Keving Rogers used to be my boss.At that time he always told us to sell more.As soon as I could,I left his shop and got a new job in another place.The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago.At least that’s what I thought.But now I am not so sure.
I was on my way to my office in the centre of town.There is a small park nearby,which I sometimes walk through after lunch.The park was almost empty except for a shabby-looking man on one of those benches（凳子）.The man looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old gray coat.It was cold and windy,and he was trembling(哆嗦).
“It’s a long time since I had a meal.Can you help me?”he said.There was something about his voice that sounded familiar.I gave him a few pennies.As he went past me I looked at his face closely.I wondered where I had seen him before.Then it suddenly came to me.Could it possibly be…? No!Impossible,I thought.I watched him walking away.He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered.
Yesterday I ran into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time as I did,and had stayed on longer.I started telling him about the man I had seen in the park.”For a moment I thought it was our old boss.But it couldn’t have been.Rogers must be the head of a company now.”I said.
My ex-workmate shook his head,”I thought you knew.” “Knew?Knew what?What are you talking about?”
“Rogers was sent to prison six years ago.He’s probably been out by now.For all I know he is sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by.”
1.Where did the writer last meet Rogers?
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A．In a restaurant. |
B．In a small park. |
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C．In the centre of town. |
D．In his office. |
2.Which of the following happened first?
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A．Rogers was sent to prison. |
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B．The writer saw Rogers ten years ago. |
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C．The writer got a job in another place. |
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D．The ex-workmate left Rogers’ company. |
3.The sotry doesn’t mention anything about______.
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A．what happened to Rogers six years ago |
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B．what Rogers looked like |
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C．why Rogers was sent to prison |
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D．how Rogers was living on |
4.The reason why the man was trembling was that______.
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A．he was ill |
B．he was very excited |
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C．he became very poor |
D．he felt cold and hungry |
EVERYONE NEEDS FRIENDS
Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with.Surely,there are times when we need to be alone.We don’t always want people around.But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.
No two people are just the same.Sometimes friends don’t get along well.That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.
Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very sad.We miss them very much.But we call them and write to them.It could be that we would neven see them again.And we can make new friends.It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.
Families sometimes name their children after a close friend.Many people are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town.Some libraries are named this way.So are some schools.We think of these people when we go to these places.
There is more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why?It could be that they are happier.Being happy helps you stay well.Or it could be just knowing that someone cares.If someone cares about you,you take better care of yourself.
1.The main idea of this passage is______.
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A．that people are all friends |
B．that people need friends |
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C．how to get to know friends |
D．how to name a place |
2.The first paragraph tells us ______.
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A．none needs friends |
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B．we always need friends around us |
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C．making friends is the need in people’s life |
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D．we need to be alone |
3.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
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A．People are not happy when their friends leave them. |
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B．People can know their friends in different ways. |
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C．People will never see their friends after their friends move away. |
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D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them. |
4.Why do people who have friends live longer than those who don’t?
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A．Because they feel happier and are healthy. |
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B．Because they get a lot of help from their friends. |
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C．Because they take better care of their friends. |
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D．Because they are being well taken care of by their friends. |
In America,where labor costs are so high, do-it-yourself is a way of life.Many people 36 their own car,build their own garages,even rebuild their own 37 .Soon they may also be writing their own books.In Hollywood there is a company 38 publishes(出版) Children’s books 39 the help of computers.Although other book 40 also publish that way,this particular company is very 41 .It “personalizes”（使个性化）the book by having the computer make the reader the leading character in the story.Here is 42 they do it.Let us say your child 43 Jenny.She lives on Oak Drive in St. Louis,has a dog named Spot,a cat named Tabby,and three playmates 44 names are Betty,Sandy ,and Jody.The computer uses this 45 to fill out a story that has 46 been prepared and illustrated（发行）.The story is then printed（印刷） with standard equipment 47 a hard-cover book.A child who 48 such a book might say,”This book is about me”;the company therefore calls 49 the Me-book Publishing Company”.
Children like the Me-books because they like to see their own names in print and 50 of their friends and their pets. 51 more important ,”personalization” has been 52 to be important tool（工具） in __53 enthusiasm（热情） for reading.So Me-books are helping 54 to learn how to read, 55 appealing to（吸引） that natural desire to see his own name in print.
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When I entered home,I found all the windows______and something______.
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B．opening;stealing |
C．opened;stolen |
D．open;stealing |
The boy is too stubborn,who is able to______him to follow my advice?
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A．suggest |
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C．prefer |
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My sister was determined that her daughter ____abroad when she grows up.
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B．go |
C．would go |
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