题目
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When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my elder brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college．For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years…they go by fast．” I remember not believing him then, but looking back…he was right．Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult．
However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off．I wasn"t ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like．Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance．I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to community college (社区学院) and I didn’t worry about my SAT（美国大学入学考试）scores．
When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college, I started to wish I had done the same．My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from class every day．It seemed exactly like high school．I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didn’t I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus atmosphere instead of two．
My advice to anyone thinking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time．Now I have graduate and I am working full time and I would do anything to
go back to my high school days for a second chance!小题1:Why didn’t the author worry about his SAT scores?
| A．He wanted to go to community college． |
| B．He had been admitted for his gift in dance． |
| C．He was well prepared for the exam． |
D．He b elieved his brother would help him． |
| A．drove to and from class every day． |
| B．buried himself in his study all the time． |
| C．enjoyed talking about future college life． |
| D．lived in the school except on holidays． |
| A．He wished the author to have more dance． |
| B．He advised the author to value the years． |
| C．He encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone． |
| D．He suggested the author aim at a community college． |
| A．regretful | B．lonely | C．angry | D．pleased |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
核心考点
试题【 During my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Robert, dressed in red rain jacket, tights and climbing shoes, climbed up ropes hung down the side of the 101 storey, 1,667-foot office tower, reaching the top in around four hours．"It was a very big moment and I felt a lot of satisfaction though I was so tired and nearly all of my muscles were painful．I felt completely eased．" said Robert after taking the ride down in one of the tower"s lifts, the world"s fastest．
Several hundred on-lookers and shoppers gathered at the base of the tower watching and cheering Robert"s progress through live pictures on a large television screen．At times he disappeared from view as clouds passed by the top of the tower surrounding the upper stories．
The 42-year-old Frenchman has covered scores of well-known structures around the world including the Empire State Building and the Eiffel Tower——without permission or any safety equipment or ropes．
This time Robert was wearing a harness (背带) fastened to safety ropes for the entire climb．He used the ropes to pull himself up most of the way, using his hands and feet to climb up the walls for only short sections．He said that the management had requested he wear the ropes and safety equipment, which had also become necessary due to the rain making the windows and frames very slippery．Robert said he would not carry his pity the next time．
小题1:The text mainly tells us that _________．
| A．another world record was broken by a Frenchman |
| B．The French Spiderman climbed the world"s tallest building |
| C．How Alain Robert got the name" Daredevil" |
| D．Alain Robert was praised for his great success |
t ________．| A．never felt tired all the time |
| B．never used his hands and feet |
| C．stayed somewhere for a short rest |
| D．was not seen on the television screen now and then |
| A．use only his hands and feet | B．be 42 years old |
| C．carry some safety equipment | D．get permission of someone |
| A．spent three hours climbing Taipei 101 | B．chose a rainy day on purpose |
| C．will climb Taipei 101 a second time | D．got lots of help from on-lookers |
—When is your vocation going to start?
—I"ll be leaving on the fifth of August
— 61 How many weeks are you going to be taking?
—I"m taking two weeks now, but l want to save the other week and take it sometime during winter．
—That sounds good．62
—To the beach．
—Have you made your hotel reservation yet?
— 63 I"ll be staying with friends．
—You"re lucky． 64
—What about you? When are you planning to take your vocation?
—_ 65 I should be thinking about it, I guess．
| A．Oh, I don"t need to do that． |
| B．No, not really ! |
| C．That"s only a few days from now |
| D．It’s hard to find a hotel in August． |
F． I don"t know．
G． Where are you going?
B
When a rather dirty, poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins, do you hurry on, not knowing what to do, or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money? What should our attitude to beggars be? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars.
Certainly, most of the world’s great religions (宗教) order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally (道德方面) right in the old days, when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their arguments.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil (恶行). Secondly, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.
It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
59. What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A. Moral deeds of people. B. Religious activities of the church.
C. Moral goodness of the giver. D. Arguments on giving to beggars.
60. What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?
A. People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.
B. Some people will not do what was morally right in the past .
C. We don’t meet with those who need help any more.
D. Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars.
61. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.
B. Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.
C. Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.
