I met the guy who told me an amazing story．He was 21 Scotland on a motorbike b
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I met the guy who told me an amazing story．He was 21 Scotland on a motorbike by himself．One late afternoon he was on the road between Aberdeen and Elgin．He was travelling along, miles from any village, when he saw a really 22 girl standing by the road, hitchhiking (搭便车).Anyway, he stopped and said he would give her a 23 to Elgin．She got and drove off．He said he 24 having her on the back, as it was nice 25．But after a time he forgot that she was there．Suddenly he 26 but he realized that he couldn’t feel her knees 27 against him ! He 28 behind him but …she wasn’t there.
He said he felt frightened 29 his life ! He felt cold all over．He thought she must have 30 off the back．So he turned round and 31 back along the road．He didn’t find her．So he began to think that she might have been 32 by someone else.
Anyway, he drove on towards Elgin and didn’t see anyone 33 he came to a pub．He decided to 34 so that he could talk to someone and he thought he ought to tell 35 ．He went into the pub and talked to the barman．He told the barman what had happened．He said the barman didn’t seem to be at all 36 ．He just carried on 37 the glasses.
Then the barman said, “you are not the 38 person to come in here and tell the same 39．That girl you think you picked up 40 seven years ago… in a motorbike accident.”
21．A．touring B．searching C．defending D．circling
22．A．poor B．attractive C．tall D．terrible
23．A．help B．lift C．service D．trip
24．A．chose B．came C．meant D．liked
25．A．business B．event C．company D．action
26．A．thought B．considered C．remembered D．called
27．A．pressing B．turning C．going D．running
28．A．looked B．took C．felt D．seized
29．A．out of B．in case of C．in place of D．to the best of
30．A．jumped B．kept C．kicked D．fallen
31．A．raced B．walked C．got D．watched
32．A．picked up B．searched for C．taken away D．brought back
33．A．when B．until C．although D．since
34．A．wait B．enter C．stop D．march
35．A．someone B．nobody C．the father D．the police
36．A．worried B．surprised C．moving D．satisfied
37．A．breaking B．waving C．knocking D．drying
38．A．first B．last C．right D．honest
39．A．story B．message C．lie D．truth
40．A．was saved B．ran away C．died D．left |
答案
| 21-25 ABBDC 26-30 CACAD 31-35 CABCA 36-40 BDAAC |
解析
21．由第二行的He was travelling along可知。
22．由as it was nice company 可知。
23．由when he saw a really 22 girl standing by the road, hitchhiking (搭便车) 推断。
24．由后面as it was nice company 表示原因，可推断他愿意带她。
25．company 意思为“同伴”。
26．根据上下文可知他想起了他的车后还带着个人。
27．他的车后还带着个人，但他没有感觉到她的膝盖挤压他。press…against 意思为“将…压在…上” 。
28．表示“感觉”。可调语序“ but he felt she wasn’t there behind him”。
29．由于没有感觉到人在，所以“吓得要命” 。
30．人不在车后，他认为她从车上掉下去了。
31．表示他掉转车头，沿着这条公路返回去找她。
32．结果没有找到，所以他认为她可能被其他人接走了。
33．他一直找到一家咖啡馆，在路上也没遇到一个人。
34．表示停下来在咖啡馆理找人谈谈。从后文He went into the pub and talked to the barman 。
35．他认为他也应该告诉其他人。从后文He told the barman what had happened．
36．从开咖啡馆人的答语“That girl you think you picked up died seven years ago … in a motorbike accident.”可知，他并不感到惊讶。
37．开咖啡馆人并不惊讶，他只是继续擦干他的杯子。
38．开咖啡馆人并不惊讶，因为他不只一次听这同样的故事。
39．相同的经历。
40．我感到很离奇，但开咖啡馆人并不惊讶。 |
举一反三
Nancy had just got a secretary"s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 36 .She got up very early and arrived at the 37 at twenty to eight. She 38 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 39 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 40 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh.She 41 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy 42 joyfully. She then looked round for a 43 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 44 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 45 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 46 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 47 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 48 bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 49 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 50 .
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 51 a plan to the general manager"s office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary"s desk waiting for his 52 .She happened to see on the desk a big note book 53 “Records of managers" meetings”, and glanced at the 54 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words:“In order to keep the secretaries 55 ,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary"s desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
36. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
37. A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop
38. A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked
39. A. last B. second C. Third D. first
40. A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick
41. A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
42. A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied
43. A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase
44. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
45. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
46. A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm
47. A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated
48. A. old B. Red C. blue D. new
49. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
50. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
51. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
52.A. orders B. directives C. gifts D. receipts
53. A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
54. A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
55. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits |
Some time ago ,I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn"t oven look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth - so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,”I said. “Yes, I saw that, it"s nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. ”“I"ll buy it,”I said. “What do you mean？You’ve just sold it to me,”he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I"m sorry, I"ll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said,’Would you mend this chair for me I wouldn"t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.
