题目内容
Johnny was a cashier (收银员) in a large store. Every night when he came home from work, he would find a saying for the day and print it out on fifty pages of paper. Johnny would cut out each saying and sign his name at the bottom of each one. Then he would put them in a paper bag and put the bag beside him at work. Each time he finished bagging someone’s purchases, he would put one of his saying pieces in the customer’s bag as well. It touched me to think that this young man —with a job that most people thought not important —had made it important by creating precious memories for all of his customers. A month later the store manager called me and said, "Barbara, you won’t believe what happened today. When I went up to where the cashiers were, I found Johnny’s line was three times longer than anyone else’s! So I got more cashiers out there and opened more lanes (通道), but no one would move. They all said they wanted Johnny’s saying for the day." The store manager continued, "I got a lump in my throat when a woman came up to me and said, 'I used to shop at your store only once a week, but now I come in every time I go by for Johnny’s sayings.’" A few months later, the store manager called me again. "Johnny has changed our store completely," he said. "All of our cashiers now have their own personal signatures (签名). Everyone’s having a lot of fun creating good memories. Our customers are talking about us in a good way and are coming back with their friends."
1. How did Johnny deal with his saying pieces?
A. He put them in customers’ pockets.
B. He had others hand them to customers.
C. He put them in customers’ shopping bags.
D. He handed them to customers before they left.
2. With those sayings Johnny ___________.
A. drew the other cashiers’ attention to himself
B. got paid more than before
C. made good memories for his customers
D. encouraged himself to work harder
3. What did the store manager see a month later?
A. All of his cashiers had their own personal signatures.
B. Many customers chose Johnny’s lane to pay for their goods.
C. The store went out of order because there were too many customers.
D. Customers asked for Johnny’s sayings instead of buying goods.
4. The underlined part in the passage showed the store manager _________.
A. didn’t know why this happened
B. felt a little uncomfortable
C. felt extremely sad
D. was moved by what Johnny had done
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
解析
“It’s no use, Mum,” said Johnny. “I’m just no good at dancing.”
“You’ve got to keep trying. Tonight will be 36 , dear. Try a turn with that pretty Lisette.”
Johnny 37 . Every Saturday night used to be the best of the week. He and his parents went to the 38 at the Club, where his hero, Alcide, played the accordion (手风琴) with the band. But lately everything had changed. Now that Johnny was older, he was 39 to dance with a girl!
40 Johnny and his parents arrived at the Club, music had already started. Johnny got up his 41 to approach Lisette. “May I have this dance?” Johnny asked. “That’s all right,” said Lisette. Johnny struggled to keep up with Lisette’s 42 steps, but he was always one beat behind her. Then Johnny heard his friend
burst from the crowd. Johnny 44 and ran outside, determined never to go to another dance.
The next Saturday, Alcide 45 to Johnny’s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide’s eyes 46 . “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,” Alcide said. Then he drove off, leaving Johnny staring open- mouthed 47 him.
At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and 48 her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said, “Dear friends, I got a 49 for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!” 50 , Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band 51 behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers. Johnny kept playing until the dance was 52 . “You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,” Alcide said. “Yes, sir!” said Johnny. 53 he went outside, Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped 54 , smiling. “You played really good tonight!” she said.
“Thank you,” Johnny blushed (脸红). As he walked on,
Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.
36. A. difficult | B. troublesome | C. different | D. terrible |
37. A. answered | B. sighed | C. smiled | D. laughed |
38. A. platform | B. appointment | C. meeting | D. dance |
39. A. expected | B. invited | C. allowed | D. chosen |
40. A. If | B. Since | C. Though | D. When |
41. A. spirits | B. feelings | C. courage | D. strength |
42. A. smooth | B. clumsy | C. slow | D. small |
43. A. Shouts | B. Laughter | C. Applause | D. Cheers |
44. A. broke away | B. went out | C. broke up | D. turned out |
45. A. ran | B. walked | C. drove | D. cycled |
46. A. opened | B. rolled | C. sharpened | D. widened |
47. A. off | B. with | C. after | D. for |
48. A. caught | B. searched | C. sought | D. spotted |
49. A. surprise | B. puzzle | C. story | D. joke |
50. A. Struggling | B. Trembling | C. Wandering | D. Whispering |
51. A. got round | B. joined in | C. turned around | D. showed off |
52. A. in | B. out | C. over | D. on |
53. A. As | B. Because | C. Until | D. So |
54. A. backward | B. forward | C. onward | D. downward |
55. A. still | B. even | C. ever | D. almost |
John Smith was lazy. He had finished his education and was happy to sit in his room and listen to the radio all day long. In fact, he had been doing nothing for almost six months, which worried his father a lot. One day Mr Smith decided that he had to do something. “Johnny, When I was your age 1 was working and supporting my ten brothers and sisters. I want you to go out and get a job.” So that was what he did. In fact, in the next three months, Johnny started ten jobs and was fired from ten jobs. He explained to his father.
“They wanted me to be at work at 8:00 a. m. and told me to do all sorts of unpleasant things.”
“I don’t care how you do it,” Mr Smith said. “Either you earn some money or move out of the house. I gave you one week’s time.”
In the next few days Johnny began to change. He still stayed in his room all day, but spent his time writing letters and reading through the newspapers. More and more posts began to arrive for him. He bought a new suit for himself and invited his parents to the theatre and for dinner afterwards at the most expensive restaurant in town. When his proud parents arrived home after their evening hour, a policeman was waiting at the front door.
“John Smith,” he said as he handed him a piece of paper, “I’ll see you in the court tomorrow.”
When he got outside, Johnny told his parents everything.
“When you told me to earn some money, 1 decided to put an advertisement in the newspaper saying, ‘New way to money fast! Send me $ 5 and I’ll tell you my secret.’ When I received the money I wrote back telling people to do as I do.”
Johnny was fined $ 250 by the court and was ordered to pay all the people back. As he left the court house feeling very ashamed, a newspaper man came up to him, “Young man, would you like to tell your story to my newspaper for $ 2500?”
【小题1】 Johnny was fired from the jobs because _______.
A.he liked listening to the radio |
B.he had a big family to support |
C.he spent a lot of time writing letters |
D.he didn’t do the jobs well |
A.three | B.six | C.nine | D.eleven |
A.Because he was lazy |
B.Because he was out of work |
C.Because he deceived(欺骗) |
D.Because he didn’t pay for his new suit |
A.Johnny would get $ 2500 from the newspaper |
B.The court would give $ 250 back to Johnny |
C.Johnny would continue to advertise in the newspaper |
D.Johnny would become a newspaper reporter |
A.How did the parents feel when Johnny invited them to the theatre and dinner |
B.What’s Johnny’s secret |
C.What did the policeman want Johnny to do |
D.How much did Johnny have to pay all the people back |