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You"ve just finished you’re a-levels and you"ve got a place at university, but you"d really like a break from the academic world. Why not think about taking a year out? While most students go__61from school to university, more and more young people today are choosing to spend a year at“the university of life” __62 . There are lots of things to choose from. You could work in a bank or do community work. You might even do something challenging ,such as__63 an expedition(探险) to the Amazon rainforest. The experience will__64 your horizons and teach you new skills. It may also give you the chance to earn some money ,which will be very helpful when you__65 start your studies. If you"re interested in taking a year out, you must make sure that the university will__66 your place for you till next year. Most are quite happy to do this,__67they find that yearout students are__68 experienced, confident and independent. But don"t forget: it"s a year out not a year__69 . Your university will want to know what you"re going to do. They won"t be very pleased if you just
want to do__70 for a year. So what would you do with a year out?
61. A. easily B. simply C. fast D. straight
62. A. last B. first C. at last D. at first
63. A. participating B. joining C. attending D. expecting
64. A. broaden B. spread C. improve D. raise
65. A. hopefully B. willingly C. eventually D. happily
66. A. hold B. leave C. occupy D. remain
67. A. however B. though C. as D. when
68. A. less B. much C. even D. more
69. A. in B. off C. away D. through
70. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything
答案
61---70 DBBAC ACDBA
解析
61.从短文的内容可知，现在学生考上大学后有两种选择：一是直接上大学；一是先上一年的“人生大学”。所以要选straight(直接地)。A表示“容易地”；B表示“简单地，仅仅”；C表示“快的”。答案为D。
62.现在越来越多的学生首先上“人生大学”。注意first和at first的区别：first的意思是“首先”；at first的意思是“在开始时”。last是最后；at last表示“最后，终于”。答案为B。
63. join="take" part in(参加)，例如参加亚马孙热带雨林的探险。participating常与介词in连用，意思是“参与，参加”；attending的意思是“参加(会议)”；expecting的意思是“期望”。答案为B。
64.broaden的意思是“使扩大”。参加工作的经历可以开阔一个人的视野(horizons)。spread的意思是“散布”；improve的意思是“改善”；raise的意思是“举起”。答案为A。
65.eventually的意思是“最后的”。先参加工作可以得到挣钱的机会，这对以后上大学会有帮助。hopefully的意思是“有希望地”；willingly的意思是“心甘情愿地”；happily的意思是“高兴地”。答案为C。
66. hold your place的意思是“为你留着位置”。如果你对休学一年去参加社会实践活动有兴趣，你必须确保学校为你留着位置。leave your place的意思是“离开你的位置”；occupy your place的意思是“占据你的位置”；remain的意思是“剩余”。答案为A。
67.C表“因为”，这是一个原因状语从句。大多数大学愿意让学生休学一年从事社会活动，因为他们发现这样的学生比较有经验、有信心和有独立性。而however表转折；though表“虽然”，when表时间。答案为C。
68.因为是休学一年的学生与直接上大学的学生进行比较，所以要用形容词的比较级。注意这四个词的用法：less和more放在多音节形容词的前面构成比较级；much和even后接形容词的比较级，可排除。再结合语意可知答案为D。
69.a year off的意思是“脱离大学一年”。“in”表示在里面，与文章意思不符。“through”表示“从空间”。答案为B。
70.do nothing表示“无事可作”，如果一个学生休学一年的目的是什么事也不做，大学是不会满意的。其它三个不定代词与文章意思不符。答案为A。
核心考点
试题【You"ve just finished you’re a-levels and you"ve got a place at university, but y】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The 28-year-old had spent six years working nights while she gained her univ
ersity degree during the day. When she finally graduated she had her eye on a teaching__51 at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had an interview with the Head.
“I noticed a tiny hole in one of my stockings earlier,” she __52 . “I thought about changing them, but I knew I’d be late if I did. And by the time I got to the interview, __53 enormous. I walked in apologizing for not__54 .”The would-be teacher didn’t get the job. In fact one of her friends told her that the __55 only comment was:“If someone doesn"t take the time to present her best __56at an interview,what kind of __57 is she going to be?”
First impressions are __58 ones. In other words, if you"re viewed positively within the critical(关键的)first four minutes, the person you"ve met will __59 assume everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will assume you have a lot of other unsatisfactory characters. Worse, he or she may not take the time to give you a second __60 . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves will care more about their jobs.
51.A. profession B. position C. career D. occupation
52.A. repeats B. reminds C. recalls D. responds
53.A. I was B. he was C. it was D. they were
54.A. looking at all B. looking at him C. looking round D. looking my best
55.A. Head"s B. student"s C. friend"s D. would be teacher"s
56.A. figure B. image C. aspect D. shape
57.A. person B. worker C. graduate D. teacher
58. A. lasting B. remaining C. continuing D. persisting
59.A. rarely B. occasionally C. probably D. certainly
60.A. job B. thought C. chance D. question
Mary and Peter were having a picnic with some friends near a river when Mary shouted, “Look! That"s a spaceship up there and it"s going to land here.”
