To whom it may concern,
This letter describes the worst travel experience I have ever had．The problems we had were the result of poor management and thoughtless employees．Your airline should be ashamed of treating its customers so poorly．
On January 5, we arrived in Denver from Houston and checked in for our next flight．It wasn’t long before the agent announced that our flight would be delayed because of a mechanical problem． The equipment was in Aspen, and they expected it to be repaired soon．
Soon shortly turned to much later, and during the delay, weather temporarily closed the Aspen airport．The weather cleared in Aspen and the plane took off very late for Denver．While it was in the air, the agent announced that the plane would be used for the next flight and that our flight was being cancelled．
This cancellation struck me as being unfair．There was a mad scramble （争先恐后） as the 50 or so passengers scheduled for our flight fought for seats on later flights．When the dust settled, we were wait-listed on the 9’-00 flight the next morning．We had to spend the night in the airport．
Coming home was no better．Because of a mechanical problem, it looked like we would miss our connection in Denver．The agent assured us they would hold the Newark flight for us．Needless to say, the flight to Houston taxied out as we pulled into the gate．Arrangements were made for us to take the next flight, so we sat in the airport for 5 hours．When we finally arrived in Houston, our skis were missing．As of this writing, the skis have not been found．
Nothing you can do will make us feel better about our flights．If you are a responsible business, however, you will do what you can to see that passengers in the future are treated better．
With great displeasure,
Phyllis Dooley
小题1:When Phyllis wrote her letter, she felt ______．| A．tired | B．fooled | C．annoyed | D．ashamed |
小题2:What was Phyllis’ destination when she left home on January 5? | A．Denver． | B．Houston． | C．Aspen． | D．Not mentioned |
小题3:What happened to Phyllis on her day coming home?| A．She took a taxi to Houston airport． | | B．Her flight to Houston was cancelled． | | C．Her flight was delayed for five hours． | | D．She missed her connection in Denver． |
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小题1:C
小题1:D
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小题1:细节题：从第一段的句子：The problems we had were the result of poor management and thoughtless employees．和最后一句话：With great displeasure,可知选C。
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：On January 5, we arrived in Denver from Houston and checked in for our next flight．可知是从Houston 到达Denver 但是目的地没有说明，选D
小题1:细节题：从第五段的句子：Because of a mechanical problem, it looked like we would miss our connection in Denver．可知是和Denver失去了联系。选D |
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It is football time again．Currently, the qualifying rounds are being played to decide which countries will send teams to the next World Cup．Some Soccer is becoming more and more popular on a worldwide scale and these qualifying legs are causing much excitement．
The game is popular at club level as well．Many fans go every week to support their teams, whether the event is a home or away one, hoping to get a result．They all hope an attacking game, with a lot of goals being scored．Obviously, they do not want to see a boring, defensive match where the players are aimlessly passing the ball to each other．
Sadly, not all the action always takes place on the ground．All too frequently, there is action in the stands, too．Football supporters, most of whom declare their loyalty , by wearing their team colors, in the form of shirts, are not known for their quiet behavior．They are often very noisy, shouting noisy encouragement to their team and singing deafening songs．
There is much rivalry between supporters．Mostly, this is good-natured, but trouble can easily arise．Fans get angry if they feel that a referee has made a wrong decision, perhaps giving one of their team a red or yellow card unfairly, or perhaps failing to notice a foul committed by a member of the other team．
When trouble breaks out in a football crowd, it can be difficult to control．Stadium officials often seat the opposing fans in separate parts of the ground as a precaution against fighting． However, preventing trouble is more difficult outside the ground．In the worst cases, riot （暴乱）police have to be called in．
Unfortunately, there are some fans who enjoy this violent aspect of football．These football hooligans （流氓） really enjoy a running battle with the police, and call up other people to throw stones and bottles at them．They regard football not only as a sport, but as an excuse for trouble makings．Inevitably, their behavior spoils the reputation of the game．
小题1:The qualifying rounds are played to ______．| A．make the game more exciting | B．attract soccer fans at club level | | C．raise funds for the organization | D．select the teams for the next rounds |
小题2:What do football fans hope to see?| A．A home game． | B．A defensive game． | | C．An exciting game． | D．An evenly matched game． |
小题3:Riot police are called in ______．| A．to stop lighting occurring outside the ground | | B．to separate the opposing fans inside the ground | | C．as a precaution against trouble inside the ground | | D．as a precaution against lighting outside the ground |
小题4:It is implied in the last paragraph that ______．| A．football has a poor reputation | | B．football hooligans are crazy about the games | | C．football fans enjoy spoiling games | | D．football can be an excuse for troublemaking |
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Most people who work in London get a break of about an hour for lunch. 36 they mostly live too far from home to go back there 37 lunch, they have to 38 other arrangements for their midday meal.
