Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people’s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence.
When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”
1.President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect ________.
A.who liked to talk about the affairs of others
B.who never talked about anything serious
C.who often spoke insincerely
D.who talked much but did little
2.The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because ________in her eyes.
A.he treated women coldly and rudely
B.he paid no attention to conversational skills
C.he was too serious to please any women
D.he was pretty easy and quick to get angry
3.Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because ________.
A.the vice president took part in too many dinner parties
B.the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate
C.the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly
D.the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts
4.The underlined sentence “Well, a man has to eat somewhere” probably means ________.
A.Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all
B.Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners
C.Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day
D.Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat
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Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people’s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence.
When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”
1.President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect ________.
A.who liked to talk about the affairs of others
B.who never talked about anything serious
C.who often spoke insincerely
D.who talked much but did little
2.The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because ________in her eyes.
A.he treated women coldly and rudely
B.he paid no attention to conversational skills
C.he was too serious to please any women
D.he was pretty easy and quick to get angry
3.Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because ________.
A.the vice president took part in too many dinner parties
B.the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate
C.the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly
D.the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts
4.The underlined sentence “Well, a man has to eat somewhere” probably means ________.
A.Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all
B.Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners
C.Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day
D.Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat
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Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933) was the thirtieth president of the United States. He looked down on a person as being unworthy of respect who was too fond of talking about the details of others people’s actions and private lives because he had no time for small talks. The following two incidents clearly show how Collidge treasured silence.
When he was vice president, Coolidge had plenty of opportunities to participate (参加) in Washington’s social life, especially the many dinner parties. As be ignored the art of conversation, he couldn’t exactly make himself dear to his hostesses. One lady felt she could solve this problem. She placed him next to Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of the former President Roosevelt. Mrs. Longworth, a very brilliant conversationalist (谈话者), began to talk in her usual charming manner, but all attempts to a wake the interest on the part of the vice president were unproductive. Finally, being shamed into anger, she said, “I’m sure that going to as many dinners as you do, you must get terribly bored.”
Without lifting his eyes from his plate, Coolidge said not very clearly, “Well, a man has to eat somewhere.”
Later, when he was president and once again at a dinner party, Collidge was seated next to an outstanding society woman, one of those busybodies, who seemed to take delight in trying to change the lives of everyone they met. “Oh, Mr. President,” she spoke with too much enthusiasm, “you are always so quiet. I made a bet (打赌) today that I could get more than two words out of you.”
1.President Collidge considered those people as being unworthy of respect ________.
A.who liked to talk about the affairs of others
B.who never talked about anything serious
C.who often spoke insincerely
D.who talked much but did little
2.The hostesses thought Collidge was unfriendly because ________in her eyes.
A.he treated women coldly and rudely
B.he paid no attention to conversational skills
C.he was too serious to please any women
D.he was pretty easy and quick to get angry
3.Mrs. Longworth got shamed and angry because ________.
A.the vice president took part in too many dinner parties
B.the vice president didn’t lift his eyes from his plate
C.the vice president didn’t speak exactly and clearly
D.the vice president didn’t react to all her efforts
4.The underlined sentence “Well, a man has to eat somewhere” probably means ________.
A.Mr. Coolidge didn’t want to talk with Mrs. Longworth at all
B.Mr. Coolidge had really got tired of so many social dinners
C.Mr. Coolidge was unhappy with the dinner he was eating that day
D.Mr. Coolidge was really hungry and had to find something to eat
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Not many people know that U.S. President Calvin Coolidge did not always live in the White House. Sometimes he lived in the nearby Willard Hotel.
Once, in the middle of a night, the President awoke to see a thief searching his clothes. Coolidge calmy spoke up from the darkness, “I wish you wouldn’t take that watch.”
“Why?” asked the shocked man.
Coolidged answered, “Take it near the window and read what is engraved on the back of it.”
The man read, “Presented to Calvin Coolidged, Speaker of the House, by the Massachusetts General Court.” He was very surprised!
“Are you President Coolidge?” he asked. He had never thought he would find the president sleeping in a hotel!
“Yes, I am” Coolidge said. Then he asked, “Why are you doing this,Son?”
