The room 10 metres across. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

I had applied for the nuclear（核）submarine(潜艇) program, and Admiral Rickover was interviewing me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room by ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me choose any subjects I wished to discuss. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – recent events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics(海军战术), electronics, gunnery(射击学) – and he began to ask me a lot of questions that were more difficult. Every time after my answers, he soon showed that I knew rather little about the subjects I had chosen.

He always looked right into my eyes, and he never smiled. I was saturated with cold sweat.

Finally, he asked me a question and I thought it was my turn to show myself off. He said, “How did you stand in your class at Georgia Tech before entering Annapolis as a first year student?” I had done very well, and I threw my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood thirty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the congratulations – which never came. Instead, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, sir,” but I remembered who this was, and thought of several of my times at the Academy when I could have learned more about our allies(二战时的同盟国), our enemies, weapons strategy(战略) and so on, so I finally said, “No, Sir, I didn’t always do my best.”

He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to end the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget – or to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, shaken, and then slowly left the room.

1.The passage suggests that ___.

A．the atmosphere of the interviews was very serious

B．the author always did his best in doing everything

C．the author and Admiral Rickover were good friends

D．Admiral Rickover knew the author quite well

2.The word “saturated” in the second paragraph may probably mean ___.

A．very satisfied B．completely wet C．rather sad D．too excited

3.When the author said: “Sir, I stood thirty-ninth in a class of 820!’’ He meant __.

A．he did better than most of his classmates at the Academy

B．he had 820 classmates and he was Number thirty-nine

C．he was proud that the class he was in was very large

D．in the class only thirty-nine students stood in front of him

“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine in the morning. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” It had not been an easy telephone call for Mrs. Robson to make. Her daughter had been very kind, of course, and had immediately agreed to pick her up and drive her to the station, but Mrs. Robson hated to admit that she needed help. Since her husband had died ten years before, she had always been proud of her independence. She had continued to live in their little house, alone.

On this evening, however, she was standing at her living-room window, staring out at the SOLD notice in the small front garden. Her feelings were mixed. Of course, she was sad at the thought of leaving the house, as it was full of so many memories. But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last years near the sea, back in the little seaside town where she had been born. With the money from the sale of the house, she had bought a little apartment there. She turned from the living room window, and looked round at the walls. There was a small fish tank, with two goldfish in it. When asked why, her husband used to say, “It’s nice to have something alive in the room.” Since he had passed away, she had always kept some goldfish, had always had “something alive in the room.”

The next morning, as her train was pulling out of the station, Mrs. Robson called to her daughter, “Kate, you won’t forget to collect the goldfish, will you? The children will love them. It’s …” “I know,” Kate interrupted gently, “It’s nice to have something alive in the room.”

1.According to the passage, we know that Mrs. Robson _________.

A．was tired of living alone

B．was not liked by her daughter

C．did not like asking people for help

D．did not want to be visited by her daughter

2.Mrs. Robson was going to _______.

A．be in hospital	B．live with her daughter
C．travel abroad alone	D．live where she was born

3.The feelings of Mrs. Robson on her last night in the house were________.

A．sad and hopeful	B．regretful and excited
C．sad and regretful	D．excited and hopeful

Almost everyone likes dogs, and almost everyone likes reading stories about dogs.

I have a friend. The friend has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Police dogs are often very clever. Every Sunday afternoon my friend takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Sunday afternoon a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for his walk. But the visitor still stayed. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the visitor and looked at him. But the visitor paid no attention. He continued talking. Finally Jack couldn't stand it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the visitor but this time he held the visitor's hat in his mouth and ran out of the room.

1.Jack is the name of ____.

A．a young man

B．a policeman

C．a police dog

D．a good friend

2. In this story the word "visitor" means ____.

A．the young man	B．the writer of this story
C．the police dog	D．the friend

3.The visitor paid no attention to the dog because ____.

A．he didn't see the dog	B．he didn't like the dog
C．he was afraid of the dog	D．he didn't understand what the dog meant

4.The dog held the visitor's hat in his mouth to show that ____.

A．he liked the hat very much	B．he wanted the visitor to leave immediately
C．he wanted to throw the hat away	D．he wanted to put on the hat

5.Which one is right according to the passage?

