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I was in New York the other day and rode with a friend in a taxi. When we got out, my friend said to the driver, "Thank you for the ride. You did a good job of driving." The taxi driver was shocked for a second. Then he said, "Are you a wise man or something?" "No, my dear man, and I"m not putting you on. I like the way you keep cool in heavy traffic." "Yeah," the driver said and drove off. "What was that all about?" I asked. "I am trying to bring love back to New York," he said. "I believe it"s the only thing that can save the city." " How can one man save New York?" "It"s not one man. I believe I have made that taxi driver"s day. Suppose he has 20 fares(乘客). He"s going to be nice to those 20 fares because someone was nice to him. Those fares in turn will be kinder to their shopkeepers or waiters or even their own families. Finally the goodwill could go to at least 1000 people. Now that isn"t bad, is it?" "But you"re depending on that taxi driver to pass your goodwill to others." "I"m not depending on it," my friend said. "I might deal with ten different people today. If out of ten I can make three happy, then I can have an effect on 3000 more people." "It sounds good on paper," I said, "but I"m not sure it works in practice." "Nothing is lost if it doesn"t. It didn"t take any of my time to tell that man he was doing a good job. He neither received a larger tip nor a smaller tip. If it fell on deaf ears, so what? Tomorrow there will be another taxi driver I can try to make happy." |
1. When the driver heard my friend"s words, he at first became____. |
A. excited. B. angry C. pleased D. surprised |
2. Why did the writer"s friend praise the driver? |
A. Because he hoped to take the driver"s taxi again. B. Because he hoped to bring love to the city. C. Because the driver moved him really. D. Because the driver often helped him. |
3. What does the writer think of his friend"s idea? |
A. It"s not a good idea. B. It"s not easy to carry out. C. It"s funny. D. It"s a little interesting. |
4. We can learn from the passage that____. |
A. the writer tried to make the taxi driver happy. B. the writer"s friend wanted to be a good taxi driver. C. the writer"s friend did his best to make the world better. D. the writer"s plan would fail if the taxi driver didn"t listen to him. |
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1-4DBBC |
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The story tell us about the British writer, Richard Savage. He was once living in London with_ 1_ money in his pockets. In order to get some food and clothes he wrote the story of his life and managed to have it _2__ .But not many copies of his books were __3_ in the shops, and he was still living a hard life. Because of anxiety and malnutrition, he became very weak and before long fell _ 4_ ,and a doctor was sent for. The doctor was not rich enough, but __5_ literature. He tried his best to cure Savage of his illness and a week later Savage was out of __6_ When he finally recovered his __7_ , the doctor sent a bill to Savage for his __8_ ,but poor Savage had no money to __9_ it. The doctor waited for a month and sent another bill. __10_ no money again, the doctor went to Savage himself. " You know you __11_ your life to me," said the doctor, "and I should _12__ some thankfulness from you." "I __13_ ," said the writer, " you"ve done a great favour for me and to __14_ that I"m not ungrateful for your kindness, I"ll __15_ my life to you." With these _16__ he handed the doctor two copies of The Life of Richard Savage. The doctor took the books home and began to __17_ them carefully. "I see I"ve _18__ the life of a great writer," the doctor said to himself with a sense of pride. " Maybe this is the only thing I could be really __19_ in my life." Five years later Savage called on the doctor to pay his bill, only to find that the doctor had already _20__. |
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My son Gilbert was eight years old and has been in Cub Scouts only a short time. During one of his meetings he was 1 a sheet of paper, a block of wood and four tires(车胎) and told to return home and give all to" 2 ". But his father was then in hospital because of an accident. Having no carpentry (木工工作)skills, I decided it would be best if I simply read the 3 and let Gilbert do the work by himself. Within days his block of wood was turning into a pinewood racing car. Gilbert felt pretty proud, the pride that came with knowing you did 4 _on your own. But,when the big night came, my little son"s pride 5 humility (谦卑). Gilbert"s car was obviously the only 6 0ne made 7 0n his own, while all the other cars, cool and smooth, were a father-son 8 . 9 ,Gilbert was the only boy without father at his side. Gilbert had "mom". The race 10 and went on smoothly. Finally it was between Gilbert and the prettiest, fastest-looking car there. As the last race was about to begin, Gilbert asked if they could stop the race for a minute, 11 he wanted to pray. The race stopped. Gilbert talked with his father in his heart for a very long minute. Then he smiled and announced, "Okay, I am 12 . " As the crowd 13,the boy named Tommy stood with his father as their car sped down the camp(斜坡). Gilbert stood with his father within his heart. Finally, his block of wood rushed over the 14 line just a second before Tommy"s car. Gilbert jumped into the air with a loud "Thank you" as the crowd roared in 15 . The Scout Master came up to Gilbert and asked the obvious question, " So you prayed to 16 , huh, Gilbert?", to 17 my young son answered, "Oh, no, sir. That 18 be fair to ask God to help you beat someone else. I just asked father for 19 ,so I wouldn"t cry when I 20 " |
