2023年山西老區(qū)職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招（英語）試題庫含答案解析

長風(fēng)破浪會有時，直掛云帆濟(jì)滄海。住在富人區(qū)的她2023年山西老區(qū)職業(yè)技術(shù)學(xué)院高職單招（英語）試題庫含答案解析（圖片大小可自由調(diào)整）全文為Word可編輯，若為PDF皆為盜版，請謹(jǐn)慎購買！卷I一.綜合題(共50題)1.—Canyourepeattheaddress,please?

—BroadStreet,No.12.

—_____.

A.Heardit

B.Madeit

C.Gotit

D.Wentit答案：C2.—Tommyisplanningtobuyacar.

—Iknow.Bynextmonth,he_____enoughforausedone.答案：D3.HeaskedMarywhethershehadpassedtheexam________.答案：B4.Doyouregretnothavinggoneabroad?

Notatall.I_____asmuch,butI’mgladtocontributetoourmotherland.

A.

didn’tearn

B.hadn’tearned

D.amnotearning

D.haven’t

earned答案：D解析：：本句考查現(xiàn)在完成時用法中“過去發(fā)生的動作對現(xiàn)在造成的結(jié)果和影響”這一用途，強(qiáng)調(diào)nothavinggoneabroad對現(xiàn)在的影響。第二個說話人表達(dá)的意思是：雖然我現(xiàn)在沒有錢像出了國那樣掙那么多，但是我很欣慰為祖國做出了貢獻(xiàn)?！緲?biāo)簽】動詞時態(tài)5.完型填空。

Whatseparatesmefromeveryoneelse?ThedifferenceisnotwhatclothesIwearorthemusicIlisten

to,butwhatIfeel

1

.

EversinceIwasyoung,Ihavelovedprofessionalwrestling.AsIgrewolder,myfriendslaughedatme

forfollowingwhatwascalleda"man'ssoapopera."So,Iputmyloveforwrestlingontheshelf.Itwasnot

untilfreshman(新生)yearthatI

2

Iwasn'tbeingmyself.

Thatyear,Itriedmanynewthingsand

3

.Inmytown,footballwasthesport,soIdecidedtoplay

football,thinkingitmightgivemeaheadstartinpopularity.Theteamstartedwithforty-eightathletes(運(yùn)動

員).

4

,therewerefourteenofus

5

.IcontinuedtopractisenotbecauseIlikedit,

6

becauseIamnot

aquitter(懦夫).Thatlongseasontaughtmealesson:Iwasn'tafootballplayer.More

7

,ittaughtmeto

bemyself.

Afterthatseason,Iwentbacktobeingawrestlingfan.Icameacrossawell-knownsaying:"Don'tDream

It.BeIt."WhenIreferredtoit,myfriendDan

8

myidea.

"Whatifwebuildawrestlingring?"weasked.Thefollowingweekend,wemetathishouse.Wesaw

ourdreaminapileinhisbackyard.Weworkedfromdawntodusktobuildourgreatproject.Ourhardwork

finallybroughtussuccess.Wehadarealring.Wedecidedtoholdan"event."We

9

forhours,tryingto

10

everyaspect(方面)ofourwrestlingability.ThedatewasMay24th.Toour

11,aboutonehundred

friendsandfans

12

tosupportus.Itwasthemostimportantnightofmylifeandacompletesuccess.Since

thattime,wehaveheldfiveshowswithasmanyastwohundredandfiftypeople

13

.Wecontinuedtolive

thisdreamandwesucceeded.

Asmysenioryearcomestoanend,I'llrememberallofmyhighschoolmemories.Butwhatwillvalue

