A man stopped his car at the door of a flower shop. He planned to order flowers and asked the shopkeeper to deliver (递送) them to his mother, who was far away in the man’s hometown.
The man saw a little girl crying on the road when he was about to enter the shop. The man asked her: “Why are you crying?”
“I want to buy a rose for my mother, but I haven’t got enough money,” said the girl.
The man took the girl’s hand and entered the flower shop. He first ordered the bouquet (花束) for his mother and bought a rose for the girl.
Walking out of the shop, the man asked the girl if she would like a ride home.
“Will you really drive me home?” she asked.
“Of course,” the man replied.
“Then drive me to my mother. But the place where my mother lives is very far.”
The man drove along the mountain road and finally came to the cemetery (墓地).
The little girl put the flower onto a new grave. In order to present a rose to her mother who had passed away a month before, she had gone on a very long journey.
The man drove the girl to her home and then returned to the flower shop. He cancelled the bouquet and bought a big bunch of fresh flowers instead. He drove directly to his mother’s home, a five-hour drive from where he was. He would present the flowers to his mother in person.
1.Whom did the man go to a flower shop to order flowers for?
A. His girlfriend. B. His mother.
C. His wife. D. A little girl.
2.Why was the little girl crying?
A. She lost her way home.
B. She was late for school.
C. She couldn’t afford a rose.
D. Her mother died a month ago.
3.What changed the man’s mind?
A. Roses in the shop. B. The girl’s behavior.
C. The girl’s mother. D. The shopkeeper.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The man didn’t love his mother.
B. The man didn’t live very far from his mother.
C. The little girl loved her mother very much.
D. The man was a friend of the little girl’s mother’s.
5.What does the story mainly tell us?
A. We should often give flowers to our mothers.
B. We should help those people who need help.
C. It’s a good idea to deliver flowers to one’s mother.
D. Expressing our love in person is best.
Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time-is considered a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.
What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts as they multitask.
Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.
Multitasking also has an effect on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When they were asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive response. However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary for them to learn special skills to do their work.
1. What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?
A. Want to buy.
B. Use at the same time.
C. Take the place of.
D. Search information from.
2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that _______.
A. family members do not greet each other
B. family members do not eat at the family table
C. young people get on well with their families
D. young people hardly communicate with their family members
3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.
B. Young people benefit a lot from modern gadgets.
C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.
D. Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.
B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.
C. Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills.
D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills.
5.The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by ________.
A. providing special examples
B. following the natural time order
C. giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects
D. comparing opinions from different worlds
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning.
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
2.The man didn’t get the job because he ________.
A. disliked such a job
B. didn’t pass the test
C. didn’t have an e-mail
D. knew nothing about computers
3.The man ________ after he left Microsoft.
A. went to look for another job
B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought of an idea to make monkey
D. bought a computer and got an e-mail
4.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?
A. Because he had many friends to help him.
B. Because he was smart and worked very hard.
C. Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
D. Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
5.What does the story want to tell us?
A. Computers are very important in our daily life.
B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10.
C. The HR manager didn’t find the man’s ability.
D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
完形填空(共15小题，计15分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
One cold, rainy evening last October, I was in the hospital collecting medical records. A 43-year-old , whom I will call Ms A, was lying in bed. There were no relatives or friends with her. the bed beside her was empty.
After I finished my work, I was about to leave when Ms A spoke in her voice . “I haven’t seen you here before, doctor. Are you ?” Not really. It’s just that I don’t come here every day,” I replied. I was someone in her condition would want to talk.
Ms A started talking about . She told me that she had three children in primary school, who were a neighbor. “ My husband a year ago and I’m the only breadwinner of my family. We are not rich and my as a cleaner is exactly enough for me and my kids.”
I just sat quietly while she talked. She her difficulties and sufferings, and her struggles to earn money. She also expressed her fear about what would her children if something bad happened to her.
Finally, Ms A stopped talking with “I’m very sorry for keeping you here listening to my problems, but I feel now. I had no one to pour out my to.” A single tear fell down the corner of her eye.
A few days later, when I returned to the ward(病房), I discovered that Ms A had left as her had improved.
Ms A taught me one of the most important lessons a doctor can learn. Sometimes patients don’t need expensive medicine or state-of-the-art technology. They just need someone with the and willingness to lent an ear and spare a little of their time. For me, that is one of the best things a doctor can do for a patient.
1.A. doctor B. nurse C. patient D. manager
2.A. Even B. But C. So D. Then
3.A. calm B. serious C. eager D. weak
4.A. hungry B. certain C. free D. new
5.A. delighted B. bored C. surprised D. content
6.A. everything B. others C. anything D. herself
7.A. looking after B. staying with C. waiting for D. cheering up
8.A. died B. graduated C. joined D. appeared
9.A. energy B. skill C. pay D. experience
10.A. divided B. shared C. absorbed D. refused
11.A. result in B. depend on C. become of D. care for
12.A. hopeless B. good C. worse D. bored
13.A. problems B. beliefs C. excuses D. adventures
14.A. future B. income C. condition D. performance
15.A. patience B. courage C. freedom D. talent
--- Thanks for listening to my problem and giving me your advice, Amy.
---______. That’s what friends are for.
A. My pleasure B. It doesn’t matter
C. Never mind D. It’s nice of you.
Tom has just finished writing a ______ article.
A. nine-hundred-words B. nine-hundreds-word
C. nine-hundred-word D. nine-hundreds-words
