题目内容
How much __________ it is to deal with the problem in this way.
- A.easy
- B.easily
- C.easier
- D.more easily
Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, and then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and cure her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.
【小题1】 By saying "Only in opera do people die of love.", the writer wants to tell us that ______.
A.giving love is better than receiving love |
B.love in opera is better than that in real life |
C.people are too greedy to have enough love |
D.to die from love is no better than to die from no love |
A.the woman must have thought about asking for a salary raise for a long time |
B.the boss of the woman must be a kind person |
C.the woman was a courageous person |
D.the husband must have got the news before his wife got home |
A.show how good he was at cooking |
B.celebrate her wife’s success in raising the salary |
C.thank her wife’s boss for raising her salary |
D.show how deeply he loved his wife |
A.loving your family is more important than promoting world peace |
B.loving your friends is to promote the world peace |
C.everybody can promote the world peace by loving his own family without measure |
D.no matter what life throws in our direction, our family is always our first concern |
Time was running out, and Mark Dickinson wasn't sure whether he'd get to see his dying 2-year-old grandson one last time. A long line at Los Angeles International Airport's security checkpoint had kept him from getting to his gate on time.
His grandson Caden would be taken off life support in a matter of hours in Denver, Colorado, with or without his grandfather's presence, according to CNN affiliate KABC.
“I was kind of panicking because I was running late, and I really thought I wasn't going to make the flight,” Dickinson told KABC.
That's when a pilot from Southwest Airlines stepped up and held the flight at the gate until Dickinson arrived. The pilot was standing by the air bridge waiting for him when Dickinson arrived in socks, so rushed that he just grabbed his shoes at security and ran through the terminal.
“I told him, ‘Thank you so much. I can't tell you how much I appreciated that.’ And he said, ‘No problem. They can't leave without me anyway,’”Dickinson told KABC.
Authorities say Dickinson's grandson, Caden Rodgers, suffered a head injury after his mother's boyfriend threw him across the room. The boyfriend reportedly told police he was drunk and high on marijuana(大麻) at the time. The child later died and the boyfriend has been charged with first-degree murder, according to the Aurora Sentinel.
Thanks to the pilot, Dickinson made it to Colorado in time to say goodbye to his grandson. Most airlines would punish any staff member who holds up a flight, according to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott, who broke the story of the sympathetic pilot on his blog. However, a Southwest spokeswoman said the pilot's actions were praiseworthy.
“You can't hold a plane for every late customer, but I think we would all agree that these were extenuating(可以原谅的) circumstances and the pilot absolutely made the right decision,” Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said. “I don't think you could ask for a better example of great service for our customers.”
【小题1】According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The pilot held the plane for Dickinson.
b. People read the story of the pilot on the Internet.
c. Caden suffered a head injury.
d. Dickinson was waiting in line at the security checking point.
d. Marilee McInnis praised the pilot's actions.
A.d,c,a,b,e | B.c,a,d,b,e | C.c,d,a,b,e | D.d,a,b,c,e |
A.The security staff prohibited Dickinson from getting to his gate on time. |
B.The plane couldn't leave without Dickinson according to the regulations. |
C.Dickinson made it to see his grandson one last time. |
D.Christopher Elliott holds the view that all the airlines should advocate similar actions. |
A.The boyfriend of Caden's mother hates him very much. |
B.The boyfriend has been accused of first-degree murder. |
C.Many pilots enjoy writing blog. |
D.Dickinson had to take off his shoes at the security cheekpoint. |
A.an unlucky man from Los Angeles making his flight |
B.a poor boy being killed by his mother's boyfriend |
C.Southwest Airlines' decision not to punish a pilot who held up the flight |
D.a pilot holding the flight for a man going to see his dying grandson |
More Chinese are seeking out the surgeon’s knife to improve their looks.Yet the tragic death of the former Super Girl Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery, which is becoming increasingly popular. Wang Bei,24,is said to have gone under the knife in Wuhan,to jump-start her stage-show career. It seems that the ambitious singer has finally achieved the fame and influence after her death.
For years Miss Lu expected a plastic surgery to make her jaw fashionable narrow and her face smaller. She finally decided against it after hearing of the death of Wang Bei. "Wang Bei’s death rang the warning bell for me,"Miss Lu said in her blog." It was frightening and I gave up the plan. "
A common thread of online discussion is why someone considered beautiful was so dissatisfied with her looks. Some netizens said Wang was a victim of society’s impractical standard of beauty:double eyelids,and the pointed chin typical of Western actresses. Others said her death indicated the limits to which people would go to achieve fame and fortune.
Last year 15 billion yuan was spent on cosmetic surgery and the figure is expected to rise 20% annually. The International Society of Plastic Surgery ranks China first in Asia in terms of the number of cosmetic surgeries in 2009. Worldwide, China is third, after Brazil, while the United States is first.
Nowadays,people are living longer and better. But the effect of aging off their appearance affects their mood and confidence. Many older women want to look young and beautiful. Young people, on the other hand, see cosmetic surgery as the key to wealth and love. "They want to improve their appearance to find better opportunities at work and in marriage,"says a famous plastic surgeon. "We’re living in a highly competitive society. People regard appearance as a weapon in life battle. Those who are young and naturally good-looking tell me,‘I don’t care how much I spend. Just make me look more beautiful.’ "
Advice from a surgeon and psychologist:
1.Choose regular, qualified hospitals with a good reputation.
2.Try to find an expert surgeon who will not suggest several operations over time.
3.Don’t expect too much from changing your appearance. Safety should be the first.
4.Have a realistic understanding of the risks of the surgery (death,injury and failure)and make a balanced decision.
1.What’s the influence of Wang Bei’s death on the public?
A.People will feel alarmed at cosmetic surgery. |
B.Young people will have no interest in beauty. |
C.Doctors will be afraid to perform operations. |
D.No one will dream of becoming a Super Girl. |
2.It is mentioned in the passage that________.
A.Miss Lu’s face is narrow and small |
B.Wang Bei is a victim of the Internet |
C.all Westerners have the pointed chin |
D.the US ranks first in cosmetic surgery |
3.What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?
A.People are living 1onger and better nowadays. |
B.People are living in a highly competitive society. |
C.Social competition leads females to seek beauty. |
D.Cosmetic surgery is the key to wealth and love. |
4.According to a surgeon and psychologist,it is better to________.
A.change your appearance sooner |
B.make a reasonable decision |
C.do several operations over time |
D.try some different hospitals |