题目内容
1.First,I want to tell you how proud we are.Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great wellrounded student you are.Your academic,artistic,and social skills have truly blossomed(展现) in the last few years.You should be as proud of yourself as we are.College will be the most important years in your life.It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about.You often question"what good is this course".I encourage you to be inquisitive,but I also want to tell you:"Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten."What I mean by that is the material taught isn't as important as you gaining the ability to learn a new subject,and the ability to analyze a new problem.That is really what learning in college is about-this will be the period where you go from teachertaught to masterinspired,after which you must become selflearner.
Do not fall into the trap of dogma(教条).There is no single simple answer to any question.Remember during your high school debate class,I always asked you to take on the side that you don't believe in?I did that for a reason-things rarely"black and white",and there are always many ways to look at a problem.You will become a better problem solver if you recognized that.This is called"critical thinking",and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life.This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others.I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D.advisor and proposed a new thesis topic,he said"I don't agree with you,but I'll support you."
" ". Follow your passion in college.Take courses you think you will enjoy.Don't be trapped in what others think or say.Steve Jobs says when you are in college,your passion will create many dots,and later in your life you will connect them.Enjoy picking your dots,and be assured one day you will find your calling,and connect a beautiful curve through the dots.
Most importantly,make friends and be happy.College friends are often the best in life,because during college you are closer to them physically than to your family.Also,going through independence and adulthood is a natural bonding experience.
Bonne chance,my angel and princess.May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life.
58.What can be inferred from the passage?A
A.It's a parent's letter intended for a college student.
B.Parents are proud but worried about unpredictable future of children.
C.Learning skills are the top priority in Columbia.
D.Though uneducated,the writer offers practical college guidance.
59.Which of the following is the most appropriate to fill in the blank at the end of the 3rd paragraph?B
A.So do take each subject seriously,and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life,the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever.
B.After the years,I have learned this isn't just flexibility,but encouragement of critical thinking.
C.When I faced the greatest challenge in my life,you gave me a big hug.
D.Your Columbia degree will take you far even if you don't graduate with honors.
60.By mentioning Steve Jobs,the author intends to tell us thatB.
A.your dream of connecting dots to form a beautiful curve will be realized.
B.following your own heart in college may guarantee opportunities of success.
C.Steve Jobs is a typical example to illustrate that freedom and enjoyment count.
D.Steve Jobs owes his success to his critical thinking.
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读,是父母写给即将步入大学的大学生的信,告诉了我们大学将是我们人生最重要的时光,在大学里会发现学习的真谛,因此我们要珍惜大学的生活.
解答 58.A 主旨大意题,通读全文可知本文是父母给即将步入大学的大学生写的信,故选A.
59.B 推理判断题,根据第三段This is called"critical thinking",and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life.This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others.I will always remember when I went to my Ph.D.advisor and proposed a new thesis topic,he said"I don't agree with you,but I'll support you."可知什么是批判性思维,由此可推知空白处应当与批判性思维有关,故选B.
60.B 细节理解题,根据第四段Steve Jobs says when you are in college,your passion will create many dots,and later in your life you will connect them.Enjoy picking your dots,and be assured one day you will find your calling,and connect a beautiful curve through the dots.可知文中作者提到史蒂夫•乔布斯是为了告诉我们要在大学中追随自己的内心,这样可能会得到成功的机会,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
A. | points | B. | targets | C. | directs | D. | leads |
一______.You can use it;( )
A. | That's all right | B. | It's a pleasure | ||
C. | You are welcome | D. | Don't mention it |
---_____.But taking the SAT may cost one more than 1,0000yuan.( )
A. | That's the case | B. | Not really | ||
C. | I hope so | D. | That sounds ridiculous |
To make her skills perfect,Lola(11)D for four hours a day,five days a week.At the state championships in March,she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That's especially impressive,(12)Ashe is almost blind,born with an unusual condition that makes her eyes unable to see properly.She often sees double an d can't (13)Chow far away things are.
When she was little,her mom (14)A that even though she couldn't see(15)B,she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the (16)C right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more (17)Bfor her than for some her teammates,she has never given up.She doesn't let her (18)D stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest (19)Ais the balance beam.Because she has double sight,she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her practice.Sometimes she even closes her eyes."You have to (20)C your mind that it'll take you where you want to go,"says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast,one must be brave.The beam is probably the most (21)Afor anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition,Lola didn't fall (22)Cthe beam.In fact,she got 8.1 out of 10----her highest score ever.
Lola doesn't want to be (23)D differently from the other girls on her team.In the competition,the judges don't know about her sight (24)B.She doesn't tell them,because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her(25)C attitude.
Lola (26)A thinks about giving up.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her (27)D is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids(28)Bshe grew up.
Lola is (29)Aof all her hard work and success.She says it's helpful her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics,too.Her (30)Cfor others is"just believe yourself".
11.A.runs | B.teaches | C.dances | D.train s |
12.A.since | B.unless | C.after | D.though |
13.A.talk | B.guess | C.tell | D.predict |
14.A.noticed | B.remembered | C.imagined | D.doubted |
15.A.deeply | B.well | C.ahead | D.closely |
16.A.task | B.event | C.sport | D.show |
17.A.boring | B.difficult | C.enjoyable | D.unsatisfactory |
18.A.talent | B.quality | C.nature | D.condition |
19.A.challenge | B.advantage | C.favor | D.program |
20.A.examine | B.express | C.trust | D.open |
21.A.fearful | B.harmful | C.unfair | D.inconvenient |
22.A.to | B.on | C.off | D.against |
23.A.greeted | B.paid | C.served | D.treated |
24.A.pains | B.problems | C.injuries | D.feeling |
25.A.negative | B.friendly | C.positive | D.careful |
26 A.never | B.sometimes | C.often | D.just |
27.A.prize | B.range | C.view | D.goal |
28.A.until | B.when | C.as | D.before |
29.A.proud | B.tired | C.ashamed | D.confident |
30.A.plan | B.love | C.advice | D.duty. |