阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a ________ across the river. The wait seemed ________. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.

________, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s ________ and said, “Sir, would you ________ giving me a ride to the other side?”

________ his horse, the rider replied, “Of course not.” But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost ________. He could not get ________the ground. The horseman helped the old man onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, ________ to the old man’s home.

As they ________ the old man’s house, the horseman asked, “Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I ________ and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? ________ I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”

The old man looked the rider straight in the eye, and said, “I looked ________ the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t ________. It would be ________ even asking them for a ride. But in your eye I saw ________. I knew that you would help me.”

The words ________ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ________ simply because I’m busy, and every American citizen does ________ in my heart.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his ________ back to the White House.

1.A. helpB. rideC. tripD. drive

2.A. usefulB. boringC. fortunateD. endless

3.A. GraduallyB. FinallyC. SadlyD. Surprisingly

4.A. eyesB. handC. backD. face

5.A. likeB. thinkC. offerD. mind

6.A. SpeedingB. RidingC. StoppingD. Leaving

7.A. shockedB. stuckC. frozenD. injured

8.A. downB. onC. inD. off

9.A. onlyB. butC. soD. then

10.A. nearedB. visitedC. passedD. missed

11.A. came onB. came inC. came upD. came out

12.A. Even ifB. What ifC. As ifD. Only if

13.A. outB. forC. intoD. up

14.A. tryB. waitC. askD. care

15.A. uselessB. riskyC. dangerousD. foolish

16.A. braveryB. loyaltyC. ambitionD. kindness

17.A. attractedB. comfortedC. touchedD. occupied

18.A. aloneB. outC. awayD. over

19.A. desireB. liveC. countD. advance

20.A. choiceB. livingC. mindD. way

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

You often find somebody who works around you complaining all the time, don’t you? 1.About 70% of Americans say being around nonstop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them. Luckily, here are 4 tips to help form positive patterns.

1. Self-awareness

When a negative thought pops into your mind, immediately correct it. Instead of telling yourself “That’s a nice shirt, but I can’t afford it,” change the message to “That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it.”2.

Of course, everyone complains sometimes. But the less frequently you complain, the better you will feel.

2. Distance yourself

3. Excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet, somewhere outdoors in the fresh air. Think of something pleasant before returning. You have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand(困境).

3. Don’t try to change complainers

If you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event, simply choose silence. Let their words bounce off you while you think of something else. Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target. 4. If someone says, “I hate Mondays, weekends are too short,” try to think, “I’m glad I rested up over the weekend, so I’m ready to make some improvement on that big project.”

5.

When someone is shouting at you angrily, throw the responsibility back at them by asking, “So what do you intend to do about it” In most cases, complainers don’t really want a solution. They just want to speak them out. If you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions, they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to. If so, you will be happy.

A. Find solutions

B. Change responsibility

C. You have got a lot of company.

D. By doing this, it will lead to positive behaviors.

E. But you can redirect the discussion in your own mind.

F. Whenever possible, escape from negative conversations.

G. You will never know what they are going to talk about.

阅读理解。

Dogs wag (摇摆) their tails in different directions depending on whether they are excited and wanting to move forward or threatened and thinking of moving back, a study has found.

Researchers in Italy examined the tail wagging behaviour of 30 dogs, catching their responses to a range of stimuli (刺激物) with video cameras.To conduct the study they chose 15 male dogs and 15 female ones aged between one and six years old.The dogs were all family pets whose owners had allowed them to take part in the experiment at Bari University.The dogs were placed in a large wooden box with an opening at the front to allow them to view various stimuli.They were tested one at a time.

The researchers led by Professor Giorgio Vallortigara of the University of Trieste found that when the dogs were shown their owners—their tails wagged energetically to the right side.When they were shown an unfamiliar human they wagged to the right, but with somewhat less enthusiasm.The appearance of a cat again caused a right­hand side wag, although with less intensity again.The appearance of a large unfamiliar dog, similar to a German shepherd, changed the direction of tail wagging to the left.Researchers supposed the dog was thinking of moving back.When the dogs were not shown any stimuli they tended to wag their tails to the left, suggesting they preferred company.While the changes in the tail wagging were not easily noticed without the aid of video, it was thought that the findings could help people judge the mood of dogs.Computer and video systems, for example, could be used by professional dog trainers to determine the mood of dogs that they were required to approach.

1.The video cameras were used to catch the dogs' responses because ________.

A.it was easier to catch the dogs' response changes in the tail wagging

B.the dogs were put in the wooden boxes and tested one at a time

C.they enabled the dogs' owners to know about their dogs' habits

D.the dogs wagged their tails in different directions when they were in different moods

2.The underlined word “intensity” in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A.surprise B.worry

C.excitement D.interest

3.When there are no stimuli, a dog will ________.

A.wag to the left

B.wag to the right

C.not wag at all

D.wag to the left and then to the right

4.The underlined word “they” in the last sentence refers to ________.

A.the dogs B.the trainers

C.the systems D.the researchers

5.The purpose of doing the experiment is ________.

A.to train dogs for their owners

B.to help people judge the mood of dogs

C.to help dogs find company

D.to help people choose their pet dogs

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