My First Job furniture I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields
of Eufaula, Okla. 1 the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for
every nail I 2 out of old boards.
I got my first 3 job, at JM"s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibility. (职责) were
4 tables and washing dishes, 5 sometimes I helped cook.
Every day after school I would 6 to JM"s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I 7 from two until
eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and 8 my friends run off to swim or play. I didn"t
necessarily like work, but I loved what working 9 me to have. Because of my 10 I was always the one
buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me 11 .
Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working 12 around town. A local clothing store offered me credilt
(赊帐) 13 I was only in seventh grade. I immediately 14 a ＄68 sports coat and a ＄22 pair of shoes. I was
15 only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper ＄90! So I learned 16 the danger of easy
credit. I paid it 17 as soon as I could.
My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a 18 of personal satisfaction few of my
friends had experienced. As my father, 19 worked three jobs, once told me, "If you 20 sacrifice (奉献) and
responsibility, there are not many things in life you can"t have." How right he was. |
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D. fear | | 阅读理解。 | The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American
sports car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk
wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographer and went to a room on the first floor where
she met her future husband for the very first time.
Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station"s competition. The aim of the
competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23,
is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered for a
peculiar"experiment" organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England. Greg and Carla were among eight
finalists who were interviewed live on radio. They took a lie detector (测谎仪) test and the station also spoke
to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家)
who declared that they were suited.
The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening,
but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine"s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and
Mr. Cordell"s parents are reported to be less than delighted. Organizations, including the marriage guidance
service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, "We have enough problems getting young
people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love."
The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year"s
free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last? | | 1. How did the couple"s react to the wedding? | A. The bride"s mother shared their joy.
B. The bride"s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.
C. The bridegroom"s parents were quite delighted.
D. The bridegroom"s parents were not that joyful. | | 2. Some experts believe that ______. | A. marriage without the couple"s meeting each other first ends up in divorce
B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage
C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems
D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple | | 3. One of the prizes for the couple is ______. | A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like
B. to use an apartment free for some time
C. to have a wedding dress free
D. to own an American sports car | | 4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? | A. Two Strangers and a Wedding
B. A Wedding Based on Love
C. A Short-Lived Marriage
D. A Well-Matched Coe upl | | 完形填空。 | I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games
I"ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all,
Ed"s idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed"s
been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always
ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy
a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered
inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 . I was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin
must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I"d have predicted (预
计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9 and Ed was 15 . The sudden realization was
painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up. I was having serious 17 about staying
alive until 21 years old. Let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat
on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 20 . | ( )1.A. encouraging
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( )8.A. cared
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( )10.A. set out
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( )16.A. pretended
( )17.A. thoughts
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B. coming
B. stopped
B. doubts
B. completing
B. start
B. respect | C. surprising
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C. joy
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C. straight
C. arrived
C. believe
C. careless
C. Above all
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C. receiving
C. sleep
C. support | D. regular
D. suggested
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D. fitness
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D. favor | | 阅读理解。 | Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his
large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, "Oh,
forevermore!" But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him,
and grandpa wasn"t laughing.
Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his
church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his
glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the
church. His search proved fruitless.
Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen
into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for
those glasses that very morning.
"It"s not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration."I"ve been very faithful in giving of my time
and money to your work, and now this."
Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to
visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather"s small
church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation (教堂会众).
"But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year."
"Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able
to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this.
Then your boxes arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the
top." After a long pause, he continued, "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been
custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!"
The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their
church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the
Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way. | | 1. Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage? | A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.
B. He had a large family to support.
C. He was a carpenter working in the church.
D. He was a loyal Christian. | | 2. The people in the church but Grandpa felt confused at what the director said because _______. | A. Grandpa didn"t tell the director that he was the owner of the glasses
B. the director wanted to return the glasses even though he liked it
C. the director could not get such glasses in their own country
D. the glasses were not included in the donation list | | 3. Who does "the Master Carpenter" in the last paragraph probably refer to? | A. Grandpa"s master.
B. One of Grandpa"s friends.
C. God.
D. Grandpa"s co-worker. | | 4. Which can be the best title of the passage? | A. Grandfather"s life
B. The Helpful Donation
C. The Perfect Mistake
D. An Impressive Speech | | 阅读理解。 | I don"t ever want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people
asked constantly for stories about what it"s like to work in a field dominated by men. I was never very
good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is
the origin of the universe, the shape of space-time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics (天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only
woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as 3 post-doctor doing space research,
the issue started to bother me. My every achievement-jobs, research papers, awards- was viewed through the
lens of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left
brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my
behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply
to any and all provocations: I don"t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I
had at 19 and to realize that I didn"t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another
terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don"t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women"s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me
how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to
answer; 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for
children. And I don"t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don"t tell them"war" stories. Instead, I have given them
this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have
given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that"s a sight worth talking about. | | 1. From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute the author"s failures to ______. | A. the very fact that she is a woman
B. her involvement in gender politics
C. her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D. the burden she bears in a male-dominated society | | 2. What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research? | A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People"s stereotyped attitude towards female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurture | | 3. Why does the author feel great satisfaction when talking about her class? | A. Female students no longer have to worry about gender issues.
B. Her students" performance has brought back her confidence.
C. Her female students can do just as well as male students.
D. More female students are pursuing science than before. | | 4. What does the image the author presents to her students suggest? | A. Women students needn"t have the concerns of her generation.
B. Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
C. Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
D. Women now have fewer discrimination problems about science career. | 最新试题
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