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Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.
I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I __46__ the assignment.
There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning _52_, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I’ll go on doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept worry as another name for _54_and I believe I can 55_ wonders.
小题1:
A.aboard B.abroad C.away D.out
小题2:
A.claim B.declareC.hopeD.deny
小题3:
A.Somehow B.HoweverC.InsteadD.Moreover
小题4:
A.accustomed B.addedC.limitedD.suited
小题5:
A.resigned B.hesitatedC.trembledD.suspected
小题6:
A.only too B.more thanC.apart fromD.far from
小题7:
A.operationsB.experimentsC.research D.business
小题8:
A.regret B.doubtC.terrorD.disappointment
小题9:
A.request B.jobC.trustD.assignment
小题10:
A.reaction B.thoughtC.meaningD.conflict
小题11:
A.accomplished B.receivedC.acceptedD.resisted
小题12:
A.exchanges B.conditionsC.tripsD.experiences
小题13:
A.remote B.accessibleC.interestingD.crowded
小题14:
A.still B.everC.evenD.yet
小题15:
A.do B.manage C.makeD.fit
小题16:
A.astonishing B.frighteningC.fascinatingD.exciting
小题17:
A.comes up B.shows upC.piles upD.steps up
小题18:
A.airplane B.motorboatC.surfboardD.balloon
小题19:
A.goal B.opportunityC.struggleD.challenge
小题20:
A.workB.ownC.win D.achieve

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:C
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:C
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:D
小题20:A
解析

小题1:考查固定短语。be abroad在国外,到国外。故选B。
小题2:考查动词辨析。句意“但是我几乎不敢声称认识路线”,claim声称;declare宣告。故选A。
小题3:考查连接词。句意“而且,我的外语也仅局限于一点法语”,根据句意可知,这里表示递进关系,故选D。
小题4:考查固定搭配。be limited to...被局限于......。故选C。
小题5:考查动词辨析。A辞职;B犹豫;C颤抖;D怀疑。作者犹豫了,自己语言不通,怎样进行采访和研究?故选B。
小题6:考查短语辨析。A太;B多于;C除了;D远不够。不熟悉当地的地理环境和交通,故选D。
小题7:考查固定搭配。do operations做手术;do experiments做实验;do research做研究;这里指的是实地考察,故选C。
小题8:考查名词辨析。regret遗憾;doubt怀疑;terror害怕;disappointment失望。作者拒绝这份任务,感到遗憾。故选A。
小题9:考查上下文的联系。根据第一行的assignment可知,选D。
小题10:考查名词辨析。句意“一个想法冒出来”,A;反应;B想法;C意思;D冲突。故选B。
小题11:考查动词辨析。A完成;B收到;C接受;D抵制。作者思考之后,决定接受这份任务。故选C。
小题12:考查名词辨析。A交换;B情况;C旅行;D经历。虽然有一些不好的经历,但完成时,作者已经是一个有经验的旅行者了。故选D。
小题13:考查形容词辨析。A遥远的;B可进入的;C有趣的;D拥挤的。从那以后,作者变得自信了,即使去遥远的地方,也不犹豫。故选A。
小题14:考查副词。A仍然;B曾经;C甚至;D还没。句意“没有导游,甚至旅游指南”。故选C。
小题15:考查动词辨析。manage做成某事,作者很自信,自己能顺利游完归来。故选B。
小题16:考查形容词辨析。A令人惊讶的;B令人害怕的;C令人着迷的;D令人兴奋的。by definition据定义。新的、困难的(事情)大多都是令人恐惧的。故选B。
小题17:考查短语辨析。A出现;B(人)出现;C累积;D加速。每当做成一件事,就会学到一些知识,随着知识的增加,......。故选C。
小题18:考查名词辨析。这里指的是可能的事情,所以,应该是乘坐热气球飞上莱茵河上空。故选D。
小题19:考查名词辨析。A目标;B机会;C奋斗;D挑战。作者把每次的担忧看作是挑战。故选D。
小题20:考查固定搭配。work wonders创造奇迹。故选A。
核心考点
试题【Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three month】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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One of the most common social fears is that we are not good enough. Perhaps you feel you won’t   21  others because they are more confident, successful, intelligent or attractive than you. Such thinking is misguided. The   22  of doing well is accepting yourself as you are.
When I was a student, I kept a diary filled with   23  memories. Some were painful memories from   24  when I felt hurt, confused, lonely and insecure. I   25  pieces of dreams and personal feelings of anger and hatred,   26  things I enjoyed such as magic shops and coin dealers.
Then a terrible thing happened.   27  dinner one night I realized I had left my diary in the cloakroom(衣帽间)outside the campus dining hall.   28  that somebody might read it and find out the truth about me, I   29  back, but it was gone.
Weeks passed, and eventually I gave up hope of ever finding it   30 . A month later, I was 31  up my jacket in the same place when I saw my brown   32  diary, just where I’d left it.
  33  I read through the pages and found that a   34  had written the following, “God bless you. I’m   35  like you, only I   36  keep a diary, and I’m   37  to know there are others like me. I hope things turn out well for you.”
Tears came to my eyes. It had never dawned(开始为人所明白)on me that any one could know my inner feelings and also   38  things just like the way I did.
No matter what you are like, whether you’re rich or poor, brilliant or average, attractive or 39 , there are people like you. Discard(抛弃)your fears of not measuring up(符合期望), and 40  yourself as you are.
小题1:
A.likeB.impressC.consultD.admire
小题2:
A.ideaB.successC.secretD.purpose
小题3:
A.privateB.painfulC.wonderfulD.simple
小题4:
A.worksB.friendsC.neighborsD.childhood
小题5:
A.describedB.hidC.showedD.noticed
小题6:
A.instead ofB.as well asC.in case ofD.because of
小题7:
A.UntilB.WhenC.AfterD.Since
小题8:
A.ExcitedB.PuzzledC.SurprisedD.Frightened
小题9:
A.walkedB.searchedC.turnedD.ran
小题10:
A.hardlyB.soonC.againD.seldom
小题11:
A.hangingB.lookingC.turningD.breaking
小题12:
A.newB.wornC.brokenD.similar
小题13:
A.NervouslyB.HappilyC.SadlyD.Excitedly
小题14:
A.friendB.policemanC.strangerD.classmate
小题15:
A.a lotB.a littleC.nearlyD.slightly
小题16:
A.mustn’tB.don’tC.won’tD.can’t
小题17:
A.sorryB.thankfulC.curiousD.anxious
小题18:
A.feelB.enjoyC.rememberD.hate
小题19:
A.strongB.prettyC.clearD.plain
小题20:
A.insistB.accept C.helpD.balance

