A young American doctor was asleep when his doorbell rang. It was late at night, but he had to put on his coat to answer it.

It was a man! He was standing with a hat in his hand. 'How do you do?' said the man.

'Can you go with me right now to a place out of the town? It was quite far from here, but I know you have a car and I can show you the way. '

'Certainly,' says the doctor, 'I can go with you now.'

The car was at the front door. The man got into the doctor's car and they drove off.

They drove on for a long time, and then the man said, 'Here we are. This is my home. Now I give you money and you may go back.'

 'But I must see the patient(病人),' the doctor said. 'How can I go back without seeing the patient?'

'There's no patient, ' says the man, 'nobody is ill. I live here. There is no taxi at this time, but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So, excuse me. Here is your money. Thank you, doctor. Good night!'

46. The doctor was _______when the doorbell rang.

   A. reading       B. watching TV     C. having supper     D. sleeping

47. Why does the man come to see the doctor so late at night?

   A. Because someone was badly ill.

   B. Because he was too tired to walk.

   C. Because he wanted the doctor to drive him home.

   D. Because he wanted to go to a place out of the town.

48. The man gave the doctor money, because_______.

   A. the doctor is a good doctor

   B. the doctor took him home late at night

   C. he was very rich

   D. he played a joke on the doctor

49. At the end of the story, the doctor knows _______.

   A. there were many patients

   B. there was no patient at all

   C. the man was bad

   D. there was something wrong with the man

50. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. The man could find a taxi at that time.

   B. The man and the doctor were good friends.

   C. It took the doctor quite a long time to the man's house.

   D. The man wanted to stay with the doctor.

Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.
【小题1】From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.

Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometers away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, is a very common practice in the United States. Job-hopping does good to workers, because every change of a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills that different people bring to their companies and factories.

(　 )51. According to this passage, Americans often travel______.

　　　 A. in order to have dinner with their friends　 B. by plane

　　　 C. in order to watch football matches　　　　 D. to enjoy themselves

(　 ) 52. In some places in America, _________ for more than five years.

　　　 A. most people stay in one place

B. about 20% of the people live in one place

　　　 C. the owners of houses stay in one place　

D. One may be born in one city, and go to school in the same.

(　 ) 53. In the USA job-hopping _______.

　　　 A. has become a custom　 B. had helped young people to attend a college

　　　 C. has helped students to enter business 　　

　　　 D. gives bosses the chance to move up to a higher position.

(　 )54. The writer thinks _______.

　　　 A. job-hopping does good only to the bosses

　　　 B. job-hopping does good only to the worker

C. little of the job-hopping　　　　

D. highly of the job-hopping

(　 ) 55. The writer wants to say _______.

　　　 A. if the country is rich. Probably people don’t like to move

　　　 B. in the USA people probably like to change their homes when they get new jobs

　　　 C. job-hopping may cause trouble in the country.

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Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).

— William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of   1  for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would   2  the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.

But Douglas made a   3  kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at   4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad   5 .

Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a   6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.

His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the   7  of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers   8  turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and   9  people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist   10 .

When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and   11  him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She recalled the   12  when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How   13  she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very   14   for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.

The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that   15  out.

1.                A．anything        B．something       C．nothing   D．everything

2.                A．congratulate     B．spend          C．celebrate D．consider

3.                A．good           B．interesting      C．exciting   D．different

4.                A．break          B．rest            C．desk D．first

5.                A．noses          B．hands          C．faces D．eyes

6.                A．gift            B．person         C．hand D．turkey

7.                A．thought        B．description      C．respect   D．imagination

8.                A．raise           B．need           C．buy  D．show

9.                A．look at         B．care for         C．take away D．drive off

10.               A．himself         B．itself           C．herself    D．themselves

11.               A．said           B．asked          C．talked D．spoke

12.               A．chances        B．forms          C．ways  D．times

13.               A．much          B．many          C．often D．long

14.               A．thankful        B．helpful         C．careful    D．beautiful

15.               A．moves         B．holds          C．reaches   D．puts