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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
I work at a company where there are lots of employees. I can’t say I know them all_________ ，but I know most of them. I think that almost _________ of them know me. It’s all based on one _________ principle: I believe every single person _________ to be acknowledged(点头或微笑致意), however small or simple the greeting.
When I was about 10 years old, I was _________ down the street with my mother. She _________to speak to Mr. Lee, while I was aiming at the “ O” in the STOP _________ with a stone. I knew I could see Mr. Lee any time _________ the neighborhood, so I
didn’t pay any _________ to him. After we passed Mr. Lee, my mother, stopped me and said something that has _________ with me from that day until now. She said, “You let that be the _________ time you ever walk by somebody and not open up your mouth to_________ , because even a dog can wag(摇) its _________ when it passes you on the street.” That phrase _________ simple, but it’s been a guidepost(路标)for me. And it feels _________ that when I speak to someone, they speak back.
I’ve become vice president _________ that hasn’t changed the way I approach people. I still follow my mother’s _________ ．I speak to everyone I see, no matter where I am. I’ve learned that speaking to people _________a pathway into their world and it lets them come into mine, too.
The day you speak to someone who has their head _________ and when they lift it up and _________ ，you realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say, “Hello.”
1.A. in advance B. by name C. in particular D. on purpose
2.A. both B. none C. all D. neither
3.A. cool B. complex C. simple D. similar
4.A. deserves B. decides C. demands D. dislikes
5.A. driving B. jumping C. walking D. skating
6.A. refused B. stopped C. managed D. intended
7.A. button B. line C. spot D. sign
8.A. beyond B. beside C. from D. around
9.A. visit B. bill C. attention D. tax
10.A. agreed B. stuck C. competed D. compared
11.A. first B. last C. second D. next
12.A. laugh B. speak C. whisper D. reply
13.A. leg B. body C. head D. tail
14.A. looks B. sounds C. appears D. proves
15.A. good B. well C. awkward D. strange
16.A. but B. while C. so D. since
17.A. nose B. advice C. feeling D. bent
18.A. decorates B. blocks C. creates D. explores
19.A. turned around B. held down C. operated on D. knocked in
20.A. stare B. scold C. shout D. smile
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Be Successful in School
Learn the income payoff. Examine the relationship between education levels and income earned during one’s working life. 1. The higher one’s level of education, the more income they will be likely to earn and the better life will probably be.
2. Short-term goals cover a period of less than one year. Do you want to get into a good college? Do you want to graduate in the top 10 percent of your class? It’s important to have short-term goals that are stepping stones to your long-term goals.
Develop a strategy(策略) and plan. A strategy might be to study with a group of friends on a regular time. An action plan will include several individual tasks with timing and any cost that might be required. If you are a student, start now to understand how to make goals, strategies and action plans that work. 3.
4. One of the most important things to be successful in school is to develop good study habits. Good study habits are formed by studying on a regular basis for the amount of time required to learn something. Once good study habits are well formed you will find that learning and success in school become easier.
Seek out other winners. 5. They don’t have to be the smartest, but they should be on their way to being the best they can be. Make friends with such people so that you can support each other to be successful in school.
A. Develop good study habits.
B. Winners are those who make the best of their potential through great effort.
C. Establish short-term education goals.
D. Education is the best choice a person can make.
E. Work hard to develop strong character.
F. Then this skill can help you to be successful in school and later in life.
G. Keep in mind your long-term goals.
Towards evening, Jennifer was walking on the beach with a gentle breeze（微风）blowing through her hair. Looking up at the golden red sun ball, she was surprised by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading（褪色）into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere（空气）relaxed her. This was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.” She wondered how her parents would react when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself to bungalow (平房)163, where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted（荒芜）. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters, she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. She wished she had her favorite coat on. It might keep her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought dissipated(消散) when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen and saw a note written by her father, “Dear Ellen, there’s some coffee ready; I went looking.” But where was Ellen? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in and saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up, but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up, something was different. She wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas(睡衣).
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice. “Are you feeling better now, dear? You know you got us very, very scared.”
1.The author mentions the views of the beach in Para.1 in order to __________.
A. tell us the time of the story
B. show Jennifer’s eased mind
C. show Jennifer’s loneliness
D. indicate the beauty of nature
2.Jennifer decided to go home because __________.
A. it was getting cold
B. she began to miss her parents
C. she realized her parents were worried
D. she knew nobody would take care of the garden
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Jennifer went home to fetch her favorite coat.
B. Jennifer’s father was so worried that he couldn’t take care of the outside garden.
C. Jennifer understood why the outside garden was left uncared for.
D. Jennifer’s father used to be too strict with her.
4.Which of the following shows the change of Jennifer’s feeling?
A. Relaxed→Lonely→Tired→Upset.
B. Angry→Relaxed→Fearful→Comfortable.
C. Fearful→Relaxed→Cheerful→Lonely.
D. Relaxed→Anxious→Shocked→Comfortable.
I travel a lot, and I find out different “styles” of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”
Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks（地标）in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”
In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
1.When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________.
A. describe the place carefully
B. refer to recognizable buildings and places
C. show him a map of the place
D. tell him the names of the streets
2.Which is the place where people measure distance in time?
A. New York. B. Kansas.
C. Los Angeles. D. Iowa.
3.People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________.
A. in order to save time
B. as a test
C. for fun
D. so as to be polite
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.
B. People have similar understandings of politeness.
C. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.
D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.
With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.
Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter — the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.
1.What can be inferred about the author as a child?
A. He never watched TV.
B. He read what he had to.
C. He found reading unbelievable.
D. He considered reading part of his life.
2.The underlined word “voice” in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.
A. an idea B. a sound quality
C. a way of writing D. a world to write about
3. What effect does reading have on the author?
A. It helps him to realize his dream.
B. It opens up a wider world for him.
C. It makes his college life more interesting.
D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A. Why do I read? B. How do I read?
C. What do I read? D. When do I read?
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ordered hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our food came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got caught on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped from my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, fell on a man who was just about to take a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly shocked , as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I closed my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of anger. Instead, he said “It's OK” to comfort me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure what to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look calm. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and approached our table. My heart almost stopped beating. I thought he was going to ask for my father' s number and call him. To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “Buy yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked away without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, but he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still kindness in this world. I'll never forget his actions.
1.What happened to the author in the restaurant?
A. She fell down to the ground.
B. She celebrated passing the exams.
C. Her purse strap got broken suddenly.
D. Her tray slipped and made a man's shirt dirty.
2.What do we know about the man?
A. He was very rich.
B. He was kind and forgiving.
C. He made the situation worse.
D. He enjoyed his food in the restaurant.
3.How did the author feel about the whole incident?
A. Angry. B. Calm.
C. Moved. D. Regretful.
