When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I
could 1 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by
Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 2 in class.
When I took the first exam, I was 3 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 4 English was my
best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 5 .
I decided to try harder, although I didn"t know what that 6 because school had always been easy
for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 7 with Professor Jayne. Again,
he listened patiently but wouldn"t change his 8 . One more test before the final exam.
One more 9 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time 10 the meaning
of the word "thorough". But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what 13 I got, it wouldn"t cancel three C-pluses. I
might as well kiss the 14 goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before
the final, I even 15 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I"d have 16 with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne"s office. He 17 to be
expecting me. "If I gave you the A"s you 18 , you wouldn"t continue to work as hard."
I stared at him, 19 that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head 20 ,
as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year
I received my scholarship. I"ve always remembered Professor Jayne"s lesson: you alone must set your
own standard of excellence. |
( )1. A. take
( )2. A. sought
( )3. A. shocked
( )4. A. but
( )5. A. unchanged
( )6. A. reflected
( )7. A. quarreled
( )8. A. attitude
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( )10. A. memorized
( )11. A. ambition
( )12. A. stayed
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( )14. A. scholarship
( )15. A. helped
( )16. A. fun
( )17. A. happened
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( )20. A. out | B. discuss
B. presented
B. worried
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B. unpleasant
B. meant
B. reasoned
B. mind
B. step
B. considered
B. confidence
B. went
B. answer
B. course
B. favored
B. luck
B. proved
B. imagined
B. guessing
B. over | C. cover
C. exchanged
C. scared
C. for
C. unfriendly
C. improved
C. bargained
C. plan
C. chance
C. accepted
C. effort
C. worked
C. lesson
C. degree
C. treated
C. problems
C. pretended
C. expected
C. supposing
C. on | D. get
D. obtained
D. anxious
D. or
D. unmoved
D. affected
D. chatted
D. view
D. measure
D. learned
D. method
D. changed
D. comment
D. subject
D. relaxed
D. tricks
D. seemed
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D. realizing
D. of | | 阅读理解。 | John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl
whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn"t, the girl with the rose.
When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the
book, but in the notes penciled in the margin (空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful
mind. He discovered the former owner"s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.
He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to
serve in the army. During the next year, they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship
developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn"t matter what she
looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested-7:00 pm at
the Grand Central Station in New York.
She wrote, "You"ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat." So now John was in the station to
meet the girl with a rose.
As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked
directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another
woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing
the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split (劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl,
but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.
The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, "I"m Captain John Blanchard. You must
be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?"
She replied with a smile, "I don"t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged
me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I"d tell you she is waiting for you in
the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!" | | 1. John was eager to know the former owner of the book because ____. | A. he was very interested in the contents of the book
B. he was impressed by the notes written by the owner
C. the book offered him practical and valuable advice
D. there was address of the former owner in the book | | 2. What happened to John after trying to get in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell? | A. He began to serve the army abroad.
B. He was seriously wounded in the war.
C. He went on a business tour in Europe.
D. He asked Miss Maynell for a photo. | | 3. What do we know about the woman with a rose? | A. She was Miss Maynell"s close companion.
B. She was a conductor working in the station.
C. She knew nothing about John"s appointment.
D. She was paid to carry out a love test on John. | | 4. Which would be the best title of the text? | A. The Meeting in the Station
B. A Meeting by Accident
C. A Soldier and a Girl
D. Love Test | | 完形填空。 | Cats have no emotions. At least, that"s what my husband once claimed. I 1 that my two cats experience
emotions. They feel anger, fear, and 2 . He agreed with me, but 3 his opinion that cats don"t feel love. 4 ,
my tuxedo cat, Sebastian, would teach him otherwise.
When my next-door neighbour moved in, he had a she cat named Juliet. She was an indoor lady, always
watching 5 through the window.
Then one day when I 6 my cat to the backyard for his playtime, Sebastian 7 Juliet gazing at him behind
the window. It soon became 8 that they were attracted by each other. So every day thereafter, whenever I let
Sebastian out, he would rush 9 to the backyard next-door and they would sit gazing 10 at each other through
the screen, she inside, and he outside. Even my husband watched 11 , and he would murmur, "But cats can"t
feel love...can they?"
Five months later, my neighbour had to 12 because of work. My heart sank. I wondered how Sebastian
would 13 to Juliet"s leaving.
For months after Juliet moved away and the new neighbour moved in, I often 14 Sebastian sitting by Juliet"s
window, looking into the apartment 15 his lady. The new neighbour didn"t mind having the "Peeping Sebastian"
after I 16 his reason for being there.
