His shirt factory is growing so fast that he must______ more workers.A.take onB.take upC.t
His shirt factory is growing so fast that he must______ more workers.
A.take on
B.take up
C.take out
D.take over
His shirt factory is growing so fast that he must______ more workers.
A.take on
B.take up
C.take out
D.take over
A.efficiency
B.sufficiency
C.affect
D.effect
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends or your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
The author believes in the passage that ______.
A.anyone can choose his color preference in his life
B.no one can choose his color preference in his life
C.anyone is born with his color preference
D.no one is born with his color preference
Task 2
Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange or red? If you do, you must be an optimist, a leader or an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer grays and blues.'? Then you are probable quiet, shy and you would rather follow than lead. If you love green, you are strong-mined and determined. At least this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference, and the effect that colors have on human being's emotions. They tell us that we don't choose our favorite color as we grow up. If you happen to love brown, you did so as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Light and bright colors make people not only happier but also more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better when their machines are painted orange rather than black or dark gray.
Remember, then, that if you feel low, you can always brighten your day or your life with a new shirt or a few colorful things. Remember also that you will know your friends or your enemies better when you find out what colors they like and dislike. And don't forget that anyone can guess about your character when you choose a piece of handkerchief.
The author believes in the passage that ______.
A.anyone can choose his color preference in his life
B.no one can choose his color preference in his life
C.anyone is born with his color preference
D.no one is born with his color preference
In 1945, Reuben, a 12yearold boy, saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. The price—five dollars—was beyond his means, but he went inside the shop anyway. Standing proud and straight in his flour sack(面粉袋)shirt and washed out trousers, he asked the shopkeeper to hold it for him for some time. “Ill try,”the shopkeeper smiled.
Reuben decided to raise the five dollars. Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, he suddenly had an idea. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts, using nails purchased in sacks from a local factory. The sacks were sometimes discarded and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. Every day after school, Reuben went around the town, collecting nail sacks. When the school closed for the summer, Reuben wandered around the town, searching for his treasures. Often he was tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window kept him going. Sometimes his mother Dora would ask:“Reuben, where were you? We were waiting for you to have dinner.”
“Playing, Mum. Sorry.”
Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.
One day in spring, he counted the coins and found that he needed 20 cents more.Could there be any sacks left anywhere in town? He had to find four and sell them before the day ended.
When Reuben arrived at the factory in the late afternoon, the sack buyer was about to lock up.“Mister! Please don’t close up yet.”The man turned and saw Reuben, dirty and sweat stained.
With four more coins in his pocket, Reuben headed for the shop and got what he wanted. Racing home, he burst through the front door.“Here, Mum! Here!”He exclaimed as he ran to her side. He placed a small box in her work roughened hand.
Dora unwrapped it carefully, to save the paper. A blue velvet jewel box appeared. She lifted the lid and saw an almond shaped brooch (胸针) with the word“Mother.” It was Mothers Day, 1946. Dora had no jewels except her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms.
(1). The boy was excited because he saw in the shop window something he wanted
for .
(A). himself
(B). his brother
(C). his father
(D). his mother
(2). The way Reubens clothes are described shows that he was from .
(A). a rich family
(B). a poor family
(C). a middle class family
(D). a divorced family
(3). The word“Boys”(para. 5) implies that .
(A). boys are like that
(B). boys often tell lies
(C). the mother was angry
(D). the mother disbelieved Reuben
(4). The word“treasures”(line 3,para. 3) refers to .
(A). coins
(B). sacks
(C). rings
(D). brooches
(5). The passage is mainly about .
(A). a loving boy
(B). a tolerant mother
(C). a kind sack buyer
(D). a generous shopkeeper
Martin stood ______ his shirt by the window.
A: with
B: at
C: in
D: at
A.Tom's; his
B.Tom; his
C.Tom's; hers
D.Tom's; him
[2] Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money. Everything Mark Earle made through fishing in Bay Roberts,Newfoundland,Canada.Reuben's mother,Dora,stretched like elastic to feed and clothe their five children.
[3] Nevertheless, he opened the shop's weathered door and went inside.Standing proud and straight in his flour-sack shirt and washed-out trousers,he told the shopkeeper what he wanted,adding,“But I don't have the money right now.① Can you please hold it for me for some time?”
[4] “I'll try”,the shopkeeper smiled.“Folks around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things. It should keep for a while. ”
[5] Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out into the sunlight with the bay rippling in a freshening wind. There was purpose in his loping stride. He would raise the five dollars and not tell anybody.
[6] Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea.
[7] He ran towards the sound and stopped at a construction site. People built their own homes in Bay Roberts,using nails purchased in Hessian sacks from a local factory. Sometimes the sacks were discarded in the flurry of building, and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece. ②
[8] That day he found two sacks, which he took to the rambling wooden factory and sold to the man in charge of packing nails.
[9] The boy's hand tightly clutched the five-cent pieces as he ran the two kilometers home.
[10] Near his house stood the ancient barn that housed the family's goats and chickens. Reuben found a rusty soda tin and dropped his coins inside. Then he climbed into the loft of the barn and hid the tin beneath a pile of sweet smelling hay.
[11] It was dinner time when Reuben got home. His father sat at the big kitchen table, working on a fishing net. Dora was at the kitchen stove, ready to serve dinner as Reuben took his place at the table.
[12] He looked at his mother and smiled. Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulder-length blonde hair. Slim and beautiful, she was the center of the home, the glue that held it together.
[13] Her chores were never-ending. Sewing clothes for her family on the old Singer treadle machine,cooking meals and baking bread, planting and tending a vegetable garden, milking the goats and scrubbing soiled clothes on a washboard. But she was happy. Her family and their well-being were her highest priority.
[14] Every day after chores and school, Reuben scoured the town, collecting the hessian nail bags. All summer long, despite chores at home weeding and watering the garden, cutting wood and fetching water-Reuben kept to his secret task. ③
[15] Often he was cold, tired and hungry, but the thought of the object in the shop window sustained him.Sometimes his mother would ask:“Reuben, where were you? We were waiting for you to have dinner.”
[16] “Playing, Mum. Sorry. ”
[17] Dora would look at his face and shake her head. Boys.
[18] Finally spring burst into glorious green and Reuben's spirits erupted. The time had come!
阅读以上文章,回答 82~86 题
第 82 题 We can conclude from the passage that __________.
[A] the life of Reuben's family depended on Mark Earle
[B] Reuben's mother worked part-time
[C] Reuben had five brothers and sisters
[D] Dora was fed up with her life
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