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  Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company (保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous (宽厚的) conditions? You'll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

  “Oh, no sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once,“ Before I started work, I looked at the figures (数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

(1)Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr. Briggs? ________

[  ]

A.He was a worker.

B.He was an official.

C.He was a student.

D.He was a business man.

(2)The word“ruin”in the second paragraph means ________.

[  ]

A.lose
B.break
C.leave
D.destroy

(3)As a salesman with the company, Mr. Briggs ________.

[  ]

A.visited people to ask them to work with him

B.called on people to make them join the company

C.saw old people in order to help them

D.visited many people so as to offer insurance

(4)What was it that surprised the manager? ________

[  ]

A.Mr. Briggs sold life insurance only to 95 people.

B.Mr. Briggs sold insurance only to people of more than 95.

C.Mr. Briggs had ruined the insurance company.

D.Mr. Briggs gave people generous conditions.

(5)Which of the following is true according to the passage? ________

[  ]

A.Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several years.

B.Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work.

C.A great number of very old people die every year.

D.The number of the very old people who died every year is small.

I was driving home one evening about 5, stuck in traffic, and the car started to die— I hardly managed to get into a gas station, glad only that I would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck(拖车). Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the “ Quickie Mart” building, then suddenly she slipped(滑倒) on some ice and fell down, so I got out to see if she was okay.
When I got there, it looked like she had been overcome by weep than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked exhausted with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up and gave it to her. It was a coin.
At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff and three kids in the back, and the gas pump(汽油泵) reading $4.95.
I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying “I don’t want my kids to see me crying,” so we stood at the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now.
I took out my credit card and swiped(刷磁卡) it through the card reader on the pump so that she could fill up her car completely, and I bought 2 big bags of food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves. While it was fueling, she asked, “So, are you an angel or something?” I said, “At this time of year, angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses common people.”
It was unbelievable to be part of someone else’s miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. Sometimes, angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter(摆动) of their wings.
【小题1】. Caught in traffic, the author still felt happy because      .

A.she could fill up her car to get home in time[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]
B.the woman who needed help was waiting there
C.she could find a warm place to wait
D.she could do something for others in the gas station
【小题2】. The young woman cried because     .
A.her situation was very terribleB.her kids wouldn’t listen to her
C.she was too tiredD.she fell down and got injured
【小题3】. It can be inferred from the passage that    .
A.the author was driving carelessly on the way home
B.the young woman was interested in long driving
C.the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying
D.the kids were extremely hungry at that time
【小题4】. According to the passage, we can say that the author     .
A.was a kind personB.liked to deal with others’ business
C.had no thought for othersD.was a real angel

Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous(宽厚的)conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr.

Briggs?            

A.He was a worker.

B.He was an official.

C.He was a student.

D.He was a businessman.

2.The word “ruin” in the first paragraph means       .

A.lose

B.break

C.leave

D.destroy

3.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs        .

A.visited people to ask them to work with him

B.called on people to make them join the company

C.saw old people in order to help them

D.visited many people so as to offer insurance

4.What was it that surprised the manager?   

A.Mr. Briggs sold life insurance only to 95 people.

B.Mr. Briggs sold insurance only to people of more than 95.

C.Mr. Briggs had ruined the insurance company.

D.Mr. Briggs gave people generous conditions.

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?      

A.Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several

years.

B.Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work.

C.A great number of very old people die every year.

D.The number of the very old people who died every year is

small.

 

I was driving home one evening about 5, stuck in traffic, and the car started to die— I hardly managed to get into a gas station, glad only that I would have a somewhat warm spot to wait for the tow truck(拖车). Before I could make the call, I saw a woman walking out of the “ Quickie Mart” building, then suddenly she slipped(滑倒) on some ice and fell down, so I got out to see if she was okay.

When I got there, it looked like she had been overcome by weep than that she had fallen; she was a young woman who looked exhausted with dark circles under her eyes. She dropped something as I helped her up, and I picked it up and gave it to her. It was a coin.

At that moment, everything came into focus for me: the crying woman, the ancient Suburban packed full of stuff and three kids in the back, and the gas pump(汽油泵) reading $4.95.

I asked her if she was okay and if she needed help, and she just kept saying “I don’t want my kids to see me crying,” so we stood at the other side of the pump from her car. She said she was driving to California for Christmas and that things were very hard for her right now.

I took out my credit card and swiped(刷磁卡) it through the card reader on the pump so that she could fill up her car completely, and I bought 2 big bags of food for her kids in the car who attacked it like wolves. While it was fueling, she asked, “So, are you an angel or something?” I said, “At this time of year, angels are really busy, so sometimes God uses common people.”

It was unbelievable to be part of someone else’s miracle. And of course, you guessed it, when I got in my car it started right away and got me home with no problem. Sometimes, angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter(摆动) of their wings.

1.. Caught in traffic, the author still felt happy because      .

    A. she could fill up her car to get home in time[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

    B. the woman who needed help was waiting there

    C. she could find a warm place to wait

    D. she could do something for others in the gas station

2.. The young woman cried because      .

    A. her situation was very terrible      B. her kids wouldn’t listen to her

    C. she was too tired                    D. she fell down and got injured

3.. It can be inferred from the passage that     .

    A. the author was driving carelessly on the way home

    B. the young woman was interested in long driving

    C. the young woman didn’t want to see her kids crying

    D. the kids were extremely hungry at that time

4.. According to the passage, we can say that the author     .

    A. was a kind person                    B. liked to deal with others’ business

    C. had no thought for others            D. was a real angel

 

阅读理解。
     Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company (保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting
people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said,"Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a
salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling
insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous(宽厚的)
conditions? You'll ruin our company if you go on like that."
      "Oh, no, sir," answered Mr. Briggs at once,"Before I started work, I looked at the figures (数字) for deaths
in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95."
1. Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr. Briggs?
A.He was a manager.
B. He was an official.
C. He was a student.
D. He was a businessman.
2. The underlined word "ruin" in the first paragraph means ______.
A. lose
B. break
C. leave
D. destroy
3. As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs ________.
A. visited people to ask them to work with him
B. called on people to make them join the company
C. saw old people in order to help them
D. visited many people so as to offer insurance
4. What was it that surprised the manager?
A. Mr. Briggs sold life insurance only to 95 people.
B. Mr. Briggs sold insurance only to people of more than 95.
C. Mr. Briggs had ruined the insurance company.
D. Mr. Briggs gave people generous conditions.
5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The number of the very old people who died every year is small.
B. Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work.
C. A great number of very old people die every year.
D. Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several years.

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