题目内容
For fear of unemployment, almost one million people sat (参加考试)China civil service examination in order to get ________jobs.
- A.appropriate
- B.bureaucratic
- C.comfortable
- D.secure
解析:
句意:唯恐事业,将近一百万人参加了了中国的公务员考试为了得到一份牢固的工作。appropriate 恰当的,bureaucratic官僚作风的,comfortable 舒服的,secure安全的,牢固的,根据题意故选D。
When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”
“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”
“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint(抱怨). They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied(欺侮)by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance(不满意)against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”
His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks(挫折).”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.
(1)A.driving |
B.flying |
C.running |
D.rushing |
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(2)A.calmness |
B.quietness |
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C.stillness |
D.silence |
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(3)A.for fear |
B.on condition |
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C.in order |
D.in case |
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(4)A.gave out |
B.threw out |
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C.let off |
D.set off |
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(5)A.taxis |
B.radios |
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C.passengers |
D.drivers |
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(6)A.have to |
B.must |
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C.need |
D.should |
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(7)A.from night till morning |
B.from morning till night |
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C.from morning till afternoon |
D.from morning till dusk |
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(8)A.hard |
B.easy |
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C.possible |
D.impossible |
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(9)A.busy |
B.busily |
C.lazy |
D.lazily |
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(10)A.results |
B.achievements |
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C.gains |
D.fruits |
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(11)A.tired |
B.tiring |
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C.excited |
D.exciting |
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(12)A.pleasure |
B.money |
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C.work |
D.interest |
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(13)A.unfortunate |
B.fortunate |
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C.likely |
D.wise |
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(14)A.often |
B.usually |
C.hardly |
D.seldom |
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(15)A.trick |
B.secret |
C.skill |
D.method |
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(16)A.southward |
B.northward |
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C.eastward |
D.westward |
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(17)A.wide |
B.narrow |
C.lonely |
D.empty |
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(18)A.had |
B.made |
C.kept |
D.took |
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(19)A.common |
B.rare |
C.much |
D.little |
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(20)A.says |
B.suggests |
C.goes |
D.talks |
完形填空 | ||||
When I was young,I belonged to a club that did community service work.There was one specific event that was unusual for me.I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets.After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge. I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to __1__.She wanted to help, __2__ she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to__3__ and hand out to people.When getting to the homeless shelter __4__ passed out the remaining meals.__5__ ,I began making sandwiches and__6__them with the crowd.I had the containers with my __7__ cookies in them and began to __8__,offering them to anyone near me. I __9__ an old gentleman and said,"Sir,would you like a cookie?" He stopped and turned around, __10__ and said,"What did you say?Did you call me sir?" I told him I __11__,and his eyes__12__a little bit and he said,"No one has__13__ called me sir." So he__14__. It struck me. I explained I had been raised that __15__ color and social status,everyone deserved respect.It __16__me to think that just because he was homeless,no one __17__ him the honor.It broke my heart,and I __18_I just didn't understand __19__ no one ever called him sir?I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn't raised that way.Every__20__ person deserves to be treated with dignity.Years later,I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me.Sometimes,what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone's life. How have you made a difference to others?How have others made a difference to you? | ||||
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