The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.
“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.
“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.
The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.
The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.
小题1:In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of________.
A. Robert’s department’s programmes. B. EBC programmes.
C. EBC money. D. both B and C.
小题2:“Your request is out of the question.” Here “out of the question”means_______.| A．without any question | B．with some question. | C．impossible. | D．possible. |
小题3: Robert decided to make more programmes because________.| A．he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners. | | B．“the FC”disliked him | | C．the members of his department wanted him to do so. | | D．he wanted to show himself off. |
小题4:Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?
A. Because he always lost his temper (脾气).
B. Because he disliked “the FC.”
C. Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners.
D. We don’t know.
小题5:Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?| A．The Financial Controller. | B．Robert. | C．Nobody. | D．The listeners. |
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While football fans feel strongly angry and shocked about mistakes made by referees (裁判) because they cannot see clearly what has happened, a small German company is quietly pleased.
For Carlos Technologies, mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy. The company has developed a tiny chip(芯片) that fits inside a football and determines whether the ball has crossed the goal line, by being able to discover its exact location on the field. The world football organization, FIFA, has shown interest in the technology. It is very possible that the new technology will be used in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
"We"ve been testing the technology at the main soccer stadium in Nuremberg for some time and more recently in an under-17 FIFA Cup in Peru," said Gunter Rohmer, a director of the company. "The technology has performed well, and we"re pretty optimistic that it will be used at the games in Germany next year."
The chip only weighs 12 grams, and is placed in the center of the football. It sends 2,000 signals a second to a receiver network of 12 antennas(天线),placed around the field. The receivers then send information about the ball"s location to a central computer, and because it works in real time, it can immediately tell the referee whether a goal has been scored. The chip even can tell when the ball crosses the line in mid-air. Oliver Braun, one of the inventors of the chip, says that feedback from German referees was generally positive. Germany sports-wear giant Adidas is also optimistic about using this kind of chip in other ball sports.
FIFA aims to test the technology later this year at another game in Japan before deciding whether or not to introduce it in all 12 stadiums in Germany for next year"s World Cup.
小题1: Carlos Technologies is pleased because ________.| A．football fans are angry with referees | | B．their new product can satisfy football fans | | C．their new product will have a good market | | D．they can sell a lot of football in the future |
小题2:In the first sentence in Paragraph 2,"... mistakes made by referees are the kind of advertising that money cannot buy" means ___________.| A．Carlos Technologies can"t afford the high price for advertising their product | | B．Mistakes in production are also a kind of advertisement | | C．Carlos Technologies has already spent a lot of money on advertising their product | | D．Referees" mistakes will be of great help for the sale of Carlos Technologies" new product |
小题3:The underlined word "feedback" probably means ___________.| A．information given back by a user | B．advice given by someone | | C．supplying food to customers | D．food given back by consumers |
小题4:The new product has drawn attention from some _________.| A．famous people | B．referees | C．big companies | D．countries |
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I stepped into my hotel room to a pleasant surprise. Lots of room surrounded an inviting king-size bed, with armchairs nearby resting against sliding glass doors that opened onto a private yard. A small dining table sat next to a kitchen with a refrigerator and coffee machine. "Wow," I thought to myself. "Nice place."
I love hotels. I love to enter a clean room, hang my clothes and gaze out the window, walk out in the morning and when I return, someone else will have made the bed. I like in-room dining and the way they greet you so professionally. "Nice to have you with us again, Mr. Goldsborough." Very cool.
The problem is that unless Alison travels with me, I never sleep well in hotels. I miss my family, even though Linus and Camille, at ages 4 and almost 2, find a way to interrupt even the best night"s sleep at home.
I"m deeply troubled by the number of parents who wake up too late with the realization:
"My children grew up too fast. In the busy career and corporate rat race（剧烈竞争）, I missed their childhood.” What they fail to say but too often think causes me even more pain: "...and I barely even know them."
A hundred years from now, no one will remember the size of your bank account, the car you drove or the size of your house. The world might differ greatly however, based on your impact in the life of a small child. If you pay attention to your significant others, make the choice to put them first.
