阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was   1   and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be   2   but a failure.” After five years of   3  jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific   4   that could have happened to me. I  5   I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to  6  that what people said about me was   7  . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s   8   it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my   9   and went to college. My first novel   10    while I was at college. After college I taught during the   11  in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a   12   in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of   13   that job to write full time   14   I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself —   15   was a working-class boy who’d   16   school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and   17  , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars.   18   what does it mean? I   19   wish all the people that have put me down had   20  : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1.A. bright                       B. useless                           C. simple                        D. hopeful

2.A. anything            B. something            C. everything                    D. nothing

3.A. low                 B. poor                          C. good                         D. useful

4.A. support          B. happiness             C. surprise                       D. thing

5.A. admitted                    B. decided                       C. planned                       D. told

6.A. me                          B. them                          C. her                           D. it

7.A. wrong               B. right                  C. stupid                        D. faulty

8.A. see                  B. know                         C. understand                   D. face

9.A. experiment                 B. practice              C. writing                       D. composition

10.A. came on                  B. came in                       C. came out                      D. came back

11.A. day                        B. night                 C. month                        D. year

12.A. graduation     B. pass                           C. degree                       D. success

13.A. giving in        B. giving back                     C. giving out                    D. giving up

14.A. while                     B. if                      C. when                        D. or

15.A. there                     B. here                            C. it                             D. that

16.A. left                        B. attended                    C. changed                     D. graduated

17.A. tired                       B. calm                          C. nervous                       D. famous

18.A. And                      B. But                   C. However              D. Well

19.A. just                       B. exactly                        C. so                            D. very

20.A. praised        B. said                  C. answered                   D. advised

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ban the Band(乐队)？

Every year,our school has a dance for all the students.It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful    1,instead of the usual school uniform.

Most of us think the dance is great   2—even the teachers enjoy being there.  3,two weeks ago someone said that there would be no    4band this year—only CDs.

“I don’t    5it!”Amy cried out during the lunch break.

“Someone said the school couldn’t    6a band,and they think it’s too noisy anyway,”added Daniel.

“Well,I don’t think it’s    7enough without a band!”declared Angela,“and I’m going to see what can be done.”

Angela was as good as her    8.In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the   9some more thought.And he suggested that one   10for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $5 to $10.Angela had to   11out whether the students would like to do that.

“I need all of you to help me,”she  12to our group before school the next day.“Mr.Berry gave me a list of all the names,and suggested we ask each one their   13about the band and the extra cost.”

14the day we asked around as Angela suggested,and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost.We were amazed how much    15there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $5.

“I’m surprised,”smiled Mr. Berry,when we gave him the    16.“I really thought that only a few people     17their band and that the cost would be too high.OK,Angela,your next    18is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”

Angela was all smiles and    19the news to Amy and Daniel.“You’re    20,”smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.

1.A.shapes          B.dresses               C.flowers               D.pictures

2.A.fun             B.work              C.effort                D.progress

3.A.Besides         B.Otherwise         C.However           D.Therefore

4.A.new             B.live              C.foreign               D.marching

5.A.mean            B.need              C.accept                D.believe

6.A.lead                B.serve             C.afford                D.form

7.A.good            B.clear             C.useful                D.easy

8.A.look            B.behavior          C.mind              D.word

9.A.schedule            B.situation         C.view              D.action

10.A.possibility        B.concern           C.decision          D.chance

11.A.call               B.find              C.carry             D.point

12.A.admitted           B.replied               C.apologized            D.announced

13.A.knowledge      B.instruction           C.opinion               D.information

14.A.On             B.For               C.By                D.During

15.A.trust          B.money             C.support               D.care

16.A.results            B.notices               C.questions         D.examples

17.A.welcomed       B.wanted                C.defended          D.invited

18.A.task               B.business          C.exercise          D.duty

19.A.showed         B.wrote             C.broke             D.read

20.A.amusing            B.interesting           C.exciting          D.amazing

 

The lecture on smoking was over at last. As we boys were rushing towards the playground, Jim slipped by the table. The watch, which Mrs Smith had ___1___ on the table as she started her lecture, disappeared.

We were ___2___ to go back for class again when the headmaster called us ___3___ and said, I’ve got a little ___4___ for you boys. Mrs Smith has just lost her watch on the playground. This kind of thing has happened ___5___, she says ---- it just ___6___ off her wrist(手腕). So, look around for it, will you? ___7___ if you’re clever enough to find it. Let’s ___8___ it clear the boy who does ___9___ will get a useful reward(奖赏).

At once we started looking for the watch. Everybody wished to be the ___10___ one. Suddenly, Jim stopped and bent down as if to ___11___ something. And ___12___ he was in front of Mrs Smith, all smiles, ___13___ the watch to her.

Mrs Smith, however, didn’t seem at all ___14___.In fact, she looked angry. She took the watch without ___15___ a “Thank you”.

Jim got ___16___ a large piece of paper from the headmaster, who ___17___ him to write a composition ___18___ the dangers of smoking. What could ___19___ Jim write about? He hadn’t listened to the lecture and had nothing to say on the ___20___.

