A responsible teacher must see to ______ that every one of his students develops his full potential.
A. all B. them C. / D. it
If there is any change about the time of the meeting, please inform us .
A. at present B. in the meanwhile C. at times D. in advance
It was early in the afternoon of May 10, 1996. I hadn’t slept in 57 hours. The only food I had been able to force down over the proceeding three days was a bowel of soup. Weeks of violent coughing had made ordinary breathing a bitter process. At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere（气体对流）, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child. Under the circumstances, I was incapable of feeling much of anything except cold and tired.
I’d arrived on the summit a few minutes after Anatoli Boukreev, a Russian climbing guide working for an American commercial expedition, and just ahead of Andy Harris, a guide on the New Zealand-based team to which I belonged. Although I just met Boukreev, I had come to know and like Harris well during the proceeding six weeks. I snapped four quick photos of Harris and Boukreev striking summit poses, then turned and headed down. My watch read 1:17 p.m. I’d spent less than five minutes on the roof of the world.
A moment later, I paused to take another photo, this one looking down the Southeast Eidge, the route we had chosen to go up. Training my lens（镜头）on a pair of climbers approaching the summit, I noticed something that until that moment had escaped my attention. To the south, where the sky had been perfectly clear just an hour earlier, a blanket of clouds now hid the peaks surrounding Everest. Later, after six bodies had been located, after a search for two others had been abandoned, after surgeons had removed the rotten right hand of my teammate Beck Weathers, people would ask why, if the weather had begun to worsen, had climbers on the upper mountain not observed the signs? Why did experienced Himalayan guides keep moving upward, leading a gang of relatively inexperienced amateurs — each of whom had paid as much as $65,000 to be taken safely up Everest — into an apparent death trap?
Nobody can speak for the leaders of the two guided groups involved, because both men are dead. But I can assure that nothing I saw early on the afternoon of May 10th suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down. To my oxygen-exhausted mind, the clouds drifting up the grand valley of ice known as the Western Cwm（西库姆冰斗） looked so friendly and innocent in the brilliant midday sun, not different from the harmless puffs（喷烟）that rose from the valley almost every afternoon.
As I began my descent I was extremely anxious, but my concern had little to do with the weather: a check of the meter on my oxygen tank had revealed that it was almost empty. I needed to get down, fast.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)
78. Where were the three climbers mentioned in the second paragraph from?
______________________________________________________________________
79. Besides the change of the weather, what else led to the expedition team’s falling into a death trap?
_______________________________________________________________________
80. The underlined phrase “the harmless puffs” in paragraph 4 refers to ______________
_______________________________________________________________________.
81. The author spent less than five minutes on the roof of the world and climbed down fast
because _______________________________________________________________.
People say going to college will change your life and that everyone should have the chance to challenge themselves with a college experience. But my parents never had that opportunity. __36__
All during high school I wondered if I would go to college and if I would have what my parents never had. I would think about my future, about college and what I wanted to do when I grew up. But then there were thoughts of not going, of believing what others said about college and thinking I had no chance to go.
As I reached the end of junior year, I knew I needed to make a decision. __37__ I felt somewhat sad. One day I was having a conversation with my volleyball coach. We talk all the time, but that day college was the topic. __38__ However, what she told me was encouraging. Thoughts flew through my mind about what I wanted to become and what colleges I might be interested in. She mentioned things I had no idea about, like scholarships and financial aid that can help you pay for college. All this information inspired me to continue. She told me about her college experience and all the fun times she'd had. __39__
This conversation changed me. __40__ If I hadn't talked with her, I wouldn't know where I would be today. I now want to make something of myself. I want to become somebody that I wasn't before. I want to go to college.
A. She made the decision that she should continue her education.
B. She told me not to miss out on it because I would regret it.
C. It made me feel comfortable with myself and helped me believe in myself.
D. She knew my family could not easily afford my college expenses.
E. They didn't have the money or family to help or motivate them.
F. I didn't have money and knew my parents didn't either.
G. Both my parents are very grateful to her for the advice she gave.
Mary：I 61 (tell) that you've just been back from the USA．Will you tell me something about 62 the students there spend their summer vacation?
