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I believe being honest is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like　36　and straightforward. And it’s still what  37 a man a good citizen. This is my code(准则)，and I try to live by.
I’ve been in the taxi business for thirty-five years，  38　 there is a lot about it that is not so good. Taxi drivers have to be rough and tumble(乱作一团) fellows to be able to take it in New York. You've got to be  39 to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day.
Because taxi drivers are tough，people get the  40 impression that they are bad. Taxi drivers are just like other people. Most of them will act as  41 fellows.  Almost every week you read in the papers where a taxi driver  42  money or jewels or like that people leave in their  43 . If they weren't honest，you wouldn't be reading those stories in the papers. One time，I found an emerald（翡翠的）ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of suitcases that day，so I went back to where I had  44  her off. It took me almost two days to wait for her in order to return her  45 to her. I didn't get as much as “thank you.”  46 ，I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she   47 .
I was born and brought up in Ireland until I was nineteen years old. I came to this country in 1913 where I  48 several jobs to earn a few dollars before joining the army in World War I. After being discharged(退伍)，I bought my own car and have owned one ever since. It hasn’t been too easy  49 ，but my wife takes care of our money and we have a good bit  50  for a rainy day(一时之需). In all my years of driving a taxi，I have never had___51__ with the public，not even with drunks. Even if they get a little headstrong(顽固的) once in a while，I just agree with them and then they behave themselves.
People ask me about tips. As far as I know，  52 everyone will give you something，because most Americans are  53 generous. I always try to be nice to everyone，whether they  54 or not. I believe in God and try to be a good member of my parish（教区）. I try to act toward others like I think God wants me to act. I have been trying this for a long time，and the  55 I try，the easier it gets.
小题1:
A．honoredB．selfishnessC．uprightD．faithful
小题2:
A．takesB．becomesC．makesD．haves
小题3:
A．distinguishingB．recognizingC．thinkingD．knowing
小题4:
A．generousB．toughC．devotedD．educated
小题5:
A．cruelB．properC．badD．wrong
小题6:
A．rudeB．honestC．goodD．tough
小题7:
A．turns upB．turns down C．turns outD．turns in
小题8:
A．housesB．carsC．pocketsD．rooms
小题9:
A．sawB．droppedC．setD．pushed
小题10:
A．ringB．suitcaseC．carD．emerald
小题11:
A．SoB．StillC．HoweverD．Though
小题12:
A．wasB．didC．hasD．is
小题13:
A．madeB．sharedC．heldD．took
小题14:
A．at one timeB．sometimeC．in no timeD．at times
小题15:
A．set upB．set offC．set downD．set aside
小题16:
A．troubleB．sufferingC．wordD．violence
小题17:
A．especially B．speciallyC．particularlyD．practically
小题18:
A．frequentlyB．rarelyC．absolutelyD．fairly
小题19:
A．tipB．requestC．commandD．swap
小题20:
A．longerB．harderC．betterD．shorter

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:A
作为纽约司机的作者用亲身体会来告诉我们诚实的重要性。
小题1:C 形容词辨析。A荣耀的；B自私的；C诚实的；D忠诚的；文章讨论的是诚实，故C正确。
小题2:C 动词辨析。Make成为；诚实仍然是让一个人成为公民所需要的品质。
小题3:D 动词辨析。作为一名司机我知道在纽约有很多不好的事情。
小题4:B 上下文串联。根据下文第一行taxi drivers are tough可知B正确。
小题5:D 上下文串联。认为纽约司机都很粗鲁的看法是错误的。
小题6:B 形容词辨析。根据下文可知很多纽约司机都是很诚实的。
小题7:D 短语辨析。A调高；B拒绝；C结果是；D上交。这里是指司机上交客人遗漏物品。
小题8:B 上下文串联。根据常识可知东西是遗失在司机的车里，故B正确。
小题9:B 动词辨析。Drop下车。这里是指我回到把她丢下的地方。
小题10:A 上下文串联。根据上文可知她丢失的是项链。
小题11:C 连词辨析。根据上下文可知这里表示转折关系。
小题12:B 上下文串联。这里的did指代上文的felt。我感觉要比她感觉好。
小题13:C 动词辨析。这里是指我做了好多份工作来养家。Hold握有；
小题14:D 词义辨析。A以前曾经；B某事；C立刻；D有时。这里是指：有时生活也不容易。
小题15:D 短语辨析。A建立；B出发，动身；C写下，记下；D放在一边，储蓄。这里指储蓄。
小题16:A 名词辨析。这里是指我与公众之间没有麻烦。
小题17:D 副词辨析。实际上每个人都会给你一些你需要的东西。
小题18:D 副词辨析。A频繁地；B罕见地；C完全的；D相当地；这里指大部分的纽约人很慷慨。
小题19:A 上下文串联。Tip给小费；这里是指无论别人是否给小费。
小题20:Ａ上下文串联。根据上文的I have been trying this for a long time可知我尝试的时间越长，事情就越容易。
