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1、英语冲刺复习英语精练（3）AHe met her at a party. She was so outstanding that many guys were chasing after her, while he was so ordinary. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. She was surprised but due to being being polite, she promised.They sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervo
2、us to say anything, and she felt uncomfortable, too. Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt? Id like to put it in my coffee.” Everybody stared at him. It was so strange! His face turned red but still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Wh
3、y do you have this hobby?” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I have the salty coffee, I always think of my childhood, my hometown, and my parents who are s
4、till living there.” While saying that tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. Then she also started to speak, speaking about her faraway hometown, her childhood, and her family.That was a really nice talk, also a beautiful beginning of their love. They continued to date. She found that actual
5、ly he was a man who met all her demands. He had tolerance, kind-hearted, warm and careful. Thanks to his salty coffee! They married. And, every time she made coffee for him, she put some salt in the coffee, as she knew that was the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away and left her a lette
6、r which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole lifes lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time, actually I wanted some sugar, but said salt. It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead. I didnt like the salty coffee then, what a strange bad taste! But I have had
7、the salty coffee for my whole life, for it was prepared by you.”41. The man was nervous at the coffee shop, because _.A. everybody stared at him at that timeB. many guys chased after the womanC. he didnt feel himself a match for the womanD. he had the strange habit of drinking salty coffee42. From t
8、his passage, we can infer that _.A. the mans lie won the womans loveB. the mans parents onced lived near the seaC. the woman talked with the man, for they had the same experienceD. the woman realised what salty coffee had to do with a good man43. What can be concluded about the man?A. He had intende
9、d to give his wife a surprise at his deathB. He unwillingly developed a taste for salty coffee after marriageC. He was so stubborn as to drink for a life what he didnt likeD. He enjoyed his lifelong bitter salty coffee out of love44. Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?A.
10、 A Foolish Lie B. Salty CoffeeC. A Sad Love Story D. Love in a Coffee ShopBOne of the most fascinating things about television is the size of the audience. A novel can be on the “best seller” lists with a sale of up to 100,000 copies, but a popular TV show might have 70million TV viewers. TV can mak
11、e anything or anyone well-known overnight.This is the principle behind “quiz” or “game” shows, which put ordinary people on TV to play a game for prizes and money. A quiz show can make anyone a star, and it can give away thousands of dollars. Charles Van Doren, an English instructor, became rich and
12、 famous after winning money on several shows. He even had a career as a television personality. But one of the losers proved that Charles Van Doren was cheating. It turned out that the shows producers, who were pulling the strings, gave the answers to the most popular contestants beforehand. Why? Be
13、cause if the audience didnt like the person who won the game, they turned the show off. The result of this cheating was a huge scandal(丑闻). Based on the show off, a movie titled “Quiz Show” is on 40 years later.Charles Van Doren is no longer involved with TV. But game shows are still here, though th
14、ey arent taken seriously. In fact, some of them try to be as ridiculous as possible. There are shows that send strangers on vacation trips together, or that try to cause newly-married couples to fight on TV, or that punish losers by humiliating(羞辱) them. The entertainment now is to see what people w
15、ill do just to be on TV. People still win money, but the real prize is to be in front of an audience of millions.45. What is the most important thing as to television?A. How many viewers they can attract B. Becoming the best seller on the listC. How much money can be given away D. The number of peop
16、le attending shows46. What does the underlined part “pulling the strings” probably mean?A. Planning the shows with effort B. Drawing the curtain on the stageC. Controlling the result secretly D. Playing “quiz” or “game” openly47. Charles Van Doren stopped his career as a television personality because _.A. he had earned enough wealth and fame.B. one of the parti