mostisthememorythatIdidsomethingIloved,nomatterwhateveryonesaidorthought,I

14

thegoaland

livedmy

15.(

)1.A.outside

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)2.A.realized

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)3.A.assemblies

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)4.A.Intheend

(

)5.A.remained

(

)6.A.then

(

)7.A.necessarily

(

)8.A.thoughtof

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)9.A.practiced

(

)10.A.raise

(

)11.A.surprising

(

)12.A.cameacross

(

)13.A.attending

(

)14.A.earned

(

)15.A.success

B.inside

B.noticed

B.experiences

B.Ontheend

B.alive

B.but

B.properly

B.insistedon

B.workedout

B.learn

B.surprise

B.introduced

B.respecting

B.finished

B.dream

C.behind

C.trusted

C.actions

C.Bytheend

C.admitted

C.and

C.importantly

C.approvedof

C.droppedout

C.improve

C.surprised

C.turnedup

C.displaying

C.achieved

C.failure

D.beside

D.explained

D.activities

D.Aboveall

D.left

D.so

D.mainly

D.mixedup

D.stayedup

D.get

D.attention

D.weresupposedto

D.leaving

D.continued

D.grade

答案：1-5:BADAD

6-10:BCCAC

11-15:BCACB6.WhydoyousuggestGulin?

Ibelieve_____beautyof____naturetherewillmake_____excellentimpressionuponthetourists.A．a(chǎn),the,anB．the,the,anC．the,/,theD．the,/,an答案：D解析：選D。thebeautyofnatural指“自然美景”，makeanexcellentimpressionuponsb.表示“給某人留下良好的印象”。7.Theschoolbuiltanewlab;nowtheyneedtobuy_____.

A.somenewequipments

B.severalnewequipments

C.somenewequipment

D.severalnewequipment答案：C8.Notuntilthepartyhadbegun_____.[

]A.hedidarrive

B.didn'thearrive

C.hearrived

D.didhearrive答案：D9.Itwasnotuntildark______hefound______hethoughtwasthecorrectwaytosolvetheproblem.

A.that;what

B.that;that

C.when;what

D.when;that答案：A10.Themanwefollowedsuddenlystoppedadlookedasif

________whetherhewasgoingItherightdirection.A．seeingB．havingseenC．tohaveseeD．tosee答案：D解析：選D。asif引導(dǎo)的狀語從句是一個省略句，只剩下了目的狀語tosee。11.Mymother_____metobuyseveral_____eggsfordinner,butIforgotallaboutit.

A.asked;dozen

B.suggested;dozensof

C.had;dozen

D.persuaded;dozens答案：A12.WhenIsawMumnod________tome，Icalmeddownandwentonwithmyperformance．答案：D13.Howcouldtheymake

_____campinastormin_____earlyevening?答案：B14._____themoneyofferedbythegovernment_____runout.答案：B15.Inmanyways,oursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustlead.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbefore,butwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.Toolittleallowance(津貼)ismadeforthepersonwhoisnolongerearningaliving,whocannotwalklongdistancesordriveacar,orwhomayhavephysicalormentaldisabilitiesthatkeephimfromcommunicatingwithothers.Theinstitutional(慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的)carewegiveourolderpeopleisagoodreflectionoftheoverallattitudeofoursocietytowardtheaged.

Inthepastfewyears,nursinghomeshavereceivedwideattentionasboring,meaninglessplaceswhereoldpeopleoftenhavelittleelsetodobutwaitfortheendoftheirlives.Elderlywardsinmentalhospitalsareevenworse.Oneofthemostshockingthingsabortnursinghomeshasbeentheunwillingnessofpeopleontheoutsidetoshowrealconcernforwhathappensintheseinstitutions.Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting(委托)aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio(比率),aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltreatmentequipmentavailable,oraboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.

Andthegovernmenthasprovidedfederalmoneywithoutenforcinghighstandardsofcare.Infactfederalstandardswereloweredin1974.Therefore,insomesenseourconcernfortheagedseemstobemovingbackwards,notforwards.Thispictureisinstrikingcontrasttothetreatmentofrespectablepatriarchs(男長者)andmatriarchs(女長者)inmanysocieties.

1.Whatwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.FailureofCarefortheElderly

B.TheElderly

C.InstitutionalCare

D.ANationalShame

2.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethatthewriterfeels____.

A.nursinghomesshouldbegotridof

B.acountrythatcanhelppeoplelivelongershouldalsobeabletocareforthembetter

C.peoplehavenothankstowardtheirparents

D.oursociety’sinstitutionsneedtobereformed

3.Thewriterbelievesthatpeoplewhoplaceaparentinanursinghomeshould____.

A.demandhigherfederalstandards

B.considertheexamplesetinothercountries

C.beashamedofnotkeepingtheparentsintheirownhomes

D.investigateitfirst

4.Thewritercomplains____.

