《英語4》自學作業(yè)及參考答案

PAGEPAGE1《英語4》自學作業(yè)（17、18級全部）要求：結合教材，完成自學作業(yè)。題目自行打印，答案必須手寫（復印、打印的無效）。期末考試時將作業(yè)一并交來，作為平時成績的一部分。一、選詞填空。（每空一詞或一個短語）Rhythm，drawyourattentionto，abort，Contraryto，productivity，sour,promote，delivery,herd，Attimes,mayaswell,ingoodcondition,,treading,betrayed,thoughtful，currencies,joking，risked,donewith，resources,makeit,inthelongrun,pained,lowering,reserve，corruptionfumbled,utters,bonus,conceived,makesenseof,_______________________isabasiccomponentofmusicandlanguage.I’dliketo________________________thefactthatthereissomesenseafterallinthespeaker’snonsense..Theplanehadalreadystarteditsdescentwhenthepilotreceivedordersto________________________hislanding.________________________thebeliefofsomedoctors,evenveryoldandsickpeoplewanttoknowthedetailsoftheirillness.Thefirstquarterresultsreflectcontinuedimprovementsin________________________.Peopleinmyhometowntendtoeatmore_______________foodonhotsummerdays.Duetoexceptionallybadweather,theshiparrivedlateandthe________________________ofgoodswasnotontime..Ittookquiteawhileforthetourguideto________________________thescatteringoftouristsintoaminibus...Largeamountsoffoodimportsplacedagreatstrainonthecountry’sgold________________________..________________________theoralEnglishclasswasnoisy,witheveryoneparticipatinginanactivityatthesametime.Thelibraryisclosing,we________________________gohome.Ifyousparehalfanhourforexerciseseverydayyouwillsoonbeback________________________.Henrywasapoordancer,hekept________________________onthetoesofhispartnerMary________________________herfriendsbygoingbackonherwords.A________________________personthinksbeforespeakingandconsidersthefeelingofothers.TheU.S.dollarfellyesterdayagainstmostforeign________________________。Ithoughthewas________________________whenhesaidHelenwaspregnant,butshereallyis.Inthataccident,Julian________________________herownlifetohelpadisabledwomanIamquitedeterminedtohavethethingfinishedand________________________beforeleavingtheoffice.Acountryshouldprotectitsnatural________________________byfightingagainstwaste.Evenhecouldn’tswim,hemanagedto________________________totheriverbank.Itpays________________________tointroducenewtechniques.it________________________metoadmitthatIwassuchafoolastorepeatthemistake.Youcanincreaseatire’sgripinwinterbyslightly________________________itspressure.Standingbeforethedoor,he________________________inhispocketforthekey.Ineverycountryparentsalwaysrememberthefirsttimetheirchild________________________theword“Mama”or”Dad”.Mybosspaidmeandaddeda________________________forthenewcustomersIhadsignedup.Scientistsfirst________________________theideaofatomicbombinthe1930s.Itisnoteasyto________________________themazeoffactsandfiguresconcerningtheproject.Wenotewithsatisfactionthatalltheseactivitieshavehelpedto________________________mutualunderstandingandfriendship.二、閱讀理解Passage1:TheManWhoWroteHisOwnObituaryCigaretteswerethedeathofme.IbecameacquaintedwithmykillerwhenIwas14andbeganstealingseveraladayfrommyfather’spack.Smokingcausedsomenauseaatfirst,butpersistenceconquered.IwasborninDavenport,Iowa,onJune2,1909.At16,Imovedwithmyfamily,includingtwosisters,toBaltimore,acitythatIlovedandadoptedasmyhometown.Itwasstillnoproblemgettingcigarettes.Igotoddjobsafterschooltobuythem,andtriedallsortsofbrands,suchasMelachrinos,In1928,thecomingdepressioncastitsshadow.Withmoneyscarce,

