Honesty IS the Best Policy in Business (Usually): How to Make Honesty Your Competitive Advantage, Drive Sales, Increase Profits, and Make Life Better in General - StartupBros
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& She doesn’t like eating the American food
every day.
She dreams that she can taste food from other countries.
2 Mr. Smith
& An old man. He is living in the city, but
what he likes is
the country life.
& He hates hot weather. He feels pleased when
he walks on
&A young man. He is not afraid of danger. And
he feels like
watching difficult actions(表演) like jumping through the air or
walking on their hands.
5 Miss Green
&She has nothing to so on this Saturday. She
thinks watching
films is a good way to kill
time.&&&&&
Tasty, quick and clean! Weekday:
8:00am—8:00pm.　Weekend:10:00am—11:00pm.
Visit Hawaii
Visit long sandy beaches(海滩). Climb the mountains. Daytime
temperatures 24°C--26°C, only a little cool by late evening.
C. Enjoy Thailand
& Buy many kinds of fruits and vegetables in
boats. Don’t forget your hat—the sun can be strong. 40°C at
D Come to Austria
& Enjoy the whole village, Soil, the forest and
the mountains in a clean and not expensive hotel.20°C--25°C in the
daytime, but much cooler in the evening.
E Acrobatics(杂技)
& Exciting! Dangerous! See you at the City
Theatre on Saturday morning at 10”00, free.
F Movies at the Museum
& Two Indian movies will be shown on Saturday
afternoon at the Museum Theatre. THE GRAND CANYON: 2.00; THE
BUILDERS:3.50 Tel:367899
G International Picnic
Are you fed up with having the dame food? Would you like to
enjoy food from all over the world? It’s delicious and not dear.
Just come here.
H Take Me Out To The Ball Game
& Get your tickets at the gate to see the Blue
Birds at Saturday night(7.00--8.00). It may be cold. Please wear
your sweaters and jackets.
中考专项训练
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是八则广告的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
答案：GDBEF
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是一份报纸八个版面的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1 Xiao Hong
&She wants to know what’s new all around the
2 Ming Ming
&A basketball fan. He is good at it. He doesn’t
to miss any basketball match.
&He wants to buy a thing .he can use it to
listen to music
and take some photos.
&A college student. He is going to study in
so he needs to know more about the college life there.
5 Zhang Ming
&An English learner. She finds that she always
difficulty in reading English passages.
& China has 1.3 billion people. At least 25
people were killed in Japan quake(地震). Iraq still a death
B Perspective
&Want a real robot companion you can talk with
when you are lonely? Take care of you when you are ill and do all
the homework? Not far away.
C. Science
& Cellphone used as MP3, TV, radio and camera.
It’s possible.
D Entertainment
& What is new about the singers, film stars and
films? Come here.
E Students studying abroad. Beijing Technology Institute
students are the champions at the Beijing MTV-Samsung Anycall All
Campus “New Air” Singing Contest.
If you have any ideas about the week’s topic, or you have some
questions about your life, you can write to
G Language Lab
&Have some problems in reading or translating?
Here is a good choice for you.
& FIFA, NBA, CBA… Adrian Mutu, Sharapova, Liu
答案：AHCEG
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是八种给小费的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1 Tom likes doing everything by himself. He chose his own food,
carried it to the table and enjoyed it.
2 Jerry often drinks in the bar with his friends.
3 Mary, not as usual, had a different meal with　her family in a
restaurant.
4 Candy is going to a hotel with 3 big boxes and 4bags. Someone
will help her.
5 Betty likes to have dinner with music.
A 15﹪of the bar bill to the bartender(服务员) when her gives you
the check..
B 15﹪of the bill, or 20﹪in a very fine restaurant, to waiters or
waitresses.
C 25 or 50 cents to the boys who carry your tray(盘) to the table
in cafeterias.
