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1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家必修五Unit 13People.完形填空I had a bad experience that happened last year.My wife and I _1_ a landscape design company to plant grass and flowers and put in a stone walkway in our backyard.After they did the work，my wife looked over the _2_ and realized they had charged us a lot of money

2、for plants that were _3_ planted.When we brought the _4_ up to the owners of the company，the first thing they did was refuse to _5_ it.They said they were innocent.When we asked them，they said they werent _6_ since my wife and I could have removed the plants.In fact，they were trying to put the _7_ o

3、n their customer.When we _8_ them through the backyard and it was clear there was no way we could have moved away the plants(it would have been a lot of plants and clearly noticeable)，they then _9_ to pay us back only 75% of what they owed us.We thought it was _10_ but decided to accept it.But wait.

4、Theres more.A few months later，the stone walkway they put in _11_When I asked the company to _12_ it，they said they would do so，_13_ a month later they still hadnt done it.More cracks(裂缝)showed up and things got worse._14_，I will never do business with this company again.They provided us with the wo

5、rst customer _15_ Ive ever had.It made me shake my head，get frustrated and _16_ how someone could do business like this and survive.One person who feels cheated by a company can _17_ millions of people through Facebook.Twitter and online review sites，which will have a negative _18_ on its brand.A co

6、mpany can no longer _19_ its customers.They cant treat them _20_ and expect to thrive(兴旺)【语篇解读】 作者遭遇了一次糟糕的客户服务经历。1A.ordered BpermittedCbegged Dhired答案D根据后文提到的纠纷可知，作者和妻子雇用了一家公司。 2A.plan Bbill Ccondition Dmaterial答案B根据句中charged us a lot of money可知，这里指账单。 3A.ever Bsometimes Cnever Doften答案C根据第二段中my wif

7、e and I could have removed the plants可知，作者的妻子发现，有些植物没有种植，却被收了钱。 4A.matter BhistoryCreply Dresult答案A作者和妻子向公司经营者提出这个问题。 5A.explain Backnowledge Cshare Dbalance答案B根据后句They said they were innocent可知，他们拒绝承认问题。 6A.confused Bdisappointed Cresponsible Dcurious答案C根据句中my wife and I could have removed the plan

8、ts可知，他们认为自己没有责任。 7A.blame Bcredit Ccost Dattitude答案A根据下文there was no way we could have moved away the plants可知，他们就是尽力把责任推给客户。 8A.picked Bwalked Cemployed Dpulled答案B根据句中through the backyard可知，作者和妻子带着他们查看情况。 9A.accepted Bafforded Coffered Drequired答案C根据句中pay us back可知，他们提出赔偿。 10A.ordinary Bunfair Cess

9、ential Dreasonable答案B根据前句中only 75% of what they owed us和本句中but可知，作者和妻子认为不公平。 11A.turned up Bcaught fireCmade progress Dbroke down答案D根据后文More cracks showed up可推断，走道坏了。 12A.repair Bplace Cproduce Dadd答案A根据后文内容可知，作者让他们来修理一下。 13A.although Bso Cbut Dbecause答案C根据句中they still hadnt done it可知，这里表示转折。 14A.Pr

10、obably BFortunatelyCSimilarly DObviously答案D通过作者遇到的问题可知，显而易见，他再也不会和这家公司有往来了。 15A.service Battitude Cprice Dmethod答案A根据前文内容可知，这个公司为他们提供了最差的服务。 16A.imagine Bpredict Cwonder Dstudy答案C根据句中It made me shake my head，get frustrated可推断，作者想知道这样的公司怎么会发展。 17A.fool Breach Cfollow Dcount答案B根据句中through Facebook, Tw

11、itter and online review sites可得出答案。 18A.future Breason Cexperience Dimpact答案D根据句中negative和语境可知，这里指影响。 19A.visit BignoreCappreciate Dleave答案B根据前句内容可知，公司不能忽略客户。 20A.wrong Bequally Chard Dspecially答案A根据句中expect to thrive可推断，公司不能错误地对待客户。 .阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时夹叙夹议文社会生活3697分钟People think what I do is so wonde

