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My father had a small business, employing(雇用)fifteen people at any given time. We sold all kinds of milk products. I had worked for my father since I was young,      did all seven kids in my family.
One day, we had a new employee, Debbie, who wanted to work in the store for the summer. She had     done this type of work before, but planned to give it her all.
On her first day, Debbie made just about every mistake in the    . She charged the wrong prices for items, she gave the wrong bag of food to the wrong customer, and she    and broke a half gallon of milk. The torture(折磨)of watching her fighting her way was too much for me. I went into my father’s office and said, “Please go out there and put her out of her misery(苦恼).” I      him to walk right into the store and let her go away from our store.
Since my father’s office was situated within view of the sales counter, he had surely      what I was talking about. He sat,     , for a moment. Then he got up from his desk and walked over to Debbie, who was standing behind the counter.
“Debbie,” he said, as he put his hand      on her shoulder. “I have been watching you all day, and I saw how you     Mrs. Forbush.”
Debbie’s face turned red and tears began to     in her eyes as she tried hard to remember Mrs. Forbush from the many women she had given the wrong change to or drop off her milk onto the floor.
My father continued, “I’ve never seen Mrs. Forbush be so      to any one of my employees before. You really knew how to deal with her. I am sure that she is going to want you to    her every time she comes in. Keep up the good work.”
In return for being a wise and kind employer, my father got a trusty and hardworking employee for fifteen years … and a friend for life.
小题1:
A.unlessB.neitherC.asD.nor
小题2:
A.already B.yetC.neverD.ever
小题3:
A.visionB.bookC.spiritD.position
小题4:
A.droppedB.lost C.touchedD.missed
小题5:
A.encouragedB.forcedC.expected D.influenced
小题6:
A.followedB.seenC.guessedD.heard
小题7:
A.careful B.upsetC.angryD.thoughtful
小题8:
A.gentlyB.seriouslyC.lightlyD.directly
小题9:
A.acceptedB.agreedC.treatedD.considered
小题10:
A.runB.well C.appearD.rise
小题11:
A.funnyB.hopeless C.rudeD.polite
小题12:
A.wait onB.look afterC.stand forD.depend on

答案

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:D
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:A
解析

