Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.(15points)
Have you ever felt that you were just studying to pass a test? Today many 36 and companies around the world use standardized tests such as TOEFL to 37 students’ abilities. Thousands of people every year take these kinds of tests in order to enter or graduate from a school, or get a better job.
In many educational systems throughout the world, students take regular multiple-choice (多项选择的) achievement tests. They have to 38 these tests in order to move to a higher level, or graduate from an educational institution. Many supporters of this type of traditional evaluation believe that students learn best, and 39 their knowledge, by memorizing facts, and information.
Many 40 of this way of learning also believe that teaching students to pass a test means teaching them to do lots of exercises.
Educational reformers, however, believe that standardized tests are 41 and can only measure some of a student’s ability. They suggest that many students, though intelligent, are not 42 good at taking tests, or at memorization. This makes it harder for them to achieve passing grades, get into good schools, or get the right jobs. In addition factors such as how a person feels on the day of a test can also 43 his or her score. Using only a multiple-choice style of test to evaluate students’ abilities cannot always tell us 44 they have learned, or how they may do in the future.
To use standardized tests or not to --- the debate 45 . Meanwhile, many students’ futures are still decided based on their test results.
36. A. schools B. factories C. teachers D. bosses
37. A. develop B. learn C. know D. measure
38.A. understand B. fail C. pass D. have
39.A. explain B. increase C. remember D. recite
40.A. experts B. parents C. students D. supporters
41.A. limited B. excellent C. terrible D. perfect
42.A. never B. always C. sometimes D. even
43.A. add B. lower C. affect D. keep
44.A. why B. that C. how D. what
45.A. begins B. ends C. continues D. stops
When I settled in Chicago,my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a 26 problem and had to go to hospital for a27 examination.
It seemed a small 28 compared to the one I was about to face ,but things started to go 29 right from the beginning , Not having a car or 30 the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. 31 I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was 32 I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the33 direction.
I 34 the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a 35 , who was trying to get past me. 36 , instead of moving on ,she stopped to ask if I was 37 . After I explained my 38 to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street , where a bus would take me back into the city to my 39 . Sitting there waiting, I felt 40 that someone had been willing to help . 41 , hearing a horn (喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend42 at me to get in, She had returned to offer me a43 to the hospital.
Such unexpected44 from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 45 , for all things are possible.
A.physical B.traveling C.social D.housing
A.scientific B.final C.previous D.thorough
A.chance B.challenge C.success D.error
A.wrong B.easy C.fast D.ahead
A.leaving B.visiting C.knowing D.appreciating
A.Although B.Since C.Unless D.Once
A.strange B.necessary C.obvious D.important
A.same B.right C.general D.opposite
A.looked at B.waited for C.got off D.ran into
A.driver B.friend C.stranger D.gentleman
A.Especially B.Surprisingly C.Probably D.Normally
A.nervous B.excited C.OK D.dangerous
A.idea B.motivation C.excuse D.situation
A.appointment B.apartment C.direction D.station
A.afraid B.grateful C.certain D.disappointed
A.Thus B.Then C. Perhaps D.Surely
A.staring B.laughing C.waving D.shouting
A.lift B.suggestion C.bike D.guidebook
A.results B.news C.kindness D.appearance
A.power B.faith C.touch D.support
An old man found a sparrow with a broken wing. He brought it home and nursed it back to26 . Afterwards, though it could fly, the sparrow 27 to leave the house. The old man`s wife asked her husband to get rid of the bird as it was 28 the house.But he wouldn`t listen.
One day while her husband was asleep, the woman 29 the sparrow, took it far away from the house,and let it go,warning it never to 30 . The old man missed his friend and hoped it would come back, 31 it never did. Then one day,several weeks later,he was walking past an old house when he heard a 32 sound.He looked up and there was the 33 , sitting on the gate.The sparrow gave the old man a gold 34 it had found in the house.
The old man did not 35 much about money,but his wife was 36 when she saw the coin,and made up her mind to get more from the sparrow. 37 ,early the next morning she slipped out of her house and made her 38 to the old house.When she saw the sparrow she39 it to return.
“If you have found 40 __,bring it along and I`ll spend it all on you.”she promised.
The sparrow brought her an old 41 with the help of its friends.The basket was 42 but the woman did not wait to find out what was in it.She grabbed it and ran, 43 that the sparrow would follow and take up residence(住所)in her house again.
The moment she reached home,she 44 the basket,expecting it to be filled to the eaves(屋檐)with gold and silver.Instead,out 45 dozens of sparrows.
The woman spent the rest of her life trying to drive the sparrows out.
