A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbour. Within a few days the whole neighbourhood knew the story. The neighbour was deeply hurt. Later the woman responsible (负责) for spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed, then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . So it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo the wrong.”
【小题1】The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbour.

A．happy about

B．angry about

C．sorry for

D．excited about

【小题2】Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.

B．The wise man was not kind enough.

C．The woman found all the feathers at last.

D．The woman was given a lesson.

【小题3】What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase “_________”

A．覆水难收

B．无中生有

C．欲速不达

D．得道多助

A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   26 soon.
Twenty minutes   27 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   28  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he  29 it．
In the following hours on the flight,   30 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile  31 he needed help or not. But the passenger never    32 her words.
When he was going to get off the  33 ，the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him  the passengers' booklet（意见簿）．She was very  34 . She knew that he would write down  sharp (刻薄的) words, which might make her  35 the job.  36   with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   37  the booklet and smiled, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  38 . How can I refuse   39  twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?"
That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger  40  and of course she wouldn't lose her job!

【小题1】

A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water

【小题2】

A．late B．later C．ago D．after

【小题3】

A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned

【小题4】

A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received

【小题5】

A．some B．either C．another D．each

【小题6】

A．why B．when C．whether D．how

【小题7】

A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

【小题8】

A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane

【小题9】

A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited

【小题10】

A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost

【小题11】

A．And B．So C．Then D．But

【小题12】

A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid

【小题13】

A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over

【小题14】

A．her B．your C．their D．our

【小题15】

A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly

A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!”“Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.
【小题1】The people in the story are from ______ countries.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【小题2】The four people are traveling by _______.

A．bus

B．air

C．train

D．sea

【小题3】Vodka is a kind of _______.

A．treasure(珍宝)

B．wine

C．food

D．medicine

【小题4】The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.

A．tell the businessman that their countries are rich

B．prove(证明) that they were rich

C．ask the two Americans to visit their countries

D．make the businessman happy

【小题5】What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A．I want to buy some vodka.

B．We have too many lawyers in my country.

C．I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

D．If you need lawyers, come to America.

For a long time being happy was considered natural，and there was nothing special to do about it. Now we know that we can work at getting along well with other people. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better.
One way is being unselfish，not wanting everything your own way or asking for the best share of everything, including the attention of your friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad ones in other people.
You don’t have to be spineless(无骨气的)in order to be popular. In fact，you will be liked and respected(尊重)if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights(权利). But do it politely and pleasantly. One way to develop a good character is being friendly and polite to your own group,  to older people，to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you.
You cannot expect to be perfect,  so you must learn not to be too unhappy when you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed unless he refuses to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged(泄气的) when they know their unpleasant qualities—selfishness，laziness，etc. Just remember that we all have some of these faults and have to fight against them.
When sometMng is wrong，it is best to try to make it right. Perhaps you don’t like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why，and look at yourself，too. Make sure that you are not doing something to make others dislike you. In time, things may turn out all right, then you simply have to learn to get along the best you can with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you can’t change.
【小题1】Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined part?

A．Not sharing anything with others.

B．Not thinking too much of yourself.

C．Not attracting the attention of your friends.

D．Not making friends with people who have bad points.

【小题2】How can we get along well with others according to the passage?

A．We should find out unpleasant qualities in others and in ourselves.

B．We should show others our unpleasant qualities.

C．We should stand up for our rights in any way we like.

D．We should fight against our unpleasant qualities.

【小题3】What can we know from the passage?

A．Even if we don’t have good relationships with others，we needn’t work at it.

B．Even if someone is not important to us，we still need to treat him politely.

C．Even if we are willing to learn from ouy mistakes，we are still to be blamed.

D．Even if the situation cannot be changed, we still need to worry much about it.

A couple of years ago, I went to Australia for a meeting with my friend, Chris. We decided to drive across country to Brisbane after the meeting ended. The drive was going to take four days and most of it was across the desert,    81   
The first day was a lot of fun as we were excited and laughing at each other's stupid jokes. By the third day of driving in the seemingly endless desert, we began to get bored. We had been quiet for a few hours when in the distance Chris found some kangaroos. We were both excited and decided to get a closer look.   82  We got closer and closer, and Chris was doing 110 kilometers per hour. We were very close to the kangaroos—too close—when we heard a loud BANG!
Chris stopped the car and we got out. Behind the car was a larger kangaroo lying completely still on the ground.    83  He took off his sunglasses and put them on the kangaroo and did the same with his jacket. Then, he put his arm around the kangaroo and told me to take a photo of them together.   84  While I was focusing the camera, I saw the kangaroo move. It suddenly woke up, looked at Chris, and jumped away into the distance before we could do anything.
I started laughing but Chris looked very serious.   85   I started laughing even harder. I stopped laughing, however, when he said that our car keys were also in the jacket!

A．Chris speeded up to catch up with the kangaroos. B．He said his wallet and passport were in the jacket. C．In order to get there in three days, we drove very fast. D．so we had to take food, water, and extra gas with us. E. Chris went over to the kangaroo and put his baseball cap on its head. F. I was still surprised, but I took out my camera.