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I truly believe in the power of paying it forward and I have always got enjoyment and fulfillment from it.
Last year, I was waiting at the traffic lights on my way to work 1 my car was hit from behind. After pulling over, a(n) 2 young man admitted his fault and continued to apologize and explain 3 he had not been "in the moment" while driving. He told me that he had just been driven out of the apartment because of his 4 to pay the rent and that his 5 had just run out. I could 6 his true stress, and as he gave me his details and promised to find a way to pay for it, I tried to 7 him and told him not to worry too much.
When I got to work, my colleagues 8 me to get a quote quickly and were shocked to find that I had not collected his registration details. The same thing happened when I told my sister what had happened and she 9 told me not to let him get away with it. She knew that I had a small amount of money in the bank and was worried that I would not 10 damages (赔偿费).
11 everyone pressuring me to chase up damages, I was unsure of what to do. I decided to 12 a small second-hand car and reflect on my dilemma (进退两难的窘境). After about four months, it was coming up towards 13 and I started to think about how nervous this young man might be feeling, waiting for me to "sting" him, so I 14 made my decision and sent him this short message:
"Hi Joe,
A few weeks back you hit the 15 of my car. I have managed to pick up another car, so I have been able to get 16 . I want to let you know that I am not going to seek any payment from you. If in future you 17 help someone, that would be great. Wish you a wonderful Christmas and hope next year is better."
This young man was so 18 , and I felt that finally a weight had been 19 from my shoulders. If only I had trusted my own heart earlier, we both could have been 20 some unnecessary stress! |
( )1. A. as
( )2. A. anxious
( )3. A. where
( )4. A. ability
( )5. A. petrol
( )6. A. taste
( )7. A. defend
( )8. A. urged
( )9. A. hopefully
( )10. A. ignore
( )11. A. With
( )12. A. sell
( )13. A. Easter
( )14. A. roughly
( )15. A. front
( )16. A. around
( )17. A. can
( )18. A. doubtful
( )19. A. removed
( )20. A. prepared | B. when
B. aggressive
B. how
B. promise
B. wisdom
B. feel
B. tease
B. inspired
B. firmly
B. avoid
B. Despite
B. decorate
B. Christmas
B. finally
B. left
B. across
B. could
B. merciful
B. thrown
B. ordered | C. while
C. confident
C. why
C. authority
C. insurance
C. touch
C. interrupt
C. forced
C. voluntarily
C. investigate
C. Upon
C. purchase
C. Thanksgiving
C. officially
C. right
C. up
C. must
C. grateful
C. reduced
C. booked | D. if
D. curious
D. whether
D. failure
D. patience
D. hear
D. comfort
D. instructed
D. willingly
D. seek
D. Besides
D. hire
D. New Year
D. frequently
D. back
D. down
D. might
D. thoughtful
D. loaded
D. spared |
答案
| 1-5: BACDC 6-10: BDABD 11-15: ACBBD 16-20: ABCAD |
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| 阅读理解。 |
Famous centenarians (百岁老人) still active in arts, science are in no mood to retire. "Those who
stand still, die," is one of Oliveira"s favorite phrases. He knows from experience what it means, as the
Portuguese film director has reached the age of 102 and is still active in his profession. Every year,
Oliveira shoots a film and is currently working on his next project. "You have to work, work, work in
order to forget that death is not far away," he said. When asked about his age, Oliveira said with some
humility: "It"s down to mother nature. It gave to me what it took from others."
Being both mentally and physically fit in old age is partly a matter of luck, but it also has something to
do with character. Not every white-haired person is wise and social skills, openness and the ability to
train the brain are essential for senior citizens.
Along with the architect Oscar Niemeyer (103), Nobel laureate Montalcini (101) and director Kurt
Maetzig (100), Oliveira is one of those people of whom it would be very wrong to think as members of
a listless elderly generation.
Another master in his profession is the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The 103-year-old Brazilian is best
known for his futuristic-looking (未来派的) buildings in Brasilia, but he also speaks out on behalf of the
poor. "The role of the architect is to struggle for a better world where we can develop a form of
architecture that serves everyone and not just a privileged few," said Niemeyer recently. He spends
almost every day working in his office in Copacabana, and even when he falls ill he keeps working on
ideas: After a gallbladder (胆囊) operation he composed a samba tune (桑巴舞曲) in the clinic.
