2023年山西老区职业技术学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。住在富人区的她2023年山西老区职业技术学院高职单招（英语）试题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！卷I一.综合题(共50题)1.—Canyourepeattheaddress,please?

—BroadStreet,No.12.

—_____.

A.Heardit

B.Madeit

C.Gotit

D.Wentit答案：C2.—Tommyisplanningtobuyacar.

—Iknow.Bynextmonth,he_____enoughforausedone.答案：D3.HeaskedMarywhethershehadpassedtheexam________.答案：B4.Doyouregretnothavinggoneabroad?

Notatall.I_____asmuch,butI’mgladtocontributetoourmotherland.

A.

didn’tearn

B.hadn’tearned

D.amnotearning

D.haven’t

earned答案：D解析：：本句考查现在完成时用法中“过去发生的动作对现在造成的结果和影响”这一用途，强调nothavinggoneabroad对现在的影响。第二个说话人表达的意思是：虽然我现在没有钱像出了国那样挣那么多，但是我很欣慰为祖国做出了贡献。【标签】动词时态5.完型填空。

Whatseparatesmefromeveryoneelse?ThedifferenceisnotwhatclothesIwearorthemusicIlisten

to,butwhatIfeel

1

.

EversinceIwasyoung,Ihavelovedprofessionalwrestling.AsIgrewolder,myfriendslaughedatme

forfollowingwhatwascalleda"man'ssoapopera."So,Iputmyloveforwrestlingontheshelf.Itwasnot

untilfreshman(新生)yearthatI

2

Iwasn'tbeingmyself.

Thatyear,Itriedmanynewthingsand

3

.Inmytown,footballwasthesport,soIdecidedtoplay

football,thinkingitmightgivemeaheadstartinpopularity.Theteamstartedwithforty-eightathletes(运动

员).

4

,therewerefourteenofus

5

.IcontinuedtopractisenotbecauseIlikedit,

6

becauseIamnot

aquitter(懦夫).Thatlongseasontaughtmealesson:Iwasn'tafootballplayer.More

7

,ittaughtmeto

bemyself.

Afterthatseason,Iwentbacktobeingawrestlingfan.Icameacrossawell-knownsaying:"Don'tDream

It.BeIt."WhenIreferredtoit,myfriendDan

8

myidea.

"Whatifwebuildawrestlingring?"weasked.Thefollowingweekend,wemetathishouse.Wesaw

ourdreaminapileinhisbackyard.Weworkedfromdawntodusktobuildourgreatproject.Ourhardwork

finallybroughtussuccess.Wehadarealring.Wedecidedtoholdan"event."We

9

forhours,tryingto

10

everyaspect(方面)ofourwrestlingability.ThedatewasMay24th.Toour

11,aboutonehundred

friendsandfans

12

tosupportus.Itwasthemostimportantnightofmylifeandacompletesuccess.Since

thattime,wehaveheldfiveshowswithasmanyastwohundredandfiftypeople

13

.Wecontinuedtolive

thisdreamandwesucceeded.

Asmysenioryearcomestoanend,I'llrememberallofmyhighschoolmemories.Butwhatwillvalue

mostisthememorythatIdidsomethingIloved,nomatterwhateveryonesaidorthought,I

14

thegoaland

livedmy

15.(

)1.A.outside

(

)2.A.realized

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)3.A.assemblies

(

)4.A.Intheend

(

)5.A.remained

(

)6.A.then

(

)7.A.necessarily

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)8.A.thoughtof

(

)9.A.practiced

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)10.A.raise

(

)11.A.surprising

(

)12.A.cameacross

(

)13.A.attending

(

)14.A.earned

(

)15.A.success

B.inside

B.noticed

B.experiences

B.Ontheend

B.alive

B.but

B.properly

B.insistedon

B.workedout

B.learn

B.surprise

B.introduced

B.respecting

B.finished

B.dream

C.behind

C.trusted

C.actions

C.Bytheend

C.admitted

C.and

C.importantly

C.approvedof

C.droppedout

C.improve

C.surprised

C.turnedup

C.displaying

C.achieved

C.failure

D.beside

D.explained

D.activities

D.Aboveall

D.left

D.so

D.mainly

D.mixedup

D.stayedup

D.get

D.attention

D.weresupposedto

D.leaving

D.continued

D.grade

答案：1-5:BADAD

6-10:BCCAC

11-15:BCACB6.WhydoyousuggestGulin?

