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A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge University. Arran Fernandez, who was  16 at home by his father, Neil, will 17  a mathematics degree at Fitzwilliam College next month and he hopes to have a career as a research mathematician to 18  the Riemann hypothesis(黎曼猜想) that has confused the brightest minds. It will make him the youngest Cambridge student  19 14-year-old William Pitt the Younger studied there in 1773.
Last night the child genius said: “I am looking forward to going to the  20  . I have started the first-year books  21   and it is all right, not too  22  . I can understand it. I am excited about going to Cambridge,  23  I am used to making records about being the youngest in education. It isn’t the youngest moment that is so important to me--  24  I’m more interested in going to Cambridge than comparing   25  with other people who go there.”
But  26 his age he will not be able to    27  many of the alcohol-fuelled festivities(庆典) traditionally  28  to Freshers’ Week. “I don’t think I’m missing too much fun,” he insisted. “Even if I was 18, I wouldn’t want to go out  29 . ”
Arran,  30   plans to join the bird-watching society instead and go boating while at university, was five when he  31  the youngest person to be  32   a GCSE (General Certificated of Secondary Education), after passing maths. He was offered the   33  to learn at Cambridge in 2010, when he was 14, on the condition he gained an A-level in physics, which he  34  with an A+ grade. Arran had already gained an A grade in further maths last year.
Cambridge also asked him to attend three GCSEs in subjects which were not related to maths and physics to  35   his knowledge. He gained A+s in English literature and French and an A in English language this summer.
小题1:
A.educatedB.equippedC.arrangedD.evaluated
小题2:
A.runB.operateC.endD.start
小题3:
A.work outB.make outC.help outD.break out
小题4:
A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.but
小题5:
A.festivitiesB.lecturesC.contestsD.literature
小题6:
A.especiallyB.alreadyC.hardlyD.gradually
小题7:
A.difficultB.easyC.interestingD.boring
小题8:
A.thereforeB.butC.additionallyD.and
小题9:
A.fortunatelyB.merelyC.actuallyD.mentally
小题10:
A.itB.themC.themselvesD.myself
小题11:
A.because of B.instead of C.except forD.as for
小题12:
A.pick outB.join inC.pick upD.join up
小题13:
A.addedB.addictedC.relatedD.encouraged
小题14:
A.smokingB.singingC.drinkingD.dancing
小题15:
A.whoB.whichC.thatD.he
小题16:
A.turnedB.seemedC.grewD.became
小题17:
A.presentedB.awardedC.rewardedD.submitted
小题18:
A.tendencyB.treatyC.profitD.opportunity
小题19:
A.improvedB.achievedC.reservedD.represented
小题20:
A.reduceB.improveC.broadenD.insure

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小题1:A
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小题1:B
小题1:B
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小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
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小题1:C
小题1:C
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小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:D
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解析
本文为一篇记叙文,介绍了一位剑桥大学最年轻的高材生。
小题1:A纵观全篇可知,Arran Fernandez并没有去过学校,一直都是爸爸在家教他。此处用了被动语态。equipped“装备”;arranged  “安排”;evaluated“测评”;
小题1:D 此处表示,Arran Fernandez下个月开始,将开始在Fitzwilliam College学院主修数学学位。
小题1:A他想解决黎曼猜想。work out“解决”;make out“制定出”;help out“帮助……走出困境”break out“爆发”。
小题1:C 这将会使得他成为自1773年以来最年轻的剑桥大学的学生。
小题1:B festivities“庆典”;lectures “学术讲座”;contests“比赛”; literature“文学”。根据题意,大学的课程主要是学术讲座。
小题1:B already“已经”,常和现在完成时的肯定形式连用。
小题1:A 由后文的I can understand it.可知这些课程并不难。
小题1:B此处表示转折。讲Arran一直以来已经习惯了做教育上最年轻的人。
小题1:C 但是此时此刻,Arran真正在乎的是他能够去剑桥大学
小题1:D 而不是拿自己和别人比。Compare……with 把……和……作比较。
小题1:A 但因为他年纪太小,所以很多的酒精燃料的庆典他都不能参加。because of“因为”;instead of“用……来代替”;except for“除……之外”;as for“就……而言”。
小题1:B  pick out“挑选”;join in“参加”;pick up“捡起来”;join up“联结”
小题1:C 上文的酒精燃料的庆典是包含在新生周中的。在英国的大学,学校设定了一个新生周,在新生周里,学生们被要求去参加一系列的社交活动。例如:舞会、泡吧等
小题1:C 由上文的酒精可知,此处应填drinking“喝酒”。
小题1:A 此处考查非限制性定语从句。先行词是Arran,指人,故用who.
