A few years ago, I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald

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A few years ago, I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald"s Corporation.
One day each month，we visited hospitals bringing a little happiness to the children there. But there were two rules placed on me during a visit. First, I could not go anywhere in the hospital without permission. And second, I could not physically touch anyone within the hospital. They did not want me to carry germs(细菌)from one patient to another. Breaking either of these rules, I was told, I could lose my job. One day, as I was heading down a hallway and on my way home, I heard a little voice coming through a halfopened door，“Ronald，Ronald.”
I stepped in and saw a boy，about five years old, lying in his dad"s arms, Mom with a nurse on the other side. I knew by the feeling in the room that the situation was grave. I asked his name. He told me it was Billy and that I did a few simple magic tricks for him. As I stepped back to say goodbye, he asked me “Ronald, would you hold me？”
At such a simple request, my heart was screaming, “Yes！”But my mind was screaming louder. “No！You are going to lose your job！”
“Hold me” was such a simple request, and yet I searched for any reasonable excuses that allowed me to leave, but none. It took me a moment to realize that in this situation, losing my job may not be the disaster I feared. Then, I picked up this little boy. He was so weak and so scared. We laughed and cried for 45 minutes. With tears in my eyes, I left them. Less than 48 hours later, I received a phone call from Billy"s mom that Billy had passed away. She and her husband simply wanted to thank me for making a difference in their little boy"s life.
Billy"s mom told me shortly after I left the room. Billy looked at her and said, “Momma, I don"t care any more if I see Santa this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”
For the record, McDonald"s Corporation did find it out, but, given the situation，permitted me to go on with my job. I continued as Ronald for another year before leaving the corporation to share the story of Billy and how important it is to take risks.
小题1:The underlined word “grave” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.

A．weak

B．serious

C．interesting

D．exciting

小题2:When Billy asked the author to hold him, at first the author ________.

A．was unwilling to do so	B．was glad to do so
C．hesitated to do so	D．hurried to do so

小题3:What lesson did the author draw from his experience?

A．To amuse others is enjoyable.	B．To take risks is important.
C．To break rules is necessary.	D．To be fired is not fearful.

小题4:We learn from the story that ________.

A．the author left the corporation because he broke the rules

B．the author left the corporation because he didn"t like the rules

C．the boy was quite happy with the experience with the author

D．the boy was quite happy with Santa at Christmas

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:C

解析

试题分析：
小题1:B 推理题。根据文章倒数第三段. Less than 48 hours later, I received a phone call from Billy"s mom that Billy had passed away.说明当时Billy的情况以及非常危险了，非常严重了。故B正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章第四段At such a simple request, my heart was screaming, “Yes！”But my mind was screaming louder. “No！You are going to lose your job！”说明我很犹豫，故C正确。
小题3:B 推理题。作者取抱Billy是冒着失去工作的危险的。但是后来的情况让他感觉到自己的冒险的值得的。故B正确。
小题4:C 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段“Momma, I don"t care any more if I see Santa this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”说明Billy对于我能抱他，他感觉非常开心。故C正确。
点评：文章讲述了我冒着失去工作的危险抱了小Billy，我的这一行为让Billy非常开心。我感觉到自己的行为是值得的。考查推理题较多，解此类题需要结合上下文提供的语境和信息进行简单的概括和判断。

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Real-life Friends
Most people know the saying: A man"s best friend is his dog; and that Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. However, dogs can’t offer advice or make you a cup of tea when you need one; and precious stones are cold comfort when you need a hug, and a shoulder to cry on.
What are Friends?
There are many ways to describe a friend. Friends are the family you can choose for yourself. Friends are a much better medication（医疗）than medication is, and people who spend time with friends are happier with their lives as they are less lonely.
A good friend will put you to bed when you’re lost consciousness. Ensure you’re not laid on your back, and remember to remove your shoes. You should be able to tell a true friend anything without being judged by them.
How do Friendships Begin?
This is an easy question. Find someone else who has similar interests with you. You now have another person to talk to about your shared interest but remember they like to talk too, so be prepared to shut up and listen once in a while. Hopefully they will have other friends and will introduce you to them, thereby expanding your circle.
Friendships which begin due to location, for example, next-door neighbors or school classmates, rarely survive transitions such as moving to other neighborhoods, schools, colleges, jobs, immigration, and so forth. Attend a school reunion and you’ll wonder what on earth you ever had in common with these people other than your age, although it is possible to have a friendship with someone you met at school. Mutually maintain it, and eventually become godparent or “uncle” to each others’ children.
How Friendships are Maintained
To have a friend you must also be a friend and be prepared to be there for them should they need you. Failure in this respect would label you a fair-weather friend and you would most probably be abandoned.
Boundaries
Like every other relationship you have in your life, there are boundaries you shouldn’t cross with your friends. One of those is money: Don’t lend to your friend and don’t ask for a loan yourself.
Friends are unpaid counselors（顾问）,but phoning them at 2 am because you’re awake and would like a chat is not a good idea. Neither is phoning them at 10 am if you know they’re a shift-worker. Friends are people who need some space and quiet time. Generally, it all boils down to mutual respect and understanding.
It’s not a good plan to interrupt your friend while they’re on a date/on holiday/attending an orchestral recital/at a funeral.
Trust
Trust is the most vital element in any relationship. If you’re not trustworthy then you probably don’t deserve friends, so try to remember that you promised to see that dull film with them or applaud them at their first attempt at a karaoke or an Open Mic night. If you have promised to look after their clothes while they go for a bet, then make sure you do. You might like to carry enough cash to help them out too, as you never know when that situation might be reversed.
Don’t lie to your friend: if they know you well they’ll know you’re lying or will at least be suspicious. If you find out something that you know will hurt your friend, be tactful（圆滑）. Do they need to know? Would they appreciate knowing? Can you tell their mum so she can break the news? Cowardly, yes, but mums usually have a much better way with words. Remember, if you do decide to tell them and it’s painful, they will probably need some time alone, after lashing out at（抨击）the closest thing—you. In that case, play the waiting game. Then don’t beat them up about it afterwards.
A Friend for Life
Strong friendships can last a lifetime with care and consideration. The benefits are multi-folds; you’ve got someone to share birthday cake with, and especially for single people, a pub meal or a trip to the cinema is no fun alone, is it? Plus it’s always nice to know there’s someone there for you, as you’re there for them, through the bad times as well as the good. Altogether now: Oh I get by with a little help from my friends. Mm, I get high with a little help from my friends.
小题1:According to the passage we can learn that good friends should be ___________.

