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While working, I wore a plate with my name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips(小费). Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put a tip in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I was puzzled and didn’t know what to do. Should I d have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something?
I decided that one year had been enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
小题1:. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.
| A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job |
| B．people can easily start talking with a name plate |
| C．Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett |
| D．Irving was the writer’s real name |
| A．customers only gave small tips to |
| B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping |
| C．he didn’t want to fight with the customers |
| D．the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips |
| A．relaxed | B．upset |
| C．bored | D．surprised |
| A．How I Could Find a Job |
| B．How I Got along with Customers |
| C．Why I Gave up My Job |
| D．Why I couldn’t Take Tips |
sometimes makes me angry." said Zhang Hua,a middle school student in Guangzhou. Do you have
the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago.
Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent,he or she likes worrying things.
They worry about everything about you from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though
something would make you angry,because they care about you and worry about you. They worry
about the friends you choose, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc.
All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure
your parents know what you're doing. Let them know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere
else. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have
done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.
Most of all,try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being
parents and need your help. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you
how to get on with your children.
B. say sorry to our parents
C. make a telephone to our parents
B. Because they argued with him.
C. Because he didn't understand them.
B. some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry
C. parents love their children and the children should understand them
B. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
C. They want to make you unhappy.
B. How to Get on with Parents
C. Zhang Hua's Problem
My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1 what my parents meant.
One day, when I 2 a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went 3 the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4 from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?” 5 he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7 . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.
10 looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11 . The manager told me they needed new 12 . So it was a great chance for me.
I 13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always 14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still 15 in my spare time.
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Last year when Tom graduated from school, he came to Taibei. He didn't like to work on his father's farm and hoped to find a job in a big city. He went from one company to another but no one wanted him. With little money left, he got to the station, sad and tired. All he wanted to do was go back to his small town. It was very late at night and the station was full of people. They were waiting to buy tickets of the last train. He bought the last ticket, and he was very happy.
At that time, a woman with a crying baby walked to him and asked him to sell her the ticket. He gave her the ticket because he thought they needed it more than he did. After the train left, he sat on the bench and didn't know where to go. Suddenly, an old man came and said, "Young man, I have seen what you did to the woman. I am the owner of a big company. I need a good young man like you. Would you like to work for me?
1.Tom came to the station to _______.
A. find a job B. take the train home
C. sell the ticket D. take the train to Taibei
2.The woman walked to Tom because _______.
A. she was Tom's old friend
B. her child wanted to talk to Tom
C. she needed to take the train
D. she had no money to buy a ticket
3.Tom didn't take the train because _______.
A. he didn't take a train ticket
B. he missed the train
C. he wanted to talk to the old man
D. he gave his ticket to the woman
4.The old man wanted to _______.
A. lend Tom some money B. give Tom a job
C. say "Thank you " to Tom D. sit on the bench with Tom
5.What can we learn from this story?
A. Many people find job in a train station.
B. Don't buy the last ticket of the train.
C. If we try our best to help others, others will help us.
D. We should not give our ticket to others in a train station.
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My parents used to tell me how important school was for me, but I didn’t think so. I paid little attention to it. But one thing let me finally 1 what my parents meant.
One day, when I 2 a mobile phone store, I saw an advertisement on its door. It was hiring new workers!
“Sir, are you hiring people?” I went 3 the shop and asked. “Yes, but you should be the man who we need,” the manager answered. He looked at me for a few 4 from head to foot. “Do you have a high school diploma(文凭)?” 5 he, “Or do you have any work experience?”
I felt so ashamed and 6 that I didn’t know what to say, so I just turned around and left. I could not fall asleep that night, and I thought a lot about my 7 . “I must go to school or I can’t do anything without a good education,” I 8 to myself silently. I never went back to the store again 9 I finished my study and got a diploma.
10 looked the same when I returned to the store: the same people and the same design. However, compared with last time, I had more 11 . The manager told me they needed new 12 . So it was a great chance for me.
I 13 my diploma to the manager. He looked at it and said, “Great, you are in.”
Now I am still working in the same store. With this experience, I always 14 people to attend school. Education helps you have a bright future. Now I am not worried about my future because I’m still 15 in my spare time.
1. A．realize B．remember C．wonder D．imagine
2. A．went through B．left for C．stepped into D．walked past
3. A．out of B．into C．away from D．onto
4. A．days B．hours C．minutes D．seconds
5. A．continued B．answered C．warned D．reported
6. A．uncomfortable B．impolite C．unkind D．impatient
7. A．hobbies B．future C．parents D．manger
8. A．shouted B．listened C．said D．cried
9. A．when B．while C．after D．before
10. A．Nothing B．Everything C．Nobody D．Everybody
11. A．grade B．luck C．confidence D．pleasure
12. A．volunteers B．teachers C．students D．workers
13. A．sold B．showed C．sent D．shook
14. A．teach B．allow C．order D．advise
15. A．learning B．working C．playing D．chatting
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