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essential for me to find a job, so finally I spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name
down to be considered by London Transport for a job on the underground. They were looking for
guards, not drivers. This suited me. I couldn"t drive a car but thought that I could probably guard a train,
and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. The writers Keats and Chekhov had been
doctors. T.S. Eliot had worked in a bank and Wallace Stevens for an insurance company. I"d be a
subway guard. I could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis. Obviously I"d be
overqualified but I was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges-those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.
The next day I sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. I must have
done all right because after about half an hour"s wait I was sent into another room for a psychological test. This time there were only about fifty candidates. The interviewer sat at a desk. Candidates were signaled
forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater
or shorter time. Obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. Some of the interviews
were as short as five minutes. Mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.
I can remember the questions now: "Why did you leave your last job?" "Why did you leave your job
before that?" "And the one before that?" I can"t recall my answers, except that they were short at first
and grew progressively shorter. His closing statement, I thought, revealed a lack of sensitivity which
helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. "You"ve
failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position."
Failing to get that job was my low point. Or so I thought, believing that the work was easy. Actually,
such jobs - being a postman is another one I still desire - demand exactly the sort of elementary yet
responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. But I was still far short of full
self-understanding. I was also short of cash.
B. he could no longer afford to live without one
C. he was not interested in any other available job
D. he had received some suitable training
B. he had written many poems
C. he could deal with difficult situations
D. he had worked in a compa
B. he had not done well in the intelligence test
C. he did not like the interviewer at all
D. he had little work experience to talk about
B. How difficult it is to be a poet.
C. How unsuitable he was for the job.
D. How badly he did in the interview.
B. He was unhappy with his job.
C. He was quite inefficient.
D. He was rather unsympathetic.
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shared his bad fortune, but after the fortieth luckless day the boy"s father told his son to go in another
boat. From that time on, Santiago worked alone. The boy loved the old fisherman and always helped
him with money and food. Usually, they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or
about American baseball after supper, while at night, alone in his cottage, Santiago dreamed of lions on
the beaches of Africa, where he had gone years before. He no longer dreamed of his dead wife.
On the eighty-fifth day, Santiago set off to fish before dawn. Two of his baits (饵) were fresh tunas (金
枪鱼) the boy had given him, as well as sardines (沙丁鱼) to cover his hooks. Then he set his lines
which went straight down into deep dark water.
As the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore. A bird showed him where dolphin were chasing
some flying fish. This time Santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight. A small one took the hook on his
line. Pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune.
Toward noon a marlin, a common fish in the sea, started eating the bait which was one hundred
meters down. Gently the old man played the fish, a big one, as he knew from the weight on the line. At
last he struck to settle the hook. The fish did not come out of the surface. Instead, it began to pull the
boat to the northwest. The old man followed it. Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his
skill and knew many tricks. He waited patiently for the fish to be tired .
It was cold after the sunset. When something took one of his remaining baits, he cut the line with his
knife. Once the marlin leaned suddenly, pulling Santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek. By
dawn his left hand was cramped (抽筋的). The fish had headed northward; there was no land in sight.
Hungry, he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly.
That morning the fish jumped. Seeing it, Santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had
ever seen. Then the fish went down and turned toward the east. Santiago drank a little water from the
bottle during the hot afternoon.
Close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had rebaited. He lifted it aboard, careful. After he
had rested, he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he found in its stomach. That
night he slept. He awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped. Feeding line
slowly, he tried to tire the marlin. After the fish slowed its run, he washed his cut hands in sea water and
ate one of the flying fish. At sunrise the marlin began to circle. Faint, he worked to bring the big fish
nearer with each turn. Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon
(鱼叉). The fish was two feet longer than the boat. No fish like it had ever been seen in Havana harbor.
An hour later, he sighted the first shark, a fierce Mako, and it came in fast to chase after the dead
marlin. The old man struck the shark with his harpoon. The Mako rolled and sank, carrying the harpoon
with it and leaving the marlin bloody. He knew the smell would spread. Watching, he saw two sharks
closing in. He struck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water. The other he
killed while it tore at the flesh of the marlin. When the third appeared, he thrust (刺) it with the knife.
The other sharks came at sunset. At first he tried to beat them with the tiller (舵柄) from the boat, but
his hands were bleeding and there were too many in the sea. In the darkness, as he steered toward the
harbor of Havana, he heard them hitting the boat again and again. But the old man thought only of his
steering and his great tiredness. He had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. He knew they
would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin.
All lights were out when he sailed into the little harbor and beached his boat. He could just make out
the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish. Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently
until he could gather his strength to go on. In his cottage he fell on his bed and went to sleep.
B. The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
C. The Old Man And The Sea
D. The Son Of The Sea
B. Because he dreamed about the American lions.
C. Because he saw many flying fish were chased by the dolphins.
D. Because a lot of sharks followed his boat.
B. The boy often shared his stories with Santiago.
C. The boy showed his great concerns to Santiago.
D. The boy was Santiago"s adopted son.
B. He was too tired and hungry to pull the big fish up.
C. His experience told him not to do so before the fish was tired out.
D. He wanted to use the marlin as a bait to catch the sharks.
B. "Although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks."(Para4)
C. "Almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon."(Para7)
D. "Once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on ."(Para 9)
B. people"s reflection when they saw the giant marlin outside.
C. people"s discussion about how they ate the giant marlin.
D. a funeral held by the boy and the local people after his death.
warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away
from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After
putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone.
