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The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My belief began when I was just a kid, who    36   becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic(佣人). Through her work, she observed that   37   people spent a lot more time reading than they    38   watching television. She announces that my brother and I    39  watch two to three pre-selected programs during the week. With our   40  time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and   41   written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a    42  . My mother was illiterate(文盲).
When I entered high school, I was a    43   student, but not for long. I began to like fancy clothes. I wanted to    44   other guys. I went from an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from her various jobs and I    45   about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I    46   this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With the money    47  , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very    48   with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配)money, there was   49   left. I realized my mother was a financial genius(金融天才)to be able to keep the roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, let alone buy    50  . I really realized my desire wasn’t going to get me    51  . Success requires intellectual preparation. I went back to my    52   and became an A-student again and eventually I    53   my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with    54   formal education who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children. There is no job    55   than parenting. This I believe.
小题1:
A.thought ofB.got used toC.dreamed ofD.got tired of
小题2:
A.honestB.hardworkingC.successfulD.reliable
小题3:
A.spentB.wastedC.tookD.did
小题4:
A.could onlyB.couldn’tC.must notD.should often
小题5:
A.weekendB.freeC.eveningD.play
小题6:
A.readB.presentC.teachD.explain
小题7:
A.jokeB.meansC.toolD.trick
小题8:
A.topB.normalC.poorD.slow
小题9:
A.get rid ofB.hang out with
C.break away fromD.keep in touch with
小题10:
A.complainedB.forgotC.worriedD.argued
小题11:
A.haveB.costC.needD.make
小题12:A. left over  B paid off  C. used up  D. put away
小题13:
A.tiredB.pleasedC.disappointedD.bored
小题14:
A.anythingB.everythingC.somethingD.nothing
小题15:
A.clothesB.shirtsC.shoesD.skirts
小题16:
A.anymoreB.somewhereC.anywhereD.everywhere
小题17:
A.guysB.motherC.studiesD.school
小题18:
A.madeB.realizedC.changedD.remembered
小题19:
A.littleB.muchC.lowD.high
小题20:
A.more interestingB.less interesting
C.more importantD.less portant

小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C

试题分析:这是一篇记叙文。作者出生于一个贫穷的单亲家庭,然而在母亲的帮助与教导下,他克服了重重困难,从后进生一跃名列前茅,成为优秀生,并实现了自己的梦想,成为了一名医生。这一成功的事例说明:在教育子女上,父母才是最好的老师。 
小题1:考查词组:A. thought of想到B. got used to习惯C. dreamed of梦想D. got tired of厌倦于,句意:信念是梦想成为一名医生。C
小题2:考查形容词:据母亲观察,成功(successful)人士花在阅读上的时间要比在看电视上多得多。 C
小题3:考查代替:此处使用did 代替前文的spent, 避免重复。选D
小题4:由announced 得知,我和弟弟每周只能看三到四个预先挑选好的电视节目。选A
小题5:考查形容词:free time空闲时间。选B
小题6:由上下文可知,母亲非常严厉。我们每人必须阅读从底特律公共图书馆借来的两本书,还要上交读书心得。present sth. to sb.把某物呈交给某人。 选B
小题7:由My mother was illiterate.得知,此处是一个计谋。选D
小题8:由but 推测出:读中学时,我曾是个优等生(top),但好景不长。选A
小题9:考查词组:A. get rid of去除B. hang out with和…闲逛C. break away from脱离D. keep in touch with和…保持联系,图漂亮衣服,想和别人出去闲荡。hang out 闲荡。选B
小题10:考查动词:complain about抱怨。作者抱怨没有漂亮的意大利针织衫,选A
小题11:考查动词:make修饰the money挣的钱。选D
小题12:此处是―with + 宾语+ 宾补结构。money 与leave over(剩下)之间是被动关系。剩下的钱你都拿去买意大利针织衫吧。 选A
小题13:考查形容词:A. tired疲劳的,B. pleased高兴的,C. disappointed失望的,D. bored厌烦的,句意是作者对妈妈的安排很满意。选B
小题14:由but 可知并非如我所愿。但当我把该花的钱都分配完毕,手里已分文不剩(nothing)。选D
小题15:我的母亲不愧是个理财能手,她能让我们有地方住、有各样的食物吃,更不用说买衣服了(clothes)。选A