Ibelieve_____beautyof____naturetherewillmake_____excellentimpressionuponthetourists.A．a,the,anB．the,the,anC．the,/,theD．the,/,an答案：D解析：选D。thebeautyofnatural指“自然美景”，makeanexcellentimpressionuponsb.表示“给某人留下良好的印象”。7.Theschoolbuiltanewlab;nowtheyneedtobuy_____.

A.somenewequipments

B.severalnewequipments

C.somenewequipment

D.severalnewequipment答案：C8.Notuntilthepartyhadbegun_____.[

]A.hedidarrive

B.didn'thearrive

C.hearrived

D.didhearrive答案：D9.Itwasnotuntildark______hefound______hethoughtwasthecorrectwaytosolvetheproblem.

A.that;what

B.that;that

C.when;what

D.when;that答案：A10.Themanwefollowedsuddenlystoppedadlookedasif

________whetherhewasgoingItherightdirection.A．seeingB．havingseenC．tohaveseeD．tosee答案：D解析：选D。asif引导的状语从句是一个省略句，只剩下了目的状语tosee。11.Mymother_____metobuyseveral_____eggsfordinner,butIforgotallaboutit.

A.asked;dozen

B.suggested;dozensof

C.had;dozen

D.persuaded;dozens答案：A12.WhenIsawMumnod________tome，Icalmeddownandwentonwithmyperformance．答案：D13.Howcouldtheymake

_____campinastormin_____earlyevening?答案：B14._____themoneyofferedbythegovernment_____runout.答案：B15.Inmanyways,oursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustlead.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbefore,butwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.Toolittleallowance(津贴)ismadeforthepersonwhoisnolongerearningaliving,whocannotwalklongdistancesordriveacar,orwhomayhavephysicalormentaldisabilitiesthatkeephimfromcommunicatingwithothers.Theinstitutional(慈善机构的)carewegiveourolderpeopleisagoodreflectionoftheoverallattitudeofoursocietytowardtheaged.

Inthepastfewyears,nursinghomeshavereceivedwideattentionasboring,meaninglessplaceswhereoldpeopleoftenhavelittleelsetodobutwaitfortheendoftheirlives.Elderlywardsinmentalhospitalsareevenworse.Oneofthemostshockingthingsabortnursinghomeshasbeentheunwillingnessofpeopleontheoutsidetoshowrealconcernforwhathappensintheseinstitutions.Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting(委托)aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio(比率),aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltreatmentequipmentavailable,oraboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.

Andthegovernmenthasprovidedfederalmoneywithoutenforcinghighstandardsofcare.Infactfederalstandardswereloweredin1974.Therefore,insomesenseourconcernfortheagedseemstobemovingbackwards,notforwards.Thispictureisinstrikingcontrasttothetreatmentofrespectablepatriarchs(男长者)andmatriarchs(女长者)inmanysocieties.

1.Whatwouldbethemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?

A.FailureofCarefortheElderly

B.TheElderly

C.InstitutionalCare

D.ANationalShame

2.Wecanconcludefromthispassagethatthewriterfeels____.

A.nursinghomesshouldbegotridof

B.acountrythatcanhelppeoplelivelongershouldalsobeabletocareforthembetter

C.peoplehavenothankstowardtheirparents

D.oursociety’sinstitutionsneedtobereformed

3.Thewriterbelievesthatpeoplewhoplaceaparentinanursinghomeshould____.

A.demandhigherfederalstandards

B.considertheexamplesetinothercountries

C.beashamedofnotkeepingtheparentsintheirownhomes

D.investigateitfirst

4.Thewritercomplains____.

A.abouttheindifferenceofsomepeopletowardsnursinghomes

B.abouttheshortageofequipmentinnursinghome

C.thatnursinghomeskeeptheagedfromcommunicatingwithothers

D.bothAandB答案：1-4ABDD解析：1.A

本题考查理解文章主旨大意的能力。由第一段第一句“Inmanyways,oursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustlead.”及文章内容可知，全文谈的是我们在对待老人方面做得很不够。因此A项正确。2.B

本题考查根据短文相关内容进行推理判断的能力。由文章第一段“Inmanyways,oursocietydoesn’tsimplyprepareforthekindsoflivesthattheelderlymustlead.Wehavemademedicaladvancesthatallowpeopletolivelongerthaneverbefore,butwedonotseemtoknowwhattodowiththemafterwehavesavedtheirlives.”可以判断选项B正确的。3.D

