A HOLIDAY jet pilot （飞行员） said that he would land and call the police after a woman refused to stop smoking．
He warned Maureen Harkavy, “Put that cigarette out, or I’ll land the plane and have you arrested．”
Maureen, 47, was so shocked she wrote to the airline’s chairman．But his reply was even ruder．
“You seem to think you have a God-given right to pollute your neighbors’ atmosphere,” wrote John Ferriday of Paramount Airways．
（a）Said Maureen, “I only found out about it when I was checking in．I’m a nervous flyer so I lit a cigarette during the flight．A stewardess （空姐） asked me to put it out, but I said I wanted to carry on as there was no rule against smoking on the plane．” She was just finishing her cigarette when the pilot arrived．
（b） “I’ve never seen such an unpleasant letter．” She said, “I don’t think I’ll ever fly again．” But there was a funny side．Maureen explained, “We were offered duty-free （免税） cigarette from the stewardess on the plane!”
（c） Mr．Ferriday went on: “Believe me, you haven’t．Especially when you travel on my planes．”
Maureen and her husband Michael were moved to Paramount flight just before they left Portugal．But they were not told of the company’s no smoking policy．
（d） “He was loud and rude,” said Maureen．“He said if I lit another cigarette he would land the plane at Bordeaux and hand me to the French police．”
Later, from her home in Mosely, Birmingham, Maureen wrote to the company and received the rude reply．
1.The second half of the story has been in wrong order．（Parts a-d） Choose the rearranged order which you think is right．
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A．a, c, b, d |
B．c, a, b, d |
C．c, a, d, b |
D．d, a, b, c |
2.The pilot warned Maureen Harkavy ____________________．
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A．to throw her cigarette out of the plane, or he would get her off the plane． |
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B．to stop smoking, or he would bring down the jet and hand her to the police． |
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C．not to light another cigarette after her first one． |
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D．to stop smoking, or he would bring her to justice． |
3.Maureen Harkavy ______ on the plane．
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A．accepted the warning |
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B．agreed to the warning |
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C．refused to do what she was told to |
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D．was so shocked that she wrote to the airline’s chairman |
4.In the answer letter to Maureen Harkavy, the airline’s chairman ____ ．
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A．made an apology to her for his worker’s rudeness |
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B．made sure that he would solve the problem |
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C．said that she had the right to smoke on his plane |
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D．actually completely agreed with what the pilot said |
To switch or not to switch, that is the question．Google’s announcement of its Nexus One smartphone（智能手机） happened over a week ago and I’m still receiving lots of e-mails from readers asking the same question: Should they give up their iPhone for the Nexus One?
Some people with iPhones, disappointed by American Telephone&Telegraph’s inadequate service and the high monthly cost, are wondering if they have really got something to replace it．Does the Nexus One offer the functions that Apple has led them to expect?
I’m on the fence myself, even though I never thought I’d be interested in anything but the iPhone．From my experience using the Nexus One, and from talking to people who have made the change, it’s not necessarily about the differences between the iPhone and the Nexus One．The phones are extremely similar in design and general feel．Instead, the decision can be made based on the software（软件） services you use on your desktop．
My friend Chad Dickerson received a pre-launch Nexus One from Google three weeks ago．He said Google’s phone feels connected to certain services on the Web in a way the iPhone doesn’t．“Compared to the iPhone, the Google phone feels like it’s part of the Internet to me,” he said．“If you live in a Google world, you have that world in your pocket in a way that’s cleaner and more connected than the iPhone．”
Personally, the phones work perfectly with their own software, but both of them don’t make an effort to play well with other services．
1.Why are some iPhone users expecting a new type of phone?
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A．Because their old ones are out of date． |
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B．Because they accept Google’s announcement． |
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C．Because of the limited service and high cost． |
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D．Because of the terrible software they can use．． |
2.What’s the author’s attitude towards the new phones in the third paragraph?
