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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.IhavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeoplebeforeIthinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga1person.
Ithinkmy2startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy3andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyevertalkedtoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally4.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.Sotrieda(n)5.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI6__tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig7forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoofusarestillmybestfriendstoday.
Abiggercauseofmynew8,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy9.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassohappybecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever10her,soItookherplace.Sheletme11thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas12,butIwasverygratefultoher.
IthinkIamamuchbetterpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot13theseexperiences.Theyhave14metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I15whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.
1.A.famousB.simpleC.differentD.skilled
2.A.educationB.careerC.tourD.change
3.A.balanceB.homeworkC.degreeD.interest
4.A.carefulB.lonelyC.curiousD.guilty
5.A.argumentB.gameC.experimentD.defence6.A.daredB.offeredC.hesitatedD.happened
7.A.dreamB.problemC.dutyD.step
8.A.attitudeB.hobbyC.hopeD.luck
9.A.friendB.partnerC.guideD.guest
10.A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.trusted
11.A.explainB.guessC.declareD.see
12.A.homelessB.heartbrokenC.bad-temperedD.hopeless
13.A.forgetB.faceC.improveD.analyze
14.A.forcedB.preferredC.orderedD.taught
15.A.missB.likeC.wonderD.expect
第二节:
语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneofthemost16__________(effect)waystoimproveourEnglishwritingability.
17._____________(compare)withotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakes18.____________(little)time.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish.19.____________wepersistinthispractice,graduallywe’lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmany20.__________.Inthefirstplace,21.____________oftenhappensthatwehavetroublefindingappropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChinese.AnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperly.
AsfarasI22.__________(concern),my23.__________(suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomethinggbeatsus,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,Ibelievethatitis24.__________greatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor25.__________developmentofourwritingskills.
Ⅱ阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节阅读理解(共20小题;
每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中选出最佳选项。
A
AFull-TimeSchoolCalledLife
Youareenrolledinafull-timeschoolcalled“life”.Eachdayinthisschoolyouwillhavetheopportunitytolearnlessons.Youmaylikethelessonsorhatethem,butyouhavedesignedthemaspartofyourcurriculum.
Whyareyouhere?
Whatisyourpurpose?
Humanshavesoughttodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforaverylongtime.Whatweandourancestorshavetooverlook,however,isthatthereisnoanswer.Themeaningoflifeisdifferentforeveryindividual.
Eachpersonhashisorherownpurposeanddistinctpath,uniqueandseparatefromanyoneelse’s.Asyoutravelyourlifepath,youwillbepresentedwithnumerouslessonsthatyouwillneedtolearninordertofulfillthatpurpose.Thelessonsyouarepresentedwitharespecifictoyou;
learningtheselessonsisthekeytodiscoveringandfulfillingthemeaningandconnectionofyourownlife.
Asyoutravelthroughyourlifetime,youmayencounterchallenginglessonsthatothersdon’thavetoface,whileothersspendyearsstrugglingwithchallengesthatyoudon’tneedtodealwith.Youmayneverknowwhyyouareblessedwithawonderfulmarriage,whileyourfriendssufferthroughbitterargumentsandpainfuldivorces,justasyoucannotbesurewhyyoustrugglefinanciallywhileyourpeersenjoyabundance.Theonlythingyoucancountonforcertainisthatyouwillbepresentedwithallthelessonsthatyouspecificallyneedtolearn;
whetheryouchoosetolearnthemornotisentirelyuptoyou.
Thechallengehere,therefore,istokeepyourselfupwithyourownuniquepathbylearningindividuallessons.Thisisoneofthemostdifficultchallengesyouwillbefacedwithinyourlifetime,assometimesyourpathwillberadicallydifferentfromothers.Butrememberdon’tcompareyourpathtothepeople’saroundyouandfocusonthedisparitybetweentheirlessonsandyours.Youneedtorememberthatyouwillonlybefacedwithlessonsthatyouarecapableoflearningandarespecifictoyourowngrowth.
