I am 26. I’m clear that I’m never going to catch up with Mother Teresa. But I want to do something to help people every single day like her.
Everybody thinks we just serve food and soda. The safety training is serious and stressful. Caring for 49 people in a business class in 90 minutes is not easy. I had a roommate who was a waitress; she just left a candle and a table cloth burning, and I used a fire extinguisher (灭火器) to put out the fire. If something goes bad at her job, she calls the police. But if something happens up in the air, it’s up to us.
I’m single and have no kids. I’ve flown every Christmas since 1995. If I fly, someone else can be with their kids. Christmas in an airport can be depressing, but it’s the little things that make a difference.
We’re not robots. It’s hard to put on a smile and just pretend everything is great when it isn’t. I’ve seen co-workers lose a family member the day before a trip and just pull themselves together (take control of their feelings and believe in a calm way). At the end of a 14-hour flight, it’s like, “It was really nice to help you, but I’m ready for you to get off the plane.” Those last 15 minutes can be the longest 15 minutes of your life. You can’t wait to turn off the flight attendant’s voice and get something to eat without anyone saying “Excuse me.”
Sometimes I go all day and never hear a “please” or a “thank you.” When you say thank you, it’s huge. It makes us feel like you actually see us as fellow humans. We’re up there together at a height of 30,000 feet, enjoying the miracle (奇迹) of the modern flight.
1.What’s the author’s attitude towards Mother Teresa?
A. Grateful B. Fearful C. Doubtful D. Admiring
2.How did the author like her roommate’s job?
A. It was the same as hers B. It was more interesting than hers
C. It was easier than hers D. It was more serious than hers
3.Why does the author fly every Christmas?
A. Because she has nowhere to go.
B. Because she’s trying to be a helpful co-worker.
C. Because she owes her co-workers some favors.
D. Because she’d like to earn more money.
4.What does the author imply by saying the underlined sentence “We’re not robots”?
A. Flight attendants are not stronger than robots.
B. Flight attendants also experience emotions.
C. Flight attendants get tired while robots don’t.
D. Flight attendants need to rest now and then.
Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live ---- in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village --- the chances are that you’ll be disturbed by jet planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. we seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they’re working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums (耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help to concentrate.
1.According to this passage, the noise pollution ____________________.
A. has become the worst in the countryside
B. has become better in big cities
C. has spread from cities to villages
D. has been controlled in modern cities
2.Some people have their hearing harmed _____________.
A. while listening to pop music
B. in complete silence
C. when speaking loudly
D. while watching TV
3.Which of the following isn’t included among the things causing noise?
A. trucks B. motorcycles
C. electric engines D. jet planes
4.Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating on something is _______.
A. all kinds of noise B. great changes in the level of noise
C. background noise D. popular music
书面表达
假设你是李华，你的好友王林生病了。现在请你给他写一封信，要点包括：
1．听到好友生病时的心情；
2．劝他放弃熬夜的习惯；
3．建议他身体康复后要保证睡眠，经常锻炼，合理饮食。
注意：1．词数120左右：
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Wang Lin,
I am terribly sorry to hear that you have been ill for a few days and
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短文改错：
文中共有10处语言错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last summer I pay a visit to London. Now I am very glad to share the experience with the class.
English people prefer meat and fried food . As for transportation, it's different with that in China .The drivers in England drive on the left sides of the road, that requires foreigners to learn as soon as they arrive .Besides .whoever exceeds(超过) the limit speed is punished serious.
As is know to us all, different countries have different customs, In Britain ,it's pleasant to be asked about their privacy , such as men's salaries and women's ages. People should stand in line whenever needed . What's more. It’s shame to bargain when shopped.
All in all .it has been a worthwhile trip .I hope my words can be of helpful if you go to Britain in the future.
语法填空：阅读下列材料，在空白填入适当的内容或括号单词的正确形式。
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about __1.___ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, __2.____ some of them looked very anxious and ____3.______ (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next ___4.__ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike ___5.___ (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused ___6.____ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept _____7.___ (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy came up to the door of the bus, I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked, “_8.___ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh dear! It’s __9.____.” She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers ____10.__(sudden) became friendly to one another.
完型填空
Four days ago, I was taking a taxi. On the way, I just had the stop at a store to buy something. A woman me to let her hitchhike (免费搭车).
I and picked this woman up. I thought she was too fat; she about 120kg. But she was very sweet and kind-hearted, so I didn’t .
She was talking to me while going back to her place about how she got everything for her . So I thought to myself she must have a happy family. But nothing special yet.
I got to her apartment she needed help getting all the things she got to her place. I just helped her out and while I was the stuff inside her house, I that her husband walked in from the back of the apartment. So she was talking to him in her voice, “Honey, I got you this; Honey, I got you that.” But what I came to notice was that her husband was . And then I looked close to how they were together and I knew for that moment I was seeing “TRUE ”.
They cared for each other so and what they looked like was not at all.
I was just deeply by the true love between them.
Sometimes I think about going back to the apartment and tell them what I in them and to thank them for sharing their with me, even it is for a few . I like the blind couple care about each other; it is a very happy and romantic thing.
1.A. stranger B. waiter C. passenger D. driver
2.A. reminded B. allowed C. asked D. helped
3.A. nodded B. promised C. hesitated D. explained
4.A. carried B. weighed C. supported D. lifted
5.A. remember B. mind C. worry D. leave
6.A. gladly B. nervously C. slowly D. calmly
7.A. friend B. husband C. daughter D. neighbor
8.A. stayed B. continued C. stopped D. happened
9.A. unless B. if C. because D. although
10.A. moving B. searching C. arranging D. observing
11.A. imaged B. noticed C. believed D. expected
12.A. polite B. tired C. high D. sweet
13.A. painful B. foolish C. blind D. ill
14.A. LOVE B. FRIENDSHIP C. JUDGEMENT D.STORY
15.A. frequently B. deeply C. thankfully D. quietly
16.A. useful B. clear C. secret D. important
17.A. encouraged B. surprised C. touched D. shocked
18.A. hid B. built C. put D. saw
19.A. lives B. troubles C. food D. memory
20.A. days B. hours C. minutes D. seconds
