(巢湖市2009届高三第二次教学质量检测)

I Know You Need Me

      His nose was flat. His ears were too big. He was the ugliest kid he had ever seen.

         36   lunchtime, Tim had forgotten about the new kid. He sat down at his   37   table in the corner, all alone. Tim was a loner. He wasn't as ugly as the new kid, just a little   38 .

Nobody talked to Tim much, but he was used to it.

      About halfway through his sandwich, Tim   39   up and saw that kid again. He was holding his lunch tray and   40   straight to Tim's table.

      "Do you mind if I   41   you?" he said.

      Tim said, "I don't mind."

      So the kid sat down. And he came back, day after day, until they were   42  .

      Tim had never had a real friend before, but Jeff--that was his name--invited Tim to his   43  and go on trips with his family.

      One day kids were talking to Tim and nodding to him in the hallway. He wasn't a loner 44  .

      When Jeff sat by Tim at lunch one day, Tim had to ask him. "Why did you sit with me that first day?"

      "Because you   45   me . You looked lonely and scared. I knew that   46  . I used to

have one too, just like it," explained Jeff.

    "You?" Tim   47   believe it.

      "At my old school, I always sat alone, with my eyes on my lunch. I was   48   that if I

looked up I would see   49   laughing at me. "

      "You?" Tim couldn't   50   Jeff sitting all by himself. He's so friendly.

      "   51  ! I was alone because I never smiled or took an interest in other people. I was so

concerned (关心) about myself that I   52   paid attention to anyone else. That's why I sat

with you. To let you know that someone   53    "

      Then Tim looked at Jeff. He isn't so   54   looking. Tim thought. That's when Tim realized that he was seeing Jeff for the first time. Months   55   , all that Tim had seen were a

funny--looking nose and big ears.

36. A. By                      B. After                        C. For                   D. Till

37. A. new                    B. common                   C. usual                 D. old

38. A. fat                      B. handsome                 C. lazy                  D. strong

39. A. stood                  B. looked                      C. sat                    D. rose

40. A. running               B. floating                     C. jogging              D. walking

41. A. trouble                B. follow                      C. join                   D. interrupt

42. A. friends                B. colleagues                 C. servants            D. students

43. A. dormitory            B. house                       C. school               D. class

44. A. anyway               B. anyhow                    C. anywhere          D. anymore

45. A. need                   B. believe               C. trust                 D. miss

46. A. scene                  B. sight                        C. look                  D. appearance

47. A. mightn't                     B. couldn't                    C. mustn't             D. shouldn't

48. A. afraid                  B. glad                         C. eager                D. excited

49. A. every girl            B. everyone                  C. every boy          D. every teacher

50. A. spot                    B. catch                       C. bear                  D. picture

51. A. You                    B. Him                         C. Me                   D. Us

52. A. never                  B. usually                     C. often                 D. always

53. A. minded               B. believed                    C. said                  D. cared

54. A. good                   B. bad                          C. funny                D. strange

55. A. later                    B. earlier                       C. afterwards         D. ahead

The apples are delicious. I’d like to have     third one because       second one is rather too small and I had little food at      lunch.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher  36  it and explained that science class would be cancelled  37  the fire. He also  38  us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．
During the morning break, Kim and I  39  to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely  40  the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside  41  suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．
"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"
I turned around to find a teacher staring  42  at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of  43  flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not  44  him．My heart  45  even lower when I thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us  46  before Mr. Johnson．
But to our  47  , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson． 48  , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of  49  rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was  50  in my decision to go where I might have got  51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined  52  at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr. Johnson  53  me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr. Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My  54  for Mr. Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my  55  than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．

Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly unless it is a social business or family occasion. The evening meal is usually longer and a time for families to gather together. Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America. Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurant that are usually crowded with people waiting for a place so that they can be served and return to work at the proper time. So each one hurried to make room for the next person. As there are busy people everywhere, there is a real difference with meals that are eaten in a hurry and those that can be enjoyed slowly with friends.

1.What is NOT mentioned in the passage?      

2.Americans hurry at meals because        

3.According to the passage, the least busy time to eat in a restaurant would probably be        .

 Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

   Sociologists have long recognised that organisations of less than 200 individuals can operate through the free flow of information among the members. Once their size goes beyond this figure, the organizations are getting less flexible. So it seems necessary to prevent total disorder resulting from failures of communication.

   One solution to this problem would, of course, be to structure large organisations into smaller units of a size that can act as a group. By allowing these groups to build reliance on each other, larger organizations can be built up. However, merely having groups of, say, 150 will never of itself be a complete solution to the problems of the organization. Something else is needed: the people involved must be able to build direct personal relationships. To allow free flow of information, they have to be able to communicate with each other in a casual way. Maintaining too formal a structure of relationships inevitably prevents the way a system works.

   The importance of this was drawn to my attention two years ago by the case of a TV station. Whether by chance or by design, it so happened that there were almost exactly 150 people in the station. The whole process worked very smoothly as an organization for many years until they were moved into purpose-built accommodation. Then, for no apparent reason, the work seemed to be more difficult to do, not to say less satisfying.

   It was some time before they work out what the problem was. It turn out that, when the architects were designing the new building, they decided that the coffee room where everyone ate their sandwiches at lunch times was an unnecessary luxury and so did away with it. And with that, they accidentally destroyed the close social networks that strengthened the whole organization. What had apparently been happening was that, as people gathered informally over their sandwiches in the coffee room, useful information was casually being exchanged.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)

1.What size of an organization may lead to communication failures?

2.What are the two solutions to the communication problem within a large organization?

3.After the TV station moved into new accommodation, its operation ___________________________.

4.From the case of the TV station, we can conclude it is ____________________________________ that make(s) an organization more successful.