I hurried to my office. 英译汉

____ I hurried to catch he bus to the other side of the city to tutor my new student for the whole morning. __________, T went to the city library and checked out a couple of books. _________, I rode on the bus with my family for a lantern day. __________, we returned home by taxi and it was past midnight.

ently. I had scheduled a business meeting with a team from India, but had somehow forgotten to log it into my schedule. Arriving at my office 30 minutes after the appointment, I fould a voice message telling me the team was waiting for me in the meeting room. Being afraid that I had missed the appointment, I hurried in, and found them happily chatting together. Their attitude was "Ah! You’re here! We can start now!"

听力原文： The train I was traveling on was already half an hour late. I had planned to arrive in Chicago at 7:00 in time to catch the 7:50 train to St. Louis, but there was no hope of that now. I explained the situation to the conductor who advised me to get off before Union Station and take a taxi. When the time came, he even helped me with my language. He wished mea good luck as I jumped off, and a few minutes later I was going towards the Union Station in a taxi. It was almost 7:50 when we stopped outside the station, I paid the driver quickly, carried my bags and hurried inside.

"The St. Louis train....'？" was all I had time to say to the first porter I saw. You can imagine my disappointment when he pointed to a train that was just moving out of the station.

When did the train he was travelling on arrive in Chicago？

A．At 7:00.

B．At 7:50.

C．In time.

D．Behind its time.

What message in the following text can be delayed to create suspense？ It was my girlfriend’s birthday. Early in the morning I told her that I forgot to prepare her birthday gift and would give it to her the next day. She was disappointed but still happy. Then I just gave her a piece of chocolate and told her that I wouldn’t go home with her after school. In fact I decided to give her a CD later. At 5:15 pm I left school a bit earlier than usual, and hurried to catch the bus which my girlfriend would take at the next stop every day. Bus 242 came and I got onto it. It was the very bus I was sure that she would get on at the next stop. I sat quietly at the back of the bus so that she could not see me so easily. The bus stopped and she got on. She stood at the back door. I walked toward her quietly and gave her a great surprise with the CD she had always dreamed of.

A、The identity of my girlfriend

B、The bus number

C、The day being her birthday

D、What gift it was

听力原文： I didn't know the city at all and what is more, I couldn't speak a word of the language. However, I decided to try out the pleasure of adventure. I got on a bus and it took me to a place that appeared to be a suburb.

I was fascinated by its pure natural scenery and the little book-stores I found in back streets. Time passed quickly and it was time to go back to my hotel for lunch. After walking aimlessly for some time, I determined to ask the way.

I first asked a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he thrust the paper into my hands. Hopelessly, I gave him the money and went on my way. The next person I asked was an old lady buying vegetables. She was very hard of hearing. I kept repeating the name of the street into her ear. When she finally heard me, she seemed to take offence and began shouting and shaking her walking-stick at me. I hurried away quickly. In frustration, I was overwhelmed with the delight of seeing a policeman on the comer. Gently he took me by the arm and pointed left and right and left again. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour later I found myself between large fields of green crops. I had come all the way into the country.

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A．He went around aimlessly.

B．He asked the wrong people.

C．He left the city center.

D．He couldn't speak the language.

What is intelligence（智力） anyway？ When I was in the army 1 an intelligence test that all soldiers took， and， against 2 of 100， scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once， who， on these intelligence tests， could not 3 have scored more than 80. 4 ， when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him——and he always 5 it.

Well， then， suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I"d prove myself a 6 . In a world where I have to work with my hands， I"d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man7 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said，"Doc， a deaf-and-dumb（聋哑） man 8 some nails. Having entered a store， he put two fingers together on the counter and made 9 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He 10 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well， Doc， the 11 man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors（剪刀）. 12 do you suppose he asked for them？" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said，" Why， you fool， he used his voice and asked for them. I"ve been 13 that on all my customers today， but I knew 14 I"d catch you. " "Why is that？" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned edycatedm Doc. I knew you couldn"t be very 15 "

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

When I was in the army 1 an intelligence

A.failed

B.wrote

C.received

D.chose

What is intelligence(智力) anyway？ When l was in the army I【21】an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against【22】of 100, scored 160.

