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DearDisneyLastweekendthefourmembersofmyfamilyspentanenjoyableholidayattheMagicKingdom-DisneylanD.Andoneeventmadeourvisitseemtrulymagical.WegottothefrontofthelineatSpaceMountainonlytofindoutthatourlittledaughterGloriacouldn'ttakeherice-creamontheridE.Weweresoexcitedthatweallforgotice-creamwasnotallowedontheridE.Gloriabrokeintotearsandweallhadnoideawhattodo.ThenMurphyoneofthestaff员工memberscameover.ShebentdownandtoldGloriathatshewouldholdtheice-creamforherandgiveittoherwhenshefinishedtheridE.GloriasaidPromise?ThenshegaveMurphyherice-creamandshecompletelyenjoyedtheridE.SureenoughaswewalkedouttheexittherewasGloria'snewfriendwithherice-cream.NowyouandIbothknowwhathappenedbecauseweknowthatanice-creamwon'tlasttwentyminutesonasummerafternooninFloridA.Murphyknewwhattimewewouldgetofftheride;shewenttothenearestshopandboughtabrand-newice-creamthirtysecondsbeforewewalkedouttheexit.GloriasaidThankyoubutI'msureshethoughtitwasthesameice-cream.Weknowthatsomeonetriedhardtomakeourvisitspecial.Thankssomuchforgoingaboveandbeyond!YourfanCarmenRivera43.BeforetherideGloriacriedbecause_________.A.shecouldn'tfindherparentsinthelineB.shewastoolittletotaketherideC.shecouldn'ttakeherice-creamontherideD.shehadtowaitfortwentyminutes44.MurphywaswaitingforGloria___________aftertheridE.A.intheice-creamshopB.attheexitC.inthefrontofthelineD.attheentrance45.InordertokeepthepromiseMurphy__________.A.tookGloriatothenearestshopB.askedhernewfriendtohelpGloriaC.helpedGloriagetofftherideD.boughtanewice-creamforGloria46.Theunderlinedwordsomeoneinthelastparagraphrefersto指的是_________.A.MurphyB.DisneyC.GloriaD.Carmen47.CarmenRiverawrotetheletterto__________.A.orderice-creamsB.promisetovisitagainC.expressherthanksD.givesomesuggestions
TheotherdaymyfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedontheinvitationwas7:30pm.Janewentoffwithherhusbandexpectingamerryeveningofwinefoodandsongs.By9:45everybodywashavinggreatfunbutnofoodhadappeareD.JaneandDavidwererestless.Otherguestsbeganwhisperingthattheytoowerestarving.Butnoonewantedtoleavejustincasesomefoodwasabouttoappear.By11:00therewasstillnofoodandeveryonewascompletelyofftheirheads.JaneandDavidlefthungryandangry.Theirexperiencesuggeststhatthewordsontheprintedinvitationsneedtobemadeclearer.Everyonereadsandunderstandstheinvitationsdifferently.Mostofuswouldagreethat6:30--8:30pmmeansdrinksonlygoouttodinnerafterwards;8:00pmor8:30pmmeanspossibledinnerbut9:30pmandanytimethereaftermeansnofoodeatbeforehandrolluplatE.ButthisisnotalwaysthecasE.Ifaskedtoastudents'partyat6:30pmitisnormalforguestsnottoappearbeforemidnightifatallandnoonecares.Beingthefirsttoarrive--lookingeager--issocialdeath.Whenmymotherisaskedtoapartyfor6:30shelikestobethereifnotontimethennolaterthanseven.Myagegrouplatethirtiesfallssomewherebetweenthetwobutbecausewestillthinkwe'reyoungwe'reprobablyclosertostudent-timethangrown-uptimE.TheacceptedcustomatpresentisconfusingsometimesannoyinganditoftenmeansyoumaygohomehungrybutitdoeslendeverypartythatpreciouselementofsurprisE.66.Theunderlinedwordsofftheirheadsprobablymean_________.A.tiredB.crazyC.curiousD.hopeless67.JaneandDavid’sstoryisusedtoshowthat_________.A.party-goersusuallygethungryatpartiesB.partyinvitationscanbeconfusingC.peopleshouldaskforfoodatpartiesD.birthdaypartiesformiddle-agedpeoplearedull68.Forsomeyoungpeoplearrivingontimeforastudents'partywillprobablybeconsidered______.A.verydifficultB.particularlythoughtfulC.friendlyandpoliteD.sociallyunacceptable69.Accordingtothewriterpeopleintheirlatethirties_________.A.arelikelytoarrivelateforapartyB.carelittleaboutthepartytimeC.haven’treallygrownupyetD.likesurprisesatparties70.Whatisthegeneralideaofthetext?A.It’ssafetoarrivelatejustwhenfoodisserveD.B.It’swisetoeatsomethingbeforegoingtoaparty.C.It’simportanttofollowsocialrulesofparty-going.D.It’snecessarytoreadinvitationscarefully.
IfIwerewritingahistoryofmyfamilysomeofthedarkestmomentsrecordedwouldbethosesurroundingChristmastrees.Onewouldcertainlythinkotherwise;selectingandputtingupourtreeshavealwaysbeenfilledwithrisk.ForexampleoneafternoondangerouslyclosetoChristmasEvemymotherboughtwhatshethoughttobeabargainaglorioustreethatwassofullandtallthatwecouldhardlygetitintothehousE.Oncewedidmyfatherimmediatelyrealizedthatwewouldhavetohireacarpentertobuildastandforit.AnotherDecemberperhapstheverynextoneweboughtatreeearlierthanweeverhadbeforE.WewerehappywithitsshapeanddelightedthatitssizewasmanageablE.Weeasilyplaceditinastanddecorateditfromtoptobottomandthenself-satisfiedlysatbackbythefireinitssoftlight.Twoorthreedayspassedandthetruthcouldnotbehidden;wehadboughtatreecutsolongagothatitsneedleswerecomingoff.Therewasnothingtodobutundecorateittakeitdownandbegintreeshoppingagain.OurmostrecentChristmastreeofferedstillanotherdifficulttask.Whenwebroughtithomeonceagainitseemedlargerthanitwasinthegreatoutdoors.Tocomplicatematterswehadboughtanewstandonewhosenuts螺帽andbolts闩子workedmoremysteriouslythanthoseofouroldstands.IpersuadedtwoyoungneighborstostopplayingbasketballandtohelpusgetthetreeintothehouseandsetitcorrectlyinthestanD.Unfortunatelynoonenoticedthemudonourhelpers'shoessoonlyafterremovingseveralreddishbrownspotsfromthecarpetwereweabletodiscussthequestionofwherethelightsandornaments装饰werestoreD.PerhapsthosewhocuttheirowntreeshavetalesmorepainfulthanthesE.Idon'tcaretohearthemasmyfamily'sexperiencesareenoughtocausemetomakethefollowingsuggestion:Let'sforgetthetreenextChristmas.Let'ssimplyhangsomeflowersonthefrontdoorandoverthemirrorinthehall.67.Thedarkestmomentsinthewriter'sfamilywerewiththefactthat_____.A.thefamilyboughtbigChristmastreesB.theyhadproblemsdecoratingtheirChristmastreesC.theyhadproblemspickingsuitableChristmastreesD.theyhadproblemsfindingcarpentersforputtingupChristmastrees68.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatthewriterwouldliketo_____.A.forgetaboutChristmasstoriesB.gettheneighborstoputuptheirtreesC.buyabettertreetocelebrateChristmasD.makeotherdecorationsratherthanChristmastrees69.Whenthewritersaidmymotherboughtwhatshethoughttobeabargainhemeans____.A.sheboughtthetreeatacheappriceB.shedidn'treallywanttobuyitC.shehadtobargainhardwiththesalesmanD.shecouldn'taffordamoreexpensiveone70.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoSelectaChristmasTreeB.NoMoreChristmasTreeforUsC.DarkMomentsofLifeD.ChristmasWithoutTrees
