The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group
began to reflect on what it had meant. We 1 the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets
of the city 2 the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply 3 us all—
the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money … Walking home, 4 under a low
bridge, we came across 5 families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on 6 the night.
We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty (贫困) was 7 than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel,
an air of sadness settled over the group. Many 8 and cried. Spending time in this 9 moves a person to
care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had 10 . Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk
about the difficult 11 that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together 12 a circle as everyone had a
chance to speak, we all began to realize that 13 of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my 14 in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that 15 the emotions we had were painful, they
could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all 16 that we had seen things that should never
be allowed to happen. 17 , what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help
to ease the 18 we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on 19 they could do, a sense of
determination 20 the previous sadness. Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.
| ( )1. A. put up with ( )2. A. now that ( )3. A. puzzled ( )4. A. marching ( )5. A. entire ( )6. A. beyond ( )7. A. stronger ( )8. A. gave up ( )9. A. environment ( )10. A. inspected ( )11. A. feelings ( )12. A. along ( )13. A. neither ( )14. A. experiences ( )15. A. once ( )16. A. supposed ( )17. A. Surely ( )18. A. burden ( )19. A. how ( )20. A. replaced | B. got back to B. so that B. annoyed B. running B. normal B. with B. deeper B. broke down B. hotel B. attempted B. decisions B. around B. either B. schedules B. while B. advised B. Rather B. suffering B. where B. changed | C. looked back on C. as if C. embarrassed C. passing C. average C. till C. worse C. set off C. house C. witnssed C. thoughts C. by C. none C. data C. since C. confirmed C. Now C. anxiety C. what C. covered | D. made up for D. even if D. shocked D. moving D. general D. for D. less D. held on D. background D. challenged D. impressions D. in D. each D. position D. unless D. agreed D. Indeed D. difficulty D. when D. improved | |||||||||||
| 1-5 CBDCA 6-10 DCBAC 11-15 ADCAB 16-20 DCBCA | ||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
| I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn"t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date. We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and reassuring-and I retuned her gift by smiling back. "Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers," she said. "Yes, she"s special," I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. "It’s only our second date, but somehow I am just having the feeling she"s the one," jokingly, I added, "The only problem is that I can’t figure out why she"d want to date a guy like me." "Well, I think she"s very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her," the woman said. "My husband used to bring me flowers every week-even when tines were tough and we didn"t have much money. Those were incredible days; be was very romantic and-of course- I miss him since he’s passed away." I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said "You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady." I handed the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation. It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. "You have a wonderful evening," I said. I left het with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers. I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later, when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me, she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her-that was the night than I won her heart. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Why was the writer in a hurry that day? | ||||||||||||||
| A. He was to meet his girlfriend. B. He had to go back to school soon. C. He was delayed by an elderly lady. D. He had to pick up some groceries. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. What does the underlined phrase "her gift" (Paragraph 2 ) refer to? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Her words. B. Her smile. C. Her flowers. D. Her politeness. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady? | ||||||||||||||
| A. She told him a nice story. B. She allowed him to pay first. C. She gave him encouragement. D. She liked flowers very much. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. What is the message conveyed in the story? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Flowers are important for a date. B. Small talk is helpful. C. Love and kindness are rewarding. D. Elderly people deserve respecting. | ||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
| In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh (法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off. Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, "Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain." I wanted to strike him on the race with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile. Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, "Oh that bus left rive minutes ago." Dreams of head-cutting! It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It"s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad mews from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation dose it in a caring way A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver. Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready ye? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces. Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, "Oh, that"s all right. I"ll catch the next one." Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded (被轰炸的) person is sure to have . | ||||||||||||||
| 1. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic C. describe a scene D. offer an argument | ||||||||||||||
| 2. In the writer"s opinion, his neighbor was _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not considerate D. not helpful | ||||||||||||||
| 3. From "Dreams of head-cutting!" (Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer _____. | ||||||||||||||
| A. was mad at the sales agent. B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams. D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent"s head that night. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. What is the main idea of the text? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication. B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success. C. Receiving bad news requires great courage. D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful. | ||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||
| I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn"t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, "Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?" At that time I didn"t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, "Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!" And she swept it into the wastebasket. I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth? She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, "Now hear this! All objects in this room- if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!" Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, "Honey, you just have to learn how to take control." With that, she left the room. After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood (情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly. | ||||||||||||||
| 1. Why did the author shout at the telephone? | ||||||||||||||
| A. He was mad at the telephone. B. He was angry with his agent. C. He was anxious about his wife. D. He was impatient with the secretary. | ||||||||||||||
| 2. What did the author"s wife do after she heard his shouting? | ||||||||||||||
| A. She said nothing. B. She shouted at him. C. She called the agent. D. She threw the phone away. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. What made the author laugh? | ||||||||||||||
| A. His own behavior. B. His wife"s suggestion. C. His changeable feelings. D. His wife"s sweet kiss. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. What does the underlined word "antics" refer to? | ||||||||||||||
| A. Smart words. B. Unusual actions. C. Surprising looks. D. Anxious feelings. | ||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||||
| My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow 1 . Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really 2 . I looked up to Helen 3 she was doing what she loved- 4 people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers, 5 and feel good. Being a waitress changed my life. One of my 6 customers was Fred. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him 7 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down. Thanks to the newfound confidence I 8 from Helen, I dreamed of having my own 9 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan (贷款), they said, "We just don"t have the money." The next day, Fred saw me and asked, "What"s 10 ? You"re not smiling today." I 11 my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more if somebody 12 just have faith in me." Before long he handed me checks 13 $50,000-along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, "The only collateral (抵押品) on this loan is my trust in your 14 as a person. Good people with a dream should have the 15 to make that dream come true." I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 16 working at the restaurant, making 17 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the 18 . Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was 19 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 20 I paid back Fred the $50,000 plus 14% annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. | ||||||||||||||
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