Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people’s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence.
When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”
1.President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect .
A．who liked to talk about the affairs of others
B．who never talked about anything serious
C．who often spoke insincerely
D．who talked much but did little
2.The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because in her eyes.
A．he treated women coldly and rudely
B．he paid no attention to conversational skills
C．he was too serious to please any women
D．he was pretty easy and quick to get angry
3.Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because .
A．the vice president took part in too many dinner parties
B．the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate
C．the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly
D．the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts
4.The underlined sentence “Well, a man has to eat somewhere” probably means .
A．Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all
B．Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners
C．Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day
D．Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat
Washington D. C. is a great city to live in and visit – partly because D. C.’s public transportation can get you almost anywhere in the city, D. C.’s subway, the Metro, is great for getting you to the main tourist sites, but the bus is also a great resource and is cheaper. Learn how to conquer the D.C. bus system in a few quick steps will help you to have fun in this city.
* Things You’ll Need, cash or a D. C. Smart Trip card, a transfer (转乘卡) and a map of Washington, D. C.
* To choose a bus line to take from home or your hotel, look at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro stations.
Many bus routes start at a Metro subway terminal and make their way across the greater D.C. area.
*Learn to identify bus stops. They are usually located at the intersections(交叉) of streets. Look for a tall sign with a tall sign with the words of “Metro Bus” that is dark blue at the top, white in the middle and red at the bottom. Once you’ve found one of these signs, check the red section at the bottom of the sign. In it, you should see several number or letter combinations written in white. Those are the bus lines that service that stop.
*Be careful of the direction buses are heading for. All buses have an electronic screen on the front, side and back of the bus that let you know which way they are headed and what line the bus is. The signs will list the last stop on the bus route. Know where your bus terminates on each end so you can get on the bus heading in the direction you want to go.
*To board the bus, you'll obviously need some sort of payment. The bus will only accept cash or a SmarTrip card. SmarTrip cards are purchasable at several Metro stations or at Metro headquarters(总部) and cost $5. You can also buy the card online at www.wmata.com.
*If you do order it online, purchase it in advance as it will take time for it to ship. Riding the bus costs $1.35 if you pay in cash and $1.25 if you pay with your SmarTrip card.
*If you pay in cash, ask for a transfer slip. This will allow you to board the bus within a two-hour time period without having to pay again. These machines are located by the escalators that take you to the waiting platforms.
1.To enjoy a wonderful tour in Washington D. C., you won’t need .
A．a D. C, Smart Trip card B．a transfer
C．a map of Washington D. C D．a tall sign
2.According to the passage, you can identify bus stops by .
A．looking at the buses that arrive at the closest Metro station from your hotel
B．checking the red section at the bottom of the sign with a “metro bus” logo
C．checking electronic screens on the front, side and back of the bus
D．checking the machines located by the escalators taking you to the platforms
3.The underlined word “terminates” probably means .
A．stops B．decides C．starts D．passes
4.Where can you get a Smart Trip card?
A．At a platform. B．At a post office.
C．At www. wmata. com D．At a bus station.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Teaching my first child, Danae, to share her toys was the biggest challenge. To 1this, we started inviting other children to play, which could help Danae discover that it’s 2to share with others – a lesson I needed to 3myself as well, as it 4.
One evening Danac had 5a friend, Natalie, to play with her. Their favorite was a children’s 6game called Go Fish. That evening, 7Natalie left, Danae came to me and said, “Mommy, I’d like to give these to Natalie tomorrow. They’re her favorites.”
She help up three cards from the Go Fish game. I tried to 8that I didn’t want her to give them away because then our 9wouldn’t be complete. “But I really want her to have them!” Danae 10. I thought perhaps she didn’t understand that when she gave something away, it was gone 11. So I tried again, saying, “ 12you give the cards to her, you can’t 13them back tomorrow.”
A look of 14came over Danae’s face. For a moment I was happy that she seemed to 15. But then she smiled and said. “Well, that’s okay, I want her to have them anyway.”
What could I say to that? I sat 16for a moment and then I realized I had been trying for so long to 17her to share. Did it 18that our Go Fish set would be 19? What mattered was that my daughter was learning the 20of giving, that she was thinking about others instead of herself, and that she was trying to make her friends happy. Isn’t that what life is all about?
1.A．achieve B．apply C．receive D．get
2.A．kind B．gentle C．fun D．merciful
3.A．design B．know C．create D．review
4.A．turned up B．turned away C．turned to D．turned out
5.A．begged B．encouraged C．invited D．found
6.A．box B．card C．paper D．show
7.A．before B．while C．after D．until
8.A．explain B．suggest C．respond D．teach
9.A．thing B．card C．set D．toy
10.A．insisted B．recommended C．announced D．cried
11.A．surely B．suddenly C．forever D．indeed
12.A．If B．Once C．As D．Unless
13.A．ask for B．call for C．look for D．care of
14.A．surprise B．concern C．delight D．satisfaction
15.A．understand B．accept C．refuse D．doubt
16.A．sadly B．angrily C．quietly D．slowly
17.A．conduct B．ask C．force D．help
18.A．work B．mean C．remind D．matter
19.A．incomplete B．lost C．limited D．gone
20.A．content B．usefulness C．way D．joy
The new research center will be set up was a wasteland 20 year ago.
A．in what B．where C．in which D．there
These toys are not suitable for children four years old, who are too young.
A．outside B．beyond C．under D．within
Cathy was a teacher from Newcastle, is almost as far north as you can go.
A．who B．which C．that D．where
