The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 36 person.
When I first knew Bill , back in 37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 38 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 39 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old 40 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 41 was never dull when he was 42 . With him there was one wild 43 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 44 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 45 , I wasn’t even sure it was 46 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 47 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 48 thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main 49 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never 50 Bill changing so much. My image of him 51 the one I had formed 52 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 53 to expect people to remain the same, especially 54 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 55 the same way about me.
| 小题1: | | A．proper | B．usual | C．same | D．right |
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| 小题2: | | A．childhood | B．the army | C．his thirties | D．college |
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| 小题3: | | A．considered | B．met | C．supposed | D．expected |
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| 小题4: | | A．most | B．much | C．nothing | D．none |
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| 小题5: | | A．movie | B．hospital | C．man | D．country |
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| 小题6: | | A．learning | B．life | C．work | D．fun |
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| 小题7: | | A．in | B．out | C．around | D．away |
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| 小题8: | | A．joke | B．mistake | C．chance | D．adventure |
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| 小题9: | | A．managed | B．continued | C．decided | D．hoped |
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| 小题10: | | A．First of all | B．At first | C．Now and then | D．All the time |
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| 小题12: | | A．thought | B．spent | C．argued | D．talked |
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| 小题13: | | A．first | B．next | C．last | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．interest | B．event | C．subject | D．problem |
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| 小题15: | | A．forgot | B．minded | C．imagined | D．liked |
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| 小题16: | | A．remained | B．reminded | C．suggested | D．became |
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| 小题17: | | A．since | B．from | C．at | D．till |
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| 小题18: | | A．unnecessary | B．foolish | C．common | D．unusually |
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| 小题19: | | A．because | B．that | C．how | D．when |
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| 小题20: | | A．discovered | B．acted | C．looked | D．felt |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:A
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
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随着时间，每个人都会改变，我们要接受在意的改变。
小题1:上下文串联，根据上文I couldn’t believe the change in him.我难以相信他的变化可知他好像何以前完全不一样了，好像不是同一个人了。
小题2:上下文串联。根据41空前面的in college可知是在大学时期。
小题3:动词系表。A考虑，认为；B遇见；C认为；D期待；根据句意可知B正确。
小题4:考查固定存在。Think nothing of把…看成平常
小题5:名词辨析。A电影；B医院；C男人；D国家。根据句意可知A正确。
小题6:上下文串联。根据句意可知有他在的生活绝不乏味。
小题7:解析同上。
小题8:上下文串联。根据上文的凌晨三点起床去看老电影可知他是一个喜欢冒险的人。
小题9:固定存在。Manage to do sth设法成功做某事。根据句意可知我怀疑我们能否通过考试。
小题10:短语辨析。根据句意可知：一开始我不敢确定就是他。
小题11:代词辨析。解析同上。
小题12:动词辨析。根据上下文可知整个晚上我们谈论了很多事情。
小题13:上下文串联。根据上下文的意思可知在读书的时候他最不在意就是钱。The last thing最不在意的事情。而现在钱似乎已经成为他最感兴趣的事物了。
小题14:名词辨析。根据上下文可知A正确。
小题15:动词辨析。根据句意可知我从来都没有想象过Bill改变这么大！他给我留下的形象仍然保持在大学时，我们一起的时候的样子。
小题16:动词辨析。解析同上。
小题17:固定词组。At the time在…的时候；
小题18:形容词辨析。根据句意可知：总是期待一个人保持原样是愚蠢的事情，尤其是当自己也有很大改变的时候。
小题19:连词辨析。解析同上。
小题20:动词辨析。A发现；B行动；C看；D感觉。根据上下文可知D正确。也许他也我感觉一样。 |
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试题【The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn】；主要考察你对
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It’s often true that jobs for students sometimes lead to employment after graduation, so it’s a good idea to think carefully before you begin working during your college years.
