A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight fro

A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight fro

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A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York. The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun. He explains, “I ask you a question, and if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.” Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep.
The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, “OK, if you don’t know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!” This catches the engineer’s attention, and he sees no end to this torment(折磨) unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The programmer asks the first question. “What’s the distance from the earth to the moon?” The engineer doesn’t say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer. Now, it’s the engineer’s turn. He asks the programmer, “What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?” The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50. The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks, “Well, so what’s the answer?” Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep.
小题1:What’s the best title for the passage?
A.A Boring ConversationB.A Fun Game
C.A Trick During The FlightD.A Question Without Answer
小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined work “agitated”?
A.Angry.B.Excited.C.Surprised.D.Curious.
小题3:What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?
A.Confident.B.Selfish.C.Greedy.D.Generous.
小题4:What can we infer according to the last sentence?
A.The engineer has little money with him.
B.Actually the engineer doesn’t know the answer, either.
C.The engineer is bored with programmer.
D.The engineer beats the programmer at last.
小题5:Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game.
B.The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game.
C.At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer.
D.Nobody knows the answer to the engineer’s question.

答案

小题1:B
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:C
解析

举一反三
The day my fiancé fell to his death, it started to snow, just like the bottom hadn’t fallen out of my world when he fell off the roof. His body, when I found it, was lightly covered with snow. It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up.
One morning, I shuffled(拖着脚步走) downstairs and was surprised to see a snowplow(扫雪机) clearing my driveway and the bent back of a woman shoveling my walk. I dropped to my knees, crawled through the living room, and back upstairs so those good Samaritans would not see me. I was mortified. My first thought was, how would I ever repay them? I didn’t have the strength to brush my hair, let alone shovel someone’s walk.
Before Jon’s death, I took pride in the fact that I rarely asked for help or favors. I defined myself by my competence and independence. How could I respect myself if all I did was sit on the couch everyday and watch the snow fall?
Learning how to receive the love and support that came my way wasn’t easy. Friends cooked for me and I cried because I couldn’t even help them set the table. “I’m not usually this lazy,” I swept. Finally, my friend Kathy sat down with me and said, “Mary, cooking for you is not a burden. It makes me feel good to be able to do something for you.”
Over and over, I heard similar words of comfort from the people who supported me during those dark days. One very wise man told me, “You are not doing nothing. Being fully open to your grief may be the hardest work you will ever do.”
In many ways I have changed for the better. I have been surprised to learn that there is incredible freedom that comes from facing one’s worst fear and walking away whole.
小题1:What made the author feel sad?
A.Her fiancé’s sudden death.B.Constant heavy snow.
C.Her fiancé abandoning her.D.Her job being refused again.
小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “mortified” in Paragraph 1?
A.Surprised.B.Angry.C.Ashamed.D.Moved.
小题3:It is _______ that helped the author out of darkness.
A.herselfB.her friendsC.her fiancéD.a snowplow
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.The author was a capable and independent woman.
B.The author was so lazy that she wouldn’t shovel the walk.
C.Finally the author got through hardest work bravely.
D.When facing the worst fear, you will get strength.
小题5:What’s the author’s purpose in the passage?
A.To talk about her hardest work in her life.
B.To talk about her real love between her and her fiancé.
C.To tell us to walk out of hardest work confidently and bravely.
D.To tell us the importance of friendship.

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I grew up poor – living with six brothers, my father and a wonderful mother.We had   26  money and few worldly goods, but plenty of love and attention.I was   27   and energetic.I understood that no matter how poor a person was, they could   28   afford a dream.
My dream was to be a   29 .When I was sixteen, I could crush a baseball, throw a ninety – mile – per – hour fastball.I was also   30  : my high – school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who   31  me the difference between having a dream and showing strong belief.One particular   32  with him changed my life forever.
It was a summer and a friend recommended me for a summer 33 .This meant a chance for my first income – cash for a new bike and new clothes, and the   34  of savings for a house for my mother.The opportunity was attracting, and I wanted to   35   at it.
Then I realized I would have to   36   summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.I was   37   about this.
When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as  38  as I expected him to be.“You have your whole life to work,” he said.“Your   39  days are limited.You can’t afford to waste them.”
I stood before him with my head   40  , trying to think of how to explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth  41   his disappointment in me.
“How much are you going to make at this job?” he demanded.
“$ 3.25 an hour,” I replied.
“Well, is $ 3.25 an hour the price of a   42  ?” he asked.
That   43  laid bare for me the difference between wanting something right now and having a goal.I devoted myself to   44   that summer, and within the year I was offered a $ 20,000 contract.I signed with the Denver Broncos in 1984 for $ 1.7 million, and bought my mother the   45  of my dreams.
小题1:
A.someB.littleC.noD.much
小题2:
A.happyB.lovelyC.angryD.noisy
小题3:
A.onlyB.everC.stillD.almost
小题4:
A.teacherB.coachC.doctorD.sportsman
小题5:
A.luckyB.satisfiedC.hopefulD.surprised
小题6:
A.taughtB.askedC.toldD.trained
小题7:
A.matchB.storyC.momentD.incident
小题8:
A.jobB.campC.holidayD.course
小题9:
A.causeB.startC.needD.amount
小题10:
A.standB.callC.lookD.jump
小题11:
A.take outB.cut offC.put onD.give up
小题12:
A.excitedB.curiousC.anxiousD.disappointed
小题13:
A.madB.puzzledC.regretfulD.discouraged
小题14:
A.workingB.playingC.learningD.shining
小题15:
A.shakingB.hangingC.holdingD.nodding
小题16:
A.feelingB.sufferingC.facingD.expressing
小题17:
A.dreamB.gameC.chanceD.life
小题18:
A.offerB.priceC.questionD.order
小题19:
A.studyB.sportsC.homeworkD.business
小题20:
A.clothesB.bikeC.houseD.goods

