Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”
“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”
1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr.
Briggs?
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A．He was a worker. |
B．He was an official. |
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C．He was a student. |
D．He was a businessman. |
2.The word “ruin” in the first paragraph means .
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A．lose |
B．break |
C．leave |
D．destroy |
3.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs .
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A．visited people to ask them to work with him |
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B．called on people to make them join the company |
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C．saw old people in order to help them |
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D．visited many people so as to offer insurance |
4.What was it that surprised the manager?
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A．Mr. Briggs sold life insurance only to 95 people. |
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B．Mr. Briggs sold insurance only to people of more than 95. |
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C．Mr. Briggs had ruined the insurance company. |
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D．Mr. Briggs gave people generous conditions. |
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．Mr. Briggs had studied the figures for deaths for several years. |
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B．Mr. Briggs began to look at the figures after he started work. |
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C．A great number of very old people die every year. |
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D．The number of the very old people who died every year is |
small.
Dog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends . A new device called Bow-Lingual “translates” dog barks into English , Korea or Japanese.
Bow-Lingual’s Japanese inventors spent much time and money analyzing dog barks . They found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions : happiness , sadness , frustration , anger , assertion and desire .
Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dog’s collar . The other part is a handle-held unit for the owner . When the dogs barks , the unit displays translated phrases .
Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual. “Who would pay US$ 120 to read a dog’s mind?” they ask .
But those who have purchased Bow-Lingual praise the device . Pet owner Keiko Egawa , of Japan , says it helps her empathize with her dog , Harry . “Before we go to the park , he always says he wants to play,” says Egawa , “and after a walk , he always says he is hungry.”
Bow –Lingual is not yet available in Chinese . So you’d better keep studying Studio Classroom , or soon your dog may know more English than you do !
1.This passage is mainly talking about .
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A．Bow-Lingual’s inventors |
B．dog barks and their different emotions |
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C．talking dogs |
D．a little help for dog owners |
2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage ?
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A．Dog owners now can understand their dogs better . |
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B．Bow-Lingual is a new device that enables dogs to talk in English , Korean or Japanese . |
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C．More and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know more English than their dogs . |
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D．People who have used the Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs . |
3.What does “scoffed at” mean in the 3rd paragraph ?
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A．shouted at |
B．questioned at |
C．laughed at |
D．doubted about |
4.How do you understand the sentence “Bow-Lingual is not yet available in Chinese” in the last paragraph ?
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A．Bow-Lingual has not yet appeared in Chinese market . |
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B．Bow-Lingual can not yet recognized Chinese dogs’ barks . |
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C．Chinese dog owners do not know yet how to use Bow-Lingual . |
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D．Dog barks can not yet be translated into Chinese phrases with Bow-Lingual . |
5.The writer of this passage is most likely to be .
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A．a dog owner |
B．a reporter |
C．an advertiser |
D．an expert on dog barks |
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Soon after Dave left college, one of his uncles, who was rich and had no 21 of his own, died and left Dave a lot of money, so he decided to 22 (动词) his own real estate agency(房地产公司).
He found a nice office, 23 (buy) some new furniture and moved in. He had only been there for a few hours when he heard someone coming 24 the door of his office.
“It’s my first customer!” he thought. He quickly picked up 25 (冠词) telephone and pretended to be very busy 26 an important call from someone in New York 27 wanted to buy a big and expensive house in the country.
The man knocked at the door 28 this was going on, came in and waited 29 (polite) for the agent to finish his conversation. Then he said to him, “I’m from the telephone company, and I 30 (send) here to connect your telephone.”
Several years ago, well-known writer and editor Norman Cousins became very ill. His body ached and he felt constantly tired. It was difficult for him to even __11__ around. His doctor told him that he would lose the ability to move and eventually die from the disease. He was told he had only a 1 in 500 chance of survival.
__12__ the diagnosis(诊断), Cousins was determined to overcome the disease and survive. He had always been interested in medicine and had read a book, which discussed the idea of how body chemistry and health can be damaged by emotional stress and negative _13__. The book made Cousins think about the possible __14__ of positive attitudes and emotions. He thought, “Is it possible that love, hope, faith, laughter, confidence, and the __15__ to 1ive have positive treatment value?”
He decided to concentrate on positive emotions as a way to treat some of the symptoms of his disease. In addition to his traditional medical treatment, he tried to put himself in situations that would __16__ positive emotions. “Laugh therapy” became part of his treatment. He _17__ time each day for watching comedy films, reading humorous books, and doing other activities that would draw out __18_ emotions. Within eight days of starting his ‘‘laugh therapy” program his pain began to __19__ and he was able to sleep more easily. He was able to return to work in a few months’ time and __20__ reached complete recovery after a few years.
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Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ____ ?
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B．were they speaking |
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D．have they been speaking |
Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.
-Oh! I thought they _______ without me.
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B．are going |
C．have gone |
D．had gone |
