In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.
After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where the young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.
On the way out of town, he began to understand what that fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass(使困窘) me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”
Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.
小题1:The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to .| A．a wallet | B．his luck | C．the $20 bill | D．his tip |
小题2:On the way out of town, the young man got to know that .| A．it was very honest of the owner to return his money | | B．another man who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money | | C．he could probably find himself a job in the restaurant | | D．the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings. |
小题3:The best title for this text may be .| A．Secret Santa of Kansas City | B．The key to Success | | C．A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant | D．Never Give Up |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:A |
讲述了Secret Santa of Kansas City这个人为什么会这样做，用来是因为年轻时所发生的那件事情。
小题1:推理题。根据上一句came up with a $20 bill，可知这里的this指代那张纸币。
小题2:推理题。根据文章第三段内容可以推断那个男人理解了店主的想法。
小题3:主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段可知，文章讲述了Secret Santa of Kansas City。 |
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试题【In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, tryi】；主要考察你对
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A doctor was once teaching a class of medical students at a famous hospital in Edinburgh. An injured man was 1 in, and the doctor turned to 2 of the students and asked him, “What’s wrong with this man?”
“I don’t know, sir.” the student answered. “ 3 I examine him and 4 out?” “There is no 5 to examine him.” said the doctor.
“You should know without asking questions. He has 6 his right knee(膝盖). Don’t you notice the 7 he walked? He hurt it by 8 it in the fire. You see his leg is burnt away(被烧伤) at the 9 . It is Monday morning now. Yesterday was 10 , but on Saturday the roads were 11 and muddy（泥泞的）. The man’s trousers are muddy 12 . The man fell down on Saturday 13.”
The doctor then turned to the man and said, “You 14 your wages（领工资） on Saturday and went to a 15 house and drank too much. You 16 wet and muddy on the way 17. You tried to dry your clothes 18 the fire when you got home. 19 you had drunk too much, you 20 on the fire and burnt your knee. Is that right?”
“Yes, sir.” said the man.
| 小题1: | | A．brought | B．put | C．called | D．fetched |
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| 小题2: | | A．some | B．any | C．one | D．the one |
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| 小题3: | | A．Will | B．Must | C．Shall | D．Should |
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| 小题5: | | A．time | B．need | C．doctor | D．hurry |
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| 小题6: | | A．examined | B．wounded | C．hit | D．hurt |
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| 小题7: | | A．leg | B．direction | C．distance | D．way |
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| 小题8: | | A．to burn | B．burn | C．burnt | D．burning |
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| 小题10: | | A．rainy | B．raining | C．cold | D．fine |
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| 小题11: | | A．crowded | B．wide | C．wet | D．difficult |
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| 小题12: | | A．all right | B．all over（全身） | C．very much | D．through |
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| 小题13: | | A．instead | B．night | C．very much | D．through |
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| 小题14: | | A．had | B．paid | C．accepted | D．spent |
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| 小题15: | | A．lonely | B．nearby | C．bear | D．public |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．turned | C．got | D．appeared |
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| 小题17: | | A．somewhere | B．there | C．here | D．home |
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| 小题19: | | A．Although | B．Unless | C．Because | D．However |
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| 小题20: | | A．dropped | B．fell | C．rose | D．raise |
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Sometimes, something that is considered to be negative turns out to be an advantage on the job. Though he is only l8 years old and blind, Suleyman Gokyigit is among the top computer technicians and programmers at InteliData Technologies Corp., a large software company with several offices across the United States.
"After our company united with another one last October, two different computer networks were driving us crazy," recalls Douglas Braun, the InteliData president. "We couldn"t even send e-mail to each other.” In three weeks Mr Gokyigit created the software needed to connect the two networks. "None of the company"s 350 other employees could have done the job in three months," says Mr. Braun. " Suleyman can "see" into the heart of the computer.”
Mr. Gokyigfi"s gift, as Mr. Braun calls it, is an unusual ability to form an idea of the inside of a machine. "The computer permits me to reach out into the world and do almost anything I want to do," says Mr. Gokyigit
The young programmer is at home with hardware as well, thanks partly to a highly developed sense of touch. Mitzi Nowakowski, an office manager at InteliData, remembers how he easily disconnected and reconnected their computer systems during a move last year. "Through feel, Suleyman can find the position of connectors, pins and wires much faster than most other people with sight," he says.
