题目内容
Recently my father was selected into the city’s Hall of Fame. This exciting 1 means that not only has he had a special 2 on the lives of most citizens, but when it 3 to being a successful restaurant operator, he is a legend.
4 a year ago when my elder brother 5 the business Dad was a decision-maker. There didn’t seem to be 6 time that he didn’t work. When kids should learn their ABC’s, he was working in my grandpa’s butcher shop. It was there that he started to 7 about food and meat. But his skills in cooking were 8 at home. My grandma was 9 to cook up delicious meals drawing on very simple ingredients（烹调的配料）. When he joined the army, my father 10 that if he wanted a good meal, he was going to 11 a great deal for it. He came up with the 12 of starting a restaurant that 13 good food, but was affordable to the 14 consumer. So they decided to start a family restaurant. They named their restaurant Little Kitty 15 my grandmother, who was an amazing cook.
Dad wanted all the foods 16 in a homemade way. His restaurant became a customers’ favorite destination, 17 people would go for a friendly atmosphere, excellent food and good prices.
Dad believes that employee loyalty is what 18 in keeping his business going. He said, “If you have positive, hard-working 19 , then you’re going to have a successful company.” Dad was so much 20 just a keen boss. To his employees he was a mentor, a counselor and most importantly, a friend.
1．A．respect B．honor C．victory D．performance
2．A．relation B．pressure C．impression D．effect
3．A．occurs B．comes C．takes D．refers
4．A．Until B．Before C．When D．After
5．A．kept up B．went off C．took over D．turned in
6．A．every B．some C．any D．no
7．A．interest B．mind C．find D．learn
8．A．occupied B．gathered C．promoted D．developed
9．A．able B．free C．possible D．ready
10．A．realized B．mentioned C．surprised D．upset
11．A．pay B．spend C．take D．cost
12．A．agreement B．idea C．point D．conclusion
13．A．sent B．served C．grew D．collected
14．A．wealthy B．serious C．average D．potential
15．A．for B．at C．after D．from
16．A．displayed B．prepared C．preserved D．invented
17．A．when B．what C．where D．which
18．A．interests B．causes C．differs D．counts
19．A．masters B．characters C．managers D．employees
20．A．more than B．other than C．rather than D．better than
1—5 BDBAC 6—10 CDDAA 11—15 ABBCC 16—20 BCDDA
Ginny Ruffner is one of the best-known glass artists in the United States. Her one-of-a-kind pieces are colorful, detailed and often humorous. Over the years, she became famous for a method called lamp working, also known as flame working. It involves using a torch to melt and shape the glass instead of blowing on it.
Ginny Ruffner almost died in a three-car accident in 1991. No one thought the Seattle-based artist would ever walk or talk again. An award-winning(优等的) film documentary explores that period of her life. "It's scary when you can't talk, you can't do... all your life." said Ruffner.
Ms. Ruffner was in a coma(昏迷) for five weeks and a wheelchair for five years. But she overcame her injuries. And although she still has difficulty walking and talking, she has willed herself back to work. Now, she has a team that helps bring her dream to life.
Her team recently finished an eight point five meter-high flowerpot made of steel and aluminum. It is now in downtown Seattle. Ms. Ruffner was recently honored in Washington, DC. The Renwick Gallery presented a special showing of the film, "A Not So Still Life, the Ginny Ruffner Story."
Ms. Ruffner says “it has been a long battle, but the hardest part has not been the physical problems. I hate being taken for granted, being ignored. The way I talk, people assume that I'm either really old, or kind of retarded(智力迟钝的), and that is so frustrating."
But she is firm. She says "Fortunately I've done a lot of stuff in my life, so I know that the best thing is to be open to the mystery, who knows what great things will happen. I'm sure they're many more to come."
Ginny Ruffner's art can be seen in more than forty museums around the world. Her work and her life continue to motivate people of all ages.
【小题1】Within five years after a car accident, Ginny Ruffner _____.
| A．was unconscious of everything |
| B．had trouble walking and talking |
| C．got over injuries completely |
| D．went back to her work |
| A．Ginny Ruffner finished an eight point five meter-high flowerpot made of steel and aluminum himself |
| B．The Renwick Gallery made him a the film documentary , "A Not So Still Life, the Ginny Ruffner Story." |
| C．Ginny Ruffner's art is shown in more than forty museums in the United States |
| D．Ginny Ruffner’s story has encouraged people to do what they want to |
| A．The physical disabilities |
| B．Being considered old andstupidity |
| C．Being looked down upon |
| D．Being mistaken as a useless man |
| A． A New Exhibit of Bright Life |
| B．The Life of a Glass Artist |
| C． A New product of a glass artist |
| D．The Introduction of a Great Glass Artist |
| A．determined and optimistic |
| B．ambitious and stubborn |
| C．hopeful and energetic |
| D．devoted and active |
Mary Buendia once spent a day in an airplane, looking for a cat. She didn't find it that day. The plane flew around all over the world for three weeks with the cat on board. She finally found it in the cargo hold and sent it home first-class. Another time ,she found two suitcases full of birds from Turkey. But her strangest experience was when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants.
Mary Buendia is an animal health inspector at JFK Airport in New York. She takes care of all the animals that pass through the airport and checks that they are healthy. In the Animal Health Center, there are areas for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and fish. There is also an area for very big animals. The biggest they ever had was a black rhino. "It was no problem." she says.
At the center, they receive all types of animals monkeys, wild cats, poisonous spiders. It's impossible for one person to know about all of these, but there are 20 people working with Mary. Among them, they understand how to take care of the animals. She recently had to feed a group of toucans, which are rare birds. "luckily," she says, "there is a supermarket nearby which is open 24 hours. I had to go at 2 a.m to buy bananas.
Mary often works at night. "It's quiet between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m." she says, "because we don't have night flights. We try to give the animals a quiet night." Mary clearly loves her job. "You never know what the day will bring,"she says, and goes off to feed the birds.
【小题1】The best title of the passage will probably be _____.
| A．JKF Airport in New York | B．Airport Health Inspector |
| C．Mary Buendia | D．Animal Health Center |
| A．working as an Airport Health Inspector, Mary Buendea has various experiences |
| B．after the cat was found, it was sent home to New York |
| C．Mary got frightened when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants |
| D．Mary was tired of dealing with animals at the airport |
| A．Mary often works at night during flights |
| B．it took Mary a whole day to find a lost cat in an airplane |
| C．only healthy animals can be permitted to go aboard the airplane |
| D．Mary knows everything about the animals by working with 20 other people |
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