题目内容
Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a 36 of determination and courage.
The 37 was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to 38 starts. That left only one to 39 . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race 40 . I watched the man dive off the 41 and knew right away that something was
42 . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he 43 , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to 44 at this poor man that was clearly having a 45 time. Finally he 46 his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could 47 he was worn out.
like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his 52 . The crowd went 53 . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 54 .
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the
55 of the games.
36. A. taste B. show C. sense D. member
37. A. program B. sport C. event D. accident
38. A. straight B. false C. eager D. right
39. A. compete B. match C. win D. succeed
40. A. against B. for C. to D. with
41. A. banks B. blocks C. benches D. boards
42. A. new B. funny C. wrong D. terrible
43. A. recovered B. resurfaced C. renewed D. returned
44. A. stare B. point C. laugh D. glare
45. A. happy B. hard C. good D. long
46. A. miss B. made C. catch D. carry
47. A. forget B. believe C. admit D. tell
48. A. But B. So C. Or D. Thus
49. A. moved B. left C. changed D. stopped
50. A. cheer B. chat C. quarrel D. debate
51. A. ever B. still C. even D. never
52. A. duty B. turn C. action D. race
53. A. bad B. wrong C. hungry D. wild
54. A. audience B. athletes C. judges D. experts
55. A. spirit B. progress C. skill D. secret
36---40 BCBAA 41---45 BCBCB 46---50 BDACA 51---55 CDDBA
阅读理解（每小题2分，满分10分）
Instead of hitting the beach, fourteen high school students traded swimming suits for lab coats last summer and turned their attention to scientific experiments.
The High School Research Program offers high school students guidance with researchers in Texas A＆M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences．Jennifer Funkhouser, academic adviser for the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management, directs this four-week summer program designed to increase understanding of research and its career potential (潜能).
Several considerations go into selecting students, including grades, school involvement and interest in science and agriculture．And many students come from poorer school districts, Funkhouser says．“This is their chance to learn techniques and do experiments they never would have a chance to do in high school.”
War
ner Ervin of Houston is interested in animal science and learned how to tell male from female mosquitoes (蚊子)．His adviser, Craig Coates, studies the genes（基因） of mosquitoes that allow them to fight against malaria and yellow fever．Coates thought this experience would be fun and helpful to the high school students.
The agricultural research at A＆M differs from stereotypes（模式化，老一套）．It’s “molecular (分子) science on the cutting edge,” Funkhouser says．The program broadened students’ knowledge．Victor Garcia of Rio Grande City hopes to become a biology teacher and says he learned a lot about chemistry from the program.
At the end of the program, the students presented papers on their research．They’re also paid ＄ 600 for their work—another way this program differs from others, which often charge a fee.
Fourteen students got paid to learn that science is fun, that agriculture is a lot more than milking and plowing and that research can open many doors.
【小题1】．The research program is mainly designed for ______.
| A．high school advisers from Houston |
B．college studen ts majoring in agriculture |
| C．high school students from different places |
| D．researchers at the College of Agriculture and Life Science |
| A．had little chance to go to college |
| B．could often take part in the program |
| C．found the program useful to their future |
| D．showed much interest in their high school experiments |
| A．entered that college |
| B．wrote research reports |
| C．paid for their research |
| D．found way to make money |
| A．important | B．favourable | C．astonishing | D．advanced |
| A．A Program for Agricultural Science Students |
| B．A Program for Animal Science Students |
| C．A Program for Medical Science Lovers |
| D．A Program for Future Science Lovers |
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a 36 of determination and courage.
The 37 was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to 38 starts. That left only one to 39 . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race 40 . I watched the man dive off the 41 and knew right away that something was 42 . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he 43 , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to 44 at this poor man that was clearly having a 45 time. Finally he 46 his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could 47 he was worn out.
__48___in those few awkward strokes, the crowd had ____49____. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to ____50____. Some ____51___began to stand and yell things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his 52 . The crowd went 53 . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 54 .
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the 55 of the games.
1.A. taste B. show C. sense D. member
2.A. program B. sport C. event D. accident
3.A. straight B. false C. eager D. right
4.A. compete B. match C. win D. succeed
5.A. against B. for C. to D. with
6.A. banks B. blocks C. benches D. boards
7.A. new B. funny C. wrong D. terrible
8.A. recovered B. resurfaced C. renewed D. returned
9.A. stare B. point C. laugh D. glare
10.A. happy B. hard C. good D. long
11.A. miss B. made C. catch D. carry
12.A. forget B. believe C. admit D. tell
13.A. But B. So C. Or D. Thus
14.A. moved B. left C. changed D. stopped
15.A. cheer B. chat C. quarrel D. debate
16.A. ever B. still C. even D. never
17.A. duty B. turn C. action D. race
18.A. bad B. wrong C. hungry D. wild
19.A. audience B. athletes C. judges D. experts
20.A. spirit B. progress C. skill D. secret