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In 1996 I wanted to buy a Honda Civic. I went to the local dealer. "Oh, you want a Civic, do you?" said the fellow. "And I suppose you'd also like us to throw in a couple of front-row Superbowl tickets? Haw! Haw! Haw! Haw!"

When his laughter ended, he explained that the Civic was such a hit in Europe that Honda was getting an extra $ 2,000 per car there, making Civic practically unavailable in the States. But he did offer to let me add my name to the waiting list--if I agreed to pay $1,000 over the sticker (标贴) price.

When Honda dealerships No. 2 and No. 3 gave me the same story, I was ready to try anything. I carefully looked over to www.autobytel.com. For a skinflint like me, Auto-By-Tel's scheme (方案) is nearly irresistible. You indicate the car you want to buy, compete with the freedom to choose. The nearest participating car dealer mails you back with a cut rate offer. There's no charge for any of this ― and no obligation to accept the offer. It surely seemed no less to me.

Sure enough, two days later, a dealer 30 minutes away wrote me. "Unfortunately, 96 Civics are in very short supply," his message said, "The best we can offer you is $1,200 under sticker price. “I was in happiness. Ah! Bliss! Ah, saving! Ah, revenge!

When I picked up the car, it got better. Since there was no haggling (还价), the dealership fellow was friendly and congratulatory instead of everything. Now this, I thought, is the way to buy a car.

Auto-By-Tel makes money by charging a fee to each participating dealer. The dealers make money by receiving hundreds of ready-to-buy customer names off the Web. And you save money because your price doesn't reflect advertising, test drives, sales commissions, and so on.

My only regret is that I didn't think up Auto-By-Tel first.

51. This text mainly tells about the story of _____.

A. saving money charging

B. quarrelling with the dealers

C. the experience of buying a car

D. regretting buying a new Civic

52. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “skinflint”?

A. A person who doesn’t like wasting money.

B. A person who has few words.

C. A person who is afraid of everything.

D. A person who believes in others.

53. From the text, we can draw a conclusion:_____.

A. Believe others' good remarks while buying something

B. If you want to do anything, you must have a will

C. The writer was not generous at all and he loved money very much

D. Be sure of yourself and you will fail

54. What do you think of the Auto-By-Tel?

A. It makes money by not giving taxes.

B. It is good at advertising.

C. It is good at the business.

D. It makes money by cheating customers.

55. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?

A. In 1996, Honda was so famous that it was hard to buy one in Europe.

B. If the dealer mails you with a cut rate offer, you should accept it but without any charge.

C. At last, the writer paid $1,200 for the car he liked.

D. It was with the fourth dealer that the writer made a successful deal.

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On a cold evening I was waiting for a taxi in New York. About 5 minutes later, I was picked up by a driver, and he said how terrible some people were. I knew there was a part of me that wanted to be silent, but I had to listen out of kindness.
The man told me that he had just come from JFK Airport without a customer. Over the courses of that taxi ride, what started as anger changed slowly and he mentioned that he had read an article which said that the happiest people are the ones that give, so he hoped he’d have more chance to give in his life. I was really starting to enjoy being with this man.
As we arrived at the place where I wanted to go, I paid my money by credit card. I pulled out an extra $20 and said, “Sir, since we’ve been talking about giving this whole time, I want to share that feeling with you. I’ve already paid my money, but here’s an extra little bit. You can tell the next passenger in this taxi that their ride is a gift from another.”
I thought I was pretty cool at this point, but he turned toward me, tears in his eyes, and said, “Sir, I have a better idea. You give that $20 to a homeless person around here and I will give the next passenger a free ride myself.
It was a great honor meeting that man and learning the lesson of how everyone gives and adds joy to another with their generosity.
【小题1】According to the text, when the author got in the taxi, the driver was .

【小题2】 The author gave the driver an extra $20 in order to _.

A．help him to get out of trouble	B．know what he was really like
C．experience the joy of giving	D．learn how to get along with others.

【小题3】 What can be inferred from the taxi driver’s words in Paragraph 4?

A．A driver should be willing to help.	B．People should understand each other.
C．The driver was deeply moved.
D．One needs to keep an optimistic attitude (乐观态度).

【小题4】What would be the best title for the text?

