One day, I happened to talk to a stranger (陌生人) on the bus. When he found out that I was from Chicago, he told me that one of his good friends lived there and he wondered if I happened to know him. At first I wanted to say that it was foolish (愚蠢的) to think like that, for from all the millions of people in Chicago, I could not possibly know his friend. But, instead, I just smiled and said that Chicago was a very big city. He was quiet for a few minutes, and then he began to tell me all about his friend.
He told me that his friend was an excellent tennis player and that he even had his own tennis court (网球场). He added that he knew a lot of people with swimming pools, but that he only knew two people in the country who had their own tennis courts. And his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several people like that, for example, my brother and my next-door neighbor. I told him that my brother was a doctor and he lived in California. Then he asked where my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that last year his friend spent the summer in Sacramento and lived next door to a doctor. The doctor had a tennis court. I said that my next-door went to Sacramento last summer and lived in the house next to my brother’s. For a moment, we looked at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He laughed and said, “Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr. Ray Hunter?” It was my turn to laugh.
1. Which of the following is true?
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A．The story happened in Chicago. |
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B．The writer’s brother lived in Sacramento. |
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C．Both the writer and the stranger lived in Chicago. |
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D．Both the writer and his brother lived in California. |
2. The writer said that Chicago was a very big city. That means _____________.
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A．it was possible for him to happen to know the stranger’s friend |
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B．he didn’t want to look for the stranger’s friend |
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C．he didn’t know the stranger’s friend |
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D．it was impossible to find the stranger’s friend |
3. How many persons does the story involve (涉及)?
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A．Four. |
B．Five. |
C．Six. |
D．Seven. |
4.Which is the best title of the story?
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A．On a bus |
B．Two tennis players |
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C．One in a million |
D．Chicago is a large city |
I don’t often lose things and I’m always careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasn’t there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have dropped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unluckily, there were several people sitting at the table at that time, so I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the head of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I told him what had happened. He asked me to report the missing wallet to the police. I told him I didn’t want to do so; I was in a hurry because I had to reach my waiting room before two o’clock, where some people were waiting to see me. I also told him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay for the meal. He told me not to worry about that. He asked me to write down my name and address, and he said he would send me a bill (帐单).
1.When the writer couldn’t find his wallet, his first thought was that________
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A．it had been given to the taxi-driver |
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B．he had dropped it in the taxi |
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C．he had lost his wallet again |
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D．it might be left at home |
2.The writer thought he must have the wallet with him because___________.
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A．he had paid the taxi-driver |
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B．he had paid the bill of the meal |
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C．the waiter had seen it on the table |
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D．the waiter was looking for it on the floor |
3.Why do you think the writer turned and walked back to the table?
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A．He would phone the police about the missing of his wallet. |
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B．He wondered if he had dropped his wallet while eating. |
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C．The head of the restaurant wanted to know what was wrong. |
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D．Several people were sitting at the table at that time. |
4. The writer of the story is probably a _________.
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A．doctor |
B．cook |
C．school teacher |
D．newspaper reporter |
When Tom finished his studies at the university (大学), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.
When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.
One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部门), Tom?”
The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”
1.When he graduated (毕业) from university, Tom was not ________.
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A．interested in getting any information from the government |
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B．looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours |
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C．good at making decisions |
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D．very good at science |
2.What did Tom think of his uncle’s advice?
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A．He did not like it. |
B．He thought it was good |
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C．He refused to take it. |
D．He was unable to follow it. |
3.The uncle wanted to find out ________.
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A．what his nephew was doing |
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B．how his nephew was getting on with his job |
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C．whether his nephew could understand him or not |
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D．what his nephew had expected |
4.In fact Tom’s answer means that __________.
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A．the people working in the government office were in many groups and they worked in turn |
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B．most of the government workers were not working hard |
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C．only half of the government workers went to work on time |
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D．the government office had more people than needed |
I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was 36 , below the elbow (肘). Then he gave her some 37 , “Don’t treat her any 38 from the other girls. Demand more.” And she 39 !
My mother had to work to 40 my family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to 41 . Once when I was about seven, I came out of the 42 , “Mom, I can’t peel (削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”
“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) 43 for anything again!”
Of course I could peel potatoes — with my good hand, while holding them down with my __44 arm. There was always a 45 , and Mom knew it. “If you try hard 46 ,” she said, “you can do anything.”
Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars (攀爬架). When it was my turn, I 47 my head. Some kids 48 . I went home crying.
After work the next afternoon, Mom 49 me back to the school playground.
“Now, 50 up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by 51 I practiced, and she 52 me when I made progress.
I’ll never forget the 53 time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I 54 I can’t handle (处理) things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to 55 anything. And she taught me I could, too.
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–Can you come?
–You go first and I’ll ____ in a few minutes.
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A．join you |
B．join in you |
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C．join up you |
D．join to you |
He told me that she had met one of my old friends in the street ________.
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A．the next day |
B．the following day |
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C．the day before |
D．yesterday |