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The phone rang loudly next to her ear as she sat at the computer. Sarah picked it up; hoping it wasn"t for her, because she really didn"t feel like talking to anyone. She uttered a monotonous (沉闷的 ) , " Hello?" " Hi Sarah! !This is Mindy! What"s up?? Umm, the reason that called was that I need help with the English assignment. I"ve been having trouble coming up with a topic. " Sarah"s shoulders silently drooped as she realized that she had completely forgotten about the homework to witness or be a part of a situation and write it in down in great detail. She let out a sigh. As her best friend continued to talk about her topic ideas, Sarah"s mind drifted. She thought about how Mindy was moving 500 miles away in less than a month. She thought about how much she"d miss her friend and how it wouldn"t be the same without her. "So, do you have any idea what I should do about this assignment? "Mindy asked, bringing Sarah out of her fog. She answered her own question, suddenly exclaiming, "I know! ! I"ll describe what happened today in the lunch line! I just wanted to ring that Jennifer girl"s neck! ! SHE WAS SO RUDE! "" Sarah thought back to earlier in the day when they had been in the lunch line, waiting patiently and a snotty(自大的)girl pushed her way up in front of them, causing Mindy and Sarah to lose their place in line. "That sounds like a good idea. I wish I"d thought of that, "Sarah says softly. The conversation ended quickly after that and Sarah was feeling better. She was still sad that her best friend was moving, but she knew that they would keep in touch and always be close. At just that moment, Sarah was glad that Mindy called. She now had the perfect topic for her English assignment. |
1. What do we know about Sarah when the phone rang first ? |
A. She was in low spirits. B. She was busy working. C. She was doing her assignment. D. She was repairing the computer. |
2. Mindy called Sarah to___________. |
A. inform Sarah of her leaving B. say that she was missing Sarah C. ask Sarah for help D. comfort Sarah |
3. How did Sarah feel about Mindy"s moving? |
A. She was sad that she would miss her friend. B. She di4n"t quite care about it. C. She was surprised because Mindy hadn"t told her earlier. D. She was sad that Mindy would forget her. |
4. Why was Sarah feeling better after their telephone conversation ended? |
A. Because she finally thought of what she could write about. B. Because she knew that she and Mindy would keep in touch. C. Because Mindy could act bravely to protect them at school. D. Because Mindy would never trouble her with a question any more. |
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Have you ever read the book The Wolf Totem by a famous writer, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever thought about the wolves" world? When it comes to the wolf, we tend to 1 it as a kind of fierce creature. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness? If you had read this book, you would 2 the wolves . In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 3 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 4 full use of the shape of land to 5 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 6 at fighting. The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 7 . Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 8 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 9 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 10 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 11 makes wolves 12 . The wolves also have great self-preservation and won"t 13 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book The Wolf Totem, 14 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 15 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 16 wolves. The little wolf bit through that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter. I was shocked by this kind of 19 wolves which are one of the most respected creatures on the earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 20 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and get into this not simple but dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature! |
( ) 1. A. describe ( ) 2. A. hunt ( ) 3. A. survival ( ) 4. A. get ( ) 5. A. fight ( ) 6. A. expert ( ) 7. A. process ( ) 8. A. brave ( ) 9. A. fight ( )10. A. As though ( )11. A. what ( )12. A. fierce ( )13. A. turn in ( )14. A. just ( )15. A. satisfaction ( )16. A. rest ( )17. A. willing ( )18. A. although ( )19. A. self-respect ( )20. A. humorous | B. think B. admire B. life B. take B. avoid B. imaginative B. lifestyle B. lonely B. struggle B. Even if B. that B. brave B. give in B. once B. sorrow B. the other B. worried B. until B. self-confident B. curious | C. refer C. draw C. food C. have C. trap C. creative C. teamwork C. single C. fail C. Even so C. which C. aggressive C. take in C. soon C. disappointment C. another C. proud C. before C. selfish C. strange | D. look D. watch D. plant D. make D. discover D. considerate D. control D. fair D. fear D. As for D. one D. powerful D. break in D. only D. pleasure D. others D. eager D. unless D. selfless D. different | 完形填空 | Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员 ) in spite of her disability. "Early on I decided not to allow the 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in Scotland and began 2 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 3 . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 5 me. " "My 6 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I 7 to "hear" music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 8 the pitch of a note (音调高低) by the vibrations (振动) I feel through my body and through my 9 . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 10 that I have. " "I was 11 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 12 this before and some teachers 13 my admission. Based on my performance, I was 14 admitted and went on to 15 with the academy"s highest honours. " "After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 16 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 17 had been written specially for solo percussionists. " "I have been a soloist for over ten years. 19 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn"t 18 that my passion couldn"t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20 by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. " | ( )1. A. conditions ( )2. A. enjoying ( )3. A. sight ( )4. A. evidence ( )5. A. left ( )6. A. purpose ( )7. A. turned ( )8. A. tell ( )9. A. carefulness ( )10. A. sense ( )11. A. dissatisfi ( )12. A. done ( )13. A. supported ( )14. A. usually ( )15. A. study ( )16. A. wrote ( )17. A. enough ( )18. A. However ( )19. A. mean ( )20. A. directed | B. opinions B. choosing B. hearing B. result B. excited B. decision B. learned B. see B. movement B. effort B. astonished B. accepted B. followed B. finally B. research B. translated B. some B. Although B. seem B. guided | C. actions C. taking C. touch C. excuse C. accompanie C. promise C. used C. hear C. imaginatio C. feeling C. determined C. advised C. required C. possibly C. graduate C. copied C. many C. When C. conclude C. taught | D. recommendatio D. giving D. taste D. cause D. disappointed D. goal D. ought D. smell D. experience D. idea D. discouraged D. admitted D. opposed D. hopefully D. progress D. read D. few D. Since D. say D. limited |
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