题目内容
I was walking along Orchard Road when I realized a tall young man wearing a jacket and tie was following me. I noticed him because not many people wear a jacket and tie in the middle of a hot summer day, and I had already seen this man four times that afternoon.
To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped , he stopped too.
I began to be rather worried and decided to try to lose this strange man. When I saw a taxi coming, I jumped into it. As I was telling the taxi driver where to go, I found the man get into another taxi, which then followed mine. As the two taxies slowly made their way along Orchard Road, I looked back at the taxi behind, and saw that the stranger was looking out at me. At MRT station, I told the taxi driver to stop and I got out. As I was paying my fare, I saw the man was getting out of his taxi.
By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened(威胁) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a journalist(news reporter) and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.
What is strange about the man who followed the writer?
A. He seemed to be wearing too much.
B. He was out on such a hot day.
C. He walked quickly behind.
D. He was a tall young man.
Why did the writer get into a taxi?
A. To test the young man. B. To lose the young man.
C. To call the police. D. To get home earlier.
What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?
A. He got into another taxi.
B. He tried to stop the taxi.
C. He almost gave up following him.
D. He made his way along Orchard Road.
How did the writer have the stranger admit he was following him?
A. He threatened to take him to the police.
B. He called the police.
C. He said he would call the police.
D. He talked to the police.
Why did the stranger follow the writer?
A. He was interested in elderly people.
B. He often does such things.
C. He was writing a book about old people.
D. He needed materials for his article.
用单词的正确形式填空（每题1分，共15分）1. Mary did do some bad things on me, but I have ____(宽恕)her for that.2. I have the ____(好奇心)about my father’s work, because he does not stay at home for half a year.3. I don’t think it’s my _____ (过错)and I’m not going to say sorry to him.4. I am completely p_____(困惑)what to do with the problem.5. Last night , my elder sister _____(分娩)a lovely girl baby.6. The Spring Festival, a _____(传统的)Chinese festival, is celebrated in many other Asian countries.7. The scientist was rewarded by the government for his great ________(成就).8. Jack gave me an a_________(吃惊的) look when I told the truth.9. After 30 years of opening to the outside, the Chinese people are ___ ___(富裕) than before.10.They stood _____(拥抱) and kissing on the platform.11.This report is based strictly on _____(客观的) information.12.The man handed me a thin _______(信封)and I did not know what it contained.13.Time p_______(允许)，I will visit Professor Lee, who was once my father’s friend.14.To our great a______(吃惊), the Becks really moved to Los Angeles.15. The e_____(精疲力竭的) climbers are looking forward to a good night’s sleep.
I was working as a consultant(顾问) in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents with something important. It was a big 16 . At the same time, my mother was in the 17 stages of cancer. .
I worked during the day and 18 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was 19 and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My promise was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, 20 my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to 21 the president with my situation. 22 I felt someone at the company wanted to 23 what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Hunan Resources, asking him not to 24 the information with anyone.
A few days 25 , the president called me into his office. I 26 he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were 27 on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large 28 , looked me in the eye and said, “I 29 your mother is very ill.”
I was totally 30 by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my 31 subside(平息)，and then he 32 said a sentence I will never forget: “Whatever you need.” That was it. His 33 and willingness to both let me be in my pain and to offer me 34 were qualities of compassion(同情) that I 35 with me to this day.
1.A.honour B. success C. challenge D. task
2.A.previous B. final C. fine D. developing
3.A. walked B. rode C. ran D. drove
4.A.tiring B. exciting C. boring D. frightening
5.A.as if B. after all C. even though D. now that
6.A. help B. puzzle C. cheat D. bother
7.A.or B. yet C. and D. so
8.A.know B. realize C. hear D. announce
9.A.enjoy B. learn C. share D. hide
10.A.after B. ago C. before D. later
11.A.knew B. figured C. doubted D. found
12.A.working B. getting C. living D. going
13.A.room B. office C. desk D. computer
14.A.guess B. hear C. believe D. think
15.A.hit B. got C. made D. caught
16.A.crying B. explaining C. talking D. worrying
17.A.suddenly B. sadly C. gently D. carefully
18.A.happiness B. understanding C. excitement D. sadness
19.A.everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
20.A.take B. bring C. help D. carry
I have this old clock that belonged to my mom. My dad gave it to me years ago after mom passed away.
I have mixed feelings about having the clock. I love it because it was my mom’s, but it also holds some bad memories.
You see, it chimes. It counts out the hour and rings once on the half hour. Or at least it used to. Now you never know what number it will ring.
When my mother was at home dying from cancer, she asked for the clock to be unplugged. Hearing the hours count down really angered and frightened her.
Mom passed away. I decided I wanted to get the clock fixed so I could remember the good hours we had with her.
I took it to a local clock shop the other day.
“I know this has no particular value as a clock, but it was my mom’s and I need to get it fixed,” I said to the shop owner.
I went on to describe the problem.
“We get a lot of these in,” he told me. “Here’s what I do. We remove the clock works (机件) and replace it with a battery-operated movement (机芯) that chimes electronically,” he told me.
“You can’t fix this?”
“No, we don’t have the time nor the parts.”
I thanked him and went home. I called a few other places and was told the same thing.
“How incredibly sad,” I told the last one disappointedly.
How incredibly sad that we have become a society that replaces craftsmanship with convenience and easy fixes. We copy the original instead of creating something new. We duplicate (复制); we don’t originate (发明).
Sadly, the same goes for our attitude to life itself.
Each of us is an original, one of a kind. But we find it so much easier to copy another style than to develop our own.
We are wannabes (崇拜别人的人) rather than hey-world-look-at-mes.
We fail to see the real value in who we are, so we spend our lives trying to be someone else.
1. Why did the author decide to get the clock fixed?
A．Because it was a really old and valuable clock.
B．Because it was the only thing that her mother had left her.
C．Because it brought her memories of being with her mother.
D．Because it left the author with mixed feelings.
2. What did the clock shop owners tell the author?
A．The parts that the clock needed were electronic.
B．It would cost a lot to repair the clock.
C．They had never repaired a clock like this before.
D．They could only make the clock electronic.
3. The author intends to ________.
A．criticize the irresponsible clock shop owners
B．criticize people who do not value things with a history
C．criticize people who do not have a creative attitude toward life
D．criticize people’s ignorance of traditional craftsmanship
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
To make sure he was following me, I walked on quickly, turned right into a shopping center and then stopped to look in a shop window. Soon the man appeared and stopped at another shop window. I walked on and stopped several times. When I stopped, he stopped too.
By now I got angry, so I turned and walked straight to him. I asked him why he was following me. At first he said he was not following me at all, but when I threatened(威胁) to call the police, he admitted he was. He then told me that he was a news reporter and that he was writing an article on how elderly people in Singapore spend their time. He said he was observing me to gather materials for his article.
56. What is strange about the man who followed the writer?
A. He seemed to be wearing too much. B. He was out on such a hot day.
C. He walked quickly behind. D. He was a tall young man.
57. What did the stranger do when the writer jumped into a taxi?
A. He got into another taxi. B. He tried to stop the taxi.
C. He almost gave up following him. D. He made his way along Orchard Road.
58. How did the writer have the stranger admit(承认) he was following him?
A. He threatened to take him to the police. B. He called the police.
C. He said he would call the police. D. He talked to the police.
59. Why did the stranger follow the writer?
A. He was interested in elderly people. B. He often does such things.
C. He was writing a book about young people. D. He needed materials for his article.
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