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As kids, my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods． “The woods” was our part-time address, destination, purpose, and excuse． If I went to a friends house and found him not at home, his mother might say, “Oh, he’s out in the woods, ” with a tone（语气） of airy acceptance． It is similar to the tone people sometimes use nowadays to tell me that someone I’m looking for is on the golf course or at the gym, or even “away from his desk．” For us ten-year-olds, “being out in the woods” was just an excuse to do whatever we feel like for a while．
We sometimes told ourselves that what we were doing in the woods was exploring（探索）． Exploring was a more popular idea back then than it is today． History seemed to be mostly about explorers． Our explorations, though, seemed to have less system than the historic kind: something usually came up along the way． Say we stayed in the woods, throwing rocks, shooting frogs, picking blackberries, digging in what we were briefly persuaded was an Indian burial mound．
Often we got “lost” and had to climb a tree to find out where we were． If you read a story in which someone does that successfully, be skeptical: the topmost branches are usually too skinny to hold weight, and we could never climb high enough to see anything except other trees． There were four or five trees that we visited regularly—tall beeches, easy to climb and comfortable to sit in．
It was in a tree, too, that our days of fooling around in the woods came to an end． By then some of us had reached seventh grade and had begun the rough ride of adolescence（青春期）． In March, the month when we usually took to the woods again after winter, two friends and I set out to go exploring． We climbed a tree, and all of a sudden it occurred to all three of us at the same time that we really were rather big to be up in a tree． Soon there would be the spring dances on Friday evenings in the high school cafeteria．
小题1:The author and his friends were often out in the woods to _______．
A．spend their free time
B．play golf and other sports
C．avoid doing their schoolwork
D．keep away from their parents
小题2:What can we infer from Paragraph 2 ?
A．The activities in the woods were well planned．
B．Human history is not the result of exploration．
C．Exploration should be a systematic activity．
D．The author explored in the woods aimlessly．
小题3:The underlined word “skeptical” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______．
A．calmB．doubtfuC．seriousD．optimistic
小题4:How does the author feel about his childhood?
A．Happy but short．B．Lonely but memorable．
C．Boring and meaninglessD．Long and unforgettable．
It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.
　　Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill's leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.
　　As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.
小题1:The speech was made _______.
A．at a welcome meeting
B．at the opening of a new school term
C．when somebody was leaving
D．when they had a new manager
小题2: How long did Masters worked there?
A．37 yearsB．less than 5 years
C．about six yearsD．since he began to work
小题3:When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _______to help him.
A．many peopleB．nobody
C．about 37 peopleD．very few people
小题4:Bill increased the company's sale _______.
A．by 37 per cent every month
B．to the second largest in the area
C．to be the fifth largest in the area
D．five times as much as before
This year some twenty-three hundred teen-agers (young people aged from 13-19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes . They will attend U. S. schools , meet U.S. teenagers , and form impressions of the real America . At the same time , about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world .