本题考查理解文章细节信息的能力。文中第二段结尾“Evenpeoplewhoareentrusting(委托)aparenttothecareofahomerarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio,aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltherapyequipmentavailable,orevenaboutthefrequencyofdoctor’svisits.”这是作者对人们的批评，由此可以判断选项D正确。4.D

本题考查根据短文相关内容判断作者的观点态度的能力。由第二段“Evenpeople…rarelyaskaboutthenurse-parentratio,aboutthekindsofcreativefacilitiesorphysicaltherapyequipmentavailable,orevenaboutthefrequencyofdoctors’visits.”可以判断选项A和B是正确的；选项C在文章中没有提到.16.Thereare103elementsfoundinnature,____aremetals.答案：A17.1.Theparty,whichhadbeengreatly_____,wasspoiledbytherudebehaviorofanuninvitedguest.

A.lookedforwardto

B.lookedupto

C.calledforth

D.calledfor

2.Itwasclearthatthesmallgrocerwas_____peopleheowedmoneyto.

A.attheexpenseof

B.attheriskof

C.inthewayof

D.atthemercyof答案：AD解析：1.]Lookforwardto期待，盼望。参阅Ⅲ.109.;callforth引起，唤起。参阅Ⅲ.29注释。Callfor需要,Lookupto尊敬。2.atthemercyof在支配下：Theshipwasatthemercyofthewaves.(这艘船任凭风浪摆布。)attheexpenseof以为代价，靠牺牲；inthewayof碍事；attheriskof冒的危险：1)Hedevotedhistimetofootballattheexpenseofhisstudies.(他牺牲学习把时间都花在足球上。)2)Hersocialliftgotinthewayofherstudies.(她的社交生活妨碍了她的学习。)3)Wedothisattheriskofourlivesandliberties.(我们冒丢掉生命和丧失自由的危险做这件事。)本题译文：显然，这家小杂铺任凭其债主的摆布。18.—Didyouhaveagoodtimeattheparty?

—Thanks.Iappreciate________toyourhome.

A.tobeinvited

B.tohaveinvited

C.beinginvited

D.havinginvited答案：C19.Aftertheexamination,myteachertoldmethatfailure____themotherofsuccess.

A.was

B.is

C.be

D.are答案：B20.Theteachertoldthestudents_____intheMid-termexam.答案：B21.——Hello,ZhuHua.I’llhavetoreturntoCanadabecauseI’veworkedhereforayear.

——＿＿＿＿＿!A．Whattim?fliesB．HowtimefliesC．WhatdoestimeflyD．Howdoestimefly答案：B解析：howtimeflies＝howfasttimeflies“时间过得真快”。因为被感叹的部分是副词fast，因此感叹词用how，感叹句需用陈述语序。22.—

Iwillcometoyourlectureat10:00a.m.tomorrow.

—I'msorry.Bythenmylecture______andI______myguestsinmyoffice.答案：C23.26.Soldiersstoodnexttoapolicetruck,lookingatthecrimescene_______awomanwasgunneddowninapoorneighborhoodofthebordercityofIranOctober18,2009.A．thatB．whichC．whereD．why答案：C。解析：where（="in"thescene）引导定语从句修饰先行词scene,scene意为“事件；场面；情景”。24.Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.Onestrengthofthehumanconditionisourpossibilitytogiveandreceivesupportfromoneanotherunderstressfulconditions.Socialsupportmakesupoftheexchangeofresourcesamongpeoplebasedontheirinterpersonalties.Thoseofuswithstrongsupportsystemsappearbetterabletocopewithmajorlifechangesanddailyhassles(困难).Peoplewithstrongsocialtieslivelongerandhavebetterhealththanthosewithoutsuchties.Studiesovertypesofillnesses,fromdepressiontoheartdisease,showthatthepresenceofsocialsupporthelpspeoplefendoff(挡开)illness,andtheabsenceofsuchsupportmakespoorhealthmorelikely.

Socialsupportcushionsstressinanumberofways.First,friends,relativesandco-workersmayletusknowthattheyvalueus.Ourself-respectisstrengthenedwhenwefeelacceptedbyothersinspiteofourfaultsanddifficulties.Second,otherpeopleoftenprovideuswithinformationalsupport.Theyhelpustodefineandunderstandourproblemsandfindsolutionstothem.Third,wetypicallyfindsocialcompanionshipsupportive.Takingpartinfree-timeactivitieswithothershelpsustomeetoursocialneedswhileatthesametimedistracting(转移注意力)usfromourworriesandtroubles.Finally,otherpeoplemaygiveusinstrumentalsupport—moneyaid,materialresources,andneededservices—thatreducesstressbyhelpingusresolveandcopewithourproblems.

