— Has the homework been finished?

— Our teacher asked you .

　　 A. whether had the work been finished

　　 B. if the work had been finished

　　 C. the homework has been finished

　　 D. the work had been finished

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。　　

    Lillian Carter, the former President's mother, once set up an　　 interview with a reporter without benefit from the press office.

　　

    "Your son, " the reporter said, "has been travelling the country,　　 telling people not to vote (投票) for him if he ever lies to them.　　 Can you, knowing a son as only a mother can, honestly say he's never　　 lied?"

    "Well, perhaps a little white lie now and then, " Jimmy Carter's　　 mother replied.

　　

    "And what," asked the reporter, "is the difference between a white　　 lie and any other? Define (下定义) white lie for me."

　　

    "I'm not sure I can define it," she said sweetly, "but I can give　　 you an example. Do you remember when you came in a few minutes ago and　　 I told you how good you looked and how glad I was to see you ?"　　

(1)   We know the interview must have taken place __________.

[    ]

A. shortly after the general election　　 　　

B. when Carter was elected President of the U.S.　　 　　

C. before the general election　　    

D. when Carter had just told a lie 

(2) Jimmy Carter traveled the country in order to ________.

[    ]

A. know the country better 　　

B. find out what the public was thinking 　　

C. win over votes for the coming general election    

D. tell people that he never lied 

(3)  The reporter believed ____________.

[   ] 

A. the mother surely knew about her son's lies 　　

B. if the mother was dishonest, her son would tell lies 　　

C. no one but the mother knew the son 　　

D. the mother knew her son best 

(4) From the story we can see that Carter's mother was __________.

[    ]

A. stupid　　B. honest　　C. clever　　D. dishonest 

(5)  Perhaps you can define a white lie now. It's a lie __________.

[    ]

A. which is worthy of attention 　　

B. told for particular reasons, such as for politeness 　　

C. that no one will ever believe 　　

D. which means little harm and therefore is unimportant.

If you are in charge of a project，the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you.As a director，I point，I suggest，I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.In the 1986 movie，“Nothing in Common”，Jackie Gleason’s character，Max Basner，gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman.The scene，shot on a boat，shows Max’s despair about being out of work.I was looking for some gestrue that would allow Max to show his feelings.

Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did，and at first I was frightened.What could I possibly tell “The Great One” about acting？Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion，and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene.“So Max is sad，right？” I said.

Gleason nodded.

“And he’s probably still carrying his pens with his name on them—the ones he used to hand out to his customers，right？”

Gleason nodded.

“So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired？”

He was silent for a moment.“Why don’t I throw them overboard？”

I stood up and turned towards the crew.“Hey，everybody，Jackie has a wonderful idea.Let’s shoot it.”

After filming the scene，Gleason called me over and said with a smile.“Garry，what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow？”

You and your team can discover the answers to problems together.When there are no prizes or gold stars for those who get the solution first，you’ll all benefit when everything turns out right.

1.The author tells us that to succeed in the project you are in charge of you should ________.

A．make everyone work for you　　　　　　 B．get everyone willing to help you

C．let people know you have the final say　　 D．keep sending out orders to them

2．It can be inferred that ________.

A．Jackie Gleason is the director of the film “Nothing in Common”

B．Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job

C．Max，a character in a film，is in very low spirits when he loses his job

D．Jackie Gleason is the writer of the film“Nothing in Common”

3．“The Great One” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．Gleason 　　　　　　　　　　B．the director himself

C．Max 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Max’s boss

4．Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him?

Because Gleason ________.

A．thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the director

B．succeeded in hitting upon a wonderful idea

C．was confident about his work the next day

D．appreciated the director’s skill

5．The most suitable title for the passage is “________”．

A．Directing a Film　　　　　　　 B．The Key to Success

C．A Wonderful Experience　　　　 D．Working with Film

 

I began working in journalism（新闻工作）when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy?” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go?”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do?”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there?”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle（五分镍币）. It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence（自信）, and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied, “ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

1.Why did the boy start his job young?

A．He wanted to be famous in the future.

B．The job was quite easy for him.

C．His mother had high hopes for him.

D．The competiton for the job was fierce.

2.From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

A．excited           B．interested         C．ashamed          D．disappointed(失望的)

3.What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up?

A．She forced him to continue.               B．She punished him.

C．She gave him some money.                D．She changed her plan.

4.What does the underlined phrase “this battle”（last paragraph） refer to?

A．The war between the boy’s parents.　

B．The arguing between the boy and his mother.

C．The quarrel between the boy and his customers.　

D．The fight between the boy and his father.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A．The early life of a journalist.

B．The early success of a journalist.

C．The happy childhood of the writer.

D．The important role of the writer in his family.