That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring    at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was    learning my lines. I was having trouble    my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously    giving up both acting and San Francisco.    had become too much for me.

As I walked down    streets under tall buildings, I felt very    and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned   , half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty.    I saw was a shining streetlight.   , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run fast. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.

  I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to    I’d heard the noise.    I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about    the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice    from the inside. “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an     look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked,    a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I    get much sleep that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I    had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place    people were willing to help each other.

1.A. exercise            B. work             C. practice                          D. training

2.A. still                     B. already                  C. yet                                   D. only

3.A. to deal with      B. to handle with     C. handling with                D. dealing with

4.A. of                        B. about                     C. over                                D. out

5.A. City life              B. Country life          C. School life            D. Modern life

6.A. busy                            B. crowded               C. noisy                      D. empty 

7.A. proud                B. confident              C. small                      D. excited

8.A. fast                              B. immediately         C. rapidly                            D. quickly

9.A. All which                    B. All                          C. That                                 D. Which

10.A. Therefore                B. Still                         C. Consequently                D. Subsequently

11.A. Suddenly                  B. Gradually     C. Absolutely            D. Exactly

12.A. which              B. that                        C. where                             D. what

13.A. Even if             B. Although               C. As if                       D. As though

14.A. to give in                  B. giving in                C. to give up             D. giving up

15.A. called              B. calling                    C. was called             D. to call

16.A. amusing                    B. amazing      C. amazed                           D. amused

17.A. to hold up                B. holding up  C. to hold on                     D. holding on

18.A. couldn’t                    B. wouldn’t               C. didn’t                              D. shouldn’t

19.A. still                            B. already                  C. also                                 D. certainly

20.A. as far as                    B. as well as     C. as soon as             D. as long as

 

One day, I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physical problem ，while the student claimed a perfect score. I was elected as their arbiter( 仲裁人).I read the examination problem： “Show how it is possible to determine the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer(氣壓計).” The student had answered： “Take the barometer to the top of the building，attach a long rope to it，lower it to the street，and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of it is the height of the building. ”

The student had really answered the question completely ，but the answer didn’t confirm his competence in physics. I suggested the student try again. I gave him six minutes to answer the question, warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. Five minutes later, he said he had many answers and clashed off one, which read： “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, use the physical formula (公式）to calculate the height of the building. ”

At this point, my colleague had to accept it, and then the student made almost full marks. I couldn’t help asking the student what the other answers were. He listed many others ，and then added₅ “Probably the best is to take the barometer to the. administrator and said to him，' Sir, here is a fine barometer. If you tell me the height of the building, I will give it to you.，”

Then, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did ，but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.

The name of the student was Bohr who later was famous all over ,the world. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.

1.The student got a zero at the beginning because_______.

A．the teacher wasn’t satisfied with him

B．his answer wasn't complete or correct

C．the teacher clicln⁵t fully understand his answer

D．his answer didn’t show his knowledge of physics

2.We know from the passage that______

A．the student knew the expected answer

B．the administrator told Bohr the height

C．the author preferred Bohr s last answer

D．the teacher was a very stubborn person

3.We can learn from the passage that______.

A．instructors can teach students how to think

B．a(chǎn)rbiters can help students to get high scores

C．students should be given more freedom in thinking

D．teachers should make students use physical formulas

4.What was Bohr’s attitude toward his schooling?

A．Optimistic.         B．Critical.           C．Approving.        D．Ambiguous.

 

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Bai Bingju was dressed up in front of a small mirror to prepare for the next play. In 15 minutes, she would        on the stage (舞臺) for her favorite role. Now she was well ready for the performance. She was        that her team could be a        competitor at the 6th Animation (動漫) Festival of Yunnan.

Bai’s team        more than a thousand times before arriving at Kunming. “We as well as other competitors will face bitter competition,” says Bai, who once won a third        in the competition. “But the point of costume play is not all about winning but having fun.”

About two years ago, Bai first        something called costume play (古裝表演) and the curiosity (好奇心)        her to see how the competitors got the colorful costumes and played their favorite        in some well-known plays. In her childhood, Bai was        in painting and dancing, which helped her new hobby.

Bai’s story was about        social conception (觀念) has changed on costume play. It has become so        in many cities that more than 3,000 players from all over the country competed        the championship (冠軍). The young people can        more time on their own interest with enough money from their parents.

The interesting costumes showed the exciting side,        there were difficulties behind it that others couldn’t feel.

Bai’s mother Li Yao says she could        accept the new fashion of dressing in the beginning. “It was really        to my husband and me.” Li says. “But        we let her try it because we didn’t want her to be too       .”

At Bai’s school, costume play was once not        for students because it was regarded as a huge distraction (分散精力) from classes and tests, which are the first for most Chinese parents and students. Therefore, Bai and her        must practice during the weekend. “If you are interested in something, you must spend your spare time,” she says.

