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When I was in college twenty-five years ago, I spent four summers working in 1 at a luxury hotel in downtown Chicago. 2 , I was a maid.
I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically. My friends had 3 jobs such as making ice cream, selling goods at the mall, or life guarding at the outdoor pool. I had been hoping to get a job as an office lady for a famous company: 4 pay, air-conditioned office, the gold standard for summer jobs, as most of us dreamed of. When that 5 , the only option left was to take a train ride downtown each morning to work as a maid.
It was tiring work, cleaning up to eighteen rooms a day. My 6 attitude reflected my disdain(鄙视) for cleaning toilets, 7 bed sheets, dusting, eight hours a day for the comfort of total strangers who 8 left a tip. I thought it was beneathme. My maid work was average 9 the day I was assigned to the eighteenth floor.
That was Lorena’s regular floor. The only time another maid set foot on it was on Lorena’s day off. If you left any water 10 on the mirror, or a hair on the bed, Lorena would hunt you down when she 11 , as I found out firsthand. She’d ended her lecture to me with “ 12 some pride in your work.”
She did. And so did Rosalie, Helen, Annette, and all the other experienced maids. Their devotion to doing a good job and their belief that their work was a 13 of their character stuck with me throughout my 14 career after graduation. I learned a lot from them during those four summers.
Not a week would go without one of them 15 some firm but friendly advice: “Where’s your commode brush? You don’t have one? How do you expect to get that bowl clean?”
Their pride in a job well done was reflected in how they treated 16 . They left the building at the end of the day in nice dresses and 17 makeup. They looked like they could have been attending an afternoon tea. And, 18 often, they were smiling and laughing, cheerfully greeting their co-workers a good evening. When you work with happiness and 19 , a job will be well done. I believe there is 20 in any job if you work hard and try your best.
| 【小题1】 | A.cleaning | B.housekeeping | C.serving | D.managing |
| 【小题2】 | A.In short | B.In brief | C.In other words | D.On the other hand |
| 【小题3】 | A.winter | B.summer | C.awful | D.permanent |
| 【小题4】 | A.extra | B.poor | C.average | D.good |
| 【小题5】 | A.fell over | B.fell through | C.fell down | D.fell off |
| 【小题6】 | A.negative | B.right | C.excellent | D.casual |
| 【小题7】 | A.making | B.spreading | C.changing | D.doing |
| 【小题8】 | A.frequently | B.rarely | C.occasionally | D.willingly |
| 【小题9】 | A.when | B.after | C.until | D.before |
| 【小题10】 | A.drops | B.signs | C.tracks | D.marks |
| 【小题11】 | A.visited | B.arrived | C.left | D.returned |
| 【小题12】 | A.take | B.obtain | C.reject | D.make |
| 【小题13】 | A.reflection | B.truth | C.gratitude | D.award |
| 【小题14】 | A.special | B.general | C.different | D.professional |
| 【小题15】 | A.taking | B.following | C.offering | D.refusing |
| 【小题16】 | A.others | B.themselves | C.customers | D.co-workers |
| 【小题17】 | A.expensive | B.cautious | C.cheap | D.careful |
| 【小题18】 | A.more | B.least | C.most | D.less |
| 【小题19】 | A.frustration | B.regret | C.prejudice | D.satisfaction |
| 【小题20】 | A.respect | B.aspect | C.challenge | D.failure |
Travelling around the world with children is difficult enough, but attempting it without using motorized transport is even more of challenge. But Dario Schworer, a 42-year-old climatologist and mountain guide, and his 33-year-old wife Sabine are on a journey to do just that.
The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.
“We are collecting good examples of dealing with climate change and living in harmony with nature and we want to spread such ideas,” Schworer said. “We want to help people affected by global warming and to inspire children for the future.”
Recently after having spent three months teaching children in the Everest region, the couple want to show it is possible to travel through as the world’s climate zones using just human-power and forces of nature.
In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash, taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water and inspired a person in Chile to build a house on water with recycled plastic bottles as a foundation. They have also collected trash in the mountains of Nepal with school children.
So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia, giving presentations about the importance of recycling and using alternative energy like solar and wind power.
“We need to motivate children,” said Sabine.
When they began their adventure in 2003 they had no children of their own. But since then two has become five: daughter Sabine is now five years old, Andri was born in Chile and baby Noe was born in Australia.
Initially the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.
“Since our belief is the need to respect nature, we travel only when conditions are good,” Schworer said.
【小题1】Why do the Swiss couple travel around the world?
| A.To inspire their children for the future. B.To prove a travel without motorized transport. |
| C.To explore the secret of global warming. D.To promote Earth-friendly ways of life. |
| A.build a house with recycled plastic bottles B.collect rubbish and waste |
| C.communicate with local children D.show people how to use energy |
| A.In the end | B.In a way | C.At the beginning | D.On the whole |
| A.A Swiss family’ journey across the world B.An eco-friendly adventure across the world |
| C.We have a long way to make a good travel D.Nature needs respecting and protecting |
Are you truly happy? 1_____ These are important questions for anyone who is looking for happiness to ask themselves. The following are a few tips to create happiness in my life.
Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods (情绪) will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Try to stay with happy people. 2______ However, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious (感染的).
When something goes wrong, try to find out a way instead of being buried in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the environment back.
3_____ These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
4_____ You can treat yourself to lunch, take a relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance. Then you will be subconsciously(下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5_____
A. It is easy to begin to think negatively (消极地) when you are surrounded by people who think that way.
B. Being overweight or not eating good foods has a negative effect on your mood.
C. Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?
D. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
E. Is it hard for you to reach your goal?
F. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
| G. Speak your trouble out to your close friends openly. |
July 4th, the Independence Day, is an important holiday of the United States of America. It’s the 【小题1】 (nation) holiday to celebrate the anniversary of their declaration of independence from Britain. The first Independence Day celebration took place on July 4, 1777【小题2】 the thirteen colonies in America gained independence from Britain. In【小题3】 early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way【小题4】 (celebrate) America’s birthday. And although fireworks【小题5】 (ban) in most places because of their danger, most towns and cities usually have big firework displays【小题6】 all to see and enjoy. Today families often celebrate Independence Day by【小题7】 (host) or attending a picnic or barbecue and take the day off and gather with relatives.【小题8】 (decorate) are generally colored red, white, and blue, the colors of the American flag. Parades are often in the morning,
【小题9】 firework displays occur in the evening at such places as parks or town squares. The year of 2010 marked the 234th anniversary of the United States declaring 【小题10】 independence from Britain. Hundreds of thousands of visitors took part in the celebrations in the nation’s capital.
短文改错:
We middle school students have had many tests or exam. We have achieved success and suffer failure. Different students take different attitudes to failure. Some is in low spirits when they don’t do well in the exams. They usually lose their heart and no longer study so harder as before. But most students take an active attitude towards failure. They encourage themselves to be confidently. They try to find out but analyse the causes so that they will no longer make same mistakes. I agree with those which have active attitudes. As we are all know, failure is the mother of success.
单词短语积累:
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【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
【小题6】A
【小题7】C
【小题8】B
【小题9】C
【小题10】D
【小题11】D
【小题12】A
【小题13】A
【小题14】D
【小题15】C
【小题16】B
【小题17】D
【小题18】C
【小题19】D
【小题20】A
解析试题分析:文章介绍作者在酒店做服务员,从一开始消极的态度,到在同事的影响下全力以赴去工作,使她相信无论做什么都能够全力以赴,这样本身就值得礼赞。
【小题1】考查动词:A. cleaning打扫B. housekeeping整理房间C. serving服务D. managing管理,从后面的句子:I did not enter the world of housekeeping enthusiastically.可知选B
【小题2】考查短语:A. In short简言之B. In brief简要的C. In other words换句话说D. On the other hand另一方面,换句话说,我是打扫房间的。选C
【小题3】考查名词:A. winter冬天B. summer夏天C. awful可怕的D. permanent永久的,从前面的I spent four summers working ,可知选B
【小题4】考查形容词:A. extra额外的B. poor穷的C. average平均的D. good好的,我一直梦想在著名的公司做助理,拥有体面的薪水和舒适的办公环境。选D
【小题5】考查词组:A. fell over跌倒B. fell through(计划)泡汤C. fell down倒下D. fell off掉下,现实很快把我打败,我不得不到芝加哥市中心去做酒店服务员,选B
【小题6】考查形容词:A. negative负面的B. right对的C. excellent优秀的D. casual随意的,从后面的句子:my disdain(鄙视) for cleaning toilets,可知作者的态度是消极的。选A
