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These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an） for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf"s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him "Mr. Bloggs" "Alf".
| 小题1: | | A．eventually | B．occasionally | C．usually | D．apparently |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．willing | C．interested | D．lucky |
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| 小题3: | | A．official | B．manager | C．salesman | D．dustman |
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| 小题4: | | A．hopefully | B．probably | C．simply | D．politely |
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| 小题5: | | A．wore | B．put | C．tried | D．dressed |
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| 小题6: | | A．took | B．spent | C．cost | D．wasted |
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| 小题7: | | A．mistake | B．secret | C．memory | D．reputation |
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| 小题8: | | A．another | B．one | C．the other | D．other |
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| 小题9: | | A．status | B．look | C．direction | D．statue |
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| 小题10: | | A．in spite of | B．regardless of | C．instead of | D．in case of |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10:C |
解析
试题分析：现在，从事体力劳动的人常常比坐办公室的人挣更多的钱。这些在办公室工作的人常被称为“白领”。许多人愿意用丰厚的工资来换取白领的特殊待遇，这就是人性。
小题1:考查副词辨析。A最终；B偶尔；C通常；D显然地，似乎。People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers”在办公室工作的人常被称为“白领”，是因为他们通常穿衬衫打领带，故选C。
小题2:考查动词辨析。A兴奋的；B愿意的；C感兴趣的；D幸运的。为了得到白领的特殊待遇，许多人总是愿意牺牲掉有着更高报酬的工作，be willing to do sth愿意做某事，故选B。
小题3:考查名词辨析。A官员；B经理；C销售员；D清洁工。根据下一段的“as a dustman”可知，Alf是一名清洁工，故选D。
小题4:考查副词辨析。A充满希望地；B可能地；C只不过，仅仅；D有礼貌地。根据Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job可知，Alf没有告诉妻子自己工作的事情，仅仅告诉她自己是这个公司的一名员工，故选C。
小题5:考查动词辨析。A穿着；B穿上；C尝试；D穿着。 in a smart black suit穿着一套黑色西装，be dressed in穿着......，故选D。
小题6:考查动词辨析。A带走，花费（时间）；B花费，度过；C花费（金钱）；D浪费。 the next eight hours as a dustman，Alf以清洁工的身份度过接下来的八个小时，主语是人时，用spend，故选B。
小题7:考查名词辨析。A错误；B秘密；C记忆力；D名誉。根据下一句的Alf"s wife has never discovered可知，Alf的同事替他保守着这个秘密，keep one’s secret替某人保守秘密，故选B。
小题8:考查不定代词。A三者以上的人或物之一；B泛指一个；C两者之一；D其它的，后加名词复数。for Alf has just found job，Alf刚找到一份新工作，故选A。
小题9:考查名词辨析。A身份，地位；B表情；C方向；D雕塑。but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money他认为金钱的丧失换来地位的上升是值得的，故选A。
小题10:考查介词短语。A尽管；B不管，不顾；C代替，而不是；D如果，万一。others will call him “Mr. Bloggs” “Alf”他人将会称呼他“Mr. Bloggs”而不是“Alf”故选C。 |
举一反三
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck. ”
Many people are like garbage （rubbish） trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You’ll be happy with what you did.
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, “I’m not going to do anymore.”
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you’ll be happier. Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don’t.
小题1:What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?| A．The taxi almost hit another car. | | B．The taxi driver was injured. | | C．The author scolded the driver of the other car. | | D．The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck. |
小题2:How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?| A．He yelled back at the driver. | | B．He sent the driver to the hospital. | | C．He was friendly towards the driver. | | D．He dumped some garbage in front of his car. |
小题3:What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?| A．Many people like to drive garbage trucks. | | B．Many people dump garbage wherever they like. | | C．Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy. | | D．Many people tend to be very much depressed. |
小题4:What can we infer from Paragraph 4?| A．The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks. | | B．The author used to complain a lot. | | C．The author used to have a lot of money. | | D．The author used to be a good manager. |
小题5:According to the passage, what should you do if people “dump garbage” on you?| A．Ignore them and go on with our own work. | | B．Try our best to persuade them not to do that again. | | C．Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place. | | D．Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else. |
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My sister Jodie and I are always traveling for work. As jewelry designers, we need to go to a lot of shows. We can’t pack lightly and usually bring about four suitcases filled with our work.
