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Mr. Selfridge, the Wisconsin-born retailer (零售商) who left school at 14, rose to become a partner in Marshall Field's. Chicago. Founded in 1852, it was one of the first and most ambitious US department scores. Mr. Selfridge had done well with Marshall Field's. He liked to say, “The customer is always right,” which made the Chicago store popular. And he is believed to have invented the phrase “Only [so many] Shopping Days until Christmas”.

When he visited London on holiday in 1906 he was surprised to find most of the city's department stores were no match of their American and Parisian competitors. This led Selfridge to leave the US and establish Selfridges. a department store named after him. at the west end of London's Oxford Street. In Oxford Street, Selfridge's design team shaped an ambitious classical palacc building with a wall of plate glass windows.

Opened in 1909, Selfridges offered customers a hundred departments along with restaurants, a roof garden, reading and writing rooms, reception areas for foreign visitors, a first aid room and. most importantly, a small army of knowledgeable floor-walking assistants who served as guides as well as being thoroughly instructed in the art of making a sale.

Mr. Selfridge did much to make the department store a destination rather than just a big and comprehensively stocked city shop. It became a place to meet and for ladies to lunch. Mr. Selfridge later introduced the department store as a key element of the 20th Century culture, and Chaplin acknowledged the growing trend for shopping in the department store in his film The Floorwalker.

1.What can be learned about Mr. Selfridge from Paragraph I ?

A. lie was well-educated.

B. He was a gifted businessman.

C. He was a modest man.

D. He was dishonest.

2.What made Selfridge build a department store in London?

A. The large population in London.

B. His desire to own a department store.

C. His confidence in business success.

D. Affection for London architecture.

3.What was Selfridges' most impressive characteristic?

A. The number of departments.

B. The broad choice of goods.

C. The small group of guards.

D. The well-trained sales guides.

4.What is the main purpose of the article?

A. To introduce the history of Selfridge .

B. To compare different department stores.

C. To encourage readers to spend more.

D. To explain how to start a department store.

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Christmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom’s old camera. I’m always trying to capture(捕捉) those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.

I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom’s room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor — a big pink cat. I felt so disappointed.

Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. “Stacy, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!” “I can’t wait,” I said. The next day I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to tell her.

”Mom, may I talk to you for a second?”

“Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?” she asked.

And so it came — how upset I was that I was getting a cat.

“Stacy, that cat is for your sister Julia!” she said with a smile.

“Then what am I getting?” I asked.

She just smiled. “You’ll have to wait and see.”

Next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find…

My camera! “Thank you!” I said to both Dad and Mom.

Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera — my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile — and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: LOVE.

1.The underlined phrase “dropping hints” in Paragraph 1 means ________.

A. talking often B. sending presents

C. suggesting indirectlyD. taking pictures

2.Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first?

A. Her mother couldn’t understand her at all.

B. Her mother didn’t buy her any Christmas gift.

C. She mistook her sister’s Christmas gift for hers.

D. She didn’t find her present in her mom’s room.

3.We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. her mother bought Stacy a big pink cat

B. her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted

C. Stacy thought it’s OK to have an old camera

D. Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas Eve

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Christmas gift as wished

B. Love is more important than gifts

C. A wonderful Christmas

D. Love cannot be bought

Donna is 19 years old and loves animals, which is why I'm always happy to leave my dog with her when I go on holiday. Donna also helps to train hunting dogs, but recently, her boyfriend told me, she returned home from a farm in tears after being told to hit some dogs.

“She wasn't being asked to hit them because they didn't behave well,” he said. “She was told to punch these puppies with a closed fist simply to let them know who is the boss,” Donna refused. Good for Donna. In my view, you hit an animal for only two reasons: as a way to teach it an important lesson to protect it from danger, such as not into the road; or because you like hurting animals.

Last summer, I attended a horse race. I don't know much about horses, but I was alarmed when I saw a horse with a huge ulcer (溃疡) on its legs. “Surely this horse won't race?” I asked. I was very surprised that nobody in the crowd seemed concerned.

