Pete Rose was a great baseball player.Though I have never met him, he taught me something _1_
that changed my life.
Pete was being _2_ in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb"s alltime hits record.
Suddenly one reporter asked him, "Pete, you only need 78 hits to reach your nearest _3_.How many
atbats(击球)do you think it"ll take you to get the 78 hits?"Without hesitation, Pete just _4_ at the
reporter and said, "78."The reporter yelled back, "Ah, come on, Pete, you don"t think you"ll get 78 hits
in 78 atbats, do you?"
Mr.Rose calmly _5_ his philosophy with the reporters who were _6_ waiting for his reply to the
claim.
"Every time I _7_ up to the plate (击球区), I _8_ to get a hit! _9_I have it in mind, I have no right
to step into the batter"s (击球手) box! It is 10 expectation that has enabled me to get all of the hits
in the first place."
When I thought about Pete Rose"s 11 and how it applied to everyday 12 , I felt a little
embarrassed.As a business person, I was hoping to increase my 13 . As a father, I was hoping to be
a good dad.As a married man, I was hoping to be a good husband.The truth was that I was a fairly
good salesperson, I was not so 14 a father, and I was an okay husband.I immediately decided that
being okay was not 15 ! I wanted to be a great salesperson, a great father and a great husband.I 16
my attitude to a positive one, and the results were 17 . I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,
I won Coach of the Year in my 18 baseball league, and I share a loving relationship with my wife,
Karen, with whom I am 19 to enjoy the rest of my life!
20 , Mr Rose! |
( )1. A. reliable
( )2. A. admired
( )3. A. decision
( )4. A. stared
( )5. A. enjoyed
( )6. A. anxiously
( )7. A. climb
( )8. A. seem
( )9. A. Though
( )10. A. abrupt
( )11. A. plan
( )12. A. agenda
( )13. A. sales
( )14. A. wise
( )15. A. explicit
( )16. A. changed
( )17. A. hopeful
( )18. A. son"s
( )19. A. supposed
( )20. A. Good luck | B. enjoyable
B. interviewed
B. record
B. shouted
B. shared
B. nervously
B. jump
B. fail
B. Unless
B. simple
B. idea
B. exercise
B. skills
B. kind
B. helpful
B. added
B. amazing
B. wife"s
B. expected
B. Best regards | C. valuable
C. watched
C. level
C. glared
C. discussed
C. cheerfully
C. drive
C. expect
C. Because
C. positive
C. ability
C. work
C. experiences
C. mean
C. enough
C. devoted
C. funny
C. friend"s
C. encouraged
C. Thanks | D. unbelievable
D. trained
D. goal
D. pointed
D. reviewed
D. impatiently
D. step
D. compete
D. When
D. considerate
D. behaviour
D. life
D. experiments
D. bad
D. practical
D. contributed
D. disappointing
D. customer"s
D. determined
D. Congratulations |
| 1-5: CBDAB 6-10: ADCBC 11-15: BDADC 16-20: ABADC |
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| 阅读理解。 | The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone
we didn"t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around
to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, "Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I"m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?"
I laughed and enthusiastically(热情地)responded, "Of course you may!" and she gave me a giant
squeeze.
"Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She jokingly replied, "I"m here
to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!"
" No seriously," I said. I was curious what may have motivated her to be taking on this challenge
at her age.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I"m getting one!" she told me.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever
she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed upon her from the other
students. She was living it up.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I"ll never forget what
she taught us.
"We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are
only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find
humor every day. You"ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die!" she said.
"There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old
and lie in bed for one full year and don"t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years old. If I am
87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow
older. But every minute counts for young men," she added.
"The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets. The elderly
usually don"t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do.The only people who
fear death are those with regrets."
She concluded her speech by courageously singing The Song of Rose.She challenged each of us
to study the lyrics(歌词)and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year"s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago.One week
after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. | | 1．Rose made herself known to the author in a________ manner. | A．serious
B．cold
C．humorous
D．crazy | | 2．From the information provided in the passage, we know ________. | A．Rose finished the college degree within a year
B．Rose did realize her dream of meeting a rich husband and getting married through college education
C．Rose enjoyed her campus life very much
D．Rose grew so old that she stopped playing | | 3．Rose delivered the speech________. | A．at the graduation
B．which she prepared carefully
C．ended with The Song of Rose
D．to challenge all the other speakers | | 4．According to her speech, ________. | A．even you have a dream, you won"t succeed
B．all people don"t grow up while growing older
C．Rose usually regretted having done something
D．a nineyearold is as old as an 87yearold if he doesn"t do anything | | 完形填空 | John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. John had a good _1_ and
had just been asked to go on a business trip to another city and it was _2_ that Mary needed an outing
and would go along too. They _3_ a reliable woman to care for the children and made the _4_, returning
home a little earlier than they had planned.
_5_ they drove into their home town, they found a home in flames. Mary said, "Oh well, it isn"t our
fire; let"s go home."
_6_ John drove closer and exclaimed (惊叫), "That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the
plant. He wouldn"t be _7_ work yet. Maybe there is something we could do."
