阅读理解 In 1993,I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative
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In 1993,I had my first opportunity to visit Russia as a representative of the University of California.I
was there to provide some technical assistance in the area of agricultural labor management."The Russians
are very polite people," I had been tutored before my arrival.One of my interpreters,once I was there,
explained that a gentleman will pour the juice for the ladies and show other courtesies(礼节)．
Toward the end of my threeweek trip I was invited by my young Russian host and friend Nicolai Vasile
vich and his lovely wife Yulya out to dinner.At the end of a wonderful meal Yulya asked if I would like a
banana.I politely declined and thanked her,and explained I was most satisfied with the meal.My mind was
racing,"What do I do? Do I offer her a banana even though they are as close to her as they are to me?
What is the polite thing to do?"
"Would you like a banana?" I asked Yulya.
"Yes," she smiled,but made no attempt to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket."What now?"
I thought.
"Which one would you like?" I asked.
"That one," she pointed at one of the bananas.So all the while thinking about Russian politeness,I
picked the banana Yulya had pointed at and peeled it half way and handed it to her.Smiles in Yulya and
Nicoli"s faces told me I had done the right thing.After this experience I spent much time letting the world
know that in Russia,the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies.Sometime during my third trip I was
politely disabused(纠正)．
"Oh no,Grigorii Davidovich," a Russian graciously corrected me."In Russia,when a man peels a banana
for a lady,it means he has a romantic interest in her." How embarrassed I felt! |
| 1．The main purpose of the writer is probably to tell us ________. |
A. what good manners are in Russia
B. the different ways to eat bananas in Russia
C. his interesting working experience in Russia
D. the cultural difference he has experienced in Russia |
| 2．The author first went to Russia to ________. |
A. teach agricultural labor management
B. work as an assistant in a Russian university
C. offer help in a certain area
D. meet some old friends there |
| 3．Why most probably did Yulya and Nicolai smile when the author handed the peeled banana? |
A. They wanted to hide their anger.
B. They were secretly laughing at the author.
C. They were very happy with what the author did.
D. They showed their understanding of the author. |
| 4．After his experience with Yulya,the author probably thought ________. |
A. he knew how to be polite to a lady in Russia
B. he had made a funny mistake
C. one should be careful when peeling bananas for ladies
D. one should not peel bananas for ladies |
答案
| 1-4:DCDA |
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Fifteen years spent in the field of education has provided me with many treasured moments. One of
the most unforgettable __1__ when I was teaching the __2__ grade 10 years ago.
In May, I decided to plan something __3__ for the children: a Mother"s Day tea. We had put our
heads together to __4__ ideas of how to __5__ our mothers. We practiced singing songs, memorized
poems and wrote cards. We decided to hold our tea on Friday before Mother"s Day. I was surprised
but very __6__ to learn that every mother was planning to attend.I __7__ invited my own mother.
Finally, the big day arrived.Each child __8__ up at our classroom door, expecting the arrival of his
or her mom.__9__ it got closer to starting time, I looked around and my eyes quickly found Jimmy. His
mother hadn"t shown up and he was looking __10__.
I took my mother by the hand and walked over to Jimmy. "Jimmy," I said, "I have a bit of problem
here and I was __11__ if you could keep my mother __12__ while I"m busy."
My mom and Jimmy sat at a table. Jimmy __13__ my mom her treats, presented her with the gift I
had made, just as we had __14__ the day before. Whenever I looked over, my mother and Jimmy
were in deep __15__.
Now 10 years later, I work with students of all ages, educating them about the environment. Last
year, I took a senior class on a field trip, and there was Jimmy. I had the students complete an outline
of the day"s __16__ and an evaluation of our trip. Then I collected the students" booklets and checked
them to see if __17__ was completed. When I came __18__ Jimmy"s page, he had written "Remember
our Mother"s Day tea we had in the second grade, Mrs. Marra? I do! Thanks for all you did for me, and
thank your mother, too."
I told him I really enjoyed what he had written.He looked rather embarrassed and __19__ his own
thanks and walked away. Suddenly he ran back and gave me a big hug.
