摘要:--He failed his exam again. --But what did you from him? Had he ever been working hard? A. think B. expect C. consider D. regard

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When Boris left school,he could not find a job.He tried hard and pestered(纠缠)his relatives,but they had problems of their Own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed,then depressed,then a little hardened.Still he went on trying and still he failed.He began to think that he had no future at all.

“Why don’t you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him.“The world is a  money-locker. You’d better find a way of opening it.”

“But what can I do?”

“Get out and have a look round,” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way.“See what people want;then give it to them,and they will pay for it.”

Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer.He worked hard,made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit.A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself.He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good:in the wrong position,too expensive or with some other snag(障碍). But at long last,he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition.

Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles.Slowly  but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last,Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold Coins inside.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage ?

A.Goodwill is the key to success.

B.The world is a money-locker

C.No education, no future

D.Difficulty of starting a small business

2.Which of the following best describes Boris’ job hunting experience?

A.Surprising         B.Encouraging        C.Boring            D.Disappointing

3.Boris start his career by       . 

A.cycling around the town

B.developing a waste ground

C.repairing cycles

D.buying empty shops

4.Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because      .

A.it was not so expensive

B.he had a lot of old customers there

C.he could make good use of his skills there

D.there were good opportunities there

5.We can infer from the last paragraph that Boris       .

A.still couldn’t make good profits

B.set off in a successful career

C.found a lot of gold coins by accident

D.had great difficulty running his business

 

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Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.

One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.

The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.

Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?

1.What did Alice think Kerry's offer?

A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.

B. She didn't want to marry anybody.

C. She didn't like it at all.

D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.

2.In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.

A. not so better than                      B. better than

C. so good as                              D. as good as

3.Which of the following is true?

A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.

B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.

C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture

D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.

4.Alice's picture won high praise because ____.

A. it was true to nature                        B. the flowers were red

C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers          D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate

5.The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.

A. a real one                                  B. a painting drawn by Kerry

C. a box with a picture in it                      D. made up of leather

 

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One summer I was driving from my home town of Tahoe CityCalif.to New Orleans.In the middle of the desertI came upon a young man standing by the roadside.He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand.I drove right by him.There was a time in the country when you’d be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need.Now you are a fool for helping.With gangsdrug addictsmurderersrapiststhieves lurking everywhere“I don’t want to get involved” has become a national motto.

Several states later I was still thinking about the hitch?hiker.Leaving him standing in the desert did not bother me so much.What bothered me was how easily I had reached the decision.I never even lifted my foot off the accelerator.

Does anyone stop any moreI wondered.I recalled Blanche DuBois’s famous line“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers”Could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these daysOne way to test this would be for a person to journey from coast to coast without any moneyrelying solely on the good will of his fellow Americans.What kind of Americans would he findWho would feed himshelter himcarry him down the road?

The idea intrigued me.

The week I turned 37I realized that I had never taken a gamble in my life.So I decided to travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny.It would be a cashless journey through the land of the almighty dollar.I would only accept offers of ridesfood and a place to rest my head.My final destination would be Cape Fear in North Carolinaa symbol of all the fears I’d have to conquer during the trip.

I rose early on September 6,1994and headed for the Golden Gate Bridge with a 50?pound pack on my back and a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles“America”

For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states.As I traveledfolks were always warning me about someplace else.In Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyomingin Nebraska they said people would not be as nice as in Iowa.Yet I was treated with kindness everywhere I went.I was amazed by people’s readiness to help a strangereven when it seemed to run contrary to their own best interests.

1.Why did the author drive past the young man in the desert without stopping?

ABecause he failed to notice this man.

BBecause he was driving too fast.

CBecause he thought the young man didn’t need help.

DBecause he was afraid of being tricked.

2.What was it that made the author upset?

ALeaving the young man alone in the desert.

BBeing considered a fool.

CMaking the decision of not offering help so easily.

DKeeping thinking about the young man.

3.The author decided to travel without a penny in order to ________.

Afind out how long he could survive without help

Bgo through the great difficulty in surviving unexpected environment

Cfind out whether strangers would offer help to him

Dfigure out how strangers thought of his plan

4.The following part might probably ________.

Adescribe how he fooled the strangers

Bdescribe how strangers went out their way to help him

Cexplain why people refused to help strangers

Dexplain how he overcame his difficulties? on the way

 

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