About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasn’t very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. During the exam he was so 36 going around the room making sure that nobody 37 . He asked the students to pile the 38 tests on the huge desk. This made for quite a mess(混乱).
Anyway, everyone needed a fairly good 39 . Many students did poorly when rushed. 40of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “ 41 down and check up your exam sheets”.
Five 42 turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty … almost an hour 43 the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil, 44 up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. The whole time, the professor sat there, 45 waiting for the student to complete.
“What do you think you are doing?” It was clear that the professor had 46 only to give the student a 47 time.
“Turning in my exam,” replied the student confidently.
“I’m afraid I have some bad 48 for you,” the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸), “Your 49 is an hour late. You’re FAILED it. And I’ll see you next term when you 50 my course.”
The student smiled slyly(狡诈地) 51 asked the professor, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” cried out the professor 52 .
The student 53 the professor right in the eyes and said slowly, “I didn’t think so,” so he lifted up one of the 54 half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall 55 his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.
36．A．kind B．busy C．strict D．serious
37．A．cheated B．failed C．slept D．passed
38．A．written B．succeeded C．unfinished D．completed
39．A．teacher B．friend C．grade D．paper
40．A．All B．One C．None D．Each
41．A．pencils B．papers C．hands D．books
42．A．students B．minutes C．sheets D．piles
43．A．if B．though C．before D．after
44．A．gathered B．brought C．sent D．made
45．A．strangely B．excitedly C．anxiously D．curiously
46．A．promised B．managed C．waited D．worked
47．A．easy B．hard C．long D．good
48．A．information B．result C．advice D．news
49．A．exam B．time C．arrival D．turn
50．A．accept B．repeat C．learn D．begin
51．A．and B．but C．so D．however
52．A．cruelly B．calmly C．angrily D．firmly
53．A．searched B．hit C．blamed D．looked
54．A．hands B．eyes C．desks D．piles
55．A．changing B．burying C．improving D．sticking
From the time I lined up my dolls on the sofa in playschool, I wanted to be a teacher. “Open your books,” I would my teddy bear and dolls. Then I would teach them whatever new things I had just at school.
For me, dream was one thing, and was quite another. My family was too poor to my tuition. Finally, with others’help, I attended a state university. However, I needed more money to pay for my other expenses, so I found a part-time job, test tubes in the science department. At then I believed that every dirty test tube I washed meant I was one step closer to my .
When working as a substitute (代替) teacher in the local area, I learned they were planning to the biology teacher I had substituted for. I was sure the was meant for me. However, the principal (校长) said, “You’re too . This last teacher had a lot of discipline problems because of his age. We want someone older － with more .”
I cried all the way to work, disappointed and . Suddenly, a stranger who I met by chance asked me what had happened. I told him how much I wanted to and how upset I was to be because of my age. Then I also shared some of my thoughts with him. He me, “Never lose heart. I believe you can make it.” The next morning my phone rang. It was the principal calling to offer me the position. I was totally and asked him why. He explained, “You made quite an impression on the chairman of our Board of Directors. He that you should have this position.” A few weeks later, I stood by the door of my classroom, welcoming my on their first day of school. When they were settled, I said with a smile, “Open your books.”
A．persuade B．instruct C．calm D．congratulate
A．delightedly B．angrily C．jealously D．disappointedly
A．found B．changed C．learned D．undertaken
A．advice B．interest C．time D．schooling
A．forget B．ignore C．cover D．plan
A．almost B．still C．hardly D．suddenly
A．decorating B．producing C．collecting D．cleaning
A．house B．dream C．job D．school
A．punish B．accept C．praise D．replace
A．position B．scholarship C．experiment D．result
A．busy B．impatient C．young D．strange
A．adventure B．experience C．confidence D．independence
A．sorrowful B．comfortable C．nervous D．tired
A．travel B．study C．teach D．sing
A．called on B．looked after C．brought up D．turned down
A．promised B．ordered C．thanked D．comforted
A．math B．biology C．English D．Chinese
A．confused B．upset C．anxious D．selfish
A．complained B．informed C．recommended D．regretted
A．students B．parents C．teachers D．friends
The 100th Running Shoe Keychain
When I was in Grade 6, I joined the cross country running club. I hated running but______ because my friends were in the club. I worked hard but no matter how hard I trained, I ______ came in the last. After yet another meet where I came in last, I told my coach that I was going to ______. I couldn’t run. I hated running and all I was doing was pulling the ______ down. I don’t remember his words, but I do remember he ______to let me quit. I remember feeling that he believed in me even though I didn’t believe in myself. I kept ______and participating in the meets. He never gave up on me. Instead, he always encouraged me to keep going, and told me that I could do it.