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My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “what perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree   21  some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they     22  Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football     23  scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or   24   we are uncertain, but we all, my friends   25 I, consider this  26  .
We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness  27 nonsense. As an old saying_28_: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not __29__anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that _30__one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say __31_about Beckham’s good looks
If we close our eyes, ___32__in deep thought, we can find that the things__33__us to be in true happy, sad or moved ___34__a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial(表面) things , ___35__we will find that we have not really gained anything ___36__ our first impression had blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant___37___ we realize that and make some changes.
It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great___38___. If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it _39___us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have __40__.
小题1:
A.toB.onC.inD.at
小题2:
A.learn from B.learnC.knowD.know about
小题3:
A.rather thanB.except forC.exceptD.apart from
小题4:
A.with whichB.about thatC.about whichD.which
小题5:
A.notB.as well asC.rather thanD.but
小题6:
A.one of life’s pleasuresB.pleasures of life
C.one of life’s sorrowD.one of life’s regrets
小题7:
A.norB.andC.orD.or else
小题8:
A.speaksB.talksC.tellsD.goes
小题9:
A.takeB.judgeC.acceptD.conclude
小题10:
A.makesB.causesC.buildsD.create
小题11:
A.moreB.muchC.worseD.less
小题12:
A.fellB.fallenC.fallingD.fall
小题13:
A.that moveB.that movesC.moveD.moves
小题14:
A.lackB.haveC.includeD.cover
小题15:
A.in factB.indeedC.in a whileD.sooner or later
小题16:
A.soB.even thoughC.becauseD.although
小题17:
A.even ifB.althoughC.unlessD.if
小题18:
A.joyB.progressC.effortD.work
小题19:
A.caresB.painsC.worriesD.minds
小题20:
A.comeB.madeC.hadD.become

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You wake up in the morning,the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings,you say hello, and the drama starts.The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to.You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!
Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness.It may not change what you think,but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.
Life brings ups and downs,but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer.They only feel glad when they make others feel bad.No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect.
When you communicate with positive people,your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted.When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you,you feel the heavy feeling that all in all,brings you down.
Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people.This could be a co-worker,or a relative.In this case,say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person,but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.
Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized.The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day,which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness.Life is too short to feel negative.Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.
小题1: The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.
A.make a comparisonB.offer an evidence
C.introduce a topic D.describe a daily scene
小题2: How can negative people have effect on us?
A.By influencing our emotion.B.By telling us the nature of life.
C.By changing our ways of thinking.D.By comparing their attitudes to life with ours.
小题3: Some negative people base their happiness on _______.
A.other people’s pity for them B.making other people unhappy
C.building up a positive attitudeD.other people’s respect for them
小题4: According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us,we are advised to ____.
A.change negative people’s attitudes to life
B.show our dissatisfaction to negative people
C.make negative people feel ashamed of themselves
D.communicate with negative people as little as possible
小题5:What is the author’s attitude towards negative people?
A.Favorable.B.Critical. C.Indifferent. D.Supportiv

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One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   21  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly   22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could   23  my moves, because she   24   to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   25   she had strict sleeping habits,   26   I thought she ought to be able to    27  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 2, you can stay up late for once. We’re having 2.” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked  30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  31 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 32  for another ten minutes, until  33  my daughter burst into tears, and  34  that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made   3. I had started the evening wanting to have a  36time with my daughter but had   37  my desire to win to become more   38 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win   39  me well. As a parent, I   40  that it got in my way. So I had to change.
 
小题1:A. guiding
小题2:A. allowed
小题3:A. change
小题4:A. agreed
小题5:A. knew
小题6:A. so
小题7:A. put up
小题8:A. As usual
小题9:A. patience
小题10: A. excited
小题11: A. well
小题12:A. discussed
小题13: A. nervously
小题14:A. promised
小题15:A. a mistake
小题16:A. free
小题17: A. managed
小题18:A. important
小题19:A. offered
小题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

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