My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an 41 job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to 42 my life or the lives of the people around me.
Two years ago my wife 43 me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a 44 in history. Last term I took a political science class. The 45 Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He 46 in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor 47 someone who was so overqualified worked at a small community college, she 48 told me because he wanted to.
This 49 me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my 50 forever. He told me that by working at the college he would be able to 51 the kinds of students he believed would make a 52 in the world. He said that 53 the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city 54 because the students there showed the 55 promise and cared deeply for their education.
Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and 56 us to take part in our community in any way we 57 .
I thought that I was the 58 one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same 59 that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to 60 our country, our community and ourselves.
| 小题1: | | A．irregular | B．unsatisfying | C．impatient | D．unfamiliar |
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| 小题2: | | A．taste | B．feel | C．better | D．respect |
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| 小题3: | | A．convinced | B．suggested | C．ordered | D．informed |
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| 小题4: | | A．degree | B．reward | C．success | D．career |
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| 小题5: | | A．headmaster | B．classmate | C．officer | D．instructor |
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| 小题6: | | A．played | B．served | C．assisted | D．succeeded |
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| 小题7: | | A．where | B．how | C．why | D．whether |
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| 小题8: | | A．angrily | B．hurriedly | C．nervously | D．simply |
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| 小题9: | | A．interested | B．frightened | C．worried | D．troubled |
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| 小题10: | | A．feeling | B．spirit | C．life | D．family |
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| 小题11: | | A．remember | B．reach | C．watch | D．calm |
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| 小题12: | | A．promise | B．decision | C．difference | D．choice |
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| 小题13: | | A．beyond | B．through | C．for | D．with |
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| 小题14: | | A．environment | B．college | C．education | D．background |
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| 小题15: | | A．most | B．usual | C．deepest | D．strongest |
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| 小题16: | | A．forced | B．warned | C．encouraged | D．invited |
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| 小题17: | | A．could | B．did | C．should | D．had |
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| 小题19: | | A．time | B．change | C．pressure | D．reaction |
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| 小题20: | | A．appeal to | B．make for | C．turn to | D．care about |
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:D
小题14:B
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:B
小题20:D |
试题分析：
小题1:根据I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me对社会不满当然对自己工作也不满意，故选 B。
小题2:better动词“变得更好”，因为上文说对生活不满，所以作者感觉试图把自己的生活或周围人的生活变好了也是没有意义的，故选C。
小题3:convince sb to do sth说服某人去做某事；根据I entered Long Beach City College故选 A。
小题4:因为后面有in history指的是作着继续攻读历史学位故选 A。
小题5:instructor教师，讲师。根据Last term I took a political science class.既然由于上课受到的影响，那么肯定是教师影响的作者，故选D。
小题6:因为后面有in the Air Force所以指的是Dr. Rock曾经在空军服役，故选 B。
小题7:因为When I asked another instructor根据句意后面应该用Why故选 C。
小题8:angrily生气地；hurriedly匆忙地； nervously紧张地； simply简单地，仅仅，直率地，坦白地；根据句意故选D。
小题9:从上一自然段可以知道作者向其他老师打听他的老师Dr. Rock的情况说这么优秀的老师为什么会在这么小的学校，说明作者对老师的情况感兴趣，所以又去问Dr. Rock本人，故选A。
小题10:根据I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me上文提到作者不满现在的生活，而这位老师的一席话彻底改变了他的生活，故选C。
小题11:remember记住；reach影响；watch观看；calm镇静。句意：他告诉我通过在大学里工作他能够影响各种各样的学生将来在社会上有所贡献。根据句意故选B。
小题12:make a promise许诺； make a decision做决定； make a difference有影响，其重要作用； make a choice做出选择，根据句意故选C。
小题13:with the right motivation and support“在激励和支持下”是固定搭配故选D。
小题14:Dr. Rock向作者解释说他为什么要选择在市内的大学工作，故选B
小题15:showed the most promise and cared deeply for their education显示出最有希望和深深地对教育的关心，根据句意故选A。
小题16:force sb to do sth强迫某人做某事； warned sb to do sth警告某人做某事；encourage sb to do sth鼓励某人做某事； invitesb to do sth邀请某人做某事。根据句意故选C。
小题17:老师鼓励我们尽我们能做的去参加社区的任何活动，根据句意故选A。
小题18:我认为我是唯一一个受Dr. Rock影响最大的人，故选D。
小题19:根据I thought that I was the 58 one that was affected by his lessons 这句话说的作者自身的变化，进而又提到整个班级的变化，故选B。
小题20:appeal to呼吁； make for导致； turn to转向； care about关心。Dr. Rock老师教导我们如何去关心国家、社区及个人，故选D。
点评：本文叙述了起初作者对社会的不满，但在他的大学教授的帮助下变成了一个有爱心关心他人并对生活充满希望的人。它既考查对语法,词汇,习语,句型,搭配等基础知识的综合运用能力，又考查对短文的阅读理解能力。其中包括在具体的语境中灵活运用语言知识的能力，根据试题内容进行正确的逻辑推理，综合判断和分析概括的能力。 |
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试题【My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing】；主要考察你对
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The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who 36 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic（佣人）. Through her work, she observed that 37 people spent a lot more time reading than they 38 watching television. She announces that my brother and I 39 watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our 40 time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was illiterate（文盲）.
