A good student is always equated to one who gets good grades. But is that all that a good student is? What is a   1 good student? Is he someone who is the teacher's pet? Someone who tops every test? Someone who has the smarts? A good student is all this and more, because, you see, it’s not just about books and repetitive  2 .

Being a good student takes much more than that. There are certain  3 that make him a good student. That is  4 what we shall be looking into – the qualities of a good student. There will help you  5 what a good student is and what are the qualities that one needs in order to become one.

A good student has great   6 skills. He has the ability to plan and organize not only his actions but his  7 as well, for being well organized allows a person to be prepared for all the situations that are to   8 . That could not have been   9 if he had taken up the studies at the last minute.

Knowledge is a key  10 that defines（定义） a student. Possessing knowledge that is not only limited to books but also   11 things about current affairs and other things allows him to draw from all that he possesses and use it in his studies.

There is nothing that comes without hard work and that is exactly what a good student has to possess. A   12 student is not someone who will turn away from work, or try to find   13 s to get the work done  14 or for the sake of finishing it. He is instead someone who will do his work sincerely and put in all his efforts without compromising on quality.

1.                A．Specially        B．nearly          C．mainly    D．really

2.                A．Performing      B．learning        C．Counting  D．guessing

3.                A．Choices        B．Activities        C．Qualities  D．viewpoints

4.                A．simply          B．merely         C．completely    D．exactly

5.                A．Understand     B．predict         C．assume   D．settle

6.                A．Physical        B．Organizational    C．mental   D．traditional

7.                A．Thoughts       B．performances    C．conducts  D．directions

8.                A．share          B．manage         C．follow    D．find

9.                A．Valuable        B．worthy         C．vital D．possible

10.               A．view           B．role           C．aspect D．effect

11.               A．Includes        B．concludes       C．affects    D．matches

12.               A．good-looking    B．hard-working    C．cool-headed    D．warm-hearted

13.               A．Places         B．roads          C．tools  D．ways

14.               A．fast            B．carefully        C．well  D．badly

15.               A．roughly        B．eventually      C．sincerely  D．carelessly

You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another 1  At the start they only fight with their hands, but soon they begin 2 one another over the heads with chairs. It goes on until one of the men crashes （猛撞） through a window, and 3  thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!

    Of course, he isn’t really 4 .With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why? 5 the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for 6 . These men are 7  “stuntmen” （特技演员）. That is to 8 , they perform “tricks”.

There are two sides to their work. They 9  do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall 10  a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground 11  on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress （垫子）. 12 , when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the “glass” is made of  13  .

Although their work depends on tricks of this kind, it calls for a 14  degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s success depends on exact 15  . For example, when he is “blown up” in a battle screen, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.

    Naturally stuntmen are 16 paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously hurt, and sometimes 17  A Norwegian stuntmen, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff （悬崖） a thousand feet high. His parachute （降落伞）  18  to open, and he was killed.

In spite of （不管） all the risks, this is 19  a profession for “men only”. Men no longer dress up 20 women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. Nowadays there are “stunt girls” too!

1. A．hardly                 B．slowly               C．hard                           D．lightly

2. A．hitting                  B．delivering            C．shouting                 D．firing

3. A．falls                  B．stands             C．sleeps                   D．sits

4. A．hurt                  B．weak            C．angry                   D．dead

5. A．For                  B．Because             C．Since                   D．Unless

6. A．work                B．fun                C．a living                    D interest

7. A．called                 B．chosen              C．considered                 D．made

8. A．speak                 B．say                C．talk                     D．tell

9. A．carefully              B．sadly                C．actually                 D．suddenly

10. A．out from             B．out                 C．outside                    D．from

11. A．but                 B．while               C．or                       D．and

12. A．Therefore             B．Again               C．Yet                      D．Still

13. A．wood               B．paper               C．sticks                          D．sugar

14. A．low                 B．usual                C．high                        D．common

15. A．skill                 B．training               C．timing                    D．practicing

16. A．high                B．well                C．fairly                   D．poorly

17. A．killed                 B．broken            C．wounded                 D．hurt

18. A．ought               B．had                 C．failed                   D．used

19. A．always               B．no longer           C．even                       D．only

20. A．by                  B．with               C．as                          D．through

Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person.

One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.

Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.

How did Mrs. Janes sing?

A. She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard.

B. She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.

C. She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well.

D. She sang terribly, she was no singer at all.

Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?

A. Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air.

B. Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.

C. Because she lived in a small house far away.

D. Because she was afraid to practise the high tones.

Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?

A. Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.

B. Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.

C. Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.

D. Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.

Where did the noise come from?

A. From the small house.      B. From Mrs. Janes’ voice.

C. From the types.  D. From the engine.

Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person.

One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.

Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.

How did Mrs. Janes sing?

A. She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard.

B. She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.

C. She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well.

D. She sang terribly, she was no singer at all.

Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?

A. Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air.

B. Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.

C. Because she lived in a small house far away.

D. Because she was afraid to practise the high tones.

Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?

A. Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.

B. Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.

C. Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.

D. Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.

Where did the noise come from?

A. From the small house.      B. From Mrs. Janes’ voice.

C. From the types.  D. From the engine.

Mrs. Janes gave music lessons at a school. She had a good voice and enjoyed singing, except that some of her high tones sound like a gate that had forgotten to oil. Mrs. Janes knew her weakness well, and took every chance she could find to practise these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without disturbing the rest of the family, she usually went for long walks along the country roads whenever she had time and practised her high notes there. Whenever she heard a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and waited until she could no longer be heard before she started practicing again, because she was a shy person.
One afternoon, a fast, opened car came up behind her so silently and so fast that she didn’t hear it until it was only a few yards from her. She was singing some of her highest and most difficult tones at that time and as the car passed; she saw an anxious expression came over the driver’s face. He stopped his car suddenly, jumped out and began to examine all his tyres carefully.
Mrs. Janes didn’t dare to tell him what the noise he had heard really was, so he got back into the car and drove off.

1. 1.

   How did Mrs. Janes sing?

   1. A.
      She sang well, but she didn’t practise singing hard.
   2. B.
      She enjoyed singing, but she had a terrible voice.
   3. C.
      She was a good singer, but she could not sing the high tones well.
   4. D.
      She sang terribly, she was no singer at all.
2. 2.

   Why did she go for long walks along the country roads?

   1. A.
      Because she enjoyed the country’s fresh air.
   2. B.
      Because she was afraid to disturb the rest of the family.
   3. C.
      Because she lived in a small house far away.
   4. D.
      Because she was afraid to practise the high tones.
3. 3.

   Why did the driver stop his car suddenly and jump out of it?

   1. A.
      Because he supposed something must have gone wrong with his car.
   2. B.
      Because he was moved by the pretty voice of Mrs. Janes.
   3. C.
      Because he wondered what had happened to Mrs. Janes.
   4. D.
      Because he frightened by the terrible voice of Mrs. Janes.
4. 4.

   Where did the noise come from?

   1. A.
      From the small house.
   2. B.
      From Mrs. Janes’ voice.
   3. C.
      From the types.
   4. D.
      From the engine.