D. Some beggars have no excuse for begging.
62. In the last paragraph, the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion, because______.
A. the cases can be so different
B. there are so many beggars
C. there is so much money wasted
D. there are so many different arguments
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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town, saying that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole world. A large crowd 36 and they all admired his heart, for it was 37 .There was not a mark or a flaw (瑕疵) in it. They all agreed it was 38 the most beautiful heart they had 39 seen. The young man was very 40 and boasted (自夸) more loudly about his beautiful heart.
Suddenly, an old man 41 at the front of the 42 and said, “Your heart is not as beautiful as mine.” The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart. It was beating 43 , but it was full of 44 . It had places where pieces had been 45 and other pieces put in, but they didn’t 46 quite right and there were several rough and pointed edges.
The people stared. “How can he say his heart is more beautiful?” they thought. The young man looked at the old man’s heart and laughed. “You must be 47 ,” he said. “Compare your heart with mine. Mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.”
“Yes, yours 48 perfect, but I would never trade with you,” said the old man. “Every scar 49 a person to whom I have given my love. I 50 a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the 51 place in my heart, but because the pieces aren’t 52 in shape, I have some rough edges, which I 53 .They remind me of the love we shared. So now do you see what true 54 is?”
The young man was moved. He stood there silently with 55 running down his cheeks.
36. A. stopped B. came C. agreed D. gathered
37. A. clean B. exciting C. happy D. perfect
38. A. probably B. truly C. likely D. luckily
39. A. never B. seldom C. ever D. sometimes
40. A. proud B. regretful C. happy D. angry
41. A. appeared B. cried C. showed D. listened
42. A. man B. crowd C. street D. town
43. A. quickly B. strongly C. slowly D. heavily
44. A. tears B. water C. scars D. love
45. A. burnt B. changed C. removed D. cut
46. A. place B. fit C. jump D. see
47. A. joking B. tricking C. dreaming D. playing
48. A. looks B. smells C. sounds D. feels
49. A. explains B. helps C. presents D. represents
50. A. tear down B. turn down C. tear out D. throw out
51. A. clean B. scary C. empty D. painful
52. A. normal B. big C. fine D. exact
53. A. want B. dislike C. fear D. value
54. A. kindness B. happiness C. beauty D. love
55. A. water B. sweat C. tears D. Blood
(B)
Make sure you don’t miss Australia’s largest and most exciting kite-flying festival this year, which promises to be a great day out for the whole family. The skies will come alive with hundreds of kites of all shapes and sizes from local and international kite makers and fliers.
It’s not just the experts who can fly their kites — come down and fly your own. If you don’t have a kite, you can buy one from one of the stalls in the park, or better still, make one at one of our kite-making workshops.
Then there’s the multicultural entertainment program in the Pavilion Courtyard Amphitheatre of great music, dance and performance. The headline act this year is Rastawookie. Their music is a fusion (结合) of many different styles from South America, the Caribbean and western countries. There will also be free music and dance workshops, so why not try your hand at one of these? For the children there will be additional rides, face painting, jugglers (变戏法者), stilt walkers, and clowns. After all these activities, you probably can’t wait to eat. Choose from one of our fabulous multicultural food stalls offering food and drinks from all over the world or for something simpler — nothing could be better than a good old-fashioned sausage!
There’s so much to do and so much to see, so if you’re up for a great day, then the only place to be on Sunday, September 9th is down at Bondi Beach for Sydney’s most exciting, fun and family-friendly festival.
60. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The kite-flying festival is the largest festival in the world.
B. The majority of visitors are people out of Australia.
C. The kite-flying festival only reflects（反映）the culture of Australia.
D. Not only professional kite makers and fliers attend this festival.
61. What is the most important part of the entertainment program during the festival this year?
A. Tricks for children. B. Various styles of dance.
C. Rastawokie’s music. D. Shows preformed by visitors.
62. During the festival, the author recommends all the following places to go EXCEPT _______.
A. music and dance workshops B. parks for children
C. kite-making workshops D. food stalls
63. According to the passage, the kite-flying festival is suitable for ______.
A. the whole family who want to spend a day out
B. lovers who want to have a quiet day of their own
C. the elderly who want to take a walk
D. travelers who like adventure
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