1. A. seen       B. dropped     C. fond   D. laid

2. A. about     B. able    C. sorry   D. sure

3. A. forward  B. together     C. straight      D. out

4. A. fun B. trick   C. job     D. prize

5. A. before    B. now    C. here    D. there

6. A. goes       B. throws       C. slips    D. falls

7. A. Say B. See     C. Guess  D. Check

8. A. get  B. put     C. make  D. keep

9. A. this B. such    C. that     D. so

10. A. lucky   B. quick  C. early   D. worthy

11. A. put down     B. give away   C. find out      D. pick up

12. A. the following moment B. the next moment

C. for a moment            D. just a moment

13. A. handing out B. turning in   C. giving up   D. sending back

14. A. pleased B. hurt    C. interested   D. worried

15. A. just      B. ever    C. even   D. almost

16. A. her punishment   B. her prize    C. his job       D. his reward

17. A. had      B. made  C. told    D. helped

18. A. of B. on      C. in       D. at

19. A. poor     B. nervous      C. quick  D. good

20. A. lecture  B. point   C. matter D. subject

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

eBooks still some way away from students

Twelve-year-old Tang Yin is one of the earliest students to test a digital textbook in China. The boy said he was a little  11   when he received the monochromatic(单色的) flat device in April, 2010, because he thought it should be a “   12    cool” laptop. But Tan still cherishes(珍爱) his new equipment like “protecting my  13  ,” said the fifth grader. After all, not every student has the opportunity to  14   the eBook, which is worth $294 (￥2,000 yuan), he said.

The 50 eBooks,   15   by Taiwan eBook manufacturer Chuanqi Photoelectric Technology in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, enables one class at Yangzhou Sanyuanqiao Elementary School to be the   16   group of students in the Chinese mainland to replace their regular textbooks with   electronic ones. Out of 1000 students, Tang’s class was the lucky   17    .

“Our school could not   18   the project without the company’s donation,” said Yuan Shishan, vice-headmaster of the primary school.   19   the digital book is considered environmentally friendly, because it replaces paper books and saves money in the long run, the price is much higher than most Chinese   20   can afford. Also, some technical defects, the   21   of taking notes and monochromatic display, make the eBook fail to meet the expectations of students and teachers.

“There’s still a/an    22   way to go before the eBook really plays an important role in education,” said the headmaster.

According to Yuan, the annual average income of a   23    family in Yangzhou is about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and neither the parents nor the school can afford the 2,000 yuan  24  book.

The school doesn’t allow the students to take their eBooks to their homes. The devices are   25   after class, and are locked in the headmaster’s office.

1. A. excited                B. interested               C. confused           D. disappointed

2.A. normal                  B. super                       C. light                 D. thin

3.A. eyes                    B. grades                    C. friendship          D. class

4.A. buy                     B. give                              C. use                   D. expect

5.A. donated               B. manufactured         C. invented          D. designed

6.A. original                 B. first                        C. second                     D. final

7.A. characters             B. inspect       ors                C. recipients      D. devotees

8.A. support              B. introduce                  C. determine          D. afford

9.A. After                     B. As if                        C. Now that           D. Although

10.A. families              B. classes                      C. schools              D. provinces

11.A. unfamiliarity       B. inconvenience       C. discomfort       D. dislike

12.A. effective                  B. practical                  C. long               D. narrow

13.A. common                  B. local                       C. small                D. general

14.A. digital                B. regular                   C. new                 D. pleasant

15.A. put on                B. taken in                  C. looked on          D. handed in

 

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling   16  , but I always knew he was   17  . He never criticized us, but used   18   to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I   19   as a child I said something   20   about somebody, and my father said, “   21   time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best   22   people, I would get the best   23  . From then on I’ve always tried to   24    the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very   25  . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   26   a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a   27  ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,   28   any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad   29   me to go into law. And I’ve   30   regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,   31   I didn’t pursue my   32  . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As   33   turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national   34   for young people in the U.K.  My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad   35   me.

1.A. biologist      B. manager          C. lawyer           D. gardener

2.A. strict         B. honest           C. special          D. learned

3.A. praise         B. courage          C. power            D. warmth

4.A. think          B. imagine          C. remember         D. guess

5.A. unnecessary        B. unkind           C. unimportant      D. unusual

6.A. Another            B. Some             C. Any              D. Other

7.A. on             B. in               C. at               D. about

8.A. in case            B. by turns         C. by chance        D. in return

9.A. revise         B. set              C. review           D. follow

10.A. understanding B. experienced C. serious           D. demanding

11.A. taking up B. making up C. picking up      D. keeping up

12.A. suggestion B. decision    C. notice          D. choice

13.A. and   B. as  C. even if             D. as if

14.A. helped B. allowed     C. persuaded            D. suggested

15.A. always B. never           C. seldom           D. almost

16.A. rather B. but C. for             D. therefore

17.A. promise   B. task             C. belief           D. dream

18.A. this          B. he               C. it                   D. that

19.A. newspaper     B. magazine         C. program          D. project

20.A. controlled        B. comforted        C. reminded         D. raise