One day in l965, when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattle, a fourth-grade teacher approached me. She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge. "Could he help in the library?" She asked. I said, "Send him along."

  Soon a slight, sandy-haired boy in jeans and a T-shift appeared. "Do you have a job for me?" he asked.

  I told him about the Dewey Decimal System for shelving books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him a stack of cards for long-overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them. He said, "Is it kind of a detective job?" I answered yes, and he became working.

  He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced, "Time for break!" He argued for finishing the finding job; She made the case for fresh air. She won.

  The next morning, he arrived early. "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to be a librarian on a regular basis, it was easy to say yes. He worked untiringly.

  After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother announced that the family would be moving to neighbouring school district. Her son's first concern, she said, was leaving the View Ridge library. "Who will find the lost books?" he asked.

  When the time came, I said a reluctant good-bye. I missed him, but not for long. A few days later he came back and joyfully announced: "The librarian over there doesn't let boys work in the library. My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge. My dad will drop me off on his way to work. And if he can’t, I'll walk!"

I should have had an inkling(感觉) such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go. What I could not have guessed, however, was that he would become a wizard of the Information Age: Bill Gates, tycoon of Microsoft and America's richest man.

What was the author when the story happened?

       A. A teacher.                 B. A librarian.               C. A detective.              D. A professor.

What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?

A. To rearrange the books according to the new system.

B. To put those overdue books back to the shelves.

C. To find out the books with wrong cards in them.

D. To put the cards back in the long-overdue books.

The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because _______.

A. he did not like his life in the new school                            

B. the transportation there was not convenient

C. he missed his old schoolmates and teachers

D. he was not allowed to work in the school library

What impressed the author most was that the boy _______.

A. had a thirst for learning                               B. had a strong will

C. was extremely quick at learning                            D. had a kind heart

完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从1---20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students. To make the point , he used an illustration.
As he stood in front of the group, he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” He then pulled out a wide-mouth jar and set it on the table. Then he    2   placed about a dozen fist-sized rocks, one by one, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the    3   and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, “Is this jar    4 ?” Everyone in the class said, “Yes.”
“Really?” Then he    5  under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel(沙砾,石子),dumped some in and   6  the jar, causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the space    7  the big rocks. Then he asked the group the same question. “Probably not.” One of them answered. “Good!” he replied.
He reached under the table and    8   a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all the    9   left between the rocks and the gravel.    10   he asked the question. “No!” the class shouted. “Good!” Then he grabbed a can of water and began to pour it in    11   the jar was filled to the brim.
Then the expert in time-management looked at the class and asked, “What is the    12  of this illustration?” It is such a seemingly easy question that one   13   student raised his hand and said, “It is, however full your schedule is, if you try really hard you can always   14   some more things in it.”
“No,” the speaker replied, “The truth it teaches us is that you will    15   get them in at all if you don’t put the big rocks in first.    16   the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and    17  for yourself. In your schedule if you value the little stuff then you’ll fill your life with    18   things and you will never have the real quality time you need to spend on the big, important stuff. So, tonight, or in the morning, when you are   19   on this short story, ask yourself what are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Then put those in your    20   first.”

【小题1】
A.harderB.rougherC.clearerD.wiser
【小题2】
A.carefullyB.firmlyC.activelyD.unwillingly
【小题3】
A.edgeB.bottomC.wallD.top
【小题4】
A.fullB.pureC.enoughD.smooth
【小题5】
A.sentB.reachedC.managedD.felt
【小题6】
A.deliveredB.shookC.droppedD.held
【小题7】
A.beneathB.acrossC.beyondD.between
【小题8】
A.put outB.came outC.brought outD.set out
【小题9】
A.spacesB.cavesC.blanksD.holes
【小题10】
A.At lastB.Shortly afterC.Later onD.Once more
【小题11】
A.unlessB.untilC.beforeD.while
【小题12】
A.meaningB.opinionC.pointD.comment
【小题13】
A.calmB.awkwardC.nervousD.eager
【小题14】
A.add B.fitC.includeD.collect
【小题15】
A.neverB.evenC.stillD.ever
【小题16】
A.WhetherB.HoweverC.WhateverD.Which
【小题17】
A.concludeB.encourageC.freshD.time
【小题18】
A.moreB.littleC.muchD.less
【小题19】
A.reflectingB.countingC.decidingD.insisting
【小题20】
A.packetB.canC.jarD.luggage


