Walking around the corner and into the hall at three in the morning, lost in thought and dragging a mop bucket, I raised my eyes to the front counter in indifference. A man, looking to be in his mid 40’s, stood in a pink dress. A wide-edged hat stuck out over his massive frame resembling an umbrella that was a little too shabby and worn-out, making him look like a woman. The shock at seeing such a strong proud man in a cheap disgusting dress broke my heart, as well as frightened me.
Dropping my mop on the floor in surprise and picking up my face that had temporarily fallen off, I confidently walked over to the desk.
“I’m sorry,” I began to say but was confused on whether sir or madam was appropriate. “Can I help you?”
“I need a room,” he said in a gruff (粗哑的) powerful voice.
“Sure thing,” I said bringing up the registry. “Can I get your last name?”
“Hurgan,” he said briefly.
“And your first name?”
“Amanda.”
Suddenly I had to direct all of my concentration on holding back a smile. A ten second pause of silence passed while I tried to stay calm.
“Okay,” I said getting back to the job, “can I get your phone number, Amanda?”
All of the information was acquired and stored and Amanda received her room key for the night. All was well as I returned to the neglected mop bucket. Suddenly a low throaty cough drew me out of my temporary mental disorder. Looking over at the desk where Amanda stood touching her thick biceps (二头肌) I once again dropped the mop in shock.
“I’m sorry about that,” I said coming around to the desk. Amanda stared with unease twisting her sleeve with her right index finger.
“I have a cat,” she said in a low voice.
“I’m sorry you what?” I asked leaning in closer. She drew back a bit as if I was some kind of threat.
“I have a cat.”
Looking up into her tall frame, I replied, “That’s fine. We just need to add an extra $10 fee.” She handed me her credit card once again. I swiped it, returned it, and grabbed the printing receipt.
“You just need to sign here,” I said handing over the pen. She hesitantly grabbed it from my hand and signed. As she began to return it, my hand came a bit too close to connecting with hers. Scared and possibly a little disgusted she dropped the pen, causing it to bounce off the counter and onto the floor.
“Sorry,” she said, looking down. “I have to go get my cat.”
While Amanda was getting her cat, an unpleasant thought was circling around my head. Here I was just doing my job and this, this WO-MAN was acting as if I was the monster! He was wearing a pink dress! And I was the monster? Was he even still a man? The sliding doors opened and in came Amanda passing the front desk without even giving me a polite nod.
The story most probably happened at a ________.
A. pub B. hotel C. hospital D. shop
We can conclude that the author’s attitude towards the man is _______.
A. objective B. indifferent C. critical D. considerate
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The author was on the edge of smiling when he heard the man’s first name.
B. When the man checked in, he tipped the author $10.
C. After signing, the man grasped the author’s hand and thanked him.
D. The man gave the author a friendly nod while going toward his room.
What might be the best title of this passage?
A. A disgusting cat B. A considerate waiter
C. A fierce monster D. A strange-looking WO-MAN
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It is rather challenging to make a choice on universities for school under educates, as they have to take into account the factors like majors, tuition, location and the climate,etc. Read about the following universities and choose one for each of the five students below, with one extra option left.
Annie is a top student of senior 3. She loves art and is gifted in art. She wants to learn art in a forging country which has pleasant weather.
Betty has just entered a university, but she wants to quit school and go abroad to learn fashion design because she is crazy about fashion and wants to become a great designer. She has to choose a college with low fee because her family is not rich.
Eva is an English major student in a university. She loves fashion and wants to learn fashion design in a fashion center that is filled with fashion elements.
Alex is college student majoring in computer science. He found animation design would be profitable industry, so he decided to learn animation design in a country where the climate is mild, not cold in winter and not in summer.
Philip is an English major college student. British art fascinates him very much so he decided to feel the rich art atmosphere and learn art in Britain.
A．University of Auckland
| Programmes | Theology, Science, Art, Business, Education, Music… |
| Fee | ￥60，000-80，000 a year |
| Length of schooling | 3 year |
| Admission criterion（标准） | 1 year preparation for students of senior 3 or graduates with an average mark of 80; regular college course for students who finish the first year in universities. |
| Location（位置）and climate | Auckland, the biggest city in New Zealand; comfortable climate; warm summers and mild and wet winters |
B. Istituto Maranon
| Programmes | Fashion Business, Fashion Buying, Brand of Management and Fashion Promotion, Interior Design, Product Design and Graphic Design… |
| Fee | ￥90,000-120,000 a year |
| Length of schooling | 3 years |
| Admission criterion | No language proficiency test required; able to speak English or Italian; at least 12 years schooling |
| Location and climate | Milan, a global fashion centre in Italy; summers are extremely hot and humid; winters are chilly |
C. Amusement Media College, Japan
| Programmes | Animation（卡通）, caricature, digital game design |
| Fee | ￥90,000-120,000 a year |
| Length of schooling | 2 years |
| Admission criterion | 12 years schooling or above |
| Location and climate | Tokyo, Japan which is a country with the most advanced animation techniques, four distinct seasons; mild spring and fall, hot summer, and winter with a few snowfalls |
D. The University of Nottingham
| Programmes | Arts, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences, Law, Education |
| Fee | ￥80,000-160,000a year |
| Length of schooling | 3 years |
| Admission | Finish senior high school with good performance or undergraduates in college |
| Location and climate | Nottingham, located in Britain, wet springs, hot summers, warm autumns and icy winters |
E. University of Lyon
| Programmes | Art, Engineering, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science, Business, Spanish, Fashion design |
| Fee | ￥10,000-30,000 a year |
| Length of schooling | 3 years |
| Admission criterion | Finish senior high school and obtain a letter of admission of a university |
| Location and climate | Lyon in France; the climate is mild and sunny |
F. Ecole Superieure d Art et de Design
| Programmes | Art, Animation Design, Furniture Design, Decoration and Design |
| Fee | ￥100,000-120,000 a year |
| Length of schooling | 2 years |
| Admission criterion | Between 18 and 25, single; more than 1 year learning experience in art college |
| Location and climate | Reims in France; temperature ranging from 5°C in December to 26°C in August |
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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were______ .
