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18．Celia，who is on ______ holiday with her husband，wants to stay in a quiet place，
taste delicious food and play _____ tennis．（　　）
A．a，aB．/，/C．the，theD．/，the

分析 句意：在和丈夫一起度假的西莉亚想呆在一个僻静的地方，品尝可口的食物和打打网球．

解答 答案：B．
be on holiday这一介词短语意为"在度假"；play tennis意为"打网球"，在西方，球类前面不能加冠词，如play basketball（打篮球），play foot-
ball（踢足球）等．

点评 对于冠词一类的题目要注意一些固定短语的搭配，要求学生在识记时要记牢短语的形式和用法，而在西方，乐器类前面是必须要加冠词的．如play the piano（弹钢琴），play the guitar（弹吉他）等．

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A．againstB．forC．toD．with

Many schools across the US hold graduation ceremonies this time of year. In some schools, even 5 and 6-year-olds observe their graduation from kindergarten. And so can older people, much older. Meet 70-year-old Jerry Reid, who just graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned a bachelor’s degree.

Mr. Reid might not look like the average college student; his hair is definitely grayer. But still Jerry Reid’s age is easy to forget, other UVA students know him as one of their own.

Mr. Reid sat into the “Hoo Crew,” a group that cheers loudly for the school at sports events. He also joined a men's group on campus. He sang drinking songs along with many other students. Mr. Reid’s school friends say they can talk to him just about anything.

About a half century ago, in his 20s, Mr. Reid was not in school. Instead, he was racing cars and chasing girls. But he says his friend Bill invited him to UVA parties.

“Bill told me what a terrible life I had unless I came up here and went to school with him,” said Reid.

That was in 1963. Jerry Reid says it took him 48 years to take that advice. In 2011, he entered college. UVA Professor Luke Wright says Mr. Reid influences students. He opened the minds of the young adults. The teacher says Mr. Reid showed them that life does not end at 40. Instead, the 70-year-old college graduate believes that getting older can be the beginning of a dream.

“Remember that path that you left waits for you. It’s there. It’s yours. All you must do is to get out of your own way and get back to it. And, that's exactly what I did,” said Reid.

Mr. Reid says that he and his wife Susan now would take some time off to enjoy his college degree. Then, he’ll return to UVA to begin studying for his graduate degree.

1.Which of the following is true of Mr. Reid?

A. He was laughed at by other students.

B. He was interested in study in his youth.

C. He enlarged the views of young people.

D. He got his graduate degree in 2011.

2.From the third paragraph, we can infer that Mr. Reid was _________.

A. considerateB. independentC. intelligentD. energetic

3.What does Paragraph 6 mainly discuss?

A. How Mr. Reid realizes his dream.

B. What teachers think of Mr. Reid.

C. When Mr. Reid entered college.

D. Why the students likes Mr. Reid.

4.What lesson can we learn from the story of Jerry Reid?