56.Interpersonalrelationshipsareimportantbecause_______.

A.theyareindispensable(不可缺少的)topeople’ssocialwell-being

B.theyawakenpeople’sdesiretoexchangeresources

C.theyhelppeopletocopewithlifeintheinformationera

D.theycancurearangeofillnessessuchasheartdisease,etc

57.Researchshowsthatpeople'sphysicalandmentalhealth_______.

A.reliesonthesocialmedicalcaresystemswhichsupportthem

B.hasmuchtodowiththeamountofsupporttheygetfromothers

C.dependsontheirabilitytodealwithdailyworriesandtroubles

D.iscloselyrelatedtotheirstrengthforcopingwithmajorchangesintheirlives

58.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“cushions”?

(Line1,Para2)

A.addsupto

B.doesawaywith

C.lessenstheeffectof

D.laysthefoundationfor

59.Helpingasickneighborwithsomerepairworkisanexampleof_______.

A.instrumentalsupport

B.informationalsupport

C.socialcompanionship

D.thestrengtheningofself-respect

60.Socialcompanionshipisbeneficialinthat__________.

A.ithelpsstrengthenourtieswithrelatives

B.itenablesustoeliminateourfaultsandmistakes

C.itmakesourleisure-timeactivitiesmoreenjoyable

D.itdrawsourattentionawayfromourworriesandtroubles答案：5660

ABCAD解析：文章大意：我们是社会人，我们需要依赖于社交来衡量生活的质量。社交可以帮助我们从身体上和精神上摆脱疾病和痛苦、麻烦，可以帮助我们减缓压力。56．A细节理解题。由文章第一段第一句内容可知，因为我们是社会人，我们生活的质量主要是依赖于人际关系来衡量的，帮选A。本题中等难度。57．B细节理解题。由第一段第六句内容可知，研究所覆盖的疾病范围，从抑郁症到心脏病，显示了社交帮助人们抵挡疾病，而缺少社交则可能使身体变得更差；第二段第一句也指出，社交可以减缓压力，故选B。本题简单。58．C词义猜测题。由第二段内容可知，第二段列举四条减缓压力的方式，尤其最后一句提到”reducestress”,减缓压力，可以知单词含义，故选C。本题中等难度。59.A细节判断题。由第二段第七句可知，人们可以给你提供工具性帮助，如金融帮助、物质原料以及需要服务等，帮助一位生病的邻居做修理工作，是工具性帮助。故选A。60．D细节理解题。根据文章第六句内容可知，和他人一起玩休闲时间的活动可以帮助满足我们的社会性需要同时把我们的精力从担忧和麻烦中转移出来，故选D。本题中等难度。25.阅读理解。

RobertwasborninasmalltowninEngland.Hisfatherhasafarmandcansupplyhimenoughmoneyto

finishuniversitywhereheisstudyinglaw.Theyoungmanstudieshardandhopestobeafamouslawyer.

LastMondaytheirtermwasover.Robertsaidtohisfatheronthetelephonethathewasgoingtotravelin

asmallcountryduringhissummerholiday.Hisfatheragreedtohisplanandpostedsomemoneytohim.So

hestartedfourdaysago.Theirplanelandedattheonlyairportofthecountrysafely.Hetookataxiandgotto

ahotelinthecenterofthecapital.Hefelthungryandtired.Sohehadadinnerandthenagoodsleep.This

morninghewasallrightandwasgoingtovisitsomeplacesofinterest.HemetanEnglishvisitorwhilehewas

havingbreakfastandthemantoldhimtobecarefulofthieves.

Robertthankedthemanandleft.Buthethoughthewassmartandstrongandhedecidedtohaveatry.He

broughtapieceofpaperandwroteonit,"Apighasstolenmywallet!"Thenheputthenoteintohisempty

wallet.Afterthatheputthewalletintoapocketandsetoff.Hedidallcarefullyandhopedtofindoutwho

wouldstealit.

