阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a cold Saturday morning.An old man walked slowly into the ____.With shoulders bent forward,he leaned on his trusty stick with each ____step.

His shabby clothes and warm personality made him out from the usual breakfast crowd.Unforgettable were his eyes that shone like diamonds and thin lips _____in a steady smile.

A young waitress named Mary_____him drag toward a table by the window.She ran over to him,and said,“Here,sir.Let me give you a ____with that chair.”

Without saying a word,he smiled and ___.She pulled the chair away from the able.Steadying him with one arm,she helped him get comfortably_____.Then she moved the table up close to him,and leaned his ____against the table where he could reach it.

In a soft,clear voice,he said,“Thank you for your_____.”

“You’re welcome,sir.” She replied__.“And my name is Mary.I’ll be back in a moment,and ____you need anything at all in the meantime,just wave at me!”

After he had finished his breakfast,Mary brought him the change from his ticket.Then she ____him out from behind the table.She handed him his stick,and walked ____him to the front door.Holding the door open for him,she said,“Come back and see us,sir!”

He turned with his whole body and nodded with a ____smile.“You are very kind,” he said softly.

When Mary went to clean his table,she was to find that under his plate there was a business card and a note on a napkin(餐巾纸).Under the napkin was a one hundred dollar bill!

The note on the napkin _____,“Dear Mary,I respect you very much,and you respect yourself too.It shows by the way you ____others.You have found the secret of happiness.Your kind gestures will _____through those who meet you.”

The next day she was told that the man she had ____on was the owner of the restaurant where she was working.

1.A. restaurant B. shop C. hospital D. bank

2.A. big B. quick C. urgent D. unhurried

3.A. get B. look C. stand D. keep

4.A. held B. made C. remained D. put

5.A. felt B. noticed C. discovered D. realized

6.A. table B. cushion C. place D. hand

7.A. nodded B. obeyed C. sat D. hesitated

8.A. moved B. stayed C. seated D. rested

9.A. chair B. spoon C. stick D. plate

10.A. quickness B. kindness C. cleverness D. politeness

11.A. happily B. sadly C. nervously D. angrily

12.A. until B. though C. because D. if

13.A. called B. helped C. took D. made

14.A. in B. around C. with D. towards

15.A. confident B. grateful C. relieved D. delicate

16.A. embarrassed B. satisfied C. disappointed D. astonished

17.A. read B. told C. wrote D. showed

18.A. please B. admire C. follow D. treat

19.A. pass B. shine C. go D. pull

20.A. depended B. served C. waited D. agreed

Are you single or married? Are you a cat or a dog owner? Do you exercise, or are you a “couch potato” (a person who sits on the sofa all day watching TV, eating and basically doing nothing)? These questions and many others are about your lifestyle.

People in the United States feel that they can choose their lifestyles and even shape their own identities.The great variety of lifestyles leads to constant national discussion of choices that people make.This freedom of choice is fun and exciting, but it also creates stress and uncertainty.In newspapers, lifestyle issues are discussed in the features or style section.In The Chicago Tribune this section is called “Tempo”.People turn to this section for lively discussion on lifestyle choices they face with regard to their personal identities, their families, and their social lives.

Many American people believe that they can make their lives happy and satisfying despite their problems.If they lack confidence or tend to feel anxious, shy, angry, or depressed, they believe that they can change themselves.Self-help books, magazines, and feature articles are filled with advice from experts about steps to take to become a happier or more satisfied person and to improve one’s self-respect.Part of this research for self-improvement is a belief that even one’s own appearance can be controlled.This is why there are so many articles in the newspaper about looking young, wearing the latest fashions, and becoming physically fit.

Lifestyle choices also involve moral and social issues.How should children be raised? How should people behave on a date? How should elderly people be treated? How can people stay happily married? All these kinds of issues are constantly discussed and are constantly changing.Not only are experts such as psychologists consulted, but stars from the political and entertainment worlds are held up as lifestyle leaders as well.In the newspaper, feature articles called profiles discuss in detail the personal lives or public work of movie stars, authors, artists, and exceptional individuals who are not stars.The lifestyle choices these people make contribute to the public discussion of all the issues that people think about.

A well-known advertising slogan is “Just do it.” In the culture of the United States, people believe that they can take action and become the kind of people they want to be and live the way they want to live.

1.The section “Tempo” in The Chicago Tribune mainly discusses ______.

A. lifestyle choices

B. current affairs

C. experts’ opinions on life

D. how to improve one’s self-respect

2.According to the author, Americans are pretty sure that they can ______.

A. control their own appearance

B. solve all the problems in their life

C. live a happy life in spite of their problems

D. improve their life by following the elders’ advice

3.According to the passage, people’s opinions on moral or social issues can be influenced by ______.

A. their superiors

B. family members

C. friends and colleagues

D. experts and famous people

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Just Do It

B. Make Our Lives Happy

C. Lifestyles in the United States

D. Choosing the Way We Live

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive. 1.

As a new word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.

Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.

2. You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere

might be the same as any other time.

3. It means you won't be available for work or other activities.

What can you do to make your staycation fun?

1.Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay over night. Treat yourself to room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.

2. 4. You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!

3.Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have more fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!

4.Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!

The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited! 5.

A. Eat out for every meal!

B. Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to a beach.

C. But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation?

E. Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual.

D. If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work.

F. Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.

G. The trick is to make sure your friends and coworkers know you are on a staycation.

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