Last year, I met a little boy to whom my heart went out. He would talk to me every single day, and always seemed to have a smile on his face. His problem was that he stuttered (口吃) extremely badly when he tried to talk. It was really hard to understand what he was saying, although he loved to tell big tales!
One morning, I was talking to the teachers who ran the school store. The boy stopped by and said hello to all of us. Afterwards they told me that the boy would stop every day to ask if they would be there the next day. But of course, he never had money to buy anything.
I decided that I would get him a little something just as a surprise. So I picked out a pencil, a rubber, and a small notebook for just $1.00. I cannot describe the look on his face when I gave him the three little things. Then, without a stutter, he loudly said, "Thank you so much!" and just kept repeating, "Thank you! Thank you!" He gave me a big hug before going off to class.
I was touched to see someone appreciate something that much. As he walked off, he was showing his new stuff to other kids walking to class. I have to say that I have never spent a dollar that would mean so much to me.
1.Why did the boy never buy anything from the store?
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A．Because he couldn’t make himself understood. |
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B．Because the teachers were unwilling to sell him anything. |
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C．Because he couldn’t afford anything. |
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D．Because he could never decide what to buy. |
2.What do we learn from the third paragraph?
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A．Actually the boy had no stutter at all. |
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B．The boy was too excited to stutter at the moment. |
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C．What the author had bought helped the boy speak normally. |
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D．The author wanted to find out whether the boy really had a stutter. |
3.Which would be the best title for the passage?
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A．A Stuttering Boy |
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B．Kindness Can Do Wonders |
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C．One Dollar Can Buy Anything |
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D．The Best Dollar I Have Spent |
4.What is the boy’s attitude to his life?
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A．active |
B．passive |
C．disappointed |
D．fearful |
Once upon a
time, a Japanese man wanted to rebuild his house. First he had to tear the
walls open .Japanese houses 36 have hollow(空的)spaces between the wooden walls.
As he was 37 them down, he found a lizard(蜥蜴) 38 there because a nail(钉子)from the outside had been hammered into one of its feet. Seeing
this, he felt 39 for it, and at the same time was curious
about it.
He knew very well that the 40 had been hammered 10 years before
when the house was first 41 . What had happened
since? The lizard had 42 for 10 years! To be stuck in a
dark wall for 10 years without 43 —it hardly seems possible,
and is hard to 44 . Then he wondered how the
lizard could have lived for 10 years without moving a single step —since its 45 was
nailed! So he stopped work and began to 46 the
lizard. He wanted to know what it had been doing, and what and 47 it
had been eating.
A short time later another lizard 48 with food in
its mouth. He was shocked, and at the same time deeply 49 .
Another lizard had been feeding the stuck one 50 the past
ten years.
"What love 51 in this tiny creature! What can love do? It
can do 52 ! Just think, one lizard has been 53 another
untiringly for 10 long years, without 54 hope that its
partner would be saved,"the man marvelled.
If a small creature like a lizard can 55 like
this, just imagine how we could if we tried
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He didn’t make clear when and where the meeting will be held.
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B．that |
C．it |
D．these |
I can’t
quite remember ________ you started playing golf.
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B．when was it that |
C．that it was when |
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----Did you go to the cinema last night?
----No, We , but our car broke down on the way.
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B．shouldn’t have gone |
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D．Needn’t have gone |
Reporters collect information and write news stories. These stories appear in newspapers and magazines. Some reporters appear on television and radio. To get information, reporters should look at documents, observe the scene and interview people.
To get the latest news, radio and television reporters often reporter “live” from the scene.
Some reporters work long hours. They might work strange schedules. At morning newspapers, reporters might work from late afternoon until midnight. At evening or afternoon papers, they may work from early morning until afternoon. Radio and television reporters work during the day or in the evening. Magazine reporters generally work during the day. Reporters may have to change their work hours to follow a story.
If someone wants to be a reporter, a bachelor’s degree(学士学位) in journalism(新闻工作) is preferred. Some employers like graduates with other majors(专业). Working at school newspapers or broadcasting stations is good experience. Internship(实习生身份) with news organizations also help when looking for a job as a reporter.
Reporters must write clearly and effectively. They need word processing(文字处理)，computer graphics(图片), and desktop publishing skills. Speaking a second language is necessary for some jobs.
1.The underlined word “scene”in the first paragraph probably means _______.
A. spot B.office C. stage D. company
2.If one wants to be a reporter, he must _______.
A. be doctor B. have enough experience
C. study in a newspaper company before D. be good at writing
3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Magazine reporters usually work during the day.
B. Only the person majoring in journalism can be a reporter.
C. We can get the latest news from the live report.
D. Sometimes reporters have to change work hours in order to follow a story.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. Who is a reporter? B. How does a reporter report?
C. What is a reporter? D. When does a reporter work?
