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  How could you make your dream come true? Begin doing the work you love as soon as possible, even if you don’t get paid for it, or if you can only work at it part-time.Albert Einstein was unable to get a job as a physics professor.He could have said to himself, “Well, I just don’t have the work relative to physics.I should give up on it and settle for(甘心于)something else.” Instead, he wrote the two most famous papers while working in a patent office(专利局).After their publication, there was not a major university in the world that would not have been glad to hire him.

  If you want to work as an artist while you are making a living as a waiter, think of yourself as an artist, supporting yourself by working in a restaurant-and paint, or draw as much as you can.It is possible to earn your living as a waiter working 24 hours a week.That leaves plenty of time to devote to training or developing your drawing in the off hours.

  While seeking the work you love, you shouldn’t be limited to the ideas of what you should do or what you have done before.Having considered all possibilities, you can make a final decision and select the work you love as your own.

  Doing the work you love requires that you be equally comfortable with the imaginative and the practical.It requires the ability to dream big dreams and the ability to face and master all the little details that make dreams come true.

(1)

According to the passage, the author encourages us to ________.

[  ]

A.

start the work we love quickly

B.

select jobs carefully and patiently

C.

dream often

D.

make up our minds quickly

(2)

According to the passage, perhaps Einstein once said to himself, “________.”

[  ]

A.

I just don’t have the work connected with physics, so I want to take up something else

B.

The job is just what I want, so I should work very hard at it

C.

I have to support myself by working in a patent office now, but I won’t give up physics

D.

I must wait until I find my favorite job

(3)

According to the passage, what makes it possible for you to become a singer?

[  ]

A.

Getting a job relative to singing.

B.

Considering all possibilities.

C.

Developing your singing skills.

D.

Practising singing 24 hours a week.

(4)

We can infer from the last paragraph all the following EXCEPT that ________.

[  ]

A.

sometimes the imaginative is different from the practical

B.

we have to take care of a lot of details before our dreams come true

C.

we should dream big dreams and practice as well

D.

we should do practical things rather than dream

Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was 8 years old, I once decided to run away from home. With my suitcase   36  and some sandwiches in a bag, I started for the front door and said to Mom, “I’m leaving.”
“If you want to   37 , that’s all right,” she said. “But you came into this home without anything and you can leave the same way.” I   38  my suitcase and sandwiches on the floor heavily and started for the door again.
“Wait a minute,” Mom said. “I want your   39  back. You didn’t wear anything when you arrived.” This really angered me. I tore my clothes off—shoes, socks, underwear and all—and   40 , “Can I go now?” “Yes,” Mom answered, “but once you close that door, don’t expect to come back.”
I was so   41  that I slammed (砰地关上) the door and stepped out on the front porch.   42  I realized that I was outside, with nothing on. Then I noticed that down the street, two neighbor girls were walking toward our house. I ran to   43  behind a big tree in our yard at once. After a while, I was   44  the girls had passed by. I dashed to the front door and banged on it loudly.
“Who’s there?” I heard.
“It’s Billy! Let me in!”
The voice behind the   45  answered, “Billy doesn’t live here anymore. He ran away from home.” Glancing behind me to see if anyone else was coming, I begged, “Aw, c’mon, Mom! I’m   46  your son. Let me in!”
The door inched open and Mom’s smiling face appeared. “Did you change your   47  about running away?” she asked.
“What’s for supper?” I answered. (277 words)

【小题1】
A.packedB.returnedC.cleanedD.repaired
【小题2】
A.drop outB.go byC.move aroundD.run away
【小题3】
A.pressedB.shookC.threwD.pulled
【小题4】
A.bag B.clothesC.sandwichesD.suitcase
【小题5】
A.explainedB.suggestedC.continuedD.shouted
【小题6】
A.angryB.sorryC.frightenedD.ashamed
【小题7】
A.CertainlyB.NaturallyC.SuddenlyD.Possibly
【小题8】
A.playB.bideC.restD.wave
【小题9】
A.sureB.proudC.eagerD.curious
【小题10】
A.houseB.treeC.doorD.yard
【小题11】
A.alsoB.stillC.evenD.already
【小题12】
A.conclusionB.promiseC.concernD.decision

短文改错(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的第一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:
此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词:在错的词下画一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意:原行没有错的不要改。
Dear editor,
I am a high school student. A few days before,                             76_______
one of my very good friend told me that he was going                        77_______
to stop the school. He said that he wanted to start his                     78_______
own business. I tried best to get him to change his mind,                   79_______
but I failed.
I know it is difficult of him to change his mind.                          80_______
He is not doing so good in his studies, yet I want to                       81_______
insist that I give it a try.  The process is more                      82_______
important than the results.  Now there are only 60 days                 83_______
left before that test. I am not sure that his decision is               84_______
right or wrong . I needed your advice.                                  85_______

Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly that you would rather die than go? Well that’s how I      about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters club assisting philanthropies(慈善事业).But now I believe that you     open up your mind to things because eventually you might     end up enjoying it.

