Long, long ago, human beings used to walk barefooted．A king happened to travel 1 into the countryside．He was greatly troubled by the rugged(崎岖的) 2 where gravel(碎石)and broken stones pricked(使刺痛)and numbed(使麻木)his 3 ．When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be 4 with cattle hide(牛皮)．He thought it was 5 not only to himself but also to the people and 6 walking would no longer be a painful thing．
But 7 all cattle in the kingdom were killed there 8 not be enough hide to get the work done．Evidently it was a stupid 9 ．As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 10 ．At this juncture a clever servant in the palace 11 to make a suggestion．“Your Majesty,why don't take an easier way?You don't have to mobilize so many people,to have so many oxen killed,nor so much money 12 ．What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide．”Surprised and 13 , the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 14 ．
This is 15 to be the origin of using leather to make shoes．Though it sounds 16 and strange,it inspires us to think．It is much easier to change 17 than to change the world．So it will be much better for one to change oneself before one 18 an attempt to change the outer world．Why don't try to put yourself on the 19 of the person you deal with?You will find it easier to solve a problem 20 you change your way of thinking．
Coming from the Bronx, Jennifer Lopez knew from an early age it would be tough to achieve her dream．In an interview in 2002 she remembered, “I had such a will in me．I had such a passion in me．I could overcome my situation．But a lot of people will get beaten down and be held back by that．” Lopez was not beaten by her situation．She worked hard dancing, singing, and acting in theaters and her hard work paid off with small roles in television and films．
Lopez’s big breakthrough came in 1996 when she played the main role in the movie Selena．For this movie, Lopez got paid ＄1 million and became the highest paid Latin actress of all time．Since then, she has had starring roles in several successful movies, including Out of Slight(1998)with George Clooney．
Then, Lopez turned her attention toward music．In 1999, she released first album, On the 6．Two songs from the album, “If You Had My Love” and “Waiting for Tonight,” both reached number one on the Billboard music charts．The album sold more than three million copies around the world．
After starring in The Cell(2000), Lopez released her second album, J．Lo, in 2001．The album went straight to the top of the Billboard chart．At the same time that her album came out, Lopez’s new movie, The Wedding Planner, opened in theaters．It became the number one movie at the box office．This meant that Lopez was the first entertainer to ever have a number one album and a number one movie at the same time! Like her first album, J．Lo went tripe-platinum．
But her entertainment career was not the only thing Lopez focused on that year．2001 was also the year Lopez started her own line of clothing, called J．Lo, and she married Cris Judd, a dancer who performed in her videos．The marriage did not last long, and Lopez and Judd divorced nine months later．
In 2002, Lopez starred in the films Enough and Maid in Manhattan．Maid in Manhattan became Lopez’s biggest movie yet, earning ＄19 million during its first weekend in theaters．Lopez also put her third album, This Is Me… Then, and the single “Jenny from the Block” hit number one for a week．To go with her line of clothing, Lopez introduced her own perfume．
In an interview, Lopez was asked if she planned to do more acting, singing, designing, or something new．She answered, “Yes, yes, yes, and yes! All of those things．I love making music, I love doing movies and all the other things．I think that everyone should do everything that they have a passion for．”
(1)
What is the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A．
Lopez is better at singing than acting．
B．
Lopez has done many things in her career．
C．
Lopez grew up in a poor family．
D．
Lopez has had many problems in her personal life．
(2)
Which of the following was most important in helping her career take off?
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A．
acting in the movie Selena
B．
getting married to a dancer
C．
releasing a second album
D．
starring with George Clooney
(3)
Which is NOT true about Lopez?
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A．
She has had several number one songs．
B．
She was a famous singer before she started acting．
C．
She wants to do other things besides acting and singing．
D．
She wanted to be an entertainer when she was young．
(4)
“…J．Lo went triple-platinum．” What does this mean about the album?