During my entire college life I worked as a bartender （酒吧招待）. I have to say that I really enjoyed that job, and was fond of the idea of making money without doing too much work. I also had the opportunity to socialize （ 交际） while working. I came to be known among the upper class, and gradually became popular on campus because of my job. However, working as a bartender can have the negative side that people tend to think that you enjoy drinking.
All in all, I wish I had thought more carefully before deciding to take that job. I got a Bachelor’s degree （学士学位）in English, qualifying（使···有资格） me to work as a writer, but so far I have only been able to use the skills I learned from that part-time job.
It would be different if I had searched for jobs related to writing or editing（编辑） instead of bartending. It’s commonly accepted that employment for students is only temporary （临时的），but we should never forget that it can connect to the work we get after we graduate. After all, employers not only look at the degree, but also your previous experience.
So before getting a part-time job while you’re at school, consider what you want to do for the rest of your life.
小题1:Which of the following is a benefit（好处）of working as a bartender for the author?| A．He had a good time after school. | | B．He made connect with many people. | | C．He satisfied his curiosity about others. | | D．He had learned how to make wine. |
小题2:The underline word “negative” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “ _______”. | A．bad | B．same | C．wrong | D．bright |
小题3:The author writes the text mainly to _______. | A．describe his part-time job during his college life | | B．tell students to be careful with their part-time jobs | | C．convince（使确信）students that bartender is the part-time job | | D．advise students to look for their future jobs in the college |
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People who like their traveling have their reasons. They believe that traveling can help them expand their field of view, especially in the geographical and historical sense. They also think that touring will give them more chances to enjoy different kinds of food and experience new things that would never be brought by other activities. But those who dislike traveling also have some reasons.
Traveling, in my opinion, dose more good than harm. Most importantly, it broadened our mind. We can get in touch with other civilization（文明）, culture, customs and ideas.
Through history, most people traveled because of necessity —not for pleasure. People traveled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live in. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one ever traveled just for the fun of it. In ancient times, for example, rich Romans traveled all the way to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games, and festivals. Of course, some people decided to travel just out of curiosity. They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon（地平线）. Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not only make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.
So, traveling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it.
小题1:How many reasons for traveling are mentioned in Paragraph 3?| A．Three | B．Four | C．Five | D．Six |
小题2:In the writer’s opinion, traveling can be _______. | A．expensive | B．funny | C．helpful | D．tiring |
小题3:What’s the main idea of this passage?| A．Different kinds of traveling. | | B．Traveling enriches our mind. | | C．Ways to enjoy yourself while traveling. | | D．The advantages and disadvantages of traveling. |
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Hot words on the Internet don’t stay hot for long. “Geili” and “fuyun”, last year’s biggest linguistic innovations, are practically prehistoric in Internet terms. What’s buzzing now is “hold steady”
The term comes from a segment (片段) on the Taiwanese TV show University which features Miss Lin(Xie Yilin) giving a lecture on how to behave like a fashion queen at parties or on the bus. The extremely funny lecture is mainly an over-the-top mockery(嘲笑) of the fashion world, but Miss Lin makes a point: We need to hold steady in pressure-filled or embarrassing situations.
Holding steady, Internet slang for “staying poised”, is one of the qualities the public has been looking for lately as pressures on marriage, work and money can easily drive people crazy. The quality was demonstrated by a girl named Su Miaoling this year. The contestant in the TV singing competition Super Girl carried herself with an air of confidence on stage and kept her cool when others got anxious. “I like your poise(淡定). Very few contestants on this stage can keep calm like you do,” said one of the show’s judges, Hu Haiquan, to Su. Internet users dubbed Su “Sister Poise”.
Poise is also appreciated in Western culture as an essential quality of a well-mannered person. Each year, the National League of Junior Cotillions of the US releases a list of the Ten Best Mannered People. Kate Middleton made it onto the list in 2011 “for the poise and dignity with which she conducts herself in the public spotlight”. The Duchess of Cambridge was also acclaimed earlier this year for her remarkable poise at the royal wedding.