The young man explained that he and a friend traveled to Washington during their college vacation. They spent all of their money and had no money to pay the hotel bill and the train tickets back to school.
Coolidge added up those fees. It came to $32. That may not sound like much now, but it was a big sum then. “I’ll give you the $32 as a loan,” the President said, “And I expect you to pay me back.”
The youth thanked him. Coolidge left him with this warning: “Son, you are a nice boy, you are better than you are acting. You are starting down the wrong road. Just remember who you are.”
It wasn’t until after the death of Mr.Coolidge that this story was allowed to come out. It was first published in the Los Angeles Times. And the most interesting of all is that the President’s notes show that the young man was indeed better than he was acting. He repaid the $32 loan in full.
1..The president stopped the youth from stealing the watch because________
A. It was his favorite watch.
B. He wanted to give some money to the youth
C. He wanted to help the young man from getting into trouble
D. He used it for work and daily life
2. It can be inferred from the passage that________
A. the youth’s family was in financial difficulty
B. hotel fees were rather expensive at that time
C. the youth never connected with the president again
D. the youth learned a lesson from his experience with the president
3. How did people first get to know the story of the president with the youth?
A. From the president himself
B. From a newspaper
C. From the youth’s notes
D. From the youth himself
4. We can learn from the passage that________
A. possessions can be given up when necessary
B. generosity should be encouraged in some cases
C. people can benefit from their unforgettable experiences
D. an act of kindness may change a person’s life
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Americans always attach great weight to the business of the country. President Coolidge’s statement, “the business of America is business.” Still points to an important truth today—that business institutions have more prestige(威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断、垄断者) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors(下属) or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believes, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternation to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore world as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity in America rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege in many other countries
1.The statement “The business of America is business” probably means “_______”.
A. the business institutions in American are concerned with commerce(商业)
B. business problems are of great importance to the American government
C. business is of primary concern to Americans
D. America is a great power in world business
2.Who can benefit from the business competition?
A. Honest businessmen.
B. People with ideas of equality and freedom.
C. Both businessmen and their customers.
D. Both business institutions and government.
3.Government is believed to differ unusually from business because government is characterized by ________.
A. its absolute control of power
B. its function in preserving personal freedom
C. its role in protecting basic American values
D. its democratic way of exercising leadership
4.It can be concluded from the passage that the author believes ________.
A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
B. in many countries, success often depends on one’s social status
C. American businesses are more democratic(民主的) than those in other countries
D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
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President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige(威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions___________ this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans ___________ business as being more firmly based on the ideal of ___________ than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major ___________ of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are _________. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American ___________ such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition ___________ the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断) of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for _________. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to ___________ them like inferiors or slaves.
A __________is often made between business, which is competitive, and ____________, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving ____________.
Competition in business is also believed to __________ the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person ____________his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American ____________ to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.
1.A.qualify B.restrict C.impress D.possess
2.A.refer B.view C.reflect D.confirm
3.A.competition B.cooperation C.admiration D.determination
4.A.result B.component C.source D.resource
5.A.estimated B.respected C.admitted D.rejected
6.A.manners B.cultures C.values D.customs
7.A.protects B.builds C.illustrates D.presents
8.A.profits B.savings C.costs D.funds
9.A.attend B.treat C.serve D.charge
10.A.comment B.complaint C.choice D.contrast
11.A.department B.government C.business D.economy
12.A.security B.prices C.freedom D.discipline
13.A.strengthen B.define C.cherish D.supervise
14.A.as a result of B.by means of C.in terms of D.regardless of
15.A.contribution B.solution C.alternative D.appeal
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President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today — that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy in preserving freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic (贵族的) idea of inherited privilege.
1. The statement “The business of America is business” probably means______.
A. America is a great power in world business
B. Business is of primary concern to Americans
C. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
D. Business problems are of great importance to the American government
2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only ______.
A. by protecting their individual freedom
B. when given equality of opportunity
C. by way of competition
D. through doing business
3. Who can benefit from business competition?
A. People with ideals of equality and freedom.
B. Both business institutions and government.
C. Honest businessmen.
D. Both businessmen and their customers.
4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ______.