Then the final meet came, a huge ______ with less than two hundred students running. We learned that not only the first 20 students ______ the line would win an award, but also the first 100 would be given a running shoe keychain as encouragement. We set off and I quickly______behind. I didn’t stop and kept running. My friends who_____me encouraged me to keep running. When I passed the_____, finally, and received the 100th keychain, there were still students behind me. For the first time, I was not the_____one! I remember how excited I felt and how my friends felt happy for me.
The following week there was a school gathering. We were all called up in front of the school. The coach shared that we were high_____at the meet, and almost everyone on the team came home with_____. I felt ashamed, for I was the one who didn’t win an award. I only came in the 100th place and didn’t______ his praise. Then he came behind me, put his hands on my shoulders and told the school he was _____of me because I never gave up and because of that, I pulled from last ______to the middle of the race--which was an unbelievable personal ______. He spoke on how we all ______one another and how well we worked together, ______we all were racing alone.
I still keep that keychain, which tells me never to give up and always work with others. It doesn’t matter if you are the first; what matters is doing your best.
A．obeyed B．joined C．agreed D．practised
A．constantly B．approximately C．personally D．absolutely
A．fall B．lose C．rest D．quit
A．score B．coach C．team D．record
A．regretted B．forbade C．refused D．hesitated
A．begging B．applying C．failing D．training
A．affair B．success C．amount D．honour
A．to B．beyond C．over D．across
A．followed B．fell C．left D．kept
A．helped B．inspired C．passed D．supported
A．field B．line C．test D．match
A．least B．last C．quickest D．farthest
A．spots B．speeds C．quality D．chance
A．presents B．keychains C．wishes D．awards
A．believe B．value C．deserve D．request
A．aware B．proud C．capable D．sure
A．place B．number C．race D．minute
A．matter B．ambition C．victory D．opinion
A．encouraged B．introduced C．proved D．attracted
A．as if B．in case C．as long as D．even though
Everybody has a choice .I believe that I always have a choice. No matter what I'm doing and what is happening to me. I used to write my books, typing on a keyboard, ____now I can no longer _____ my hand. Today I am sitting at my computer, speaking these words through a microphone. In 2008, I was diagnosed with ALS, a(n) _ ____ disease, which would weaken and finally ______every important muscle in my body. That is to say, I will be _____ unable to move, to speak, and finally, to______. Only largely depending upon others could I live. I was lost and felt everything around me become dull.
I was ____ to give up writing completely and remained _ __ all day long. In the ____, some of my friends and ralatives came to ____ me. However, It wasn’t long _ ____I became lonely again, wondering the meaning of life. Sometimes I came up with the _____ that I’d better end my life because I couldn’t ____ the complex(复杂的) expressions on my family’s faces. I became depressed, doubtful and _____. Then one day as I was wheeling myself along a nearby street, I found an old guy in dirty clothes with no legs ___ in the street. I was shocked and woke up at once. I was more ____ than him. I have thousands of ____ to live on. When he came to me begging, I was so inspired and offered all that was in my purse. From then on I _____ to go through the process of learning to use voice recognition software. Old woman ____I was, I wrote more now than ever.
Every day now I have a ____ on not only whether I will live, but how I will live. I can choose to see it as an invitation—an opportunity to learn who I really am.
