阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Most of us lose life’s tough battles by starting an unexpected attack—when a touch of humor might well enable us to win. the case of a young friend of mine, who was in a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving a warning about being late for the job. there was a good reason for Sam’s being late—serious illness at home—he that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn’t any longer. His boss was probably already pacing preparing a speech to fire him.
Yes, the boss was. Sam entered the office at 9:35. The place was as as a locker room; was hard at work. Sam’s boss came up to him angrily. Suddenly, Sam and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “I’m Sam Maynard. I’m applying for a , which, I understand, became just 35 minutes ago. Does the bird get the worm?”
The room exploded in laughter. The boss a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had his job—with the only that could win-–a laugh. is a most effective, yet frequently neglected ,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives. It can be used for making up differences, apologizing, criticizing and the other fellow to do what you want his losing face. For some jobs, it’s the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so that serious dialogue may start a quarrel. , many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious problems than people in any other field.
A．Think B．Imagine C．Suppose D．Consider
A．dug B．trapped C．erupted D．aimed
A．If B．Because C．Unless D．Although
A．decided B．said C．talked D．urged
A．work B．use C．count D．make
A．here and there B．in and out C．up and down D．now and then
A．silent B．clean C．noisy D．quiet
A．somebody B．everybody C．nobody D．anybody
A．cried B．shouted C．stared D．smiled
A．prize B．patent C．punishment D．job
A．available B．fragrant C．possible D．reasonable
A．lazy B．late C．diligent D．early
A．sent B．hid C．force D．had
A．protected B．saved C．hold D．took
A．tool B．technique C．measure D．instrument
A．Understanding B．Apology C．Humor D．Communication
A．making B．having C．letting D．getting
A．without B．for C．to D．with
A．constant B．easy C．sensitive D．heated
A．After all B．For example C．At length D．Even so
Bob and Annie had not known each other long before they became eager to get married:Bob because he wanted Annie and she because she could at least lead a life away from her1_____. When Mrs.Thompson 2_____ that they marry and live with her until they could get a 3 _____ of their own, Annie hesitated. Her idea of 4_____ had been something which 5 _____her a husband and an orderly, well-furnished home all at once. 6_____ she soon saw the 7_____ of this arrangement. She would, first of all, 8_____ from her present life into a house which was quiet and well run, not 9_____ her own; and she would be able to go on walking so that she and Bob could 10____ up all the more quickly for their own house. She would also get Bob, a good enough husband for any working-class 11_____:good-natured and 12_____ to be bent her way whenever it was 13 _____for her ends.
Things went well until her mother-in-law’s 14_____, when Annie had to give up her 15_____ and was at home all day. Her father-in-law became just a 16_____ figure in the house and 17____Bob became used to him, Annie began to find the old man’s constant 18_____in the house a source of growing annoyance(烦恼).
“He gets on my nerves, Bob,” she said. “And he hardly says a word all day.”
“Well, I suppose he has a 19_____ to do as he likes,” Bob said mildly. “It’s his house not ours.” But to Annie, now looking after the house 20_____ it were her own, it was beginning to seem the other way about.
1.
A．city B．family C．room D．company
A．learned B．thought C．heard D．suggested
A．stay B．child C．house D．world
A．marriage B．life C．future D．expectation
A．give B．found C．brought D．searched
A．But B．So C．Instead D．Besides
A．difficulty B．advantage C．trouble D．result
A．leave B．make C．change D．escape
A．of B．on C．like D．for
A．earn B．save C．build D．set
A．home B．character C．custom D．girl
A．easy B．ready C．kind D．lovely
A．necessary B．right C．important D．helpful
A．illness B．arrival C．death D．appearance
A．job B．idea C．decision D．dream
A．active B．funny C．strange D．silent
A．until B．although C．before D．when
A．rest B．work C．presence D．cough
A．right B．way C．wish D．freedom
A．because B．if C．even though D．as if
I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
1_____ was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 2_____ in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 3_____ him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 4 _____ throw one in.