A．A cold evening in New York	B．Learning from a taxi driver
C．A gift to a generous stranger	D．Always being a happy person

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阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　“My work is done．” Those words were some of the last penned by George Eastman．He included them in his suicide note．They mark an ignoble end to a noble life, the leave taking of a truly great man．The same words could now be said for the company he left behind．Actually, the Eastman Kodak Company is through．It has been mismanaged financially, technologically and competitively．For 20 years, its leaders have foolishly spent down the patrimony of a century's prosperity．One of America's bedrock brands is about to disappear, the Kodak moment has passed．

　　But George Eastman is not how he died, and the Eastman Kodak Company is not how it is being killed．Though the ends be needless and premature, they must not be allowed to overshadow the greatness that came before．Few companies have done so much good for so many people, or defined and lifted so profoundly the spirit of a nation and perhaps the world．It is impossible to understand the 20th Century without recognizing the role of the Eastman Kodak Company．

　　Kodak served mankind through entertainment, science, national defense and the stockpiling of family memories．Kodak took us to the top of Mount Suribachi and to the Sea of Tranquility．It introduced us to the merry old Land of Oz and to stars from Charlie Chaplin to John Wayne, and Elizabeth Taylor to Tom Hanks．It showed us the shot that killed President Kennedy, and his brother bleeding out on a kitchen floor, and a fallen Martin Luther King Jr．on the hard balcony of a Memphis motel．When that sailor kissed the nurse, and when the spy planes saw missiles in Cuba, Kodak was the eyes of a nation．From the deck of the Missouri to the grandeur of Monument Valley, Kodak took us there．Virtually every significant image of the 20th Century is a gift to posterity from the Eastman Kodak Company．

　　In an era of easy digital photography, when we can take a picture of anything at any time, we cannot imagine what life was like before George Eastman brought photography to people．Yes, there were photographers, and for relatively large sums of money they would take stilted pictures in studios and formal settings．But most people couldn't afford photographs, and so all they had to remember distant loved ones, or earlier times of their lives, was memory．Children could not know what their parents had looked like as young people, grandparents far away might never learn what their grandchildren looked like．Eastman Kodak allowed memory to move from the uncertainty of recollection, to the permanence of a photograph．But it wasn't just people whose features were savable; it was events, the sacred and precious times that families cherish．The Kodak moment, was humanity's moment．

　　And it wasn't just people whose features were savable; it was events, the precious times that familes cherish．Kodak let the fleeting moments of birthdays and weddings, picnics and parties, be preserved and saved．It allowed for the creation of the most egalitarian art form．Lovers could take one another's pictures, children were photographed walking out the door on the first day of school, the person releasing the shutter decided what was worth recording, and hundreds of millions of such decisions were made．And for centuries to come, those long dead will smile and dance and communicate to their unborn progeny．Family history will be not only names on paper, but smiles on faces．

　　The cash flow not just provided thousands of people with job, but also allowed the company's founder to engage in some of the most generous philanthropy in America's history．Not just in Kodak's home city of Rochester, New York, but in Tuskegee and London, and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology．He bankrolled two historically black colleges, fixed the teeth of Europe's poor, and quietly did good wherever he could．While doing good, Kodak did very well．Over all the years, all the Kodakers over all the years are essential parts of that monumental legacy．They prospered a great company, but they – with that company – blessed the world．

　　That is what we should remember about the Eastman Kodak Company．

　　Like its founder, we should remember how it lived, not how it died．

　　History will forget the small men who have scuttled this company．

　　But history will never forget Kodak．

(1)

According to the passage, which of the following is to blame for the fall of Kodak?
[　　]
A．	The invention of easy digital photography
B．	The poor management of the company
C．	The early death of George Eastman
D．	The quick rise of its business competitors

(2)

It can be learnt from the passage that George Eastman ________．
[　　]
A．	died a natural death of old age．
B．	happened to be on the spot when President Kennedy was shot dead．
C．	set up his company in the capital of the US before setting up its branches all over the world．
D．	was not only interested in commercial profits, but also in the improvement of other people's lives．

(3)

Before George Eastman brought photography to people, ________．
[　　]
A．	no photos has ever been taken of people or events
B．	photos were very expensive and mostly taken indoors
C．	painting was the only way for people to keep a record of their ancestors．
D．	grandparents never knew what their grandchildren looked like．

(4)

The person releasing the shutter(Paragraph 5)was the one ________．
[　　]
A．	who took the photograph
B．	who wanted to have a photo taken
C．	whose decisions shaped the Eastman Kodak Company
D．	whose smiles could long be seen by their children

(5)

What is the writer's attitude towards the Eastman Kodak Company?
[　　]
A．	Disapproving
B．	Respectful
C．	Regretful
D．	Critical

(6)

Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	Great Contributions of Kodak
B．	Unforgettable moments of Kodak
C．	Kodak Is Dead
D．	History of Eastman Kodak Company

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find one more person in our world who is kind and caring. It was about 11:00 p.m. 16 my telephone rang. The caller ID showed the number of a Best Western Hotel. 17 , I would ignore this type of call. For some reason, 18 , I went ahead and answered.

