题目内容
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to 21 how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I 22 that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign tgravel and making all sorts of new and 23 friends. While traveling was inspring and meeting people was 24 , nothing about my tern in France was what I 25 .
The moment I arrived in Paris, I was 26 by a nice frence couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting 27 I received some shocking news from my program coordinator(协调人): there had been a death in my host parents’ extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to 28 out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a 29 this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to 30 my native language, I asked not to be 31 with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I 32 myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the same age as I, who I was surprised to find playing one of my favourite CD! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the 33 .
I left France with many 34 , so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always 35 to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends 36 France we enjoyed together. I love how peole 37 seem so different, but end up being so 38 . The most valuabe lesson I gain from studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people 39 to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign culture and gain meaningful 40 .
21. A. discuss B. express C. announce D. argue
22. A. approved B. knew C. warmed D. denied
23. A. stubborn B. anxious C. universal D. interesting
24. A. boring B. upsetting C. exciting D. promising
25. A. expected B. liked C. doubted D. feared
26. A. sponsored B. witnessed C. greeted D. supported
27. A. until B. when C. since D. while
28. A, move B. travel C. walk D. rush
29. A. housekeeper B. leader C. roommate D. colleague
30. A. learn B. appreciate C. speak D. master
31. A. conbined B. fitted C. involved D. placed
32. A. added B. introduced C. devoted D. adapted
33. A. term B. week C. month D. vacation
34. A. presents B. suitcases C. stories D. dream
35. A. surprised B. disturbed C. embarrassed D. concerned
36. A. analyzing B. exploring C. describing D. investigating
37. A. need B. shall C. must D. can
38. A. generous B. independent C. similar D. distant
39. A. and B. but C. or D. so
40. A. instruction B. friendships C. facts D. date
[定文体抓主旨}:
本文是一篇记述文。作者很幸运地被选中参加了一个英法交换生项目,但到达法国的当天,他原定的接待家庭中因有人去世要出国,所以他不得不搬到另一个家庭与人合住。在那里他遇到了来自巴西的同龄人,两人很快成为了好朋友,一起度过了一个学期的美好时光。这段经历也给作者留下了难忘的回忆。
本篇难度:较易。
[篇章结构}:
段落 | 关键词 | 大意推测 |
第一部分 (Para. 1) | fortunate to be chosen; excitement came through words; traveling was inspiring | 表达作者因有幸被选中去法国而表现除了的兴奋与期盼 |
第二部分 (Para. 2) | shocking news; death in my host parents’ extended family; out of one family’s house and into another; share a bedroom; my new roommate Palol, a Brazilian; be good friends | 作者到达法国后因接待家庭发生意外而调换住所的经历 |
第三部分 (Para. 3) | The most valuable lesson I gained; respect all people; recommend an exchange program; to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful (friendship) | 作者对一个学期法国交换生经历的感受 |
[解析}:
21. B。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. discuss讨论;B. express 表达;C. announce通知;D. argue争论
根据In my application letter(在我的申请信中),可知作者应该是‘表达’自己的愿望,故选项B正确。
22. B。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. approved同意;B. knew 知道;C. warned警告;D. denied否认
根据前句可知作者在申请参加这个项目,所以,I … that I was going应该是我‘知道’了我要去,故选项B正确。
23. D。把握句内逻辑关系。A. stubborn固执的;B. anxious 急切的;C. universal宇宙的;D. interesting有趣的
根据making all sorts of new and … friends 可知作者是在谈论交什么样的朋友,故选项D正确。
24. C。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. boring无聊的;B. upsetting 令人苦恼的;C. exciting令人兴奋的;D. promising有希望的。根据前句我们可知作者是盼着能交到新朋友,所以这里meeting people (见到许多人),一定是‘令人兴奋的’,故选项C正确。
25. A。利用上下文的线索。A. expected 预期的;B. liked喜欢的;C. doubted 怀疑的;D. feared害怕的。根据下文我们知道接待他的家庭发生变故,他不得不临时更换寄宿家庭,因此应该是与‘预期’不符,故选项A正确。
26. C。把握句内逻辑关系。A. sponsored 赞助;B. witnessed目睹;C. greeted迎接;D. 支持。 根据句意可知他到达法国后,将成为他寄宿家庭的‘父母’自然应该是去‘迎接’他,故选项C正确。
