Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs（爬楼梯）. She was soon out of breath.（气喘吁吁）
“I think I had better go to the doctor, ” she thought.
She went to the doctor and told him her problem.
“I’m not at all surprised, ”he said. “It’s obvious （明显的）what your problem is.”
He examined her and then gave her some advice.“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said. “You will have a heart attack（心脏病）. It could kill you.”
Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that would not be easy and it would take time.
The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop（肉店）.
“I’d like ten pounds of steak (大块肉片), please,” she said.
“Certainly, madam,” the butcher(屠夫) answered and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale(秤).
“That’s just ten pounds,” he said.
“That’s big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.
The butcher worked out(计算) the price.
“At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $ 49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it into small pieces for you?”
“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.
“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher said angrily, “Why did you ask me to get it for you?”
“My doctor told me that I am overweight (超重的)and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked liked.”
【小题1】. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?

---Why did you put the wood near the fire? It’s dangerous.

  ---Don’t worry. Wet wood won’t _______.

 A. burnt  B. be burnt  C. be burning  D. burn

－Why did you arrive late?(成都市)

  －The fog_______ our air flight for about half an hour.

  A. held up                    B. turned down            C. broke up                 D. pulled down

The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on what`s important.

——Anonymous

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here`s what happened. I hopped in a taxi，and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when，all of a sudden，a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes，skidded，and missed the other car`s back end by just inches!

The driver of the other car，who almost caused a big accident，started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean，he was friendly.  So，I said，"Why did you just do that？This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！"And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck. "

Many people are like garbage （rubbish）trucks. They run around full of garbage，full of frustration， full of anger，and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up，they need a place to dump it. And if you let them，they`ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you，don`t take it personally. You just smile，wave，wish them well，and move on. You`ll be happy with what you did.

I started thinking，how often do I led Garbage Trucks run right over me？And how often do I　take their garbage and spread it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets？It was that day I said，"I`m not going to do anymore. "

Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you？If you let more garbage trucks pass you by，you`ll be happier. Life`s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So，Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don`t.

What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi？

A.The taxi almost hit another car.

B.The taxi driver was injured.

C.The author scolded the driver of the other car.

D.The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck.

How did the taxi driver respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car？

A.He yelled back at the driver.

B.He sent the driver to the hospital.

C.He was friendly towards the  driver.

D.He dumped some garbage in front of his car.

What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3？

A.Many people like to drive garbage trucks.

B.Many people dump garbage wherever they like.

C.Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.

D.Many people tend to be very much depressed.

What can we infer from Paragraph 4？

A.The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.

B.The author used to complain a lot.

C.The author used to have a lot of money.

D.The author used to be a good manager.

According to the passage，what should you do if people "dump garbage" on you？

A.Ignore them and go on with our own work.

B.Try our best to persuade them not to do that again.

C.Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place.

D.Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.

完形填空（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day I jumped into a taxi and took off for the airport．                        
We were driving in the right lane   36   suddenly a black car jumped out of a parking space  
37   in front of us．My taxi driver immediately put his foot on the   38 ．The taxi slid a short distance quickly and   39   the other car by just inches! The driver of the black car moved his head around and started   40   at us．My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy; and I mean he was  41   friendly, which is truly beyond my expectation.
42   I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost  43   your car and sent us to the   44  !” This is when my taxi driver  45   me what I now call “the Law of the Garbage Truck.”
He   46   that many people are like garbage trucks．They run around full of garbage, disappointment, frustration (挫败感) and   47 ．As their garbage   48  , they need a place to dump (丢弃) it and sometimes they’ll dump it on   49 ．Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move   50 ．Don’t take it   51 ．Don’t take their garbage and   52   it to other people at work, at home or on the streets．                               
The   53   line is that successful people don’t let garbage trucks take over their day．Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with   54  , so “Love the people who treat you   55 ．Pray for the ones who don’t”．
36．A．as     B．when        C．before      D．while
37．A．even  B．still   C．right  D．only  
38．A．brakes      B．airbags     C．seats  D．gases
39．A．left   B．hit     C．attacked    D．missed
40．A．nodding    B．looking     C．yelling      D．frowning
41．A．really       B．exactly     C．almost      D．rarely 
42．A．Since       B．So     C．But   D．Yet 
43．A．blocked    B．ruined      C．passed      D．followed
44．A．airport      B．prison       C．court D．hospital
45．A．returned   B．showed    C．taught       D．brought
46．A．imagined  B．explained  C．argued      D．advised
47．A．doubt       B．eagerness  C．anger D．panic
48．A．piles up    B．breaks down     C．runs out    D．cuts down
49．A．none B．me    C．themselves       D．you
50．A．on     B．along C．in      D．out
51．A．formally   B．personally C．immediately     D．permanently
52．A．save  B．present     C．offer D．spread
53．A．finish      B．life    C．front D．bottom
54．A．losses       B．regrets     C．dreams     D．plans
55．A．well  B．differently       C．actively    D．hard