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Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings.Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years.Others are popular for just a short time.One such American expression is “Where's the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be.In the early 1980s “Where's the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States.It seemed as if everyone using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef.In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price.Ray called this “McDonald's”.Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.

Other business people watched his success.Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants.One company called “Wendy's” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald's or anyone else.The Wendy's Company began to use the expression “Where's the beef?” to make people know that Wendy's hamburgers were the biggest.The Wendy's television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers.The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat.One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef.“Where's the beef?” she shouted in a funny way.The advertisement for Wendy's hamburger restaurants was a success.As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where's the beef?”

1._______ started McDonald's restaurant.

A.McDonald

B.Ray

C.Wendy

D.Three old women

2.Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______.

A.they could sell hamburgers at a low price

B.beef was very popular in America

C.they could make a lot of money

D.hamburgers were easy to make

3.Wendy's made the expression known to everybody _______.

A.by a television advertisement

B.with many old women eating hamburgers

C.while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D.at the McDonald's restaurant

4.We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where's the beef?” means that _______.

A.the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be

B.the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be

C.Wendy's beef is the biggest one in American restaurant

D.it is used when something is not as good as it is said to be

完成句子

请根据单词的首字母或括号里的提示完成下列句子,每空只填一个单词。

1.She was rewarded for her 40 years’ f_________ service with the company.

2.The way in which we work has undergone a complete _________ (a total change in something, a revolution)in the past decade.

3.He strongly believes that there must be a physical explanation for these strange _________(现象).

4.My eyes slowly grew _________(familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual) to the dark.

5.The police said that the accident deserved further investigation as the c_________ surrounding it were incredibly strange.

6.There is w__________ and growing acceptance that women should be equal to men at work.

7.We cannot _________ (to promise something will happen) our flights will never be delayed.

8.Our research attempts to ________ (assess) the effectiveness of the different drugs.

9.As a patriot, she is bitterly o_________ to the idea of moving abroad.

10.It was so _________(令人难为情) having to sing in public.

11.The prisoners made an a_________ to escape, but failed.

12.There is convincing _________(证据) of a link between exposure to sun and skin cancer.

13.Our school is e_________ with some teaching facilities.

14.She made an _________(预约) for her son to see the doctor.

15.Her position in the party has _________(to become stronger) in recent weeks.

16.Nowadays many companies adopt the approach of f_________ working hours so that the workers can manage their own time more effectively.

17.Colors like red c_________ a sense of energy and strength.

18.They are trying to keep the costs to a _________(最低限度).

19.Breathing is an _________ (done or happening without thinking) function of the body.

20.It was a c_________ that he was born on his mother’s birthday.

It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible. Everybody knows that the nicest men become monsters behind the wheel. It is very well, again, to have a tiger in the tank, but to have one in the driver’s seat is another matter altogether. You might tolerate the odd road-hog, the rude and inconsiderate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered motorist is the exception to the rule. Perhaps the situation calls for a “Be Kind to Other Drivers” campaign, otherwise it may get completely out of control.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tensions of motoring. A friendly nod or a wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill and tolerance so necessary in modern traffic conditions. But such acknowledgements of politeness are all too rare today. Many drivers nowadays don’t even seem able to recognize politeness when they see it.

However, misplaced politeness can also be dangerous. Typical examples are the driver who brakes violently to allow a car to emerge from a side street at some hazard to following traffic, when a few seconds later the road would be clear anyway; or the man who waves a child across a zebra crossing into the path of oncoming vehicles that may be unable to stop in time. The same goes for encouraging old ladies to cross the road wherever and whenever they want to. It always amazes me that the highways are not covered with the dead bodies of these grannies.

A veteran (资深的) driver, whose manners are faultless, told me it would help if motorists learnt to filter correctly into traffic streams one at a time without causing the total blockages that give rise to bad temper. Unfortunately, modern motorists can’t even learn to drive, let alone master the subtler aspects of boatmanship. Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more give-and-take from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

1.According to this passage, troubles on the road are primarily caused by ________.

A. people’s attitude towards the road-hog

B. the rhythm of modern life

C. the behavior of the driver

D. traffic conditions

2.The sentence “You might tolerate the odd road-hog... the rule.” (Para. 1) implies that ________.

A our society is unjust towards well-mannered motorists

B. rude drivers can be met only occasionally

C. the well-mannered motorist cannot tolerate the road-hog

D. nowadays impolite drivers make up the majority of motorists

3.In the writer’s opinion, which is “misplaced politeness”?

A. Revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior.

B. Encouraging old ladies to cross the road as long as they want to.

C. A wave of acknowledgement in response to an act of politeness.

D. Waving a child across a zebra crossing.

4.In the writer’s opinion, ________.