myfatherbegancountinghisCamels,soafriendandItooktopickingbuttsoffthestreet.Wetoastedthetobaccoinanovenandrolleditintorice-papercigarettes.Theywerehorrible.Jobsforyouthwerehardtofind,soIdecidedtojointheNavyamouthremovedformthetable,andIcouldsendmoneyhome.Nowcigaretteswereonproblem.Ifyouwereatsea,theywere4centsapack.Ismokedtwopacksaday,drawinginmostofthesmoke.Whenmy20-yearNavycareerended,IwenttotheUniversityofNorthCarolina.AfterIgraduatedIgotajobinOnenight,whilewalkingtomycar,Ihadaslightstrokeandstaggeredtotheleft.Ihadbeensmokingonecigaretteafteranotherthatnight,andIfeltthatthatwaswhatcausedit.Mywife,Muriel,andItriedtoquit.Welastedeightdays.Itwasn’tthatIgotanyrealpleasureoutofsmoking.Exceptforthefirstcigaretteinthemorningwithmycoffee,Ineverenjoyedit.Mymouthalwaystastednasty.Smokingtookawaymyappetite.Itbroughtonemphysemathatmadeithardtobreathe.In1956,smokingmorethanever,IcametoHonolulutoworkforalocalnewspaper.InJune1965mystomachbeganhurting,andIwouldgetupeveryhourorhalfhourduringthenighttodrinkmilkandsmokeacigarette.InSeptember1965Icamedownwithahorriblecough.Iwashoarse,andtherewasanastysorenessinmyleftlung.Iwenttomydoctor.HelistenedtomychestandorderedanX-ray.“Youhavealungtumor,”hesaid.Fourdayslater,thelungsurgeontookoutaleftlobe.Amonthlater,Iwasbackatwork.I

hadn’tsmokedsincethedaybeforemyoperation.Itwasn’thardtoquitforonesimplereason.Motivation.Icamealongfine,gainedtenpoundsandreallyfeltgood.Then,onJanuary3,IthoughtIhadcaughtacold.Iwenttomysurgeon,whotappedaquartoffluidfrommyleftchestcavity.Iwentbackseveraltimes,andmysurgeonsaid,“Thetimeisdrawingcloser.”Later,mywifetoldmehehadtoldheraftertheoperationthatIhadlessthanayeartolive.Butshewouldn’tbelieveit,andshedidn’ttellme.Ifindnofaultwiththat.Therearefourcelltypesoflungcancer.Thetypeseemstohavealottodowithitsrateofgrowth.Mydoctortoldmethis;healsosaidthatoutofevery20lung-cancercasesonlyonesurvives.Theother19die.That’sthesurvivalrateforlungcancer,takingintoconsiderationallavailableformsoftreatment.Thereisno50-50chancethefigureforothercancersforthistypeofcancer.Mydoctorisenthusiasticaboutgettingpeopletoquitcigarettes.Hesaysthatthere’snoquestionoftherelationshipbetweencigarettesmokingandlungcancer.Thestatisticsareoverwhelming.Itisestimatedthatoneineveryeightmaleswhohavebeensmokingheavily(20cigarettesormoreaday)for20yearsgetslungcancer.Thebadeffectofcigarettesdoesn’tendwithlungcancer.Smokingdoublesthechancesofdeathfromheartdisease,andthechancesofdyingfromemphysemaare12timesgreater.Ithinkdoctorsgettofeelingprettyhelplessattimes.Theywarnpeoplelikeme,butalltheirwarningsgounheeded.Andthere’sallthatcigaretteadvertising.Asmydoctorsays,“Millionsofdollarsarespentinallformsofadvertisingtogivethepublictheimpressionthatcigarettescanmakeupforanumberofshortcoming.”InItalyandGreatBritaintheyhavepassedabanagainstallcigaretteadvertisementonTV.Ithinkthat’astepintherightdirectionbecause,asthedoctorsays,thebigeffortshouldbetostopskidsfromgettingstarted.Whetherthisstorywillstopanyonefromsmoking,Idon’tknow.Idoubtit.NotasoulI’vepreachedtohasquitsmokingnotasinglesoul.Youalwaysthink:“Itwillhappentotheotherguy;nevertome.”ButwhenyougetyourlungcancerGodhelpyou.AllyouneedtoseeisthatshadowonyourchestX-ray.It’sarealshocker.Youcan’tdoathing.Atthispoint,I’mveryshortofbreath.Ican’ttakefivestepswithouthavingtosit.ThecancerhasgoneintomyliverandIdon’tknowwhereelse.Idon’thaveaghostofachance.It’stoolateforme.Itmaynotbeforyou.A．Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingbasedonpassage1(根據(jù)文章1選擇正確答案。每問一空。答案見后面頁):1.Inwhichyeardidtheauthorbeginsmoking?_______

A.1909B.1928C.Notspecified.D.1923

2.Hesaidhe__________

A.didn’tenjoysmokingB.enjoyedsmokingC.likedonlycertainbrandsD.didn’tlikecigars

3.Duringthedepression,he________.