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A．Negative |
B．Neutral |
C．Indifferent |
D．Positive |
3.In Chad Dickerson’s opinion, the Nexus One is ________ the iPhone．
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A．better than |
B．worse than |
C．as good as |
D．as bad as |
4.The best title of the passage might be ________．
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A．Apple’s New Smartphone |
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B．Torn Between Two Phones |
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C．Good Services Matter |
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D．Google’s New Smartphone |
I really hadn't meant to yell（吼叫）at them．But that grey afternoon saw it just as my son and daughter were making a terrible mess on the floor in the kitchen．
With a tiresome report to write，I felt bothered at my desk．Suddenly, it occurred to me that my kids were at fault．A voice inside me insisted that I do something quickly．
“OK，you two here．but what an awful thing you are attempting!” shouting angrily, I made for them, while it became evident that the boy wanted no part of me．“Get away from us!” he shouted back，there being expression of support from his sister．
All of a sudden，I found the fault in myself．Quickly I shaped my hands into pincers（螃蟹螯）and crawled towards them，“Crabby（似螃蟹的）Daddy is here Ha，Ha，Ha，he likes to yell at children，and then eat them!” My son continued to keep me away，but now he was laughing and crying at the same time．My mission to repair the damage caused by my yelling seemed to work well．Still，I regretted not having controlled myself first in a right way that my children could do after．
Need I let them know how badly they were acting by blaming? This is a lesson that serves myself．It only shows just how to get rid of something（ill-feelings，responsibility）by blaming others．It's not my “best self”．
We have to search for our “best self” when with our children．They don't need perfect parents，but they do need parents who are always trying to get better．Here，I'm reminded of the words of a great thinker，“When a man lives with God，his voice shall be as sweet as the murmur of the brook…” Then，in our lifetime，couldn't we always speak to our kids in such a sweet voice since，most of us consider them as the most precious in the world? And before we reach this level，what should we do when we come across various difficult cases with our children?
1.The author couldn't help yelling at his kids this time probably because______．
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A．the weather was so unpleasant |
B．a Daddy has his right to do so |
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C．the kids didn't ask him to join them |
D．he was tired of his boring work |
2.Which of the following made the author aware of his fault?
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A．No obvious reason． |
B．The children’s reaction． |
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C．His self-control． |
D．The mess made by the children． |
3.According to the passage the author will in another similar situation．
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A．play a crab again like this time |
B．apologize to kids in a sincere way |
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C．avoid blaming kids in a hurry |
D．beat them up about such things |
4.What will the writer go on to write about in the next paragraph（s）?
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A．How to behave ourselves properly when kids are at fault． |
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B．How to blame our children in a more interesting way． |
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C．How to deal with the terrible mess made by our kids． |
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D．How to persuade children to do what they are told to． |
“So teach him to close the door”, my daughter Emma responded after listening to me 36 , again, about the dog coming in from the back door, bringing with him a blast of Buffalo January 37 air．
Teach a dog to close a door behind him? That has got to be a really, really 38 thing to do．But then she took it a step 39 ．“Come on, Kolby”, she said, grabbing some treats（犒劳物） and 40 him in front of the open door．“Touch．” And “touch” he did, which moved the door to a 41 position．She 42 him with a treat, smiled, looked at me, and said “see!” And I saw and became 43 ．Over the last few days I have been with Kolby．Each time he comes in I bring him back to the 44 door and ask him to close．There have been 45 in the beginning, but lately more and more successes．
However, there remains much work to be done．I have to get him to follow my hand signal again and again 46 he will close the door from a distance．But, I now realize, as long as you keep to the focus , the 47 will be completed, and, with the way things are 48 , completed quickly．
What a 49 treat to have a dog that can close the door after himself! Even more wonder can be found in the 50 I learned so clearly from both Emma and Kolby．
A wish is just a wish until you decide to take 51 ．Once you 52 the belief that it is “too hard”, then it remains “too hard ” and out of 53 ．Once you want to accomplish a goal, and 54 that it is “easy”, then it becomes “easy” to do what needs to be done．Just 55 doing it．
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—Would you be able to go to the party ?
— I have to pick up my friend at the airport．
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A．I’d love to． |
B．I’m afraid not． |
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C．Absolutely! |
D．Why not? |
You job here is only _____, for you will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you．
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A．permanent |
B．contemporary |
C．temporary |
D．fundamental |