小题1:D 当他成为最年轻的被授予普通中等教育证书的学生时,他还只有5岁。
小题1:B award“授予”;
小题1:D 在他通过了数学考试之后,他获得了去剑桥大学的opportunity机会。
小题1:B achieved“获得”;此处指Arran获得了很好的成绩。
小题1:C broaden one’s knowledge “拓展某人的知识”。
核心考点
试题【A boy of 14 has become the youngest student to win a place at Cambridge Universi】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
I was a newcomer of Miss Burn’s seventh grade. Past“newcomer”experiences had been difficult, so I was
very anxious to fit in.
Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. Their chat was friendly, so
I began to relax. My new classmates filled me in on the school, the teachers and the other kids. it wasn’t long
before the class herd(书呆子)was pointed out to me: Mary Lou. Actually she called herself Mary Louise. A
formal, overmodest young girl with old-fashioned clothes, she wasn’t ugly—not even funny looking. Practical
shoes, long wool skirt and a blouse completed the image of a complete herd. The girls’ whispers got louder and
louder. Mary Lou didn’t notice this. After school, the girls invited me to join them in front of the school.
Arms wrapped around her backpack, Mary Lou came down the school steps. The taunting began—rude,
biting comments and disrespectful words from the girls. I paused, then joined right in. My force began to pick
up as I approached her, mean(卑劣)remarks falling from my lips. I even pulled the belt of her backpack and then
pushed her. The belt broke, Mary Lou fell. Everyone was laughing and patting me. I fit in. But I was not proud.
Something inside me hurt.
Mary Lou got up, gathered her books and—without a tear shed—off, she went. She held her head high as a
small trickle of blood ran down from her injured knee.
I turned to leave with my laughing friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. His skin, dark hair
and handsome features told me this was her father. Respectful of Mary Lou’s proud spirit, he remained still and
watched the lonely girl walk toward him. Only his eyes—shining with both grief and pride—followed. As I
passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that spoke to my shame and scolded my heart. He didn’t
speak a word.
No scolding from a teacher or a parent could linger(逗留)as much as that hurt in my heart from the day a
father’s eyes taught me kindness and strength and dignity. I never again joined the cruel herds. I never
again hurt someone for my own gain.
小题1: The writer felt she fit in when      .
A.she relaxed and talked with her new classmateB.she became a leader of a school club
C.she picked a wing off a butterflyD.others cheered for her after she treated Mary badly
小题2:What does the underlined word“taunting”mean in the article?
A.Playing a gameB.Joining a club
C.Criticizing a personD.Watching a movie
小题3:Mary’s father     after he saw what happened to her daughter.
A.felt shameful and angry for his daughterB.felt sad and proud for his daughter’s bravery
C.felt it necessary to teach the writer a lessonD.felt it a pity that she didn’t fight back
小题4:The writer would never hurt someone for her own gain because she    .
A.was impressed by Mary’s calmness
B.was afraid to be scolded by Mary’s father
C.was sorry she hurt Mary’s knee
D.was aware that it was a shame to make fun of Mary
小题5:According to the article, the writer is probably     .
A.a rude girl who enjoys making fun of others
B.a clever girl who is good at making friends with others
C.a shy girl who isn’t good at communicating with others
D.a brave girl who is willing to correct her mistakes

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完型填空(共20题,每小题1.5分,满分30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。
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got The "Help Wanted Unskilled" section.A small advertisement held my   36 .It read:"Easy job.Good wages.No experience  37 ."it sounded like the job I was   38  .Easy job.Good Wages.Those four words  39  now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the   40 .Easy job.Good wages.Easy job.Good Wages.Easy...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large  41  half filled with water, out of which I noticed   42  the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes. 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches.All had their   44  in the water of the basin.the left hand holding a   45 and the thumb(拇指)nail of the right hand   46  the labels(标签)on it.