I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not【23】have scored more than 80.【24】, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always【25】it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I'd prove myself a【26】. In a world where I have to work with my hands, I'd do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man【27】. He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑) man【28】some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made【29】movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He【30】his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the【31】man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀).【32】do you suppose he asked for them？" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, "Why, you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. I've been【33】that on all my customers today, but I knew【34】I'd catch you. " "Why is that？" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn't be very【35】. "

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

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A．failed

B．wrote

C．received

D．chose

What is intelligence(智力)anyway？ When I was in the army I【C1】______an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against【C2】______of 100, scored 160. I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not【C3】______have scored more than 80.【C4】______, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always【C5】______it. Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them Id prove myself a【C6】______In a world where I have to work with my hands, Id do poorly. Consider my auto-repair man【C7】______He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said, "Doc, a deaf-and-dumb(聋哑)man【C8】______some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made【C9】______movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He【C10】______his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the【C11】______man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors(剪刀).【C12】______do you suppose he asked for them？" I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, " Why , you fool, he used his voice and asked for them. Ive been【C13】______that on all my customers today, but I knew【C14】______Id catch you. " "Why is that？" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldnt be very【C15】______" And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

【C1】

A．failed

B．wrote

C．received

D．chose

ion as I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends amid flowers and music and a large display of photographs that spanned my life. I hurried from one table to the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the rear of the room I spotted a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a blue-eyed woman on his side.

"Mom, Dad," I gasped. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than anyone else, had taught me that being there for another person is the greatest gift we can give.

A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. Our friends had been married years before in a civil ceremony, and now they wanted to declare again their commitment to one another in a church service. The morning before the wedding, I decided to call my friend and beg off. "Kathe, this is Karen," I began hesitantly.

"You're coming, aren't you？" She broke in. Her voice was urgent. I paused and in that instant recalled the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party.

"Yes, of course," I said, "We'll be there."

So we went. And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathe came up behind us, radiant but with tears in her eyes. She told us how much our presence meant to her, with many of her beloved ones absent.

I see now that one's presence can be a duty in the highest sense. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the cost. In gifts of the self, self is renewed.

"Being there" is indeed at the very core of civility.

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage？

A．People's High Sense of Responsibility

B．Presence, the Best Gift We Can Give

C．Peopie's Attitude toward Responsibility

D．How to Show One's Gentle Love

After having spent my first day sight-seeing in the town-center, I decided to lose my way deliberately on my second day, since I believed that this was the surest way of getting to know my way around. I got on the first bus that passed and descended some thirty minutes later in what must have been a suburb.

The first two hours passed pleasantly enough. I discovered mysterious little book-shops in back streets and finally arrived at a market-place where I stopped and had coffee in an open-air calf. Then I decided to get back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about aimlessly for some time, I determined to ask the way. The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived — and even that I pronounced badly.

I stopped to asked a friendly-looking newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a paper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he thrust the paper into my hands. Seeing that it would be impossible to argue about the matter, I gave him some money and went on my way. The next person I asked was an old lady who was buying vegetables. She was very hard of hearing and I repeated the word several times. When she finally heard me, she seemed to take offence and began shouting and shaking her walking-stick at me. I hurried away quickly and was relieved to see a policeman on a corner. He certainly would be able to help me. The policeman listened attentively to my question, smiled and gently took me by the arm. There was a distant look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again. He glanced at me for approval, and repeated the performance. I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed. About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and green fields were appearing on either side on me. I had come all the way into the country. The only thing left for me to do was to find the nearest railway-station!

The writer intentionally lost his way because ______.

A．he didn't know the city and couldn't speak a word of the local language

B．he wanted to know this strange city by walking about

C．he got on a wrong bus that passed

D．he descended at a distant suburban bus-stop