Last month，Mr and Mrs Walter moved to a small town because they both retired from work and wanted to live a peaceful life．After being there for a short time，Mrs Walter（75）
to her next﹣door neighbour．She was hoping the neighbour would repeat her dissatisfaction to the store owner．
The next day the newcomer went to the store．（76） greeted her with a big smile．He told her how happy he was to see her again，and said he hoped she liked their town．He also offered himself as a resource to Mrs Walter and her husband as they got settled．Then he took care of her order（77） ．
Mrs Walter was very surprised．When she got home，she reported the big （78） to her neighbour．"I suppose you told him how poor I thought the service was，"she guessed．
"Well，no，"the neighbour said，"（79） ﹣and I hope you don't mind﹣I told him you were amazed at the way he had built up this small town store，and that you thought it was one of the best﹣run stores you'd ever seen．"
Mrs Walter's neighbour（80） that people want to be respected．Actually，most people will do nearly anything for you if you treat them respectfully．That means making it clear to them that their feelings are important，and their opinions are precious．
75．A．explained |
B．apologized |
C．listened |
D．complained |
76．A．Mr Walter |
B．Mrs Walter |
C．The owner |
D．The neighbour |
77．A．quickly |
B．sadly |
C．angrily |
D．easily |
78．A．success |
B．change |
C．decision |
D．idea |
79．A．For example |
B．At least |
C．In fact |
D．After all |
80．A．understood |
B．forgot |
C．pretended |
D．denied． |
先阅读短文，然后从文中每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案。
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You’re never going to be (1) but a failure(失败者).
After five years of poor jobs, I fell (2) with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me, “You’ve (3) in everything you’ve ever done. You can’t give any happiness to my daughter!” It was the frustrating thing that could have changed me later. I decided to do something (4) about my life, because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was (5) .
So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I (6) during the day in high schools and went to evening classes at college. Later, I gave up that job to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part-time job as a (7) at Leeds University. I began to feel (8) of myself –here was once a poor boy who’d left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯) (9) when I discovered my own style.
Now I’m rich and (10) , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．work B．love C．help D．study
A．failed B．won C．beaten D．succeeded
A．difficult B．easy C．negative D．positive
A．terrible B．excellent C．wrong D．right
A．stayed B．laught C．lived D．studied
A．boss B．scientist C．teacher D．student
A．proud B．sad C．tired D．happy
A．set off B．went off C．broke off D．took off
A．cool B．famous C．clever D．helpful
Rose didn’t see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn’t 1 it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose’s desk. So Rose got very 2 .
When she met Kate in the afternoon, Rose 3 , “You have stolen(偷) my card!” Hearing this, Kate began to cry, “No, no, I didn’t steal it! I only took it by 4 .” But Rose didn’t think so and they began to fight.
Just then a teacher came up and 5 what had happened. Kate told the whole story. She said her pen pal came to see her in the morning. She was so 6 that she took the card carelessly. Then they went for lunch happily. “I used the card, but I had thought it was mine. I didn’t know it was Rose’s 7 she asked. I was too afraid to explain it to her. So I decided to put the 8 back with some money secretly. I am sorry, Rose.” Kate said in a low 9 .
“It’s just a misunderstanding（误会)！” said the teacher. Tears(泪水) came into Rose’s eyes. Then she said, “I was 10 sorry, Kate! I hope we are still good friends. ”A. find B. buy C. put
A. happy B. angry C. afraid
A. sang B. shouted C. read
A. card B. words C. mistake
A. asked B. understood C. allowed
A. sad B. excited C. interested
A. until B. after C. if
A. pen B. book C. card
A. voice B. sound C. noise
A. not B. also C. never
Some time ago, my wife and I traveled to visit my sister. We had taken more clothes than we needed and struggled onto the train. In front of us, in a face-to-face seat, 16 six young men in their early 20s. They were strong and 17 , and I disliked them immediately. They were laughing loudly, obviously 18 themselves and they 19 a foreign language.