小题16:通过这件事,我还意识到,一时的满足并不会给我带来什么成就(get anywhere)。选C
小题17:而成功需要智力上的准备。于是我又发奋努力学习(studies)。选C
小题18:考查动词:realise one’s dream实现某人的梦想。选B
小题19:由上文可知,我母亲,她是这样一个女人,没有可接受过什么教育(little)、家境贫寒,却利用家长的身份改变了世上很多人的生活。A
小题20:由上文得知:没有那件事比对子女的养育更重要了,选 C
点评:这题设空合理,考生不难从中领会大意,从而下手会比较顺利,从选项中可以看出,本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用,但更加注重综合语言能力的运用,需要根据故事情节,了解词汇用法的同时,结合语境,做出准确的判断。
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A hug is a wonderful thing and it is a great gift to share with people. For some people, a hug is considered to be a great way to say “I care.” A hug communicates support, affection(喜爱), unity and belonging. A hug shows a strong feeling of sympathy. A hug brings happiness. A hug also touches the soul.
Hugs are healthy. Hugs can ease pain, reduce stress, cure depression and refresh the heart, yet they have no side effects…No wonder, it is a true miracle medicine.
A hug can say “I love you”…A hug can say “I hate to see you go”. A hug can say “ It’s good to have you back”. A hug can say “It’s great to see you’. A hug can say “I feel your pain”. A hug can also say “Let me share your burden”.
No matter whether you’re the giver or the receiver, hugs touch the inner being. From friends, to families, to loved ones, to those in need, a hug warms the heart.
A hug is truly amazing. It brings generosity(慷慨) to the giver and happiness to the receiver. It brings blessings to those who give and joy to those who receive.
Hugs are one of the reasons why God gave us arms. So, stretch out your arms to someone today. Reach out to those you love. It will warm the heart of the giver and give light to the soul of the receiver.
Reach out to your neighbor. It will show that you care. Reach out to one in need. It will show that you are responsible. Reach out to the world. It will show God that you care for his creation.
小题1:What is the best title of the passage?
A.The advantages of hugs.B.How should we hug
C.The tips on giving others hugsD.The facts of hugs
小题2:Hugs can benefit people in the following ways EXCEPT________.
A.improving the healthB.cheering people up
C.making receivers happyD.creating great wealth
小题3:According to the third paragraph, we can learn hugs can__________.
A.send some messagesB.make people come back
C.stop people going somewhereD.break people’s hearts
小题4:To show you care, you should reach out to_________.
A.those who need joyB.your neighborC.those you missD.God
小题5:What can we learn from the passage?
A.Sometimes hugs have side effects.
B.If people are sad, we'd better not hug them.
C.We must hug each of our neighbors every day.
D.People often feel joyful when they receive hugs.
While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The  36  was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a 37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to  38 against.
I watched the man  39  off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert  40  but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal  42  . I listened to the crowd begin to  43 this poor man that was clearly having a  44  time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45  he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few  46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to  47 . Some even began to  48  things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he 49  finished his race. The crowd went  50 . Even though he recorded one of the  51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have  53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so  54  in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his  55  and the spirit of the games.
