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I’mgratefulforthepeoplewhohavehelpedmeandtrytorepaythemallthetime.
正确答案:
B
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AlthoughIhaveneverbeforeexpressedgratitudetothepeoplewhohelpmealot,Icantakeanopportunitytothankthemlateron.
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Ineverfeelregretfulthatmodernchildrenprefertheelectronicmediatobooks.
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Ithankmygrandmasimplybecauseshetaughtmemanygoodqualitiesthatbenefitmealot.
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Mythank-youletterconvincedNelsonthathehadgainedmuchsuccessinhiscareer.
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Ifeltmoveddeeplybecausemygrandmastillgavemeareplyalthoughitwasnotaneasythingforher.
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Thosewhofocusedonhasslesdislikedtoexercisebecausetheylackedpassionfortheirlife.
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Gratitudeisaninbornqualitywhichcanhardlybedeveloped.
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Peoplewhoexpressedgratitudeexpectedtoberepaidbypeoplewhofeltappreciated.
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Gratitudehasthepotentialtochangeeverythingfromitsordinarystatetobeingagift.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
ThursdayisThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates,adaywhenmanyAmericansexpressgratitudeforgood(11)_________________intheirpersonallives,their(12)_________________andthelargerworld.Butwhataresomeofthe(13)_________________thingsAmericansaregratefulforthisyear?
Three(14)_________________girlsvisitingWashingtononaschooltripsaygratitudeisasmuchapartofafamilyThanksgivingmeal,asareroast(15)_________________andyams.“AtThanksgiving,wegoaroundthetableandsaywhatweare(16)_________________andthankfulfor,anditjustfeelsgood,”onesays.“I’mreallygratefulforhowcloseIamtomyfamilyandfriends,”(17)_________________another,“andhowtheyarealwaysthereformeandwearealwayshereforeachother.”
(18)_________________onNewYork’sBroadwayAvenuehasseenhisshareofsorrows,(19)_________________.“I’mbreathingandIhavetwoarmsandtwolegsandIcantalkandsee.Youwakeupandyousay‘Dang!
ThankGod!
I’malive.’AndIgettoworkeveryday.I’mjustgratefulforwhatI’vegot,”hesays.
As(20)_________________liesfastasleep,AngelFigueroaandhiswifeJessicaTorressaythey’rethankfulfor,"
happiness,joyandbeingparents,"
thisThanksgiving.Torressaysthecoupleplanstoteachtheirdaughtertoexpressgratitudeeasilyandoften.“It’sahealthywaytolive.Gratitudekeepstheworldgoinginapositiveway.”
ThursdayisThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStates,adaywhenmanyAmericansexpressgratitudeforgoodfortuneintheirpersonallives,theircommunitiesandthelargerworld.ButwhataresomeofthespecificthingsAmericansaregratefulforthisyear?
ThreeteenagegirlsvisitingWashingtononaschooltripsaygratitudeisasmuchapartofafamilyThanksgivingmeal,asareroastturkeyandyams.“AtThanksgiving,wegoaroundthetableandsaywhatwearegratefulandthankfulfor,anditjustfeelsgood,”onesays.“I’mreallygratefulforhowcloseIamtomyfamilyandfriends,”addsanother,“andhowtheyarealwaysthereformeandwearealwayshereforeachother.”
AstreetvendoronNewYork’sBroadwayAvenuehasseenhisshareofsorrows,yetremainsappreciative.“I’mbreathingandIhavetwoarmsandtwolegsandIcantalkandsee.Youwakeupandyousay‘Dang!
Astheirinfantdaughterliesfastasleep,AngelFigueroaandhiswifeJessicaTorressaythey’rethankfulfor,“happiness,joyandbeingparents,”thisThanksgiving.Torressaysthecoupleplanstoteachtheirdaughtertoexpressgratitudeeasilyandoften.“It’sahealthywaytolive.Gratitudekeepstheworldgoinginapositiveway.”
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PartIIReadingComprehension(25minutes)
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
RatherthansayingtheywouldforgivethatIhadn’t21thankedthem,instead,forPete’ssake,theywerethankingme—forhavingremembered,forhavingconsideredtheyhaddoneanythingso22.
Alwaysthecollegeprofessor,mydadhadcarefullyavoidedanythingheconsideredtoo23,soIknewhowmovedhewastowritemethat,afterhavinghelpededucatemanyyoungpeople,henowfeltthathisbestresultsincludedhisownson.
TheReverendNelsonwrotethathis24asa“simple,old-fashionedprincipal”hadendedwithschoolsundergoingsuchswiftchangesthathehadretiredinself-doubt.“IheardmoreofwhatIhaddonewrongthanwhatIdidright,”hesaid,addingthatmyletterhadbroughthimwelcome25thathiscareerhadbeenappreciated.
AglanceatGrandma’s26handwritingbroughtbackinaflashmemoriesofstandingalongsideherwhiterockingchair,watchingher“settin’down”somelettertorelatives.27,Grandmawouldslowly28oneword,thenthenext,sothatafinishedpagewould29hours.Iweptoverthepage30myGrandma’srecenthoursinvestedinexpressingherlovinggratefulnesstome—whomsheusedtodiaper!
A)sentimentalB)reassuranceC)exceptionalD)Characterbycharacter
E)representingF)consumeG)sensationalH)similar
I)accomplishJ)familiarK)obviouslyL)assurance
M)presentingN)decadesO)previously
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Thereareseveralpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.
PassageOne
Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Throughoutthenation’smorethan15,000schooldistrictswidelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster(平淡的)achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.
Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,“nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.”Thereason,hesaid,“isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.”
Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.
NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachers’activities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.
Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat“isamilewideandaninchdeep,”Schmidtnotes.
Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems“shareourpatternofsplintered(支离破碎的)visions”butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.
Thenewreport“couldn’tcomeatabettertime,”saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington.“ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,”includingthecall“todoless,butingreaterdepth.”
Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.
Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards"
faceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuall