题目内容
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Many years ago,when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver,I was driving to my parents,home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station about 50 miles from Oklahoma City ? where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台) ，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off,but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car.
I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city,and when I got out of the car,the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote to him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterwards,I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later,I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I ’ d left the lights on all day,and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership一a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment,so when I got home,I wrote to them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write to him and say “thank you”，and it meant a lot,he said.
“Thank you”一two powerful words. They ’ re easy to say and mean so much.
() 1. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City .
A. to visit a friend
B. to see his parents
C. to pay at the cash register
D. to have more gas for his car
() 2. The underlined words “ took off” in Paragraph 2 mean “ ”.
A. turned off B. moved off C. put up D. set up
() 3. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B. The couple sent him a business card.
C. The couple offered to help him.
D. He called his friend for help.
() 4. The battery of the author ’ s car was dead because .
A. something went wrong with the lights
B. the meeting lasted a whole day
C. he forgot to turn off the lights
D. he drove too long a distance
() 5. By telling his own experiences,the author tries to show .
A. how to write a thank-you letter
B. how to deal with car problems
C. the kind-heartedness of older people
D. the importance of expressing thanks
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D
Ⅲ.任务型阅读阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的信息，每空限一词。
What do we really mean by being open? Being open is a kind of invitation to others to come in,to speak and to share. It is important in letting others get to know how we think and feel. In this way we will be understood and accepted by others. If we aren ’ t open with others,we won ’ t fully believe in ourselves or others.
Here are a few ways for you to be more open. First,make your outside behavior the same with your inside feelings and thoughts. Second ? share how you really feel about something instead of just opinions. Third,try to change your questions into statements and talk in the first person so that people will understand you more easily. For example,you might say, “ I feel happy that you ’ re here”’ instead of “ Are you glad that you ’ re here?” Finally? try not to say, “I don't know. This usually means I don , t want to think about it any more.
Remember also that it is not suitable to be open with everyone in every situation. You may want to be more open with close friends ? but not with people you don’t know well ? because you are not sure how someone else will use what they know about you. Besides,some people may not be used to too much openness. If we say everything we feel or think to them,they will feel very uncomfortable at times.
In all ? being open is a good way for us to get on well with other people ? but we’d better keep the balance between being open and not being too open.
Being open | |
Meanings of being open | . 1. others to come in,to speak and to share. . Show others 2. we think and feel. . Let others understand and 3. us. . Believe in ourselves and others by being open. |
4. to be more open | . Make 5. your outside behavior is the same with your inside feelings and thoughts. . Try to share your 6. feelings. . Make statements instead of 7. and use the first person. . Try not to say ,“ I don ’ t know. ” |
Reasons for not being too open | . Someone may use your 8. to hurt you. . You will make them feel very uncomfortable 9. . |
Conclusion ： It will 10. us get on well with others if we keep the balance between being open and not being too open. | |
课外阅读A
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was born in Ohio,in 1847. He had a serious fever as a young child and began to lose his hearing at that age. By the end of his life he was almost totally deaf. He did not think of this as a hdndicap. He said it gave him more time to think because he didn ’t have to listen to other people.
He began working for the railroads at a very young age ? but was always thinking of ways to do things differently. At the age of twelve he was printing and selling a newspaper from a railway station. When he was fifteen ? he saved a boy who fell in front of a train ? and the boy ’s father taught him how to use the telegraph. From then on,he became a telegrapher and was soon finding ways to improve the equipment.
In his early twenties ? his inventions were successful enough for him to start a Isboratory in New York and start inventing full time. That's when he invented the Stock Ticker (证券报价机) . He thought he might sell it to a company for about $5,000,but they offered him $40,000!He used the money to set up his first business.
Edison continued inventing machines. His most famous invention was the phonogrsph. His other well-known invention was the electric light bulb. By the time he died,the whole cities were lit by this invention.
Edison ’ s. famous saying is “ Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. ” This shows his belief in hard work.
Edison patented over one thousand inventions during his life. He died in 1931 and all Americans dimmed their electric lights for one minute to pay tribute to this extraordinary inventor.
A) Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() 1. How did Edison feel about losing his hearing?
A. Terrible. B. Sad. C. Surprised. D. Helpful.
() 2. Which invention helped Edison start his own business?
A. The telegraph. B. The Stock Ticker.
C. The phonograph. D. The light bulb.
B) Fill in the blanks with the right words. (One word tor eadi blank)
phonograph successful inventor inventions telegraph |
Thomas Edison was a very successful and famous 1. who lived from 1847 to 1931. He invented the electric light bulb and the 2. ? and improved lots of other inventions like the telephone and 3. . He became quite wealthy and was known for his 4. . He believed that the way to be 5. was to work hard.
C) Put the following sentence imo Chinese.
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.