I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.Although my

I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.Although my

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I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.
Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn"t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.
There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he"s an old guy!
For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, "How"s it going?" But he did something different--he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.
I thought it was odd. I has grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don"t give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, "I just found out I have six months to live," and someone would reply, "Have a great day!"
But that wasn"t the end.
He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. "I sure want to thank you for shopping here today," he told them. "You have a great day. Bye-bye."
The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture--and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.
Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name--Marty.
Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy"s body.
I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.
小题1:What was most customers" reaction to Marty"s behavior?
A.They thought it priceless.
B.They thought it awful and odd.
C.They felt somewhat offended.
D.They were in some way moved.
小题2:The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because______
A.the cashier did more than scanning the items
B.the cashier couldn"t work as fast as others
C.there were some big purchases
D.the writer was not patient enough
小题3:What can we infer about Sam Walton?
A.He might be Marty"s father or grandfather.
B.He might have died while working in the market.
C.He might be friendly and devoted to Wal-Mart.
D.He might have come back from the dead once before.
小题4:According to the writer, when common people ask you "How"s it going?"
A.they are just practicing their conversation ability
B.they are inquiring about your private information
C.they don"t expect to hear any negative answers
D.they don"t really care what you may answer
小题5:What does the writer intend to express through the text?
A.Our everyday life is always full of surprises.
B.Being different is a good way of doing business.
C.A little positive action can make a big difference.
D.Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析

试题解析:文章主要讲了作者在超市购物市看到七十多岁的收银员对顾客的热情服务,而对自己的人生的感悟和改变。
小题1:细节理解题。根据倒数第四段All had been touched by his simple gesture--and in a place they never expected.所有人都被他简单的动作感动了,所以D正确。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第四段But he did something different--he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.但是他做了一个不同的动作,事实上他听人们说的话并且回应人们说话,还加入了简短的对话,所以A正确。
小题3:细节推理题。通读全文可以从他对顾客的热情知道:他是一个友好的人,忠于自己的岗位。所以C正确。
小题4:细节理解题。根据第五段I has grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don"t give any thought to the question and just mumble something back我已经变得习惯于人们出于机械式的问我过的怎么样,过一会你根本不需要考虑而只是给以含糊的回答,所以D正确。
小题5:主旨大意题。文章开头提到了I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.作者在沃尔玛有改变一生的经历,而下文All had been touched by his simple gestur所有人都被他简单的动作所感动,所以C正确。
举一反三
One day when I was driving on the freeway, I noticed all the way there were large dividing walls, which had been built between it and the road running parallel to it, for noise reduction (减少) and a sense of separation. The purpose was to create a sense of privacy (隐私) for people on the other side.
This got me thinking: How often do we put up mental barriers that keep us distant from others? Lifting the artificial barriers that keep us apart can offer opportunities to express our goodwill and create better relationships. If we can do like this, maybe our life will be a little different.
There is a little post office in a nearby town, and since it is closer to me than the post office in my own town, I go there. One day, with many people jammed into the little building, a man came hurrying in to mail a letter, and the girl at the counter saw he had too little postage on it. She told him he needed 2 more cents. Obviously he was a little at a loss. He had hurried over from his office, and didn’t have any money on him or time to stand in line. He was going to run back to get the needed money and wait in line again, but he hurried to get the letter mailed in the first place.
As we were watching him, one woman volunteered a two-cent stamp, and the whole line became very quiet. It was a beautiful moment. The man hesitated for a little while and asked her if she was sure, and she assured him she was fine with giving him the stamp. He offered to go back to his office to get the two cents, and she told him not to bother.
It was a small thing, but it meant something to both of the people involved, and to the rest of us. We aren’t a yard that needs defining or a freeway that needs barriers. We are human beings who can contribute to each other’s wellbeing by taking time to pay attention and interact. After all, we are all parts of a whole living in society.
小题1:The purpose of the first paragraph is to __________.
A.summarize the main idea
B.give detailed information
C.tell readers the author’s opinion
D.introduce the topic
小题2:What happened after the man being told he needed two more cents?
A.The man went back to his office immediately.
B.The man turned to a lady for help.
C.A woman offered a stamp to the man.
D.The man waited in line patiently.
小题3:What can we learn about the author?
A.She pays too much attention to privacy.
B.She believes people should participate in the world around them.
C.She confuses real barriers with false ones.
D.She insists all small things always have the greatest meaning.
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Artificial BarriersB.Unnecessary Separation
C.An Unforgettable Experience D.The Kindness of People