When I entered high school, I was a 43 student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I 45 about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I 46 this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money 47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48 with that arrangement but once I got through allocating（分配）money, there was 49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius（金融天才）to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy 50 . I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me 51 . Success requires intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job 55 than parenting. This I believe.
| 小题1: | | A．thought of | B．got used to | C．dreamed of | D．got tired of |
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| 小题2: | | A．honest | B．hardworking | C．successful | D．reliable |
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| 小题3: | | A．spent | B．wasted | C．took | D．did |
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| 小题4: | | A．could only | B．couldn’t | C．must not | D．should often |
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| 小题5: | | A．weekend | B．free | C．evening | D．play |
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| 小题6: | | A．read | B．present | C．teach | D．explain |
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| 小题7: | | A．joke | B．means | C．tool | D．trick |
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| 小题8: | | A．top | B．normal | C．poor | D．slow |
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| 小题9: | | A．get rid of | B．hang out with | | C．break away from | D．keep in touch with |
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| 小题10: | | A．complained | B．forgot | C．worried | D．argued |
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小题12:A. left over B paid off C. used up D. put away
| 小题13: | | A．tired | B．pleased | C．disappointed | D．bored |
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| 小题14: | | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
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| 小题15: | | A．clothes | B．shirts | C．shoes | D．skirts |
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| 小题16: | | A．anymore | B．somewhere | C．anywhere | D．everywhere |
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| 小题17: | | A．guys | B．mother | C．studies | D．school |
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| 小题18: | | A．made | B．realized | C．changed | D．remembered |
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| 小题19: | | A．little | B．much | C．low | D．high |
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| 小题20: | | A．more interesting | B．less interesting | | C．more important | D．less portant |
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My father never wanted his children to know what he did for a living. Dad worked in Plant C. Lying beside Lake Erie, it saw him in at sunrise and out at nightfall. Sometimes my mother would take my siblings (兄弟姐妹) and me to the public beach in our hometown of Ashtabula. She’d gather us round and point to the smokestacks, coughing clouds into the sky.
“Wave to daddy!” she’d shout. Four little hands would shoot into the air. I never knew what Dad did in Plant C, but during 34 years of hard work, he had surgery (手术) on his shoulder and hand. At 48, he had his first heart attack. He retired in 1993, right after the last kid graduated from college. But the damage was done. A few years later, the next heart attack killed him.
I saw my dad in plant C only once, when I took dinner to him. That night, I looked at my father, covered in sweat and coal, and for the first time I knew why he was so often angry for no reason.
Recently my father’s friend, Toby Workman, walked me there. I knew my father never wanted me to see it. At every station, he described the job and the danger. It was like listening to a foreign language. I walked past many DANGER signs. Toby put his hand on my shoulder. “Look”, he said, “you need to understand something. Your dad was a maintenance mechanic. He worked the most dangerous job. If something broke, he fixed it. ”
A few days later, my daughter graduated from college. I gave her the hard hat Toby handed to me as I left, and this note: “Whenever you feel something difficult, put this on, look in the mirror, and remember your roots.”
小题1:What is the purpose of the passage?| A．In memory of the author’s mother | B．to know about what the father did. | | C．In memory of the author’s father. | D．to remind the family to live well. |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE of the facts about the author’s father?| A．He didn’t suffer a heart attack until he retired. | | B．He always faced danger while working. | | C．He was satisfied with his job. | | D．He worked in Plant C for 48 years in all. |
小题3:When the author saw her father in Plant C, ___.| A．her father was fixing a broken machine. | | B．she didn’t recognize her father. | | C．she understood him about his bad temper. | | D．her father was angry about her coming. |
小题4:When Toby Workman described the author’s father’s job, the author ____ .| A．felt familiar with the job | B．decided to do the same work. | | C．wanted to learn a foreign language | D．felt much puzzled |
小题5:The author gave her daughter the hat to hope that her daughter could _______ .| A．get encouraged by her grandfather | B．overcome all difficulties by wearing it | | C．remember her grandfather | D．follow her grandfather’s work |
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My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I"d call my father right away and he"d rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don"t know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn"t get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn"t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
小题1:I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.| A．even though I hated to do so | | B．because I was told to do so by my mother | | C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company | | D．for I felt it quite natural to do so |
小题2:My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because _____.| A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends | | B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles | | C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company | | D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle |
小题3:Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?| A．I wasn"t allowed to have a car when I was growing up. | | B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle. | | C．He was always proud of my success. | | D．He was very open with his feelings and his love. |
小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day. | | B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car. | | C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school. | | D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often. |
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A father with Parkinson’s disease was arrested as he watched the Olympic cycling road race because he failed to smile or look as if he was enjoying himself.
