When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. It was far more heartbreaking than I’d expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. It all seemed endless. I was lonely. I hated the silence of the apartment.

But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I felt. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell sound asleep.

The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been abandoned by his owner who’s moved out. So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed. But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment that he had no intention of going anywhere. I started calling him Willis, in honor of my father’s best friend.

From then on, things grew easier. With Willis in my lap time seemed to pass much more quickly. When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.

It’s now been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.

1. When the author first saw the cat, she_____________.

   A. was very happy                  B. felt sympathy for him

   C. didn’t know what to do         D. was angry with his crying

2. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph implies that the author___________.

   A. needed something to fill the empty apartment

   B. was too busy and tired to keep a cat

   C. loved to stay alone in the apartment

   D. needed something to take care of to kill time

3. The cat rescued the author by ____________.

  A. making her feel better in her hard times

  B. giving her courage to go on with her life

   C. helping her tidy the department

  D. telling her what life is

4. We can learn form the passage that _________.

   A. Willis was named after his previous owner

   B. Willis didn’t like staying in the apartment

  C. the author and Willis were both homeless

  D. time passed quickly after the author adopted Willis

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

   A. A little cat                         B. A painful experience

   C. How to take care of animals          D. What I got from a little cat

 

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John stood up and studied the crowd of people who were making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he16 , the girl with a(an) 17 . The story had begun twelve months before in a 18 . Taking a book off a shelf he found himself 19 by the notes penciled in the margin(空白处，白边).The soft handwriting20 a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the 21 owner’s name, Rosanna.

During the next year the two grew to know each other through the 22 . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first 23 —7:00p.m. at the station.

A beautiful young girl in a green suit was coming toward him, whose  24 was (were) tall and slim. John started to walk towards her with delight, entirely forgetting to  25 that she was not wearing a rose. He  26 made one step closer to her, and then saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, with a rose on her coat was standing almost directly 27 the girl. The girl in the green suit quickly walked away.

John felt  28 he was split(撕开) in two, and there he stood. His fingers gripped（紧握） the worn leather copy of the  29 that was to identify him to her. He knew this would not be 30  something perhaps even better than love. John felt choked by the bitterness of his 31 . “I’m John, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me, may I take you to 32  ?”

The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just  33 begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said 34 you were to ask me out to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the big  35 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

16. A. hadn’t	B. haven’t	C. couldn’t	D. didn’t
17. A. rose	B. flower	C. book	D. notes
18. A. restaurant	B. meeting room	C. library	D. station
19. A. absorbed	B. surrounded	C. interested	D. persuaded
20. A. reacted	B. reflected	C. responded	D. repeated
21. A. previous	B. nice	C. thoughtful	D. beautiful
22. A. phone	B. telegram	C. book	D. mail
23. A. dining	B. meeting	C. walking	D. talking
24. A. legs	B. face	C. figure	D. hair
25. A. observe	B. know	C. notice	D. say
26. A. carefully	B. eagerly	C. luckily	D. easily
27. A. behind	B. past	C. beside	D. before
28. A. as long as	B. even though	C. no matter how	D. as though
29. A. newspaper	B. book	C. magazine	D. note
30. A. a meeting	B. happiness	C. love	D a dinner
31. A. excitement	B. sorrow	C. disappointment	D. unwillingness
32. A. a walk	B. your home	C. a party	D. dinner
33. A. went by	B. followed me	C. came here	D. went in the restaurant
34. A. when	B. if	C. unless	D. since
35. A. market	B. restaurant	C. building	D. library

 

Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made; your future begins here.

However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you.

The following you may find of use about life on campus:

·Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university. Give yourself time to make new friends and became familiar with the campus, but don’t forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.

·If you don’t have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day timer a computer data book). get one. Most of all, don’t depend on your memory.

·Don’t miss the guidelines. The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student’s handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can / can’t you do in your student residence（住处）? Who has the right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?

·Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this — you are paying thousands of dollars for your course. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.

·Build your identity. This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do. Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas. Do not be afraid of the beyond. This is learning to make good choices.

(From http://www.iamnext.com/academics/frosh10tips.html)

What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To offer advice on college life.

B．To explain why college life is exciting.

C．To describe the importance of college life.

D．To persuade you to go to college.

According to the passage, why is it exciting to begin college life?

