Last week, I took a sales class for female business owners. The     36   thing the instructor did was ask if anyone had been the victim of a     37   sales experience. Every person in the room    38   her hand.

When she knew details, we learned that the     39   situations had one thing in common. It     40   that whenever a class member had a bad sales experience, it involved the     41   promising something he wouldn’t or couldn’t deliver.

The example I     42  with the class was a current one. I bought a summer membership at our community pool     43   because it advertised a lovely baby pool to which I could escape with my active one and four year-olds. However, every time I’ve used the pool this summer, the baby area has been     44   . Too much chlorine（氯气）,    45   one manager.

I’m sure the pool director was very apologetic that his     46   had been inconvenienced, and that’s nice, but the     47   is that I did not get what I paid for. When the baby pool was closed, I had to swim with my     48   in the adult pool, which did not     49   me the control I wanted and as such, was quite stressful. I would have rather stayed home.

The pool has     50  a customer. I will not be buying a pass next summer.

In work and in life, it is really important not to     51   something you can’t deliver, because at best, it will improve your   52    . At worse, you could lose your job.    53   , before you assure a co-worker or customer that you can get something done, make sure that your boss or someone higher-up isn’t going to step in and force you to     54   your plan. You are not God, so don’t lead people to believe that you     55  the universe.

1.                A．last            B．first            C．latest D．only

 

2.                A．good           B．miserable       C．bad  D．wonderful

 

3.                A．raised          B．rose           C．arose D．aroused

 

4.                A．negative        B．supportive      C．positive   D．pessimistic

 

5.                A．appeared       B．noticed         C．seemed  D．presented

 

6.                A．seller          B．buyer          C．shopper  D．assistant

 

7.                A．told           B．shared         C．held D．spoke

 

8.                A．roughly         B．correctly        C．naturally  D．precisely

 

9.                A．closed         B．turned         C．switched  D．forbidden

 

10.               A．announced      B．claimed        C．declared  D．exclaimed

 

11.               A．colleagues      B．fellows         C．customers D．children

 

12.               A．point          B．subject         C．sense D．truth

 

13.               A．friends         B．students        C．kids  D．cousins

 

14.               A．supply         B．afford          C．provide   D．undertake

 

15.               A．gained         B．acquired        C．hurt  D．lost

 

16.               A．promise        B．serve          C．accommodate  D．explain

 

17.               A．mood          B．relationships     C．feelings   D．learning

 

18.               A．However       B．Instead         C．Therefore D．Besides

 

19.               A．abandon        B．continue        C．change    D．conduct

 

20.               A．command       B．demand        C．contain    D．control

 

 

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项。

I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop _36  me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very   37  to earn my own pocket money and my parents   38  interfered(干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it   39  . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the   40  , I would become more mature(成熟) and  41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

Like many   42  parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they  43   a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around   44  . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great   45  for me. In the end, my father won the   46  on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins   47  through the country who could   48  shelter and help if I need them.

Three years later, my younger brother decide to   49  a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not   50  to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)   51  year working his way on trains and ships to   52  passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly   53  . Most parents start   54  their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have   55  the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

A．taught    B．allowed    C．treated      D．hired

A．anxious  B．content     C．proud       D．hopeful

A．never     B．ever  C．always      D．even

A．quickly  B．foolishly   C．seriously   D．honesty

A．work     B．mistakes   C．others       D．books

A．strict      B．reasonable C．polite       D．responsible

A．American      B．Japanese   C．Chinese    D．British

A．helped   B．supported  C．shared      D．worried

A．Asia      B．Africa      C．Europe     D．Oceania

A．journey       B．experience       C．chance      D．possibility

A．argument     B．game C．discussion D．plan

A．send out      B．give out    C．carry out   D．spread out

A．promise       B．afford       C．provide     D．serve

A．leave    B．make C．take   D．prepare

A．angry   B．eager C．sorry D．sad

A．unusual       B．hard  C．strange     D．busy

A．accept  B．earn  C．find   D．search

A．welcome     B．fit     C．necessary  D．common

A．bringing      B．forcing     C．pushing    D．protecting

A．selected      B．admired    C．afforded   D．left

阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项。

I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a bookshop _36 me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very   37 to earn my own pocket money and my parents   38 interfered(干涉) with how I spent it, even when I was spending it   39 . They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the   40 , I would become more mature(成熟) and  41 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

Like many   42 parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they  43  a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around   44 . My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great   45 for me. In the end, my father won the   46 on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins   47 through the country who could   48 shelter and help if I need them.

Three years later, my younger brother decide to   49 a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not   50 to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n)   51 year working his way on trains and ships to   52 passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

These kinds of experiences are probably rare(稀少的) for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly   53 . Most parents start   54 their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have   55 the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

1.	A．taught B．allowed C．treated D．hired

 

2.	A．anxious B．content C．proud D．hopeful

 

3.	A．never B．ever C．always D．even

 

4.	A．quickly B．foolishly C．seriously D．honesty

 

5.	A．work B．mistakes C．others D．books

 

6.	A．strict B．reasonable C．polite D．responsible

 

7.	A．American B．Japanese C．Chinese D．British

 

8.	A．helped B．supported C．shared D．worried

 

9.	A．Asia B．Africa C．Europe D．Oceania

 

10.	A．journey B．experience C．chance D．possibility

 

11.	A．argument B．game C．discussion D．plan

 

12.	A．send out B．give out C．carry out D．spread out

 

13.	A．promise B．afford C．provide D．serve

 

14.	A．leave B．make C．take D．prepare

 

15.	A．angry B．eager C．sorry D．sad

 

16.	A．unusual B．hard C．strange D．busy

 

17.	A．accept B．earn C．find D．search

 

18.	A．welcome B．fit C．necessary D．common

 

19.	A．bringing B．forcing C．pushing D．protecting

 

20.	A．selected B．admired C．afforded D．left