题目内容
When I took the first exam, I was shocked to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 51 English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 52 .
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 53 because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 54 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 55 .
One more test before the final exam. One more chance to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, 56 the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my 57 did no good and everything 58 as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what 59 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the 60 goodbye.
I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 61 myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have fun with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office. He 62 to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you expected, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”
I stared at him, 63 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you 64 must set your own standard of excellence.
50.A.sought | B.presented | C.exchanged | D.obtained |
51.A.but | B.so | C.for | D.or |
52.A.unchanged | B.unpleasant | C.unfriendly | D.unmoved |
53.A.reflected | B.meant | C.improved | D.affected |
54.A.quarreled | B.reasoned | C.bargained | D.chatted |
55.A.attitude | B.mind | C.plan | D.view |
56.A.memorized | B.considered | C.accepted | D.learned |
57.A.ambition | B.confidence | C.effort | D.method |
58.A.stayed | B.went | C.worked | D.changed |
59.A.grade | B.answer | C.lesson | D.comment |
60.A course | B.scholarship | C.effort | D.professor |
61.A.helped | B.favored | C.treated | D.relaxed |
62.A.happened | B.proved | C.pretended | D.seemed |
63.A.guessing | B.remembering | C.supposing | D.realizing |
64.A.only | B.lonely | C.alone | D.lone |
50-54 B C D B B 55-59 B D C B A 60-64 B C D D C
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,”she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened.
Heavily drugged with sleep because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly(隐约) saw the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached out with his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old man’s weak ones, expressing a message of love and encouragement. The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the bed.
All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly lighted ward(病房), holding the old man’s hand and offering him words of love and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move away and rest a while. He refused. Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said nothing, only holding tightly to his son all through the night. Along towards dawn, the old man died.
The Marine released the now lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she did what she had to do, he waited.
Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the Marine interrupted her.“Who was that man?”he asked. The nurse was surprised. “He was your father,”she answered. “No, he wasn’t,”the Marine replied. “I never saw him before in my life.”“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”asked the nurse. “I knew right away there had been a mistake, but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I realized that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I stayed.”he answered.
【小题1】Why did the nurse take the Marine to the old man’s bed?
A.Because he was the old man’s son. |
B.Because she knew that he was a warm-hearted man. |
C.Because she couldn’t find anyone else there. |
D.Because she thought he was the old man’s son. |
A.Because he knew he would die the next day. |
B.Because he hadn’t seen his son for a long time. |
C.Because he was dying and mistook him for his son. |
D.Because he enjoyed doing that and so did the Marine. |
A.The Marine didn’t know the old man at all. |
B.The nurse was careless and made a mistake. |
C.The Marine happened to be the old man’s son’s friend. |
D.The old man passed away peacefully and contentedly. |
A.The next time someone needs you, be there. |
B.All the soldiers are as kind as the Marine. |
C.We’d better not correct someone else’s mistakes. |
D.The young should accompany their parents all the time. |