To Whom It May Concern:

My husband and I got married in 1965 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children. Then four years ago, our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work.

My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision. He emphasized all of the things I can do around the house, and said he thought I could be a great success in business.

After several weeks of job-hunting I found my present job, which is working for a small public relations firm. At first, my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends , "My clever little wife can run that company she's working for."

But as his joking remark approached reality, my husband stopped talking to me about my job.I have received several promotions and pay increases , and I am now making more money than he is. I can buy my own clothes and a new car. Because of our combined incomes, my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing , but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy.

We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends. For the first time in our marriage, I think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end.

I love my husband very much, and I don't want him to feel inferior, but I also love my job.I think I can be a good wife and a working woman, but I don't know how .Can you give me some advice? Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career?

Please help."Distressed"

The letter was most probable written ________.

       A.in 1975    B.around 1980  C.four years ago   D.in 1965

Her husband ________ when she first found her present job.

       A.was very critical of her   B.felt disappointed

       C.was proud of her     D.was happy but critical

What does the underlined word "promotion" mean?

       A.scolding   B.criticism C.prize D.advancement

As her income increased, ________.

       A.she found a gap emerged between her and her husband

       B.she bought more clothes and a house

       C.she did the many things she and her husband dreamed of

D.she felt very proud of herself

Florence Nightingale(南丁格尔) was born in a rich family. When she was young she took lessons in music and drawing, and read great books. She also traveled a great deal with her mother and father. 

As a child she felt that visiting sick people was both a duty and a pleasure. She enjoyed helping them. 

At last mind was made up. “I’m going to be a nurse,” she decided. 

“Nursing isn’t the right work for a lady,” her father told her. 

“Then I will make it so, “she smiled. And she went to learn nursing in Germany and France. When she returned to England, Florence started a nursing home for home. During the Crimean War in 1854 she went with a group of thirty eight nurses to the front hospitals. What they saw there was terrible. Dirt and death were everywhere to be seen — and smelled. The officer there did not want any woman to tell him how to run a hospital, either. But the brave nurse went to work. 

Florence used her own money and some from friends to buy clothes, beds, medicine and food for the men. Her only pay was in smiles from the lips of dying soldiers. But they were more than enough for this kind woman. 

After she returned to England, she was honored for her services by Queen Victoria. But Florence said that her work had just begun. She raised money to build the Nightingale Home for Nurses in London. She also wrote a book on public health, which was printed in several countries. 

Florence Nightingale died at the age of ninety, still trying to serve others through her work as a nurse. Indeed, it is because of her that we honor nurses today. 

1.When she was a child, Florence ____ .

A.loved to travel very much

B.knew what her duty in life was

C.loved to help the sick people

D.was most interested in music and drawing

2.What made Florence make up her mind to become a nurse?

A.Her father’s support.

B.Her desire to help the sick.

C.Her education in Germany and France.

D.Her knowledge from reading great books.

3.During the Crimean War in 1854, Florence served in the front hospital where ____ .

A.she earned a little money

B.work was very difficult

C.few soldiers died because of her work

D.she didn’t have enough food or clothes

4.Why was Florence honored by Queen Victoria?

A.She built the Nightingale Home for Nurses.

B.She wrote a book on public health.

C.She worked as a nurse all her life.

D.She did a great deal of work during the Crimean War.

5.The passage can best be described as ____ . 

A.the life story of a famous woman            B.a description of the nursing work

C.an example of successful education         D.the history of nursing in England

 

Have you ever had a day when everything seemed to go wrong, and nothing seemed to go right? Not too long ago I was having one of those days. I was discouraged, weary, and plain sad. My focus was on me. After all, no one else was experiencing the same trials I was.

I expressed my upset state to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Jamie was having a difficult day too. Why don’t you make her some cookies and take them to her this afternoon?”

I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my other problems just yet. I made the cookies and arranged them on a little plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small note of empathy.

That afternoon I dropped by my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon, Jamie came to the door and looked at me in surprise for the unexpected visit. Before she could say anything I rushed, “ I heard you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes better.” The look that came over Jamie’s face was one that I could never put into words. It was as if a darkened sky was suddenly lit with the golden rays of the sun; it was as if in that small act, her day was brightened.

I got back into the car and for some amazing reason; I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth that James Barri attempted to describe, “ Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”

1.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.Sunshine on a Rainy Day                  B.Discouraged by Nothing

C.Giving Help to a Friend                   D.Experience a Cheerless Day

2.The author made cookies and arranged them on a plate _________.

A.so as to show off his skills                 B.to stop thinking about his own worries

C.not to let his mother feel down             D.not to show his sadness to others

3.How did Jamie feel when seeing the author’s coming?

A.She lit up very soon.                     B.She was surprised and scared.

C.She couldn’t express herself.             D.She poured out all her worries.

4.What do you think of the author’s mother?

A.Sympathetic.       B.Willing.           C.Instructional.       D.Selfish.

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A.dealing with others when they are angry      B.adjusting well the mental condition

C.taking mother’s advice every hour         D.enjoying oneself at any time

 

第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意.然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Friendship has great power, and it can inspire the people in trouble as well as in easy circumstances.

Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've   1        just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I   2       to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to the few  times a year when we can see each other.

Over the weekend, we   3      hours and hours, staying up late into the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he  4      with drugs and was into other self-destructive[自毁]   5    . I was blown away! She told me how she had been   6       to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.

I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   7     . I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.

By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   8         by the experience. It had been so  9       , I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship, but I didn't. I put the         10         of friendship to the  11        test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she  12       me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   13      , and then she told me that she had   14      with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the   15      rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.

1. A. divided               B. shared                      C. experienced                     D. enjoyed

2. A. got                            B. traveled                    C. moved                            D. arrived

3. A. took                   B. spared                      C. offered                     D. spent

4. A. supplied              B. experimented            C. tried                        D. provided

5. A. action                 B. movements               C. behavior                   D. activities

6. A. explaining           B. speaking                   C. calling                            D. lying

7. A. trouble               B. worry                      C. difficulty                  D. task

8. A. burned down              B. turned down             C. turned out                D. worn out

9. A. discouraging              B. encouraging              C. exciting                    D. inspiring

10. A. strength                     B. force                        C. power                      D. energy

11. A. last                     B. final                        C. late                          D. recent

12. A. treated                B. regarded                   C. honored                   D. valued

13. A. information         B. dialogue                   C. conversation             D. communication

14. A. broken out          B. broken up                 C. broken away             D. broken off

15. A. luckily                B. correctly                  C. naturally                  D. truly

 

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