题目内容
Sorry. Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s______the visiting hours.
A.during B.at C.beyond D.before
C
解析:
考查介词的辨析。从句意分析，你最好明天来，因为己经过了参观的时间了。只有C项有“超过，晚于”的意思。
For hundreds of years, Japan has been hit, from time to time, by tsunamis（海啸）, which are caused by earthquakes or underwater volcanoes. The story of the boy Yuuki is the story of such a disaster.
Yuuki lived with his family in a seaside village, below a small mountain. One day, as he played on top of the mountain, Yuuki felt a small earthquake but it was not strong enough to frighten anybody. Soon after, however, Yuuki noticed the sea darken and begin running away from the shore very fast, leaving behind wide areas of beach that had never been seen before.
Yuuki remembered reading that just before a terrible tsunami, the sea suddenly and quickly rolls backward. He ran to the beach, warning the villagers who had gathered to admire the new beach land.
But no one listened. They laughed at him and continued playing in the new sand.
Desperate, Yuuki could think of only one thing to do. He lit a tree branch, raced to the rice fields and began burning the harvested rice. Then he called out, “Fire! Fire! Everyone run to the mountain! Now!”
When everyone reached the mountain top, a villager cried out, “Yuuki is mad! I saw him set the fire.” Yuuki hung his head in shame, but said nothing as the villagers screamed at him.
Just then, someone shouted, “Look!”
In the distance a huge dark wave of water was speeding towards the shore. When it hit the shore, it destroyed everything.
On the mountain everyone stared at the village ruins in terror.
“I'm sorry I burned the fields,” said Yuuki, his voice trembling.
“Yuuki,” the village chief answered. “You saved us all.”
The villagers cheered and raised Yuuki into the air. “We were going to celebrate our rice harvest tonight,” said one, “but now we’ll celebrate that we’re all still alive!”
1. Where was Yuuki when the earthquake struck?
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A．On the beach. |
B．On the mountain. |
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C．In the rice fields. |
D．At home. |
2.In what order did the following events take place?
a.Yuuki ran to the rice fields.
b.The villagers paid no attention to Yuuki’s word.
c.Yuuki went to warn the villagers.
d.The village was in ruins.
e.The people were screaming at Yuuki.
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A．c, b, d, a, e |
B．a, c, d, b, e |
C．c, b, a, e, d |
D．a, c, d, e, b |
3.How did Yuuki save the villagers from the disaster?
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A．He told them about the earthquake. |
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B．He explained why the sea was flowing out. |
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C．He told the village chief to warn the people. |
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D．He set fire to the rice field. |
4.What were the people planning to do before the tsunami struck their village?
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A．Burn the rice crop. |
B．Play on the beach. |
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C．Climb the mountain. |
D．Celebrate the rice harvest. |
Making an apology is not the same as making amends. Sometimes we apologize just because it’s the easiest thing to do. What’s actually important is to identify where we go wrong, take full responsibility for our mistakes and , if possible, try to make up for them.
A recent case involving Hewlett-Packed, the US computer giant, shows the importance of presenting a sincere apology. The Chinese consumers who had bought notebook computers of certain models, which have been put on Chinese market since 2007, suffered a massive flash screen failures and overheating problems. Through investigation, Chinese AQSIQ (国家质检总局) identified these HP computers had quality problems and HP admitted this. HP made a proposal that they would extend the warranty (保修) period of such computers, but this could not satisfied the consumers. What they needed was a thorough description of the truth. HP has “sincerely” apologized. But the consumers remain angry, and say that only a product recall — as HP has done in the past — will prove that the apology is sincere.
Another apology that fell flat on its face was that of Thierry Henry, the famous French footballer. His deliberate handball in November 2009 created the goal which knocked Ireland out of the 2010 World Cup. The incident caused great anger in the football world, and eventually Henry issued an apology. Two days later, he wrote, “I’m not the referee…but if I hurt someone I’m sorry.” Better late than never, perhaps, but even then he passed the blame onto the referee!
Such high-profile cases, which attract a lot of publicity often under the spotlight, but similar incidents occur in our everyday lives. Stress caused by schoolwork and tiredness can sometimes result in outbursts of anger against friends and family. Have you ever lost your temper for minor reasons? After calming down, most people are quick to realize their mistake and apologize. But it’s just as important to identify what caused the error in the first place and take action to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
No one should hold a negative attitude to making a sincere apology. Empty words are easy to say, but they are as useless as they sound. A real show of remorse（痛悔;自责）demands hard work and commitment to put error right.
1.What does the author intend to tell us in the case of HP?
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A．A true apology needs sincere actions. |
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B．HP should recall all the faulty computers. |
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C．Good quality makes a good company. |
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D．A company should apologize and pay for their mistakes. |
2. According to the author, when we do anything wrong we firstly _________.
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A．make an apology face to face honestly |
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B．admit we were wrong and try to make the wrong right |
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C．take the responsibility for apologizing to others |
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D．choose the easiest thing to do |
3.We can infer from the case of Thierry Henry that _________ .
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A．it’s never too late to say “I’m sorry.” |
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B．writing an apology is not a good idea |
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C．Henry didn’t identify his fault. |
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D．the football fans were mad with Henry. |
4.Which of the following can best explain the word “commitment” in the last paragraph?
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A．Decision. |
B．Promise. |
C．Agreement. |
D．Responsibility. |
5. What’s the best title of this passage?
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A．What really puts things right |
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B．Don’t apologize easily |
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C．Making an apology — no one is out of exception |
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D．How to judge an apology — sincere enough? |