A.abouttheindifferenceofsomepeopletowardsnursinghomes

B.abouttheshortageofequipmentinnursinghome

C.thatnursinghomeskeeptheagedfromcommunicatingwithothers

D.bothAandB答案：1-4ABDD解析：1.A

本題考查理解文章主旨大意的能力。由第一段第一句“Inmanyways,oursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustlead.”及文章內(nèi)容可知，全文談的是我們在對待老人方面做得很不夠。因此A項正確。2.B

本題考查根據(jù)短文相關(guān)內(nèi)容進(jìn)行推理判斷的能力。由文章第一段“Inmanyways,oursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustlead.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbefore,butwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.”可以判斷選項B正確的。3.D

本題考查理解文章細(xì)節(jié)信息的能力。文中第二段結(jié)尾“Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting(委托)aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio,aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltherapyequipmentavailable,orevenaboutthefrequencyofdoctor’svisits.”這是作者對人們的批評，由此可以判斷選項D正確。4.D

本題考查根據(jù)短文相關(guān)內(nèi)容判斷作者的觀點態(tài)度的能力。由第二段“Evenpeople…rarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio,aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltherapyequipmentavailable,orevenaboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.”可以判斷選項A和B是正確的；選項C在文章中沒有提到.16.Thereare103elementsfoundinnature,____aremetals.答案：A17.1.Theparty,whichhadbeengreatly_____,wasspoiledbytherudebehaviorofanuninvitedguest.

A.lookedforwardto

B.lookedupto

C.calledforth

D.calledfor

2.Itwasclearthatthesmallgrocerwas_____peopleheowedmoneyto.

A.attheexpenseof

B.attheriskof

C.inthewayof

D.atthemercyof答案：AD解析：1.]Lookforwardto期待，盼望。參閱Ⅲ.109.;callforth引起，喚起。參閱Ⅲ.29注釋。Callfor需要,Lookupto尊敬。2.atthemercyof在支配下：Theshipwasatthemercyofthewaves.(這艘船任憑風(fēng)浪擺布。)attheexpenseof以為代價，靠犧牲；inthewayof礙事；attheriskof冒的危險：1)Hedevotedhistimetofootballattheexpenseofhisstudies.(他犧牲學(xué)習(xí)把時間都花在足球上。)2)Hersocialliftgotinthewayofherstudies.(她的社交生活妨礙了她的學(xué)習(xí)。)3)Wedothisattheriskofourlivesandliberties.(我們冒丟掉生命和喪失自由的危險做這件事。)本題譯文：顯然，這家小雜鋪任憑其債主的擺布。18.—Didyouhaveagoodtimeattheparty?

—Thanks.Iappreciate________toyourhome.

A.tobeinvited

B.tohaveinvited

C.beinginvited

D.havinginvited答案：C19.Aftertheexamination,myteachertoldmethatfailure____themotherofsuccess.

A.was

B.is

C.be

D.are答案：B20.Theteachertoldthestudents_____intheMid-termexam.答案：B21.——Hello,ZhuHua.I’llhavetoreturntoCanadabecauseI’veworkedhereforayear.

——＿＿＿＿＿!A．Whattim?fliesB．HowtimefliesC．WhatdoestimeflyD．Howdoestimefly答案：B解析：howtimeflies＝howfasttimeflies“時間過得真快”。因為被感嘆的部分是副詞fast，因此感嘆詞用how，感嘆句需用陳述語序。22.—

Iwillcometoyourlectureat10:00a.m.tomorrow.

—I'msorry.Bythenmylecture______andI______myguestsinmyoffice.答案：C23.26.Soldiersstoodnexttoapolicetruck,lookingatthecrimescene_______awomanwasgunneddowninapoorneighborhoodofthebordercityofIranOctober18,2009.A．thatB．whichC．whereD．why答案：C。解析：where（="in"thescene）引導(dǎo)定語從句修飾先行詞scene,scene意為“事件；場面；情景”。24.Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles(困難).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(擋開)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.

Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(轉(zhuǎn)移注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.

56.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause_______.

A.theyareindispensable(不可缺少的)topeople’ssocialwell-being

B.theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresources

C.theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationera

D.theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc

57.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.

A.reliesonthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthem

B.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers

C.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles

D.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives

58.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“cushions”?

(Line1,Para2)

A.addsupto

B.doesawaywith

C.lessenstheeffectof

D.laysthefoundationfor

59.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.

A.instrumentalsupport

B.informationalsupport

C.socialcompanionship

D.thestrengtheningofself-respect

60.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat__________.

A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelatives

B.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakes

C.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyable

D.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles答案：5660

ABCAD解析：文章大意：我們是社會人，我們需要依賴于社交來衡量生活的質(zhì)量。社交可以幫助我們從身體上和精神上擺脫疾病和痛苦、麻煩，可以幫助我們減緩壓力。56．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段第一句內(nèi)容可知，因為我們是社會人，我們生活的質(zhì)量主要是依賴于人際關(guān)系來衡量的，幫選A。本題中等難度。57．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第六句內(nèi)容可知，研究所覆蓋的疾病范圍，從抑郁癥到心臟病，顯示了社交幫助人們抵擋疾病，而缺少社交則可能使身體變得更差；第二段第一句也指出，社交可以減緩壓力，故選B。本題簡單。58．C詞義猜測題。由第二段內(nèi)容可知，第二段列舉四條減緩壓力的方式，尤其最后一句提到”reducestress”,減緩壓力，可以知單詞含義，故選C。本題中等難度。59.A細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。由第二段第七句可知，人們可以給你提供工具性幫助，如金融幫助、物質(zhì)原料以及需要服務(wù)等，幫助一位生病的鄰居做修理工作，是工具性幫助。故選A。60．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第六句內(nèi)容可知，和他人一起玩休閑時間的活動可以幫助滿足我們的社會性需要同時把我們的精力從擔(dān)憂和麻煩中轉(zhuǎn)移出來，故選D。本題中等難度。25.閱讀理解。

RobertwasborninasmalltowninEngland.Hisfatherhasafarmandcansupplyhimenoughmoneyto

finishuniversitywhereheisstudyinglaw.Theyoungmanstudieshardandhopestobeafamouslawyer.

LastMondaytheirtermwasover.Robertsaidtohisfatheronthetelephonethathewasgoingtotravelin

asmallcountryduringhissummerholiday.Hisfatheragreedtohisplanandpostedsomemoneytohim.So

hestartedfourdaysago.Theirplanelandedattheonlyairportofthecountrysafely.Hetookataxiandgotto

ahotelinthecenterofthecapital.Hefelthungryandtired.Sohehadadinnerandthenagoodsleep.This

morninghewasallrightandwasgoingtovisitsomeplacesofinterest.HemetanEnglishvisitorwhilehewas

havingbreakfastandthemantoldhimtobecarefulofthieves.

Robertthankedthemanandleft.Buthethoughthewassmartandstrongandhedecidedtohaveatry.He

broughtapieceofpaperandwroteonit,"Apighasstolenmywallet!"Thenheputthenoteintohisempty

wallet.Afterthatheputthewalletintoapocketandsetoff.Hedidallcarefullyandhopedtofindoutwho

wouldstealit.

"Everythingwentwell,"Robertthoughttohimselfafterhehadreturnedtothehotel.Hebroughtouthis

walletandputhismoneyintoitagain.Hehadalookatthenote.Tohissurprise,itwasrewritten.Itsaid,

"Yourunclehastouchedyourwallet!"1.Robertcanstudyintheuniversitybecause

.[

]A.hewantstobealawyer

B.hisfatherisarichfarmer

C.he'ssmartandstrong

D.hekeepshiswalletwell2.Robertwenttothesmallcountryto

.[

]A.makefunofthethieves

B.catchsomethieves

C.visittheplacesofinterest

D.haveanicemealandagoodsleep3.TheEnglishvisitorthought

.[

]A.therewerealotofthievesinthecity

B.Robertcoulddealwiththethieves

C.itwasdangeroustotravelinthecity

D.Roberthadtotakegoodcareofhimself答案：1-3:BCA26.Hisnewcarbrokedownyesterday,itneeds_____.答案：D27.$300amonthcouldhardly________thecostofhislifeinsuchabigcityinthiscountry.A．spendB．takeC．coverD．meet答案：C28.—Haveyoueverseenanythinglikethatbefore?

