阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Give your shoes a shine, sir?” At a street corner a woman was repeating hawking to the people moving into and out of McDonald’s.
A middle-aged man sat down having her shining his ________. He saw a little girl standing ________ her, looking ________ at the restaurant behind him. He ________ a French chicken leg out of the shopping bag and handed it to her. The girl ________ off and hid herself behind the woman, leaving only her ________ exposed, staring at his ________.
“Thank you for your kindness, but I’m going to ________ her one too ________ finishing my work,” said the woman.
“But this is just for kids,” said the man. “ I’ve got a lot of them.”
At the man’s insistence, the woman let the girl ________ it. She put a brilliant shine on the shoes. Greatly ________, the man paid her and was about to leave ________ the girl said, “You are Santa Claus, I know.”
The man seemed to be a little ________, and then patted the girl on the head: “Ha-ha, merry Christmas to you, my little girl.”
The man left. The girl lifted the chicken leg to the woman’s ________, and the woman gave it a ________ bite. At this moment a dirty dog came running, looking up ________ at the girl. She ________ off a small piece and sent it to his mouth.
The little dog wagged his ________ and woofed(汪汪叫) to her happily.
The little girl said giggling(咯咯地笑): “He is ________. He must be saying: “‘You are Santa Claus, I know.’”
She put another piece of chicken leg into the dog’s mouth, ________ his head and saying: “Merry Christmas to you, my little boy.”
1.A. shoesB. carsC. handsD. legs
2.A. besideB. onC. atD. after
3.A. coldlyB. eagerlyC. happilyD. quickly
4.A. watchedB. tookC. putD. made
5.A. walkedB. wentC. backedD. dropped
6.A. hairB. noseC. earsD. eyes
7.A. expressionsB. faceC. actionsD. hand
8.A. lendB. giveC. buyD. make
9.A. afterB. whileC. beforeD. until
10.A. refuseB. acceptC. eatD. appreciate
11.A. satisfiedB. interestedC. movedD. surprised
12.A. asB. afterC. whenD. before
13.A. motivatedB. sadC. happyD. astonished
14.A. noseB. faceC. cheekD. lips
15.A. bigB. slightC. goodD. wonderful
16.A. shylyB. hurriedlyC. hungrilyD. secretly
17.A. toreB. threwC. brokeD. cut
18.A. headB. tongueC. tailD. leg
19.A. cryingB. gesturingC. speakingD. dancing
20.A. wavingB. shakingC. washingD. patting
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
After Steve Jobs died，his friend Larry Ellison said something like this, “There will never be another Steve Jobs”. 1._ Larry wrote this list of Steve's life lessons to remind us all.
1. Love what you do. Sure Steve became a billionaire when he brought Apple back. Apple was his calling even after he got fired from the company. We all have bad jobs at one point in our lives. But the question is: am I in the right job? Have I found the right company? Life doesn’t go on forever. 2._
2. Don't do it all by yourself.
Steve learned a great leader can't do it all by himself. He needs people. They must be talented. 3._ They must be given the opportunity to succeed and fail. In short，we have to learn to be a great leader if we want to see our great ideas and hard work truly have an influence on the world.
3. 4._
Apple is always good at creating a new product that meets the exact needs of users. It’s empathy（共鸣） that helps Apple achieve this. Whenever the user has the first touch with a new Apple product，he says "Wow，it's just what I need". Remember, you're King in the business world if you know exactly what consumers desire.
4. Don't mess around with your health.
5._ That's the most important lesson from Steve's life. It's great to learn from him but，the fact is he should still be here if he had treated his cancer properly. Instead, Steve chose a naturopathic(自然疗法) solution that wasn't effective. When he finally decided to take his doctor's original advice，it was too late.
A. Get on our right path now.
B. What are the key things that we could learn from him?
C. Will this lead to a successful career?
D. They must be inspired.
E. Take your health seriously.
F. Put yourself in the other person's shoes.
G. Be the best in your field.
A Chinese actor's divorce from his wife has social media buzzing, with posts about the subject gaining over five billion views. WangBaoqiang announced online on Sunday that he was divorcing his wife, Ma Rong. He alleged that his marriage broke down after his wife had an affair with his agent, and that she had also transferred the couple's joint assets. The topic has sparked a debate about relationships and divorce, and it seems Wang's predicament（窘境） has struck a chord with（引起共鸣） many — which could explain the number of views, which are high even by Chinese standards.
