I grew up knowing I was different, and I   1   it. I was born with a misshapen lip. When my schoolmates asked, “What happened to your 2  ?” I’d tell them I’d fallen and   3   it on a piece of glass. Somehow it seemed   4   acceptable to have suffered an accident than to have been born   5  . I was sure that no one  6   my family could love me, or even liked me. Then I entered Mrs Leonard’s second-grade class.

   Mrs Leonard was round and pretty, with shining brown hair and warm, dark,   7   eyes. Everyone adored (敬重) her. But   8   came to love her more than I did. And for a   9   reason.

   The time came for the   10   tests given at our school. I could only just hear out of one ear, and was not   11  to reveal something else that would single   12   out as different. So I cheated.

   The “whisper test”   13   each child to go to the classroom door, turn sideways, close one ear with a finger,   14   the teacher whispered something from her desk,   15   the child repeated. Then the same for the other ear. Nobody checked how tightly the   16   ear was covered, so I only pretended to block mine.

   As  17   I was the last. But all through the testing I   18   what Mrs Leonard might say to me. I knew from previous years that the teacher   19   things like “The sky is blue.” Or “Do you have new shoes?”

   My   20   came. I turned my bad ear toward her,   21   the other just enough to be able to hear. I waited and then came the words that God had surely put into her mouth,   22   words that changed my life   23   .

   Mrs Leonard, the teacher I   24   , said softly, “I   25   you were my little girl.”

1　　 A. liked　　　　 B.　　  loved  　　　　  C.   hated　　　　 D expected

2.    A. lip 　　　　  B. ear　　　　　　    C.    finger　　     D. eyes

3.    A. broken       B.cut　　 　　　　　　C.   formed　　    D.killed

4.    A. very　　     B.much　　　　　　   C.   more　　　　  D.even

5.    A. strange　　   B.happy　　   　　   C.    sad　　　　    D.different

6.    A. inside    　　 B.with&nbtsp
;  　　　　　　 C.  as well as　　  D.outside

7.    A. surprised　　   B.smiling  　　　　   C.frightening　　 D.blind

8.    A. everyone　　   B.no one　　　　　　  C. anyone 　　   D.none  

9.    A. special　　　　 B.strange　　　　　　 C. usual　　　　  D.simple

10.   A. arithmetic算术  B.history　　　　　　 C.  hearing   　　 D.　　   blood

11.   A. excitedly　　   B.when   　　　　　　C. about  　　　　D.how

12.   A. me    　　　　B.Mrs Leonard　　　　 C.　　   us　　    　　 D.the pupils

13.   A. encouraged　　 B.persuaded　　  　　  C.required       D.agreed

14.   A. if　　　　　　 B.so　　　　　　　　  C.as if　　　　   D.While

15.   A. that　　　　   B.what   　　　　　　 C.　　   after　　　　   D.which

16.   A. untested　　   B.left　　   　　　　 C.bad　　       D.tested

17.   A. usually 　　   B.follows　　 　　　　 C.usual   　　   D.well

18.   A. examined　　  B.wondered　　    　　C.understood　　  D.noticed

19.   A. questioned　　 B.announced    　　  C.shouted    D.whispered

20.   A. teacher　　    B.time　　　　　　　　 C.opportunity　　 D.chance

21.   A. picking up　　 B.plugging up　　       C.closing　　　　 D.opening

22.   A. seven　　　　 B.some　　　　　　     C.several　　    D.lovely

23.   A. sometimes　　 B.    usually    　　　　 C.forever　　    D.all

24.   A. knew   　　  B.adored    　　　　   C.　　   realized   　　 D.spoke

25.   A. expect   　　 B.wish　　 　　　　　　C.wanted    　　 D.knew

 

I stood by and watched her and her mother busily decorating her college dormitory.Everything was in place，__1__ boxes under the bed and photos of her dearest friends on the wall.I closely monitored that this time things were __2__.I began to accept that her room at home is no longer __3__.It is now ours，our room for her when she visits.

I __4__ myself thinking of when I held her in my arms sitting in a chair by my wife's hospital __5__.One day old.So small，so beautiful，so perfect，so totally reliant on her new，untested parents.My life changed from the day I drove this little baby home from the __6__.I saw myself different that day，__7__.

The last few days __8__ she left for college，I touched her face—anything—__9__ that when my wife and I returned home，she would not be with us and there would be __10__ to touch.I had so much to say，but no words with which to say it.

Suddenly she looked up，__11__ me staring at her，which caused her to say to her mother，“Mom，Dad's looking at me funny.” She then said，“It'll be __12__，Dad.I'll be home from school soon.” I told her she would have a __13__ year.But I said little else.I was __14__　 that I would say something too small for what I was feeling，__15__ I only held onto our goodbye hug a little longer，a little __16__.

