In the eighteenth century young ladies in Italy were taught reading, writing, music and arithmetic．But their knowledge of history and geography was very poor．

Once the French ambassador in Rome was giving a ball to which many important people were invited．The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs came very late．A young lady, who knew him very well, saw him enter the ball -room and asked why he was so late．

"You see," said the Minister, "there has been a little, accident at the King's palace．"

The curious young lady asked the Minister to tell her what had happened at the King's palace．

"Oh, nothing important," answered the Minister．"The ambassador of Brazil, who was to be presented to the King, forgot to take his credentials(国书) with him and was forced to go back to his hotel to bring them．If he had left them in Brazil we should have had to wait at least six months for them．"

"Is Brazil so far from Rome?" asked the lady, who knew little geography．

"It is in the New World," said the Minister．

"In the New World," repeated the lady in great surprise．

"Yes, in the New World," answered the Minister in a sarcastic (讽刺的) tone, "which was discovered by Christopher Columbus．"

When the young lady heard this, she rushed in to the middle of the ball-room and shouted as loud as she could:

"Ladies and gentlemen, have you heard the latest news? A new world has just been discovered by a certain Christopher Columbus．"

1．The Italian foreign minister came to the hall very late because            ．

A．he had had something to do at home

B．he was delayed by a little accident

C．someone was hurt in the King's palace

D．he was unhappy to come to the ball

2．What happened at the King's palace?

A．The ambassador left his credentials in Brazil．

B．For some reason the ambassador had to go back to Brazil．

C．The King was late and the Brazilian ambassador had to wait．

D．The Brazilian ambassador forgot to take his credentials with him．

3．Where did the ambassador leave his credentials?

A．In Brazil．          B．In Rome．          C．In the hotel．        D．In his office．

4．The reason why the young lady shouted her announcement was that              ．

A．she was the hostess of the ball

B．she knew the Minister very well

C．she had ever heard about Columbus

D．she wanted to broadcast the surprising news

5．Her announcement showed she was           ．

    A．ignorant(.无知的)    B．clever          C．thoughtful          D．knowledgeable

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came  16  and said that our meal was free. He stood there  17  at me and he seemed a little  18 to me but I couldn’t quite remember him.  19  I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably  20  him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite  21  and asked him how I’d done this.

He said that twelve years ago he   22  a stress（压力）management（管理）class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest  23  was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.

He said I listened   24  and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I  25  on the chair for a few moments and then I   26  everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to  27  how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.

Then I asked them to  28  their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good  29 and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be  30  for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?

He said I looked at him and asked if he had  31  said thank you to his boss for the  32  to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being  33  to his boss.

He told us his  34  changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d  35  him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.

1.                A．out            B．back           C．over D．on

 

2.                A．smiling         B．glaring          C．knocking  D．shouting

 

3.                A．similar         B．attractive       C．strange   D．familiar

 

4.                A．Immediately     B．Finally          C．Suddenly D．Firstly

 

5.                A．disliked         B．known          C．ignored   D．forgotten

 

6.                A．curious         B．anxious         C．happy    D．calm

 

7.                A．missed         B．prepared       C．attended  D．heard

 

8.                A．hero           B．stress          C．liking D．trouble

 

9.                A．regretfully      B．disappointedly    C．doubtfully D．carefully

 

10.               A．stood          B．lay            C．sat   D．rested

 

11.               A．forced         B．stopped        C．invited    D．warned

 

12.               A．work on        B．think about      C．look into   D．fill out

 

13.               A．remember      B．dislike          C．respect   D．consider

 

14.               A．qualities        B．personalities     C．experiences    D．looks

 

15.               A．meant         B．refused        C．chosen    D．forgiven

 

16.               A．still            B．actually         C．never D．ever

 

17.               A．right           B．opportunity     C．solution   D．ability

 

18.               A．polite          B．friendly        C．grateful   D．gentle

 

19.               A．life            B．job            C．luck  D．company

 

20.               A．ordered        B．taught          C．allowed   D．persuaded

 

 

My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an   36  job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to   37  my life or the lives of the people around me.

Two years ago my wife   38  me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a   39  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   40  Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He   41  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   42  someone who was so overqualified（资历过高的）worked at a small community college, she   43  told me because he wanted to.

This   44  me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my   45  forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to   46  the kinds of students he believed would make a   47  in the world. He said that   48  the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city   49  because the students there showed the   50  promise and cared deeply for their education.

Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   51  us to take part in our community in any way we   52  .

I thought that I was the   53  one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same   54  that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to   55    our country, our community and ourselves.

1.	A．unfamiliar B．impatient C．unsatisfying D．Irregular

 

2.	A．better B．feel C．respect D．Taste

 

3.	A．informed B．suggested C．ordered D．Convinced

 

4.	A．reward B．degree C．success D．Career

 

5.	A．headmaster B．instructor C．officer D．Classmate

 

6.	A．served B．played C．assisted D．Succeeded

 

7.	A．where B．how C．why D．Whether

 

8.	A．angrily B．hurriedly C．simply D．Nervously

 

9.	A．frightened B．interested C．worried D．Troubled

 

10.	A．feeling B．spirit C．family D．Life

 

11.	A．remember B．calm C．watch D．Reach

 

12.	A．difference B．decision C．promise D．Choice

 

13.	A．beyond B．through C．with D．For

 

14.	A．college B．environment C．education D．Background

 

15.	A．strongest B．usual C．deepest D．Most

 

16.	A．forced B．encouraged C．warned D．Invited

 

17.	A．had B．did C．should D．Could

 

18.	A．few B．just C．only D．First

 

19.	A．time B．pressure C．change D．Reaction

 

20.	A．care about B．make for C．turn to D．appeal to

 

My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an   41  job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to   42  my life or the lives of the people around me.

Two years ago my wife   43  me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a   44  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   45  Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He   46  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   47  someone who was so overqualified worked at a small community college, she   48  told me because he wanted to.

This   49  me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my   50  forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to   51  the kinds of students he believed would make a   52  in the world. He said that   53  the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city   54  because the students there showed the   55  promise and cared deeply for their education.

Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and   56  us to take part in our community in any way we   57  .

I thought that I was the   58  one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same   59  that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to   60    our country, our community and ourselves.

1.                A．irregular        B．unsatisfying      C．impatient D．unfamiliar

 

2.                A．taste           B．feel            C．better    D．respect

 

3.                A．convinced      B．suggested       C．ordered  D．informed

 

4.                A．degree         B．reward         C．success   D．career

 

5.                A．headmaster     B．classmate       C．officer   D．instructor

 

6.                A．played         B．served         C．assisted   D．succeeded

 

7.                A．where         B．how           C．why D．whether

 

8.                A．angrily         B．hurriedly        C．nervously D．simply

 

9.                A．interested      B．frightened       C．worried  D．troubled

 

10.               A．feeling         B．spirit           C．life   D．family

 

11.               A．remember      B．reach          C．watch D．calm

 

12.               A．promise        B．decision        C．difference D．choice

 

13.               A．beyond        B．through        C．for   D．with

 

14.               A．environment    B．college         C．education  D．background

 

15.               A．most           B．usual          C．deepest   D．strongest

 

16.               A．forced         B．warned         C．encouraged    D．invited

 

17.               A．could          B．did            C．should    D．had

 

18.               A．few           B．just            C．first  D．only

 

19.               A．time           B．change         C．pressure  D．reaction

 

20.               A．appeal to       B．make for        C．turn to    D．care about