小题1:
A.viewB.eventC.gameD.match
小题2:
A.falseB.nervousC.strangeD.violent
小题3:
A.fightB.struggleC.defendD.race
小题4:
A.setB.bounceC.diveD.fall
小题5:
A.swimmerB.coachC.judgeD.adviser
小题6:
A.fromB.inC.beyondD.between
小题7:
A.featureB.qualityC.exampleD.sign
小题8:
A.break offB.stand byC.laugh atD.focus on
小题9:
A.happyB.wonderfulC.satisfyingD.tough
小题10:
A.hopefulB.pitifulC.boringD.skillful
小题11:
A.intellectualB.smartC.awkwardD.excellent
小题12:
A.supportB.quitC.cheerD.hesitate
小题13:
A.speakB.presentC.concludeD.yell
小题14:
A.eventuallyB.hardlyC.successfulD.nearly
小题15:
A.wildB.angryC.sadD.grey
小题16:
A.fastestB.luckiestC.worstD.slowest
小题17:
A.companionB.competitorsC.volunteersD.partners
小题18:
A.somehowB.alreadyC.evenD.anyway
小题19:
A.poorlyB.carelesslyC.sharplyD.proudly
小题20:
A.advantageB.independenceC.determinationD.principle
He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father's life—who was the main  21  of support for the family. He had to  22  the arms of his younger brother. For the sake of taking care of him, his younger brother became his  23 ,never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was completely unable to do  24   in his life.
One late night, his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and then went back to the dorm to  25 . But being so 26 , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their share of problems and they would often  27 . Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live 28  from him, living his own life, as many normal people do. So he was  29 and didn't know what to do.
A  30  misfortune befell a girl, too. One night her mother, who suffered from mental illness,31 . So her father went out looking for her mother, leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a  32  for her parents, only to overturn the stove,  33  in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city, showed her  34  to take care of her, she was determined to be completely 35 . At school, she always studied hard.
One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They both were asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote: My younger brother's arms are my arms;36   the girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.
Disasters can 37  at any time. How you handlemisfortune when confronted with it is the true test of your character. If you choose only to complain and  38  from the ordeal(磨难), it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 39 , the hardship will turn out to be a(n)  40    on which new hopes will arise.
小题1:
A.causeB.strengthC.sourceD.course
小题2:
A.live onB.take onC.turn on D.depend on
小题3:
A.shadowB.volunteerC.bodyguardD.servant
小题4:
A.somethingB.anything C.nothing D.everything
小题5:
A.playB.workC.waitD.wash
小题6:
A.tired B.angryC.impatientD.unfair
小题7:
A.supportB.separateC.quarrelD.avoid
小题8:
A.bravelyB.differentlyC.separatelyD.thoughtfully
小题9:
A.heartlessB.heartbrokenC.kind-hearted D.hopeless
小题10:
A.sameB.similarC.simpleD.strange
小题11:
A.missedB.disappearedC.dismissedD.lost
小题12:
A.mealB.lunchC.surpriseD.breakfast
小题13:
A.leadingB.resultingC.takingD.bringing
小题14:
A.willingnessB.anxietyC.contributionD.respect
小题15:
A.independentB.relaxedC.disabledD.energetic
小题16:
A.sinceB.whileC.as D.though
小题17:
A.strikeB.appearC.raiseD.reach
小题18:
A.hideB.remainC.surviveD.escape
小题19:
A.carefulB.strongC.healthyD.polite
小题20:
A.difficultyB.fortuneC.occupationD.power
June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water.    1   else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which   2    her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of  3   , June began to tire   4   . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June    5    to swim, realizing her head was    6  . Breathing became   7  . Her sight wasn’t so   8   . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.
She found    9    in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim.  10   , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion(精疲力竭)  11    it difficult for June to get out of the pool.  12   she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her    13  .
Realizing she needed help but    14   to even say anything, she   15     the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.
  16   at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was   17   at her. It was the    18   . June was just able to    19    her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n)  20   where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.