The man on the other end asked if I knew Samual K. I 19 , as he is my 91 – year – old grandfather. Still not 20 why I was the one that had been called, the caller went on to tell me that I was the only 21 listed in the phone book. He said his name was Mason and that he was the 22 at the Best Western Hotel. The 23 was that grandpa had no money with him, and that he couldn’t 24 any phone numbers, so Mason called all over the state trying to get help.

Grandpa told me that he just wanted me to tell Mason that he is a (n) 25 guy and would pay the money once he got home. But the man in charge there was 26 because my grandfather seemed to be 27 . He had been going somewhere else when he got on the wrong bus and 28 100 miles from home.

Not wanting to turn him away and not wanting the police to 29 him to the police station, Mason, 30 any normal duty, not only took the time to 31 me, but also charged just $ 39 so that grandpa could 32 safely and comfortably overnight. (The rooms normally rent for about $ 140!) Besides, he had the staff of that hotel all 33 him until my uncle was able to drive the 100 miles to pick him up!

So, it’s just one more piece of 34 that proves that there are still good people out there; wherever you go, there is always one who 35 .

16．A．while B．when C．after D．before

17．A．Obviously B．Personally C．Actually D．Generally

18．A．however B．besides C．otherwise D．therefore

19．A．was B．did C．had D．would

20．A．admitting B．accepting C．understanding D．recognizing

21．A．neighbor B．relative C．colleague D．friend

22．A．manager B．waiter C．mayor D．guest

23．A．disadvantage B．question C．problem D．pity

24．A．write B．remember C．repeat D．keep

15．A．easy – going B．generous C．forgettable D．okay

26．A．concerned B．disappointed C．convinced D．surprised

27．A．hurt B．moved C．annoyed D．lost

28．A．went up B．added up C．ended up D．sent up

29．A．take B．bring C．invite D．carry

30．A．except B．against C．beyond D．from

31．A．contact B．persuade C．warn D．approach

32．A．leave B．live C．adapt D．stay

33．A．look for B．watch over C．care about D．adjust to

34．A．news B．information C．advice D．evidence

35．A．minds B．cares C．sees D．matters

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience．It happened about three years ago and it has had a 36 effect on me．I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know 37 but whose actions gave a new 38 to the words — kind and generous.

I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early 39 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was 40 for change on a street corner.

A BMW car 41 on the other side of the street and an executive（主管）who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car．He was probably about 42 years old．He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie．He walked 43 across the street and over to the homeless man．Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of 44 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves（手套）, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks．Then he 45 them to the homeless man．The homeless man took them and stared with a/an 46 mouth.

As he drove off, I couldn’t 47 thinking that it was probably the first time he had 48 the pedal（踏板）of that top-brand BMW car with a 49 foot! I stood there and the looks of 50 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.

Two men of about the same age 51 very different lives had met and the one who was 52 in materials had offered 53 than his shoes．He had left this BMW car and 54 down from his high position．He lifted up the other man when he offered respect, 55 and real generosity.

A．strong B．bad C．light D．slow

A．officially B．personally C．similarly D．generally

A．benefit B．attitude C．meaning D．award

A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter

A．searching B．making C．blaming D．begging

A．called up B．broke up C．pulled up D．sped up

A．40 B．50 C．60 D．70

A．directly B．usually C．unwillingly D．fluently

A．money B．water C．sand D．oil

A．posted B．handed C．kicked D．threw

A．closed B．full C．open D．empty

A．stand B．delay C．forget D．help

A．bended B．cut C．repaired D．pressed

A．relaxed B．large C．bare D．single

A．excitementB．astonishment C．sadness D．pride

A．but B．or C．and D．before

A．successfulB．careful C．useful D．helpful

A．rather B．more C．other D．better

A．broken B．fell C．stepped D．rolled

A．surprise B．disappointment C．anxiety D．kindness

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