Oursenseoffairnessistheexpectationofequity—theassumptionthatallthingsareequalandthatjusticewillalwaysprevail.Lifeisnot,infact,fair,andyoumayindeedhaveamoredifficultliftpaththanothersaroundyou,deservedornot.Everyone’scircumstancesareunique,andeveryoneneedstohandlehisorherowncircumstancesdifferently.Ifyouwanttomovetowardcalm,youwillberequiredtomoveoutofthecomparingyourselfwithothersratherthanappreciatingyourownspecialuniqueness.Youmissoutonlearningyourindividuallessonsbydistractingyourselffromfeelingsofbitternessandanger.
26.Accordingtothepassage,howcanthemeaningofyourlifeberealized?
A.Havingthesameopinionsasothers.
B.Takingthedistinctpathfromothers.
C.Learningthelessonspresentedtoyou.
D.Doingthedifferentthingsfromothers.
27.Fromthepassageweknow_______.
A.everyonehashisowntracktofollow
B.thesamethingusuallyhappenstothepeers
C.apainfuldivorcemustlieinfinancialproblems
D.awealthymanmusthaveawonderfulmarriage
28.Inyourlifetime,thelessonsyouarefacedwith_______.
A.arebeyondyourpower
B.keepyoufromgrowth
C.limityourdevelopment
D.helpyouwithyoursuccess
29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Allthingsareequalandjusticewillalwaysprevail.
B.Youshouldlearntoappreciateyourspecificuniqueness.
C.Onehastofixhismindonunfairnessofcircumstances.
D.Theteachershavedesignedthelessonsaspartofyourcurriculuminthelifeschool.
30.Lifeiscalledafull-timeschool,because_______.
A.itisfullofalllessonstolearn
B.youhaveplentyoftimetolearnlessons
C.youmeetwithspecificlessonseveryday
D.therearesomanysubjectsforyoutochoose
B
BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobs—whatdotheyhaveincommon?
Theyare,ofcourse,allAmericans.Andaccordingtoasurveybysocialnetworkingsitebadoo.com,theyallbestillustrate(举例说明)theword“cool”.
Butjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis“cool”?
Mostwouldanswerthatitissomethingtodowithbeingindependent-mindedandnotfollowingthecrowd.
YaleUniversityartprofessorRobertFarrisThompsonsaysthattheterm“cool”goesbackto15thcenturyWestAfricanphilosophy(哲学).“Cool”relatestoideasofgrace(优雅)underpressure.
“InAfrica,”hewrites,“coolnessisapositivequalitywhichcombinescalmness,silence,andlife.”
Themodernideaof“cool”developedlargelyintheUSintheperiodafterWorldWarⅡ.“Post-war‘cool’wasinpartanexpressionofwar-weariness...itwentagainstthestrictsocialrulesofthetime,”writesociologistsDickPountainandDavidRobinsinCoolRules:
AnatomyofanAttitude.
ButitwastheAmericanactorJamesDeanwhobecamethesymbolfor“cool”inthehugelysuccessful1955movieRebelwithoutaCause.Deanplaysatoughguywhodisobeyshisparentsandtheauthorities.Healwaysgetsthegirl,smokescigarettes,wearsaleatherjacketandbeatsupbullies(欺凌弱小者).Inthemovie,Deanshowedwhat“cool”wouldmeantoAmericanyoungpeopleforthenext60years.
Todaythefocusof“cool”haschangedtoathleticsstars.Ofteninmoviesaboutschools,studentsgainpopularityontheathleticsfieldmorethanintheclassroom.ThiscanbeseenquiteclearlyinmovieslikeVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDie.
Butmanyteenagersalsothinkbeingsmartiscool.Chessandotherthinkinggameshavebeenbecomingmorepopularinschools.
“CallittheHarryPotterizationofAmerica—atimewhenbeingsmartisthenewcool,”writesjournalistJoeSunnen.
31.BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobsarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.
A.introducethetopic
B.drawourattention
C.telluswhattheyhaveincommon
D.telluswhatis“cool”
32.Ifyouwereconsidered“cool”inAfricainthe15thcentury,you________.
A.thoughtandacteddifferentlyfromthemajority
B.hada