I Sat down On a   47  beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle.As the minutes went by I noticed that the  48  0f the water started to   49  from my hand to my body.But   50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was   51  by the minute into a full-blown tomato-colored finger.A numb(麻木)pain began to be felt   52  from my right thumb.Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.After three hours of this I told the manager I’d   53  .He figured I had   54  69 cents at 23 cents an hour.
With the money, I left the working place."Easy job.Good wages...."came to my brain again.Looking at my hands, I  55  myself, "Can easy job get good wages?"
小题1:
A.eyes B.attention C.decision D.breath
小题2:
A.necessary B.relevant C.practicalD.primitive
小题3:
A.running afterB.looking for C.heading forD.looking after
小题4:
A.circled B.moved C.flashedD.attacked
小题5:
A.letterB.sign C.advertisement D.post
小题6:
A.baskets B.bowls C.pots D.basins
小题7:
A.hidingB.sticking C.rising D.breaking
小题8:
A.InB.Above C.Under D.Around
小题9:
A.arms B.hands C.legs D.feet
小题10:
A.knife B.snail C.bottle D.brush
小题11:
A.painting B.decorating C.refreshing D.scratching
小题12:
A.chair B.bench C.bottle D.sofa
小题13:
A.smell B.coldness C.color D.steam
小题14:
A.spreadB.travel C.recycleD.accelerate
小题15:
A.worse B.better C.more D.rather
小题16:
A.going B.findingC.growingD.becoming
小题17:
A.now and thenB.here and thereC.one by one D.little by little
小题18:
A.adapt B.negotiate C.bargainD.quit
小题19:
A.taken B.offeredC.earned D.created
小题20:
A.thought B.asked C.found D.hated

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Many people know the names Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison. However, most people don’t know the name of the man who invented the television, Philo Farnsworth.
Philo Farnsworth was born in 1906 and grew up on a potato farm. As a boy, he loved to learn about science, and he read a lot of science books. When he was only thirteen years old, he drew a picture of a machine that could send pictures as radio sends sounds. He got the idea from the way the potatoes were planted in the field. The potatoes grew in long lines, side by side. This made a shape in Philo’s mind. This shape helped Philo think of a way to send the TV picture onto a piece of glass. But he was poor, so Philo could not try to make his idea into a machine at that time.
Later, Philo worked at many different jobs. He worked with trees. He worked on broken radios. He worked on trains. He also worked as a street cleaner. At last, two rich men heard about his idea for television, and they gave him the money to make it. On September 7th, 1927, they watched Philo test the machine he built. When Philo turned on the machine, a small line could be seen on the glass. Philo said, “There you have it, electric television.”
Later, a big company, RCA, said they had made the first television. Philo had to spend a lot of money on lawyers to fight them. Finally, he won. Then, World War Two started in 1939. During the war, Philo spent a lot of money helping the US army instead of building up his television company. After the war, other bigger, richer companies started making televisions. In the end, Philo had to sell his company.
小题1:Why does the author mention Bell and Edison at the beginning of the text?
A.To remember both of them.B.To prove their wisdom.
C.To introduce the topic of the text.D.To explain their relationships.
小题2:According to the text, how old was Philo when he finished his invention of TV?
A.27 years old.B.21 years old.C.33 years oldD.39 years old
小题3:Philo Farnsworth got the idea for TV from ______.
A.the radioB.science booksC.potato fieldsD.a machine
小题4: The underlined part “building up” in the last paragraph probably means “______”.
A.startingB.sellingC.putting upD.making bigger
小题5:Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. Two rich men gave Philo money to do experiments.
b. Philo sold his own company.
c. Philo beat RCA in law.
d. Philo fixed broken radios.
e. Philo showed his invention to others.