A. strict traffic regulations are badly needed

B. drivers should apply road politeness properly

C. rude drivers should be punished

D. drivers should avoid traffic jams

Bruce Jun Fan Lee was born in the hour of the Dragon, between 6 and 8 a.m., in the “Year of the Dragon” on November 27, 1940 at the Jackson Street Hospital in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Today, a plaque (牌匾) in the hospital’s entry remembers the place of his birth. Bruce’s birth, in the hour and the year of Dragon, is a powerful symbol in Chinese astrology (星相学). It would be a strong indication of the powerful life that was to be lived by Bruce Lee and the explosive influence his life would have on countless others.

At the age of three months, Lee Hoi Chuen, his wife Grace and baby Bruce returned to Hong Kong where Bruce would be raised until the age of 18. Probably because of the long ocean voyage and the change in climates, Bruce was not a strong child in his very early years, a condition that would change when he took up the study of kung fu at the age of 13.

At the age of 13, Bruce was introduced to Master Yip Man, a teacher of the Wing Chun style of kung fu. For five years Bruce studied diligently and became very proficient. Regarding Yip Man as a master teacher and wise man, Bruce respected him greatly and frequently visited with him in later years. When he first took up kung fu, he used his new skills to fight his “enemies”, but it did not take long for Bruce to learn that the real value of martial arts training is that the skills of physical combat (搏斗) build up confidence to the point that one does not feel the constant need to defend one’s honor through fighting.

In high school, Bruce, now no longer a weak child, was beginning to improve his body through hard training. One of his accomplishments was winning an interschool Boxing Championship against an English student. Given the graceful movements, which would later be spectacularly displayed in his films, it is no surprise that Bruce was also an excellent dancer, and in 1958 he won the Hong Kong Cha Cha Championship.

At the age of 18, Bruce was looking for new prospect in his life, as were his parents who were discouraged that Bruce had not made much progress academically. His family decided that it was time for him to return to the land of his birth and find his future there. In April of 1959, with $100 in his pocket, Bruce boarded a steamship and began his voyage to San Francisco.

1.The plaque at the entrance of the Jackson Street Hospital is considered as ________.

A. an obvious sign of Bruce’s powerful life

B. a strong influence of Bruce’s life on others

C. a reminder of Bruce Lee’s birthplace

D. a powerful symbol in Chinese astrology

2.Bruce didn’t have a strong body until ________.

A. he practiced boxing in high school

B. he took up kung fu with Master Yip Man

C. he won a dancing championship

D. he returned to the land of his birth

3.Learning kung fu diligently from Master Yip Man, Bruce soon realized that ________.

A. one can’t master kung fu skills without much practice

B. only through physical combat can one defend his honor

C. one can never defeat himself unless trained by a master

D. excellent kung fu skills can strengthen one’s confidence considerably

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. Bruce didn’t have outstanding academic achievements in school

B. Master Yip Man offered to teach Bruce Chinese kung fu for free

C. Bruce’s parents sent him back to San Francisco for better education

D. Bruce made a big fortune by participating in boxing competitions

A store that sells husbands has just opened in Ottawa,where a woman may go to choose a husband from many men.

The store consists of 6 floors and the men increase in positive attributes(品质,特点)as the shopper goes up the flights. There is, however, a catch(陷阱. As you open the door to any floor, you may choose a man from that floor, but if you go up a floor, you cannot go back down except to exit the building.

So a woman goes to the shopping center to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1—These men have jobs. The woman reads the sign and says to herself, “Well, that’s better than my last boyfriend, but I wonder what’s further up?”

So up she goes. The second floor sign reads: Floor 2 —These men have jobs and love kids. The woman remarks to herself, “That’s great, but I wonder what’s further up?”

And up she goes again. The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 — These men have jobs, love kids and are extremely good-looking. “Hmm, better.”

The fourth floor sign reads: Floor 4 —These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good-looking and help with the housework. “Wow!” exclaims the woman, “Very tempting. But, there must be more, further up!”

And again she heads up another flight. The fifth floor sign reads: Floor 5 —These men have jobs, love kids, are extremely good-looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic character. “Oh, mercy me! But just think…, what must be awaiting me further on?”

So up to the sixth floor she goes. The sixth floor sign reads: Floor 6 –You are visitor 3, 456, 789,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. Thank you for shopping Husband Mart and have a nice day.

1.The writer intends us to believe that _____.

A. husbands are hard to shop

B. women are hard to please

C. women think they are better than men

D. women can’t be too careful when choosing husbands

2.Why do women tend to go up the floor until they reach the top floor ?

A. because they think the husbands downstairs are not suitable.

B. because they are sure that the best husbands are on the top floor.

C. just because they think even better husbands may be upstairs.

D. maybe they know the catch very well.

3.What result can we infer from the passage?

A. Women are not good at shopping husbands.

B. Women are more kind than men.

C. Women are romantic.

D. More women will leave the shop alone.

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