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My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”“I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.”“Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”
【小题1】What can be inferred in the first paragraph?
| A．The Berry Factory is a gift store |
| B．The Berry Factory has few shop clerks. |
| C．The Berry Factory has many branches around the country |
| D．The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country. |
| A．Talkative | B．Creative | C．Kind-hearted | D．Well-known |
| A．shocked | B．excited | C．tired | D．frightened |
| A．the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate |
| B．the waitress’ best friend broke up with her |
| C．the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari |
| D．the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer |
My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.” “I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.” “Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”
56. What can be inferred in the first paragraph?
A. The Berry Factory is a gift store
B. The Berry Factory has few shop clerks.
C. The Berry Factory has many branches around the country
D. The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country.
57. Which of the following words can best describe Shari?
A. Talkative B. Creative C. Kind-hearted D. Well-known
58. The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.
A. shocked B. excited C. tired D. frightened
59. We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.
A. the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate
B. the waitress’ best friend broke up with her
C. the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari
D. the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer
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and I were helping with the Valentine's Day rush of 2011. We'd been preparing hundreds of berries,
arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day and I were exhausted. Shari didn't seem tired. That was what Shari liked doing
especially when she gave someone else something. I'd seen her give away berries to everybody-parking
attendants, mail carriers, hairdressers. "For me?" they'd say, breaking into a smile.
As a "thank you", Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-munite wait at her favorite
restaurant. "No big deal. There's another place just up the road," she said, driving us there. This time we
walked right in. While the waitress took our drink orders Shari reached into her handbag, pulling
something out.
"I want you to have these," she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries.
"Will she love those berries!"I said to myself. But the waitress seemed extremely surprised. She hardly
let out a "Thank you" before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. " I apologize," she said. " It's just …my
best friend and I made an agreement to send each other something every Valentine's Day. But she passed
last year. I didn't know how I'd get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box."
"I'm so sorry to hear that," said Shari. " It's not much, but I hope you can enjoy them."
"Oh, I will," the waitress said. " See, every year we always sent each other the same thing: a box of
chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favorite store, The Berry Factory.
B. something about The Berry Factory
C. how they celebrated Valentine's Day
D. what they did on Valentine's Day
B. Because she didn't express her thanks to Shari
C. Because she didn't pay for the strawberries
D. Because she didn't take Shari's drink order
B. She was a new customer at Shari's store
C. She would be very depressed without Shari's gift
D. She was reminded of her dead friend by Shari's gift
a. The author, Joan and Shari arranged gift baskets.
b. The waitress' friend sent her a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries.
c. The author, Joan and Shari went to a restaurant up the road.
d. Shari gave the waitress a box of strawberries.
B. a, c, d, b
C. b,d,a,c
D. b,a,c,d
B. Humorous and intelligent
C. Energetic but careless
D. Hard-working but selfish
听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
M：What jobs do women do in your country?
W：All kinds of jobs．There are women doctors，teachers，engineers，farmers and so on．
1．What are they talking about?
A．Jobs．
B．Women．
C．Teachers．
M：I know you once worked in this company．
W：Yes，I began to work in this company in 1988．Four years later I stopped working here because of my illness．
2．When did the woman stop working in this company?
A．In 1990．
B．In 1991．
C．In 1992．
M：Yesterday Mrs．King hurt her legs badly when she was repairing a machine．Now she is in hospital．Let’s go to see her．
W：Does her husband know it？He’s in the country．We’d better call him to tell him about it．
3．Where is Mr King?
A．In hospital．
B．In a factory．
C．In the country．
M：What are you going to do this evening?
W：I’ll go to visit Mr．Little at nine and go to see a film at eleven．But I won’t go out before eight o’clock．
4．What time did the woman go to visit Mr Little？
A．At 8∶00 p. m．
B．At 9∶00 p. m．
C．At 11∶00 p. m．
M：Do you think Mr．Pattis will be late for the meeting?
W：Well，If you think Mr．Pattis will be late，you are completely wrong．
5．What conclusion can we draw from this talk?
