题目内容
If you don’t use a dictionary. What should you do instead? The first thing you can do is trying to guess what the word means. Often the surrounding context gives a very clear idea of the meaning of the word. Even if you can’t work out the meaning exactly, you may be able to get a vague idea, enough to enable you to continue reading.
Sometimes It is impossible to guess the meaning of a word from the context and then you will have to decide whether the word is important enough to make it worthwhile stopping and looking it up in a dictionary or whether you can just pass it by.
Many times in your reading, you will come across words which you don’t know, but which do not prevent you from understanding all the main points of the text. You can made your dictionary use much more efficient if you only look up the words which are necessary to understand the text. and this means that you must develop the skill to decide whether the words are worth looking up.
1.The passage mainly tells us in our reading what we would do .
A.without knowledge of English
B.when we look up words in a dictionary
C.when we are guessing new words
D.without using a dictionary
2.What does the underlined word“vague”mean?
A.Mysterious. B.Not clear. C.Exact. D.Important.
3.In our reading some words we don’t know .
A.help us to understand the text well
B.don’t prevent us from understanding the main points of the text
C.will be remembered forever
D.are borrowed from other languages
4.In this passage the writer
A.advised us to use the dictionary as much as possible
B.told us not to be discouraged by the sight of a dictionary
C.gave us some advice on how to deal with these unknown words
D.introduced some ways to take notes in the course of reading
1.D
2.B
3.B
4.C
【解析】略
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.”
The man replied,“But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.”
“I’ m sorry,” said the HR manager.“If you don’t have an e-mail,that means , you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers(销售商) in the US.
He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker(经纪人)and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail.”
The broker answered curiously,“You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes,I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.The underlined word “tripled” can be replaced by .
A.became large |
B.became 3 times |
C.increased quickly |
D.decreased quickly |
2.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A.The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world. |
B.The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview. |
C.He started his career by selling tomatoes in the Supermarket. |
D.Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft. |
3.The man can be described as .
A.helpful and considerate |
B.positive and generous |
C.smart and hardworking |
D.stubborn and unselfish |
4. Which proverb can best describe the story?
A.Misfortune may be an actual blessing. |
B.Where there is a will, there is a way. |
C.Accidents will happen. |
D.No pains, no gains. |
— If you don’t like the red coat, take the blue one.
— OK, but do you have ______ size in blue? This one’s a bit tight for me.
A.a big |
B.a bigger |
C.the big |
D.the bigger |