Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.
He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.
Walter’s learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.
Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I’m a happy man.”
小题1:The underlined phrase “came into play” means | A．played a joke on him | B．needed to be used | | C．gave him much help | D．began to be studied |
小题2:The secret of Walter’s success is .| A．building a bridge to the country | | B．keeping on learning without any stops | | C．getting new cooking ideas from his family | | D．bringing the Italian cooking culture into America |
小题3: From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is .| A．happy to make a lot of money | | B．exciting to have more and more customers | | C．important to make the customers pleased | | D．impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day |
小题4: We can learn from the passage that .| A．the lifetime education is important | | B．creative spirit always comes first | | C．exploring the food business is difficult | | D．new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant |
小题5:The best title of this passage may be “ ”| A．Culture is Important for Cooks | | B．A Cook and His Customers | | C．The Story of Three Restaurants | | D．A Winner is Made, not Born |
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小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D |
小题1:Walter能够开第一家餐厅，主要是由于由于他好的人生教育，学校对他的知识教育，父亲给予他的帮助，故划线部分的短语为给予某人的帮助较符合文意，故本题选C。
小题2:从第三段第一句可知Walter所取得的成功，是由于他学习研究从来就没有放弃，故本空选B。
小题3:本文最后两句的意思为成功对他来说不是挣多少前，而是一天下来能够使15到20个顾客开心，他就开心了，他的意思是使顾客满意对他来说是重要的，故本题选C。
小题4:从本文第二段第一行可知成功是人生教育的结果，故我们从短文中可以得到人生教育是重要的这样的理念，故本题选A。
小题5:Walter能够成功跟他的不断努力是分不开的，所以说一个人的成功不是生来就有的，而是通过实际行动去努力的结果，故本题选D。 |
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试题【Walter owns three Italian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Isla】；主要考察你对
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"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. "Don’t worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you’ve had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.
16. What’s the writer’s ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A. Because he was too young.
B. Because he didn’t get college education.
C. Because he’s got a good-looking person.
D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.
18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ".
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
19. What made the writer succeed in the end?
A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help.
C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work.
20. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Mother’s Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult. |
Dear Donna,
Help! I’m a 15—year—old high school student in New York, In eight months, I’m going to take an entrance exam. To prepare, I’m studying six hours a day. I want to do well, but I’m really stressed(焦虑不安的) these days. I can’t sleep. What can I do?
Yours,
Mary
| Dear Mary,
Many students around the world have the same problems as you. Here is some advice to help you deal with the street. Good luck!
1.Make a study plan for yourself, but don’t study too much in one day. You remember more by studying one hour each day for six days, than six hours in one day. Also, don’t study late at night.
2.Have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes every two hours. Go outside and walk. Doing exercise is a great way to reduce stress.
3.Don’t eat for drink a lot of sugar or drink a lot of coffee. Eat food high in vitamin(维生素) B (for example, eggs, milk, green vegetable and rice). These give you energy and help you think more clearly.
4.A student partner can help you practice for the test. When you’re worried about the exam, you can talk to your partner. This can reduce stress, too.
Yours,
Donna
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根据表格内容，选择正确的答案。
小题1:What is Mary’s problem?| A．She is so worried and can’t sleep | B．She can’t pass the exam | | C．She can’t communicate with others | D．She can’t study English well |
小题2:Donna thinks Mary’s problem is _________| A．great | B．common | C．wonderful | D．serious |
小题3:The underlined word “reduce” in the passage probably means __________小题4:Donna thinks that ________ can help Mary think more clearly.| A．eating a lot of sugar | B．studying six hours every day | | C．drinking a lot of coffee | D．eating foods high in vitamin B |
小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to Donna’s letter?| A．The best time to study is from 10p.m to 1 a. m | | B．Walking outside can make you remember more | | C．It’s good to tell a study partner about your feeling. | | D．It’s necessary to have a rest for 15 to 20 minutes an hour |
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Mike didn’t do his English homework. The teacher asked him 31 . “I’m sorry, I 32 .” “But why did you forget?” “It didn’t seem 33 or important,” said Mike. “Are you going to punish (惩罚)me?” asked Mike. “ 34 . The punishment is for me. I didn’t teach you well,” said the teacher.
“Thank you,” said Mike. “You are the best 35 in the world. I can never know as much as you , but you taught me a lot.” “How can I be a good teacher if the students do not know more than me? I will not succeed until that happens,” 36 the teacher.
Mike’s 37 teacher was a strict（严厉的） man.. Every day Mike played the same piece of music,and the teacher said it was not good and he must practise 38 . After two years of hard work, Mike left and felt sad. 39 when he played it in public, everyone said it was perfect, and he found he could play other pieces of music easily.
What do you think of these two 40 ?
| 小题2: | | A．forgot | B．forgets | C．forget | D．was forgetting |
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| 小题3: | | A．interest | B．to interest | C．interested | D．interesting |
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| 小题5: | | A．student | B．doctor | C．scientist | D．teacher |
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| 小题6: | | A．asked | B．said | C．cried | D．laughed |
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| 小题7: | | A．Maths | B．music | C．Chinese | D．PE |
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| 小题8: | | A．more | B．a little | C．many | D．a lot of |
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| 小题10: | | A．students | B．doctors | C．teachers | D．artistst |
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Happiness is for everyone. In fact, happiness is always around you if you care about it. When you are in 1 at school, your classmates will help you; when you study hard at your 2 , your parents are always taking good 3 of you; when you get success(成功), your friends will say congratulations 4 you; when you do something 5 , people around you will help you correct it; and when you do something good to 6 , you will feel happy, too. All these things are 7 . If you pay attention to them, you can see happiness is always 8 you. Happiness is not the same as money. When you are poor, you can say you are very happy, because people can’t buy happiness 9 money. When you meet problems, you can also say loudly you are very happy, because you have many friends to help you. So you can’t always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you agree with me, you can be a happy and 10 person.
| 小题1: | | A．pupils | B．trouble | C．room | D．office |
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| 小题2: | | A．newspapers | B．cards | C．lessons | D．books |
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| 小题3: | | A．friendship | B．knowledge | C．our | D．care |
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| 小题5: | | A．wrong | B．right | C．badly | D．worse |
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| 小题6: | | A．us | B．them | C．others | D．yourself |
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| 小题7: | | A．teachers | B．happiness | C．friends | D．parents |
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| 小题8: | | A．within | B．between | C．around | D．among |
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| 小题10: | | A．lucky | B．bad | C．able | D．unable |
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Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”
When I was a young boy, I was 1_shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often _2_me.I was sad but could do nothing, Later, _3_happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to _4_it .What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 5_the contest.”Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself.”I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 _6_.With my mother’s great love, I did _7_in the contest. I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place, I heard the cheers _8_the teachers and the students. Those classmates_9_once looked down on（看不起）me ,now all said “Congratulations!”to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell _10_to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.
| 小题2: | | A．made faces at | B．looked after | C．caught up with | D．laughed at |
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| 小题3: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
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| 小题4: | | A．take part in | B．join | C．get | D．make |
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| 小题6: | | A．words | B．topics | C．times | D．sentences |
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| 小题7: | | A．well | B．good | C．bad | D．interested |
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| 小题10: | | A．someone | B．me | C．everything | D．myself |
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