四、阅读理解(共l5小题：每题3分，共45分。)
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I was 14 when Mr.Ingram knocked on our farmhouse door in Sacred Heart，Okla.The
old farmer lived about a mile down the mad and needed help cutting grass.It was the first time I was actually paid for work--about l2 cents an hour，not bad when you consider it was 1939，a time when there was little business activity.
Mr.Ingram liked the job I did and ended up hiring me to dig potatoes.I even helped
when a baby COW was being born.
One day he found an old truck that was stuck in the soft，sandy soil of the melon(瓜)
field.It was full of melons that someone had tried to steal before their truck got stuck.
Mr.Ingram explmned that the truck’s owner would be returning soon，and he wanted me to watch and lean.It wasn't long before a man from a nearby village，who had a terrible reputation(名声)for fighting and stealin9，showed up with his two full-grown sons.They looked very angry.
Calmly Mr.Ingram said，“Well，I see you want to buy some watermelons.”
There was a long silence before the man answered，“Yeah，I guess s0.What are you getting for them?”
“Twenty•five cents each.’’
“Well.I guess that would be fair enough if you help me get my track out of here.”
It turned out to be our biggest sale of the summer，and an unpleasant，perhaps unfortunate，incident had been prevented.After they left，Mr.Ingram smiled and said to me，“Son，if you don’t forgive(原谅)your enemies，you’re going to run out of friends.”Mr.Ingram died a few years later，but I have never forgotten him or what he taught me on my first job.
第36题单选 Which of the following best explains“ended up”as is used in the passage?
A.enjoyed
B.finished
C.got into
D.went on
第37题单选 The truck owners were angry because______.
A.they failed to get the melons away without being seen
B.they forgot to have their truck checked before they started
C.they had got too many melons on the truck
D.they knew they had a bad reputation
第38题单选 Why didn’t the truck owners fight to get away the melons?
A.The old farmer was a strong enemy.
B.The price offered for the melons was very low.
C.It was hard to start a fight against friendly people.
D.It was necessary to get the truck out before anything
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You get all sorts of demands，and the mark of a good hotel is to supply whatever is asked for without sounding surprised.If a guest asks for rubber glover(手套)，you don’t ask why.
You say，“No problem.What colour do you want?’’
There have been some demands which.much as l would have liked to fill，I couldn’t.A Japanese businessman，for example，thought the manager of a hotel was like the captain of a ship so he asked me to marry him and t}le woman he loved.There was one time，however，we did help out.A young marl thought that if he asked his girlfriend to malty him at the Ritz she would say yes.He asked us to put the ring in a cake，and she accepted.
Top hotels are used more and more to impress.They are used for doing business.Ⅱyou’ve got something to sell，take your clients(客户)to the best hotel where the surroundings are quite helpful.A friend of mine working at Savoy Hotel tells the story about a man who gave him 5 pounds to say“good mornin9.Mr.Smith”when he walked through the door with two other men.This he did，and could hear Mr.Smith sayin9，“I do wish they would leave me alone at this place.’’
According to Julian Payne，the most powerful people in any hotel are the porters，who carry bags for hotel guests.“Porters can do almost anythin9.They can get you tables at the best restaurants or tickets for a popular concert.Don’t ask me how they do it or what their deal is because I don’t know.Most of them have been there for years.They know more about the history of the hotel and the guests than anyone else.They are invaluable.A head porter will come in even on his day off SO he can say hello to someone he remembers visiting the hotel years ago.’’
第39题单选 When guests ask for something strange，the manager of a good hotel would think _____
A.how he can meet their needs
B.why they have such demands
C.what problems the.hotel has
D.who is the best person to go to
第40题单选 Which of the following examples explains“we did help out”?
A.The hotel bought a ring for a young lady.
B.A Japanese married the woman he loved.
C.The manager once acted as a captain.
D.A young lady agreed to malty her boyfriend.
第41题单选 By sayin9“I do wish they would leave me alone at this place，”Mr.Smith_____.
A.showed that he disliked such people at the hotel
B.gave the impression that he was a constant guest
C.tried to make his clients feel sorry for him
D.sounded as if he was tired of such greetings
第42题单选 Why are the porters considered the most powerful people in expensive hotels?
A.They sell tickets for converts.
B.They can complete difficult tasks.
C.They know the history of hotels.
D.They usually work in a hotel for a long time.
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There are stories about two U.S.presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，
which attempt to explain the American English term OK.We don’t know if either story is true， but tlley are both interesting.
The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writin9.When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said.If he approved of a paper.He would write“all correct”on it.The problem was that he didn't know how to speH.So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”.After a while.he shortened that term t0“OK”.
The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born.
Kinderhook，New York.Van Bnren’S friends organized a club to help him become President.
They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club.and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”.
第43题单选The author_____.
A.believes both of the stories
B.doesn’t believe a word of the stories
C.is not sure whether the stories ale true
D.is telling the stories just for fun
第44题单选 According to the passage，President Jackson_____.
A.couldn’t draw up any documents at all
B.didn’t like to read important papers by himself
C.often had his assistants sign documents for him
D.wasn’t good at readin9，writing or spelling
第45题单选 According to the second story，the term“OK” _____.
A.was the short way to say“old Kinderhook Club’’
B.meant the place where President Van Buren was born
C.Was the name of Van Buren’S club
D.Was used to call Van Buren’S supportem in the election
第46题单选 According to the second story.the term“OK”was first used_____.
A.by Van Buren
B.in a presidential election
C.to organize the Old Kinderhook Club
D.by the members of the“Old Kinderhook Club”
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