A．Because you will have more freedom at college.

B．Because you will no longer be afraid of the beyond

C．Because you prepare for your future career and life there.

D．Because professors there will provide you with many new ideas.

The underlined word “know-how” refers to _____.

A．An understanding of how things are going at college

B．Practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college

C．College halls where rules and regulations are presented

D．An environment completely different from the one you’re used to

According to the passage, college students _______.

A．needn’t learn from those who went to college before them

B．spend as much time as possible on social activities

C．should know what they have fight for on campus

D．are supposed to repeat or replace at least one course

He could have been president of Israel or played violin at Carnegie Hall, but he was too busy thinking. His thinking on God, love and the meaning of life graces our greeting cards and day-timers.

Fifty years after his death, his shock（乱蓬蓬的一堆）of white hair and hanging moustache still symbolize genius. Einstein remains the foremost scientist of the modern time. Looking back 2,400 years, only Newton ,Galileo and Aristotle were his equals.

Around the world , universities and academies（研究院）are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s “miracle year” when he published five scientific papers in 1905 that basically changed our grasp of space, time ,light and matter. Only he could top himself about a decade later with his theory of relativity.

Born in the age of horse-drawn carriages, his ideas launched a technological revolution that has made more changes in a century than in the previous two thousand years. Computers, satellites, telecommunications, lasers, televisions and nuclear power all owe their invention to ways in which Einstein exposed a stranger and more complicated reality underneath the world.

He escaped Hitler’s Germany and devoted the rest of his life to human rights and peace with an authority unmatched by any scientist today, or even most politicians and religious leaders. He spoke out against fascism（法西斯主义）and racial prejudice. His FBI (美国联邦调查局)file ran 1,400 pages.

His letters expose a disorderly personal life ─ married twice and indifferent toward his children while absorbed in physics. Yet he charmed lovers and admirers with poetry and sailboat outings. Friends and neighbors fiercely protected his privacy.

The first paragraph implies that Einstein __________.

A. had the gift for politics and music

B. had run for president before he worked at his research

C. was an excellent violinist

D. was more a political leader of a musician than a thinker

When you think of Einstein, what typical appearance was formed in your mind?

A. Funny and humorous, with an air of a musician.

B. Wearing very wide trousers and a moustache, with an image of an actor.

C. Rough untidy mass of white hair and hanging moustache, with an image of thinking .

D. Black long hair and moustache, with his eyes deep set.

Why was 1905 called Einstein’s “miracle year”?

A. Because he topped himself with the theory of relativity.

B. Because he made important discoveries of space, time, light and matter.

C. Because he published five papers on his theory of relativity.

D. Because he wrote five important articles to help people understand space, time , light and matter better.

Which of the following is not true about Einstein according to the passage?

A. When he was absorbed in his research ,he didn’t care for his family.

B. He tried to amuse his family and friends in his spare time.

C. He was so busy with the physical research that he showed no interest in politics.

D. His theory led to much improvement in many technological fields.

I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be  1  Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d  2   ?” Just when I started to  3   that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women  4   at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  5   that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t  6   . Somebody had thought enough of me to bring me a gift. 

      Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my  7   Christmas there special and memorable, I  8   remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of  9   for as many children as I could possibly reach.

      So I  10  a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,  11  with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were special. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I   12  them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward. Finally the   13  they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles   14  up the room. The   15  in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling –the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter. 

1. A. sending          B. receiving          C. making       D. exchanging

2.A. found            B. prepared          C. got          D. expected

3.A. doubt            B. hope             C. suggest       D. accept

4.A. broke in         B. settled down       C. turned up     D. showed off

5. A. relief            B. loss               C. achievement   D. justice

6. A. blamed          B. loved              C. forgotten      D. affected   

7.A. present          B. first               C. recent        D. previous

8.A. hardly           B. instantly           C. regularly       D. occasionally

9. A. strength          B. independence      C. importance     D. safety

10. A. kept up with      B. caught up with     C. came up with   D. put up with

11.A. none            B. few              C. some          D. each

12. A. reminded         B. guaranteed       C. convinced      D. promised

13.A. chance           B. gift              C. moment       D. reward

14.A. lit               B. took             C. burned        D. cheered

15.A. atmosphere       B. sympathy         C. calmness      D. joy