时间：2022-07-27 05:33:30
A
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few___1___ . On their faces was confidence (自信). This was their last exam-then on to___2___and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they___3___ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take___4___ of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n)___5___ task. The professor had said they could bring___6___ books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ___7___ each other, during the test.
___8___ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles ___9___ on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed___10___ the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the___11___ faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” ___12___ a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished___13___ .” But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I___14___ ,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ___15___ you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the ___16___ you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively___17___ in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all___18___ this course, but remember ― even though you are now college graduates, your education has jus___19___ .”
The years have___20___ the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.
1. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days
2. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation
3. A. would B. must C. have to D. used to
4. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place
5. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual
6. A. no B. either C. any D. all
7. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to
8. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously
9. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. stopped
10. A. then B. as C. before D. after
11. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved
12. A. Not B. Once C. Only D. Even
13. A. all B. none C. one D. it
14. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected
15. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though
16. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college
17. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange
18. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start
19. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded
20. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened
B
School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of ___1___ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you___2___ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of ___3___.
I try to mind my manners and___4___ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,___5___ , her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in___6___ . 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ___7___ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes___8___ as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can___9___ losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. I was___10___ My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great___11___my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, ___12___ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through___13___ .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a ___14___ world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very___15___ . I realized I had only thought of people as___16___ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and___17___ as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in___18___ else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self―centred. Everyone___19___ a place to go to, people to see and appointments to___20___ . Understanding people is an art.
1. A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety
2. A. make B. think C. stand D. find
3. A. topic B. conversation C. discussion D. message
4. A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely
5. A. therefore B. thus C. otherwise D. however
6. A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise
7. A. avoiding B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting
8. A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. opened
9. A. mind B. regret C. bear D. miss
10. A. angry B. shocked C. curious D. interested
11. A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy
12. A. yet B. and C. or D. but
13. A. this B. them C. that D. one
14. A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright
15. A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad
16. A. long B. much C. well D. far
17. A. regard her B. Helped her out C. Brushed her off D. take her
18. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone
19. A. has B. takes C. finds D. needs
20. A. stay B. remain C. keep D. put
C
My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling__ 1___ , but I always knew he was___2___ . He never criticized us, but used___3___ to bring out our best. He’d say,“If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I___4___ as a child I said something___5___ about somebody, and my father said, “___6___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best___7___ people, I would get the best___8___ . From then on I’ve always tried to___9___ the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very___10___. At 15, I started a magazine. It was___11___ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a___12___ ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___13___ any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad___14___ me to go into law. And I’ve___15___ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,___16___ I didn’t pursue my___17___ . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As___18___ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national___19___ for young people in the U.K.My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad___20___ me.
1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
7. A. on B. in C. at D. about
8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
18. A. this B. he C. it D. that
19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raise
完形填空答案
A
1~5 BDABC 6~10 BDBAC 11~15 BACDD 16~20 BCAAD
B
1~5 DCBDD 6~10 CDACB 11~15 ABCCB 16~20 DAAAC
C
1~5 CCACB 6~10 CBDDA 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 BDCBD