Unit 1 Great scientists
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第一节(共time in a bottle10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
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My senior year of high school was a very hectic one, to say the least. If I wasn´t studying or worrying about my grades, I was working on after-class activities. It seemed as if my life had turned into one crazy cloud of confusion and I hoped to find some sort of direction.
Finally, I got a part-time job at the local coffee shop. I had thought it would be easy and, for th
e most part, stress-free. I pictured myself pouring coffee and becoming close friends with my customers.
What I hadn´t expected were the people with so many orders. There were moments when I was very angry simply because I couldn´t seem to please anyone. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skim milk. However, I kept at it.
One day, one of my customers came in, depressed. Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me questioningly because he hadn´t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favourite doughnut (甜甜圈) I had given him. He smiled and thanked me before heading out into the rain.
The next evening, he came. Instead of ordering something, he handed me a single pink rose and a note.
“Thanks for being so sweet and thoughtful yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who´s warm and unselfish. Please don´t change your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day!”
As time went on, I did come across some customers really particular. But anytime I felt depressed, I thought of that man and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
1.What does the underlined word “hectic” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Glad. B. Interesting. C. Productive. D. Busy.
2.What can we know about the author´s part-time job?
A. It is easy and stress-free. B. It is quite busy and challenging.
C . It doesn´t need special skills. D. It gives the author a feeling of freshness.
3.What´s the message the author wants to convey?
A. Kind words are worth much but cost little.
B. It is impossible to satisfy everyone in our life.
C. A small act of kindness can make a big difference.
D. Our attitude determines our suffering or our freedom.
B
An idea that started in Seattle´s public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The idea is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.
In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit(爱好) to be enjoyed by all, the programme allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起)the “If All of Seattle Read the Same Book” project in 1998. Her original programme used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.
In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the “One Book, One Chicago” programme. As a result, reading clubs and neighbourhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and characters.
The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity(一致)can be achieved.Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.
As Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.
4.What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?
A.To invite authors to guide readers. B.To encourage people to read and share.
C.To involve people in community services. D.To promote the friendship between cities.
5.Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?
A.They had little interest in reading. B.They were too busy to read a book.
C.They came from many different backgrounds.D.They lacked support from the local government.
6.The underlined words “shared a word” in Paragraph 5 probably mean .
A.exchanged ideas with each other B.discussed the meaning of a word
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