"Everythingwentwell,"Robertthoughttohimselfafterhehadreturnedtothehotel.Hebroughtouthis

walletandputhismoneyintoitagain.Hehadalookatthenote.Tohissurprise,itwasrewritten.Itsaid,

"Yourunclehastouchedyourwallet!"1.Robertcanstudyintheuniversitybecause

.[

]A.hewantstobealawyer

B.hisfatherisarichfarmer

C.he'ssmartandstrong

D.hekeepshiswalletwell2.Robertwenttothesmallcountryto

.[

]A.makefunofthethieves

B.catchsomethieves

C.visittheplacesofinterest

D.haveanicemealandagoodsleep3.TheEnglishvisitorthought

.[

]A.therewerealotofthievesinthecity

B.Robertcoulddealwiththethieves

C.itwasdangeroustotravelinthecity

D.Roberthadtotakegoodcareofhimself答案：1-3:BCA26.Hisnewcarbrokedownyesterday,itneeds_____.答案：D27.$300amonthcouldhardly________thecostofhislifeinsuchabigcityinthiscountry.A．spendB．takeC．coverD．meet答案：C28.—Haveyoueverseenanythinglikethatbefore?

—No,_____anythinglikethatbefore.[

]A.Ineverhaveseen

B.neverIhaveseen

C.neverhaveIseen

D.Ihaveseen答案：C29.Nevertrytoescape_______wheneveryoubreaktrafficregulations.[

]A.beingfined

B.havingbeenfined

C.tohavebeenfined

D.tobefined答案：A30.Wehavebeentoldthatundernocircumstances_______theofficetelephoneforpersonalaffairs.A．mayweuseB．wecanuseC．wecoulduseD．didweuse答案：A解析：：本句综合了否定性状语提前的倒装句作宾语从句两项考查内容，B、C项容易排除。D项不合句意，选A项，表示许可。全句意思为：我们已多次被告知在任何情况下都不允许使用办公室电话处理个人事务。【标签】句型变形31.—IsitOkifIcallyouat8o'clocktonight?

—I'mafraidnot.I______dinnerthen.答案：C32.PartofthereasonCharlesDickenslovedhisownnovel,DavidCopperfield,was________itwasrathercloselymodeledonhisownlife.(2010·北京)A．whatB．thatC．whyD．whether答案：B解析：B[考查表语从句。从句不缺成分，因此用that来引导。句意：狄更斯喜欢他自己的小说大卫科波菲尔的部分原因是小说创作非常贴近他本人的真实生活。]33.语音：找出发音不同的选项

(

)1.month

(

)2.wild

(

)3.merry

(

)4.waste

(

)5.cattleA.onto

A.universe

A.Mary

A.want

A.candleB.become

B.children

B.marry

B.wash

B.castC.comb

C.satellite

C.many

C.what

C.graspD.wrong

D.technical

D.main

D.wake

D.chance答案：1-5:BCCDA34.AllIhavelearnedabouttheexam____thatthreestudentsfaileD.

A.is

B.are

C.willbe

D.havebeen答案：A解析：本题的主语显然是all,但这里不是指人，而是指考试信息，谓语用单数。35.Letusgooutandplayfootball,

?

A.willyou

B.shallwe

C.doyou

D.dowe答案：A36.阅读理解

(A)

Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.Butwhatisunique(独特的)aboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheCheckoutPass,thefamoustrailusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwasleftthereisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1500stairscarvedoutface?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighter?

Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetocrossaharshwildness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.

TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpacks(背包)eachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetopandoverthepass.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.PerhapsshewassuccessfulandmadeittoAlaska.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury.

1.Theordinarywoman’sleathershoeisconsideredunusualbecause_______.

A.itwasanimportantcluetolifeinthepastB.itwasfoundonafamoustrail

C.itatonetimebelongedtoaVIP

D.itwasafashionableshoeatthattime

2.Accordingtothispassage,manypeoplewhowenttoAlaska_______.

A.eventuallybecamemillionaires

B.broughtwiththemmanyshoes

C.hadconflictswiththeEskimos

D.werenotproperlyequipped

3.TheCanadiangovernmentmadegoldseekersbringoneyear’ssupplieswiththemsothat_______.

A.theywouldnotdieofhungerandcold

B.thearmywouldhaveenoughfoodforfightingawar

C.theywouldchangethesegoodswiththeEskimos

D.thesupplieswouldmakeAlaskarich

4.Nomatterwhathappenedtothewomanwhoownedtheshoe,_______.

A.shemusthavelivedahappylife

B.shecertainlydroppedtheshoeonpurpose

C.heradventurousspiritisdefinitelyadmired

D.herothershoeswereequallyfashionable

(B)

Listencarefully,workingpeople,wewouldliketotellyousomethingthatcouldsaveyourprecioustimeandmoney!Bestofall,itisfree!

It’s“no”.

Whatdoyouask?We’llsayitagain:“No”.

Sweetandsimple“no”.

Say“no”atyourofficeandseehowquicklythatpileofworkonyourdeskdisappears.

“Saying‘no’toothersmeansyouaresaying‘yes’toyourself,”saidLeslieCharles,aprofessionalspeakerfromEastLansing,Michigan.

“Timeisprecious.Peoplearespendingmoneybuyingtime.Andyetwearewillingtogiveupourtimebecausewecan’tsay‘no’.”

SusieWatson,afamouswriter,saidpeoplewhoalwayssay“yes”needtosay“no”withoutguilt(内疚)orfearofpunishment.“Iwouldratherhavesomeonegivemealoving‘no’thananobligated(强制的)‘yes’,”shesaid.

SusieWatsonsaysshefeels“no”obligationtogiveanexplanationwhenshesays“no”eithersociallyorprofessionally.Doesshefeelguiltyaboutit?“Notatall,”saidWatson,whoisdirectorofadvertisingandpublicrelationsatTimexCorpinMiddlebury,Conneticut.“Mostpeopleareafraidofsaying‘no’…Myadviceistosay‘yes’onlyifyoudon’tmean‘no’.”

Watsonsaid“no”isthemosteffectiveweaponagainstwastingtime.“Everyyeartherearemoredemandsonyourtime…Otherpeoplearehappytouseupyourtime,”Watsonsaid.Timesavingappearstobe“no’s”greatestfriend.

“No”canbeyournewfriend,apowerfultooltotakebackyourlife.“No”mayeventakeyoufurtherinthebusinessworldthan“yes”.

“No”ispowerandstrength.“No”nowseemscompletelycorrect.“Saying‘no’isn’teasy.Butfinallyit’sgreatlyliberating,”Charlessaid.But,headded,a“no”projectneedstobeworkedoneverydaybecauseitishardtochangelong-termhabit.

But,healsowarns:“Don’tgotoextremes.Don’tfindyourselfsaying‘no’toeverything.Inreturnyoushouldlearntohear‘no’.”

5.Thesentence“Saying‘yes’toyourself”means_______.

A.youcanhavemoretimetoplaywithothers

B.youneedn’tcareaboutother’sfeelingifyouarehappy

C.youareselfishandtreatothersrudely

D.youcandealwithyourbusinessasyouhaveplanned

6.Whenyousay“no”toothersyoushouldsayitina_______.

A.secretwayB.politeway

C.proudwayD.guiltyway

7.InWatson’sopinion,peoplecansavemuchtimeonconditionthat_______.

A.theysay“no”atasuitabletime

B.theysay“no”asmuchaspossible

C.theyareafraidofsaying“no”

D.theymakeothersangryatthem

8.Ifapersonsays“no”toeverything,theresultheorshereceivemaybethatheorshe_______.

A.enjoysawonderfullife

B.makesalotofmoney

C.facesdifficultyinlifeD.forgetstosay“yes”intheend

(C)

AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan—themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.

Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenearbybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.

9.Fromparagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica_________.

A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself-mademan

B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirwonefforts

C.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers

D.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslabors.

10.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause_________.

A.servantsinAmericanarehardtoget

B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself

C.shecanhardlyaffordservants

D.Itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood

11.Theexpression“waitontable”inthesecondparagraphmeans“_________”.

A.workinafurnitureshop

B.keepaccountsforabar

C.waittolaythetable

D.servecustomersinarestaurant

12.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ARespectableSelf-madeFamily

B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor

C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture

D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor

(D)

TODAY,Friday,November12

JAZZwiththeMikeThomasJazzBandatTheDerbyArms.UpperRichmondRoadWest,Sheen.

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco.FreeatTheLordNapier,MortlakeHighSt.,from8a.m.to8p.m.Tel:682—1158.

SATURDAY,November13

JAZZLysisatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission60p.

MUSICALHALLatTheStarandGarter,LowerRichmondRoad,Putney,providedbytheAbaDabaMusicHallcompany.Goodfoodandentertainmentfairprice.Tel:789—6749.

FAMILYnightout?Jointhesing-alongatTheBlackHorse.SheenRoad,Richmond.

JAZZTheJohnBennettBigBandatTheBull’sHead,Barnes.Admission80p.

THEDERBYARMS,UpperRichmondRoadWest,giveyouJoeontheelectricaccordion(手风琴).Tel:789—4536

SUNDAY,November14

DISCOSatinSoundsDisco,freeatTheLordNapier,MortLakeHighStreet,from8a.m.to8p.m.

FOLKMUSICatTheDerbyArms.TheShortStuffandresidentstheNormanChopTrio.Non-remembers70p.Tel:688—4626.

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