My wife's eyes followed her as she left us.Mine did not.I __17__ she hadn't gone.I knew that the life she was going __18__ was exciting and wonderful.I remembered what the world looked like to me when everything was __19__.

On the way back home，my eyes were wet and my heart was sore，and I realized that my __20__ was changed forever.

1．A.with　 　　　　 B．in

C．by　　　　 　　　 D．on

2．A.important 　　　　 B．enjoyable

C．convenient　 　　 D．different

3．A.mine　　 　　　　 B．hers

C．ours　　　 　　　 D．theirs

4．A.sent　　　 　　　　 B．stopped

C．found　　 　　　 D．set

5．A.desk　　　 　　　　 B．wall

C．room　　　 　　　 D．bed

6．A.kindergarten　 　　 B．hospital

C．school　　 　　　 D．park

7．A.neither　　 　　　 B．either

C．other　　 　　　 D．too

8．A.before　　 　　　　 B．after

C．since　　 　　　 D．when

9．A.wondering 　 　　　 B．saying

C．knowing　 　　　 D．showing

10．A.nothing　 　　　　 B．everything　

C．anything 　　　 D．something

11．A.observing　 　　　 B．catching　

C．watching 　　　 D．keeping

12．A.bad　　 　　　 B．wrong　

C．fine　　 　　　　 D．right

13．A.whole　　 　　　　 B．comfortable　

C．difficult 　　　　　 D．great

14．A.aware　　 　　　　 B．afraid　

C．sure　　 　　　　 D．sorry

15．A.but　　 　　　　 B．for　

C．so　　　 　　　　 D．and

16．A.better　 　　　　 B．tighter　

C．happier　 　　　 D．nearer

17．A.imagined　 　　　 B．thought　

C．guessed　 　　　 D．expected

18．A.across　 　　　　 B．by 　

C．towards　 　　　 D．over

19．A.good　　 　　　　 B．bright　

C．new　　 　　　　 D．perfect

20．A.life　　 　　　　 B．heart

C．dream　 　　　　 D．belief

 

It is understandable that many of today’s college graduates view themselves as the generation that opportunity forgot.

This fall, I interviewed 85 recent graduates of various colleges to discuss their success in finding a job. Of those I interviewed---many from famous schools ---only five are in the career fields they prepared for; the rest are unemployed or in jobs that are temporary. Graduates with once-marketable degrees in accounting and computer science, for example, now compete with applicants who have five years of experience and will accept the same entry-level salary.

　 Mainly because there are too many applicants for too few jobs, employers are ignoring resumes that once commanded interviews. But in my work as a management consultant, I find that many executives also feel that recent graduates have contributed to a problem: that young people have been so pampered (纵容) by their parents and are so untested academically that they bring little value to today’s demanding workplace.

　 Some of the least judgmental, most supportive managers I know are criticizing recent graduates for poor quality in their written and oral reports, and for difficulty in drawing essential facts from masses of data. Earlier generations faced this criticism as well, but employees flooded with resumes have now become far more selective than their predecessors (前人).

　 Among all the cruel talks about unemployment, little is said about the impact on the nation’s future of a generation convinced that the workplace has little use for it. This generation must regain its confidence if they are to remain the birthplace of ideas, products and services that shape world.

The quickest way to rebuild that confidence is to form partnerships between recent graduates and the companies that will employ them.

　 Corporations, in turn, should consider investing in training and developing a generation they will eventually need. High-potential graduates for whom there isn’t an immediate opening could be hired, not as unpaid interns(实习生) but as salaried trainees given three to six months to prove their value in a series of assignments. Those who don’t seize the opportunity can quickly be dismissed. Trainees should be given guidance to help them avoid the small missteps that can damage a career before it starts.

61. Why do today’s college graduates consider themselves as being forgotten by opportunity?

A. There are fewer jobs than they expected.

B. Many of them are not employed or in steady jobs that they want.

C. They are not as confident as the previous graduates.

　 D. They don’t know how to seize opportunities.

62. What is the attitude of the employers towards so many resumes?

　 A. Careful　　 B. Favored　　 C. Positive　　 D. Ignoring.

63. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

　 A. College graduates bring no value to a demanding workplace because of their lack of experience.

　 B. The young generation can be the birthplace of ideas, products and services that shape the world.

　 C. Graduates with higher degrees are more competent than those who have rich work experience.

　 D. Most high-potential graduates can immediately bring benefit to companies.

64. What is the quickest way that recent graduates can deal with their awkward condition?

　 A. Form partnerships between recent graduates and the companies.

　 B. Act as mentors for the older generation in order to improve their abilities.

　 C. Ask their managers more questions and learn more from them.

　 D. Make every effort to get training and practice.

65. What should corporations do to help graduates in their careers?

　 A. Dismiss them if they find graduates incompetent.

　 B. Hire them as unpaid or low-paid interns.

　 C. Invest in training and develop their potential.

　 D. Persuade the older generation to tolerate their missteps.