閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   1,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   2his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天賦).You will never be a pianist.”   3a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   4.He decided that he didn’t want to be a   5any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   6,his father didn’t push,but waited.

Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    7some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   8that he could show others that he had talent   9.That day he told his father   10he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   11that point on,everything turned around.

He started   12competitions(比賽).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   13that Lang Lang had won,he was too   14to hold back his tears.Soon   15was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   16.In 1997 Lang Lang   17again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   18performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   19in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(發(fā)現(xiàn)) him,and lets him   20.

1.A.exercise            B.fortune               C.knowledge         D.wealth

2.A.whether         B.why               C.when              D.that

3.A.Like            B.With              C.To                    D.As

4.A.hurt                B.weakened          C.ruined                D.frightened

5.A.singer          B.pianist               C.conductor         D.player

6.A.Hopefully       B.Patiently         C.Wisely                D.Painfully

7.A.play                B.sing              C.write             D.study

8.A.seemed          B.admitted          C.noticed               D.realized

9.A.in all          B.above all         C.after all             D.at all

10.A.that               B.what              C.which             D.when

11.A.From           B.At                    C.Since             D.After

12.A.receiving          B.accepting         C.winning           D.beating

13.A.told               B.mentioned         C.announced         D.recognized

14.A.excited            B.encouraged            C.shocked           D.satisfied

15.A.this               B.it                    C.that              D.what

16.A.concerts           B.tours             C.competitions      D.stages

17.A.started            B.left              C.moved             D.performed

18.A.successful     B.cheerful          C.respectful            D.meaningful

19.A.pulling            B.breaking          C.falling               D.pouring

20.A.brighten           B.shine             C.admire                D.develop

 

My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister's bureau(衣櫥) and picked out a wonderful skirt. "Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion.” Well, I guess this is the occasion.

He took the skirt from me and put it on the bed.His hands touched the soft material for a moment, then he shut the drawer and turned to me, "Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you're alive is a special occasion."

I'm still thinking about his words, and they've changed my attitude to life. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to enjoy,not suffer.I'm tryingto recognize these moment now and treasure them.

"Someday" and "one of these days" are being lost from my vocabulary.If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I' m not sure whatmy sister would have done if she had known she wouldn't have tomorrow .

I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend her fences for past things. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food.

If I knew that my hours were limited ,those little things left undone would make meangry. Angry because I put off seeing good friends whom I was going to get in touchwith someday.Angry and sorry because I didn't tell my husband and daughter often enough how much I truly love them.

I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter to our lives. And every morning when  I open my eyes, I tell myself that everyday, every minute, every breath truly, is... a gift from God.

56．The best title for the passage would be______.

       A．Everyday is A Gift                    B．My Poor Sister

       C．Value Friendship Every Day           D．Everyday is An Important Occasion

57．Jan bought the wonderful skirt but didn't wear it because______.

       A．she wanted to wear it on special occassions

       B．she kept it as a special gift for someone else

       C．she saved it untill she grew older

       D．she waned to keep it as a sweet memory

58．Which of the following is not the wirter’s attitude to life?

       A．spending more time staying with family

       B．a(chǎn)ttending social activities as often as possible

       C．enjoying life and valuing every day

       D．trying to get along well with friends

59．Which of the following can best explain the expression underlined “mend her fences for past things” in Paragraph 5?

       A．try to be friendly again with someone

       B．break her word

       C．give up her point of view

       D．keep her promise

60．The passage is intended chiefly to ______.

       A．warn people to treasure every day and find the meaning of life

       B．encourage people to be hard on themselves for a bright  life

       C．tell people how to get rid of being angry and sorry in life

       D．persuade people to care for themselves more than others

My father was 44 and knew he wasn’t going to make it to 45. He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life.

Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart. Only part always times out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time-killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great.” He didn’t know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when I’ve felt proud of myself, I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask. “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going?”

A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I made any progress. Lately, though , I’ve come to believe he’d want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in, somebody else. It’s time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids don’t hold back because they’re afraid to fail. They’re only afraid of failing us. They don’t worry about being disappointed. Their fear－as mine was until my father’s letter－is of being a disappointment.

Give your children permission to succeed. They’re writing for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But trust me. That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts; “Don’t worry; you’ll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back.

We learn from the text that the author _________      

A. lost his father when he was young

B. Worked hard before he read his father's letter

C. Asked his father's permission to believe in himself

D. Knew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do

What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph? 

A. Children need their parents’ letters.    

B. Children are afraid to be disappointed.

C. His children’s fear of failure held them back.

D. His father’s letter removed his fear of failing his parents.

Which of the following is true of the author? 