小题1:
A.Someone B.EveryoneC.Anyone D.No one
小题2:
A.encouraged B.advised C.allowed D.forced
小题3:
A.shapeB.time C.mindD.fashion
小题4:
A.hardly B.falselyC.easilyD.unexpectedly
小题5:
A.remained B.stopped C.happened D.continued
小题6:
A.sufferedB.hurt C.suffering D.hurting
小题7:
A.looseB.difficultC.easyD.tight
小题8:
A.sure B.clean C.clear D.poor
小题9:
A.one B.it C.herselfD.her
小题10:
A.Lastly B.Finally C.Suddenly D.Surprisingly
小题11:
A.found B.madeC.let D.felt
小题12:
A.Since B.As C.Until D.Unless
小题13:
A.balanceB.courage C.chance D.life
小题14:
A.readyB.unableC.proud D.afraid
小题15:
A.came across B.lay on C.leaned against D.fought with
小题16:
A.JumpingB.Standing C.SittingD.Walking
小题17:
A.laughing B.staring C.glimpsing D.shrugging
小题18:
A.policemanB.lifeguardC.doctorD.nurse
小题19:
A.hold B.lend C.waveD.move
小题20:
A.situationB.condition C.atmosphereD.environment
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 31   you are a   32  person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  33  you are tested in real life. Some people  34  they are brave but when they come face to face with real  35 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like  36 .
Lenny had always thought of himself as a  37  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.  38 , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the  39  water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very  40  and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41  to the woman, and kept her head  42  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thank to Lenny, it was not  43 .
When you are in a very  44  situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). 45 adrenalin in the blood system, you will feel stronger and stronger and are  46 to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this  47 , the muscles become very hard and you find you  48  move at all. You are then paralyzed(使瘫痪,使麻痹) with fear. This is  49  when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”, which means “stone”. We are   very frightened 50  we become stonelike.
小题1:
A.howB.neitherC.whetherD.either
小题2:
A.braveB.realC.hardD.certain
小题3:
A.whenB.untilC.afterD.once
小题4:
A.realizeB.findC.thinkD.agree
小题5:
A.lifeB.questionC.mouseD.danger
小题6:
A.soldiersB.miceC.heroesD.cowards
小题7:
A.usefulB.braveC.nervousD.terrible
小题8:
A.SoB.ThereforeC.ThenD.Actually
小题9:
A.freshB.poisonousC.warmD.ice-cold
小题10:
A.nervousB.calmC.frightenedD.excited
小题11:
A.wentB.helpedC.spokeD.swam
小题12:
A.inB.underC.aboveD.from
小题13:
A.an accidentB.a mistakeC.seventy-eightD.seventy-nine
小题14:
A.dangerousB.comfortableC.differentD.favorable
小题15:
A.WithB.WithoutC.ForD.Like
小题16:
A.afraidB.unableC.readyD.anxious
小题17:
A.getsB.disappearsC.happensD.goes
小题18:
A.needn’tB.can’tC.mustn’tD.shouldn’t
小题19:
A.whereB.howC.becauseD.why
小题20:
A.thatB.for C.suchD.so
I had applied for the nuclear(核)submarine(潜艇) program, and Admiral Rickover was interviewing me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room by ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me choose any subjects I wished to discuss. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – recent events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics(海军战术), electronics, gunnery(射击学) – and he began to ask me a lot of questions that were more difficult. Every time after my answers, he soon showed that I knew rather little about the subjects I had chosen.
He always looked right into my eyes, and he never smiled. I was saturated with cold sweat.
Finally, he asked me a question and I thought it was my turn to show myself off. He said, “How did you stand in your class at Georgia Tech before entering Annapolis as a first year student?” I had done very well, and I threw my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood thirty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the congratulations – which never came. Instead, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, sir,” but I remembered who this was, and thought of several of my times at the Academy when I could have learned more about our allies(二战时的同盟国), our enemies, weapons strategy(战略) and so on, so I finally said, “No, Sir, I didn’t always do my best.”
He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to end the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget – or to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, shaken, and then slowly left the room.
小题1:The passage suggests that ___.