Here is a two-way student exchange in action . Fred , nineteen ,spent last year in Gemany with George’s family . In turn , George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America .
Fred , a lively young man , knew little German when he arrived , but after two months’ study , the language began to come to him . School was completely different from what he had expected-much harder . Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room . They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States . There were almost no outside activities .
Family life , too , was different . The father’s word was law , and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first . Also , he missed having a car .
“Back home ,you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time . In Germany , you walk , but you soon learn to like it .”
At the same time , in America , Mike , a friendly German boy , was also forming his idea . “I suppose I should criticize American schools .” He says , “it is far too easy by our level . But I have to say that I like it very much . In Germany we do nothing but study . Here we take part in many outside activities . I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens . There ought to be some middle ground between the two .”
小题1:The whole exchange programme is mainly to         .
A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America
B．send students in America to travel in Germany
C．let students learn something about other countries
D．have teenagers learn new languages
小题2:Fred and Mike agreed that         .
A．American food tasted better than German food
B．German schools were harder than American schools
C．Americans and Germans were both friendly
D．there were more cars on the streets in America
小题3:What is particular in American school is that         .
A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings
B．students usually take fourteen subjects in all
C．there are a lot of after-school activities
D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car
小题4:After experiencing the American school life , Mike thought         .
A．the easy life in the American schools was more helpful to the students .
B．German schools trained students to be better citizens .
C．American schools were not as good as German schools
D．a better education should include something good from both America and Germany
If you exhibit positive characteristics such as honesty and helpfulness, the chances are that you will be thought as a good-looking person, for a new study has found that the perception （认知） of physical attractiveness is influenced by a person's personality．
The study, which was led by Gary W．Lewandowski, has found that people who exhibit negative characteristics, such as unfairness and rudeness, appear to be less physically attractive to observers．In the study, the participants viewed photographs of opposite-sex individuals and rated them for attractiveness before and after being provided with information about their personalities．
After personality information was received, participants also rated the probability of each individual' s becoming a friend and a dating partner．Information on personality was found to significantly change the probability, showing that cognitive （认知的） processes modify （修改） judgments of attractiveness．
"Thinking a person as having a desirable personality makes the person more suitable in general as a close relationship partner of any kind," said Lewandowski．
The findings show that a positive personality leads to greater expectation of becoming friends, which leads to greater expectation of becoming romantic partners and, finally, to being viewed as more physically attractive．The findings remained consistent regardless of how "attractive" the individual was formerly thought to be or of the participants' current relationship status．
"This research provides a positive outcome by reminding people that personality goes a long way toward determining your attractiveness; it can even change people's impressions of how good-looking you are," said Lewandowski．
小题1:In the study the participants were required to _____．
A．try to make friends with each other
B．try to prove positive characters make people more attractive
C．exhibit negative characters such as unfairness and rudeness
D．rate one's attractiveness by photos before and after knowing her or his personality
小题2:What's the CORRECT order of how cognitive processes modify judgments of attractiveness?
a．find a person with a positive personality
b．view the person more physically attractive
c．want to make friends with the person
d．want to be his/ her romantic partner
A．a→c→d→bB．d→c→b→aC．c→b→a→dD．a→d→c→b
小题3:Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
A．The research reminds people to pay more attention to the personality．
B．Personality can change people's impressions of one's appearance．
C．The judgment of one's attractiveness always stays unchanged．
D．Positive personality may lead to more friends．
小题4:The passage is written in a（n） _____ tone．
A．subjectiveB．objectiveC．scepticalD．negative
小题5:Who are the intended readers of this passage?
A．People with positive characteristics．
B．Good-looking people．
C．People with negative characteristics．
D．General people．
It takes less than six seconds to leave a first impression. It is said that we ought not judge a book by its cover, but come on, isn’t it the color, the design, the layout, and the title that draw us to pick up a book we’ve never heard of before? Notice what your assumptions are about a person when you are first introduced to her or him.