Jack：OK, In the United States, summer is the season of swimming pools, barbecues, camping and road trips．Road trip vacations are 63 (particular) popular with college students, and 64 like to explore the country on wheels． 65 best part about car trips is that you can stop and explore if you are 66 (interest) in things you see along the way. And you don't have to plan 67 advance．You can just get into a car and drive．
Mary：What about the expense?
Jack： Even with high gas prices, driving with friends is 68 (cheap) than flying．
Mary：But what can one do 69 he or she doesn't have a car?
Jack：Though many college students don't own a car, most have access to one. I once used a 70 (borrow) car traveling from New York to New Orleans．
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As students, all of us will be faced a problem after passed the college entrance examination．Should we choose a good major and a good university first? Here are some different ideas．Some more prefer to choose a major first so they can learn that they are interested in．In this way they can put their hearts into study and got their favorite jobs in the future．Other believe that the environment is important to one’s develop and that graduates from key universities are more likely to find good jobs．
As long as I’m concerned, the best choice is a good university if we can’t obtain all.
Statistics show that for every mile men drivers have as women drivers do.
A. serious accidents as twice many B. twice as many serious accidents
C. twice serious accidents as many D. serious accidents as many twice
Christmas Day was coming. I was just a kid then, and my big sister told me there was no Santa Claus. I fled to my Grandma because she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told me the truth. Grandma was home, and I told her everything. She was ready for me. “No Santa Claus !” She shouted. “Ridiculous! Don’t believe it.” That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad, plain mad.
“Now, put on your coat, and let’s go.”
“Go where, Grandma?” I asked. “Where” turned out to be Kerby’s General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. “Take this money, ” she said, “and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of Kerby’s.
I was only eight years old. I’d often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people competing to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, confused, holding that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy and who to buy it for. I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker, who was a kid with bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me in Mrs Pollock’s grade-two class. Bobby Decker didn’t have a coat. I knew that because he never went out for recess(放假) during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red one, which looked really warm, and he would like that.
“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. “Yes.”
The nice lady smiled at me, put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas.
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That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper.
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Grandma and I waited breathlessly for Bobby Decker’s front door to open and finally it
(NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.
Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.
He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dive in after him.
“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”
Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water .He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.
When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.
Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.
The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning.
“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”
| 21. Why was Duret in New York? |
| A.To meet his girlfriend. B. To work as an engineer. C. To visit the Andersons. D. To spend his holiday. |
| 22. What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came? |
| A. He was interviewed by a newspaper. D. He went to the hospital in the ambulance. |
| 23.Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl? |
| A. A passer-by B. A taxi driver |
| 24. What is probably the headline of this news report? |
| A.A Careless Father B. Brave Frenchman Found |
Jenkins stood at the huge plate glass window looking down at the parking lot．“You have to fire him．”
“Who?”William sighed．
“That Casey．”
Jenkins was the firm’s regional manager，and his visits were monthly inspection on William’s entire team．
“Casey? He’s my best salesman．You know，youth is a blunder(莽撞)，but when he calms down，he is so devoted to his work．Why should I fire him?”
Jenkins craned(伸长)his neck to follow whatever he was watching．“I don’t think he helps to build our company image well．”
“Maybe not，but he’s really a good salesman，a team player，and he inspires everyone in the office and even the whole team here，”William said．“I won’t do it．”Technically，as director of this team，he and Jenkins were equals，but William knew that he had to play this carefully．
“What you call inspiring，I call troublesome．Look!”．
William walked over to see what he was talking about．Down in the parking lot was a strange sight indeed．Casey was dancing circles in the drop-off zone．He had his shirt tied around his waist．shoes and socks off，and smile you could see from the fifth floor．One by one Casey’s co-workers were joining him．Each took off what clothes they could and danced like a feather in the wind．
“Inspiring? It’s crazy．”Jenkins was looking seriously angry，face red．
“We were once young，weren’t we?”William said with a huge smile spreading across his face．“He’s doing the dodo dance．It’s not crazy．It’s SPRING．We all enjoy this time of the day!”He said，pulling down his tie as he headed to the door．
21What kind of person is Casey in William’s opinion?
