【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 片段 ) had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “What?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.” Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my longterm survival. One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香 ),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll e up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they e up. Next spring you will see the colors I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有條紋的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do. 41. Jack became angry that day because__________. A. he was feeling unwell B. Susan had failed to keep his office clean C. he felt Susan changed too much about the papers D. Susan had changed something without his permission 42. Susan stormed into jack’s office to tell Jack that__________. A. he wasn’t worthy of respect B. he should apologize to her right away C. she would treat him the way he treated her D. one should show others respect and kindness 43. Which of the following describes Susan? A. Moody but friendly. B. Shy and demanding C. Confident and friendly. D. Tough and troublesome. 44. From the passage, we can conclude that__________. A. Jack cares about his employees B. Jack gets along well with his employees C. Jack is always particular about his work D. Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others 45. We can infer from the passage that__________. A. a friend in need is a friend in deed B. a few words can be as meaningful as many C. a friend who says little must be a good friend D. we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect C Fire ants(火蟻 ) are famous for their construction projects (as well as their burning bites). When they need to, colonies of these insects turn themselves into ladders, chains and walls. And when flood water rises, a colony can float to safety by making an unusual boat. The ants hold tightly to each other, forming a floating disk atop the water. The antraft may float for months seeking safe harbor. The ants on the bottom don’t drown, and the ants on the top stay dry. Working together, the ants float to safetyeven though a single ant alone in the water will struggle to survive. “They have to stay together as a colony to survive.” Nathan Mlot said. Fire ants and water don’t mix. The ant’s hard outer shell, naturally repels water. A drop of water can sit on top of the ant like a backpack. When an ant does end up underwater, tiny hairs on its body can trap bubbles of air that give the bug a boost up (托起 ). To investigate the science behind the antraft, the scientists placed hundreds or thousands of ants at a time in the water. A group of ants took about 100 seconds, on average, to build a raft. The researchers repeated the experiment multiple times. Each time, the ants anized themselves the same way, creating a raft were flexible and strong, staying together even when the researchers pushed the rafts underwater. The scientists then froze the rafts in liquid nitrogen and studied them under powerful microscopes to figure out how the ants kept everyone safe and the water out. The team found that some ants used their jaws to bite other ants’ legs. Other ants joined their legs together. Thanks to these tight bonds, say the scientists, the ants did a better job at keeping the water away than any one ant could do on its own. By working together, thousands of ants can stay alive in the face of a crisis like a flood by usin