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One of the most common questions parents ask me is,“How,in this competitive world,can you raise kind children” My answer is “to begin by being a   adult”. When your child you go the extra mile to help a friend,he will naturally    this as the right way to live.
We are mirrors for our   . When children observe your examples of kindness,they"ll know    to begin. One day,I mentioned that I had a   ,and my 8­year­old daughter     upstairs to run a bath for me. You know who    her stomachaches in just such a way.
Kindness is a quality that isn"t often    in our schools,so we must make a strong effort to acknowledge it   . A busy mother I know is making a(an)     to acknowledge her young son"s kindness. She says,“Once I was with my son on a bus,and he sat next to a classmate using a wheelchair, I was amazed at    helpful and considerate he was,and I was    to praise him when we got home.”
Kindness,compassion(同情),and love    from understanding and respect,and in turn create more of   . It would help to acknowledge kids" thoughtfulness instead of     competition. In an achievement­oriented (成绩导向型) culture,we may focus more     grades and sports victories than on   of the heart.    the time to acknowledge kind actions as having true worth. We can kindness in our everyday lives,for example,by creating a “kindness board”.
小题1:
A.normalB.knowledgeableC.selflessD.kind
小题2:
A.seesB.watchesC.staresD.inspects
小题3:
A.thinkB.considerC.respectD.look
小题4:
A.studentsB.kidsC.parentsD.adults
小题5:
A.whenB.whyC.whereD.what
小题6:
A.headacheB.feverC.coldD.stomachache
小题7:
A.walkedB.movedC.rushedD.stepped
小题8:
A.had treatedB.was treatingC.has treatedD.would treat
小题9:
A.givenB.rewardedC.receivedD.accepted
小题10:
A.in publicB.in secretC.at homeD.on a bus
小题11:
A.planB.trickC.promiseD.effort
小题12:
A.whatB.howC.soD.such
小题13:
A.quickB.lateC.slowD.sorry
小题14:
A.leaveB.giveC.makeD.grow
小题15:
A.bothB.noneC.neitherD.all
小题16:
A.increasingB.reducingC.preventingD.filling
小题17:
A.inB.withC.forD.on
小题18:
A.weightB.valuesC.easinessD.satisfaction
小题19:
A.SpendB.CostC.WasteD.Take
小题20:
A.pushB.formC.throwD.make

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During the last fifteen years of my mother"s life she suffered with Alzheimer"s disease (老年性痴呆). Until then she had been a bright, ____ woman deeply interested and involved in the world around her. I would go home to visit her in Virginia and she would look at me in a(an) ____ way and ask, "Who are you?" I would answer, "I"m your son." "Where do you live?" She would ask. "In California," I would tell her. "Isn"t that interesting," she would say, "I have a son in California."
She seemed ____ forgetful and confused at the beginning of the disease, ____ later on she would go ___ periods of intense anxiety. She would pace through the house she had lived in most of her life ____ uneasily that she wanted to go home. Or she would leave home and wander away if she were ____ for a short time.   
Hoping to please her and put her mind ____ I would take her for a drive, visiting sites where she had lived as a ____. In the yard of the hillside house in Shipman I sat in the car and admired the view of the old oaks and long green lawn. I ____ my mother there was a little girl playing with the pet lamb she had been so fond of. I looked to her for some ____. She shook her head and said, "I want to go home."
Over the years I have decided that what my mother was calling home was not a ____, but a time. I suspect it was a time when she was much ____, when her children were still underfoot, when her husband was still vigorous and attentive.
Watching my mother"s suffering set me wondering ____ I would have in mind if someday I couldn"t find ____ and wanted to go there. In this family we tend to be long-lived and we grow fuzzy (糊涂的) minded as the years go by. At eighty I have already noticed some ____ symptoms. My doctor says the forgetfulness is only ____ and that it comes with age. Still the fear of Alzheimer"s is haunting there. Someday ____ and when I become even more ____ minded than I am now, unable to drive and unable to tell you where "home" is, my dear son, I expect I will ask you to take me home, I know you will do your best to find the place I need to be. I leave these notes for your ____.
小题1:
A.accessibleB.cheerfulC.hopefulD.considerate
小题2:
A.excitedB.doubtfulC.puzzledD.amazed
小题3:
A.greatlyB.hardlyC.totallyD.simply
小题4:
A.butB.soC.andD.though
小题5:
A.withB.throughC.byD.over
小题6:
A.declaringB.suggesting C.cryingD.commenting
小题7:
A.unsettledB.unattendedC.unconcernedD.uninspired
小题8:
A.in placeB.under controlC.in orderD.at ease
小题9:
A.ladyB.studentC.childD.mother
小题10:
A.toldB.picturedC.statedD.encouraged
小题11:
A.responseB.smileC.reasonsD.answers
小题12:
A.nameB.dreamC.symbol D.place
小题13:
A.prettierB.youngerC.happierD.healthier
小题14:
A.thatB.whereC.whichD.when
小题15:
A.memoryB.passionC.homeD.way
小题16:
A.deadlyB.alarmingC.interestingD.allergic
小题17:
A.naturalB.specialC.rareD.unique
小题18:
A.ifB.whatC.untilD.whether
小题19:
A.mechanicalB.cloudyC.clearD.stubborn
小题20:
A.appreciationB.satisfactionC.guidance D.convenience

