_______When a starving man gets a meal, he begins to think about an overcoat; when an executive gets a new sports car, visions of country clubs and pleasure beats dance into view.
The many wants of mankind might be regarded as making up several levels. ________.
The first and most basic level of wants involves food. Once this want is satisfied, a second level of wants appears: clothing and some sort of shelter. By the end of World War II these wants were satisfied for a great majority of Americans. ________It included such items as automobiles and new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of wants was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late 1950s a fourth level of wants appeared: the “life-enriching” level. While the other levels involve physical satisfaction－the feeding, comfort, safety, and transportation of the human body－this level stresses mental needs for recognition, achievement and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and services, many of which could be called “luxury” items. Among them are vacation trips, the best medical care, and entertainment. _______
On this level, a greater percentage of consumer spending goes to services, while on the first three levels more is spent on goods. Will consumers raise their sights to a fifth level of wants as their income increases, or will they continue to demand luxuries and personal services on the fourth level?
A fifth level probably would involve wants that can be achieved best by community action. Consumers may be spending more on taxes to pay for government action against disease, ignorance, crime and prejudice. ________In this way, we can enjoy more fully the good things on the first four levels.
| A．Then a third level appeared. |
| B．Different people have different wants on each level. |
| C．There are several levels of wants in one’s life. |
| D．When there is money enough to satisfy one level of wants, another level appears |
E. At this stage, we now may seek to ensure the health, safety, and leisure.
F. Also included here are fancy foods and the latest styles in clothing.
G. Human wants seem endless.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Hua: Hi, Li Lei. Long time no see. What did you do during your winter holiday?
Li Lei: Hi, Li Hua. I found a part-time job in a real estate (房地产) company as salesman for twenty days.
Li Hua: Really? That must be (extreme) interesting.
Li Lei: Yes, interesting tiring. I stood for ten hours a day and introduced the houses to customers that I met. Sometimes I was laughed at, but most of the time, I
(praise) for my wonderful work by many people.
Li Hua: I guess you have gained a lot from this part-time job.
Li Lei: Yes, I really have learnt a lot about how to express my opinion, how to communicate different people and how to work in a team.
Li Hua: I also took part in a great many social activities, some of were really impressive. Through these activities, I not only gained a lot of social experience but also improved my practical skills, such as interpersonal skills and organizing ability. As far as I’m
, acquiring practical skills is of great
(important) to us students. Besides, the experience
(gain) may pave the way for our future career development.
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bobby Buns was a very amusing and lively waiter who had his own cafe. He was also very , because during a visit to a he discovered one of the young cows there was pretty . Instead of producing milk, this cow produced milk coffee.
to become rich, Bobby took the cow straight to the city. When he arrived, his wife told him that he should first reorganize the cafe so they had a place to the cow. However, Bobby was so and impatient that he this advice, and took the cow straight to the .
At first the result was quite . The cow was featured in the newspapers and on TV. Customers came from far to taste the delicious fresh milk coffee.
However, after the , it turned out that having a cow in the middle of a cafe was not at all . Every day the cow broke twenty or thirty cups simply by wagging (摇摆) its tail. The cafe smelt terrible. The hay the cow ate got spread all over the place. The cow left so little room in the cafe that there would be fewer customers .
, the authorities came to do an inspection. They gave him such a heavy fine that Bobby almost had to the cafe. Bobby Buns realized that he had to be more patient and . He should until everything was ready before his fresh milk coffee.
, Bobby was a lucky guy. When the cafe was being reorganized, he took the cow back to the village. There he discovered that one of the hens laid chocolate eggs. This time he knew he had to be patient, and wait until everything was . When everything was all , his cafe became the most famous and successful in the whole city.
A．sensitive B．curious C．careful D．fortunate
A．town B．city C．village D．cottage
A．special B．healthy C．heavy D．clever
A．Intending B．Learning C．Continuing D．Failing
A．hide B．kill C．sell D．put
A．confused B．excited C．ashamed D．angry
A．followed B．ignored C．considered D．valued
A．yard B．home C．garden D．cafe
A．impressive B．horrible C．upsetting D．important
A．anxiety B．disappointment C．excitement D．shock
A．strange B．interesting C．natural D．proper
A．joining in B．cutting in C．giving in D．stepping in
A．Unfortunately B．Probably C．Gradually D．Generally
A．forget B．decorate C．close D．discover
A．organized B．eager C．different D．friendly
A．relax B．wait C．predict D．dream
A．dropping B．purchasing C．inventing D．serving
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Instead
A．prepared B．tried C．remembered D．changed
A．in need B．in place C．in turn D．in peace
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Once there was a very poor villager. He found it difficult even to support his family. He walked about in the streets, but he did not get a job. One day, he met a rich businessman, who gave him the job of cleaning the office. The villager began his work and he even started reading and writing in his spare time.
