Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.
One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please. I insist.” Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applications waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease (油腻物) on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed look on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.
“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.
小题1:Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?| A．He was out of work | B．He was bored with his job | | C．He wanted a higher position | D．He hoped to find a better boss |
小题2:What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?| A．A friend’s car had a flat tyre | B．a wild man was pushing a car | | C．a terrible accident happened | D．an old man’s car broke down |
小题3:Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?| A．He was also to be interviewed | B．He needed a traveling companion | | C．He always helped people in need | D．He was thankful to Jimmy |
小题4:How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?| A．He was sorry for the other applicants | | B．There was no hope for him to get the job | | C．He regretted helping the old man | | D．The interviewer was very rude |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:B |
试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Jimmy帮助一位老人修车的故事。Jimmy帮助的那位老人正是面试的主考官———公司的总经理。
小题1:A考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的he lost his job a few months ago可知，他找新工作是因为他失去了工作。选A。
小题2:D考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car.可知，老人的车坏了。故选D。
小题3:D考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do.可知，老人送Jimmy是因为他对Jimmy的感激。故选D。
小题4:B考查推理判断。根据文章第三段中的Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?”可以推知，Jimmy丧失信心，他感到面试无望。故选B。 |
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Being able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective on everything we thought we knew and understood． Maybe, going abroad is an opportunity to look again at not only the country and the people who live there but also ourselves．
I had never expected to visit Paris． The French culture didn" t interest me that much, and Paris seemed too big, too touristy, too much． But when I found myself standing next to the Opera National de Paris, completely alone and totally lost, I knew I was in for an interesting ride． I had decided to take a summer history class abroad, and Paris just happened to be where it was set． My teacher eventually found me and other jet-lagged students and walked us down to where we would be staying． Even then, tired, hungry, and feeling displaced, I was unable to keep myself from marveling at the beauty of the city．
The next day in the grocery store, trying to decide if the box I was holding contained butter or cream cheese, I suddenly realized I was a foreigner that didn’t speak the language．The cashier and I had a conversation completely with gestures． For the most part, it didn"t seem to bother the French that I was utterly incompetent in speaking their language． In fact, from my first unclear "bonjour" , many of them would directly switch over to English．
Time Hew by． In the mornings we had class, and in the afternoons we were given a lot of freedom to do what we pleased． We explored everywhere in the city, becoming experts at using the Metro, and walking so much that our legs were sore every night．
Living in Paris was a huge change in my lifestyle． Everything I did was more relaxed． I stopped worrying about the future and instead focused on living in the present． I stopped wearing a watch because time didn’t matter．We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired and explored in between．I no longer mind that Paris is so big; it" s an old, beautiful metropolis full of culture and history．On one of my last days there, standing on top of the Arc du Triumph with a 360 degree view of Paris, I finally admitted something to myself．The city that I had never wanted to visit had turned into the city that I never wanted to leave．
小题1:The writer came to Paris because ______．| A．he wanted to have an interesting ride | | B．he attended a course in summer | | C．he admired its beautiful scenery | | D．he was alone and lost his way |
小题2:On the first day in Paris, the writer felt _____．| A．lonely in the big city | B．bored with his visit | | C．surprised at its beauty | D．interested in its culture |
小题3:The example of the grocery store is used to illustrate _____．| A．the little influence of language barrier | | B．the big difficulty of living abroad | | C．the great importance of gestures | | D．the intelligence of French people |
小题4:By mentioning the uselessness of the watch, the author probably wants to prove ______| A．time in Paris is not worth counting | | B．he enjoys the time in Paris very much | | C．life seems meaningful without time | | D．he has to spend a long time to visit the big city |
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Suddenly a man 40 out of the woods, an Indian who had been hunting in the area. Seeing the engineer"s 41 , he caught a fish in a nearby 42 and fed the sick man the 43 of the fish and some flesh from its head. 44 within a few hours the engineer"s pain was 45 . A day later he could 46 again, and the next day he had 47 recovered.
When he returned home, the engineer told the 48 to Dr Price. 49 years later did it become a(n) 50 fact that this was just an everyday lifeguard doing its work. For what the engineer did, by eating fish eyes, was to 51 vitamin (维生素).