John drove up and they were both _8_ to see the whole house in flames. A woman on the lawn was
in hysterics _9_, "The children! Get the children! They are in the basement."
10 Mary"s protests (反对), John grabbed the water hose and soaked (浸湿)his clothes, put his
wet handkerchief on his head and 11 for the basement which was full of 12 . He found two nearly
suffocated (窒息的)children and after carrying them to safety, he asked how many more children were
13 there. They told him two more and Mary 14 his arm and screamed, "John! Don"t go back! It"s
15 ! That house will cave in any second!"
But he shook her off and went back by 16 his way down the smokefilled hallway and into the
room. It 17 a long time before he found both children and started back and at last when they came
out into the_18 and fresh air, he found that he had just 19 his own children.
It turned out that the babysitter had 20 them at this home while she did some shopping. | ( )1. A. job
( )2. A. known
( )3. A. asked
( )4. A. preparations
( )5. A. Before
( )6. A. And
( )7. A. off
( )8. A. heartbroken
( )9. A. coughing
( )10. A. Apart from
( )11. A. reached
( )12. A. smoke
( )13. A. up
( )14. A. pulled
( )15. A. dangerous
( )16. A. pushing
( )17. A. meant
( )18. A. shade
( )19. A. helped
( )20. A. left | B. family
B. believed
B. hired
B. promise
B. As
B. So
B. on
B. consciencestricken
B. screaming
B. In case of
B. searched
B. darkness
B. away
B. took
B. useless
B. feeling
B. spared
B. sunlight
B. found
B. charged | C. wife
C. decided
C. intended
C. decision
C. Once
C. Now
C. out of
C. horrorstricken
C. whispering
C. Instead of
C. dashed
C. children
C. out
C. grabbed
C. over
C. jumping
C. spent
C. shadow
C. recognized
C. removed | D. boss
D. hoped
D. reminded
D. trip
D. Since
D. But
D. at
D. povertystricken
D. weeping
D. In spite of
D. sent
D. danger
D. down
D. held
D. stupid
D. moving
D. seemed
D. crowd
D. rescued
D. forgotten | | 完形填空 | Mr Glen is a millionaire.Five years ago,after returning from abroad to his motherland, he_1_up his
small company.Speaking of success,Glen often tells us a story about his_2_expensive"school"fee.He
always owes his success to it.
At that time,Glen,who already got a Ph.Degree,decided to return to the homeland, starting a
company.Before_3_,he bought a Rolex watch with the _4_made through years of work after school
and the scholarships.At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check.The watch on his wrist
was also demanded to be _5_ down for inspection.Glen knew that carrying the _6_goods out had to
pay the tax.And he worried about paying_7_ for his watch.So when he was checked, he told a lie that
his watch was a worthless_8_.When he was_9_of his "smarts",immediately, 10 the presence of Glen,
the officers hit the watch,which 11 nearly ￥100,000,into pieces at hearing Glen"s words.Glen was
amazed. 12 he understood why,he was taken to the office to be 13 strictly.For many times of entry?
exit 14 he knew that only those people in the"blacklist"would"enjoy"this special treatment.The officers
looked out everything carefully in the box,and warned him 15 time of entry and exit he must accept
the check and if 16 reusing and carrying fake and shoddy(劣质的)goods,he would be charged
according to law!Suddenly,his face turned red,and he had nothing in mind after 17 the plane for long.
After returning to the homeland,he often told the story to his family,and his employees,too.He said
that this made a deep 18 on him,because the additional high"school"fee that he had ever paid made
him realize the value of 19 , which he would 20 as the secret of his success forever. | ( )1. A. set
( )2. A. good
( )3. A. staying
( )4. A. books
( )5. A. put
( )6. A. ordinary
( )7. A. one
( )8. A. present
( )9. A. afraid
( )10. A. in
( )11. A. paid
( )12. A. Before
( )13. A. appreciated
( )14. A. conditions
( )15. A. no matter what
( )16. A. came out
( )17. A. landing
( )18. A. expression
( )19. A. honesty
( )20. A. remember | B. came
B. bad
B. leaving
B. things
B. looked
B. common
B. it
B. trade
B. proud
B. on
B. spent
B. After
B. beaten
B. experiences
B. no matter how
B. found out
B. flying
B. idea
B. lies
B. learn | C. went
C. extra
C. living
C. savings
C. taken
C. specific
C. them
C. toy
C. well
C. before
C. took
C. If
C. spoken
C. experiments
C. no matter when
C. sent out
C. catching
C. thought
C. goods
C. revise | D. called
D. few
D. coming
D. pounds
D. lied
D. many
D. these
D. fake
D. hard
D. after
D. cost
D. Though
D. examined
D. chances
D. no matter why
D. set out
D. boarding
D. impression
D. things
D. read | | 完形填空 | Not long ago I wasn"t doing very well in exams and I was full of disappointment and __1__ thinking.
While on the Internet,I met many new friends, but one in particular __2__.His nickname is Colorful Day
and we __3__ on the Web.He told me: he lost his __4__ at age 15, and felt the whole world had closed
its door to him.
