A few years ago, I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald's Corporation.
One day each month,we visited hospitals bringing a little happiness to the children there. But there were two rules placed on me during a visit. First, I could not go anywhere in the hospital  without permission. And second, I could not physically touch anyone within the hospital. They did not want me to carry germs(细菌)from one patient to another. Breaking either of these rules, I was told, I could lose my job. One day, as I was heading down a hallway and on my way home, I heard a little voice coming through a half­opened door,“Ronald,Ronald.”
I stepped in and saw a boy,about five years old, lying in his dad's arms, Mom with a nurse on the other side. I knew by the feeling in the room that the situation was grave. I asked his name. He told me it was Billy and that I did a few simple magic tricks for him. As I stepped back to say good­bye, he asked me “Ronald, would you hold me?”
At such a simple request, my heart was screaming, “Yes!”But my mind was screaming louder. “No!You are going to lose your job!”
“Hold me” was such a simple request, and yet I searched for any reasonable excuses that allowed me to leave, but none. It took me a moment to realize that in this situation, losing my job may not be the disaster I feared. Then, I picked up this little boy. He was so weak and so scared. We laughed and cried for 45 minutes. With tears in my eyes, I left them. Less than 48 hours later, I received a phone call from Billy's mom that Billy had passed away. She and her husband simply wanted to thank me for making a difference in their little boy's life.
Billy's mom told me shortly after I left the room. Billy looked at her and said, “Momma, I don't care any more if I see Santa this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”
For the record, McDonald's Corporation did find it out, but, given the situation,permitted me to go on with my job. I continued as Ronald for another year before leaving the corporation to share the story of Billy and how important it is to take risks.
【小题1】The underlined word “grave” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.

A.weakB.seriousC.interesting D.exciting
【小题2】When Billy asked the author to hold him, at first the author ________.
A.was unwilling to do soB.was glad to do so
C.hesitated to do soD.hurried to do so
【小题3】What lesson did the author draw from his experience?
A.To amuse others is enjoyable.B.To take risks is important.
C.To break rules is necessary.D.To be fired is not fearful.
【小题4】We learn from the story that ________.
A.the author left the corporation because he broke the rules
B.the author left the corporation because he didn't like the rules
C.the boy was quite happy with the experience with the author
D.the boy was quite happy with Santa at Christmas

American and British use different greetings. In the USA the commonest greeting is “Hi”. In Britain it is “Hello!” or “How are you?”. “Hi!” is creeping(不知不觉的)into British, too. When they are introduced to someone, the Americans say, “Glad to know you.” The British say, “How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you.” When Americans say “Good­bye”, they nearly always add, “Have a good day,” or “Have a good trip,” etc. to friends and strangers alike. Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day”。

The British usually use “got”in the sense of “have”. The Americans hardly ever do.

Am.E: Do you have a car, room,etc.?Yes, I do.

Br.E: Have you got a car, room, etc.? Yes, I have.

Finally, there are a number of differences between American and British English in the spelling of words, e.g.check(US)/cheque(UK); center(US)/centre(UK). Many American words ending in “or”, e.g. honor, vigor, labor are spelt in British English with an “our”, e.g. honour, vigour, labour. Many verbs in American English with “ize”or “izing” forms, e.g. organize, realizing are spelt in Br.E “ise”or “ising”,e.g.organise,realising.In American English, “practice”is used both for the verb and noun.In Br.E, the verb is spelt “practise”, and the noun “practice”. In the main, American English  avoids the doubling up of consonants(辅音字母)in nouns and verbs while British English does not.In American English, for example, one writes “travel, traveled, traveling, traveler,” while in British English, one writes  “travel, travelled, travelling, traveller”.

It was once predicted that British and American English would became separate languages finally. But the opposite has happened. The links(连接)between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上的), and probably culturally(文化上的)too, they are closer together than ever.

1.The Americans hardly say________.

A.Good­bye.Have a good day!  B.Glad to know you!

C.Hi!     D.Have you got a car?

2.A British writes________.

A.cheque;center        B.honor;organise

C.traveled;practice     D.labour;traveller

3.What does the fifth paragraph talk about?

A.There are lots of differences in spelling between Am.E.and Br.E.

B.Why do the Americans and the British use different spellings?

C.There are few differences in spelling between Am.E.and Br.E.

D. The different usages of words in Am.E and Br.E

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two languages will become separate languages. 

B.American English will be used more and more. 

C.The two languages will be closer and closer.

D.British English will be used more and more.

