| ( )1. A. every ( )2. A. cause ( )3. A. earlier ( )4. A. the other ( )5. A. passers-by ( )6. A. instead of ( )7. A. signal ( )8. A. appreciate ( )9. A. annoy ( )10. A. and ( )11. A. do ( )12. A. What’s more ( )13. A. donated ( )14. A. as soon as ( )15. A. at ease ( )16. A. As ( )17. A. actions ( )18. A. slow ( )19. A. goers ( )20. A. thought | B. much B. business B. early B. others B. teachers B. but B. signature B. like B. flee B. but B. support B. Besides B. gave B. as far as B. with happiness B. Before B. hoopes B. fast B. passers-by B. looked at | C. desperately C. affair C. later C. another C. volunteers C. in spite of C. sing C. want C. meet C. or C. make C. Whatever C. came C. as long as C. in silence C. Since C. wishes C. slower C. students C. counted | D. too D. career D. late D. the rest D. people D. in place of D. symbol D. need D. avoid D. so D. create D. However D. passed D. as short as D. in surprise D. During D. trends D. faster D. strangers D. decided | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1-5: CAADC 6-10: ACBDB 11-15: BDACA 16-20: ADDBC | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A taxi driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Inspiring speakers charge thousands of dollars to give his kind of training to corporate directors and staff. It cost me only a ＄12 taxi ride. I had flown into Dallas just for the purpose of calling on a client. Time was important and my plan included a quick turn-around trip from and back to the airport. A clean taxi pulled up. The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door. As we got in the driver"s seat, he mentioned that the neatly folded Wall Street Journal next to me for my use. He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy. Well! I looked around for a "Candid Camera!" Wouldn"t you? I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, "Obviously you take great pride in you work. You must have a story to tell." "You bet," he replied,"I used to be in Corporate America. But I got tired of thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my right position in life, somewhere I could feel proud of being the best I could be. I knew I would never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, being of service and feeling like I have done a full day"s work and done it well. I evaluated my personal property and, I became a taxi driver! One thing I know for sure, to be good in my business I just have to meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be GREAT in my business, I have to EXEED the customer"s expectations! I like the sound of being "great" better than just being "average". Did I tip him big time? You bet! The taxi driver taught me a great life lesson: Go an extra mile when providing any service to others. And there is no good or bad job you can make any job good. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. What lesson did the author learn from the taxi driver? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. How to make the best use of time. B. How to do better in the service business. C. How to turn an interest into your career. D. How to become a motivational speaker. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Why did the author look around for a "Candid Camera"? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Because he was afraid he would be photographed in the cab. B. Because he was worried what the driver could be up to. C. Because he was amazed by the way the driver was treating him. D. Because he wasn"t interested in the tapes offered by the driver. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. It can be inferred from the story that _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. the taxi driver couldn"t accept just being average B. the author was anxious to get back to meet a client C. when the author waited for a taxi at the airport, he was not in a rush D. the taxi driver loved to play his favorite music during rides | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. According to the story, the taxi driver _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. was dissatisfied wit his present job B. was once often rewarded for being a model worker C. enjoyed offering his customers more than they expected D. was forced to become a taxi driver to support his family | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said. "Can we write him a letter?" She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes." My heart jumped."How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked. "No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for. "Just wait, honey. You"ll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face. She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped (缠绕) the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining. "Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three." The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds. Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he"d persevere, dart up, and finally transcend (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. felt it hard to answer B. thought her a creative girl C. believed it easy to do so D. found it easy to lie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. jumped with joy B. became excited C. started writing immediately D. was worried that it couldn"t be delivered | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. An incurable disease. B. An unforgettable memory. C. The hard time her father had. D. The failures her father experienced. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. What would be the best title for the passage? | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A. An unforgettable experience B. The strong red balloon C. Fly to paradise D. A great father | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 1 water to the runners. I remember being so 2 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 3 up for the race. That first 10,000m race was quite an 4 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 5 , I didn"t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性) 6 . At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 7 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn"t even keep up with him. I felt 8 for a second. But then I 9 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 10 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 11 was only to finish. After a minute, it 12 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 13 . I 14 that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 15 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 16 . In life we all have those moments where we 17 ourselves to others. It"s only 18 . Don"t allow those moments to 19 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 20 anything you want in life. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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