A．and B．so C．but D．until
A．lift B．control C．remove D．wash
A．curable B．unknown C．common D．terrible
A．destroy B．rebuild C．cancel D．remove
A．hardly B．actually C．gradually D．totally
A．communicate B．behave C．breathe D．die
A．determined B．forced C．encouraged D．advised
A．positive B．disabled C．dependent D．silent
A．beginning B．end C．evening D．hospital
A．guide B．admire C．entertain D．comfort
A．since B．when C．until D．before
A．opinion B．idea C．imagination D．choice
A．understand B．guess C．forgive D．bear
A．hopeless B．adventurous C．disabled D．impolite
A．sleeping B．begging C．singing D．dancing
A．unlucky B．miserable C．confident D．fortunate
A．chances B．excuses C．reasons D．purposes
A．managed B．continued C．intended D．stopped
A．but B．though C．even if D．that
A．way B．method C．thought D．choice
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Many of my friends meet on Wednesday in the early morning to go to a specific parking lot sale. We it because we can put whatever fits into the shopping bag just $1.
One day as we finished, paid our dollars, and stayed to talk a bit, we noticed the that remained was being thrown into their dustbin. We asked , and they said they had no room for the extra clothes and it would up very quickly. I asked them why they had not in touch with places like churches and for women and children. They said they several times in the past and they only came two or three times and as they had to be there at a specific time in the right after the parking lot sale. After coming a few times, most of these organizations quit.
As we are here all the time, we to take the remainder of what was left. They ! So we loaded our two cars full and drove it to our city. We have done this every now for two years! We held yard sales and flea markets for whoever clothing. We opened up a clothing closet called Gifts Of Grace a storage facility donated two units to us.
Now we have a real building and advertise clothing for anyone who has the need. We have served hundreds of in the tight economy so far with the clothing they were just going to . Now our community is better because of it and our lives are blessed. Their lives are made a bit to have this opportunity to find nice clothing for not any penny.
We volunteer and run it about two or three days a . One person’s trash is always another person’s treasure!
A．hate B．love C．dislike D．admire
A．for B．at C．with D．by
A．vegetables B．furniture C．food D．clothing
A．how B．what C．why D．where
A．take B．stand C．pile D．pick
A．kept B．got C．stayed D．been
A．shelters B．schools C．hospitals D．villages
A．did B．visited C．wrote D．called
A．paused B．left C．continued D．stopped
A．night B．evening C．afternoon D．morning
A．pretended B．Helped C．Offered D．promised
A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．admitted
A．Tuesday B．Wednesday C．Thursday D．Sunday
A．sold B．bought C．needed D．donated
A．until B．before C．while D．when
A．free B．cheap C．expensive D．new
A．families B．churches C．stores D．buildings
A．take away B．wash away C．throw away D．put away
A．harder B．easier C．tougher D．simpler
A．century B．year C．month D．week
When I first entered university, my aunt, who is an English professor, gave me s new English dictionary. I was _____to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.____it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one ____, to be honest, I found it extremely ___ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and ___ not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the ____ bilingual dictionaries, in which the words are ___ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt ___ to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I ___ that monolingual dictionaries are ___ in learning a foreign language
As I found out, there is ___, often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two ____ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to _____ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the _____ meaning of a word in English! ____ , she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a world in a monolingual dictionary _____ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. ______, I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) ____ number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am ____ exposed to（接触）the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. ____ this, I can express myself more easily in English.
A．sad B．surprised C．worried D．nervous
A．Because B．If C．Unless D．Although
A．and B．so C．or D．but
A．interesting B．difficult C．ambitious D．practical
A．thus B．even C．again D．still
A．new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary
A．described B．expressed C．explained D．created
A．decided B．agreed C．offered D．happened
A．imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand
A．natural B．easier C．better D．convenient
A．at best B．in fact C．at times D．in case
A．ideas B．names C．words D．characters
A．declare B．hope C．doubt D．tell
A．basic B．exact C．translated D．expected
A．Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead
A．while B．before C．until D．when
A．Gradually B．Generally C．Largely D．Probably
A．extra B．average C．total D．limited
A．nearly B．repeatedly C．immediately D．anxiously
A．According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of