A. It is never too late to learn.

B. Two heads are better than one.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
7．You could feel sorry for Alberto Torres，who is blind．The last thing he remembers seeing was his daughter being born 13 years ago．Then the world went blank； he can only imagine what his only child looks like now，as a teenaged honor student．Bad luck is no stranger to this warm and thoughtful 37-year-old man．His mother died of cancer when he was 4，and his father，who was often ill，had to give him up to the care of the state when he was 11．He later worked for 19years in a workshop making household goods，deathly boring work．Earlier this month，Alberto Torres's wife，who had just been laid off from her job，had to have a breast removed due to cancer and now faces a year of radiation treatments．Things seemed always to go from almost incredibly bad to worse．Even Mr．Torres's good luck has a dark side：Five years ago，his lovely guide dog pulled him out of the path of a truck．Mr．Torres was not hurt．The dog was killed．
But Mr．Torres does not feel sorry for himself．"These are just little bumps you have to go over in your life，"he said．At 5a．m．on a recent morning，we caught up with Mr．Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn，New York，near where he lives in a third-floor apartment （with no elevator）．He had been up since 3a．m．，feeding his new dog，making coffee，getting ready．"When you're blind，it takes a little longer to do things，"he said．
Mr．Torres was beginning his two-hour trip to his job developing film in the X-ray department of the emergency room of the Bronx hospital．He would take the G train to Queens Plaza station to the R train，heading towards Manhattan．He would then ride the R train to 59th Street where he would walk upstairs to switch to the Number 6train．At one point along the journey，he might chat with a stranger．At another，someone would pat his dog，calling him by name．People offered assistance，even seats．At 125th Street，Mr．Torres would transfer to the Number 4train by crossing the platform．At 149th Street，he would go down to the Number 2．He would take that to East 180th Street where he nearly always has a long wait for his final train，to Pelham Parkway．Then he and his dog would walk 20minutes to the hospital．
It was a hard job to come by．Before he got the job，Mr．Torres was determined to escape the workshop run by an organization dedicated to help people who can't see．He wanted a job developing X-ray film，something that everyone must do in the dark．He had to handle the long trip，as well as the work．"Our philosophy here is that blind people can do just about anything except drive buses，"it was the thinking about disabled people at the Bronx hospital．"We find what a person can do rather than what he can't do，"said the hospital's director．
One day a while ago marked the first anniversary of Mr．Torres's hiring．He developed 150or so X-rays，his usual output，to celebrate．Mr．Torres works by himself in a small，dark room that smells of chemicals．He cannot wear gloves，because he needs to feel．It is hard work，related to emergency of lives．His immediate supervisor says he trusts him 100%．Mr．Torres makes $20，000a year．But his motivation goes beyond money．"If I start feeling like a victim，that makes me bitter．And why be bitter？That makes you go into a hole and stay there．"he said．"I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary，"insisted Mr．Torres as he quickly completed the task．

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A．his daughter was just born
B．he was thirteen years old
C．his mother died of cancer
D．his wife was out of work
56．Mr．Torres does not feel sorry for himself because heC．
A．was once saved by his lovely guide dog
B．is taken good care of by the government
C．thinks it's natural to have setbacks in life
D．believes it takes a little longer to do things
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A．the effective traffic system
B．the kindness of New Yorkers
C．the loyalty of his guide dog
D．his will to overcome difficulty
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A．Sympathy counts most．
B．Ability comes first．
C．Preference for the blind．
D．Easy job for the weak．
59．Mr．Torres works very hard in order toC．
A．make plenty of money
B．win his supervisor's trust
C．live like a normal person
D．complete his daily task
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A．deep thinking
B．weak motivation
C．special talents
D．great independence．
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3．---What seems to be the problem？
---（61）G．
---How long have you been like this？
---Since Saturday night．
---（62）D．
---Yes，I also feel lighthearted．
---Can you think of anything you ate Saturday that might have caused it？
---All I can think of is the fish I had．It didn't taste quite right．
---（63）B Now I'll give you some medicine．Take it and you should be feeling better soon．
---（64）C．
---I also suggest that you follow a special diet．
---（65）A．
---You should stick to eating lighter foods．

A．What's that？
B．That might be it．
C．Thank you，doctor．
D．Any other problems？
E．I have a running nose．
F．Have you seen a doctor？
G．I have a terrible stomachache．

South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. It has 11 official languages. If you want to say hello, it's "sawubona" in Zulu, and "hallo" in Afrikaans. Now, South Africa's school children may start using "ni hao" to say hello.

The country's education minister says, the nation is adding the Mandarin language teaching in some schools. Mandarin is the official spoken language of China. That country is a major trading power for South Africa.

A recent agreement between the two nations centers on five areas of cooperation. They include development in basic education, school books and lessons, mathematics and science, teacher training and career education and research.

South Africa officials have not said how much they teaching Mandarin will cost. Troy Martens is an officials with South Africa's Ministry of Basic Education. She says the new partnership is extremely valuable.

A public opinion study last year found that South Africans have mixed feelings about China. The survey showed 46 percent of South Africans do not like the spread of Chinese ideas and customs in their country, the results also showed that 60 percent dislike Chinese music, movies and television.

