How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was
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How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．
It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the ．
Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more ．But Jacob"s teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston him how to use paints to make stage sets．
As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man to become an artist．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．From their ,Jacob learned that history books often the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He Toussaint, who had helped free his people French ruling．
Many people admired Jacob"s pictures, but he needed admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a artist．
| 小题1: | | A．steps | B．blocks | C．buildings | D．avenues |
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| 小题2: | | A．artist | B．tutor | C．scholar | D．official |
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| 小题3: | | A．swinging | B．existing | C．hanging | D．twisting |
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| 小题4: | | A．blank | B．loose | C．tough | D．tight |
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| 小题5: | | A．lined | B．decorated | C．associated | D．filled |
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| 小题6: | | A．stored | B．received | C．created | D．remembered |
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| 小题7: | | A．museum | B．studio | C．church | D．street |
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| 小题8: | | A．whether | B．which | C．that | D．when |
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| 小题9: | | A．precious | B．practical | C．standard | D．flexible |
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| 小题10: | | A．recommended | B．reminded | C．provided | D．showed |
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| 小题11: | | A．hesitating | B．struggling | C．marching | D．participating |
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| 小题12: | | A．settled | B．wandered | C．gathered | D．rushed |
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| 小题13: | | A．experiences | B．performances | C．accents | D．conversations |
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| 小题14: | | A．acknowledged | B．accused | C．ignored | D．witnessed |
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| 小题15: | | A．chose | B．accepted | C．counted | D．employed |
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| 小题16: | | A．against | B．from | C．for | D．with |
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| 小题17: | | A．more than | B．rather than | C．other than | D．less than |
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| 小题18: | | A．broke | B．gave | C．permitted | D．took |
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| 小题19: | | A．award | B．title | C．salary | D．prize |
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| 小题20: | | A．permanent | B．popular | C．positive | D．professional |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:C
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:C
小题20:D |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述的是著名艺术家Jacob Lawrence从小很有天赋，为了去博物馆，走了六十个街区去看画，画黑人英雄杜桑，让自己因此而出名了。虽然很有名，但不得不靠画画为生。
小题1:B考查名词辨析A． steps步伐；B． blocks街区；C． buildings建筑物；D． avenues林荫大道；句意：当他年轻时，Jacob Lawrence通常会走六十个街区从他家到博物馆。根据上文提到How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you你会走多远为了了解你感 兴趣的东西。所以走了六十个街区，故选B项。
小题2:A考查名词辨析A． artist艺术家；B． tutor导师；C． scholar学者；D． official官员；句意：他想成为一个艺术家。根据上文提到from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．从他家走到艺术博物馆，可知他想成为艺术家，故选A项。
小题3:C考查动词辨析A． swinging摇摆；B． existing存在；C． hanging悬挂；D． twisting扭动；句意：他相信研究那些挂在博物馆里面的画有助于他，hanging分词做后置定语来修饰the famous paintings,故选C项。
小题4:D考查形容词辨析A． blank空白的；B． loose松散的；C． tough艰难的；D． tight紧的；句意：句意：在1930年，当大多数人失业，钱很紧张，人们遭受许多痛苦。根据时间状语1930，正是全球金融危机，故钱很紧张，故选D项。
小题5:D考查动词辨析A． lined划线；B． decorated装饰；C． associated联想；D． filled充满；句意：街道充满能量与生机。Be filled with 充满，考查固定短语，故选D项。
小题6:A考查动词辨析A． stored贮存；B． received收到；C． created创造；D． remembered记得；考查：他的大脑中装满各种画像。根据上文提到he believed that studying the famous paintings 23 in that museum would help him．可知，他看过许多名画，故选A项。
小题7:A考查名词辨析A． museum博物馆；B． studio摄影棚；C． church教堂；D． street街道；句意：他头脑中装满各种肖像，他在博物馆所看到的画像。根据上文提到he believed that studying the famous paintings in that museum would help him．去博物馆，所以选A项。
小题8:C考查连词辨析A． whether是否；B． which哪一个；C． that；D． when什么时候；句意：他来自穷人的家庭，他的妈妈相信他的儿子几乎没有机会成为画家。Chance 后面跟着同位语从句，由that来引导，故选C项。
小题9:B考查形容词辨析A． precious珍贵的；B． practical实际的；C． standard标准的；D． flexible复杂的；句意：母亲希望他多学些实际的东西。根据句意与他学的画画相比，母亲更希望他学实用的技能，故选B项。
小题10:D考查动词辨析A． recommended推荐；B． reminded提醒；C． provided提供； D． showed展示；句意：他的老师展示给他如何用画画作为展示自己的舞台。根据上文提到But Jacob"s teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented他的老师认为他很有天赋，故是向他展示，所以选D项。
