Lara was dying to discover how college could benefit her. Day after day, she sat in the , waiting for something her professors said to have a(n) . By the end of the semester nothing had happened and she was . She approached one of her and asked, “Is this all there is?” The teacher looked at her for a moment and answered, “For you, apparently so.”
As simple as it is, this story contains an important for all potential students to learn: you cannot depend entirely on others to you. If you do, you will get with the education system with its inefficiencies and imperfections. You’ll enjoy your educational experience more and get more if you realize that education is self-education, as it is you who how much and how well you will learn.
Learning is a partnership of two or more willing minds. Your teachers can you with information and guidance, but much of the responsibility to learn is on your . If you welcome this , you will exercise more control over your experience, both in and out of the classroom. Then, even if some of your instructors to meet their responsibilities in the partnership, you can still the situation from your side.
Having more control will make you feel more fully involved, and feeling more involved will make you more about your education; , you will not only increase your capacity to learn but will probably the process more. You will also experience a greater sense of freedom and direction.
A．study B．theater C．classroom D．hall
A．judgment B．result C．joke D．influence
A．strange B．negative C．impressive D．moving
A．puzzled B．disappointed C．pleased D．worried
A．professors B．classmates C．teammates D．partners
A．truth B．symbol C．memory D．reality
A．change B．educate C．follow D．invite
A．concerned B．frustrated C．satisfied D．connected
A．pleasure B．information C．benefit D．help
A．compulsory B．formal C．real D．public
A．decides B．notices C．recognizes D．guesses
A．assist B．mix C．honor D．charge
A．family B．desk C．feet D．shoulders
A．trick B．fun C．luck D．responsibility
A．business B．travel C．college D．work
A．fail B．continue C．stop D．desire
A．damage B．control C．avoid D．describe
A．scared B．enthusiastic C．careful D．guilty
A．in particular B．for example C．in other words D．as a result
A．believe B．doubt C．regret D．enjoy
A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly __36_ the students’ friend. As they went 37, they saw lying in the path a pair of old 38_, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was working in a 39 . The student turned to the professor, saying: “Let us play the man 40: we will hide his shoes, and 41ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 42 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 43 ourselvesat the 44of the poor. But you are 45, and may give yourself a much greater 46 by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 47 how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work and came 48the field to the path 49 he had left his coat and shoes. While 50his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 51, he bent down to feel 52 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his53was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and said aloud a fervent(热烈的) thanksgiving, in which he 54 his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply55, and his eyes filled with tears.
A．held B．kept C．named D．called
A．along B．on C．over D．back
A．socks B．gloves C．shoes D．trousers
A．field B．factory C．company D．shop
A．a game B．a trick C．a joke D．a word
A．hide B．have C．let D．make
A．pleasure B．sorrow C．disappointment D．anxiety
A．make B．treat C．amuse D．laugh
A．price B．expense C．value D．pay
A．poor B．kind C．honest D．rich
A．pleasure B．money C．thought D．good
A．notice B．watch C．realize D．find
A．about B．across C．into D．by
A．where B．that C．there D．which
A．wearing B．dressing C．putting on D．pulling
A．soft B．terrible C．strange D．hard
A．what B．how C．whether D．why
A．confidence B．embarrassment C．surprise D．joy
A．mentioned B．remembered C．recommended D．reminded
A．amazed B．defeated C．puzzled D．affected
Three years ago, I had a job in a retail store (零售店). I 21 to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their 22 . I remember a girl who started 23 there a few months after me. We seldom talked but we always 24 each other and smiled.
She always smiled in a really happy way 25 one day when we got to work in the 26 department. She smiled as if she was the 27 girl in the world. I went up to her and asked, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very 28 , but you’re always trying to 29 it.”
Her mouth just dropped as if I had 30 her deepest secret, so we started talking. She told me 31 she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to 32 that nothing was wrong. Time went by and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had 33 her life in so many ways.
Today that girl is one of my best 34 . I really don’t know what I would do 35 her. She has been there for me in every 36 way a friend could be.
What I’m trying to say is that you never know 37 you’re helping yourself. I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a 38 friend.
So the next time you see a 39 and he needs someone who will 40 to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.