1.A. stay             B. appear                    C. share                   D. introduce

2.A. worried         B. afraid           C. confident                D. proud

3.A. strong           B. polite                                C. suitable                 D. weak

4.A. organized       B. changed                 C. suffered                D. practiced

5.A. prize            B. time                     C. turn                     D. gift

6.A. came over      B. heard of                  C. picked up                D. tried on

7.A. gave             B. helped                  C. drove                    D. found

8.A. toys                    B. sports                   C. songs                   D. roles

9.A. trained          B. examined                C. noticed                  D. caught

10.A. what                   B. when                    C. how                     D. why

11.A. clear          B. popular                  C. noisy                     D. different        

12.A. for                           B. against          C. at                               D. in

13.A. waste        B. cost                      C. take                     D. spend

14.A. but            B. and                      C. or                D. so

15.A. often          B. ever                    C. never                   D. always

16.A. expensive    B. strange                  C. wonderful               D. fearful

17.A. really          B. finally                    C. naturally                  D. happily

18.A. excited        B. surprised               C. frightened               D. disappointed

19.A. allowed        B. taught                   C. discussed                D. suggested

20.A. parents      B. coaches                 C. teammates              D. friends

 

I give two examples as to why intelligent life may not actually exist, though I admit that for me, or even for a physicist who devoted his or her entire life to researching and studying the universe, it's shocking to claim that completely no life exists elsewhere.

Keeping that in mind, I'd just like to consider conditions elsewhere in the known universe. You really only need to look at our own solar system or the Earth at certain periods in its own history to appreciate that most places are much worse and much less suitable for life than our mild, watery globe.

So far, space scientists have discovered about seventy planets outside the solar. But it appears that if you wish to have a planet suitable for life, you just have to be very lucky, and the more advanced the life is, the luckier you'll have to be. I'm by no means a space observer, but I can recognize some particularly fortunate breaks we've had on the Earth. For example:

We are, to a degree, at the right distance from the perfect type of star, the one that is big enough to radiate a huge amount of energy, but not so big as to bum itself out quickly. Had our sun been ten times as huge, it would have burnt out completely after only ten million years, instead of ten billion and surely we would not exist. Too near, everything on the Earth would have boiled and withered away; any further, everything would have frozen over.

The universe is a surprising place, and our existence within it is a wonder. If a long and unimaginably complex sequence of events dating back 4.6 billion years or so hadn't happened in a particular manner at a particular time --if, to take just one example, the dinosaurs hadn't been wiped out by a meteor(流星)--we might still be a few centimeters long, with whisker(胡須) and a tail, and you'll be reading this in a cave somewhere.

1.What's the best title for this passage?

A. No Life Exists out of the Earth

B. Seventy Planets Discovered

C. A Place Full of Wonders

D. Perfect Conditions for Life

2.What makes the Earth more suitable for life than other planets in the solar system?

A. The Earth is the only planet that can receive energy from the sun.

B. The sun is at the right distance from us and in proper size.

C. The distance between the planets was neither too long nor too near.

D. The dinosaurs were no longer a threat to the Earth.

3.What does the underlined phrase "withered away" in the 4th paragraph mean?

A. Exploded.    B. Expanded.  C. Floated away.       D. Dried and died.

4.Where does the text probably come from?

A. A history book.     B. A magazine.  C. A science fiction.          D. A famous novel.

 

Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn，New York in 1917.Her mother was away for much of her　36　.So her grandmother helped raise her.

At the age of sixteen，Lena　37　work as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City.After　38　 voice lessons，she soon began performing there as a singer too.At the age of nineteen，Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 　39　Louis Jones，who was an actor.　40　，their life together did not last long.But they had two　41　，Gail and Edwin.

In 1940，Lena Horne became the first African American to travel and　42　with an all white jazz band.She　43　made records and performed at New York City’s Café Society jazz club.This was the first nightclub in the United States　44　racial barriers (隔閡).Many jazz clubs during this period had　45　 performers，but few allowed them to watch the　46　as part of the audience.

Lena Horne became very　47　.After performing at a club in Hollywood，California，she　48　filmmakers.So with the help of some filmmakers，she soon　49　making movies.Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies　50　she was the kind of black person that white people could accept.But she said this was the　51　kind of acceptance.It was because of the way she　52　，not because of how good she was or how hard she worked.

However，through her hard work，she helped　53　racial barriers.During her sixty year career as a performer，Lena Horne earned people’s　54　and respect.She used her fame to　55　social injustices(不公正)toward African?Americans.

1.                A．dream         B．performance     C．life  D．childhood

 

2.                A．disliked         B．found          C．lost  D．wanted

 

3.                A．taking          B．giving          C．making   D．designing

 

4.                A．saw            B．changed        C．surprised D．married

 

5.                A．Excitingly       B．Amazingly       C．Unfortunately  D．Happily

 

6.                A．relatives        B．children        C．friends   D．parents

 

7.                A．stay           B．play            C．perform  D．communicate

 

8.                A．a(chǎn)lways         B．hardly          C．never    D．a(chǎn)lso

 

9.                A．for            B．with           C．without   D．on

 

10.               A．black          B．yellow         C．brown D．white

 

11.               A．shows          B．dances         C．a(chǎn)ctivities   D．people

 

12.               A．popular        B．hard-working    C．happy D．interesting

 

13.                                A．took care of B．looked down upon

C．got away from                     D．caught the attention of

 

14.               A．stopped        B．preferred       C．began D．enjoyed

 

15.               A．because        B．so             C．though    D．if

 

16.               A．fastest         B．worst          C．best  D．biggest

 

17.               A．served         B．sang           C．looked    D．a(chǎn)cted

 

18.               A．break          B．protect         C．exchange  D．show

 

19.               A．hate           B．service         C．pity  D．love

 

20.               A．hide           B．fight           C．make D．experience