题目内容
By six o'clock Michael was worn out, and so she was ________ for the sound of a car stopping outside．
A．sorry
B．upset
C．concerned
D．grateful
阅读快车系列答案_______71_______ It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity (基督诞生) or "birth" play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.（马棚）.
On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited.______72____ The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney of fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillowcase or a sack to try to get more presents.________73_____
On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake by six o'clock although there is no light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.
_____74______ At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in._____75______ Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiness of all Christian holidays comes to an end.
| A．People are often busy going shopping. |
| B．The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten. |
| C．Now the Chinese people also celebrate Christmas. |
| D．Children look for their presents, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. |
F. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready.
G. Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December.
_______71_______ It is a very happy day for many boys and girls. Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity (基督诞生) or "birth" play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.（马棚）.
On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited.______72____ The younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney of fireplace, so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. The greedy ones even hang up a pillowcase or a sack to try to get more presents.________73_____
On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two o'clock, and most of them are awake by six o'clock although there is no light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.
_____74______ At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in._____75______ Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it. The rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiness of all Christian holidays comes to an end.
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A．People are often busy going shopping. |
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B．The turkey or chicken is quickly eaten. |
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C．Now the Chinese people also celebrate Christmas. |
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D．Children look for their presents, and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. |
E. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed.
F. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready.
G. Christmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December.
I was studying theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and feeling anxious and uncertain about my future. Will I be able to support myself? I __1__. That summer, I decided to see if I could __2__ it on my own.
Two girlfriends and I got into a car and __3__ to Aspen, Colo, where I found a job as a servant at a hotel. I don’t remember what I __4__, but the money was so little that I lived on noodles, brown rice and hamburgers.
I was at the hotel by six o’clock every morning to __5__ with breakfast. When breakfast was finished, I cleaned the room __6__ it was served and then the conference rooms and restrooms. I had never been in a men’s room before, and I was always terrified of someone walking in while I was on my knees ____7___ the floors and toilets.
I came from an upper-middle-class background, and my parents’ friends always treated me __8__. But now that I was a servant, I found that many of the guests of the same background were not so nice. That was a __9__.Guests were supposed to(应该/理应) serve themselves at the breakfast; it was my __10__ to walk around the room and refill coffee and juice. But some people wanted me to do __11__ for them. I remember one man who kept __12__ me to get his food and demanding things we did not __13__. He was also very critical(吹毛求疵). Even though I wanted to say, “Go and get it yourself.” I knew it was my job to be __14__ and do in a nice way whatever I was told. So I’d take a deep __15__ and somehow get what he wanted.
Still, I’ve never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so __16__. Today, whenever I am in a cab or a restaurant, I always try to be as __17__as possible. Service-industry jobs are not easy, and they’re even __18__ when people treat you like dirt.
My first job also helped me gain confidence. After that summer I realized that what I had been afraid of in acting was failure. I now knew that it would be worse if I failed at it without__19__ trying. I decided to give it all my energy. If I __20__, at least I would always know that I had done my best.
1．A．knew B．guessed C．wondered D．understood
2．A．make B．give C．work D．take
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4．A．did B．found C．learned D．earned
5．A．cook B．deal C．help D．come
6．A．what B．that C．when D．where
7．A．cleaning B．repairing C．destroying D．marking
8．A．badly B．well C．friendly D．hard
9．A．danger B．chance C．shock D．pleasure
10．A．turn B．honor C．chance D．job
11．A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
12．A．ordering B．wanting C．begging D．persuading
13．A．give B．get C．serve D．like
14．A．busy B．ready C．fast D．quiet
15．A．walk B．note C．breath D．rest
16．A．rudely B．nicely C．nervously D．angrily
17．A．cold B．thoughtful C．rude D．doubtful
18．A．nicer B．harder C．ruder D．worse
19．A．really B．hardly C．suddenly D．kindly
20．A．succeeded B．achieved C．failed D．worked