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had no idea where he had been_____ he told me."Are you too stupid to do anything right?"These words-said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son-were spoken __36__ he had walked away from her. The boy returned, his eyes downcast.
Not a __37__ moment, perhaps. __38__ small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words-though they mean __39__ at the time to the people who say them-can have great __40__.
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional __41__. Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly __42__. He had few __43__ and no self-confidence (自信心). One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brauch, gave the class an assignment(作业). The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would __44__ the last chapter of the novel. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it __45__. Today he can not recall (回忆起) anything __46__ about the chapter he wrote, or what __47__ Mrs. Brauch gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs. Brauch wrote in the margin (空白处) of the paper, "This is __48__ writing."
Four words. They __49__ his life.
"__50__ I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or __51__ I was going to be," he said. "After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been __52__ of doing but never believed I could do."
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs. Brauch to evaluate (评价). She was __53__, tough and honest. "She was just what I__54__,"Dalkoff said.
His confidence__55__. Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened had that woman not written those four words in the margin of his paper.
36. A. what B. which C. because D. who
37. A. wonderful B. difficult C. funny D. big
38. A. Yet B. Although C. Though D. Therefore
39. A. much B. little C. more D. most
40. A. way B. power C. means D. sense
41. A. writer B. player C. poet D. singer
42. A. sorry B. proud C. sick D. shy
43. A. books B. ideas C. friends D. chances
44. A. follow B. rise C. decide D. lift
45. A. on B. in C. out D. down
46. A. easy B. again C. special D. different
47. A. prices B. remarks C. prizes D. grades
48. A. poor B. serious C. good D. silly
49. A. changed B. damaged C. decreased D. increased
50. A. After B. Until C. When D. While
51. A. what B. how C. where D. which
52. A. tired B. caring C. proud D. dreaming
53. A. strict B. silly C. encouraging D. foolish
54. A. feared B. needed C. hated D. terrified
55. A. grew B. seemed C. appeared D. returned
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第一节
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：Did the thief get away?
M：Yes．No one realized what was happening and the thief was able to get away．
1．Why was the thief able to get away?
A．Because nobody noticed that something had been stolen．
B．Because the thief had managed to run away before people came．
C．Because the thief ran so fast that nobody could catch him．
M：Tom loves parties．I’m sure he would have come to the party if he’d been invited．
W：I agree．He couldn’t have been invited．
2．What are they talking about?
A．The party they went to．
B．Tom’s absence from the party．
C．Whether to invite Tom to the party．
W：I wonder what’s on television this evening．Have you got a newspaper?
M：Yes．The TV programmes are on the back page．
3．Why does the woman want to have a look at the newspaper?
A．To learn what programmes will be shown on TV．
B．To get to know the leatest news．
C．To look at TV set advertisements．
W：Is that your sister’s fur coat?
M：It can’t be hers．She never wears real fur．
4．What are they talking about?
A．An overcoat．
B．A phone call．
C．A fur coat．
M：Jane’s a very bright girl, isn’t she?
W：Yes．I wouldn’t work here if I were as bright as she is．
M：What would you do instead?
W：I’d get a job doing something exciting, where I’d meet interesting people and visit lots of different places．
5．What the woman would do if she was as bright as Jane?
A．She would find a more interesting job．
B．She would visit lots of different places．
C．She would meet interesting people．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：Have you seen James’ new jacket? I bet(敢断定)it was expensive．
W：He told me it cost him ＄500．
M：I wish I were as rich as James．
W：Well, you may not be rich, but you’re much better looking than James．
M：Am I?
6．How much does James’ jacket cost?
A．＄400．
B．＄500．
C．＄600．
7．What can be inferred from the conversation?
A．The man is as rich as James．
B．The man is much better off than James．
C．The man is pleased to hear what the woman says．
听第7段材料，回答第8～11题。
Hi Bill．This is Louisa．I’m just calling to let you know that I’ll be a little late to your party tomorrow night．I have to put in a few extra hours at work to finish a report．I should finish sometimes between seven and eight though．Oh, then I’m planning on dropping by(顺便去)Lisa’s house for about an hour since she’s been sick recently．And, uh, one more thing．I’ll go home to pick up the snacks(小吃, 快餐)for the party．See you then．
8．Why will Louisa go to Bill’s house tomorrow?
A．To attend a party．
B．To meet an old friend．
C．To have dinner with Bill．
9．Why does Louisa have to work late?
A．She has to attend a meeting．
B．She has to finish a report．
C．She has to write a letter．
10．Why is Louisa going to visit Lisa after work?
A．Because Lisa is sick in bed．
B．Because she has to return something．
C．Because she is going to take Lisa to Bill’s house．
11．About what time will Louisa most likely arrive at Bill’s house?
A．7∶00 pm．
B．8∶00 pm．
C．9∶00 pm．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Hi．I don’t think we’ve met．My name’s Tom．
W：Hi, Tom．Nice to meet you．My name is Juanita, but everybody calls me Jenny．
M：Nice to meet you, Jenny．So, where are you from?
W：Well, originally I’m from England, but we moved to the United States when I was about five years old．My parents now live in Chile(智利)．That’s where they first met．How about you, Tom?