A. its role in protecting basic American values
B. its absolute control of power
C. its democratic way of exercising leadership
D. its function in preserving personal freedom
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes ______.
A. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
B. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
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President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to an important truth today—that business institutions have more prestige(威望)in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(垄断)of power. In contrast to one all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important, or even more important, than democracy(民主)in preserving freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based on family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(贵族的)idea of inherited privilege.
1.The statement “The business of America is business” probably means ________.
A. America is a great power in world business
B. Business is of primary concern to Americans
C. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce
D. Business problems are of great importance to the American government
2.Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only _______.
A. by protecting their individual freedom
B. when given equality of opportunity
C. by way of competition
D. through doing business
3.Who can benefit from business competition?
A. People with ideals of equality and freedom.
B. Both business institutions and government.
C. Honest businessmen.
D. Both businessmen and their customers.
4.Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ________.
A. its role in protecting basic American values
B. its absolute control of power
C. its democratic way of exercising leadership
D. its function in preserving personal freedom
5.It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes ___________.
A. in many countries success often depends on one’s social status
B. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America
C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries
D. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries
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President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to a very important truth today — that business organizations have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions still possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the idea of competition than other organizations in society. Since competition is seen as the main source of progress and development by most Americans, competitive business organizations are respected. Competition is not only good in itself; it is the means by which other basic American values, such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the individual freedom by making sure that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. Compared with one and all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for benefit. If one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to the competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Since there are many businesses competing for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to treat them unfairly and the customers would lose nothing.
A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it gives more support for freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people while business leaders are not. Many Americans believe that competition is as important, or even more important, as democracy in protecting freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the idea of equal opportunities. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to any person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American choice of the higher social position which is not based on one’s family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equal opportunities.
1.Which of the following is discussed as the main topic in the passage?
A. Competition in America’s business. B. Freedom in America’s business.
C. Americans’ different values. D. Business against government.
2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values ______.
A. when given equal opportunities
B. through doing business
C. by protecting their individual freedom
D. by means of competition
3.Who can benefit from business competition?
A. Businessmen who compete.
B. Customers of those businesses.
C. People with the idea of equality and freedom.
D. Both business organizations and government.
4.It could be inferred from the passage that the author believes ______.
A. business in other countries are not as competitive as those in the USA
B. business problems are very important to the American government
C. the competition in business plays a very important role in America
D. American business is the most powerful one in the whole world
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President Coolidge’s statement, “The business of America is business,” still points to a very important truth today — that business organizations have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions still possess this great prestige?
One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the idea of competition than other organizations in society. Since competition is seen as the main source of progress and development by most Americans, competitive business organizations are respected. Competition is not only good in itself; it is the means by which other basic American values, such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected.
Competition protects the individual freedom by making sure that there is no monopoly (垄断) of power. Compared with one and all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for benefit. If one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to the competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Since there are many businesses competing for the customers’ dollars, they cannot afford to treat them unfairly and the customers would lose nothing.A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it gives more support for freedom than government, even though government leaders are elected by the people while business leaders are not. Many Americans believe that competition is as important, or even more important, as democracy in protecting freedom.
Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the idea of equal opportunities. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to any person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American choice of the higher social position which is not based on one’s family background. Business is therefore viewed as an expression of the idea of equal opportunities.
1.Which of the following is discussed as the main topic in the passage?
A.Competition in America’s business. B.Freedom in America’s business.
C.Americans’ different values. D.Business against government.
2.Americans believe that they can realize their personal values ______.
A.when given equal opportunities
B.through doing business
C.by protecting their individual freedom
D.by means of competition
3.Who can benefit from business competition?
A.Businessmen who compete.
B.Customers of those businesses.
C.People with the idea of equality and freedom.
D.Both business organizations and government.
4.It could be inferred from the passage that the author believes ______.
A.business in other countries are not as competitive as those in the USA
B.business problems are very important to the American government
C.the competition in business plays a very important role in America
D.American business is the most powerful one in the whole world
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The news of the newly-elected president’s coming to China for a visit was ______
on the radio just now.
A. given away B. given in C. given off D. given out
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