When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood pr

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When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie “expert” turned him down, saying, “Can"t sing. Can"t act. Dances a little.” Here"s another stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. And a final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he"d never be a success as a performer because the middle finger on each hand was too short.
What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true genius(天才) cannot be suppressed(压抑). For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgements of a person"s abilities may be unfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.
The famous motto “ad astra per aspera” can be translated as “To the stars through hardships.” Astaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.
45.Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?
A.Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.
B.True ability will always make itself known.
C.Some people never get discouraged
D.Albert Einstein proved his teachers wrong.
46.When Paderewski"s teachers told him he"d never be a success, they were ______.
A.being humorous                    B.cheerful, though concerned
C.somewhat hesitant                  D.seriously mistaken
47.“Ad astra per aspera” is used in the passage ______.
A.as a motto for the three men"s lives
B.to show the value of Latin
C.to send the reader to the dictionary
D.to point out that genius is always recognized early
48.The writer of the passage thinks that the reader ______.
A.knows that the three men were successes
B.someday dreams to become like one of the men
C.sympathizes with(同情) the poor teachers of the three men
D.knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing
Shakespeare"s plays

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:A

解析

举一反三

A 10-year-old boy fatally shot his father Friday, striking him several times as he sat in the front seat of a SUV to pick up the boy from his mother’s home for a weekend visit.
The incident happened about 3:45 p.m. on a cul-de-sac (死胡同)in the 1700 block of Cedar Cove Court, said Sgt. B. E. Williams of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department.
An investigation found that Rick James Lohstroh, 41, was shot by his son, who was sitting in the back seat of the man’s Toyota 4-Runner, said Sgt. B. E. Williams of the Harris County Sheriff’s Department. The shooting took place outside the home of Lohstroh’s ex-wife, where the boy lives with his mother and a 7-year-old brother.
“We’re not certain of anything until we finish our investigation,” Williams said. “The information we have at this time is that the 10-year-old did fire the weapon.”
The mother and the 7-year-old were inside the house when the shooting occurred, said Williams.
Williams said the gun belonged to the boy’s mother. After firing shots through the back seat, the boy exited(退出) the back of the vehicle and continued to fire at the car.
The man died on the way to Memorial Herman Hospital. Lohstroh was a doctor at the University of Texas Medical Branch. The man and woman shared custody（监护）of the children. Williams said the mother and the boy were still in the home talking to investigators Friday night.
Neighbors described the family as being quiet and keeping to themselves.
Justin Gray, 17, was walking in the neighborhood when he heard gunshots. “We’ve had a suicide（自***）in this neighborhood once, but never anything like this,” Gray said.
小题1: The best title for the news should be .

A．A Boy Shot His Father	B．Shooting Kill a Father
C．An Unbelievable Tragedy	D．A Ten-Year-Old Boy’s Cruelty

小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the news?

A．The father is not responsible for the boy.

B．The family don’t like associating with their neighbours.

C．The boy lives with Rick James Lohstroh.

D．The boy has no brothers or sisters.

小题3:What can we infer from the report?

A．The tragedy happened because the boy had seen too many films showing violence.

B．The boy killed his father after he quarreled with his father.

C．Such things often occurred in this neighbourhood.

D．The boy’s parents got divorced (离婚).

小题4:The reason why the boy shot his father .

A．is clear

B．can’t be made out

C．is not known

D．is quite simple

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第三节：完型填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Every one in our school loves sports. Every morning __36__ we get up,we do morning exercises. After the second class we do exercise again. We only have __37__ classes twice a week, but we do physical training at five every afternoon. The most popular sport is basketball. The __38__ enjoy playing it and many of the girls like it, too. __39__ popular sport is football and in every class there __40__ a lot of football fans. Volleyball is often played when the weather is __41__. We have school teams in basketball, football and volleyball. Our teams often __42__ friendship matches with teams from other schools. When there is a match, __43__of us go to watch it and cheer our side on .
Besides ball games, some of us like track-and-field events, __44__ we often practise running, jumping and throwing. Every term we have tests in these events and once a year, we hold a sports meeting.
Sports help us to keep __45__.
36. A. while           B when            C before            D after
37. A.English          B. Chinese         C. P.E             D. music
38. A. teacher          B. boys            C. students          D. people
39. A. Some other       B. Other           C. Another          D. The other
40. A. are              B. is              C. were             D. was
41. A. shining           B. rainy           C. fine             D. wet
42. A. see              B. have            C. look at           D. watch
43. A. several           B. few             C. a few            D. many
44. A. because          B. but              C. or               D. and
45. A. thisty and hungry    B.healthy and happy C. fat and tired      D. thin and weak

