题目内容
I am just back from a tiring journey and have nothing ________to do this evening.
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Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied.
I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates
of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.
One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.
In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
【小题1】We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.
| A.a doctor | B.a model | C.a teacher | D.a reporter |
| A.marry a better man\woman | B.become a model |
| C.get an advantage over others in job-hunt | D.attract more admirers |
| A.everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost |
| B.it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs |
| C.it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career |
| D.media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery |
| A.He hates to be called a short man. |
| B.He tries to increase his height through surgery. |
| C.He just accepts it as it is. |
| D.He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact. |
| A.Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation |
| B.Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs |
| C.Young Graduates’ Opinion About Cosmetic Surgery |
| D.Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt |
I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story.
A month after I graduated from high school in August,2007,I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital.
I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around.At that time,it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body,my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams.
After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk,eat,walk,shower,and live on my own again.When I was out of hospital,I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland.After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own.It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again.After having a few lung tests,I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week.After a few months of swim training,I began my freshman year at Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team.
By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world.I am just trying to 1ive every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed,I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members.I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow,things would work out for the best.
1.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of __________.
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A.operation |
B.unconsciousness |
C.treatment |
D.emergency |
2.According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author ________.
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A.was unable to talk or communicate |
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B.was in despair |
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C.faced physical and mental challenges |
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D.felt anxious about his state |
3.What is the correct order of the following events?
a.went to outpatient therapy
b.received membership of the swim team
c.was pushed around to visit other patients
d.walked 1ike a baby
e.1earnt to live all by himself
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A.d,a,c,b,e |
B.e,c,d,a,b |
C.d,c,a,b,e |
D.e,c,a,d,b |
4.In the last paragraph,the author mainly wants to show_______.
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A.his positive influence on other patients |
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B.his meaningful life |
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C.his purpose of sharing his story |
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D.his great achievements |
5.The best title for the passage would be“____________”
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A.Attitude is everything |
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B.Actions speak louder than words |
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C.Everything happens for a reason |
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D.A good beginning is half done |
The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36 the crowd of boys on the playground. She 37 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38 . She would practice dribbling(运球)and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39 . One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much. She looked 41 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can 42 is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is 43 enough, the facts don’t count.”
Well, I had to give in to her—she was 44 . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45 in her arms. I walked toward her and 46 asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship. So she 49 stop dreaming about college.
She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 51 the power of the dream. He told her 52 she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”
The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 54 by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had 55 and worked for all those years.
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