摘要:9.B 提示:接受不公平的待遇.

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  A few days ago I asked my son's governess(女家庭教师)Julia to come into my study.“Be seated, Julia,”I said, “Let's settle our accounts.I guess you most likely need some money, but maybe you're too polite to mention it.Now then, we agreed on thirty dollars a month…”

  “Forty.”

  “No, thirty.I made a note of it.I always pay our governess thirty.Well, um, you've been here two months, so…”

  “Two months and five days.”

  “Exactly two months.I made a special note of it.That means you have sixty dollars coming to you.Take off nine Sundays…you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays, you only took walks.And three holidays…”Julia was biting her finger nail nervously, her face red, but-not a word.

  “Three holidays, therefore take off twelve dollars.Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons, as you were occupied(从事)only with Dick.Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch.Twelve and seven-nineteen.Take nineteen off…that leaves…hmm…forty one dollars.Correct?”

  Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up.Her chin trembled; she coughed nervously and blew her nose, but-still not a word.

  “Around New Year's Day you broke a teacup and a saucer; take off two dollars.The cup cost more, it was a treasure of the family, but - forget it.When didn't I take a loss! Then, due to your neglect(疏忽), Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket; take away ten.Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes.You ought to watch everything! You get paid for it.So, that means five more dollars off.The tenth of January I gave ten dollars.”

  “You didn't.” sobbed Julia.

  “But I made a note of it.”

  “Well…if you say so.”

  “Take twenty seven from forty one-that leaves fourteen.”

  Both her eyes were filled with tears.Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose.Poor girl!

  “Only once was I given any money,” she whispered, her voice trembling, “and that was by your wife.Three dollars, nothing more.”

  “Really? You see now, and I didn't know that! Take three from fourteen-that leaves eleven.Here's your money, my dear.Three, three, three, one and one.Here it is!”

  I handed her eleven dollars.She took them and pocketed them.

  “Merci(法语:谢谢),”she whispered.

  I jumped to my feet and started pacing the room.I was overcome with anger.“For what, this ‘merci'?” I asked.

  “For the money.”

  “But you know I've cheated you-robbed you! I have actually stolen from you! Why this ‘merci'?”

  “In my other places they didn't give me anything at all.”

  “They didn't give you anything? No wonder! I played a little joke on you, a cruel lesson, just to teach you...I m going to give you all the eighty dollars! Here they are in the envelope all ready for you...Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)?Why didn't you protest? Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)-to be such a fool?”

  Embarrassed, she smiled.And I could read her expression, “It is possible.”

  I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and, to her great surprise, gave her the eighty dollars.She murmured her little “merci” several times and went out.I looked after her and thought, “How easy it is to crush(压榨)the weak in this world !”

(1)

What shocked the writer was Julia's ________.

[  ]

A.

nervousness in front of her boss

B.

acceptance of injustice(不公平)

C.

shyness when talking about money

D.

unwilling to express herself

(2)

The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws?” He was actually telling the governess ________.

[  ]

A.

to be more aggressive(侵略的)

B.

to be more careful in her work

C.

to protect her right

D.

to live independently

(3)

At the end of the story, the writer said, “How easy it is to crush the weak in this world!” to show ________.

[  ]

A.

his understanding of Julia's anxiety

B.

his worry about Julia's future

C.

his concern on the living condition of working - class people

D.

his sympathy(同情)for the mental state of the weak

(4)

From the story, we can tell that Julia's employer was ________.

[  ]

A.

greedy(贪婪)but honest

B.

ill - tempered but warm - hearted

C.

strict but forgiving

D.

none of the above

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   请根据以下的任务说明和写作要求,写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

  [任务说明]

  你要参加一场英语辩论赛,主题是“学生的学习错误该不该改正”。在参赛之前,你要查阅相关资料,并准备你的辩论发言。请认真阅读下面的短文,然后完成以下的任务。

1)概括短文的内容要点,该部分的字数大约60;

2)就“学生的学习错误该不该改正”这个主题发表你的看法,至少包含以下的内容要点,该部分的字数大约90;

a) 以英语学习为例,简述你学习过程中经常出现的语言错误;

b) 你是如何看待自己的语言错误;

c) 你的老师如何对待你的语言错误;

d) 你对老师的做法持什么看法?为什么?

  [写作要求]

  你可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点,也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不要抄袭阅读材料中的句子。

  [评分标准]

  概括的准确性、语言的规范性、内容的合适性以及篇章的连贯性。

  [阅读材料]

  Let children learn to judge their own work. A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time; if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between his language and others’ language. Bit by bit, he makes the right changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things. They learn to talk, run, climb, ride a bicycle by comparing their own behaviors with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school teachers never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes for himself, even fewer chances for him to correct himself. They do it all for him. Teachers act as if the student would never notice a mistake if they did not point out it to him. They act as if the student would never correct it unless he was made to. Soon he becomes dependent on the teacher. Let the student do it himself. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word means and what the answer is to that problem.