Peoplesometimesliketoreadstoriesofdogsverymuch.Theythinkthatdogsaremuchclevererthancatssheepcowsorotheranimalsintheirhomes.OneofmyclosefriendsBobhasaverylargepolicedognamedJack.EverySundayafternoonBobandJackhaveawalkintheparknearby.Jacklikesthesewalksverymuch.OneSundayafternoonIpaidavisittomyfrienD.IstayedthereforalongtimeandmyfriendandIhadmuchmoretalkwitheachotherthaneverbeforE.Soonitwastimeforthemtotakeawalkinthepark.Weforgotthat.Jackbecameworriedaboutit.HewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowninfrontofmeandlookedatmE.ButIstillpaidnoattention注意tohim.IwentontalkingwithmyfrienD.AtlastJackcouldnotwaitanylonger.Hewentoutoftheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdowninfrontofmeagain.Butthistimeheheldmyhatinhismouth.SuddenlyIunderstoodwhatJackmeantandsodidmyfrienD.31.Howmanypeoplearethereinthisstory?______.A.OneB.TwoC.ThreeD.Four32.Jack______.A.isaclosefriendofmineB.enjoyslongwalksintheparkeverySundayafternoonC.hasmanyclosefriendsD.enjoystalksintheroom33.Jacktookmyhatinhismouthtoshowthat______.A.IshouldleavethehouseatonceB.helikedmyhatverymuchC.hewashungryandhetriedtoeatitD.hewantedtohavearest34.Jackwasworriedbecause______.A.hewantedtoeatsomethingB.itwasSundayafternoonagainC.hewasnotfeelingwellD.hewantedhismaster主人totakehimforawalk35.Whichofthefollowingistrue?______.A.WhenJackandIweretalkingmyfrienddidn'tpayanyattentiontousB.WhenIwastalkingtomyfriendJackdidn'tpayanyattentiontousC.WhenmyfriendandIweretalkingwedidn'tpayanyattentiontoJackD.WhenmyfriendwastalkingtoJackIpaidattentiontothem
Iwokeuplateandhadbreakfastinahurry.Ihadneverbeenlateanddidn’twantmybosstobeunsatisfieD.Howeveritseemedthatdaywasn’taluckyoneformefromtheverysecondIleftmyflat.ThemomentIwantedtorushdownstairsoneofmystilettoheels细高跟brokE.Ihadtoreturntochangemyredshoes.IalsohadtochangemypurseandotherlittlethingsthatIhadtriedtomatchwiththeshoes.IwassureIwouldbelateforwork.OnmywaytoworkIhadtowaitforoverhalfanhourbecauseofanaccident.Ihadnochoicebuttowait.IphonedmybossandhetoldmethatitwasnoproblembutheneededmeforthemeetingwiththeJapaneseclients客户thatmorning.FinallyIarrivedattheofficeonehourlater.Ihadtokeepcalmandbefreshforthemeetingtomaketheclientssurethatourplanwasthebestfortheirfuturecommercial商业的project.HoweverIlefttheplanIhadmadethenightbeforeathomeandwasgoingtopresent介绍ittotheclients.IwasabouttogetangrywhenIrealizedthatIhadadraft草稿ofitinmyofficE.Atlastthepresentationcametoanendanditturnedouttobeasuccess.ButIhavetosaythatIhadaterribledayfullofincidents事件.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonofthewriterbeinglateforherwork?A.Shegotuplateinthemorning.B.Shechangedherpurseandotherlittlethings.C.OneofhershoeheelsbrokE.D.Shehadatrafficaccidentonthewaytowork.57.Accordingtothepassagewhatcouldwelearnaboutthewriter?A.Herbosswasveryangrywithher.B.SheoftenarrivedatherofficeontimE.C.Sheleftherplanonthebus.D.Shewasnervousatthemeeting.58.Whatdidtheclientsthinkofthewriter’spresentation介绍?A.Dull.B.Justso-so.C.Excellent.D.TerriblE.59.Accordingtothepassagewhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.Shepresentedtheplantotheclients.B.OneofherstilettoheelsbrokE.C.ShearrivedattheofficE.D.Shephonedherboss.E.Shetriedtomatchherpursewithherredshoes.A.beacdB.ebdcaC.dceabD.Edcba60.Whicholdsayingcouldbeusedtodescribethewriter’sincidents?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodending.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.OnetroublenevercomesalonE.
ItisthattimeoftheyearwhenthewarmlateSummerdaysmeetthecoldearlyAutumnnights.Theskiesondayslikethesearebrightandclear.Theairiscoolfreshandfullofthesmellofwildflowers.TheleavesonthetreesaredarkgreenbutwithsplashesofredappearinghereandtherE.Itisareallybeautifultimeoftheyear.EverywhereandineverythingyoucanseechangE.BirdsarestartingtomigratE.Childrenaregettingreadyforanotherschoolyear.PeoplearelookingbackonthefundaysofSummerandforwardtothebusydaysofFall.Itisdayslikethesethatremindmethatwhileseasonsweatherandnature'scolorsmaychangeitisallbeautifulanditisalljoyful.AndIamchangingtoo.Mythickwavyhairisnowprettythinontop.Itsdarkbrowncolorisnowgettingsomegraysprinkled散落init.ThesmilelinesaroundmyeyesandmoutharedeepernowandstaywithmeevenwhenIstopsmiling.MyglassescontinuetogetthickerwitheachnewpairandthemusicIloveisnowreferredtoasoldies.StillIfeelsohappyandjoyfulinmylifE.Iamgratefulformyyoungeryearsbecausetheytaughtmesomuch.WhatIhavelearnedandexperiencedhasgottenmetowhereIamtoday.IamgratefulformypresentbecausenowiswhereIliveandnowiswhereIlovE.IfeelhappinessineverymomentthatGodhasgivenmeandItakegreatdelightinallthechangeslifebrings.Lifeisaneverendingjourneyofchangeandgrowth.Life'schangesneverstopbutneitherdoeslife'sjoy.56.Theauthordescribesthesceneryinthefirstparagraphinorderto______.A.tellthetimeofstory’stakingplaceB.tellthejoyofseason’schangingC.showtheimpressivebeautyofnatureD.setofftheauthor’sdelightedfeeling57.Fromthispassagewecanlearn_____.A.theauthorisnotyounganylongeratpresentB.theseasontheauthordescribesisthemeetoflateautumnandearlywinterC.theauthorisapersonwhousedtolovemusicD.theauthordoesn’thopelifehaschangedsomuch58.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.A.presentlifeiswellworthtreasuringB.heissatisfiedwithwherehelivesnowC.presentlifeisn’tchangingD.theworldisfilledwithloveeverywhere59.Fromthepassagewecanseetheauthor’sattitudetolifeisfullof______.A.excitementB.appreciationC.compassionD.complaint60.Thebesttitleofthispassageis______.A.MylifeB.MypastC.IlovelifeD.Life'schanges
Itisimpossiblenottomakeamistakeatsomepointinyourlife.Wemayaswellacceptthatsomethingwillgowrongandwewillbetoblame.Itisthereforesensibletoworkoutsomestrategiesforapologizingandthebestwaytoapologizeisbyletter.Thiswayyoucantakecareovereverywordyouwrite一whichyoucan’tdoifyousaysorrytosomeoneinperson.Weallsayordosomethingthatwewishwehadn’tsaidordone.Youmaysaysomethingthataccidentallyhurtssomeoneoryoumayprovideaservicewhichdoesn'tcomeuptothestandardsthataclientorcustomerexpectedYoumayfeelthatitwasagenuinemistakewhichcouldn’tbeavoideD.Ratherthandwellonthemistakeyoushouldquicklytrytoremedy补救theproblem.Aneffectiveletterofapologyisanimportantpartofthatprocess.ForthecontentoftheletterjustrememberTABS—TimingActionBrevitySincerity.Thetimingofaletterofapologyiscrucial—itmustbesentassoonaspossible.Anydelayinsendingtheletterwillonlycompoundtheproblem.InthiscaseBetterlatethanneverisnotthebestmotto!Thelongeryouwaitbeforewritingaletterofapologythemoreitwillseemthatyouhavebeencoerced被迫intowritingit.Althoughitisimportanttorecognizewhathasgonebeforeitisalsoessentialtodetailtheactionyouplantotaketorectifywhateveritwasyoudidwrong.ResearchhasshownthatsomeindicationthatyouhavethoughtaboutwhatfutureactionyouplantotakeisalwayswellreceiveD.A.letterofapologyshouldbebriefandthewordsorryshouldappearnomorethantwice.IndicatethatyouareawareyouareusingitasecondtimeOnceagainIamsosorryfororAsIsaidearlierIamreallysorryabout.Finallythetoneoftheletterhastobesincere.Infactthecombinationofalltheabovefactorswillhelpinthisrespect.Anddon’tthinkthatlettersareoutofdateintheemail-oriented21stcentury.Anapologyemailcanbeworsethannoapologyatall!56.Whatkindofadvicedoesthetextsuggestaboutapologizing?A.It’sagoodideatowritealetterofapologyassoonassomethinggoeswrong.B.It’sagoodideatosendseveralemailstoapologizeandshowyoumeanit.C.Writealongletterapologizingseveraltimestomakeyourpoint.D.Waittoseehowtheyreacttoyourletterbeforeplanningtodoanything.57.WhatkindofthingsdoyouNOTapologizefor?A.Servicesthatarenotasgoodastheyshouldbe.B.Genuinemistakes.C.Caraccidents.D.Causingoffenceorhurt.58.Theunderlinedexpressionratherthandwellonthemistakeinthethirdparagraphmeansyou_____.A.don’twastetimeworryingaboutwhathappenedB.considertheproblemC.forgetaboutwhathappenedD.analyzewhowasatfault59.Theunderlinedwordrectifyinthesixthparagraphmeansto_____________.A.putrightB.improveC.Eliminate消除D.apologize