A．managed B．intended C．remembered D．liked
A．lives B．jobs C．studies D．marriages
A．shopping B．talking C．going D．working
A．assisted B．looked at C．realized D．stared at
A．though B．since C．until D．unless
A．similar B．nearby C．same D．different
A．quietest B．happiest C．busiest D．luckiest
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．surprised
A．keep B．stop C．hide D．show
A．caught B．discovered C．controlled D．checked
A．when B．how C．why D．what
A．pretend B．become C．make D．admit
A．protected B．recovered C．supported D．changed
A．customers B．friends C．neighbors D．classmates
A．without B．for C．upon D．with
A．simple B．possible C．strange D．perfect
A．before B．since C．because D．when
A．truthful B．useful C．hopeful D．careful
A．stranger B．worker C．passenger D．visitor
A．belong B．refer C．listen D．turn
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to__36__ water to the runners, I remember being so __37__ to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I __38__ up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an __39 _. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. __40__ , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的)__ 41__ .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt __42__ because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt __43_ for a second.
But then I __44__ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had__45_ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my _46_ was only to finish.
After a minute, it_47__ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into __48__ .
I __49__ that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare __50__ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my __51 __.
In life we all have those moments when we __52__ ourselves with others. It’s only__53 .__ Don’t allow those moments to __54___ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to __55__ anything you want in life.
A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out
A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．anxious
A．achievement B．encouragement C．interest D．experience
A．At times B．In time C．In all D．At all
A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．moved D．thrilled
A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired
A．realized B．lost C．noticed D．remembered
A．necessary B．evident C．common D．different
A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction
A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt
A．attraction B．devotion C．expectation D．inspiration
A．hoped B．promised C．decided D．suggested
A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly
A．excitement B．accomplishment C．movement D．judgment
A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare
A．important B．natural C．strange D．ridiculous
A．weaken B．wound C．amuse D．cheer
A．prevent B．deliver C．achieve D．abandon
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious(叛逆的)，with little regard for anything my parents had to say, 1 if it had to do with me. 2 so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t 3 my picture of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I 4 any open offering of love. In fact, I got 5 at the mention of the word love.
One night, after a particularly 6 day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. 7 I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n) 8 . I pulled it out and on the envelope it 9 “To read when you’re 10 ”.
Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I 11 it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and 12 you do or say will ever change that. I am here 13 you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s 14 . Just know that 15 where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”
That was the 16 of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were 17 mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent(不安分的)teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be 18 in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager, 19 . Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my 20 there is that calm assurance that love — consistent, enduring, unconditional love — changes lives.
A．similarly B．particularly C．eventually D．only
A．With B．Besides C．Like D．Among
A．relate to B．allow for C．pick up D．agree with
A．rejected B．missed C．received D．appreciated
A．curious B．nervous C．excited D．angry
A．difficult B．joyful C．peaceful D．ordinary
A．So B．Since C．As D．Before
A．message B．magazine C．book D．envelope
A．wrote B．said C．warned D．spelled
A．lonely B．awake C．alone D．tired
A．folded B．opened C．examined D．answered
A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing
A．beyond B．except C．for D．against
A．okay B．possible C．bad D．disappointing
A．as long as B．no matter C．in case D．only if
A．best B．unique C．last D．first
A．never B．seldom C．frequently D．sometimes
A．waited B．trusted C．loved D．praised
A．needed B．expected C．understood D．achieved
A．desk B．pillow C．bed D．feet
完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird, 1 a sparrow.
“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She 2 and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the 3 .” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids.”
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was 4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children 5 . But there was that 6 again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I 7 the sparrow. It was flying 8 just inches below the ceiling. It was 9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10 the open door. So the bird continued 11 its wings and hitting its head against the 12 .
“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be 13 .”
“Well, maybe it’s because of us,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔） down to get outside, but that only seemed to 14 it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll 16 eventually.” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing 17 .Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.
“See?” Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed.”
“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it 18 him?”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to 19 . Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide 20 a little bit.
A．for example B．rather than C．or rather D．as well
A．hurried B．paused C．ignored D．confirmed
A．basement B．kitchen C．garage D．hall
A．easy B．happy C．sorry D．angry
A．in all B．at all C．above all D．after all
A．guest B．voice C．noise D．sound
A．watched B．found C．realized D．caught
A．carefully B．gently C．patiently D．anxiously
A．eventually B．unwillingly C．obviously D．thoroughly
A．through B．over C．below D．beyond
A．shaking B．breaking C．striking D．injuring
A．wall B．floor C．door D．ceiling
A．clumsy B．painful C．amazed D．terrified
A．frighten B．comfort C．confuse D．calm
A．leave B．scream C．relax D．escape
A．put it aside B．leave it alone C．give it up D．figure it out
A．accident B．achievement C．struggle D．trouble
A．cost B．offer C．earn D．owe
A．classify B．handle C．debate D．conclude
A．up B．back C．forth D．down
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