A young man entered the last interview of a company. The director found the young man’s academic grade were very good.
“Did you get any scholarships(奖学金) in school?” The director asked. “None.” The young man answered.
“Was it your father who paid for your school fees(学费)?” the director asked. “My father passed away when I was one year old, so it was my mother who paid for my school fees.” the young man answered.
“Where did your mother work?” the director asked. “My mother cleaned clothes.” the young man said. The director looked the young man’s hands. He had a pair of smooth and perfect hands.
“Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?” the director asked. “Never,” the young man answered. “I have a request,” the director said. “When you go back home today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
The young man felt that his chance of getting the job was high. When he went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange; happy but with mixed feelings. She showed her hands to the kid. The young man cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. His tears fell as he did that. It was the first time he had noticed his mother’s hands were so wrinkled. He realized it was this pair of hands that helped him pay the fees.
The next morning, the young man went to the director’s office.“I cleaned my mother’s hands, and I know that without my mother, I would not be the person I am today.” he said.
“This is what I am looking for in my manager.” the director said. “I want a person who can appreciate (感激) ” the help of others to get things done. You get the job!”
1.What did the director ask the young man to do that night?
A. to help his mother wash the clothes B. To wash his mother’s hands
C. To chat with his mother D. To hug his mother
2.The underlined word “wrinkled” in paragraph 6 probably means ______.
A. soft B. rough C. dirty D. smooth
3.What can we learn from the passage about the young man?
A. The young man had good academic grades and got scholarships.
B. His parents worked hard to pay the fees.
C. The young man had a pair of hands that looked just like his mother’s.
D. The young man finally got the job as a manager.
4.Which of the following is wrong about the young man’s mother?
A. Her son never helped her with her work before the interview.
B. Life was difficult but she managed to support her son.
C. She couldn’t help crying when her son washed her hands that night.
D. Her son learned a lot from what she had done for him.
5.What did the director value most from the young man?
A. Working ability. B. Academic grades.
C. Communication skills. D. Appreciation.
The idea that red means stop and green means has influenced our lives in more ways than just traffic signals(信号). We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger and green means it's okay to move forward. But why were those colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldn't they have been prettier colors?
Well, it's import to know that before traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean warn. As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway companies finally moved green meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And it's been that way ever since.
Red has always been a color that mean danger, long before cars were even around. This most likely started because it's the color with the longest wavelength(波长) so it can be seen somewhere farther than other colors.
But, believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because it was too hard to see a red sign in a poorly lit area. Finally, highly reflective materials(高反射材料) were developed and red stop signs were born. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones, some traffic signs, and school buses continue to be printed yellow.
So next time you are impatiently waiting at a traffic light, don't get so mad at them, they've certainly come a long way.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What were traffic signals for before traffic lights for cars?
A. Trains B. Boats. C. Planes D. Bicycles
2.Which of the following colors meant go at first?
A. Red. B. Yellow. C. White. D. Green.
3.Why does red mean danger?
A. Because it's the brightest color. B. Because it can be seen far away.
C. Because railway companies say so. D. Because it has the shortest wavelength.
4.Why are school buses painted yellow?
A. Because yellow is a prettier color.
B. Because yellow once meat danger.
C. Because yellow can be seen well in daytime.
D. Because yellow means it's OK to go forward.
5.What does the text mainly tell us?
A. How important traffic lights are.
B. Which color has the longest wavelength.
C. What red, yellow and green can be used for.
D. Why traffic lights are red, yellow and green.
My name is Philippe and my wife’s name is Sophie. We’re from______. Recently we were faced with a ______situation while traveling by car in the mountains with our hired driver. Just as we began to doze(打盹), the car made a strange, loud noise and then______working.
We tried communicating with the driver but with little______because he couldn’t speak French. He tried to tell us with body language that he was going to get help and then he left.
We were in a poor area, with ______houses in sight. We started to bear the cries of wild animals Sophie was very afraid. We didn’t have much food and it was getting ______and darker I began to lose______. Should we leave the car? Would our driver ever______? Was he a trustworthy man? We were very worried.
A couple of hours passed. _____, the headlights from another car appeared in the dart. A man got out of the car. Finding us cold and hungry, he kindly asked us to______his car.
______we left, he put a note on the windshield of the car with his phone number on it. Then he drove us to a nearby village, and we met his family. His cousin spoke French and he _____us tea and local foods. ______asked us questions and they were excited to have unexpected guests.
Later that evening, the phone rang. It was our______. He had kept his word and fixed the car.
I will______forget the warmth we received on that day because we depended on a complete stranger for help.
1.A. America B. Germany C. France D. Brazil
2.A. difficult B. suitable C. pleasant D. hopeful
3.A. started B. stopped C. continued D. finished
4.A. suspect B. advice C. magic D. success
5.A. no B. some C. several D. many
6.A. colder B. warmer C. heavier D. lighter
7.A. memory B. way C. confidence D. interest
8.A. leave B. return C. drive D. wait
9.A. Suddenly B. Sadly C. Exactly D. Safely
10.A. get to B. get on C. get off D. get into
11.A. Whenever B. After C. Before D. Until
12.A. donated B. offered C. sold D. lent
13.A. Someone B. No one C. Every one D. Any one
14.A. farmer B. waiter C. doctor D. driver
15.A. almost B. sometimes C. usually D. never
—I have difficulty working out the problem by myself. Could you help me? —_________.
A. It’s my pleasure B. With pleasure C. No, I couldn’t D. Yes, I could
—I don’t think she has gone to Beijing, _______? —______. She is in Beijing giving a speech.
A. has she; Yes B. has she ; No C. do I ; Yes D. do I ; No
4,000 dollars ______a large amount of money, but it is ______than what we want.
A. is, very more B. are, far more C. is, far less D. are, very little
