The angry woman sat in the station office. "The railway should pay me ＄12. "She said to Ha

第1题

When you say to an American woman You have a handsome husband, she may（).

A.appreciate it

B.get angry

C.deny it

D.feel anxious

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第2题

（阅读理解)Having returned from her round trip（往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside

(阅读理解)Having returned from her round trip(往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station.“The railway owes me￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office.“You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night.So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel.It cost me ￡12.”

Harry was worried.He remembered selling the woman a return ticket.“Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely.“I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

The woman and her little girl followed him inside.She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered.There was no sailing on May 22nd.How could he have made such a careless mistake？ He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day.Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child.“You look sun burnt,” he said to her.“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey？”

“Yes,” she answered, shyly.“The beach was lovely.And I can swim too!”

“That’s fine,” said Harry.“My little girl can’t swim a bit yet.Of course, she’s only three…”

“I’m four,” the child said proudly.“I’ll be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother.“I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said.“But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you？”

“Er, well——” the woman looked at the child.“I mean...she hasn’t started school yet.She’s only four.”

“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam.A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50.So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe￡1.50.The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.

1).The woman was angry because ____.

A.she couldn’t use the ticket for her round trip

B.she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned

C.she spent more money than she had expected

D.Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing

2).Harry was worried because ____.

A.the woman was angry with him

B.he had not done his work properly

C.the Jersey timetable was wrong

D.the little girl didn’t have a return ticket

3).Harry started talking to the little girl ____.

A.because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

B.because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

C.because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

D.when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

4).When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…,"he meant that ___.

A.they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his.

B.he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn’t want to

C.the woman had to pay him￡1.50 and the railway would pay for the hotel

D.she should pay￡1.50, but as he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

5).The woman left the office without saying anything because ____.

A.she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket

B.she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man

C.she was moved by Harry’s kindness

D.she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted

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第3题

I love traveling in the countryside, but I don't like losing my way. I went on a t

rip recently, but my trip took me longer than I expecteD.

"I'm going to Woodford Green," I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, "but I don't know where it is."

"I'll tell you where to get off," answered the conductor.

I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stoppeD.Looking around, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.

"You'll have to get off here," the conductor saiD."This is as far as we go."

"Is this Woodford Green？" I askeD.

"Oh, dear," said the conductor suddenly. "I forgot to put you off."

"It doesn't matter," I saiD."I'll get off here."

"We are going back now," said the conductor.

"Well, in that case, I would prefer to stay on the bus," I answereD.

1. The conductor ________.

：A.got angry when he found out the author was still on the bus

B.wanted to make a joke with the author

C.was rude to the author at first

D.forgot to tell the author where to get off the bus

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第4题

One of the good things for men in women's liberation is that men no longer have to pay wom

en the old-fashioned courtesies.

In an article on the new manners, Ms. Holmes says that a perfectly able woman no longer has to act helplessly in public as if she were a model. For example, she doesn't need help getting in and out of cars. She also says there is no reason why a man should walk on the outside of a woman on the sidewalk.

As far as manners are concerned, I suppose I have always been a supporter of women's liberation. Over the years, out of a sense of respect, I imagine, I have refused to trouble women with outdated courtesies.

It is usually easier to follow rules of social behaviour than to depend on one's own taste. But rules may be safely broken, of course, by those of us with the gift of natural grace. For example, when a man and woman are led to their table in a restaurant and the waiter pulls out a chair, the woman is expected to sit in the chair. That is according to Ms. Ann Clark. I have always done it the other way, according to my wife.

It came up only the other night. I followed the hostess to the table, and when she pulled the chair out I sat on it, quite naturally, since it happened to be the chair I wanted to sit in.

"Well, "my wife said, when the hostess had gone, "you did it again."

"Did what？" I asked, utterly confused.

"Took the chair."

Actually, since I'd walked. through the restaurant ahead of my wife, it would have been awkward, I should think, not to have taken the chair. I had got there first, after all.

Also, it has always been my custom to get in a car first, and let the woman get in by herself. This is a courtesy I insist on as the stronger sex, out of love and respect. In times like these, there might be attackers hidden about. It would be unsuitable to put a woman in a car then shut the door on her, leaving her at the mercy of some bad fellow who might be hiding in the back seat.

It can be concluded from the passage that______.

A．men should walk on the inside of a sidewalk

B．women are becoming more capable than before

C．in women's liberation men are also liberated

D．it's safe to break rules of social behaviour

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第5题

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day？ When h

e wanted to steal(偷) the bell on his neighbour's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. "Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbour, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbour came running out."Steal my bell？ I'll teach you a lesson (教训), "the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose. The foolish thief did not know how the neighbour found out he was stealing the bell. "Why did he come out just then？" he wondered (感到疑惑).