12、rful because I interview stars.And I have to admit that when I first started working at Sassy in 1987.I was excited about that part of my job for the first couple of months，anyway.Then I noticed how stars would fool me for months.I could never get enough time with a star to find out anything interes

13、ting，and some acted just simply rudely.I started hating the way I was treated，and I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped(崇拜)before were pretty ordinary.So I decided I would just tell the truth instead of keeping up their myths(不真实的事)If the star was a bad guy，I would say

14、so.If I thought someone was stupid，I did not hold back that information.I thought readers would appreciate that kind of honesty.Surprisingly，many of them hated me for it.I have gotten so many attacks on my character.In their eyes，being famous is everything，even more desirable than being truly creati

15、ve and talented.Why do we need stars？In fact，the media created stars to satisfy our basic need for gossip(闲话)Over time，talking about people we have never met and we are never likely to meet has become what we are crazy about.Thus，some people are more interested in the personal lives of stars than in

16、 the lives of their own family and friends.That is why it is so ridiculous when a star wants to discuss only his or her work in an interview as we care.We want the dirt in their personal lives.There is another reason why we worship stars.As a whole，our society is not as religious as it once was.It s

17、eems that people need something to fulfill them in the way religion once did.Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.We make them stars，but then their reputation makes us feel unimportant，and we truly feel better about ourselves when they die.I am part of this whole process.No

18、wonder I feel soiled at the end of workdays.【语篇解读】 身为记者的作者在采访明星的过程中发现，有些明星并不如想象得那么好，他们只是普通人，因此作者提醒人们不要盲目崇拜明星。1What are stars like according to the author?AThey always treat others rudely.BThey always talk about something dull.CThey are actually ordinary people.DThey are usually honest and polite.答案C

19、细节理解题。根据第一段第五句中的“I was really disappointed to see that these people I had worshipped(崇拜)before were pretty ordinary”可知，作者认为明星实际上就是普通人。 2We worship stars because _Awe need true mental heroes to support usBwe can learn something useful from themCwe concern about their family and friendsDwe like talkin

20、g about their dressing styles答案A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的最后两句“It seems that people need something to fulfill them in the way religion once did.Star worship exists as an unfulfilling desire for true heroes.”可知，人们崇拜明星是因为他们渴望真正的英雄来作为精神寄托。 3When the author is writing this article，his tone sounds _Aexcited Bangry C

21、worried Dcalm答案D作者态度题。作者在文中介绍了自己对明星的看法，客观地分析了人们崇拜明星的原因，因此他的语气应该是平静的。 4What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?ATo show the disadvantages of working with stars.BTo remind us not to worship stars blindly.CTo laugh at the stars he has interviewed.DTo talk about the reasons why we

22、worship stars.答案B写作意图题。通读全文可知，作者通过自己的工作经历向人们揭示了明星不过是普通人，人们不应该对他们盲目崇拜，因此选B。 .书面表达武汉市民余友珍拥有17套房产，是一位“千万富婆”。但是，14年来，她甘做一名环卫工人。她说这样做是为给子女做榜样，她告诫子女“你们不做事，我就把房子捐给国家”。在她的影响下，她的两个孩子都靠各自的努力找到了工作。请根据以上材料，围绕“父母对孩子的影响”这个话题，为校报写一篇英语稿件。内容包括：1简要描述余友珍的事迹；2谈谈父母为孩子树立榜样的影响。3词数：100左右。_【参考范文】Yu Youzhen lives in Wuhan，Hu

23、bei Province.She owns 17 apartments worth tens of million yuan.However，she has been working as a street cleaner for 14 years.She works hard in order to set a good example to her own children.She warns her children that if they dont work，she will donate the apartments to the country.Under her positiv

24、e influence，both her children have their own jobs.It is clear that Yu Youzhen has become a role model of her children.With such a hardworking mother，two children know they should depend on themselves to earn their life.From what Yu has done，I truly realize that parents behavior has lasting effects on their children.It is important that parents should care about what they do because their children will follow suit.欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。