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A．
It was made by an actor or actress．
B．
It sold more than three million copies．
C．
It had songs from a movie on it．
D．
It sold most of its copies outside the United States．
阅读理解
In 1974, after filling out fifty applications, going through four interviews, and winning one offer, I look what I could get － a teaching job at what I considered a distant wild area：western New Jersey．My characteristic optimism was alive only when I reminded myself that I would be doing what I had wanted to do since I was fourteen－teaching English．
School started, but I felt more and more as if I were in a foreign country．Waa this rural area really New Jersey? My students a week off when hunting season began．I was told they were also frequently absent in late October to help their fathers make hay on the farms．I was a young woman from New York City, who thought that “Make hay while the sun shines” just meant to have a good time．
But, still, I was teaching English．I worked hard, taking lime off only to eat and sleep．And then there was my sixth-grade class－seventeen boys and five girls who were only six yean younger than me．I had a problem long before I knew it．I was struggling in my work as a young idealistic teacher．I wanted to make literature come alive and lo promote a love of the written word．The students wanted to throw spitballs and whisper dirty words in the back of the room．
In college I had been taught that a successful educator should ignore bad behavior．So I did, confident that, as the textbook had said, the bad behavior would disappear as I gave ray students positive attention．It sounds reasonable, but the text evidently ignored the fact that humans, particularly teenagers, rarely seem reasonable．By the time ray boss, who was also ray taskmaster known to be the strictest, most demanding, most quick to fire inexperienced teachers, came into the classroom to observe me, the students exhibited very little good behavior to praise．
My boss sat in the back of the room．The boys in the class were making animal noises, hitting each other while the girls filed their nails or read magazines．I just pretended it all wasn't happening, and went on lecturing and tried to ask some inspiring questions．My boss, sitting in the back of the room, seemed to be growing bigger and bigger．After twenty minutes he left, silently．Visions of unemployment marched before my eyes．
I felt mildly victorious that I got through the rest of class without crying, but at my next free period I had to face him．I wondered if he would let me finish out the day．I walked to his office, took a deep breath, and opened the door．
He was sitting in his chair, and he looked at me long and hard．I said nothing．All I could think of was that I was not an English teacher; I had been lying to myself, pretending that everything was fine．
When he spoke, he said simply, without accusation, “You had nothing to say to them．”
“You had nothing to say to them," he repeated．“No wonder they're bored．Why not get to the meal of the literature and stop talking about symbolism．Talk with them, not at them．And more important, why do you ignore their bad behavior?” We talked．He named ray problems and offered solutions．We role-played．He was the bad student, and I was the forceful, yet, warm, teacher．
As the year progressed, we spent many hours discussing literature and ideas about human beings and their motivations．He helped me identify my weaknesses and my strengths．In short, he made a teacher of me by teaching me the reality of Emerson's words：“The secret to education lies in respecting the pupil．”
Fifteen years later I still drive that same winding road to the same school．Thanks to the help I received that difficult first year, the school is my home now．
(1)
It can be inferred from the story that in 1974 ________．
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A．
the writer became an optimistic person
B．
the writer was very happy about her new job
C．
it was rather difficult to get a job in the USA
D．
it was easy to get a teaching job in New Jersey
(2)
According to the passage, which of the following is most probably the writer's problem as a
new teacher?
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A．
She had blind trust in what she learnt at college．
B．
She didn't ask experienced teachers for advice．
C．
She took too much time off to eat and sleep．
D．
She didn't like teaching English literature．
(3)
What is the writer's biggest worry after her taskmaster's observation of her class?
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A．
She might lose her teaching job．
B．
She might lose her students' respect．
C．
She couldn't teach the same class any more．
D．
She couldn't ignore her students' bad behavior any more．
(4)
Which of the following gives the writer a sense of mild victory?
[ ]
A．
Her talk about symbolism sounded convincing．
B．
Her students behaved a little better than usual．
C．
She managed to finish the class without crying．
D．
She was invited for a talk by her boss after class．
(5)
The students behaved badly in the writer's classes because ________．
[ ]
A．
they were eager to embarrass her
B．
she didn't really understand them
C．
they didn't regard her as a good teacher
D．
she didn't have a good command of English
(6)
The taskmaster's attitude towards the writer after his observation of her class can be best described as ________．
[ ]
A．
cruel but encouraging
B．
fierce but forgiving
C．
sincere and supportive
D．
angry and aggressive
完形填空
People often fall ill because of me． 1 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 2 ．A tired person may get 3 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air．A sudden change in 4 is another factor．In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home．They will catch a cold easily．
My latest victim is an energetic student．After school, he played football hard for two hours．Though 5 ．He still went to the cinema．Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately．
I seized this golden chance to 6 him．He reacted, trying to 7 me, but I was already 8 deep in his throat．He kept sneezing(打喷嚏)and his nose was running． 9 he put on some warm clothes, it didn't work, for there were too many of us．Besides, his sore throat kept 10 him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but 11 ．
The next day he couldn't go to 12 ．He had lost his appetite and was not as 13 as before．His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his 14 ．
For two days he was 15 by his mother．As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began lo feel the 16 ．I knew I had to 17 him before long．But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back． 18 , it was my turn to feel 19 now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me．I became 20 and finally my time was over．
