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One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment  小题1:    (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me  小题2:      the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man  小题3:     (sit) at the front. He  小题4: (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be  小题5:    (mental) disabled.

Behind him were other people to  小题6:    he was trying to talk, but after some minutes. 小题7:      walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed

I didn’t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn’t like leaving him  小题8:     his own either.

After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had  小题9:   amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home.

I’m glad I made a choice. It made  小题10:of us feel good.

答案

小题1:later

小题2:until

小题3:sitting

小题4:pretended

小题5:mentally

小题6:whom

小题7:he

小题8:on

小题9:an

小题10:both

题目分析:

小题1:句意:我很早就离开了,因为那天的晚些时候,我有一个约会。所以填later。

小题2:句意:我的朋友们和我走到汽车站和我一起等,直到汽车到达。所以填until。

小题3:“一个人”和“坐在前面”是主动关系,故用现在分词。

小题4:表示发生在过去的事情,故用一般过去时。

小题5:用副词修饰形容词。

小题6:这里含有一个介词+关系代词引导的定语从句,指人,只能用whom。

小题7:句意:他走过来坐在我旁边。所以填he。

小题8:On one’s own是固定用法,意思是独自。

小题9:泛指“一次令人吃惊的交谈”,所以填an。

小题10:句意:它使我们两个人感觉都很好。所以填both。   

阅读理解

Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if l would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.

It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss, and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.

I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.

And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the    performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident, hated to see a new work day start.

I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn't do enough and was constantly asking for more and for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed-praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.

Sometimes, we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.

小题1:What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?

A.He is a manager in the company.

B.He doesn't like his receptionist.

C.He likes to compete with others.

D.He wants to find another position.小题2:After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria_______.

A.attempted to settle the issues

B.was a problem to her boss

C.shouldn't stay in the company

D.could get on well with others小题3:Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?

A.Her previous job was not suitable for her.

B.She had difficulty responding to her manager.

C.Her boss didn't inspire her working enthusiasm.

D.Her boss showed no trust in her ability.小题4:The writer accepted Maria's transfer to unit probably because he thought that________.

A.she was a ruined employee

B.she would need his protection

C.she would turn out to be a good employee

D.she was a shy and frightened employee小题5:The writer probably believes that a good boss should________.

A.praise and award his employees a lot

B.respect, praise and encourage his employees

C.greet his employees and give them much work

D.always give his employees guidance in working

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