A.stolecigarettesfromhisfather.B.stoppedsmoking

C.hadenoughmoneytobuycigarettesD.pickedbuttsoffthestreets.4.Howmanypeoplewerepersuadedoutofsmokingbytheauthor?_________A.One.B.two.C.Three.D.None.

5.Hisfirstoperationwasfor__________.A.cancerofthethroatB.alungtumorC.ableedingulcerD.acollapsedlung

6.Outofevery20casesoflungcancer,howmanypeoplecansurvive?

_________A.One.B.two.C.Three.D.Five.

7.Hiswifewastold_________.

A.hewasgoingtodieB.hehadachancetoliveclimateC.heneedachangeofD.heneededoutdoorwork

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrue?__________A.Thereisstillsomehopethattheauthormightsurvive.B.Theauthor’swifesmokestoo.C.CigaretteadvertisementsonTVareforbiddeninsomeEuropeancountries.D.Thechancesofdeathfromheartdiseaseforsmokersaretwiceasgreatasthosefornonsmokers.B．根據(jù)文章1，判斷下列說法是否正確，在正確的句子前橫線上寫T，錯誤的寫F1._______At16,Imovedwithmyfamily,includingtwosisters,toBaltimore.2._______whenmy20yearNavycareerended,IwenttotheUniversityofNorthCarolina.3.______Thereisnoquestionoftherelationshipbetweencigarettesmokingandlungcancer.4._______ThedoctorlistenedtomychestandorderedanX-ray.5._______Itmaynotbetoolateforyou.Passage2.TOLIEORNOTTOLIE—THEDOCTOR'SDILEMMAShoulddoctorseverlietobenefittheirpatients--tospeedrecoveryortoconcealtheapproachofdeath?Inmedicineasinlaw,government,andotherlinesofwork,therequirementsofhonestyoftenseemdwarfedbygreaterneeds:theneedtoshelterfrombrutalnewsortoupholdapromiseofsecrecy;toexposecorruptionortopromotethepublicinterest.Whatshoulddoctorssay,forexample,toa46-year-oldmancominginforaroutinephysicalcheckupjustbeforegoingonvacationwithhisfamilywho,thoughhefeelsinperfecthealth,isfoundtohaveaformofcancerthatwillcausehimtodiewithinsixmonths?Isitbesttotellhimthetruth?Ifheasks,shouldthedoctorsdenythatheisill,orminimizethegravityoftheillness?Shouldtheyatleastconcealthetruthuntilafterthefamilyvacation?Doctorsconfrontsuchchoicesoftenandurgently.Attimes,theyseeimportantreasonstolieforthepatient'sownsake;intheireyes,suchliesdiffersharplyfromself-servingones.Studiesshowthatmostdoctorssincerelybelievethattheseriouslyilldonotwanttoknowthetruthabouttheircondition,andthatinformingthemrisksdestroyingtheirhope,sothattheymayrecovermoreslowly,ordeterioratefaster,perhapsevencommitsuicide.Asonephysicianwrote:"Oursisaprofessionwhichtraditionallyhasbeenguidedbyapreceptthattranscendsthevirtueofutteringthetruthfortruth'ssake,andthatis'asfaraspossibledonoharm.'"Armedwithsuchaprecept,anumberofdoctorsmayslipintodeceptivepracticesthattheyassumewill"donoharm"andmaywellhelptheirpatients.Theymayprescribeinnumerableplacebos,soundmoreencouragingthanthefactswarrant,anddistortgravenews,especiallytotheincurablyillandthedying.Buttheillusorynatureofthebenefitssuchdeceptionismeanttoproduceisnowcomingtobedocumented.Studiesshowthat,contrarytothebeliefofmanyphysicians,anoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsdowanttobetoldthetruth,evenaboutgraveillness,andfeelbetrayedwhentheylearnthattheyhavebeenmisled.Wearealsolearningthattruthfulinformation,humanelyconveyed,helpspatientscopewithillness:helpsthemtoleratepainbetter,needlessmedicine,andevenrecoverfasteraftersurgery.Notonlydoliesnotprovidethe"help"hopedforbyadvocatesofbenevolentdeception;theyinvadetheautonomyofpatientsandrenderthemunabletomakeinformedchoicesconcerningtheirownhealth,includingthechoiceofwhethertobepatientinthefirstplace.Wearebecomingincreasinglyawareofallthatcanbefallpatientsinthecourseoftheirillnesswheninformationisdeniedordistorted.Dyingpatientsespecially--whoareeasiestomisleadandmostoftenkeptinthedark--canthennotmakedecisionsabouttheendoflife:aboutwhetherornottheyshouldenterahospital,orhavesurgery;aboutwhereandwithwhomtheyshouldspendtheirremainingtime;abouthowtheyshouldbringtheiraffairstoacloseandtakeleave.Liesalsodoharmtothosewhotellthem:harmtotheirintegrityand,inthelongrun,totheircredibility.Lieshurttheircolleaguesaswell.Thesuspicionofdeceitundercutstheworkofthemanydoctorswhoarescrupulouslyhoneswiththeirpatients;itcontributestothespiraloflawsuitsandof"defensivemedicine,"andthusitinjures,inturn,theentiremedicalprofession.Sharpconflictsarenowarising.Patientsarelearningtopressforanswers.Patients'billsofrightsrequirethattheybeinformedabouttheirconditionandaboutalternativesfortreatment.Manydoctorsgotogreatlengthstoprovidesuchinformation.Yeteveninhospitalswiththemosteloquentbillofrights,believersinbenevolentdeceptioncontinuetheirage-oldpractices.Colleaguesmaydisapprovebutrefrainfromobjecting.Nursesmaybitterlyresenthavingtotakepart,dayafterday,indeceivingpatients,butfeelpowerlesstotakeastand.Thereisurgentneedtodebatethisissueopenly.Notonlyinmedicine,butinotherprofessionsaswell,practitionersmayfindthemselvesrepeatedlyindifficultywhereseriousconsequencesseemavoidableonlythroughdeception.Yetthepublichaseveryreasontobewaryofprofessionaldeception,forsuchpracticesarepeculiarlylikelytobecomedeeplyrooted,tospread,andtoerodetrust.Neitherinmedicine,norinlaw,government,orthesocialsciencescantherebecomfortintheoldsaying,"Whatyoudon'tknowcan'thurtyou."A.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingbasedonpassage2(根據(jù)文章2選擇正確答案。每問一空。答案見后面頁):Thistextisabout__________.Whydoctorsdon’talwaystellthetruththebenefitsofnotknowingtheseriousnessofanillness.ThequestionofweatherpatientsshouldbetoldthetruthabouttheirillnessThecircumstancesinwhichapersonshouldnotbetoldthetruthManyphysiciansmayslipintodeceptivepracticesinthebeliefthat__________.Theirliesareentirelydifferentfromself-servingonesTheseriouslyilldonotwanttobetoldabouttheirconditionTellingtheseriouslyillthetruthmaywellkilltheirhopeofrecoveryAlloftheabovearetrue,Studiesonthebenefitsofadoctor’sdeceptionabouttheseriousnessofanillnessshowthat__________.Peoplewhoareseriouslyilldonotwanttoknowthetruththetruthabouttheseriousnessofanillnessdestroysapatient’hopemostpatientswanttoknowthetruthabouttheirillnessmanypatientscommitsuicidewhentheyaretoldthetruthPatientsmosteasilymisledarethosewhoare__________.Enteringhospitalb.dyingAbouttohavesurgeryd.recoveringveryslowlyTheauthorisoftheopinionthatdeceptivepracticesdoharmto__________.Believersinbenevolentdeceptiononlyb.allconcernedc.nooned.womenandchildrenAccordingtothetext,apatient’sbillofrightsrequiresthatpatientsbeinformedof__________.a.Theirstateofhealthb.allmedicalexpensesc.thedoctor’squalificationsd.theanticipatedscheduledofrecoveryThemostunfortunateconsequenceofdeceptionintheprofessionsisthat__________.Colleaguesdisapprovesharpconflictsarisebetweendoctorsandnurses,patientsareunsureoftheirrightsthepracticewillspreadanderodetrustFromthetextwemaydeducethattheauthorisinclinedtothinkthatdoctorsshould__________.LietobenefittheirpatientslietothedyingandtheseriouslyillonlyliewhenseriousconsequencesareavoidableonlythroughdeceptionbehonestwiththeirpatientsB.根據(jù)文章2回答下列問題。（問題題目見教材113頁練習2.Answerthefollowingquestions）1）答案：教材105頁第一段第四行：theneedtoshelter…到第五行interest結束2）答案：教材106頁第二段第一行：“isitbesttotellhim…到本段vocation，任選一句3）答案：教材106頁第三段第二行：forthepatients’ownsake4）答案：教材106頁第四段第六行：asfaraspossibledonoharm5）答案：教材106頁第四段第一行：mostdoctors…到第四行suicide結束6）答案：教材106頁第七段第二行：theyinvade…到第四行inthefirstplace結束7）答案：教材107頁第九段第四行：The…到第八行defensivemedicine結束8）答案：no,theydon’t9）答案：教材107頁第十一段第五行：forsuchpractice…到第六行trust結束10）答案：教材107頁第十一段最后一行：Passage3:BIGBUCKSTHEEASYWAY"Yououghttolookintothis,"Isuggestedtoourtwocollege-agesons."Itmightbeawaytoavoidtheindignityofhavingtoaskformoneyallthetime."Ihandedthemsomemagazinesinaplasticbagsomeonebadhungonourdoorknob.Amessageprintedonthebagofferedleisurely,lucrativework("BigBuckstheEasyWay!")ofdeliveringmoresuchbags."Idon'tmindtheindignity,"theolderoneanswered."Icanlivewithit,"hisbrotheragreed."Butitpainsme,"Isaid，"tofindthatyoubothhavebeenpanhandlingsolongthatitnolongerembarrassesyou."Theboyssaidtheywouldlookintothemagazine-deliverything.Pleased,Ilefttownonabusinesstrip.BymidnightIwascomfortablysettledinahotelroomfarfromhome.Thephonerang.Itwasmywife.Shewantedtoknowhowmydayhadgone."Great!"Ienthused."Howwasyourday?"Iinquired."Super!"Shesnapped."Justsuper!Andit'sonlygettingstarted.Anothertruckjustpulledupoutfront.""Anothertruck?""Thethirdonethisevening.ThefirstdeliveredfourthousandMontgomeryWards.ThesecondbroughtfourthousandSears,Roebucks.Idon'tknowwhatthisonehas,butI'msureitwillbefourthousandofsomething.Sinceyouareresponsible,Ithoughtyoumightliketoknowwhat'shappening.WhatIwasbeingblamedfor,itturnedout,wasanewspaperstrikewhichmadeitnecessarytohand-delivertheadvertisinginsertsthatnormallyareincludedwiththeSundaypaper.Thecompanyhadpromisedourboys$600fordeliveringtheseinsertsto4,000housesbySundaymorning."Pieceofcake!"ouroldercollegesonhadshouted."Sixhundredbucks!"Hisbrotherhadechoed,"Andwecandothejobintwohours!""BoththeSearsandWardadsarefournewspaper-sizepages,"mywifeinformedme."Therearethirty-twothousandpagesofadvertisingonourporch.Evenaswespeak,twobigguysarecarryingarmloadsofpaperupthewalk.Whatdowedoaboutallthis?""Justtelltheboystogetbusy,"Iinstructed."They'recollegemen.They'lldowhattheyhavetodo."AtnoonthefollowingdayIreturnedtothehotelandfoundanurgentmessagetotelephonemywife.Hervoicewasunnaturallyhighandquavering.Therehadbeenseveralmoretruckloadsofadinserts."They'refordepartmentstores,dimestores,drugstores,grocerystores,autostoresandsoon.Somearewholemagazinesections.Wehavehundredsofthousands,maybemillions,ofpagesofadvertisinghere!Theyarecrammedwall-to-wallallthroughthehouseinstackstallerthanyouroldestson.There'sonlyenoughroomforpeopletowalkin,takeoneeachoftheeleveninserts,rollthemtogether,sliparubberbandaroundthemandslidethemintoaplasticbag.WehaveenoughplasticbagstosupplyeverytakeoutrestaurantinAmerica!"Hervoicekeptrising,asifworkingitswayoutoftherangeofthehumanear."Allthismustbedeliveredbyseveno'clockSundaymorning.""Well,youhadbettergetthoseguysbandingandslidingasfastastheycan,andI'lltalktoyoulater.Gotalunchdate.WhenIreturned,therewasanotherurgentcallfrommywife."Didyouhaveanicelunch?"sheaskedsweetly.Ihadhadamarveloussteak,butknewbetterbynowthantosayso."Awful,"Ireported."Somesortofsourfish.Eel,Ithink.""Good.Yourcollegesonshavehiredtheiryoungerbrothersandsistersandacoupleofneighborhoodchildrentohelpforfivedollarseach.Assemblylineshavebeensetup.Inthelanguageofdiplomacy,thereis'movement.'""That'sencouraging.""No,it'snot,"shecorrected."It'sverydiscouraging.They'rebeenasitforhours.Plasticbagshavebeenfilledandpiledtotheceiling,butallthishasn'tmadeadent,notadent,inthesituation!It'salmostasiftheinsertskeepreproducingthemselves!""Anotherthing,"shecontinued."Yourcollegesonsmustlearnthatonedoesnotgetthebestoutofemployeesbythreateningthemwithbodilyharm.ObtaininganaudiencewithsonNO.1,Isnarled,"I'llkillyouifthreatenoneofthosekidsagain!Idiot!Youshouldbeofferingabonusofadollareveryhourtotheworkerwhofillsthemostbags."Butthatwouldcutintoourprofit,"hesuggested."Therewon'tbeanyprofitunlessthosekidsenableyoutomakeallthedeliveriesontime.Iftheydon't,youtwowillhavetoremoveallthatpaperbyyourselves.Andtherewillbenoeatingorsleepinguntilitisremoved."Therewasashort,thoughtfulsilence.Thenhesaid,"Dad,youhavejustworkedaprofoundchangeinmypersonality.""Doit!""Yes,sir!"Bythefollowingevening,therewasmuchformywifetoreport.Thebonusprogramhadworkeduntilsomeonedemandedtoseethecolorofcash.Thensomeactivistontheworkforceclaimedthattheworkershadnobusinesssettlingfor$5andafewcompetitivebonuseswhilethebossedcollectedhundredsofdollarseach.Theorganizerhaddeclaredthatalltheworkerswereentitledto$5perhour!Theywouldnotworkanotherminuteuntilthebossesagreed.Thestrikelastedlessthantwohours.Inmediation,thepartiesagreedon$2perhour.Gradually,thehugestacksbegantoshrink.Asitturnedout,thejobwascompletedthreehoursbeforeSunday's7a.m.deadline.BythetimeIarrivedhome,theboyshadalreadysettledtheiraccounts:$150inlaborcosts,$40forgasoline,andalikeamount

