A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”

True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．

My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable．

I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．

Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．

While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．

1.What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?

A．Her son’s eating too quickly．

B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet．

C．Her son’s not having good table manners．

D．Teenagers’ not having good manners．

2.The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

A．too much	B．not delicious
C．not enough	D．quite hot

3.We learn that the writer’s mother __________．

A．was strict about her children’s manners

B．never punished her children

C．had beautiful blue eyes

D．was not good at singing

4.What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

A．Easy and relaxing	B．Painful and valuable
C．Easy but useless	D．Too horrible

5.We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．

A．is surely liked by everyone around her

B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her

C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young

D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot

 

【2011·山东济宁一中模拟】A

A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”

       True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．

       My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable expericeces.

       I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．

       Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．

       While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．

56．What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?

       A．Her son’s eating too quickly．          B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet．

       C．Her son’s not having good table manners．D．Teenagers’ not having good manners．

57．The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．

       A．too much                                             B．not delicious       

       C．not enough                                     D．quite hot

58．We learn that the writer’s mother __________．

       A．was strict about her children’s manners   B．never punished her children

       C．had beautiful blue eyes                D．was not good at singing

59．What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

       A．Easy and relaxing.                      B．Painful and valuable.

       C．Easy but useless.                              D．Too horrible.

60．We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．

       A．is surely liked by everyone around her

       B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her

       C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young

       D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot

  

A good friend of mine was complaining about her son the other day．“Did you notice,” she started, “how he didn’t wait for me to get my salad before he dove into his?”
True enough, the boy attacked his plate faster than a cat in the wild．Without manners, we’re no more than animals．Actually, that’s not true．I’ve been watching and feeding a group of wild cats, and they show unusual politeness toward each other．Even when food is scarce, they take turns, leaving at least a small part for the next in line．
My mother educated her three children to have good manners all the time．We were made to feel very uncomfortable as if we were sitting on pins and needles until we got used to saying please, thank you, pardon me, and I’m sorry．And I have to say, while it was a painful learning experience, it was one of the most valuable．
I can’t tell you how often I sat with my friends, eating at their dinner tables, and their parents thought highly of my good manners．While it was a little embarrassing, I knew even then that my mother’s teachings were paying off．
Many years later, when I was attending seminars across the country, my manners were quite useful．
While I regret that I haven’t been a perfect example, I’m still working on it．I suppose, in this regard, my mother lives on through me．I didn’t have her beautiful singing voice or her green eyes, but she did make sure I received one of her finest characteristics．
【小题1】What did the writer’s friend most probably complain about?

A．Her son’s eating too quickly．

B．Her son’s not having a healthy diet．

C．Her son’s not having good table manners．

D．Teenagers’ not having good manners．

【小题2】The underlined word “scarce” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．

A．too much	B．not delicious
C．not enough	D．quite hot

【小题3】We learn that the writer’s mother __________．

A．was strict about her children’s manners

B．never punished her children

C．had beautiful blue eyes

D．was not good at singing

【小题4】What does the writer think of her experience of learning good manners?

A．Easy and relaxing	B．Painful and valuable
C．Easy but useless	D．Too horrible

【小题5】We can infer from the passage that the writer _________．

A．is surely liked by everyone around her

B．is not satisfied with most people’s manners around her

C．thinks she has been a perfect example to the young

D．thanks her mother for teaching her the good manners a lot

完形填空

　　Mr Baker was rich. He liked chatting (聊天). 1 he had servants to 2 all the housework, he had enough 3 to chat with people. One summer afternoon he was 4 to his friend's birthday party. As soon as he got there, he began to chat. He kept 5 chatting at table. And all the other guests (客人) 6 but he didn't notice it. His 7 was worried. Because the man had 8 a call that his sister would come to see him. He was going to 9 her at the railway station. But Mr Baker didn't want to say 10 to him and went on chatting, while eating the dishes.

　　“ 11 you like a roast bird, Mr Baker?”asked his friend's wife.

　　“ 12 ,”answered Mr Baker, “But where is it?”

　　“ 13 the bird in the big tree outside,”said the woman. “I want it to be your 14 dish. I'll cut the tree down, 15 it and roast it for you.”

　　“That would make a good 16 !” Said Mr Baker. “But I'm afraid it'll 17 away before you begin to 18 the tree.”

　　“Don't 19 it, Mr Baker,”the woman said with a smile.“It is a stupid bird. It doesn't know when to 20 !”

1．

[　　]

A．While

B．Although

C．So

D．Since

2．

[　　]

A．make

B．do

C．finish

D．get

3．

[　　]

A．time

B．money

C．places

D．room

4．

[　　]

A．suggested

B．asked

C．said

D．invited

5．

[　　]

A．up

B．in

C．on

D．out

6．

[　　]

A．left

B．hurried

C．laughed

D．chatted

7．

[　　]

A．wife

B．brother

C．servant

D．friend

8．

[　　]

A．accepted

B．received

C．told

D．heard

9．

[　　]

A．take

B．visit

C．meet

D．save

10．

[　　]

A．hello

B．sorry

C．goodbye

D．thanks

11．

[　　]

A．Can

B．May

C．Could

D．Would

12．

[　　]

A．Sure

B．Certain

C．Pardon

D．Sorry

13．

[　　]

A．Listen to

B．Watch

C．Look up

D．Hear

14．

[　　]

A．first

B．more

C．last

D．other

15．

[　　]

A．catch

B．take

C．destroy

D．hurt

16．

[　　]

A．thinking

B．dish

C．meat

D．taste

17．

[　　]

A．run

B．fly

C．walk

D．jump

18．

[　　]

A．watch

B．notice

C．climb

D．cut

19．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．be afraid of	B．be angry with
C．worry about	D．mind

20．

[　　]

A．fly

B．leave

C．run

D．stop