【文章內容簡介】 orts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and mands greater respect in the munity than the mon laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.This attitude toward manual (體力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only fortably but even luxuriously（豪華地）furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children。 yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education. (291 words)402883ad1f7e2600011f91ec283607bd 題目注釋 1. From paragraph 1, we know that in America __________. A. People tend to have a high opinion of the selfmade man B. people can always rise to the top through their won efforts C. college professors win great respect from mon workers D. people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors正確答案： A 2. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _____________. A. servants in American are hard to get B. she takes pride in what she can do herself C. she can hardly afford servants D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food正確答案： B 3. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_____________”.A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a bar C. wait to lay the table D. serve customers in a restaurant正確答案： D 4. The author’s attitude towards manual（體力的）labor is _____________.A. positive B. negative C. humorous D. critical正確答案： A 5. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? __________A. A Respectable Selfmade Family. B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. C. Characteristics of American Culture. D. The Development of Manual Labor.正確答案： B (總分 ，得分 ) 短文一: There are three kinds of goals: shortterm, mediumrange and longterm goals. Shortterm goals are those that usually deal with current activities, which we can apply on a daily basis. Such goals can be achieved in a week or less, or two weeks, or possibly, months. It should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation, longterm goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid shortterm goals. Upon pleting our shortterm goals, we should date the occasion and then add new shortterm goals that will build on those that have been pleted. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the shortterm goals. They might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year, or they could even extend for several years. Any time you move a step at a time, you should never allow yourself to bee discouraged or overwhelmed. As you plete each step, you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow and succeed. And as your list of pletion dates grow, your motivation and desire will increase. Longterm goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static thing. We should never allow a longterm goal to limit us or our course of action. 402883ad1f7e2600011f91eabb0b07b9 題目注釋 1. Our longterm goals mean a lot __________. A. if we cannot reach solid shortterm goals B. if we plete the shortterm goals C. if we have dreams of the future D. if we put forward some plans 正確答案： B 2. New shortterm goals are built upon _________. A. a daily basis B. your achievement in a week C. current activities D. the goals that have been pleted 正確答案： D 3. When we plete each step of our goals, _________. A. we will win final success B. we are overwhelmed C. we should build up confidence of success D. we should have strong desire for setting new goals 正確答案： C 4. What is the main idea of this passage?_________ A. Life is a dynamic thing. B. we should set up longterm goals. C. Different kinds of goals in life. D. The limitation of longterm goals. 正確答案： C 5. Which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?_____________ A. The longterm goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid shortterm goals. B. The intermediate goals build on the foundation of the shortterm goals. C. Life is a static thing, thus we should never allow a longterm goal to limit us or our course of action. D. We should often add new shortterm goals to those which have been pleted. 正確答案： C (總分 ，得分 ) 短文一: Britain and France are separated by the English Channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. But the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be miles apart. Last Thursday Britain and France celebrated the 100th anniversary (周年紀念) of the signing of a friendship agreement called the Entente Cordiality. The agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and lovehate partnership. But their relationship has been ups and downs over the past century. Just last year, there were fierce disagreements over the Iraq war—which British Prim