I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance（保險(xiǎn)業(yè)）company．I told him honestly why I wanted the job—I needed to keep my family in Boston．My wife recently died of a heart attack．A job in Boston would help me reduce some of the extreme trauma（精神創(chuàng)傷）and pain of the loss for my l6—year—old daughter．It was important for rile to keep her in her present high school．I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife．

    Bruce，the interviewer，was politely empathetic，but he didn’t probe（徹底調(diào)查）any further．He admitted my loss and，with great respect，moved on to another subject．After the next round of the interview，Bruce took me to lunch with another manager．Then he asked me to take a walk with him．He told me that he，too，had lost his wife．And，like me，he had also been married 20 years and had three children．In his sharing. I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had—a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one．He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that，if I need help or just want someone to talk to，I should feel free to give him a call．Whether I got the job or not，he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help．When he had no idea if we would ever see each other again，he helped our family deal with one of the greatest losses．He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for，another person in need．

1．The author took part in the interview because __________．

    A．he had lost his job and wanted to find a new one

    B．he had to support his family in Boston 

    C．his wife had recently died of a heart attack

    D．his daughter needed money for schooling

 2．The underlined word“empathetic”in the second paragraph means ________．

    A．rough           B．easy—going         C．learned            D．understanding

 3．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．Bruce invited the author to lunch later．

    B．Bruce shared his life experience with the author．

    C．Brace was willing to help the author．

    D．Bruce finally gave the job to the author．

4．We call infer from the last paragraph that ____________．

    A．Bruce and the author saw each other often

    B．the author got little help from Bruce

    C．the author learned much from the job interview

    D．the author had a better life afterwards

 5．What is the best title for the passage?

    A．An act of kindness              B．A pleasant interview

    C．The same experience             D．An important lesson

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2012-2013學(xué)年山東省濟(jì)寧市微山一中高一上學(xué)期期末考試英語(yǔ)試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解

Dear Aunty,
After years of her crying. I finally gave in and allowed my daughter to have a cat. I now regret my decision. As someone needs to have a clean, tidy house, I no longer feel relaxed in my own home. If I tell her, “sorry, the cat has to go.” She will be heartbroken. What can I do?
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Dear Phobic,
I’m an animal lover and on your kid’s and cat’s side. Tell your daughter your problem. Ask her to help you come up with a plan. Perhaps you can agree to allow the cat only in certain areas of the house. This is a chance for your daughter to develop the sense of responsibility owning a pet requires.
Dear Aunty,
I got the highest grade on a biology test. Now the popular kids think I’m brainy, and want me in their lab group. I knew I was being used. Now, they want my homework. What should I do?
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Dear Lily.
Popularity can come at a price, but it’s no excuse to cheat. Offer to help new friends with their homework, but don’t give them yours.
Dear Aunty,
I’m one of six assistants in a dental(牙科的) office. But I’m new-there just four months. I’ve tried to join conversations, but they just ignore me. They go shopping together. No one invites me. How can I break into the circle?
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Dear Crystal,
Humans run in packs like dogs. When a new dog enters the pack, a lot of discovery goes on. So bring cookies for everyone! Then try making friends with one co-worker. Invite her to lunch. When you get familiar with each other, tell her how hard you’re finding the situation at work. chances are, she’ll take you under her wing.
【小題1】Aunty thinks that Phobic should        .

A．try to persuade her daughter to give in.
B．spend more time cleaning the house.
C．a(chǎn)sk her daughter to help tidy up
D．find a better way to keep the cat.
【小題2】The underlined word “brainy” in the passage means        .
A．excitedB．friendlyC．intelligentD．hard-working
【小題3】According to the passage,       .
A．Phobic can’t get along well with her daughter.
B．Aunty is fond of animals like cats.
C．Crystal’s coworkers are cheating her.
D．Lily has no interest in lab experiments.