ImettheoldmanatacafE.Didyouheartheradionewsyesterday?heaskedmE.NoIreplieD.Anythingexciting?Exciting?NO!SomethingverysaD.A.groupofhungrydogskilledandatemybestfrienD.Ohdear!IcrieD.Howdidithappen?Hewasworkingonthehillsidewhenthedogsattackedhim.Whenhedidn'treturnIwenttothehillsideandfoundHisbody?IaskeD.TheoldfellowdrankhalfofhiscoffeE.No.Itoldyoutheywerehungrydogsdidn'tI?ThebigboneswerelyingeverywherE.Buttheyfoundthis.HepushedopenamatchboxhewasholdinginhishanD.Initwasaman'sthumb拇指lyingonsomewhitebloodymaterial.Thisismyfriend'srightthumB.Thedogsatetherestofhim.Theoldmanbegantocry.HefinishedhiscoffeequicklyandleftthecafE.Idrankmineandcalledthewaiter.I'llpaythegentleman'sbill.Hispoorfriend—howterrible!You'veheardthenews?ThewaiterlaugheD.SurE.There'saholeinthebottomofthematchbox.HeputhisownthumbthroughtheholE.ThebloodisredinkIbelievE.Isthestoryworthacupofcoffeesir?ButheheldtheboxinhisrighthanD.Yesbutlistenerslookintothebox.Theyjustcan'ttaketheirsightoffthatterriblething.Andwhenhetellsthestoryhegetsfreecupofcoffee!Isaidlaughing.Yessirbutonlyfromstrangerswhocometothistownandofcoursehedoesusnoharm!57.Wecanlearnfromthispassage________.A.thewritercametothecafeforthefirsttimeB.theoldmanmadealivingbytellingjokesinthecafeC.thewriterhadknownabouttheoldmanbeforeD.whathadhappenedtohisbestfriendmadetheoldmanmad58.Havingheardtheoldman'sstorythewriter_______.A.couldn'thelplaughingimmediatelyB.showedgreatmercy怜悯uponhimC.didn'tbelievehimatallD.boughttheoldmananothercupofcoffee59.Itturnedoutthatthethumbinthematchboxwasactually__________.A.therightthumbofhisbestfriendB.thethumbhestolefromthedeadbodyofanunknownpersonC.somethingmadeofbloodywhitematerialsD.hisownrightthumb60.Thewaiterhadn'tletoutthetruthoftheoldman'sstoryearlierbecause_______.A.hewasnobodybutthebestfriendoftheoldmanB.theoldmanwouldn'tpayforhiscoffeeifhedidC.thewaiterhadn'tseenthroughtheoldman'strickD.theoldmanhelpedthecafeinsomeway
Withthepopularlow-carbonlifestyleenergysavingoccursmorefrequentlyineverydaylifE.Hereareanumberofeasysuggestionsyoucanfollowtokeepcoolwithoutanairconditioner.Mostdon’tneedelectricityaswell.1.Wetyourwristsandotherpulsepointswithcoldwater.Useapieceoficewrappedinafacecloth.Constantlycoolingoffthewristswillalsocooloffthebody.Neverusejustice;makesureitiswrappedinatowelorsomethingsimilar.Studiesshowthatthiswillreduceyourcorebodytemperaturebyasmuchas3.5℃.Thereliefisalmostimmediateandwilllastforuptoonehour!2.Drinklotsofcolddrinks.Wateristhebestbutcoolliquidofanytypethatwillhelptocoolyoudown.Theelectrolytes电解质helptomakesureyoudon’tlostvitalmineralsthroughsweating.Addingicewillalsohelpcoolyouoff.Icedoesnotactuallyhelpyoucooloffifitisinthewateryouwilldrink.Coolwaterdoeshelpandthecolderthewateristhemoreenergyourbodyspendsinmakingitbodytemperaturesothatyourbodycanuseit.3.Keepstillandquiet.Thisisnotagoodtimeforexercisingsportsorrunningaround.Keeptheseactivitiesfortheeveningwhentheairbecomescoolerandthesungoesdown.4.Placewettowelsonthebackofyourneckandalsothetopofone’sheaD.Athleticteamdoctorshaveusedthisforyears!5.Useperspirationtocoolthebodydown.Ifyoudon’tfollowNumber3thenwatervaporproducedbysweatingactuallytakeheatawayformyourbodyifitisexposedtoairandallowedtoevaporatE.Thebestthingtodoistoputyoursweatyselfinthepathofacoolbreezeoffan6.StayintheshadE.Readagoodbooksitstillortakeanap.7.OpenthewindowstoletinabreezE.Usescreenstokeepoutinsectsiftheyareaproblem.8.Goswimming.Ifyoucanselectashadybodyofwater.46.Theauthorsuggestsaddingiceintothedrinksbecause_______________.A.icecanactuallyhelppeoplecooloffB.icydrinkscontainmorevitalmineralsC.icydrinkscostmorebodyenergyD.peoplelovecolddrinksinhotweather47.WhichofthefollowingsuggestionsisNOTgiventopeoplewhowanttocooloff?A.Keepstillandquietandquitexercisingcompletely.BExposeyoursweatybodytomovingairafterexercisE.C.Stayinashadyplacewithenoughfreshair.D.Putwettowelsonthebackofyournecktocoolyoudown.48.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordperspirationinParA.6meanA.Exercising.B.Drinking.C.Sleeping.D.Sweating49.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthorencouragesthereadersto________________.A.spendthesummerinsidethehouseB.relievepainwithapieceoficeC.uselesselectricitytosaveenergyD.avoidbeingexposedtothewind50.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.IcyWaterCanHelpYouKeepCoolB.KeepCoolwithoutanAirconditionerC.SuggestionstoPeopleinSummerD.WhatCanWeDointheHotsummer
Moreoftenthannotthepersonsittingnexttoyouonaplaneorsleepinginthenexthotelroomhaspaidmoreorlessthanyoudidforthesameservices.Eachdayairlinesgivemorethanseveralhundredfares票价forflightsbetweenthesametwocitiesandhotelschargedifferentratesforthesameroom.Sohowdoyoufindthebestrates?Herearesometips:▲Signupforfarespeciale-mails.Whenairlinesgetintoafarewarthecostofaplaneticketcanfallovernightandthediscountedfaremaybesoldoutbynoonthenextday.GetonthemailinglistofairlinesandothertravelWebsitessoyoucanbetoldimmediatelyiffaresdrop.▲Buyyourticketsatleast21daysinadvancE.Thereareusuallyfourdifferenttimetablesforadvancetickets:21-day14-day7-dayand3-day.ThefurtherinadvanceyoubookyourflightthelowerthefareyouwillfinD.▲Consideranotherairport.Findoutaboutalltheairportsthatarenearyourdestinationcity.YoumightbeabletoflyintoasmallerairportorneighboringcityatamuchlowerratE.▲StayoveraSaturdaynight.AirlinesgivethehighestfarestobusinesstravelerswhoflyduringtheweekandspendtheirweekendsathomE.IfyouplantoleaveforyourtriponaWednesdayandreturnonSaturdayyourfarewouldbealothigherthanyoustayuntilSundaymorning.▲FlyonTuesdaysWednesdaysandSaturdays.Someairlinesoffercheaperfaresondifferentdaysoftheweek.Generallyit’sthecheapesttoflyonTuesdayWednesdayandSaturday.RememberthoughthataSaturdaystayisnecessarytoreceivethelowestratE.▲Pickaflightwithplentyofopenseats.SeatsinaflightaredividedintoclassesandeachclasshasitsownpricE.SincethecheapestclassessellfirstthefewerseatsthatareleftonaplanethemoreexpensivetheyarE.72.Thispassageismainlyabout______.A.howtokeepyourselfsafeduringyourflightB.howtochooseabetterandmorecomfortableairlineC.howtospendlesswhentravelingbyairD.howtobookyourairticketinadvance73.Ifyouareabusinesstraveleryouwanttosavemoney.Whatshouldyoudo?A.Askthemanageroftheaircompanytocutdownthepriceoftheticket.B.You’dbetterstayonemorenightandnotgohomeonSaturdayC.You’dbetterflyduringtheweekandspendyourweekendsathomE.D.NevergoabroadonbusinessduringtheweekendalonE.74.WhichisNOTthecheapestwaytotravelbyairaccordingtothepassage?A.Checktravelwebsitesoftensothatyoucanbuythelowest-priceticketintimE.B.Chooseaflightwithsameclassesseatseverytimeyoutravel.C.ThefurtherinadvanceyoubookyourticketthelowerthepriceyouwillfinD.D.ComparedifferentairportssothatyoucanreachyourdestinationatthelowestratE.75.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthewholepassage?A.Flylight.B.FlysafE.C.Flycheap.D.Flyoften.