1. The thief was trying to get his neighbor's doobell. ()

2.The thiet put some cotton in his ears so as not to hear anything()

3. The neighbor ran out probably because he knew his doorbell was being stolen. ()

4.The neighbor hit the thief to punish him for stealing. ()

5. The thief thought the neighbor couldn't hear the noise of the bell. ()

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第6题

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief.Do you know what he did one day？ When he

wanted to steal the bell on his neighbor's door, he walked up to the door, took hold of the bell and pulled hard.The bell made a very loud noise.The thief was afraid and went home.

Then he sat down to think, "I must do something about the noise," he said.He thought and thought.At last he had an idea."Ah, I'll put some cotton in my ears.Then I won't be able to hear the noise." The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell.This time he pulled even harder.The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything.With another hard pull he got the bell out.Just then the neighbor came running out.

"Steal my bell？ I'll teach you a lesson," the angry man shouted.And he hit the thief on the nose.

The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell."Why did he come out just then？" he wondered.

31.The thief was trying to get his neighbor's doorbell.()

A.T

B.F

32.The thief put some cotton in his ears so as not to hear anything.()

A.T

B.F

33.The neighbor ran out probably because he knew his doorbell was being stolen.()

A.T

B.F

34.The neighbor hit the thief to punish him for stealing.()

A.T

B.F

35.The thief thought the neighbor couldn't hear the noise of the bell.()

A.T

B.F

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第7题

Mrs. Wilson, a Cree Indian in her sixties, was looking for a home to rent. She heard

that one was available in an ideal location, close to the Calgary core.

Mrs. Wilson and her daughters went to look at the house. Sure enough, there was a For Rent sign in the window. A woman next door told them that the owner was Antonio Pompei, who owned a bakery farther up the street.

Mrs. Wilson has great difficulty walking for she is almost blind, so she waited in the car while her daughters went along to the bakery. The daughters met Mr. Pompei, who agreed to rent the house. However, the daughters wanted to see the inside of the house before they agreed to rent it. One of the bakery employees went with them to the house, where he met Mrs. Wilson.

All three women liked the house and returned to the bakery to tell Mr. Pompei that they would rent it.

When Mr. Pompei saw Mrs. Wilson, he quickly walked out of the bakery. He had not realized Mrs. Wilson was Indian. Her daughters look more like their father, who is of a different ethnic(种族) origin. The next day, Mrs. Wilson and her daughters returned to the bakery in an attempt to rent the house. Because of her blindness, Mr. Wilson was helped out of the car and guided into the bakery by one of her daughters. Mr. Pompei told the women that the house was already rented.

The Wilsons suspected discrimination. As soon as they got home, Mrs. Wilson phoned Mr. Pompei, without identifying herself, Mr. Pompei lost his temper.

Mrs. Wilson complained to the Human Rights Commission. Their examination discovered that the tenants who did rent the house had not even seen it at the time when Mrs. Wilson visited it. They applied to rent it a full week after Mrs. Wilson had applied.

(1)According to the passage, Mrs. Wilson was _____________.

A、to rent the house for her daughters

B、to rent the house for someone else

C、to rent the house for her family

D、to sublet (转租) the house

(2)According to the passage, we are certain that Mr. Wilson was _____________.

A、an Indian

B、not an Indian

C、an Asian

D、from India

(3)Mrs. Wilson found Mr. Pompei’s discrimination by _____________.

A、complaining to the Human Rights Commission

B、making the bakery owner angry

C、making an unidentifiable phone call

D、pretending to be a woman of wealth

(4)In the end Mrs. Wilson couldn’t rent the house simply because _____________.

A、she was of Indian origin

B、she needed assistance while walking

C、the owner of the house asked for more money

D、she was almost blind

(5)Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE？

A、Mr. Wilson had at least two daughters.

B、The house had been rented to someone else a week before.

C、Mrs. Wilson was almost blind.

D、Mr. Pompei was practicing racial discrimination.

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第8题

They didn’t get on well and she often made him ______.A.angryB.to be angryC.be angryD.a

A.angry

B.to be angry

C.be angry

D.angrily

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第9题

A. angry B. sorry C. friendly D. helpful

A.angry

B. sorry

C. friendly

D. helpful

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第10题

He is angry _____you _____ being late.

A.at…for

B.with…for

C.with…at

D.with…with

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