Most of our stuff is made from heavy materials and metals. So part of the routine for us when we fly is getting stopped by security. Our jewelry sets off the alarms, and we’ve become accustomed to arriving early to go through private screenings. Most of the time, it’s not troublesome.
However, on our recent trip to a Paris trade show, we were stopped at security and asked to empty our bags. One of the agents walked over to another agent and they started whispering to each other. Both gentlemen came back, and one of them then told us that it seemed that we were carrying a very dangerous object.
My sister and I just said, “Huh?” Of course, we were a little concerned, thinking that maybe someone put something dangerous in one of our bags when we weren’t looking.
One of the agents then started to unpack our bags. I kept asking what he was looking for and then the object in question finally appeared. It was our Cosima necklace. It’s a piece of jewelry, with large, metal triangular spikes.
My sister and I looked at each other and breathed a huge sigh of relief. We started laughing and explained to the two male agents that it was just a necklace from our collection, not a weapon of mass destruction. They thought we were lying, and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon.
I tried to explain that we were jewelry designers going to a trade show, and this was simply a piece from our collection. But the agents didn’t buy it. Then a few women guards came over to assist. One of the women guards was holding an earring up to her ear and another was trying on a ring. Apparently, they liked our stuff.
It was only at this point that the male guards gave up. And I think they also got tired of listening to a bunch of women talk about jewelry. They let us through.
We took the names of the women agents and sent them a piece of jewelry when we got back to say thanks.
小题1:When the object in question finally appeared, the writer and her sister felt _______. | A．anxious | B．relieved | C．excited | D．frightened |
小题2:The writer and her sister were stopped by the agents because ________. | A．their suitcases were too heavy | | B．the agents wanted to play a joke on them | | C．they were suspected to carry dangerous objects | | D．the agents wanted to admire the jewelry inside the suitcases |
小题3:The underlined word “buy” in Paragraph 7 probably means ________. | A．doubt | B．believe | C．purchase | D．understand |
小题4:The writer sent the women agents a piece of jewelry in order to ________. | A．persuade them to buy her jewelry later | | B．get help from them next time | | C．show them her talent in designing jewelry | | D．show them her gratitude for their assistance |
小题5:According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Someone put something dangerous in one of the writer’s bags. | | B．The male agents didn’t believe the writer at first. | | C．The female agents liked the jewelry. | | D．The writer is always travelling on business. |
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The adderis the only poisonous snake nativeto Britain. Adders have the most highly developed poison injecting mechanism of all snakes, but they are not aggressive animals. Adders will only use their poison as a last means of defence, usually if caught or trodden on. No one has died from adder bites in Britain for over 20 years. By far the most common smake in Britain is the adder. In Scotland, in fact, there are no other snakes at all. The adder is also the only British sanke with a poisonous bite. It can be found almost anywhere, but prefers sunny hillsides and rough open country, including high gournd. In Ireland there are no snakes at all.
Most people regard snake bites as a fatal misfortune, but not all bites are serious, and very few are fatal . Sometimes attempts at emergency treatment turn out to be more dangerous than the bite itself, with amateurs heroically, but mistakenly, trying do-it-yourself surgery and other unnecessary measures.
All snakes have small teeth, so it follows tha tall snakes can bite, but only te bite of the adder presents any danger. British snakes are shy animals and are far more frightened of you than you could possibly be of them. The adder will attack only if it feels threatened, as can happen if you take it by surprise and step on it accidentally, or if you try to catch it or pick it up, which it dislikes intensely. If it hears you coming, it will normally get out of the way as quickly as it can, but adders cannot move very rapidly and may attack before moving if you are very close.
The effect of a bite varies considerably. It depends upon severa things, one of which is the boidy-wight of the person bitten. The bigger the person, the less harmful the bite is likely to be, which is why children suffer far more seriously from snake bites in Britain ,and thought these bites can make some pepe very ill, there are probably just as many cases of bites having little or no effect, as there are of serious illness.
