If you met her at a party, you would notice how attractive she is. If you only heard her soft voice, you would want her as a considerate friend.

  But if you came across her work, you would be surprised to discover that Yu Hongyan(于红岩)is the efficient(能干的)general manager of the Zhaodaola Internet Co Ltd,a major player on the Internet.

  Yu, who prefers to be called Ruby, is the founder of Zhaodaola, the Website devoted to the fashionable(流行的)lifestyles of city women.

  Yu describes herself as a witness to the growth of the Internet in China.

  When her father encouraged her to major in the computer at college in 1979, Yu did not suspect(怀疑)what computers would mean to her own life. They bored her, and she tried to remove interest in them.

  “It's difficult for me to give up something once I start,” she said.“My motto(座右铭)is ' stick to something and you will accomplish it. '”

  And she did. Since its founding, Zhaodaola has become one of the most popular sites among city women. More than 500,000 visit it every day.

  The site is“purple and pink”.“Purple” refers to problems concerning men and women , including sexual education.“Pink” refers to the romantic side of white-collar life.

  “I want women to speak up about their real selves on our website,” Yu aid.“I want them to be braver and more independent.”

  Yu has lived abroad for the past 16 years. She speaks as a woman familiar with the ways women in other countries think and live.

    “I want to show that Net surfing is not hard for women. Just do it. You'll find interesting things there.”she promised.

(1) From the passage,we can see Yu Hongyan is a woman of ______.

[  ]

A.self-importance

B.strong-will and self-confidence

C.self-respect

D.self-consideration

(2) The romantic side of white-collar life in paragraph 8 means ______.

[  ]

A.the romantic side of tile life of the office workers

B.the romantic side of the life of the office workers wearing white-collar shirts

C.the romantic side of the life of the office managers

D.the romantic side of the life of city women

(3) Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?

[  ]

A.At First Bored with Computer, but Yu Mastered it Then.

B.Efficiency Has No Gender(性别)

C.City Women Have More to Say than City Men

D.Purple and Pink

(4) The underlined word“accomplish” probably means ______.

[  ]

A.succeed in doing

B.fail to do

C.give up

D.go on with

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。
He fell in love with her at the first sight at a party. She was so outstanding while he was so  36  . At the end of the party, he invited her to have  37  with him. She was very  38  , but she promised.
Sitting in a nice coffee shop, he was too  39  to say anything. Suddenly he
said to the waiter,“ Would you please give me some  40  ?” Everybody stared at him, so strange!His face turned red, but still, he  41   the salt in his coffee and drank it.
She asked him  42  ,“Why do you have this  43  ?”
He replied,“ When I was a little boy, I was living near the  44  . Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood and my  45  .”
While saying that tears  46   his eyes. She was deeply  47  . That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their story. Later they got  48   … And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that’s the way he liked it.
After 40 years, he passed away, leaving her a letter which  49  :
My dearest, please forgive my lie,  the only  50   I said to you --the salty coffee. The first time we  51   I was so nervous that actually I wanted some sugar. I  52   to tell you the truth many times, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have  53   not to lie to you forever… Having you is my biggest happiness even though I have to drink the salty coffee.
Her tears  54  the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What’s the taste of salty coffee?” She replied, “It’s  55  .”

【小题1】
A.handsomeB.prettyC.humorousD.ordinary
【小题2】
A.dinnerB.coffeeC.teaD.meal
【小题3】
A.surprisedB.disappointedC.shockedD.ashamed
【小题4】
A.anxiousB.eagerC.nervousD.serious
【小题5】
A.sugarB.paperC.saltD.spoon
【小题6】
A.putB.tookC.mixedD.dipped
【小题7】
A.curiouslyB.carefullyC.seriouslyD.elegantly
【小题8】
A.interestB.practiceC.hobbyD.act
【小题9】
A.cityB.villageC.seaD.road
【小题10】
A.motherB.familyC.hometownD.friend
【小题11】
A.formedB.filledC.collectedD.appeared
【小题12】
A.touchedB.movedC.inspiredD.encouraged
【小题13】
A.divorcedB.marriedC.drunkD.hurt
【小题14】
A.wroteB.spokeC.toldD.said
【小题15】
A.requestB.willC.factD.lie
【小题16】
A.dancedB.datedC.gatheredD.talked
【小题17】
A.managedB.offeredC.triedD.failed
【小题18】
A.promisedB.askedC.orderedD.persuaded
【小题19】
A.wateredB.beatC.coveredD.made
【小题20】
A.romanticB.saltyC.sweetD.cosy

