Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 　36　 a lot of attention throughout her political career.

Condoleezza Rice,　37　 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 　38　 citizens in the south. Although slavery was　39　 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 　40　of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 　41　 black people, her parents told her she could become? 42　 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 　43　 for her.

Rice was a gifted student with a 　44　 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 　45　 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was　46　 by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice 　47　 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University,　48　 her career developed quickly. She　49　 on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she 　50　 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 　51　 provost after two years.

In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world,　52　 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 　53　 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 　54　.

She held this position until 2005,when 　55　 Secretary of State.

36.A. directed B. turned C. paid    D. attracted?

37.A. known   B. Considered C. Seen   D. accepted?

38.A. respectful     B. equal  C. different     D. noble?

39.A. finished B. Stopped     C. Prevented   D. ended?

40.A. difference     B. disagreement     C. separation   D. division?

41.A. against  B. to              C. with    D. towards?

42.A. whoever       B. whomever  C. whatever    D. whichever?

43.A. desiring B. waiting      C. preparing   D. longing?

44.A. talent    B. interest       C. hobby D. favourite?

45.A. purpose B. goal    C. intention    D. attention?

46.A. effected B. affected      C. impressed   D. influenced?

47.A. changed B. postponed   C. cancelled    D. exchanged?

48.A. which    B. where C. when  D. that?

49.A. acted     B. waited C. served D. called?

50.A. paid a visit    B. showed concern C. attended     D. returned?

51.A. black     B. white  C. capable      D. efficient?

52.A. turning  B. holding      C. becoming   D. taking?

53.A. praise    B. approval     C. criticism     D. attention?

54.A. politics  B. history       C. culture              D. government?

55.A. elected  B. invited       C. appointed   D. succeeded??

Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have 　36　 a lot of attention throughout her political career.

Condoleezza Rice,　37　 as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as 　38　 citizens in the south. Although slavery was　39　 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the 　40　of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination 　41　 black people, her parents told her she could become? 42　 she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were 　43　 for her.

Rice was a gifted student with a 　44　 for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the 　45　 of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was　46　 by political? scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Rice 　47　 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University,　48　 her career developed quickly. She　49　 on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she 　50　 to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first 　51　 provost after two years.

In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world,　52　 George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international 　53　 in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American 　54　.

She held this position until 2005,when 　55　 Secretary of State.

36.A. directed B. turned C. paid    D. attracted?

37.A. known   B. Considered C. Seen   D. accepted?

38.A. respectful     B. equal  C. different     D. noble?

39.A. finished B. Stopped     C. Prevented   D. ended?

40.A. difference     B. disagreement     C. separation   D. division?

41.A. against  B. to              C. with    D. towards?

42.A. whoever       B. whomever  C. whatever    D. whichever?

43.A. desiring B. waiting      C. preparing   D. longing?

44.A. talent    B. interest       C. hobby D. favourite?

45.A. purpose B. goal    C. intention    D. attention?

46.A. effected B. affected      C. impressed   D. influenced?

47.A. changed B. postponed   C. cancelled    D. exchanged?

48.A. which    B. where C. when  D. that?

49.A. acted     B. waited C. served D. called?

50.A. paid a visit    B. showed concern C. attended     D. returned?

51.A. black     B. white  C. capable      D. efficient?

52.A. turning  B. holding      C. becoming   D. taking?

53.A. praise    B. approval     C. criticism     D. attention?

54.A. politics  B. history       C. culture              D. government?

55.A. elected  B. invited       C. appointed   D. succeeded??

Her sister has become a lawyer，　　　　 she wanted to be.?

A.who　　　　　　　　　 B.that?　　　　　　 C.what　　　　　 D.which

 

　　Sheri Straily never knew how far life's highway could take her 　1　 her dream for her children helped her find out...?

　　Growing up，Sheri 　2　 thought for a moment that she'd 　3　 it to college. Instead，she took a job driving a tractor trailer.　4　 years passed，Sheri fell in love，married and had three children. 　5　 she wanted to be close to home，she 　6　 to a desk job at the trucking company.?

　　But one day after work，while Sheri was 　7　 her kids playing，she began to think， “I want them to achieve so much，but how can I afford to give them the 　8　 they'll need,like college?”?

　　Then it came to her：she was the one who needed 　9　 first.?

“　10　 for it，”her husband encouraged her.So Sheri enrolled at the University of Denver's Women's College，　11　 let her take all of her classes on weekends，so she 　12　 still work.?

　　Though Sheri loved her 　13　,she missed home.Sheri would stay at home on weekends.?

　　　14　 make the two-hour trip to school.“I wish I were home with Steve and the 　15　，”she'd think.But Eric，eight，Ryan，seven，and Kristin，five，　16　 their mom all the way.“?　17　? do your best，”they said.?

　　Sheri did，getting straight A's as she entered a 　18　 in business administration. Now she is attending the University of Denver Law School on a merit scholarship.?

“It hasn't been 　19　，”wrote Sheri，“but it's 　20　 for me and my family.”?

1.A.after　　　　 B.before　　　　　　　　C.until　　　　　　　　 D.once?