But Ms Martens said Chinese trade is more important than those feelings. She said it is extremely helpful to learners in South Africa to study Mandarin as well as Chinese culture. And she said not every school will offer Mandarin.

“Now this will not be compulsory, it will not be for every school, and it will not be for every child. But for schools that feel they have the capacity to offer Mandarin as a subject, we think it is a great opportunity for South African learners to be exposed to this international type of language,” said Martens.

Lisette Noonan heads the 80-year-old Pretoria Chinese School in South Africa's capital. The school serves about 500 students from kindergarten to grade 12. Every student studies Mandarin.

Ms Noonan says the school welcomes the new cooperation between South Africa and China. She said it is in the best interests of children to study Mandarin. She said that especially true with China becoming what she called “a huge economic power in the world”

1.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that .

A. South Africa introduces Mandarin into its school curriculum

B. South Africa has 11 official languages

C. "ni hao"is easy to say than other languages

D. students in school must speak all official languages

2.The underlined words “the new partnership” in Paragraph 4 refers to .

A. a recent agreement about trading cooperation B. five areas of cooperation in education

C. teaching official languages D. career education and research

3.From Paragraph 5,we can know that .

A. South Africans are familiar with Chinese music, movies and television

B. all South Africans aren’t interested in Chinese ideas and customs

C. the spread of Chinese ideas and customs is popular among South Africans

D. Chinese culture has a great influence on South Africans

4.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Every school in South Africa will offer Mandarin to their students.

B. 60 percent of South Africans want to learn Mandarin.

C. It’s 80 years since Pretoria Chinese School in South Africa’s capital opened.

D. Mr.Noonan isn’t interested in the new cooperation between South Africa and China.

Make Up Your Mind to Succeed

Kind-hearted parents have unknowingly left their children defenseless against failure. The generation born between 1980 and 2001 grew up playing sports where scores and performance were played down because “everyone’s winner.” And their report cards sounded more positive (正面的) than ever before. As a result, Stanford University professor Carol Dweck, PhD, calls them “the overpraised generation.”

Dweck has been studying how people deal with failure for 40 years. Her research has led her to find out two clearly different mind-sets that have a great effect on how we react to it. Here’s how they work:

A fixed mind-set is grounded in the belief that talent (才能) is genetic – you’re a born artist, point guard, or numbers person. The fixed mind-set believes it’s sure to succeed without much effort and regards failure as personal shame. When things get difficult, it’s quick to blame, lie, and even stay away from future difficulties.

On the other hand, a growth mind-set believes that no talent is entirely heaven-sent and that effort and learning make everything possible. Because the ego (自尊) isn’t on the line as much, the growth mind-set sees failure as a chance rather than shame. When faced with a difficulty, it’s quick to rethink, change and try again. In fact, it enjoys this experience.

We are all born with growth mind-sets. (Otherwise, we wouldn’t be able to live in the world.) But parents, teachers, and instructors often push us into fixed mind-sets by encouraging certain actions and misdirecting praise. Dweck’s book, Mind-set: The New Psychology of Success, and online instructional program explain this in depth. But she says there are many little things you can start doing today to make sure that your children, grandchildren and even you are never defeated by failure.

1.What does the author think about the present generation?

A. They don’t do well at school.

B. They are often misunderstood.

C. They are eager to win in sports.

D. They are given too much praise.

2.A fixed mind-set person is probably one who ___ .

A. doesn’t want to work hard

B. cares a lot about personal safety

C. cannot share his ideas with others

D. can succeed with the help of teachers

3.What does the growth mind-set believe?

A. Admitting failure is shameful.

B. Talent comes with one’s birth.

C. Scores should be highly valued.

D. Getting over difficulties is enjoyable.

4.What should parents do for their children based on Dweck’s study?

A. Encourage them to learn from failures.

B. Prevent them from making mistakes.

C. Guide them in doing little things.

D. Help them grow with praise.
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