What exactly are they saying?
Chinese netizens seem to have rallied（团结）around Wang, with topics like #WangDon’tCry# #WangWeSupportYou#, quickly trending after news of the divorce spread. Statistics by Weibo showed that 87% of netizens' posts condemned Ma for her affair, saying it had shattered her family. Some have even published her home address online. “Wang is a hardworking man from a rural area. She cheated an honest man. I hate these kinds of people,”said one commenter on weibo.
But why are they so interested?
No other celebrity divorce or marriage has ever caused such a big stir on Chinese social media. On the surface, this might seem like just another Chinese celebrity split. But what is it about this one that's got all of China ruffled up? Some people feel that this divorce seems to fit a certain trope — of a beautiful but ordinary girl marrying a rich but less good-looking man. It is not uncommon to hear the belief that a couple has to "match" at every level — be it in status, or physical appearance — for a relationship to work out. "The concept of being evenly matched is still one that is widely believed in China," Dr Mu Zheng, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore told the BBC's Yvette Tan.
It's also making people talk about divorce.
A lot of social media discussion has also centred around divorce, and in particular how people can protect themselves. Wang has alleged that his wife transferred and hid some of the couple's assets. They're a wealthy couple — their assets, according to Chinese media, include nine flats, a BMW car and various luxury goods. As a result, people are debating the importance of protecting individual assets, even after marriage. Attitudes towards divorce are fast changing in China, and divorce rates are on the rise. State newspaper Global Times says a total of 3.84 million couples in China divorced in 2015, an increase of 5.6% from 2014.“People are getting much more open to the idea of divorce now, especially as Chinese people become more educated and open-minded towards both marriage and divorce,” says Dr Mu.
1.Which statement is not true?
A. “Match” opinion about marriage is still widely believed in China.
B. Most Chinese netizens show great sympathy for Wang.
C. People are getting more open to divorce just because of the increasing level of education.
D. Wang’s divorce leads to social effects to some degree.
2.What’s the reaction of the public to Wang’s divorce?
A. Most people dare not comment on it.
B. Most netizens choose to ignore it.
C. Most netizens are condemning Wang’s wife.
D. Most people show little concern about it.
3.Which section can you find this news in a newspaper?
A. SocietyB. ScienceC. CultureD. Economy
4.What may be the best title for this news?
A. Why a Chinese celebrity divorce has social media buzzing
B. Why WangBaoqiang divorces his wife
C. Chinese people’s attitude towards divorce has changed greatly
D. Chinese divorce rates are on the rise
How Many Lies Do the Children Tell You?
Mothers who feel their children don't appreciate them can add another grievance to the list: half the time, their children are lying to them．A study designed to expose the truth about lying shows that undergraduates lie to their mothers in 46% of their conversations．Still, mums should feel better than total strangers, who are told lies an astonishing 77% of the time．
Bella Depaulo and a team of psychologists from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, asked 77 undergraduates to keep a record of all their conversations for a week, and write down whether they lied at any time．DePaulo named lying broadly, as "when you intentionally try to mislead someone", so she would catch the smallest of lies.
The students told an average of two lies a day．They said they had been studying when they had been out drinking．One told his parents that a textbook cost $50 rather than $20 so that they would send him extra money．Female students constantly told their plain-looking roommates that they were pretty．"They are everyday lies," says DePaulo．
DePaulo and her colleagues conclude that people tend to tell fewer lies to those they feel closest to. College students lied to their best friends 28% of the time but lied to acquaintances 48% of the time．In close relationships, people were more likely to tell "kind-hearted" lies, designed to protect feelings, rather than self-serving lies．
Students lied to romantic partners about a third of the time．DePaulo thinks that unmarried lovers can expect less honesty than best friends because of the insecurity that comes with romance．
Mothers can take heart from one other finding．They may have been lied to, but at least their children talked to them．The students were recorded telling few lies to their fathers because they had little interaction with them．
1.What is the meaning of the underlined word "grievance" in Paragraph 1?
