3、I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes—anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated (复杂的) idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽) or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. ( How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. ( Could anything shorter be a book?)
There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization. " "More than anything else in my life," the professor told the reporter with finality , " these books have made me all that I am . " That was the kind of words I couldn’t ignore (忽视). I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato's The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about. However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信) of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by me time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic, and seriously crossed Plato off my list.
1. On heating the teacher's suggestion of reading, the writer thought________.
A. one must read as many books as possible
B. a student should not have a complicated idea
C. it was impossible for one to read two thousand books
D. students ought to make a list of the books they had read
2. While at high school, the writer________.
A. had plans for reading B. learned to educate himself
C. only read books over 100 pages D. read only one book several times
3. The underlined phrase "with finality" probably means
A. firmly B. clearly C. proudly D. pleasantly
4. The writer's purpose in mentioning The Republic is to________.
A. explain why it was included in the list
B. describe why he seriously crossed it off the list
C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand
D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word
5. The writer provides two book lists to ________.
A. show how he developed his point of view
B. tell his reading experience at high school
C. introduce the two persons' reading methods
D. explain that he read many books at high school
2、An Australian farmer found the kangaroo caught 1.
in the fence around his farms. He thought the poor 2.
animal was injured ,but the kind farmer took off his 3.
jacket and put on the animal. Then he stated trying 4.
to cut the fence to free the animal. But as soon as 5.
the kangaroo were free, it jumped up and ran away 6.
with the jacket. The farmer was worried because of his 7.
wallet was in the pocket. But to my surprise, when 8.
he gets home, he saw the animal waiting at the door, 9.
still wore his jacket with the wallet in the pocket. 10.
1、假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Henry最近来信，询问你高考后的暑期安排。请你根据以下要点，用英语回一封信，说明你的计划，并简述理由。
1．休息； 2.读书； 3.陪伴父母； 4.参加社会活动。
注意：1.词数100左右，信的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；
2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3．参考词汇：
高考——college entrance examination
社会活动——social activities
Dear Henry.
I’m glad to receive you letter.
Best wishes!
Li Hua
23、Jim sold most of his things. He has hardly _______ left in the house.
A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
22、My parents live in a small village. They always keep candles in the house _____ there is a power out.
A. if B. unless C. in case D. so that
21、—Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?
—Yes, he did. He ________ his old friends for a long time.
A. didn’t see B. wouldn’t see C. hasn’t seen D. hadn’t seen
20、George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was _____ Sunday because everybody was at _______ church.
A. /; the B. the; / C. a; / D. /; a
19、The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons _______ for the day.
A. finishing B. finished C. had finished D. were finished
18、—Now let’s move on to another topic. Do you follow me?
—_______, Professor.
A. No, I am not B. Yes, I will C. No, I haven’t D. Yes, perfectly
17、It is not who is right but what is right ______ is of importance.
A. which B. it C. that D. this