2026年山西版《学位英语》冲刺试卷二

In the summer of 1838， John Wannamaker was born in Philadelphia.His father was a brick-maker.Whenever he was not__21__school， John was engaged in turning bricks which were laid in the sun to__22__. Thus， the quality of working__23__was instilled(灌输)into the young man.__24__ his own diligence， he later became the merchant prince of Philadelphia.A few years later， school was__25__and he worked in a store four miles away__26__his home.He walked eight miles every day， going to work in the morning and__27__back home in the evening. He__28__only $1.25 for the entire week's work. Afterwards he was__29__as a clerk in a law office， and later he worked in a clothing store at a__30__of $1.50 per week. Here he seemed to find the calling.__31__suited his taste， and he developed a pleasing disposition(性格).People__32__to trade with the young clerk. It was not long__33__he was called to responsible positions.In 1861，he already saved several hundred dollars. As he had__34__a reputation for honesty and ability， he was
able to start in business on his own account. This firm of Wannamaker & Brown was situated__35__the corner of Sixth and Market streets. As the business__36__，other stores were opened. John Wannamaker， the poor clerk—after a__37__of twenty years of hard work， pushed by energy， controlled a force of 6，000 employees. Not only did the firm handle clothing， but also articles that could be generally__38__in retail(零售))stores.The secret of his great success is his tireless diligence， and a__39__mastery of his business. He was one of the most successful merchants in history who were extremely good at thinking of new business ideas and__40__them successful.

Passage 1
A lawyer friend of mine has devoted herself to the service of humanity.Her special area is called “public interest law”.Many other lawyers represent only clients who can pay high fees. All lawyers have had expensive and highly specialized training， and they work long， difficult hours for the money they earn. But what happens to people who need legal help and cannot afford to pay these lawyers’ fees？
Public interest lawyers fill this need. Lisa， like other public interest lawyers， earns a salary much below what some lawyers can earn.Because she is willing to take less money， her clients need the help， even if they can pay nothing at all.Some clients need legal help because stores have cheated them with faulty merchandise.Others are in unsafe apartments， or are threatened with eviction (驱逐，赶出) and have no place to go to.Their cases are called “civil” cases.Still others are accused of criminal acts， and seeking those public interest lawyers who handle “criminal” cases. These are just a few of the many situations in which men and women who are public interest lawyers serve to extend justice throughout our society.

Passage 2
No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing， bees humming， a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by， he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large English dictionary， for example， contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary bigger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy English for you to read. You will enjoy them. When you meet a new word， find it in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your most useful book.