forgifts—boxesofcandyforsaintlyneighborswhohadvolunteeredstationwagonsandhelpindeliveryanddozenrosesfortheirmother.Thisleftthemwith$185each—abouttwo-thirdstheminimumwageforthe91hourstheyworked.Still,itwas"enough",asoneofthemputit,toenablethemto"avoidindignity"forquiteawhile.Allwentwellforsomeweeks.ThenoneSaturdaymorningmyattentionwasdrawntotheoddgoings-onofourtwoyoungestsons.Theykeptcarryingcartonaftercartonfromvariouscornersofthehouseoutthefrontdoortocurbside.Iassumedtheirmotherhadenlistedthemtoremovejunkforatrashpickup.ThenIoverheardthemdiscussingfinances."Geez,we'regoingtomakealotofmoney!""We'regoingtoberich!"Investigationrevealedthattheywereoffering"forsaleorrent"ourentirelibrary."No!No!"Icried."Youcan'tsellourbooks!""Geez,Dad,wethoughtyouweredonewiththem!""You'renever'done'withbooks,"Itriedtoexplain."Sureyouare.Youreadthem,andyou'redonewiththem.That'sit.Thenyoumightaswellmakealittlemoneyfromthem.Wewantedtoavoidtheindignityofhavingtoaskyoufor……"A.根據(jù)文章3，回答第10頁練習2問題（Answerthefollowingquestions。答案見后面頁):Whatdidtheadprintedonthebagpromise?Whatjobdidtheycompanyofferthetwoboys?Whyweretheyoverjoyedtotakeit?.Whatmeasuresdidthecollegeboystaketogetthejobdoneontime?.Whatdidthefathersaywastherightwaytomakeemployeestoexertthemselvestotheutmost?Wasmoneyearnedtheeasyway?WhathappenedoneSundaymorning?Whatpromptedthetwoyoungestsonstooffer”forsaleorrent”theirentirelibrary?B.根據(jù)文章3,每題選擇一正確答案。（題目見教材第九頁choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing答案見后面頁）Passage4:WinterIce-CreamMan

