It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor．On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said, "Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life．" At my inquiry, he answered, "Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave．"
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague"s words no longer existed．When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher．It obviously isn"t the money．Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change．He was working at Nintendo Corporation．His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade．With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired．I thanked him, but declined his kind offer．
A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework．She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away．As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher．
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．
小题1:Hearing his colleague"s description of graduation for the first time, the author __________．| A．quite agreed with his colleague | | B．was very puzzled | | C．thought it very funny | | D．was very sad |
小题2:The computer science student called up the author because he___________．| A．wanted to inform the author of his present job | | B．tried to persuade the author to work with him | | C．wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction | | D．thought the author wasn"t fit to be a teacher |
小题3:The underlined part “blue hats and gowns” refers to___________．| A．university colleagues | B．graduates" clothes | | C．life memories | D．decorations in the hall |
小题4:The author wrote this passage to __________．| A．express his devotion to being a teacher | | B．compare two different graduation ceremonies | | C．talk about the meaning of graduation | | D．give advice on how to be a good teacher |
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小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A |
文章正是为了表达自己对教师工作的热爱。
小题1:推理题。根据At my inquiry。说明我不清楚他的意思，因为我很困惑，所以才询问他。
小题2:细节题。根据第二段3,4行asking me if I wanted to have a change可知他是想让我和他一起工作。B正确。
小题3:猜测词义题。根据上文的on this sunny graduation day可知在这个日子里我又一次看见了学生毕业时所穿的衣服。
小题4:主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段的最后一行I did so with renewed dedication （奉献） and a deeper sense of satisfaction—I will always be grateful that I am a teacher．可知作者就是为了表达对教师工作的热爱。 |
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Maybe it is true that we do not know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we do not know what we have been missing until it arrives.
It takes an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a lifetime to forget someone. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Do not expect love in return; but if it does not, be content it has grown in yours. Do not rely on one’s appearance; it can trick you. Do not rely on wealth; even that fades away. Rely on someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them. Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past. You cannot go on well in life until you let your past failures and heartaches go off. May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trails to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy. The happiest of people do not necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness waits for those who cry, those appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. Always put yourself in others’ shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, too.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you are the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
小题1:In this passage, the writer wants to tell us ______.| A．what to do in our life | | B．where to go with other persons | | C．how to treat our life | | D．how to get on well with other persons |
小题2:Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?| A．If you give someone your love, you are sure to receive love in return. | | B．We often don’t know what we have lost until it happens someday. | | C．It is wise not to rely on anybody because you are likely to be cheated. | | D．If it takes you a short time to love someone, you will easily forget the person. |
小题3:If you put yourself in another person’s position, ______.| A．you shouldn’t do what will hurt other people | | B．you should put on other people’s shoes | | C．you should believe in other people | | D．you should depend on your imagination |
小题4:In the last paragraph the writer is actually telling us that a person in the world should be one who ______.| A．can accept the suggestions made by others | | B．can live happily and forget the past | | C．does good to other people and is respected and loved by them | | D．has made a lot of money for himself before he dies |
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One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__26___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 27___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 28 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 29 and landed in the grass.