Iwokeuplateandhadbreakfastinahurry.Ihadneverbeenlateanddidn’twantmybosstobeunsatisfieD.Howeveritseemedthatdaywasn’taluckyoneformefromtheverysecondIleftmyflat.ThemomentIwantedtorushdownstairsoneofmystilettoheels细高跟brokE.Ihadtoreturntochangemyredshoes.IalsohadtochangemypurseandotherlittlethingsthatIhadtriedtomatchwiththeshoes.IwassureIwouldbelateforwork.OnmywaytoworkIhadtowaitforoverhalfanhourbecauseofanaccident.Ihadnochoicebuttowait.IphonedmybossandhetoldmethatitwasnoproblembutheneededmeforthemeetingwiththeJapaneseclients客户thatmorning.FinallyIarrivedattheofficeonehourlater.Ihadtokeepcalmandbefreshforthemeetingtomaketheclientssurethatourplanwasthebestfortheirfuturecommercial商业的project.HoweverIlefttheplanIhadmadethenightbeforeathomeandwasgoingtopresent介绍ittotheclients.IwasabouttogetangrywhenIrealizedthatIhadadraft草稿ofitinmyofficE.Atlastthepresentationcametoanendanditturnedouttobeasuccess.ButIhavetosaythatIhadaterribledayfullofincidents.56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonofthewriterbeinglateforherwork?A.Shegotuplateinthemorning.B.Shechangedherpurseandotherlittlethings.C.OneofhershoeheelsbrokE.D.Shehadatrafficaccidentonthewaytowork.57.Accordingtothepassagewhatcouldwelearnaboutthewriter?A.Herbosswasveryangrywithher.B.SheoftenarrivedatherofficeontimE.C.Sheleftherplanonthebus.D.Shewasnervousatthemeeting.58.Whatdidtheclientsthinkofthewriter’spresentation?A.Dull.B.Justso-so.C.Excellent.D.TerriblE.59.Accordingtothepassagewhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?A.Shepresentedtheplantotheclients.B.OneofherstilettoheelsbrokE.C.ShearrivedattheofficE.D.Shephonedherboss.E.Shetriedtomatchherpursewithherredshoes.A.beacdB.ebdcaC.dceabD.edcba60.Whicholdsayingcouldbeusedtodescribethewriter’sincidents?A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.A.goodbeginningmakesagoodending.C.Wherethereisawillthereisaway.D.OnetroublenevercomesalonE.
Inourhomeitwasnaturaltofearourfather.Evenourmotherwasafraidofhim.AschildrenmysisterandIthoughteveryfamilywaslikethat-----thateveryfamilyhadanunpredictabledadwhowasimpossibletopleaseandaprayingmomwhowastheretoprotectthechildren.Weweregoodchildren.Momwasalwaystellinguswewereevenifdaddycouldn'tseeit.Thencamethedaywefoundsomethingnewandfuntodo.Wediscoveredwecoulddrawpictureswithchalkonourwoodenfrontdoor.Wecouldhavelotsoffunsowesettoworkdrawingandmakinglotsofprettypicturesalloverit.WehadagreattimE.Wedecidedtofinishourpicturesknowingmomwouldjustlovethem.ThepraiseweexpecteddidnotcomE.Wedidnotunderstandwhybutweknewallaboutangerandthatwewereinbigtrouble!OffwerantofindaplacetohidE.Inourwoodedyarditwasnothardfortwosmallchildrentofindsafety.TogetherwehidbehindatreeanddidnotmovE.Soonweheardthefrightenedvoicesofmomandourneighborscallingouttous.WewereafraidwewouldbefounD.Thesunsetanditbegantogetdark.ThosearoundusbecamemoreanxiousandwebecamemorefrighteneD.Aswestayedtogetherinthedarkweheardanothervoiceonewerecognizedwithgreatfear:ourdaddy.Buttherewassomethingstrangelydifferentaboutit.Initweheardsomethingwehadneverheardbefore:fearanddespair.OurdaddywithtearsrunningdownhisfacepromisingGodhislifeforthesafereturnofhisgirls.Thingsweredifferentafterthat.Wehadanewdaddy;itwasasiftheoldonehadbeenburiedthatdayintheyarD.Ourwholefamilyhadbeenchangedbyonepieceofchalk.56.Thechildrendrewpicturesonthewoodenfrontdoorinorderto________.A.improvetheirdrawingskillsB.bepraisedbytheirmotherC.makethedoorbeautifulD.havefun57.Whydidn'tthechildrencomeoutwhenothersweresearchingforthem?A.TheywereafraidofbeingpunishedB.TheywantedtomaketheirfatherworryC.Theywantedtotelltheirparentsthattheywerewrong.D.Theywantedtostaythereforthenight.58.Whathappenedwhilethechildrenwerehiding?A.Themothertoldtheneighborsaboutit.B.Thefathercamehomeearly.C.Thefatherbecameveryangry.D.Thechildrenfounditwasinterestingtodoso.59.Whatcanweinferfromthestory?A.Thefatherdidn'tlovehischildren.B.Thefatherwastoobusytotalkwiththechildren.C.Thechildrenweren'tafraidoftheirfatheraftertheincident.D.Thefamilywasafraidofthefatherbecauseofhisrudeness.
IstoodtherelisteningtomyfathershoutatthetopofhisvoicE.Whichoneofyoudidthis?HeaskedwithasharpvoicE.Wealllookeddownatthefloorcontainingtheartofachild’shandwritinginchalk.Istoodtheretremblingandhadhopedthatnooneelsecouldseeit.Wouldheknowitwasme?IsecretlywondereD.Thelookonhisfacefailedmetobringmyselftotellhim.ScaredtheonlywordsthatcamefrommymouthwereNotmeDaD.Theothersdenied否认itaswell.Butwithoutsayingawordhedisappearedforonlyminutesandcamebackwithapieceofpaperandapencil.Hewassodeterminedtofindthetruth!Iwanteachofyoutowriteexactlywhatyouseeonthestep.IwasnotastupidkidthoughandwhenmyturncameIdeliberatelywrotethewordsdifferently.Soyoucanimaginewhattheresultwas.HegatheredupourpiecesofpaperandlookedatthemSincenoneofyouwilladmittohavingdoneitthenyouallgetaspanking打屁股.What?StillIstoodthereandsaidnothing.Ididit.Ilookedaroundtoseemysisterstepforward.Huh?Shedidit?Noshedidn’tbecauseIdid.WhywasshetakingtheblameforsomethingIdid?Feelingguiltyyetstillscaredtoconfess承认Istoodtherelettingithappen.Wejokedaboutitnow---allofusincludingmysister.BecauseofitIalwaysfeltguilty.ThatwasthelasttimeIletanyonetaketheblameformE.66.Thethreechildrenwereblamedbythefatherbecauseof______________.A.theirdirtyingthefloorB.theirbadhandwritingC.theirwastingchalksD.theirlyingtothefather67.Whydidtheauthornottellthetruthaccordingtothetext?A.hesensedhewouldbespankedB.Becauseheknewsomeonewouldtellthetruth.C.Becausehewasfrightenedbyhisfather’sseriouslook.D.Becausehethoughtnooneelsecouldnoticethehandwriting.68.BysayingIwasnotastupidkidthoughtheauthorprobablymeanshe__________.A.wasclevererthanhisfatherB.wasclevererthanhisfatherexpectedC.knewwhattodotoavoidbeingrecognizedD.learnedhisfatherwasdeterminedtofindthetruth69.Theauthorfeltguilty______________.A.whenhisfathercamebackwithapieceofpaperandapencilB.whenhisfatherfoundthefloorwiththeartofhandwritingC.afterherealizedtheywouldallbegivenaspankingD.afterhissistertooktheblameforhim70.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat___________.A.theauthorwouldtaketheblameforhismistakeseverafterB.theauthorknewhisfathertreatedhimstrictlyoutofloveC.theauthorwouldn’tdoanythingwrongeversinceD.theauthorstillwonderswhyhissisterhelpedhim
