John and Booby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted（提升）Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee（雇员）. John could not take it any more, so he sent his resignation(辞职信) and complained that the boss did not value（重视）hard working workers but only promoted those who said good words of him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “Thank you for telling me, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much per kg, John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kg.
The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said only one person sold watermelons. $1.2 for a kg, $10 for 10kg and his watermelons added up to 340. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the south two days ago and they were fresh, red and good quality.
John was surprised and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to go away but to learn from Bobby.
The story tells us that a more successful person is more concerned and thinks more. Chances are there in the daily details. For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?
1.John wanted to stop his job in his company because_________.
A．Bobby was promoted but he was not
B．he didn’t want to say good words of his boss
C．he thought the boss didn’t take his hard work seriously
D．he didn’t want to be an ordinary employee
2.The boss asked John to find out where watermelons were sold in order to _________.
A．persuade him to stay in the company
B．prove he was a hardworking worker
C．buy some watermelons for the company
D．prove his abilities at work for himself
3.From what Bobby did, we can see that he was promoted only because _________.
A．he was a more concerned businessman
B．he knew how to do business
C．he was more experienced at work
D．he knew details about the watermelon market
4.We can conclude from the story that _________.
A．one should stop his job if the boss doesn’t think much of his work
B．it’s necessary to know the market when you buy a watermelon
C．detail plays a very important part in one’s success
D．one should get along well with his boss if he wants to be promoted
5.What can be the best title of the passage?
A．More Concerned, More Successful B．How to Buy Watermelons
C．Who Is More Successful D．Proud John
The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
1.The old man’s sons joined the army because_________.
A．they were all strong B．they loved their country
C．they wanted to be full D．they had to do so
2.The old man was sad because _________.
A．his three sons had to join the army
B．his three sons lost their lives during the war
C．he lived in the small town alone
D．he had neither food nor clothes
3.From the passage we can infer that _________.
A．the old policeman would send the old man into prison
B．the old policeman hated Hitler, too
C．the old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs
D．the old man found a friend at the police station
4.In the old policeman’s opinion, _________.
A．Hitler was more foolish than pigs
B．the old man insulted（侮辱）their hometown
C．the old man had to say sorry to him
D．the old man had to fight with Hitler
5.What would probably be the best title for this passage?
A．An Old Man and His Three Sons B．Hitler is a Foolish Pig
C．It’s Hitler’s Hometown D．It’s Pigs’ Hometown
A farmer had some puppies to sell. He painted a sign advertising them on the edge of his yard.
One day, a little boy came to buy one of the puppies. With a whistle（口哨）, the farmer called, “Here, Dolly!” Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy stood against the fence（栅栏）. His eyes danced with happiness.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared, something wrong with its legs, doing its best to catch up.
“I want that one,” the little boy said.
The farmer knelt（跪下）down at the boy's side and said, “Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that, the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so, he showed a steel brace（固定器）running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see, sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
1.How did the farmer advertise his puppies?
A．Advertise them in the newspaper. B．Put up a sign in his yard.
C．Show them to his neighbors. D．Send pictures to a magazine.
2.The underlined words “four little balls of fur” refer to “_________”.
A．four toy balls B．four balls made of fur
C．four lovely dogs D．four puppies with no fur
3.Why did the boy choose the last dog?
A．Because they have something in common.
B．Because he didn't have enough money.
C．Because it was the most lovely one.
D．Because the farmer wouldn't sell other dogs.
4.According to the story, we know that the boy _________.
A．didn't like dogs at all B．needed a dog to help him
C．could run as fast as others D．had an artificial leg
5.Which of the following words best describes the boy?
A．clever B．lovely C．warm–hearted D．strange
根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词的适当形式填空。
1._________ (hear) their teacher's voice, the pupils stopped talking at once.
2.He _________ (bring) up in North Yorkshire by his grandmother .
3.It may be _________ (believe), but it's the truth.
4.She was so tired that she didn't even have the _________ (strong) to stand up.