小题11:B考查动词辨析A． hesitating犹豫；B． struggling斗争；C． marching行进；D． participating参加 ；句意：对于这个年轻人来说，这是个令人兴奋的地方，努力成为一个艺术家。Struggling to do 努力去做某事，做伴随状语，故选B项。
小题12:C考查动词辨析A． settled解决，定居；B． wandered漫游；C． gathered聚集；D． rushed冲撞；句意：许多有创造力的人聚集在这谈论艺术，文学和历史。根据句意这此有才的人聚集在此，故选C项。
小题13:D考查名词辨析A． experiences经历；B． performances表演；C． accents口音； D． conversations对话；句意：从他们的对话中，他明白历史通常忽视非裔美国人的作品。根据上文提到．Many creative people there to talk about art, literature and history．他们聚集在些谈论，故选D项。
小题14:C考查动词辨析A． acknowledged承认；B． accused谴责；C． ignored忽视；D． witnessed目击；句意：从他们的对话中，他明白历史通常忽视非裔美国人的作品。根据下方提到He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero他决定画一些描述黑人的画。所以选C项。
小题15:A考查动词辨析A． chose选择；B． accepted接受；C． counted数数；D． employed雇佣；句意：他选择杜桑-卢维图尔，他帮助解放了人民摆脱了法国的统治。根据上文提到He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero他决定描述黑人英雄，故选A项。
小题16:B考查介词辨析A． against与。。对抗；B． from来自；C． for为了；D． with与。。一起；句意：他选择杜桑-卢维图尔，他帮助解放了人民摆脱了法国的统治。根据历史杜桑-卢维图尔带领人民从法国的统治下解放出来，故选B项。
小题17:A考查短语辨析A． more than超过；B． rather than而不是；C． other than除了；D．less than少于；句意：许多人钦佩他的画，但他需要的不仅仅是钦佩。根据下方提到To help his family, he often had to work at jobs为的帮助家人，他不得不工作，可知不仅仅需要钦佩，故选A项。
小题18:D考查动词辨析；A． broke打破；B． gave给；C． permitted允许；D． took带走；句意：句意：为了帮助他的家人，他不得不做给他增加薪水的工作。根据句意，为了支持家人，他不得不做一些挣钱的工作，故选D项。
小题19:C考查名词辨析A． award奖赏；B． title把。。称作；C． salary薪水；D． prize奖赏；句意：一个叫做 Augusta的艺术家，给了他份工作，他通过作画来挣钱.give sb a salary 给某人薪水，故选C项。
小题20:D考查形容词辨析A． permanent固定的；B． popular流行的；C． positive臭味相投的；D． professional职业的；句意：第一次，他感觉象个职业艺术家。根据上文提到作画谋生，所以是职业画家，故选D项。 |
举一反三
Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison"s career as the inventor became a national role model．Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co．,he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time． At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor． Edison was impressed． Edison is said to have slammed his fist downand shouted ¨Young man, that"s the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant．" Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T．6．The two men became f"ast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford:“ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend．" Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931．
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison"s son Charles to sit by the dying inventor"s bedside and hold a test tube next to his father"s mouth to catch his final breath． Ford was a man with many strange behaviors（ as was Edison）including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通灵术）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison"s soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life．
The test tube itself didn"t turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford"s passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History" in the Henry Ford Museum．It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison"s Last Breath"．
There is a further mystery of this “last breath" test tube． It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison"s last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards ．their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
小题1:The passage can be sorted as a ．| A．science research | B．short story | C．news report | D．self-introduction |
小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph2 we can learn that ．| A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved | | B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better him | | C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea | | D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford"s new idea |
小题3:In Paragraph 3,the writer mentions Ford bought an extra wheelchair ．| A．to remind Edison was Ford"s role model | | B．to suggest Ford was a man of strange behavior | | C．to tell us the importance of a creative idea then | | D．to show the close friendship between Henry Ford and Edison |
小题4:¨The 61ast breath" test tube" can probably be regarded as ．| A．a symbol of a friendship and memory | | B．a witness to a scientific breakthrough | | C．a failure to bring Edison back to life | | D．a sign of the two inventors" poor behavior |
小题5:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“ ” ．| A．Great minds think alike | | B．Nobody is perfect | | C．Two heads are better than one | | D．A friend in need is a friend indeed |
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When I stopped by to get a newspaper, a tall, sincere man came over to me asking for help with directions. With a printout of Google maps, he was looking for a on the main street, but just couldn"t find it. After checking out his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him where he needed to go.