“It’s a waste of time”, I said when my mom told I had to join Madcaps, and then when she said I had to      at a homeless shelter I thought this just could not be      .

We got there late, of course, and the security guard led us to the kitchen    we ran into 48 other fellow Madcaps members. Since I’m     so socially awkward(糟糕的) I had met only one person at a pool party, earlier this year. I looked around for her but she was not there. Damn, I was     ! When the man in charge came out and asked for 3 mothers to work outside the      to clean up the plates, my mom just happened to volunteer leaving me to      food with others.

Soon the     families started to walk in and a little girl walked up and pointed to the food I was     I gave her the cold sandwich, she nodded in a form of saying      , and then walked to join her family at the large table.

As she walked away I thought of how much I       I get to go the top schools. I have a great house and I have a warm meal every night. It     that little girl to make me realize how lucky I am. After that moment I had a change of     . Now, I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting, I have       being socially awkward and now have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do      the required 20 hours of philanthropies.

I believe that if you have an     mind about things you can accomplish more and become a better rounded person. I believe sometimes you can make a difference just     doing one thing you don’t want to do .

1.A.cared       B.joked  C.felt      D.doubted

2.A.should      B.would C.may     D.can

3.A.also B.just      C.not      D.still

4.A.report      B.live      C.donate         D.volunteer

5.A.better      B.sooner         C.easier D.worse

6.A.where      B.when  C.until    D.because

7.A.suddenly B.occasionally         C.hardly D.normally

8.A.shy  B.late     C.alone  D.hopeless

9.A.kitchen    B.house C.club    D.shelter

10.A.pack       B.purchase     C.serve  D.bake

11.A.poor       B.homeless    C.vluntary       D.local

12.A.playing with B.putting away C.looking for  D.holding out

13.A.hello      B.sorry   C.thanks          D.okay

14.A.had         B.earned        C.achieved     D.did

15.A.moved   B.took    C.helped         D.encouraged

16.A.heart      B.luck     C.identity        D.taste

17.A.believed in     B.learnt from C.got over      D.thought about

18.A.more than      B.nothing but C.anything but        D.less than

19.A.intelligent       B.abstract       C.empty         D.open

20.A.before   B.by        C.upon   D.to

 

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been__36__. Like most English children I learned French __37_ school and I had often been to France, so I _38_ speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand_39. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to_40__ a nice easy holiday without any __41__ problems.

_42 wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a__43 telephone to give my American friend Danny a _44_ and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked__45__ he could help me. “ Yes,” I said, “ I want to give my friend a ring.” “ Well, that’s__46__,” he exclaimed. “ Are you getting47_? But aren’t you a bit _48__?” “ Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “ I __49_want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me _50__there’s a phone box, please?” “ Oh!” he said, “there’s a phone downstairs.”

When at last we _51__meet up, Danny explained the misunderstandings to me. “Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many_52__at first. There are lots of words which the Americans__53__differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to _54__funny things they say. Most of the__55__British and American people understand each other!”

1.                A.out            B.away           C.outside   D.abroad

 

2.                A.from           B.during          C.at   D.after

 

3.                A.get used to      B.was used to      C.used to   D.used

 

4.                A.English         B.French         C.Russian   D.Latin

 

5.                A.buying         B.having          C.giving    D.receiving

 

6.                A.time           B.human         C.language  D.money

 

7.                A.Too            B.What a         C.What D.How

 

8.                A.cheap          B.popular         C.public    D.good

 

9.                A.letter          B.ring            C.news D.information

 

10.               A.that           B.if             C.where D.when

 

11.               A.well           B.over           C.nice  D.ring

 

12.               A.to marry        B.to be married    C.marrying  D.married

 

13.               A.small          B.little           C.old   D.young

 

14.               A.very           B.just            C.just now   D.so

 

15.               A.where         B.which          C.over where D.that

 

16.               A.did            B.do            C.can   D.had

 

17.               A.trouble         B.difficulties      C.things D.fun

 

18.               A.write          B.speak          C.use   D.read

 

19.               A.every          B.each           C.any   D.all the

 

20.               A.chance         B.situation        C.condition  D.time

 

 

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