Good news for many, poise is not genetic----it can be acquired with a bit of effort. A personal growth guidance gives tips on how to stay poised. “Take a few deep breaths when you are facing a situation that tests your patience; practice yoga regularly to calm your nerves; use self-affirmation by saying ‘I choose to be calm in any situation’; write down your affirmation daily to imprint the goal,” reads the site.
小题1:According to the passage, what does “hold steady” mean?| A．well balanced | B．hold still | | C．remain stable | D．keep calm |
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．Poise isn’t born with people, so it can be acquired. | | B．Under different pressures, people hope to keep calm. | | C．“Hold steady” comes from a lecture given by a fashion queen. | | D．In western culture, holding steady is a quality of well-mannered people. |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT the way to hold steady?| A．learn to use self-encouragement. | | B．Write the goals to be achieved | | C．Practice yoga regularly to calm your nerves. | | D．Take deep breaths when facing difficult situations. |
小题4:The purpose of this passage is to_______.| A．introduce the Internet hot term “hold steady” | | B．tell funny stories about how to hold steady | | C．demonstrate how to keep calm under pressure | | D．give advice on how to keep cool in daily life |
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It had been a tiring day and I was looking forward to a quiet evening. My husband wouldn’t come back until late and I had 16 to sit down in a comfortable armchair in the living room and read a book. I 17 the children to bed early and 18 a cold supper and some coffee. Soon I was sitting comfortably with a plate 19 with food before me and a book at my side.
I was just beginning to eat when the telephone rang. I put down my knife and fork and hurried to 20 it. By the time I got back to the living room, my coffee 21 cold. After I finished my 22 I began to drink my coffee with my book 23 at page one. Suddenly there was a 24 at the door. It gave me such a great surprise that I spilt the 25 and made an ugly stain（污迹）on my skirt. Some stranger had got 26 and wanted me to show him the way. It 27 ages to get rid of him. At last I 28 to sit down again and actually read a whole page without any more interruption until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly and I rushed upstairs. The baby was 29 awake at eleven o"clock when my husband came home. I should have cried myself when he asked me if I had a(n) 30 evening！
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| 小题2: | | A．put | B．made | C．threw | D．allowed |
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| 小题3: | | A．boiled | B．heated | C．cooked | D．prepared |
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| 小题4: | | A．full | B．filled | C．filling | D．to be filled |
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| 小题5: | | A．receive | B．accept | C．answer | D．reply |
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| 小题6: | | A．was getting | B．had got | C．would get | D．got |
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| 小题7: | | A．supper | B．drinking | C．reading | D．coffee |
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| 小题8: | | A．opening | B．opened | C．open | D．being opened |
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| 小题9: | | A．stranger | B．knock | C．dog | D．man |
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| 小题10: | | A．food | B．supper | C．coffee | D．plate |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．gone | C．missing | D．disappeared |
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| 小题12: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．paid | D．took |
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| 小题13: | | A．tried | B．hoped | C．managed | D．decided |
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| 小题14: | | A．already | B．still | C．possibly | D．almost |
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| 小题15: | | A．pleasant | B．exciting | C．friendly | D．lonely |
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As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture (家具) for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn"t have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I"ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it -yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don"t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
小题1:We can learn from the text that many newly married people _______.| A．find it hard to pay for what they need | | B．have to learn to make their own furniture | | C．take DIY courses run by the government | | D．seldom go to a department store to buy things |
小题2:John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.| A．run a DIY shop | | B．make it repair things | | C．save time and money | | D．improve the quality of life |
小题3:When the writer says that Jim has a full-time at home, he means Jim _______.| A．makes shoes in his home | | B．does extra work at night | | C．does his own car and home repairs | | D．keeps house and looks after his children |
小题4:Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.| A．his car repairs cost too much | | B．the car repair class was not helpful | | C．he could not possibly do two jobs | | D．he had to raise the children all by himself |
小题5:What would be the best title for the text?| A．The Joy of DIY. | | B．You Can Do It too! | | C．Welcome to Our DIY course! | | D．Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY. |
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