In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 1 , it was
the same score.
Later that evening, I 2 told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we
knew our 3 much better than an IQ (智商) test. We 4 that Michael"s score must have been a 5 and
we should treat him 6 as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 7
grades in the school, especially 8 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael 9 Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted
him to take more courses than 10 . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 11 the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told
Michael about the 12 IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at
us and say 13 , "My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn"t be a doctor, not until after I graduated
rom medical school!" It is his special way of thanking us for the 14 we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then 15 another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had 16 the test
eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed
to be 17 .
Children often do as 18 as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, 19 of them. That is, tell a
child he is " 20 ", and he may play the role of a foolish child. |
( )1. A. joy
( )2. A. tearfully
( )3. A. student
( )4. A. argued
( )5. A. joke
( )6. A. specially
( )7. A. poor
( )8. A. in
( )9. A. visited
( )10. A. allowed
( )11. A. missed
( )12. A. high
( )13. A. curiously
( )14. A. faith
( )15. A. looked for
( )16. A. received
( )17. A. imperfect
( )18. A. honestly
( )19. A. hear
( )20. A. wise | B. surprise
B. fearfully
B. son
B. realized
B. mistake
B. strictly
B. good
B. about
B. chose
B. described
B. held
B. same
B. eagerly
B. interest
B. asked for
B. accepted
B. impossible
B. much
B. learn
B. rude | C. dislike
C. cheerfully
C. friend
C. decided
C. warning
C. naturally
C. average
C. of
C. passed
C. required
C. delayed
C. low
C. calmly
C. pride
C. waited for
C. organized
C. uncertain
C. well
C. expect
C. shy | D. disappointment
D. hopefully
D. doctor
D. understood
D wonder.
D. carefully
D. standard
D. for
D. entered
D. offered
D. attended
D. different
D. jokingly
D. delight
D. prepared for
D. discussed
D. unsatisfactory
D. bravely
D. speak
D. stupid |
| 1-5: DABCB 6-10: CBADC 11-15: DCDAB 16-20: ABCCD |
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| 阅读理解。 | The very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple
of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the
kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.
Meanwhile, Fitzgerald"s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later
Fitzgerald himself became seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his
wealth would be settled-to sell his entire collection at an auction (拍卖).
Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered
for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid (出价). Before the
auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald"s son by an unknown artist.
Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.
When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled (敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer
read from Fitzgerald"s will that the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.
The poor-quality painting didn"t receive any bidders...except one-the old servant who had served the son
and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.
As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the
bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from
the will: "Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection." Then the auction was over. | | 1. The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______. | A. a museum director
B. a master of art
C. an art collector
D. an art dealer | | 2. Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald"s son? | A. He was devoted to the family.
B. He saw that no one bid for it.
C. He knew the content of the will.
D. He found it cheap for him to buy. | | 3. Fitzgerald"s will showed _______. | A. his desire to fool the bidders
B. his invaluable love for his son
C. his sadness at the death of his son
D. his regret of having no children to take over his wealth | | 完形填空。 | A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time
taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 1 by making fun of her. They would climb her
tree and then run away with pears, 2 "Aunty Misery" at her.
One evening, a passer by asked to 3 for the night. Seeing that he had an 4 face, she let him in and
gave him a nice 5 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting
(允准) her 6 that anyone who climbed up her tree 7 not be able to come back down until she 8 it.
When the children came back to steal her 9 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long
10 she gave the tree permission to let 11 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 12 at last.
One day another man 13 her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her, 14 she asked who he
was. "I am Death, I"ve come to take you 15 me." said he.
Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, "Fine, but I"d like to 16 some pears from my dear tree to remember
the
17 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 18 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so 19 as
to do it for me?" With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree 20 and was immediately stuck to it. No
matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go. | ( )1. A. hopeless
( )2. A. calling
( )3. A. stay
( )4. A. interesting
( )5. A. gift
( )6. A. suggestion
( )7. A. could
( )8. A. permitted
( )9. A. branch
( )10. A. after
( )11. A. it
( )12. A. trick
( )13. A. stepped into
( )14. A. so
( )15. A. with
( )16. A. choose
( )17. A. honor
( )18. A. light
( )19. A. proud
( )20. A. disappointedly | B. painful
B. shouting
B. live
B. honest
B. kiss
B. demand
B. should
B. promised
B. food
B. while
B. them
B. question
B. left for
B. but
B. off
B. pick
B. pleasure
B. short
B. kind
B. cheerfully | C. dull
C. announcing
C. hide
C. anxious
C. treat
C. permission
C. might
C. answered
C. tree
C. since
C. him
C. trouble
C. stopped at
C. although
C. upon
C. shake
C. hope
C. old
C. fine
C. unwillingly | D. crazy
D. whispering
D. lie
D. angry
D. smile
D. wish
D. must
D. declared
D. fruit
D. before
D. her
D. difficulty
D. walked around
D. because
D. for
D. hit
D. excitement
D. thin
D. smart
D. eagerly | | 阅读理解。 | They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules (骡子) or by air. We
chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn"t wait to get started. We decided
to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn"t help noticing that the other
tourists weren"t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed,
As the sun rose higher, Arizona"s famous heat seemed to roast (烘烤) us. There was no shade and our legs
were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally
got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we"d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the
Canyon-by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on
our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed (翻转) the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground.