A．Everyone must like dogs.	B．My friend” name is JACK
C．The visitor paid no attention to my friend’s behavior.	D．JACK is clever..

Window

Bill and John，both seriously ill，lived in the same room at Marie Hospital．John lived next to the only window of the room and was allowed to 36 in his bed and watch for an hour every day．But Bill had to spend all his time 37 on his back．

They became friends soon and talked for hours every day．They spoke of their families，their children，their hobbies，and their 38 in the American army．Each day John would sit up and 39 to his roommate Bill what he could see outside the window．

Through John’s description，Bill’s world was 40 and brightened by all the activities and colors of the outside world．The window overlooked a beautiful park with a lovely 41 ,John told Bill．Ducks played on the water 42 children sailed their model boats．And a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance．As John described all these 43 ,Bill would close his eyes and 44 the picturesque scene．Bill was recovering 45 . However，John became weak day by day．

Late one night，Bill was lying in bed 46 the ceiling when John began to cough seriously．Then doctors and nurses rushed to the room．Thirty minutes later, John 47 coughing．Now，there was only silence— 48 silence．

The following morning，Bill was moved to the bed next to the window at his request．Slowly and

49 ，he supported himself up on one elbow （胳膊）to take the first look．But to his 50 ，he could see nothing but a 51 wall．

Only at that moment did he begin to realize that the pursuit（追求）of happiness was a matter of 52 ．It was a positive attitude we chose to express．It was not a gift that was 53 to our doorstep each morning，nor did it come through the window．It was all inward journey．Whether a man is happy or not depends on his own thoughts 54 anything outward．

So Bill began to describe the 55 world to his new roommate that he saw through the only window of the room.

1.A．stand up B．sit up C．set up D．stay up

2.A．1ying B．depending C．going D．relying

3.A．service B．advice C．appearance D．violence

4.A．explain B．complain C．describe D．introduce

5.A．affected B．broadened C．damaged D．expanded

6.A．tower B．1ake C．statue D．hill

7.A．while B．though C．unless D．until

8.A．in addition B．in general C．in brief D．in detail

9.A．see B．remember C．imagine D．recognize

10.A．up to now B．1ittle by 1ittle C．sooner or later D．one by one

11.A．thinking about B．staring at C．holding up D．fixing on

12.A．stopped B．continued C．avoided D．survived

13.A．deadly B．dead C．breathless D．aimless

14.A．regretfully B．fortunately C．particularly D．hopefully

15.A．surprise B．delight C．relief D．anger

16.A．simple B．blank C．colored D．painted

17.A．consideration B．expression C．choice D．practice

18.A．de1ivered B．decorated C．devoted D．determined

19.A．more than B．better than C．other than D．rather than

20.A．friendly B．yearly C．1ively D．1ikely

I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 　1　ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 　2　any subjects I wished to 　3　. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 　4　. In each instance, he soon 　5　that I knew relatively 　6　about the subjects I had chosen.　　

He always looked right 　7　my eyes，and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 　8　.

Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 　9　. He said, “How did you 　10　 in your class at Georgia Tech before 　11　our Annapolis as a plebe （军校新生） ?”I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 　12　--- which never came. 　13　, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 　14　several of my times at the academy15 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 16 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 　17.”　　

He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 　18　the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 　19　to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 　20　, and then slowly left the room.

1．A．beside B．with C．for D．by

2．A．choose B．consider C．elect　　 D．search

3．A．learn　 B．confirm C．discuss　 D．concern

4．A．humor B．knowledge C．difficulty　 D．ability

5．A．.proved　 B．showed　 C．meant D．imagined

6．A．much B．anything　 C．little　 D．everything

7．A．for B．into C．back D．up

8．A．sweat B．air C．water D．weather

9．A．consideration B．permission C．self-confidence D．self-defense

10．A．stand B deal. C．behave D．go

11．A．leaving B．reaching C．choosing D．entering

12．A．celebrations B．expectations C．evaluations congratulations

13．A．Thus B．Instead C．However D．Therefore

14．A．recalled B．tried C．analyzed D．examined

15．A．where B．that C．when D．which

16．A．cleared B examined. C cleaned. D treated.

17．A．worst B．best　 C．fewest D．least

18．A．start　 B．continue C．interrupt D．end

19．A．so　 B．and　 C．or D．but

20．A．moved B．excited C．frightened D．shaken

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