题目内容
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend．It was so____1____ that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was ____2_____ for her．
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to ____3____ her．Clearly she had taken me ____4____ somebody else．I returned her greeting with politeness, ____5____ to give explanation to my girl later．
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl ____6____ her eyes and found she was pretty．She asked jealously, “Who’s she?”The pretty girl, quite ____7____ of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me ____8____ myself．I’m Nancy, used to be ____9___．Very glad to meet you．”She behaved very ____10____．
But I was ___11____ to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors．I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend ____12____ the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we ____13____ keep contacts（联系） later?”I had to submit to her ____14____．
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop．
A minute later I got a short ____15___ on my phone—from a stranger．My girlfriend ____16____ my phone and read the note．It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to ____17____ your pocket．I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention．I should have left at the ___18____ stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also ____19____ to leave at the same stop．Because of the ____20____ I delayed my departure．Now you’ll understand all I have done to you．Wish you luck．”
1．A．tiring B．slow C．crowded D．messy
2．A．ready B．available C．special D．suitable
3．A．identify B．realize C．remind D．judge
4．A．on B．by C．with D．for
5．A．preferring B．planning C．managing D．promising
6．A．fixed B．opened C．raised D．focused
7．A．proud B．careful C．afraid D．aware
8．A．explain B．enjoy C．introduce D．help
9．A．partners B．neighbors C．friends D．colleagues
10．A．naturally B．generously C．cautiously D．normally
11．A．in a hurry B．at a loss C．at ease D．in time
12．A．while B．before C．when D．until
13．A．would B．can C．should D．must
14．A．request B．question C．command D．opinion
15．A．suggestion B．warning C．notice D．message
16．A．removed B．seized C．found D．caught
17．A．steal B．reach C．get D．pick
18．A．terminal B．former C．previous D．latter
19．A．pretending B．intending C．demanding D．announcing
20．A．incident B．matter C．accident D．affair
1—5 CBADB 6—10 CDCBA 11—15 BCBAD 16—20 BDCBA
I began working in journalism(新闻工作) when I was eight.It was my mother’s idea.She wanted me to“make something”of myself,and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.
With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue.The crowds were there.There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union.For several hours I made myself highly visible,making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST.When it was suppertime,I walked back home.
“How many did you sell,my boy?”my mother asked.
“None.”
“Where did you go?”
“The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”
“What did you do?”
“Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“You just stood there?”
“Didn’t sell a single one.”
“My God,Russell!”
Uncle Allen put in,“Well,I’ve decided to take the Post.”I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickel(五分镍币).It was the first nickel I earned.
Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman.I would have to ring doorbells,address adults with self-confidence(自信),and persuade them by saying that no one,no matter how poor,could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.
One day,I told my mother I’d changed my mind.I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.
“If you think you can change your mind like this,”she replied,“you’ll become a good-for-nothing.”She insisted that,as soon as school was over,I should start ringing doorbells,selling magazines.Whenever I said no,she would scold me.
My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember.My mother,dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life,determined that I would not grow up like him and his people.But never did she expect that,forty years later,such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
1.Why did the boy start his job young?
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A．He wanted to be famous in the future. |
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B．The job was quite easy for him. |
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C．His mother had high hopes for him. |
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D．The competition for the job was fierce. |
2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother,we learn that the mother was _______.
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A．excited |
B．interested |
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C．ashamed |
D．disappointed |
3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?
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A．She forced him to continue. |
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B．She punished him. |
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C．She gave him some money. |
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D．She changed her plan. |
4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to?
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A．The war between the boy’s parents. |
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B．The arguing between the boy and his mother. |
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C．The quarrel between the boy and his customers. |
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D．The fight between the boy and his father. |
5.What is the text mainly about?
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A．The early life of a journalist. |
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B．The early success of a journalist. |
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C．The happy childhood of the writer. |
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D．The important role of the writer in his family. |