A.the atmosphere of the interviews was very serious
B.the author always did his best in doing everything
C.the author and Admiral Rickover were good friends
D.Admiral Rickover knew the author quite well
小题2:The word “saturated” in the second paragraph may probably mean ___.
A.very satisfiedB.completely wetC.rather sadD.too excited
小题3:When the author said: “Sir, I stood thirty-ninth in a class of 820!’’ He meant __.
A.he did better than most of his classmates at the Academy
B.he had 820 classmates and he was Number thirty-nine
C.he was proud that the class he was in was very large
D.in the class only thirty-nine students stood in front of him
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
小题1:Those who have big houses may often feel ________.
A.happy B.lonely C.free D.excited
小题2:What will your friends say to you when you succeed?
A.Oh, so do I. B.Congratulations.
C.Good luck. D.It’s just so-so.
小题3:Happiness is ________ according to the writer.
A. having a lot of money  B. having a big house   C a feeling of heart  D.having a car
小题4:Which of the following is this passage about?
A.Bad luck. B.Good luck. C.Life.D.Happiness.
小题5:Which idea is Wrong according to the passage?
A.People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.
B.You can get help from others when you make mistakes.
C.You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.
D.Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.
As the price of a college degree continues to rise, there's growing evidence that the monetary(货币的) payoff isn't quite as big as often advertised. The best estimate now is that a college degree is worth about $300,000 in today's dollars--nowhere near the million figure that is often quoted.
"That million number has driven me crazy!" says Sandy Baum, a Skidmore economist who studied the value of a college degree for the College Board last year.
Baum's research showed that college graduates earn, on average, about $20,000 a year more than those who finished their educations at high school. Add that up over a 40-year working life and the total differential is about $800,000, she figures. But since much of that bonus is earned many years from now, taking away the impact of inflation means that$800,000 in future dollars is worth only about $450,000 in today's dollars.
Then, if you remove the cost of a college degree--about ,$30,000 in tuition and books for students who get no aid and attend public in-state universities--and the money a student could have earned at a job instead of attending school, the real net value in today's dollars is somewhere in the $300,000 range, a number confirmed by other studies.
But, especially these days, that still makes a college degree one of the most lucrative investments a person can make, Baum notes.
 Better yet, college graduates can go on to earn advanced degrees, which return even bigger payoffs. The average holder of a bachelor's degree earns about$51,000 a year, Baum calculates. But those who've gone on to earn MBAs, law degrees, or other professional degrees earn about $100,000 a year.
 In addition, Baum found that there are plenty of other rewards for a degree. The quality of the jobs college graduates get is far better, for example. College graduates are more likely to get jobs with health insurance. And it is easier for them to find and hold jobs. The unemployment rate for college graduates was just 2.2 percent last year, half the unemployment level of those with only high school diplomas.
There are lots of other nonmonetary benefits as well. College graduates are healthier, contribute more to their communities, and raise kids who are better prepared academically, studies show.
Other researchers have found that the payoff of a degree is especially lucrative for students from low-income families, since the education and degrees give them a chance to break out of low-paying careers.
小题1:What can be inferred from Para 1 ?
A.The payoff of a college degree is still big enough to match the advertised.
B.It’s more and more difficult to get a college degree.
C.The return of a college degree is less than often quoted.
D.A college degree is worth about one million dollars.
小题2:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “lucrative” in Para.5?
A.attractive B.worthlessC.approachable D.balanced
小题3:How can a college graduate increase his or her yearly income according to the passage?
A.By getting jobs with health insurance immediately.
B.By going on for higher degrees.
C.By breaking out of low-paying jobs.
D.By contributing more to his or her community.
小题4:Which of the following statements can be learned from the text ?
A. According to Baum's research, high school graduates earn more than those who have college degrees.
B. College education is enough to ensure you a good life.
C. Nonmonetary benefits from the degree attract students more than monetary ones.
D.Students from low-income families still think degrees are profitable to change their life.

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