At 20 year of age F.W. Woolworth found work in exchange for room and board at a local dry goods store , and after his employers held a successful clearance sale he saw the possibilities of a discount store. His key improvements were having the goods on open display instead of behind the counter , and having prices plainly marked instead of bargaining.
With borrowed funds he opened his first F.W. Woolworth store in the suburb of Utica, New York in 1879, but the store closed the following year . Deciding that his problem had been a poor location. He opened a new store in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylyania in 1881. Within months he was opening multiple stores in business partnerships with local retailers,and within a few years Woolworth was a millionaire. In 1909 he opened his first store in England, and in 1913 the company opened its new headquarters in New York’s Woolworth Building—then the tallest building in the world.
Woolworth had a deep fear of dentists , allowing his teeth to rot ,and died of a dental(牙齒)lunch counters in many stores , Woolworth was America’s largest restaurant chain through the 1940s. The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain in the late 1970s, with more than 4 . 000 stores. By the late 1990s business was sputtering (噴濺), and the company closed all of its American department stores,renamed itself Venator, and sold the Woolworth Building . In 2003 Venator renamed itself after the company’s most successful division, Foot Locker, Inc . Under separate ownership , Woolworth stores are still operated in Austria , Germany , Mexico, South Africa , and the United Kingdom.
小題1:The first F. W. Woolworth store failed mainly because     .

A．it was located too far away from the city center

B．it was a new brand for customers

C．its goods are much too expensive

D．it was inconvenient for customers to choose goods

小題2:A clearance sale offers customers a good chance    .

A．to make a purchase on cash

B．to buy something in a very low price

C．to bargain with the sellers

D．to pick up what you like for free

小題3:Which is the right order of events that happened in this passage?
a.Woolworth became a millionaire
b.first F. W. Woolworth store opened
c.F.W. Woolworth found work at a local dry goods store
d.The company peaked as the world’s largest department store chain
e.Woolworth died of a dental infection

A．d-b-c-e-a

B．a(chǎn)-c-b-d-e

C．c-b-a-e-d

D．a(chǎn)-d-e-c-b

小題4:We know from this passage that      .

A．Woolworth built the tallest building in the world in 1913.

B．the number of Woolworth reached its peak before the death of F.W. Woolworth

C．offering free lunch is one of the characters of Woolworth store store chain

D．Woolworth had no chain stores in America for about 20 years

小題5:.F.W.Woolworth’s success mainly owes to      .

A．his hard working and diligent efforts

B．his gifted talent in selling

C．his new market concept and sales model

D．his rich experience in the dry goods store

I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be canceled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone,“ Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”
At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.
I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth?
She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room — if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”
Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control. ” With that, she left the room.
After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.
小題1: Why did the author shout at the telephone?

A．He was mad at the telephone.	B．He was angry with his agent.
C．He was anxious about his wife.	D．He was impatient with the secretary.

小題2:What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

A．She threw the phone away.	B．She shouted at him.
C．She called the agent.	D．She said nothing.

小題3:What made the author laugh?

A．His changeable feelings.	B．His wife’s suggestion.
C．His own behavior.	D．His wife’s sweet kiss.

小題4: What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

A．Smart words.	B．Anxious feelings.
C．Surprising looks.	D．Unusual actions.

Last Christmas while staying with my parents, I 36 across some old love letters that my parents wrote to
each other. these letters were all piled up in a basket, dirty and 37 with dust. 38 to read and sort them, I asked
them if I could take the letters back to my Illinois home. They agreed.
As I carefully opened each letter, all of them 39 with age, I discovered a new page 40 unknown to me in
this private chapter of my parents’ lives.
My father used to   41 in the army. So his letters were full of frontline(前線) 42 of the things about the war.
Each of my mother’s letters was marked with her 1944 dark red lipstick(口紅) kiss. I was  43 to these letters
like a magnet(磁鐵).
Just six weeks after our Christmas visit, Daddy became very 44 and was hospitalized(住院). This time, he
was fighting a 45 kind of war. As I sat by his bedside, we discussed the  46 . He told me how much receiving
those lipstick-kissed letters had 47 to him when he had been so far from home.
It so happened that the next day would be February 14. From the  48 letters I chose the card my father had
sent mother in 1944 and brought it to my father’s bedside.
At his bedside, I joked with him, saying  49 .“Today is Valentine’s Day, don’t you want to sent Mother a
present?” He became more 50 when I handed him the old 51 . He carefully opened it and took out the card,
and when he 52 it, his eyes were filled with tears.
My father, in a voice tight with 53 read the loving 54 he’d sent to my mother fifty-six years earlier. And
this time, he could read it to her  55 .

