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    (2013·高考山东卷，A)Jimmy is an automotive mechanic，but he lost his job a few months ago.He has a good heart，but always feared applying for a new job.
    One day，he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview.His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8：30.While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed，he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car.Obviously there was something wrong with the car.Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand.When Jimmy finished working on the car，the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service.Jimmy said there was no need to pay him；he just helped someone in need，and he had to rush for an interview.Then the old man said，“Well，I could take you to the office for your interview.It’s the least I could do.Please，I insist.”Jimmy agreed.
    Upon arrival，Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed.Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair，but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt.One by one，the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed looks on their faces.Finally his name was called.The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window.Rocking the chair back and forth，he asked，“Do you really need to be interviewed？”Jimmy’s heart sank.“With the way I look now，how could I possibly pass this interview？”he thought to himself.
    Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy’s surprise，it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning.It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.
    “Sorry I had to keep you waiting，but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office.I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker.Congratulations！”Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well­deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.
    小题1:Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?
    A．He was out of work.
    B．He was bored with his job.
    C．He wanted a higher position.
    D．He hoped to find a better boss.
    小题2:What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?
    A．A friend’s car had a flat tyre.
    B．A wild man was pushing a car.
    C．A terrible car accident happened.
    D．An old man’s car broke down.
    小题3:Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?
    A．He was also to be interviewed.
    B．He needed a travelling companion.
    C．He always helped people in need.
    D．He was thankful to Jimmy.
    小题4:How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?
    A．He was sorry for the other applicants.
    B．There was no hope for him to get the job.
    C．He regretted helping the old man.
    D．The interviewer was very rude.
    小题5:What can we learn from Jimmy’s experience?
    A．Where there’s a will，there’s a way.
    B．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
    C．Good is rewarded with good.
    D．Two heads are better than one.

    小题1:A
    小题2:D
    小题3:D
    小题4:B
    小题5:C
    本文为一篇记叙文。讲述了吉米失业后去一家公司应聘的故事。在等公共汽车的时候，他看到一位老人的车坏了，就停下来帮助老人修车。车修好后，老人要给他钱，吉米拒绝了，并说了自己的情况。老人用车把吉米载到了他要去的公司。这位老人就是那家公司的总经理。最后，吉米得到了这份工作。本文旨在告诉读者“好人有好报”。
    小题1:解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的he lost his job可知他失业了，因此要去申请一份新工作。选项B“他厌倦了他的工作”，选项C“他想得到一个更高的职位”以及选项D“他想找到一个更好的老板”在文中均未提及。
    小题2:解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中的．..he saw an elderly man...there was something wrong with the car.可推知吉米看到一位老人的车坏了。选项A“一个朋友的车瘪胎了”中的朋友与文章内容不相符；选项B“一个疯狂的男人在推车”与文中的“一个上了年纪的人在使劲地踢他汽车的轮胎”不相符；选项C“发生了一场可怕的事故”在文中未提及。
    小题3:解析：选D。推理判断题。第二段中的后半部分提到吉米帮老人修好车后，又说了自己的情况，即他急着去参加面试，老人很感激他，就坚持要载他去。选项A“他也要去面试”在文中未提及；选项B“他需要一个旅游同伴”在文中也未提及；选项C“他总是帮助需要帮助的人”在文中也未提及。
    小题4:解析：选B。推理判断题。由第三段中的倒数第二句Jimmy’s heart sank.可推知他感觉自己已经没有希望得到这份工作了。选项A“他为其他的申请者感到遗憾”，选项C“他后悔帮助了那位老人”，选项D“这位面试官很粗鲁”在文中均未提及。
    小题5:解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文中的叙述可知，吉米在去面试时帮助了一位车坏了的老人，而这位老人就是他去面试的那家公司的总经理，于是吉米得到了那份工作。由此我们可以推断出本文旨在告诉读者“好人有好报”。选项A“有志者，事竟成”，选项B“患难朋友才是真朋友”，选项D“两人智慧胜一人”，都与文章主旨不符。
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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Hercule Poirot looked over the small gate which gave admission to Pine Crest. It was a modern nicely-built house. It was on a hill top, and the hill top was planted with a few sparse pines. It had a small neat garden and a large elderly man was watering with a big tin.
    Spence’s hair was now grey all over. He had not shrunk much in girth（围长）, though. He stopped watering and looked at the visitor at the gate. Hercule Poirot stood there without moving.
    “God bless my soul,” said Spence. “It must be. It can’t be but it is. Yes, it must be Hercule Poirot!”
    “Aha,” said Poirot, “you remember me. I’m grateful.”
    Spence abandoned the watering can and came down to the gate.
    “What brings you down here?”
    “What has brought me to many places in my time,” said Poirot, “and what once a good many years ago brought you to see me. Murder, Spence.”
    “I’m done with murder since I retired,” said Spence, “except in the case of weeds. Killing weeds is never easy as you think, something’s always wrong. How did you know where to find me?” he asked as he opened the gate and Poirot passed through.
    “You sent me a Christmas card. It had your new address on it.”
    “Ah yes, so I did. I’m old-fashioned, you know, I like to send round cards at Christmas time to a few old friends. I’m an old man now.”
    “We both are.”
    “Not much grey in your hair,” said Spence.
    “I take care of my hair with a bottle,” said Poirot. “There is no need to appear in public with grey hair unless you wish to do so. By the way, why have you come to live in Woodleigh Common?”
    “As a matter of fact, I came here to join forces with a sister of mine. She lost her husband, her children are married and living abroad. So I moved in here. Pensions（退休金）don’t go far nowadays, but we do comfortably living together.”
    小题1:From their dialogue, we can learn about _______.
    A．their common friendsB．Spence’s sister’s characters
    C．their relationshipD．Poirot’s recent life
    小题2:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
    A．Spence used to deal with murder.
    B．Poirot didn’t care about his appearance.
    C．Spence moved to join his sister for lack of money.
    D．Poirot came specially to reunite with his old friend.
    小题3:From the passage we can infer that they might _______ next.
    A．meet Spence’s familyB．discuss about a murder
    C．visit Spence’s new homeD．water the garden together