Another man who could sing a song about age is 107-year-old Heesters. The Dutch-born opera
singer spent most of his life performing in Germany, where he still works. Recently Heesters said: "I want
to be at least 108-years-old." He also plans to keep performing. "Should I just sit at home and wait
until they come and pick me up?" Heesters has not given up trying to add to his tally of awards and is
looking for a "good stage role".
Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who is 101-year-old and is still active in medical science, has
described the force that keeps driving her on: "Progress is created through imperfection." In 1986 she
and her lab colleague were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their work on nerve growth factor. She"s convinced that humans grow on challenges.
With so many brilliant examples given, we can see clearly that age is no barrier to some high achievers. |
| 1. From the first two paragraphs, we can see ________. |
A. being active at 102 is achievable for everybody
B. Oliveira owes his long life to his mother"s help
C. being fit in old age is a matter of luck and character
D. social skills and wisdom are difficult for the senior |
| 2. How many centenarians are mentioned in this passage? |
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7 |
3. By saying "Should I just sit at home and wait until they come and pick me up?", Heesters
means that he ________. |
A. is willing to work till he dies
B. is waiting for people to pick him up
C. wants to sit or lie in comfort
D. prefers to give performance at home |
| 4. The best title for this passage may be "________". |
A. The Older, the Wiser You"ll Be
B. Progress, Created Through Imperfection
C. How to Live to Be a Centenarian
D. Age, No Barrier to Some High Achievers |
| 阅读理解。 |
When I was a child I never said, "When I grow up, I want to be a CEO," but here I am. When I look
back on my career, I realize the road to becoming a CEO isn"t a straight, clearly clarified path. In fact, no
two paths are the same. But whether you want to be a boss one day or not, there"s a lot to learn from
how leaders rise to the top of successful companies.
As this series of stories shows, the paths to becoming a CEO may vary, but the people in that position
share the qualities of commitment, work ethic (守则) and a strong desire for building something new. And every CEO take risks along the way - putting your life savings on the line to start a software company or
leaving a big business to be one of the first employees at a startup.
I grew up in Minnesota, and learned how to be an entrepreneur (企业家) from my father, who has
run a small business for almost 30 years. I went to Georgetown University and tried a lot of business
activities in college with varying degrees of success. And I always had a dream job pattern: to walk to
work, work for myself and build something for consumers.
I"m only 29, so it"s been a quick ride to CEO．Out of college, I worked for AOL as a product
manager, then moved to Revolution Health and ran the consumer product team. In mid-2007 I left
Revolution Health and started LivingSocial with several other colleagues, where I became a CEO.
Career advice: Don"t figure out where you want to work, or even what industry you"d like to work at.
Figure out what makes you do so. What gives you a really big rush? Answer why you like things, not
what you like doing...and then apply it to your work life. Also, just because you"re graduating, don"t stop
learning. Read more books than you did in college. If you do, and they"re not, you"re really well-positioned to succeed in whatever you do. |
| 1. What can we know from the first paragraph? |
A. The author hasn"t achieved his childhood ambition.
B. The author thinks there is some easy way to become a CEO.
C. The author had an ambition of becoming a CEO in his childhood.
D. The author believes success stories of CEOs can be beneficial to everybody. |
| 2. According to the author, successful CEOs should ________. |
A. try not to take risks
B. stay in the same business
C. have a strong sense of creativity
D. save every possible penny |
| 3. What can we know about the author from the passage? |
A. He started LivingSocial when he was still a student of Georgetown University.
B. His father had far-reaching influence on him.
C. His business activities at college ended up in more failure than success.
D. He used to run the consumer product team for AOL. |
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The two teachers were sitting in the teachers" room. For a moment there was _1 . Then one of them,Miss Smith, said, "I"m afraid I"d have to _2_ him."
"Now, Alice," said her friend Mrs. Black, "is he such a terrible student?"
"That"s just the _3 ." the other woman replied. "Mike is my best student. The problem is that he"s now so lazy that he never gets his 4 done. He hasn"t handed me_5 of his homework for three weeks and I"d
be surprised_6 he did now."
_7 before had Mrs. Black seen Miss Smith look so unhappy. "Have you 8 with him about it?" she
asked.
"Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework. I _9 that clear the
first day for class. When the course started he did so 10 considered asking the _11 to give him a
scholarship . But now he even 12 in class! I"ve never seen such a _13_ in a student!
"You should have _14 with him. Give him a chance to tell his side of the story."