Vitamin A"s biggest job is to keep the eyes 52 . Without Vitamin A, people and animals get night blindness and other eye problems. Without Vitamin A, people can even be totally blind. Vitamin A helps to keep the skin in good 53 . A also helps 54 bones and teeth and has something to do with proper 55 of blood cells.
| 小题1: | | A．hopeless | B．useless | C．careless | D．timeless |
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| 小题2: | | A．lost | B．losing | C．hunting | D．working |
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| 小题3: | | A．disaster | B．illness | C．pain | D．heat |
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| 小题5: | | A．reached | B．appeared | C．hid | D．watched |
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| 小题6: | | A．starvation | B．trouble | C．reality | D．situation |
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| 小题7: | | A．pond | B．stream | C．place | D．sea |
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| 小题9: | | A．Possibly | B．Immediately | C．Fortunately | D．Surprisingly |
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| 小题10: | | A．gone | B．shown | C．settled | D．disappeared |
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| 小题12: | | A．completely | B．naturally | C．partly | D．physically |
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| 小题13: | | A．news | B．result | C．secret | D．story |
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| 小题14: | | A．Unless | B．After | C．Not until | D．When |
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| 小题15: | | A．recognized | B．accepted | C．solved | D．explained |
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| 小题17: | | A．working | B．rolling | C．moving | D．going |
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| 小题18: | | A．place | B．order | C．shape | D．sense |
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| 小题20: | | A．type | B．growth | C．choice | D．size |
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He held the blazing(点燃) matches to a piece of wood. After a while, he became aware that he could smell his hands burning. Then he began to feel the pain. He opened his hands, and the blazing matches fell on to the snow. The flame went out in a puff of gray smoke.
The man looked up. The dog was still watching him. The man got an idea. He would kill the dog and bury his hands inside its warm body. When the feeling came back to his fingers, he could build another fire. He called to the dog. The dog heard danger in the man"s voice. It backed away.
The man called again. This time the dog came closer. The man reached for his knife. But he had forgotten that he could not bend his fingers. He could not kill the dog, because he could not hold his knife.
The fear of death came over the man. He jumped up and began to run. The running began to make him feel better. Maybe running would make his feet warm. If he ran far enough, he would reach his friends at Henderson Creek. They would take care of him.
It felt strange to run and not feel his feet when they hit the ground. He fell several times. He decided to rest a while. As he lay in the snow, he noticed that he was not shaking. He could not feel his nose or fingers or feet. Yet, he was feeling quite warm and comfortable. He realized he was going to die. Well, he decided, he might as well take it like a man. There were worse ways to die. The man closed his eyes and floated into the most comfortable sleep he had ever known.
The dog sat facing him, waiting. Finally, the dog moved closer to the man and caught the smell of death. The animal threw back its head. It let out a long, soft cry to the cold stars in the black sky.
And then it tuned and ran toward Henderson Creek... where it knew there was food and a fire.
小题1:Put the following statements in the correct order.
① The thought to kill the dog occurred to the man.
② The man failed to build a fire.
③ The dog headed for Henderson Creek.
④ The man’s life came to an end.
⑤ The man tried to warm by running on his frozen feet.| A．②①⑤④③ | B．①②⑤③④ | | C．①②③④⑤ | D．②①⑤③④ |
小题2:Why did the dog back away from the man?| A．It never trusted human. | B．It smelt food somewhere. | | C．It sensed murderous atmosphere. | D．It caught sight of the knife.. |
小题3:What does the underlined word “it” mean in the 5th paragraph?| A．The dog. | B．The weather. | | C．The death. | D．The cry. |
小题4:It can be concluded from the passage that________.| A．Man can conquer nature. | B．the man tried hard to survive | | C．the dog obeyed human beings . | D．the man met death without dignity. |
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When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable.
Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes 36 to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know 37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know 38 you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when 39 with adults, and furthermore it also 40 handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was 41 the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差错) of my 42 . The lady I spoke to was not 43 and seemed annoyed. 44 , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire 45 changed. She became far more helpful and 46 to deal with, and she 47 cutting my bill in half.
