阅读理解。 Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their
Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting
half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager"s intended major, one located
near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
"The safety issue is a big one," says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn"t alone in his
worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always
asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer, "That"s not a
problem here," --Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
"No crime whatsoever?" comments Mahoney today. "I just don"t buy it." Nor should he: in 1999
the U.S. Department of education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our
campuses. "Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college," says
David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. "Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation."
But getting accurate information isn"t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, but some
hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. "The truth may not
always be serious," warms S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, InC．, the nation"s leading
campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the
country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
B．to choose a right one for their daughter
C．to check the cost of college education
D．to find a right one near a large city
B．mirror the rest of the nation
C．hide the truth of campus crime
D．have too many watchdog groups
B．admit
C．believe
D．expect
refers to colleges _________.
B．that report campus crimes by law
C．that are free from campus crime
D．that enjoy very good publicity
A．Exact campus crime statistics
B．Crimes on or around campuses
C．Effective solutions to campus crime
D．Concerns about kids" campus safety
I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 1 .
He had gone out of the study for some 2 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see
what was on his desk. In the 3 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 4
"English Writing Prize 1949. History Is a Series of Biographies ".
A(n) 5 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 6 . I did not.
The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 7 until the start of the exam, so I could not
8 reading it.
When the headmaster 9 , I was looking out of the window.
I should have told him what had 10 then. It would have been so 11 to say: "I"m sorry,
but I 12 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. You"ll have to 13 it."
The chance passed and I did not 14 it. I sat the exam the next day and I won. I didn"t mean to
cheat, but it was still cheating anyhow.
That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor
have I tried to explain to myself why not.
The obvious 15 _ is that I could not admit I had seen the title without admitting that I had been
looking at the things on his desk. But there must have been more behind it. Whatever it was, it has
become a good example of how a little mistake can trap you in a more serious moral corner.
( )2. A. reasons
( )3. A. drawer
( )4. A. names
( )5. A. active
( )6. A. desk
( )7. A. question
( )8. A. help
( )9. A. disappeared
( )10. A. existed
( )11. A. tiring
( )12. A. saw
( )13. A. repeat
( )14. A. take
( )15. A. fact
B. courses
B. corner
B. words
B. handsome
B. book
B. key
B. consider
B. stayed
B. happened
B. easy
B. gave
B. defend
B. have
B. result
C. example
C. middle
C. ideas
C. friendly
C. paper
C. note
C. practise
C. returned
C. remained
C. important
C. set
C. correct
C. lose
C. explanation
D. vacation
D. box
D. messages
D. honest
D. drawer
D. secret
D. forget
D. went
D. continued
D. difficult
D. made
D. change
D. find
D. ambition
region of northwest Scotland. He had never owned a radio or television nor had he travelled further
than forty kilometres from his birthplace. His knowledge of the world was gained only from his brief
trips to the village to sell his sheep and buy food. However, he had lately come to rely on the growing
number of hill-walkers in the region as sources of international news.
In the spring of 1992, a Spanish student came across Angus high in the mountains. Eager to practise
his English he engaged Angus in conversation. The student told Angus of the forthcoming Olympic
Games in Barcelona. Excited by the student"s colourful description of Spain and the Games, Angus decided to attend the event in person and two months later arrived in Barcelona.
The ticketless Angus stood outside the stadium with his canny brain working overtime, watching a
growing number of individuals entering the stadium through a small entrance at the side. He noticed that
they all seemed to be carrying objects. Perhaps they were workmen, he thought. He moved closer and
watched.
Within minutes a thin young man came along carrying an extremely long pole. He approached the
official at the door and said "Pole Vault". The official moved to the side and the man entered. Next
came a heavy-set man with a spear. Angus wondered how a man could carry such a dangerous weapon
in a modern city. The man shouted " Javelin " and was presently admitted. Angus was puzzled. Perhaps
they were all connected with security. His puzzlement grew when a huge man appeared with a steel ball
in his hand. He shouted "Shot Putt" and walked past the official.
It suddenly dawned on Angus that these people were competitors. He opened his programme and
sure enough under the heading "events" he saw the three words the men had said. Angus laughed to
himself as a plan began to take shape in his mind. First he needed to buy one or two things.
An hour later he reappeared dressed in a tracksuit with "Scotland" written across the chest. Over
his shoulder he carried a roll of barbed wire (铁丝网). Smiling to himself he walked up to the official
and as casually as he could, shouted, "Fencing!"
B. Talking to hill-walkers in the region.
C. Going to the nearby village to sell sheep.
D. Listening to radio and watching TV.
B. Names of competitors.
C. Security weapons.
D. Names of countries.
B. Angus became a member of the Scottish Olympic team
C. Angus had been planning a trip to Barcelona to see the Olympic Games
D. the Spanish student"s description of his country excited Angus
A. poorly-informed
B. intelligent
C. strong-minded
D. athletic
A. Help him carry the wire.
B. Lead him to the competition.
C. Refuse to let him in.
D. Give him a close inspection.
was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 1 .She got up very early and arrived at
the _2_ at twenty to twenty to eight.She _ 3 the door open and found nobody there."I"m the 4
to arrive." She thought and came to her desk．She was surprised to 5 a large bunch of flowers
on it.They were fresh.She 6 the flowers from the desk and smelled them.
