Richard Gray was a famous explorer.He was also a millionaire.He had visited every country in the world.He had crossed the Antarctic,flown across the Atlantic by balloon,and climbed Mount Everest.Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley,the hottest place on Earth.He walked for days over the hot desert sand.One night he found the camp where he had been the night before.Gray had walked in a circle.He was lost.?

Two days later he had drunk all his water.He couldn’t walk.He crawled to the top of a sand dune,and there he saw a man.The man was wearing smart,clean trousers,a white shirt and a tie.Gray crawled over to him.?

“Water...water...”he said.?

“I’m terribly sorry,old boy,”replied the man,“but I haven’t got any water with me.”?

“Help me!”shouted Gary,“I’m a rich man...a millionaire... I’ll give you anything.”?

“That’s very nice of you,old boy,”said the man.“Look,I can’t give you any water,but would you like to buy my tie?”?

“A tie?Of course not!”screamed Gray,and crawled away.He crawled slowly up the next sand dune.His mouth was full of sand.His lips were cracked and dry.He couldn’t breathe.He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool.Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

“Is it a mirage?”he thought.“Am I dying?”He stood up and staggered down the dune.?

A waiter in a shining white uniform came out of the door.?

“Water...water...a bath! Food!”screamed Gray.?

“I’m sorry,you can’t come into this hotel,”said the waiter.?

“Why not?I’ve got plenty of money.I’m a millionaire.”?

“Ah,”replied the waiter,“but you aren’t wearing a tie,”?

1.The famous explorer ________.?

A.had crossed the Antarctic and the Atlantic by balloon?

B.had traveled all over the world?

C.had walked across Death Valley?

D.had ever been a millionaire?

2.Death Valley is ________.?

A.a valley where people may die from loss of ?

B.a dead place where people dare not go?

C.a terribly hot valley where people may die of heat?

D.a place’s name?

3.The man offered to sell his tie to Gray because ________.?

A.he wished to get some money from Gray?

B.Gray was a rich man?

C.he didn’t have any water with him?

D.he thought a millionaire needed to wear a tie?

4.If Gray ________,he would have got some water to drink in the hotel.?

A.had got a lot of money with him?

B.had put on his tie at once?

C.had said he was a famous millionaire?

D.had bought the tie from the man?

 

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting( attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The  boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __38__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__he was unable to touch it. He began to __41__ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 44 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or,  47 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 51 like this, the more unhappy he became.
52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t 53 . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is 54 more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to  55 our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better.

【小题1】
A.preferringB.offeringC.receivingD.allowing
【小题2】A so          B then       C. but          D or
【小题3】A. sadder      B angrier     C hungrier      D. tastier
【小题4】A. expanding  B stretching    C. swinging     D. pulling
【小题5】A. strength       B length       C. range        D. height
【小题6】
A.jumpB.lookC.walk D.glance
【小题7】
A.tipB.stageC.topD.level
【小题8】
A.hopeB.handC.sightD.reach
【小题9】
A.putB.standC.getD.hold
【小题10】
A.breakB.shakeC.takeD.strike
【小题11】
A.upB.forwardC.downD.around
【小题12】A for            B. with         C. on          D. of
【小题13】A. After          B through      C. without      D. upon
【小题14】
A.backB.awayC.upD.down
【小题15】
A.wishesB.beliefsC.effortsD.goals
【小题16】
A.thoughtB.imaginedC.triedD.claimed
【小题17】
A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.MoreoverD.Otherwise
【小题18】
A.skilfulB.cheerfulC.harmfulD.helpful
【小题19】
A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
【小题20】A change         B. express       C. forget       D. describe

To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant.We__26__hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our__27__came,I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got__28__on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped__29___my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents,__30___on a man who was just about to__31___a bite of his sandwich. I stared,greatly___32__,as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I___33__my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of__34__.Instead,he said “It’s OK” to_ 35__me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure___36__to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look___37__.A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and___38__our table, my heart almost stopped
___39__.I thought he was going to ask for my father’s_ 40 __and call him.
  To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said,“__41___yourself new hamburgers. ”He then walked_ 42___without even finishing his food.
  He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,___43__he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still__44___in this world. I will never___45__his actions.

【小题1】
A.ordered B.made C.arranged D.demanded
【小题2】
A.foodB.turn C.bill D.menu
【小题3】
A.fixed B.caught C.cut D.tied
【小题4】
A.by B.in C.from D.out
【小题5】
A.knocked B.fell C.stood D.hung
【小题6】
A.take B.taste C.swallow D.chew
【小题7】
A.discouraged B.disappointed C.shocked D.annoyed
【小题8】
A.bitterness B.anxiety C.anger D.sorrow
【小题9】
A.rolled B.rubbed C.narrowed D.closed
【小题10】
A.satisfy B.comfort C.encourage D.praise
【小题11】
A.how B.who C.what D.which
【小题12】
A.mild B.honest C.calm D.modest
【小题13】
A.pushed B.approached C.drew D.laid
【小题14】
A.beating B.breaking C.sinking D.trembling
【小题15】
A.help B.position C.number D.job
【小题16】
A.Prepare B.Buy C.Find D.Cook
【小题17】
A.on B.around C.up D.away
【小题18】
A.so B.since C.although D.but
【小题19】
A.kindness B.happiness C.politeness D.brightness
【小题20】
A.forget B.refuse C.oppose D.ignore

It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. “I’m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it,” DeLuca recalls saying. “Buck said, ‘You should open a sandwich shop.’ ”

That afternoon, they agreed to be partners, and they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront(店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn’t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000.

But business didn’t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, “After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn’t know how badly, because we didn’t have any financial controls.” All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs.

DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They’d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. “We persuaded ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful; we are opening a second store.’ ” And they did—in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error.

But the partners’ learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers(供应商). “It probably took my two and a half hours and it wasn’t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal relationships established really helped out.” DeLuca says.

And having a goal was also important, “There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal,” DeLuca adds.

DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

1.DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to__________.

A.support his family

B.pay for his college education

C.help his partner expand business

D.do some research

2.Which of the following is true of Buck? 

A.He put money into the sandwich business.

B.He was a professor of business administration.

C.He was studying at University of Bridgeport.

D.He rented a storefront for DeLuca.

3.What can we learn about their first shop?

A.It stood at an unfavorable place.

B.It lowered the price to promote the sales.

C.It made no profits.

D.It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.

4.They decided to open a second store because they_______. 

A.had enough money to do it

B.had succeeded in their business

C.wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

D.wanted to make believe that they were successful

 

I never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.

Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier. There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he’s an old guy!

For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.

I thought it was odd (古怪的). I have grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just say something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live,” and someone would reply, “Have a great day!”

But that wasn’t the end. He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked the customers in the eyes. “I sure want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.”

The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins (咧嘴一笑). All had been touched by his simple gesture—and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.

Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name, Marty.

56. 1.The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because ________.

A.the cashier couldn’t work as fast as others

B.there were some big purchases

C.the cashier did more than scanning the items

D.the writer was not patient enough

57.2.According to the writer, when common people ask you “How’s it going?”________.

A.they don’t really care what you may answer

B.they are just practicing their conversation ability

C.they are asking about your private information

D.they don’t expect to hear any negative answers

58.3.What was most customers reaction on Marty’s behaviors?

A.They thought it priceless.                 B.They were in some way moved.

C.They thought it awful and odd.             D.They felt somewhat annoyed..

59.4.What does the writer intend to express through the text?

A.Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B.Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

C.Being different is a good way of doing business.

D.A little positive action can make a big difference.

 

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