“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and safe since another person cares about me and wishes me well.
“Have a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone (腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else's is the management's attempt to increase business.
The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don't know what to say. “Oh, you just had a tooth out? I'm terribly sorry, but have a nice day. ”
The expression can be pleasant. If a stranger says “Have a nice day” to you, you may find it heart?warming because someone you don't know has tried to be nice to you.
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it's nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don't care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
1. How does the author understand Maxie's words?
A.Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.
B.Maxie really wishes the author a good day.
C.Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.
D.Maxie really worries about the author's safety.
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.The salesgirl is rude to the customers.
B.The salesgirl is bored with her work.
C.The salesgirl cares about me.
D.The salesgirl says the words as usual.
3.According to the last paragraph, people say “ Have a nice day” ______________.
A.as a habit B.as thanks
C.sincerely D.encouragingly
科目:高中英语 来源:2015-2016学年贵州思南中学高二下第二次月考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:七选五
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to improve your vocabulary
Vocabulary is a key part of learning a new language. _____1_____ Maybe you can’t learn a hundred new words a day, but you can learn one or two a day, totaling thousands of new words over the years. Here are some tips for building up your vocabulary.
Make a plan to learn new words. If you want to improve your vocabulary more quickly, you have to make at least a small promise. _____2_____
Make your vocabulary practical(实用的). _____3_____ For example, learn more of your trade language—the words that are commonly used in your business or hobby or vocation(职业). Find better, fresher, clearer words to express what your friends are talking about.
_____4_____ As you read, if you come across a new word that you don’t understand. Don’t miss it. Take the time to look it up in a dictionary. Write it down and use it later.
When you learn a word, use it immediately and frequently. Put your new word into conversation with as many different people as you can. _____5_____ Use it in sentences. Write it on a card and practice it while waiting for red lights.
A. Repeat it to yourself.
B. They’re highly reusable
C. Start learning where you are.
D. Decide to learn one new word every day or two.
E. When you’re writing something, use a dictionary frequently
F. Start by learning the words that can express what’s most important to you.
G. The more you read, the more words you’ll see, and the more you’ll understand.
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How would you like to have been born without any ability to feel pain? There are such people. One of them is being studied by doctors at a hospital in New York City. He is a 22-year-old clerk who really does not know the meaning of pain. But he wishes he did.
Not long ago a packet of matches flared up(骤然烧起) in his hand. Luckily the burn was not serious. It caused large blisters(水泡) but still did not bother him. He said the burn felt like a fly crawling(在……上爬行) on his fingers. It has been the same story as far back as he can remember. He has never had headaches or sore(疼痛的) muscles. Bee stings, cuts and bruises(疼痛的) do not hurt.
Being free from pain is not as wonderful as you may think. The young man has had to have rotted teeth pulled because he never felt toothache warnings. A sudden attack of appendicitis(阑尾炎) could be deadly. Life without pain is as risky as trying to run a cruise ship without fire alarms.
1.In the final sentence, the writer uses “fire alarms” to mean ________.
A. loud noises that a person hears
B. a signal that something is wrong
C. heat warnings
D. the ability to smell smoke
2.The selection as a whole points to the fact that ________.
A. fire can cause serious injuries
B. life is happier without pain
C. teeth can be pulled painlessly
D. pain serves a useful purpose
3.The young man had to have teeth pulled because ________.
A. he did not know his teeth were decaying
B. he did not take care of his teeth properly
C. he did not like to visit the dentist
D. he was born with soft teeth
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I usually do the washing up and leave the cooking to my wife, ________ she’s a better cook than me.
A. unless B. as
C. even though D. in case
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was , everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them . John was very satisfied with his performances and was very that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager’s phone . He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, “Sorry, I want to get some important now. Please give me the book with the red on that desk.” John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him . Holding the book, the manager the phone and said, “Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.” John was and wondered why. The manager said, “There are three . First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn’t ask me which one I needed and you took one randomly(随机地). Third, I was answering the call. You should to the desk to save time. These showed you are not a careful person.” , John didn’t get the job.
We can learn a(n) from John’s experience. Some people don’t the details in our life. But it is the details that . Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the of quantity and quality. We should keep it in mind that comes first, without which quantity is of no significance.
1. A. apply B. vote C. prepare D. wait
2.A. contacted B. interviewed C. asked D. questioned
3.A. immediately B. slowly C. generally D. fluently
4.A. grateful B. excited C. confident D. lucky
5.A. lost B. called C. rang D. answered
6.A. arrangement B. response C. information D. result
7. A. cover B. picture C. character D. mark
8.A. eagerly B. politely C. purposely D. quickly
9.A. searched for B. picked up C. held on D. hung up
10.A. surprised B. helpless C. disappointed D. worried
11.A. methods B. results C. collections D. reasons
12. A. wander B. run C. walk D. move
13. A. parts B. facts C. details D. stories
14. A. Eventually B. Seemingly C. Similarly D. Regularly
15.A. subject B. idea C. skill D. lesson
16.A. mind B. mention C. ignore D. provide
17. A. trouble B. count C. interest D. impress
18.A. describe B. replace C. value D. determine
19.A. selection B. importance C. balance D. competition
20.A. quality B. quantity C. safety D. promise
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
1. But still there is a danger that grows every year.Airliners get larger. Some airplanes can hold over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one giant airliner crashed into another in mid-air 600 lives could be lost. 2. Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn when to climb and when to come down.The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may handle 2500 planes a day.Not all of them actually land at the airport.Many plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there. 3. Recently such a disaster almost happened. 4. One with 69 passengers had come from Toronto and the other with 176 passengers from Chicago, an air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool. 5.
A. Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster.
B. Two large jets were flying towards the airport.
C. Nowadays people like traveling more by air than by car.
D. Today air travel is far safer than driving a car on a bus motor-way.
E. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.
F. In a word air travel is more dangerous we should choose others.
G. From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screen.
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动词填空
1.—Hi, long time no see. Where have you been all these days?
—I ________(be) in Europe on business.
2.—Be quick. I _____________ (wait) for you for nearly an hour!
—Sorry, I’ll arrive soon.
3.The last 3 years ___________ (see) great changes in China.
4.The film _____________________ (finish) by the time you get to the cinema.
5.Three minutes earlier and the patient _______________ (save).
6.If we ________________ (book) a table earlier, we wouldn’t be standing in the queue now.
7.__________________ (explain), the boy finally got my meaning.
8.Mr. Smith teaches at a university, but he _____________ (work) on the exhibition to help out.
9.If you aren’t satisfied with the result, I _____________ (do) it all over again.
10.My brother ________________ (be) all right again by the end of this month.
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—What do you think of Richard Clayderman’s concert?
—Fantastic. His perfect performance ________ the audience.
A. shockedB. killedC. invitedD. promised
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假设你是光明第一中学的学生李华,你在某英文论坛上看到一个帖子。澳大利亚中学生Martin想来中国旅游,你向他推荐了光明市,请根据以下提示写一封电子邮件。
内容包括:1. 自我介绍;2. 推荐理由;3. 你的祝愿
注意:1.文章开头已给出,不计入总词数;2. 字数:100字左右
Dear Martin,
I’m very glad to have read the post that you put on the English Forum.__________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
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