高一英语2月18练习一、阅读ABobandJackjoinedacompanytogetherjustafterfinishinghighschool.Theybothworkedveryhard.Afterseveralyears,thebossmadeJacksalesmanagerbutBobwasstillasalesman.OnedayBobcouldnottakeitanymore.Hehandedinhisresignation(辞职信)tothebossandcomplainedthatthebossdidnotvaluehard-workingworkers.ThebossknewthatBobdidn’tworkhardforthecompanyalltheseyears,butinordertohelpBobtorealizethedifferencebetweenhimandJack,thebossaskedBobtodothefollowing.“Goandfindoutifthereisanyonesellingwatermelonsinthemarket.”Bobwent,returnedandonlysaid,“Yes.”Thebossasked,“Howmuchperkilogram?”Bobwentbacktothemarkettoaskandreturnedtoanswer,“$12perkilogram.”ThebosstoldBobtoaskJackthesamequestion.Jackwent,returnedandsaid,“Boss,onlyonepersonissellingwatermelons.$12perkilogram,$100for10kilograms.Hehas340melonsinall.Onthetableare58melons,andeverymelonweighsabout15kilograms,boughtfromtheSouthtwodaysago.Theyarefreshandred.”BobrealizedthedifferencebetweenhimselfandJack.HedecidednottoleavebuttolearnfromJack.Mydearfriends,youknow,amoresuccessfulpersonismorecareful,thinksmoreandunderstandsindepth.Forthesamematter,heseesseveralyearsahead,whileyouseeonlytomorrow.Thedifferencebetweenayearandadayis365times,sohowcouldyouwin?Think:howfarhaveyouseenaheadinyourlife?1.Bobwrotealettertohisbossbecausehe______.A.didn’tthinkJackworkedhardB.thoughthewasbetterthanJackC.didn’tthinkhisbossvaluedhimD.thoughtheworkedhardforthecompany2.ThebossaskedBobtogotothemarketinordertomakehim______.A.knowthewatermelonsellerwellB.realizethedifferencebetweenhimandJackC.learntosellwatermelonslaterD.learnthewaytobeasuccessfulperson3.Everymelonweighsabout______.A.10kilogramsB.12kilogramsC.15kilogramsD.58kilograms4.AtlastBobdecidedto______.A.leavethecompanyB.gobacktoschoolC.lookforanewjobD.learnfromJackBInchoosingafriend,oneshouldbeverycareful.Agoodfriendcanhelpyoustudy.Youcanhavefuntogetherandmakeeachotherhappy.Sometimesyouwillmeetfairweatherfriends.Theywillbewithyouaslongasyouhavemoneyorluck,butwhenyouaredown,theywillrunaway.HowdoIknowwhenIhavefoundagoodfriend?Ilookforcertainqualities(品质)ofcharacter,especiallyunderstanding,honestyandreliability(可靠).Aboveallelse,Ilookforunderstandinginafriend.Agoodfriendtriestounderstandhowanotherpersonisfeeling.Heisnotquicktojudge.Instead,hetriestolearnfromothers.Heputshimselfintheotherperson'splace,andhetriestothinkofwaystobehelpful.Heisalsoagoodlistener.Atthesametime,however,agoodfriendishonest.Hedoesnotlookforfaults(过错)inothers.Henoticestheirgoodpoints.Inshort,afriendwilltrytounderstandmeandacceptme.Anotherqualityofafriendisreliability.Icanalwaysdependonagoodfriend.Ifhetellsmehewillmeetmesomewhereatacertaintime,Icanbesurethathewillbethere.IfIneedafavor,hewilldohisbesttohelpme.IfIamintrouble,hewillnotrunawayfromme.Thereisafourthqualitythatmakesafriendspecial.Aspecialfriendissomeonewithwhomwecanhavefun.Weshouldenjoyourlives,andwewouldenjoyourfriendship.ThatiswhyIespeciallylikefriendswhoarefuntobewith.AgoodfriendlikesthesamethingsIlike.Weshareexperience(经验)andlearnfromeachother.Agoodfriendhasagoodsenseofhumor(幽默),too.Helikestolaughwithme.Thatishowweshareinthejoyofbeingfriends.AndIknowthatheislookingforthesamequalityinme.WhenImeetsomeonewhoisreliable,honest,andunderstanding,IknowI'vefoundafriend!5.Whichofthefollowingqualitiesthewriterthinksisthemostimportantinchoosingafriend?A....