小題1:	A．drew B．hit C．came D．fell

小題2:	A．covered B．hidden C．buried D．filled

小題3:	A．Pretending B．Deciding C．Preferring D．Suggesting

小題4:	A．tender B．tasty C．useful D．delicate

小題5:	A．recently B．previously C．usually D．occasionally

小題6:	A．serve B．study C．work D．report

小題7:	A．documents B．a(chǎn)ccounts C．introductions D．occupations

小題8:	A．devoted B．drawn C．thrown D．a(chǎn)bandoned

小題9:	A．depressed B．dead C．ill D．dangerous

小題10:

A．different B．traditional C．typical D．familiar

小題11:

A．wars B．illnesses C．prescriptions D．letters

小題12:

A．intended B．meant C．planned D．said

小題13:

A．divided B．separated C．sorted D．updated

小題14:

A．softly B．a(chǎn)ngrily C．sadly D．loudly

小題15:

A．fantastic B．enthusiastic C．curious D．positive

小題16:

A．Christmas card B．lipstick C．basket D．envelope

小題17:

A．found B．wrote C．missed D．recognized

小題18:

A．emotion B．sorrow C．sickness D．a(chǎn)stonishment

小題19:.

A．story

B．speech

C．message

D．motto

小題20:

A．in peace B．in private C．in danger D．in person

I was a newcomer of Miss Burn’s seventh grade. Past“newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was
very anxious to fit in.
Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. Their chat was friendly, so
I began to relax. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. it wasn’t long
before the class herd(書(shū)呆子)was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. A
formal, overmodest young girl with old-fashioned clothes, she wasn’t ugly—not even funny looking. Practical
shoes, long wool skirt and a blouse completed the image of a complete herd. The girls’ whispers got louder and
louder. Mary Lou didn’t notice this. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school.
Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting began—rude,
biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls. I paused, then joined right in. My force began to pick
up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then
pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in. But I was not proud.
Something inside me hurt.
Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and—without a tear shed—off, she went. She held her head high as a
small trickle of blood ran down from her injured knee.
I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His skin, dark hair
and handsome features told me this was her father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and
watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed. As I
passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and scolded my heart. He didn’t
speak a word.
No scolding from a teacher or a parent could linger(逗留)as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a
father’s eyes taught me kindness and strength and dignity. I never again joined the cruel herds. I never
again hurt someone for my own gain.
小題1: The writer felt she fit in when      .

A．she relaxed and talked with her new classmate	B．she became a leader of a school club
C．she picked a wing off a butterfly	D．others cheered for her after she treated Mary badly

小題2:What does the underlined word“taunting”mean in the article?

A．Playing a game	B．Joining a club
C．Criticizing a person	D．Watching a movie

小題3:Mary’s father     after he saw what happened to her daughter.

A．felt shameful and angry for his daughter	B．felt sad and proud for his daughter’s bravery
C．felt it necessary to teach the writer a lesson	D．felt it a pity that she didn’t fight back

小題4:The writer would never hurt someone for her own gain because she    .

A．was impressed by Mary’s calmness

B．was afraid to be scolded by Mary’s father

C．was sorry she hurt Mary’s knee

D．was aware that it was a shame to make fun of Mary

小題5:According to the article, the writer is probably     .

A．a(chǎn) rude girl who enjoys making fun of others

B．a(chǎn) clever girl who is good at making friends with others

C．a(chǎn) shy girl who isn’t good at communicating with others

D．a(chǎn) brave girl who is willing to correct her mistakes

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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section．A small advertisement held my   36 ．It read："Easy job．Good wages．No experience  37 ．"it sounded like the job I was   38  ．Easy job．Good Wages．Those four words  39  now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good Wages．Easy．．．
When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41  half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42  the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their   44  in the water of the basin．the left hand holding a   45 and the thumb（拇指）nail of the right hand   46  the labels（標(biāo)簽）on it．
I Sat down On a   47  beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48  0f the water started to   49  from my hand to my body．But   50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was   51  by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger．A numb（麻木）pain began to be felt   52  from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body．After three hours of this I told the manager I’d   53  ．He figured I had   54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour．
With the money, I left the working place．"Easy job．Good wages．．．．"came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I  55  myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"

