A

When I was a teenager，I volunteered to give out water at a marathon.Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was __1__.The next year I signed up for the race.I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish.On the day of the race，it was __2__hot.I remember struggling at about the 5th mile，thinking，“I am never doing this again！”

Have you ever felt that way about something？You eagerly choose a goal__3__soon realize it is __4__to achieve than you imagined it would be.That first 10km race was quite an experience.I jogged，I walked，I jogged and I walked.Then__5__ a decisive moment.Near the end，a 70­year­old man ran past me.I felt__6__that I was younger than him and I couldn’t keep up with him.I felt defeated for a second but then I realized __7__.He was running his race and I was running mine.He had different experience，training and goals and I had mine.__8__in life do we__9__ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided，then，that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.__10__I crossed the finish line，I was proud of my achievement.Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.

In life we all __11__ compare ourselves to others，which is only natural.But don’t let them weaken you.__12__，you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible.Then you are a true winner.

1．A.pleasing　 B．interesting　 C．inspiring　 D．amazing

2．A.extremely　 B．strangely　 C．sadly　 D．certainly

3．A.and　 B．but　 C．while　 D．or

4．A.easier　 B．harder　 C．better　 D．worse

5．A.went　 B．flew　 C．happened　 D．came

6．A.exhausted　 B．disappointed　

C．embarrassed　 D．annoyed

7．A.something　 B．anything　 C．everything　 D．nothing

8．A.How many　 B．How much

C．How often　 D．How old

9．A.cooperate　 B．compare　 C．combine　 D．promise

10．A.When　 B．Because　 C．Since　 D．Until

11．A.often　 B．occasionally

C．hardly　 D．never

12．A.Instead　 B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile　 D．Furthermore

B

More and more students want to study in “hot” majors.As a result，many students want to give__13__their interests and study in these areas such as foreign languages，international business and law，etc.

Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors，__14__as maths，physics and biology，and art majors，like history，Chinese and philosophy.Only a few students can study in these “hot” majors，because the number of these “hot” majors is limited.

If one__15__no interest in his work or study，how can he do well？I learned this from one of my classmates.He is from the countryside.His parents are farmers.__16__he likes biology，he choose “international business”．He wants to live a life which is different __17__that of his parents.

In the end，he found he was not interested in doing business.He found all the subjects to be tiresome.Maybe this wouldn’t have happened __18__he had chosen his major according to his own interests.

Choosing a major in university doesn’t __19__one’s whole life.Majors __20__ are not “hot” today may become the “hot” major of tomorrow.Choosing your major according to your own interests is the best way to succeed.

5．解析：主旨大意题。本文是一篇新闻报道，第一段是新闻的导语，即文章的中心，故

B项做标题最佳。

答案：B

4．解析：推理判断题。温总理的话表明了这次航天任务意义重大，是中国航天史上的里

程碑(milestone)。

答案：C

3．解析：推理判断题。本文洋溢着作者对中国航天英雄及中国航天事业的赞美、兴奋、

自豪，D项不符合要求。

答案：D

答案：D

2．解析：词义猜测题。由划线词所在的句意知：太空中失重和无菌环境可能会对宇航员

的健康造成潜在的伤害，故A项意义最贴切。

答案：A

5．解析：细节判断题。由最后一部分的内容可以得出答案，Barbara Walters会主持这个节目。

答案：D

4．解析：细节判断题。题干中的9 pm和traditional ceremony是关键信息。LAST ONE STANDING(六

个运动员参加原木比赛，作为上司孙女成年仪式的一部分)符合题干的要求。

答案：D

3．解析：细节判断题。由SAND AND SORROW中的介绍about the civil war in Sudan可知这部影片以

苏丹为背景。

答案：A

2．解析：数字计算题。由ART SAFARI中In six back­to­back half­hour episodes及followed by...可知这

个节目持续3个小时(6×30分钟＝180分钟)，晚上9点开始到12点结束。back­to­back(一个接一

个)连续地。

答案：A