Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend．Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel．They had dinner at a Chinese restaurant and went to see a film after that．
Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning．During their stay, they went fishing and swimming in the small river on the farm．They played football in the field and enjoyed a big meal around a camp fire（篝火）, singing and dancing till late into the night．
Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning．So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon．They drove right to the airport because Jenny didn’t want to miss her plane back home．Jenny only stayed in New York for two nights but she had a great time with her friends．
小题1:Jenny went to New York________．| A．to do some shopping | | B．to see her friends | | C．to spend her summer holiday | | D．to find a job |
小题2:How did Jenny get to New York?| A．By train． | B．By bus． | C．By plane． | D．On foot． |
小题3:When did Jenny go back home?| A．On Saturday afternoon． | | B．On Sunday morning． | | C．On Saturday evening． | | D．On Sunday afternoon． |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D |
试题分析：
小题1:B 细节题。根据文章第一句Jenny went to visit her friends in New York last weekend．说明B正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据第二句Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel．朋友去机场接他，说明他是坐飞机去的，故C正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据第二句Her friends met her at the airport on Friday afternoon and drove her to the hotel．说明他是周五晚上到的，根据第二段第一句Jenny and her friends set out early on Saturday morning for a farm and stayed there until Sunday morning．说明他们在农场里一直玩到周日的上午。根据第三段第一句Nobody could get up early on Sunday morning．So when they got back to New York City, it was about three o’clock in the afternoon说明他是周日下午回来的。故D正确。
点评：本文非常简单，文章介绍了Jenny在周末去看朋友的经历。只要仔细的阅读全文，都可以直接得出答案，要求考生要细致耐心即可。 |
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-American office workers spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks, according to a statistic survey. Some might argue that not all that time is spent working，but still all those hours in windowless offices with artificial light can have an influence.
A few green additions could have a large effect on worker happiness，according to the survey led by Tina Cade from Texas State University.
“We pretty much found out that if you had windows and plants or even if you just had plants in your office, you were more satisfied with your job,” Cade told LiveScience. “We thought it was important for offices because a lot of times people are looking for ways to keep employees happy and do all these expensive things like building a gym. Maybe for less investment they could put in a few plants in important places.”
The team surveyed 450 office workers in Texas and the Midwest，asking questions about job satisfaction and the work environments. When asked about their overall life quality,82 said they felt “content” or “very happy”. Only 69 percent of those who work with plants but without windows，and 60 percent of those who have windows but no plants, said they felt this way.
The group of people who work without plants or windows were the most dissatisfied，with only 58 percent of them saying that overall they were “content” or “very happy”. While no one who works with plants，windows，or both reported they felt “miserable”, 0.8 percent of those who work in offices without either said they were “miserable”. “I was really surprised that having a plant in your office appeared to be more beneficial than having a window in your office,” Cade said. “Everybody says, ‘I need a window!’ but actually it seemed like a plant could be a suitable alternative.”
小题1:What does the passage mainly tell us?| A．Green plants can increase job satisfaction. | | B．An easier way to increase job satisfaction. | | C．What the best working environment is. | | D．Who are happy with their job environment. |
小题2:Among the 450 people surveyed, ________.| A．69 percent have plants in their offices | | B．60 percent have windows in their walls | | C．0.8 percent of them feel dissatisfied | | D．about 18 percent of them are satisfied |
小题3: According to the survey，the group of people who work without plants or windows ______.| A．didn’t feel content at all | | B．all suffered from work pressure | | C．were the most dissatisfied | | D．worked with low efficiency |
小题4: Which of the following statement is true?| A．The employers want to do little to keep employees happy. | | B．Sometimes it doesn’t need much to increase job happiness. | | C．A gym contributes less to job happiness than green plants. | | D．Employers have tried every means to increase job happiness. |
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The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7:30 pm．Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song．
By 9:45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving．But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11:00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry．
Their experience suggests that the words on the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6:30 - 8:30 pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8:00 pm or 8:30 pm means possible dinner, but 9:30 pm and any time thereafter means no food, eat beforehand, arrive late．
But this is not always the case．If asked to a students’ party at 6:30 pm, it is unaccepted for guests to appear on time. Being the first to arrive — looking eager — is social death. When my mother is asked to a party at 6:30, she likes to be there, if not on time, then no later than seven．My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we’re young, we’re probably closer to student-time than grown-up time．
The accepted custom at present is confusing, sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element of surprise．
小题1:The underlined words “off their heads” probably mean _______．| A．tired | B．crazy | C．happy | D．encouraging |
小题2:Jane and David’s story is used to show that _______．| A．party invitations can be confusing | | B．party-goers usually get hungry at parties | | C．people should ask for food at parties | | D．birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull |
小题3:For some young people, arriving on time for a students’ party will probably be considered _______．| A．very difficult | B．particularly thoughtful | | C．friendly and polite | D．socially unacceptable |
小题4:What is the general idea of the text? | A．It’s safe to arrive late just when food is served． | | B．It’s wise to eat something before going to a party． | | C．It’s important to follow social rules of party-going． | | D．There’s no need to read invitations carefully． |
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As the pace（步速） of life continues to increase , we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is completely necessary for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact , it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand(忍受) depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established（确定的）links with stress. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
小题1:According to the writer, the most important character for a good manager is his ________.| A．not fearing stress | | B．knowing the art of relaxation | | C．high sense of responsibility | | D．having control over performance |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?| A．We can find some ways to avoid stress | | B．Stress is always harmful to people’s health. | | C．It is easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work. | | D．Different people can withstand different amounts of stress |
小题3: In the last sentence of the passage, “do so” refers to .| A．“expose ourselves to stress” | | B．“find ways to deal with stress” | | C．“remove stress from our lives” | | D．“establish links between diseases and stress” |
小题4: According to the author, the right attitude toward stress is .| A．to avoid it | | B．to try to deal with it | | C．to regard it as a vital motivation | | D．to find some relaxation |
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When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 21 she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 22 ，so she got a job 23 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish 24 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn"t 25 much English．
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 26 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握)it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 27 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 28 ．
One day，one of her 29 students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework. He had 30 early, but had slept 31 .
“What does this have to do with your 32 ?” Pat asked．
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”
“In English?” Pat was very 33 ，since he was such a bad student．She was 34 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 35 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well，36 me about your dream．”
“All the people in my dream 37 English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English．”
“Great. That"s 38 ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”
“I"m sorry，Miss Jones．That"s 39 I slept so badly．1 didn"t 40 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”
| 小题1: | | A．although | B．while | C．if | D．since |
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| 小题2: | | A．first | B．at first | C．1ast | D．at last |
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| 小题7: | | A．thought | B．realized | C．hoped | D．wanted |
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| 小题8: | | A．English | B．Spanish | C．Russian | D．German |
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| 小题9: | | A．bright | B．excellent | C．best | D．worst |
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| 小题10: | | A．got up | B．gone to bed | C．in bed | D．woken up |
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| 小题11: | | A．well | B．soundly | C．badly | D．heavily |
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| 小题12: | | A．English | B．1anguage | C．dream | D．homework |
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| 小题13: | | A．surprised | B．worried | C．pleased | D．excited |
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| 小题14: | | A．yet | B．seldom | C．also | D．hardly |
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| 小题15: | | A．study | B．class | C．work | D．dream |
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| 小题16: | | A．answer | B．write | C．tell | D．ask |
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| 小题17: | | A．read | B．liked | C．spoke | D．learned |
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| 小题18: | | A．wonderful | B．terrible | C．funny | D．strange |
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| 小题19: | | A．how | B．why | C．when | D．because |
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| 小题20: | | A．hear | B．understand | C．like | D．remember |
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The meaning of the word “volunteer ” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services（服务）.” there are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.
Tracy, a good friend of mine, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.
“I worked for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. To be honest, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”
小题1: According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.| A．is willing to help those in need without pay | | B．can afford to travel to different places | | C．has a strong wish to be successful | | D．has made a lot of money in life |
小题2:Tracy started her work as a volunteer ______.| A．after she met mother Teresa | | B．after she finished high school | | C．when she was touring Calcutta | | D．when she was working in a hospital |
小题3: Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?| A．she liked to work with mother Teresa. | | B．she had already had some experience. | | C．she was asked by mother Teresa. | | D．she wanted to follow mother Teresa’s example. |
小题4:What is Tracy’s “new idea” (paragraph 2) of being a volunteer?
A. going abroad to help the sick.
B. working in mother Teresa’s home.
C. doing simple things to help the poor.
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