A.danger B.life C.health D.help
A.refused B.decided C.managed D.failed
A.cleaning B.sweeping C.building D.dirtying
A.fed B.noticed C.caught D.killed
A.return B.fly C.stay D.cry
A.and B.if C.but D.until
A.strange B.sweet C.loud D.familiar
A.cat B.sparrow C.basket D.stick
A.coin B.watch C.ring D.cup
A.bring B.take C.care D.put
A.afraid B.sad C.nervous D.excited
A.However B.Therefore C.Instead D.Luckily
A.way B.mark C.picture D.sign
A.forbade B.forced C.begged D.helped
A.food B.treasure C.rooms D.plant
A.bowl B.box C.chair D.basket
A.covered B.empty C.big D.small
A.pleased B.afraid C.anxious D.hopeful
A.laid B.broke C.hid D.opened
A.walked B.ran C.flew D.jumped
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not 36 with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath 37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down, 38 with great excitement,“Look what I found!”
In his hand was a flower, and what a 39 sight, with is petals(花瓣) all worn—not enough rain, or too little light. 40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I 41
a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of 42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 43 ,“It surely smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I 44 it; here, it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew Imust45___it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and 46 , “Just what I need.”But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I 48
for the very first time the boy was 49 .
I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun 50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, 51 of the effect he’d had on my day.
I sat there and 52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的) 53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he’d been blessed with true 54 .
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not connected with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see__55___, and appreciate every second that’s mine.
A.excited B.inspired C.satisfied D.disappointed
A.approached B.overlooked C.understood D.talked
A.telling B.saying C.informing D.talking
A.unique B.rough C.bothering D.pitiful
A.Wanting B.Demanding C.Persuading D.Inviting
A.played B.adjusted C.forced D.delivered
A.declining B.accepting C.panicking D.quitting
A.surprise B.embarrassment C.sympathy D.sorrow
A.took B.pulled C.sold D.picked
A.bring B.fetch C.take D.smell
A.announced B.replied C.declared D.whispered
A.grasped B.held C.caught D.seized
A.convinced B.confirmed C.noticed D.refused
A.strange B.blind C.deaf D.unimaginable
A.once B.after C.as D.since
A.unaware B.unbelievable C.regretful D.regardless
A.doubted B.felt C.found D.wondered
A.embarrassmet B.depression C.pleasure D.effort
A.sense B.hearing C.sight D.ability
A.beauty B.disability C.fantasy D.wonder
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had 16 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 17 his father could well 18 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. 20 but slightly disappointed, the young man 21 the box and found a lovely book. 22 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “ 23 all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house 24 the book in the study.
He did not contact(联系)his father for a whole year 25 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He26 he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 27 the hospital, he saw on the desk the 28 new book ,just as he had left it one 29 ago. He opened it and began to 30 the pages. Suddenly, a car key 31 from an envelope taped behind the book .It had a tag(标签)with dealer’s name, the 32 dealer who had the sports car he had 33 .On the tag was the 34 of his graduation, and the 35 PAID IN FULL.
A.expected B.enjoyed C.admired D.owned
A.finding B.proving D.knowing
A.afford B.offer C.keep D.like
A.encouraged B.comfortable C.proud D.moved
A.Nervous B.Serious C.Careful D.Curious
A.packed B.opened C.picked up D.put aside
A.Angrily B.Eagerly C.Calmly D.Anxiously
A.At B.From C.With D.To
A.tearing B.putting C.forgetting D.leaving
A.until B.as C.before D.unless
A.learned B.realized C.recognized D.admitted
A.get to B.search for C.turn to D.leave for
A.much B.still C.hardly D.quite
A.year B.month C.week D.day
A.clean B.read C.turn D.count
A.lost B.came C.appeared D.dropped
A.old B.same C.special D.new
A.remembered B.desired C.found D.met
A.picture B.place C.date D.sign
A.word B.information C.messages D.card
One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be 36 for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all 37 tonight. 38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.
The elderly couple accepted his 40 with gratitude. They apologized for the 41 they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it 42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper 43 room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”
The old gentleman nodded in 44 : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was 45 but, deciding that the guest must have been46 , he gave the remark 47 thought.
Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he 48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also 49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.
At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his 50 guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building 51 over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will 53 it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was 54 about it.”
The young man stammered, “But…will there be any 55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”
“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.
A.put up B.put away C.stay up D.set up
A.preserved B.conserved C.booked D.occupied
A.Meanwhile B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However
A.on duty B.on display C.on stage D.on hand
A.service B.view C.offer D.invitation
A.Instruction B.consideration C.Inconvenience D.interruption
A.cleared away B.picked out C.cleaned up D.cleared up
A.living B.double C.admirable D.luxury
A.appreciation B.admiration C.surprise D.excitement
A.excited B.skeptical C.annoyed D.respectful
A.lacking B.covering C.joking D.cheating
A.not more B.no more C.some D.another
A.described B.stated C.recited D.recalled
A.swapped B.included C.attached D.added
A.former B.original C.formal D.primitive
A.displaying B.towering C.flying D.hovering
A.determined B.promised C.tended D.intended
A.get B.keep C.manage D.make
A.sensitive B.concerned C.curious D.serious
A.Scene B.situation C.condition D.Occasion