Oh, how lovely!"" Nancy 7 joyfully．She then looked round for a 8 to put them in.
Somebody has sent me flowers the _9 first day?"" She thought happily." But who could it be?"
She began to wonder.The day passed very 10 and Nancy did everything with great interest and
11 .For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the
flowers.And then she 12_herself in her work.Then came another Monday.When she came near
her desk she was overjoyed to see a (an)13 bunch of flowers there.She quickly put them in the
vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 14 and this time she began to think
of ways to find out the 15 .
One Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to16 a plan to the general manager"s office.She had to stay
for a while at his secretary"s desk waiting for his 17 .She happened to see on the desk a big note book
on which were 18_ "Records of Manager" meetings" , and glanced at the 19 pages.Suddenly her
eyes fell on these words;" in order to keep the secretaries 20 the company has decided that every
Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary"s desk." Later, she was told
that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
| ( )1. A.depressed ( )2. A.office ( )3. A. forced ( )4. A.last ( )5. A.uncover ( )6. A.picked up ( )7. A.cried ( )8. A.jar ( )9. A.happy ( )10. A.slowly ( )11. A.wisdom ( )12. A.buried ( )13. A.old ( )14. A.special ( )15. A.sender ( )16. A.send for ( )17. A.news ( )18. A.marked ( )19. A.closed ( )20. A.at home | B. encouraged B. workshop B. pushed B. second B. smell B. threw away B. laughed B. box B. very B. normally B. bravery B. dressed B. red B. angry B. receiver B. hand out B. directives B. written B. damaged B. on time | C. excited C. classroom C. turned C. third C. find C. stared at C. wept C. bottle C. funny C. quickly C. passion ate C. devoted C. blue C. strange C .manager C. try out C. gifts C. pressed C. pinned C.in high spirits | D. surprised |
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I am a team leader in an insurance company．We are going through a lot of changes right now, | |||
| ( )1．A．preventing ( )2．A．funny ( )3．A．everywhere ( )4．A．working ( )5．A．broke my heart ( )6．A．in case ( )7．A．ended ( )8．A．borrowed ( )9．A．delighted ( )10．A．might ( )11．A．before ( )12．A．dorm ( )13．A．bright ( )14．A．colleagues ( )15．A．opinion ( )16．A．praised ( )17．A．justice ( )18．A．careful ( )19．A．present ( )20．A．so | B．reducingce B．nice B．elsewhere B．behaving B．touched my heart B. so that B．started B．lent B．puzzled B．dare B．then B．office B．challenging B．leaders B．cause B．thanked B．courage B．encouraged B．work B．for | C．causing C．bad C．anywhere C．speaking C．lost my heart C．as if C．changed C．sold C．thankful C．could C．since C．ship C．bad C．you C．expectation C．scolded C．kindness C．tired C．gesture C．or | D．suffering D．dull D．nowhere D．thinking D．tore my heart D．even though D．avoided D．bought D．worried D．would D．after D．tower D．stressful D．I D．effect D． refused D．tolerance D．alone D．intention D．nor |
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| A Teacher"s Lesson When Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn"t play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X"s and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers. One day Mrs. Thompson was reviewing each child"s past records and she put Teddy"s off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise. Teddy"s first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh...he is a joy to be around." His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a serious illness and life at home must be a struggle." His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother"s death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best but his father doesn"t show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren"t taken." Teddy"s fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn"t show much interest in school." By now, Mrs. Thompson realized the problem and she was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents, wrapped in beautiful ribbons and bright paper, except for Teddy"s. His present was clumsily wrapped in the heavy, brown paper that he got from a grocery bag. Mrs. Thompson took pains to open it in the middle of the other presents. Some of the children started to laugh when she found a rhinestone(人造钻石) necklace with some of the stones missing. But she stopped the children"s laughter when she said aloud how pretty the necklace was and put it on. Teddy Stoddard stayed after school that day just long enough to say, "Mrs. Thompson, today you looked just like my Mom used to." After the children left she cried. From that very day, Mrs. Thompson paid particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to come alive. The more she encouraged him, the faster he responded. By the end of the year, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class and, despite her lie that she would love all the children the same, Teddy became one her "teacher"s pets." | |||
| 1. When Mrs. Thompson started teaching her 5th grade class, she thought Teddy was _______. | |||
| A. bright and smart B. dirty and unpleasant C. quiet and shy D. sensitive and pitiful | |||
| 2. What did Mrs. Thompson learn from Teddy"s past records from other teachers? | |||
| A. Teddy had difficulty in learning. B. Teddy was not interested in school. C. Teddy changed for a reason. D. Teddy was born in a poor family. | |||
| 3. The underlined word "clumsily" is closest in meaning to_______. | |||
| A. gracefully B. carefully C. especially D. awkwardly | |||
| 4. Which of the following can best explain the lesson Mrs. Thompson learned from Teddy? | |||
| A.Warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. B.A life without love is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. C.It is the art of the teacher to awaken joy in difficult situation. D.The best teachers are those who don"t stop teaching when the bell rings. | |||
of __4__,and I am so appreciative of this young lady．I want to let her 
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