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My secret of staying young is quite simple：devote your attention to the part of you that’s young and growing—your brain. Keep your mind awake and you will stay young all over. These are exciting times. Take an interest in the world around you，and make a point of learning one new thing every day.
No matter how old you are ，it’s not too late to make your life more interesting. I know a housewife without knowledge in the past who made herself into an excellent industrial designer. I know an old electrical engineer who has become a highly paid artist.
Get over the idea the you are too old to go back to school. I know a man who entered a medical college at 70. He got his degree with honors and became a famous doctor. Another man went to a law school at 71 and now is an active lawyer.
No matter how old people are，staying young is easy for those who live in the future. You can do it if you are active enough to try. Keep your mind active and awake：that’s the only youth elixir.
54. Which of the following best express the main idea of this passage？
Staying young is the only youth elixir.
Learning at least one new thing every day.
Never too late to go back to school.
The secret of staying young.
55. If you wish to stay young，above all ，you should        .
A. keep your mind awake and active      B. make your life more interesting
C. keep your mind from being harmed     D. keep in tough with other people
56. The implied meaning of the passage is that        .
A. anyone can learn to do something no matter how old they may be.
B. the electrical engineer learned to be an artist to become famous.
C. the man who entered the medical collage at 70 came out at the top of the list.
D. every one can be successful if you try to learn no matter how old he may be
57. The word “elixir”in the last sentence probably means something that can keep people        .
A. healthy             B. wealthy            C. young               D. happy

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第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

The Pecan Thief
When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s
farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the 36 to gather
pecans for us to enjoy later.
Pecan picking was really 37 work and my little basket
was only half full. I wasn’t about to 38 Grandpa down. Just
then something caught my 39 . A large brown squirrel was
a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and   40 in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel 41 out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.
Not so 42 anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was   43 with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my 44 . Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so 45 of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.   46 , I ran back and shouted, “Look at all the pecans!” He looked into the basket and said, “Well, well, how did you find so many?” I told him how I’d   47 the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.
Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I’d been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that 48 me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently 49 my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter 50 of food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will 51 the cold winter? ”
“I didn’t think about that, ” I said.
“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take 52 of someone else’s hard work.”
Suddenly I felt a bit 53 . The image of the starving squirrel wouldn’t   54 my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.
I didn’t eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the 55 of knowing I had done just the right thing.
36．A．rooms      B．woods      C．holes D．roads
37．A．hard B．dirty C．light D．easy
38．A．let     B．settle C．have D．keep
39．A．sweater     B．basket       C．eye    D．hand
40．A．joined      B．lived C．discovered       D．disappeared
41．A．jumped     B．held C．stood D．found
42．A．strange     B．secret       C．anxious     D．patient
43．A．covered    B．filled C．rebuilt      D．decorated
44．A．turn B．choice      C．chance      D．achievement
45．A．afraid       B．ashamed   C．careful      D．proud
46．A．Otherwise B．However   C．Besides     D．Therefore
47．A．driven      B．followed   C．protected D．caught
48．A．annoyed   B．satisfied    C．surprised   D．delighted
49．A．off    B．beside       C．over D．around
50．A．supply      B．cost   C．support     D．preparation
51．A．escape      B．spend       C．survive     D．fled
52．A．place B．notice       C．advantage D．charge
53．A．guilty       B．unconfident      C．embarrassed     D．nervous
54．A．open B．leave C．cross D．occupy
55．A．inspiration       B．expectation      C．impression       D．satisfaction

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(过敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?
A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.
By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.
Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.
“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.
And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.
56．Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?
A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.
B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.
C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.
D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.
57．Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.
A. will lose the chance to develop immune system
B. may suffer allergic diseases more often
C. will reduce the harm from bacteria
D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases
58.．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. pets are ill-treated by their owners
B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs
C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy
D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease
59．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.
A. the early life                       B. an allergic disease
C. immune system                     D. something important
60．What may be the best title of the passage?
A. How to protect your kids from allergies. B. Your pets may be helping your kids.
C. Bacteria do good to your kids.          D. Advantages of owning pets.

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