2.A.never　　　　　　 B.just　　　　　　　　　　C.ever　　　　　　　　 D.even?

3.A.hit　　　　　　　　 B.make　　　　　　　　 C.admit　　　　　　　　 D.have?

4.A.Since　　　　　　 B.With　　　　　　　　 C.While　　　　　　　　 D.As?

5. A.Because　　　　 B.For　　　　　　　　　　C.Therefore　　　　 D.Thus?

6.A.asked　　　　　　 B.returned　　　　　　 C.switched　　　　　　D.sought?

7.A.finding　　　　　　B.noticing　　　　　　 C.seeing　　　　　　　　D.watching?

8.A.opportunities　　　　　　　　 B.money　　　　　　　　C.jobs　　　　　　　　 D.career?

9.A.school　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.college　　　　　　 C.help　　　　　　　　 D.assistance?

10.A.Go　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Search　　　　　　 C.Get　　　　　　　　　　D.Come?

11.A.that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.where　　　　　　　　C.which　　　　　　　　D.as?

12.A.could　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.must　　　　　　　　 C.should　　　　　　　　D.may?

13.A.teachers　　　　　　　　　　 B.studies　　　　　　 C.classmates　　　　 D.job?

14.A.rather than　　　　　　　　 B.other than　　　　 C.as well as　　　　 D.less than?

15.A.kids　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.relatives　　　　　　 C.husband　　　　　　 D.parents?

16.A.opposed　　　　　　　　　　 B.backed　　　　　　 C.agreed　　　　　　　　D.liked?

17.A.Rarely　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Just　　　　　　　　 C.Still　　　　　　　　　　D.Never?

18.A.degree　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.work　　　　　　　　 C.job　　　　　　　　　　 D.interview?

19.A.difficult　　　　　　　　　　 B.unusual　　　　　　 C.ordinary　　　　　　 D.easy?

20.A.rewarding　　　　　　　　　　B.interesting　　　　 C.moving　　　　　　　　　　 D.demanding??

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意,然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. “Lauren's 　1　concert,” she thought. “I've 　2　this moment for years and years and now it is here 　3 　. How pretty she is! 　4 　beautiful 　5 　she has!“ As she listened to her young daughter 　6 　, she remembered when she was Lauren's 　7 　.

　　8　a young girl, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer, 　9 　. She studied in France, Italy, and in the United States. “You can be a fine singer 　10 　,” her teachers told her, “but you must 　11 　to study hard and work for many years.” There will be 　12 　time for anything 　13 　music in your life.

　Dorothy was eighteen 　14 　that time and she was sure that music was 　15 　she wanted or needed to fill her life.

　For almost a year Dorothy thought of nothing 　16　. Then she met David, a young engineer 　17 　in Europe. They met in Italy where Dorothy was studying with Giovanni Bernini, one of 　18 　voice teachers in the world. Dorothy and David saw 　19 　nearly every day and 　20 　a few months David asked her to be his wife. Dorothy wanted to 　21 　David, but she wanted a career (事业) 　22 　music, too. She didn't know 　23 　to do.

　Finally she told Bernini. He wasn't 　24 　at all. “No,” he said. “If you want to be a concert singer, you must forget about getting married .”“But I can do　25　,” Dorothy argued (反驳). “No, no, no,” Bernini answered. “You can't possibly do both! You must be prepared to sacrifice (奉献) your life for your music. How can you think about anything else just before your first concert!”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．the first	B．second	C．last	D．first	[　　]
2．A．stood for	B．stayed for	C．waited for	D．sang for	[　　]
3．A．at first	B．at all	C．at last	D．at the end	[　　]
4．A．How	B．What	C．What a	D．How a	[　　]
5．A．sound	B．noise	C．voice	D．noises	[　　]
6．A．singing	B．to sing	C．sung	D．to singing	[　　]
7．A．ages	B．age	C．old	D．years old	[　　]
8．A．Like	B．As	C．When	D．While	[　　]
9．A．also	B．either	C．as well	D．too	[　　]
10．A．sometimes	B．some time	C．some days	D．some day	[　　]
11．A．prepared	B．be prepared	C．preparing	D．to prepare	[　　]
12．A．not	B．no	C．not a	D．some	[　　]
13．A．but	B．besides	C．and	D．but that	[　　]
14．A．in	B．at	C．on	D．during	[　　]
15．A．all	B．that	C．which	D．／	[　　]
16．A．other	B．else	C．others	D．something else	[　　]
17．A．traveling	B．travel	C．travelled	D．to travel	[　　]
18．A．the fine	B．the finer	C．the finest	D．most fine	[　　]
19．A．one another	C．them	B．each other	D．each one	[　　]
20．A．in	B．after	C．later	D．before	[　　]
21．A．marry with	B．get married	C．marry	D．marrying to	[　　]
22．A．in	B．with	C．about	D．of	[　　]
23．A．what	B．how	C．when	D．where	[　　]
24．A．sad	B．sorry	C．pleased	D．afraid	[　　]
25．A．both	B．neither	C．all	D．either of them	[　　]