Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy，if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment. I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information.
From the kinds of questions I put to him，the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail -to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.
That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7：30；without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies，and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking)，he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50，000 dollar policy，and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination.
I don't know why，but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact，the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me，I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday，and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually，I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing.
It's been over three months now since our meeting，and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him，so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that I'm out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him outright that I'm not interested，and please not to bother me any more，all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him someplace.
1.The writer phoned the insurance agent because ______ .
A.He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy.
B.He had decided to buy a life insurance policy.
C.He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy.
D.He took great interest in the insurance company.
2.According to the passage，the agent was ______ .
A.an experienced salesman B.kind but inexperienced
C.ineffective D.easy to deal with
3.The writer didn't tell the agent the truth because ______ .
A.he was afraid of him.
B.he felt embarrassed to do so.
C.he thought it none of the agent's business.
D.he didn't wish to lose the agents friendship.
4.The writer realizes that ______ .
A.he should have told the truth to the agent earlier.
B.he should buy the policy.
C.the agent is a real friend.
D.insurance is but swindle(骗局)
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Several months ago I decided it would be wise to investigate the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy，if for no other reason than because I understood it might be a good investment. I got the name of an insurance agent from a friend and called the agent to get some information.
From the kinds of questions I put to him，the agent would tell that I knew nothing about insurance so he kindly offered to explore the matter with me in more detail -to help me determine the kind of policy I ought to be considering.
That evening he appeared at my door promptly at 7：30；without wasting time on amenities he spread his papers out on the kitchen table and launched into a lengthy explanation. I listened attentively as he talked about the difference between various types of policies，and he explained the kind of coverage he felt I ought to have because of my age bracket and financial objectives. Toward the end of the evening (after three or four hours of talking)，he kindly helped me fill out an application for a 50，000 dollar policy，and then he asked if I could go to a Dr. Luther's office on Friday for a physical examination.
I don't know why，but it was not until the mention of the doctor's appointment that I realized fully what was happening. I was about to sign a lifetime contract yet I had not really made a decision about whether I wanted to buy the policy or not. As a matter of fact，the question of the need for a decision from me one way or the other had not even come up. Suddenly I felt sure that I definitely did not want to buy the policy. However, since he had spent so much time with me，I didn't want to make him feel that he had wasted his time. So I invented an excuse about things I had to do on Friday，and I assured him I would call him in a few days. Actually，I had no intention of going to see Dr. Luther or of calling the agent again. I wanted to forget the whole thing.
It's been over three months now since our meeting，and my friendly insurance agent still calls at my office faithfully two or three times a week. My secretary knows that I don't want to talk to him，so when he calls she tells him that I'm in a meeting or that I'm out of the office or that I'm away on a business trip. I realize now that it was a mistake not to tell him outright that I'm not interested，and please not to bother me any more，all I can do is to avoid his calls and hope I don't run into him someplace.
1.The writer phoned the insurance agent because ______ .
A.He wanted to fill out an application for a life insurance policy.
B.He had decided to buy a life insurance policy.
C.He wanted to explore the possibilities of buying a life insurance policy.
D.He took great interest in the insurance company.
2.According to the passage，the agent was ______ .
A.an experienced salesman B.kind but inexperienced
C.ineffective D.easy to deal with
3.The writer didn't tell the agent the truth because ______ .
A.he was afraid of him.
B.he felt embarrassed to do so.
C.he thought it none of the agent's business.
D.he didn't wish to lose the agents friendship.
4.The writer realizes that ______ .
A.he should have told the truth to the agent earlier.
B.he should buy the policy.
C.the agent is a real friend.
D.insurance is but swindle(骗局)
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Wild
I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively(冲动地), I hade pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favour to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff(执法官) in our town. But my reckless behaviour had my dad’s closest advisor talking.
“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants(警官). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.
Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.
“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.
“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behaviour probably had a lot to do with hid defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”
1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.
A. he could learn how to survive in the wild
B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D. his mother feared that he would be accused
2.The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. selfish B. careless C. rude D. reasonable
3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. He changed a lot after the camp.
B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.
D. He made enemies with other troubled teen at the camp.
4.How did the author’s father feel at the end of the story?
A. Grateful. B. Annoyed.
C. Disappointed D. Relieved
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Several months ago, I was asked to be friends with a guy named Matt. I was told that Matt had been in a motorcycle ____ in 2017. His wife died 42 that accident. He broke ____ bones and was ____ over 33% of his body. He spent 2 months in the bum unit, 1 month in rehab (康复)and another 9 months in ____. At first, they were not sure whether Matt would even ____. Then he received the not so ____ report — it was doubtful whether he would ____ again.
