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Half a century ago, during the Sino-Japanese War, I was a student at National Southwest Associated University at Kunming in southern China, Lectures were often accompanied by the pitter-patter of rain on the tin roofs of the classrooms; that mud floors were full of holes; and wind blew through paneless windows. As for the library, it was a bare skeleton. A good reference book was used for years and journals usually arrived after a couple of years’ delay.
But despite such hardship, I had the best of my student days in Kunming. Although we were short of research materials, we were uncompromising(坚定的)in our pursue of knowledge and truth. I spent six years at Southwest and obtained my first and second degrees in physics here. I still value those days fervently. In fact it was at Southwest that I first came across Reader’s Digest. To me, the magazine’s insistence on perfection both in style and accuracy—as well as its celebration of life even in the face of hardship—is similar to the values I learned at Southwest.
Later, I went to the United States to study under Enrich Ferimi, the famous physicist who directed the world’s first nuclear chain reaction. One of the first things Ferimi emphasized to me was that physics shouldn’t be so overwhelming(压倒性的)that it is beyond the average man. Physics research, he said, should be connected with our daily lives and physicists should devote most of their efforts to solving practical problems. I couldn’t agree more. Indeed, I think this simple, close-to-life.
Approach applies other attempts too. Reader’s Digest is highly informative, but it is easy to read, and easy to understand, never exaggerating or mystifying. This truthful, down-to earth quality is what I treasure now.
小题1:What is the author?
A.A soldierB.A teacherC.An editorD.A physicist
小题2: Which of the following is NOT true of the National Southwest Associated University?
A.The mud floors of the classrooms were uneven.B.Its classroom windows had no glass.
C.The only thing its library had was a skeleton.
D.It was short of research materials.
小题3: What was the first thing Ferimi emphasized to the author?
A.Physics research should be related to daily lives.
B.Physics should not be considered as the most important course.
C. Theoretical problems need solving first.
D.The results of physics research could be used in the national defense.
小题4: What does the author think of Reader’s Digest?
A.It is far from perfect in style or accuracy.
B.It devotes its efforts to solving practical problems.
C.It gives much information.
D.Its language is simple, but beautifully written.

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小题1:D小题1:C小题1:A小题1:C
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。   
Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully   21  the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!   22  on earth was he going to get the   23  of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was   24   to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no   25  asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to   26 .
There was only one way to get money, and that was to   27  it. He would have to find a job.   28  who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had   29  on most things.
“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the   30 of  James’ s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the   31   of jobs that people found for him to do.  He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   32   of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the  33   increased and he knew that he would soon have   34  for the bicycle he longed for.
The day   35  came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He   36   no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode   37   home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard   38   for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more   39  he had bought it with his own money. He had   40   what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.
小题1:
A.cleanedB.coveredC.countedD.checked
小题2:
A.HowB.WhyC.WhoD.What
小题3:
A.amountB.partC.sumD.rest
小题4:
A.braveB.hardC.smartD.unfair
小题5:
A.pointB.reasonC.resultD.right
小题6:
A.splitB.spendC.spareD.save
小题7:
A.borrowB.earnC.raiseD.collect
小题8:
A.OrB.SoC.ForD.But
小题9:
A.decisionsB.experienceC.opinionsD.knowledge
小题10:
A.beginningB.introductionC.requirementD.opening
小题11:
A.similarityB.qualityC.suitabilityD.variety
小题12:
A.brandB.numberC.sizeD.type
小题13:
A.effortB.pressureC.moneyD.trouble
小题14:
A.allB.enoughC.muchD.some
小题15:
A.finallyB.instantlyC.normallyD.regularly
小题16:
A.gaveB.leftC.tookD.wasted
小题17:
A.patientlyB.proudlyC.silentlyD.tiredly
小题18:
A.applyingB.askingC.lookingD.working
小题19:
A.sinceB.ifC.thanD.though
小题20:
A.deservedB.benefitedC.achievedD.learned