SafetyandSecurityProceduresYoursafetyandthesecurityofyourpersonalpropertyareoftheprimaryconcerntothoseofuswhowelcomeyouasourguest.Weurgeyoutotakeadvantageofthefollowingsuggestions.YourVehicleLockyourvehicleanddonotleavemoneyorvaluableitemsinsidE.Wearenotresponsiblefortheirloss.TravelingBegoodatnoticingthingsaroundyouwhensightseeingortraveling.Stayinwell-litandheavilytraveledareas.Don’tdisplaylargeamountsofcash.GuestRoomSecurityForadditionalsecurityusethedeadbolt插锁providedonyourdoorandmakesurethewindowsarelockeD.AsanadditionalprecautiousmeasurepleasesecurethesecondarylocksprovideD.Donotadmitanyonetoyourroomwithoutfirstmakingidentification.A.one-wayviewerisprovidedinyourdoortoassistwithidentification.Ifthereisanydoubtabouttheperson’sidentitypleasecontacttheFrontDesk.SafetyBoxesDon’tleavemoneyorvaluablesinyourroomorvehiclE.WeprovidefreesafetyboxesforyourusE.Hotelisnotresponsibleforitemsleftinroomvaluedover$200.KeysSafeguardyourkey.Pleasedon’tleaveitinthedoor.DonotgiveyourkeytoothersorleaveitunattendeD.PleaseleaveyourkeyattheFrontDeskwhenyoucheckout.ReportingPleasereportanysuspiciousactivityorsafetyconcernstomanagement.FirePleasefamiliarizeyourselfwiththenearestfireexits.Reportfireorsmoketothehoteloperator.Intheunlikelyeventofafirepleasemovequicklyandcalmlytothenearestsafeexitandleavethebuilding.Avoidtheuseofelevator.56.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_____.A.youneedn’treporttothemanagerunlessyou’resuresomethingiswrongB.you’dbetterusethedeadboltandthesecondarylocksforsafetyC.itisadvisedtotraveltoplaceswheretherearefewpeopleD.thehotelisnotresponsibleforanythingyoulose57.Ifyoufeeldoubtfulaboutastrangerwhoknocksatthedooryoushould_____.A.calltheFrontDesktomakesureB.contactthelocalpoliceforassistanceC.openthedoortochecktheperson’sIDCardD.letthepersoninafteryouhavehis/hername58.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartIntheunlikelyeventofafireprobablymean?A.Incaseafirehappensinapublicbuilding.B.Ifafirebreaksoutandit’sgettingoutofcontrol.C.IncaseafirehappensthoughitisnotverypossiblE.D.IfafirehappenswhensomebigeventsaretakingplacE.59.Thesuggestionsaremostprobablyfrom_____.A.apoliceofficerB.atourguideC.ahotelmanager.D.anexperiencedtraveler
A.RussianaCubananAmericanbusinessmanandanAmericanlawyerwereonatraintravelingacrossEnglanD.TheRussiantookoutalargebottleofvodkagaveeachofthemenadrinkandthenthrewtheresthalfbottleofvodkaoutofthewindow.WhydidyoudothataskedtheAmericanbusinessman.There’stoomuchvodkainmycountrysaidtheRussianAndreallywehavemorethanwewilleverusE.A.littlelatertheCubanpassedaroundfineHavanaCigars.Thenhethrewhisoutofthewindow.IthoughtCubaisnotarichcountrythebusinessmansaiD.Butyouthrewthatverygoodcigarsoutofthewindow！CigarstheCubanansweredarethecheapestinmycountry.Wehavemoreofthemthanweknowwhattodowith.TheAmericanbusinessmansatquietlyforamoment.Thenhegotupcaughtthelawyerbythearmandthrewhimoutofthewindow.41.Vodkaisakindof.A.treasureB.alcohol酒C.foodD.medicine42.TheRussianandtheCubanbothwantedto.A.tellthebusinessmanwhattheircountriesarerichinB.prove证明thattheywerenotrichC.askthetwoAmericanstovisittheircountriesD.makethebusinessmanhappy43.WhenthebusinessmansaidIthoughtCubaisnotarichcountry.hemeant.A.RussianisricherthanCubaB.AmericaisnotricherthanCubaandRussiaC.Youshouldn’tthrewthatverygoodcigarawayD.Doyouhavemorecigarsthanme?44.Whatdidthebusinessmanwanttosaybythrowingthelawyeroutofthewindow?A.IwanttobuysomevodkA.B.Wehavetoomanylawyersinmycountry.C.I’llgotoCubaanddosomebusinessofcigars.D.IfyouneedlawyerscometoAmericA.45.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TravelingacrossEnglandB.FourRichMenC.You’reWastingTooMuchD.There’sTooMuch
Maybellesaidshewouldn'tbecomingwithmetothelibrary.IaskedwhyandshesaidshecouldgetalltheshortstoriesshewantedofftheInternet.Savedwalkingallthewaytothelibraryandputtingupwithmylongchatonthewaythereandonthewayback.Maybelleisverydirectlikethatalwayshasbeen.EvilthingthisInternet.Makesyouloseoldfriendsforcesyoutolearnnewcomplexideasevenifyou'retooolD.ButMaybellesaidyouhavetobemodern;otherwiseyou'redeaD.Thekidcamethenextday.TallskinnyblackkidbytilenameofArseniussaidhisworkwouldcostmE.IsaidAllright.AslongasIgetInternet.[2YouneedacomputerthenyouneedtogethookeduphesaiD.Let'sbuyacomputerandgethookedupthen.Howmuchyouwanttospend?Whateverittakes.Howmanyramsyouwant?Iwasn'tgoingtoshowhimmyignorancesoIsaidWhateverittakes.Let'sgotothemall.Yougotacar?InthegaragE.WhenIopenedthegaragedoorhegaspeD.Daddy'scarisstilltherea'57Chevy.Ineverdriveit.WalkeverywherE.IsaidLet'swalk.It'sonlyamileorso.HesaidLet'sdriveoryouwillfaintonmeinthisheat.YoungmanIdon'tfaintneverhavE.We'rewalking.IgetpaidbythehourhesaiD.WalkingwillcostyoualotmorE.Alsoyoufeellikecarryingacomputeramileorso?56.WhatkindofpersonisMaybelle?A.Shealwayssayswhatshemeansinanhonestway.B.ShenolongerlikesreadinginheroldagE.C.Shedoesn'twanttobefriendswiththewriteranymort.D.Shedoesn'twanttokeepupwiththetimE.57.WhydoesthewriterwanttohaveInternetathisplace?A.Becausethewriterbelievesthatoneisnevertoooldtolearn.B.Becausethewriterthinksthatitisbetterlatethannever.C.BecauseofthepressurefrompeopleofhisagE.D.BecauseoftheconveniencetheInternetwillbring.58.Arseniusgives_________reasonsfordrivingtothemall.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five
WhenIwasabout12Ihadanenemyagirlwholikedtopointoutmyshortcomings.Weekbyweekherlistgrew:IwasverythinIwasnotagoodstudentItalkedtoomuchIwastooproudandsoon.ItriedtobearallthisaslongasIcoulD.AtlastIbecameveryangry.Irantomyfatherwithtearsinmyeyes.HelistenedtomequietlyandthenheaskeD.Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Janetdidn’tyoueverwonderwhatyou’rereallylike?Wellyounowhavethatgirl’sopinion.GoandmakealistofeverythingshesaidandmarkthepointsthataretruE.PaynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaiD.IdidashetoldmE.TomygreatsurpriseIdiscoveredthatabouthalfthethingsweretruE.SomeofthemIcouldn’tchangelikebeingverythinbutagoodnumberIcould—andsuddenlyIwantedtochangE.ForthefirsttimeIwenttoafairlyclearpictureofmyself.IbroughtthelistbacktoDaddy.Herefusedtotakeit.That’sjustforyouhesaiD.Youknowbetterthananyoneelsethetruthaboutyourself.Butyouhavetolearntolistennotjustcloseyourearsinangerandfeelinghurt.Whensomethingsaidaboutyouistrueyou’llfinditwillbeofhelptoyou.Ourworldisfullofpeoplewhothinktheyknowyourduty.Don’tshutyourears.Listentothemallbuthearthetruthanddowhatyouknowistherightthingtodo.Daddy’sadvicehasreturnedtomeatmanyimportantmoments.InmylifeI’veneverhadabetterpieceofadvicE.44.Whatdidthefatherdoafterhehadheardhisdaughter’scomplaint抱怨?A.Hetoldhernottopayanyattentiontowhatherenemyhadsaidandjustdowhatshewanttodo.B.Hecriticized批评herandtoldhertoovercomehershortcomings.C.HetoldhertowritedownallherenemyhadsaidandpayattentiononlytothethingsthatweretruE.D.Herefusedtotakethelistandwanttohavealookatit.45.WhatdoesWeekbyweekherlistgrewmean?A.Shemadealistofmyshortcomingsandkeptonaddingnewonessoitwasgrowinglongerandlonger.B.WeekbyweekshediscoveredmoreshortcomingsofmineandpointedthemouttomE.C.Iwashavingmoreandmoreshortcomingsastimewenton.D.Weekbyweekmyshortcomingsgrewmoreserious.46.Whydidherfatherlistentoherquietly?A.Becausehebelievedthatwhatherdaughter’senemysaidwasmostlytruE.B.Becausehehadbeensoangrywithherdaughterandwantedtokeepsilent.C.Becauseheknewthathisdaughterwouldnotlistentohimatthatmoment.D.Becausehewasnotquitesurewhichgirlwastellingthetruths.47.Whichdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.NotanEnemybuttheBestFriendB.TheBestAdviceI’veEverHadC.MyFatherD.MyChildhood