小題1:	A．eyes B．a(chǎn)ttention C．decision D．breath

小題2:	A．necessary B．relevant C．practical D．primitive

小題3:	A．running after B．looking for C．heading for D．looking after

小題4:	A．circled B．moved C．flashed D．a(chǎn)ttacked

小題5:	A．letter B．sign C．a(chǎn)dvertisement D．post

小題6:	A．baskets B．bowls C．pots D．basins

小題7:	A．hiding B．sticking C．rising D．breaking

小題8:	A．In B．Above C．Under D．Around

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)rms B．hands C．legs D．feet

小題10:

A．knife B．snail C．bottle D．brush

小題11:

A．painting B．decorating C．refreshing D．scratching

小題12:

A．chair B．bench C．bottle D．sofa

小題13:

A．smell B．coldness C．color D．steam

小題14:

A．spread B．travel C．recycle D．a(chǎn)ccelerate

小題15:

A．worse B．better C．more D．rather

小題16:

A．going B．finding C．growing D．becoming

小題17:

A．now and then B．here and there C．one by one D．little by little

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)dapt B．negotiate C．bargain D．quit

小題19:

A．taken B．offered C．earned D．created

小題20:

A．thought B．a(chǎn)sked C．found D．hated

Many people know the names Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. However, most people don’t know the name of the man who invented the television, Philo Farnsworth.
Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906 and grew up on a potato farm. As a boy, he loved to learn about science, and he read a lot of science books. When he was only thirteen years old, he drew a picture of a machine that could send pictures as radio sends sounds. He got the idea from the way the potatoes were planted in the field. The potatoes grew in long lines, side by side. This made a shape in Philo’s mind. This shape helped Philo think of a way to send the TV picture onto a piece of glass. But he was poor, so Philo could not try to make his idea into a machine at that time.
Later, Philo worked at many different jobs. He worked with trees. He worked on broken radios. He worked on trains. He also worked as a street cleaner. At last, two rich men heard about his idea for television, and they gave him the money to make it. On September 7th, 1927, they watched Philo test the machine he built. When Philo turned on the machine, a small line could be seen on the glass. Philo said, “There you have it, electric television.”
Later, a big company, RCA, said they had made the first television. Philo had to spend a lot of money on lawyers to fight them. Finally, he won. Then, World War Two started in 1939. During the war, Philo spent a lot of money helping the US army instead of building up his television company. After the war, other bigger, richer companies started making televisions. In the end, Philo had to sell his company.
小題1:Why does the author mention Bell and Edison at the beginning of the text?

A．To remember both of them.	B．To prove their wisdom.
C．To introduce the topic of the text.	D．To explain their relationships.

小題2:According to the text, how old was Philo when he finished his invention of TV?

A．27 years old.

B．21 years old.

C．33 years old

D．39 years old

小題3:Philo Farnsworth got the idea for TV from ______.

A．the radio

B．science books

C．potato fields

D．a(chǎn) machine

小題4: The underlined part “building up” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.

A．starting

B．selling

C．putting up

D．making bigger

小題5:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Two rich men gave Philo money to do experiments.
b. Philo sold his own company.
c. Philo beat RCA in law.
d. Philo fixed broken radios.
e. Philo showed his invention to others.

A．d, a, e, c, b

B．e, d, c, b, a

C．d, c, e, b, a

D．a(chǎn), c, b, d, e

It was a hot summer day． My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one．
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day． I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad． When I saw him on the phone, he was crying． I’d never seen my dad cry before． My heart sank． What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say． That’s when it hit me． I knew that Suzie had died． Max has been my dad’s best friend for years． Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body． Her brain was OK． She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids． Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body． Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ，she was still happy．
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together． As we grew up, we grew apart． She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest． When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia． About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end． Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life． She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate． In a way, she lived through me．
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral． When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me． I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket（棺材）．
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to． After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her． I remember crying so hard, I felt weak． My cheeks burned from the tears． My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it．
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong． I learned so much from her． She gave me more than I could ever give to her． I will never forget her or the talks we had． I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life．
小題1:What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me．” mean?

A．Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience．

B．Suzie was financially dependent of me．

C．Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family．

D．Suzie was too weak to live her own life．

小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties．

B．The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie．

C．The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie．

D．The author didn’t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie’s death．

小題3:What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie’s death?

