( )1. A. requires | B. encourages B. memory B. choose B. decided B. prepare B. fact B. private B. judgment B. depend on B. start B. Gradually B. for B. responsibilities B. As B. back B. arrival B. common B. wealth B. connects B. above all | C. includes | D. advises D. problem D. lose D. hesitated D. persuade D. wonder D. necessary D. confidence D. look into D. work D. Clearly D. with D. courses D. Once D. out D. journey D. distant D. happiness D. owes D. at first | |||||||||
| 1-5: CACBB 6-10: ADDCB 11-15: CADAC 16-20: BAADB | ||||||||||||
| 语法填空：阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当 的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 | ||||||||||||
| One Sunday morning in August I went to local music festival. I left it early because I had an appointment 1______ (late) that day. My friends walked me to the bus stop and waited with me 2______ the bus arrived. I got on the bus and found a seat near the back, and then I noticed a man 3______ (sit) at the front. He 4______ (pretend) that a tiger toy was real and giving it a voice. He must be 5______ (mental) disabled. Behind him were other people to 6______ he was trying to talk, but after some minutes 7______ walked away and sat near me, looking annoyed. I didn"t want to be laughed at for talking to him but I didn"t like leaving him 8______ his own either. After a while I rose from my seat and walked to the front of the bus. I sat next to the man and introduced myself. We had 9______ amazing conversation. He got off the bus before me and I felt very happy the rest of the way home. I"m glad I made a choice. It made 10______ of us feel good. | ||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||
| In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy. From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don"t get to see this soft side of others often, we try bevery way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we"re brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness that"s in them. Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty fore years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed. No more angry shouts and no more horns! When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, "I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can." And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn"t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak. Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don"t feel that way. But those are and far between. More often, it would be better if we don"t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared. | ||||||||||||
| 1. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when _____. | ||||||||||||
A. the offer their help | ||||||||||||
| 2. The author feels sad sometimes because _____. | ||||||||||||
| A. he has a soft heart B. he relies much on others C. some people pretend to be kind D. some people fail to see the kindness in others | ||||||||||||
| 3. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights? | ||||||||||||
| A. They speed up to pass. B. They waited with patience. C. They tried their best to help. D. They put on their flashlights too. | ||||||||||||
| 4. In this passage, the author advises us to _____. | ||||||||||||
| A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery | ||||||||||||
| 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? | ||||||||||||
| A. A Wheelchair Experience. B. Weakness and Kindness. C. Weakness and Strength. D. A Driving Experience. | ||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||
| A year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. "Wait a minute" someone might say, "are you talking about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?" The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, "Hello, class. I"m Mr. Davis." Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy. I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required. "All right then," I said. "Okey, here we go." Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Every student would yell. "Calm down, you"ll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!" A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions. I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment. | ||||||||||||
| 1. The author took the job to teach writing because _____. | ||||||||||||
| A. he wanted to be expected B. he had written some storied C. he wanted to please his father D. he had dreamed of being a teacher | ||||||||||||
| 2. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2? | ||||||||||||
| A. He would be aggressive in his first class. B. He was well-prepared for his first class. C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class. D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class. | ||||||||||||
| 3. Before he started his class, the author asked the students to _____. | ||||||||||||
| A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper C. cut some cards out of the construction paper D. write down their names on the paper cards | ||||||||||||
| 4. What did the students do when the author started his class? | ||||||||||||
| A. They began to talk. B. They stayed silent. C. They raised their hands. D. They shouted to be heard. | ||||||||||||
| 5. The author chose the composition topic probably because _____. | ||||||||||||
| A. he got disappointed with his first class B. he had prepared the topic before class C. he wanted to calm down the students D. he thought it was an easy topic | ||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||||||||
| When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a 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 head. 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 As 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. | ||||||||||||
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