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   The old man walked with a cane(拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that were bright like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips held in a smile.

He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair.”

Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying(稳住) him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”

“You are welcome, Sir.” She replied. “My name is Mary. I’ll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me!”

After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!”

He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, “You are very kind!”

When Mary went to clean his table, she was surprised. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a $100 bill.

The note on the napkin read, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”

The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees, had seen him in person(亲自).

71. The relationship between the old man and Mary was ______. 

A. father and daughter                B. employer and employee

C. waiter and customer                         D. uncle and nephew

72. Based on the passage, all of the following words can be used to describe Mary except _____.

A. kind       B. considerate       C. helpful       D. calm

73. Mary ran over to the old man because _______.

A. the old man was the boss of the restaurant

B. she saw the old man had some difficulty moving and taking a seat

C. she was worried that the old man might cause trouble to the restaurant

D. the old man had asked her to wait on him

74. The man came to the restaurant _______.

A. to have breakfast

B. to see his employees

C. to find out how his restaurant was working

D. to see how Mary served customers

75. The words the man left on the napkin indicated that _______.

A. respecting others means respecting oneself

B. serving others is a respectable job

C. Mary would get a rise as a result of her kindness

D. Mary’s kind service would bring in more money for her

 

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71~75 BDBCA

【解析】略

 

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  Most English people have two or three names, but some Spaniards have a lot more.

  A Spaniard and his wife went to a foreign country in their car and drove around in it for several weeks.They always slept in big hotels in towns at night, but then something in their car broke.They took it to a garage, and the men there repaired it, but it took a long time, and the Spaniard and his wife were very late after that.

  They did not reach a town that evening, but came to a small village in the middle of the night.They were very tired, and the next town was forty miles away.They got out of their car and looked for a hotel in the small streets.They walked around the village for a quarter of an hour, and then they found a small hotel.There were not any others in the village.

  There were no lights in the hotel, but the Spaniard went to the door and knocked at it.He waited for a minute, but nobody came to the door.

  He knocked again and waited another minute, but again no one came.

  Then he found a bell and rang it.He rang it for several minutes, and then a window at the top of the hotel opened.An old man looked out of the window and said, “What do you want?”

  “Good evening,” the Spaniard said “Have you got any free rooms? We’re very tired.”

  It was very dark in the street, and the old man said, “Who are you?

  The Spaniard said, “We are Don Ramon Roberto Nanuel Claudio Rodriguez Rafael Eduardo de Salas and Dona Maria Conchita Diana Marcelina Roberta Mercedes Manuela de Salas.”

  The old man did not speak for a few seconds, and then he said, “There are a lot of you.This is a small hotel, and we haven’t got more than two free rooms.”Then he closed the window.

(1)

The Spaniards did not reach a town that evening because ________.

[  ]

A.

they had to leave their car in the garage

B.

their car broke when they got to a small village

C.

they had stayed in the garage too long

D.

they couldn’t find the way to the next town

(2)

They found a small hotel ________.

[  ]

A.

fifteen minutes after they got to the village

B.

early in the morning

C.

as soon as they got out of their car

D.

after they walked around the village a long time

(3)

The old man opened the window ________.

[  ]

A.

when he heard a knock at the door

B.

after the Spaniard knocked for a while

C.

as soon as the Spaniard rang the bell

D.

after the bell rang for a few minutes

(4)

Why did the old man not let the Spaniards stay for the night in his hotel?

[  ]

A.

He didn’t like Spaniards.

B.

He thought their names were too long.

C.

He had no empty rooms.

D.

He thought there were too many Spaniards.

(5)

A free room is one which is ________.

[  ]

A.

not being used

B.

for sale

C.

less expensive

D.

prepared for a late traveler


第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
  阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
  One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered.and they all admired his heart for it was  31 . There was not a scar in it. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as  32 .”
  The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s  33 . It was full of scars, it had places  34  pieces had been removed and other pieces  35  in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several  36  edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gaps where whole pieces were missing.
  The young man laughed. “  37  your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
  “Yes,” said the old man, “Yours  38  perfect but I would never trade with you. You see, every  39  represents a person  40  I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they  41  me a piece of their heart that fits into the  42  place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we  43 .
  “Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart  44 , and the other person hasn’t returned a  45  of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gaps—giving love is  46  a chance. Although these gaps are painful, they  47  open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?’’
  The young man walked up to the old man,  48  his perfect heart, and tipped a piece out. He  49  it to the old man.
  The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man’s heart. It  50 , but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
  The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man’s heart flowed into his.
  They embraced and walked away side by side.
31.A.ugly          B.perfect      C.beautiful     D.hurt
32.A.mine         B.his          C.theirs          D.ours
33.A.coat         B.appearance    C.face           D.heart
34.A.that        B.which       C.where       D.whose
35.A.cut           B.set            C.put          D.brought
36.A.smooth       B.rough          C.broken             D.pretty
37.A.Comparing    B.Compared    C.Compare     D.Compares
38.A.looks        B.seems          C.is           D.fits
39.A.one        B.heart       C.piece         D.scar
40.A.on whom           B.in whom      C.with whom    D.to whom
41.A.take          B.give        C.lend        D.pass
42.A.empty         B.full            C.original       D.first
43.A.had           B.gave        C.shared       D.owned
44.A.in           B.away         C.off         D.up
45.A.lot            B.sheet          C.piece       D.pile
46.A.making       B.taking       C.keeping      D.bringing
47.A.keep          B.cut         C.come         D.stay
48.A.carried away  B.reached into    C.took out      D.brought up
49.A.offered      B.took        C.passed      D.served
50.A.fit             B.hit           C.beat           D.set

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal – or at least many parts of it have.  1. . Ideas about social class – whether a person is “working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.

  In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander(挥霍) the rest on beer and betting.

  The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was-and still is-inclined (有意) to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important.   2.   . Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity (or the education and training) to make such long-term plans.

   3.  . In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors (管理者). Improved social security and laws have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自卑感). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.

       4.   .They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations.  5.   . As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.

    A. Nowadays, a great deal has changed

    B. Both of these provided him and his family with security

    C. As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existence

    D. However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid

    E. In recent years, the working – class people have begun to design long – term plans

    F. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned

    G. The changes in both life–styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people

 

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