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Struggling in the US? Move to China!
I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineering. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry…living a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I graduated, I moved straight to Los Angeles—the home of the film and television industry!
For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows—standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldn’t make enough money for me to live in Los Angeles. I had to do something else for money.
After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go back to civil engineering.
However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected? I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc. Millions of people lead lives with their dreams shelved, existing but not really living. I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for me…
In addition, America was too expensive—always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.
…
I decided to move to China.
69.How can we describe the writer’s attitude toward life?
A.Practical B.Passive C.Disappointed D.Positive
70.What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.A lot of people are living but they are not enjoying their life.
B.A lot of people are living with dreams though their life is not that enjoyable.
C.A lot of people give up their dreams and yet are living a good life.
D.A lot of people don’t have dreams, nor do they want to live either.
71.What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?
A.Engineer→extra→marketing→engineer
B.Extra→marketing→engineer
C.Engineer→extra→marketing
D.Extra→engineer→marketing
72.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Life is easier in the US.
B.Life in China is not easy.
C.There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life.
D.More Americans will move to China.
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
核心考点
试题【 Struggling in the US? Move to China!I graduated from the university with a degr】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Miguel’s co-workers don’t quite understand him. One day he is smiling and friendly, a real team player. The next day, he is cross, getting angry over minor things, especially when asked to improve one of his designs.
Identifying your personality characteristics is the first step in developing a good attitude. Are you a positive, confident person or are you shy and reserved? Do you face problems, looking for solutions, or do you feel someone to blame? Characteristics define you. They help you succeed, or they hold you back.
Self-awareness, or understanding the factors that make up your personality, is an important step towards happiness, and happiness is the key characteristic of a good attitude. To become self-aware is to be aware of both your good and bad characteristics.
What are the characteristics that people compliment(恭维) on you? Are you dependable”, “responsible” or “solid”? Pay attention to the compliment because they are a confirmation of your strongest characteristics. You can use these characteristics to create an even better image.
People form opinions about you. Whether they are right or wrong doesn’t enter the question. You, however, can change their opinions by demonstrating the personality characteristics and attitudes that match the way you want to be viewed. In becoming self-aware, understanding how others see you is an important step. This can be painful; but if you are brave enough to try it, it can be an excellent growth experience.
Change is not easy, especially when it has to do with your behaviors. You should break the behavior change into small steps because small steps are easier to achieve and more likely to last. The change will be permanent if you want to change for yourself.
73.The purpose for writing this passage is to__________.
A.help you to get along well with others
B.give you advice on how to be happy
C.help you to get rid of our bad behaviors
D.help you to develop a good personality
74.You should be self-aware because___________.
A.it may help you on the way to success
B.it is a matter of failure or success
C.it will surely make you happy and successful
D.it helps you to create a better mage
75.What may be talked about after this passage?
A.Detailed steps of changing your behaviors
B.Why it is important to improve yourself
C.Why it is hard to change your personality
D.Tips in how to get along well with others
第二节 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。
When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was 36 much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.
One Sunday afternoon, I was 37 with friends about animals. I said the whale(鲸鱼)was __38 a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a 39 over to help settle the matter. I knew I was 40 , so I was looking forward to the teacher 41 I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her 42 the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s 43 .
You could have knocked me over with a feather. My 44 was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too 45 to speak. I still knew I was right, which __46 the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong, 47 she was completely ignorant(无知的) about something I thought was 48 knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone 49 her and no one else thought she could be wrong.
__50 that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This 51 shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up. 52 I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“ 53 silly.” From that point on, I had no 54__ for authority(权威). To earn my respect, you have to be smart or 55 . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.