I shouted, "STOP, TAKE US BACK!" When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly.
We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I"d
suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon,
without fear or tiredness. | | 1. Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph? | A. They made a careful preparation before the trip
B. They children were more joyful than their parents.
C. Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.
D. The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view. | | 2. The underlined expression "Our legs were like jelly" probably means _____. | A. we were weak
B. we were unhappy
C. we were dissatisfied
D. we were disappointed | | 3. Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air? | A. It proved to be frightening.
B. It was more comfortable.
C. It turned out to be exciting
D. It made each of them tired. | | 4. We can infer from the passage that _____. | A. experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way
B. one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.
C. the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.
D. the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident. | | Reading comprehension. | Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well-she had a great
job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text
message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through. She
said. "After everything I"d done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn"t
feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her
husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend
away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
"The moment I arrived at Kathy"s farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything
about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It"s a hard life,
physically very tiring." She says. "In London I was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good,
healthy tiredness. Here, all I need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy"s wonderful
dinners."
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching
her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the
lambing-watching a lamb being born is unbelievable. She says, "It"s one of the most moving experiences I"ve
ever had. I could never go back to city life now." | | 1. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a ______ life. | A. satisfying
B. tough
C. meaningless
D. boring | | 2. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy"s farm is that ______. | A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultant
B. Kathy persuaded her to do so
C. Zoe got tired of the city life
D. Zoe loved Wales more than London | | 3. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage? | A. Tiresome and troublesome.
B. Romantic and peaceful.
C. Mentally exhausting but healthy.
D. Physically tiring but rewarding. | | 4. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage? | A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.
D. Kill two birds with one stone. | | 完型填空。 | Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she recalled how she
became a percussion soloist (打击乐器独奏演员) in spite of her disability.
"Early on I decided not to allow the 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on
a farm in northeast Scotland and began 2 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my
passion (酷爱) for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my 3 . Doctors concluded that the nerve
damage was the 4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never 5 me.
"My 6 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I
7 to hear music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 8 the pitch of a note (音调
高低) by the vibrations (振动). I feel through my body and through my 9 . My entire sound world exists
by making use of almost every 10 that I have."
"I was 11 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy
of Music in London. No other deaf student had 12 this before and some teachers 13 my admission. Based
on my performance, I was 14 admitted and went to 15 with the academy"s highest honours.
"After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I 16 and arranged a lot of musical
compositions since 17 had been written specially for solo percussionists.
"I have been a soloist for over ten years. 18 the doctor thought a was totally deaf, it didn"t 19 that my
passion couldn"t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 20 by others. Follow your
passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to the place you want to go." | ( )1. A. conditions
( )2. A. enjoying
( )3. A. sight
( )4. A. evidence
( )5. A. left
( )6. A. purpose
( )7. A. turned
( )8. A. tell
( )9. A. carefulness
( )10. A. sense
( )11. A. dissatisfied
( )12. A. done
( )13. A. supported
( )14. A. usually
( )15. A. study
( )16. A. wrote
( )17. A. enough
( )18. A. However
( )19. A. mean
( )20. A. directed | B. opinions
B. choosing
B. hearing
B. result
B. excited
B. decision
B. learned
B. see
B. movement
B. effort
B. astonished
B. accepted
B. followed
B. finally
B. research
B. translated
B. some
B. Although
B. seem
B. guided | C. actions
C. taking
C. touch
C. excuse
C. accompanied
C. promise
C. used
C. hear
C. imagination
C. feeling
C. determined
C. advised
C. required
C. possibly
C. graduate
C. copied
C. many
C. When
C. conclude
C. taught | D. recommendations
D. giving
D. taste
D. cause
D. disappointed
D. goal
D. ought
D. smell
D. experience
D. idea
D. discouraged
D. admitted
D. opposed
D. hopefully
D. progress
D. read
D. few
D. Since
D. say
D. limited |
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