27. A。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. until 直到…;B. when 当……时候;C. since 自从……;D. while在……期间。根据句意可知他一直感觉很开心‘直到’令人震惊的消息传来,故选项A正确。
28. A。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. move 搬家; B. travel 旅行;C. walk 散步;D. rush冲进(出)。根据前句可知原来的寄宿家庭要出国,那他一定是要‘搬出去’到另一家去,选项A正确。
29. C。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. housekeeper管家;B. leader领导;C. roommate室友;D. colleague同事。根据后面的share a bedroom(共用一间卧室)可知应该是会有一个‘室友’,故选项A正确。
30. C。利用上下文线索。A. learn学习;B. appreciate欣赏;C. speak 说,讲;D. 精通。根据上文我们知道作者是到法国做交换生的,学习法语应该是此行的目的之一,所以他不想有一个讲英语的室友,怕自己禁不住诱惑而‘讲’自己的母语--英语,故选项C正确。
31. D。把握句间内的逻辑关系。A. combined 组合;B. fitted配合; C. involved涉及; D. placed安置。根据前面说了想要避免讲母语的诱惑,所以这里应该是要求不要与讲英语的室友‘安排’在一起,故选项D正确。
32. B。短语语义。A. added 添加;B. introduced介绍;C. devoted致力于……;D. adapted适应。根据句意可知,作者是把自己‘介绍’给新的室友,故选项A正确。
33. A。利用上下文线索。A. term 学期;B. week星期;C. month月份;D. vacation假期。根据第一段末句的my term in France可知作者在法国要待一个学期,故选项A正确。
34. C。利用上下文线索。A. presents 礼物;B. suitcases 旅行箱;C. stories 故事;D. dreams梦想。根据下文可知人们是在‘听’作者讲他的经历,所以他一定是带着很多‘有趣的故事’离开的法国,故选项C正确。
35. A。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. surprised 感到惊奇的;B. disturbed 不安的; C. embarrassed 尴尬的; D. concerned关心的。根据句意我们知道当别人问起他的这次旅行经历的时候,作者讲的却是他和巴西朋友之间的事情,所以人们一定会感到‘很奇怪’,故选项A正确。
36. B。利用句内的逻辑关系。A. analyzing 分析; B. exploring 探险;C. describing描述;D. investigating调查。整句话都是在谈论作者和室友在法国期间所做的事情,当然也会包括‘探险猎奇’,故选项B正确。
37. D。利用句间的逻辑关系。A. need需要 B. shall 将,会; C. must必须; D. can可能。根据句意,可知作者是说‘看似不同的人,结果却有可能变得非常相似’,这里表示的一种‘可能性’,故选项D正确。
38. C。把握句内的逻辑关系。A. generous 慷慨的;B. independent 独立的;C. similar 相似的;D. 遥远的。 句子的前半句用了different,后半句以but开头,明显与前面是转折关系,故选项C正确。
39. B。固定句型表达。A. and 并且; B. but 但是;C. or 或者;D. so。 所以。‘not … but… ’(不是……而是……)是一个常用的句型,意思是,不能单单要尊重法国人,而是要尊重所有的人,转折意思明显,故选项A正确。
40. B。利用上下文线索。A. instructions指令;B. friendships友谊;C. facts事实;D. data数据。文中作者用了大量的笔墨来叙述他和巴西室友的友谊,这对他来说应该是最有意义的东西了,故选项B正确。
Nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs this past month, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate (失业率) to 7.6 percent. But not all of those fired workers are sitting at home, reading the job advertisements and waiting for the phone to ring. Thousands of people are returning to school, making public colleges and universities among the few bright places in the disappointing US economy.
At a time when many Americans have had their work hours cut or have even lost their jobs, Sherian Huddleston is working overtime. She works at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she oversees (监督) the enrollment (注册) of new students. The university’s population grew by 800 students this term —an increase of 4 percent over last spring’s enrollment. Huddleston says seeing the enrollment rise in a failing economy is not unexpected. "When people are out of work," she points out, "they will ask 'What else can I do?’ or 'What other careers can I follow?’ They will often return to school if they have not completed a degree before."
Older returning students aren’t the only ones increasing the enrollment at MTSU. Huddleston says she’s also seeing an increase in student transfers (转移). "Students who went out of state, or even within the state, to more expensive schools are transferring to public schools to make use of the lower cost of going to school here," she explains.
【小题1】Which is the best title for the passage?
A.The Falling American Economy |
B.College Enrollment up in a Down Economy |
C.Colleges Have More Students Than Before |
D.Going to College Is No Longer Difficult |
A.to make more money | B.to read job advertisements |
C.to complete a degree | D.to ask their schoolmates for help |
A.public schools provide better education |
B.public schools offer better jobs to their students |
C.they don’t want to be influenced by the falling economy |
D.the cost of public schools is lower and they can save money |
A.She is working more hours than before because of the worsening economy. |
B.She is a student of Middle Tennessee State University. |
C.She disagrees with those who are returning to school. |
D.She is surprised to see the enrollment go up. |