答案。

3. What's the best title for the text?

A. Smile, when you meet each other

B. Goodbye, the apple of market's eye

C. The big fish in the small-farmer pond

D. We need good neighbors in Washington

【答案】B

【解析】标题归纳题。通读全文可知, 本文主要介绍了农贸市场的农夫Eddie Rankin退休时人们的不舍。B项中的Goodbye表明了Eddie Rankin的退休; be the apple of sb. 's eye = to be loved very much by someone, the apple of market's eye表明了Eddie Rankin对农贸市场的重要性, 是对他30年工作的肯定。

Ⅱ. 完形填空

　　Not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life. I've always tried to keep my　1　 from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we can't 　2　 having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.

　　Last summer, I became involved with a(n)　3　co-worker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of　4　 for him and decided to help him　5　 this tough time, so I tried my best to　6　 his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I　7　 and tried to rescue him. His rudeness gradually was out of　8　. One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He　9　 my change in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was　10　 and that I was very hurt by the way he had　11　 me, he was surprised. He could not understand his actions had a bad　12　 on me. He told me he didn't have anything　13　 me and that there was no need for me to　14　 it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the　15　 that the same things also made me　16　. I said, "I always treat you with patience, understanding and kindness, but you haven't treated me with　17　 respect. " He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might　18　 him.

　　People only change　19　 they want to change. I didn't know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future, but I would continue to 　20　 him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

1. A. difference B. pressure

　C. absence D. distance

【答案】D

【解析】根据下文的"people who are rude, aggressive and mean"可推知, 对于品性不太好的人, 作者自然是与他们保持距离。difference"差异"; pressure"压力"; absence"缺席"; distance"距离"。

2. A. risk B. escape

　C. avoid D. appreciate

【答案】C

【解析】根据语境"But"的转折可推知, 有时候我们不可避免地会和一些不关心我们的利益的人有联系。risk"冒险"; escape"逃离"; avoid"避免"; appreciate"欣赏, 感激"。

3. A. bad-tempered B. kind-hearted

C. easy-going D. co-operative

【答案】A

【解析】根据下文的"________his rudeness when he lost his temper"可推知, 这个同事脾气不好。

4. A. advice B. sympathy

　C. permission D. selection

【答案】B