We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
A．painting B．smiling C．cooking D．serving
A．argument B．discussion C．conversation D．debate
A．attend to B．look for C．care about D．find out
A．advice B．suggestion C．tip D．prize
A．feeling B．look C．attitude D．face
A．wondering B．knowing C．saying D．answering
A．help B．keep C．drive D．follow
A．except B．below C．above D．within
A．excellent B．skilled C．generous D．grateful
A．rather than B．more than C．less than D．no more than
A．respect B．sympathy C．thanks D．satisfactory
A．trained B．refused C．left D．married
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a recent airing of "Unsolved Mysteries", there was a young boy who was the victim of the holocaust(大屠杀).He'd been in a work camp for several years and somehow had managed to survive the of his imprisonment.
The story was of a boy - now in his sixties - and his quest to find an American soldier who had a kindness to him by some food. It might seem ,but to this child, who had seen nothing but and inhumanity for as long as he could remember, it was a that marked a turning point in his life, for he had lost hope .When he was liberated by the American forces, he was dying. He, needed food. As he was staggering along the road a young soldier down from his tank and gave him some of his supplies. With this one act of generosity, a kind American had aroused the again that there really was some good in the world. And the boy never it. The boy later went to America, raised a family, became successful and worked hard to repay the he had received with his own.
Actually there were so many similar acts of generosity that it would be almost impossible to know for sure who the soldier was.
We all have a choice: to create more light in the world. As Confucius it over 2500 years ago, "It is better to light one small candle than to the darkness."
As the story above so nicely small gestures can often generate huge blessings. If we're constantly looking for and doing kind acts, we will no doubt bring more joy into the world around us as well as into our own world!
A．stationed B．placed C．distributed D．treated
A．horror B．embarrassment C．relief D．annoyance
A．held on B．agreed on C．focused on D．passed on
A．guaranteeing B．offering C．presenting D．contributing
A．unbelievable B．troublesome C．insignificant D．convenient
A．difficulty B．curiosity C．sympathy D．cruelty
A．wave B．fate C．gesture D．duty
A．highly B．mostly C．hopefully. D．badly
A．moved B．jumped C．turned D．dashed
A．honesty B．loyalty C．trust D．belief
A．forgot B．remembered C．delivered. D．reflected
A．food B．mercy C．kindness D．credit
A．made B．put C．took D．got
A．curse B．pray C．swear D．appreciate
A．declares B．argues C．illustrates D．expands
I Was Forced to Find My Gifts
I was a pretty typical 17-year-old with a strong interest in painting when something happened. One Sunday, I went to an old swimming hole and dove in. I something under the water head-on and broke a couple of vertebrae（椎骨）of my neck.
For five months I stayed at the hospital, feeling like a to my family. My self-image was instantly . I was described with terms like “disabled” or “crippled.” I was angry and
after I failed so many times at some task---dropping something on the floor and trying to get it back up again.
Near the end of my stay in the hospital, my doctor almost forcibly tied a to my hand. He had seen my paintings I’d done before and me to paint. Fortunately, I found that I
had this artistic ability left. It was like a big weight had been . At least I could do something worthwhile again, and it became a part of my recovery.
After I left the hospital, I stayed at home, feeling desperately . It seemed like I was cut off from . No one can get along love and acceptance. So that fall, I started at the University of Texas, majoring in graphic design.
One day a man happened to see one of my paintings. He had a great for it and asked if I ever did art shows. So I was given a(n) . Much to my surprise, I found that people liked my paintings and would pay for them. That was about 11 years ago. Today, 1,500 have carried my work.
It was the art that provided the for me to get up every morning and do something,
sitting in front of the television. Society has such expectations of the disabled person, so it’s very easy to get sucked into a dependency routine --- you know, the “give me” kind of attitude. And that’s what I take the most in --- the fact that what I’m doing today is well received all over.
A．saw B．hit C．touched D．picked
A．burden B．failure C．joke D．patient
A．improved B．created C．changed D．judged
A．helpless B．careless C．nervous D．tired
A．difficult B．special C．simple D．important
A．bandage B．towel C．rope D．paintbrush
A．allowed B．taught C．ordered D．encouraged
A．already B．still C．even D．always
A．gained B．carried C．lifted D．measured
A．vital B．strange C．boring D．different
A．lonely B．weak C．frightened D．guilty
A．success B．classmates C．society D．treatment
A．in B．for C．behind D．without
A．sympathy B．fondness C．talent D．responsibility
A．exhibition B．challenge C．permission D．message
A．hospitals B．galleries C．schools D．families
A．imagination B．chance C．motivation D．curiosity
A．instead of B．apart from C．due to D．but for
A．high B．low C．enough D．unrealistic
A．power B．pride C．comfort D．advantage
Luke didn’t know what to do. He wanted to yell at Kyle, his , because Kyle continued to with his mom, Jane. She didn’t demand very much from him---“Study hard, and get the best you can,” she told him. She tried to get it into his head that she didn’t have the for his college education. Not a cent could be expected! studying harder, Kyle spent hour after hour playing video games on his computer. He always waited until the last minute to study for school , and stayed up all night cramming(强记硬背) for them. When Jane tried to him that he needed good grades to get a , he would turn a deaf ear to her or even get angry. He said it was her to take care of him financially he graduated from college.