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We have all heard the old phrase “attitude is everything”, and that phrase is certainly true.Your attitude can have a great impact on your personal motivation, so it is important to keep a positive attitude no matter what challenges you face.
As a matter of fact, keeping your attitude positive in the face of difficulties is the motivation tip that most successful business owners will tell you.The most successful business owners, from Sam Walton to Bill Gates, have all been able to triumph in the face of unpleasant situations.It is those successful business owners who tell you that attitude is everything.But how you deal with that knowledge will determine your level of success.
One of the most important ways to carry out “attitude is everything” is to observe who you associate with and who you surround yourself with.That is because when you surround yourself with negative people, their negative attitudes will infect you.So keeping your associates, colleagues, co-workers and friends as positive as possible is a great way to put the phrase “attitude is everything” into practice.
Whatever you decide to do in life, your attitude will have a great effect on the success you achieve.Success , whether in the world of business or in your personal life, is directly related to your attitude, and the attitude you bring to your work.A positive attitude will help you achieve greater success in your job, no matter what your current level of employment.
小题1:According to the text, Sam Walton __________.
A.is more successful than Bill Gates
B.has given readers some tips about success
C.has never dealt with unpleasant situations
D.is one of the most successful businessmen
小题2:One useful way of carrying out “attitude is everything” is__________.
A.not letting others affect your decisions
B.not making friends with people who are unsuccessful
C.keeping the people who surround you positive
D.getting some advice from successful business owners
小题3:What’s the best title for the text ?
A.Attitude Determines Your Success
B.Motivation Tips From Successful People
C.Ways To Deal With Unpleasant Situations
D.Making Friends With Positive People

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How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each agc gives him without wasting any time in uselcss regrets.
Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard. If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do. It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return. Besides, life is always giving new things to the child. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow. His first visit to the seaside makes him wild. But a child has his pains; he is not so free to do as he wishes. He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong. His life is therefore not perfectly happy.
When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the rules of school and parents; but at the time he is forced to accept duties. He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison, lf, however, he works hard, keeps out of trouble, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady pro-gress in his job and of building up his own position in society.
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age should come wisdom and tile ability to help others with advice wisely given. They can have the joy of seeing their Children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight.
小题1:The main reason children wish they were grown up, and the old wish they were young again is that ______.
A.both aren’t satisfied with the weak points at their ages
B.both enjoy the strong points at the other age by looking back or looking forward
C.the human beings should be like this
D.they don’t think both ages are acceptable
小题2:“Enjoy what each age gives him without wasting time in useless regrets” means ______. 
A.Enjoy what is given to him by people at his age, feeling regrets
B.Enjoy himself at his own age, feeling regrets for a waste of time
C.Make full use of the time he is given at his age instead of regretting having no achievements
D.Enjoy his own age and took down on the people at other ages
小题3:“Children is a time when there are few duties to make life hard” means “______”. 
A.Children shouldn’t be made to live a hard life
B.All the children won’t have to work for their own living
C.Children shouldn’t answer for the hard life they are leading
D.A child bas few duties to try hard to make a living for himself or for his seniors
小题4: According to the passage, what is a child’s greatest dissatisfaction? 
A.He thinks he has not got the equal freedom as his seniors.
B.He thinks he knows less about things than the older do.
C.He thinks it easy for him to do something wrong.
D.He thinks the society doesn’t believe in him.

