1、His curious words left me ________ about his real purpose. I don’t think I should take them________.
A．wonder …seriously
B．wondering…literally
C．to be wondering…for granted
D．wondered…as usual
2、______ you have seen he is in poor condition, you should understand why he has to take up two part-time jobs.
A. As long as B. Unless C. Now that D. While
3、---Do I have to bring my camera tomorrow afternoon?
---I think so．We _______ the Botanical Garden then.
A．will be visiting
B．are visiting
C．have visited
D．visit
4、—Tomorrow you'll go to your new school to study.
—Yes, a new term I am looking forward ________.
A.to arriving B.to arrive C.to arrives D.arrives
5、The driver was really careless, otherwise the traffic accident ______.
A. didn’t happen B. hadn’t happened
C. wouldn’t happen D. wouldn’t have happened
6、She was about to cry out she heard her father urgently telling her to keep quiet.
A. while B. when C. before D. after
7、_______ with the severe situation, the expert suggested the market referred to at once.
A.Facing; be shut down B.Faced; being shut down
C.To Face; being shut down D.Faced; be shut down
8、Learning is a process ______ we adapt ourselves to our surroundings.
A．when
B．how
C．that
D．where
9、Nobody knew how he _______ the fashion scene in the early 1980s.
A．burst onto
B．burst into
C．burst out
D．burst up
10、If the ________ project is successful, the program will be expanded to many more cities.
A．annual
B．pilot
C．distant
D．advanced
11、This is the best way ________ you________ the problem.
A．for, to solving
B．of, to solve
C．of, of solving
D．for, to solve
12、_____ with so much trouble, we failed to complete the task on time
A.To face B.Faced C.Face D.facing
13、Health reports believe that even a little exercise is rather better than ___ at all.
A. no one B. none
C. nothing D. anything
14、—________ has brought about the improvement of Chinese farmers’ living standards?
—The Party’s social benefiting policies, of course.
A． What is it that B． What it is that
C． What is that D． What is it
15、We look towards strengthening cooperation with universities all over the world ________ scientific research.
A. in response to B. in regard to
C. in defense of D. in case of
16、______ when we passed by its nest.
A. Up into the blue sky did the bird fly
B. Up into the blue sky flew the bird
C. Up into the blue sky the bird flew
D. Flew up into the blue sky the bird
17、The doctor warned us ________ more attention to _________ the sick pigs away from us.
A．paying; keeping
B．to pay; keep
C．to pay; keeping
D．paying; keep
18、As the scheduled flight for Stockholm from Helsinki early Thursday was canceled, he had to _______ an airport hotel and will fly to Stockholm later Thursday if weather allows.
A. check into B. burst into C. bump into D. bring into
19、Children often play the games with ________ parents.
A．his
B．her
C．their
D．our
20、Like most kids, my six-year-old son was very ________ when we bought him a lovely cat.
A．calm
B．hopeful
C．delighted
D．inspired
21、Half decade ago, at the end of my first semester teaching at Wharton, my student Kevin stopped by for office hours. He sat down and burst into tears. My mind started cycling through a list of events that could make a college junior cry: His girlfriend had broken up with him; he had been accused of cheating in exams; he forgot to turn in papers before the deadline. “I just got my first A-minus(减),” he said with his voice shaking.
Year after year, I watch in depression as students are crazy about getting straight A's. Some sacrifice their health; a few have even tried to charge their school after falling short(倒挂). All hold the belief that top marks are a ticket to best graduate schools and rewarding job offers. I was one of them. I started college with the goal of graduating with a 4.0. It would be a reflection of my brainpower and willpower, showing that I had the right stuff to succeed. But I was wrong.
The evidence is clear: Academic excellence is not a strong predictor of career excellence. Across industries, research shows that the connection between grades and job performance is modest in the first year after college and unimportant within a handful of years. Take Microsoft for example, once employees are two or three years out of college, their grades have no bearing on their performance. (Of course, it must be said that if you got D's, you probably didn't end up at Microsoft.)
Academic grades rarely assess qualities like creativity, leadership and teamwork skills, or social, emotional and political intelligence. Yes, straight A students master large amounts of information and reproduce it in exams. But career success is rarely about finding the right solution to a problem—it’s more about finding the right problem to solve. This might explain why Steve Jobs finished high school with a 2.65GPA, and Martin Luther King Jr. got only one A in his four years at Morehouse.
【1】Why did the student Kevin feel sad?
A．He was caught cheating in exams.
B．His girlfriend abandoned him.
C．He didn’t hand in his papers before headline.
D．He failed to get straight A's.
【2】What did the author once believe?
A．Marks didn’t reflect willpower and brainpower.