A．paid counselors	B．money lenders
C．good listeners	D．next-door neighbors

小题2:The author brings in the topic by ___________.

A．giving negative examples	B．raising a relative question
C．describing a natural fact	D．explaining what friends are

小题3:The underlined phrase “a fair-weather friend” in Para 6 probably refers to a friend who _____.

A．likes only fine weather

B．will always stand by you

C．likes to make friends in fine weather

D．will run away from you when you need help badly

小题4:What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The more friends you have, the happier you will be.

B．Medication is also a better way to maintain strong friendships.

C．You may lose a friend if you are always telling lies to him or her.

D．We should only make friends with those having similar interests.

小题5: From the last paragraph we can learn that the author ____________.

A．doubt whether there are true friends and friendship

B．has lost a lot of good friends without any reasons

C．has already benefited a great deal from his friends

D．has been tired of making friends with single people

小题6: Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．How to make friends.	B．Friends and friendship.
C．Ways to maintain friendship.	D．Boundaries of friends.

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I ran into a stranger as he passed by. “I’m so sorry!” was my reply. Then he said, “Excuse me too. I wasn’t   36  watching for you.” We were very polite, this stranger and I. Then we went   37  our way after saying goodbye.
But at     38   , a different story is told. How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later in the kitchen, as I    39   the meal, my daughter walked up to me, very still. When I turned, I    40   knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted with a frown (皱眉). She stepped away silently, with her little heart    41  . I didn’t realize how rudely I had spoken.
That night, when I lay    42   in bed, God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said, “While    43   with a stranger, you are calm and polite, but with those you love, you are quick to excite. Go to look around on the kitchen floor, you’ll find some flowers there by the    44   . Those are the flowers she brought for you. She    45    them herself — pink, yellow, and your favorite blue. She stood there quietly and you never saw the    46    in her eyes.”
By this time, I felt sad and small and now my own tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt (跪) by her    47   . “Wake up, my dear,” I said. “Are these the flowers you picked up for me?” She smiled, “I found them out by the tree, I    48      them in a napkin（纸巾）, just for you. I knew you’d like them, especially the     49   .” I said, “I am so sorry that I missed them today. And I    50   have fussed (大惊小怪) at you that way. ”
And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s OK… I still love you     51   .” I hugged her and said, “I love you, too and I love the flowers.”
Do you know that: if you die tomorrow, the    52   you are working for could easily replace you in a matter of days. But the family you leave    53  will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into our    54   than into our families--- an unwise investment (投资) indeed.
Remember that   55 =" (F)ATHER" + (A)ND + (M)OTHER + (I ) + (L)OVE + (Y)OU.

小题1:

A．ever

B．even

C．just

D．right

小题2:

A．to

B．in

C．on

D．for

小题3:

A．school

B．work

C．home

D．office

小题4:

A．cooked

B．had

C．ate

D．took

小题5:

A．already

B．hardly

C．rudely

D．nearly

小题6:

A．lost

B．missed

C．beaten

D．broken

小题7:

A．asleep

B．awake

C．afraid

D．alive

小题8:

A．dealing

B．meeting

C．going

D．talking

小题9:

A．floor

B．kitchen

C．window

D．door

小题10:

A．grew

B．bought

C．picked

D．fetched

小题11:

A．tears

B．expressions

C．smiles

D．joy

小题12:

A．desk

B．bed

C．body

D．knees

小题13:

A．wrapped

B．covered

C．put

D．help

小题14:

A．pink

B．yellow

C．blue

D．black

小题15:

A．needn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．can’t

小题16:

A．indeed

B．besides

C．anything

D．anyway

小题17:

A．company

B．country

C．place

D．state

小题18:

A．for

B．with

C．behind

D．to

小题19:

A．books

B．loss

C．meal

D．work

小题20:

A．RESPECT

B．WARMTH

C．FAMILY

D．FRIEND

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Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books. He was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（随身听）. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
小题1: When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.