Some of my students in Harlem were to be 48 for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were 49 the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “ 51 you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been 52 . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main 53 he made over and over was how 54 my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．frequently | B．eagerly | C．constantly | D．naturally |
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| 小题2: | | A．you | B．it | C．themselves | D．why |
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| 小题3: | | A．the way | B．the wish | C．the method | D．the reason |
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| 小题4: | | A．disagreeing | B．debating | C．dealing | D．discussing |
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| 小题5: | | A．comes in | B．gets on | C．goes out | D．brings in |
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| 小题7: | | A．record | B．phone call | C．message | D．bill |
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| 小题8: | | A．useful | B．hopeful | C．optimistic | D．helpful |
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| 小题9: | | A．Instead | B．Then | C．Moreover | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题10: | | A．method | B．thinking | C．attitude | D．feeling |
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| 小题11: | | A．interesting | B．easy | C．close | D．different |
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| 小题12: | | A．took up | B．came up | C．picked up | D．ended up |
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| 小题13: | | A．introduced | B．demanded | C．intended | D．interviewed |
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| 小题14: | | A．among | B．above | C．over | D．with |
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| 小题15: | | A．popular | B．familiar | C．like | D．successful |
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| 小题16: | | A．Make sure | B．By no means | C．Make a promise | D．Be cautious |
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| 小题17: | | A．received | B．allowed | C．appreciated | D．accepted |
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| 小题18: | | A．contribution | B．comment | C．impression | D．reason |
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| 小题19: | | A．considerate | B．confident | C．polite | D．clever |
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| 小题20: | | A．results | B．responsibility | C．relief | D．reforms |
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项Ａ.Ｂ.Ｃ.Ｄ四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A wise man was visiting the Ganges, a river which flows through northern India, to take a bath. He found a group of family members on the 26 , shouting angrily at each other. He___27 his disciples(弟子), smiled and asked, “Why do people shout in 28 at each other ?” The disciples 29 for a while and one of them said, “ Because we 30__ our calm, we shout.” “But, why should you shout 31 the other person is just next to you ? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a(n) 32 manner,” asked the wise man. Some disciples gave some other answers, but none 33 the other disciples. Finally the wise man explained, “When two people are angry at each other, there is a distance between their ___34 . To cover that distance they must shout to be able to 35 each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to __36 that great distance. What 37__ when two people fall in love ? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, because their hearts are very 38 . The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small.”
The wise man 39 , “When they love each other even more, they do not __40 , but only whisper and they get even closer to each other. Finally they 41 need not whisper. They only look at each other and that’s 42 . That’s how close people are when they love each other.”
He looked at his disciples and said, “So, when you 43 , do not let your hearts get distant. Do not say words that distance each other more. 44 there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to 45 . You may end up becoming enemies, for instance.”
| 小题1: | | A．roof | B．platform | C．bank | D．street |
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| 小题2: | | A．referred to | B．attended to | C．shouted to | D．turned to |
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| 小题3: | | A．anger | B．excitement | C．disappointment | D．surprise |
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| 小题4: | | A．thought | B．relaxed | C．listened | D．waited |
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| 小题5: | | A．control | B．disturb | C．lose | D．enjoy |
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| 小题6: | | A．as long as | B．in case | C．when | D．unless |
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| 小题7: | | A．soft | B．impressive | C．weak | D．responsible |
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| 小题8: | | A．encouraged | B．satisfied | C．entertained | D．bothered |
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| 小题9: | | A．directions | B．bodies | C．goals | D．hearts |
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| 小题10: | | A．hurt | B．attack | C．understand | D．hear |
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| 小题11: | | A．keep | B．measure | C．cover | D．shorten |
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| 小题12: | | A．matters | B．happens | C．works | D．succeeds |
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| 小题13: | | A．close | B．huge | C．special | D．open |
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| 小题14: | | A．doubted | B．continued | C．replied | D．promised |
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| 小题16: | | A．sometimes | B．still | C．even | D．ever |
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| 小题17: | | A．nothing | B．all | C．one | D．something |
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| 小题18: | | A．argue | B．apologize | C．criticize | D．explain |
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| 小题19: | | A．Worse still | B．Therefore | C．Or else | D．Besides |
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| 小题20: | | A．beat | B．follow | C．walk | D．return |
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