题目内容
I’m seventeen．I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles．People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them．And carried things to their cars．It was hard work．
While working, you wear a plate with your name on it．I once met someone I knew years ago．I remembered his name and said,“Mr. Castle, how are you?”We talked about this and that．As he left, he said,“I t was nice talking to you, Brett．”I felt great, he remembered me．Then I looked down at my name plate．Oh no．He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate．I wish I had put“Irving”down on my name plate．If he’d have said,“Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?”I’d have been ready for him．There’s nothing personal here．
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders．One of these was：you couldn’t accept tips（小费）．Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car．For a lot of people, the natural reaction（反应）is to take a quarter and give it me．I’d say,“I’m sorry, I can’t”They’d get angry． When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite．You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say,“Oh, thanks a lot．”When you say,“I’m sorry, I can’t”they feel a little put down． They say,“No one will know．”And they put it in your pocket．You say,“I really can’t”It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically（身体上）to prevent him from tipping you．It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly．Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good．I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas．One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away．I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something．
I had decided that one year was enough．Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed．I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up．
1．What can be the best title for this text?
A．How Hard Life is for Box Boys B．Getting along with Customers
C．Why I Gave up My Job D．The Art of Taking Tips
2．From the second paragraph, we can infer that________．
A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job
B．with a name plate, people can easily start talking
C．Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett
D．Irving was the writer’s real name
3．The box boy refused to accept tips because_______．
A．customers only gave small tips
B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping
C．the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips
D．he didn’t want to fight with the customers
4．The underlined phrase“put down”in the third paragraph probably means_______．
A．misunderstood B．defeated C．hateful D．hurt
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任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
It all began with ...
Orlando Bloom was not a “good” student in school. Because of dyslexia, a reading and writing disorder (障碍), he struggled in many courses.
But Bloom says the dyslexia gave him the encouragement to overcome (克服) his difficulties.
In an interview with the Telegraph, the 32-year-old said the condition turned him into an ambitious person. “Because of the dyslexia, I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” he said. “That gave me a real kick as a kid and a lot of encouragement later on. In one sense, I guess that I'm grateful (感激的).”
Bloom is always preparing it thoroughly(充分地) when it comes to an audition (试镜) for a part. Perhaps this is what won him his role in the Lord of the Rings, a highly successful film trilogy (三部曲). “I really prepared it thoroughly for the audition and it's paid off,” he said.
It was the beginning of a fame that led to even greater success as a movie actor. But unlike some young people who aim for fame and fortune, Bloom believed an acting career “has been fulfilling (实现) his childhood fantasies”.
“Aged 9, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park to see who would be her boyfriend for the day. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her. Once I realized Superman was an actor, I thought, ‘That's for me''.”
Bloom has always played special characters, like a knight (骑士) and a prince. It's difficult to picture him in everyman roles.
In October, Bloom was named Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使) for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). His first task will be to film a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies.
In fact, Bloom started work for the UNICEF in 2007. On his first visit to Nepal, he was asked by students to take a small part in a play they were performing on local radio.
| Personal record of Orlando Bloom | |
| When he was nine years old | He wanted to be like Superman and fly in and _____ (1) his girlfriend. That's why he became an _____ (2). |
| When he was a student at school | _____ (3) of dyslexia, Bloom _____ (4) in many courses, which _____ (5) him to work twice as hard as everyone else. In a sense, dyslexia _____ (6) him overcome his difficulties. |
| When he chose to be an actor | Bloom is always well _____ (7) for auditions. Perhaps this is _____ (8) won him his role in the Lord of the Rings. |
| In 2007 | Bloom started work for the UNICEF. |
| In this October | Bloom was _____ (9) Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. His first task will be to _____ (10) a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies. |