Frightened by the strange spaceship, _ 61 of the young people got into their cars and drove away as quickly as possible. Peter loved Mary and always stayed close to her. They, more __62 than frightened, watched the spaceship land and saw a door open. When nobody came out, they went to look __63 it. In the center of the floor, there was a pile of food. Peter followed Mary into the spaceship and did not __64 the door close behind him. The temperature fell rapidly and two young people lost their __65 .
When they came to, they were __66 to see that they were back by the river again. The spaceship had gone. __67 car was nearby.
“What happened?” asked Mary.
Peter scratched his head, saying slowly, “Don"t ask me. Perhaps we had a __68 . Come on.It"s time to go home.”
After driving about fifty meters, they found their way blocked by a thick wall made of something like __69 . On the other side of the wall, a few strange beings stopped to look through it and read a notice which, translated into English, said: “New arrivals at the zoo: a pair of __70 inhabitants in their natural surroundings with their house on wheels.”
61. A. both B. all C. several D. most
62. A. tired B. curious C. confused D. astonished
63. A. at B. for C. into D. around
64. A. hear B. watch C. let D. make
65. A. way B. weight C. speech D. consciousness
66. A. pleased B. disturbed C. surprised D. disappointed
67. A. A B. Another C. Their D. No
68. A. game B. dream C. mistake D. problem
69. A. glass B. stone C. wood D. steel
70. A. city B. space C. land D. Earth
Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to
Dr Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __61 up reading to their children __62 they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help children"s __63 .
“My __64 indicates that once children can read themselves, most parents stop reading__65 them，”Dr Spreadbury says.
“__66 may be at the end of Year 1, which is far too__67 .”
Dr Spreadbury says __68 reading not only gives children a good start at school, but brings parents and their children closer.
“This makes it __69 for them to open up and talk to parents about things that are worrying them, or things they are __70 in their everyday life.”
61. A. speed B. keep C. give D. hold
62. A. after B. until C. if D. unless
63. A. thinking B. comprehension C. relaxation D. development
64. A. theory B. research C. story D. decision
65. A. about B. from C. to D. through
66. A. Some B. Most C. They D. That
67. A. difficult B. early C. much D. informal
68. A. daily B. healthy C. fast D. bedtime
69. A. easier B. funnier C. rarer D. clearer
70. A. reading B. promising C. celebrating D. Receiving
My Experience in a Free School
At first I couldn"t believe it! There were no __26 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to __27 . Although we all lived “in”, __28 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “lights out”.
The __29 thing was that practically all the students went to class, __30 very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or _31 class. The new ones always went wild __32, but this never lasted long. The __33 took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like_34; never did we have to __35 “stand up”,“sit down”,“speak out”. I don"t __36 one student who didn"t try his best.
The subjects were the same as those in __37school, but what a difference in the approach(方式)! For example, in botany(植物学) we had __38 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we __39 [ZZ(Z)39two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. __40 in winter we each studied a few __41 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms small ones __42 ,but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a __43 time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, __44 the angles(角度) and so on. I didn"t take __45 .I can"t stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That"s __46!
__47 I think I am a __48 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That"s probably a real big __49 between the free school and regular school—the amount of __50.
26.A. desks B. lights C. students D. buildings
27.A. home B. bed C. class D. work
28.A. anybody B. nobody C. teachers D. parents
29.A. sad B. last C. good D. strange
30.A. and B. but C. so D. yet
31.A. attended B. took C. missed D. studied
32.A. from then on B. at first C. once more D. just then
33.A. freedom B. habit C. time D. people
34.A. workers B. pupils C. gardeners D. grownups
35.A. understand B. study C. play D. say
36.A. hear from B. feel like C. think about D. know of
37.A. night B. regular C. small D. real
38.A. all B. short C. no D. indoor
39.A. planted B. studied C. drew D. toured
40.A. Still B. Then C. Yet D. Next
41.A. wild B. successful C. usual D. particular
42.A. as well B. after a while C. of course D. as a result
43.A. funny B. great C. convenient D. thoughtful
44.A. looking out B. taking out C. finding out D. figuring out
45.A. math B. care C. botany D. notice
46.A. dull B. interesting C. enough D. dangerous
47.A. On the whole B. Once again C. Sooner or later D. After a while
48.A. careful B. better C. busier D. lovely
49.A. problem B. chance C. difference D. change
50.A. reading B. gardening C. teaching D. thinking
How Long Can People Live?
She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121 st birthday.
When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s record holder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span（寿命）? If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?
Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers. “Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,” says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.
Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. “People can live much longer than we think,” he says. “Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can’t we go higher?”
The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing. “Anyone can make up a number,” says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. “Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”
Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, “adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”
So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible（有弹性的）, but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. “We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,” he says. “But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.” Of course, if you became a new species （物种）, one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds.
Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve （进化）their way to longer life? “It’s pretty cool to think about,” he says with a smile.
72. What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?
A. People can live to 122. B. Old people are creative.
C. Women are sporty at 85. D. Women live longer than men.
73. According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______.
A. the average human life span could be 110
B. scientists cannot find ways to slow aging
C. few people can expect to live to over 150
D. researchers are not sure how long people can live
74. Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?
A. Jerry Shay. B. Steve Austad C. Rich Miller D. George Martin
75. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?
A. Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.
B. The average human life span cannot be doubled
C. Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.
D. New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species
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