It was not a good day today. Everything went wrong. First, I slept late and Mom shouted at me to wake up. When I went to the kitchen for breakfast, there was no cereal. I decided to have some toast instead, but I burned it. I had to eat it anyway because there was no more bread. There was no juice, either. I just had a glass of water.

When I was almost at the bus stop, I realized that I had forgotten my wallet, so I had to go back home and get it. Of course, I missed the bus and had to wait for the next bus.

I was late for school and the teacher told me to stay in the classroom at lunchtime to catch up on（弥补）the schoolwork I had missed.

After lunch, it was the time to give the teacher our homework. I reached into my bag to get it but it wasn’t there. I had left it at home. I was in trouble again.

When I got home, I went straight to my room to catch up on my homework. Mom cooked fish for dinner. She knows I don’t like fish, but she thinks it is good for her son. It was a horrible day. I hope tomorrow will be better.

1.What happened to the writer on this bad day?

2.When did the writer’s bad day begin?

3.What did the writer do after he went home?

4. When you “burn” something, you ___________________.

5.According to the passage, we can know _______________.

As we know, a schedule may be more appropriately expnessed and analyzed if it is put         a graph.

A．in the direction of      B．in the process of

C．in the form of           D．in the shape of

Silence is unnatural to man．He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness．In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world, and he fears silence more than anything else．Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence．If he is introduced to another person, and a number of pauses occur in the conversation, he regards himself as a failure, a worthless person, and is full of envy of the emptiest headed chatterbox （喋喋不休的人）．He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly, but he is anxious to join in the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure （蜡塑人像）．

       The aim of conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas; it is to keep up the buzzing sound．There are, it must be admitted, different qualities of buzz; there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise made by a mosquito （蚊子）．But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person．Most buzzing, fortunately, is pleasant to the ear, and some of it is pleasant even to the mind．He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing -with his neighbors．

       Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish 1:0 talk．Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new．Some of them are content ．if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people's ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new, plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel．At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conservationists．

According to the author, people make conversation to              .

       A．exchange ideas              B．prove their value

       C．achieve success m life         D．overcome their fear of silence

By "the buzzing of a fly" （Para．1）, the author means"_____".

       A．the noise of an insect               B．a low whispering sound

       C．meaningless talks                  D．the voice of a chatterbox

According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors___     ．

       A．about whatever they have prepared                       

       B．about whatever they want to

       C．in the hope of learning something new

       D．in the hope of getting on well

What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

       A．To discuss why people like talking about weather．

       B．To encourage people to join in conversations．

       C．To persuade people to stop making noises．

       D．To explain why people keep talking．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who1.their way and parked in front of my house.

I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every 2. I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to 3. someone out. Many times I was 4.  by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done 5..

One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a 6. automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some 7., offering him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but 8. the work wasn’t necessary.

Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat 9.to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he 10. . I then offered him some 11.money for a task particularly well done, but he 12., shaking his head.

I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not 13. it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to 14. people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are15. . I wish I could thank him for 16.some of my belief in the basic 17.  of others and for giving me back a little of the 18. I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that 19. us to others.

I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my 20..

21.A．fought                          B．found                        C．made                        D．lost

22.A．morning                      B．afternoon                C．night                         D．evening

23.A．bring                            B．help                           C．carry                         D．drive

24.A．taken for granted     B．put up with             C．turned down           D．taken up with

25.A．less                               B．more                         C．worse                       D．enough

26.A．fashionable                B．famous                     C．flashy                        D．shabby

27.A．money                         B．food                          C．water                       D．work

28.A．actually                       B．specially                   C．particularly             D．generally

29.A．in the sun                    B．in the shade            C．in the field               D．in the car

30.A．asked                           B．begged                     C．needed                     D．charged

31.A．old                                B．extra                         C．small                         D．good

32.A．accepted                     B．received                   C．refused                    D．denied

33.A．the condition             B．the thing                  C．the issue                  D．the way

34.A．believe in                    B．watch over              C．look after                 D．care about

35.A．in trouble                    B．in danger                 C．in tears                    D．in fear

36.A．forgetting                   B．losing                        C．restoring                 D．finding

37.A．goodness                    B．happiness                C．pleasure                  D．nature

38.A．weakness                   B．strength                  C．optimism                 D．pessimism

39.A．adapts                         B．adjusts                     C．devotes                    D．connects

40.A．heart                            B．soul                           C．head                         D．mouth

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,”he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.”The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer , neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,”said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”

 The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles (运货车队). Five years later, the man was the one of the largest food retailers (零售商)in the US.

 One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said,“I haven’t got one.”

His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied,“Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft.”

The man didn’t get the job because he _______________________.

A disliked the job           B didn’t pass the test

C didn’t have an e-mail       D knew nothing about computers

Why could the man become one of the largest food retailers in the US?

A Because he had many friends to help him.

B Because he was smart and worked very hard.

C Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

D Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.

What does the story want to tell us?

A Computers are very important in our daily life.

B Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.

C The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.

D Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard,