选择知识点

Being a parent is not always easy, and being the parent of a child with special
needs often carries with ______extra stress.

Hello, Joe. I didn’t ______to see you today. 1 thought you were away on holiday.

—More underground lines should be built in our city.
—______

—You look very pretty, if I ______say so.
—Thanks.

—I’m really sorry about upsetting your plan.
—______

Watch the girl and he dog ______ are crossing the bridge.

You _______television. Why not do something more active?

　　1 never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart.
　　Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.
　　There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. 1 thought, well, he’s an old guy! For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Surely, his words were the usual “How’s it going?” But he did something different-he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.
　　I thought it was odd. I have grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversation habit. After a while, you don’t give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say “I just found out 1 have six months to live." and someone would reply, “Have a great day!”
　　But that wasn’t the end.
　　He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. He looked at the customers in the eyes. "I want to thank you for shopping here today.” he told them, “Wish you have a great day. Bye-bye.”
　　The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture-and in a place they expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.
　　Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name, Marty.
　　Who was the guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy’s body.
　　I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.
(1) The check line that the writer was standing in moved slower than expected
Because______.
A. the cashier was too old to work as fast as others
B. the writer wasn’t patient enough
C. some customers got too many items to scan
D. the cashier did more than scanning the items
(2) According to the writer, when people ask you "How's it going?” They might______.
A. be just practicing their speaking skills
B. not really care what your answers would be
C. gain more of your private information
D. expect to hear some interesting answers
(3) How did most customers feel about Marty’s behaviors?
A. They thought it priceless.
B. They thought he behaved strangely.
C. They were in some way moved.
D. They felt a bit bothered.
(4) What can you infer about Sam Walton?
A. He might be Marty’s family member.
B. He might have died while working in Wal-Mart.
C. He might have served in Wal-Mart and done something friendly as the cashier.
D. He might have come back from the dead once before.
(5) The passage is mainly written to tell______.
A. daily life is always full of surprises
B. being different is a great way of succeeding in business
C. customers like being treated politely
D. a little positive action can make a big difference

　　New research says that DNA helps decide whether we prefer coffee or tea. Researchers from a university in Australia find out how our DNA changes our taste, and why we like some things more than others. The researchers think they know why some of us prefer coffee while others like tea more. People who like bitter(苦的)tastes are more likely to drink coffee. The researchers said they found something strange in their research. People who are more sensitive(敏感的)to the bitter taste of caffeine are more likely to prefer coffee to tea. They also drink more coffee than those who were not so sensitive to caffeine.
　　Researchers looked at the data on more than 400, 000 people in the U.K. and they also looked at an Australian study about the tastes of 1, 757 twins and their brothers and sisters. They find that other things can also change our taste, like environment, social factors( H素)or medicine. One researcher thinks we can learn to like coffee. He said, “Bitter taste is changed not only by DNA, but also some environmental factors. Even though we dislike bitterness, we can learn to enjoy bitter-tasting food.”
(1) The researchers are from a university in______.
A. CanadaB. America
C. AustraliaD. the U.K.
(2) People who like bitter tastes are more likely to drink______.
A. coffeeB. teaC. milkD. water
(3) According to the article, taking medicine can______.
A. bring us excitementB. make us healthier
C. make us sleepyD. change our taste
(4) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People who like bitter tastes are less likely to like coffee.
B. If someone is sensitive to caffeine, he must dislike coffee.
C. Researchers studied the tastes of over 400, 000 twins.
D. We can learn to like coffee if we dislike it.
(5) Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Good Eating HabitsB. Coffee or Tea
C. Bitter-tasting FoodD. Famous Researchers

—Can you tell me how to operate the new machine?
—Of course.But the most important thing is that you_______follow the instructions.