D 25 cents for checkroom attendants if the charge is 75
E $5 or $10 to the headwaiter or head-waitress if he or she
arranges a special table for you, cooks an unusual dish in front of
F $1or $2 to the pianist or organist for playing your
request(要求).
G $2 or $5 for heavy trunks(箱子) and $1 per bag for suitcases to
the porter(搬运者).
H A10﹪ means “not so pleased with the service” while a 20﹪ means
“pleased with the service”, but this is not true.
答案：CAEGF
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是八则广告的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
１Xiao Feng
&A student from China. But she is crazy about
American music. And she is only free on Saturday.
&A Beijing University student from England. She
wants to know what happened in China in the past.
&A 13 years old boy. Tomorrow is his mother’s
birthday, but he isn’t sure what he should buy for her.
&A 16 years old student from a poor family. She
goes to school from Monday to Friday. And she is looking foe a
part-time job.
&A dance lover. She can give a wonderful
Chinese dance, but she wants o learn more.　
A Live Music—Late Night Jazz
& Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davis,
the famous trumpet player(号手). He is known to play well into the
early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.
B Scottish Dancing
& Scottish dancing is nice and easy to learn.
The wonderful dance from England will by given.
C Show-Anhaul Museum
& There are 12000 pieces on show here .You can
see the whole of Chinese history.
D Rose Hotel
& 1Oct—31Mar. $198 1Apr.—30Apr.
1May—30Sep.$218 for a night.
& The best present for the woman who has
everything.
F Saturday Job
& Cleaner(16+) for company in Hoe. 8am—1pm only
$5 an hour. Tel:
G Reporter Wanted
& New Evening Paper is looking for a reporter
between 13 and 16 to work from 4pm to 6pm weekday. Tel:
H Prince of the Piano
& Richard Clayderman, the French pianist who is
widely known as “ the Prince of the Piano”, will give his concert
this Sunday night, at 8.00 at Flower Hall, City College.
答案：ACEFB
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是外国八种文化的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1 Mr. Zhang is the first time to drive a car with his friends in
2 Chen Fang has celebrated Chinese New Year’s Day for times. Now
she is curious about other countries’.
&He was asked to an American friend’s home for
dinner. It’s new to him.
&He is falling love in a beautiful lady, but
she doesn’t know it.
5 Miss. Xie
& She is going to have a trip in London. She is
not sure what kind of clothes she should take.
A& New Year’s Day
& January 1st. A large celebration.
Stay up late to welcome the coming of the new year. Enjoy drink and
food, but clothing and sweet music. Visit friends.
B Valentine’s Day
& Feb. 14th. Sweethearts’ day, on
which people in love with each other express(表达) their love
C Traffic Rules in America
& Keep left! Don’t use your horn(喇叭) to express
anger or complain.
D Weather in England
& Changeable(变化多端). Don’t be surprised to see
Englishmen leave home on a bright, sunny morning with a raincoat or
an umbrella.
E Names and Tittles
& What is in a name? Can we day Teacher Chen?
How to use Mr. Miss. Dr. or Prof?
F Eating in America
& How to use knife and fork? Arrive on time or
& Two kinds of TOEFL tests: one is the
traditional written test and the other is given on a computer. The
best way to get ready for it is to use English and listen to
English as much as possible.
H Christmas
& Dec. 25th. The biggest and
best-loved holiday in the USA. Hanging a stocking, Christmas Tree,
get presents from Santa Claus.
答案：CAFBD
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是八项对书或字典的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1 Miss Gao
& A new English teacher in a middle school. She
hopes she can be a good teacher.
& An English learner. Now he is trying to put
the Chinese writing into English.
& He doesn’t know the meaning of the saying
“Where there is a will, there is a way.”
4 Dr. Yang
& A scientist. He is reading an English book of
technology, but there are so many new words.
5 Fang Ming
& He finds that he always uses verbs in a wrong
A RESOURCE BOOK FOR TEACHER
& Information and activities that meet the
needs of teachers who want to give pupils a special and great
B LEARNING TEACHING
& A guidebook for English language teachers.
Ideas on classroom management, the subject matter of English
language teaching and 4 skills teaching.
C ADVANCED ENGLISH GRAMMAR
& For high school students. uses of Numerals.
Kinds of n. and sentences, etc.
D A CHINESE—ENGLISH DICTIONARY
& For Chinese students. Don’t know how to say
“Da Xue” in English? Here goes!
E LONGMAN DICTIONARY
& English—English. 80000 words and phrases
including scientific and technical terms and latest words like
clone, e-mail.
F OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER’S DICTIONARY OF CURRENT ENGLISH
&& Easy to understand with a
lot of examples and pictures. Help learners to use verbs
correctly.
G DICTIONARY OF IDIOMS
& English—Chinese. Uses of over 80000 idioms.
Clear explanations(解释)
H XINHUA DICTIONARY
& Pronunciation and meaning of Chinese
characters.
答案：BDGEF
匹对阅读。左栏是对五个人的描述，右栏是八个网址的介绍，从右栏中选出最恰当的选项并把它的字母编号写在题号前的括号内。
1 Mr. Gang
& A good teacher. He always catches up with the
latest developments(动态) in teaching.
& A 14 years old girl. She is learning English,
but she is bad at listening.
& He is 13 years old and interested in English
news. But he can’t hear
& A 17 years old student. Love English stories
and enjoy listening to it, too.
5 Mrs. Gen
& She travels a lot from one country to
another. Her hobby is collecting pictures of flags.
& Junior students are welcome. Give you all
kinds of writing exercises on English.
& National flags of all over the world.
& Pictures, sounds like animals, film
editing(剪辑).
& Read and learn New York Times.
& Listening materials for junior students can
be found here.
/englishcorner/listening/index.htm/
& Listen to English stories, famous lectures
and special English programs by voice of America.
& Watch and listen to the news with video
frequency(视频), just like watching a TV set.
& Education resources(资源), teaching and
research resources.
答案：HEGFB
八．阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是8个活动的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合参加的1项活动，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
1.Maria is celebrating her birthday tomorrow. She wants to go
out for the whole day with her friends. They all enjoy listening to
pop music.
& 2.Glenda is studying the history of music at
college. She wants to listen to as much music from the past as
possible, and specially likes listening to people singing.
& 3.Wong is a dancer from China. He would like
to see people dancing from as many other parts of the world as
possible so as to have some new ideas.
& 4.Ruth is a teacher who is planning to start
a drama club for the children at her school. She would like to see
some children acting if possible.
&5..Joe is studying English. He hopes either to
write plays or to be an actor. He enjoys plays about real people
who led interesting lives very much.
International Youth Celebration (getting together with students
from different countries, dancing and singing)
River Festival (A day of fun on the river bank with a Chinese
Songs of Summer (Hutton Consort will sing songs old and new, all of
which are about the summer)
Music in the Open Air (Jimmy Locke and his band play dance music
through the day in the open air)
Life Runs Between Us (A new dance, the Street Dancing Company will
be showed)
A Star May Be Born (Some plays from children’s stories are showed
by 7 to 11-yeat-old children for parents, families and friends)
Vita and Harold (A play about a couple’s lives and their most
unusual marriage)
Variety Music Evening (A great evening with the latest pop songs
and dancing)
答案：DCAFG
九．阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是8个电视栏目的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合看的1个节目，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
1．Ferry wants to know something about dolphins, bears, kangaroos
and birds.
& 2．Keller is six years old. There is something
wrong with her eyes and ears. She couldn’t see or hear since she
& 3．Oliver is from Canada. He is now in China.
He wants to know more about Chinese customs.
& 4．Paul is a basketball fan. He plays
basketball every day and he watches basketball match on TV in the
& 5．Ronin and Joe will get married next month.
They need much money to buy a house and a Car.
CCTV-1 (The programmes are as follows: 18:30 Children’s World,
19:30 News. 19:45 Around the World, 20:20 Message from the
Asian Basketball Championship. (Yao Ming has come back to China. He
will join in the Asian Basketball Championship in September in
International Bank (The bank offers a range of services including
signature loans and other loan types with low rates.)
New Life School. (The teachers there are very friendly and they can
bring new hope to many blind and deaf people.)
YCSXTV (The programmes tonight are as follows: 18:30 World News,
19:00 Pop Songs, 19:30 Animal World, 20:20 Science and Life)
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival (People eat rice dumplings and have
dragon boat races on a river to celebrate it on May the fifth.)
Blue Sky Hotel (A newly open hotel that has 150 rooms and swimming
pools. It’s near the downtown.)
A Camping Holiday (A group of young people are going on a camping
holiday. They take with them some rice, some vegetables, some
potatoes and so on.)
答案：EDFBC
十．阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是8个活动的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合参加的1项活动，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
1．Shirley is a teacher who teaches art in a middle school. She
would like to see the shows of the paintings.
&2． Mr. Hu is a businessman. He often leaves
for faraway cities on business.
&3． Sandy doesn’t have much money. So she wants
to buy some cheap clothes for the winter.
&4． Jack is from Guangdong. This year, he
spends his winter holiday in Beijing for the first time. He isn’t
used to the cold weather at all.
5．Wu Dong will go to America next month. But he is poor in
speaking English. So he wants to
improve his oral English.
English Corner in the Open Air (The students from the English
department of a Foreign Language Institue hold an English Corner in
the Chaoyang Square in the evening.)
People’s Zoo (Some kinds of animals that existed during the time of
the dinosaur will be shown, e.g. crocodile, tortoise.)
Spring Art ( more than 100 artists get together and see the work of
painters, photographers. There are many famous pictures for sale
New Century Store (It is a store in the center of the city. It is
going to hold an end-of-season sale. The price of many things will
be reduced)
Aoi Co. Ltd. (It is a company which produces the body warmer. The
body warmer is a new kind of machine that can make the body
Thanksgiving Dinner in the park. (People get together in the park
and have a big dinner to celebrate the harvest.)
Dance Together (A dancing ball will be held in the People’s Square
this weekend.)
Club Room (It is a hotel offering services for which you can use a
telephone to keep in touch with your family and children for
答案：CHDEA
十一．阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是8个活动的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合参加的1项活动，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
1．Rose wants to buy some newspaper to read so that he can
improve his English.
2．Mrs Smith is going to send her son to take some lessons on
singing during the coming holiday.
3．Dalia is going to buy some CDs.
4．Helen hopes that she can give some help to the people who lost
their home in the Indian Ocean Tsunami.
5．Lily wants to have someone take care of her baby 3 hours a day
do that she can work as a soho.
Tian Yuan Computer Selling Center. Different kinds of computers on
sale. Low price with high quality. Tel: .
Tianhe Book Center
Books, books and more books! After a bit of looking around, you
can find the everincreasing learning English book section where you
can find new good ones.
Dongshan District Children’s Activity Center. Tel:
No.1 Miao Qian Jie (The singing lessons here are great if you want
to send your kids to practice their vocal cords.)
New Life School (The teachers there are very friendly and they can
bring new hope to many blind and deaf people.)
21st Century is a newspaper for English learners of all
Red Cross (donation accepted for the tsunami victims in
Indonesia.)
Guangzhou’s biggest audio and video market
Located in Guangzhou’s busy Nonglin-Xia Rd, the market is
operated by a chain-store company under the administration of
Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Culture.
H. Babysitters (50 yuan per hour. Tel: )
答案：ECGFH
十二.阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是8个活动的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合参加的1项活动，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
&1．Susan is looking for a house to rent（租）. It
doesn’t matter how old and how expensive it is.