Something that most of us don’t take notice of is how we stand or walk. Let’s say you are going for a job interview. Within seconds you have already said a lot about yourself by the way you walk. The majority of us walk around everyday without paying any attention to what we are saying even though we are not uttering a word. There is a lot that can be said about body language from the clothes you wear to the gestures you make.
I took notice of this topic recently as I recalled something about changing my posture to improve my level of confidence. I was about to venture on a new project, which would take me out of my comfort zone. My gremlins (小精灵) were having a field day with me uttering all kinds of reasons why I couldn’t do a good job with this new opportunity. I tucked in my tummy (收缩肚子) , put my shoulders back , held my head high , and took a walk. Soon thereafter, I felt so much better. I approached the project with new possibility. Wow, what a difference ! Try it !
The ability to capture your audience when you walk into a room is sure to start you off on the right foot when going on an interview. Non-verbal signals have five times the impact of verbal (言语的)signals. So you can count on losing your audience when you walk in with head down dragging your feet regardless how much you try to change it.
小题1:In the first paragraph the author intends to tell us         .
A．we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover
B．a person’s appearance can be misread
C．the first impression really means a lot
D．we should focus more on a person’s qualities
小题2:The author approached his project with new possibility after        .
A．his gremlins stopped talking
B．he got rid of all his negative thoughts
C．he walked out of his comfort zone
D．he changed his posture to improve his confidence
小题3:According to the author , when we go for a job interview , we       .
A．shouldn’t say a lot about ourselves
B．shouldn’t walk with our head high up
C．should pay enough attention to our body language and gesture
D．should only pay attention to the way we walk within the first few seconds
小题4:The author probably believes that        .
A．non-verbal signals are more important than verbal signals
B．non-verbal signals are not so easy to catch
C．we mainly rely on verbal signals during an interview
D．we shouldn’t pay too much attention to our non-verbal signals
小题5:What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．How to prepare for a job interview
B．The way we walk says a lot about us.
C．How to read a person from the way he walks.
D．How complicated body language is.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Ludgate Hill, EC4
Underground: St. Paul’s; Bus: 6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 25
Open: Daily 8:00-19:00 (17:00 from Oct. to Mar.)
Entrance free
Designed by the great architect, Sir Christopher Wren, St. Paul’s Cathedral was built following the Great Fire of London of 1666, which destroyed the gothic cathedral on the site at that time. It is an inescapable attraction for all travellers to this great city and the most recognisable gothic cathedral in England. Its choir（唱诗班）is internationally famous. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married here in 1981.
Buckingham Palace
South end of the Mall (SW1)
Underground: St. James’s Park, Victoria, Hyde Park Corner, Green Park; Bus: 2, 11, 14, 16, 19, 22, 24, 29, 30, 38, 52, 73, 74, 137
Buckingham Palace is Queen Elisabeth II’s official residence（住所）, and has been the official residence of Britain’s monarch（君主）since 1837. The State Rooms at Buckingham Palace have been opening to the public for the Annual Summer Opening, in August and September, since 1993. The Queen is not at Buckingham Palace when it is open to the public; she goes to one of her country residences. The State Rooms are extremely grand. You can see many of the treasures of the Royal Collection: paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto; and beautiful examples of English and French furniture.
The Tower of London
Tower Hill, EC3
Underground: Tower Hill; Bus: 42, 78
Open: Mon.— Sat.9:00-18:00; Sun.8:00-19:00
Parts of the Tower of London are over nine centuries old, as building began under William the Conqueror in 1078. Famous as a prison in the distant past, the Tower has also been a royal residence, a zoo and an observatory（瞭望台）. It is now a museum and many thousands of people visit it every year in particular to see the Crown Jewels. Only by going inside can you experience nearly a thousand years of history and hear the myths and legends that make it “a day out to die for”.
