A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California．As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle．The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves．As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm．k+s-5#u 

At this point my friend spoke up．A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地)．I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child．Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy．How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three．” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages．“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said．

The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face．Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out．” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy．”

As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner．“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him．

The mother was angry with her baby because 　  　　．

A．the mother was very tired k+s-5#u 

B．the baby asked for more things

C．the baby ran madly in the store

D．the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves

We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend 　　   　．

A．treated her children well only     

B．was probably good to any child

C．liked the boy very much         

D．always wanted to help others

The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to 　  　　．

A．show her sympathy for the woman

B．know something about the boy first

C．show her anger with the woman k+s-5#u 

D．make the woman realize children’s natural quality

With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that 　　　  ．

A．we should respect a child’s nature

B．we should never blame a child

C．mothers usually share the same interest

D．mothers should try to be gentle and polite k+s-5#u 

The other day my aunt paid me a visit. She was overjoyed. “I got the highest mark in the mid-term examination!” She said. Don’t be surprised! My aunt is indeed a student, exactly, a college student at the age of 45.
“Compared with the late 70s,” she says, “now college students have many doors.” I was shocked when she first told me how she had had no choice in her major. Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. And my aunt told me that we should reach our goals by grasping all these opportunities.
The first door is the opportunity to study different subjects that interest us. My aunt was happy to study management, but she could also attend lectures on ancient Chinese poetry and on Shakespearean drama. As for myself, I am an English major, but I may also go to lectures on history.
The second door is the door to the outside world. Learning goes beyond classrooms and national boundaries. I have many fellow international classmates, and I am applying to an exchange program with a university abroad. As for my aunt, she is planning to get an MBA degree in the U.K.
The third door is the door to life-long learning. Many of my aunt’s contemporaries say she’s amazingly up-to-date for a middle-aged woman. She simply responds, “Age doesn’t matter. What matters is your attitude. I don’t think I’m too old to learn.” Yes, she is right. Since the government removed the age limit for college admissions, there are already some untraditional students, sitting with us in the same classrooms. Like them, my aunt is old but young in spirit with incredible energy and determination.
The doors open to us also pose challenges. For instance, we are faced with the challenge of a balanced learning, the challenge of preserving our fine tradition while learning from the West, and the challenge of learning continuously while carrying heavy responsibilities to our work and family. So, each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgment, but with the support of my teachers, parents, friends and my aunt, I believe I can meet the challenge head on.
【小题1】Which of the following words can best replace the “door” in the passage?

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling, and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was    36   down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of   37   houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A   38   woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was   39   on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was   40   her without pause. She knocked at the door, and a   41   answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while   42  . The boy then let her into the sitting room and   43   her sitting by the fire.

The woman   44   old and tired under the bright electric light,   45   she was only in her early thirties. She sat   46   for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the   47   . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she   48  up, looking thunderstruck. Just then, the boy came with his   49  . The man at once recognized the woman as his    50  . They had   51   touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

  52   words needed to be spoken, They embraced each other   53   the boy stared at them, puzzled. k*s*5u

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very   54  , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually   55  .

A. pouring                 B. falling                   C. dropping                D. flooding

A. poor                      B. black                   C. faraway                    D. nearby

A. rich                       B. beautiful                  C. poor                      D. ugly

A. crying                   B. wandering               C. struggling               D. wondering

A. striking                 B. hitting                     C. flowing                    D. beating

A. boy                       B. girl                          C. woman                     D. man

A. out                        B. near                         C. outside                     D. inside

A. made                     B. left                          C. asked                     D. told

A. became                  B. showed                    C. appeared                D. sounded

A. so                         B. and                          C. however                 D. though

A. straight                  B. thirsty                     C. hungry                     D. still

A. room                     B. house                      C. picture                          D. fire

A. picked                   B. stood                       C. came                      D. looked

A. father                    B. mother                           C. friend                    D. brother

A. wife                      B. sister                        C. mother                      D. girlfriend

A. kept                      B. got                          C. made                     D. lost

A. Much                    B. Many                    C. No                           D. Not

A. as                         B. while                       C. when                       D. since

A. disappointed         B. sorry                        C. happy                      D. sad

A. began                    B. stopped                    C. ended                       D. wanted

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topic we ___1___ in our classes is the ___2___ of quality employees.

What has ___3___ you to stay long enough to become a manager?” I asked.

After a while a new manager ___4___ the question and said slowly, “It was a baseball ___5___.”

Cynthia said that she ___6___ to take a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的) job ___7___ she looked for something else. On her second day behind the counter, she received a ___8___ from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She ___9___ that as a single woman, ___10___ was tight, and her first ___11___ would have to go for paying bills.

When Cynthia arrived for work the ___12___ morning, Patricia, the store manager, handed her a box. “I overheard you ___13___ to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is ___14___ to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t ___15___ good people like you as ___16___ as we would like to, ___17___ we do care, and I want you to know how ___18___ you are to us!”

The thoughtfulness, empathy(同情) and love of the store manager ___19___ that people remember more how much an employer ___20___ than how much he pays.

1. A. discuss   B. write   C. learn   D. find

2. A. managing       B. selling C. keeping      D. seeking

3. A. made      B. ordered      C. forced D. caused

4. A. made      B. took    C. raised  D. replied

5. A. pole B. glove   C. hole    D. match

6. A. ought     B. liked    C. had     D. used

7. A. when      B. because      C. while  D. though

8. A. letter      B. call     C. notic           D. announcement

9. A. turned out      B. pointed out C. explained         D. complained

10. A. work    B. food    C. money            D. clothing

11. A. bill B. check  C. day     D. visit

12. A. last       B. first    C. next    D. past

13. A. lying     B. talking C. crying             D. murmuring

14. A. good     B. easy    C. hard               D. necessary

15. A. thank    B. use     C. employ       D. pay

16. A. many    B. early   C. soon   D. much

17. A. nor       B. but      C. and     D. however

18. A. kind      B. terrible       C. much              D. important

19. A. shows  B. insists C. realizes       D. recognizes

20. A. needs    B. gets    C. likes    D. cares

— The woman biologist stayed in Africa studying wild animals for 13 years before she returned. w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

— Oh, dear! She ______ a lot of difficulties!

A. may go through                  B. might go through

C. ought to have gone through         D. must have gone through