A．Strict but open—minded． B．Kind and easy—going．
C．Motivational and hardworking． D．Stubborn but considerate．
22.What made Jenkins angry?
A．Casey’s casual behaviours． B．Casey’s ignorance of his work．
C．William’s disrespect． D．The trouble William made．
23.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．Casey will be laid off． B．Jenkins will fire William．
C．The company image will be damaged． D．William will join Casey in the dance．
I was born with epilepsy, a disease of the nervous system that causes a person to fall
unconscious. I first suffered from it at 3.My mother was also born with it, but only ever so often short periods, Elementary and Junior High were not easy for me. I was unable to take part in sports and events like the other students. I was being treated with medicines, as they were trying to find the right ones for me. I was a victim of bullying. and often got off the school bus crying. I had friends and good times, but I was never happy at school. I would rather stay at home and play the piano and read books.
The first two years of High School were the worst. I was bullied by girls and guys who didn't
want to get to know me. I soon felt like there was something wrong with me. I felt alone, and my relationship with God was falling. Junior year, I took part in volleyball and cheerleading, and was Very 8uccessful in the two. I made t}1ree Very close friends, and I soon started acting like myself. Senior year, I was Voted class clown, and I grew so strong and I shared my kindness with all around me, and stood up for what was right.
When l went off to college, I started attending church and my relationship with Cod was close again, like my younger days in Sunday sch001.1 wouldn't go back and change anything. I came to a
conclusion. It was my mom who helped me and stood by my side all those years, and it was God who carried me. I am stronger than ever before, and I will never become discouraged about the bullying. I still have my beautiful family, and nothing else will take away those memories. If these difficulties and efforts bring us closer to God, then bring on the rain.
21.WIly would the author stay at home rather than play with others?
A. Because she had no friends at all to play with．
B. Because she often suffered from epilepsy.
C. Because she was often bullied by others.
D. Because she had no skills in plays.
22.From the passage we can know the author was——when in Elementary and Junior High schools.
A. positive B. brave C .naughty D. depressed
23.Who gave the author greatest help in the author's life?
A. The God B .Her teacher C. Her friends D. Her mother
We have our bad times but on the whole we’re ______ happy.
A. rarely B. merely C. fairly D. chiefly
--- How did you pass the challenging test?
--- It was a long time ________ I found a series of suitable methods.
A. when B. until C. since D. before
New traffic rules that took effect on January l, 2013 are much stricter than in the past．
A. that B. this C. those D. what
“The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral freedom.
A single angry word has lost many friends. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whoever the gods would destroy, they first make them mad.” “Keep cool,” says Webster, “anger is not argument.” “Be calm in arguing,” says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.”
To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “begins with foolishness and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him.
Self-control is man’s last and greatest victory.
If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking too.
28. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Self- control is important for a man.
B. We should learn to be strong.
C. A man who keeps cool won’t lose any game.
D. The great heroes in history knew how to control themselves.
29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. If you are mad, the gods will fail you.
B. If you lose your temper first, gods will fail you first.
C. If you can’t control yourself, you will be crazy.
D. If the gods want to fail you, they will make you mad first.
30. Which of the following is NOT true, according to passage?
A. The first and best of victories for a man is to conquer himself.
B. You will make a small mistake serious if you don’t keep cool.
C. You must measure a man’s strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.
D. Anger begins with foolishness and ends with regret.
31. Which of the following can’t help you avoid anger, according to the passage?
A. Being calm in arguing.
B. Checking your temper or anger by speaking low.
C. Keeping your mouth shut.
D. Trying to make the other angry first.
Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there.
A. that B. when C. how D. where
If I had ever feared death before, it was _______ compared to how I felt as the roller coaster moved faster and faster.
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
Tiny monitoring devices have become an increasingly common way for scientists to study elusive animals that are difficult to track on a day-to-day basis. However, now it seems that smart. Seals have caught on to the trick and are using it to their advantage to catch fish!
To find out if that is true, a team of researchers from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland selected a group often young grey seals that had neither encountered the ocean nor been exposed to any kind of acoustic（声音的）tags. The researchers then placed the seals one at a time, inside a pool that contained 20 foraging boxes, only two of which housed fish — one with tags and the other without.
