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We were just _____ calling you up _____ you come in.
A. about; when B. on the point of; while C. on the point of; when D. on the point of; as
…That’s my second piece of advice, very simple: Don’t make excuses. Take responsibility not just for your successes; take responsibility where you fall short as well.
Now, the truth is, no matter how hard you work, you’re not going to ace (取得好成绩) every class. You’re not going to succeed the first time you try something. There are going to be times when you screw up (弄糟). There will be times where you hurt people you love. There will be times when you make a mistake and you stray (偏离) from the values that you hold most deeply.
And when that happens, it’s the easiest thing in the world to start looking around for somebody else to blame. Your professor was too hard; the coaches were playing favorites; your friend just didn’t understand.
No, but this is an easy habit to get into. You see it every day in Washington — every day -—folks calling each other names, making all sorts of accusations on television. Everybody is always pointing a finger at somebody else. You notice that?
Now, this community could have easily gone down that road. This community could have made excuses — well, our kids have fewer advantages, our schools have fewer resources — how can we compete? You could have spent years pointing fingers— blaming parents, blaming teachers, blaming the principal , blaming the superintendent.
But that’s — Class of 2010, I want you to pay attention on this because that’s not what happened. Instead, this community was honest with itself about where you were falling short. You decided to do better, push your kids harder, open their minds wider, expose them to all kinds of ideas and people and experiences.
So, graduates, I hope you’ll continue those efforts. Don’t make excuses. And I hope that wherever you go, you won’t narrow the broad intellectual and social exposure you’ve had here at Kalamazoo Central — instead, seek to expand it. Don’t just hang out with people who look like you or share your political views. Broaden your circle to include people with different backgrounds and life experiences, because that’s how you’ll end up learning what it’s like to walk in somebody else’s shoes. That’s how you’ll come to understand the challenges other people face.
And this is not just an academic exercise. It’s a way to broaden your ambit (范围) of concern and learn to see yourselves in each other.
—adapted from US President Barack Obama’s graduation ceremony speech at the Kalamazoo Central High School.
【小题1】 The underlined words “fall short” in Paragraph 1 probably mean .
| A．make a decision | B．begin to experience something |
| C．have someone else to blame | D．fail to reach a standard |
| A．misunderstanding your friends | B．straying from the values you hold |
| C．making accusations on television | D．blaming someone else for your mistake |
| A．has got used to making excuses | B．has lived up to its responsibility |
| C．is satisfied with itself | D．provides fewer resources than it used to |
| A．welcome different ideas, people and experiences |
| B．participate in as many social activities as they can |
| C．make friends with people who share their political views |
| D．be honest and concerned about the community |
…That’s my second piece of advice, very simple: Don’t make excuses. Take responsibility not just for your successes; take responsibility where you fall short as well.
Now, the truth is, no matter how hard you work, you’re not going to ace (取得好成绩) every class. You’re not going to succeed the first time you try something. There are going to be times when you screw up (弄糟). There will be times where you hurt people you love. There will be times when you make a mistake and you stray (偏离) from the values that you hold most deeply.
And when that happens, it’s the easiest thing in the world to start looking around for somebody else to blame. Your professor was too hard; the coaches were playing favorites; your friend just didn’t understand.
No, but this is an easy habit to get into. You see it every day in Washington — every day -—folks calling each other names, making all sorts of accusations on television. Everybody is always pointing a finger at somebody else. You notice that?
Now, this community could have easily gone down that road. This community could have made excuses — well, our kids have fewer advantages, our schools have fewer resources — how can we compete? You could have spent years pointing fingers— blaming parents, blaming teachers, blaming the principal , blaming the superintendent.
But that’s — Class of 2010, I want you to pay attention on this because that’s not what happened. Instead, this community was honest with itself about where you were falling short. You decided to do better, push your kids harder, open their minds wider, expose them to all kinds of ideas and people and experiences.
So, graduates, I hope you’ll continue those efforts. Don’t make excuses. And I hope that wherever you go, you won’t narrow the broad intellectual and social exposure you’ve had here at Kalamazoo Central — instead, seek to expand it. Don’t just hang out with people who look like you or share your political views. Broaden your circle to include people with different backgrounds and life experiences, because that’s how you’ll end up learning what it’s like to walk in somebody else’s shoes. That’s how you’ll come to understand the challenges other people face.
And this is not just an academic exercise. It’s a way to broaden your ambit (范围) of concern and learn to see yourselves in each other.
—adapted from US President Barack Obama’s graduation ceremony speech at the Kalamazoo Central High School.
1. The underlined words “fall short” in Paragraph 1 probably mean .
A. make a decision B. begin to experience something
C. have someone else to blame D. fail to reach a standard
2. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. misunderstanding your friends B. straying from the values you hold
C. making accusations on television D. blaming someone else for your mistake
3. We can infer from Paragraphs 5 and 6 that the community .
A. has got used to making excuses B. has lived up to its responsibility
C. is satisfied with itself D. provides fewer resources than it used to
4. In the last two paragraphs, Obama calls on the graduates to .
A. welcome different ideas, people and experiences
B. participate in as many social activities as they can
C. make friends with people who share their political views
D. be honest and concerned about the community
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听力测试(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
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，并标在试卷相应的位置。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：What about those in England?
M：The fifty-pence’s the biggest, and the half-penny is the smallest．
W：Really? In America, the biggest is the fifty-cents, and the smallest is the cent．
1．What are the speakers doing?