小题1:We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.| A．was rather impolite | | B．was warmly received | | C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair | | D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair |
小题2:The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.| A．changed his mind | B．accepted the offer | | C．saw the writer’s purpose | D．decided to help the writer |
小题3:How much did the writer pay?| A．￡ 5. | B．￡ 7. | C．￡ 20. | D．￡ 27. |
小题4:From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________ | A．hanest | B．careful | C．smart | D．funny |
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When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible—and it can be surprisingly helpful to your physical and mental health. Indeed, research has shown that people who forgive report more energy, better appetite(胃口) and better sleep patterns. “People who forgive show less anger and more hopeful,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help save on the wear and tear on our system and allow people to feel more energetic.”
So when someone has hurt you, calm yourself first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. Don’t wait for an apology. “Many times the person who hurt you may never be thinking of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. So if you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting a very long time.” Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you. Mentally going over your hurt gives power to the person who brought you pain. Instead, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. Finally, try to see things from the other person’s perspective(视角). You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance(无知)，fear—even love. To gain perspective, you may want to write a letter to yourself from that person’s point of view.
小题1:The text is mainly written to explain ___.| A．how to keep yourself from being hurt | B．how to stay mentally healthy | | C．how and when to remain calm | D．why and how to pardon others |
小题2:According to the writer, what is the right way to calm down after being hurt?| A．Try to figure out why you get hurt. | | B．Write a letter to the person who hurts you. | | C．Persuade yourself to accept what others have done to you. | | D．Think about pleasant things and forget about the hurt. |
小题3:Dr. Luskin advised us not to wait for an apology after being hurt because___.| A．we are not patient enough | B．we’d feel worse accepting other’s apology | | C．people seldom want to apologize | D．people don’t mean it when they apologize |
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Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you’re a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940—the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City’s Pennsylvania Railway Station.
After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I’d like to join them, thinking, “Everyone else is doing it.”
When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. “You give an honest day’s work,” he said, looking at me straight in the eye. “They’re paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that.”
I followed my dad’s advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.
Of all the jobs I’ve had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania. Railway Service that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he’d be gone.
Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another, there’s going to be trouble.
小题1:What can be inferred about the baggage boys?| A．They could earn much, but they had to work hard. | | B．Many of them earned money in a dishonest way. | | C．They were all from poor families. | | D．They were all thin, young boys. |
小题2: What does the father’s advice imply?| A．It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers. | | B．Don’t believe them if they are paying you more. | | C．Don’t follow others to overcharge the passengers. | | D．It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy. |
小题3:The writer can’t put up with stealing because he thinks that ___.| A．it is a totally shared experience | | B．it is considered as the most dangerous | | C．it does great harm to human relationship | | D．it may lead to the loss of his sports team |
小题4:It can be concluded from the text that ___.| A．his father’s advice helped him to decide which job to take up | | B．working in the sports team was his most important experience | | C．he learnt much from his shared experience with his team members | | D．his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his latter life |
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Lose-Win is weak. It’s easy to get stepped on. It’s easy to be the nice guy. It’s easy to give in, all in the name of being a peacemaker.
A girl named Jenny once told me about her 16 in the world of Lose-Win during her eighth-grade year before she finally broke 17 :
My 18 with my mom all started one day 19 she said to me sarcastically (讽刺地) “Wow, you’re surely lively today.” I 20 it so literally (字面地) that then and there I decided to close off from her and never 21 back to her. So every time she would say something 22 I disagreed with her I would just say. “Okay, 23 you want, Mom.” But I really got cold quickly. And my 24 began to build. One night I talked to my mom about the school homework and she said, “Oh, that’s 25 ” and then went back to mop the floor.
“Don’t you ever 26 ?” I thought. But I didn’t say anything and stormed off. She had no idea I was 27 upset. She would have been willing to talk to me had I 28 her bow important it was to me.
At last I just blew up. “Mom, this has got to 29 . You tell me everything you want me to do and I just do it because it’s 30 than if fighting. Well, I’m sick of it.” This all came as a 31 to her.
After my blow up, we felt like we were 32 all over in our relationship. But it’s getting better all the lime. We discuss things now and I always 33 my feelings with her.
If you adopt Lose-Win as your basic 34 toward life, then people will wipe their dirty feet on you. You’ll also be 35 your true feelings deep inside. And that’s not healthy.
16. A. wanderings B. disappointment C. lessons D. helplessness
17. A. out B. down C. up D. free
18. A. relationship B. problems C. quarrels D. improvement
19. A. as B. since C. when D. before
20. A. regarded B. treated C. received D. took
21. A. fight B. struggle C. talk D. turn
22. A. even if B. only if C. which D. as though
23. A. however B. whatever C. so much D. too much
24. A. coldness B. anger C. disagreement D. hope
25. A. true B. impossible C. nice D. important
26. A. care B. see C. say D. listen
27. A. also B. still C. even D. already
28. A. warned B. shown C. asked D. told
29. A. end B. change C. last D. stop
30. A. worse B. easier C. more D. less
31. A. surprise B. pleasure C. gift D. harm
32. A. going B. starting C. thinking D. reviewing
33. A. share B. have C. discuss D. improve
34. A. way B. method C. attitude D. theory
35. A. hurting B. waking C. storing D. hiding |
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