He was __5__ so fast that I couldn"t believe he was blind! But he continued to __6__: Five years ago, I realized it was time to change my life.I had read about Helen Keller and understood her life and __7__.
So I developed a website about her life __8__ mine called Three Days to See.
I visited his website which was well produced and vividly __9__.
I asked, "How did you 10 to build such a website?" He said,"Owing to the new technology, I can
use software specially 11 for the blind. 12 I point the cursor(光标), it will just read it out to me.
We can do far more things and 13 more information than we could before."
I then asked, "Didn"t you have great difficulty with it?"
He hesitated and then began his 14 with a smiling face," Yes, but I have faith in myself to 15 my
colorful day. And modern technology gives me this 16 to do it."
His 17 attitude towards life made me believe that our destiny offers not the cup of despair, 18
the chalice (大杯) of opportunity. I returned to my lessons, and this time with a smile on my face and
with 19 of a colorful future.
The Internet, which opened to me to 20 different lives and cultures, has a charm you couldn"t find
in another wise nonvirtual world. | ( )1. A. positive
( )2. A. turned out
( )3. A. argued
( )4. A. eyesight
( )5. A. speaking
( )6. A. follow
( )7. A. friendship
( )8. A. as well as
( )9. A. offered
( )10. A. try
( )11. A. designed
( )12. A. Whether
( )13. A. send
( )14. A. webpage
( )15. A. create
( )16. A. moment
( )17. A. hopeful
( )18. A. but
( )19. A. eagerness
( )20. A. touch | B. active
B. stood out
B. interviewed
B. hearing
B. saying
B. write
B. marriage
B. such as
B. presented
B. come
B. distinguished
B. However
B. access
B. speech
B. produce
B. privilege
B. disappointed
B. and
B. expectations
B. feel | C. negative
C. came out
C. told
C. courage
C. typing
C. read
C. happiness
C. like
C. delivered
C. work
C. planned
C. Whatever
C. communicate
C. words
C. recognize
C. opportunity
C. pleasant
C. so
C. richness
C. experience | D. instructive
D. looked out
D. chatted
D. confident
D. spelling
D. copy
D. hardships
D. as
D. found
D. manage
D. imagined
D. Wherever
D. exchange
D. opinions
D. organize
D. occasion
D. optimistic
D. then
D. nervousness
D. suffer | | 完形填空 | "Two books per visit per week,"said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card.Neither the
limits nor her attitude _1_ me, a 9yearold Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s.I needed those
visits.The books were filled with stories in which, however_2_ things seemed, everything_3_ well in the
end, _4_ justice, bravery, and wisdom-a striking contrast (对比) to my everyday experiences.
Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another
librarian.This librarian was__5__.
"What did she say?" I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often _6_as my
interpreter.
"She said "Can I help you?""
"Ask if they have any books in_7_," I requested.
"No, they don"t." translated my daughter.
While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to_8_ books.The interview was
short－the job didn"t require much English, just a_9_ of the alphabet.I started the next day.Every day, I
handled hundreds of books whose meaning was 10 from me, mentally dividing them by size and color. One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own. 11 English
letters started forming words I could 12 , words combined into phrases, and-oh, 13 !-I was reading.It
was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and 14 by tears, but it was progress.Afterwards I got
promoted to the front desk- 15 books in and out and answering simple questions.
Every day I receive dozens of people.Sometimes I spot new immigrants.They come from all over the
world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their 16 manners are similar. My heart goes out to them, 17 they are people like me.I fully understand the 18 roads on which they
have stepped."They"ve come to the right place," I think to 19 .Then I smile and say-just the 20 a
librarian said to me a long time ago-"Can I help you?" | ( )1. A. surprised
( )2. A. attractive
( )3. A. went out
( )4. A. rewarding
( )5. A. chatting
( )6. A. introduced
( )7. A. Spanish
( )8. A. shelve
( )9. A. list
( )10. A. vague
( )11. A. All of a sudden
( )12. A. recognize
( )13. A. challenge
( )14. A. inspired
( )15. A. checking
( )16. A. rough
( )17. A. though
( )18. A. difficult
( )19. A. me
( )20. A. means | B. comforted
B. dull
B. turned out
B. affecting
B. staring
B. instructed
B. French
B. register
B. knowledge
B. simple
B. In no time
B. realize
B. wonder
B. accompanied
B. classifying
B. elegant
B. until
B. smooth
B. myself
B. approach | C. puzzled
C. terrible
C. ended in
C. completing
C. reading
C. guided
C. Russian
C. record
C. line
C. hidden
C. Step by step
C. define
C. opportunity
C. blocked
C. borrowing
C. polite
C. for
C. endless
C. them
C. method | D. shocked
D. strange
D. came up
D. denying
D. smiling
D. served
D. German
D. mark
D. competence
D. clear
D. Now and then
D. interpret
D. news
D. excited
D. lending
D. shy
D. unless
D. straight
D. themselves
D. way |
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