May Paxton graduated from the Missouri School for the Deaf at Fulton near the year 1909. Three years later she went to 1　 　Dr. Katherine B. Richardson about becoming a nurse. Dr. Richardson was one of the founders of Mercy Hospital of Kansas City, Missouri. She had never 2　 　of a deaf nurse. Dr. Richardson told May that her pay would be very 　3　 　and that the work would be difficult. 　4　 , May said that hard work did not frighten her. Dr. Richardson thought well of her, and 　5　 　May as a student nurse.

Dr. Richardson never 　6　 　her decision. In fact, she was so pleased with May’s work that she later accepted two other deaf woman. The first was Miss Marian Finch of Aberdeen, South Dakota, who was 　7　 　of hearing. The second was Miss Lillie “Bessie” Speaker of St. Joseph, Missouri. These three were called “the 　8　 　angels(天使) of Mercy Hospital” during the time they worked there.

May and Marian did not 　9　 　each other before Marian was hired by the hospital. When Marian first 　10　 　to the hospital, Dr. Richardson introduced May to Marian. She showed them to the room they were to share. During the next two days, the two girls wrote 　11　 　to each other. Finally, other 　12　 　asked Marian if she knew that May was deaf. Marian ran to the bedroom and asked May in sign if she really was deaf. May answered in sign. Then, 　13　 　the joke sunk in, the two girls burst into laughter.

May was always conscientious(认真的) about 　14　 　orders. Only once did she disobey Dr. Richardson. It took a lot of time to 　15　 　for all the sick children. 　16　 , Dr. Richardson asked the nurses not to take the time to hold the new babies when they were 　17　 . However, May hated to see the babies cry. When 　18　 　was not around, she found time to hold them. This small change helped the nursery to run much more 　19　 . When Dr. Richardson discovered what May was doing, she recognized that May’s 　20　 　had improved the nursery, and decided to overlook May’s disobedience.

1. A see 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B watch　　　　　　　　　 C find　　　　　　　　　　　 D report

2. A spoken　　　　　　　　　　 B thought　　　　　　　　 C heard　　　　　　　　　 D talked

3. A little　　　　　　　　　　　　 B low　　　　　　　　　　　 C much　　　　　　　　　 D high

4. A Therefore　　　　　　　 B However　　　　　　　 C Later　　　　　　　　　　 D Naturally

5. A accepted　　　　　　　　 B regarded　　　　　　 C praised　　　　　　　　 D admired

6. A made　　　　　　　　　　　 B considered　　　　　 C regretted　　　　　　 D followed

7. A tired　　　　　　　　　　　　 B proud　　　　　　　　　 C ashamed　　　　　　　 D hard

8. A silent　　　　　　　　　　　 B quiet　　　　　　　　　　 C wise　　　　　　　　　　 D calm

9. A like　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B recognize　　　　　　 C know　　　　　　　　　　 D greet

10. A went　　　　　　　　　　 B came　　　　　　　　　 C called　　　　　　　　　 D drove

11. A articles　　　　　　　　 B papers　　　　　　　　 C notes　　　　　　　　　　 D notices

12. A relatives　　　　　　　 B doctors　　　　　　　　 C patients　　　　　　　 D nurses

13. A as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B before　　　　　　　　　 C until　　　　　　　　　　 D since

14. A giving 　　　　　　　　　 B passing　　　　　　　　 C checking　　　　　　　 D following

15. A look　　　　　　　　　　　 B care　　　　　　　　　　 C ask　　　　　　　　　　　 D seek

16. A What’s more　　　　 B Still worse　　　　　　 C As a result　　　　　 D No doubt

17. A crying　　　　　　　　　 B sitting　　　　　　　　　 C smiling　　　　　　　　 D lying

18. A Marian　　　　　　　　 B May　　　　　　　　　　 C Dr. Richardson　　 D Bessie

19. A quickly　　　　　　　　　 B slowly　　　　　　　　　 C smoothly　　　　　　　 D naturally

20. A actions　　　　　　　　　 B views　　　　　　　　　 C strengths　　　　　　 D mistakes

III Reading comprehension

A

In the United States, friendships can be close, constant, intense, generous, and real, yet fade away in a short time if circumstances (环境) change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greeting for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while- then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship where it left off and are delighted.

　　 In the States, you can feel free to visit people’s homes, share their holidays, enjoy their children and their lives without fear that you are taking on a lasting obligation. Do not hesitate to accept hospitality (款待) because you cannot give it in return. No one will expect you to do so for they know you are far from home. Americans will enjoy welcoming you and be pleased if you accept their hospitality easily.

　　 Once you arrive there, the welcome will be full and warm and real. Most visitors find themselves readily invited into many homes there. In some countries it is considered inhospitable to entertain a home, offering what is felt as “merely” home cooked food, not “doing something” for your guest. It is felt that restaurant entertaining shows more respect and welcome. Or for various other reasons, such as crowded space, language difficulties, or family custom, outsiders are not invited into homes.