第二节: 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
One day I went into a shop for a specific sort of metal polish(擦光剂). While I was in the shop, I saw an older woman looking around at things, and thought I would begin a   31    to light things up. We   32   well and showed some of the beautiful items to each other. She said she was in the shop to purchase a wedding gift for a nephew, whose wedding she wouldn’t be able to attend.
We wandered off  33    and met together again at the cash register. I   34    on the beautiful bowl she had chosen, and how   35   so many of the items were. She asked what I was  36    , and I showed her my polish tube. I said I might buy more items when my kids had all    37    and gone, but they weren’t in my  38    right now. I just like to  39    , as I would do in an art museum.
She asked me what some of my   40    were, and I said I liked the salt and pepper shakers(搅拌器). She asked me to    41     her where the shakers were, so we walked over. She     42    my favorites and took them to the clerk.
I thought she was   43   with my taste, and was going to add them to her nephew’s     44   . No. They were purchased for me. They were worth ninety dollars. I couldn’t 45               it. She laughed and hugged me, and said her husband would   46   know, but she really enjoyed being able to do that    47    me. I never saw her again after that day,   48   I think of her each time I put those beautiful objects on my table.
Remembering that  49    helps me to stay aware and find opportunities to   50     to others, though not in quite such a grand way!
31. A. competition         B. research            C. secret                D. conversation
32. A. looked around    B. got on               C. gave up             D. watched out
33. A. helplessly            B. luckily                     C. separately          D. silently
34. A. depended            B. carried                     C. passed               D. commented      
35. A. lovely                 B. strange              C. expensive          D. terrible
36. A. expressing           B. thinking            C. purchasing         D. discussing
37. A. grown up            B. left                   C. cried                 D. returned
38. A. situation             B. budget                     C. favor                D. control
39. A. look                   B. complain           C. explain              D. challenge
40. A. favorites             B. duties                C. suggestions        D. habits
41. A. remind               B. prove                C. show                 D. write
42. A. turned down     B. picked up           C. laughed at         D. pointed out
43. A. pleased           B. busy                 C. careful                     D. bored
44. A. taste                   B. gift                   C. choice               D. basket
45. A. refuse                 B. change                     C. believe              D. solve
46. A. just                    B. never                C. even                 D. still
47. A. with                   B. like                   C. except               D. for
48. A. when                  B. but                   C. because             D. unless
49. A. experience          B. advice               C. mistake             D. danger
50. A. apply                  B. refer                 C. apologize          D. give

阅读下面短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到相应的位置上(请注意问题后的字数要求)
[1]For thousands of young people everywhere, college means taking their first big step into adult life. What you do in your first year of college can have a big effect on the rest of your college years. Here are some tips of mine for you.
[2]Plan ahead. By the end of your first week, you’ll know when you should finish each of your study tasks. Put those on your list. More importantly, you need to finish them on time. Start making good use of your time at the beginning of the term.
[3]Eat right. College students often gain weight in their first year. Without Mom and Dad planning your meals, it’s easy to lose track of just how many calories you’re taking in. Try to limit the fast food and keep a varied diet.
[4]Talk to your professors. College students tend to be afraid of their professors. Don’t be. They’re there to help you. Visit a professor during his or her office hours just to chat now and again. Tell them about a book you have read, or ask for advice. And, of course, ask for help, whether with a tricky point in your readings or with big life issues(问题). If nothing of these, a professor can point you in the right direction to find the resources(资源)you need.
[5] Speak up in class. Ask questions, answer the professor’s questions, and share your opinion as much as possible. There are no points for sitting quietly anymore.
  [6] ________. There are so many resources available(可得到的) in the library – magazines, videos, and of course, the books you need for your papers. Learn as much as you can about your library. Talk with the librarians about the resources available in your field.
【小题1】Complete the following sentence according to Paragraph5. (no more than 5 words)
It’s useless and meaningless for you to ___________ in class.
【小题2】What does the underlined word “those” in Paragraph 2 refer to?(no more than 5 words)
__________________________________________________________________
【小题3】What’s the author’s advice on eating right? (no more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________________
【小题4】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)
____________________________________________________________________
【小题5】What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 10 words)
__________________________________________________________________

One day in 1965when I worked at View Ridge School in Seattlea fourth?grade teacher approached me.She had a student who finished his work before all the others and needed a challenge.“Could he help in the library” she asked.I said, “Send him along.”

Soon a slightsandy?haired boy in jeans and a T?shirt appeared.“Do you have a job for me” he asked.

I told him about the Dewey Decimal System(杜威十进分类法) for shelving books.He picked up the idea immediately.Then I showed him a stack() of cards for long?overdue books that I was beginning to think had actually been returned but were misshelved with the wrong cards in them.He said“Is it kind of a detective job” I answered yesand he became working.

He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and announced“Time for break”He argued for finishing the finding jobshe made the case for fresh air.She won.

The next morninghe arrived early.“I want to finish these books”he said.At the end of the daywhen he asked to be a librarian on a regular basisit was easy to say yes.He worked untiringly.

After a few weeks I found a note on my deskinviting me to dinner at the boy’s home.At the end of a pleasant eveninghis mother announced that the family would be moving to a neighbouring school district.Her son’s first concernshe saidwas leaving the View Ridge library.“Who will find the lost books” he asked.

When the time cameI said an unwilling good?bye.I missed himbut not for long.A few days later he came back and joyfully announced“The librarian over there doesn’t let boys work in the library.My mother got me transferred back to View Ridge.My dad will drop me off on his way to work.And if he can’tI’ll walk

I should have had an idea such focused determination would take that young man wherever he wanted to go.What I could not have guessedhoweverwas that he would become a genius of the Information AgeBill Gatestycoon(企业巨头) of Microsoft and America’s richest man.

1.What was the author when the story happened?

AA teacher.? BA librarian.

CA detective.? DA student.

2.Why was the boy sent to the library by the fourth?grade teacher?

AHe failed to finish his work on time.

BHe challenged the teacher in the class.

CHe disturbed all the other students in the class.

DHe needed something to do to challenge himself.

3.What was the boy told to do on his first day in the library?

ATo rearrange the books according to the new system.

BTo put those overdue books back to the shelves.

CTo find out the books with wrong cards in them.

DTo put the cards back in the long?overdue books.

4.The boy got transferred back to View Ridge because ________.

Ahe didn’t get along well with the librarian in the new school

Bhe was not allowed to work in the new school’s library

Che missed his old schoolmates and teachers

Dhe had to walk a long way to go to school

 

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