试题分析:短文大意:这篇短文主要讲述了我的父亲在面对一位工作做得不太好的雇员,不是给予批评和解雇,而是努力挖掘这个人的优点,来鼓励他把工作做得更好,从而不但得到了一批忠心的雇员,还得到了一批终生的朋友。
小题1:考查语境理解及连词。Unless除非,如果不;neither两者都不,既不……也不;as随着,由于,和……一样的;nor 也不,也没有。结合语境可知此处指的是,就像我家的所有七个孩子一样。故选C。
小题2:考查语境理解及副词。already   已经;yet然而,还;never   从来不;ever曾经,永远。结合语境可知此处指的是,他以前从来没有做过这种工作。故选C。
小题3:考查语境理解及名词。Vision视力,美景;book书籍,帐薄,名册;spirit精神;position位置。结合语境可知此处指的是,他几乎犯了所有的错误。故选B。
小题4:考查语境理解及动词。Dropped落下,空投;lost 丢失,迷路;touched接触,触摸;missed想念,错过。联系后半句描述,可知他把一加仑牛奶掉在地上,摔坏了一半。故选A。
小题5:考查语境理解及动词。Encouraged鼓舞,激励;forced促使,推动,强迫;expected盼望,希望;influenced影响。结合语境可知此处指的是,我希望我的父亲走进商店,让黛比离开我们的商店。故选C。
小题6:考查语境理解及动词。Followed跟随,追随;seen看见;guessed猜测;heard听见。联系前一句描述,可知此处指的是,父亲肯定听见我说的话了。故选D。
小题7:考查语境理解及形容词。Careful仔细的,细心的;upset心烦的,混乱的;angry愤怒的;thoughtful深思的,体贴的。结合语境可知此处指的是,父亲若有所思的做了一会儿。故选D。
小题8:考查语境理解及副词。Gently轻轻地,温柔地;seriously严肃地,认真地;lightly轻轻的,容易的;directly直接地。结合语境可知此处指的是,父亲轻轻地把手放在他的肩上。故选A。
小题9:考查语境理解及动词。Accepted接受;agreed同意;treated对待;considered考虑。结合语境可知此处指的是,我看见了你如何对待布希夫人。故选C。
小题10:考查语境理解及动词。Run奔跑;well涌出;appear   出现,登场;rise升起。结合语境可知此处指的是,他的眼泪开始涌出。故选B。
小题11:考查语境理解及形容词。Funny有趣的;hopeless绝望的;rude粗鲁的;polite礼貌的。结合语境可知此处指的是,我以前从来没有见过布希夫人如此礼貌地对待我的任何一位雇员。故选D。
小题12:考查语境理解及动词短语。wait on服侍,焦急地等待;look after照顾;stand for代表,象征;depend on依靠,依赖。结合语境可知此处指的是,我相信她打算每次都让你来服侍她。故选A。
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试题【My father had a small business, employing(雇用)fifteen people at any given time. W】;主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She got a serious disease and had to use a walker most of the time. People didn’t speak to __ __ very often. Maybe it was because she looked __ __ and people didn’t know how to come near to her. Tina usually _____ the ice with people she met with a big “Hi”.
In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作业) to __ __ a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my __ __ wouldn’t do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student __ __ to correctly recite the poem. Finally, annoyed (生气) and half kidding(开玩笑), I said that the next student who couldn’t recite the poem had to do three push-ups. To my __ __, Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. When she recited, she made a mistake. __ ___I could say a word, she threw her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just kidding!” But she __ __, continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.
When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that? It’s not an important assignment!”
“Because I want to be like yours! To be __ __ ” Tina said.
Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we’re not normal! We are teenagers! We get in __ __all the time.”
“I know.” Tina said as a big smile spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.
Tina got only a few __ __ that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade.
小题1:
A.her B.me C.us D.them
小题2:
A.strong B.different C.short D.young
小题3:
A.gave B.ate C.broke D.brought
小题4:
A.read B.copy C.find D.recite
小题5:
A.friends B.students C.teachers D.parents
小题6:
A.started B.planned C.continued D.failed
小题7:
A.surprise B.joy C.excitement D.satisfaction
小题8:
A.Because B.After C.Before D.If
小题9:
A.woke up B.gave up C.stood up D.made up
小题10:
A.happy B.normal C.social D.true
小题11:
A.attentionB.thought C.touch D.trouble
小题12:
A.points B.chances C.mistakes D.exercises

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Kindergartens may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E.” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route 22. The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too. “It is surprising for him to get off the highway and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said.
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil. “Dancy’s spelling skills helped him seize(抓住)the moment,” he said. “And that’s the real value of education.”
小题1:When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ______.
A.on the wayhomeB.in the kindergarten
C.in a shopping centerD.at a bus station
小题2:Dancy called ______for help when his father couldn’t speak.
A.911B.his motherC.ShineD.the reporter
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Dancy drove his father home.
B.The reporter was really a hero.
C.Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital.
D.Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills.

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Did you watch the 2012 London Olympic Games? If you did, you must know a person who changed men"s swimming history of China and set a new world record for us. Yes, that"s Sun Yang who gave us lots of surprise by winning two Olympic gold medals in swimming.
Sun Yang became the first Chinese male swimmer to earn a gold medal as he won the 400m freestyle with an Olympic record in London on July 28th, 2012.It is the first gold medal that a Chinese swimmer has ever won in the Olympic history. All of the Chinese are proud of him. He is the hero of the whole China.
Sun Yang was born on December 1st, 1991 in Zhejiang. He is 198cm tall and 89kg in weight. Sun Yang"s hobbies are singing and reading. Sun Yang loved sports when he was very young. He kept training hard every day and that is why he has made such great achievements.
Now nearly every Chinese knows him. When he goes anywhere, he must be followed by his fans, which makes his life less convenient and difficult, but he is very rich. So do you want to be a person like him?
小题1:Where were the Olympic Games held in 2012?
A.London.B.Beijing.C.Athens.D.Sydney.
小题2:How many gold medals did Sun Yang win?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
小题3:What does Sun Yang probably do in his free time?
A.Swimming and running.B.Singing and reading.
C.Playing chess and skating.D.Playing football and basketball.