&2．Kitty is fed up with daily life---working,
working and working. So she wants to do some sightseeing（观光）.
&3．Cara is poor, but she likes dancing very
&4．Tom is able to lift and carry heavy things,
but he is jobless.
&5．Nick enjoys staying in water. Cool! And he
is very interested in swimming.
A. HOUSE TO RENT Older house in city center, one bedroom and one
kitchen, $501mouth, Tel323-0187
B. WELCOME TO OUR DANCE CLUB Free lessons, every Saturday
evening a different lesson every week, bring your favorite CDs.
C. SWIMMING LESSON FOR STUDENTS Newquay Training Centre July
D. WORK WANTED Strong boy pleased, to work in a garden or do
housework 3 hours a week, see Jim.
E. SALE American-made car, half new, Charlie Li 2654213
F. BABY-SISTER Needed baby-sister, $5 an hour, speak good
Chinese, middle aged, Jenny 2659874
G.WANTED Small portable（可携带的） TV set, old model going cheap,
phone John on 24766
DRIFT Geen trees, clean and fresh air, sitting in the boats,
答案：AHBDC
十三．阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人接完电话后的感受的描述，右栏是8个电话的简介，请为每一个人选择最有可能接的1个电话，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
1．John will be worried because the stain（斑点） in his carpet can’t
be cleaned forever.
2．There is something wrong with Mrs. West’s car, but she needn’t
spend money in repairing it.
3．Donna is very happy. She is going to have a get-together a
jolly time.
4．Paul may be lonely. He has supper by himself tonight.
5．Mr. Green has a dog. It’s very naughty. Today it disturbs
This is Louise calling. It’s2:30. You said you’d meet me at 1:30 in
front of the restaurant. Well, I’m not waiting any longer. And
please don’t bother calling me again.
This is Mr. Norris from the carpet store. I’m afraid that we tried
to get the stain out of your carpet but we haven’t been successful.
Dry cleaning hasn’t helped, so unfortunately there isn’t anything
more we can do about it. Would you be able to come in and get your
carpet this week?
This is Anne. It’s 8pm and I’m still tied up at the office, so I
don’ think I’ll be able to join you for dinner. I feel really bad
about it, but we’ll definitely have dinner tomorrow night.
This is Mr. Grant. I’m afraid I had a slight accident in the
parking lot and did some damage to your car. I’m really sorry about
it but I’m sure that my insurance company will pay for the repairs.
Please give me a call when you get in. You can reach me at
This is Judy calling. You will never guess where I am! I’m at the
airport with Don and the kids. All five of us are here this time.
Isn’t that great? Hope you’ve still got room for us! We’ll be at
your place by 6 o’clock. Don’t worry about dinner. We can just send
out for some pizza----our treat!
This is Mrs. Brown from across the street. Your dog got into my
garden today and destroyed half m flowers. I’d say it’d going to
cost about $250 to replace them. Not to mention my time and effort.
Call me as soon as you get this message. The number is
This is Stacey. Can you meet me at the school at 4:30? I’ve told
the others. Oh, and bring your volleyball. I’ve lost mine. And
don’t forget to bring the $10 you own me, OK?
This is Bob’s Garage. Your car won’t be ready till next Tuesday.
Sorry, but it turned out to be quite a big job. We have replaced
the battery but are still working on the starter. The bill will be
around $350. You’ll also need new snow tires.
答案：BDECF
十四．阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人想阅读报纸内容的描述，右栏是报纸8个版面的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合阅读的1个版面，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
& 1．Xiao Dan
& A music lover. No matter what kind of music
it is, she will enjoy it!
& 2．Ming Qing
& A Chinese student. He always has some
problems in learning English new words.
3．Miss Gong
A middle school teacher. She wants to know more about her
4．Zhen Zhen
A curious girl. She has a dream---go abroad. For this, she
should read more about other countries.
A modern-minded person. He doesn’t feel like falling behind the
A1 Photos Report
Short stories on popular people all over the world. Media
Express for something in.
A2 Cultures
Social life like family, food and dining customs, customs and
traditions, attitudes and views, and social problems in different
countries.
C. A3 Bilingual （双语）Class
&& Learn maths in English?
Possible. Besides it any other subject in middle school you can get
A4 Cool Zone
Hot topics among students. Show what ‘s cool to them.
A5 Bilingual Classics
Classical well-known sayings, famous essays following times.
A6 Mini Flashcards
Emphasize the brief and uses of words. Help you to memorize
A7 Summer Memories
Beautiful words with soft music. Enjoy English in a poetized
A8 Mind Twisters
High? Low? Lots of fantastic IQ questions for you. Be
challenging!
答案：GFDBA
十五.阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人所需的描述，右栏是对超市8层楼的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合去的1层，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
& A student from No.1 Middle School. He needs a
book which can help him with his study.
& A fat girl. She wants to keep fit by doing
sports like badminton.
&3． David
& He admires Harry Potter a lot, so he is crazy
about watching it again and again. And he can’t live without
& 4．Zhang Rui
& He is from China but he is keen on western
food, so he often eats it instead of Chinese food.
&5． Kitty
& A beautiful girl. She makes herself look
attractive all the time. Therefore, she makes up every day and
wears fashion clothes.
CDs, VCDs, DVDs, computers, televisions, radios, etc.
Books on social sciences, ancients books, entertainment
Floor Three
Books for different kinds of level education. People in
different ages are welcome.
Floor Four
Literature, art, PE equipment like baseball bats, badminton
Floor Five
Candies, cookies, cakes, bread, milk, butter, salt, sugar, oil,
Sports shoes, tennis shoes, sandal, high-heeled shoes,
thick-sold shoes.
Floor Seven
Shirt, skirt, jacket, belt, T-shirt, jeans, socks, gloves,
Floor Eight
American fast food, sushi, chafing fish, pizza, etc.
Tel: 3880913
答案：CDAHG
十六.阅读匹对。左栏是对5个人以不同的方法写的段落，右栏是8种段落写作方法的简介，请为每一个人选择出各自所用的方法，并将答案的字母编号填在题号前的括号内。
A “liberated woman” is simply a woman controls her own life, rather
than following it to be controlled by other people, traditions, or
expectations.
This term several useful and interesting courses have been offered.
An Introduction to American Culture, for example, gives us a lot of
background knowledge of the history of American literature and
Mr. Look arranges the books on his bookshelves in a unique way. In
the upper right hand corner, there are books about the War of
Independence. Right under them…. The left side of the shelf ….
There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the
standard sets and best-seller-unread, untouched. The second…. The
I was born in 1989. When I was 6 years old, I went to school. After
I finished middle school, I found a job in a factory.
Development by Time
In telling a story or recounting an event, the easiest and
clearest way is to describe things in order of time.
Development by Space
Before we begin to describe a place, whether it is a large
country or a small room, we have to decide on the order on which to
name the different parts or details.
Development by Example
Supporting a topic sentence with examples makes a general
statement specific and easy to understand. And it also light up
abstract ideas and make them clear, interesting or memorable.
Development by Comparison and Contrast
A comparison points out the similarities between two or more
persons or things of the same class. While a contrast, the
differences between them.
Development by Process
When you have to explain how something is done, you usually
follow a chronological sequence（按时间顺序） and give a step-by-step
description.
Development by Classification
To classify is to sort things into categories（种类） according to
their characteristics. We group things according to their
similarities and differences.
Development by Definition
To avoid confusion or misunderstanding, we have to define a
word, term, or concept& which is unfamiliar to
most readers.
Development by Combination of Methods
Two or three of methods for developing paragraphs are used in
the same paragraph.
答案：GCBFA
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