He, in , mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn"t locate his hotel. I it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and . I got into my car and he got into his, and we ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, I sensed wrong about the directions－so I Googled the address again and _ that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
it had been several minutes, and in the peak rush hour time, the chances of finding him a mile away－where he was surely still looking around－were . But I thought I"d give it a（an） and set off in that direction. I"d noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do－ , like magic, he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still about where the hotel was.
When I next to him, he couldn"t believe it: " did you find me?!" he asked. "I"m not sure, but I that you are in the wrong city!" I showed him the right directions, and after more and a handshake, we . " Likely that we"ll never meet again, and that makes it much more _ .
| 小题1: | | A．museum | B．parking spot | C．hotel | D．grocery store |
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| 小题2: | | A．constantly | B．exactly | C．absolutely | D．completely |
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| 小题3: | | A．relief | B．panic | C．delight | D．puzzlement |
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| 小题4: | | A．confirmed | B．evaluated | C．analyzed | D．adjusted |
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| 小题5: | | A．took off | B．took up | C．took down | D．took over |
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| 小题6: | | A．lost | B．parted | C．fought | D．pushed |
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| 小题7: | | A．nothing | B．anything | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题8: | | A．realized | B．considered | C．determined | D．acknowledged |
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| 小题9: | | A．Hopefully | B．Unbelievably | C．Consequently | D．Unfortunately |
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| 小题10: | | A．big | B．vital | C．slim | D．Obvious |
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| 小题11: | | A．beginning | B．end | C．change | D．try |
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| 小题12: | | A．hardly | B．merely | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．before | C．when | D．since |
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| 小题14: | | A．at a loss | B．at a risk | C．at ease | D．at peace |
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| 小题15: | | A．put out | B．put up | C．pulled down | D．pulled in |
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| 小题17: | | A．tried out | B．figured out | C．burst out | D．carried out |
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| 小题18: | | A．luck | B．smiles | C．greetings | D．praise |
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| 小题19: | | A．left together | B．returned home | C．waved goodbye | D．rushed away |
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| 小题20: | | A．useful | B．sweet | C．common | D．wrong |
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Sherlock Holmes was the greatest detective in history. His astonishing power of observation and analysis meant that he was able to solve cases which left the real police completely perplexed. As a problem solver in the law forced business, he was a knowledgeable person equal to Superman, the comic book hero.
Like Superman, of course, Holmes did not exist. He was the creation of a Scottish doctor and novelist Arthur Conan Doyle, and remains one of the most famous literary fiction characters of all time.
Holmes’ general rule when trying to solve a case was as follows: completely get rid of the impossible. Then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
It’s said that Holmes’ powers of deduction (推断) were superhuman, particularly his ability to process information from what he observed. In a story called The Boscombe Valley Mystery, Holmes examines the area near a lake where a murder has been committed. The local police have already searched the area and found no clues. Holmes spends ten minutes in the area, and announces that the murderer “is a tall man, left-handed, limps with the right leg, wears thick-soled shooting boots and a gray coat, smokes Indian cigars, uses a cigar holder, and carries a penknife in his pocket. There are several other indications, but these may be enough to aid us in our search.” Needless to say, he has found evidence to support all of these statements.
The fictional Holmes lived in an apartment at 221 Baker Street, a real street in Central London. When Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes, there was no 221 Baker Street, but after the street was extended northwards, there was. There is currently a bank at that address.
The fact that Holmes didn’t actually exist doesn’t stop thousands of people writing to him for help every year.The bank kindly responds to every letter they receive with the following message: “Mr. Holmes thanks you for your letter. At the moment he is retired in Sussex, keeping bees, and does not undertake detective work nowadays.”