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完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man was ready to graduate from college. For months he had  16 a sports car in a  17   showroom, and knowing his father  18 afford it, he told him that was  19 he wanted.  20 Graduation Day approached, he waited for the news    21 that his father had bought the car. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his   22  study. He handed him a beautiful box.   23  , but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened it  24  found a lovely Bible, with the young man’s name on it.  25 , he shouted to his father and said, “ With all your  26 you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the  27  ,
Many years passed. The young man was successful in both business and his family, but  28  his father was old, he intended to go back see him. He  29  him since that graduation day.  30 he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling his father had passed away, and he needed to take  31 possessions from his father. When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and  32 filled his heart. He saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签)with the dealer’s name,  33  dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the  34 “PAID IN FULL.”
How many time do we miss blessing because they are not packaged as we  35 ?  Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.     
小题1:
A.ownedB.drivenC.admiredD.seen
小题2:
A.model’sB.manager’sC.businessman’sD.dealer’s
小题3:
A.mustB.couldC.shouldD.would
小题4:
A.whichB.all whatC.allD.why
小题5:
A.AsB.withC.ForD.Along
小题6:
A.quietlyB.patientlyC.politelyD.anxiously
小题7:
A.previousB.personalC.privateD.professional
小题8:
A.CuriousB.SeriousC.AmusedD.Concerned
小题9: A  however    B. and              C. or              D. then
小题10:
A.LuckilyB.HappilyC.CarefullyD.Angrily
小题11:
A.moneyB.costC.incomeD.charge
小题12:
A.carB.collegeC.BibleD.box
小题13:
A.to realizeB.realizedC.realizingD.having realized
小题14:
A.hadn’t seenB.didn’t seeC.hasn’t seenD.wasn’t seen
小题15:
A.WhenB.BeforeC.UntilD.After
小题16:
A.upB.inC.onD.over
小题17:
A.regretB.happinessC.excitementD.promise
小题18:
A.a sameB.the sameC.sameD.the same as
小题19:
A.sentencesB.wordsC.talksD.phrases
小题20:
A.expectedB.respectedC.regrettedD.repeated

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Once an Englishman named Jack Brown went to Russia for a holiday. He stayed there for several months and then came home again. Some of his friends visited him a few days after he got back. “I had a very dangerous trip while I was in Russia.” Jack said to them. “I wanted to see a friend of mine in the country and the bad weather made me very late. So I was still travelling through a forest in sleigh<雪橇>when the sun went down. It was a long way from my friend’s house when about 20 wolves began to follow my sleigh. It was very dark in the forest. There was thick snow on the ground. It was cold, and there were no houses for miles and miles. First I heard the wolves, and the noise was terrible! The horses heard them, too. They were frightened and began running faster. Then I saw long, grey forms among the trees, and soon the wolves were near us. They were running very fast, and they didn’t seem to get tired like the horses.” “What did you do?” one of his friends asked. “When the wolves got very near,” Jack answered, “I put up my gun and shot the first wolf. The sleigh was moving about, but I hit the animal and killed it. Then all the other wolves stopped and ate it, so our sleigh got away from them for a few minutes.” “Then they finished their meal, and I heard them coming again. The moon was shining brightly on the snow, and after a few minutes I saw them among the trees once more. They came nearer again, and then I shot another of them, and the others stopped once more to eat it.” “The same thing happened again and again, and my horses became more and more tired and ran slower and slower until, after about two hours, only one wolf was still alive and following us.”
“Wasn’t it too fat to run?” one of his friends asked.
小题1:Jack told his friends what happened to him when he was______________.
A.in England one winter eveningB.in Russia one winter evening
C.in America one winter morningD.in Russia one winter morning.
小题2: In the sentence “They finished their meal.” “meal” here means ___________.
A.the food Jack had brought with himB.the meal prepared by Jack’s friends.
C.the wolf which had been killed by JackD.the dead animals on the way
小题3: According to what Jack said, the last wolf ______________.
A.had eaten up all the other wolves
B.ran much faster than the other wolves
C.was the strongest of allD.was very fat and didn’t run fast.
小题4:From what Jack’s friend said we know that _____________________.
A.all the wolves had been shot by Jack.
B.the last wolf was too fat to run
C.Jack was telling the truth
D.the friends did not believe what Jack had said.