One day, the businessman saw that the villager was writing something. He said, “You can also read and write! Your handwriting is very good.” The villager began to do this job as best as he could.
Later, the businessman learnt that the villager was good at accounting（计算）, and he made him his shop accountant. The other accountants were very jealous of the villager’s abilities. They told the businessman that the villager had a small room where he hid the money stolen from him.
One day, they had their chance. They saw the villager going into ‘that’ room. When they came back and opened the door, there was nothing in that room except an ordinary box.
The villager was ordered to open the box with his own hands. And there was only a pair of dirty shoes and some old clothes. At the same time, he was so angry with the jealous accountants that he fired them at once. The villager was made the only accountant for his office.
| A．He came to a big city hoping to find a job. |
| B．They closed the door behind him and ran to the businessman. |
| C．So the businessman decided to give the villager a good lesson. |
| D．Seeing this, the businessman was moved by what he had seen. |
E. So the villager was given the work of writing business letters for him.
F. The villager wished that some kind people might give him a good job.
G. But the businessman refused to believe them unless he had seen it with his own eyes.
People have always been wondering about what our future will look like. Go on reading this text, and you will know what will happen in the next fifty years.
How can we know what the future will look like? To be able to understand the future, you must know the past. What has taken us to where we are today and what has changed along the way? The world has changed a lot in the last 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago. Will this change in the next 150 years? No.
What inventions have really made a difference in the last 150 years? In the past years, the inventions that have affected most people around the world for everyday living are the telephone, electricity, radio, television, computer, the car and the ability to communicate through the Internet. Then we of course have a lot of inventions that have made life easier, like new medicine, faster transports etc. In general, human beings have been working hard in the last 150 years to make the inventions so that they will be able to get control of the time and the world. Since there is still much to do in this area, this will be the focus at least for the next 150 years.
Why do we need to predict the future? Predicting the future is important for two reasons: first we need to start to think about what kind of future we would like for ourselves and to pass on to the next generation, and then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future.What does the author try to tell us in the second paragraph?
| A．Our basic needs will not change in the future. |
| B．The world is quite different from what it was. |
| C．Humans will no longer enjoy food in the future. |
| D．The world will be completely changed tomorrow. |
Our past inventions have made .
| A．our daily life more stressful |
| B．it easy for us to live |
| C．our work easily done |
| D．us work less time |
What will humans do in order to keep the world under control?
| A．To produce more cars for transportation. |
| B．To spend more time working on the Internet. |
| C．To work much harder to achieve their goals. |
| D．To focus on making more inventions. |
What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
| A．What result we’ll receive in the future. |
| B．The two reasons of predicting the future. |
| C．The importance of predicting the future. |
| D．The decisions we make for our future. |
I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. In the end ,I said, “ Son, remember: Be slow and steady, and that will win the race. Don’t you think there’s something to learn from the tortoise?”
Sonny opened his eyes wide, “Do you mean next time when I’m entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?”
I was shocked, “But the tortoise didn’t wish that the hare would fall asleep!”
“He must have wished that,” Sonny said, “Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did.”
“He didn’t have such a wish,” I insisted. “He won the race by perseverance (坚忍不拔的), by pushing on steadily.”
Sonny thought a while. “That’s a lie,” he said. “He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn’t happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he’d never have won the race. That’s for sure.”
I gave up. Today’s children are not like what we used to be. They’re just hopeless.The writer argued with his son because ______________.
| A．he liked tortoises while his son liked hares |
| B．they disagreed about whether the tortoise was foolish |
| C．he tried to teach his son a moral (品德) lesson but the son had totally different opinion |
| D．he liked the story of the hare and the tortoise while his son didn’t. |
Sonny believed that the tortoise ______________.
| A．won the race by his own hard working |
| B．took a risk by agreeing to run a race |
| C．was not given a fair chance in the race |
| D．in fact did win the race luckily |
Billy, Tony and Sandy must be_______________.
| A．boys who were unknown to Sonny’s father |
| B．boys who Sonny has run races with before |
| C．boys who Sonny has never raced with before |
| D．boys who Sonny did not expect to race with again |
According to the passage, who do you think learnt a lesson?
| A．The tortoise | B．Sonny |
| C．The hare | D．Sonny’s father |
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