A．to have a basketball game	B．to his classroom
C．to see Mark	D．back home

小题2:From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.

A．was a good student	B．liked sports and music
C．liked all the subjects in school	D．was a good friend

小题3: Mark and Bill _______.

A．were in the same middle school and high school

B．were in the same middle school but not in the same high school

C．often had lunch together at school

D．had known each other before they began to study in middle school

小题4:In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.

A．相处很好

B．和好如初

C．关系破裂

D．保持联系

小题5:When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.

A．knew he could save Bill’s life

B．knew who Bill was and wanted to help him

C．didn’t know why he was going to help him

D．didn’t know what he was doing was very important to Bill

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One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very   31   ,” the clerk(职员) on night shift（值晚班） said politely, “we are all    32 tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t    33 . As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the    34 _ advice.
The elderly couple    35  his offer with gratitude(感激). They    36  for the inconvenience(不便) they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his   37 , the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel, 38  you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.
The old gentleman nodded in    39 , “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would    40 . Perhaps   41  I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was surprised but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the words no more    42 .
Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he   43 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed（附上） a formal    44  and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.
At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his   45 guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a beautiful new    46  towering over(耸立) the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I    47 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”
“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.   48  I told you before, you are the best employee…!”
This building was    49 the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first    50  was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the best hotels in the world.

小题1:

A．sorry

B．happy

C．anxious

D．lucky

小题2:

A．advertised

B．decided

C．booked

D．taken

小题3:

A．mind

B．bother

C．trouble

D．complain

小题4:

A．bad

B．valuable(贵重的)

C．beautiful

D．sincere(真诚的)

小题5:

A．accepted

B．thanked

C．refused

D．weighed

小题6:

A．affected

B．prepared

C．balanced

D．apologized(道歉)

小题7:

A．service

B．house

C．food

D．bill

小题8:

A．but

B．however

C．so

D．yet

小题9:

A．comfort

B．gratitude

C．surprise

D．silence

小题10:

A．give up

B．dream of

C．devote to

D．fight for

小题11:

A．any time

B．another day

C．the other day

D．some day

小题12:

A．guidance

B．thought

C．freedom

D．argument

小题13:

A．called on

B．called at

C．called for

D．called up

小题14:

A．invitation

B．check

C．card

D．letter

小题15:

A．old

B．interesting

C．former

D．new

小题16:

A．house

B．building

C．room

D．park

小题17:

A．wanted

B．agreed

C．promised

D．liked

小题18:

A．Since

B．Once

C．If

D．Though

小题19:

A．just

B．only

C．anyhow

D．finally

小题20:

A．professor

B．manager

C．waiter

D．president

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I live in a big city with a lot of homeless(无家可归的) people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of   31 . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. By doing this one day, I got to   32  a young homeless man. He was often   33  the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his   34  was close to mine. It   35__ that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year shortly   36  his birthday, and after congratulating(祝贺) him, without thinking, I asked if he had had a good day. He   37  and said that he hadn’t really celebrated(庆祝). I felt so   38__.
I just couldn’t help(情不自禁) thinking of this nice, young man being    39  on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing! So I went home and looked in my yarn(毛线) basket.   40  for me, I had enough yarn left. I set to work and knitted(编织) a   41  for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty   42  I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf(围巾) would be clean when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had   43  to meet him so I had carried the scarf and a piece of my own birthday   44  around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I. The   45  in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!

小题1:

A．work

B．energy

C．money

D．power

小题2:

A．realize

B．ignore

C．know

D．understand

小题3:

A．selling

B．reading

C．covering

D．buying

小题4:

A．birthday

B．house

C．height

D．hobby

小题5:

A．said

B．found

C．guessed

D．meant

小题6:

A．on

B．at

C．before

D．after

小题7:

A．looked up

B．turned up

C．looked down

D．got down

小题8:

A．foolish

B．excited

C．clever

D．worried

小题9:

A．calm

B．happy

C．alone

D．hungry

小题10:

A．Suddenly

B．Luckily

C．Badly

D．However

小题11:

A．scarf

B．cap

C．sock

D．glove

小题12:

A．when

B．because

C．so

D．and

小题13:

A．liked

B．hoped

C．promised

D．agreed

小题14:

A．cake

B．present

C．song

D．party

小题15:

A．light

B．pain

C．sight

D．fire

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