Sebastian 17 the small area outside that window as his territory. Other male cats were allowed in the 18 ,
but not near Juliet"s window, which he guarded until his 19 . Even riow, when my husband and I walk through
the backyard and see that window, he 20 me of the lesson Sebastian taught him... that cats do indeed fall in
love. | ( )1. A.argued
( )2. A.energy
( )3. A.referred to
( )4. A. Therefore
( )5. A.the environment
( )6. A.forbade
( )7. A.called attention to
( )8. A.ambitious
( )9. A.secretly
( )10. A.lovingly
( )11. A.in trouble
( )12. A.settle
( )13. A.react
( )14. A.took
( )15. A.in place of
( )16. A explained
( )17. A.discovered
( )18. A.street
( )19. A.birthday
( )20. A.reminds | B. quarrelled
B. power
B. prepared for
B. However
B. the sky
B. prevented
B. caught sight of
B. doubtful
B. straight
B. angrily
B. in sorrow
B. travel
B. reply
B. caught
B. on the basis of
B. requested
B. reformed
B. backyard
B. departure
B. informs | C. suggested
C. strength
C. stuck to
C. Besides
C. her owner
C. accompanied
C. took charge of
C. skeptical
C. quietly
C. hungrily
C. in amazement
C. apologize
C. reduce
C. met
C. in search of
C. blamed
C. preserved
C. window
C. death
C. tells | D. discussed
D. happiness
D. approved of
D. Meanwhile
D. her boyfriend
D. left
D. paid a visit to
D. obvious
D. worriedly
D. greedily
D. in horror
D. move
D. replace
D. sensed
D. on account of
D. asked
D. marked
D. village
D. arrival
D. accuses | | 阅读理解。 | The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on what"s important.
-Anonymous
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here"s what happened.
I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all
of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his
brakes, skidded, and missed the other car"s back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi
driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that?
This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me what
I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full
of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let
them, they"ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don"t take it personally. You just smile,
wave, wish them well, and move on. You"ll be happy you did.
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their
garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, "I"m not
going to do anymore".
Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to
welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. Leaders and parents know that they have
to be fully present, and at their best for the people they care about. The bottom line is that successful people
do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? What would happen in your life, starting
today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by? Here"s my bet. You"ll be happier. Life"s too short to wake
up in the morning with regrets. So, love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don"t. | | 1. How did the taxi driver respond to the behaviour of the driver of the black car? | A. He yelled back at the driver.
B. He sent the driver to the hospital.
C. He was friendly towards the driver.
D. He dumped some garbage in front of his car. | | 2. What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3? | A. Many people like to drive garbage trucks.
B. Many people dump garbage wherever they like.
C. Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy.
D. Many people tend to be very much depressed. | | 3. What can we infer from Paragraph 4? | A. The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.
B. The author used to complain a lot.
C. The author used to have a lot of money.
D. The author used to be a good manager. | | 4. What can we infer from Paragraph 4? | A. The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.
B. The author used to complain a lot.
C. The author used to have a lot of money.
D. The author used to be a good manager. | | 完形填空。 | Last week I was sitting in the lobby of a medical building when I heard an elderly woman talking on the
phone about her husband. His name was Ed and he 1 her off for her doctor"s 2 , and was going to park
the car and 3 her. She was so 4 because he never came back to get her. As she described her 5 to
the person on the phone she started to cry and I knew I needed to take 6 . She was talking to a local 7
they were going to have lunch at after her appointment. She 8 to see if he was there.
After she sat down, I introduced myself and gave her my business card to 9 myself. Her name was
Helen. I acknowledged her situation and asked if I could 10 . She explained her husband Ed was supposed
to park the car and wait for her. Then she said, "My husband has Alzheimer (老年痴呆症) and he shouldn"t
be 11 without me."
I 12 to drive to the local restaurant to see if Ed was waiting for her there. After notifying the valet (停车
管理员) of the situation at hand we exchanged cell phone numbers 13 Ed showed up as I jumped into action
searching for Ed. 14 arriving in the parking lot of the restaurant she described I received a call from the valet.
The valet had 15 Ed sitting on a bench in front of the hospital a few buildings down waiting for Helen. What
a 16 ! Once reunited, we needed to find his car which he 17 where he parked! 18 , he parked in the
handicapped spot so it was easy to find!
Once all this was accomplished, I followed Ed and Helen home to be sure they arrived 19 . Waved goodbye
and wished them my best. Compassion and 20 led me to reach out to Helen and Ed. The next time you see
someone in need remember to "Pass It On"! | ( )1. A. sent
( )2. A. appointment
( )3. A. look for
( )4. A. curious
( )5. A. situation
( )6. A. patience
( )7. A. organization
( )8. A. tried
( )9. A. prove
( )10. A. help
( )11. A. walking
( )12. A. continued
( )13. A. in case
( )14. A. Since
( )15. A. watched
( )16. A. wonder
( )17. A. forgot
( )18. A. Actually
( )19. A. happily
( )20. A determination | B. picked
B. check
B. wait for
B. sorry
B. condition
B. action
B. market
B. stopped
B. identify
B. know
B. eating
B. offered
B. even if
B. Until
B. caught
B. surprise
B. marked
B. Fortunately
B. quickly
B. pity | C. dropped
C. advice
C. make for
C. angry
C. les.son
C. time
C. shop
C. called
C. know
C. ask
C. sitting
C. demanded
C. as long as
C. Once
C. kept
C. relief
C. remembered
C. Naturally
C. finally
C. love | D. let
D. operation
D. call for
D. upset
D. intention
D. steps
D. restaurant
D. decided
D. declare
D. talk
D. driving
D. promised
D. so that
D. Unless
D. found
D. scene
D. explained
D. Hopefully
D. safely
D. responsibility |
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