She’s been ____to the Asian Branch.
A.located
B.assigned
C.delivered
D.placed
A.located
B.assigned
C.delivered
D.placed
Five or more short blasts on a vessel’s whistle indicates that she is ______.
A.in doubt that another vessel is taking sufficient action to avoid a collision
B.altering course to starboard
C.altering course to port
D.the stand-on vessel and will maintain course and speed
Mrs. B. did what many other Americans have done--with excellent results. She wrote a letter to the newspaper in her town, explaining her problem. A few days later her letter appeared in the newspaper, and this sentence was printed below it:
The store found a way to safely deliver your rug immediately after hearing from us.In this age of machines, it is often hard to get action from businesses that have made mistakes. An individual person can complain, but his complaints may accomplish nothing. Luckily, newspapers now employ people to help with such problems, and the results are published in a special section of the paper.Mrs. B's letter appeared in a column called MR. FIX-IT. During the same week the following letter from Mrs. J. was printed in the ACTION LINE column of another newspaper
"Many weeks ago I bought some living room furniture from the House and Garden Shop in Parkersville. They have set three delivery dates, and each time I had to stay home from work and wait for the truck, which never came. I have called the store at least fifteen times, and each time they have said they would look for the furniture. This has been going on for two months. I guess they are still looking. " The ACTION LINE writer's reply was printed below Mrs. J's letter: "They found it. Action Line made one telephone call to the president of the company, who told us: 'the customer will get satisfaction. ' The furniture was found, and it arrived at your home yesterday."
1.How long was it after Mrs. B. called the store again that she wrote to the local newspaper? ____
A、Three weeks
B、Two weeks
C、About a week
D、Four months
2.The phrase "to get action" last line, 2nd paragraph means ____.
A、to get the store to deliver the rug
B、to find the rug that has been misdelivered
C、to cancel the order from the store
D、to quarrel with the store manager
3.The passage points out that in the machine age people's complaints usually____.
A、bring about mistakes
B、prove useless
C、cause more serious trouble
D、prove effective
4.After writing to the newspaper, ____.
A、Mrs. B found her rug
B、Mrs. B had to wait for another several weeks
C、Mrs. B's problem remained unsolved
D、Mrs. B's problem was solved very soon
5.In the last paragraph, the sentence "The customer will get satisfaction" means____
A、Mrs. J. will get what she wants
B、Mrs. J. will be paid for her loss
C、Mrs. J. will get better furniture
D、Mrs. J. will find that she was mistaken
Starting out as a hat designer, Coco went against the fancy hats being worn at the time. "How can a brain function under those things," she wondered. Instead, she created simple, but beautiful designs which became popular with fashionable young women of Paris.
Strangely enough, World War I gave her the chance to develop her idea of simple elegance from hats to clothing. Due to the shortage of material during the war, she took the opportunity to show that less can truly be more, introducing turtle-neck(叠领)sweater and pants for women.
In 1923, Coco launched her line of perfumes. "A woman who does not wear perfume has no future!" she said, and women believed her. Since its first appearance, Chanel No. 5 has been the world's most popular perfume, with another bottle being sold every 30 seconds. And Coco herself inspired generations of women designers and businesswomen to pursue their dreams.
1、The world famous brand "Chanel" is named after ________ .
A.a little animal
B.a hat company
C.the nickname of a French woman
D.the surname of a French girl
2、Coco had her hats ________ those of her time at the beginning of her designing.
A.fancier than
B.different from
C.similar to
D.more expensive than
3、According to the passage, Chanel's designs can be best described as ________ .
A.fashionable
B.luxurious
C.simple and elegant
D.A and C
4、The launch of Chanel perfumes is based on the belief that _________ .
A.a woman who does not wear perfume has no future
B.it will be the world's most popular perfume
C.it will be sold every 30 seconds
D.women are fond of all kinds of perfumes
5、Coco Chanel's success story tells us that ________ .
A.becoming rich is not so difficult
B.women are more likely to succeed
C.people can pursue their dreams
D.the poor are more likely to succeed
“When I’m on the road driving our taxi I feel very proud,because this is the first taxi service only for women,” says 31yearold Shanti Sharma, who is one of eight female drivers with a taxi service called Cabs for Women by Women.
The last couple of months, since the rape and murder in the city of a college student travelling on a bus, have been particularly busy for her and her colleagues.
“After this case,our workload has increased so much,” says Sharma.“Women who used other cab services are also turning to us now.”
Most women in Delhi say they routinely face harassment(骚扰), and worse, especially on public transport.
Sharma, a single parent with three daughters, has been working as a taxi driver since 2011, when the service was first set up, and it has changed her life. This is the first time that she has earned enough—about 250 a month—to support her family.
Of course, she and the other female taxi drivers are completely outnumbered by male cabbies.“When I park somewhere there are always men there and inevitably five or six of them get together and hang out, ” she says.“I’m usually the only woman in the parking lot, so I just stay inside the car.”
It’s not much better when she is out on the road. Sharma says the male drivers give her a hard time.“As soon as they see a woman at the wheel they start honking(按喇叭) for no reason. They’ll try to overtake you. I’m always worrying about how to avoid getting hit by someone.”
The company behind Cabs for Women by Women, Sakha Consulting Wings, had a number of goals when it set up the service .It wanted to give women from poor backgrounds an opportunity to earn money. By putting women in charge of technologies, it also wanted to change people’s attitudes, and open up boundaries for women.
21、The taxi service Cabs for Women by Women _____.
A、is greatly needed at present in India
B、causes a hot debate in India
C、was set up in 2012
D、is free of charge for women
22、Why are women who used other cab services turning to Cabs for Women by Women?
A、Because it is cheap.
B、Because it is safe.
C、Because it is famous.
D、Because it is convenient.
23、What do we know about Sharma?
A、She is the first female taxi driver in Delhi.
B、She lives in harmony with her husband.
C、She has regretted becoming a taxi driver.
D、She has a better salary after becoming a taxi driver.
24、What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A、The opportunities Cabs for Women by Women provides for women.
B、The main purposes of Cabs for Women by Women.
C、People’s attitudes towards Cabs for Women by Women.
D、The background information of Cabs for Women by Women.
She received the prize of $190 000 not for herself but for the poor people of the world. She used the money to feed hungry people, to give homes to those who have nowhere to live, to give help to the sick and the dying. In fact she received more than $190 000. There was not the usual Nobel banquet in 1979. The money which was saved on the banquet bought meals for fifteen thousand hungry people.
The Nobel Peace Prize is usually given to famous politicians, but Mother Teresa is not a politician. She is a nun, the Mother Superior of the Missionaries of Charity. She received theNobel Peace Prize because her whole fife has been given to loving and helping people.
81.The Nobel Prize is awarded in ___.
A.India
B.Norway
C.Britain
D.Canada
82.According to the passage, Mother Teresa ___.
A.did not speak from prepared notes
B.spoke to fifteen thousand people in Norway
C.used to live in Albania
D.had worked in Russia
83.The Nobel Peace Prize was given to Mother Teresa because ____.
A.she has made great contributions to world politics
B.she is head of an influential religious organization
C.she lives simply herself but is generous to other people
D.she has devoted her life to loving and helping people
84.According to the text, there is usually ____ for the Nobel Prize receiver.
A.a banquet
B.a show
C.a celebration
D.a tour
85.The best title for this passage can be: _____
A.Mother Teresa's Life
B.Mother Teresa Receives the Nobel Peace Prize
C.A Famous Woman
D.Angel of the Poor
A.would been found out
B.would have been found out
C.would found out
D.would have found out
Five days off work is a harsh penalty for dragging a woman alongside a bus by her arm? Baxa said, "Any time you take money away from someone, it is a harsh punishment. The driver makes $14 an hour. Multiply that by 40 and you can see what he lost. "
Yes, that comes to $560, a tidy sum. But we know that people in the private sector are fired for far less every day. If the people who run the CTA think that the loss of a week's pay is more than enough, I offer them a sporting proposition: Give me a bus. Then have their wives stick their arms in the doorway of the bus, and I'll slam the door shut, stop the gas pedal and take them for a fast one-block jog. And I'll pay $560 to anyone who is bold enough to try it. Any takers? Mr. Baxa? Anybody? I didn't think so.
1.The nurse half-entered one of the buses because____.
A、the bus they wanted didn't stop there
B、she wanted the driver to stop the bus
C、she wanted to get some information from the driver
D、she and her uncle couldn't wait any longer at the corner
2.The reason why the woman trotted alongside the bus was that____.
A、she couldn't get herself away from the bus
B、the driver closed the door before she heard the answer
C、she was dragged by the bus driver
D、she wanted to get the driver's badge number
3.How many blocks was the woman away from the corner where she waited when the bus driver finally let her off? ____
A、Almost one block.
B、Almost two blocks.
C、Probably three blocks.
D、Probably five or six blocks.
4.The bus driver's punishment was____.
A、being dismissed from the CTA
B、being out of work for a week
C、paying a fine of $560
D、working without pay for five days
5.Why did the author offer a sporting proposition? ____
A、Because the CTA paid little attention to the incident.
B、Because the bus driver had not been fired.
C、Because he wanted to threaten the CTA people.
D、Because he thought the penalty was not a harsh on
A.looked
B.noticed
C.remarked
D.commented
A.to tell
B.to be told
C.to be telling
D.to have been told