As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me
some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange 1 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 2 me
so much. There was never total 3 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 4 clothes hung over a
chair takeon(呈现) the 5 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 6 , I saw the curtains seem to
move when there was no 7 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the
daylight. My 8 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 9 very still so that the "
enemy" would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 10 on the way home from school. Every
morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no 11 . After school, 12 , when all the buses were 13 up along the street, I was afraid that I"d get on the wrong one and be taken to
some 14 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn"t let the leaders out
of my 15 .
Perhaps one of the worst fears 16 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 17 by
others. Being popular was so important to me 18 , and the fear of not being liked was a 19 one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to 20 and overcome(克服) our fears.
Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
( )1.A. way
( )2.A. wounded
( )3.A. quietness
( )4.A. got
( )5.A. spirit
( )6.A. eye
( )7.A. breath
( )8.A. belief
( )9.A. lay
( )10.A. especially
( )11.A. discussion
( )12.A. however
( )13.A. called
( )14.A. old
( )15.A. sight
( )16.A. above
( )17.A. protected
( )18.A. then
( )19.A. strict
( )20.A. form | B. time
B. destroyed
B. darkness
B. forced
B. height
B. window
B. wind
B. feeling
B. hide
B. simply
B. problem
B. yet
B. backed
B. crowded
B. mind
B. in
B. guided
B. there
B. powerful
B. remember | C. place
C. surprised
C. emptiness
C. made
C. body
C. mouth
C. air
C.i magination
C. rest
C. probably
C. joke
C. although
C. lined
C. poor
C. order
C. of
C. believed
C. once
C. heavy
C. recognize | D. reason
D. frightened
D. loneliness
D. caused
D. shape
D. door
D. sound
D. doubt
D. lie
D. directly
D. matter
D. still
D. packed
D. unfamiliar
D. task
D. at
D. accepted
D. anyway
D. right
D. recover |
答案
| 1-5: ADBCD 6-10: ABCDA 11-15: BACDA 16-17: CDABC |
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I have been a student at Bentley College in Waltham for some time now, so I have a lot of experience and know how things work at Bentley. As a freshman(新生)at Bentley College you will be living in the
Tree Dorms, Slade Hall or Miller Hall. I would highly suggest that you choose to live in the Tree Dorms
because this is where most fresh-men are going to be living. There will be a lot of activities going on in the building and you will meet lots of people. Slade Hall is next to the parking lot and not far from the Tree
Dorms, so that would be your second choice. As Miller Hall is small and far away, it would be my last
choice for freshmen housing. If Bentley offers you the chance to live with second or third year students
you"d better refuse their offer and live with freshmen. Living with your classmates will make the transition (过渡) into college life a lot easier.
As a freshman your classes should be easy. After freshman year your classes will become a lot more
difficult, so I advise that you get down to business early in the first year. There are two very easy things you can do to increase your knowledge as a freshman. The first is to just go to class and the second is to
always do your homework. I also highly advise that you do it on your own and try to stay disciplined. It is
tooeasy to put your homework away and then get really behind and not be able to learn everything before a mid-term or final exam.
1. The author advises freshmen to live in the Tree Dorms because ___________.
A. it is across the parking lot from Slade Hall
B. it is small and quite far away from the playground
C. there are many second and third year students there
D. there are many freshmen and more activities
2. Where is Slade Hall?
A. Near Miller Hall.
B. Far from Tree Dorms.
C. Beside the car park.
D. Near the classrooms
.
3. According to the author, how can freshmen improve knowledge?
A. Remember to do homework by discussing it with others.
B. Finish homework and go to class every day.
C. Try to spend more time in the library.
D. Be able to learn something before a mid-term or final exam.
4. The author writes the passage to ___________.
A. tell new students how to get used to college life
B. tell new students about their teachers and dormitory
C. show the differences between college and high school
D. tell readers about some funny things at Bentley College
| I made a promise to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would
try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.
The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical
passage about husbands and their wives. Then he went on to say, "Love is an act of will. A person can
choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that
would change.
And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, "That new yellow sweater
looks great on you." "Oh, Tom, you noticed", she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled. After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn"s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me." We
walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.
So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell
museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that"s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new promise to keep on remembering to choose love.?
There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it
today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression. "What"s the matter?" I asked her.
"Tom," she said in a voice filled with sadness, "Do you know something I don"t?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well…that checkup I had several weeks ago…our doctor…did he tell you something about me?
Tom, you"ve been so good to me…
1. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ______.
A. with his family
B. with Evelyn
C. alone
D. with his children
2. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ______.
A. he decided to be a good husband
B. he had made a lot of money in his Wall Street firm
C. she looked lovely in her new clothes
D. the doctor said his wife was seriously ill
3. The author says, "There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment." What does "one thing" refer to?
A. He pra
ised her sweater, which puzzled her.