A. asleep B. outside C. working in bed D. quietly laughing at him
The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.
A. very happy B. disappointed C. very unhappy D. hopeful
What do you suppose happened to the author?
A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam by sheer luck.
C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.
The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons
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After spending three days in a wheelchair, I was ready to quit. Not only did I have to battle cracked (裂缝的) and uneven (不平的) pavements, I had to deal with the bad attitude of pedestrians (行人) and a cold rain. But I didn’t give up because of people like Tiffany Payne.
Payne, who has been using a wheelchair for 18 years, laughed at me:
“Imagine trying to get around town in the winter,” she said.
I could see her point: You’re battling to get to a doctor’s appointment (预约), but no one has shoveled (铲) after a big snowfall. Your choices: Move out and risk getting stuck, or reschedule the appointment.
Those of us fortunate enough to get around on our own two legs don’t give a second thought to the person in a wheelchair next to us at a crosswalk. That would require us to look down.
So I decided to try using a wheelchair to get a sample of what their lives are like. It wasn’t long before I saw that people who use wheelchairs are forced to deal with a lot of trouble.
During my experiment, I was ignored by store staff while shopping and bumped into by inattentive (疏忽的) walkers without so much as an apology.
Some people even gave me angry looks as if I were the one at fault.
Once in a store, a woman bumped into me trying to get to the new iPad. She didn’t say, “Excuse me.”
When salespeople did offer assistance, they talked to people who were with me, instead of me. I wanted to yell: “Hey, I’m down here!”
Some salespeople talked to me as though I were a child or acted like they didn’t want to be bothered with me.
People who use wheelchairs want to be treated like everyone else. They also comprehend (理解), so you don’t have to speak to them in a childlike, sing-song voice. It’s not very appealing (吸引人的), especially when the person is an adult. And most importantly, remember they have feelings that can be hurt just like yours.
Spending three days in a wheelchair made me look differently at those who have to use one. I hope you do the same.
By James E. Causey
The author writes the story to _______.
A. help those in wheelchairs gain self-confidence
B. share his experience of acting as a wheelchair user
C. ask people to show sympathy for those in wheelchairs
D. call on people to respect and help those in wheelchairs
During his three days in a wheelchair, the author met all of the following
difficulties EXCEPT ______.
A. bad road conditions B. poor attitudes of ordinary people
C. terrible medical service D. bad weather
What can we conclude from the article?
A. A wheelchair user may feel offended when you do not address him or her directly.
B. Assistants in big stores are usually kind to people in wheelchairs.
C. People in wheelchairs should fight for fair treatment.
D. People in wheelchairs are usually hard to get along with.
Which of the following statements would the author agree to?
A. Look down on a person in a wheelchair.
B. Speak to a person in a wheelchair in a sing-song voice.
C. Treat a person in a wheelchair as you would any other person.
D. Offer assistance to a person in a wheelchair without asking for permission.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
I teach biology at UNLV three times per week . Last Monday , at the beginning of class , I cheerfully asked my 21 how their weekend had been . One young man said that his weekend had not been so 22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed . Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 23 .
His question 24 me of something I’d read somewhere before : “Every morning when you get up , you have a 25 about how you want to deal with life that day .” I said . “I choose to be cheerful .”
“Let me give you an example ,” I continued , 26 all sixty students in the class . “In 27 to teaching here at UNLY , I also teach out at a 28 in Henderson , 17 miles down the highway from where I live . One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson . I 29 the highway and turned onto College Drive . I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college . But just then my car 30 .I tried to start it again , but the 31 wouldn’t work . 32 I turned my flashers on , took my books , and 33 down the road to the college .”
“As soon as I got there , I called and 34 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened . ” This is my 36 day .” I replied , smiling .
She was 37 . “What do you mean ?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway . It didn’t .” I relied . “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place : off the highway , 39 walking distance of here . I’m still able to teach my class , and I’ve been able to get the tow truck to meet me after class . If my car was meant to break down today , it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”
I ended my story . In spite of the early hour , no one in my class seemed to be asleep . Somehow , my story had touched them .
A. students B. schoolmates C. children D. teachers
A. bad B. sad C. good D. free
A. grateful B cheerful C. hopeful D. thankful
A. reminded B. informed C. told D. warned
A. decision B. preference C. judgment D. choic
A. showing B. demanding C. commanding D. addressing
A. contribution B. addition C. devotion D. application
A. college B. school C. university D. institute
A. found B. exited C. crossed D. entered
A. broke B. ended C. died D. finished
A. instrument B. engine C. wheel D. light
A. So B. But C. And D Or
A. drove B. marched C. rode D. followed
A. prepared B. looked C. arranged D. waited
A. work B. study C. lunch D. class
A. usual B. lucky C. unusual D. unlucky
A. astonished B. excited C. pleased D. puzzled
A. Anyway B. Also C. Instead D. Still
A. beyond B. without C. within D. along
A. order B. way C. need D. situation
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The picture ________ on the wall is painted by my nephew.
A. having hung B. hanging C. hangs D. being hung
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Whatever may happen, go on until you succeed, and you _______ what life is all about.
A. will know B. know C. have known D. will have known
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When she returned home, she found the window open and something ______.
A. stealing B. missed C. stolen D. to steal
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Little ______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.
A. he realized B. he didn’t realize C. didn’t he realize D. did he realize
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