Think of one specific action that you can take, and take it. Then think of another one and take that, too. Challenge yourself to find new ways to express your appreciation and love on a daily basis. It will pay off ten-fold（十倍）at home.
小题1:We can infer from the passage that the author ____.| A．often goes out on business | B．didn’t get along well with his/her family | | C．has not grown into an adult | D．comes from a rich family |
小题2:According to the author, what is the most important for us is that ____.| A．we should often miss our family | B．we should do what we can to benefit our family | | C．we should often stay with our family | D．we must always be ready to face the rat race |
小题3:Through para.4 and para.5 what the author really means is that ____.| A．he hates his parents’ constantly blaming him/her | | B．his parents don’t care much about his/her growth | | C．many parents worry about their children’s future | | D．many parents can’t realize their children not preparing for the fierce social rat race |
小题4:Which of the fowling is the best title for this passage?| A．East, west, home is the best | B．Different generations, different views | | C．Value of a person at home | D．Nothing Beats Family |
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Some people would go through anything just to achieve their dream. Kasia Siwosz is proof. For the final year student on the university women’s tennis team, the road to Berkeley, University of California was met with poor advice and misinformation from her home country and twounsuccessful stops along the way that fell short of expectations.
Born in Poland, Siwosz began playing tennis at seven years old and developed the skills that helped her earn a top-50 ranking among the ITF Junior division (国际网球联会青少年赛).. Siwosz wanted to do more with her life than just play tennis, which led her to seek chances that would also allow her to obtain a top education. While most who grow up in the U.S. are naturally accustomed to the American tradition of collegiate (大学的) sports, such a custom is not as familiar in a country like Poland. “There’s no collegiate sports in Poland and no culture of sports and academic (学术的) study there. You can only do one, not both,” Siwosz said.
Her desire to have a quality education led her to America to follow her dream. While Siwosz was talented enough to begin her collegiate tennis career, she could only attend community college because she missed the deadline to apply to four-year schools, mainly due to misinformation provided in her home country of Poland.
When she had earned all her credits and was able to transfer (转学), Siwosz made the decision to attend Baylor in Texas. Her friends from Poland put in a good word for the university, saying that it was a good fit because there were many international players at Baylor. “I thought it would be a good idea, but it really wasn’t what I thought it would be,” Siwosz said. “I wasn’t happy at Baylor. The level of tennis was high, but the academic standards were no match and I just wanted more.”
After one year at Baylor, Siwosz’s luck finally began to change when she made the decision to transfer to Berkeley, which was due in large part to Lee, a former Berkeley student. Lee, who is a keen tennis player himself, met Siwosz four years ago in Texas. “I knew she was unhappy there,” he said. “I saw the opportunity for her to come here.” Siwosz visited Lee in Berkeley. “I ended up loving this place and this school,” Siwosz said. “I came here a lot over the summer, I gave it a shot and I ended up with a Berkeley education and a spot on one of the best college tennis teams in the country.”
小题1:What does “two unsuccessful stops” (Par agraph 1) refer to?| A．Poland and the U.S. | | B．Baylor and Berkeley. | | C．The community college and Baylor. | | D．The ITF Junior division and the Berkeley tennis team. |
小题2:Why did Siwosz want to leave her homeland for America?| A．Poland had no culture of sports. | | B．Berkeley had always been her dream university. | | C．She wanted to play tennis and have a good education. | | D．She wanted to improve her tennis skills and get a higher ranking. |
小题3: Why did she leave Baylor?| A．The level of tennis there was not high. | | B．It was not suitable for international students. | | C．She couldn’t get along with her friends there. | | D．She was not satisfied with the education level there. |
小题4: What is the main idea of the passage?| A．How Siwosz left Poland. | | B．How Siwosz realized her dream. | | C．How Siwosz became a top tennis player. | | D．How Siwosz transferred from Baylor to Berkeley. |
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We keep reading that TV is bad for you. If this is true, how come the cur rent generation of TV-addicted kids is much smarter than we are? In my home, the only people who can work the remote control are the children.
