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A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They were so old that they looked out of place amid the young families and young couples eating there that night.
Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. “Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more!”
The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking, “That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”
As the man began to eat his French fries one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.
Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing everything together.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady. “Ma’am, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for?”
She answered, “ The teeth”.
1.
The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means ______________.
A.
looked helpless
B.
looked romantic
C.
looked unsuitable
D.
looked cheerful
2.
Why did some of the customers admire them?
A.
Because they walked in hand in hand.
B.
Because they come to McDonald’s together.
C.
Because they have been together for many years
D.
Because they come in such a cold winter evening
3.
How much food did the man get?
A.
One hamburger, one French fries and one cup of tea
B.
One hamburger, two French fries and two cups of tea
C.
One hamburger, one French fries and two cups of tea
D.
One hamburger, two French fries and one cup of tea
4.
How did the young man feel about what he saw in the old couple?
A.
Admiring
B.
Bad
C.
Good
D.
Guilty
5.
Why didn’t the old lady eat her portion of meal?
A.
Her artificial teeth didn’t fit her well.
B.
She forgot to bring her teeth with her.
C.
Her husband had not finished using the teeth.
D.
She was waiting for someone to get her teeth for her.
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world right in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold---this time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It's easy to understand why the owner of Joker's diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵) . He had to begin his calculations all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable one excellent diamond of first-class quality (质量) " Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition(条件) possible. He picked up his tools (工具) and held his breath as he made the diamond exactly as he promised.
1.
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world_________.
A.
in a minute
B.
at the foot of a big mountain
C.
in his own back yard
D.
in a garage (汽车库)
2.
A diamond dealer is a person ___________.
A.
in the diamond business
B.
who stole diamonds
C.
who cuts diamonds
D.
who sells diamonds
3.
When the diamond was resold,____________.
A.
the dealer lost a lot of money
B.
Joker made some more money
C.
the dealer got 800, 000 dollars
D.
Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
4.
The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth_________.
A.
$ 300, 000
B.
$ 500,000
C.
$ 300, 000
D.
$ 800,000,000
5.
Kaplan studied the diamond for____________.
A.
more than one and a half years
B.
more than half a year
C.
over eight months
D.
more than nineteen months
I’ve been selling since I was twenty. I went to college for a year, but I was bored. I just wasn’t the kind of person who could sit in a room with books and study. I wanted to get out and work. My friends thought I was silly. They were all studying to be engineers, lawyers, and doctors. I was the odd one. That caused me a lot of anxiety later on. I always felt that I had to prove myself. I had to prove that I was just as good as they were.
I tried for a sales position in a company that sold office furniture. My interview went pretty well, and I got the job. It was a good learning experience for me. I learned how to sell. I found out what to say and how to say it, I also found out that selling wasn’t the easiest thing in the world to do.
There’s a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work. Everything depends on the sale – your job, money and happiness. You can’t do anything that might make you lose the sale. There are times when you want to call the client, and you know you can’t. you have to wait for the client to call you.
Sometimes I feel like an actor. Whenever I call a client from home, my wife goes into another room. She says that I sound like a different person. In a way she’s right. Selling is like performing . If you’ve performed well, you’ve sold yourself to the audience. In my work, if you’ve performed well, you’ve sold the product. That’s what selling is all about.
1.
The author was bored after he studied in college for one year, because __________.
A.
he was anxious
B.
his friends thought he was silly
C.
he has been selling ever since he was twenty
D.
he wasn’t interested in studying in a usual way
2.
By saying that” I was the odd one”, the author probably means that _____________.
A.
he was the lonely one
B.
he was a more creative one
C.
he was older than the others
D.
he wasn’t the same as the others and therefore strange
3.
There is a lot of pressure and anxiety in this kind of work because ______________.
A.
it’s very easy to lose a sale
B.
your whole life depends on the sale
C.
it’s hard to decide when to call a client
D.
you always have to wait for the client to call
4.
Why does the author’s wife go into another room when he calls a client from home?
A.
