I got my first driver’s license (执照) in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license，ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.

I argued, pointing to a very large belly (肚子) of mine, “I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam.”

Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No,” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail — using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.

1.Susan got her first driver’s license _________.

A. before she got married to Henry      

B. when she was twenty years old

C. after she finished high school     

D. when she just moved to Maryland

2.We can infer from the text that in the U.S. _________.

A. American males should serve in the army      

B. different states my have different laws

C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states

D. women should adopt their husbands’ family names after marriage

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More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me.

I never heard any  36  from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We  37  often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I  40  they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43  her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46  her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47  the little girl and said to myself, “I   48  she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49  how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51  on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53  her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54  manner, I might add.  55  time

passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

36．A．sound                       B．noise                         C．conversation          D．crying

37．A．met                           B．saw                           C．visited                      D．gathered

38．A．never                        B．sometimes              C．seldom                     D．always

39．A．reward                     B．action                       C．answer                     D．prize

40．A．moved                      B．returned                  C．started                     D．drove

41．A．open                         B．closed                       C．fit                               D．active

42．A．stopped                   B．kept                          C．worked                     D．remained

43．A．suggesting              B．telling                       C．forcing                      D．making

44．A．ever                          B．even                          C．still                            D．yet

45．A．waiting                     B．calling                       C．leaving                     D．asking[来源:]

46．A．  replaced                B．encouraged            C．ignored                    D．thanked

47．A．thought about        B．thought of               C．thought over          D．thought out

48．A．decide                      B．am lucky                  C．am sure                   D．doubt

49．A．saying                       B．stating                     C．reporting                 D．writing

50．A．mind                         B．body                          C．thought                    D．heart

51．A．hit                              B．knock                        C．drop                          D．beat

52．A．she                            B．it                                C．they                          D．he

53．A．noticed                     B．watched                  C．recognized              D．felt

54．A．kindly                        B．politely                     C．coldly                        D．friendly

55．A．When                        B．Since                         C．As                              D．While

He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, while he was so normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought to herself, “Please let me go home… ”

Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee. ” Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red, but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee. I always think of my childhood and hometown.” While saying that, tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness, must be a man who has responsibility of home. Then she started to speak about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.

That was a really nice beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her damands. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thank to his salty coffee! They got married. Every time she made coffee, she put some salt in the coffee, as she know that’s the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change so I went ahead. I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything. I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth; I don't like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste. But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. If I call live for a second time. I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”

Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked her, “What's the taste of salty coffee?” she replied. “sweet,”

1.The reason why the woman wanted to leave is that _______．

    A．the man was normal while the woman was outstanding

    B．the woman was too nervous to stay

    C．the woman felt uncomfortable to be with the man

    D．the man asked for salty coffee

2.Why did she think the salty coffee tasted sweet?

    A．Because the salty coffee represented her husband's endless love for her．

    B．Because she mistook the sugar for salt．

    C．Because her husband switched salt with sugar in her coffee．

    D．Because the salty coffee was a white lie with a good intention．

3.What can we learn from the man's letter?      

    A．The man wasn't brave enough to tell the truth because he was scared of the woman,

    B．The man had never thought of telling the truth before he was dying．

    C．The man fell in love with the salty coffee gradually after many years of taking it out of his love for his wife．

    D．The man would still, choose to drink salty coffee if he had to know and have her through it．

4.In what way does the writer develop this story?     

    A．Cause and effect．                   B．Problem reasoning．

    C．The time order．                     D．Statistics analyzing,

Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.

One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.

Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.

“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”

He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.

The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.

However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.

The note read:

Christine,

Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!

Hank

Later, I did come across more complaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

1.How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?

    A．Excited.         B．Confused.        C．Disappointed.    D．Satisfied.

2.What happened to the regular customer of the author?

    A．He was very sick and had to stay in bed for some days.

    B．He was not satisfied with the coffee served to him.

    C．He was anxious to stay at home for a long time.

    D．He was not feeling himself for some reasons.

3.．What does the underlined word “skeptically” probably mean in the passage?

    A．questioningly    B．hopefully        C．anxiously        D．excitedly

4.．It was Hank who helped the author realize the importance of        .

    A．patience in one’s work              B．being kind to regular customers

    C．taking time to care about others     D．sticking to one’s own career

5.What is the best title of the passage?

    A．A Warm – hearted Man                B．Coffee Shop Kindness

    C．My Part – time Job                  D．A Horrible Raining Day

Students and Technology in the Classroom

I love my blackberry — it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer，as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices（设备）and truly communicate with others.

On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule — no laptop, iPads, phones ,etc .When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.

Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.

I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

1.Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with _______.

2.The underlined word “engage ”in paragraph 4 probably means _______.

3. According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may _______.

4. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author _______.