Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A.weak B.clever C.hard-working D.predicted
A.admired B.complained C.reminded D.predicted
A.plan B.appear C.work D.break
A.even though B.only if C.because D.unless
A.photo B.rest C.step D.bath
A.weight B.height C.amount D.price
A.failed B.pretended C.agreed D.decided
A.marks B.results C.effects D.conditions
A.invited B.blamed C.thanked D.forgave
A.begged B.argued C.nodded D.refused
A.wrong B.valuable C.extra D.exact
A.mind B.avoid C.practice D.keep
A.speed up B.give up C.watch out D.turn out
A.energy B.money C.life D.skill
A.warned B.expected C.realized D.announced
A.also B.hardly C.seldom D.never
A.talk B.chop C.walk D.climb
A.abandon B.introduce C.need D.teach
A.quickly B.curiously C.seriously D.intelligently
A.time B.tool C.job D.patience
完形填空(共y小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Not too long ago ,an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 36 out of our Polynesian Village resort(度假胜地)at Walt Disney was asked how she 37 her visit .She told the front-desk clerk she had had a (n) 38 vacation ,but was heartbroken about 39 several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 40 .At that moment she was particularly 41 over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau , 42 this was a memory she especially treasured.
Now ,please understand that we have no written service rules 43 lost photos in the park. 44 ,the clerk at the front desk45 Disney’s idea of caring for our46 . She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 47 film , promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.
Two weeks later the guest received a 48 at her home .In it were photos of all the actors of our show,49 signed by each performer. There were also 50 of the public procession(游行队伍)and fireworks in the park ,taken by the front-desk clerk in her own51 after work. I happened to know this 52 because this guest wrote us a letter .She said that 53 in her life had she received such good service from any business.
Excellent 54 does not come from policy (政策性的)handbooks .It comes from people who 55 and from a culture that encourages and models that attitude.
A.working B.checking C.trying D.staying
A.expected B.realized C.paid D.enjoyed
A.disappointing B.wonderful C.uncomfortable D.important
A.taking B.dropping C.losing D.breaking
A.developed B.taken C.washed D.loaded
A.silly B.nervous C.calm D.sad
A.when B.where C.as D.which
A.covering B.finding C.making D.keeping
A.Excitedly B.Fortunately C.Therefore D.Quietly
A.understood B.reminded C.trusted D.discovered
A.workers B.guests C.managers D.clerks
A.printed B.shot C.unused D.recorded
A.film B.card C.camera D.packet
A.frequently B.personally C.alone D.actually
A.rules B.pictures C.handbooks D.performances
A.case B.work C.time D.position
A.story B.place C.photo D.show
A.only B.almost C.never D.nearly
A.advice B.experience C.quality D.service
A.care B.serve C.like D.know
完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分.满分30分)
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。
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. Early in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 1on both sides with many 2businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. 3, some shops offered 4.These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. 5in the 1950s, a change began to 6.Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 7shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open spaces 8the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.
And open space is what they got when the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centres, or rather malls, 9as a collection of small new stores 10crowded city centres. 11by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 11 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 12of shopping centres led 13to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 15of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.
1. A. built B. designed C. intended D. lined
2. A. varied B. various C. sorted D. mixed up
3. A. Apart from B. However C. In addition D. As well
4. A. medical care B. food C. cosmetics D. services
5. A. suddenly B. Abruptly C. Contrarily D. But
6. A. be taking place B. take place C. be taken place D. have taken place
7. A. available for B. available to C. used by D. ready for
8. A. over B. from C. out of D. outside
9. A. started B. founded C. set up D. organized
10. A. out of B. away from C. next to D. near
11. A. Attracted B. Surprised C. Delighted D. Enjoyed
12. A. inner B .central C. shopping D. downtown
13. A. distinction B. fame C. popularity D. liking
14. A. on B. in turn C. by turns D. further
15. A. cheapness B. readiness C. convenience D. handiness
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The ___21___reverberated(回荡)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s __22___, now dampened (使潮湿)with the __23___ tears my words had caused.
“ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband ___24___ five months ago .”
“ I am so ____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”
“Don’t worry about it, honey,” she ____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not ___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of ___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how ____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end ____30___ of that mattered.”
Unsure of what to say, I laughed ___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I ____32____ to find myself riveted(固定) to the lady’s
face again.
Her eyes began to sparkle ___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to ___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she ___35___ having somebody to talk to.
“ Have you ever been ____ 36___?” she asked.
I couldn’t help but ___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”
“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of ____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”
She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in ____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”
Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that, I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.