M：I was born in California(加利福尼亚), and we lived there until I was seven．Then, since my father worked for the military(军队), we moved all over the place．
W：Oh, yeah? Where are some of the places you’ve lived?
M：Mostly, we were overseas．We spent a total of ten years in Korea(朝鲜), Germany, and Japan．We were transferred(转移, 调职, 调动)back to the States three years ago．
W：Wow．It sounds like you’ve had an interesting life．So, what do you do now?
M：I’m a student at Rider University．
W：Oh really? What are you studying?
M：I’m majoring in physics．How about you? What do you do?
W：Well, I’m working as a sales representive(代表, 代理人)for Vega Computers(维加电脑公司)downtown．
M：Oh, really? My brother works there too．
12．Where is the woman from originally?
A．England．
B．The United States．
C．Chile．
13．When did the man and his parents return to the United States?
A．When the boy was 7 years old．
B．When the boy was 10 years old．
C．When the boy was 17 years old．
14．What is the man studying?
A．Physics．
B．Maths．
C．Biology．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：Hey Taxi! Ah great．Thanks for pulling over(停下)．
M：Where do?
W：Well, I am going to the National Museum of Art(国家艺术馆), and…
M：Sure．No problem．
W：Uh, excuse me, how long does it take to get there?
M：Well, that all depends on the traffic, but it shouldn’t take more than twenty minutes for the average driver．And I’m not average, so we should be able to get there in less than twelve minutes．
W：Okay．Uh, sorry for asking, but do you have any idea how much it will be?
M：Oh, it shouldn’t be more than ＄18…not including a…uh-hum…a tip of course．
W：Oh, and by the way, do you know what time the museum closes?
M：Well, I would guess around 6∶00 o’clock．
W：Uh, do you have the time?
M：Yeah．It’s half past four．
W：Thanks．
15．For the average driver how long does it take to get to the National Museum of Art?
A．More than 20 minutes．
B．About 20 minutes．
C．About 12 minutes．
16．According to the driver how long does it take them to get to the museum?
A．12 minutes．
B．Less than 12 minutes．
C．A bit more than 12 minutes．
17．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．The driver is not sure what time the museum closes．
B．The woman can not get to the museum before it closes．
C．The woman wants to know how much she should pay for visiting the museum．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
W：Hello．Today I’m interviewing Josha on his experiences going to a Japanese school．Now Josha, what time do you go to school?
M：Eight o’clock．
W：Eight o’clock．And do you go by yourself, or on a school bus?
M：No, I have a group that goes with me．
W：So you go with a group?
M：Uh-huh．
W：Now what kinds of things do you take to school?
M：I take my gym clothes(运动服), and I take my backpack(背包、双肩背书包)and my books, and stuff(东西)like that．
W：Okay and what is the first thing you do when you get to school?
M：We do “kiritsu, rei”．
W：We do “kiritsu” and “rei”．Now what are those?
M：It means “stand up, bow”．
W：Stand up and bow．
M：Uh-huh．
18．What kind of school does the boy go to?
A．A middle school．
B．An English school．
C．A Japanese school．
19．How does the boy go to school?
A．By himself．
B．By school bus．
C．With other boys and girls．
20．What do the students first do when they get to school?
A．Stand up and bow．
B．Line up and enter the classroom．
C．Do reading aloud．
“ Are you too stupid to do anything right？”These words—said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son—were spoken 21 he had walked away from her．They boy returned, his eyes down-cast.
Not a 22 moment, perhaps, 23 small moments sometimes last a very long time．And a few words—though they mean 24 at the time to the people who say them—can have great 25 .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff．For the last 24 years he has been a professional 26 ．Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 27 ．He had few 28 and no self-confidence．One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment（作业）．The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird．Now they were to write their own chapter that would 29 the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 30 ．Today he can not recall anything 31
about the chapter he wrote, or what 32 Mrs．Branch gave him．What he does remember is the four words Mrs．Brach wrote in margin（空白处）of the paper：“This is 33 writing.”
Four words．They 34 his life.
“ 35 I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or 36 I was going to be.”he said.“After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 37 of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs．Brach to evaluate．She was 38 , tough and honest.“She was just what I
39 .”Dalkoff said.
His confidence 40 ．Dalkoff believes that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of his paper.
A．where B．why C．because D．when
A．wonderful B．difficult C．funny D．big
A．yet B．although C．for D．therefore
A．much B．little C．more D．most
A．meaning B．power C．force D．sense
A．writer B．player C．poet D．singer
A．sorry B．proud C．sick D．shy
A．books B．ideas C．friends D．chances
A．follow B．match C．decide D．improve
A．on B．in C．out D．down
A．more B．again C．special D．different
A．honors B．remarks C．prizes D．grade
A．poor B．serious C．good D．silly
A．changed B．damaged C．affected D．improved
A．Unless B．Until C．When D．While
A．what B．how C．where D．which
A．tired B．fond C．proud D．dreaming
A．strict B．kind C．encouraging D．praising
A．feared B．needed C．expected D．loved
A．grew B．lifted C．appeared D．returned
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