Much of the student programmer"s speed comes from his ability not to be interrupted while at the computer. When typing, he listens carefully to the synthesizer （合成器）. His long, thin fingers fly over the keyboard. "Nothing seems to shake his attention," says Mrs. Nowakowski, his boss.
Mr. Gokyigit is the only company employee who is available 24 hours a day. "We consider him our top problem solver." says Mr. Braun.
小题1:According to Mr. Braun, Suleyman ________________.| A．can work wonders on computer | | B．is the best technician in the world | | C．has done a hard job in three months | | D．has united InteliData Technologies Corp. with another computer company |
小题2:The underlined part "is at home with hardware" ( paragraph 4 ） means _________.| A．is good at dealing with computer hardware | | B．is fond of computer hardware | | C．works with computer hardware at home | | D．feels comfortable when working with computer hardware |
小题3:Suleyman was quick while at the computer mostly because of ______.| A．his blindness | B．his attention on the synthesizer | | C．his long, thin fingers | D．his ability not to be interrupted |
小题4:What does the text mainly tell us?| A．Computer technicians are more likely to be gifted. | | B．One"s disadvantages may prove to be advantages. | | C．The disabled can also play an important role in society. | | D．Top computer scientists have unusual abilities to form ideas of computers. |
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Steve Jobs made technology fun．The co-founder of Apple died last Wednesday at the age of fifty-six He had fought for years against cancer．Mourners gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world．
Tim Bajarin, president of a high-tech research and consulting company, said "If you actually look at a tech leader, they"re really happy if they have one hit in their life．Steve Jobs has the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and Pixar．"
Steve Jobs was a college dropout．He was adopted by a machinist and his wife, an accountant．They supported his early interest in electronics．
He and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer—now just called Apple—in nineteen seventy-six．They stayed at the company until nineteen eighty-five．That year, Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left in a dispute（分歧）with the chief executive．
Mr．Jobs then formed his own company, called NeXT Computer．He rejoined Apple in nineteen ninety-seven after it bought NeXT．He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the most valuable companies in the world today．
Steve Wozniak, speaking on CNN, remembered his longtime friend as a "great visionary and leader"" and a "marketing genius（天才）"．
President Obama said in a statement: "By building one of the planet"s most successful companies from his garage, he exemplified the spirit of American ingenuity．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun．"
David Carroll is a professor at Parsons School of Design in New York City．He says Steve Jobs not only revolutionized technology, he also revolutionized American business．
"The fact that he was able to redesign American commerce top to bottom and across is really stunning （令人惊奇的）．He probably will be considered an industrial giant on the scale of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, so one of the great[s] of all time．" David Carroll said．
Steve Jobs stepped down as Apple"s chief executive in August because of his health．He died a day after the company released a new iPhone version that met with limited excitement．Apple"s new chief, Tim Cook, will also have to deal with the new Kindle Fire tablet computer from Amazon．com．It costs less than half as much as an iPad but also does less．
小题1:Why did people all over the world mourn Steve Jobs?| A．He was very courageous in the face of cancer． | | B．He became very rich though dropping out college． | | C．He released a new iPhone version before death． | | D．He revolutionized technology and made it enjoyable． |
小题2:Which of the following can easily prove that Jobs is a "marketing genius"?| A．After Apple, he founded NeXT Computer． | | B．He made Apple very valuable once again in the world． | | C．He developed a series of Apple products． | | D．He was considered the greatest industrial figure of all time． |
小题3:What does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 mean?| A．Jobs was a typical example of American spirit of creation． | | B．Jobs enriched the American spirit of science and freedom． | | C．Jobs eventually realized his American dream． | | D．American people are good at inventing things． |
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the text?| A．Jobs"s parents discouraged him from working on electronics | | B．Jobs stayed in Apple as chief executive for about 24 years． | | C．Jobs started his career in his family garage． | | D．Run unsuccessfully, Apple was sold to NeXT Computer． |
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In Greek mythology（神话）, the gods punished Sisyphus by forcing him to roll a rock up a steep hill for eternity（来世）. But he was probably better off than if they’d forced him to sit and stare into space until the end of time, conclude the authors of a new study on keeping busy. They found that people who have something to do, even something pointless, are happier than people who sit around.
“The general phenomenon I’m interested in is why people are too busy doing what they are doing in modern society,” says Christopher K. Hsee, of the University of Chicago. “People are running around, working hard, the way beyond the basic level.” Sure, there are reasons, like making a living, earning money, and so on. But, Hsee says, “I think there’s something deeper: We have extra energy and we want to avoid idleness.”