“Where did he get that ?” Luke asked. “You’ve him for 10 years all by yourself. You don’t him a thing. He should be glad you haven’t kicked him out of the apartment. When I was in the eleventh grade, my father made it to me that when I graduated from high school, I was expected to leave home. Kyle thinks you have to pay his way through college!”
Jane would Luke to talk to Kyle. “He says you’re not his father, so why should he have to listen to you?”
“Well, his father’s dead. He should appreciate that I’m to try to help him. ”Luke said.
“Kyle will be able to learn to accept your help and advice . But before that, Luke, we need to try hard to get him to accept you in his heart, close to the of his own father.”
“I agree and we surely have every confidence in him.” said Luke.
“Yes. And in , too!” Jane reminded him.
A．cousin B．stepbrother C．nephew D．stepson
A．discuss B．meet C．argue D．deal
A．teachers B．grades C．friends D．prizes
A．need B．money C．hope D．time
A．Instead of B．In addition to C．In spite of D．Along with
A．rules B．tests C．regulations D．admissions
A．inform B．warn C．promise D．remind
A．scholarship B．degree C．reward D．job
A．honor B．right C．pleasure D．responsibility
A．since B．when C．until D．after
A．principle B．decision C．saying D．idea
A．helped B．raised C．educated D．sponsored
A．owe B．ask C．lend D．offer
A．easy B．possible C．clear D．strange
A．So B．Yet C．Still D．Because
A．force B．allow C．invite D．forbid
A．around B．out C．away D．off
A．in turn B．at first C．in time D．at once
A．heart B．place C．duty D．life
A．himself B．ourselves C．myself D．yourselves
Watching TV is a very popular pastime in the UK but what kind of programmes do British people like to watch? Well, the most-watched TV programmes every week are very popular dramas that are usually at least four times every week. They are dramas on one neighborhood that try to ordinary life in the UK --- we these dramas ‘soap operas’ or ‘soaps’.
In the early days of TV, there were often dramas on during the . Back in those days, it was for the husband to go out to work and for the wife to stay at home and the house and the children. Most of these daytime dramas were aimed at entertaining the who would traditionally be at home, probably doing the . Companies selling washing powder would 45 their products at times these dramas were on, and those companies would sponsor (赞助) the drama. As a result, the word “soap” appeared.
So what about the word opera? Well, that’s because these dramas are often an exaggeration (夸大) of real . They are supposed to represent ordinary lives to make them entertaining, lots of dramatic events murders, divorces, affairs etc, happen probably much more than they would in a normal neighbourhood.
Most soap operas these days are in the evening. There are lots of different soaps on in the UK but there are three main ones. ‘Coronation Street’ has been on since 1960. It is supposed to represent working class life. Then there’s“Eastenders’”which in 1985 and“Emmerdale”in the north of England.
A．on B．in C．at D．off
A．basing B．being based C．are based D．based
A．describe B．explain C．imagine D．predict
A．read B．say C．call D．think
A．day B．noon C．evening D．night
A．interesting B．traditional C．unusual D．polite
A．look for B．look over C．look out D．look after
A．husbands B．elders C．housewives D．children
A．washing B．cooking C．reading D．shopping
A．buy B．sell C．advertise D．suggest
A．until B．when C．before D．after
A．some time B．some times C．sometime D．sometimes
A．still B．yet C．so D．even
A．life B．dream C．place D．word
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．for example B．as C．like D．such
A．carefully B．quickly C．suddenly D．regularly
A．shown B．given C．taken D．made
A．humorous B．popular C．sad D．happy
A．starts B．had started C．started D．has started
Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow . Though children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular . People have different opinions about popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often and thought highly of by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to their children to have the concept (概念) that success is achieved through hard work and rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those are close to home — their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the . A lot of dance students wish to be like their teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to their students’trust and them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept with grace(优雅) and losing with respect, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can his or her position and influence to good behaviors to youngsters.
A．younger B．stronger C．older D．taller
A．at first B．at last C．at least D．at most
A．generous B．favorite C．ordinary D．humorous
A．fans B．stars C．singers D．dancers
A．that B．why C．whether D．if
A．awarded B．admired C．admitted D．afforded
A．encourage B．receive C．hold D．ignore
A．luck B．imagination C．effort D．effect
A．what B．which C．that D．who
A．read B．sing C．write D．draw
A．write B．read C．travel D．think
A．should B．may C．must D．need
A．deal B．trouble C．matter D．case
A．dance B．music C．art D．piano
A．better than B．less than C．more than D．rather than
A．receive B．lose C．gain D．accept
A．communicate with B．keep up with C．come up with D．catch up with
A．challenging B．falling C．failing D．winning
A．make use of B．lose control of C．take charge of D．get rid of
A．turn B．press C．introduce D．push