B．Top marks meant well-paid job offers.
C．It was wrong to care too much about marks.
D．Straight A's don't bring creative performances.
【3】Why are the employees at Microsoft mentioned?
A．To stress the company values employees with top marks.
B．To indicate academic performance is important.
C．To show academic excellence isn’t a strong predictor of career performance.
D．To introduce successful example in the technology industry.
【4】What should people focus more on to succeed according to the passage?
A．How to be a creative leader.
B．What to do with detailed information.
C．How to solve a problem.
D．What problems to be solved.
22、My Left Foot (1989)
Imagine being a prisoner of your own body, unable to make any movements except to move your left foot. The main character in My Left Foot，based on the real story of cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹) sufferer Christy Brown，can barely move his mouth to speak, but by controlling his left foot, he’s able to express himself as an artist and poet. For his moving performance of Brown, Daniel Lewis won his first Academy Award for best actor.
Shine (1996)
Do you have a talent you’re afraid to share with the world? David Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be “one of the truly great pianists,” but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. Ten years in a mental hospital didn’t weaken Helfgott’s musical gift: When he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a bar. Shine received seven Oscar nominations (提名), and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott.
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Nothing’s more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. In this heartbreaking Italian film, a father (Roberto Benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. Benigni won the best actor Oscar.
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things, like getting good grades in the AP exam. Despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates achieve their goals, thanks to Mr. Escalante’s support. The real Jaime Escalante, the Best Teacher in America, says that Stand and Deliver is “90% truth, 10% drama.”
【1】The underlined part in the passage means _________.
A. The main character in My Left Foot can’t control his whole body
B. The main character in My Left Foot is trapped by others
C. The main character in My Left Foot is a prisoner
D. The main character in My Left Foot is a disabled person
【2】If you want to watch a movie about wars, which may be one of your choices?
A. Life Is Beautiful. B. Stand and Deliver.
C. Shine. D. My Left Foot.
【3】Which of the following is true according to the four movies’ information?
A. My Left Foot was directed by Christy Brown
B. Geoffrey Rush stayed in a mental institution for ten years
C. Edward James Olmos received nomination for best actor Oscar
D. Jaime Escalante has a talent for playing the piano
【4】What do the four movies have in common?
A. They are all based on real stories.
B. The main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed.
C. The main characters all won Academy Award for Best Actor.
D. They are all inspiring stories that make a difference.
23、How to Be a Winner
Sir Steven Redgrave
Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it—the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
Karen Pickering
Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success—you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. “Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kirsten Best
Poet ＆ Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological tool.”
【1】What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?
A．Difficulties influenced his career.
B．Specialists offered him medical advice.
C．Training helped him defeat his disease.
D．He overcame the shadow of illness to win.
【2】What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?
A．Her training schedule.
B．Her daily happenings.
C．Her achievements.
D．Her sports career.
【3】What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to?
A．Ways that help one to focus.
B．Words that help one to feel less tense.
C．Activities that turn one’s attention away.
D．Habits that make it hard for one to relax.
【4】According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?
A．Courage.
B．Devotion.
C．Hard work.
D．Self-confidence.
24、 In November,a cold,unseen stranger that killed many people came to visit the city..
Johnsy lay on her bed,seriously ill.Her friend Sue saw she was looking out the window and counting-counting backward.”Twelve,”she said,and a little later”eleven”;and then”ten”and”nine”;and then”eight”“and”seven,”almost together.
Sue looked out the window.An old ivy vine(常青藤)，going bad at the roots,climbed half way up the wall.The cold breath of autumn had stricken leaves from the plant until its branches, almost bare(光秃秃的)，hung on the bricks.
“What is it,dear?”asked Sue.
“Leaves.On the plant.When the last one falls I must go,too.”
“Oh,what have old ivy leaves to do with your getting well?Try to eat some soup now,”said Sue.”And,I must call Mister Behrman up to be my model for my drawing.Don’t try to move until I come back.”
Old Behrman was a painter who lived on the ground floor.Behrman was a failure in art.For years,he had always been planning to paint a work of art,but had never yet begun it.He was a fierce(暴躁的)，little,old man who protected the two young women in the studio apartment above him.
Sue told him about Johnsy and how she feared that her friend would float away like a leaf.
Old Behrman was angered at such an idea.”This is not any place in which one so.good as Miss Johnsy shall lie sick,”yelled Behrman.”Some day I will paint a masterpiece,and we shall all go away.”
The next morning,Johnsy and Sue were surprised to find there yet stood against the wall one ivy leaf after the beating rain and fierce wind that blew through the night.It was the last one on the vine.It was still dark green at the center.But its edges were colored with the yellow.It hung bravely from the branch about seven meters above the ground.