小题1:In the first paragraph the underlined word “perplexed” suggests that the police were _______| A．confident | B．worried | C．confused | D．sure |
小题2:How does the writer describe Holmes and Superman?| A．Neither Superman nor Holmes was a real character. | | B．Both Superman and Holmes used super intellect to solve problems. | | C．Superman was a comic book figure, while Holmes was a real detective. | | D．Superman and Holmes were equally intelligent and brave. |
小题3:How did Holmes use his powers of deduction in the fourth paragraph?| A．He spent a long time thinking about possible solutions. | | B．He found clues to help him create a full description of a suspect. | | C．He observed the crime area and guessed what happened. | | D．He searched the area with the police and discussed with them, |
小题4:When letters are written to Holmes, _______| A．he answers letters when he receives them | | B．his secretary answers them for him. | | C．the bank at 221 Baker Street where he used to live sends the letters back | | D．the bank at his address replies that Holmes is no longer working as a detective |
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
One afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, he knew me. The man had a newspaper in front of him, which he was to read, but I could that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my the man was clearly confused by the way in which the waiter and I each other. He seemed even more puzzled as went on and it became that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the . When he came out, he paid his bill and without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had . “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He you here because he thought you were the man be . ” “What?” I said, showing my . The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ”. “Well, it’s really I came to a restaurant where I’m known,” I said. “ , I might have been in trouble. ”
| 小题1: | | A．knew | B．understood | C．noticed | D．recognized |
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| 小题2: | | A．since | B．even if | C．though | D．as if |
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| 小题4: | | A．hoping | B．thinking | C．pretending | D．continuing |
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| 小题5: | | A．see | B．find | C．guess | D．learn |
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| 小题6: | | A．menu | B．bill | C．paper | D．food |
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| 小题7: | | A．direct | B．familiar | C．strange | D．funny |
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| 小题8: | | A．chatted with | B．looked at | C．laughed at | D．talked about |
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| 小题9: | | A．the waiter | B．time | C．I | D．the dinner |
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| 小题10: | | A．true | B．hopeful | C．clear | D．possible |
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| 小题11: | | A．restaurant | B．washroom | C．office | D．kitchen |
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| 小题12: | | A．left | B．acted | C．sat down | D．calmed down |
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| 小题13: | | A．wanted | B．tried | C．ordered | D．wished |
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| 小题14: | | A．met | B．caught | C．followed | D．discovered |
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| 小题15: | | A．was to beat | B．was dealing with | C．was to meet | D．was looking for |
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| 小题16: | | A．care | B．surprise | C．worry | D．regret |
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| 小题18: | | A．discovery | B．mistake | C．decision | D．fortune |
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| 小题19: | | A．a pity | B．natural | C．a chance | D．lucky |
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| 小题20: | | A．Thus | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Therefore |
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The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a . A few minutes nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my beating wildly trying to find the cause of the . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish（孩子气的）smile on his face. He had deliberately dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still . “I am glad to see everyone is awake. Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the fascinating discussion he led. With knowledge and good he made the material come alive. His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he with were contagious（有感染力的）. I the classroom not only wide awake, but a little smarter and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk（梦游）your way through then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too not to live it well.
| 小题1: | | A．took | B．divided | C．stayed | D．put |
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| 小题2: | | A．class | B．test | C．task | D．lecture |
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| 小题3: | | A．platform | B．pillow | C．carpet | D．wall |
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| 小题4: | | A．benefit | B．help | C．last | D．hurt |
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| 小题5: | | A．heart | B．mind | C．thought | D．head |
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| 小题6: | | A．trouble | B．noise | C．failure | D．incident |
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| 小题7: | | A．smiling | B．talking | C．complaining | D．shouting |
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| 小题8: | | A．sound | B．shock | C．interruption | D．blow |
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| 小题9: | | A．gesture | B．sense | C．humor | D．design |
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| 小题10: | | A．taught | B．spread | C．combined | D．started |
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| 小题11: | | A．decorated | B．filled | C．left | D．entered |
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| 小题12: | | A．discussing | B．speaking | C．cheating | D．sleeping |
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| 小题13: | | A．joy | B．speed | C．aim | D．determination |
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| 小题14: | | A．work | B．life | C．journey | D．college |
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| 小题15: | | A．hard | B．complex | C．short | D．simple |
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