If there was anyone who could have fallen into a pit(深渊)of ____, you would believe it could be Matt. But that is not what Matt ____ to do. Matt worked ____ in rehab and treatment. He not only lived, but he could also walk! ____, Matt went back to work this past April!
Matt put the following ____ on Facebook. When I read the quote, tears ____ down my cheeks. "Train your mind to ____ the good in everything. Positivity is a ____. The happiness of your life____ the quality of your thoughts. "
Matt has a new ____ now to write a book and ____his story to help others. Most people don't like to do public speaking. ____, Matt wants to do that. Does Matt believe that the happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thought? Yes, he does! My friend Matt is a true ____!
1.A. accident B. match C. display D. deal
2.A. in case of B. on top of C. as a result of D. in spite of
3.A. scratched B. burned C. masked D. dotted
4.A. treatment B. peace C. progress D. shape
5.A. feed B. experience C. breathe D. live
6.A. astonishing B. disappointing C. encouraging D. thrilling
7.A. stand B. speak C. wake D. walk
8.A. self-love B. self-pity C. self-control D. self-confidence
9.A. afforded B. agreed C. chose D. refused
10.A. cheerfully B. beautifully C. faithfully D. actively
11.A. Believe it or not B. Sooner or later C. Once in a while D. To be exact
12.A. essay B. proverb C. quote D. report
13.A. passed B. rolled C. brought D. pulled
14.A. imagine B. see C. create D. obtain
15.A. choice B. privilege C. routine D. habit
16.A. links up with B. decides on C. catches up with D. depends on
17.A. discovery B. concept C. goal D. life
18.A. share B. relate C. convey D. compare
19.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
20.A. figure B. inspiration C. success D. educator
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On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
“Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “I’m from Mississippi too.”
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
“They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,” Welty said. “I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.”
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi.
“My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’” Welty added. “And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’”
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
“I don’t make them up,” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I don’t have to.”
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.
1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A.Two strangers joined her.
B.Her childhood friends came in.
C.A heavy rain ruined the dinner.
D.Some people held a party there.
2.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s ________.
A.readers B.parties
C.friends D.stories
3.What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
A.They live in big cities.
B.They are mostly women.
C.They come from real life.
D.They are pleasure seekers.
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C
On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Slide cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
＂Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?＂ the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. ＂I’m from Mississippi too.＂
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
＂They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,＂ Welty said. ＂I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.＂
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(团聚).
＂My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’＂ Welty added. ＂And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’＂
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
＂I don’t make them up,＂ she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. ＂I don’t have to.＂
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.
1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A. Two strangers joined her.
B. Her childhood friends came in.
C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner.
D. Some people held a party there.
2.The underlined word ＂them＂ in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s _______.
A. readers B. parties C. friends D. stories
3.What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
A. They live in big cities. B. They are mostly women.
C. They come from real life. D. They are pleasure seekers.
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On one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Slide cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table.
＂Hey, aren’t you from Mississippi?＂ the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. ＂I’m from Mississippi too.＂
Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair.
＂They began telling me all the news of Mississippi,＂ Welty said. ＂I didn’t know what my New York friends were thinking.＂
Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Welty’s new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi state reunion(团聚).
＂My friends said: ‘Now we believe your stories,’＂ Welty added. ＂And I said: ‘Now you know. These are the people that make me write them.’＂
Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked pleased with this explanation.
＂I don’t make them up,＂ she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. ＂I don’t have to.＂
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Welty’s people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story.
1.What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe?
A. Two strangers joined her．
B. Her childhood friends came in
C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner．
D. Some people held a party there.
2.The underlined word ＂them＂ in Paragraph 6 refers to Welty’s _______.
A. readers B. parties
C. friends D. stories
3. What can we learn about the characters in Welty’s fiction?
A. They live in big cities.
B. They are mostly women.
C. They come from real life.
D. They are pleasure seekers.
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I first discovered Cafe Gratitude several months ago. My friend Dr. Heather invited me to ______ her for lunch. Heather had ______ moved to Los Angeles, and we would discuss the project we were doing. As we sat down and were ______ the delicious vegetarian menu, the server who came to take our ______ asked us the question of the day, “What are you grateful for?”
I felt a familiar stir (震动) in my chest, and my eyes began to water. ______ a pause, Heather ______ her hand to me and said that it was with me. I expressed my gratitude to be with her ______, enjoying this moment of our shared ______ and her new start in Los Angeles. After a delicious lunch, I decided to stay a while longer ______ the question had inspired me to meet the co-owner, Ryland. Pauses or ______ in life are a very good time to listen to what’s ______ inside of our hearts.