A．Comparing goods．
B．Doing shopping．
C．Talking about coins．
M：This meat is like old leather! It’s enough to break every tooth in your head．
W：Perhaps you’d like to change your order, sir．The fish is very tender．
2．How does the man feel?
A．Unsatisfied．
B．Impatient．
C．Pleased．
M：Tomorrow is the tenth of June．It’s my birthday and I’m going to the George and Dragon．Would you like to come?
W：To celebrate your birthday? Of course I would．What group’s playing?
M：The Red Rose, I think．
3．What is the woman interested in?
A．The man．
B．The party．
C．The band．
W：Why are you so late?
M：My alarm clock failed to work again．
4．Why is the man late?
A．He could not walk fast．
B．He slept late last night．
C．His clock was out of order．
M：Where’s the book about cars I was reading last night? I laid it down on the table, and now it’s gone．
W：I don’t know．I cleaned early this morning and I don’t remember where I put it．
5．What is the man looking for?
A．A book about cards．
B．A book about furniture．
C．A book about cars．
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6～8题。
M：Why aren’t you doing your homework?
W：I’ll do it later, Dad．I must get these things right first．Our group’s playing in a concert on Saturday．
M：Oh, is it? You’ll be making records next, will you?
W：We hope so．The man from “Dream Discs” is coming to the concert．So I’d better play well．
M：You’d better get on with your homework! You can practise the guitar all day Saturday．
W：Oh, Dad, you don’t understand at all．This concert could change my life．
M：It certainly could! You’ve got exams next month．Important ones．If you don’t pass them, you won’t get a good job．
W：I don’t want a boring old job in a bank．
M：Oh, don’t you? Whose boring old job paid for this house? And for what?
W：Yours, I know．But I’d rather be happy than rich．
6．What is the girl doing now?
A．Repairing a guitar．
B．Practising the guitar．
C．Preparing for making records．
7．What does the girl expect?
A．To be chosen by a band．
B．To pass the coming exams．
C．To get a job in a bank．
8．What is the man?
A．A school teacher．
B．A guitar player．
C．A bank clerk．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Hello?1523852．
M：Hello, may I speak to Anna?
W：I’m afraid Anna isn’t in．
M：Is that Tracy speaking?
W：No, this is Jane．
M：Oh, I’m sorry…er…well, could you please leave Anna a message for me?
W：Sure, what is it?
M：Well, I’ll meet Anna for lunch at my home．Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? And if she does, tell her to bring it along．
W：All right．And where are you calling from?
M：My home．I’m Anna’s friend, Pat．
W：Thank you for calling, Pat．
M：And thank you, Jane．
9．Where is Pat calling from?
A．His home．
B．His school．
C．His office．
10．Who does Pat want to call?
A．Tracy．
B．His friend Anna．
C．Tracy and Anna．
11．Why can’t Pat speak to Anna now?
A．Because Anna is at work．
B．Because Anna is out for lunch．
C．Because Anna is not at home．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
W：Good evening, sir．I’m Assistant Manager．I’m afraid we’ve had a complaint about the noise from your neighbour who’s trying to get some sleep．
M：Oh, I see．
W：Could you please ask your friends to be a little quieter so that our guests can get a good night’s sleep?
M：Oh, I’m so sorry．I suppose we were talking rather loudly．We won an important prize．We were having a celebration．
W：I’m pleased to hear it．Shall I have some coffee brought to you?
M：No, that won’t be necessary．We were just about to pack up anyway．
12．Where does the conversation take place?
A．At a hotel．
B．In a flat building．
C．In the manager’s office．
13．What is the woman pleased to hear?
A．The man’s apology．
B．The man’s story．
C．The man’s explanation．
14．What were the man and his friends about to do?
A．End their activity．
B．Quarrel with the Assistant Manager．
C．Apologize to their neighbor．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
W：So, what do you think? How do you like New York?
M：I’m having a good time．I love it．I’m glad we came．
W：Yeath I really like the stores and the shopping centers．
M：I love the museums, too．
W：But the traffic is pretty bad．
M：Yeah．I hate all the traffic．It’s really noisy．
W：Listen, it’s almost dinner time．There are lots of restaurants around here．What do you want to try? Italian? Greek? Japanese? Chinese?
M：I can’t stand making decisions．You choose．
W：OK, let’s go American．Where is the nearest McDonald’s?
15．What do you know about the speakers from the dialogue?
A．They are native American．
B．They are tourists to New York．
C．They are from Japan．
16．What do they dislike here?
A．The museum．
B．The restaurants．
C．The traffic．
17．Which restaurants are NOT mentioned in their dialogue?
A．Chinese restaurants．
B．Thai restaurants．
C．American restaurants．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
Scientists are trying to make desert into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts, so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．
Why is more and more land becoming desert? Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．
Some places on the earth don’t get much rain．But they still don’t become deserts．This is because some green plants are growing there．Green plants and grass are very important to dry places．Plants don’t let the wind blow away the dirt．When a bit of rain falls, the plants hold the water．Without plants, the land can become desert more easily．
18．Why is land becoming desert little by little according to the passage?
A．Because plants can’t grow there．
B．Because there is not enough rain．
C．Because people do bad things to the earth．
19．Why are green plants very important to dry places?
A．Because they don’t let the wind blow the earth away．
B．Because they hold water．
C．Both of the above．
20．From this passage, what can we learn?
A．Plants can keep dry land from becoming desert．
B．All places without a lot of rain will become deserts．
C．It is better to grow crops on dry land than on wet land．