【小题7】考查动词:A. making使得B. spreading蔓延C. changing改变D. doing做…,这里指换床单。选C
【小题8】考查副词:A. frequently频繁地B. rarely罕见地C. occasionally偶然地D. willingly愿意地,为了伺候我完全不认识的客人,而且基本上得不到消费,选B
【小题9】考查连词:A. when当…时候B. after在…后面C. until直到D. before在…前面,这种情况直到我被分派到新装修的18楼时才有所改变。选C
【小题10】考查名词:A. drops水滴B. signs迹象C. tracks 足迹D. marks记号,如果浴缸上留有一点肥皂沫,选D
【小题11】考查动词:A. visited参观B. arrived到达C. left离开D. returned回来,等lorena回来你就会遭她一顿批,选D
【小题12】考查词组:take pride in以…为荣,她的训话的最后一句总是:“要为你的工作感到骄傲。”选A
【小题13】考查名词:A. reflection反思,体现B. truth事实C. gratitude感激D. award奖励,她们相信工作的质量体现了她们做人的标准。A
【小题14】考查形容词:A. special特殊的B. general一般的C. different不同的D. professional专业的,她们的这一信念陪伴我度过我的整个职业生涯。选D
【小题15】考查动词:A. taking拿B. following听从C. offering提供D. refusing拒绝,每天她们都会提供中肯而又友善的建议:选C
【小题16】考查名词:A. others其他人B. themselves他们自己C. customers顾客, D.co-workers同事,他们对工作的自豪也体现在他们怎么对待自己上。选B
【小题17】考查形容词:A. expensive贵的B. cautious谨慎的C. cheap便宜的D. careful仔细的,在一天工作结束后,她们会涂好口红,仔细的化好妆,离开酒店大楼D
【小题18】考查形容词:A. more更多B. least最少C. most最多D. less更少,最多的时候。选C
【小题19】考查名词:A. frustration挫败B. regret遗憾C. prejudice偏见D. satisfaction满意,当你快乐满意的工作的时候,工作就很好。选D
【小题20】考查名词:A. respect尊敬B. aspect方面C. challenge挑战D. failure失败,我相信你全力以赴就值得尊敬。选A
考点:考查故事类短文
点评:本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力,即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑,不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此,在做题时最好将全文通读一下,了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
答案
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】F
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
解析【小题1】根据下文内容可知是讨论幸福的意义以及如何得到幸福。
【小题2】根据前句,要和积极的人在一起,因为积极的人会有积极的影响,消极的人会有消极的影响。
【小题3】根据后一句these few minutes…可知要我们每天花几分钟考虑一些让你开心的事情。
【小题4】根据后面的一系列做法可知要我们每天花点时间去做一些美好的事情。
【小题5】上一句提及要保持健康,B恰好是关于这一方面的内容。
答案
【小题1】D
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
解析试题分析:本文叙述了这对瑞士夫妇,进行了一次环球的环保旅行,其目的在于推行有环保意识,推行环保知识,在他们去过47国家里,他们收集了22吨垃圾,还教当地的人如何使用太阳能,并且指出利用太阳能和风能的重要性。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据The Swiss couple want to travel across the world’s oceans and climb the highest mountain on every continent to promote Earth-friendly ways of life.促进环保的生活方式,故选D。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据In the 47 countries they have visited so far they have collected 22 tons of trash选项B与短文相符;So far they have communicated with 45,000 children from South America, Australia and Asia,选项C与短文相符;taught people in Ecuador how the sun’s rays can be used to clean water选项D与短文相符,故选A。
【小题3】词义猜测题。根据the couple thought they would complete their travels in four years, but now, seven years later, they believe it could take seven more.最初这对夫妇认为他们将在四年内完成他们的旅行,但现在,七年后,他们相信它可能需要七年的时间,故选C。
【小题4】标题归纳题。综观全文可知本文主要讲述了这对夫妇的环球的环保旅行,故选B。
考点:故事类短文阅读。
点评:标题归纳题时还要遵循三个原则,即注意题的醒目性、概括性和针对性。醒目性——我们所判断的标题如果放在文章的最前面,应该能使读者一看到标题就对其内容发生兴趣,即,吸引读者的眼球;概括性——指标题应最大限度地覆盖全文,囊括文章的主要内容,体现文章的主题;针对性——我们所选的标题不能偏题,必须指向具体文意,因此也应具备强烈的针对性。
答案答案
【小题1】national
【小题2】 when
【小题3】the
【小题4】to celebrate
【小题5】have been banned/are banned
【小题6】for
【小题7】hosting
【小题8】Decorations
【小题9】while
【小题10】its
解析试题分析:
【小题1】修饰形容词:national修饰holiday,全国的假日
【小题2】考查定语从句:先行词是on July 4, 1777定语从句用when引导
【小题3】在19世纪初期in the early 1800s
【小题4】考查词组:the way to do…的方式,用to celebrate
【小题5】考查被动:烟火是被禁止:have been banned/are banned
【小题6】考查介词:for为了大家
【小题7】考查动名词:介词by后面接hosting
【小题8】考查名词:Decorations装饰,用复数
【小题9】这里的while表示然而,对比
【小题10】its代表“美国的”
考点:语法填空
点评:语法填空主要考查语法方面的知识,这几题考查了从句,时态,固定词组和固定句型,考生平时学习要全面,做题时要细心。
【小题1】exam改为exams
【小题2】suffer改为suffered
【小题3】is 改为are
【小题4】去掉their
【小题5】harder 改为hard
【小题6】confidently改为confident
【小题7】but 改为and
【小题8】make后加the
【小题9】which改为who
【小题10】去掉are
解析试题分析:
【小题1】许多考试,应该用复数形式,所以exam改为exams。
【小题2】这里是现在完成时,用过去分词。
【小题3】主语是Some,故谓语用复数,所以is 改为are。
【小题4】lose heart是固定用法,意思是失去信心。
【小题5】so之后用形容词的原级。
【小题6】be动词之后用形容词。
【小题7】表示并列关系,所以but 改为and。
【小题8】不再犯相同的错误。make后加the。
【小题9】这里含有一个定语从句,关系词在从句中作主语,指人,故用who。
【小题10】As we all know是固定用法,意思是众所周知。
考点:考查短文改错