Many large companies have a canteen (自助食堂) for their employees. In 39 canteens the food served is simple but 40 , and there is some 41 of choice. But the number of dishes 42 usually small. The employees themselves fetch their dishes 43 a counter at which they are 44. There they can find a tray on 45 to carry their knives, forks, spoons, plates, cups, saucers, 46, of course, their food. A meal in a canteen is inexpensive and may 47 of soup, fish and chips or meat and two vegetables, 48 fruit or pudding of some 49 as dessert. Some companies that do not run a canteen 50 their staff with luncheon-vouchers (午餐券), which many restaurants will accept in 51 of money.
As there are so many people 52 work in London, there are numerous cafes and restaurants in every area that is not purely residential. A meal 53 cost anything from a modest sum to quite a few pounds, 54 on the restaurant and the food chosen. 55 , one can generally get a meal, or at least a snack, in a pub. In recent years there has also been a big increase in the number of ‘take-away’ food shops of all kinds.
| 小题1: | | A．Unless | B．As | C．If | D．Although |
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| 小题5: | | A．full | B．limited | C．extra | D．enough |
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| 小题6: | | A．exchange | B．variety | C．change | D．difference |
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| 小题9: | | A．sold | B．served | C．made | D．kept |
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| 小题10: | | A．which | B．it | C．except | D．instead |
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| 小题12: | | A．consist | B．compose | C．compare | D．insist |
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| 小题14: | | A．sort | B．pattern | C．category | D．content |
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| 小题15: | | A．prepare | B．repair | C．afford | D．provide |
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| 小题16: | | A．space | B．case | C．face | D．place |
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| 小题18: | | A．must | B．may | C．should | D．could |
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| 小题19: | | A．taking | B．turning | C．depending | D．bringing |
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| 小题20: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Never | D．More |
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Is it difficult for you to get up in the morning? Do you sometimes oversleep？ Are you often late for work or school? Yes? Then Hiroyuki Sugiyama of Japan has a(an) 16 bed for you. Hiroyuki’s bed will get you up in the morning! Here is how it 17 .
The bed 18 an alarm clock. First, the alarm clock rings. You have a few minutes to wake up. Next, a tape recorder in the bed plays 19 music or other pleasant sounds.The tape recorder in Hiroyuki’s bed plays a recording of his girlfriend. She whispers in a sweet 20 , "Wake up, darling, please." A few minutes later, a second recording 21 . The sound recording can be loud music or 22 sounds. Hiroyuki hears a recording of his boss shouts, "Wake up immediately, 23 you’ll be late!"
If you don’t get up 24 the second recording, you will be sorry! A mechanical
"foot" is in the bed. The mechanical foot kicks you in the head. Then the bed waits a few 25 minutes. What! You’re still in bed! Slowly the 26 of the bed rises higher and higher. The foot of the bed goes lower and lower. 27 the bed is vertical(垂直的). You slide off the bed and onto the floor. You are out of bed and 28 .
