I still remember the days when I was a youthful student in an engineering school. I lived a casual life, without caring about the future. I smoked, drank with friends and made girl friends. Little did I realize that casualness would certainly lead to loss.

     Two years had passed and I was staring down a report card that highlighted FAIL in more than half the subjects. I didn’t care, at least not till my dad found out about it. You see, I studied in India and unlike the United States where the students are expected to finance their own education, my dad financed me.

     Then came the day when my dad found out my habit of smoking. He lost his temper but he just told me, “Son, your allowance is cut in half from this moment on”. It hit me like a roundhouse kick (回旋踢) from Bruce Lee. I was jolted (震摇) out of my bones! I couldn’t comprehend how to pay off the debts that I had accumulated in college. I owed everybody money: the grocery store, the bars, the restaurants, my friends, etc. I was living a life filled with credit.

     When I went back to college, I knew that if I don’t change the way I live my life I won’t be able to pay everybody off. So I decided to make some changes, drastic changes. I quit smoking, cut off from my friends who led me down the wrong road, starting hanging out in libraries and reading my engineering books.

     One year later, I went from a miserable failure to a magna cum laude (优等成绩). Life was never the same again. This incident made me know that anything is possible if you take action and do something about it, however small or large. Even today it still motivates me when I feel that I’m about to lose or give up. It reminds me that I can do it!

The author wrote this text with the purpose of ________.

  A. introducing his university life to the teenage readers

  B. encouraging those lazy students to study hard at school

  C. showing you can overcome any difficulty if you take action

  D. calling on the readers not to develop bad habits in college

The author didn’t care about his study until _______.

  A. he entered the engineering school   B. he was in heavy debt he couldn’t bear

  C. he decided to give up smoking     D. his allowance was cut in half

The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means that the author ________.

  A. paid off his debt and life wasn’t hard for him any more

  B. removed his bad habits and didn’t lead a casual life

  C. never hung out with his friends but studied all day

  D. began to live a happy life due to his good grades

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. Students tended to earn money for college expenses in America.

  B. The author did well in making good friends in the school.

  C. The author made great progress with the help of his friends.

  D. Students were encouraged to do part-time jobs in Indian schools.


第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项中,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。
It was summer and I had gotten one of the few jobs a 14-year-old can find—working at Burger King,a fast-food restaurant.It  31  wasn’t a good job,but it meant money,  32  was something I needed.
One day,I was working behind the front counter,taking  33  .The customers were coming and going,and the woman who  34  didn’t seem any different from most others. She ordered her meal and I told her the total. As she searched  35  her purse to find some change,the woman soon  36  that she was about a dollar short.  “I’m  37  to say this, but I guess I won’t be able to make my purchase 38,”she said sadly.
That’s when I had the idea of 39 the difference for her. She refused at first,but after I 40, she agreed. She thanked me and moved to the end of the counter to  41  her order. I continued with my work and thought  42  more of it.
About an hour later  43  had slowed down and I was waiting for my next customer. Then I glanced over towards the  44  and saw the same woman whom I’d helped with the money entering again.I  45  recognized her.
She walked straight up to me and said,“I want to thank you again for what you did. You see,I’m a diabetic(糖尿病患者),and  46  I need to eat something right away.That’s  47  I came in earlier.If you hadn’t helped me as you did,I might have fainted(晕倒). Thank you.”
She  48  me two dollars, twice I’d given her.   
49  the woman walk away, I realized that God had used me to help me. In the end, I was  50  not only with money but also with the satisfaction of knowing that I’d helped someone out of a tight spot.
31.A.firstly          B.badly       C.certainly          D.finally
32.A.which          B.what            C.that                 D.it
33.A.menus             B.orders              C.water             D.food
34.A.reached           B.moved             C.left         D.approached
35.A.through       B.over                  C.about               D.across
36.A.recognized       B.knew           C.admitted          D.said
37.A.glad              B.disappointed     C.sorry     D.surprised
38.A.in all         B.at all        C.above all               D.after all
39.A.costing    B.spending            C.paying          D.taking
40.A.supported            B.insisted           C.stuck          D.watched
41.A.pick up               B.put up         C.pick out            D.put out
42.A.none               B.anything          C.nothing            D.something
43.A.customers        B.orders              C.service           D.business
44.A.entrance          B.restaurant         C.counter            D.window
45.A.suddenly          B.immediately     C.surely              D.completely
46.A.seldom         B.always             C.never         D.sometimes
47.A.when               B.where              C.why                D.how
48.A.threw                B.handed                C.showed              D.put
49.A.Watching         B.Looking           C.Observing        D.Noticing
50.A.awarded          B.honored           C.returned           D.rewarded

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr. George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition(学费) and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”
Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.
【小题1】What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday?

A.He played the violin to make some money.
B.He waited for the train to Vienna. zxxk
C.He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.
D.He walked around the New York railway station.
【小题2】According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE?
A.It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.
B.It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.
C.It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.
D.It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.
【小题3】From this article, we can learn that ________.
A.we should share with others if we find something valuable
B.playing the violin could make you feel happy
C.keep the lottery if you find one
D.we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life

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