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Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima was born on 22 September 1976 in a poor suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Like most of his childhood friends, Ronaldo began his soccer career playing barefoot in the streets of his neighborhood. At the age of 14, he joined S Cristovo soccer club and only two years later became the star of Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte scoring a total of 58 goals in 60 matches and earning himself a reputation for his explosive pace and outstanding finishing skills. His goal-scoring record and unusual agility led him to be included in the Brazilian World Cup winning team the following year. After the World Cup, many top European football clubs were trying to sign him. Many people, including Brazilian football legend Pelé, referred to him as the most promising footballer of his generation.
Since his transfer to Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, Ronaldo’s biography is one of success after success. Two Copa América s, a UEFA Cup, a Dutch Cup, a Spanish League Cup, and two awards as best player in the world, all in the space of two years, are some of Ronaldo’s impressive achievements. On arrival to Inter-Milan in 1997, Ronaldo became the idol of the local fans who refer to him as “il Fenomeno.”
Since the 98 World Cup he has suffered two serious knee injuries that have severely limited his appearances. Just when people began to wonder whether Ronaldo would be able to continue with his football career, he proved to the world that he still could play. In the World Cup held in Korea and Japan, the magical striker won the Golden Shoe award and tied Pelé"s Brazilian record for career World Cup goals with 12. He helped Brazil capture its fifth World Cup championship on June 30 with a 2-0 win over Germany. It was the third time that Ronaldo has ever played in the World Cup.
小题1:We can infer from the passage that Ronaldo _________.
A.comes from a rich family
B.began to play soccer at the age of 15
C.won a total of 58 goals when he was 20 years old
D.became a star of Cruzeriro Belo Horizonte in 1992
小题2:Why did so many top European football clubs try to sign Ronaldo? 
A.Because he had played in the World Cup.
B.Because he often played in very important matches.
C.Because he was the most promising footballer of his generation.
D.Because he could play hard though he suffered two serious knee injuries.
小题3:From the passage we can infer that Ronaldo took part in ________big international soccer matches in all.
A.eightB.elevenC.twelveD.five

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A Lesson from the Elder
Grandfather was an elder Cherokee Native American who had a wrinkled, nut brown face and kind dark eyes. His grandson often came in the evening to sit on his knee and asked the many questions that children would ask.
One day the grandson came to his grandfather with a look of anger on his face and the following story. “Father and I went to the store today and because I helped him, he bought me a present---a jack-knife. I went outside to wait for father and to admire my new knife in the sunlight. Some town boys came by and saw me. They surrounded me and started saying bad things. They called me dirty and stupid and said that I should not have such a fine knife. The largest of these boys pushed me back and I fell over one of the other boys. I dropped my knife and one of them picked it up and they all ran away laughing. I hate them. I hate them all."
The elder Cherokee, with eyes that had seen too much, lifted his grandson"s face so his eyes looked into the boy"s face. Grandfather said, "Let me tell you a story. I, too, at times, have felt a great hate for those who have taken so much with no sorrow for what they do. But hate wears you down and does not hurt your enemy. It is like drinking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times. It is as if two wolves are inside me.... It is a terrible fight.
One wolf is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him and does not take offense when no offense was intended. It will only fight when it is right to do so and in the right way. This wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, modesty, kindness, friendship, sympathy, generosity, truth, and faith.
The other wolf is full of anger. The least thing will set off his fiercest temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so much. It is helpless anger, for his anger will change nothing. This wolf represents fear, envy, greed, self-pity, guilt, lies, false pride and superiority.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me for both of them try to control my spirit. This same fight is going on inside you and inside every other person too.”
The boy looked into his grandfather"s eyes and asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied.... "The one you feed."
小题1:The boy was angry because __________.
A. he was not satisfied with his present
his back was badly injured in a fight
he had waited for his father for too long
his jack-knife had been taken away by some boys
小题2:How does the good wolf do things in the story?
A.He never fights against others.
B.He tries to get on well with others.
C.It is hard for him to live with other wolves.
D.Sometimes he had a terrible fight because some one hit him.
小题3:We can learn from the third paragraph that _________.
A. “hate” is healthy
B.“hate” hurts oneself
C. “hate” is complicated
D. “hate” harms one’s enemies
小题4:What did Grandfather mean by saying "The one you feed" in the last paragraph?
A.We should feed the two wolves equally.
B.Living in harmony with others is important.
C.Our feelings should be expressed at the right time.
D.The choices we make determine who we will become.

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