When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me.I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time.I know kids who have been shot or beaten up.I have friends who ended up in prison.I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr.Clark wouldn’t let that happen.

       Mr.Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work.My grades rose.In fact, the scores of our whole class rose.One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem.Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full.We did not want to let him down.

       Mr.Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year.He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award.But when the time came to draw names, Mr.Clark said, “You’re all going.”

       On graduation day, there were a lot of tears.We didn’t want his class to end.In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch.He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55.In 2003,

       Mr.Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit the orphanages(孤儿院).It was the most amazing experience of my life.It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs, helping people from all backgrounds.

26.Without Mr.Clark, the writer         

       A.might have been put into prison     B.might not have won the prize

       C.might have joined a women’s club  D.might not have moved to Atlanta

27.The Essential 55 is         

       A.a show            B.a speech

       C.a classroom rule      D.a book

28.How many students’ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr.Clark?

       A.None B.Three       C.Fifty-five.     D.All.

29.What can we learn in the short reading?

       A.It was in Harlem that we saw The Phantom of the Opera for the first time.

       B.Mr.Clark taught us not to talk with our mouths full, and we did.

       C.Mr.Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year in Los Angeles.

       D.In 2003, Mr.Clark moved to Atlanta, and he always kept in touch with us.

30.In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that         

       A.Mr.Clark went to South Africa because he liked travelling

       B.Mr.Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs

       C.a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores

       D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students

Dear Earthmen,

I have enjoyed my stay on your interesting unusual planet. I think I understand the life on earth now and I would like to give you my impressions.

First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your big boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels. All these small boxes race around and around, and finally stop to rest. You then leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.

After testing all days you get back in your little boxes and return to your big boxes. There you sit and stare at tiny glowing boxes with moving pictures on the front.

Only one thing puzzles me. One day, I went to a football game. A bunch of angry boys fought over a little round ball. Everyone yelled for them to stop but they kept on fighting. They were angry, I suppose, about being cooped up(被关起来)in boxes all day.

Thank you earthmen for this chance to get to know you.

Gratefully,

The man from the Mars(火星)

1. The small boxes on wheels are ________.

A. toys

B. cars

C. houses that can be moved

D. boxes in which there are wheels

2. The tiny glowing boxes with moving pictures on the front are ______.

A. cameras

B. cinema screens

C. telescopes

D. TV sets

3. In the football game ________.

A. the players were very angry because there was only one ball on the playground

B. the players were very angry because everyone yelled at them

C. the man from the Mars saw fighting among the angry boys

D. the man from the Mars saw a close match

4. The best title of this passage is ______.

A. The Man from the Mars

B. Something about Boxes

C. A Letter from the Mars

D. A football Game

5. The man from the Mars thinks _______.

A. it is interesting to live on our unusual planet

B. there are so many boxes on the earth

C. the tiny glowing boxes are moving pictures

D. the angry boys are too foolish to fight over a little round ball

Section B

Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

The professor stood before his class of 30 senior molecular (分子) biology students, about to pass out the final exam. “I have been honored to be your instructor this semester, and I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said to them. “I am well aware of how much pressure you are under to keep your GPAs (平均成绩) up, and because I know your are all capable of understanding this material, I am prepared to offer an automatic “B” to anyone who would prefer not to take the final.”

The relief was audible as a number of students jumped up to thank the professor and left the class. The professor looked at the handful of students who remained, and offered again, “Any other takers? This is your last opportunity.” One more student decided to go.

There were seventeen students left. The professor closed the door and took attendance. Then he handed out the final exam.

There were two sentences typed on the paper: “Congratulations, you have just received an ‘A’ in this class. Keep believing in yourself!”

I never had a professor who gave a test like that. It’s a test that any teacher in any course could and should give. Students who don’t have confidence in what they’ve learned are “B” students at best.

The same is true for students of real life. The “A” students are those who believe in what they’re doing because they’ve learned from both successes and failures. They’ve absorbed life’s lessons, whether from formal education or the school of hard knocks, and become better people.

Don’t let the biggest limit be yourself. 

1.    The professor offered an automatic “B” to those who would prefer not to take the final because ________.

       A. he thought all of his students had prepared for the test well

       B. he believed all the students were able to pass the exam

       C. he didn’t want to put too much pressure on his students

       D. he intended to tell the students about the importance of confidence

2.    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A. All the students feel at easy before the exam.

       B. 22 students got a “B” in the final test without doing the paper.

       C. There were no problems on the test paper for the students to work out.

       D. The way the professor tested the students would be unsuitable for other subjects.

3.    According to the author, the test given by the professor is ________.

       A. funny B. instructive        C. confusing   D. inappropriate

4.    The point of the story is to advise readers ________.

       A. to stay focused on what they can do

           B. to surround themselves with confident people

       C. not to put up with being second best

       D. not to let themselves be the biggest obstacles to their growth

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