“It is the last one,”said Johnsy.”It will fall today and I shall go at the same time.”
But the next morning,the ivy leaf was still there.Johnsy lay for a long time,looking at it. And then she called to Sue,who was preparing chicken soup.”
Something has made that last leaf stay there to show me how bad I was.It is wrong to want to die.You may bring me a little soup now.”said Johnsy.
The next day,the doctor came,and told Sue Johnsy was out of danger.
Later that day,Sue came to the bed where Johnsy lay,and put one arm around her.”Mr. Behrman died of pneumonia(肺炎)today.He was sick only two days.They found him the morning of the first day in his room downstairs helpless with pain.His shoes and clothing were completely wet and icy cold.They could not imagine where he had been on such a terrible night. And then they found a lantern,still lighted.And a ladder that had been moved from its place. And art supplies and a painting board with green and yellow colors mixed on it.”
“Look out the window,dear,at the last ivy leaf on the wall.Didn’t you wonder why it never moved when the wind blew?Ah,darling,it is Behrman’s masterpiece-he painted it there the night that the last leaf fell.”
【1】In the first paragraph,”a cold,unseen stranger”refers to____
A.a person B.an illness C.a beast D.an object
【2】What does Johnsy mean when she says”when the last one falls I must go,too.”?
A.She will leave the city. B.She will die soon.
C.She will fall with the leaf. D.She will recover.
【3】Who plays the most important part in helping Johnsy recover?
A.Sue. B.The doctor. C.Behrman. D.Johnsy herself.
【4】What can be a suitable title for the passage?
A.The last leaf B.A kind painter C.A deadly disease D.The valuable friendship
25、 When I tried out for the football team during the summer before 9th grade, I never imagined how important this sport would become in my life. Football is a_________ sport, at times almost painful, and practices really_________ a team’s physical and mental limits. Without trust in my own ability and a strong sense of commitment, I would never have managed to continue after years of hard work as a player, and with countless_________.
In the first year, I played on the defensive line. This was an amazing_________ that gave me a great sense of achievement. But in the last game of the season, I was seriously injured. I was prohibited from any physical activities for six months. After going_________ a series of physical treatments, I returned to the field as a team captain. I practiced harder than ever to_________ mylost time.
In September,during my junior year, my name was mentioned in the local newspaper as the_________ defensive linemen on the team. After playing a fantastic season, I was given the_________ of Most Valuable Player.
_________, my skills in football do not magically extend to other sports. During the winter__________, I went on a snowboarding trip and seriously__________ my right shoulder. I had to have four operations. __________ I could not use my right arm for two months, I had to learn how to write and eat using my left hand.
__________ life must go on. I knew that my own present__________ would decide my future, so I__________ the strict training program to build strength and improve flexibility in my__________. After an eight-month recovery, I was back out on the field playing football, the sport I__________.
In this sense, the world of football has taught me an important life lesson: __________ and commitment make what seems impossible__________. This lesson from football is one that I know__________ through every part of life.
A．tough
B．popular
C．typical
D．dynamic
A．set
B．control
C．test
D．require
A．mistakes
B．adventures
C．accidents
D．injuries
A．performance
B．position
C．moment
D．advantage
A．with
B．over
C．through
D．into
A．make out
B．make up for
C．put out
D．put up with
A．worthless
B．key
C．extra
D．regular
A．pride
B．choice
C．name
D．honor
A．Unfortunately
B．Similarly
C．Happily
D．Gradually
A．break
B．tryout
C．practice
D．season
A．hurt
B．wounded
C．harmed
D．injured
A．Though
B．Since
C．When
D．While
A．But
B．Therefore
C．Besides
D．However
A．affect
B．affection
C．effect
D．efforts
A．examined
B．changed
C．provided
D．completed
A．shoulder
B．hand
C．leg
D．foot
A．explore
B．avoid
C．love
D．support
A．Knowledge
B．Belief
C．Experience
D．Opinion
A．enjoyable
B．sensible
C．possible
D．responsible
A．translates
B．summarizes
C．adapts
D．attempts
26、 Directions: Write an English composition in 100-120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
辩论发言稿，你可任意选择正方或反方拟一篇发言稿，词数100-120。
话题：网络课堂教学优于传统的课堂教学 | |
正方 | 反方 |
1. 网络课堂教学优于传统的课堂教学 | 1. 传统的课堂教学优于网络课堂教学 |
2. 学习时间和地点灵活 | 2. 师生情感交流 |
3. 费用较低 | 3. 教师监控教学过程, 保证教学效果 |
4. 有利于发挥学生的学习主动性和积极性 | 4. 同学之间能形成良好的学习氛围 |
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