WhenwearrivedatPrinsengrachtwewentquicklyupstairsandintothehidingplacE.WeclosedthedoorbehindusandwewerealonE.Margothadcomefasteronherbicycleandwasalreadywaitingforus.Alltheroomswerefullboxes.Theylayonthefloorandthebeds.Thelittleroomwasfilledwithbedclothes.Wehadtostartclearingupatonceifwewishedtosleepincomfortablebedsthatnight.MummyandMargotwerenotabletohelp.Theyweretiredandlaydownontheirbeds.ButDaddyandIthetwohelpers’ofthefamilystartedatoncE.ThewholedayweunpackedtheboxesfilledthecupboardsandtidieduntilwewereextremelytireD.Wedidsleepincleanbedsthatnight.Wehadn’thadanywarmfoodtoeatalldaybutwedidn’tcarE.MummyandMargotweretootiredandworriedtoeatandDaddyandIweretoobusy.56.Whowaswaitingforthemwhentheyarrivedatthehidingplace?A.MargotB.MummyandMargotC.DaddyD.Nobody57.TheywantedtomovetoanewplacebecausetheythoughtA.thisplacewasacomfortableplaceB.thisplacewasasafeplaceC.theylikedtomoveanewplaceD.theywereinvitedtothatplace58.AftertheyarrivedatthenewplaceA.theycouldatoncehaveagoodrestB.theycouldfindsomethinghottoeatC.theyhadtotidytheplaceD.MummyandMargotwereunwillingtotidy.59.Fromthetextwecanguessthatthewriterwasveryinhermindwhenshewrotethediary.A.happyB.afraidC.excitedD.interested
Asyougrowolderyou’llbefacedwithsomechallengingdecisions—likewhethertocutclassortrycigarettes.Makingdecisionsonyourownishardenoughbutwhenotherpeoplegetinvolvedandtrytopressureyouonewayoranotheritcanbeevenharder.Peoplewhoareyouragelikeyourclassmatesarecalledpeers.Whentheytrytoinfluencehowyouacttogetyoutodosomethingit’scalledpeerpressurE.Peerscanhaveapositiveinfluenceoneachother.Maybeanotherstudentinyourscienceclasstaughtyouaneasywaytoremembertheplanetsinthesolarsystem.Maybeyougotothersexcitedaboutyournewfavoritebookandnoweveryone’sreadingit.Theseareexamplesofhowpeerspositivelyinfluenceeachother.Sometimespeersinfluenceeachotherinnegativeways.Forexampleafewkidsinschoolmighttrytogetyoutocutclasswiththem;yoursoccerfriendmighttrytoconvinceyoutobemeantoanotherplayerandneverpasshimtheball.Itistoughtobetheonlyonewhosaysnotopeerpressurebutyoucandoit.Payingattentiontoyourownfeelingsandbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrongcanhelpyouknowtherightthingtodo.You’veprobablyhadaparentorteacheradvisingyoutochooseyourfriendswisely.Peerpressureisabigreasonwhytheysaythis.Ifyouchoosefriendswhodon’tcutclasssmokecigarettesorlietotheirparentsthenyouprobablywon’tdothesethingseitherevenifotherkidsdo.Ifyoucontinuetofacepeerpressureandyou’refindingitdifficulttohandletalktosomeoneyoutrust.Don’tfeelguiltyifyou’vemadeamistakeortwo.47.Forwhomisthepassagemostprobablywritten?A.Students.B.Parents.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.48.Inthelastthreeparagraphstheauthormainly_____.A.explainswhyfriendshipissoimportantB.givesadviceonhowtodealwithpeerpressureC.discusseshowpeersinfluenceusD.showshowtomakemoregoodfriends49.Whichoffollowingmayhelphandlepeerpressure?A.Spendingmoretimewithclassmates.B.Takingupmorerelaxinghobbies.C.Choosingfriendswithnobadhabits.D.HelpingotherswhoareintroublE.50.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Friendship.B.MakingdecisionsC.Self-confidenceD.Peerpressure
I’mfiveyearsoldandmymotheriswashingthekitchenfloor.I’mtellingheraboutanewgirlinschoolandshesuddenlylooksupatmeandsaysWhoareyourtwobestfriends?I’mnotsurewhattosay.I’vebeenfriendswithJillsinceIwasthreeorsoandIreallylikeJaimeafriendinkindergarten.JillandJaime.WellwhataboutKarenandCindy?Idon’tknowwhotheirbestfriendsareIsay.Noshesays.I’msayingwhyaren’ttheyyourbestfriends?Butthey’remysisters.Yesbuttheycanstillbeyourbestfriends.Friendsmaycomeandgobutyoursisterswillalwaysbethereforyou.Atthattimetheideaofmytwosistersbeingmyclosestfriendsseemedstrangetome.Wefoughtallthetimeovertoysfoodattentionandwhattowatchontelevision.Howcouldmysistersbemybestfriends?Butmymotherneverletthethreeofusforgetit:Sistersarelifelongfriends.Herwish—likemostparents’—wastogiveussomethingthatsheneverhad.Growingupasanonlychildshelongedforbrothersandsisters.Shegavebirthtothreedaughters.Shehadgivenuseachagift—oursisters.Aswegrewupwerealizedthatourmotherwasright.TodayIsharethingswithmysistersthatIdowithnooneelse.MysisterCindyandIrantheNewYorkCityMarathontogetherside-by-sideevenholdinghandswhenwecrossedthefinishline.Thethreeofustrusteachotherwithourgreatestsecrets.Itwastwenty-threeyearsagothatmymotherfirstaskedmewhomytwobestfriendswere.Todayshedoesn’thaveto.Shealreadyknows.56.Howoldwasthewriterwhenshewrotethepassage?A.5.B.9.C.23.D.28.57.Accordingtothewriterwhycan’thersistersbecomeherfriends?A.Becausetheyareolderthanher.B.Becausetheydon’tlikeher.C.Becausetheyoftenfoughtwitheachother.D.Becausetheyhavetheirownfriends.58.Whatdidthewriterfeelwhenhermothersaidhersisterscouldbeherbestfriends?A.Strange.B.Excited.C.Interested.D.Pleased.59.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Mybestfriends.B.Thegreatestgift.C.MysistersandID.Mymother’sdream.60.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Mymotherusedtogiveussomegifts.B.Mymother’ssistersareherbestfriends.C.MysistersandIalwaysgetalongwell.D.MysistersandIbecomegoodfriendsnow.
IwenttotheChinatownmarketinLondonlastSunday.ThefirstthingIdidwastogotooneoftheChinesegreengrocers’shops.AssoonasIenteredtheshopIsmeltmixturesofChinesespicesandsawthenewseason’sfruits.Mysonwantedabagofsweetssowepoppedintotheshopnextdoorwhichsellsmanykindsofcandy.ThereisalotofnoiseintheChinatownmarketandyouwillseemanytouriststoo.Therearealotofcarsandtrucksthatneverstopbeeping按喇叭.WhilepeopleareloadingandunloadingtheirgoodsmostofthemhavetheircarsandtrucksparkedinthemiddleoftheroaD.Thiscausesgreattroubleforotherdrivers.Canyouimaginethat?AfterwehaddoneallourshoppingmysonandIwenttoarestaurantforlunch.Weenjoyedourmealverymuch.ButtheshoppingmadeusbothverytiredintheenD.WeheadeddowntheroadtocatchourbushomE.MysonandIenjoyedridinginthebus.Wealsoenjoyedlookingatdifferentbuildingsandpeoplewalkingbydressedinfancyoutfits服装.AlthoughChinatowncanbeabusyplacetoshopinIdoenjoygoingtherenowandthen.IcanbuysomeofmynecessitiesandIcanalsolookandbrowse浏览aroundtheothershopsanddepartmentstoreswhereIcanindulge使沉迷myselfwithsomenicethings.ChinatownislocatedintheheartofcentralLondonwhereyoucanfindtonsofshopsandotherplacestoamuseyou.AndformeIcertainlydon’tmindgoingbackthereagainsoon.56.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Richpeoplewon’tgotoChinatownforshopping.B.ThetrafficconditionsinChinatownarenotverygooD.C.ThefoodthattheauthorateinChinatowndidn’ttastegooD.D.Chinatownhaschangedalotsincetheauthor’slastvisit.57.Fromthepassagewecaninfer推测thattheauthormostprobablywenttoChinatownby_____.A.bikeB.carC.busD.motorbike58.Theunderlinedwordspoppedintomostprobablymeans_____.A.brokeintoB.rushedintoC.pushedintoD.walkedinto59.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassageimply暗示?A.ThewriterwillcometoChinatownagainbeforelong.B.Thewriterwon’tgotoChinatownforalongtimE.C.ThewriterlikesChinatownbecauseit’snear.D.Thewriterdoesn’thaveagoodimpressiononChinatown.