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“What is the most important thing you’ve done in your life?”The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers.
The answer came to me in an instant. It’s not the one I gave, because the situation was not right. As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people. but here’s the true answer:
The most important thing I’ve ever done occurred on October 8,1990. I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other’s lives. He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night.
While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friend’s father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust.
For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木鸡). Then I tried to figure out what I should do. Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friend’s son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome. Be there for moral support? Well, maybe. But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they’d be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened. All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way. Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home. So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later.
As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts. I now faced another problem. I couldn’t leave the keys in the truck. So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys.
When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting. As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife. I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next. Soon a doctor appeared. He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died.
For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence. After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son.
My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families. When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner. He came over and hugged me and started to cry. My friend’s wife hugged me, too, and said , “Thanks for being here.”
For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye.
It’s the most important thing I have ever done.
The experience taught me two lessons.
First: The most important thing I’ve ever done happened when I was completely helpless. None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation. Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome. All I could do was standing by and watching it happen. And yet it was critical that I do just that--- just be there when someone needed me.
Second: The most important thing I’ve done almost didn’t happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life. Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organized them. These skills are critical for lawyers. When people come to us for help, they’re often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically. But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel. Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital.
From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn’t the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve. The most important thing in life is the kids team you coach or the poem you write----or the time when youre just somebodys friend.
小题1:When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author __________.
A felt it was not an interesting question           
B. thought for a while and spoke his mind
C. gave an answer from a lawyer’s point of view   
D. didn’t give the real answer
小题2:When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought _________.
A.He had to stay with his familyB.His friend did not need his help.
C.He would not be of much helpD.the baby would be in the doctor’s care
小题3:What can we infer from the author’s description of the scene at the hospital?
A.He found out that he was in the way.
B.He would have felt guilty if he had not been there.
C.He regretted that he went too later.
D.His friend would have felt better if he had not been there.
小题4:Which of the following is conveyed in this story?
A.Family and relatives can not take the place of friends.
B.More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble.
C.It is best to be here when someone needs you.
D.You can certainly help a friend if you want to.
小题5:The author learned from his own experience that_______.
A.what is taught in school is usually of no use.
B.a lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms
C.a lawyer should know people’s feeling first
D.he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically
小题6:The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the author_______.
A.is fond of writing poems
B.is going to coach the kid’s team
C.is determined to make friends with everybody
D.is fully aware of the importance of being helpful to those in need

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A Love Note to My Mom
When I was a little girl,I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling__21__  in your life. Little did I know you were_22__  every penny you earned to go to__23__ school.
I cannot thank you enough for__24__ you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried__25__ piles of law books. I was  __26__.Why were you doing what I do—memorizing textbooks and studying for__27__? When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn’ t know Moms__28__be lawyers too. You smiled and said,“In life, you can do anything you want to do.”
As young as I was,that statement kept___29__ in my ears. I watched as you faced the___30_of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a_31__ and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted  just watching you__32__.With your words of wisdom in my__33__mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world__34__.I set out to live my life filled with__35__,seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements.
Your words became my motto. I__36__found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) __37__one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Yes, I’ ll try that.”
Encouraged by your__38___, I have forged ahead (毅然前行) with my life’ s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and__39__meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I’ m__40__ it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live.
小题1:
A.foundB.playedC.keptD.provided
小题2:
A.savingB.makingC.donatingD.receiving
小题3:
A.businessB.fashion C.lawD.medical
小题4:
A.whatB.that C.whichD.where
小题5:
A.atB.toC.uponD.under
小题6:
A.amusedB.worriedC.puzzledD.disappointed
小题7:
A.rolesB.testsC.positionsD.shows
小题8:
A.mustB.ought toC.needD.could
小题9:
A.ringingB.blowingC.fallingD.beating
小题10:
A.choicesB.chancesC.challengesD.changes
小题11:
A.professorB.doctorC.reporterD.model
小题12:
A.in dangerB.in action C.in troubleD.in charge
小题13:
A.weakB.powerful C.youthfulD.empty
小题14:
A.came backB.closed downC.went byD.opened up
小题15:
A.hopeB.hardship C.harmonyD.sadness
小题16:
A.constantlyB.shortlyC.hardlyD.nearly
小题17:
A.andB.butC.orD.for
小题18:
A.descriptionB.statementC.praiseD.introduction
小题19:
A.secretlyB.curiouslyC.carelesslyD.eagerly
小题20:
A.doingB.consideringC.correctingD.reading

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