As we went quickly 20 the countryside, I kept an eye on them as they joked around. Sometimes they took a look in our direction. When two of them go out 21 , relaxed a little. The rest of them 22 to laugh and joke in their own language.
When we finally arrived at our 23 , only one of them was left on the train. He was obviously 24 too and as I struggled towards him with my heavy luggage(行李)，he reached out and asked in English “Want a hand wth that, mate?”
He 25 the heavier bag up the station steps for us. We were pleasantly surprised and very grateful.
A．sat B．stood C．lay D．lived
A．polite B．quiet C．lazy D．noisy
A．helping B．enjoying C．teaching D．devoting
A．told B．spoke C．said D．talked
A．above B．onto C．over D．through
A．off B．up C．along D．on
A．wanted B．started C．stopped D．continued
A．house B．hotel C．station D．shelter
A．bored B．worried C．excited D．frightened
A．carried B．left C．brought D．bought
Two teachers were sitting in the teachers' room. For a moment there was silence. Then one of them, Miss Smith, said, "I'm afraid I'd have to fail him! I just can’t let him 16 . "
"Now Alice," said her friend, Mrs Jackson, "is he so terrible a student?"
"That's just the trouble!" the other woman answered, "Tom was ever my 17 student. The problem is that he is so lazy that he never gets his work done. He hasn't handed me a piece of homework for three 18 !"
Mrs Jackson had never seen Miss Smith so 19 before. "Have you had a word with him about it?" she asked.
"Why should I? Every student must hand in homework. I made 20 very clear on the first day for class. I don't know what has happened. When the lessons started, he did so well that I 21 thought about asking the school to give him a scholarship(奖学金). But now he often sleeps in class! I've never seen such a 22 in a student."
"You should have a talk with him. Give him a chance. "
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and learned all about it. He was studying all day and working most of the night in a factory to 23 for his schooling. Of course he was 24 in class and sometimes could hardly 25 awake. Miss Smith soon asked the school to give him a scholarship and he was able to devote himself to his lessons again.
A．leave B．pass C．work D．sleep
A．laziest B．busiest C．worst D．best
A．minutes B．hours C．weeks D．years
A．worried B．pleased C．useless D．kind
A．them B．him C．that D．one
A．even B．only C．mostly D．still
A．trouble B．hope C．change D．danger
A．pay B．call C．save D．share
A．forgetful B．careless C．asleep D．tired
A．seem B．keep C．look D．get
Electronic books have changed the way many people read for 15 . Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach.
More than 16 students go to the public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside Washington. Last year, the school system used digital books in fifteen schools. This school year, middle schools and high schools changed 17 printed to electronic textbooks in their social studies classes.
“I mean, it’s just 18 a regular textbook, except it’s got it all online.” says Luke Rosa, a history teacher at Falls Church High School.
Peter Noonan, an assistant superintendent(主管) of schools says, “The world’s changing 19 . And the online textbooks can change right along with the events that 20 .”
“Digital books also cost 21 than printed textbooks,” he says, “Usually it’s between fifty and seventy dollars 22 a textbook for each student, which adds up to about eight million dollars for all of our students in Fairfax County. In fact, we have bought all of the online textbooks for our students for just under six million dollars.”
Social studies teacher Michael Bambara says the e-book he uses in his government class is better than a(an) 23 textbook. It has materials for students 24 different levels of reading skills…
A．pleased B．pleasing C．pleasant D．pleasure
A．one hundred seventy-five thousand B．one hundred seventy-five thousands C．one hundred and seventy-five thousand D．one hundred and seventy-five thousands
A．into B．from C．with D．along
A．like B．liking C．liked D．likely
A．at times B．at all times C．at that time D．at the same time
A．is happened B．is happening C．are happening D．have been happened
A．more expensive B．cheaper C．more D．less
A．buy B．buying C．to buy D．bought
A．online B．printed C．digital D．electronic
A．with B．have C．who has D．they have
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