小题1:What does the underlined phrase “ trodden on” probably mean?| A．Found out | B．Heard from | C．Stepped on. | D．Robbed of. |
小题2:Where are adders to be found?| A．In fertile fields in Scotland. | | B．On wild land throughout Britain. | | C．In many parts of Britain and Ireland. | | D．Everywhere in Britian except Scotland |
小题3:What should you do if you are with someone who is bitten by an adder?| A．Catch the biting adder at onece. | | B．Don’t worry about the bitten person. | | C．Don’t try to treat the bite by yourself. | | D．Operate on the person as soon as possible. |
小题4:What’s the best title of the passage?| A．Poisonous Snakes | B．Adders in Britain | | C．Take Care oif Sake Bites | D．Protec Endangered Adders |
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Honey Sweet Cake(Prep. Time: 12 mins.)
Ingredients
Strawberries in syrup(糖浆), 1 package(unfrozen)
Heavy cream, 1 cup
Corn flour, 2 tablespoons
Process
Mix the strawberries, cream and corn flour in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat for about 8～10 minutes, while constantly mixing until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and refrigerate for two hours. Fill the frozen mixture in cake, and serve.
| Rosy Cake(Prep. Time: 10 mins.)
Ingredients
Sugar,cup
Water, 1 cup
Corn flour, 3 tablespoons
Strawberries, 2～3 cups
Process
Take a large saucepan and mix all the ingredients. Cook until the mixture thickens over medium heat. Let it cool naturally and completely. Fill up your cake with the mixture, and serve.
| Triangle Sweet(Prep. Time: 15 mins.)
Ingredients
Sugar,cup
Whipping cream,cup
Unflavoured gelatin(明胶), 1 tablespoon
Cold water, 2 tablespoons
Boiled water, 3 tablespoons
Strawberries crushed, 2 cups
Process
Add sugar to the crushed strawberries and set them aside. In cold water, soften gelatin, and once it is softened, add boiling water. Stir(搅动) until the gelatin dissolves(溶解)．Add the dissolved gelatin mixture to the strawberries and let it cool. Now whip(搅打) the cream till it becomes stiff. When the strawberry mixture is of syrup thickness, add the whipped cream to it. Refrigerate until it sets. Fill it into your cake, and serve.
| Flaming Maple(Prep. Time: 10 mins.)
Ingredients
Fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoons
Honey, 2 tablespoons
Maple syrup, 2 tablespoons
Strawberries, ripe, 2 pints
Process
Make a fruit butter of half of the strawberries. Add honey, lemon juice, and maple syrup until it forms a smooth sauce. Add the remaining strawberries. Fill the mixture in the cake, and serve.
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小题1:Which of the following ingredients (is) are used in all the recipes?| A．Heavy cream. | B．Sugar syrup. | | C．Corn flour. | D．Strawberries. |
小题2:Chefs needn"t freeze the ingredients when preparing ________．
① Honey Sweet Cake ② Rosy Cake ③Triangle Sweet ④Flaming Maple小题3:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．Triangle Sweet takes the longest time to prepare. | | B．Strawberries used in the recipes aren"t all fresh. | | C．Most strawberries are used when making a Rosy Cake. | | D．Honey Sweet Cake is the best choice for busy mothers. |
小题4:In how many recipes should chefs thicken the mixture by heating?| A．Only one. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
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Handshaking, though a European practice is often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed(无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of friendship. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other"s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. "Let"s shake (hands) on it" sometimes means agreement reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or-her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding(误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved(保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.
小题1:In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.| A．to make a deal | B．to greet each other | | C．to show friendliness | D．to reach an agreement |
小题2:The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.| A．where handshaking was first practised | | B．how handshaking came about | | C．about the relationship between handshaking and trade | | D．about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China |
小题3: According to the text, which of the following statements is true?| A．Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese. | | B．Westerners are unwilling to shake hands. | | C．We should make a judgement before shaking hands. | | D．We shouldn"t shake hands with European women. |
小题4:The main purpose of the text is ______.| A．to tell us some differences between the East and the West | | B．to offer us some important facts about handshaking | | C．to introduce us to some different customs in the West | | D．to give us some advice before we travel abroad |
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