I ended my workday with a hug from a teenage boy who had __20__ stopped hugging teachers
years ago. |
( )1. A. lasted
( )2. A. third
( )3. A. special
( )4. A. pay attention to
( )5. A. love
( )6. A. astonished
( )7. A. even
( )8. A. followed
( )9. A. As
( )10. A. puzzled
( )11. A. considering
( )12. A. connection
( )13. A. served
( )14. A. taught
( )15. A. mind
( )16. A. feeling
( )17. A. something
( )18. A. by
( )19. A. announced
( )20. A. probably | B. happened
B. first
B. simple
B. look forward to
B. please
B. worried
B. ever
B. held
B. Although
B. curious
B. wondering
B. care
B. supplied
B. studied
B. thought
B. behavior
B. everything
B. to
B. delivered
B. exactly | C. experienced
C. second
C. difficult
C. get on with
C. respect
C. delighted
C. still
C. kept
C. While
C. strange
C. asking
C. company
C. appealed
C. practiced
C. agreement
C. event
C. anything
C. across
C. stated
C. rarely | D. described
D. fourth
D. challenging
D. come up with
D. admire
D. interested
D. once
D. lined
D. Because
D. upset
D. doubting
D. concern
D. applied
D. told
D. conversation
D. action
D. nothing
D. over
D. whispered
D. eagerly | | 阅读理解。 | I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car．I had just come from the car wash and was
waiting for my wife to get out of work．
Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum．From the
looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money．There are times when you
feel generous but there are other times that you just don"t want to be bothered．This was one of thos
e "don"t want to be bothered times"．
" I hope he doesn"t ask me for any money," I thought．
He didn"t．He came and sat on the edge of the pavement in front of the bus stop but he didn"t look
like he could have enough money to even ride the bus．After a few minutes he spoke．
"That"s a very pretty car," he said．
He was in rags but he had an air of dignity around him．His badly-grown blond beard kept more
than his face warm．
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car．He sat there quietly as I worked．The expected
plea(乞求) for money never came．As the silence between us widened, something inside said, "ask him
if he needs any help．" I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the inner voice．
"Do you need any help?" I asked．
He answered in three simple words that I shall never forget．We often look for wisdom in great
men and women．We expect it from those of higher learning and achievements．I expected nothing
but an outstretched dirty hand．He spoke the three words that shook me．
"Don"t we all?" he said． | | 1. Why did the writer parked his car before the mall? | A. Because he wanted to pick up his wife．
B. Because he wanted to show off his car．
C. Because he wanted to wipe off his car．
D. Because he wanted to do some shopping． | | 2. Which has the closest meaning to the underlined word "bum" in Paragraph 2? | A. dustman
B. driver
C. beggar
D. robber | | 3. Which is the best title for this text? | A. A good husband
B. Didn"t he need help?
C. Don"t we all?
D. One should be generous | | 完形填空 | One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so 1 _that we stood for several stops until a vacant
seat was__2__for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, "Hi, where are you going?" I was so struck by the
stranger that I had a hard time trying to __3__ her. Clearly she had taken me __4__ somebody else.
I returned her greeting with politeness, __5__ to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girlfriend__6__ her eyes and found she was pretty.
She asked jealously, "Who"s she?" The pretty girl, quite__7__of the situation, spoke out first, "Hi, let
me__8__myself. I" m Nancy, used to be __9__. Very glad to meet you." She behaved very __10__.
But I was __11__ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was
worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend __12__ the pretty girl again turned to me, "Will you give
me your cell phone number so that we __13__ keep contacts(联系) later?" I had to submit to her
__14__.
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short __15__ on my phone－from a stranger. My girlfriend __16__ my
phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, "Just now, two thieves tried to __17__ your
pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the __18__ stop
but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also __19__ to leave at the same stop. Because of the __20__
I delayed my departure. Now you" ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck." | ( )1. A. tiring
( )2. A. ready
( )3. A. identify
( )4. A. on
( )5. A. preferring
( )6. A. fixed
( )7. A. proud
( )8. A. explain
( )9. A. partners
( )10. A. naturally
( )11. A. in a hurry
( )12. A. while
( )13. A. would
( )14. A. request
( )15. A. suggestion
( )16. A. removed
( )17. A. steal
( )18. A. terminal
( )19. A. pretending
( )20. A. incident | B. slow
B. available
B. realize
B. by
B. planning
B. opened
B. careful
B. enjoy
B. neighbors
B. generously
B. at a loss
B. before
B. can
B. question
B. warning
B. seized
B. reach
B. former
B. intending
B. matter | C. crowded
C. special
C. remind
C. with
C. managing
C. raised
C. afraid
C. introduce
C. friends
C. cautiously
C. at ease
C. when
C. should
C. command
C. notice
C. found
C. get
C. previous
C. demanding
C. accident | D. messy
D. suitable
D. judge
D. for
D. promising
D. focused
D. aware
D. help
D. colleagues
D. normally
D. in time
D. until
D. must
D. opinion
D. message
D. caught
D. pick
D. latter
D. announcing
D. affair | | 完形填空。 | In the doorway of my home，I looked closely at my 23yearold son，Daniel.In a few
hours he would be flying to France to __1__ a different life.It was a transitional(过渡的)
time in Daniel"s life.I wanted to __2__ him some words of significance.But nothing came
from my lips，and this was not the __3__ time I had let such moments pass.
