题目内容
I work for a major airline. One afternoon while running through LAX to my plane, I tore (撕破) one of my nylon socks. , there was a convenience store close to my gate. I knew I could buy a new pair. However, as I waited in line, I that I had no money in my purse. I thought to myself that maybe the store manager would sell me a pair and let me pay her back the next time. I have been inside her store a lot, even though we have never been . When it was my to pay, I showed her my socks and explained that I had no money on me. She laughed and said, “Take them.”
Well, for whatever reason, two months passed, and I had not paid the money back.
Then one day while I was busy doing my usual preflight preparations, a passenger asked me if I would him a newspaper.
I went off the airplane and walked to the same convenience store. I was too embarrassed (尴尬的) to go inside because I had never paid the money back, and I wasn’t carrying my . Then a man with a friendly face came near. he could wal
k past me, I stopped him and asked him for help. He smiled and said that he would do so gladly but wanted to know why I couldn’t do it . He was rather outgoing and kept saying, “Come on, and tell me.” I needed a newspaper, so I and told him.
Suddenly he said, “Hold on.” and then took me into his arms quickly and carried me into the store. With his free hand he reached into his pocket and out a five-dollar bill and said to the manager, “I’d like to pay for the socks this person owes you for and for a newspaper.”
I later learned that this big, gentle man was Rosie Grier, the former
L.A. Rams and Hall of Fame football player.
1.A. Probably B. LuckilyC. DoubtfullyD. Hopefully
2.A. believedB. thoughtC. felt D. discovered
3.A. noticed B. mentionedC. introduced D. required
4.A. turn B. time C. chance D. duty
5.A. simply B. seriouslyC. actively D. hurriedly
6.A. even B. still C. just D. ever
7.A. return B. pass C. leave D. buy
8.A. socks B. package C. purseD. passport
9.A. After B. Until C. Before D. Unless
10.A. myselfB. himselfC. ourselvesD. itself
11.A. checked inB. gave inC. broke inD. got in
12.A. handed B. sent C. carried D. pulled
1.B
2.D
3.C
4.A
5.A
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.C
10.A
11.B
12.D
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文主要介绍了我在一家大型航空公司工作时,划破了袜子当时没有钱在身上就请求店主下次偿还。可是两个月过去了由于各种原因还是没有偿还。一个乘客请我去买一份报纸,我尴尬极了。所以我就拦下一个人帮我买。而这个人是罗西格里尔,前洛杉矶公羊和名人堂的足球运动员。
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12.只有C符合句意,故选D。
考点:故事类短文。
阅读下面短文,从短文后方框中所给的五个句子中选出四个,分别填入文中相应的序号后,使短文语义连贯,结构完整。
Do you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?
1. __________. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen
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The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. 2. __________. “Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says, “It’s just a bad habit, like smoking.”
The book says you can control your anger easily – all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. 3.__________.
◆ Keep a record. When you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
◆ Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
◆4.__________. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
A. Here are the top three B. Do something different C. It can never D. You may ask how to use the tips E. If you do, you need to control your feelings |