Maybe she feels uneasy because he suddenly changes
B.
Maybe she wants to have some rest herself.
C.
Maybe she doesn’t want to disturb him.
D.
Maybe she is respecting his privacy.
5.
Which of the following best explains the author’s understanding of selling?
A.
Selling and performing share something in common.
B.
Selling is selling yourself to the audience.
C.
Selling makes people feel like an actor
D.
Selling has much to do with audience.
Teenagers will be told to "stand up for their elders" on public transport — or risk losing their right to free travel.
London Mayor Boris Johnson will declare plans today to make youngsters sign a “courtesy pledge" (文明宣言) to promise to behave in a respectful manner when travelling in the capital. The three-point pledge states that they will give up their seats to the elderly, pregnant and disabled; keep from using offensive or threatening language; and be courteous and polite to fellow passengers and staff.
Those who refuse, or are caught behaving in a
loutish
manner, will have their free travel passes removed. The plan — a key part of Mr. Johnson's re-election bid— will initially affect the 400,000 ll-to-15-year-olds in London who qualify for free travel cards, but Tory sources believe the idea could be used across the country.
A Conservative insider said: "The plan corresponds perfectly with the push to create a Big Society. It is about changing culture and expectations around behavior to improve the atmosphere on buses and trains for everyone."
Speaking before today's launch, Mr. Johnson said he was determined to deal with the anti-social behavior of a "minority of youngsters" on public transport. "When I was a boy, I was taught to stand up for those less able to, "he said. "Youngsters enjoy the privilege of free travel, which is paid for by Londoners, but they have to understand that with that privilege comes responsibility. Anyone who abuses this privilege will have it taken away, and will have to earn that right bach ."
Teenagers found guilty of a serious violation of the new behavior rules will lose their travel passes, and will have to carry out unpaid community work to earn them back.
Mr. Johnson is also introducing a "two strikes and you're out" policy to deal with repeat offenders, under which those committing a second serious violation of the rules will lose their travel rights permanently.
1.
Which of the following is NOT the content of the "courtesy pledge"?
A.
Teenagers should give up their seats to the old.
B.
Teenagers shouldn't talk with strangers in public.
C.
Teenagers mustn't use aggressive language in public.
D.
Teenagers must be polite to people on public transport.
2.
What does the underlined word "loutish" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.
rude
B.
stupid
C.
polite
D.
calm
3.
According to Mr Johnson,____________.
A.
youngsters should know duty comes with benefit
B.
youngsters shouldn't use the privilege of free travel
C.
anyone shouldn't make money with the privilege
D.
youngsters should do some unpaid community work
4.
The worst punishment teenagers can face is____________.
A.
to sign an agreement
B.
to work in the community
C.
to be fined
D.
to lose their travel passes forever
5.
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.
London Mayor Boris Johnson is a great person
B.
The plan corresponds perfectly with the Big Society
C.
Be polite and stand up for your elders or lose free travel
D.
The "courtesy pledge” has been used across the country
In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.
Even though I had lost my family, I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non-profit organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps the most surprising help though, I did not seek out﹔it found me. The New York Times told my story. In the weeks that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States. At my high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted a blanket for me. She attached this note to the box it was posted in: "It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you".
With the help of these people, my life today bears no resemblance at all to my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.
Before these people — some of them nameless— I just didn't realize how good people could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers .They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the world helping people transform their own lives.
1.
According to the passage, the author______________.
A.
tried to change her life
B.
often slept m friends’ homes
C.
felt lonely because of her illness
D.
felt quite desperate for her father
2.
What can we learn about the Door?
A.
It helps the homeless teenagers.
B.
It is an organization seeking profits.
C.
It provides entertainment for children.
D.
It reports the stories about the homeless.
3.
The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about
.
A.
how the author applies to Harvard
B.
how the author struggles for her ideal
C.
how The New York Times helps the author
D.
how people help the author in different ways
4.
Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author's life?
a. The newspaper reported her story.
b. She graduated from Harvard University.
c. She slept on the cold floor at night.
d. She joined the committee at the Door.
e. Her mother died from the illness.
