On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets 1
and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were
2 to go home. Some battled to 3 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the 4 bravely, walking
miles to get to work.
I 5 to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only
to find that most 6 had stopped. After making my way 7 crowds of people. I finally found a subway
line that was 8 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 9 the subway that I could not even
get down the stairs to the 10 . So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to
the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 11 my stop. Then I had to walk several
blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was 12 through, exhausted and 13 .
My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I
was about to turn off my computer 14 I received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 15 reported to work. It is always reassuring (令
人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 16 to their jobs. Thank you.
Garth"s email was short, but I learned more from that 17 message than I ever did from a textbook. The
email taught me that a few words of 18 can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic 19 had
made me tired and upset. But Garth"s words immediately 20 me and put a smile back on my face. |
( )1. A. break
( )2. A. forced
( )3. A. order
( )4. A. climate
( )5. A. used
( )6. A. practice
( )7. A. to
( )8. A. operating
( )9. A. check
( )10. A. street
( )11. A. paused
( )12. A. wet
( )13. A. ashamed
( )14. A. while
( )15. A. hardly
( )16. A. devotion
( )17. A. accurate
( )18. A. promise
( )19. A. troubles
( )20. A. corrected | B. flood
B. refused
B. pay
B. scenery
B. promised
B. routine
B. through
B. cycling
B. carry
B. ground
B. crossed
B. weak
B. discouraged
B. when
B. casually
B. donation
B. urgent
B. appreciate
B. signals
B. supported | C. sink
C. adjusted
C. call
C. storm
C. deserved
C. process
C. over
C. turning
C. find
C. floor
C. reached
C. sick
C. surprised
C. where
C. absolutely
C. connection
C. brief
C. advice
C. rules
C. amazed | D. crash
D. gathered
D. search
D. burden
D. happened
D. service
D. for
D. rushing
D. board
D. platform
D. parked
D. hurt
D. puzzled
D. after
D. eventually
D. reaction
D. humorous
D. guidance
D. signs
D. refreshed |
答案
| 1-5: BACCD 6-10: DBADD 11-15: CABBD 16-20: ACBAD |
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| 阅读理解。 | It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca
about his plan for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it," Deluca recalls saying.
"Buck said, "you should open a sandwich shop.""
That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After
doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut,
and when they couldn"t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.
But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, "After six months, we were doing
poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls." All he and Buck
knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.
Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working
at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas
for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could
tell the public. We are so successful, we are opening a second store."" And they did-in the spring of 1966.
Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.
But the partners" learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca
would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their supplies. "It probably took me two and a half
hours and it wasn"t necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal
relationships established really helped out," Deluca says.
And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just
have to keep working toward your goal," Deluca adds. Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the
multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. | | 1. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _____. | A. support his family
B. pay for his college education
C. help his partner expand business
D. do some research | | 2. Which of the following is true of Buck? | A. He put money into the sandwich business.
B. He was a professor of business administration.
C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.
D. He rented a storefront for Deluca. | | 3. What can we learn about their first shop? | A. It stood at an unfavorable place.
B. It lowered the prices to poor management.
C. It made no profits due to poor management.
D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich. | | 4. They decided to open a second store because they _____. | A. had enough money to do it
B. had succeeded in their business
C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers
D. wanted to make believe that they were successful | | 5. What contributes most do their success according to the author? | A. Learning by trial and error.
B. Making friends with supplies.
C. Finding a good partner.
D. Opening chain stores. | | 完形填空。 | One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For
several weeks she had been 1 me to play chess (棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 2 .
It was a school night, however, and at nine o"clock my daughter asked if I could 3 my moves, because
she 4 to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 5 she had strict sleeping habits, 6 I
thought she ought to be able to 7 some of this strictness. I said to her, " 8 , you can stay up late for once.
We"re having 9 ." We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked 10 . Finally she
said, "Please, Daddy, do it quickly." "No," I replied. "If you"re going to play it 11 , you"re going to play it
slowly." And so we 12 for another ten minutes, until 13 my daughter burst into tears, and 14 that she was
beaten.