Hiroyuki made his bed because he wanted to 29 a contest. He works for Honda Motor Company. Once every two years Honda has a contest for its 200,000 employees---"All-Honda Idea Contest", The employees think of new ideas. If their ideas win, the employees win 30 . Hiroyuki Sugiyama won a lot of money for his bed.
| 小题1: | | A．expensive | B．special | C．valuable | D．comfortable |
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| 小题2: | | A．works | B．runs | C．happens | D．moves |
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| 小题3: | | A．is separated from | B．is made up of | | C．is attached to | D．is made into |
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| 小题4: | | A．loud | B．classical | C．pop | D．soft |
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| 小题5: | | A．sound | B．voice | C．noise | D．way |
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| 小题6: | | A．sends | B．turns | C．plays | D．appears |
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| 小题7: | | A．pleasant | B．interesting | C．unpleasant | D．funny |
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| 小题9: | | A．after | B．until | C．since | D．before |
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| 小题10: | | A．other | B．another | C．more | D．one |
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| 小题12: | | A．However | B．Finally | C．Therefore | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题13: | | A．angry | B．work | C．happy | D．awake |
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| 小题14: | | A．win | B．achieve | C．gain | D．defeat |
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| 小题15: | | A．praises | B．prizes | C．contents | D．medals |
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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are faced with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 11 . On the Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring them presents quickly and the wish to 12 up late so that they will not 13 the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 14 for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
Last Christmas, my wife and I 15 hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 16 the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ask me where that new bike had come from, but fortunately he did not see it.
On Christmas Eve, 17 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 18 when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 19 stockings. Then I pushed in the 20 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 21 to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were 22 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room—they were shouting excitedly! 23 I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 24 the baby arrived. He moved on the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon. We were woken up 25 by them at this time.
| 小题1: | | A．question | B．matter | C．problem | D．business |
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| 小题3: | | A．lose | B．break | C．miss | D．leave |
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| 小题4: | | A．awake | B．wake | C．asleep | D．sleep |
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| 小题5: | | A．hopeful | B．busily | C．gladly | D．successfully |
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| 小题6: | | A．liked | B．feared | C．surprised | D．hated |
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| 小题8: | | A．morning | B．midnight | C．evening | D．daybreak |
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| 小题9: | | A．filling | B．sewing | C．mending | D．preparing |
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| 小题10: | | A．present | B．stocking | C．bike | D．tree |
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| 小题11: | | A．going | B．sure | C．glad | D．excited |
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| 小题12: | | A．troubled | B．frightened | C．woken | D．shocked |
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| 小题13: | | A．Before | B．After | C．Until | D．Since |
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| 小题15: | | A．all | B．nearly | C．happily | D．completely |
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Changsha,
Hunan Province
May 6, 2010
Dear editor,
Under China’s current educational system, there are those who do nothing but study. They of course are thought to be model students.
But I feel that there is another type of student who, perhaps not as diligent (勤奋的) as the first type, uses his time more efficiently and achieves a lot academically.
Last year, a classmate of mine was accepted by a top university. It surprised all of us. It was because, unlike most of us, he didn’t spend too much of his time studying.
When I asked him the secret of his success, he said that the key was properly and scientifically arranging his time.
“ I spent a lot of time keeping fit and as a result, I was able to better concentrate (集中) on my class work.”
The moral of the story is: it isn’t necessary to sit at your desk all day long to get high academic (学术) grades.
Yours,
Zhang Zishu
小题1:What does the letter-writer (a reader) think leads to the fact that many students do nothing but study?| A．The present educational system. | B． People’s old ideas. | | C．The teaching methods. | D．The parents of these students. |
小题2:It seems that this reader thinks .| A．the first type of student is our model | | B．the second type of students is our model | | C．both types of students are worth learning from | | D．neither of the two types of students are good |
小题3: The secret of his classmate’s success was .| A．properly and scientifically arranging his time | | B．spending a lot of time studying | | C．doing nothing but studying | | D．playing all the time |
小题4: The reader wrote the letter in order to .| A．call on us to work even harder | | B．cause people to think about how to study more efficiently | | C．advise people to do research into his classmate’s success | | D．criticize (批评) China’s educational system |
小题5:What would be the best to stand for the letter-writer’s opinion?| A．Secret of success. | | B．China’s educational system needs changing. | | C．Work while you work and play while you play. | | D．Keep fit first. |
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