A.
d→e→c→a→b
B.
e→c→d→a→b
C.
e→c→a→b→d
D.
b→c→d→e→a
5.
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.
Patience is a virtue.
B.
Love can be passed on.
C.
Time waits for no man.
D.
Honesty leads to success.
The government-run command post in Tunis is staffed around the clock by military personnel, meteorologists and civilians. On the wall are maps, crisscrossed with brightly colors arrows that painstakingly track the fearsome path of the enemy.
What kind of invader gives rise to such high-level monitoring? Not man, not beast, but the lowly desert locust(蝗虫). In recent months, billions of the 3-inch-long winged warriors have descended on Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia, blackening the sky and eating up crops and vegetation. The insect invasion, the worst in 30 years, is already creating great destruction in the Middle East and is now treating southern Europe. The current crisis began in late 1985 near the Red Sea. Unusually rainy weather moistened the sands of the Sudan, making them ideal seedbed for the locust, which lays its eggs in the earth. The insect onslaught threatens to create yet another African famine. Each locust can eat its weight (not quite a tenth of an ounce) in vegetation every 24 hours. A good-size swarm of 50 billion insects eats up 100,000 tons of grass, trees and crops in a single night.
All ﹩150 million may be needed this year. The U.S. has provided two spraying planes and about 50,000 gal. of pesticide. The European Community has donated ﹩3.8 million in aid and the Soviet Union, Canada, Japan and China have provided chemical-spraying aircraft to help wipe out the pests. But relief efforts are hampered by the relative mildness of approved pesticides, which quickly lose their deadly punch and require frequent replications. The most effective locust killer dieldrin has been linked to cancer and is banned by many Western countries and some of the affected African nations. More than 5 million acres have been dusted with locust-killing chemicals; another 5 million will be treated by the end of June.
On May 30, representatives of Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Mauritania will meet in Algiers to discuss tactics to wipe out the ravenous swarms. The move is an important step, but whatever plan is devised, the locust plague promised to get worse before the insects can be brought under control.
1.
The main idea of the first sentence in the passage is that ______.
A.
the command post is stationed with people all the time.
B.
the command post is crowded with people all the time.
C.
there are clocks around the command post.
D.
the clock in the command post is taken care of by the staff.
2.
The favorable breeding ground for the locust is ______.
A.
rich soil.
B.
wet land
C.
paces covered crops and vegetation
D.
the Red Sea
3.
People are alert at the threat of the locust because ______.
A.
the insects are likely to create another African famine.
B.
the insects may blacken the sky.
C.
the number of the insects increases drastically.
D.
the insects are gathering and moving in great speed.
4.
Which of the following is true?
A.
Once the pesticides are used, locust will die immediately.
B.
Relief efforts are proved most fruitful due to the effectiveness of certain pesticides.
C.
Dieldrin, the most effective locust killer, has been widely accepted in many countries.
D.
Over 10 million acres of affected area will have been treated with locust-killing chemicals by the end of June.
5.
The purpose for affected nations to meet in Algiers on May 30 is ______.
A.
to devise anti-locust plans.
B.
to wipe out the swarms in two years.
C.
to call out for additional financial aid from other nations.
D.
to bring the insects under control before the plague gets worse.
This is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff. The result of the match which finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a
draw
. Neither side scored. The Dutch referee(裁判)did not allow the one goal which France managed to kick. The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side. So both teams went home disappointed with the game. They particularly admired the French forwards, who were always fast and often threatened the Welsh defense. Once it looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble. He dived to his right to save a shot from the French centre forward and crashed his head against the goal post. A doctor examined him and he soon began to play again. Of course the large, friendly crowd cheered for him. Wales will certainly welcome another visit from this splendid team.
1.
This passage is__________.
A.
a piece of sports news broadcast over radio
B.
a piece of sports news in a newspaper
C.
an advertisement about sports
D.
an essay about sports
2.
The underlined word “draw” in this passage means ?
A.
