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“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient
driver 49 him. He 50 over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.
The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave 51 and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, 52 others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.
Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window 53 a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and 54 their thanks.
It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire 55 of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days. 36. A. ears
B. hands B. sunny B. vehicle’s B. throwing B. angry B. coffee B. smile
C. feet
D. back D. usual D. lorry’s D. cancelling D. different D. order D. falling D. annoyance D. suggested D. feeling D. disappointed D. luck D. behind D. thought
37. A. freezing 38. A. truck’s 39. A. offering 40. A. polite 41. A. number 42. A. covering 43. A. eyes 44. A. pay
C. warm C. car’s C. popular C. fee C. hair
C. screaming
B. increasing C. gathering
B. take C. buy D. give
45. A. instructed 46. A. gesture 47. A. inspired 48. A. turn 50. A. took 51. A. shy 52. A. while
49. A. beyond
B. requested B. expression B. upset B. chance B. before B. looked
B. since B. sending B. row
C. directed C. figure C. deed C. beside C. handed
C. as
C. surprised
B. calm C. anxious D. regretful D. unless
D. holding D. casting D. line
53. A. putting 54. A. explaining 55. A. jam
B. emptying C. laying C. flow
C. introducing
第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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A
Dear Mr. King,
Your grocery store is outstanding in many ways. I enjoy the selection of produce and fresh bakery items. I have been a long time Supermart shopper and hope to continue for many years. I have found, however, that I must make a separate shopping trip to one of your competitors because there are many items your store does not carry. This becomes inconvenient for me, as my time is valuable, and I do not like to make two trips. Your low prices and excellent customer service keep me coming back to Supermart, but I would be a more satisfied customer if I could find all the items I need in one place.
Specifically, I have never been able to purchase nacho cheese soup at your store. I can find other flavors (味道) of soup, but your store does not carry nacho cheese soup, a common ingredient (原料) in many of my recipes. In addition, I can only find large wonton wrappers, while many other stores carry both large and small and offer a more varied selection for their customers. Another example is Regent Brand Chili Seasoning. Though it is not a leading brand, it is still common on the shelves of other grocery stores in this area and is superior in flavor to its competitors.
I sincerely hope to continue a relationship with your store, and I hope that you will consider the possibility of expanding your goods to be more competitive.
Yours truly, Bob Watson
56. According to Bob, the grocery store ________.
A. meets all his needs
B
A Simple Lesson
“Another bad day at school?” my father asked as I came into the room.
“How could you tell? I didn’t shut the door heavily or anything,” I replied. Over the past two months I had either done this or thrown my backpack across the room every time I came home from school. Papa thinks it has something to do with moving to a new house.
“I know this move has been hard on you. Leaving your friends and cousins behind is tough,”
B. is outstanding in every way D. lacks convenient transportation B. By analyzing the figures.
D. By comparing two different stores. B. a competitor of the store D. a regular customer of the store
C. offers good customer service A. By giving examples.
57. How does the author present his point in Paragraph 2?
C. By providing scientific findings. A. a very picky reporter
58. From the letter, we can learn that the author is ________.
C. a responsible nutritionist
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Papa said, as he put his arm around my shoulder. “What you must remember is that, with a lot of hard work and some time, you will make new friends.”
“You don’t know how hard it is. This year my baseball team would have won the championship. They won’t even give me a chance to pitch (投球) here. All I get to play is right field, and that’s the worst!”
Papa turned toward me. “Things will get better, I promise you. Let me ask you, do you know why you were named David Lorenzo?”
“Yes, your name is David and grandfather’s name is Lorenzo.” “Very good, and what makes your grandfather so important?”
“He was the first in the family to come to this country and all that,” I answered.
“That is only partly correct. Your grandfather was a very great man. In Mexico, he had been a teacher. When he came to America he could only get low-paid labor jobs because he didn’t speak the language. It took him two years before he spoke English well enough to be allowed to teach here, but he did it. He never complained because he knew change could be difficult. Did he ever tell you that?” my father asked.
I looked down at my feet, ashamed at my behavior. “No. That must have been hard,” I said sheepishly.
“Your grandfather taught me that if you let people see your talent, they will accept you for who you are. I want you to always remember what my father taught me, even if it takes a few years for people to see who you are,” said Papa.
All I could say was, “Okay.” Then I asked, “What should I do now?”
Laughing, Papa said, “How about you pitch a few to me? You need some work.”
59. Why was the author unhappy that day?
A. Because he moved to a new country. B. Because his baseball team lost the game. C. Because he wasn’t offered a chance to pitch. D. Because he quarreled with his friends at school.
60. The father successfully changed his son’s mood by ________.
A. asking him to train harder B. playing baseball with him C. telling his grandfather’s story D. introducing him some new friends A. shyly
B. patiently
C. clumsily
D. cautiously
61. The underlined word “sheepishly” probably means ________. 62. What can we infer about the author?
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A. He thinks his father lives in the past. B. He’d rather live with his grandfather.
C. He will continue to dislike school and everything. D. He will try his best to adapt to the new environment. C
Last week I did something that scared me. I stood in front of nearly 200 financial planners and I talked to them about why financial blogs are a good thing.
I’m a confident writer. I’ve been doing this long enough that I know my strength and my limitations. I’m less confident as a speaker. I don’t have time to pause to collect my thoughts. I’m not able to edit. I’m afraid of being trapped in a corner without being able to talk my way out. Basically, I’m scared to speak.
It would be easy to simply refuse the chances that come my way. When somebody asks me to speak in front of a group, I could say “no”. When radio and television stations call for an interview, I could say “no”. But for the past two years, I’ve been following my own policy to say “yes” to new chances.
To say “yes” is to live in fear. My goal is to continually improve myself to become better than I am today. One way to do that is to do the things that scare me, to take them on as challenges, and to learn from them — even if I fail.
In mid-November, a local station asked me to appear on live television. “I realize it’s short notice,” the producer wrote, “but we’d love to have you on the show if you’re available tonight.” I was frightened. I thought about recent taped television interviews that I had hated. I was afraid of what might happen.
But I also thought about the things that had gone right. I thought of how my speaking skills had improved over the past year. And then I thought of the book I was reading, a book that I had bought for $1.29 at the local store. The Magic of Thinking Big was a huge bestseller during the 1960s. Written by Dr. David Schwartz, a professor at Georgia State University, the book contains dozens of practical tips on how to take risks to achieve big goals. Schwartz argues that nobody will believe in you until you believe in yourself.
So when the television producer asked if I wanted to appear on his show, I thought big. “Sure,” I said. “I’ll do it.” I acted confidently, but on the inside I was frightened. What I needed was techniques to build up my confidence and to overcome my fear. 63. Why is the author afraid of speaking in public?
A. He is aware of his potential.
B. He has few chances to talk. D. He likes writing better.
C. He is not able to edit what he says.
64. The underlined words “my own policy” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ________.