1、 正确答案: B 2. She applied to the summer project because she wanted to earn some engineering credits. 3. It is commonly believed that when you are good at something, it comes easily to you. A 4. While in college, the author worked as hard as the boys in her class, to get good grades. 5. The authors chi
2、ldhood dream was to get an undergraduate degree and become a part-time journalist. 6. Knowing that his wife had left her job, the authors husband became very worried because he couldnt support the family by himself. 7. After quitting her job, immediately, the author was filled with the mixed feeling
3、s with anxiety and a sense of hopefulness. 8. During the first semester, the author was completely adjusted to college life. 9. Under the big pressure of work and school, the author was almost broken sometimes but she never cried. 10. Looking back over her decision to quit her job and go to college,
4、 the author felt that she could take control of her life again. Section B In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the
5、 blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Laura was married for six months. Her husband was (11)_ drugs. She didnt want her son or her (12)_ baby to live that way, but she was afraid to ask her husb
6、and to leave. She left him a note (13)_ . After reading the note, Lauras husband waited for her to come home and then (14)_ her and her son. Laura had little education and she never had (15)_ . She was ashamed to (16)_ from the police, (17)_ or womens shelters. Sometimes her husband was very nice to
7、 her. She decided to (18)_ so her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a (19)_ and told a priest about her (20)_ . Laura was married for six months. Her husband was using drugs. She didnt want her son or her unborn baby to live that way, but she was afraid to ask her husband to leav
8、e. She left him a note instead. After reading the note, Lauras husband waited for her to come home and then beat her and her son. Laura had little education and she never had a good paying job. She was ashamed to ask for help from the police, courts or womens shelters. Sometimes her husband was very
9、 nice to her. She decided to try harder so her children could have a home and a father. Laura joined a church and told a priest about her problem. using unborn instead beat a good paying job ask for help courts try harder church problem Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes ) In this section, t
10、here is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the wo
11、rds in the bank more than once. But while I was feeling uneasy about the bridge Id just 21 , I also began to feel a renewed sense of hopefulness about the 22 on the other side. I had had a long love affair with the written word that was 23 and apart from any of my roles. What we shared was 24 : It b
12、elonged to me and would always be mine 25 anything going on outside of me. I wasnt quite sure what my journey would involve, but I was 26 who would be at the other end. I steeled myself to travel the road that would lead me to a better understanding of who I was and of what I wanted out of life. I s
13、hared my mixed feelings with my husband. He was as worried as I was, but he was also warmly 27 . And so I stepped off the bridge and onto the path, nervous but 28 . I soon discovered that I loved to learn and that my mind soaked up 29 at every opportunity. My decision at those times felt right. But
14、sometimes, after 30 what was expected of me, I would be weighed down by self-doubt and uncertainty. A) naturally B) changing C) positive D) thankfulness E) supportive F) despite G) vigorous H) realizing I) possibilities J) determined K) crossed L) knowledge M) attracted N) personal O) separate 21. _
15、 K 22. _ I 23. _ O 24. _ N 25. _ F 26. _ C 27. _ E 28. _ J 29. _ L 30. _ H There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice. Passage
16、One Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. When I was in 7th grade, I had a lot of trouble reading. My mother used to sit by my side, and explain each paragraph of each school reading assignment to me because I didnt understand what I was reading. She would have to read each paragrap
17、h to me, and then after each paragraph, she summarized what we just read. In class, I tried to hide the fact that I couldnt read. My teachers gave us the last 10 minutes of class to start our reading homework, and I would sit there for the last ten minutes of class staring at the page, pretending I
18、was reading it I remember a terrible feeling of not wanting to get in trouble for not being able to comprehend. I had to wait until I got home so my mother could explain it to me. How did I ever get into Cornell University? By eighth grade I started understanding a little on my own, but I was readin
19、g at an incredibly slow rate. In eighth grade, I got hold of all the speed reading books I could get my hands on. I read them all very slowly at the time. I even went out and took a course on speed reading. Then I developed my own system which was easier and produced quicker results. I started pract
20、icing these techniques every day, and as I started to read faster, my understanding increased. I found that I stopped daydreaming and thinking about other things while I was reading, and started getting the larger meaning. I was reading faster and comprehending better. I found that when you read slo
21、wly, word by word, you get lost in the words, lose the bigger picture, and your comprehension drops. When you read faster, your concentration actually increases and your comprehension goes up because instead of getting lost in the words, you see the overall picture. 31. The main difficulty the write
22、r had in reading in her 7th grade was that _. A) she often forgot her school reading assignments B) she had difficulty reading with comprehension C) she had a poor vocabulary and very bad grammar D) she always looked elsewhere when asked to read 32. The writer would pretend to be reading in the last
23、 10 minutes of class because_. A) she was afraid of being found out B) the reading class was terrible C) she had to do what others were doing D) her mother told her to do so 33. The writers reading ability improved a great deal mainly because _. A) she entered Cornell University B) she took a course
24、 on speed reading C) her mother managed to help her out D) she developed her own way of reading D 34. From her own experience, the writer found that _. A) ones comprehension drops if one reads too slowly B) in order to understand better, one has to read slowly C) one tends to neglect the detailed in
25、formation if one reads fast D) many people read fast in order to save time 35. After reading the passage, we can conclude that the writer wrote the passage in order to_. A) convince the readers of the importance of higher education B) tell a story in honor of her mother C) give a detailed descriptio
26、n of different reading skills D) illustrate the necessity of fast reading Passage Two Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. More and more Americans are finding that they must learn to cope with chronic illness. Granted, for some of the 125 million people with chronic illnesses, the
27、problems are minor, but for 60 million others have multiple chronic conditions that can be serious or life-threatening. The toll of so much illness is enormous $510 billion annually. But chronic illness exacts an emotional toll as well, and it is in that realm that researchers are increasingly looking to the hard-won wisdom of patients to find ways to help others cope with diseases that might once have engulfed them in shame or despair. One view is that people wi
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