　　 In the United States, both methods are used, but it is often considered more friendly to invite a person to one’s home than to go to a public place, except in purely business relationships. So, if your host or hostess brings you home, do not feel that you are being shown inferior (差的) treatment.

　　 Don’t feel neglected (被忽视) if you do not find flowers awaiting you in your hotel room either. Flowers are very expensive there, hotel delivery (递送，投递) is uncertain, arrival times are delayed, changed, or canceled – so flowers are not customarily (通常) sent as a welcoming touch. Please do not feel unwanted! Outward signs vary in different lands; the inward welcome is what matters, and this will be real.

1.　　　 In the United States, you will find friendships __________ if circumstances change.

A. die suddenly　　　　　　　　 B. pass away

C. disappear gradually　　　　　 D. last forever

2.　　　 Americans _________ their foreign friends to make a return for their hospitality.

A. ask　　　　 B. wish　　　　 C. never allow　　　　 D. don’t expect

3.　　　 In some other countries, giving a dinner party at home is considered _______ than in a restaurant.

A. less friendly　　　　　　　　 B. less hospitable

C. more natural　　　　　　　　 D. more popular

4.　　　 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Flowers are available at all time.

B. Flowers are expensive.

C. Flowers are signs of outward welcome.

D. Flowers are not necessarily sent to guests.

5.　　　 Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

A. American Hospitality　　　　　　 B. American Friendships

C. American Invitation　　　　　　 D. American Welcome

30. 　How did the woman feel when she left the office?

　　 A. angry　　　 B. peaceful　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. nervous

B

In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck. 　　 Yet, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what“Keeping up with the Joneses”is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors. 　　 The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself: He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York Ciry. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses. Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. 　　 　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that. 　The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City. 　　 Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses”,because “Jones”is a very common name in the United States.“Keeping up with the Joneses”came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. 　　 　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the “right”books, go to the “right”universities and eat in the“right”restaurants. 　　 Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are“Joneses”in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr Jones seems always to be ahead. 31．The writer of the passage believes ______. 　 A．anyone in the United States can become rich but might be poor soon 　 B．anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has good luck 　 C．he can become rich in the future though he is not lucky enough 　 D．anyone in the United States who works hard can become rich 32．It can be inferred from the story that rich people　 ______ 　 A．like to live outside New York City 　 B．like to live in New York City 　 C．like to live in apartments 　 D．like to have many neighbors 33．Arthur Momand used the name“Jones”in his series of short stories because Jones 　　is ______. 　 A．an important name B．a popular name in the United States 　 C．his neighbor's name D．not a good name 34．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because ______. 　A．they want to be as rich as their neighbors 　 B．they want others to know or to think that they are rich 　 C．they don't want others to know they are rich 　 D．they want to be happy

　 趣味英语：

Q: What's the difference between a monkey and a flea? A: A monkey can have fleas, but a flea can't have monkeys. 猴子会和跳蚤有什么不同呢？你可能会直接的想到它们俩是一大一小。但除此之外呢，那就是猴子身上可以长跳蚤，而跳蚤身上却不能有猴子。这个答案很有意思吧？

　 Q: How can you most irritate a farmer? A: By treading on his corn? 如果你踩了农夫的玉米或是谷物，他肯定会生气的；而如果你踩了农夫脚底的鸡眼，他会更生气。Corn既可以表示“玉米/谷物”，也有“鸡眼”的意思。

　 Q: Which is the strongest creature in the world? A: The snail. It carries its house on its back. 因为snail(蜗牛)的后背上总是背着一所房子，所以说蜗牛是世界上最强壮的生物是不足为奇的。你说呢？

Q: What do people do in a clock factory? A: They make faces all day. 一看到make faces这个短语，你可千万别以为是在钟表厂工作的人整天都做鬼脸呀！因为除了这个意思以外，它还可以从字面上解释为制造钟面。 Q: How do you stop a sleepwalker from walking in his sleep? A: Keep him awake.

怎样才能不让梦游者(sleepwalker)梦游(walk in his sleep)呢？最简单的方法就是不让他睡觉。虽然这不是治疗方法，但如果让梦游者醒着呢，他的确就不会去梦游了。

美文欣赏：

中诗英译--《雨巷》--戴望舒Raining Lane

撑着油纸伞，独自　　　 With a blue umbrella, alone

彷徨在悠长，悠长　　　 Wander in this lonely raining lane long, 又寂寥的雨巷，　　　　 long　　 我希望逢着　　　　　　 For how many times I expect , 一个丁香一样地　　　　 A melancholy maid as blue as lilac 结着愁怨的姑娘。　　　 whom I could meet

她是有　　　　　　　　 She radiates, 丁香一样的颜色，　　　 With lilac's brilliance, 丁香一样的芬芳，　　　 With lilac's fragrance, 丁香一样的忧愁，　　　 With lilac’s sadness, 在雨中哀怨，　　　　　 Gloomily wandering in the rain, 哀怨又彷徨；　　　　　 Melancholy and alone.

她彷徨在这寂寥的雨巷，She also wandered in this raining lane, 撑着油纸伞　　　　　　 With a blue umbrella, 像我一样，　　　　　　 Like me alone, 像我一样地　　　　　　 Like me alone, 默默行着，　　　　　　 Walk ing silently, 冷漠，凄清，又惆怅。　 Cold, lonely and melancholy.

她静默地走近　　　　　 She silently approached me, 走近，又投出　　　　　 Approached me, 太息一般的眼光，　　　 With dazing and dreaming eyesight, 她飘过　　　　　　　　 She is gone with the wind, 像梦一般地，　　　　　 Like a dream in my heart, 像梦一般地凄婉迷茫。　 A desolate and miserable dream, just 　

　　　　　　　　　　　 gone.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

像梦中飘过　 　　　　　She is hovering in my dream,　　　　　　　　　　　 一枝丁香地，　　　　　 Like a blue lilac, 我身旁飘过这个女郎；　 Passing me without a single word, 她静默地远了，远了，　 Silently, she is away, far away, 到了颓圮的篱墙，　　　 Approached the collapsed wall, 走尽这雨巷。　　　　　 Near the end of the lane tall.

在雨的哀曲里，　　　　 In the blue music of rain, 消了她的颜色，　　　　 Her brilliance is gone, 散了她的芬芳，　　　　 Her fragrance is gone, 消散了，甚至她的　　　 Gone even is her dazing and dreaming

eyesight,　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 太息般的眼光，　　　　 Gone even is her melancholy like a blue

丁香般的惆怅。　　　　 lilac at night.

撑着油纸伞，独自　　　 With a blue umbrella, alone 彷徨在悠长，悠长　　　 Wander in this lonely raining lane long, 又寂寥的雨巷，　　　　 Long, 我希望飘过　　　　　　 For how many times I expect, 一个丁香一样地　　　　 A melancholy maid as blue as lilac 结着愁怨的姑娘。　　　 whom I could meet.

演练6

1-5 CBBBA　 6-10 BCAAD　 11-15 DBBAD 11~15 CABBC　　　　

16~20 ABBCA　　　 21 ~ 25 BACCB 　26-30 BADDC　　 31---34BABB　

29．The woman left the office without saying anything because 　　　　.

　　　 A．she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket

B．she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man

　　　 C．she was moved by Harry’s kindness

　　　 D．she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted　　

28．When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he meant that 　　　　.

　　　 A．they must follow it without other choice ,even though the fault was his

　 　 B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law,though he didn’t want to

　　　 C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel

　 D．she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

27．Harry started talking to the little girl　　　 .

　　　 A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

　　　 B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

　　　 C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

　　　 D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

26．Harry was worried because ___　　 .

　　　 A．the woman was angry with him　　　 B．he had not done his work properly

　　　 C．the Jersey timetable was wrong　　 D．the little girl didn’t have a return ticket

15. --- How do you go to work?　　

--- I usually _____ on the bus.

　 A. drive　　 B. take　　 C. travel　　 D. ride

Cloze:

Many years ago there lived two brothers in London. They were both very rich. They had 　11 　ideas about money. They were quarrelling about what would happen if a poor fellow could　 12　 　a million pound note. One thought that anyone with such a 　__13　 　would have 　14　 　he wanted; the other thought that it would be 　15　 　for him to get anything with the note(钞票).They couldn’t agree with each other. So they 　16　 　to make a bet (打赌).

　It happened that a young man named Henry was 　17　 　through the street that day, who had come to Britain only by chance. 　18　 　home and job, he looked pale and　 19　 . Suddenly he saw an apple 　20　 　away by a child. The man was so hungry that he was thinking of 　21　 it up to eat. Just as he was 　22　 out his hand, he heard a 　23　 calling him. He looked up and saw the two 　24　 . They gave him an envelope. They told him not to open it 　25　 two o’clock. They said, “Nothing but money in it.” Then they left…

Reading Comprehension:

A

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office . “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”

　　　 Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

　　　 The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sun burnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

　　　 “Yes,” she answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”

　　　 “That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet .Of course, she’s only three…”

　　　 “I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.”

　　　 Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”

　　　 “Er, well-” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

　　　 “A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs …let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

　　　 The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.　

14. --- What is his speech about?　　　　　　　　

　 --- As he claims, communication is an effective way to ____ the generation gap between parents and children.　　

A. bridge 　　B. mix　 　C. make 　　D. increase