摘要: --What do you think of it? --I think it is a thing of importance that it done soon. A. is B. is to be C. be D. to be

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  I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty.Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time.She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out.And, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie”.As a young child I thought it was kind of cool.And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie.

  “Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue's house to play.”

  “Tell Theresa you're sick,” she would advise.And generally I did.But I didn't seem blessed with her lack of conscience.On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue's house without her.These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place.I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.

  I started thinking of all the lies that I'd heard her tell.I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didn't want to see them there anymore.Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn-mower he gave her for her birthday.Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn't been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks.And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies.Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit.And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn't there.

  So, I started my own personai fight against her dishonesty.When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn't want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesn't want to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize.I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie.And the next time it happened I did the same thing.Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods weren't right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.

  Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honest-and yet kind.Honesty should mean more than not lying.It should mean speaking the truth in kindness.Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.

(1)

The author's mother _________.

[  ]

A.

thought white lies were not lies

B.

helped the author get out of trouble with white lies

C.

told the author to lie when in trouble

D.

taught the author the importance of being honest

(2)

The author _________.

[  ]

A.

was thankful to her mother's advice

B.

felt more awkward when being caught lying

C.

found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie

D.

felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty

(3)

It can be inferred that the author's mother _________.

[  ]

A.

met her friends in the same restaurant regularly

B.

didn't get along with the author's teachers

C.

was not popular among her friends

D.

wanted to have something else for her birthday

(4)

Finally the author and her mother agreed that _________.

[  ]

A.

kind-heartedness is more important than honesty

B.

appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie

C.

honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness

D.

absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships

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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. He knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it; the price is a less important consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it is done at once. All being well, the bargain can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. Then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else—he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. He usually says, "I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? It happens to be the color you want." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is: "This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on."

Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? She does so in the opposite. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only "having a look round." She is always open to persuasion; indeed she considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. She will try on any number of things. Highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It takes a great deal of time but gives great joy. Most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands.

53. When a man is buying clothes, he ___________.

A. puts price before quality  B. chooses things that others think suitable for him

C. does not mind much the price he has to pay for the right things

D. buys good quality things, so long as they do not cost too much

54. When a man cannot get what he wants, he ________.

A. buys something of the same color in a slight different style

B. usually does not buy anything

C. will try on some other clothes of the same style

D. wastes no time in buying something else

55. What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes ?

A. They welcome suggestions from anyone

B. Women seldom consider buying cheap clothes

C. Women often buy things without thinking  D. They listen to advice but never take it

56. The most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is ________.

A. that men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do

B. that women bargain for their clothes and men don't

C. that women do their shopping standing up but men do theirs sitting down

D. the time they take over buying clothes

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“What is the most important thing you’ve done in your life?” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers.

   The answer came to me in an instant. It’s not the one I gave, because the situation was not right. As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people, but here’s the true answer:

   The most important thing I’ve ever done occurred on October 8,1990. I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other’s lives. He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night.

   While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friend’s father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust.

   For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木鸡). Then I tried to figure out what I should do. Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friend’s son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome. Be there for moral support? Well, maybe. But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they’d be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened. All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way. Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home. So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later.

   As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts. I now faced another problem. I couldn’t leave the keys in the truck. So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys.

   When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting. As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife. I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next. Soon a doctor appeared. He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died.

   For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence. After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son.

   My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families. When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner. He came over and hugged me and started to cry. My friend’s wife hugged me, too, and said , “Thanks for being here.”

   For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye.

   It’s the most important thing I have ever done. The experience taught me two lessons.

   First: The most important thing I’ve ever done happened when I was completely helpless. None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation. Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome. All I could do was standing by and watching it happen. And yet it was critical that I do just that--- just be there when someone needed me.

   Second: The most important thing I’ve done almost didn’t happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life. Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organize them. These skills are critical for lawyers. When people come to us for help, they’re often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically. But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel. Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital.

   From that experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn’t the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve. The most important thing in life is the kids’ team you coach or the poem you write----or the time when you’re just somebody’s friend.

55. When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author _______.

A. felt it was not an interesting question     B. thought for a while and spoke his mind

C. gave an answer from a lawyer’s point of view  D. didn’t give the real answer

56. When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought _______.

A. He had to stay with his family        B. His friend did not need his help.

C. He would not be of much help        D. the baby would be in the doctor’s care

57. What can we infer from the author’s description of the scene at the hospital?

A. He found out that he was in the way.

B. He would have felt guilty if he had not been there.

C. He regretted that he went too later.

D. His friend would have felt better if he had not been there.

58. Which of the following is conveyed in this story?

A. Family and relatives can not take the place of friends.

B. More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble.

C. It is best to be here when someone needs you.

D. You can certainly help a friend if you want to.

59. The author learned from his own experience that_______.

A. what is taught in school is usually of no use.

B. a lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms

C. a lawyer should know people’s feeling first

D. he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically

60. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the author_______.

A. is fond of writing poems

B. is going to coach the kid’s team

C. is determined to make friends with everybody

D. is fully aware of the importance of being helpful to those in need

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