One Sunday afternoon, I went shopping at Wal-Mart . But I never thought I would have a life ­changing experience at WalMart.
Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I looked towards the cashier.
There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he’s an old guy!
For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going？” But he did something different—he listened to people carefully and then he would reply to what they had said
I thought it was strange. I has grown used to people asking me how I was doing simply out of conversational habit. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live，” and someone would reply, “Have a great day！”
But that wasn't the end.
He gave them the change, walked around the counter (柜台), and hugged them with his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked at the customers in the eyes. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.”
The smiling looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. All had been touched by his simple gesture—and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.
Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name—Marty.
Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton (沃尔玛的创始人)had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy’s body.
I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.

【小题1】The underlined word “customer” mean________ in Chinese.

A．营业员

B．顾客

C．经理

D．供货商

【小题2】The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because _______．

A．there were some big purchases

B．the writer was not patient enough

C．the cashier couldn't work as fast as others

D．the cashier did more than scanning the items

【小题3】According to the writer, when common people ask you “How’s it going？” ________．

A．they don’t really care what you may answer

B．they are just practicing their conversation ability

C．they are asking for your personal information

D．they don’t expect to hear any answers

【小题4】What do you think of the cashier-Marty?

A．clever and imaginative	B．strange andstubborn
C．kind and sincere	D．practical and creative

【小题5】What does the writer want to express through the text?

A．Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B．Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

C．Being different is a good way of doing business

D．A little positive (积极的)action can make a big difference.

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　　Tom and Peter are brothers . Tom is a farmer and he lives on the old family 1 . Peter is 2 and he lives in the town . He paints animals . His pictures sell well. Tom doesn't like Peter. Tom is a 3 man . He lives for farm work . Peter is a town man . He 4 in a yellow shirt and an artist' s big hat .

　　“What' s an artist?” Tom thinks . “An artist doesn't 5 . But I work day and night. My cows are famous . ” Tom' s farm has some cows . But he has one very famous animal: Duke, the bull.

　　Sometimes a farmer asks, “Do you want to 6 your bull, Tom?”

　　“Duke? No, never. Not for one hundred pounds.”

　　Usually there is no answer. A hundred pounds is a lot of 7 .

　　Last month, 8 stayed with Tom on the farm for a few days . Peter had a good look at his farm, his best cows and his famous bull, and he painted a picture of a bull.

　　One week later, Peter talked with Tom on the telephone. “Do you remember my 9 of a bull?” Peter asked . “We looked at it in your room . ”

　　“Yes, I do.” said Tom.

　　“I sold it to 10 yesterday.”

　　“Good, ” Tom said, “I'm 11 for you.”

　　“He gave me three hundred pound.”

　　“What?” asked Tom . “Three hundred pounds? For a picture?” Tom was very angry. “And perhaps I can only get 12 hundred pounds for Duke. A picture is 13 , but Duke is a living animal. A 14 doesn't make more pictures . But Duke will have hundreds of cows . That man must be 15 !”

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　　Tom and Peter are brothers . Tom is a farmer and he lives on the old family 1 . Peter is 2 and he lives in the town . He paints animals . His pictures sell well. Tom doesn't like Peter. Tom is a 3 man . He lives for farm work . Peter is a town man . He 4 in a yellow shirt and an artist' s big hat .

　　“What' s an artist?” Tom thinks . “An artist doesn't 5 . But I work day and night. My cows are famous . ” Tom' s farm has some cows . But he has one very famous animal: Duke, the bull.

　　Sometimes a farmer asks, “Do you want to 6 your bull, Tom?”

　　“Duke? No, never. Not for one hundred pounds.”

　　Usually there is no answer. A hundred pounds is a lot of 7 .

　　Last month, 8 stayed with Tom on the farm for a few days . Peter had a good look at his farm, his best cows and his famous bull, and he painted a picture of a bull.

　　One week later, Peter talked with Tom on the telephone. “Do you remember my 9 of a bull?” Peter asked . “We looked at it in your room . ”

　　“Yes, I do.” said Tom.

　　“I sold it to 10 yesterday.”

　　“Good, ” Tom said, “I'm 11 for you.”

　　“He gave me three hundred pound.”

　　“What?” asked Tom . “Three hundred pounds? For a picture?” Tom was very angry. “And perhaps I can only get 12 hundred pounds for Duke. A picture is 13 , but Duke is a living animal. A 14 doesn't make more pictures . But Duke will have hundreds of cows . That man must be 15 !”

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阅读下面短文并根据短文内容，从短文后面每题所给的选项中选择最佳答案。

　　Jane Black is only four and isn't old enough to go to school. Her grandpa was a teacher and now stays at home. He teaches the girl to read and write. The girl studies hard and learns a lot. She can count from one to one hundred, read some picture－books and write all the names of her family. Her parents are happy and often show it to others. People often praise(夸奖) her for it.

　　Once Mrs Black took her daughter to a birthday party. The guests(客人) praised a rich woman's son. Mrs Black asked him a few questions, but all his answers were wrong. Jane began to laugh at him. The woman was angry. She told her friend, a teacher, to ask the girl some questions, but the girl answered all of them. The teacher was surprised and thought for a while. Then she asked, “There're three flies(苍蝇) on a table. How many will be left if I kill one.”

　　“One,” answered Jane.

　　“You're wrong,” called out the boy's mother. “All of them fly away.”

　　“Do you think a dead fly can fly, madam?” asked the girl.

　　The guests began to laugh and the woman's face turned red.

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A．her grandpa is a teacher

B．she is too young to go to school

C．she can learn by herself

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A．he was very clever

B．he knew much

C．his mother was rich

3．The woman was angry because ________.

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A．her son couldn't answer the questions

B．Jane laughed at her son

C．Jane's mother asked her son the questions

4．Which of the following is true?

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A．The woman could answer Jane's question.

B．The woman didn't love her son any longer.

C．Jane is much cleverer than the boy.

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

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A．A Rich Woman

B．A Clever Girl

C．At the Birthday Party