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    科目：高中英语 来源：不详 题型：阅读理解

    Davey wanted to play baseball. But fifty years ago, in his small town, he couldn’t find enough players for two full teams or an empty lot big enough for a field. And when he played ball in his back yard, he just broke windows and got into trouble. So Davey began playing with a plastic golf ball and a broom handle for a bat.
    When his dad, David Mullaney, a former semi-pro baseball pitcher(投手), realized his son was hurting his arm trying to throw curves with the little plastic ball, he decided to find a better solution. Mullaney got a bunch of hollow plastic spheres from a local factory, sat down at his kitchen table and began cutting different size holes in the balls with a razor knife. He thought maybe the holes would alter the ball’s flight and help his son throw curves and sliders without hurting his arm.
    All the balls failed—except the one with the eight oblong(长椭圆形的) holes cut into one of the hemispheres. This ball curved naturally and sharply without a violent snap of the wrist. In fact, Davey was now striking out so many batters; he called his new ball a “wiffle ball”. A year later, Mullaney borrowed $20,000 from family and friends and started producing Wiffle Balls in his little suburban town of Shelton, Connecticut.
    “I didn’t want investors.” He said, “I wanted to control my own company.” This was the beginning of one of the hottest fads(时尚) of the fifties and a perennial(长久的) best seller well known all around the world. Since then millions of boys and girls have enjoyed countless hours of safe, wholesome fun playing with a Wiffle ball and bat. Esquire Magazine has even called the Wiffle Ball “a national treasure”. By producing a high quality product at an affordable price, three generations of Mullany’s have enjoyed the satisfaction and benefits of running a successful and profitable family business.
    Over the years, they’ve had plenty of offers to buy them out, but they’re still working out of a small factory in Shelton, making a new Wiffle Ball every couple of seconds. Creativity and persistence are two of the important sources for wealth. If he gave up his attempts at trying new things, Mullany would not have invented the wiffle ball, nor would he have made such a big fortune.
    小题1:From the passage we can know that           .          
    A．Mullaney made the invention of Wiffle ball with the help of his son
    B．fifty years ago people didn’t like playing baseball very much
    C．Mullaney’s attempts to help Davey better enjoy ball-playing led to the invention of Wiffle ball
    D．playing balls would hurt one’s arm before the Wiffle ball’s appearance
    小题2:All the following are true EXCEPT         .
    A．Davey was a good ballplayer after the Wiffle ball came into existence
    B．David Mullaney wanted to run the family business on his own
    C．Mullaney’s family made a big fortune through the production of Wiffle balls
    D．Mullaney’s business was nearly bought out but they worked hard to keep it
    小题3:The underlined word “spheres” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to         .
    A．ballsB．bottlesC．bagsD．boxes
    小题4:The two important factors for Mullaney’s successful family business are         .
    A．time and fortune　B．persistence and creativity
    C．quality and fameD．cooperation and efforts
    小题5:The passage mainly tells us something about         .
    A．Davey, a famous baseball playerB．a popular ball game in the 1950’s
    C．the birth of Wiffle ballD．the success of a family business

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