When Ryland came over to my ______ with his big smile, his title of Chief Inspiration Officer seemed very ______ for his personality. He gave me his ______ attention as he opened his heart to listen. I told him how I wanted to help him open more ______ so there could be more places to eat and help spread this ______ of “being generous and grateful every day.” Since that ______, Cafe Gratitude is my favorite place to eat.
What a rewarding and meaningful experience! And I’ve since learned that Cafe Gratitude ______ business through what they call “Sacred Commerce” where they provide “inspired service, and express ______ for the richness of our lives.” A simple question that day ______ me down new paths and gave me new friendships.
1.A. attend B. accompany C. involve D. join in
2.A. even B. ever C. seldom D. just
3.A. looking B. testing C. planning D. studying
4.A. space B. time C. order D. place
5.A. Without B. Despite C. In terms of D. Regardless of
6.A. reached B. shook C. clapped D. stuck
7.A. either B. as well as C. also D. too
8.A. project B. seat C. honesty D. friendship
9.A. for B. as C. if D. before
10.A. actions B. delays C. hurries D. dreams
11.A. looking on B. insisting on C. going on D. agreeing on
12.A. company B. table C. house D. car
13.A. suitable B. ready C. eager D. longing
14.A. simple B. full C. urgent D. regular
15.A. hotels B. schools C. clubs D. restaurants
16.A. lesson B. note C. message D. lecture
17.A. meeting B. performance C. act D. vacation
18.A. trains B. practices C. reviews D. concludes
19.A. explanation B. appreciation C. consideration D. application
20.A. surprised B. led C. returned D. held
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A few days ago, the commission its investigation and declared that Johnson was to blame for the car accident last month on the highway.
A. discriminated B. acknowledged C. concluded D. negotiated
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I decided a few months ago that I was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I got a free airplane ticket, but had to pay the hotel in cash, which I really couldn’t afford. I found a travel website where a discounted 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.
About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable (可转手的) to another person, couldn't be changed to a later date and wasn't refundable. For the next two weeks I tried selling it on Craig's list with no success. Five days before the "big weekend", I gave up trying to get any money back and decided I'd contact some acquaintances who live in Chicago and offer someone a free stay. After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.
That's when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the room in the wrong way. Instead of viewing it for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put it to good use, and that was the idea that some sort of shelter might be able to use it. I eventually found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and made it easier to transfer the room. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room. I was later told by the shelter "they had a blast".
1.We can learn from paragraph 1 that the author______.
A. had a tight budget
B. bought his flight in cash
C. was on business in Chicago
D. preferred a hotel in good condition
2.Why did the writer decide to offer the room to someone?
A. Time for reservation was almost up.
B. He had an extra room.
C. It cost him nothing.
D. His friend needed it.
3.The writer said he was looking at the room in the wrong way to mean that______.
A. he may have lost his way
B. he had done something wrong
C. he made a mistake about the room
D. he should change the way of thinking
4.What did the author finally do with the room?
A. He gave it up.
B. He sold it to a shelter.
C. He donated it to needy strangers.
D. He put it off to a later use.
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I decided a few months ago that I was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I got a free airplane ticket, but had to pay the hotel in cash, which I really couldn’t afford. I found a travel website where a discounted 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.
About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable (可转手的) to another person, couldn't be changed to a later date and wasn't refundable. For the next two weeks I tried selling it on Craig's list with no success. Five days before the "big weekend", I gave up trying to get any money back and decided I'd contact some acquaintances who live in Chicago and offer someone a free "staycation". After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.
That's when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put them to good use, and that was when the idea that some sort of shelter might be able to use it. I eventually found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and made it easier to transfer the rooms. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room. I was later told by the shelter "they had a blast".
1.We can learn from paragraph 1 that the author______.
A. planed to go on business in Chicago
B. bought his flight using credit cards
C. had a light budget for his holiday
D. employed someone from a website
2.What happened to his plan three weeks before the trip?
A. The room reservation was canceled.
B. The author couldn't make the trip.
C. The hotel was no longer available.
D. The author regretted making the plan.
3.What did the author finally do with his room reservation?
A. He sold it to someone on vacation.
B. He used it for domestic violence.
C. He put it off to a later holiday time.
D. He donated it to needy strangers.
4.From the underlined sentence in the last paragraph, we can infer that______.
A. the women were grateful for the room
B. the program was shocked by the event
C. the shelter was asking for more rooms
D. the author was unhappy with the result
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