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Katy and I have been friends since college, for more than thirty years. Our friendship has  1 constant(不变的). We have seen each other through all the times when we really need a friend. In  2 of our friendship, Katy and I took our first  3 trip together.

The first day of our trip ended in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  4 with the long drive, we decided to go to the restaurant for dinner. We sat down and  5 our meal. As we talked, I noticed a(n) 6 couple sitting a short distance away from us. The look of  7 on the woman’s face attracted me.. She stared into the face of the man as he talked,  8 me of a teenager in love!

I called Katy’s 9 to the couple. As we watched, the man reached  10 to place a gentle kiss on the woman’s cheek. She  11 . “Now that’s what I call real love! I imagine they’ve been married for a long time.” I said. “ 12 maybe,” remarked Katy, “They haven’t been together long.” “Well, whatever the case, it’s  13 they care much for each other,” I said.

Katy and I watched and listened 14 to their conversation. She smiled and 15 whatever he said. We were touched by the warm scene we were witnessing(看到). Then the 16 changed. The woman’s wrinkled but beautiful face was suddenly covered with a  17 look. She asked the man in a sweet voice, “Do I know you? What is this place?” “You know me. I’m Ralph, your husband. We’re in Santa Fe,” the man said. “Oh, I  18 to have forgotten. I’m not sure,” she said. “That’s okay, sweetheart. You’ll be all right,” he  19 her, kissing her cheek again. Tears coursed down our cheeks as Katy and I looked at each other. “We were right,” she said  20 . “It is the real thing. That is love.”

1. A. become   B. grown    C. remained    D. developed

2. A. congratulation B. terms     C. favor      D. celebration

3. A. air     B. car    C. boat      D. train

4. A. Bored      B. Suffered    C. Tired     D. Excited

5. A. cooked    B. ordered  C. prepared    D. finished

6. A. young     B. elderly     C. friendly    D. rich

7. A. hope    B. doubt     C. adoration   D. envy

8. A. showing   B. reminding   C. telling  D. introducing

9. A. attention   B. intention   C. time      D. idea

10. A. away     B. off    C. around     D. over

11. A. smiled    B. disagreed   C. angered  D. moved

12. A. Or       B. Though   C. Therefore   D. Otherwise

13. A. natural      B. obvious  C. important   D. moving

14. A. madly     B. silently    C. unashamedly  D. carefully

15. A. picked up   B. stuck to    C. agreed with  D. questioned on

16. A. place     B. scene     C. topic     D. sense

17. A. frightened  B. surprised   C. disappointed D. confused

18. A. need     B. feel      C. seem      D. use

19. A. told     B. answered    C. comforted   D. encouraged

20. A. quickly      B. eagerly  C. cheerfully   D. thoughtfully

 

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The British people are famous for being quite reserved(保守的)。 We are known around the world for having the biggest “personal___1_____”—the distance between us and the person we are  2 to.

I have  3 been more aware of this than over last month, since I arrived in China Getting used to Chinese colleagues 4  close by me and even placing their hands on my arm is proving quite 5 .

My natural British reaction is to 6  back and move away, even though I realize it is a friendly gesture by the Chinese person.

I have 7  many people holding hands or putting their arms around each other as they walk along the streets of Beijing . This would rarely be seen in the UK, even between very close friends.

And 8 at someone in Britain is considered very 9 . But here, I find myself being stared at often. It 10  me long to realize this was not rude in China, but a 11  of curiosity.

I visited Taian last week, where the local people are 12 used to westerners. An elderly woman couldn’t believe her 13  when she saw me.。 And 14  feel offended (使不舒服的)by her staring at me, I was 15  to see her smile back when I said “Nihao”.

When I visited one of Taian’s middle school to talk about English learning , the students aske d me to 16 their notebooks. And one girl asked to have her picture taken with me. I 17  like a celebrity(名人).

I have  18  over the last month how true it is that the British are very 19 . We can learn a lot about 20  from the China’s culture and habits. And I am learning more every day.

1.A. feeling      B. secret     C. habit      D. space

2.A. turning      B.talking     C. telling     D. pointing

3.A never      .B. hardly     C.almost     D.always

4.A. sleeping     B. coming     C.standing     D.passing

5.A. easy       B. difficult    C.familiar     D. interesting

6.A. go        B. push     C. pull      D. look

7.A.seen       B. heard     C.missed     D.watched

8.A.hitting      B.speaking    C.smiling     D.staring

9.A.rude       B.cruel      C.polite      D.friendly

10.A.took       B.spent      C.used      D.paid

11.A.scene       B.scenery     C.sight      D.sign

12.A.more       B.less      C.quite      D.somehow

13.A. son       B. experience    C.eyes      D. ears

14.A. more than   B. rather than     C. less than   D. no more than

15.A .pleased    B.unwilling      C. surprised   D.angry

16.A. read      B.write       C. share    D. sign

17.A. felt      B.seemed      C. sounded   D. acted

18.A. known     B. recognized     C. realized   D.noticed

19.A.bright     B. reserved      C. brave    D.easygoing

20.A.clevreness    B.friendliness    C. happiness   D. politeness

 

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