He asked her so many times to do it that ______ she did so

A．on end

B．by the end

C．to the end

D．in the end

Passage Four

"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different meanings.

"Cool" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool. ' You may think, "He's so cool," when you see your favorite football player.

We all maximize (扩大) the meaning of "cool". You can use it instead of many words such as "new" or "surprising". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall (瀑布) they had visited. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, "It's so cool." Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity of words. Without "cool", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility (可信性). Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word "cool"？ I can. And I think they are also very cool.

46. We know that the word "cool" has had______.

A. only one meaning

B. no meanings

C. the same meaning

D. many different meanings

employment,()he was asked to write to Parliament for furt

her explanation.

A. so

B. therefore

C. since

D. as

oney with the joy of learning to read.

“The grandpa held a jar of honey so that all the family could see. He then dipped a spoon into it and put some honey on the cover of a small book.

The little girl had just turned five.

‘Stand up，little one，’he asked the girl softly. ‘I did this for your mother，your uncles，your older brother，and now you!’

Then，he handed the book to her. ‘Taste!’

She touched the honey with her finger and put it into her mouth.

‘What's that taste？’the grandpa asked.

The little girl answered，‘Sweet!’

Then all of the family said in a single voice，‘Yes，and so is knowledge，but knowledge is from the bee that made that sweet honey，you have to go after it through the pages of a book!’

The little girl knew that the promise to read was at last hers. Soon she was going to learn to read. ”

This is the beginning of a profoundly moving children's book entitled Thank You，Mr. Falker. In this book，Patricia Polacco writes of her own passion to read，inspired by the honey on the book. It wasn't until fifth grade that she met her beloved teacher who provided the hlep that she needed to finally unlock the magic of the written word.

Reading this book，we are in fact acquainted with some enduring traditions of child education that stress the importance of verbal capacity at a very early age.

The child learning to read is admitted into a collective memory by way of books. And with the printed words that are active with meaning，the child becomes acquainted with a common past which he or she renews，to a greater or lesser degree，in every reading. Much as the author of the book Thank You，Mr. Falker puts it，“Almost as if it were magic，or as if light poured into her brain，the words and sentences started to take shape on the page as they never had before…And she understood the whole thing…Then she went into the living room and found the book on a shelf，the very book that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago. She spooned honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness…Then she held the book，honey and all，close to her chest. She could feel tears roll down her cheeks，but they weren't tears of sadness-she was happy，so very happy. ”

The girl who tasted the honey on the book was______.

A．nearly six years old

B．less than five years old

C．more than six years old

D．a little more than five years old

arithmetic(算术 ). But their knowledge of history and geography(地理 ) was very poor.

Once the French ambassador (大使 ) in Rome was giving a ball (舞会 ) to which many important people were invited. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs(外交部长 ) came very late. A young lady, who was well acquainted with him, saw him enter the ball-room(舞厅 ) and asked why he was so late.

“You see,” said the Minister, “there has been a little accident at the King’s palace.”

The curious young lady asked the Minister to tell her what had happened at the King’s palace.

“Oh, nothing important,” answered the Minister. “The ambassador of Brail (巴西 ), who was to be presented to the King, forgot to take his credentials(外交使节所递的国书 ) with him and was obliged to go back to his hotel to bring them. If he had left them in Brail we should have had to wait at least six months for them.”

“Is Brail so far from Rome ？” asked the lady, who knew very little geography.

“It is in the New World ,” said the Minister.

“In the New World ？” repeated the lady in great astonishment.

“Yes, in the New World,” answered the Minister in a sarcastic(讽刺的 ) tone, “which was discovered by Christopher Columbus(哥伦布 ).”

When the young lady heard this, she rushed into the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could:

“Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news？ A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus.”

6.The Italian foreign minister came to the hall very late because _______.

a. someone was hurt in the King’s palace

b.he had had something to do at home

c. he was reluctant to come to the hall

d. he was delayed by a little accident

7. What happened at the King’s palace？

a. The ambassador left his credentials in Brail.

b. The King was late; the Brazilian ambassador had to wait for him.

c. For some reason the ambassador had to go back to Brail.

d. The Brazilian ambassador forgot to take his credentials with him.

8. Where did the ambassador leave his credentials？

a. In his office

b. In Rome

c. In the hotel

d. In Brail

9. The reason why the young lady shouted her announcement was that ________.

a. she was the hostess of the ball

b. she was well acquainted with the Minister

c. she had never heard about Columbus

d. she wanted to broadcast the surprising news

10. Her announcement showed she was ____________.

a. clever

b. thoughtless

c. knowledgeable

d. Ignorant

fiancée (未婚妻). The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: gold watches, diamond… but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancée. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.

The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A bright idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: "When the servant enters the room, he will drop it."

On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very excited. Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody's face. When the box was opened, the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.

6. The story took place ______.

A. in France B. in the United States

C. in Germany D. in England

7. Which of the following is true？

A. A rich young man fell in love with a beautiful girl.

B. The young man had enough money to buy a beautiful vase.

C. The young man loved the girl but the girl didn't love him.

D. The young man's family was poor while the beautiful girl is rich.

8. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl？

A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present.

B. He fell in love with her.

C. Her birthday was coming soon.

D. They were going to get married.

9. Why did the shop manager come to talk to the young man？

A. He looked very excited.

B. He was poorly dressed.

C. He looked pale and sad.

D. He said he wanted to buy a beautiful vase.

10. On the birthday of his fiancée, the young man was excited because ______.

A. the girl was in love with him

B. the girl looked beautiful

C. he was not sure whether his trick would be seen through

D. the girl was happy and gay

Gladys Holm was a secretary (秘书). She worked in an office all her life. Gladys earned (挣) about $ 15,000 a year. She died when she was 86 years old. And she left a big surprise–$ 18 million! She gave the money to a children’s hospital.

