Dear Daughter,

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”．That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever．

There is no single simple answer to any question．Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem．You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that．This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．advisor and proposed a new thesis topic．He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you．”

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you．Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades．If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy．Please don’t be worried．The only thing that matters is that you learned．The only metric you should use is that you tried．Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear．You are too good to be either．

College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time．·the first chance to be independent．·the most flexibility to change．·the lowest risk for making mistakes．

So please treasure your college years．

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(A letter from Kaifu Lee)

1．According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________．

A．you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers．

B．the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn．

C．the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college．

D．education is nothing but what you have remembered．

2．Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________．

A．agree with those who hold the opposite opinions．

B．find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’．

C．think of more ways to solve a problem critically．

D．step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions．

3．Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________．

A．high grades are not important for people．

B．Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life．

C．Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life．

D．Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University．

4．We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________．

A．dependent and curious                         B．tolerant and supportive

C．well-rounded and worried                         D．excellent and hard-working 

According to Andrew, it never would have happened if he had not had a flat tire on Highway 10 last night at about 7:30. He was on his way to attend a three-day sales meeting when he had the flat. tyre. Unfortunately, he did not have a spare, so he pushed the car off the road, locked it up, and managed to thumb a ride back to Pine Grove. It was after eleven o'clock when he finally got home, and it was then that his real problems started.
When Andrew left home at about 5:30, he had told his wife not to expect him back until Thursday or Friday. Knowing that his wife was nervous about staying in the house alone at night, Andrew took the precaution of checking all the windows in the house to be sure they were locked, so that he could report to his wife that the house was secure. He convinced his wife that the house was burglar-proof, and that she would be perfectly safe, providing she bolted （闩上）the front door as soon as he drove away.
Andrew's only thought as he made his way in the dark to his front door was how surprised his wife was going to be to see him, since he was not supposed to be back until Thursday or Friday. He had forgotten about the bolt on the front door. When he turned his key in the lock and the door wouldn't budge, he remembered the bolt. And he remembered that he had carefully locked all of the windows.
Although Andrew didn't know it at the time, a next-door neighbor had seen him approaching the house and had watched him go up the steps to the front door. In the dark, it was impossible for the neighbor to recognize Andrew, and, besides, the neighbor knew that Andrew had gone out-of-town for a three-day meeting. As a matter of fact, Andrew had asked the neighbor to keep an eye on the house while he was gone.
Finding that he couldn't get in, Andrew began pounding（砰砰地敲） on the front door to get his wife to open the door. According to Andrew, however, his wife is a very sound sleeper, and he knew it was going to be hard to wake her up. In the meantime, because of all the noise he had been making, the neighbor was convinced that somebody was trying to break into the house; so she called the police.
When we talked to Andrew at the country jail this morning, he said that he still didn't understand how the police managed to circle the house without his seeing them. He stated that he had decided the only way to get in was to break one of the dining room windows, and that he was about, to hurl his briefcase into the window to break it when two of the officers grabbed him from behind.
Andrew could not make the officers believe that he lived there; so they took him off to jail. Apparently, he did succeed in convincing them that they ought to wake up the woman in the house to check his story. But there was no answer when they knocked at the door. He tried to explain to them that his wife was a very sound sleeper, but they concluded there was nobody in the house.
【小题1】As Andrew had a flat tyre on the way, he          .

According to Andrew, it never would have happened if he had not had a flat tire on Highway 10 last night at about 7:30. He was on his way to attend a three-day sales meeting when he had the flat. tyre. Unfortunately, he did not have a spare, so he pushed the car off the road, locked it up, and managed to thumb a ride back to Pine Grove. It was after eleven o'clock when he finally got home, and it was then that his real problems started.
When Andrew left home at about 5:30, he had told his wife not to expect him back until Thursday or Friday. Knowing that his wife was nervous about staying in the house alone at night, Andrew took the precaution of checking all the windows in the house to be sure they were locked, so that he could report to his wife that the house was secure. He convinced his wife that the house was burglar-proof, and that she would be perfectly safe, providing she bolted （闩上）the front door as soon as he drove away.
Andrew's only thought as he made his way in the dark to his front door was how surprised his wife was going to be to see him, since he was not supposed to be back until Thursday or Friday. He had forgotten about the bolt on the front door. When he turned his key in the lock and the door wouldn't budge, he remembered the bolt. And he remembered that he had carefully locked all of the windows.
Although Andrew didn't know it at the time, a next-door neighbor had seen him approaching the house and had watched him go up the steps to the front door. In the dark, it was impossible for the neighbor to recognize Andrew, and, besides, the neighbor knew that Andrew had gone out-of-town for a three-day meeting. As a matter of fact, Andrew had asked the neighbor to keep an eye on the house while he was gone.
Finding that he couldn't get in, Andrew began pounding（砰砰地敲） on the front door to get his wife to open the door. According to Andrew, however, his wife is a very sound sleeper, and he knew it was going to be hard to wake her up. In the meantime, because of all the noise he had been making, the neighbor was convinced that somebody was trying to break into the house; so she called the police.
When we talked to Andrew at the country jail this morning, he said that he still didn't understand how the police managed to circle the house without his seeing them. He stated that he had decided the only way to get in was to break one of the dining room windows, and that he was about, to hurl his briefcase into the window to break it when two of the officers grabbed him from behind.
Andrew could not make the officers believe that he lived there; so they took him off to jail. Apparently, he did succeed in convincing them that they ought to wake up the woman in the house to check his story. But there was no answer when they knocked at the door. He tried to explain to them that his wife was a very sound sleeper, but they concluded there was nobody in the house.

