Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. 21 I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his 22 qualities. First of all, I respected his 23 to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he 24 what he taught. Furthermore, he could be counted on（依赖） to explain his ideas in an 25 way, introducing such aids to 26 as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he 27 sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. 28 , 1 admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them 29 the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would 30 a student to a game of chess. 31 , he would join student groups to discuss a variety of 32 ：agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for 33 on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was 34 by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success 35 , during it, the students and the professor 36 at least one loud 37 . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more 38 and more lasting. If it is 39 that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, 40 my friend is indeed a wise man.
A．Although B．When C．Even if D．Now that
A．basic B．special C．common D．particular
A．attention B．introduction C．relation D．devotion
A．insisted on B．talked about. C．believed in D．agreed with
A．imaginative B．ordinary C．opposite D．open
A．listening B．understanding C．information D．discovery
A．also B．nearly C．even D．only
A．Later B．Secondly C．However D．Therefore
A．with B．by C．from D．on
A．invite B．lead C．prefer D．show
A．As a matter of fact B．Later on C．Other times D．In general
A．questions B．subjects C．matters D．contents
A．support B．explanation C．experience D．advice
A．disturbed B．moved C．attracted D．defeated
A．for B．until C．since D．unless
A．hear B．suggest C．share D．demand
A．laugh B．cry C．shout D．question
A．helpful B．enjoyable C．practical D．useful
A．natural B．normal C．hopeful D．true
A．so B．for C．then D．yet
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Eventually all suns will their fuel, explode and then become cold and dark．Matter itself will disappear and the universe will become for the rest of time．
This was the general drift of my thoughts as my wife and I my eldest son as a freshman at college．That moment at the dorm is at the kindergarten door, at the gates of summer camp, at every occasion of parting and ．But it comes surprising, taking what you most．
Our ancestors thought this parting should take place ．In many societies adolescents were sent away to live with friends or relatives right after adolescence．This was supposed to the conflicts that come from teenagers and their parents very near．
Eighteen years is not enough．The days pass uncounted, until they ．The adjustment is upsetting．My son is on the side --- observant, thoughtful, a practitioner of companionable silence．I know this is hard on him as well．He will be homesick．Among the greatest of college students is they won’t have a room at home to return to．
But with due respect to my son’s feelings, I have the of parting．I know something he doesn’t --- incomprehensible to the young．He is experiencing the that come with beginnings．His life is starting for real．I have begun the long letting go．Put another way: He has a wonderful future in which my part decreases．
I’m sure my father realized it at a(n) moment．And I certainly didn’t notice or understand．At first, he was a giant who held my hand and my sky．Then a middle-aged man who paid my bills．Now, decades after his passing, a much-loved ．But I can remember the last time I hugged him in his home, where I always had a room．I can only hope to leave my son the same．
My son, those days have been the greatest wonder and of my life．And there will always be a for you．
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There Was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London．She taught me about the ____ of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give．
On the day I went to that shop．I was ____ with a very high fever．I had been off work for days and I had ____out of food．Because I had been working so hard since I had ____to town, I also had no friends who could help．
So I went out to get some food．____ ,1 would have gone to the supermarket, but on this ____, I went into the Greek shop because it was closer．I ____ a few things, from the looks of which revealed （透露） the ____ that I lived alone．Then I ____ them to the shopkeeper, who told me, "You are unwell．" I ____ rather shyly．She pointed at the things I was buying and ____ ．"I can make you a sandwich, so you don't have to do it yourself．
So, she made the sandwich and asked me to ____ a moment．She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup．"It will ____ you up," she said with a smile．
What really warmed me up, ____ ,was not the soup．It was her ____that told me she cared．Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly ____ ．
And it ____me．It made me want to be as ____as the shopkeeper．I had been quite shy, but from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from ____ random acts of kindness．
I was determined to ____the joy．and I haven't felt lonely since!
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were the first people to climb the West Face of the Siula Grande in the Andes mountains．They reached the top ______，but on their way back conditions were very _____．Joe fell and broke his leg．They both knew that if Simon ______ alone，he would probably get back ______．But Simon decided to risk his _____ and try to lower Joe down the mountain on a rope．
As they _____ down，the weather got worse．Then another ______ occurred．They couldn’t see or hear each other and，_____，Simon lowered his friend over the edge of a precipice(绝壁)．It was ______ for Joe to climb back or for Simon to pull him up．Joe’s _____ was pulling Simon slowly towards the precipice．______，after more than an hour in the dark and the icy cold，Simon had to ______．In tears，he cut the rope．Joe ______ into a large crevasse(裂缝)in the ice below．He had no food or water and he was in terrible pain．He couldn’t walk，but he _____ to get out of the crevasse and started to ______ towards their camp，nearly ten kilometers ______．
Simon had ___ the camp at the foot of the mountain．He thought that Joe must be _____，but he didn’t want to leave ______．Three days later，in the middle of the night，he heard Joe’s voice．He couldn’t ______ it．Joe was there，a few meters from their tent，still alive．
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For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race．I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life．Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and___would win the race．At other times I would____like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster．____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any____．I finally decided to___and take a break．It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me．
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me．It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner．I just didn’t have the____to see it．
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be．____is who you are．”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now．Happiness will never be found under some banner far away．It will be found____your own heart，soul and mind． It will be found when you___that others love you just as you do．
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness．Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go．____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are____there．
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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break．She seemed so small as she pushed her way the crowd of boys on the playground．She from them all．
I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing ．She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again，sometimes until．One day I asked her she practiced so much．She looked in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college．The only way I can is if I get a scholarship，I am going to play college basketball．I want to be．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”
Well，I had to give it in to her—she was．One day，I saw her sitting in the grass，head in her arms．I walked toward her and quietly asked what was “Oh，nothing，” came a soft reply．“I am just too short．” The coach told her that at her height she would probablyget to play for a top ranked team，offered a scholarship．So she stop dreaming about college．
She was and I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not the power of a dream．He told her she really wanted to play for a good college，if she truly wanted a scholarship，could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again，“If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”
The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a．She was going to get the college education that she had and worked toward it for all those years．
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