That 5 ____ me of that night, 6_____ he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 7_____ nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 8_____ easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a god one. It was just a 9______ old piece that somebody 10______. Still it was something he wanted, probably 11_____ there was some difficulty in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 12 _____ him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded 13_____ two or three people were trying to tear the house 14 _____. We came downstairs and turned on the 15_____ light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 16_____somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 17_____ dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 18____ place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 19____, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 20_____ of his skill.
1.
| A．Fighting | B．Swimming | C．Barking | D．Running |
2.
| A．fun | B．trouble | C．danger | D．difficulty |
3.
| A．stop | B．make | C．get | D．have |
4.
| A．will | B．do | C．did | D．would |
5.
| A．reminds | B．warns | C．tells | D．suggests |
6.
| A．which | B．while | C．as | D．when |
7.
| A．Far | B．long | C．old | D．heavy |
8.
| A．could | B．can | C．should | D．would |
9.
| A．priceless | B．worthless | C．valuable | D．important |
10.
| A．kept | B．forgot | C．deserted（遗弃） | D．remained |
11.
| A．because | B．only if | C．even if | D．in case |
12.
| A．saw | B．heard | C．watched | D．caught |
13.
| A．like | B．that | C．as if | D．at least |
14.
| A．up | B．in | C．away | D．down |
15.
| A．hall | B．kitchen | C．bedroom | D．porch |
16.
| A．rolled | B．stopped | C．caught | D．broken |
17.
| A．at | B．before | C．till | D．during |
18.
| A．distant | B．nearby | C．silent | D．busy |
19.
| A．In all | B．As a result | C．At last | D．After all |
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When dawn came, they realized that the boat was blocked in ice. The captain had 1_____ asleep but the rest of the crew hurriedly woke him. He took a small axe(斧), and 2_____great care, so as to 3_____ a hole in the ice on the deck（甲板）, he began to knock. From time to time a wave burst over the boat and swept over him but he kept working for ten minutes 4_____ the others looked on 5_____. By this time he was 6______ cold that he could no longer trust what he was doing.
Each member of the crew took it in 7_____ to cut the ice away as long as he could 8_____it.
First, they had to knock off enough ice to get down on their 9_____. Standing on that rolling deck meant 10_____, because a man who had fallen into the sea could not have been rescued.
Then the captain discovered that ice was forming inside the cabin(船舱). He called 11_____ one of the crew and together they managed to get the stove alight, hoping that it would 12 _____enough heat to warm the cabin above 13_____ point. Unless the ice in the bottom could be melted enough so that the 14_____ could be raised, they were in 15_____.
It took an hour’s 16_____ before the boat began to float better. But by this time they had succeeded in 17_____ most of the ice.
Throughout the afternoon, the coating of ice began to build up again 18_____ their work. In the face of this danger, Captain Slater 19______ the crew to clear the ice so that the boat would 20_____ until the next morning. Then they settled down to wait for anther day.1.
| A．gone | B．fallen | C．become | D．grown |
2.
| A．at | B．for | C．with | D．by |
3.
| A．make | B．drill | C．dig | D．fill |
4.
| A．until | B．before | C．after | D．while |
5.
| A．excitedly | B．anxiously | C．happily | D．strangely |
6.
| A．too | B．so | C．as | D．very |
7.
| A．surprise | B．time | C．trouble | D．turn |
8.
| A．support | B．help | C．bear | D．put up |
9.
| A．knees | B．legs | C．feet | D．arms |
10.
| A．life | B．pain | C．damage | D．death |
11.
| A．to | B．on | C．up | D．at |
12.
| A．get out | B．give off | C．get over | D．give in |
13.
| A．boiling | B．marking | C．freezing | D．melting |
14.
| A．boat | B．deck | C．sail | D．back |
15.
| A．ruins | B．excitement | C．danger | D．surprise |
16.
| A．delay | B．work | C．break | D．play |
17.
| A．piling | B．getting | C．freezing | D．removing |
18.
| A．whichever | B．though | C．as long as | D．in spite of |
19.
| A．demanded | B．made | C．ordered | D．agreed |
20.
| A．sink | B．live | C．float | D．flow |
I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents 38 interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 40 , I would become more mature and 41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.