A. complaintB. opinionC. beliefD. difficulty
2.According to the passage, college students felt closest to ________．
A. motherB. acquaintances
C. best friendsD. romantic partners
3.Female students lied to their roommates to ________.
A. make them happyB. offer them the services
C. gain more securityD. get money from them
4.What is the purpose of this article?
A. To explain a theory.B. To argue an idea.
C. To tell a story.D. To present a fact.
I was going to Paris, which I’d always wanted to see. But now I was frightened to travel alone. I arrived at the train station in Paris. I hadn’t spoken my college French for twenty years. On my first metro ride, I came across an incompetent（不胜任的） thief. I just stared at him, and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowd. Somewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden, but the directions suddenly weren’t easy to find. When I finally found the hotel, my heart was beating heavily, and I was sweating like a basketball player. I couldn’t stay. Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire. The bathroom was downstairs, and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building. Welcome to Paris. I sincerely wanted to die. I missed my friends. I was entering my third week away from home and my kids, and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and frightened.
The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment. I knew that if I didn’t go out, right then, and find a place to have dinner, I would hide in this small room my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual. So I went out. Evening in Paris was light and pleasant. I walked along a path, listening to birds sing, watching children float toy boats in a huge fountain. No one seemed to be in a hurry. Paris was beautiful. And I was here alone and suddenly not lonely. My sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling free. I wore out two pairs of shoes during my week’s stay in Paris. I did everything there was to do, and it was the greatest week of my European vacation. I returned home, becoming a believer in the power of traveling alone. Now when I meet difficulties I just say to myself, “If I can go to Paris, I can go anywhere.”
1.What happened on my first metro ride?
A. I came across a skillful thief.
B. I bravely caught a thief trying to steal.
C. The thief successfully stole my purse.
D. I scared away a thief trying to steal.
2.The room in the hotel where I lived ________.
A. had just gone through a big fire
B. was in very poor conditions
C. had a good sight through the window
D. was very small and untidy
3.The lifestyle of French people can be considered as ________.
A. relaxedB. rushedC. anxiousD. aggressive
4.As to the writer, the power of traveling alone is ________.
A. the power of being independent
B. the power of feeling free
C. the power of overcoming difficulties
D. the power of becoming optimistic
As a leading Chinese language school and a cultural exchange institute in China, Global Exchange Education Center has been providing Mandarin (or Putonghua) language courses and cultural exchange programs for over a decade.
How to apply for our programs
■In order to apply for all of our programs, you must be
at least 18 years old.
in good health,
a senior high school graduate.
■Application Procedure for Chinese Language Programs
Step 1. Send us a completed application form by email or fax.
Step 2. Send us $60 application fee after receiving our email confirmation.
Step 3. Arrange the payment transfer.
Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.
■Application Procedure for Chinese Business Internship (实习）Program
Step 1. Send us a completed application form with your CV and personal statement for the program by email or fax.
Step 2. Send us $310, including $60 application fee and $250 internship placement deposit, after receiving our letter of acceptance for the program.
Step 3. Arrange final payment transfer after receiving our second confirmation.
Step 4. Plan the trip to Beijing.
■Personal Statement for applicants for Chinese Business Internship Program
You should state why you want to take this program and what your expectations of the program are. How you will make use of this program in your future career.
■APPLICATION DEADLINES
The applications for most programs are reviewed on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to submit your application ahead of the application deadlines.
■Confirmation
Having received your application, Global Exchange Education Center usually sends out an email confirmation for the booking within 2-5 working days.
1.The text is probably written for ________.
A. junior high graduatesB. language trainers
C. job seekersD. international students
2.If you want to apply for Chinese Business Internship program successfully, you'll ________.
A. have to get confirmed at least twice
B. send personal statement and CV only
C. send the application form by post
D. have to make a travel plan in Beijing
3.Which of the following is not necessarily included in applicants’ personal statement?
A. Their purposes of taking the program.
B. Their feedbacks on the program.
C. Their future practice of the program
D. Their expectations of the program.