My 30 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 31 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 32 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 33 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 34 to prepare a 35 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 36 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 37 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 38 those who helped you make it through those 39 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 40 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 41 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 42 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 43 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 44 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 45 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
| 小题2: | | A．stupid | B．clever | C．wonderful | D．anxious |
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| 小题3: | | A．throwing | B．knocking | C．taking | D．snatching |
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| 小题4: | | A．lost | B．sending | C．broken | D．flying |
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| 小题5: | | A．heart | B．head | C．hands | D．thought |
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| 小题6: | | A．While | B．As | C．Because | D．Once |
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| 小题7: | | A．passed by | B．came up | C．went on | D．turned out |
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| 小题8: | | A．top | B．hardest | C．favorite | D．luckiest |
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| 小题9: | | A．pride | B．honor | C．pleasure | D．chance |
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| 小题10: | | A．class | B．school | C．graduation | D．college |
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| 小题11: | | A．excited | B．nervous | C．proud | D．crazy |
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| 小题12: | | A．great | B．famous | C．praised | D．honored |
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| 小题13: | | A．reward | B．remember | C．thank | D．congratulate |
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| 小题14: | | A．happy | B．exciting | C．old | D．tough |
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| 小题15: | | A．chance | B．gift | C．help | D．favor |
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| 小题16: | | A．wonder | B．anxiety | C．disbelief | D．pride |
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| 小题17: | | A．kill | B．enjoy | C．test | D．hurt |
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| 小题18: | | A．protected | B．freed | C．warned | D．saved |
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| 小题19: | | A．price | B．use | C．power | D．meaning |
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| 小题20: | | A．destroy | B．change | C．save | D．understand |
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Time is very important in our lives. It organizes our everyday moments. However, time never had any importance in my life until I 16 a watch from my father, which organized my life and made me more responsible. It’s round in the center with two silver bands(带) that 17 around my wrist and all of it is made of silver.
I received this 18 on a gray – sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 am to 19 up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. 20 , I was late because I was 21 out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 am, I 22 my uncle, but I was very late for him. He had 23 the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.
I got to my father’s house at 2:00 pm that day and felt ashamed of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my 24 father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him and handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Peter, did you have 25 with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes, father, and 26 apologized for not meeting my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you 27 was not very nice and you should be sorry for your action.” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again . I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a 28 for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my 29 .
I learned a very important lesson from my father: to respect time and never to be late to get someone. This watch is 30 to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.
| 小题1: | | A．received | B．accepted | C．won | D．achieved |
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| 小题3: | | A．card | B．letter | C．gift | D．thing |
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| 小题5: | | A．Otherwise | B．Besides | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题6: | | A．going | B．leaving | C．standing | D．hanging |
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| 小题7: | | A．forgot | B．remembered | C．saw | D．visited |
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| 小题8: | | A．arrived | B．recognized | C．left | D．found |
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| 小题9: | | A．kind | B．happy | C．angry | D．doubtful |
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| 小题10: | | A．lunch | B．quarrel | C．appointment | D．fun |
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| 小题12: | | A．said | B．did | C．thought | D．forgot |
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| 小题13: | | A．wonder | B．hope | C．requirement | D．reminder |
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| 小题14: | | A．life | B．day | C．way | D．thought |
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| 小题15: | | A．useful | B．necessary | C．different | D．Important |
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I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.
Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.
It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.
Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ （智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample （样本）of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s,taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeling style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeling according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.
I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.
小题1:According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______.| A．sick | B．upset | C．sleepy | D．hungry |
小题2:What does the author think about Dr King?| A．He is strict | | B．He is unkind | | C．He has the wrong idea | | D．He sets a timetable for mothers |
小题3:The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.| A．basic | B．reliable | C．surprising | D．interesting |
小题4:What does the research tell us about feeling a baby on demand?| A．The baby will sleep well | | B．The baby will have its brain harmed | | C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level | | D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8 |
小题5:The author supports feeling the baby_______.| A．in the night | | B．every four hours | | C．whenever it wants food | | D．according to its blood sugar level |
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I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
小题1:The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.| A．she might be recognized | | B．asking for help looked silly | | C．she was normal and independent | | D．being fond blind was embarrassing |
小题2:After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.| A．began to run | | B．hit a person as usual | | C．hit a lamppost by accident | | D．was caught by something |
小题3:At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.| A．stopped a big lorry | | B．stopped the wrong bus | | C．made no attempt to stop the bus | | D．was not noticed by other people |
小题4:What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?| A．Other vehicles also stopped there. | | B．It was unreliable for making judgments. | | C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl. | | D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus. |
小题5:Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________. | A．to find people there | | B．to find more buses there | | C．to find the bus by herself there | | D．to find people more helpful there |
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