A. He got no access to success.         B. He wrote back to his father at 12.

C. He was sure his parents loved him.    D. He once asked his father about the letter.

The main purpose of the text is to _______.

A. describe children’s thinking             B. answer some questions children have

C. stress the importance of communication   D. advise parents to encourage their children

It’s a nightmare for Huazhong University of Science and Technology （HUST）: within a week，two students committed suicide by jumping off dorm buildings．對(duì)于整個(gè)華中科技大學(xué)來(lái)說(shuō)，這簡(jiǎn)直就是場(chǎng)噩夢(mèng)：一周之內(nèi)，兩名學(xué)生在宿舍跳樓自殺。

Officials from the university are reluctant to give interviews．校方官員們不愿接受采訪(fǎng)。

“We had a hard time calming down students who were shocked at the suicides,” said Zhang Jingyuan，one official of HUST．

“Media coverage may arouse some students’ negative emotions again．Suicide can be contagious,” Zhang said．他說(shuō)，“媒體的報(bào)道將會(huì)再次引發(fā)學(xué)生的消極情緒，自殺是會(huì)傳染的�！�

The university reacted promptly to the first suicide on October 23．對(duì)于今年10月23號(hào)發(fā)生的第一起自殺事件，華中科技大學(xué)迅速做出應(yīng)急措施。

Advisors and class leaders conducted dorm-to-dorm checks to find students suffering depression．Then psychologists offered one-on-one counseling to them．輔導(dǎo)員和班長(zhǎng)們走訪(fǎng)了每個(gè)宿舍，找出遭遇抑郁的學(xué)生。然后，心理咨詢(xún)師會(huì)為這些學(xué)生提供一對(duì)一的心理咨詢(xún)。

Notice boards publicizing tips for identifying peers’ mental problems and offering help were set up in front of dorm buildings．Leaflets carrying similar information were handed out to each dorm．宿舍樓前豎起一些布告欄，為同學(xué)們普及關(guān)于如何發(fā)現(xiàn)身邊人遭遇心理問(wèn)題并提供幫助的小貼士。印有類(lèi)似內(nèi)容的小冊(cè)子也被分發(fā)給每個(gè)寢室。

However，the second suicide came seven days later．然而，七天后，第二起自殺事件發(fā)生了。

Both students were described as men of few words．Their schoolmates didn’t see anything to indicate suicide．據(jù)周?chē)�人描述，這兩名學(xué)生都很少言寡語(yǔ)。他們的同學(xué)都沒(méi)有覺(jué)察到任何自殺前的征兆。

Zhang revealed that the two students had been bothered by mental disorders．But the school didn’t know this until the students’ close friends outside school and their parents unveiled the truth after the suicides．章勁元透露，這兩名學(xué)生曾經(jīng)飽受心理疾病的困擾。但是學(xué)校對(duì)此并不知情，他們校外的好友和家長(zhǎng)也是在自殺事件發(fā)生后才說(shuō)出實(shí)情。

According to Zhang，there are only three full-time counselors working in the university’s counseling center for its 60,000 students．He complained: “It’s unrealistic to rely only on counselors to detect students’ mental problems．”據(jù)章勁元說(shuō)，全校共有六萬(wàn)名學(xué)生，但學(xué)校的心理咨詢(xún)中心只有三位全職心理咨詢(xún)師。他抱怨說(shuō)：“僅僅依靠心理咨詢(xún)師來(lái)察覺(jué)學(xué)生的心理問(wèn)題，這是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的�！�

Effective prevention comes from long-term education for life instead of temporary intervention to meet an emergency，said Hu Yi’an．Hu delivers a course of lectures on life and death at Guangzhou University．He worries that universities have paid little attention to education for life．有效的預(yù)防來(lái)自于長(zhǎng)期的生命教育，而并非遭遇緊急狀況時(shí)的臨時(shí)干預(yù)，胡毅安（音譯）說(shuō)。他在廣州大學(xué)教授以生命和死亡為主題的課程。他為各大高校給予生命教育的關(guān)注少之又少而擔(dān)憂(yōu)。

“Education for life helps students respect and love life so they won’t resort to ending their lives when they have difficulties,” said Hu．“生命教育可以幫助學(xué)生尊重、熱愛(ài)生命，這樣一來(lái)，當(dāng)他們遇到困難的時(shí)候就不會(huì)選擇結(jié)束生命了,” 胡毅安說(shuō)。

According to Hu，the principles can be incorporated into everyday teaching．胡毅安還表示，這些觀念可以融入到日常教學(xué)中去。