Inchoosingafriendoneshouldbeverycareful.A.goodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.①Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluckbutwhenyouaredowntheywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualities品质ofcharacterespeciallyunderstandinghonestyandreliability可靠.Atthesametimehoweveragoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults过错inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.InshortafriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptmE.②Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependon信赖agoodfrienD.IfhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintimeIcanbesurethathewillbetherE.IfIneedafavorhewilldohisbesttohelpmE.IfIamintroublehewillnotrunawayfrommE.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.A.specialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.③Weshouldenjoyourlivesandwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.A.goodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlikE.Weshareexperience经验andlearnfromeachother.A.goodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumor幽默too.HelikestolaughwithmE.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinmE.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliablehonestandunderstandingIknowI'vefoundafriend!1.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A.understanding.B.honesty.C.reliability.D.asenseofhumor.2.Ifyouhavefairweatherfriends______.A.theywillgiveyouallthattheyhavewhenyouneedhelpB.youwillberefusedwhenyougetintotroubleC.youwillbecomerichD.youcanbesurethatyougetrealfriends3.Goodfriendsneedto______.A.alwayspointouteachother'smistakesB.behelpedwithmoneyC.understandeachother'sfeelingsD.havemoneyorluck4.Thispassagemainlydiscuss______.A.thequalitiesofafriendB.wheretochoosefriendsC.howtogetalongwithfriendsD.theimportanceofhavingafriend
It’seasytoseehowtohelpothersbutwhataboutthosewhoseneedsaren’tsoobvious?ThisstorymayhavehappenedawhilebackbutitwasalessonwhichhasstayedwithmeandhelpedmeeversincE.ItwasThanksgivingandIwasvolunteeringwithmyparentsatashelterforthepoor.Westoodbehindthecounterdishingouthotfoodtowhoevercamein.mostofourdinnerslookedliketheyhadbeenhavinghardtimestheirclothesoldwornanddry.Inshorttheylookedpoor!Thenamancameinwholookedanythingbutpoor.Hewaswelldressedwearinganexpensivesuit.IwonderedwhathewasdoingthereandmyjawdroppedinamazementwhenhejoinedthelineforfooD.ThecloserhecametomyservicestationthemoreImuttereD.Whatwasthismandoing?Iwantedtoknow.Surelyhewasn’tgongtotakefooD.ThenmymotherquietlytookmetoonesidE.ShesaidYouhaveassumedthattheneedsofthepeoplewhocomeheremustbepurelyphysical:hungerinadequateshelterandneedsareemotional?Whatifheneedscomfortfriendsorjusttobeamongotherhumanbeings?herwordshitmelikeatonofbricks!IfeltlikeIshouldapologizetothemanbutIdidn’t.AboutaweeklatertheshelterreceivedalargedonationfromananonymoussourcE.Ican’thelpbutwonderifitcamefromthatman.NowwhetherImeetothersIremembermymother’swordsandtrytosendkindnessandblessingstothemregardlessofhowtheylook.Needsaren’talwaysvisiblE.ButkindnessalwaysmakesadifferencE.49.Thetaskoftheauthorattheshelterwasto_______.A.decidewhetherdinnerslookedpoorB.learnlifeexperiencethereC.servehotfoodtothepoorD.helpparentsorderdishes50.Whenthemanwaitedinlinehowdidtheauthorfeel?A.SurprisedB.PitifulC.ExcitedD.Angry51.Theauthorfeltheshouldapologizetothemanbecausehe_______.A.wasaskedtodosobyhismotherB.gavethemanfoodmuchlessthanothersC.realizedsomethingwaswrongwiththemanD.knewlaterthatthemanwenttheretodonate52.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.WeshouldshowotherskindnesswhatevertheirneedsareB.Someneedscan’tbeknownclearlyattimesC.NeedscanalwaysbemetbykindnessD.Weshouldfindoutothers’needs
Ihadanexperienceoncewhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewayspeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuaryIofficiated主持attwofuneralsfortwoelderlywomen.Bothdiedanaturaldeath.Atthefirsthomethesonofthedeceased已故的womansaidIfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnowshewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedieD.AtthesecondhomethesonsaidIfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonhergoingtoFloridashewouldbealivetoday.ThatlongairplaneridewasmorethanshecouldtakE.It’smyfault.Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemtowetendtothinkthathadwedonethingsdifferentlythestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Anytimethereisadeaththesurvivorswillfeelguilty.BecausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadtheybelievedthattheoppositecourseforexamplekeepingMotherathomewouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterallhowcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilty.Thefirstliesinourbeliefthattheworldmakessenseandthatthereisareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thesecondisthethoughtthatwearethecauseofwhathappensespeciallythebadthingsthathappen.TherootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhooD.A.babycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneedsandthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandcallstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecriesandsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungrypeoplefeedhimandwhenheiswetpeoplechangehim.Veryoftenwedonotcompletelygiveupthatchildishthoughtthatourwishescausethingstohappen.50.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause_________.A.theycannotfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrowB.theydon’tknowthenaturalcourseofeventsC.theybelievethattheyareresponsibleforwhathashappenedD.theydon’tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection51.TheunderlinedparttheworldmakessenseinParagraph3probablymeansthat_________.A.everythingintheworldisplannedinadvanceB.theworldcanbeunderstoodindifferentwaysC.there’sanexplanationforeverythingintheworldD.wehavetobewiseinordertounderstandtheworld52.Peoplehavebelievedsinceearlychildhoodthat_________.A.theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappensB.lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmysteryC.everystoryshouldhaveahappyendingD.everybodymustobeytheirdemand
WhenmilkarrivedonthedoorstepWhenIwasaboygrowingupinNewJerseyinthe1960swehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.BasillE.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboyIcouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.Ofcoursehedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheeseeggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourordermymotherwouldpenanote-Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknextdelivery-andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthenthebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.AllofthiswasaboutmorethanconveniencE.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouseforthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoorssothatthemilkwouldn’tfreezE.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentablehavingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.BigcompaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilkthusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompetE.BesidesmilkisforsaleeverywhereanditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservicE.RecentlyanoldmilkboxinthecountrysideIsawbroughtbackmychildhoodmemories.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch门廊.Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhoodandofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.41.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger________.A.toshowhismagicalpowerB.topayforthedeliveryC.tosatisfyhiscuriosityD.topleasehismother42.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy’shouse?A.HewantedtohaveteatherE.B.Hewasarespectableperson.C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.43.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.44.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.C.Hemisseditforhismilkbottles.D.Heplantedflowersinit.
Theyoungboysawmeorratherhesawthecarandquicklyranuptomeeagertosellhisbunchesofbananasandbagsofpeanuts.ThoughheappearedtobeabouttwelveheseemedtohavealreadyknownthebitternessoflifE.Banana300nairA.Peanuts200nairA.HesaidinalowvoicE.Ibargainedhimdownto200totalforthefruitandnuts.WhenheagreedIhandedhima500nairabill.Hedidn’thavechangesoItoldhimnottoworry.Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.WhentwoweekslaterIsawtheboyagainIwasmoreawareofmypositioninasocietywhereit’snotthatuncommontoseealittleboywhoshouldbeinschoolstandingonthecornersellingfruitintheburningsun.Myparentshadraisedmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedandtheresponsibilityitbroughttous.Ipulledoverandrolleddownmywindow.Hehadabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsready.Iwavedthemaway.What'sup?Iaskedhim.I...Idon’thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.Ireachedintomypocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.Willthishelp?IaskeD.Helookedaroundnervouslybeforetakingthemoney.Onethousandnairawasalotofmoneytosomeonewhosefamilyprobablymadeabout5000nairaorlesseachyear.ThankyousirhesaidThankyouverymuch.WhendrivinghomeIwonderedifmylittlefriendactuallyusedthemoneyforschool-books.Whatifhe’sacheat?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.DidIdoittomakemyselffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?LaterIrealizedthatIdidn'tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthimnordidIthinktoask.OverthenextsixmonthsIwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthernNigeriA.SometimeafterIreturnedIwentoutforadrivE.WhenIwasabouttopullovertheboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmilereadyonhisfacE.Ohgosh!LongtimE.Areyouinschoolnow?IaskeD.HenoddeD.That’sgoodIsaiD.A.silencefellaswelookedateachotherandthenIrealizedwhathewanteD.HereIheldouta500nairabill.Takethis.Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.What'swrong?IaskeD.It’sagift.Heshookhisheadagainandbroughthishandfrombehindhisback.Hisfaceshonewithsweat.HedroppedabunchofbananasandabagofpeanutsinthefrontseatbeforehesaidI’vebeenwaitingtogivethesetoyou.63.Whatwastheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftheboy?A.Heseemedtobepoorandgreedy.B.Heseemedtohavesufferedalot.C.HeseemedyoungerthanhisagE.D.Heseemedgoodatbargaining.64.Thesecondtimetheauthormettheboytheboy________.A.toldhimhispurposeofsellingfruitandnutsB.wantedtoexpresshisthanksC.askedhimformoneyforhisschoolbooksD.triedtotakeadvantageofhim65.Whydidtheauthorgivehismoneytotheboy?A.Becausehehadenoughmoneytodothat.B.BecausehehadlearnttohelpotherssincechildhooD.C.Becauseheheldahigherpositioninthesociety.D.Becausehehadbeenaskedbythenewsagencytodoso.66.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?A.BraveandpolitE.B.Kindandsmart.C.HonestandthankfulD.Shyandnervous.
