题目内容
All he wanted was some juice. As high school students sat in a cafeteria on that cloudy afternoon, he was 36__. We sat near yet away from him, fixing our hair and 37__ about the test period we hadn’t studied for. He was far away from our world, but was 38__ to be a part of it.
He stood at the drink machine on purpose, fumbling(摸索）in his fake（假的）leather wallet for some 39__. He 40__ a wrinkled dollar bill, and 41__ glanced back at his table where other students were sitting. With the help of a six-year-old, he tried to make the machine __42 his money. After a few unsuccessful 43 , the snicker（窃笑）and comment began. People were laughing. Some were even throwing things at him. He began to __44 , and his eyes misted with tears. I saw him turn to sit down, 45__. But for some reason, he decided to try again. He wasn’t leaving until he got a 46__.
With a determined expression, he continued to 47 thrust（插入）the dollar bill into the machine. Then something terrific happened. A popular senior girl 48 from her seat, and with a(an) 49 of genuine compassion(同情), went over to the boy. She explained why the machine had a hard time accepting dollars sometimes, then gave him some change and showed him 50 to place it. The boy gave her his dollar and chose a flavor of fruit juice. Then the two walked off in different __51__.
Although it was __52__ that they were from very different __53__, for one moment, they had shared a real understanding. As I walked away from my lunch table that day, I looked at the boy. I remembered thinking how he and the 54 were very much alike, they both weren’t accepted. But just 55 the dollar had found a place in a caring girl’s pocket, I was sure that boy would finally find his, too.
1. A. hungry B. thirsty C. anxious D. popular
2.A. worrying B. arguing C. taking D. learning
3.A. expected B. volunteered C. forced D. preferred
4.A. coin B. card C. check D. change
5.A. took out B. took up C. took off D. took away
6.A. nervously B. proudly C. carelessly D. angrily
7.A. test B. mark C. accept D. prove
8.A. steps B. bills C. measures D. attempts
9. A. tremble B. shout C. smile D. embarrass
10.A. satisfied B. defeated C. tired D. bored
11.A. praise B. comfort C. drink D. reward
12.A. excitedly B. regularly C. patiently D. secretly
13.A. rose B. struggled C. jumped D. fell
14.A. look B. appearance C. behavior D. attitude
15.A. what B. where C. why D. when
16.A. feelings B. manners C. directions D. steps
17.A. clear B. convenient C. fortunate D. doubtful
18.A. worlds B. schools C. villages D. offices
19.A. juice B. dollar C. girl D. change
20.A. because B. until C. as D. before
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.D
5.A
6.A
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.C
12.C
13.A
14.A
15.B
16.C
17.A
18.A
19.B
20.C
【解析】略
The book, which received wide media coverage in China and now has a waiting list for its second print run, is certainly timely: it plays into a growing debate in China about what national universities should be teaching. The country needs a workforce with the skills and creativity to help move away from low-cost manufacturing and, in economic terms, move up the value chain. And some educators believe liberal-arts training is vital to help China deal with its increasingly complex new realities. Yet the well-known intellectual historian Xu Jilin believes that China’s rapid expansion of higher education has had a detrimental effect on curriculum as the country’s universities race to compete globally. “Education these days in like factory-farming chickens,” he says. “Universities all wan to get into international rakings—and most of these depend on research. They’re not interested in providing a unique education for our kids.”
The book, which received wide media coverage in
China and now has a waiting list for its second print run, is certainly timely:
it plays into a growing debate in China about what national universities should
be teaching. The country needs a workforce with the skills and creativity to
help move away from low-cost manufacturing and, in economic terms, move up the
value chain. And some educators believe liberal-arts training is vital to help
China deal with its increasingly complex new realities. Yet the well-known
intellectual historian Xu Jilin believes that China’s rapid expansion of higher
education has had a detrimental effect on curriculum as the country’s universities
race to compete globally. “Education these days in like factory-farming
chickens,” he says. “Universities all wan to get into international rakings—and
most of these depend on research. They’re not interested in providing a unique
education for our kids.”