A．Mr Pattis will be late．
B．Mr Pattis will be here on time．
C．Mr Pattis makes mistakes．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～8题。
M：Susan．What do you do for exercise？
W：I run and ride a bicycle every day and go swimming once a week．What about you，Tom？
M：I used to go swimming and skating a lot in high school．But now I don’t have any time．
W：That’s too bad．Exercise is really important．
M：I know．What do you enjoy doing most of all？
W：I enjoy swimming．Well，I’m going swimming tonight．Would you like to go with me？
M：OK．I’ll be glad to．
W：Then let’s meet at eight outside the park gate．
6．How often does Susan go swimming？
A．Every day．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
7．What exercise does Susan like most of all?
A．Running．
B．Riding a bicycle．
C．Swimming．
8．Where will they meet that night?
A．Outside the swimming pool．
B．Outside the park．
C．Outside the garden．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Are you going to the gym now？
M：No，I’ve got a soccer game tonight．
W：Oh! Do you play on a team？
M：Yeah．We play every week．We are not very good but have a lot of fun．How about you？Do you play any sports？
W：I play basketball once or twice a week．
9．What’s the man going to do?
A．Play a soccer game．
B．Watch a soccer game．
C．Watch a basketball game．
10．What sports does the woman play?
A．Soccer．
B．Basketball．
C．Neither．
11．How often does the man play?
A．Every week．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a week．
听第8段材料，回答第12～13题。
W：Listen to the song!
M：Hmm，it sounds familiar．What’s its name？
W：Smoke Gets in Your Eyes．
M：Speaking of smoke，I smell smoke，don’t you？
W：It must be a cigar．It smells awful．
M：I think it’s coming from the kitchen．
W：Your steak，sir．It will be ready in a few minutes．
M：Well，it is well done．
12．Where does the conversation take place?
A．In a kitchen．
B．In a restaurant．
C．At a concert．
13．What produces the smoke?
A．A fire．
B．A cigar．
C．The meat．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Hi，John，I haven’t seen you for a few weeks．
M：Oh，hi，Mary．I’ve been studying a lot for my final exam．
W：Well，the term is almost over now．
M：Yes．My brother’s coming for a visit this summer，and we’d like to see some of the country．But traveling is so expensive．
W：Have you thought about camping？
M：Camping？I’ve never done that．
W：I think you’ll really like it．It’s much cheaper than staying at a hotel．And being close to nature is a good way to forget about our school for a while．
M：What a good idea! We can go by bike until we find a nice place and just camp．
14．Why hasn’t Mary seen John lately?
A．He went to a camping trip．
B．He was visiting his brother．
C．He’s been studying．
15．Who will go camping with John?
A．John’s brother．
B．Mary．
C．John’s classmates．
16．What does John think of Mary’s idea about camping?
A．It’s wonderful．
B．It’s is unsafe．
C．It’s expensive．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Miss Jenkins was born in a rich family．She liked all the foods which were rich in fat and sugar．So she got fatter and fatter．Her workmates often laughed at her for it．She was angry with them and couldn’t get on well
with them．But her weight brought her some trouble．No young man liked a fat girl like her and now she was more than thirty，she had to live alone．She went to see the doctors．They gave her a list of the healthy diets and advised her to lose weight and of course it was difficult for her to do so．For example，it was her birthday one day．She went to a restaurant and bought a nice cake．The waiter asked her how many pieces she wanted him to cut it into．She thought for a while and said she was losing her weight so the cake would be cut only into two，not into six．
17．How old was Miss Jenkins?
A．Less than twenty．
B．Thirty．
C．More than thirty．
18．Why did Miss Jenkins get fatter?
A．Because something was wrong with her．
B．Because she liked fat and sugar very much．
C．Because she never had any sports．
19．Why couldn’t Miss Jenkins get on well with her workmates?
A．Because she was richer than her workmates．
B．Because she was fatter than any of her workmates．
C．Because she was often laughed at．
20．With whom did Miss Jenkins go to the restaurant?
A．With her servants．
B．By herself．
C．With her friends．