题目
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Dr. Karl Menninger
I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance company. I told him 1 that the main
reason why I was 2 with them was my 3 to keep my family in Boston. My wife of 26 years old had recently died of a heart attack. A(n) 4 in Boston would also help me reduce some of the pain of the loss. Bruce, the
interviewer, was politely sympathetic, and didn"t probe (调查) any 5 .He acknowledged my loss and, with
great respect, moved on to another 6 .
After the next 7 of interview, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take
a 8 with him. He told me that he, 9 , had lost his wife. And he had also been married 20 years and had
three children. In his sharing, I realized that he had 10 the same pain as I had, a pain that was almost 11 to
explain to someone who had not lost a loved 12. He offered his business card and home phone number
and 13 that, if I needed help or just wanted someone to 14 , I should feel 15 to give him a call, no matter
16 I got the job or not. He wanted me to know that he was there if I 17 needed any help.
From that one act of kindness, when he had no 18 whether we would ever see each other again, he
helped me 19 one of life"s greatest losses. He turned the normal 20 business interview process into an act
of caring and support for another person in a time of need.
| ( )1. A. friendly ( )2. A. interviewing ( )3. A. right ( )4. A. wife ( )5. A. farther ( )6. A. puzzle ( )7. A. speaking ( )8. A. rest ( )9. A. either ( )10. A. received ( )11. A. possible ( )12. A. one ( )13. A. suggested ( )14. A. listen to ( )15. A. sure ( )16. A. when ( )17. A. ever ( )18. A. idea ( )19. A. work out ( )20. A. long | B. patiently B. speaking B. need B. period B. other B. thing B. round B. break B. too B. gave B. impossible B. girl B. offered B. refer to B. glad B. how B. once B. news B. deal with B. short | C. carefully C. employing C. worry C. job C. further C. subject C. moment C. walk C. still C. wanted C. unimaginable C. wife C. spoke C. talk to C. convenient C. why C. never C. promise C. figure out C. warm | D. honestly D. knowing D. agreement D. experience D. ahead D. object D. term D. chance D. once D. experienced D. unthinkable D. lady D. said D. explain to D. free D. whether D. still D. answer D. put out D. cold |
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| A woman whose sports car was stolen with her dog in it put up notices all over the area that made it clear getting back her pet was more important than her car. "Whoever did this can keep my car. Please let Benjerman come home," the notice said. It is not known whether the thief showed any pity, but almost 30 hours after the 1 pm theft Friday, Kimberly Atkins of Dover and Benjerman,a 12-year-old black retriever,were reunited after police located them in Barrington. "He"s hungry, he"s dirty, but he"s very happy to be home,"Atkins said. The car was found at about 5 pm Saturday off Route 125 in a swampy area frequented by off-the-road cars and dirt bikes. However, the police couldn"t control Benjerman,and they had to call Atkins to come and get him. Atkins said the thief cared for Benjerman a little by providing him with some dry cat food.She believed Benjerman ended up drinking some muddy water in the area.She said they have been together for nearly 11 years after she took him back from a society shelter in Dallas, Texas. Before Benjelman was found,Atkins and several friends put up notices all over the city and in Somersworth.They also contacted animal shelters,throughout southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts The notice stated there was a reward,and also that the dog needed medication. Any caller could remain anonymous(匿名的). Atkins had parked the car outside a hardware store with the keys inside and gone in to rent a carpet cleaner. ?It was l0 minutes and I came out and my car was gone along with Benjerman in broad daylight," Atkins said. The car thief threw Atkins" wallet and other personal items out of the car before escaping from the scene. | |||
| 1.What would be the best title for the passage? | |||
| A. A car with a dog was stolen B. Lucky dog was returned to his owner C. Stealing cars:a most important social problem D. Woman wants dog back more than stolen car | |||
| 2.Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened? a. Notices were put up saying there was a reward. b. Atkins saw Benjerman again. c. Police found Atkins"car. d. Atkins took Benjerman back from a society shelter. e. Atkins hired a carpet cleaner in a hardware store. | |||
| A. d,e,a, b,c B. d,e,a,c,b C. e,a,d,b,c D. e,a,c,d,b | |||
| 3. We can infer from the passage ____. | |||
| A. the dog was treated extremely badly by the thief B. car stolen accidents happen frequently nowadays C. the dog was found because of the reward D. the thief stole the car easily | |||
| 5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. Benjerman was sent back immediately after Atkins put up the notices. B. Atkins and her friends made a great effort to look for Benierman. C. The thief gave the dog back but kept the sports car. D. The dog was back at 1 pm on a Friday. | |||
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| A farmer and his son were taking their ass(驴) to a market. They wanted to sell it. They passed a group of girls, 1 laughed at how foolish the farmer was to have an ass and 2 (walk), so the farmer put his son 3 the ass. Further down the road, they passed some old people who scolded the farmer for allowing his young son to ride 4 said that he should be riding himself . Further along the road, they passed some travelers who said that if he wanted to sell the ass the two of them should carry him 5 the ass would be exhausted and worthless. So the farmer and his son bound the ass"s legs to a pole and carried him. When they approached the town, people there laughed at the sight of them. The noise was so loud 6 the ass was frightened to 7 (die). He kicked out and 23 (fall) off a bridge into the river and drowned. The 9 (embarrass) farmer and son went home with nothing, except the lesson that you will achieve nothing by trying to please 10 . | |||