An act of pulling.
B.
Taking money from a bank.
C.
A state in which neither side wins.
D.
Making pictures with a pencil or a pen.
3.
Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.
The French team is a visiting team while the Welsh team is the home team.
B.
The French goalkeeper was brave and he didn’t quit the match even after he had his head seriously injured in the game.
C.
People liked the French forwards for they were very active on the field.
D.
A French player did kick a goal but the referee refused to admit it.
Most people think of zoos as safe heavens for animals, where problems such as difficulty finding food and avoiding predators (食肉动物) don’t exist. Therefore, animals in zoos should live to a ripe old age.
But that may not be true for the largest land animals on earth. Scientists have known that elephants in zoos often suffer from poor health. They develop diseases and they are even unable to have babies.
To learn more about how captivity (圈养) affects elephants, a team of international scientists compared the lifespans (寿命) of the zoo-born elephants with the lifespans of thousands of wild elephants. They also compared some Asian elephants living in zoos with some Asian elephants which work in logging camp (伐木场), over almost the same time period.
The team found that elephants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9 years, but elephants that died of natural causes lived an average of 56 years. Asian elephants followed a similar pattern. In zoos, they lived 18.9 years, while those in the logging camp lived 41.7 years.
Scientists don’t yet know why wild elephants seem to live so much better than their zoo-raised counterparts (同类). Georgia Mason, a biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada, who led the study, thinks stress and obesity (肥胖) may be to blame. Zoo elephants don’t get the same kind of exercise they would in the wild. Elephants’ social lives are also much different in zoos than in the wild, where they live in large family groups.
1.
Most people believe that________.
A.
animals in zoos should live a longer life
B.
zoos are not good for animals to live in
C.
zoos are not suitable for large animals
D.
captivity can affect animals in many ways
2.
The purpose of the international scientists is_________.
A.
to compare the lifespans of different animals
B.
to find out how captivity affects elephants
C.
to learn the lifespans of male and female elephants
D.
to compare the lifespans of elephants in different places
3.
Which elephants live the longest according to the study?
A.
Elephants born in zoos.
B.
Elephants that live in the wild.
C.
Elephants that work in logging camps.
D.
Female Asian elephants in logging camps.
4.
We can infer from the passage that_________.
A.
elephants in zoos suffer less stress than those in the wild
B.
elephants in zoos live an easy life
C.
social lives are not important to elephants
D.
zoo life can be stressful to elephants
5.
What are the advantages to elephants in the wild according to the passage?
A.
They face fewer problems.
B.
They can find food more easily.
C.
They live in large social groups.
D.
They are freer to move.
When I looked at the grade on my math paper my jaw almost dropped to the ground: a big “65” in bright red ink. I had never received such a terrible grade before.
I was so ashamed that when I got home that afternoon I lied to my dad. I told him I got 85 and that the report wouldn’t come until the end of the month. Dad smiled. His daughter would never lie about her grade, so he didn’t doubt the unusual delay of my report.
A month later, Dad casually asked me again about the report at the dinner table. He looked right into my eyes and asked for an answer. Having no choice, I told him that I had in fact got just 65 in my math final. I had lied because I didn’t want to let him down.
For a moment, he just looked at me. I would have preferred a telling off than that silence. Finally, Dad said, in a hurt voice, “You have already let me down, with your lie. I am not disappointed at your math score. That is no big deal – no one can be perfect all the time. But I am very disappointed in you. If you can’t be honest with your dad, who can you be honest with? It’s much easier to achieve a better grade than rebuild someone else’s trust in you.”
Dad’s words touched my heart. I couldn’t forgive myself for having hurt his feelings. I took out the report that I had been hiding for weeks, handed to him and apologized, sincerely. I realized that my honesty is not only important to me personally, but to those around me that truly care about my well-being.
In one of Shakespeare’s plays a character says: “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” After the crisis between Dad and me, I began to understand those words.
1.
.The first paragraph may suggest that the author ______.