IamhonoredtobewithyoutodayatoneofthefinestuniversitiesintheworlD.InevergraduatedfromcollegE.TruthbetoldthisistheclosestI’veevergottentoacollegegraduation.Iwaslucky—IfoundwhatIlovedtodoearlyinlifE.WozandIstartedAppleinmyparents’garagewhenIwas20.Weworkedhardandin10yearsApplehadgrownfromjustthetwoofusinagarageintoa$2billioncompanywithover4000employees.Wehadjustreleased发行ourfinestcreation—theMacintosh—ayearearlierandIhadjustturned30.AndthenIgotfireD.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?WellasApplegrewwehiredsomeonewhoIthoughtwasverytalentedtorunthecompanywithmeandforthefirstyearorsothingswentwell.Butthenourvisionsofthefuturebegantodivergeandeventuallywehadafallingout吵翻.WhenwedidourBoardofDirectors董事会sidedwithhim站在一边.Soat30Iwasout.Andverypubliclyout.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgoneanditwasdepressing.DuringthenextfiveyearsIstartedacompanynamedNeXTanothercompanynamedPixarandfellinlovewithanamazingwomanwhowouldbecomemywifE.Pixarwentontocreatetheworld’sfirstcomputeranimatedfeaturefilmToyStoryandisnowthemostsuccessfulanimationstudiointheworlD.InaremarkableturnofeventsAppleboughtNeXTIreturnedtoAppleandthetechnologywedevelopedatNeXTisattheheartofApple’scurrentrenaissance复兴.AndLaurenceandIhaveawonderfulfamilytogether.I’mprettysurenoneofthiswouldhavehappenedifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApplE.ItwasawfultastingmedicinebutIguessthepatientneededit.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.I’mconvincedthattheonlythingthatkeptmegoingwasthatIlovedwhatIdiD.You’vegottofindwhatyoulovE.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityetkeeplooking.Don’tsettlE.67.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom______..A.alecturegivenbyaprofessorB.aspeechgiventosomecollegestudentsC.atalkgivenataconferenceD.abookdealingwithaperson'sownexperience68.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofeventsthathappenedtothespeaker?A.HereleasedtheMacintosh.B.HegotfiredfromApplE.C.HereturnedtoApplE.D.HefellinlovewiththewomanwhowastobecomehiswifE.E.Hestartedanothertwocompanies.A.b-c-a-d-eB.a-b-c-d-eC.b-e-a-d-cD.a-b-e-d-c69.Theunderlinedworddivergeinthesecondparagraphprobablymeans______.A.differB.changeC.accomplishD.fall70.Whatisthepointthespeakerwantstomakeinthepassage?A.Neverbeafraidoffailures.B.Bewillingtochangeyourself.C.Besuretofindwhatyoulovetodo.D.Sticktoyourownvision.
LastyearonthenightbeforethefirstdayoftheSpringFestivalHugoPangwassittinginhishugeflatonHongKongIslanD.ItwaslateintheeveningandHugowassippingaglassofhisfavoriteFrenchbrandyandlisteningtomusiconhishugeexpensivemusiccenter.Panglivedaloneapartfromthesixmaidwhocookedandcleanedforhimandthechauffeur私家司机whodrovehisRolls-RoyceSuddenlytheroomseemedtobeginspinningaroundhim.ThentherewasaflashoflightandapuffofsmokeandbeforehimPangsawanoldmandressedintraditionalChineseclothes.Panglookedathisbrandyglassandlookedagainattheoldman.Hewassofrightenedhecouldn’tspeak.ComewithmesaidtheoldmanI’mgoingtoshowyousomething.HetookPang’shandandimmediatelytheroomdisappearedandPangwasstandinginafieldoutsideavillageinGuangdongProvincE.ThehousesweresmallandthevillagewaspoorbutinfrontofhimPangsawalittlecrowdofchildrenwereplaying.ItwasSpringFestivalandthesoundoffirecrackerscouldbeheardfrominsidethevillagewhilesmokeroseovertheroofsofthehouses.ThenamongthechildrenplayingPangrecognizedhimself.Wewerepoorthenhesaidbutwewerehappier.WehadtoworkhardtogeteverythingwehaD.64.ThefirstparagraphtellsusthatHugoPangwas________A.fatrichandlazyB.busyandtiredC.richbutlonelyD.veryhappy65.WhentheoldmanfirstappearedPanglookedathisbrandyglassbecause__________A.hethoughthehadtoomuchbrandyB.hewantedtooffertheoldmansomebrandyC.theglasswasemptyD.hewantedmorebrandy66.Thevillageinthelastparagraphwas___________A.notarealvillageB.verypeacefulandbeautifulC.theplacewherePanglivedD.wherePanghadlivedasachilD.67.TheoldwantedtoshowPangthat________A.SpringFestivalinGangdongwasfunB.hismoneyhadnotmadehimhappierC.lifeisbetterwhenyouareachildD.itisbettertoberichandlazythattobepoorandhardworking
KevingRogersusedtobemyboss.AtthattimehealwaystoldustosellmorE.AssoonasIcouldIlefthisshopandgotanewjobinanotherplacE.ThelasttimeIsawRogerswasmorethantenyearsago.Atleastthat’swhatIthought.ButnowIamnotsosurE.Iwasonmywaytomyofficeinthecentreoftown.ThereisasmallparknearbywhichIsometimeswalkthroughafterlunch.Theparkwasalmostemptyexceptforashabby-lookingmanononeofthosebenches凳子.Themanlookedaboutfiftyyearsoldandwaswearinganoldgraycoat.Itwascoldandwindyandhewastrembling哆嗦.It’salongtimesinceIhadameal.Canyouhelpme?hesaiD.Therewassomethingabouthisvoicethatsoundedfamiliar.Igavehimafewpennies.AshewentpastmeIlookedathisfaceclosely.IwonderedwhereIhadseenhimbeforE.ThenitsuddenlycametomE.Coulditpossiblybe?No!ImpossibleIthought.Iwatchedhimwalkingaway.HewasthesameheightasRogersbutlookedalotthinnerthanIremembereD.YesterdayIranintosomeonewhohadworkedforRogersatthesametimeasIdidandhadstayedonlonger.IstartedtellinghimaboutthemanIhadseeninthepark.ForamomentIthoughtitwasouroldboss.Butitcouldn’thavebeen.Rogersmustbetheheadofacompanynow.IsaiD.Myex-workmateshookhisheadIthoughtyouknew.Knew?Knewwhat?Whatareyoutalkingabout?Rogerswassenttoprisonsixyearsago.He’sprobablybeenoutbynow.ForallIknowheissleepingonparkbenchesandbeggingmoneyfrompassers-by.60.WheredidthewriterlastmeetRogers?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inasmallpark.C.Inthecentreoftown.D.InhisofficE.61.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?A.Rogerswassenttoprison.B.ThewritersawRogerstenyearsago.C.ThewritergotajobinanotherplacE.D.Theex-workmateleftRogers’company.62.Thesotrydoesn’tmentionanythingabout______.A.whathappenedtoRogerssixyearsagoB.whatRogerslookedlikeC.whyRogerswassenttoprisonD.howRogerswaslivingon63.Thereasonwhythemanwastremblingwasthat______.A.hewasillB.hewasveryexcitedC.hebecameverypoorD.hefeltcoldandhungry
ThefirsttimeIwentforawalkaroundmyfather-in-law’sneighborhoodwasgarbagedayandIwasshockedtoseewhatpeoplewerethrowingout.Itwasbackin1981andIsawmanypeoplegatheredinsomeone’sfrontyarD.AsIwentnearertoseewhatwashappeningIgotmyfirstintroductiontoyardsales.ForthefewdollarsIhadinmywalletIwasabletobuyaseven-inchblack-and-whiteportableTV.Ialsoboughtaflashlight.ThefollowingweekendatanotheryardsaleIsawa14-inchcolorTVbeingsoldforalmostnothing.IfeltIcouldnotmisstheofferandboughtit.NowIhadtwosetsandcouldn’twaittoseewhatelseIcouldaffordthenextweekenD.SpringendedandbythenIhadaccumulatedalmosteverytypeofelectronicequipmentIhadalwayswishedtohavebackhomE.ThenthisnewideacametominD.Ihadheardaboutamanwhotraveledbackhomeeveryfewmonths.Hedroveatruckfilledwithboxesofnewandusedstuffthatpeopleweresendingtorelatives.SoItoldmyfatherthatIwouldsendasmanytypesofitemsasIcouldsothathecouldstarthisresalebusiness.EveryfewmonthsIwouldgatherseveralboxesofAmericanjunk–––televisionstoastersfanshairdryersetC.andsendthemhomE.Aswordgotoutaboutmyfather’strashmarketpeopleallcametobuythesethings.ThreeyearslaterwhenIvisitedmyfamilyforthefirsttimesinceleavinghomeIlearnedthatmanyofthefamiliesinourneighborhoodhadapieceoftrash.ItprovedthatIhadtheresponsibilitytokeeppeoplebackhomeuptodatewiththelatesttechnologyyounolongerneeD.304words42.Accordingtothetextayardsaleisaplacewherepeople_______.A.selltheirfrontyardsatalowpriceB.throwawaytheirtrashinsomeone’syardC.gatherinsomeone’syardtoenjoythingsD.sellunwantedthingsintheirownyards43.Theauthorfelthecouldnotmisstheofferbecause_______.A.thesecondTVsetwasbiggerB.thesecondTVsetwascolorTVC.thesecondTVsetwasverycheapD.hewantedtwoTVsetsverymuch44.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofthejunkhebought?A.Hewasnotsurprisedtoseethemthrownaway.B.HethoughttheywerevaluablE.C.Hethoughttheywereworthbuying.D.HethoughthecouldsellthemforagoodpricE.45.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.A.TheauthoroftengoeshometosellthejunkB.TheauthorcomesfromapoorcountryC.TheauthorbuysthejunkonlytomakeprofitsD.Thejunkisnotwelcomedintheauthor’shomecountry
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