As a professor at a large American university, there is a phrase that I hear often from students: “I’m only a 1050. ”The unlucky students are speaking of the score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT）, which is used to determine whether they will be admitted to the college or university of their choice, or even have a chance to get a higher education at all. The SAT score, whether it is 800, 1 100 or 1550, has becomes the focus at this time of their life.
It is obvious that if students value highly their test scores, then a great amount of their self-respect is put in the number. Students who perform poorly on the exam are left feeling that it is all over. The low test score, they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good college. And without a degree from a prestigious university, they fear that many of life’s doors will remain forever closed.
According to a study done in the 1990s, the SAT is only a reliable indicator of a student’s future performance in most cases. Interestingly, it becomes much more accurate when it is set together with other indicators——like a student’s high school grades. Even if standardized tests like the SAT could show a student’s academic proficiency（学业水平）,they will never be able to test things like confidence, efforts and willpower, and are unable to give us the full picture of a student’s potentialities（潜力）. This is not to suggest that we should stop using SAT scores in our college admission process. The SAT is an excellent test in many ways, and the score is still a useful means of testing students. However, it should be only one of many methods used.
64．The purpose of the SAT is to test students’ .
A．strong will B．academic ability
C．full potentialities D．confidence in school work
65．Students’ self-respect is influenced by their .
A．scores in the SAT B．achievements in mathematic
C．job opportunities D．money spent on education
66．“A prestigious university”is most probably .
A．a famous university B．a technical university
C．a traditional university D．an expensive university
67．This passage is mainly about .
A．how to prepare for the SAT B．stress caused by the SAT
C．American higher education D．the SAT and its effects
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Yesterday I started the Year of Giving, my first day of a year-long journey into exploring the act of giving and the meaning of charity. I chose December 15 as the starting date, which marked three years since my mother died from heart disease. She was one of the most generous people that I have ever known. She always thought of others first and certainly serves as an inspiration to me.
I had a rather busy day yesterday, ironic (具有讽刺意义的) for someone who is unemployed right now. In the morning I went to the gym, and unsuccessfully got the phone call from the unemployment office for some job searching. Before I knew it, it was noon. I grabbed a quick lunch and rushed down to a meeting. On my way to Connecticut, I wondered if I would see someone that I would feel forced to give my first $ 10 to. I was running late and decided to do it afterwards.
After the meeting I had about half an hour to find the first person of my Year of Giving! I decided to check out DuPont Circle. I had met a guy there named Jerry once and thought he would willing accept my $ 10. He wasn’t there, but I did see a man sitting by himself who looked really lonely, so I approached him. Now I had to figure out what I was going to say, I think I said something like, “Hi, can I sit down here?” “I would like to know if I could give you $ 10?” He asked me to repeat what I had said, I did, then he looked at me funny, got up and left.
I then started walking south where I spotted a man standing by the bus stop on Connecticut Ave. He appeared to be in his 60s. I don’t know what drew me to him, but I thought I would make my second attempt. I was a bit nervous and asked him which bus came by that stop. Then I explained that I was starting a year-long project to give $ 10 to someone every day and that I wanted to give my $ 10 for today to him. The gentleman, I later found out that his name was Ed, responded without hesitation that he could not accept my offer and that there were many people more deserving the money than him. This was exactly one of the things that I hoped would happen. People would think of others before themselves. The author set the starting date on December 15 to ____.
| A．help the charity |
| B．remember his mother |
| C．make an explosion |
| D．fulfill a wish if his mum |
In the author’s first attempt to give away the money, ____.
| A．he was considered ridiculous |
| B．he hesitated for a long time |
| C．he was forced to donate the money |
| D．he had no time to take action |
In the author’s second attempt, the gentleman refused his offer because ____.
| A．he didn’t need other’s help |
| B．he thought more for others |
| C．he didn’t care about money |
| D．he wanted to get more money |
We can refer that the author was inspired by ____.
| A．true friendship | B．his own kindness |
| C．generous donations | D．human’s good nature |
The first day of school, our professor introduced an old lady Rose to us.
“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked her. She replied, “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” We became friends quickly.
At the end of the term I invited Rose to make a speech to our football team. I’ll never forget what she taught us. She said, “There are some secrets of staying young and being happy. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You must have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t need any talent or ability. To grow up, you must always find the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The people who are afraid of death are those with regrets.”
At the end of the year, Rose finished her college. One week after graduation, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. We would always remember the great woman.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（每题1分，计5分） From the passage, we can learn that Rose ___.
| A．went to college at an old age |
| B．became a professor later |
| C．once worked in a hospital |
| D．died before college graduation |
At the end of the term the writer invited Rose to ___.
| A．go to a party | B．play football |
| C．make a speech | D．write a book |
The underlined word “talent” in the third paragraph means “___” in Chinese.
| A．训练 | B．方法 | C．途径 | D．才能 |
If you want to stay young and be happy, ___, according to Rose.
| A．never grow up |
| B．don’t be afraid of death |
| C．have a dream and never lose it |
| D．don’t find the opportunity in change |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．Laughing every day |
| B．Never too old to learn |
| C．Growing old and growing up |
| D．How to stay young and being happy[ |
Many people go to school for an education. Some learn languages, history, math and other subjects. Others go to school to learn a skill. School education is very important and useful. Yet no one can learn everything from school. A teacher cannot teach his students everything they want to know. So much more is learned outside school by the students themselves.
Great people before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish school. But they were all so successful because they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They worked hard all their lives. Above all, they knew how to use their heads.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。（每题1分，计5分）People go to school only for an education, they don’t go there to learn a skill.
People can learn everything from school.
Students can learn much more outside school by themselves.
Edison was successful because he read many books that were taught at school.
Great people knew how to use their heads.
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house? How will you escape? Do you know how to save yourself? Please read the following passage.
Escaping from a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save your life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family, such as stairways (楼梯) and fire escapes, but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings, escaping through windows is possible. Learn the best way of leaving through windows with the least chance of serious injury (伤害).
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average(平均高度的) person, hanging by the finger-tips (手指尖) will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course, it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may have leaked (泄露) into the room.
On a second or third floor, the best windows for escape are those which open onto a roof (屋顶). From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto hard ground might end in injury. Bushes(灌木丛) and grass can help to break a fall.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。（每题1分，计5分）It is important to ___.
| A．put out the fire in the burning house |
| B．know the ways to escape the fire |
| C．jump off a burning house |
| D．keep the door closed |
It is possible to escape through the windows ___.
| A．if there are some bushes on the ground |
| B．if you are strong enough |
| C．if you live on a lower floor |
| D．If you have a long rope |
Which of the following escaping way is NOT right? ___.
| A．You can escape though stairways. |
| B．You can choose fire escapes. |
| C．Escape from the windows that open onto a roof. |
| D．Use a lift to come down at once. |
Open the window so that ___ if the building is on fire.
| A．you can get fresh air |
| B．you can call for help |
| C．you can easily jump off |
| D．you can be seen first |
The best title of the passage is ___.
| A．Escaping from the Windows |
| B．Save Yourself in the Burning House |
| C．Knowledge on Fire |
| D．Waiting for Help |