I was arguing about the price for a table in a second-hand store when a young man came in carrying a chair, put it down before the manager and asked how much it was worth.
“Three dollars,”replied the manager.
The young man looked surprised.“It isn’t worth more than that?”
“Three dollars is all I can give you for that piece, Son.”
The manager shook his head and bent to examine the piece.“See that?” He pointed to a crack(裂缝)in the chair leg. “And see here where the paint is peeling(脱落)?Three dollars is all its worth to me.”
“All right then,”said the young man.“I’ll take it.” He pulled out his wallet.“I saw it in front of your store with something marked 10 dollars,but I thought maybe it was a mistake and you could tell me how much it was worth.”
1.The young man came in________.
A.to carry a chair
B.with a chair
C.before the manager did
D.before the author did
2.Which of the following is mentioned in the article above?
A.The manager asked where the paint was peeling.
B.The manager said the chair was worth only 3 dollars.
C.The manager told the young that the price of the chair was 10 dollars.
D.The young man said the chair was not worth 3 dollars.
3.What the manager bent to examine was
A. the price of the chair
B. the chair’s leg
C.the table’s leg
D.the crack in the chair leg
4.The young man said he would________.
A. buy the chair
B.sell the chair
C.mark 10 on the chair
D.repair the chair
5.The chair was carried________.
A.to the store by manager
B.from the young man’s home
C.to the store by mistake
D.before the store
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—Who called me this morning when I was out?
—A man calling _______ Robert.
A. him B. himself
C. his D./
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Motherhood is a career to respect
A WOMAN renewing her driver’s license at the CountyClerk’s office was asked to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a...”
“Of course I have a job,” said Emily. “I’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation... ‘housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder.
One day I found myself in the same situation. The Clerk was obviously a career woman, confident and possessed of a high sounding title. “What is your occupation?” she asked.
The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate (研究员) in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair.
I repeated the title slowly, then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement (声明) was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with interest, “just what you do in your field?”
Coolly, without any trace of panic in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research (what mother doesn’t), in the laboratory and in the field (normally I would have said indoors and out). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities (any mother care to disagree?), and I often work 14 hours a day (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and showed me out.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up (激励) by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants – ages 13, 7, and 3.
Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt proud! I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable (不可缺少的) to mankind than “just another mother.”
Motherhood... What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.
How did the female clerk feel at first when the writer told her occupation?
A. Cold-hearted. B. Open-minded.
C. Puzzled. D. Interested.
How many children does the writer have?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 7 D. 13
Why did the woman clerk show more respect to the writer?
A. Because she thought the writer did admirable work.
B. Because the writer cared little about rewards.
C. Because the writer did something that she had little knowledge of.
D. Because she admired the writer's research work.
What is the point of the article?
A. To show that how you describe your job affects your feelings toward it.
B. To show that the writer had a grander job than Emily.
C. To argue that motherhood is a worthy career.
D. To show that being a mother is hard and boring work.
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短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
It was 7:15 in the morning of February 8, 2007. I was walking along Park Road towards the east while an old man came out of the park on the other sides of the street.Then I saw a yellow car drive up Third Street and made a right turn into Park Road.The next moment the car hit the man while she was crossing the road. He fell with a cry. The car didn’t stop and drive off at full speed heading west. I noticed the driver was young woman wore a pair of glasses and the plate number was AC864. After two minutes later, I stopped a passed car and took the old man to the nearest hospital.
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--- I’m sorry. I ___________ at you the other day.
--- Forget it. I was a bit out of control myself.
A. shouldn’t shout B. shouldn’t have shouted
C. mustn’t shout D. mustn’t have shouted
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I watch TV until 12 o’clock, so I could not go over my lessons. This 1. ______
morning I got up very late that I had to go to school without breakfast 2. ______
in hurry but I was late for the first class. When I entered the classroom, the 3. ______
maths teacher had to stop explain an important problem, and all the eyes 4. ______
fixed upon me. My face turned red. 5. ______
Something even worse was happened to 6. ______
me in English class. The teacher asked me to recite the text, yet I could speak 7. ______
nothing but sorry, for I did not spend any time preparing my lessons. The 8. ______
teacher looked at me with his coldly eyes. I stood at my bench without dare 9. ______
to raise my head. How a terrible day I had! I will never do anything like this. 10. ______
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