is mentioned above, the pressure to find work with high pay has become greater in recent years．A.WhichB.WhatC.ThatD.As 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.

While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration (挫折) boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding (在前的) autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

The writer shows his _____ by saying “… if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward”.

A. regret B. happiness C. gratefulness D. disappointment

The underlined phrase “out in the sticks” probably means _____?

A. in radio stations B. in the country

C. in big cities D. in Dixon, Illinois

Why did the writer mention his mother’s words over and again? Because _____.

A. it was his mother’s words that encouraged him

B. his mother was a person who talked a lot

C. nothing good has happened to him up to now

D. he got turned down every time he tried

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. There was a small radio station in Dixon, Illinois.

B. Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland.

C. WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games.

D. Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department.

When did the writer decide to take a radio-announcing job?

A. When he hitchhiked to Chicago. B. After he graduated from college.

C. Before he graduated from college. D. As soon as he was turned down.

Imagine, one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beijing and having dinner there．

Sounds unusual，doesn't it? But it's not that unrealistic，with the development of China’s high-speed railway system．And that’s not all．China has an even greater high-speed railway plan — to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．

China is negotiating to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years，eventually reaching London and Singapore．

China has proposed three such projects．The first would possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another could start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north through Russia and then into Western Europe．

If China’s plan for the high-speed railway goes forward，people could zip over from London to Beijing in under two days．

The new system would still follow China’s high-speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour.

China’s bullet train（高速客车），the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World’s fastest average speed．It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours．

Of course，there are some technical challenges to overcome．There are so many issues that need to be settled，such as safety，rail gauge（轨距），maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．

But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．

China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources rather than with capital investment．Resources from those countries could stream into China to sustain development．

It’ll be a win-win project． For other countries，the railway network will definitely create more opportunities for business，tourism and so on，not to mention the better communication among those countries．

For China，such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources，but would also help develop China’s far west．We foresee that in the coming decades，millions of people will migrate to the western regions，where the land is empty and resources unused．With high-speed trains，people will set up factories and business centers in the west once and for all．And they’ll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries．

1.China’s new high-speed railway plan will be a win-win project because ________.

A. China will get much-needed resources and develop its western regions

B. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways

C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries

D. The foreign countries involved will develop their business and tourism

2.According to the passage，the greatest challenge to the new high-speed railway plan is ________.

A. technical issues B. safety of the system

C. financial problems D. maintenance of railway tracks

3.Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speed railway plan?

A. Critical． B. Reserved． C. Doubtful． D. Positive．

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. New Railway Standards. B. Big Railway Dreams.

C. High-speed Bullet Trains. D. International Railway Network

D

The cost of rice is expected to go up in the coming moths, as an improving global economy raises demand, and drought(旱灾) cuts production in countries such as India. Some economists say prices for rice, the main food for the world’s population, could be returning to levels that caused inflation(通货膨胀)fears in much of Asia last year.

Charuk Singhapreecha is dean of the faculty(系)of economics at Thailand’s Kasetsart University, Hesays prices-especially for Thai nice-are being pushed higher by new customers coming into the market after the economic slowdown of the past year. “They expect that the world demand will increase and we expect that the price of rice will increase next year,” Charuk said. “There are many new markets fro the Thai rice and also we still have for our old customers-China, some Arab countries-they will increase the demand.”

Prices on the global market could again near the record of $1,000 a ton set in the middle of 2008. This month, export prices for Southeast Asian rice have jumped from about $550 a ton to more than $650.

Vichai sriprasert, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, says further weakness in the US dollar and concerns over drought add to pressure on prices. Market experts say next year India is likely to try to import three million tons of rice-entering the world market for the first time in 21 years-because of a drought.

Vichai also warns that increasing demand for bio-fuels(生物燃料)from grain could reduce food crops, forcing the price of grains higher. “this is very serious. That’s why the price of rice will not go back to the level that we used to see,” Vichai said. “It will have to be raised at a higher level, but I don’t know where.”

The Philippines this week said it is cutting rice imports due to high prices, even though the country lost more than a million tons of grain to typhoons this year. officials from veetnam, a leading export competitor with Thailand, predict prices will reach about $800 a ton by the middle of 2010. This week the Philippines’ National Food Authority offered almost $665 a ton for 600,000 tons of Vietnamese rice.

Economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region’s poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food.

63. Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 1?

A. Drought reduces production of rice in India.

B. Prices for rice were lower all the time in 2008.

C. Rice is a major food for the world’s population.

D. the improving global economy increases the need for rice.

64. How many reasons did Vichai mention about rice price’s going up?

A.1. B.2. C.3. D.4.

65.Why does the Philippines plan to cut rice imports?

A. Because of high prices. B. Because of typhoons.

C. Because of civil war. D. Because of drought.

66.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Higher food prices will increase problems

B. There are many new markets for the Thai rice

C. The global economy is improving

D. Prices for rice are expected to rise

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was told just now in the hospital that I was having a Bell's palsy attack, a condition in which the face muscles tighten because of stress. During the long car ride home, all I could think about was my coming interview. But now I could not even 31 myself in the mirror and my lips was unable to open normally, surely all the other applicants would have the 32 , I concluded.