Clearly I had made 15 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 16 time with my daughter but had
17 my desire to win to become more 18 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my
desire to win 19 me well. As a parent, I 20 that it got in my way. So I had to change. | ( )1. A. guiding
( )2. A. allowed
( )3. A. change
( )4. A. agreed
( )5. A. knew
( )6. A. so
( )7. A. put up
( )8. A. As usual
( )9. A. patience
( )10. A. excited
( )11. A. well
( )12. A. discussed
( )13. A. nervously
( )14. A. promised
( )15. A. a mistake
( )16. A. free
( )17. A. managed
( )18. A. important
( )19. A. offered
( )20. A. realized | B. asking
B. expected
B. repeat
B. needed
B. learned
B. for
B. take up
B. Go ahead
B. luck
B. proud
B. again
B. continued
B. immediately
B. admitted
B. a decision
B. different
B. recognized
B. attractive
B. served
B. apologized | C. training
C. replied
C. hurry
C. begged
C. guessed
C. but
C. pick up
C. By the way
C. fun
C. anxious
C. fairly
C. counted
C. strangely
C. wondered
C. an attempt
C. full
C. allowed
C. practical
C. controlled
C. imagined | D. advising
D. accepted
D. pass
D. hated
D. heard
D. or
D. give up
D. Come on
D. success
D. angry
D. regularly
D. argued
D. suddenly
D. discovered
D. an effort
D. happy
D. reduced
D. interesting
D. taught
D. explained | | 完形填空。 | James"s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 1 the coins that lay on the bed.
＄24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90! 2 on earth was he going to get
the 3 of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 4 to hang around with people when you were the only
one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 5 asking his parents, for he knew
they had no money to 6 .
There was only one way to get money, and that was to 7 it. He would have to find a job. 8 who
would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 9 on most
things.
"Well, you can start right here," said Mr.. clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing."
That was the 10 of James" s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after
finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He
lost count of the 11 of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out
cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 12 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the
13 increased and he knew that he would soon have 14 for the bicycle he longed for.
The day 15 came when James counted his money and found ＄94. 32. He 16 no time and went down
to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 17 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle
to his friends. It had been hard 18 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 19
he had bought it with his own money. He had 20 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even
than the bicycle. | ( )1. A. cleaned
( )2. A. How
( )3. A. amount
( )4. A. brave
( )5. A. point
( )6. A. split
( )7. A. borrow
( )8. A. Or
( )9. A. decisions
( )10. A. beginning
( )11. A. similarity
( )12. A. brand
( )13. A. effort
( )14. A. all
( )15. A. finally
( )16. A. gave
( )17. A. patiently
( )18. A. applying
( )19. A. since
( )20. A. deserved | B. covered
B. Why
B. part
B. hard
B. reason
B. spend
B. earn
B. So
B. experience
B. introduction
B. quality
B. number
B. pressure
B. enough
B. instantly
B. left
B. proudly
B. asking
B. if
B. benefited | C. counted
C. Who
C. sum
C. smart
C. result
C. spare
C. raise
C. For
C. opinions
C. requirement
C. suitability
C. size
C. money
C. much
C. normally
C. took
C. silently
C. looking
C. than
C. achieved | D. checked
D. What
D. rest
D. unfair
D. right
D. save
D. collect
D. But
D. knowledge
D. opening
D. variety
D. type
D. trouble
D. some
D. regularly
D. wasted
D. tiredly
D. working
D. though
D. learned | | 阅读理解。 | How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt"s house, and
my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and
some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought
of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was
saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was
going to see-the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was
leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at
once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost-having to study in three schools as a result of
family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became
even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was
often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home.
I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents
to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles eventually go away!
Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that
my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy. | | 1. How did the author get to know America? | A. From her relatives
B. From her mother
C. From Books and pictures
D. From radio programs | | 2. Upon leaving for America the author felt _____. | A. confused
B. excited
C. worried
D. amazed | | 3. For the first two years in New York, the author _____. | A. often lost her way
B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools
D. got on well with her stepfather | | 4. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4? | A. She worked as a translator
B. She attended a lot of job interviews
C. She paid telephone bills for her family
D. She helped her family with her English | | 5. The author believes that _____. | A. her future will be free from troubles
B. it is difficult to learn to become patient
C. there are more good things than bad things
D. good things will happen if one keeps trying | | 语法填空。 | Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult 1______ was to choose
a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy 2______ (please) as her mother,
who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not 3______ pleasant experience: people stepped on your
feet or 4______ (push) you with their elbows (肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter 5______ some attractive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the
assistant tried to attract her. "Worth double the price." But Jane knew from past experience that her 6______
(choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes 7______ sale.
She did not hesitate for long: although her father smoked a pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was
a present which was bound to please 8______.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already 9______
table having supper. Her mother was excited. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," Jane 10______
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