Gladys Holm never got married or had any children. But she always liked children, and she wanted to help them. When her friend ’s daughter was ill in hospital, Gladys brought her a teddy bear. After that, she visited the hospital many times. Every time she visited, she brought teddy bears for those children. After that, people started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady”.

Gladys always gave toys and presents to her friends and family but no one knew she had a lot of money. She lived in a small house outside Chicago. Everyone was very surprised when they learned she was a millionaire. A family friend said, “She always gave us nice presents and things, but we didn’t know she was rich.

How did Gladys get so much money？ She asked her boss how to earn more money,and she listened to what he said. She bought the stocks (股票) that he told her to buy,and she got very rich. Before she died, she talked to her friends about“giving something to the children’s hospital”. No one knew that the “something” was $ 18 million!

1. Gladys Holm often visited the hospital and gave children teddy bears because she had a lot of teddy bears.

A. T B. F

2. People started to call Gladys the “Teddy Bear Lady”after she died.

A. T B. F

3. Everyone was surprised that Gladys had so much money.

A. T B. F

4. Gladys did what the boss told her to do, so she got rich.

A. T B. F

5. When Gladys Holm became a millionaire, she stopped working.

A. T B. F

s. He is so engrossed in his film, his television show, his computer game or whatever he is watching that he does not notice he is blocking the door of the train. Other passengers glare at him. “Do it at home,” counsels the bright yellow poster on the Tokyo metro.

In 2009 some 43% of Japan's population watched TV on mobile phones. It is the only country apart from South Korea where the platform. has become commonplace. But mobile television in Japan is not all that mobile．When broadcasts began in 2005, people were expected to use their toys to while away long commute by train or to kill time while waiting for the bus. ① Instead they mostly choose to play with them at home.

Imagine a teenage girl who wants to watch an episode of her favourite soap opera. The living-room television is being monopolised by her father, who is watching sport. Her brother is using the computer. What does she do？ If she is an American, living in a reasonably affluent household, she simply switches on another television．There is probably one in her bedroom. If she is South Korean or Japanese, on the other hand, she is more likely to live in a high-rise fiat with only one set. She settles down in her tiny bedroom, pulls a mobile phone out of her pocket and turns it on. The screen is small but adequate.

When asked why people watch mobile television in their homes, Japanese and South Korean media executives tend to make the same gesture. They clutch their mobile phone to their chests, signifying “mine”．The appeal of mobile television is not so much that it is portable but that it is personal．When it proves impossible to reach agreement with other television-watchers in a household, mobile TV is a reasonable fall-backo ption．② It is also a dismal business.

In both Japan and South Korea practically everybody gets their mobile television free. The service was supposed to be supported by advertising, but the prop is weak. Although many Japanese and South Koreans watch television on their phones, they tend to do so briefly and erratically, so programmes often attract small audiences. ③ If mobile TV is not used enough to make money from advertising, it is also not essential enough to persuade lots of people to pay.

Even before it catches on elsewhere, mobile television is failing in the two countries where it seemed most likely to succeed. The experience of Japan and South Korea suggests that people will watch TV on tiny screens if they have to. But those countries also provide a reminder that popularity does not always translate into business success. Old-fashioned TV wins again.

阅读以上文章，回答 82～86 题

第 82 题 It can be inferred from the first paragraph that __________．

[A] one absorbed in a mobile device might get in others' way

[B] the young man is aware of other passengers' unpleasure

[C] passengers dislike such a man absorbed in a mobile device

[D] the young man is warned that he should not block the door

e books on the shelves.The man behind the counter, the owner of the bookstore, asked me if I would like a job.I needed to start saving for college, so I said yes.

I worked after school and during summers for minimum wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college.I worked at many other jobs afterwards: I made coffee in the student union during college.I made maps for the U.S Forest Service.But selling books was one of the most satisfying.

One day a woman asked me for books on cancer.She seemed fearful.I showed her everything we had and found other books we could order.She left the shop less worried and I've always remembered the pride I felt in having helped her.

Years later, as a television reporter, I heard about a poor child who was born with his fingers of the left hand linked together.His family could not afford the corrective surgery, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his left hand in his pocket.

I persuaded my boss to let me do the story on TV.After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform. the surgery for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room after the operation.The first thing he did was hold up his repaired hand and say, ―Thank you.‖ I was overjoyed and filled with a strong sense of reward.

At McCarley Bookstore, I always felt I was working for the customers, not just for the store.Today it's the same.NBC news pays me the salary.But I feel that I work for the viewers, helping them make sense of the world.My working experience in McCarley Bookstore helped me find a good sense of the world, and most importantly, it helped me find a good sense of myself.

1.How did the author get the job in McCarley Bookstore？

A.He happened to walk into the shop and got it by chance.

B.He had always wanted to have a job in that bookstore and he succeeded.

C.He liked reading books, so tried to get a job there.

D.He did not go to school, so he looked for a job when he was 15.

2.According to the author, selling books was one of the most satisfying job experiences, because().

A.he only had to work after school and got good wages

B.it helped him understand the world and himself

C.it helped him pay for his freshman year of college

D.he did not feel that he was working for the store

3.After he helped the fearful lady looking for books on cancer, the author was().

A.worried about her B.less worried about her

C.unable to forget her D.proud of himself

4.The author decided to help the poor boy by().

A.persuading his boss to do the story on TV

B.persuading his boss to let him do the story on TV

C.asking a doctor to perform. the operation for free

D.visiting the boy in the recovery room after the operation

5.The main reason that the author thinks his present job is the same as the one in the bookstore is().

A.it gives him salary

B.it makes him feel excited

C.it helps people make sense of the world

D.it enables him to work