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in
60-hour a week to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries, saving us from
having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our
story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought
a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his
job. It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never
met before.
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers
are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our
faith in humanity as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with
others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results
can be everlasting.
B. It was their only possession.
C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.
D. The man"s job was bike racing.
B. walk out on foot to greet someone
C. help someone with one"s best
D. enjoy the moment with someone
B. people were busy before Christmas
C. the stranger brought over the bike
D. life was hard for the young family
B. From a newspaper.
C. From TV news.
D. From radio broadcasts.
B. One should take care of their bike.
C. News reports make people famous.
D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.
she told me that if I didn"t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas would find out and wouldn"t give me
any presents.
But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. After all, the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential, or so I
thought.
I had just started working in geriatrics (老年病科). Mr. McMahon was brought in when his baby was
found very swollen. I took a medical history from his daughter who had accompanied him in the
ambulance. She"d been his main carer for years. I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history.
"Has he lost any weight recently?" I asked, "Well, it"s funny you should mention that, but yes. "She said
slowly. There was silence for a few moments." Why? What are you worried about?" she asked, I
hesitated. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth. "Well,
we need to prove it"s not cancer. " I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order.
Half an hour later, a nurse called me: "Mr. McMahon"s daughter broke down-she said you told her
he had cancer. " My heart sank. By the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there,
explaining that we still had to run lots of tests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer.
I stood silently at the end of the bed. My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr.
McMahon, she turned to me. "Why on earth did you do that?" she asked in disbelief. I looked at her and
bit my lip. "She asked me what I was worried about and I told her. " I said, hanging my head. "And give
her more to worry about?" replied my consultant. "You don"t say the word "cancer" until it"s confirmed.
Even if you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people. "
As it turned out, it wasn"t cancer. But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about
their loved one they"re sometimes selective in what they hear-and as a doctor it"s important to be
mindful of this. In being truthful, I"d made the situation worse.
B. was anxious to receive Christmas gifts
C. regarded honesty as the best policy
D. had an unhealthy eating habit
B. he delayed running the necessary tests.
C. he failed to confirm the parent"s disease.
D. he forgot what the consultant had advised.
B. hurt
C. disappointed
D. helpless
B. Jumping to a conclusion is dangerous.
C. Telling the truth may not always be the best solution.
D. Selecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.
Manhattan"s West Side. But Hell"s Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights
attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could
admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking
acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction
worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor.
Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the
cattle calls-and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. "I wasn"t a good actor, but I had
a driving need to do something different with my life," he says.
He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender(酒吧服务员). "My father
said, "Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter." "But Moresco kept working at his
chosen craft.
Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved
back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony of
Hell"s Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother"s killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway
theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was
again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept pitching it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America.
Moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house. He and Haggis
kept pushing. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the
upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary.
Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It
was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three-Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell"s Kitchen.
At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. "If you have something you want to do in
life, don"t think about the problems," he says, "think about other ways to get it done."
a. His work Half-Deserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small Off-Broadway theater
b. Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success.
c. He moved to Hollywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter.
d. He started learn acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something different.
e. His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies.
B. d; e; c; b; a
C. c; d; e; a; b
D. c; e; d; b; a
B. His girlfriend did not allow him to do this.
C. He was afraid of being laughed at.
D. He had no talent for acting.
B. Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs.
C. His brother"s death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets.
D. Moresco grew up in New York"s Hell"s Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway.
B. the script was not well written.
C. they had no money to make the film based on the script.
D. they thought Moresco was not famous.
B. Try It a Different Way
C. A Talented man-Moresco
D. Moresco"s Perseverance
B. shy but hardworking
C. caring and brave
D. aggressive and modest
been there once 1 and did not know the 2 very well. I was on the 3 after I had made some inquiries (询问).
At a shvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short
cut. The short cut was to 4 several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated for a little while and then chose
the main road, for I wanted to be 5 .
Something strange happened after I drove a long 6 and found it was not the correct road that I
wanted to 7 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the 8 that I had made the
9 mistake. "What shall I do?" I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again, it would be very
late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it 10 , I decided to go on. "If 11 people can go along this road, why can"t I?" I 12 myself
The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 13 .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,
14 up and down two low 15 .There was 16 traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees,
wild flowers, and 17 with cows and horses. My fear was 18 with the wind. Listening to the beautiful
country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 19 the scenery which was so quiet and so
natural .Even my used car forgot to give me 20 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my
destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.
( )2. A. town
( )3. A. train
( )4. A. have
( )5. A. safe
( )6. A. moment
( )7. A. come
( )8. A. crossroad
( )9. A. direction
( )10. A. about
( )11. A. another
( )12. A. asked
( )13. A. far
( )14. A. going
( )15. A. lands
( )16. A. heavy
( )17. A. farms
( )18. A. together
( )19. A. looked
( )20. A. happiness
B. country
B. car
B. go
B. dangerous
B. way
B. leave
B. corner
B. road
B. over
B. the other
B. forced
B. safe
B. coming
B. cars
B. little
B. trucks
B. gone
B. liked
B. scenery
C. friends
C. highway
C. ride
C. fast
C. road
C. take
C. station
C. disappointed
C. of
C. other
C. encouraged
C. dangerous
C. driving
C. farms
C. few
C. houses
C. covered
C. enjoyed
C. joys
D. way
D .phone
D. cross
D. slow
D. day
D. drive
D. beginning
D. interesting
D. up
D. others
D. told
D. dirty
D. walking
D. hills
D. light
D. villages
D. coming
D. found
D. problems
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