Westminster Abbey
Broad Sanctuary, SW1
Underground: Westminster, St James’s Park; Bus: 3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 39, 53, 59, 76, 77, 88, 109, 155, 168, 170, 172, 184, 503
Open: Daily 8:00-18:00 (Mar. — Dec., Tuesday till 20:00)
Entrance free
Located next to the Houses of Parliament in the heart of London, Westminster Abbey is a gothic church and place of worship. The building of the present Abbey was started by King Henry III in 1245. The oldest parts of the building date back to 1050. Westminster Abbey has hosted many royal weddings including the wedding of The Queen and Prince Philip in 1947 and the wedding of Prince William and Kate in 2011. It is a traditional place of coronation（加冕礼）and burial for English monarchs—38 monarchs have been crowned at the Abbey. There are many tombs there, including those of Queen Elizabeth I, “Bloody” Queen Mary, naturalist Charles Darwin, many poets and writers.
小题1:You can see the inside of all the buildings all the year around except ______.
A．St. Paul’s CathedralB．the Tower of London
C．Westminster AbbeyD．Buckingham Palace
小题2:The two places you can visit by getting off at the same underground station are ______.
A．Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey
B．Buckingham Palace and St. Paul’s Cathedral
C．Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London
D．the Tower of London and St. Paul’s Cathedral
小题3:Where is the text most probably taken from?
A．A history book about London.
B．A guidebook for visitors to London.
C．A book about London’s development.
D．A book about London’s churches.
When newspapers and radio describe the damage caused by a hurricane（飓风） named Hazel, girls named Hazel are probably teased（取笑） by their friends. To keep out of trouble, the Weather Bureau says,“Any resemblance between hurricane names and the names of particular girls is purely accidental.”
Some women became angry because hurricanes are given their names, but many other women are proud to see their names make headlines. They don’t even care that they are the names of destructive storms. Because more women seem to like it than dislike it, the Weather Bureau has decided to continue using girl’s names for hurricanes.
In some ways a hurricane is like a person. After it is born, it grows and develops, then becomes old and dies. Each hurricane has a character of its own. Each follows its own path through the world, and people remember it long after it gone. So it is natural to give hurricanes’ names, and to talk about them almost if they were alive.
小题1:What happens to girls named Hazel according to the passage?
A．They suffer from hurricanes.
B．The Weather Bureau look for them.
C．Others often make fun of them.
D．They can’t find boyfriend.
小题2:The underlined word“resemblance”probably means ______.
A．troubleB．differenceC．samenessD．success
小题3:Public opinions make the Weather Bureau ______.
A．consider the disagreement of some women
B．go on naming hurricanes after women
C．name hurricanes after men
D．look for a new method to name hurricanes
It’s often true that jobs for students sometimes lead to employment after graduation, so it’s a good idea to think carefully before you begin working during your college years.
During my entire college life I worked as a bartender （酒吧招待）. I have to say that I really enjoyed that job, and was fond of the idea of making money without doing too much work. I also had the opportunity to socialize （ 交际） while working. I came to be known among the upper class, and gradually became popular on campus because of my job. However, working as a bartender can have the negative side that people tend to think that you enjoy drinking.
All in all, I wish I had thought more carefully before deciding to take that job. I got a Bachelor’s degree （学士学位）in English, qualifying（使···有资格） me to work as a writer, but so far I have only been able to use the skills I learned from that part-time job.
It would be different if I had searched for jobs related to writing or editing（编辑） instead of bartending. It’s commonly accepted that employment for students is only temporary （临时的），but we should never forget that it can connect to the work we get after we graduate. After all, employers not only look at the degree, but also your previous experience.
So before getting a part-time job while you’re at school, consider what you want to do for the rest of your life.
小题1:Which of the following is a benefit（好处）of working as a bartender for the author?
A．He had a good time after school.
B．He made connect with many people.
C．He satisfied his curiosity about others.
D．He had learned how to make wine.
小题2:The underline word “negative” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ _______”.  
A．badB．sameC．wrong D．bright
小题3:The author writes the text mainly to _______.  
A．describe his part-time job during his college life
B．tell students to be careful with their part-time jobs
C．convince（使确信）students that bartender is the part-time job
D．advise students to look for their future jobs in the college

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