A.tunes B.whistles C.songs D.words
A.eyes B.hands C.ears D.arms
A.grateful B.miserable C.happy D.sweet
A.failed B.worked C.died D.retired
A.sorry B.lucky C.anxious D.gloomy
A.encouraged B.explained C.persuaded D.comforted
A.understand B.remember C.experience D.enjoy
A.teaching B.struggle C.marriage D.life
A.foolish B.terrible C.mysterious D.wonderful
A.few B.all C.some D.none
A.loudly B.nervously C.bravely D.bitterly
A.attempted B.began C.turned D.went
A.as B.because C.before D.until
A.comment B.surprise C.doubt D.criticize
A.avoided B.appreciated C.imagined D.considered
A.blamed B.interviewed C.married D.employed
A.laugh B.sigh C.cry D.complain
A.success B.wonder D.lessons
A.peace B.love C.agreement D.harmony
A.but B.so C.however D.although
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意,然后从36~55个题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was in my high school science class.1 was doing a task in front of the classroom with my favorite shirt on.
A 36 came,“Nice shirt,”I smiled from ear to ear.Then another voice said,“That shirt belonged to my dad.Greg’s mother works for my family.We were going to 37 that shirt away,but gave it to her 38 ”. I was speechless I wanted to hide.
I 39 the shirt in the back of the closet and told my mum what had happened.She then dialed her 40 ,“I will no longer work for your family,”she told him.That night.Morn told my dad that she couldn’t clean anymore:she knew her life’s 41 was something greater.
The next morning she 42 with the personnel manager at the Board of Education.He told her that without a proper education she could not teach.So Morn decided to 43 a university.
After the
first year in college,she went
back to the personnel manager.He said,“You are 44 ,aren’t you? I think I have a 45 for you as a teacher’s assistant.This opportunity deals with children who are mentally challenged with little or no chance of 46 ”Mom accepted the opportunity very 47
For almost five years,as a teacher’s assistant.she saw teacher after teacher give up on the children and quit,feeling 48 .Then one day,the pe
rsonnel manager and the principal 49 in her classroom.The principal said.“We have watched how you 50 the children and how they
communicate with you and admire your hard.working 51 over the last five years.We are all in agreement that you 52 be the teacher of this class.”
My mom spent more than 20 years there. 53 her career,she was voted Teacher of the Year.All of this came about because of the 54 comment made in the classroom that day.Mom showed me how to handle 55 situations and never give up.
A.noise B.voice C.sound D.tune
A.get B.take C.carry D.throw
A.otherwise B.anyhow C.instead D.actually
A.settled C.stored D.stuck
A.teacher B.employer C.director D.adviser
A.purpose B.encouragement C.achievement D.victory
A.went B.met C.worked D.stayed
A.visit B.continue C.attend D.prepare
A.serious B.fortunate C.careful
A.career B.duty C.position D.part
B.judging C.obeying D.imagining
A.patiently B.eagerly C.successfully D.skillfully
A.upset B.frightened C.guilty D.ashamed
A.looked up B.went up C.took up D.showed up
A.believe B.protect C.treat D.receive
A.spirit B.intention C.action D.attempt
A.must B.would C.might D.should
B.During C.On D.With
A.worthless B.thoughtless D.helpless
A.challenging B.different C.dangerous D.strange
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When my children were small, the toughest part of the day was getting to work. There were diapers(尿布), formula(奶粉), 36 of clothes to worry about for the children. There was their breakfast, and I must 37 they were clean and ready for the day. It was pretty chaotic(混乱的). I have always been one to
38 more about making sure everyone else had what they needed than to take care of myself.39 , I had my clothing and my packed lunch set out so that I could quickly get ready and then turn my 40 back to getting the children ready.
I tried to keep my 41 pretty easy in the morning. There just wasn’t time, but that was OK as long as I kept moving. I would manage a 42 look at myself in the full-length mirror just before I 43 out the door.
Once a week we had management team 44 and it was important to be there on time and to appear relaxed and 45 . We would go around the conference table, each 46 on successes and areas of concern. When it came around to my 47 , all eyes would be on me as I had my chance to brag(自夸) on my programs and increasing 48 .
I thought I was pretty 49 at playing the role of the cool, calm, collected program manager 50 one week I arrived at one of these management team meetings and as the 51 went arou
nd the table, getting to me. There were 52 looks on the faces of the others looking at me. I started to feel a little 53 as that “ what’s going on?” 54 grew more intense. My closest colleague started doing this strange nodding thing in my direction. It was then that I 55 that I had my dress on inside-out.
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