My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really  36  experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful  37 .
We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )  38  into Las Cruces. We had a real car  39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was  40  so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the  41  _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy  42  paper work and customers as we explained our problems.   43  there were already “ten cars behind”,  he told us to  44   the car into the garage.
Evelyn, who we later  45  was one of the top motor technicians, took  46  of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,  47_     the car.
Early the next morning (the shop was  48  closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only  49  .
Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our  50  that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an  51  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude  52  a lot.  He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who  53   them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to  54  try and help when they are met with politeness.
The pleasant experience I had shows that  55  for other people can always help.

【小题1】
A.bad
B.pleasant
C.wonderful
D.terrible
【小题2】
A.policemen
B.firemen
C.workmen
D.repairmen
【小题3】
A.exit
B.turning
C.crossing
D.entrance
【小题4】
A.difficulty
B.examination
C.trouble
D.disaster
【小题5】
A.destroyed
B.damaged
C.harmed
D.injured
【小题6】
A.highest
B.easiest
C.luckiest
D.worst
【小题7】
A.at
B.on
C.with
D.by
【小题8】
A.As
B.For
C.Even
D.Although
【小题9】
A.pull
B.push
C.make
D.get
【小题10】
A.learned
B.understood
C.recognized
D.thought
【小题11】
A.care
B.control
C.charge
D.pride
【小题12】
A.building
B.examining
C.repairing
D.driving
【小题13】
A.officially
B.completely
C.really
D.mainly
【小题14】
A.days
B.hours
C.months
D.minutes
【小题15】
A.cleverness
B.attitude
C.kindness
D.appreciation
【小题16】A. understanding
Bmisunderstanding
C. appreciation
D. awareness
【小题17】
A.calls
B.tries
C.decides
D.means
【小题18】
A.comfort
B.protect
C.serve
D.rescue
【小题19】
A.at least
B.at last
C.above all
D.at most
【小题20】
A.kindness
B.respect
C.patience
D.mercy

America’s greatest technological achievement, the Hoover Dam, now has a companion piece, a bridge held up by the longest arch in the Western Hemisphere(半球). The Mike O’Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge, which opened this month and connects the U.S. states of Arizona and Nevada, crosses the vast chasm(峡谷)890 feet above the Colorado River that is controlled by the dam.
The striking 1,900-foot-long structure will improve traffic in the region and help protect the dam from being destroyed. It is the seventh highest bridge in the world, behind four in China, one in Papua New Guinea and one in the US state of Colorado.
“The Hoover Dam is the greatest civil engineering achievement in America’s history,” said the bridge project manager Dave Zanatell. “Our goal was not to outdo or outshine it. Our goal was to, in a respectful way, do something that would be great for our generation and that would stand besides Hoover Dam in a respectful and quality way that would become a part of Hoover’s legacy(遗产).”
Just as the Hoover Dam was built in the heart of the Great Depression(大萧条)and was seen as an example of the nation’s can-do spirit, some hope this project can also provide some uplift.
The bridge is surprising: at 1,050 feet, its support arch holds up a roadway that lies on 300-foot-long concrete pillars(柱子), some of the tallest in the world. It contains 16 million pounds of steel.
  The idea of the bridge came into being in the 1960s because the top of the Hoover Dam has been a narrow two-lane road that is the fastest route from Arizona to Las Vegas and then the Pacific Northwest and Canada.
 Access to the dam from each direction is a dangerously winding route, but massive trucks and passenger vehicles shared it for decades. During the day, when thousands of tourists travel to the dam from Las Vegas three times as many accidents as on a normal road will happen.
 The bridge has a sidewalk on the side facing the dam. The wall on both sides is 54 inches high, so walkers can take photos there.
【小题1】Which of the following is true of the Hoover Dam?

A.It was completed recently.
B.It was built during the hard times.
C.It has the longest arch.
D.It’s the seventh highest dam in the world.
【小题2】What is one of the purposes of building the bridge?
A.To protect the dam.B.To save the cultures.
C.To outdo the dam.D.To develop the tourism.
【小题3】The underlined word “uplift” in Paragraph 4 means _____.
A.lift of the heavy objectB.support in money
C.spiritual encouragementD.instruction in technology
【小题4】Which of the followings shows the right position of the bridge and dam?

【小题5】The text is mainly about ______.
A.the Hoover Dam
B.American western development
C.a tour along the Colorado River
D.a recently built bridge

 

Ms Lo could hardly bear her sorrow when she received the call that her husband had died in a car accident. Her pain quickly turn to shock---- the car involved in the accident was driven by a friend. That friend, Henry Lee, had chosen to remain silent on the accident details in court. Her shock soon turned to extreme anger when Lee decided not to let out what had happened.

Her husband, Mr. Tan, was 21 when he died after an accident outside Las Vegas KTV at Havelock Road. That night, he was discussing supper plans with a group of friends, which included Lee. Later, Mr. Tan was found unconscious on the ground, next to the car driven by Lee. Mr. Tan died in the hospital a few hours later. Due to drinking driving, Lee was fined $3,000 and banned from driving for two years last month.

Lee, Ms Lo and her husband were colleagues at Asia Pacific-Breweries(APB).