Perhaps TV does educate you. For example, you learn a useful medical fact: A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence before he dies. “The killer was…” (dies)
But I guess the biggest things we learn from TV can be regarded as “Life Skills”. Bad things only happen on dark and stormy nights. Emotional breakdowns cause people to wander in the heavy rain without umbrellas. And contrary to what scientists say, the crack(霹雳) of lightning and the accompanying flash happen at exactly the same time, wherever you are.
I’ve even acquired useful geographical facts from science-fiction shows: Aliens speak English no matter which planet they come from.
Making use of what we learn from TV can improve our security. Consider these truths. If you are ever attacked by 20 bad guys, don’t worry about being outnumbered. The criminals will hang back and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so you can conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completely covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to reveal that they are in fact, aha, women.
TV also teaches us important information about escaping from danger. Watch and learn. (1) If anyone is running after you down a passage, you will find that boxes have been conveniently placed near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If you are tall and handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminals, and every shot will miss you.
Be warned, however. If your name card says “henchman” (帮凶) and you are part of a group of plain-looking people trying to catch a handsome individual, a single shot will kill you. But don’t be anxious: TV also delivers useful information for bad guys. All cars are inflammable (易燃的) and have amazing shock absorbers that enable them to fly into the air and land without damage — except police cars.
TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV, it shows a news flash about someone they know. They then turn the box off immediately after that news item.
小题1:By saying “A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence
before he dies” (Paragraph 2), the writer shows his________.| A．humor | B．sympathy | | C．deep concern | D．medical knowledge |
小题2:We can infer from Paragraph 3 that in the real world_______.A．bad things cause people to break down in the ra in | | B．bad things never happen on dark and stormy nights | | C．people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain without umbrellas | | D．the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash don’t happen at the same time |
小题3:On TV what usually happens when a person turns it on?| A．The news shown is always about someone the person knows. | | B．The person always turns off the TV when it’s time for news. | | C．The program shown is always about the importance of TV. | | D．TV always shows news about famous people. |
小题4:What’s the main idea of this passage?| A．Life skills can be learned from TV. | | B．TV plays an important role in society. | | C．Watching TV makes people more creative. | | D．What happens in TV is very different from reality. |
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It was the beginning of a new term. As a(n) 36 teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was 37 at the gate of the class room. She looked very 38 .
I walked up to her and asked 39 she stood there. But she said 40 . Instead, a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the 41 student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl, who didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I 42 why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and 43 her into the classroom.
“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She 44 said nothing, but she burst into tears.
I later learnt that her parents 45 in a car accident, and she had 46 talking to others since then. She learnt very 47 . I gave her respect and never 48 her as I know everybody deserves (值得) respect. I 49 her after school, and she was making 50 little by little. I encouraged her and as 51 went by, she was not as shy as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her 52 . She was not one of the best students when she left that school, 53 at least, she was not that shy and sad little girl any longer.
In the following 54 , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a(n) 55 to her wedding. And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!
| 小题2: | | A．smiling | B．sitting | C．standing | D．crying |
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| 小题3: | | A．tall | B．shy | C．beautiful | D．kind |
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| 小题5: | | A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
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| 小题6: | | A．worst | B．shortest | C．ugliest | D．smartest |
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| 小题7: | | A．remembered | B．thought | C．asked | D．understood |
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| 小题8: | | A．threw | B．pushed | C．pulled | D．led |
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| 小题9: | | A．firstly | B．still | C．surprisingly | D．finally |
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| 小题10: | | A．fought | B．disappeared | C．met | D．died |
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| 小题11: | | A．kept | B．stopped | C．advised | D．forgot |
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| 小题12: | | A．fast | B．widely | C．slowly | D．quietly |
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| 小题13: | | A．played jokes with | B．thought highly of | C．took care of | D．looked down upon |
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| 小题14: | | A．helped | B．served | C．chose | D．pleased |
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| 小题15: | | A．progress | B．happiness | C．marks | D．surprises |
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| 小题16: | | A．dreams | B．efforts | C．energy | D．time |
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| 小题17: | | A．joy | B．sadness | C．past | D．anger |
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| 小题18: | | A．since | B．because | C．so | D．but |
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| 小题19: | | A．hours | B．years | C．months | D．days |
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| 小题20: | | A．invitation | B．card | C．key | D．letter |
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