A．Never let go of a friend even if you are apart．

B．Be thankful for what we have in our life．

C．Talking with a friend can cure your illness．

D．We can learn more from our friends than they do from us．

Once Dr.Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his  students．The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems．His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live．
Dr.Mellinkoff asked to see the patient．He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt．The patient smiled and said everything was all right．Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat．The patient said that he had no desire to eat．
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing．
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no．
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft．
"If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said．
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious．Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received．
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat．One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals．"
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said．
"Very well," the doctor said．"You might want to try the same method in the kitchen．It won’t be easy, but I can help you．Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it．Or he’ll be killed by hunger．By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish．If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him．"
Three weeks later, Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power．It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable．
小題1:The patient had no desire to eat because         .

A．he was not hungry	B．he was seriously ill
C．he was given special meals	D．he was not satisfied with the food

小題2:According to the passage, we can conclude that       .

A．the patient’s native language was Spanish

B．the patient’s illness was caused by hunger

C．Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient

D．the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient

小題3:Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?

A．Cold.

B．Considerate.

C．Curious.

D．Careless.

小題4:What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff  wanted to tell his students in this case?

A．Doctors should be good at foreign languages.

B．Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.

C．Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.

D．Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients.

A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”
The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two week to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class, I’m Mr. Davis.” Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.
I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.
“All right then,” I said. “Okay, here we go.” Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit on the edge of the desk, overlooking a forest of raised hands. Every student would shout to be heard, and I would knock on something in order to silence them. I would yell, “Calm down, you’ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”
A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I instructed the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.
小題1:The author took the job to teach writing because______________.

A．he wanted to be respected	B．he had written some stories
C．he wanted to please his father	D．he had dreamed of being a teacher

小題2:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?

A．He would be aggressive in his first class.	B．He was well-prepared for his first class.
C．He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.	D．He waited long for the arrival of his first class.

小題3:Before he started his class, the author asked the students to_______.

A．write down their suggestions on the paper cards

B．cut maple leaves out of the construction paper

C．cut some cards out the construction paper

D．write down their names on the paper cards

小題4: What did the students do when the author started his class?

A．They began to talk.	B．They stayed silent.
C．They raised their hands.	D．They shouted to be heard.

小題5:The author chose the composition topic probably because________.

A．he got disappointed with his first class

B．he had prepared the topic before class.

C．he wanted to calm down the students

D．he thought it was an easy topic

From her first women’s hat shop, opened in 1910, Gabrielle Coco Chanel rose to become one of the most important fashion designers in Paris. Her fashion themes included simple suits and dresses, women’s trousers, perfume (香水) and so on.
She claimed a birth date of 1893 and a birthplace of Auvergne; she was actually born in 1883 in Saumur, though. Her mother worked in a nursing home for pool people. Gabrielle was born there. Her mother died whet she was only six.
She began to use the name Coco during a brief career a, a cafe and concert singer from 1905 to 1908. By the 1920s，her fashion house had expanded greatly. Her relaxing fashions, such as short skirts with casual look, were very different from the fashions popular in the formal decades.
In 1922 Chanel introduced a perfume, Chanel No.5 which became very popular and still remains a popular product today. Pierre Wertheimer became her partner in the perfume business in 1924. Wertheimer owned 70% of the company, Coco Chanel 10% and her friend, Bader, 20%. The Wertheimers continue to control the perfume company today.
She briefly served as a nurse in World War I. The fashion business in Paris was thus off for some years. In 1954 she came back and her women’s clothing business returned to its former popularity. Her natural, casual clothing once again caught the eye of women. She was still working in 1971 when she died.
小題1:All of the following fashions belong to Chanel’s design style EXCEPT _____

A．a(chǎn) comfortable suit	B．a(chǎn) tight dress
C．a(chǎn) short skirt	D．a(chǎn) loose sweater

小題2:The right order of the following events should be ____
① Chanel began to do business with Wertheimer.
② Chanel served as a nurse.
③ Chanel worked as a singer.
④ Chanel introduced the perfume, Chanel No. 5.

A．④①③②	B．①②③④
C．③④①②	D．②③④①

小題3:According to the passage, we can see that Chanel ____

A．was brought up by her father

B．worked in a nursing home for some time

C．earned more than Wertheimer from the perfume company

D．had an active and creative mind