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As we all know, some people get thirsty not for water. They are thirsty to ____a dream or to make something different. I think it is those people who are eager for ____ with an unquenchable (不能磨灭的) thirst who, ____, are likely to be most satisfied with their lives.
Author Napoleon Hill said, “____ is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, ____ a strong desire which transcends (超越) everything.” He is really ____ a deep thirst.
Alan C. Elliott tells in his book A Daily Does of the American Dream about a five-year study that was undertaken to ____ what made some people extraordinarily successful. The study consisted of detailed research into the ____ of 120 of the nation’s top artists, athletes, and scholars.
He reports that the researcher was ____ to find that natural abilities played only a small part in the ____ of those individuals. But research found that they ____ a powerful thirst to succeed. They practiced the piano four hours every day, ___ well before school in the morning to practice swimming or running, or spent much time ____ (time they could have spent hanging out with friends) working on science projects or painting.
Parental support was also a key factor. ____ of these extraordinarily thirsty young people helped out, ____ their children to great ideas and influential persons. Many sacrificed to ensure that their children received ____training. But in the end, it was their children’s ____ that made the difference.
The principle ____ adults, too. If you want to be more successful, the question you might first ask yourself is, “How thirsty am I?” Your ____ in any field you choose, anything you want to be or anything you want to do will ____ your answer to that simple question.
小题1:
A.searchB.realizeC.understandD.enter
小题2:
A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something
小题3:
A.in the endB.for exampleC.by the wayD.on the contrary
小题4:
A.DeterminationB.CourageC.Desire D.Convince
小题5:
A.butB.soC.orD.and
小题6:
A.building upB.suffering fromC.looking forD.talking about
小题7:
A.predictB.discover C.wonderD.question
小题8:
A.tasksB.jobsC.livesD.games
小题9:
A.surprisedB.satisfiedC.frightenedD.disappointed
小题10:
A.failureB.historyC.procedureD.development
小题11:
A.abandonedB.possessed C.offeredD.required
小题12:
A.stoodB.stayedC.roseD.fell
小题13:
A.aloneB.awakeC.aliveD.alike
小题14:
A.TeachersB.ManagersC.FriendsD.Parents
小题15:
A.passingB.exposingC.devotingD.throwing
小题16:
A.ordinaryB.cruelC.goodD.physical
小题17:
A.thirstB.angerC.worryD.fortune
小题18:
A.stands forB.turns to C.goes againstD.applies to
小题19:
A.successB.lossC.salaryD.result
小题20:
A.carry onB.insist onC.depend onD.bring on

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Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him, he taught me something    that changed my life.
  Pete was being    in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb"s all-time hits record. Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest   . How many at-bats(击球)do you think it"ll take you to get the 78 hits?" Without hesitation, Pete just   at the reporter and said,"78." The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don"t think you"ll get 78 hits in 78 at-bats, do you?"
  Mr. Rose calmly   his philosophy(哲理,观点) with the reporters who were   waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I   up to the plate(击球区),I    to get a hit!   I have it in mind,I have no right to step into the batter"s(击球手)box! It is    expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."
  When I thought about Pete Rose"s     and how it applied to everyday  ,I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person,I was hoping to increase my   . As a father,l was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man,I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson,I was not so    a father,and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not   ! I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great father and a great husband. I   my attitude to a positive one,and the results were   .I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,I won Coach of the Year in my     baseball league,and I share a loving relationship with my wife,Karen,with whom I am     to enjoy the rest of my life!
    ,Mr. Rose!
小题1:
A.reliableB.enjoyableC.valuableD.unbelievable
小题2:
A.admiredB.interviewedC.watchedD.trained
小题3:
A.decisionB.recordC.levelD.goal
小题4:
A.staredB.shoutedC.glaredD.pointed
小题5:
A.enjoyedB.sharedC.discussedD.reviewed
小题6:
A.anxiouslyB.nervouslyC.cheerfullyD.impatiently
小题7:
A.climb     B.jumpC.driveD.step
小题8:
A.seemB.fail       C.expect     D.compete
小题9:
A.ThoughB.UnlessC.BecauseD.When
小题10:
A.suddenB.simpleC.positiveD.considerate
小题11:
A.planB.ideaC.abilityD.behaviour
小题12:
A.agendaB.exerciseC.workD.life
小题13:
A.salesB.skillsC.experiencesD.experiments
小题14:
A.wiseB.kindC.meanD.bad
小题15:
A.explicitB.helpfulC.enoughD.practical
小题16:
A.changedB.addedC.devotedD.contributed
小题17:
A.hopefulB.amazingC.funnyD.disappointing
小题18:
A.son"sB.wife"sC.friend"s   D.customer"s
小题19:
A.supposedB.expectedC.encouragedD.determined
小题20:
A.Good luckB.Best regardsC.ThanksD.Congratulations

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