One silly question I simply cannot tolerate is "How do you feel?" Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? Hell probably say, "Fine, Im all right. " But you have put a bug in his ear—maybe now he is not sure. If you are his good friend, you may have seen something on his face, or in his walk, that he overlooked that morning. It makes him worrying a little. He looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, "How do you feel?" Every question has its time and place. Its perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask "How do you feel?" if you are visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train or sitting at his desk working, its no time to ask him that silly question. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous British writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him, "How do you feel?" Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age," he said, "either you feel all right or you are dead. " Question: "You have put a bug in his ear" means that you have______.

A．made him laugh

B．shown concern for him

C．made fun of him

D．given him some kind of warning

One silly question I simply can't stand is "How do you feel". Usually the question is asked of a man in action--a man on the go, walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He'll probably say, "Fine, I'm all right." But "you've put a bug in his ear" — maybe now he's not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he did not realize that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror to sec if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, "How do you feel?"

Every question has its time and place. It's perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask "How do you feel?" if you're visiting a close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to make a train, or sitting at his desk working, it's no time to ask him that silly question.

When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him "How do you feel", Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age", he said, "either you feel all right or you're dead."

1).According to the writer, greetings, such as "How do you feel?" _________ .

A. show one's consideration for others

B. are a good way to make friends

C. are proper to ask a man in action

D. generally make one feel uneasy

2).The question "How do you feel?" seems to be correct and suitable when asked of ________ .

A. a man working at his desk

B. a person having lost a close friend

C. a stranger who looks somewhat worried

D. a friend who is ill

3).The writer seems to feel that a busy man should _________ .

A. be praised for his efforts

B. never be asked any question

C. not be bothered

D. be discouraged from working so hard

4).George Bernard Shaw's reply in the passage shows his ________ .

A. cheerfulness

B. cleverness

C. ability

D. politeness

5)."You've put a bug in his ear "means that you've _________ .

A. made him laugh

B. shown concern for him

C. made fun of him

D. given him some kind of warning

One silly question I simply can't stand is "How do you feel?" Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man on the walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He'll probably say, "Fine, I'm all right", but you've put a bug in his ear—maybe now he's not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked that morning. It starts him worrying a little.

Every question has its time and place. It's perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask "How do you feel?" if you are visiting a close friend in the hospital. When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him "How do you feel?" Shaw put him in his place. "When you reach my age", he said, "either you feel all right or you are dead".

According to the writer, greetings such as "How do you feel?

A．show one's consideration for others

B．are a good way to make friends

C．are proper to ask a man in action

D．generally make one feel uneasy

One silly question I simply can't stand is "How do you feel?" Usually the question is asked of a man in action—a man walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He'll probably say, "Fine, I'm all right." But you've put a bug in his ear—maybe now he's not sure. If you're a good friend, you may have seen something in his face, or his walk, that he overlooked that morning. It starts him worrying a little. First thing, you know, he looks in a mirror to see if everything is all right, while you go merrily on your way asking someone else, "How do you feel?"

Every question has its time and place. It's perfectly acceptable, for instance, to ask, "How do you feel?" if you are visiting a very close friend in the hospital. But if the fellow is walking on both legs, hurrying to catch a train, or sitting at his desk working, it's not time to ask him that silly question.

When George Bernard Shaw, the famous writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him "How do you feel?" Shaw put him in his place, "When you reach my age," he said, "either you feel all right or you're dead."

According to the writer, the greeting "How do you feel?" ______.

A．usually makes one feel uneasy

B．is a good way to make friends

C．is proper to ask a man in action

D．shows one's consideration for other people

聽力原文：W: John, this new Walkman is absolutely wonderful.

M: Yeah, I like it very much.

W: Thank you for lending me this Walkman.

M: Don't mention it.

W: Where did you buy it?

M: Tom and Jane bought it for me for my birthday.

W: They are so thoughtful. You are very lucky, John, to have such a nice family. I...

M: Is something wrong, Mary? Yes, there is. I can tell. What's the matter? Come on, you can tell me. What's up?

W: I don't know. Something's wrong. I just received a letter from my parents this morning.

M: Did they write some bad news? Anybody felt sick? Or even worse? Or your grandpa?

W: No, no.

M: Well, then why are you so sad?

W: I miss them. I simply miss them. I miss them very much.

M: Eh, I'm sorry, Mary. But I understand.

W: You see, the Smiths treat me so nicely, and I love being with your family so much.., but when I received the letter with photographs of my family, I cried. I know I must seem silly.

M: Hey, why don't we go out for a cheeseburger and French fries? That']l cheer you up.

W: That's a good idea. But if we go out, please don't complain about your math teacher or your math homework. I want to have fun.

M: So do I. Wait a moment. I have to turn off the lights, or else my father will get really angry. He says I never turn them out when I leave. If they come home and see all the lights on... Just a minute!

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A．Teacher and student.

B．Siblings.

C．Friends.

D．Relatives.

“Tom meets his new teacher, Her name is Mrs. Green.”

George is a young man. He has a very big dog and he has a very small car, too. He likes playing basketball. Last Monday he played basketball for an hour at his club(俱樂部), and then he ran out and jumped into a car, but his dog jumped into the next one.

"Come here, silly(傻的)dog! "George shouted at it. But the dog stayed in the other car.

George put his key into the lock(鎖) of the car, but the key did not turn. Then he looked at the car again. It was not his! He was in the wrong car! And the dog was in the right one! "He's

sitting and laughing at me!" George said angrily. But then he smiled and got into his car with the dog.

George is a young man. He has______.

A．a big dog

B．a small car

C．a big dog and a small car

"Im surely silly, ______?"

A．isn"t I

B．aren"t I

C．amI

D．am not I

第二節 短文理解1

閱讀下面短文，從[A](Right)、[B](Wrong)、[C](Doesn't Say)三個判斷中選擇一個正確選項。

George is a young man. He does not have a wife, but he has a very big dog and he has a very small car, too. He likes playing tennis. Last Monday he played tennis for an hour at his club, and then he ran out and jumped into a car. His dog came after him, but it did not jump into the same car. It jumped into the next one.

"Come here, silly dog!" George shouted at it but the dog stayed in the other car.

George put his key into the lock of the car, but the key did not turn. Then he looked at the car again. It was not his! He was in the wrong car! And the dog was in the right one! "He's sitting and laughing at me!" George said angrily. But then he smiled and got into his car with the dog.

George has a beautiful new car.

A．Right.

B．Wrong.

C．Doesn't say.