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            I decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering in the real world. During my senior year, while most of my friends were interviewing for “real world” jobs, I was investigating how I could go work in a different country. At that early stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. My desire to live abroad was so strong that I was willing to do anything anywhere.
Soon I learned about BUNAC, a program that seemed to be designed precisely for student with such interests. BUNAC offers work visas ( 签证 ) for students or recent graduates to work overseas. Of the six countries available, I chose England because of the language and opportunities for employment.
Two months after I graduated from college I went to Britain. I traveled throughout Europe for six weeks before arriving in London. I got to London on August 24, 1997 with a work visa, but no job or place to live. I have to admit it was pretty scary! The day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday --- a Bank Holiday, a national holiday that everything is closed for the day. It wasn’t until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and I learned all about living and working in Britain, paying taxes, getting health insurance, traveling around Britain, finding accommodations and most importantly, finding a job. I was most scared about finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get my pay soon.
It turned out that finding a job was not so difficult. The BUNAC program is very well known in London and many employers participate in the program. As a result there are many employers in many different fields to choose from. My job search began when I chose three different business employers and faxed them my resume (简历). That first week I had three interviews. I accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch International Bank. The Merrill Lynch office I worked at was in a beautiful, old building located two blocks from Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work interesting.
It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended.
小题1: When the author studied at college she decided _________.
A．to enter the “real world” after graduation
B．to go and work in a foreign country
C．to settle in a different country
D．to find a job in the home country
小题2:The author chose England because ______.
A．it is a beautiful country and people there are nice
B．England is spoken there and it is easy to find a job
C．it is in Europe, not far from her own country
D．the BUNAC office is located there
小题3: After the author arrived in London, what worried her most was ________.
A．getting a jobB．buying health insurance
C．traveling around BritainD．finding a place to live
小题4:Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A．A Trip to BritainB．What I Want to Be
C．Living in a Different CountryD．My Work Experience

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小题1:B小题1:B小题1:A小题1:D
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完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Everywhere, you will find "the white-haired boy", sometimes called "the fair-haired" boy．He gets special   36  , as if he were above everybody else．You will find him in school, in college, at home, or  37  you work．
In school, he is teacher"s   38  , her favorite who can do nothing   39 ．Sometimes she lets him do little jobs for her．He comes to class in the morning, all shiny and clean．" He is always raising his hand,  40  with answers to the teacher" s questions．And he knows all the answers．
He gets into your hair, especially if you are at the  41  of the class and die teacher thinks you are slow at learning things．How you   42  the guy!
At college, he walks across the school ground as if he  43  it．Sometimes he wears a, colorful football or basketball shirt or sweater, with a bright red, or green or yellow college letter   44 worn on the front of it．What   45  shoulders, what muscles he has! He   46  the girls happy by just smiling at them．He has the mark of _47_ on him．   
At home, "the fair-haired boy" is  48  choice．Sometimes, he is the oldest son— 49 , the youngest．If you are in between, you are out of  50   ．
Then, you discover that there are others who   51  your feelings, ready to tell you their private  52  ．One of them asks, "What does he have that I haven"t got?" You ask yourself the same question．
  53 , there comes a day when you decide to stop hating him. Is it  54 because he has been made boss and you  55  yourself working for him?
小题1:
A．treatmentB．beliefC．courageD．encouragement
小题2:
A．somewhereB．anywhereC．whereD．everywhere
小题3:
A．petB．friendC．workmateD．child
小题4:
A．correctB．wrongC．specialD．difficult
小题5:
A．curiousB．willingC．interestedD．ready
小题6:
A．frontB．topC．bottomD．point
小题7:
A．hatedB．envyC．admireD．like
小题8:
A．broughtB．wonC．ownedD．gained
小题9:
A．freelyB．quicklyC．delightedlyD．proudly
小题10:
A．greatB．broadC．mannedD．bright
小题11:
A．makesB．lesC．takesD．keep
小题12:
A．successB．challengeC．faithD．innocence
小题13:
A．Father’sB．Mother’sC．Sister’sD．Grandma’s
小题14:
A．seldomB．neverC．usuallyD．at times
小题15:
A．pityB．luckC．shameD．sight
小题16:
A．understandB．realizeC．shareD．reach
小题17:
A．opinionsB．suggestionsC．expressionsD．thoughts
小题18:
A．GraduallyB．FinallyC．SurprisinglyD．Actually
小题19:
A．certain B．trueC．perhapsD．possible
小题20:
A．seeB．knowC．noticeD．find