Each seal was allowed to explore the boxes twenty separate times. In order to ensure that mammal was not depending on its memory, the fish were moved to different boxes each time. At first, there was no difference in the amount of time it took the seals to discover the tagged and untagged fish. However, after they had been in the pool a few times, they started locating the tagged fish much faster.
To confirm that this indeed was the case, there searchers conducted a second experiment using two boxes — one with pieces of fish and the other with just acoustic tags. Sure enough, the seals were all attracted to the one that was sending out signals.
While this experiment involved only seals, the researchers believe that other marine mammals may also be using the information to catch prey. Sadly, predators like sharks that have been tagged by scientists may be negatively affected, as pings they emit could warn their prey of their presence. Besides potentially messing up nature’s food chain, the “dinner bell” effect of the acoustic tags could also mean that the conclusions reached by previous fish studies may not be correct. Now that the secret is out, scientists will have to come up with another way to conduct their studies — one that is not detectable by the crafty marine animals.
8. What does the underlined part “the trick” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Tracking sea animals on a day-to-day basis.
B. Following the sound that fish make.
C. Attaching tiny monitoring devices to sea animals.
D. Looking for ways to catch fish.
9. What is implied about the ten young grey seals?
A. They have acoustic tags attached to them.
B. They were not born in the ocean.
C. They have been trained to recognize acoustic tags.
D. They have better hearing than normal seals.
10. After doing the two experiments the researchers most probably concluded that ________.
A. seals can really make use of the acoustic signals to prey
B. seals can be easily fooled by acoustic tags
C. seals are much cleverer than most of the other sea animals
D. it’s really easy for seals to find their prey
11. The researchers seem to believe that sharks tagged by scientists ________.
A. may benefit from the tags B. may attract seals by mistake
C. may be annoyed by the emitted pings D. may find it hard to find prey
It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I tore open the packet. My eyes were 41 on the word “congratulations”. I don’t remember ever smiling so wide.
Then I looked at my 42 package. The cost of my dream school’s tuition, room and board was around $ 40,000- a(n) 43 sum! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free 44 ? My other choices were good, 45 schools even if they weren’t as famous as my first choice.
In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financial problem, I could go 46 I would be happiest. But as I was always careful with 47 , I wasn’t sure what to do.
One of the schools that 48 me a full ride had an informational 49 one night in the spring. 50 my parents’ financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was smile 51 , eat free food, listen quietly. But I surprised myself.
At dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities on campus （校园）including guest lectures and social gatherings. He also made it 52 clear that free food would be offered at all future events. He continued with explanations of 53 , class sizes, activities, and sporting events on campus. As he spoke, I began to realize that this school, 54 not as good as my first choice, might be the best one for me. It seemed small 55 with many great programs. It seemed challenging but 56 .
As the president 57 his speech, we clapped politely and pushed back our chairs. As I walked out that door, a feeling of comfort 58 me. Looking at the campus that night, I realized that I would be spending the next four years right there.
In all 59 , my university is not as well-known as my “dream”university. However, it turned 60 to be the right choice of schools for me.
41. A. based on B. brought on C. fixed on D. taken on
42. A. healthy B. financial C. costly D. mental
43. A. doubtful B. necessary C. unsatisfactory D. impossible
44. A. package B. tuition C. ticket D. dream
45. A. solid B. local C. grateful D. previous
46. A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. wherever
47. A. education B. love C. money D. distance
48. A. offered B. helped C. attended D. owed
49. A. meeting B. dinner C. lunch D. breakfast
50. A. Showing B. Demanding C. Improving D. Considering
51. A. politely B. widely C. happily D. fantastically
52. A. approximately B. seriously C. perfectly D. interestingly
53. A. employees B. professors C. ambassadors D. workers
54. A. if B. unless C. once D. though
55. A. so B. for C. or D. yet
56. A. worrying B. caring C. exciting D. surprising
57. A. ended B. started C. continued D. delivered
58. A. went over B. washed over C. happened to D. turn to
59. A. reality B. mind C. hope D. honesty
60. A. up B. out C. back D. in
Nothing but some ancient Chinese coins _______ in the sunken ship since they began the exploration.
A. were found B. was found C. have been found D. has been found
