题目内容
I hated dinner parties．But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London and my friend Mallery invited me．And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York．There, having a dinner party' means: "I'm booking a table at restaurant for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat．" Worse, in Manahan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives．They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don't drink, end up paying even more．But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout:" Where are you going?" And it's not likely I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone know I have nowhere to go．
But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes．Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix．The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations．In New York, the mix is less striking．It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's, a well-known department store．
For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York．But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was．In New York people would think it was a usual new club．
1．What does the word "shot" in Paragraph1probably mean?
A．Choice． B．Try C．Style． D．Goal
2．What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New York?
A．There is a strange mix of people．
B．The restaurants are expensive．
C．The bill is not fairly shared．
D．People have to pay cash
3．What does the author think of the parties in London?
A．A bit unusual
B．Full of tricks．
C．Less costly．
D．More interesting．
4．What is the author's opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?
A．Easy-going． B．Self-centered． C．Generous． D．Conservative．
BCDB
I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
【小题1】The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.
| A．she might be recognized |
| B．asking for help looked silly |
| C．she was normal and independent |
| D．being fond blind was embarrassing |
| A．began to run |
| B．hit a person as usual |
| C．hit a lamppost by accident |
| D．was caught by something |
| A．stopped a big lorry |
| B．stopped the wrong bus |
| C．made no attempt to stop the bus |
| D．was not noticed by other people |
| A．Other vehicles also stopped there. |
| B．It was unreliable for making judgments. |
| C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl. |
| D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus. |
| A．to find people there |
| B．to find more buses there |
| C．to find the bus by herself there |
| D．to find people more helpful there |
My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
【小题1】I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.
| A．even though I hated to do so |
| B．because I was told to do so by my mother |
| C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company |
| D．for I felt it quite natural to do so |
| A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends |
| B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles |
| C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company |
| D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle |
| A．I wasn't allowed to have a car when I was growing up. |
| B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle. |
| C．He was always proud of my success. |
| D．He was very open with his feelings and his love. |
| A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day. |
| B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car. |
| C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school. |
| D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often. |
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, D.C．Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．In a natural reflex, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office.”
In an instant, I realized what I had done．I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．This incident re-awakened my belief in humility(谦恭), even though I’d lost it for a moment．
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the U.S．at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister, and a strong, serious-minded mother．Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other humble jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer．
In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice (偏见)．I remember a time, at age 17 —— I worked as a waiter, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me．I have also witnessed the same treatment of my family and friends, so I know what it’s like, and I should have known better．
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets of Washington, D.C., cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open．By the way, I helped that lady to the post office．And in writing this essay, I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson．
1.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that _______．
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A．the author regretted his act of prejudice |
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B．the blind woman needed the money badly |
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C．the author was as poor as the blind woman |
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D．the author was a native American |
2.According to Paragraph 4, hearing the father’s words, the author was probably _______．
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A．rather hurt |
B．very excited |
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C．deeply moved |
D．greatly inspired |
3.According to the passage, the author probably agrees that one should _______．
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A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled |
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B．try to experience different kinds of life |
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C．treat others equally with love and respect |
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D．think about one’s past as often as possible |
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
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A．Learn from your past |
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B．How my dream comes true |
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C．A Belief that will never change |
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D．A priceless lesson in the street |