Miss Smith spoke to Mike and 15_ all about it. He was studying all day and 16 most of the night
in a factory to pay for his education. Of course he was tired in the _17 and sometimes could hardly keep 18 . Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a _19_ and he was able to give up his _20 and
concentrate on his studies, |
( )1. A. distance
( )2. A. fail
( )3. A. lesson
( )4. A. homework
( )5. A. some
( )6. A. even
( )7. A. Long
( )8. A. quarreled
( )9. A. said
( )10. A. quickly
( )11. A. school
( )12. A. talks
( )13. A. matter
( )14. A. lesson
( )15. A. studied
( )16. A. sleeping
( )17. A. morning
( )18. A. silent
( )19. A. scholarship
( )20. A. education | B. silence
B. teach
B. thing
B. housework
B. plenty
B. if
B. Until
B. talked
B. thought
B. often.
B. class
B. sleeps
B. change
B. look
B. got
B. working
B. afternoon
B. clean
B. room.
B. sleep | C. pleasure
C. beat
C. trouble
C. cleaning
C. any
C. though
C. Ever
C. dealt
C. required
C. much
C. others
C. laughs
C. habit.
C. talk
C. learned
C. spending
C. evening
C. warm
C. teacher
C. job | D. delight.
D. tell
D. boy
D. washing
D. lots
D. when
D. Never
D. discussed
D. made
D. well
D. parents
D. walks
D. way
D. meeting
D. understood
D. staying
D. class
D. awake
D. position
D. pay |
| 阅读理解。 |
Ben and his wife Susan were on their way to have dinner with their friends. It was a dark, windy night,
and they did not know the way very well. They drove through a town until they found what they thought
was the road to Dorling,where their friends lived. But it soon became clear that they were not on the road
to Dorling at all. The road that they were on was getting narrower,and there were no other cars on it. The wind was blowing harder with every minute that passed.
They came to a small village .They drove past a church and then two houses without lights on. There
was nobody about to tell them where they were,or where the road went. Just then, Ben saw a telephone
box,twenty meters or so further on. While he walked back along the road to see if there was a name
outside the church,Susan telephoned their friends and told them that they were still on their way.
Their friends were just saying that the dinner was already getting rather cold,when Ben came back to
the telephone box,his head down against the wind. He said that there was a tree lying across the road, and
that the telephone lines were down. Susan heard nothing more from their friends about the dinner. |
| 1. Some time later Ben and Susan found they took a wrong road because ________. |
A. their friends lived nearer than they drove
B. the road was getting narrower and their car alone was on it
C. the hard wind made them get lost
D. the road was not the same as before |
| 2. Ben went to the church to see if there was a name outside because ________. |
A. he was sure to find some people who knew Dorling
B. he hoped to get help from there
C. he wanted to telephone his friends where they were
D. he wanted to stay there for the night |
| 3. Susan could hear nothing more from their friends because ________. |
A. the telephone lines were broken by a tree
B. the strong wind made too much noise
C. they got angry
D. they had all left |
| 4. From the passage we know ________. |
A. Ben and his wife often went out for dinners
B. Ben and his wife lived in the country
C. both Ben and his wife were shortsighted(近视的)
D. Ben and his wife seldom(很少) went to Dorling |
| 阅读理解。 |
I was in a strange city I didn"t know at all, and what"s more, I could not speak a word of the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked
on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I
knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I
stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of
the street and he put the paper into my hands. I had to give him some money and went on my way. The
next person. I asked was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, nodded and gently took me by the
arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and
began walking in the direction he pointed.?
About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields
were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for
me to do was find the nearest railway station. |
| 1. The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because. |
A. he had no money to buy a ticket
B. he wanted to lose himself in the city?
C. he tried to know the city in this way
D. it was late and there were no buses passing by |
| 2. The newspaper-seller______. |
A. didn"t know where the hotel was
B. didn"t understand what the writer said?
C. could understand what the writer said
D. didn"t want to take the money from the writer |
| 3. From the story we know that the policeman______. |
A. was kind but didn"t understand the writer?
B. told the writer where to take a train
C. knew what the writer really meant
D. was cold-hearted and didn"t help the writer |
| 4. What can we learn from the last paragraph? |
A. The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.?
B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman"s help.?
C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.?
D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed. |
| 5. In your opinion, what was the writer"s real trouble? |
A. He didn"t know the city at all.
B. He couldn"t speak the language.?
C. He went too far in the wrong bus.
D. He followed the policeman"s direction. |
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