任务型阅读 Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically no
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strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside to take the last remaining seat on the underway or bus.
This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men,who say that since women have claimed equality,they no longer deserve to be treated with politeness and th
at those who go out to work should take their turns in the rat race like anyone else.But women have never claimed to be
physically strong as men.Even if it is not agreed,however,the fact remains that courtesy(礼节) should be
shown to the old and the sick.Are we really so lost to all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there
indifferently(冷漠地) reading the paper or a book,saying to ourselves,"First come,first served" while a greyhaired woman,a mother with a young child or a cripple(残障者) stands?Yet this is all too often seen.
Older people,tired and impatient from a day"s work,are not always considerate either - far from it.
Many arguments break out as the older people push and squeeze(挤)each other to get on buses.One
cannot approve this,of course,but one does feel there is just a little more excuse.
It seems urgent,not only that communications in transport should be improved,but also that
communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite.All over cities,it seems that
people are too tired and too rushed t
o be polite.Shop assistants won"t bother to assist；taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously around corners；bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have time to get on or off the bus,and so on.It seems to us that it is up to the young
to do their small part to stop such lowering of moral standards.
Title:Manners in Metropolitan Cities
| Theme | Politeness is (1)_____, especially in large cities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phenomena | Excuses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Big，strong schoolboys push elderly women aside to (2)_____ on the last remaining seats. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young men (3)_____to treat women politely. | Women think they are(4)_____ to men, so they should take their turns in the rat race like others. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young people sit (5)_____reading while greyhaired women, mothers with (6)_____and disabled people stand by. | First come, first served. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The elderly themselves push each other to get on buses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (7)_____ | ·Communications in transport are not satisfactory.·Communication between people doesn"t go (8)_____and politely.·People are too (9)_____and too | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solution | Young people make an (10)_____to stop such lowering of moral standards. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. disappearing/nonexistent/missing/lacking/lost 2. sit/rest 3. refuse/hate/dislike 4. equal 5. indifferently 6. children/babies 7. Causes/Analysis 8. smoothly 9. tired 10. effort | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| My grandfather was a teacher.He was the headmaster of a school for boys between the ages of thirteen and eighteen.I know that he was a kind and gentle man at heart,because when I was young (and he was old),he gave me presents,and seated me on his knees,and told me stories,but I believe the boys at his school were afraid of him. At school,when he walked into a room full of noisy boys,there was silence at once.When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eyes,that boy went red in the face,and looked down at his shoes.If a boy brought him poor,careless work,which was not the best that boy could do,my grandfather picked up the boy"s book and threw it across the room,shouting,"Do it all again,and bring it back early in the morning!" If the boy was late,or if he forgot to birng the work,he had to do it again  and again,and yet again.My grandfather never forgot. He was a very different man at school from the man I saw day by day in his own home. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. I know my grandfather was kind and gentle,because________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. he was the headmaster of a boys" school B. he gave me presents and told me stories C. he told me stories about how kind he was D. he never scolded me | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. When he looked at a boy in a certain way,that boy________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. went red in the face and could not return my grandfather"s look B. looked back at my grandfather"s red face C. changed another one D. went red in the face because  his shoes were dirty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. My grandfather didn"t like to receive________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. worse work than he could do himself B. work that the boys could not do C. work that was not as good as the boys could do D. the work that the boys did | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. When he received poor work,my grandfather________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. shouted at the boy and threw his work across the room B. went red in face C. threw the book on the floor,and shouted across the room D. threw the book at the boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. He was a different man at home because________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. he didn"t get angry at school like he did at home B. he was not as gentle as at home C. he didn"t throw books about at school like he did at home D. he didn"t usually get angry at home | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| If there is one person who has left a deep impression on me,it"s my teacher,Mrs Pathak,who was my class teacher for three years.In my childhood,how I wished I had a mother or a sister like her.One moment she could be tough (严厉的) and strict,another moment caring and compassionate (富有同情心的)． She always encouraged us  to tell the truth.For instance,if one had not done the homework,he need not lie.She allowed us to make mistakes,saying we couldn"t be perfect all the time,but we should try. Another thing she taught me early on was punctuality.She set a good example with her own behaviour. She was always on time,so we students tried our best to be on time. She surprised us with her sense of humour.Her classroom teaching was alwa  ys humorous.After class,she talked to us and told us jokes. We really felt free to as  k questions and Mrs Pathak would give the answers.If she did not know-there had been some occasions (场合)-she would say so.We all then tried to find out the answers.Whoever came up with the answer was appreciated and given the due credit (应有的称赞)．Now I sometimes wonder whether Mrs Pathak was pretending just to encourage us to explore and find answers by ourselves. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. According to the passage,which of the following is NOT suitable for describing Mrs Pathak? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Tough. B. Humorous. C. Compassionate  . D. Careful. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. The underlined word "punctuality" in the third paragraph probably means________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. being on time B. being honest C. being patient D. being clean | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. The underlined word "so" in the last paragraph means that________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. the answers were not right B. she didn"t know the answers C. the answers were co  rrectD. she would give the answers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. According to the passage,which of the following statements is TRUE? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Mrs Pathak asked us to tell jokes in class. B. Mrs Pathak was always strict in the classroom. C. Mrs Pathak thought telling truth was good. D. Mrs Pathak liked asking questions herself. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. In the author"s opinion,why didn"t Mrs Pathak give the answers to the questions sometimes? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Because she didn"t like answering the questions. B. Because she didn"t know the answers to the questions. C. Because she wanted the students to find them out by themselves. D. Because she thought the students knew the answers already. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generally speaking,you need to arrive at the railway station an hour before the train leaves.However,if you take a train during the Spring Festival or holidays,you are advised to be two hours early.Here are the basic steps for boarding. Enter the railway station. There are Xray machines at the entrance of each railway station.All the luggage (行李) has to be passed through to examine for dangerous things.Once you put your luggage on the machine,please go to the other side and fetch it q  uickly in case that your luggage is taken either by mistake or on pur pose.Find the right waiting room. After you enter the railway station,you should find the terminal hall (候车厅) where your train is going to leave from.There are always electronic boards at the railway station with information shown in Chinese.You can find your waiting room according to the information given on your train ticket,or you can ask a member of staff for help if you are in trouble with Chinese. Get onto the platform (月台)． In most cases,checkin starts 30 minutes before the train leaves if it is the starting station.So you are advised to arrive at the station one hour early.If it is not a starting station,checkin starts when the train arrives,then you just need to be 30 minutes early.You will be informed by radio then.Remember to take all your luggage! Board the train The train number and the carriage (车厢) number are shown outside the train clearly；therefore it is easy to find your carriage.There is a member of staff at the door of each carriage to whom you are required to show your ticket.If you board on the wrong carriage,he / she will guide you to the right one. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. This passage is mainly to tell us_ _______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. how to take the train B. when to get to the railway station C. when to get onto the platform D. why we should take the train | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. If you want to take the train during the Spring Festival you"d better reach the railway station________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. two hours ahead of time B. one hour and a half ahead of time C. an hour ahead of time D. thirty minutes ahead of time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Xray machines at the entrance ar e probably used to________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. help passengers to take away their heavy luggage B. show passengers the right way to the waiting room C. mak  e sure passengers"luggage is not lostD. check the luggage passengers take with them | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. In this passage people ride the train most probably in________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. China B. Britain C. Russia D. Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. When you get on the train________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. you should tell the staff your carriage number B. you have to buy a ticket for your luggage C. the railway staff will offer to help you D. you"d better read the information on electronic boards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 任务型阅读。 While being laid off and entering into retirement are far from the same, they both often leave one half of a couple with extra time on their hands, and plenty of pent-up(被压制的) energy that their significant other, coming home after a long day at work, can"t handle. WSJ.com recently wrote an article that shared a few words of wisdom on how to deal with this situation. Here are a few of their tips: 1. Be nice to each other and have a positive attitude. As hard as it may be, try to not be discouraged during the job search and make sure to support your spouse(配偶). If one of you says something negative, the other should try to come back with a positive. And don"t forget, compliments can go a long way. 2. Encourage your partner to take up a hobby, get a side job or join a club. Typically, people work an average of forty hours a week, eight to nine hours a day. So is it any wonder that someone suddenly unemployed might go crazy with all that free time? In order to squash the boredom before it begins, encourage your partner to stay as busy as possible. Stay healthy and join a sports team, or learn how to cook (this benefits your spouse as well). Another option is taking up a side job serving food or working as a sales associate.  This will allow your sweetie to interact with other people as well as earn some money. But, of course, new hobbies shouldn"t take up the time needed to continue the job hunt.3. Encourage them to continue their existing friendships and to foster(培养) new ones. As WSJ.com points out, those who recently lost their jobs are sometimes embarrassed and therefore shut out family and friends. They might cling(依靠)to their partners for support. Tell your wife or husband to talk to their families and friends. They know and love them, and can be a good support system (rather than a support group of one: you). 4. Give each other a little space before and after "couple time." You may be happy to spend time with your significant other but need a little alone time after working all day. To the recently laid off: let your partner settle down, drink a beer, and watch a little television before you bombard (发出连珠炮似的问题)him with your idea to go skydiving or white water rafting. You may have an endless amount of pent up energy, but they probably need some space to relax. 5. Trust each other. When everything is going great, it"s easy to be happy and to trust your partner is doing everything he should. It"s not nearly as simple when half of your income is gone. Stand by each other as a couple and trust that each of you is doing everything necessary to get another job. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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demands good sleep.Studies have shown that most people need eight hours of sleep each 
s move back and forth quickly.
More than 100,000 car accidents are caused each year by drivers who nod off (打盹). Almost $100 billion is lost yearly in the business and environmental
field.People deprived_of sleep have been factors in
accident.So do yourself and everyone around you a favour.Don"t cheat yourself out of good sleep!