When responding to any adult, you must answer by saying “Yes ma’am” or “No, sir.” Just nodding your head is not acceptable.
Because I grew up in rural North Carolina, this rule comes 36 to me, and it seems the obvious choice to come first. If you want children to respect you, you have to let them know 37 . Simply telling them you want them to address you by saying “sir” lets them know 38 you expect them to treat you. I also tell my students it’s a very useful tool when 39 with adults, and furthermore it also 40 handy for any adult interacting with another adult. Case in point: I was 41 the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies(差错) of my 42 . The lady I spoke to was not 43 and seemed annoyed. 44 , in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes, ma’am,” and her entire 45 changed. She became far more helpful and 46 to deal with, and she 47 cutting my bill in half.
Some of my students in Harlem were to be 48 for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were 49 the many kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “ 51 you say ‘yes ma’am’ or ‘no sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been 52 . When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main 53 he made over and over was how 54 my students were in their interviews. It seemed like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets 55 .
1.A. frequently B. eagerly C. constantly D. naturally
2.A. you B. it C. themselves D. why
3.A. the way B. the wish C. the method D. the reason
4.A. disagreeing B. debating C. dealing D. discussing
5.A. comes in B. gets on C. goes out D. brings in
6.A. on B. in C. by D. with
7.A. record B. phone call C. message D. bill
8.A. useful B. hopeful C. optimistic D. helpful
9.A. Instead B. Then C. Moreover D. Otherwise
10.A. method B. thinking C. attitude D. feeling
11.A. interesting B. easy C. close D. different
12.A. took up B. came up C. picked up D. ended up
13.A. introduced B. demanded C. intended D. interviewed
14.A. among B. above C. over D. with
15.A. popular B. familiar C. like D. successful
16.A. Make sure B. By no means C. Make a promise D. Be cautious
17.A. received B. allowed C. appreciated D. accepted
18.A. contributionB. comment C. impression D. reason
19.A. considerate B. confident C. polite D. clever
20.A. results B. responsibility C. relief D. reforms
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.C
5.A
6.A
7.D
8.D
9.B
10.C
11.B
12.D
13.D
14.A
15.C
16.A
17.D
18.B
19.C
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：文章大意：文章通过讲述自己和电话员交涉话费账单的事情，和自己指导学生参加面试的事情，可知说“Yes ma’am” 和 “No, sir.”在人际交往中的重要性，也就是和别人交流要有礼貌，会有意想不到的效果。
1.考查副词：A. frequently 频繁地，B. eagerly渴望地，C. constantly不断地，D. naturally自然地，从前面的Because I grew up in rural North Carolina,可知是因为我出生于加力福利亚北部，所以很自然知道这个规则，选D
2.考查代词：A. you你，B. it它，C. themselves他们自己，D. why为什么，如果你要孩子尊敬你，你要让他们知道它，用it代指“this rule”，选B
3.考查名词：A. the way方式，B. the wish希望，C. the method方法，D. the reason原因，句意：让他们知道你希望他们对待你的方式。表示方式，方法，用the way，method是具体的科学，系统的方法，选A
4.考查动词：A. disagreeing不同意，B. debating辩论，C. dealing对待，D. discussing讨论，句意：我也告诉学生这是和成年人相处的最好的办法。Deal with对待，相处，打交道，选C
5.考查词组：A. comes in进来，B. gets on上车，C. goes out出来，D. brings in引进，赚钱，come in handy迟早有用，句意：这对于一个成年人和另外一个成年人相处也迟早有用，选A
6.考查介词A. on在…上面，B. in在…里面，C. by通过，D. with和…一起，on the phone打电话，Case in point:是“举个适当的例子”，作者拿打电话给电话公司举例，选A
7.考查名词：A. record记录，B. phone call电话，C. message信息，D. bill账单，句意：我在和电话公司打电话讨论账单的问题，选D
8.考查形容词：A. useful有用，B. hopeful有希望的，C. optimistic乐观的，D. helpful乐于助人的，从后面的seemed annoyed. 和后面的She became far more helpful可知电话员不是很乐于助人的，选D
9.考查副词：A. Instead代替，B. Then然而，C. Moreover还有，D. Otherwise否则，这里表示时间顺序，然后，在电话过程中，我说了“yes, ma’am,”选B
10.考查名词：A. method方法，B. thinking 想法，C. attitude态度，D. feeling感觉，句意：她的态度完全改变了，选C
11.考查形容词：A. interesting有趣的，B. easy容易的，C. close亲密的，D. different不同的，句意：她变得乐于助人并且容易相处了，选B
12.考查动词短语：A. took up从事，拿起，B. came up出现，露面，C. picked up捡起，接送，接收，习得，D. ended up以…结束，句意：她最终把我的账单减少了一半，选D
13.考查动词：A. introduced介绍，B. demanded要求，C. intended打算，采访，面试，D. interviewed从后面的句子：I practiced what the interview would be 50 with my students, 可知我的一些学生要受采访，选D
14.考查介词：A. among在…中，B. above在…上面，C. over在…上，D. with和…，句意：我有12个学生在全市申请这个位置的学生之中，选A
15.考查形容词：A. popular受欢迎的，B. familiar熟悉的，C. like象，D. successful成功，What…be like？…是什么样？，句意：我和我的学生练习面试是什么样的。选C
16.考查短语：A. Make sure确保，B. By no means绝不，C. Make a promise许诺，D. Be cautious谨慎，我强调的事情是不管什么确保你说‘yes ma’am’或‘no sir’，选A
