, b, e
C. c, a, f, e, d, b
D. a, c, f, e, d, b4. Who should be responsible for (对……负责) the boy"s death?A. The boy"s father.
B. The hospital.
C. Dr. Eyck.
D. Dr. Haydon.

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阅读理解     One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in
Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the
night.
     "Could you possibly give us a room here?" the husband asked.
     The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town. "All of our rooms are taken", the clerk said. "But I can"t send a nice couple like you
out into the rain at one o"clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It"s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night."
     When the couple declined, the young man pressed on. "Don"t worry about me. I"ll make out just fine,"
the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
     As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk, "You are the kind of manager
who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe some day I"ll build one for you." The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly
couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and
helpful isn"t easy.
     Two years passed, the clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old
man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round-trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
     The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He
then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone one, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky. "That," said the older man, "is the hotel I have just built for you to manage." "You must be
joking," the young man said. "I can assure you I am not," said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
     The older man"s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C. Boldt. This young
clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world"s
most glamorous hotels.1. Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?A. The story took place at about one a.m.
B. The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C. The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D. The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.2. The underlined word "conventions" in Para. 3 can be replaced by ___________?A. rooms
B. buildings
C. meetings
D. hotels3. Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?A. Every little thing helps.
B. Make hay while the sun shines.
C. Man proposes, God disposes.
D. One good turn deserves another

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完形填空     The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years
ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
     It was my second day of   1 and it was raining heavily. I could not   2 the habit I had at home , so
I fell asleep right at my   3 . I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad"s back.
We were   4 home. It was the last time I felt   5 to him.
     After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not
bothered much by this   6 . I was proud of it, for I felt   7 and "grown up." However, there were times
when I felt depressed by not having sought   8 from him.
    One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad
came and stood behind me for a moment,   9 me scratching (乱涂,勾抹) the paper. Then he said, "This
kind of writing needs  10 .Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder."
     I follow his   11 for the next two words, but  12 I could see little improvement, I followed my own
method the   13 way. His advice did not improve my writing but our   14 . As I grew older, I found out
that he had finished his   15 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered
to be a   16 . People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
     He often said to me, "As you can see, this family is going to depend on you. We are   17 to improve
you anything for your future .You have to get   18 to change the life for yourself."
     As a result of his  19 , I have   20 it through high school and through college.

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