1. 1.

   As Andrew had a flat tyre on the way, he          .

   1. A.
      had to take another car to attend the meeting
   2. B.
      rode on a bike to attend the meating
   3. C.
      asked for a lift to go back home
   4. D.
      borrowed a car to go back home
2. 2.

   When Andrew was approaching the house        .

   1. A.
      he was sure he would pleasently surprise his wife
   2. B.
      he was deep in thought
   3. C.
      he was sure that his neighbor would help him
   4. D.
      he was worried about how to wake his wife up
3. 3.

   The  underlined word “budge” in Paragraph 3 probably means           .

   1. A.
      move slightly
   2. B.
      lock tightly
   3. C.
      knock lightly
   4. D.
      close tightly
4. 4.

   Why did the police officers take Andrew off to jail?

   1. A.
      It was too late for them to contact Andrew’s wife.
   2. B.
      Andrew did not explain clearly why he broke into the house.
   3. C.
      They thought it unnecessary to check Andrew’s story.
   4. D.
      they concluded that Andrew’s story was a complete invention.

Dear Daughter,

　　As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”．That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever．

There is no single simple answer to any question．Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem．You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that．This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．advisor and proposed a new thesis topic．He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you．”

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you．Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades．If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy．Please don’t be worried．The only thing that matters is that you learned．The only metric you should use is that you tried．Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear．You are too good to be either．

College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time．·the first chance to be independent．·the most flexibility to change．·the lowest risk for making mistakes．

So please treasure your college years．

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(A letter from Kaifu Lee)

1．According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________．

A．you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers．

B．the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn．

C．the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college．

D．education is nothing but what you have remembered．

2．Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________．

A．agree with those who hold the opposite opinions．

B．find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’．

C．think of more ways to solve a problem critically．

D．step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions．

3．Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________．

A．high grades are not important for people．

B．Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life．

C．Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life．

D．Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University．

4．We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________．

A．dependent and curious                     B．tolerant and supportive

C．well-rounded and worried                         D．excellent and hard-working 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment (约会) at 9:30.

The nurse had him take a 　36 in the waiting area, 　37 him it would be at least 40 minutes 　38 someone would be able to see him. I saw him 　39 his watch and decided I would examine his wound, since I was 　40 busy – my 　41 didn’t come at the appointed hour. While taking care of his wound, I asked him 　42 he had another doctor’ s appointment.

The gentleman said no and told me that he 　43 to go to the nursing home (敬老院) to eat breakfast with his 　44 . He told me that she had been 　45 for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be 　46 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 　47 knew who he was, and that she had not been able to 　48 him for five years now. I was 　49 , and asked him, “And you 　50 go every morning, even though she doesn’t know who you are?”

He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” I had to hold back 　51 as he left.

Now I 　52 that in marriages, true love is acceptance (接受) of all that is. The 　53 people don’t necessarily (未必) have the best of everything; they just 　54 the best of everything they have. 　55 is not about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

36. A. breath　　　 　　 　　　 B. test　 　　　　　　　 C. seat　 　　　　　 　　　 D. break

37. A. persuading　　 　　　 B. promising 　　　　　　 C. understanding D. telling

38. A. if　　　　　　 B. before　　 　　　　　　 C. since　　 　　　　　　 D. after

39. A. taking off　　 　 B. fixing 　　　　　　　　　 C. looking at　 　　　　　 D. winding

40. A. very　　　 　　　　　 B. also　 　　　　　　　　　 C. seldom　 　　　　 D. not

41. A. patient　　 　　　 B. doctor　　 　　　　　　 C. nurse 　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

42. A. when　　　　 　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. whether

43. A. needed　　　　 　　　 B. forgot　　　 　 C. agreed　　 　　　　　 D. happened

44. A. daughter　　　 B. wife　　　　 C. mother　　 　　　　　 D. sister

45. A. late　 　　　　　　　 B. well　　 　　　 C. around　 　　　　　　 D. there

46. A. lonely　　 　　　　 B. worried　　 　 C. doubtful　　 　 D. hungry

47. A. so far　　 　　　　 B. neither　　　 C. no longer　 　　　　　 D. already

48. A. recognize　　 B. answer　　　 C. believe　　　 D. expect

49. A. interested　 　　　　　 B. disappointed　 C. surprised　 　　　　　 D. satisfied

50. A. only　　　 　　　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. thus　　　 　　　　　 D. still

51. A. imagination　 　 B. tears　　　　 C. words　　　 　 D. excitement

52. A. realize　　　 　 B. suggest　　 　　　　　 C. hope　　　 　 D. prove

53. A. happiest　 　　　　　　 B. richest　　 　　　　　 C. most healthy　　 D. most responsible

54. A. learn　　 　　 B. make　　 　　　 C. favor　　 　　　　　　 D. try

55. A. Adventure 　　　 B. Beauty　　　 C. Trust　　 　　　　　　 D. Life