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When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (糾纏) his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. “Why don't you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.” “But what can I do?” “Get out and have a look round.” advised his uncle in a vague sort of way. “See what people want; then give it to them, and they will pay for it.” Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of a waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to build up his goodwill and profit. A few months later, he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other snag(障礙). But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop on a new estate where there were plenty of customers but no competition. Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair scooters and motor-cycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside.
1.
Which of the following best describes Boris' job hunting experience?
A.
Surprising.
B.
Encouraging.
C.
Boring.
D.
Disappointing.
2.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.
Goodwill is the key to success
B.
The world is a money-locker
C.
No education, no future
D.
Difficulty of starting a small business
3.
Boris started his career by .
A.
repairing cycles
B.
developing a waste ground
C.
cycling around the town
D.
buying empty shops
4.
Boris finally chose an empty shop on a new estate because .
Dr Asim Syed, 32, has performed more than 100 operations at London’s Hammersmith Hospital in the country’s busiest transplant unit, but never imagined that he would one day become a donor himself. He stepped forward when was told his 64-year-old mother might be dead within months unless she got a new kidney (腎). The worried surgeon brought her to London to be cared for at his hospital. However, it was not all plain sailing. Tests showed Dr Syed was the wrong blood group, so the only way was to go through a special blood-washing process. He consulted colleagues about that, but they didn’t agree, because the risk of rejection is still too high. Dr Syed and his mother were then advised to consider a new way of donating and receiving, called an organ-paired. That is, Dr Syed donated his kidney to an unknown person and another donor in the chain was a successful match for his mother. The chain of three transplants took place at the same time on July 31 with Dr Syed’s kidney going to a recipient in the Midlands and Mrs. Syed receiving her kidney from a person in the south of England. Just hours after donating his own kidney, Dr Syed found himself recovering in bed next to his mother. Mrs Syed said, “When I came round from my operation Asim was in the next bed and the first thing he said was, ‘Mum now all your worries are over.’ Tears fell down.” Now mother and son are recovering well with Dr Syed already back at work. Mrs. Syed is staying with him for several months while the hospital monitors her progress. He said, “I did what anyone would do when they see a relative suffering disease. Although I wasn’t able to help mum directly, by agreeing to be part of a chain, I was also very happy.”
1.
Why isn’t it a plain sailing?
A.
No one can treat his mother well.
B.
Dr Syed was the wrong blood group.
C.
They didn’t have money to be in hospital.
D.
Mrs. Syed was unwilling to receive the operation.
2.
Why didn’t his colleagues agree to the method of blood-washing?
A.
It is very dangerous.
B.
It costs too much.
C.
They didn’t know how to do it at all.
D.
They didn’t have the relative equipment.
3.
What can we learn about Mrs. Syed?
A.
She was touched by his son’s deed.
B.
She has already recovered completely.
C.
After operation, she went her own home.
D.
She was in hospital in London for many years.
4.
What can be inferred from the text?
A.
The hospital still needs improving.
B.
Dr Syed has love and devotion to his parents.
C.
The expense in the hospital is too high to afford.
D.
Dr Syed donated his kidney to his mother directly.
Last Sunday, I waked into the house in the afternoon to find my brother rushing around in a hurry. As soon as I took my coat off, my little brother placed a bunch of papers in my hands and asked me to fold them up so they could fit into an envelope as quickly as possible. He said it needed to get done quickly before it turned dark. I was a little surprised that something could be so urgent on a Sunday. It wasn’t until I was halfway through that I actually looked at what I was folding. After I read it, it put the biggest smile on my face. It was a lovely letter to all the residents （居民）in my neighborhood. My brother was asking everyone to let him know if anyone needed help. He left his contact information and said that anyone that needed help should get in touch with him and he would figure something out. He also asked people to get in touch if they were able to help out. London received an unusual amount of snow last week, and the city was completely under- prepared for it. So it was quite difficult to get anywhere. Only the major roads had been cleared, and smaller roads and pavements could be quite treacherous. There are a good number of old people in our little community. So my brother thought that the snow may have posed （造成）some difficulty for some of them, particularly because we live on a hill. A few elderly people got in touch with him asking for help for things they needed. One of them was especially grateful because his caregiver couldn’t make it. To our surprise, he got more responses from people offering to help. Then he received help from people who wanted to help. Everyone was really touched and wrote to my brother wonderful email. One of our neighbors wrote email saying that although she wasn’t able to help, she was “very proud of having a neighbor like him who puts other people’s interests first.”
1.
The author’s brother wrote the letter to _______.
A.
ask for help from his neighbors
B.
give a hand to those in need of help
C.
require his neighbors to clear the snow
D.
raise money for the old people in his community
2.
What can we learn from the text?
A.
Few people were willing to help out.
B.
The snow was unexpectedly heavy.
C.
Most residents in the community are elderly people.
D.
The community was completely cut off from the outside world.
3.
The underlined word “treacherous” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_______”.
A.
dirty
B.
dangerous
C.
safe
D.
crowded
4.
One of their neighbors sent email to the author’s brother to ________.
There were smiling children all the way. Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Malaysia. I was moved. I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics. It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.. From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time. The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (擁抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car. I looked forward to the return journey
1.
The author expected the train trip to be_________
A.
adventurous
B.
dull
C.
exciting
D.
pleasant
2.
What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?
A.
The mountains along the way
B.
The friendly country people
C.
The crowds of people in the streets
D.
The simple lunch served on the train
3.
Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second paragraph?
When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars. Certainly, most of the world’s great religions (宗教) order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally (道德方面) right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments. First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (惡行). Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence. Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help. It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take sway the moral goodness of the giver
1.
What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A.
Moral deeds of people
B.
Religious activities of the church
C.
Moral goodness of the giver
D.
Arguments on giving to beggars
2.
What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?
A.
People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village
B.
Some people will not do what was morally right in the past
C.
We don’t meet with those who need help any more
D.
Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars
3.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.
Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars
B.
Some beggars want money to help their children go to school
C.
Some beggars use the money to buy drugs
D.
Some beggars have no excuse for begging
4.
In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because
