“Be nice to people.” This sounds like a platitude（老生常谈）,but I’ll never forget my father’s words. I was 10, and I had been mean to someone. He said, “There is no point in being mean to anyone at any time. You never know who you’re going to meet later in life. And by the way, you don’t change anything by being mean. Usually you don’t get anywhere.”
“Remember you can do anything you want to do. Don’t let anyone say, ‘You’re not smart enough, it’s too hard, it’s a foolish idea, no one has done that before, girls don’t do that.’ ”My mom gave me that advice in 1973. And it allowed me to never worry what others were saying about my career direction.
“Always do the best job you can do at whatever you’re assigned（分派）,even if you think it’s boring.” Jerry Parkinson, my boss at P&G, told me this in 1979. Here I was fresh out of Harvard Business School(HBS), and I was assigned to determine how big the hole in the Ivory shampoo bottle should be: 3/8 of an inch or 1/8 of an inch. I did research, focus groups and I would come home at night wondering how I had gone from HBS to this. But later I realized any job you’re given is an opportunity to prove yourself.
“Don’t be a credit hog. If you’re constantly in the neighborhood of good things, good things will happen to you.” Tom Tierney, who was my boss at Bain in 1981 and is now on the eBay board, told me this. It’s true that you get ahead by praising other people.
Finally, in 1998, I was in New York watching the ticker as eBay went public. My husband is a surgeon（外科医生）.I called him and told him the great news. And he said, “That’s nice. But Meg, remember that it’s not brain surgery.”
1. We can learn that ______ from the passage.
A. “Be nice to people” is the topic that people like
B. it’s not necessary for us all to be too mean at any time
C. I never forget any word that father spoke to me
D. we won’t be successful if we are too mean to others
2. How many pieces of advice were given by her family?
A. Two. B. Four. C. Three. D. One.
3.This passage was written by _____ order.
A. story development B. time C. working conditions D. ideas
4. The author’s husband is more concerned _____ than eBay’s going public.
A. his success B. opportunity to prove himself
C. brain surgery D. his career
5. What’s the main idea of the whole passage?
A. Advice in life really made a difference to us.
B. We should be nice to people around us.
C. People can succeed by praising others.
D. Too mean persons will get nothing from life.
I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions（反应）. I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.
My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour（气味） and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled（摸索）with his hands as he stood behind his friend.
The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.
Then I really felt it — I embraced（拥抱）the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.
The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.
In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.
1. The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.
A. easy B. embarrassing C. moving D. comfortable
2.Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?
A. Because they were very polite to the two men.
B. Because they were moved by the two men.
C. Because the two men smelt terrible.
D. Because the two men seemed unfriendly.
3. Why did the two men only buy coffee?
A. Because they didn’t have enough money.
B. Because they didn’t feel hungry.
C. Because they knew others would help them.
D. Because they were looked down upon.
4.How did the teacher think of the author’s project?
A. Hard to believe. B. Interesting to read.
C. Very puzzling. D. Very satisfying.
5. What did the author think she learn from the story?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. Helping others can bring pleasure to many people.
C. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.
D. Don’t judge people according to their appearance.
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home, Dad 36 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn’t 37 it, but I could pray from the 38 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 39 and go home empty-handed. That corner 40 either mouth-watering excitement or 41 .
On one special day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 42 sound of his offer. It 43 . “Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “How would you like to 44 today?”
Twenty cents! My mind reeled（震惊）. I could afford it. I got a weekly allowance of 25 cents, plus some 45 for odd jobs（零活）. But 46 it was my money, ice cream wasn’t a good use of it. In a fit of 47 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 48 .”My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 49 . But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 50 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn’t mind, or 51 act disappointed.
I 52 that generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness sometimes costs more than “thank you”. On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 53 ice cream I’d ever had.
I’ll tell you one more thing. We 54 another trip the next week. As we 55 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
1. A. never B. hardly C. frequently D. strangely
2. A. expect B. mention C. wait D. get
3. A. month B. day C. weekend D. moment
4. A. finish B. drive C. turn D. return
5. A. indicated B. meant C. suggested D. instructed
6. A. anger B. shame C. happiness D. disappointment
7. A. funny B. surprising C. interesting D. beautiful
8. A. came B. spoke C. went D. flew
9. A. serve B. treat C. buy D. provide
10. A. extra B. limited C. little D. easy
11. A. after B. while C. when D. although
12. A. sadness B. regret C. curiosity D. selfishness
13. A. accept B. pay C. pass D. eat
14. A. turn back B. keep up C. stop by D. give in
15. A. unsatisfied B. embarrassed C. frightened D. crazy
16. A. even B. never C. only D. somehow
17. A. knew B. learned C. acknowledged（承认） D. found
18. A. dearest B. worst C. cheapest D. best
19. A. made out B. prepared for C. went on D. took up
20. A. crossed B. left C. came D. approached
It doesn’t matter how much loss we have suffered; just avoid _____ the mistake again.
A. to make B. being made C. having made D. making
Just as sound travels through the air in waves, electricity travels through the air in ______ radio waves.
A. what is called B. which is called C. what it is called D. which it is called
It was _____ of Jack to turn off the radio when I was sleeping in the bedroom.
A. considerable B. considerate C. disturbing D. sensible
