I’m seventeen. I worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter (柜台) and I put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.
While working, I wore a plate with my name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here.
The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: you couldn’t accept tips(小费). Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction(反应)is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put a tip in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I was puzzled and didn’t know what to do. Should I d have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something?
I decided that one year had been enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.
【小题1】. From the second paragraph, we can infer (推断) that ________.

A．the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job

B．people can easily start talking with a name plate

C．Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett

D．Irving was the writer’s real name

【小题2】. The box boy refused to accept tips because ________.

A．customers only gave small tips to

B．some customers had strange ideas about tipping

C．he didn’t want to fight with the customers

D．the store didn’t allow the box boys to take tips

【小题3】. The underlined phrase “put down” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．relaxed	B．upset
C．bored	D．surprised

【小题4】What can be the best title for this text?

A．How I Could Find a Job

B．How I Got along with Customers

C．Why I Gave up My Job

D．Why I couldn’t Take Tips

There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze”. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move”. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.

One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze”, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.

Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze”. What a lesson we should get for this!

1.According to the article, what does the word “Freeze” mean?

A．It means “be covered with ice”.          B．It means “very cold”.

C．It means “dangerous”.                 D．It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you”.

2.The meaning of the word “owner” here means _________.

A．a policeman                           B．a man with a gun

C．a person who possesses something          D．a dog of a house

3.Which of the following is right?

A．When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze” in the USA, you must stop moving.

B．Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.

C．At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.

D．The owner of the house was put into prison.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．Police say “Freeze” when they are going to use their guns.

B．The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.

C．The dead man was a Japanese student.

D．The dead man couldn’t understand the meaning of “Freeze”.

5.What’s the best title of the article?

A．A Japanese Student                      B．American Police

C．Freeze                               D．The Owner of a House

 

There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze”. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move”. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.
One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze”, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.
Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze”. What a lesson we should get for this!
【小题1】According to the article, what does the word “Freeze” mean?

A．It means “be covered with ice”.	B．It means “very cold”.
C．It means “dangerous”.	D．It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you”.

【小题2】The meaning of the word “owner” here means _________.

A．a policeman	B．a man with a gun
C．a person who possesses something	D．a dog of a house

【小题3】Which of the following is right?

A．When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze” in the USA, you must stop moving.

B．Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.

C．At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.

D．The owner of the house was put into prison.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．Police say “Freeze” when they are going to use their guns.

B．The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.

C．The dead man was a Japanese student.

D．The dead man couldn’t understand the meaning of “Freeze”.

【小题5】What’s the best title of the article?

A．A Japanese Student	B．American Police
C．Freeze	D．The Owner of a House

A／Hl Nl Flu Continues to Spread Worldwide

BEUING，May l0（Xinhua）一The A/H1 N1 continues to spread（传播）around the world as the disease has been confirmed（证实） in more than 4．150 people in 45 countries．

    Canada and Costa Rica confirmed their first death case on Saturday，so there are altogether 4 countries which have reported confirmed human death cases．

    In Costa Rica, a 53-year-old man became the first death case of the A／Hl N1 flu．In the Canadian province of Alberta．local health government said the A／Hl N1 caused the death of a woman in her 30s who died late April．

    But health officials said that both patients and the two deaths in the U．S．were having other health problems when they infected（感染）the disease．

    In Tokyo，a high school teacher and two teenage students tested positive for the disease at the airport after returning from a school trip to Canada．

    Australia’s local health government said Saturday that an Australian woman arriving in Sydney from Los Angeles tested “weak positive”．becoming the country’s first case．

    Also on Saturday New Zealand．the first country in the Asia—Pacific area to confirm A／Hl N1 flu cases．reported two more on Saturday．

    Mexico on Saturday raised the confirmed death to 48．（75）Schools in the capital Mexico City will start classes again on Monday, while two states in which new deaths have just appeared will continue the closing of schools for another week．

    Are there ways to reduce（减少）the spread of the disease?  “Cover your noses and mouths  when you cough or sneeze．wash your hands often．Avoid（避免）getting in touch with infected people，”New York health officials said．

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1．How many capital cities are mentioned（提到）in this passage? And what are they?

    ______________________________________________________________

2．In which four countries are death cases found?

______________________________________________________________

3．Why did a teacher and two students in Tokyo get infected?

    ______________________________________________________________

4．What else should we do to reduce the spread of the disease besides avoiding getting in touch with infected people?

    ______________________________________________________________

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5．______________________________________________________________

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When you hear the name Hollywood (好莱坞), you probably think of excitement, lights, cameras and movie stars. Famous actors are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors and producers are important, too. Today, Hollywood is full of producers and directors. And it is one of the tourist destinations in America.

In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California voted to become part of Los Angeles (洛杉矶). Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the most well-known industries in the world --- the American film industry.

With this growth, came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is the Hollywood Hall of Fame, where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Talmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But most famous of all are the Oscar Academy Awards (奥斯卡颁奖). In March of every year a number of actresses, actors and directors wait nervously to find out if they have won an “Oscar”. This year was the 85^th Oscar Academy Awards. It was held on February 25, in Los Angeles. An Li (李安), a Chinese director won the best director again. It was his second time to win an “Oscar”.

Nowadays it becomes more and more common for films to be made away from Hollywood itself, but it remains the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to “the Dream Factory” every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones --- as one actress, who later died tragically (悲惨地),  said, “Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul.”

93. How was Hollywood in 1911?

   It was __________________________________________________

94. What is Hollywood most famous for in the world?

   Hollywood ______________________________________________

95. Was the first Hollywood sign built in 1927?

   _________, ______________________________________________

96. How often are the Oscar Academy Awards held?

   ________________________________________________________

97. An Li has won the best director twice, hasn’t he?

   __________, _____________________________________________

98. How do you like Hollywood?

   I think Hollywood _________________________________________