5.She had her hair cut last night, now it is _________ (thin) and shorter.
6.Thousands of patients have benefited _________ the new medicine.
7.I find _________ strange that she doesn’t want to go.
8.Great changes _________ (take) place in China over the past few years.
9.Those _________ keep working hard will soon be successful.
10.We tried to save the building, _________ it was a hopeless task.
11.Please call me on your _________ (arrive) at the hotel.
12.She did not know _________ had happened.
13.With time _________ (go) by, my memory seemed to get worse.
14.I have borrowed _________ useful book from the library to prepare for my coming exam.
15.People began looking across to see_________ the noise was coming from.
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a 11 in the country. On the way back home，my car stopped. It was out of 12 on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk until I found someone who could 13 me a gallon（加仑） or two of petrol. I had 14 almost a mile before I finally found a big house near the road. I was 15 to see it because it was starting to get dark. I 16 at the door and a little old lady with long white hair answered. She said, “I have been 17 for you a long time. Come in. Tea is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some petrol.” I answered. I couldn’t 18 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Petrol? You used to 19 tea.”
I quickly 20 that I needed some petrol, but she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Alfred and talking about how long it had been since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was 21 to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could. 22 , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy several gallons of petrol. When I told the man about my 23 . He said,“Oh, that is Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s 24 but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their 25 he left home and never came back because of the war.”
1. A．walk B．holiday C．drive D．picnic
2. A．work B．petrol C．order D．sight
3. A．buy B．borrow C．sell D．send
4. A．rested B．stopped C．stepped D．walked
5. A．amazed B．pleased C．surprised D．tired
6. A．beat B．stood C．knocked D．struck
7. A．waiting B．searching C．longing D．looking
8. A．order B．hear C．imagine D．remember
9. A．like B．have C．drink D．make
10. A．explained B．realized C．noticed D．discovered
11. A．excited B．anxious C．worried D．amazed
12. A．Fortunately B．Lately C．Immediately D．Personally
13. A．expression B．idea C．schedule D．experience
14. A．kind B．funny C．strange D．angry
15. A．marriage B．journey C．plan D．wedding
We don’t plan to cry, but it just happens. In fact when we feel sad or angry, a good cry is almost impossible to resist. But if you didn’t know what crying was, you’d have to wonder why some strong feelings started water streaming from people’s eyes and why they seemed to feel better afterwards.
Now a US researcher had found there may be more in crying than we think. William H. Frey II, author of “Crying: The Mystery of Tears,” believes it may really be one of the body’s clever self-repair mechanisms. Crying may be a way of getting rid of the by-products of stress, he says.
He has found that tears contain some chemicals which can cause stress. One of these is the hormone prolactin (激素), which is set free when one is feeling stressed. Since women have more of this than men, that might explain why they usually cry more, he suggests.
Unsurprisingly, Dr Frey’s study seemed to prove that most people feel better after a good cry. And sex has nothing to do with it ––– the result was true for women and men. So, next time you feel like bursting into tears, go ahead. If Dr Frey is right, you’ll be doing yourself a favour.
1.The best title of this passage would be ________.
A．Why Do We Cry B．Crying and Tears.
C．Dr Frey and Crying. D．Tears and Chemicals
2.According to the author, we feel like crying because________.
A．crying is one of our habits
B．we can’t control it
C．crying is one of the body’s self-repair mechanisms
D．we can get the by-products of stress by crying
3.According to the passage, men seem less likely to cry than women because_______.
A．their bodies contain less hormone prolactin
B．their tears contain more chemicals
C．they are not so full of feelings as women
D．the chemicals in their tears can’t cause stress
4.The author advised us________.
A．to plan to cry very often
B．not to cry any more
C．to go outdoors without hesitation
D．to cry as we want to
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Good cries can make most people feel better
B．Only women can feel better after crying.
C．It is easy to understand that people feel better after a good cry.
D．Crying is sometimes impossible to resist.