When Daniel was five，I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten.He
asked，“What is it going to be like，Dad? Can I do it？” Then he walked__4__ the
steps of the bus and disappeared inside.The bus drove away and I said nothing.A decade
later，a similar __5__ played itself out.I drove him to college.As I started to leave，I tried
to think of something to say to give him __6__ and confidence as he started this new stage
of life.Again，words __7__ me.
Now，as I stood before him，I thought of those__8__ opportunities.How many times
have I let such moments __9__ ? I don"t find a quiet moment to tell him what they have
__10__ to me.Or what he might want to face in the years __11__.Maybe I thought it
was not necessary to say anything.What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a
father never tells a son what he really thinks of him？__12__ as I stood before Daniel，
I knew that it did matter.My father and I loved each other.Yet，I always__13__ never
hearing him put his__14__into words.Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat
tighten.Why is it so __15__ to tell a son something from the heart?
My mouth turned dry，and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words
clearly.“Daniel，” I said，“If I could have picked，I would have picked you.” That"s
all I could say.He hugged me.For a moment，the world__16__ and there were just Daniel
and me.He was saying something，but tears misted my eyes，and I couldn"t understand
what he was saying.All I was__17__ of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face
pressed__18__ mine.What I had said to Daniel was __19__.It was nothing.And yet，
it was __20__ . | ( )1．A.experience
( )2．A.show
( )3．A.last
( )4．A.upward
( )5．A.sign
( )6．A.interest
( )7．A.failed
( )8．A.future
( )9．A.last
( )10．A.counted
( )11．A.forward
( )12．A.But
( )13．A.wondered
( )14．A.views
( )15．A.important
( )16．A.disappeared
( )17．A.sensitive
( )18．A.by
( )19．A.clumsy
( )20．A.none
| B．spend
B．give
B．first
B．into
B．scene
B．instruction
B．discouraged
B．embarrassing
B．fly
B．meant
B．before
B．And
B．regretted
B．actions
B．essential
B．changed
B．convinced
B．against
B．gentle
B．all
| C．enjoy
C．leave
C．very
C．down
C．scenery
C．courage
C．struck
C．obvious
C．pass
C．valued
C．ago
C．Instead
C．minded
C．feelings
C．complex
C．progressed
C．aware
C．on
C．absurd
C．anything
| D．shape
D．instruct
D．next
D．up
D．sight
D．direction
D．troubled
D．lost
D．remain
D．eared
D．ahead
D．So
D．tried
D．attitudes
D．hard
D．advanced
D．tired
D．with
D．moving
D．everything
| | 阅读理解 | Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes．Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden （监狱长） at Sing Sing Prison from 1920 to 1941．In these 21 years he made many reforms --- and
an important part of his success was due to his wife Katherine．
Katherine took seriously the idea that the prisoners are human beings ,worthy of attention and respect ．She regularly visited inside the walls of Sing Sing．She encouraged the prisoners, took things to them
and spent time listening to them．Most importantly, she cared about them．And as a result, they cared
deeply about her．
Then one night in October of 1937, news was "telegraphed" between the prison cells that Katherine
had been killed in an accident．The prisoners asked the warden to allow them to attend her funeral.He
agreed to their strange request and a few days later the south gate of Sing Sing swung slowly open．
Hundreds of men who had committed almost every crime imaginable marched slowly out of the prison,
later gathered again at the gate and returned to their cells．There were so many that they proceeded
unguarded．But no one tried to escape．If he had, the others might have killed him immediately．So
devoted were they to Katherine Lawes, the woman who daily walked into Hell to show the men a piece
of Heaven．
Katherine" s strength was to see the men less as prisoners and more as individuals．Thomas Moore
once said, "We can only treat badly those things or people whose souls we show no respect for．" | | 1．When Katherine"s husband was the warden at Sing Sing Prison, she did the following things EXCEPT_______________． | A．encouraging the prisoners
B．visiting the prison houses
C．doing some writing for the prisoner
D．spending time in listening to the prisoners | | 2．Why did the prisoners ask the warden to allow them to attend Katherine’s funeral? | A．Because Katherine didn"t look down upon them and cared about them．
B．Because Katherine was the wife of the warden．
C．Because Katherine made reforms in the prison．
D．Because Katherine had been killed by one of them． | | 3．Whom does the underlined part “the others” refer to? | A．The policemen at the funeral．
B．The other prisoners．
C．The guards．
D．The policemen from other prisons． | | 4．The best title of this passage is_________． | A．Katherine Lawes" s Life
B．Reforms at Sing Sing Prison
C．To Honor Their Souls
D．To Meet Their Requirement | 最新试题
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