Mark Worsfold, a martial arts trainer and former soldier, claims that he was thrown to the floor and handcuffed just as cyclists passed by. His worried wife Nicola only found out he was being held after she reported him missing when he did not turn up for their daughter’s ninth birthday party. The 54-year-old man had his fingerprints, DNA and mugshot taken before being questioned about why he did not appear to be enjoying the event on July 28. Police said Mr. Worsfold, who was held for over five hours, was arrested because of his manner, his state of dress and his being too near to the course. A spokesman added that the arrest was necessary to avoid a breach (破坏) of the peace because he was standing near a group of protesters (抗议者).
But Mr. Worsfold, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2010, said that one of the symptoms of the disease is muscle rigidity, which can cause his face to become expressionless. “I was sitting minding my own business”, he told a local newspaper. “Before I knew anything the police grabbed me off this seven-foot wall, threw me to the floor and handcuffed me, so all I saw of the cycle race was between the feet of people from the pavement. It could have been done better. I was arrested for not smiling. I have Parkinson’s disease. ”
Mr. Worsfold has since asked for a letter of not being guilty from police. The officers who made the arrest have apologized to him.
小题1: Which word can be used to replace the underlined word “mugshot” in the second paragraph?| A．clothes | B．photos | C．measures | D．tools |
小题2: Which statement is TRUE according to the passage? | A．Worsfold’s wife was immediately informed of his being arrested by the police. | | B．Worsfold was arrested because he was extremely dangerous. | | C．Worsfold enjoyed the cycle race though he saw it between the feet of people from the pavement. | | D．Worsfold was arrested because of his clothes as well as his facial expression. |
小题3: What can we infer from the passage? | A．The officers must have been punished for Worsfold’ arrest. | | B．Worsfold has an expressionless face and probably looks strong. | | C．The officers apologized to Worsfold after one day’s arrest. | | D．Worsfold was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease four years ago. |
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I first met Sean one summer day. He carried a bag 36 with four clubs(球杆) and some balls. He was a lot 37 than other kids of his age. I heard he was 38 from cancer. Still , he always seemed to be smiling whenever I would see him with his friends, trying to 39 as far as he did.
A year or so passed and I hadn’t 40 Sean .I had heard that his cancer was 41 him. Still, his friends said he was going to come here before long.
42 enough , he was there the following week. I 43 that one of his friends was carrying Sean’s bag. I saw Sean was having a(n) 44 time trying to drive the ball. Sean hit his last ball as hard as his fragile body would 45 .It flew up to the green and was out of sight. One of his friends 46 Sean walk up to the green. It was a(n) 47 walk because the green was higher than the tee(发球区).
Suddenly I saw one boy pick up Sean’s ball and 48 it in the hole. Then he ran and 49 to look for his own ball.
When Sean finally got to the green, he looked 50 because he thought he hit it over .
Then he glanced in the hole. A smile 51 his face! The boys looked at each other and said , “You can’t tell me it’s a hole-in-one!”
“No, really ! Look !” he said . They all acted 52 and as I watched , I thought Sean looked like the 53 guy I had ever seen. I never saw Sean or his friends after that day. 54 it was then that I learned just what golf should be .
It’s not about what 55 you get or how far you drive. It is about caring for the friends you play with and enjoying the time you have with them.
| 小题1: | | A．covered | B．filled | C．equipped | D．connected |
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| 小题2: | | A．smaller | B．taller | C．stronger | D．cleverer |
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| 小题3: | | A．recovering | B．suffering | C．benefiting | D．curing |
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| 小题5: | | A．promised | B．cared | C．heard | D．seen |
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| 小题6: | | A．getting the best of | B．losing control of | | C．taking advantage of | D．getting rid of |
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| 小题7: | | A．Effective | B．Active | C．Sure | D．Lucky |
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| 小题8: | | A．guessed | B．learned | C．hoped | D．noticed |
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| 小题9: | | A．weak | B．awful | C．meaningful | D．comfortable |
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| 小题10: | | A．allow | B．provide | C．bear | D．control |
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| 小题11: | | A．let | B．suggested | C．helped | D．ordered |
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| 小题12: | | A．quick | B．tough | C．energetic | D．unwise |
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| 小题13: | | A．break | B．lift | C．move | D．drop |
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| 小题14: | | A．pretended | B．forgot | C．tried | D．disliked |
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| 小题15: | | A．calm | B．astonished | C．disappointed | D．excited |
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| 小题16: | | A．got on | B．came out | C．took on | D．lit up |
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| 小题17: | | A．doubtful | B．surprised | C．curious | D．delighted |
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| 小题18: | | A．happiest | B．busiest | C．coolest | D．funniest |
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| 小题20: | | A．ball | B．disease | C．friendship | D．score |
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