17.考查动词：A. received收到，B. allowed允许，C. appreciated欣赏，感激，D. accepted接受，面试后，我很高兴的知道我的12个学生都被接受了。Accept是主观接受，receive是客观收到，选D
18.考查名词：A. contribution贡献，B. comment评论，C. impression印象，D. reason原因，make comment做出评论，当我和招生主人交谈的时候，他重复说的话是我的学生在面试中是多么的礼貌，选B
19.考查形容词： A. considerate考虑周到的，B. confident自信的，C. polite礼貌的，D. clever聪明的，从前面的内容可知在面试前作者就告诉学生要有礼貌，选C
20.考查名词：A. results结果，B. responsibility责任，C. relief缓解，D. reforms改革，这看起来是小事，但很有成效，选A
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A．Piper Alpha Oil Rig Explosion
B．Large Droplets of Water
C．A New Way of Controlling Gas Explosions
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A．small water sprays are better than large droplets of water
B．small water sprays are not as good as large droplets of water
C．both small water sprays and large droplets of water are good
D．neither small water sprays nor large droplets of water is good
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A．normal water sprays can put out fire effectively
B．gas explosions break out more quickly than fires
C．fires are easier to be held than explosions
D．gas explosions break out so quickly that there is no way to control it
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1.What would be the best title for this passage?
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A．What’s Yoga? |
B．How I Do Yoga Poses |
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C．The Benefits of Yoga |
D．The Varieties of Yoga |
2.According to the third paragraph, yoga can help people __________.
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A．grow taller |
B．lose weight |
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C．become flexible in thinking |
D．make more friends |
3.People feel tired after yoga because __________.
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A．they consume energy in practicing yoga |
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B．they respond well to yoga poses |
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C．they spend too much time on yoga |
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D．they force themselves into yoga poses |
4.If this passage continues, what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph?
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A．Yoga as a means to keep fit. |
B．Who may like yoga |
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C．Popularity of yoga all over the world. |
D．Encouraging people to do yoga. |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it．She did not know how she was going to__36_and wanted to give up．She was__37_of fighting and struggling．It seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one__38__．
Her father, a cook, took her to the__39 _．He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 40 Soon the pots came to a 41 __．In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans．He let them sit and boil, without saying a word．
The daughter sucked her teeth and_42_waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing．In about twenty minutes he turned offthe__43_ He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl．He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl．Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in another．Turning to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied．
He brought her closer and asked her to 44 the carrots．She did and noted that they were soft．He then asked her to take an egg and break it．After pulling off the 45 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee．She smiled_46_she tasted its rich flavor．She humbly asked, "What does it mean, Father?"
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"Which are you?" he asked his daughter．"When adversity knocks on your door, __55 _do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"
1.A．make out B．make it C．make up D．make through
2.A．typical B．conscious C．tired D．warned
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14.A．stable B．weak C．strong D．sensitive
15.A．softened B．widened C．shortened D．sharpened
16.A．half-done B．easily-broken C．easily-got D．hard-boiled
17.A．over B．for C．through D．on
18.A．however B．otherwise C．besides D．moreover
19.A．melted B．absorbed C．polluted D．changed
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