B. She insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated.
C. He knew something about her illness but didn"t tell her.
D. He was so good to her that she thought she must be dying.
4. By saying "I"m just starting to live," Tom means that ______.
A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life
B. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change
D. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before
| | 短文填空 | Xiamen is Xiaoli"s hometown. It"s one of most interesting cities on the __1___, and he feels ___2__living
there. It can be __3___ hot and wet in the summer and cold in the winter. Every year, there are a lot of
tourists around. Many high -rise buildings have been put up in the business__4___recently . Gulangyu
Island is a gorgeous island with some really interesting__5___. | | 阅读理解 | When the lazy days of summer arrive and the schedule is packed with swimming, camp, and family
vacations, it can be a c hallenge to find time for learning. But kids" reading skills don"t have to grow cold
once school"s out. Here are some ways to make reading a natural part of their summer fun:
Explore your library. Visit your local library to check out books and magazines that your kids haven"t
seen before. Many libraries have summer reading programs, book clubs, and reading contests for even
the youngest borrowers. With a new library card, a child will feel extra grownup checking out books.
Read on the road. Going on a long car trip? Make sure the back seat is stocked with favori te reads.
When you"re not at the wheel, read the books aloud. Get some audiobooks (many libraries have large
selections) and listen to them together d uring driving time.
Make your own books. Pick one of your family"s favorite parts of summer-whether it"s baseball, ice
cream, or the pool-and have your child draw pictures of it or cut out pictures from magazines. Stick the
pictures onto paper to make a booklet and write text for it. When you"re done, read the bo ok together.
Reread it whenever you like!
Keep in touch. Kids don"t have to go away to write about summer vacation. Even if your family stays
home, they can send postcards to tell friends and relatives about their adventures. Ask a relative to be
your child"s pen pal and encourage them to write each week.
Keep up the reading habits. Even if everything else changes during the summer, keep up the reading
routines around your house. Read with your kids every day-whether it"s just before bedtime or under a
shady tree on a lazy afternoon. And don"t forget to take a book to the beach!Just_brush_the_sand_off_
the_pages-it"s_no_sweat! | | 1. The purpose of the passage is to________. | A. encourage parents to read
B. give advice on raising kids
C. raise a good summer reader
D. suggest places for vacations | | 2. If you drive on a long trip in summer, you can________. | A. visit the local library and join book clubs
B. borrow some audiobooks to listen to
C. keep in touch with friends by sending postcards
D. read your own picture books with your son | | 3. By saying "Just brush the sand off the pages-it"s no sweat", the author means________. | A. taking away the sand on the book is very difficult
B. a special book is needed when you"re reading on the beach
C. one can remove the sand on the book with a brush easily
D. there"s no trouble reading even on the beach | | 4. Who are the intended readers of the passage? | A. Parents.
B. Students.
C. Teachers.
D. Editors. | | 阅读理解 | Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is
little tolerance for falling in despair.Especially now we"ve got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings-whether
it"s after losing a job, the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one.So it"s no surprise that
more and more people are taking them.
But is this really such a good idea? A growing number of voices from the world of mental health
research are saying it isn"t. They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is
playing fast and loose (行为轻率). Sadness, they argue, serves a useful purpose-and if we lose it, we
lose out. Yet many psychiatrists (精神病医生) insist not.Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into
depression (抑郁症), they warn.Even when people are sad for good reason, they should take drugs to
make themselves feel better.
So who is right? Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch?
There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life. It may be a
selfprotection strategy, as other primates (灵长类) also show signs of sadness. A losing monkey that
doesn"t show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey-and
that could result in death.
In humans, sadness has a further function: we may display sadness as a form of communication. By
acting sad, we tell other community members that we need support.
Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods. There are plenty of great artists,
writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder. Scientists find that people with
signs of depression perform better at a creative task, and that negative moods make people think deeply
over the unhappy experience, wh ich allows creative processes to come to the front. There is also
evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career. A doctor found that people who scored
8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s. The
happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them. | | 1. The underlined word "this" refers to________. | A. taking drugs
B. falling in despair
C. losing a job
D. feeling sad | | 2. The author believes sadness is________. | A. a good thing for people"s health
B. something horrible never to touch
C. a necessary function of humans
D. always to be treated as depression | | 3. Some animals show their sadness in order to________. | A. cheat their enemy
B. protect themselves
C. comfort the loser
D. challenge the winner | | 4. We can infer from the last paragraph that________. | A. people with great creativity tend to be happier
B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career
C. too much happiness can be bad for your career
D. the happiest people are the most successful ones |
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