A.d, a, e, c, bB.e, d, c, b, aC.d, c, e, b, aD.a, c, b, d, e

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It was a hot summer day. My dad and I were getting ready to go out for a ride on the boat with my friend Katie and the dog when the phone call came, the call that made that bright, beautiful day a cold, dark, gloomy one.
I had just put on my suit, shorts, and tank top, and packed my bag with sunscreen and everything else I would need for the day. I ran into my parents’ room to find Dad. When I saw him on the phone, he was crying. I’d never seen my dad cry before. My heart sank. What possibly could have happened?
"Max, I’m so sorry," I heard him say. That’s when it hit me. I knew that Suzie had died. Max has been my dad’s best friend for years. Suzie, his daughter, had a rare disease that mainly affected her body. Her brain was OK. She knew what was going on; she knew that she had problems and was different from other kids. Once she told her dad that she wished she could die and be born in a different body. Yet although she couldn’t live a normal life ,she was still happy.
When Suzie and I were little, we spent quite a bit of time together. As we grew up, we grew apart. She lived in New York, and I lived in the Midwest. When Suzie was ten she had to live in a hospital in Virginia. About eight months before she died, Max gave us her number at the hospital and we talked at least twice a week until the end. Suzie was always so excited to talk to us and wanted to know every detail about my life. She wanted to know everything I did and every thing I ate. In a way, she lived through me.
After we found out about her death, we made our plans to go to New York for the funeral. When she was alive, I sent her a Beanie Baby and she sent one back to me. I had bought her another one but never had the chance to send it to her, so I took it to put in her casket(棺材).
Her funeral was very different from any funeral I’d ever been to. After they lowered her casket, each one of us put a shovelful of dirt over her. I remember crying so hard, I felt weak. My cheeks burned from the tears. My whole body was shaking as I picked up the shovel, but I’m glad I did it.
When Suzie and I first started calling one another, I thought it would be more of a burden on me, but I was completely wrong. I learned so much from her. She gave me more than I could ever give to her. I will never forget her or the talks we had. I now know that I must never take anything for granted especially my health and the gift of life.
小题1:What does the underlined part “In a way, she lived through me.” mean?
A.Suzie got to know what life outside hospital was like by sharing my experience.
B.Suzie was financially dependent of me.
C.Suzie managed to pull through her illness with the help of my family.
D.Suzie was too weak to live her own life.
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Suzie was the only person helping the author with difficulties.
B.The author feared that she might also get the same disease as Suzie.
C.The author benefited a lot from talking on the phone with Suzie.
D.The author didn’t understand Suzie was her true friend until Suzie’s death.
小题3:What is the most important lesson the author learned from Suzie’s death?
A.Never let go of a friend even if you are apart.
B.Be thankful for what we have in our life.
C.Talking with a friend can cure your illness.
D.We can learn more from our friends than they do from us.

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Once Dr.Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his  students.The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems.His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live.
Dr.Mellinkoff asked to see the patient.He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt.The patient smiled and said everything was all right.Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat.The patient said that he had no desire to eat.
"Are you getting food you like?"
The patient said nothing.
"Do you get the kind of food you have at home?"
The answer was no.
The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft.
"If; you had food that you liked, would you eat it?"
"Yes, yes," the patient said.
The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious.Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and! had also been received.
Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat.One of the students said, "We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals."
"Suppose," the doctor replied, "you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?"
"I would probably insist," the student said.
"Very well," the doctor said."You might want to try the same method in the kitchen.It won’t be easy, but I can help you.Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it.Or he’ll be killed by hunger.By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish.If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him."
Three weeks later, Doctor Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power.It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.
小题1:The patient had no desire to eat because         .
A.he was not hungryB.he was seriously ill
C.he was given special mealsD.he was not satisfied with the food
小题2:According to the passage, we can conclude that       .
A.the patient’s native language was Spanish
B.the patient’s illness was caused by hunger
C.Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient
D.the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient
小题3:Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?
A.Cold.B.Considerate.C.Curious.D.Careless.
小题4:What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff  wanted to tell his students in this case?
A.Doctors should be good at foreign languages.
B.Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.
C.Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.
D.Doctors should have a good relationship with their patients.

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