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Having stopped, laughing, I took a step forward．My attacker rushed me again．He charged towards me at full speed, attempting to hurt me but in vain．For a second time, I took a step backwards while my attacker paused．I wasn't sure what to do．After all, it's just not everyday that one is attacked by a butterfly．I stepped back to look the situation over．My attacker moved back to land on the ground．That's when I discovered why my attacker was charging me only moments earlier．He had a mate and she was dying．
Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her．I could only admire the love and courage of that butterfly in his concern for his mate．He had taken it up on himself to attack me for his mate's sake （緣故）, even though she was clearly dying and I was so large．He did so just to give her those extra few precious moments of life, should I have been careless enough to step on her．His courage in attacking something thousands of times larger and heavier than himself just for his mate's safety seemed admirable．I couldn't do anything other than reward him by walking on the more difficult side of the pool．He had truly earned those moments to be with her, undisturbed．    
Since then, I've always tried to remember the courage of that butterfly whenever I see huge barriers facing me.
【小題1】.
Why did the writer change his direction while walking down a path?

A．To get close to a butterfly.B．To look over the bad situation.
C．To escape a sudden attack.D．To avoid getting his shoes dirty.
【小題2】.
What made the man feel funny?
A．Making the attacker pause.B．Being attacked by a butterfly.
C．Being stepped on by his mate.D．Discovering the energetic butterfly.
【小題3】.
From this experience the man learned       .
A．what he should do when faced with trouble
B．people should show sympathy to the weak
C．how he should deal with attacks
D．people should protect butterflies
【小題4】.
Which of the following words can best describe the butterfly?
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I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company, I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My wife had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me. It was important to me to keep her present high school.
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【小題1】According to the passage, the interviewer, Bruce, was very _______.

A．generousB．kindC．happyD．mean
【小題2】The underlined word "principal" in the first paragraph probably means _____.
A．mainB．unimportantC．necessaryD．possible
【小題3】Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A．The writer’s daughter was studying in Boston at that time.
B．Both the writer and the interviewer experienced the same pain.
C．Bruce was a senior manager of a big firm.
D．Bruce wanted to make friends with him because he gave him his business card and home phone number.

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Today, as I was relaxing at the beach, I couldn't help but eavesdrop（竊聽(tīng)，偷聽(tīng)） on a conversation four high school kids were having on the beach blanket next to me. Their conversation was about making a positive difference in the world. And it went something like this…
"It's impossible to make a difference unless you're a huge company or someone with lots of money and power," one of them said.
"Yeah man," another replied. "My mom keeps telling me to move mountains – to speak up and stand up for what I believe. But what I say and do doesn't even get noticed. I just keep answering to ‘the man’ and then I get slapped back（山谷回聲） in place by him when I step out of line."
"Repression…" another snickered.
I smiled because I knew exactly how they felt. When I was their age, I was certain I was being repressed and couldn't possibly make a difference in this world. And I actually almost got fired from school once because I openly expressed how repressed(壓抑) I felt in the middle of the principals’ office.
I Have A Dream.
Suddenly, one of the kids noticed me eavesdropping and smiling. He sat up, looked at me and said, "What? Do you disagree?" Then as he waited for a response, the other three kids turned around too.
Rather than arguing with them, I took an old receipt out of my wallet , tore it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece. Then I crumbled the pieces into little paper balls and handed a different piece to each one of them.
"Look at the word on the paper I just gave you and don't show it to anyone else." The kids looked at the single word I had handed each of them and appeared confused. "You have two choices," I told them. "If your word inspired you to make a difference in this world, then hold onto it. If not, give it back to me so I can recycle the paper." They all returned their words.
I walked over quickly , sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket and laid out the four words that the students had returned to me so that the words combined to form the simple sentence,        "I have a dream."
"Dude, that's Martin Luther King Jr.," one of the kids said.
"How did you know that?" I asked.
"Everyone knows Martin Luther King Jr." the kid snarled. "He has his own national holiday, and we all had to memorize his speech in school a few years ago."
"Why do you think your teachers had you memorize his speech?" I asked.
"I don't really care!" the kid replied. His three friends shook their heads in agreement. "What does this have to do with us and our situation?"
"Your teachers asked you to memorize those words, just like thousands of teachers around the world have asked students to memorize those words, because they have inspired millions of repressed people to dream of a better world and take action to make their dreams come true. Do you see where I'm going with this?"
"Man, I know exactly what you're trying to do and it's not going to work, alright?" the fourth kid said, who hadn't spoken a word until now. "We're not going to get all inspired and emotional about something some dude said thirty years ago. Our world is different now. And it's more screwed up than any us can even begin to imagine, and there's little you or I can do about it. We're too small, we're nobody."
Together
I smiled again because I once believed and used to say similar things. Then after holding the smile for a few seconds I said, "On their own, ‘I' or ‘have’ or ‘a(chǎn)’ or ‘dream’ are just words. Not very compelling or inspiring. But when you put them together in a certain order, they create a phrase that has been powerful enough to move millions of people to take action – action that changed laws, perceptions, and lives. You don't need to be inspired or emotional to agree with this, do you?"
The four kids shrugged and struggled to appear totally indifferent, but I could tell they were listening intently. "And what's true for words is also true for people," I continued. "One person without help from anyone else can't do much to make a big difference in this crazy world - or to overcome all of the various forms of repression that exist today. But when people get together and unite to form something more powerful and meaningful then themselves, the possibilities are endless.
Together is how mountains are moved. Together is how small people make a big difference.
1.Why were the kids repressed?