She only heard of the accident and her husband’s death the next morning after the accident as she had switched off her band-phone that night. She told The New Paper, “Receiving the call, I thought it was a joke. I thought he had got his friend to call me to ask me out.” Ms Lo had moved out to live alone for three weeks because of a disagreement with her husband. “The next time I saw him was at the mortuary.(太平间)” She said that Lee went to visit her some days ago but didn’t apologize to her. “He looked sorry but he didn’t speak to me. I wanted to forgive him, but now I have no chance to tell him.” she said.

Ms Lo, who was a human resource manager in APB, left the company after the accident. She is now working in a photo studio.

1.Why Ms Lo was made pretty angry?

A. Her husband was knocked down by his friend

B. Henry Lee drove their car in the car accident

C. She was informed only after the accident occurred

D. The person involved did not tell the truth in court

2.Ms Lo hadn’t seen her husband for three weeks because______.

A. they did not sign a contract

B.she began working in a photo studio

C.there was a quarrel between them

D.she was busy writing a paper

3.Why did Ms Lo leave APB for another job?

   A. To escape the pain caused by the accident.

   B. To find out facts related to the accident.

   C. To force Henry Lee to let out the truth.

   D. To avoid meeting the dishonest man.

 

Boeing said Wednesday that it was entering the space tourism business, an announcement that could bolster(增强)the Obama administration’s efforts to transform the National Aeronautics and Space Administration into an agency that focuses less on building rockets and more on nurturing a commercial space industry.

The flights, which could begin as early as 2015, would most likely launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida to the International Space Station. The Obama administration has proposed turning over to private companies the business of taking NASA astronauts to orbit, and Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas won an $18 million contract this year for preliminary (初步的)development and testing of a capsule that could carry seven passengers.

Current NASA plans call for four space station crew members to go up at a time, which would leave up to three seats available for space tourists. The flights would be the first to give nonprofessional astronauts the chance to go into orbit aboard a spacecraft launched from the United States. Seven earlier space tourists have made visits to the space station, riding in Russian Soyuz capsules.

“We’re ready now to start talking to possible customers,” said Eric C. Anderson, co-founder and chairman of Space Adventures, the space tourism company based in Virginia that would market the seats for Boeing.

Boeing and Space Adventures have not set a price, although Mr. Anderson said it would be competitive with the Soyuz flights, which Space Adventures arranged with the Russian Space Agency. Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil, paid about $40 million for a Soyuz ride and an eight-day stay at the space station last year. But the possibilities that anyone buying a ticket will get to space on an American vehicle depend on discussions in Congress about the future of NASA.

1. Which of the following is most probably a private travel company?

A. Boeing.                      B. Space Adventure.

C. NASA.                        D. Russian Space Agency.

2. How many people can be carried along on a capsule to the space station?

A. 3.           B. 4.           C. 7.           D. 11.

3. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The American space tourism company is located in Virginia.

   B. Russia has already taken lead in working on the space tourism business.

   C. NASA has decided to focus less on building rockets because of the financial crisis.

D. In 2015, America would be the first country in the world to run the space tourism                   business.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Taking NASA Astronauts to Orbit. B. Living in the Space Station Space.

C. Ticket Price under Discussion.       D. Boeing Could Fly You to Orbit by 2015.

 

My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really  36  experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful  37 .

We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n )  38  into Las Cruces. We had a real car  39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was  40  so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the  41  _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy  42  paper work and customers as we explained our problems.   43  there were already “ten cars behind”,  he told us to  44   the car into the garage.

Evelyn, who we later  45  was one of the top motor technicians, took  46  of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing,  47_     the car.

Early the next morning (the shop was  48  closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only  49  .

Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our  50  that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an  51  of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude  52  a lot.  He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who  53   them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to  54  try and help when they are met with politeness.

The pleasant experience I had shows that  55  for other people can always help.

1.

A.bad

B.pleasant

C.wonderful

D.terrible

 

2.

A.policemen

B.firemen

C.workmen

D.repairmen

 

3.

A.exit

B.turning

C.crossing

D.entrance

 

4.

A.difficulty

B.examination

C.trouble

D.disaster

 

5.

A.destroyed

B.damaged

C.harmed

D.injured

 

6.

A.highest

B.easiest

C.luckiest

D.worst

 

7.

A.at

B.on

C.with

D.by

 

8.

A.As

B.For

C.Even

D.Although

 

9.

A.pull

B.push

C.make

D.get

 

10.

A.learned

B.understood

C.recognized

D.thought

 

11.

A.care

B.control

C.charge

D.pride

 

12.

A.building

B.examining

C.repairing

D.driving

 

13.

A.officially

B.completely

C.really

D.mainly

 

14.

A.days

B.hours

C.months

D.minutes

 

15.

A.cleverness

B.attitude

C.kindness

D.appreciation

 

16.A. understanding

Bmisunderstanding

C. appreciation

D. awareness

17.

A.calls

B.tries

C.decides

D.means

18.

A.comfort

B.protect

C.serve

D.rescue

19.

A.at least

B.at last

C.above all

D.at most

20.

A.kindness

B.respect

C.patience

D.mercy

 

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