However, I wouldn’t let my own self-consciousness 33 me. Not now, not when I had 34 so hard for so long to be given this opportunity. This was the kind of position I'd dreamed of for all these years. “Mom, 35 me off on Jacob Street. I'm going to the 36 .”

“Honey, I don't think you should. You look... 37 ,” she said, ever so gently.

I knew she was 38 . But if I didn't, I'd always 39 if I could have gotten my dream job.

"No, Mom, take me there.”

40 , she took me where I wanted to go.

"Hello,” a gray-haired man sitting behind the large desk 41 me. “Miss Jenkins?”

“Yes. Please excuse me. I'm having a Bell's palsy attack. My doctor explained to me that it would last a few days. I came right from the 42 .”

“You're very 43 to come when you're in such a state,” he 44 , after a pause.

He spent a few minutes looking through my 45 . “Is everything on here 46 ?” he asked.

“Yes, but I 47 to mention I type seventy-five words per minute.”

“Well, you have an impressive background with related experience, you are 48 qualified. When are you 49 ?” he asked.

I took a deep breath and asked, “You're hiring me?”

“Not only have you got the skills I'm looking for, you also have the 50 .” He gave me a big smile.

31. A．forgive B．recognize C．believe D．control

32. A．chance B．advantage C．courage D．sympathy

33. A．pardon B．stop C．help D．transform

34. A．driven B．turned C．prepared D．worked

35. A．take B．pull C．drop D．send

36. A．supermarket B．interview C．doctor D．office

37. A．weak B．annoying C．angry D．strange

38. A．right B．kind C．wrong D．sensitive

39. A．regret B．believe C．wonder D．quit

40. A．Hopefully B．Unwillingly C．Fortunately D．Unexpectedly

41. A．doubted B．greeted C．examined D．discouraged

42. A．hospital B．home C．office D．work

43. A．determined B．crazy C．disrespectful D．funny

44. A．stressed B．interrupted C．commented D．complained

45. A．face B．health C．application D．situation

46. A．correct B．normal C．incredible D．contradictory

47. A．pretended B．demanded C．focused D．failed

48. A．narrowly B．possibly C．impossibly D．certainly

49. A．accessible B．convenient C．energetic D．available

50. A．qualification B．appearance C．character D．disadvantage

My friend John always has something to tell me. He knows so much that 21 men have to have older and more worldly wise men to tell them, 22 , who to trust, how to care for others and how to live life 23 the fullest.

Recently, John lost his 24 Janet. For eight years she fought against cancer, but in the end her sickness had the last 25 . One day John took out a folded piece of 26 from his wallet. He had found it, so he told me, when he 27 up some drawers at home.

It was a 28 love letter Janet had written. The note could look like a school girl’s scrawls(潦草地写，乱涂) about her dream guy. 29 the letter was written by a woman who had had seven children, a woman who fought for her life and who 30 only had a few months left to live.

It was 31 a beautiful recipe (处方，食谱) for how to keep a marriage together. Janet’s 32 of her husband begins like this, “Loved me. Took care of me. Worried about me.”

“Helped me when I was ill.” The next 33 reads. After that she turned 34 the paper and added “Warmth. Humor. Kindness. Thoughtfulness.” And then she writes about the husband she has 35 with and loved most in her life. “ 36 there when I needed you.” The last words she wrote 37 all the others. I can see her for me when she added thoughtfully “Good friend.”

I stand beside John now, and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to 38 as Janet was to him. I need to 39 what he has to say much more than he needs to talk.

“John,” I ask. “How do you stick together with someone through 38 years—not to mention the sickness? How do I know 40 I can bear to stand by my wife’s side if she becomes sick one day?”

“You can.” he says quietly, “ If you love her enough, you can.”

1.A. old B. wise C. young D. foolish

2.A. for instance B. at no time C. in that case D. as a matter of fact

3.A. in B. to C. at D. for

4.A. friend B. colleague C. wife D. sister

5.A. possibility B. chance C. hope D. word

6.A. handkerchief B. cloth C. leather D. paper

7.A. fixed B. looked C. tidied D. put

8.A. small B. long C. descriptive D. talkative

9.A. So B. But C. And D. While

10.A. probably B. surely C. certainly D. definitely

11.A. only B. firstly C. lastly D. also

12.A. imagination B. description C. dream D. expectation

13.A. letter B. note C. line D. paragraph

14.A. away B. down C. off D. over

15. A. lived B. dealt C. quarreled D. argued

16.A. Constantly B. Always C. Never D. Seldom

17.A. take the place of B. get rid of C. take away D. sum up

18.A. me B. Janet C. John D. you

19.A. speak up B. repeat C. discuss D. hear

20.A. why B. where C. if D. when

________ is mentioned above, the pressure to find work with high pay has become greater in recent years．

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