A．Because they were scolded by their teachers

B．Because they lacked confidence of making a difference in the world

C．Because they didn’t have lots of money or power.

D．Because one of them almost got expelled from school.

2.What did the writer do when one of the kids noticed him eavesdropping?

A．He argued with them.

B．He played a game with them.

C．He scooted over sat down on the sand next to their beach blanket .

D．He took an old receipt ,ripped it into four pieces, and wrote a different word on each piece.

3.Which of the following is not true?

A．“I Have A Dream” was delivered by Martin Luther King.

B．A national holiday was named after Martin Luther King to honor him.

C．Teachers asked kids to memorize Martin Luther King’s famous speech.

D．Martin Luther King made a difference because he is a man with power.

4.Give a proper Chinese translation to explain the underlined sentence.

A．車(chē)到山前必有路???????? B．從我做起

C．團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量?????????? D．三人行,必有我?guī)?/span>

5.Which of the following sentences is true according to the story.

A．The kids and the writer are complaining about their life.

B．All of the four kids don’t believe they can change the world.

C．The word on the paper inspires the four kids.

D．The writer’s purpose is to tell them to a faith in the life.

6.Which of the following can be the best title for the story?

A．How adults persuade kids

B．How small people make a big difference

C．How young adults build up their confidence

D．How create a better world to live in

 

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I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents ______ the necessities of life but they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father for a pair of jeans, he would say, “ If you want them, make the money and buy them yourself.” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t ______ them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

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I went on to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academic and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I ______ most was the consulting(咨詢(xún)) meetings I ______ with the family members of the men and women in my ______, trying to help them deal with the long periods of ______. These proved popular and word of them spread. Before long I was being asked to give encouraging ______ to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real ______, and my life is still guided by the ______ lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to ______ it.

1.A. provided         B. got       C. made       D. bought

2.A. pay            B. find          C. produce          D. afford

3.A. came          B. returned       C. escaped          D. graduated

4.A. drills          B. tasks          C. exercises         D. reports

5.A. included       B. asked          C. required         D. met

6.A. matter         B. mean          C. exist            D. work

7.A. good          B. staff           C. rest             D. right

8.A. took          B. hated           C. enjoyed          D. did

9.A. ended         B. began          C. continued        D. held

10.A. charge        B. situation        C. position         D. choice

11.A. lessons        B. meetings       C. training          D. separation

12.A. gifts          B. descriptions     C. speeches        D. performances

13.A. vacation       B. place          C. job             D. travel

14.A. important      B. bitter          C. normal          D. difficult

15.A. gain          B. achieve         C. show           D. match

 

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