閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn’t sure where I belonged．
Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．
Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving    4  instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend    5   what the teacher had told us without a fault．I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．
On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．
I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn’t  10  want it．" The girls laughed at my   11  and filed （排著隊走）out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers _12_  I thought about my words．It wasn’t   13  like me to say things like that．
"I’m your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I’ m sorry about the gift," she __14 to me, tears streaming down her face．
From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the16  and the horrible treatment silently．
I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?
Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）．
And I had   18 everything for her．
I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .
"We aren’t that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．
小題1:
A．forB．behindC．throughD．like
小題2:
A．convincingB．remindingC．rewardingD．encouraging
小題3:
A．drewB．draggedC．foundD．picked
小題4:
A．chancesB．helpC．hopeD．gifts
小題5:
A．learned B．copiedC．followedD．discovered
小題6:
A．discoveredB．openedC． graspedD．held
小題7:
A．blamedB．shoutedC．laughedD．commented
小題8:
A．specialB．valuableC．worryingD．embarrassing
小題9:
A．mentionedB．sawC．showedD．suggested
小題10:
A．justB．everC．evenD．only
小題11:
A．remarksB．feelingC．sufferingD．expression
小題12:
A．ifB．a(chǎn)sC．sinceD．because
小題13:
A．exactly B．perfectlyC．normallyD．necessarily
小題14:
A．wavedB．cameC．pointedD．whispered
小題15:
A．goalB．targetC．centreD．wonder
小題16:
A．challengeB．puzzleC．teasingD．ignoring
小題17:
A．powerfulB．hurtfulC．tenseD．scary
小題18:
A．ruinedB．stolenC．changedD．disturbed
小題19:
A．turn offB．show offC．get inD．fit in
小題20:
A．optimisticallyB．understandingly C．persuasively D．honestly

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:B
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B

小題1:這題考察介詞，for“為了”選A。
小題2:encouraging notes“鼓勵性的便條”convincing“令人信服的”，rewarding“有回報的”選 D。
小題3:句意是：從籃子里拿出一名同學(xué)的名單。選A。drag是“拖，跩”pick“挑選出”，但是前面說是with our eyes closed,所以不是pick。
小題4:從下句中的presents說明孩子們是給禮物不是給便條了。選D。
小題5:follow在這句話里是“遵循,聽從”，句意是：我朋友按老師說的做。選C。
小題6:open“打開”，指打開包裹。選B。
小題7:從后面的It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．是香粉，老太太的禮物，我的臉紅了。說明選C。女孩都笑了。
小題8:embarrassing“令人尷尬的”，解析同上一題。選D
小題9:動詞詞義辨析：mentioned提到saw 看見showed表示suggested 建議，選A意為：當(dāng)同一個女孩提到這件事時。
小題10:even“甚至”，表示遞進(jìn)關(guān)系，意思為：我祖母甚至都不想要。選C。
小題11:remarks是“評論”，指作者上面說的一段話。選A。
小題12:選B，as這里表示“因為”。
小題13:normally，副詞修飾動詞，表示：這樣說話正常情況不像我。選C。
小題14:whispered  to“向某人低語”，和女孩說的話符合。選D。
小題15:選B，這里的target是“攻擊目標(biāo)”，goal沒有這個意思。
小題16:teasing “嘲笑”，句意是：她默默承受別人的嘲笑和不公正的對待。選C。
小題17:hurtful“傷感情的”，指前面說的我祖母甚至都不想要這個禮物。B
小題18:ruined毀了stolen偷了changed改變disturbed 打擾，根據(jù)句意是：我把她的一切都?xì)Я耍xA。
小題19:詞組辨析：turn off關(guān)掉show off炫耀 get in收獲fit in相處融洽，D項符合句意：我只是想和大家融洽相處。
小題20:optimistically樂觀地understandingly理解地persuasively說服地honestly誠實地， B項符合句意：她理解的笑了笑。
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Or, job searchers can look in the newspaper. Local newspapers have employment announcements placed by companies seeking workers.
Another popular tool for finding jobs is the Internet. For example, people in four hundred and fifty cities around the world can use the Craigslist Web site to buy objects, meet people or find a job. Craigslist says that it receives two million new job listings each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a college or university. For example, students at the University of Texas in Austin can go to the Career Exploration Center to get help in finding a job. Of course, looking for a job requires knowing what kind of work you want to do. For example, there is a book called “What Color is Your Parachute ?” by Richard Bolles. This book has been helping people choose a career since it was first published in nineteen seventy.
Some experts also help people find jobs. Susan W. Miller owns a company called California Career Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find jobs by first helping them understand their strengths, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods and resources to help them find the right job.
小題1:What is the passage mainly about?                                    
A．Finding a job.
B．College students’part-time jobs.
C．Craigslist Web site.
D．The relation between study and work.
小題2:By logging on the Craigslist Web site, you can ______.
A．sell your old things
B．do some shopping online
C．create your own announcement board
D．get useful information about 450 cities
小題3:“What Color is Your Parachute?” is a book which gives tips to those who want to _____.
A．work on the airplane B．buy a parachute
C．publish a bookD．find a suitable job
小題4: It can be learned from the passage that ______.
A．companies often put job information in local shops
B．the Internet is the most popular tool for job hunters in the USA
C．Susan W. Miller’s company is helping people choose careers
D．California Career Services mainly serves university students
小題5:How many ways of finding a job are mentioned in the passage?
A．Three. B．Four. C．Five.D．Six.

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