Hu is also concerned that some universities are conveying discriminatory message that will hold back students from seeking help．胡老師也很擔(dān)心一些大學(xué)傳遞出帶有歧視性的信息會(huì)使得學(xué)生們不愿去尋求幫助。

When HUST conducted the dorm-to-dorm examination，students with poor academic performance were paid special attention．In March，Peking University also released a controversial policy，which required teachers to have a chat with students “with biased thinking”．當(dāng)華中科技大學(xué)校方挨個(gè)宿舍進(jìn)行走訪(fǎng)時(shí)，學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)較差的學(xué)生也被給予了特別關(guān)照。三月份，北京大學(xué)也推行了一項(xiàng)備受爭(zhēng)議的政策，該新規(guī)要求教師們要找那些學(xué)生中的“激進(jìn)分子”談話(huà)。

However，Hu suggested that students step out of their comfort zone to seek real-life communication．

1.The underlined word “reluctant” in paragraph 2 probably means “       ”．

A．willing

B．unhappy

C．refused

D．decided

2.Which measure the university took to the first suicide is incorrect?

A．Conducting checks to find out the students’ depression．

B．Offering counseling to the students．

C．Setting up notice boards publicizing tips for identifying peers’ mental problems and offering help．

D．Handing out leaflets to each student．

3.Which of the following is right according to the text?

A．Officials of HUST were willing to give the details about the suicide．

B．HUST didn’t respond to the first suicide．

C．What the university about the suicide was a success．

D．Their close friends and parents did know the students had mental disorder．

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Two students of HUST committed suicide．

B．What can we do to prevent the student’s suicide?

C．The reasons why the students committed suicide．

D．The dangers in the universities in China．

 

There was a rich man who wanted to choose a husband for his only child from a great number of pursuers. The man 31)_______ all the pursuers to a river and pointed to the crocodiles there, saying, “Anyone who can swim across the river safely will marry my 32)_______.” The pursuers looked at each other and no one 33)_______ take action. At that moment, a man plunged into the river and swam 34)_______ surprising speed to the other side. All the people there 35)_______ him with a great sense of admiration for his courage. 36)_______, the man, after landing on the bank, shouted 37)_______, “who pushed me into the river just now?”

Maybe the man, 38)_______ thinking about the whole 39)_______ and the happy consequences of his act, will eventually be 40)_______ to the one who pushed him into the river. In life it is fairly 41)_______ for disadvantages to turn into advantages and misfortunes into fortunes! But many of us are 42)_______ to realize the true 43)_______ of our “rivals” to success. Generally speaking, many people would see the one who “pushes him into the river” as an opponent. However, the one who “pushes him into the river” gives you a feeling of urgency and stimulates your ambition and 44)_______ to strive for success! You try your best to 45)_______ your difficulties and progress to the next stage in life!

If a man does not have rivals, he 46)_______ be satisfied with the present and will not strive to improve his 47)_______. He would 48)_______ in the face of difficulties and sink into laziness. Therefore, you rivals are not your opponents. Instead, they are good 49)_______! In our lives, we need some rivals to “pushes him into the river,” leading us to strive ahead in difficulties and competitions. Thank to our rivals, we can show our 50)_______ to its best. Thanks to our rivals, we are able to make continuous progress while competing with them!

31. A. walked                   B. led                        C. drove                   D. brought

32. A. daughter                 B. son                       C. brother                 D. sister

33. A. could                     B. would                   C. dared                    D. must

34. A. in                           B. at                         C. for                       D. with

35. A. welcome                B. observed               C. applauded             D. approved

36. A. But                        B. However               C. Meanwhile            D. Furthermore

37. A. angrily                    B. desperately            C. happily                 D. surprisingly

38. A. while                      B. before                   C. unless                   D. after

39. A. result                     B. program                C. process                D. accident

40. A. grateful                  B. satisfied                C. devoted                D. close

41. A. general                   B. ordinary                C. usual                    D. common

42. A. unable                    B. able                      C. willing                  D. unwilling

43. A. meaning                 B. significance           C. tendency               D. answer

44. A. demand                  B. deed                     C. desire                   D. defense

45. A. ignore                    B. overcome              C. overlook               D. meet

46. A. is bound to             B. is meant to            C. is intended to        D. is fit to

47. A. contribution            B. occasion               C. ambition               D. situation

48. A. hold out                  B. hold back              C. hold on                 D. hold off

49. A. rivals                      B. enemies                C. friends                  D. relatives

50. A. potential                 B. preference          C. character         D. knowledge