The horse began the race, but later it fell heavily. It had broken its leg. The hext thing I saw was its dead body in a bag, being driven past. No one seemed to care, except those who had bet on it. I know people care for horse racing, but do they really care for horses? I doubt it.

Oh, but it's a tradition, I hear you say. Wouldn't the world be a boring place if we didn't occasionally hit, shoot and chase animals? Traditions are made by man and can be unmade. It was once acceptable to kill servants when their master died, to visit the mental hospitals to laugh at the patients or to watch public execution (执行死刑).

Nor should it be forgotten that in our progress to a more civilized world, animals have played an important role they have fed us, carried us, worked for us, rescued us, died for us and sometimes just saved us from loneliness. Surely by now they deserve our kindness. At the very least, they deserve our respect.

1.Donna was asked to hit the young dogs because ________.

A. they misbehaved

B. their owner disliked them

C. people on the farm enjoy hurting them

D. it was a way to train them to obey people

2.What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Strike. B. Stroke.

C. Scold. D. Pump.

3.What is the author's purpose in telling the readers the story about the horse?

A. To explain the traditional horse race to readers.

B. To prove that the weak horse can't win in the race.

C. To show that animals are treated unfairly by humans.

D. To say that people care more for horses than horse racing.

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People no longer watch killing criminals in public.

B. The author cannot accept anyone who hits the animals.

C. It was a traditional practice to kill servants for their dead master.

D. The author thinks it is possible to change the traditions made by man.

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。

Television is everywhere around us. Yet it is great for learning English. The pictures make it easier to understand than radio and because you can see who’s talking, and get a better idea of what people mean. Just watch their “body language”! Watch programs that you find enjoyable and entertaining. 1.

Here’s the english-at-home.com guide to learning as much as possible while watching English television:

2. Learning English should be fun –– not something that you have to force yourself to do. If you have a passion for football, watch matches or the sports news.

Keep a notebook near to your television. 3. This is especially useful. You can look for programs with sub-titles in your own language.

Try to watch English television regularly. Even if you can only watch 15 minutes a day, you’ll be amazed how much you learn.

Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything. English television is normally aimed at native English speakers. 4. If the programs that you’re watching are full of unknown words, just concentrate on understanding the general meaning.

Keep a note of television programs and presenters that you find easy to understand and try to watch them regularly. 5. Soon you will impress your friends with your English skills.

A. Don’t watch the programs too easy for you.

B. Better watch programs that you find interesting.

C. Programs often include many difficult words.

D. English learning has little to do with watching TV.

E. Whatever you watch will help you improve your English.

F. Doing this will increase your confidence in learning English.

G. You can take down any new words or expressions that you hear.

根据句子中给出单词的正确形式填空

1.He is a (humor) person and often tells us jokes.

2.In students’ eyes, a good teacher should have many good . (virtue)

3. (devote)to freedom and equality of human races, Mandela passed away on December 5,2013.

4.With food and living necessities (furnish), the people in quick-hit area got through the most difficult days.

5.I warned them they could get seriously, but they both (ignorance) my advice.

6.George is (apparent) a very serious man, but as a matter of fact he has a great sense of humor.

7.Community police have made a very positive (contribute) to crime prevention.

8.A 5-day tour (recommend) to us in the travel agency.

9.Thank you for (remind) me of the danger ahead.

10.It is suggested that you (apology) to him for your mindless mistake.

11. cold it is outside, she has the window open.

12.For him the stage is just means of making a living.

13.—Wow! You’ve got so many clothes.

—But _______of them are in fashion now.

14.-------I wonder Mary has kept her figure after all these years.

-------By working out every day.

15.The fact people are more and more relying on mobiles phones is a concern.

16.It’s a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly__________ rice and vegetables.

17.---- "How was it _____ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?"

---- "Totally by chance."

18.The Internet has made possible for us to keep in touch with our friends conveniently.

19.A ship in harbor is safe, but that 's not ship are built for.

20._______ is often the case with children, Amy was completely better by the time the doctor arrived.

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