1. 完形填空(每小题1分,满分15分)
Gloria is a famous TV hostess. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore. The man behind the counter(柜台), John Smith, asked
she’d like a job. She needed to start
money for college, so she said yes.
One day a woman came in and asked Gloria for books on cancer. The woman seemed
. Gloria showed her everything they had and found other books they could offer. The woman
the store less worried, and Gloria has always remembered how
she felt for having helped her customer (顾客).
Years later,
a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not
an operation, and the boy lived in shame,
his hand in his pocket all the time.
Gloria
the story after she persuaded (说服) her boss to agree to let
do it. Shortly after, some doctors called,
to perform the operation for free.
Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired
1 and say, “Thank you.” What a sweet
of satisfaction (满足) Gloria felt!
At Smith’s bookstore, Gloria
realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who
15the programmes, helping them understand the world better.
【小题1】A what B if C why D what
【小题2】 | A.saving | B.spending | C.costing | D.losing |
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【小题3】 | A.satisfied | B.worried | C.stressed | D.relaxed |
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【小题4】 | A.entered | B.reached | C.left | D.marked |
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【小题5】 | A.proud | B.nervous | C.generous | D.unhappy |
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【小题7】 | A.perform | B.pay | C.carry | D.afford |
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【小题8】 | A.holding | B.hiding | C.catching | D.pulling |
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【小题9】 | A.covered | B.heard | C.remembered | D.discovered |
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【小题11】 | A.refusing | B.allowing | C.offering | D.providing |
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【小题13】 | A.habit | B.meaning | C.mood | D.sense |
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【小题14】 | A.never | B.seldom | C.always | D.sometimes |
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【小题15】 | A.host | B.record | C.make | D.watch |
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