Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America．One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York．
The reporter was talking to them about being important．
“How do we know if someone is really important?”the reporter asked the banker．
The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important．”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company．“Do you agree with that?”she asked．
The man shook his head,“No．I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House．You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it．”
The reporter turned to the third man．“Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t,”he said．“I don’t think that makes the visitor important．That makes thePresident important．”
“Then what would make the visitor important?”the reporter and the other two men asked．
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said,‘It’s for you．’”
【小题1】This story happened in_________．

A．England

B．America

C．Japan

D．Australia

【小题2】There are_________ in this passage．

A．two men and two women	B．three men and one woman
C．three women and one man	D．four women

【小题3】The banker thought________．

A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

B．the visitor to the White House to meet the President of the U．S was really important

C．the visitor who met the President of the US

D．the reporter was really important

【小题4】The owner of the very large company thought_________．

A．she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

B．the banker was really important

C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President．the President would not answer any telephone call

【小题5】The owner of many buildings thought__________．

A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B．the owner of the very large company was really important

C．the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.
“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is   26 .”
And he told the   27 . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.
He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always   28 .”I’ll travel for my work, not for   29 ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have   30  to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   31 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good   32  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”
“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   33 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”
Denny did not say anything, but he   34  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   35  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”
His wife was very   36 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.
Then Denny went to off to   37  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.
Suddenly, Denny heard her   38 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.
Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   39  it at his wife and the lion.
Then he shouted, “  40 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

【小题1】

A．dangerous B．natural C．convenient D．impossible

【小题2】

A．lie B．reason C．news D．truth

【小题3】

A．allowed B．refused C．failed D．joked

【小题4】

A．wealth B．prize C．pleasure D．luck

【小题5】

A．money B．time C．interest D．ability

【小题6】

A．meet B．work C．shop D．stay

【小题7】

A．meal B．picnic C．room D．party

【小题8】

A．agree B．understand C．reply D．complain

【小题9】

A．worried B．forgot C．asked D．thought

【小题10】

A．land B．flowers C．animals D．people

【小题11】

A．confused B．excited C．surprised D．disappointed

【小题12】

A．find B．feed C．drive D．shoot

【小题13】

A．singing B．crying C．laughing D．cheering

【小题14】

A．threw B．fired C．showed D．pointed

【小题15】

A．Hurry up B．Look out C．Slow down D．Go ahead

Once there was an old man. He    1_____ many kinds of hats. He had to work all day long. He walked from village to village. It was very hot in summer. There    2    no clouds in the sky. Before night    3   ,he    4    tired. He sat under a tree and    5    to sleep.

There were some monkeys in the tree. While he    6    ,the monkeys came down from the tree and took all his hats. He    7    and shouted at them. To his surprise, the monkeys    8    at him. He    9    his hat, and they did the same thing, too. Then he had a good idea. He    10    his hat on the ground, so did the monkeys. In this way, the old man got all his hats back.

1.A.selled　　　　　　　　　　 B.sells　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.is selling　　　　　　　　    D.sold

2.A.be　　　　　　　　　　　　  B.was　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.been　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.were

3.A.came　　　　　　　　　　  B.has come　　　　　　　　   C.was coming　　　　　　   D.will come

4.A.get　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.got　　　　　　 

C.had been got　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.was getting

5.A.went　　　　　　　　　　  B.goes　　　　　　　　　　　　  C.had gone　　　　　　　　   D.would gone

6.A.sleeps　　　　　　　　　　 B.was sleeping　　　　　　  C.slept　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.has slept

7.A.had got up　　　　　　　　　　 B.get up　　　　　　　　　　   C.was getting　　　　　　    D.got up

8.A.would shout　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.is shouting

C.shouted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.shouts

9.A.take off　　　　　　　　  B.took off　　　　　　　　　　 C.had took off　　　　　　　　　　 D.put on

10.A.threw　　　　　　　　   B.through　　　　　　　　　　 C.throwed 　　　　　　　　  D.thrown

 

In the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone early in the morning. If you telephone early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate(立即的) attention. So it is with the telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think that it’s a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the USA guests are likely to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to a dinner party reaches them only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be thought silly to make an appointment(约会) too far ahead because plans which are made for a date more than a week away may be forgotten. The meaning of time is not the same in different cultures that treat time differently; being on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible(责任). In the USA no one would think of keeping a business friend for an hour; it would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is asked to make a shout apology (道歉). If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation(解释), though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.
【小题1】A call at midnight would mean_________.

A．the matter is less important

B．the matter is too difficult to handle

C．the matter requires immediate attention

D．it is a matter of life and death

【小题2】According to the passage, time plays a very important part in__________.

A．everyday life	B．personal life
C．getting along with others	D．business

【小题3】In the passage, the writer suggests that invitation cards should be sent___________.

A．three or four days before the party date in all cultures

B．three or four days before the party date in some cultures

C．three or four days before the party date in the USA

D．at your chosen time

While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. “That’s my son over there,” she said, pointing to (指着) a little boy in a red sweater.
“He’s a fine looking boy,” the man said. “That’s my daughter on the bike in the white dress.” Then, looking at his watch, he called to his daughter: “We have to leave for home now, Melissa.”
“Just five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said. “Please? Just five more minutes.”
The man nodded (点头) and Melissa went on riding her bike happily. Minutes passed and the father stood and called again to his daughter, “Time to go now?”
“Five more minutes, Dad,” Melissa said again. “Just five more minutes.”
The man smiled and said: “OK.”
“Oh, you really are a patient father,” said the woman.
The man smiled and then said: “Her older brother Tommy died (死) in a traffic accident last year while he was riding his bike near here,” the man said. “I never spent much time with Tommy and now I’d give anything for just five more minutes with him. I’ve vowed (发誓) not to make the same mistake with Melissa. She thinks she has five more minutes to ride her bike. The truth is, I get five more minutes to watch her play.”?
【小题1】The man’s daughter and her brother were playing at the park.
【小题2】The man felt sorry that he didn’t give more of his time to his older son.
【小题3】Melissa wanted to stay longer when her father asked her to go the first time.
【小题4】Melissa agreed to go home when her father called her the second time.
【小题5】The man learned a lot from Tommy’s death.