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| It was the summer of 1965. DeLuca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future. "I"m going to college, but I need a way to pay for it," DeLuca recalls saying. "Buck said, "You should open a sandwich shop."" That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing some research, Buck wrote a check for $1000. DeLuca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when they couldn"t cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1000. But business didn"t go smoothly as they expected. DeLuca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly, but we didn"t know how badly, because we didn"t have any financial controls." All he and Buck knew was that their sales were lower than their costs. DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They"d meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, "We are so successful, we are opening a second store." And they did-in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot of learning by trial and error. But the partners" learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest  strength. Every Friday, DeLuca would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. "It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasn"  t necessary, but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, andthe personal relationships established really helped out," DeLuca says. And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have to keep working toward your goal," DeLuca adds. DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain. | |||
| 1. DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to ____. | |||
| A. support his family B. pay for his college education C. help his partner expand business D. do some research | |||
| 2. Which of the following is true of Buck? | |||
| A. He put money into the sandwich business. B. He was a professor of business administration. C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport. D. He rented a storefront for DeLuca. | |||
| 3. What can we learn about their first shop? | |||
| A. It stood at an unfavorable place. B. It lowered the prices to promote sales. C. It made no profits due to poor management D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwiches | |||
| 4. They decided to open a second store because they ___. | |||
| A. had enough money to do it. B. had succeeded in their business C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers D. wanted to make people believe that they were successful | |||
| 5. What contribute most to their success according to the author? | |||
| A. Learning by trial and error. B. Making friends with suppliers. C. Finding a good partner. D. Opening chain stores. | |||
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| A newly-wedded couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by six natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami (海啸). Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately stranded (搁浅) in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe"s worst snowstorms. Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most violent cyclones in the nation"s history. From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement (水泥) floor of a shopping centre with 2,500 others. "Trees were being knocked over and big branches were put down across the streets," Mr. Svanstrom told Sweden"s Expressen newspaper. "We escaped by the skin of our teeth." Mr. Svanstrom said they then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped burning bush fires. The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude (震级) 6.3 earthquake attacked the city on February 22. Mrs. Svanstrom said, "When we got there the whole town was a war zone. We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan." But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan"s largest earthquake since records began. "The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings," Mr. Svanstrom said. "It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth." The family returned to Stockholm on March 29 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China. But Mr. Svanstrom -who also survived the devastating (毁灭性的) Boxing Day tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004 -said the marriage was still going strong. He added, "I know marriages have to experience some difficulties, but I think we have been through most of them. We"ve certainly experienced more than our fair share of disasters, but the most important thing is that we"re together and happy." | |||
| 1.The best title for this passage is _________. | |||
| A. Meeting Disasters During Honeymoon B. Six Natural Disasters C. Newly-wed Couple Met Australian Floods D. Japanese Tsunami | |||
| 2. Why were Stefan and Erika Svanstrom stopped in Munich? | |||
| A. Christchurch earthquake stopped them. B. Because of Europe"s worst snowstorm. C. The plane was damaged. D. The Svanstroms didn"t experience any disaster in China. | |||
| 4. The Svanstroms thought that Christchurch of New Zealand was ________. | |||
| A. disordered B. interesting C. beautiful D. shaking | |||
| 5. In Svanstrom"s opinion, a marriage _______. | |||
| A. has to go peacefully and happily for all time B. has to experience many disasters at the beginning C. must always allow the couple be together and happy D. should experience difficulties to make it steady | |||
| 完形填空。 | |||
| Having lived in the house for so long, we found our kitchen looked old. We decided it was time to 1 the kitchen, and my husband and I were discussing 2 colors. The children, sitting nearby, suddenly all spoke together: "Not the measuring stick." "No," I 3 them. "Not the measuring stick." The measuring stick isn"t a (an) 4 stick but the kitchen side of the door between our kitchen and dining room. Along the edge we"ve 5 each child"s growth by making a mark showing his or her 6 on every birthday. Over the years so many colored pens, pencils and markers have been used, that now, this white door is somewhat like an abstract painting. Names and dates show different 7 , and I can tell by the script (手迹) who measured whom. An eight-year-old measured her three-year-old sister, a grandchild measured her grandmother, and my husband measured me. At the parties, when this door 8 back and forth frequently, friends stop to 9 the names and dates. When we ask if they would like to be always remembered, they usually smile 10 and go back right up into place, 11 to be measured. Many of those listed on the door are still 12 ; some have stopped. Some remain with us only in 13 . When my mother came to see my eldest daughter graduate from university, we measured her too. It was her last visit to our home. We haven"t 14 the new kitchen color plan yet, but one thing is certain: whatever color we choose, the back of the ki | |||