Let’s look up the word in the dictionary.Do you have one________？

A．in hand 　　　　B．in need　　　　 C．at once 　　　D．on your hands

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。

When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the 　36 side is as much interesting．It may be a discussion of the way to 　37 in good health, or 38 about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to 　39 damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text 　40 the title．Therefore, the scissors would 　41 before they start, 　42 halfway done when I find out the 　43 result．

　　　 Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your 44 . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be 45 up.

　　　 But you know the future is unpredictable—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left 　46 . Thus you are 　47 　in a difficult position and feel sad．How 48 that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life 　49 greatly on your preference of one choice to the other．

　　　 In fact that is what 　50 is like: we are often 　51 with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable (吸引人的) like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only 　52 we get into another. The 　53 may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind．I 　54 remember a philosopher's（哲学家）remarks: "When one door shuts, another opens in life．" So a casual (不经意的) 　55 may not be a bad one．

36．A．front　　　　 　　 B．same　　　　 　　 C．opposite 　　　　 D．either

37．A．get　　　　　 　 B．keep　　　　 　　 C．lead 　　　　 D．bring

38．A．a report　　　　 　 B．news　　　　 　　 C．a theory　 　 D．advice

39．A．reduce　　　　　 B．suffer　　　　 　　 C．prevent　 　　 D． cause

40．A．on　　　　　 　　 B．for　　　　　 　 C．without　　 　 D．off

41．A．use　　　　　 　　 B．stay　　　　 　　　 C．prepare　 　　　 D．handle

42．A．or 　　　　　　B．but　　　　　 　　 C．so　 　　 　　 D．for

43．A．satisfying　　 　　 B．surprising　　 　　　 C．regretful 　　　 D．impossible

44．A．courage　　　 　 B．strength　　　 　　 C．attention　　　 D．patience

45．A．given　　　　 　 B．held　　　　　 　　 C．made 　 　　 D．picked

46．A．near　　　　　 　 B．alone　 　 　　　　　 C．behind 　 　　 D．about

47．A．caught　　　　 　 B．attracted 　　　　　　 C．filled　 　 　　 D．struck

48．A．dares　　　　 　 B．deals　 　　　　　　　 C．comes 　 　　 D．does

49．A．goes　　　 　　　　　 B．changes 　　　　　 C．progresses　　　 　　 D．improves

50．A．life　　　　 B．society　　 　 　　　 C．nature 　　 　　 D．study

51．A．supplied　　　 　　 B．faced　　 　　　　　　 C．connected 　 D．fixed

52．A．before　　　　 　　 B．after　　　　 　　　　　　 C．until 　　 D．as

53．A．following　　 　　 B．next　　　　 　　　 C．above　　　　 D．former

54．A．almost　　　 　　 B．also　　　 　　　　 C．once　 　 　　 D．still　

55．A．treatment 　　 　　B．choice　　 　　　　　 C．action　　　 　　 D．remark (评论)

阅读理解

　　“Depend on yourself” is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you, but all these only help you to help yourself.

　　There have been many great men in history, but many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few and not very good. They could not depend upon them for education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their might（力量）to know something. They worked their own way up to fame.

　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I can not make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourself.”

　　Some young men have no ambition（雄心）to excel（拔尖）in anything, and they are to be pitied. They can never accomplish（成就） much unless they see their weak points and change their course. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own honest efforts.

（1）“Depend on yourself” in this passage means _________.

[　　]

A. rely on your own efforts

B. wait for others to help

C. count on your parents' help

D. rely on nature

（2）Many of the great men in history succeeded because _________.

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A. they were very poor in childhood

B. hey could not depend on schools for an education

C. they made great efforts to learn and work

D. they wanted very much to become famous

（3）According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can ________.

[　　]

A. take his pupils worthy men

B. help his pupils find a way to fame

C. help his pupils make themselves useful men

D. make his pupils men of strength and courage

（4）If young people depend on their own efforts, _________.

[　　]

A. they are to be pitied

B. they can be ambitions

C. they are nothing now and will be nothing in the future

D. they can be successful in their careers（事业）

（5）Which title best fits this passage?

[　　]

A. How to Be Famous

B. What Nature Says to Every Man

C. Depend on Yourself

D. Dare to Excel

　　　 Sam Trafton was my violin teacher and what he said during one of my lessons often came back to me years later.

One day he asked me how much practicing I was doing, I said three or four hours a day.

“Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?”

“I try to.”

“Well, don’t.” he shouted. When you grow up, time won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them, five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and the violin playing will become a part of your life.”

　　　 When I was teaching at Boston, I wanted to write a novel, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Sam had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my surprise, at the end of the week I had finished a chapter. Later on I continued my novels by the same piecemeal period. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were unoccupied moments that could be caught and put to use. I even took up violin-playing again, finding that the short moments of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and violin practice.

There is an important trick in this time-using formula(方案): you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can’t afford to waste for chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.

I admit I have never learnt how to let it go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Sam Traffton has had a great influence on my life. To him I owe discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.

56.　 The underlined part “counted on” can be probably replaced by 　　　　　.

　　　 A. expected　　　　　 B. valued　　　 C. concentrated on　　　 D. enriched

57.　 Which of the following statements is TRUE?

　　　 A. Sam owes great thanks to the writer for teaching him how to use time.

　　　 B. Sam has had a great influence on the writer’s life since he became a student of the 　　　　　 violinist.

　　　 C. Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.

　　　 D. The writer didn’t take the teacher’s words to heart at first.

58.　 We can infer the writer　　　　 .

　　　 A. has new books published each year however busy his teaching is

B. is always able to find enough time for mental preparations beforehand, so he is devoted to work instantly　　　　

C. has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels

　　　 D. is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy

59.　 What is the best title for this passage?

　　　 A. A Little Time at a Time　　　　　　　　　 B. How I Became a Writer

　　　 C. Concentrate on Your Work　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Good Teacher