In a study 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. Not everyone chose to go to the faraway location. Two-thirds chose the lazy option. Yet those who chose to stay busy by going to the faraway location were found to be happier than those who had stayed put.
But if the chocolate bars offered at the two locations were different, they were more likely to choose the far location—because they could make up a good and acceptable reason for the trip, Hsee and his colleagues say.
Hsee thinks it may be possible to use this principle—people like being busy, and they like being able to show being busy right or reasonable—to benefit society. “If we can find a way for idle people to engage in activity that is at least not harmful, I think it is better than destructive business,” he says. Hsee himself has been known to give a research assistant a useless task when he doesn’t have anything to do, so he isn’t sitting around the office getting bored and depressed.
小题1:The author starts the passage with the Greek mythology story to ________.| A．make it easier to understand the passage | | B．draw readers’ attention to Greek culture | | C．show Greek people enjoyed being busy | | D．bring about the subject of the passage |
小题2:According to Hsee, people are busy in modern society because they want to _________.| A．make others think they are not lazy | | B．keep their energy at the basic level | | C．earn more money to support their family | | D．avoid the state of having nothing to do |
小题3:The underlined phrase “stayed put” in Paragraph 3 probably means __________.| A．remained there | B．kept occupied | C．got around | D．stayed awake |
小题4:How does Hsee’s assistant probably feel while performing a task?| A．Blue. | B．Empty. | C．Contented. | D．Trapped. |
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Cyberspace, the connections between computers in different places, considered as a real place where information, messages and pictures exist, mirrors the real world in many ways. People ask for information, play games, and share hobbies. Others buy and sell products. Still others look for friendship, or even love.
Unlike the real world, however, your knowledge about a person is limited to words on a computer screen. Identity and appearance mean very little in cyberspace. Rather, a person’s thoughts—or at least the thoughts they type—are what really count. So even the shyest person can become a chat room star.
Usually, this “faceless” communication doesn’t create problems. Identity doesn’t really matter when you’re in a chat room discussing politics or hobbies. In fact, this emphasis(强调,重视) on the ideas themselves makes the Internet a great place for exciting conversation. Where else can so many people come together to chat? But some Internet users want more than just someone to chat with. They’re looking for serious love relationships. Is cyberspace a good place to find love? That answer depends on whom you ask. Some of these relationships actually succeed. Others fail miserably.
Supporters of online relationships state that the Internet allows couples to get to know each other intellectually first. Personal appearance doesn’t get in the way. But critics of online relationships argue that no one can truly know another person in cyberspace. Why? Because the Internet gives users a lot of control over how others view them. Internet users can carefully craft their words to fit whatever image they want to give. And they don’t have to worry about what their “nonverbal” (非言语交际的)communication is doing for their image. In a sense, they’re not really themselves.
All of this may be fine if the relationship stays in cyberspace. But not knowing a person is a big problem in a love relationship. With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination “fill in the blanks.” This inevitably(不可避免地) leads to disappointment when couples meet in person. How someone imagines an online friend is often quite more different than the real person. So, before looking for love in cyberspace, remember the advice of Internet pioneer Clifford Stoll: “Life in the real world is far richer than anything you’ll find on a computer screen.”
小题1:According to the passage, chatting in the cyberspace ________. | A．puts emphasis on people’s thoughts | | B．needs people to be rich in knowledge | | C．stresses more about people’s identity | | D．allows people to discuss politics secretly |
小题2:People who are against online love think ________. | A．what is said online is under control of the Internet | | B．it is hard to protect the other’s identity | | C．the faceless communication is exciting | | D．one may not show the real self in cyberspace |
小题3:By saying “With so many unknowns, it’s easy to let one’s imagination ‘fill in the blanks’”, the writer means that ________.| A．the Internet allows people to get more information about their loved ones | | B．the Internet makes it easy for people to imagine how others view them | | C．people usually get to know each other by chance through the Internet | | D．people may be disappointed when they meet in person |
小题4:We can infer from the last paragraph that Clifford________.| A．supports to look for love in the real life | | B．demands to develop the computer system | | C．encourages people to enjoy modern life | | D．believes it hopeless to find love online |
小题5:What’s the attitude of the author?
A. Subjective B.Objective C Positive D.Negative |
