六级考试阅读考前练习4
<p> <span word="Frum">Frum</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p> <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="name">name</span>.</p><p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="for">for</span>?</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tag">tag</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="write">write</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Frum">Frum</span>.</p><p> 2 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Plaza">Plaza</span> <span word="Toro">Toro</span>.</p><p> 3 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="grownups">grownups</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="names">names</span>, <span word="PlaySpace">PlaySpace</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="faithfully">faithfully</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="card">card</span>.</p><p> 4 <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="fro">fro</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boss">boss</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="called">called</span>, <span word="David">David</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Bangor">Bangor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Bangkok">Bangkok</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="telephonic">telephonic</span> <span word="spiel">spiel</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheerful">cheerful</span> <span word="Hello">Hello</span>, <span word="David">David</span>!</p><p> 5 <span word="You">You</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="name">name</span> <span word="stories">stories</span>. <span word="Place">Place</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="collect">collect</span> <span word="call">call</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operator">operator</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="names">names</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="teenager">teenager</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="a">a</span> 70-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="order">order</span>.</p><p> 6 <span word="Habitual">Habitual</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="names">names</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="uncontrollably">uncontrollably</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="spirited">spirited</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="f">f</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>-<span word="food">food</span> <span word="order">order</span>-<span word="takers">takers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lend">lend</span> <span word="me">me</span> $50, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="vanish">vanish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whoosh">whoosh</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="drops">drops</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cheerfulness">cheerfulness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hears">hears</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="friendliness">friendliness</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="namers">namers</span>; <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aggression">aggression</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="PR">PR</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="uninvited">uninvited</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="address">address</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="baron">baron</span> <span word="Rupert">Rupert</span> <span word="Murdoch">Murdoch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mock">mock</span>-<span word="cheery">cheery</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="PlaySpace">PlaySpace</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smiley">smiley</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="belittlement">belittlement</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assertion">assertion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="disguised">disguised</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span>.</p>
页:
[1]