One fine afternoon, I was walking along Fifth Street when I remembered that it was necessary to buy a pair of socks. Why I wished to buy only one pair was unimportant. I turned into the first sock shop that caught my eye. A boy clerk, who could not have been more than seventeen years old came forward. “What can I do for you, sir?” he said “I wish to buy a pair of socks.” I replied.

   His eyes shone. There was a note of excitement in his voice. “Did you know that you had come into the finest place in the world to buy socks?” I had no idea of that, as my entrance had been accidental. “Come with me,” said the boy, eagerly. I followed him to the back of the shop, and he began to pull down box after box from the shelves, showing their contents (内装物)for my choice.

“Hold on, lad” I said “I am going to buy only one pair!” “I know that,” said he, “but I want you to see how beautiful these are. Aren’t they wonderful!” There was on his face an expression of seriousness and pride and delight as if he were showing me the secrets of his religion（宗教信仰）. I became far more interested in him than in the socks. I looked at him in surprise. “My friend, ” said I, “if you can keep this up, if this is not merely from having a new job, if you can keep up this high spirit and excitement day after day, in ten years you will own every sock in the United States.”

1.What did the writer want to buy one fine afternoon?

A. A pair of shoes.                     B. A pair of socks.

C. Two pairs of socks.                  D. A set of books.

2.Which is true according to the passage?

A. The shop was on the Second Road.      B. The boy was 18 years old.

C. The boy was not in high spirits.         D. The writer entered the shop by chance.

3.What the writer said in the last paragraph means that ______.

A. if you don’t work hard, you will lose the job

B. you should keep on following your customs

C. if you keep up your great interest in your work, you will succeed in the future

D. if you are too hardworking, you will fail

 

Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.

The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be wil1ing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.

Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中断); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.

    Don’t try to spend a lot of time researching learning methods. There are many students who know many good learning methods but don’t study well. They forget that the most useful learning method is to study hard.

The main goal of the article is______

A. to prove that learning is not difficult

   B. to make the readers be interested in study

C. to tell the importance of self teaching

D. to tell the students how to study well

The first thing to remember in studying is that

A. you must like the subject               

B. you must follow the teacher

C. you must enjoy learning            

D. you must study hard

We learn things because______

A. our parents want us to learn         

B. every student learns at school

C. we may use these things in the future  

D. we like the subjects

Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the article?

A. To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.

B. To study at any possible time and place.

C. To review and preview

D. To pay attention to the most important things.

Which of the following statements is true?

  A. The more learning methods we have, the better we will study.

  B. Finding the best learning method is the most important in learning.

  C. If you don’t work hard, though you have a good learning method, you can’t be good at study.

  D. Once we have mastered a good learning method, we can improve our study greatly.

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   36  ,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   37   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”   38   a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   39  .He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40   any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   41  ,his father didn’t push,but waited.

Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    42     some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   43   that he could show others that he had talent   44  .That day he told his father   45   he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46   that point on,everything turned around.

He started   47   competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   48   that Lang Lang had won,he was too   49   to hold back his tears.Soon   50   was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   51  .In 1997 Lang Lang   52   again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   53   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   54   in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him   55  .

36.A.exercise                B.fortune                      C.knowledge                 D.wealth

37.A.whether                B.why                          C.when                        D.that

38.A.Like                     B.With                         C.To                                   D.As

39.A.hurt                            B.weakened                  C.ruined                       D.frightened

40.A.singer                   B.pianist                       C.conductor                  D.player

41.A.Hopefully             B.Patiently                   C.Wisely                      D.Painfully

42.A.play                            B.sing                          C.write                        D.study

43.A.seemed                 B.admitted                    C.noticed                      D.realized

44.A.in all                    B.above all                   C.after all                            D.at all

45.A.that                      B.what                         C.which                       D.when

46.A.From                   B.At                                   C.Since                        D.After

47.A.receiving                     B.accepting                   C.winning                    D.beating

48.A.told                      B.mentioned                 C.announced                 D.recognized

49.A.excited                 B.encouraged                C.shocked                     D.satisfied

50.A.this                      B.it                              C.that                           D.what

51.A.concerts                B.tours                         C.competitions              D.stages

52.A.started                  B.left                           C.moved                      D.performed

53.A.successful             B.cheerful                    C.respectful                  D.meaningful

54.A.pulling                 B.breaking                    C.falling                       D.pouring

55.A.brighten               B.shine                         C.admire                      D.develop

 

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang.He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight.“You need   36   ,”his father said.“But if you don’t work hard,no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   37    his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent(天赋).You will never be a pianist.”   38    a nine-year-old boy,Lang Lang was badly   39   .He decided that he didn’t want to be a   40    any more.For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano._   41   ,his father didn’t push,but waited.

Luckily,the day came when his teacher asked him to    42      some holiday songs.He didn’t want to,but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys,he   43    that he could show others that he had talent   44   .That day he told his father   45    he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher.   46    that point on,everything turned around.

He started   47    competitions(比赛).In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition,when it was   48    that Lang Lang had won,he was too   49    to hold back his tears.Soon   50    was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big   51   .In 1997 Lang Lang   52    again,this time to Philadelphia,U.S.There he spent two years practising,and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his   53    performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival,gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started   54    in.Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him,and lets him   55   .

36.A.exercise                B.fortune                      C.knowledge                 D.wealth

37.A.whether                B.why                          C.when                        D.that

38.A.Like                     B.With                         C.To                                   D.As

39.A.hurt                            B.weakened                  C.ruined                       D.frightened

40.A.singer                   B.pianist                       C.conductor                  D.player

41.A.Hopefully             B.Patiently                   C.Wisely                      D.Painfully

42.A.play                            B.sing                          C.write                         D.study

43.A.seemed                 B.admitted                    C.noticed                      D.realized

44.A.in all                    B.above all                   C.after all                            D.at all

45.A.that                      B.what                         C.which                       D.when

46.A.From                   B.At                                   C.Since                        D.After

47.A.receiving                     B.accepting                   C.winning                    D.beating

48.A.told                      B.mentioned                 C.announced                 D.recognized

49.A.excited                 B.encouraged                C.shocked                     D.satisfied

50.A.this                      B.it                              C.that                           D.what

51.A.concerts                B.tours                         C.competitions              D.stages

52.A.started                  B.left                           C.moved                      D.performed

53.A.successful             B.cheerful                    C.respectful                  D.meaningful

54.A.pulling                 B.breaking                    C.falling                       D.pouring

55.A.brighten               B.shine                         C.admire                      D.develop

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need luck,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers in the piano keys, he realized that he could show others that he had talent after all. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.

He started to win competitions and then became famous at home and abroad. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune finds him, and lets him shine.

 

1. Which city is Lang Lang’s hometown? （用完整句子回答）

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2. Which word has the same meaning as “luck” (in the first paragraph) in the article?

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3.Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

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4. Lang Lang’s father is a ________ father, who is different from other fathers. (此空填一词）

5.How do you understand “a good teacher”? （用定语从句回答）

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