Like many 42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 43 a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 45 for me. In the end, my father won the 46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 47 through the country who could 48 shelter and help if I needed them.
Three years later, my younger brother decided to 49 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 51 year working his way on trains and ships to 52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.
These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 53 . Most parents start 54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.
36. A. taught B. allowed C. treated D. hired
37. A. anxious B. content C. proud D. hopeful
38. A. never B. ever C. always D. even
39. A. quickly B. foolishly C. seriously D. honestly
40. A. work B. mistakes C. others D. books
41. A. strict B. reasonable C. polite D. responsible
42. A. American B. Japanese C. Chinese D. British
43. A. helped B. supported C. shared D. worried
44. A. Asia B. Africa C. Europe D. Oceania
45. A. journey B. experience C. chance D. possibility
46. A. argument B. game C. discussion D. plan
47. A. send out B. give out C. carry out D. spread out
48. A. promise B. afford C. provide D. serve
49. A. leave B. make C. take D. prepare
50. A. angry B. eager C. sorry D. sad
51. A. unusual B. hard C. strange D. busy
52. A. accept B. earn C. find D. search
53. A. welcome B. fit C. necessary D. common
54. A. bringing B. forcing C. pushing D. protecting
55. A. selected B. admired C. afforded D. left
Elderly people respond (反应) best to a calm and unhurried environment. This is not always easy to 36 as their behavior can sometimes be irritating (令人恼怒的). If they get 37 or upset, then they may become more confused（糊涂的） and more difficult to look after. 38 sometimes it can be extremely difficult, it is best to be 39 and not to get upset yourself. You should always 40 old people to do as much as possible for themselves but be ready to 41 a helping hand when necessary.
Failing memory makes it 42 for the elderly to recall all the basic kinds of information we 43 for granted. The obvious way to help in this 44 is to supply the information that is missing and help them make 45 of what is going on. You must use every opportunity to provide information, 46 remember to keep it simple and easy to understand.
When the elderly person makes 47 statements e.g. about going out to his or her old 48 or visiting a dead relative, 49 in a calm matter-of-fact fashion: "You are retired now. Will you come and help me with the dishes?"
We depend 50 on the information provided by signposts, clocks, calendars and newspapers. These assist us to 51 and direct our behavior. Confused old people need these 52 all the time to compensate(弥补) for their memory.
Encourage them to use 53 boards or diaries for important 54 events and label(标注) the contents of different cupboards and drawers. Many other aids such as information cards, 55 photos, notes, addresses or shopping lists could help in individual case.
36. A. provide B. protect C. discover D. examine
37. A. happy B. easy C. excited D. comfortable
38. A. As a result B. Even though C. For D. Although
39. A. patient B. protective C. ready D. helpful
40. A. tell B. encourage C. warn D. permit
41. A. carry B. make C. lend D. offer
42. A. necessary B. difficult C. terrible D. impossible
43. A. make B. give C. think D. take
44. A. condition B. situation C. action D. position
45. A. sense B. use C. light D. fun
46. A. and B. or C. however D. but
47. A. obvious B. strange C. confused D. fixed
48. A. factory B. hospital C. school D. employment
49. A. correct B. repeat C. check D. care
50. A. hardly B. heavily C. totally D. simply
51. A. collect B. form C. keep D. organize
52. A. information B. advice C. aids D. materials
53. A. reminder B. flat C. recovery D. wood
54. A. improving B. coming C. moving D. exciting
55. A. beautiful B. unforgettable C. nice D. old
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