通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student，I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class．

When I took the first exam，I was 38  to find a 77，C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject，I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 40．

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that  41 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again，I  42 with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his  43．

One more test before the final exam．One more  44  to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 45  the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.

The last hurdle (障碍) was the final．No matter what 48  I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the  49  goodbye．

I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even 50 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 51 with a test．

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 52 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 53，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．

I stared at him，54 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head 55, as I had never done before．

I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-Plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

1.                A．take           B．discuss         C．cover    D．get

2.                A．sought         B．presented       C．exchanged    D．obtained

3.                A．shocked        B．worried         C．scared   D．anxious

4.                A．but            B．so             C．for  D．or

5.                A．unchanged      B．unpleasant      C．unfriendly D．unmoved

6.                A．reflected       B．meant          C．improved D．affected

7.                A．quarreled       B．reasoned       C．bargained D．chatted

8.                A．attitude        B．mind           C．plan D．view

9.                A．choice         B．step           C．chance   D．measure

10.               A．memorized      B．considered      C．accepted D．1earned

11.               A．ambition        B．confidence      C．effort     D．method

12.               A．stayed         B．went           C．worked   D．changed

13.               A．grade          B．answer         C．lesson     D．comment

14.               A．scholarship      B．course         C．degree    D．subject

15.               A．helped         B．favored        C．treated    D．relaxed

16.               A．fun            B．luck           C．problems D．tricks

17.               A．happened      B．proved         C．pretended D．seemed

18.               A．valued         B．imagined       C．expected D．welcomed

19.               A．remembering    B．guessing        C．supposing  D．realizing

20.               A．out            B．over           C．on   D．off

阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　A fox, being caught in a trap (陷井), was glad to flee by leaving his tail behind him; but upon coming into the world, he began to feel ashamed (耻辱) of losing his tail and almost wished he had died rather than come away without it. However, to make best of the bad matter, he called a meeting of the rest of the foxes, and proposed that all should follow his example. “You have no idea,” said he, “of the ease and comfort with which I now move about; I could never have believed it if I had not tried it myself; but really, when one comes to think it over, a tail is such an ugly, useless, unnecessary thing on us, that the only wonder is that, as foxes, we could have put up with it so long. I propose, therefore, my worthy brothers, that you all do according to the experience that I am most willing to tell you that all foxes from this day forward cut off their tails.” Upon this, one of the oldest stepped forward, and said, “I'd rather think, my friend, that you would not have advised us to part with our tails if there were any chance of getting your own again.”

(1) As soon as the fox was out of the trap, he __________.　　　

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A． was glad that he had lost his tail

B． was worried that he had lost his tail

C． thought little about the tail

D． was lucky to meet the others

(2) He said that without the tail he __________.　　　

[　　]

A． could enjoy ease and comfort

B． couldn't run

C． could run as fast as before

D． the hunter wouldn't find him

(3) He said that it was good for the foxes __________.　　　

[　　]

A． to keep their tails

B． to part with their legs

C． to cut off their tails

D． to hide their tails

(4) One of the oldest foxes .　　　　　　

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A． agreed with him

B． cut off his tail

C． disclosed his trick

D． made the others agree with him

(5) The fox who lost his tail _________ what he himself said. 

[　　]

A． believed

B． didn't believe

C． wouldn't believe

D． half believed

阅读理解：

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选处最佳答案．

　　　Marco Polo was a Venetian traveller, whose accounts of his journey across the world from Venice to China and back, make one of the greatest books of all his time．

　Marco Polo was born either at Venice, or perhaps at Korcula, a place on an island off Dalmatian coast in 1254． His father, Niccolo Polo, and his father's brother, Matteo set out in 1261, on a long trading journey which led them to the court of Kublai, the Great Khan, who ruled over China． After seven years they returned to Italy．

　Two years passed before the brothers decided to start again on their travels, and this time, they took with them Niccolo'c son Marco, then 17 years old． They trvelled to Acre and from there rode overland to Hormuz on the Persian Gulf． From there they turned northward and made their way through Persia to Balkh, and Khotan． From there they passed near Lop Nor, crossed the Gobi Desert and entered China by way of Su—chou． At length, in 1275, after a journey lasting three years, they introduced themselves to Kublai Khan at his summer palace at Shangtu．

　　　Marco records that he made rapid progress in the Great Khan's favour． He studied the Mongol language and the emperor asked him to look after the travelling groups made up of foreign visitors from different parts of the world and show them around his kingdom． He became skilful(娴熟)and clever at business． Marco made careful notes of his journey, the state of the cities, the customs (风俗)of the people, and the kinds of crops and other products． After 17 years travelling in the service of the Khan, Marco, together with his father and uncle, returned to Venice． The journey took them 3 years and they arrived in 1295．

1． Marco Polo was born perhaps______________．

[　　]

A． on an island

B． on the coast of Dalmatian

C． in Persian Gulf

D． in Gobi Desert

2． Which of the following is true according to the article?

[　　]

Marco Polo first travelled to China in about_______, arrived at the emperor's summer palace in _____and left China for Venice in _________．

A． 1275;1278;1292

B． 1268;1275;1295

C． 1270;1275;1293

D． 1270;1278;1295

3． What's Marco Polo's main achievement according to the article?[　　]

A． His journey to China, his careful notes of his business in China and his rapid progress in the Great Khan's favour．

B． His journey to and from China, his success in business in China and his account of what happened in China．

C． His journey to China and his account of Mongol language, Mongolian crops and the people．

D． His journey to and from China and his account of the Mongolian empire, its people and ther customs, and its geography．

4． In this article, “rode overland”means“________”．

[　　]

A． went to a place named ‘Overland’on horseback

B． made a long journey across land on horseback

C． made a long journey without a rest

D． travelled to a place across a piece of land

5． Which of the following routes is correct according to the article?

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A. Slow Down Your Life
B. Escape Now and Then
C. Separate Your Actions
D. Allow Yourself to Be Weak
E. Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying “No”
F. Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect
How to Simplify Your Life
Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, relax instead of stressing, slow down instead of speeding up. Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way. You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification.
【小题1】__________
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep grabbing one and then the other, it will take forever, because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off. But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back and get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, then you can be sure of success.
【小题2】________
The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do, then it's not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to be forgot. The solution is equally simple: refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life.
【小题3】________
“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work. People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with -- until one day they break.
Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can cope with. These signals can come from various areas of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency decreases.
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say quite openly, “I can't manage that.”
【小题4】__________
“If only I were slimmer, more beautiful, richer, cleverer, then I would be happier.” This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill, depressed, and unhappy. Life has its flaws, defects, corners, and edges. Only those who accept this reality can lead a really full life.
Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous: driving a car; crossing the road. But life doesn’t consist entirely of these things. In/Among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes.
【小题5】_________
Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work. Find out which places improve your creativity. For me it’s the train. When I know that I’m going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door, I find my mind is free and I can read or write complex articles. There can be problems working on the train, of course: if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away, or if train trips make you tired (some people fall asleep after a few miles).