 

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to play the character of Ronald McDonald for the McDonald's Corporation.

One day each month,we visited hospitals bringing a little happiness to the children there. But there were two rules placed on me during a visit. First, I could not go anywhere in the hospital  without permission. And second, I could not physically touch anyone within the hospital. They did not want me to carry germs(细菌)from one patient to another. Breaking either of these rules, I was told, I could lose my job. One day, as I was heading down a hallway and on my way home, I heard a little voice coming through a half­opened door,“Ronald,Ronald.”

I stepped in and saw a boy,about five years old, lying in his dad's arms, Mom with a nurse on the other side. I knew by the feeling in the room that the situation was grave. I asked his name. He told me it was Billy and that I did a few simple magic tricks for him. As I stepped back to say good­bye, he asked me “Ronald, would you hold me?”

At such a simple request, my heart was screaming, “Yes!”But my mind was screaming louder. “No!You are going to lose your job!”

 “Hold me” was such a simple request, and yet I searched for any reasonable excuses that allowed me to leave, but none. It took me a moment to realize that in this situation, losing my job may not be the disaster I feared. Then, I picked up this little boy. He was so weak and so scared. We laughed and cried for 45 minutes. With tears in my eyes, I left them. Less than 48 hours later, I received a phone call from Billy's mom that Billy had passed away. She and her husband simply wanted to thank me for making a difference in their little boy's life.

Billy's mom told me shortly after I left the room. Billy looked at her and said, “Momma, I don't care any more if I see Santa this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”

For the record, McDonald's Corporation did find it out, but, given the situation,permitted me to go on with my job. I continued as Ronald for another year before leaving the corporation to share the story of Billy and how important it is to take risks.

1. The underlined word “grave” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.

     A. weak     B. serious   C. interesting   D. exciting

2.When Billy asked the author to hold him, at first the author ________.

     A. was unwilling to do so      B. was glad to do so

     C. hesitated to do so          D. hurried to do so

3.What lesson did the author draw from his experience?

     A. To amuse others is enjoyable.       B. To take risks is important.

     C. To break rules is necessary.         D. To be fired is not fearful.

4. We learn from the story that ________.

     A.the author left the corporation because he broke the rules

     B.the author left the corporation because he didn't like the rules

     C.the boy was quite happy with the experience with the author

     D.the boy was quite happy with Santa at Christmas

 

The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps.She __36__ the driver and,using her hands to feel the __37__ of the seats,walked down and found the __38__ which the driver had told her was empty.Then she settled in.

It had been a year since Susan,34,__39__ a medical misdiagnosis (误诊),was suddenly thrown into a world of __40__.Mark,her husband,was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart.He __41__ her how to rely on her other __42__,specifically her hearing,to determine where she was and __43__ to adapt herself to the new environment.He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could __44__ for her,and save her a seat.

__45__,Susan decided that she was ready to try the __46__ on her own.Monday morning,she said good-bye and for the first time,they went their __47__ ways.

On Friday morning,Susan took the bus to work as usual.As she was __48__ the bus,the driver said,“Boy,I __49__ envy you.” Susan had no __50__ what the driver was talking about,and asked,“What do you __51__?”

The driver answered,“You know,every morning for the __52__ week,a fine-looking gentleman __53__ a military uniform has been standing across the corner __54__ you as you get off the bus.He __55__ you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building.You are one lucky lady.”

Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.

1.A.thanked          B.asked           C.discovered       D.paid

2.A.location           B.shape           C.size               D.cost

3.A.ticket           B.bus               C.seat              D.bag

4.A.according to    B.instead of         C.thanks to          D.due to

5.A.anger           B.darkness          C.happiness        D.light

6.A.asked           B.encouraged      C.  taught        D.praised

7.A.feelings          B.sights           C.senses         D.abilities

8.A.how              B.when            C.where          D.who

9.A.make out         B.watch out        C.find out          D.work out

10.A.Finally    B.Luckily    C.However          D.Besides

11.A.visit            B.trip               C.bus               D.work

12.A.opposite        B.separate        C.difficult           D.usual

13.A.getting on     B.getting in         C.getting off        D.getting up

14.A.must            B.may              C.will                D.do

15.A.idea             B.opinion        C.way         D.thought

16.A.want            B.mean           C.say                D.suggest

17.A.next           B.old          C.past              D.following

18.A.by               B.on                C.with              D.in

19.A.searching      B.watching          C.calling             D.noticing

20.A.looks out        B.takes up          C.believes in        D.makes sure

 

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