An old woman went suddenly blind. She promised a doctor a lot of money if he could make her see again. “If you fail”, she said, “ you will get nothing,” The doctor agreed with her.The doctor soon discovered what was wrong with her, but he decided not to cure her right away. Instead, each time he visited, he secretly took some of her things. When he had taken everything that he wanted, he cured her blindness and sent her a large bill. Now when the old woman could see again she noticed that all her things had gone and she refused to pay the bill. So the doctor took her before a judge.
“What the doctor says is true.” she said to the judge. “But I say I’m not cured, because I still
can’t see any of the things in my house.”
The old woman won her case and the doctor went away unhappily without getting his pay.
【小题1】The doctor didn’t cure the old woman right away because __________.
A. He didn’t know how to cure her        B. He wanted to get a lot of money
C. He wanted to take the woman’s things          D The woman refused to pay him
【小题2】 The woman was _______ .

A.cleverB.greedyC.cruelD.dishonest
【小题3】The doctor was ________.
A.honestB.a cheatC.a kind manD.ready to help others
【小题4】The word “case” in the last paragraph means ______.
A.a single exampleB.a particular situation
C.a question to be decided in a court of lawD.box
【小题5】Which sentence is right according to the passage?
A.The judge didn’t believe the old woman
B.The doctor cured the woman’s blindness in a short time.
C.The woman got back all her things taken by the doctor.
D.The doctor failed to get his pay .

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 _____ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 37 _____, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 38 _____, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 39 _____ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 40 _____ about her. She went to bed too 41 _____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 42 ____ that she have an early night and take a 43 ____ pill. She promised to wake 44 _____ up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 45 _____ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 46 ____, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 47 _____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 48 _____ around her was writing pages and pages. 49 _____ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 50 _____. She kept looking at her 51 _____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 52 _____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 53 ____. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 54 ____ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 55 _____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

【小题1】
A.teachersB.studentsC.classmatesD.schools
【小题2】
A.prepareB.missC.joinD.pass
【小题3】
A.succeededB.failedC.endedD.called
【小题4】
A.butB.soC.andD.because
【小题5】
A.excitedB.frightenedC.worriedD.pleased
【小题6】
A.earlyB.lateC.heavilyD.eagerly
【小题7】
A.insistedB.hopedC.orderedD.wished
【小题8】
A.sleepingB.restingC.excitingD.breathing
【小题9】
A.himB.herC.themD.herself
【小题10】
A.handB.eyeC.mindD.body
【小题11】
A.her sisterB.her parentsC.the lessons D.the medicine
【小题12】
A.resultB.marksC.deskD.paper
【小题13】
A.The teacherB.The studentsC.No oneD.Everyone
【小题14】
A.IfB.ThoughC.SoD.How
【小题15】
A.withB.aboutC.onD.to
【小题16】
A.watchB.textbookC.sisterD.subject
【小题17】
A.gave upB.put offC.look aroundD.think over
【小题18】
A.examiningB.leavingC.copyingD.crying
【小题19】
A.raisedB.wokeC.stoodD.cheered
【小题20】
A.niceB.wonderfulC.terribleD.special

He met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.

  They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I’d like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are still living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.

  That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life’s lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didn’t like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”

1. The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _______.

 A. everybody stared at him at that time

 B. many guys chased after the woman

 C. he didn’t feel himself a match for the woman

 D. he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee

2. From this passage, we can infer that ________.

 A. the man’s lie won the woman’s love

 B. the man’s parents onced lived near the sea

 C. the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experience

 D. the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man

3. What can be concluded about the man?

 A. He had intended to give his wife a surprise at his death

 B. He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriage

 C. He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didn’t like

 D. He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love

4. Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?

 A. A Foolish Lie               B. Salty Coffee

C. A Sad Love Story        D. Love in a Coffee Shop

 

 

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