—No,_____anythinglikethatbefore.[

]A.Ineverhaveseen

B.neverIhaveseen

C.neverhaveIseen

D.Ihaveseen答案：C29.Nevertrytoescape_______wheneveryoubreaktrafficregulations.[

]A.beingfined

B.havingbeenfined

C.tohavebeenfined

D.tobefined答案：A30.Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstances_______theofficetelephoneforpersonalaffairs.A．mayweuseB．wecanuseC．wecoulduseD．didweuse答案：A解析：：本句綜合了否定性狀語提前的倒裝句作賓語從句兩項考查內(nèi)容，B、C項容易排除。D項不合句意，選A項，表示許可。全句意思為：我們已多次被告知在任何情況下都不允許使用辦公室電話處理個人事務(wù)?！緲?biāo)簽】句型變形31.—IsitOkifIcallyouat8o'clocktonight?

—I'mafraidnot.I______dinnerthen.答案：C32.PartofthereasonCharlesDickenslovedhisownnovel,DavidCopperfield,was________itwasrathercloselymodeledonhisownlife.(2010·北京)A．whatB．thatC．whyD．whether答案：B解析：B[考查表語從句。從句不缺成分，因此用that來引導(dǎo)。句意：狄更斯喜歡他自己的小說大衛(wèi)科波菲爾的部分原因是小說創(chuàng)作非常貼近他本人的真實生活。]33.語音：找出發(fā)音不同的選項

(

)1.month

(

)2.wild

(

)3.merry

(

)4.waste

(

)5.cattleA.onto

A.universe

A.Mary

A.want

A.candleB.become

B.children

B.marry

B.wash

B.castC.comb

C.satellite

C.many

C.what

C.graspD.wrong

D.technical

D.main

D.wake

D.chance答案：1-5:BCCDA34.AllIhavelearnedabouttheexam____thatthreestudentsfaileD.

A.is

B.are

C.willbe

D.havebeen答案：A解析：本題的主語顯然是all,但這里不是指人，而是指考試信息，謂語用單數(shù)。35.Letusgooutandplayfootball,

?

A.willyou

B.shallwe

C.doyou

D.dowe答案：A36.閱讀理解

(A)

Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(獨(dú)特的)aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutface?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighter?

Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.

TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks(背包)eachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.

1.Theordinarywoman’sleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_______.

A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrail

C.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIP

D.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime

2.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_______.

A.eventuallybecamemillionaires

B.broughtwiththemmanyshoes

C.hadconflictswiththeEskimos

D.werenotproperlyequipped

3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyear’ssupplieswiththemsothat_______.

A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcold

B.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawar

C.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimos

D.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich

4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe,_______.

A.shemusthavelivedahappylife

B.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurpose

C.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmired

D.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable

(B)

Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree!

It’s“no”.

Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”.

Sweetandsimple“no”.

Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.

“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan.

“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”

SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(內(nèi)疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(強(qiáng)制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.

SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”

Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.

“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.

“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.

But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”

5.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.

A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothers

B.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappy

C.youareselfishandtreatothersrudely

D.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned

6.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.

A.secretwayB.politeway

C.proudwayD.guiltyway

7.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.

A.theysay“no”atasuitabletime

B.theysay“no”asmuchaspossible

C.theyareafraidofsaying“no”

D.theymakeothersangryatthem

8.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.

A.enjoysawonderfullife

B.makesalotofmoney

C.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosay“yes”intheend

(C)

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual(體力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪華地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.

9.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica_________.

A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan

B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwonefforts

C.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers

D.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors.

10.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_________.

A.servantsinAmericanarehardtoget

B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself

C.shecanhardlyaffordservants

D.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood

11.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_________”.

A.workinafurnitureshop

B.keepaccountsforabar

C.waittolaythetable

D.servecustomersinarestaurant

12.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamily

B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor

C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture

D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor

(D)

TODAY,Friday,November12

JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWest,Sheen.

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapier,MortlakeHighSt.,from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.

SATURDAY,November13

JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission60p.

MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarter,LowerRichmondRoad,Putney,providedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.

FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoad,Richmond.

JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission80p.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion(手風(fēng)琴).Tel:789—4536

SUNDAY,November14

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco,freeatTheLordNapier,MortLakeHighStreet,from8a.m.to8p.m.

FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.

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