36. A. as B. so C. too D. very
37. A. meeting B. working C. arguing D. staying
38. A. about B. like C. beside D. above
39. A. professor B. biologist C. librarian D. teacher
40. A. clever B. fight C. creative D. silly
41. A. proving B. finding C. promising D. hoping
42. A. how B. why C. if D. when
43. A. doubt B. silence C. regret D. hesitation
44. A. heart B. mind C. pride D. feeling
45. A. foolish B. anxious C. serious D. astonished
46. A. meant B. suggested C. admitted D. concluded
47. A. and B. but C. for D. or
48. A. special B. normal C. regular D. common
49. A. pleased B. admired C. believed D. loved
50. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since
51. A. fairly B. properly C. nearly D. greatly
52. A. Whenever B. Although C. While D. Whether
53. A. I’m B. that’s C. he’s D. you’re
54. A. idea B. respect C. choice D. question
55. A. energetic B. patient C. talented D. diligent
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68. The purpose of the advertisement is ________.
A. to help parents with their daily life
B. to attract more subscribers
C. to collect money for children
D. to sell children toys and games
69. Which of the following is true?
A. Only $12 is paid for 24 issues of the magazine.
B. Readers can get a free offer any time of the year.
C. Readers from all over the world can enjoy the free offer.
D. Readers can communicate with child experts on the Internet.
70. A reader subscribed PARENTS three months ago, but now he finds the magazine dissatisfying. What can he do?
A. He can cancel and get all his money back.
B. He can cancel without getting money back.
C. He can cancel after answering some questions.
D. He can cancel at a certain time to get money back.
71. Where can we most probably read the text?
A. In a newspaper. B. In a website.
C. In a science book. D. In a magazine.
One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the rock ”n” roll music popular all over the world, He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.
Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935, His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing, and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.
When he was young, Elvis moved from Toledo to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student, His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.
In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music which black people used to sing in the American South. It was called “blues”.
Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged (安排) concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis became famous around the country. Later Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films such as Love Me Tender and King Creole.
But Elvis found it difficult to live with success. Like many other famous people, He began to take drugs and his health started to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977,his many millions of fans were shocked, “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said, But today his memory and his music live on and will always be remembered as the King of Rock “n” roll.
66. From the passage, we can see________________.
A. the church songs didn’t help Elvis develop his own style
B. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age
C. Elvis didn’t get any help from his parents
D. the church songs helped Elvis’ development in his singing
67. Who was Tom Parker?
A. A manager of a bank B. A famous singer
C. Elvis’ manager D. Elvis’ best friend since childhood
68. What caused Elvis’ death?
A. His singing too much B. His taking the drugs
C. His parent’s death D. Tom Parker’s help
69. What was Elvis’ music style like most?
A. Only country and western
B. Only country and blues
C. Both western and church music
D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”
70. Which is the right order of Elvis’ life?
a. Elvis learned to sing at church
b. Elvis gave concerts all across America
c. Elvis recorded some songs for his mother’s birthday
d. Tom Parker became his manager
e. Elvis went to high school in Memphis
f. Elvis was born in Toledo
A. f; a; e; c; d; b B. f; a; c; e; d; b
C. f; e; a; d; b; c D. f; e; a; c; d; b
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In learning a foreign language, one should first pay attention to speaking. It is the groundwork of reading and writing. You’d better try your best to speak. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. But be careful not to let them keep you from improving the language. While you are doing this, a good exercise is to write – keep a diary, write notes, letters or articles, then if you can, ask someone to go through what you have written and tell you where is wrong . Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write. Through correcting the mistakes, you can do better in learning a language.
If you are slow in speaking, don’t worry. One of the helpful ways is by reading, either aloud or to yourself. The important thing is to choose something interesting to read. It can’t be too difficult for you. When you are reading in this way, don’t stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings or if they have nothing important to do with the sentence. You can do that some other time.
46. From the passage we know the groundwork is ___ while you are learning a foreign language.
A. reading B. writing C. speaking D. listening
47. To improve the language, one has to .
A. pay attention to speaking only
B. try not to make mistakes
C. correct mistakes only
D. keep a diary and write notes, letters or articles
48. When you find some new words in reading, you shouldn’t ___
A. guess their meaning B. go on reading
C. stop to look them up in the dictionary D. keep on reading the important sentence
49. The best title of this passage might be .
A. How to Learn a Foreign Language B. How to Improve Reading
C. How to learn Writing D. More reading, .Less speaking
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