IhadappliedforandobtainedthejobonFriday,receivedaday'strainingonSaturday,andnow,onSunday,asIwasabouttotakeoutanice-creamvanforthefirsttimeonmyown,Iwashorrifiedtoseesnowstartingtofall.Thestreetsandroadswereswiftlyblanketed.

AsIlefthomeafterbreakfast,Ishiveredinwardlyaswellasoutwardly;IwasgloomyatthethoughtthatnotforthisSundaymorningwastheleisurelyreadingofSundaypaperstotheaccompanimentofextracupsoftea.Iwouldhavegivenmuchtohavebeenabletocalloffthewholething.ButIneededthejob;andIhadtopaythetuitionwhichwasduethenextmonth.

Strangelyenough,afterthefirstpainfuldayaloneinthecold,snowysuburbs,Ifoundmyselfdoingtheworkquitehappilyinwhatturnedouttobethecoldestandsnowiestweatherforseveralyears.

Thefirstdaywaslongandlonely.IhadveryfewcustomersuntilthelateafternoonandIbegantohaveastrongnostalgiaformyownfiresideasIsatinmylittleboxonwheelsandsawthehousesbeginningtolightupattea-time;especiallywhenmembersofvariousfamiliescameoutforice-creamandfledbackhappilyinthegatheringdarknesstotheirownparticularoasisofwarmthandlight.Then,too,Ihadtolearntomanagemytail-heavyvehicle--theice-creamcabinetwasattheback--ontheicyroadsandatthesametimetrytoremembermyrouteandstopping-places.

TwiceduringthenexttwoweeksIwascaughtinseveresnowstorms;inbothcasesinlateafternoonwhenduskwasfalling.“Thefirsttime,fortunately,Ihadwithmeanexperiencedseniorinspectorwhoshowedmehowtogetupahillindeepsnow.Heskillfullydrovethevantoanacuteangletothepavementandusedthecurbfortherearwheelstopushagainst.Thissentthevanseveralfeetupthehillbeforeitstartedtoslidebacktothecurbatahigherpointthanourstartingpoint.Wegraduallywentupthehill--evenifratherhard.”

ThesecondtimeIwascaughtinasnowstormIfoundmyselfstuckinavalleyfromwhichallroadsledsteeply,andIfinishedupwiththevanatanangleonthewrongsideoftheroad.WaitingforalargedeliveryvantoslidebymesothatIcouldtrymy“curb-pushing”methodofhillclimbing,Iheardafainttappingontheclosedslidingwindowontheoppositesideofthevan--thenormalservingside.Ilookedacrossfromthedriver'sseat,butcouldseenoone.Thenear-bystreetlampshedlittleonthescenethroughthewhitescreenoffallingsnow.

Thetappingcameagain,louderandmoreinsistent.Iwentacrossandopenedthewi