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完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” Mrs. Robinson replaced the   36  and crossed the hall into the   37 . It had not been an easy telephone call for her to make. Her daughter had been very kind,   38 , and had immediately agreed to   39  her up, but Mrs. Robinson   40  to admit that she needed help. Since her   41  passed away ten years ago, she had prided herself upon her ___42 . She had   43  to live in their little house alone and had refused to go and live with her daughter.
But on this evening, she was standing at her living-room window,   44  out at the “SOLD” notice in the small front garden. Her feeling were   45 . Naturally she was             46  at the thought of leaving here, as it was full of so many   47 .
But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last   48  near the
sea, __49  in the little sea town where she was born. With the   50  from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there.
Her husband had always been very   51  this house. She hadn’t been   52__ here, but it didn’t mean as much to her as it had to him.   53  most of the people who lived in the street had   54  away, and it was this that had made her decide to sell it.
Next morning Mrs. Robinson   55  the house for the station in her daughter’s car.
小题1:
A．bookB．dataC．receiverD．door
小题2:
A．bedroomB．dining-roomC．gardenD．living-room
小题3:
A．howeverB．of courseC．thereforeD．specially
小题4:
A．pickB．bringC．cheerD．warm
小题5:
A．likedB．hatedC．tendedD．pretended
小题6:
A．lawyerB．friendC．daughterD．husband
小题7:
A．independenceB．futureC．talentD．ideal
小题8:
A．movedB．hopedC．continuedD．dreamed
小题9:
A．stickingB．staringC．reachingD．pulling
小题10:
A．blamedB．excitedC．embarrassedD．mixed
小题11:
A．sadB．hardC．pleasedD．delighted
小题12:
A．petsB．folksC．descriptionsD．memories
小题13:
A．livesB．yearsC．wealthD．treasure
小题14:
A．down B．upC．backD．away
小题15:
A．insuranceB．allowanceC．rewardD．money
小题16:
A．fond ofB．busy inC．afraid ofD．interested in
小题17:
A．funnyB．luckyC．happyD．unhappy
小题18:
A．SoonB．ShortlyC．RecentlyD．Immediately
小题19:
A．fledB．movedC．turnedD．traveled
小题20:
A．soldB．returnedC．leftD．locked

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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和D）中，选出最佳选项。
On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped with the rented video we had been dying to     36  . I was feeling a little   37   , as I was carrying our shopping，bags of snacks and the   38   .They were so heavy that I decided to   39  some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can  40  I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He _41   a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _42   it. I suddenly felt very 43 because I was about to do away with a new drink just 44 it was heavy.
I knew this man would take all he could  45   , so I walked up to him and  46  the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up  47    and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread  48   his face and this caused me to feel indescribable  49   . I felt like I  50  be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he  51   me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him  52  a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good for the man and his family. I now understand what is    53   by the saying “Giving is getting”.
Since then, every time I have the   54  to do something nice, the picture of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  55   of charity.
小题1:
A．watchB．lookC．seeD．listen
小题2:
A．upsetB．happyC．tiredD．excited
小题3:
A．videoB．booksC．pizzaD．clothes
小题4:
A．send offB．throw awayC．put awayD．send out
小题5:
A．afterB．whenC．beforeD．while
小题6:
A．ownedB．presentedC．heldD．sought
小题7:
A．going intoB．finding outC．looking throughD．searching for
小题8:
A．stupidB．guiltyC．disappointedD．happy
小题9:
A．sinceB．forC．becauseD．when
小题10:
A．getB．searchC．hearD．see
小题11:
A．droppedB．keptC．turnedD．handed
小题12:
A．in silenceB．in returnC．in surpriseD．in a hurry
小题13:
A．aroundB．acrossC．overD．to
小题14:
A．regretB．satisfactionC．failureD．curiosity
小题15:
A．couldn’tB．shouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t
小题16:
A．smiledB．toldC．stared atD．thanked
小题17:
A．singingB．soundingC．listeningD．making
小题18:
A．referredB．saidC．meantD．spoken
小题19:
A．timeB．chanceC．ideaD．effort
小题20:
A．powerB．effectC．strengthD．mystery

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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration (挫折) boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding (在前的) autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
小题1:The writer shows his _____ by saying “… if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward”.
A．regret B．happinessC．gratefulnessD．disappointment
小题2:   The underlined phrase “out in the sticks” probably means _____?
A．in radio stationsB．in the country
C．in big citiesD．in Dixon, Illinois
小题3:   Why did the writer mention his mother’s words over and again? Because _____.
A．it was his mother’s words that encouraged him
B．his mother was a person who talked a lot
C．nothing good has happened to him up to now
D．he got turned down every time he tried
小题4:   Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．There was a small radio station in Dixon, Illinois.
B．Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland.
C．WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games.
D．Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department.
小题5:When did the writer decide to take a radio-announcing job?
A．When he hitchhiked to Chicago.B．After he graduated from college.
C．Before he graduated from college.D．As soon as he was turned down.

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  I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt’s house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism（乐观）, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to “the hard times.”
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers（移民局官员）, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
小题1: How did the author get to know America?
A．From radio programs B．From books and pictures
C．From her motherD．From her relatives
小题2: Upon leaving for America the author felt __________.
A．excited B．confusedC．worriedD．amazed
小题3: For the first two years in New York, the author __________.
A．often lost her way
B．did not think about her future
C．studied in three different schools
D．got on well with her stepfather
小题4: What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A．She worked as a translator.
B．She attended a lot of job interviews.
C．She paid telephone bills for her family.
D．She helped her family with her English.
小题5: The author believes that __________.
A．her future will be free from troubles
B．it is difficult to learn to become patient
C．there are more good things than bad things
D．good things will happen if one keeps trying

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