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Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 26 realize that those challenges are the very things that  27  us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with  28 .                                                   
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two  29 : we can try to  30  it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the  31  and call it quits. Although there are  32  times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most  33  all that is needed is commitment and  34 .
When we are devoted to  35 , it means that no matter how  36  or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to  37  it instead of running away from it. Communication is making a  38  for discussion and talking about how you feel instead of just saying what the other person did wrong.  39  you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.”  40  “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for  41  they are: small hurdles(障碍) you need to jump or  42  on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only  43  to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will  44 on all of this and say, “ 45  as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
小题1:
A.seem toB.come to C.hope toD.try to
小题2:
A.designB.promoteC.directD.shape
小题3:
A.successB.pressureC.friendshipD.difficulty
小题4:
A.opportunitiesB.expectations C.choicesD.aspects
小题5:
A.beatB.showC.takeD.fall
小题6:
A.commentB.lossC.troubleD.expense
小题7:
A.hardlyB.certainlyC.consequently D.exactly
小题8:
A.issuesB.casesC.eventsD.affairs
小题9:
A.communicationB.confidence C.courage D.consideration
小题10:
A.everythingB.anythingC.somethingD.nothing
小题11:
A.doubtfulB.shamefulC.harmfulD.painful
小题12:
A.keepB.controlC.faceD.catch
小题13:
A.chanceB.planC.topicD.room
小题14:
A.IfB.AsC.WhileD.Unless
小题15:
A.other thanB.rather thanC.or ratherD.or else
小题16:
A.whatB.whoC.whereD.which
小题17:
A.pass byB.come across C.get throughD.run over
小题18:
A.servesB.meansC.aimsD.attempts
小题19:
A.look intoB.look forC.look outD.look back
小题20:
A.InterestingB.SurprisingC.Complicated D.Hard

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Singing had always been an important part of Gloria Estefan’s life. “Since I was three years old, I sang. I sang everything,” Gloria said. “Cubans,” she added, “are a musical people”.
Gloria was born in Cuba in 1957. Her family left the country just before Fidel Castro came to power. In Miami, where the family settled, many people did not accept Cuban immigrants. In first grade, she spoke little English, but she worked hard to learn the language. Six months after she entered school, she won an award for reading in English!
When Gloria was ten, her father returned from the Vietnam War. Soon, the family realized he wasn’t well. They soon found out that he was badly ill. Her mother went back to teaching at school to support the family. Gloria cared for her father and her younger sister.
She still made the honor roll, and she still had her music, but Gloria was lonely. However, when the band leader Emilio Estefan came to speak at her high school, Gloria sang for him. He asked her to join his band. It was the beginning of the Miami Sound Machine.
Within a few months, the Miami Sound Machine was the top band in Miami. In 1978 Gloria and Emilio married.
At first, the Miami Sound Machine was known only in Miami. Then the band signed with CBS Records. Estefan and his band became stars.
Since then, the Miami Sound Machine has sold millions of records. Gloria has done more than just singing when Hurricane Andrew hit central Florida in 1992. She used only two weeks to organize an all-star concert that raised $2 million for the people who suffered in the hurricane. “We needed a party after that disaster,” she said.
Gloria said, “You have to stay true to the music you really love to do. There will always be people who will tell you, ‘that won’t work.’ You’ve got to be firm in spite of difficulties. Stick to it—that’s the main thing.”
小题1:Gloria’s father was ill        .
A.when they settled down in Miami.
B.before they left their home country
C.after he returned from Vietnam War
D.as soon as she finished high school
小题2:According to the passage, probably Gloria did the following except        .
A.organizing an all-star concert for Hurricane victims
B.winning an award for reading in English
C.teaching at school to support the family
D.taking care of her father and sister
小题3:The underlined word “disaster” in this passage refers to        .
A.the concertB.the celebrationC.the victimsD.the hurricane
小题4:This passage mainly tells about Gloria Estefan’s        .
A.life storyB.happy marriage C.music style D.Cuban background

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