A.
was punished by her father for a bad grade
B.
never expected teachers to give her bad grades
C.
usually got a higher grade
D.
was bad at math
2.
. The author lied to her father because ______.
A.
she thought her father would believe her story
B.
she didn’t want to let her father down
C.
her father wouldn’t get her grade report
D.
her father got angry whenever she got a poor grade
3.
. Why did her father stay silent after his daughter told him that she had lied?
A.
He didn’t understand what his daughter had said.
B.
He was angry that his daughter lied to him again.
C.
He was unhappy with his daughter’s bad score.
D.
He was hurt that his daughter had lied to him.
4.
. The purpose of the article is to tell us that ______.
A.
dishonesty may work sometimes, but there is a price to pay
B.
sometimes a lie can make things easier
C.
we should study hard to make our parents happy
D.
we should accept the fact that we are not perfect
On numerous drives throughout my childhood, my mother would suddenly pull over the car to examine a flower by the side of the road or rescue a beetle (甲虫) from certain tragedy while I, in my late teens and early twenties, sat impatiently in the car.
Though Mother’s Day follows Earth Day, for me, they have always been related. My mom has been “green” since she became concerned about the environment. Part of this habit was born of thrift (节俭). Like her mother and her grandmother before her, Mom saves glass jars, empty cheese containers and re-uses her plastic bags.
Mom creates a kind of give-and-take relationship with wildlife in her yard. She knows to pick the apples on her trees a little early to fend off the bears and that if she leaves the bird feeders out at night, it’s likely they’ll be knocked down by a family of raccoons (浣熊). Spiders that make their way into the house are captured (捕获) in a juice glass and set loose in the garden.
I try to teach my children that looking out for the environment starts with being aware of the environment. On busy streets, we look for spent (开败的) dandelions (蒲公英) to parachute; we say hello to neighborhood cats and pick up plastic cups and paper bags. This teaching comes easily, I realize, because I was taught so well by example. Mom didn’t need to lecture; she didn’t need to beat a drum to change the world. She simply slowed down enough to enjoy living in it and with that joy came compassion and an instinct (本能) for preservation.
I am slowing down and it isn’t because of the weight of my nearly forty years on the planet, it is out of my concern for the planet itself. I’ve begun to save glass jars and re-use packing envelopes. I pause in my daily tasks to watch the squirrels race each other through the palm (棕榈树) leaves above my porch (门廊).
Last summer, in the company of my son and daughter, I planted tomatoes in my yard. With the heat of August around me, I ate the first while sitting on my low wall with dirt on my hands. Warm from the sun, it burst on my tongue with a sweetness I immediately wanted to share with my mom.
1.
Why does the author say Earth Day is connected with Mother’s Day?
A.
Because Mother’s Day falls shortly after Earth Day.
B.
To stress that all the older women in her family are environmentalists.
C.
To stress how much her mother cares about the environment.
D.
Because on Mother’s Day her mother shows her how to be friend to nature.
2.
According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following is the author’s mother NOT likely to do?
A.
When she came across a lost dog, she helped it to find its shelter.
B.
In spring, she spent some time watching the plants growing in the garden.
C.
She joined in the campaign to encourage the public to contribute actively towards a better environment.
D.
She walked to a nearby shop which was within ten minutes’ walk rather than drove there.
3.
What can we conclude from the article?
A.
The author’s mother is very patient with her children.
B.
The author’s mother knows how to live in harmony with nature.
C.
The author’s mother always took care of the wildlife that came into her yard.
D.
The author’s mother used to remind her to slow down to protect the environment.
4.
We can infer from the article that ______.
A.
the author thinks that too many people now label themselves environmentalists
B.
the author’s mother knows how to get rid of the wildlife in her yard
C.
the author believes that only by learning to slow down, can we enjoy life
D.
the author realizes that she should teach her children by example as well
5.
What is the main idea of the last three paragraphs?
A.
How the author taught her children to protect the environment.
B.
How the author’s mother influenced the author.
C.
What inspired the author to slow down and enjoy life.
D.
How the author spent her time with her children.
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