閱讀理解。
     Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, "Barbara, be enthusiastic!
Enthusiastic will take you further than any amount of experience."
     How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into
opportunity and strangers into friends.
     "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote
     Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is
the inner voice that whispers, " I can do it! When others shout, "No, you can't."
      It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983
Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't let up on her experiments. Work was
such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.
      Author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm
wrinkles the soul
     Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. If we cannot do
what we love as the fulltime career, we can treat it as a part-time interest, like the head of state who
paints, the nun who runs marathons, and the official who handcrafts furniture.
We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-bees" we need to turn the tears into sweat as we go
after "what can be".
     We need to live each moment wholeheartedly, with our sense-finding pleasure in the fragrance of
a back-yard garden, the crayoned picture of a six-year-old and the enchanging, beauty of a rainbow. It
is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lift in our steps and smoothes the wrinkles
from our souls.
1. What can be the best title of this passage?
A. Find pleasure in what you are doing
B. Wake up your life
C. To give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul
D. No pains, no gains.
2.What conclusion does the writer draw though the experience of finding a job?
A. enthusiasm will take your further than any amount experience.
B Years wrinkle the skin, but no give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
C. We can't afford to waste tears on "might-have-beens"
D. Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers in to friends.
3. which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?
A. No one can achieve great success without enthusiasm.
B. Enthusiasm will take a person further than any amount of his experience.
C. We should make great efforts to do the thing that can be done instead of regretting for the past.
D Barbara McClintock was generally accepted many years before she won the Nobel Prize.
4. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase "let up"?
A. continue
B. make less effort
C. make great effort
D. stop
5. We can learn from the last paragraph that it is ____that makes our life meaningful?
A. love of garden.
B. love of drawing pictures with the crayon of a six-year old child
C. love of life
D. love of beautiful rainbow
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When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era，two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist．
According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post，the tragedy（悲�。� occurred on the afternoon of December 14,2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water．
More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children．Two children were quickly rescued，but the third died．The child's body was not found for three hours． Two of the rescuers，Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao，also died of cold and exhaustion．The body of Hao who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day．
A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake． When they heard the children's cries for help， they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children． But the ice kept breaking， causing most of them to fall into the icy water．
Local residents held mourning ceremonies（祭奠儀式） at the lake．
Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation， but their lives were no longer in danger．
56． When the three students fell into water， the university students were ＿＿＿＿＿．
A． skating on the ice              B． taking photos at the lake
C． having a picnic                 D． walking along the lake
57． Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． Three students died on the same day in all．
B． Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002．
C． The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake．
D． Local residents were not brave in face of danger．
58． It can be inferred that ＿＿＿＿．
A． people think little of the two university students' death
B． the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on
C． some students regretted for what they had done
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第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié)（共15題；每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項。
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Chen Yurong, 55, an average woman in Wuhan, Hubei province, who was diagnosed with a fatty liver (肝), walked 10 kilometers a day for seven months, despite wind an rain, so she could donate part of a healthy liver to her son. After wearing out four pairs of shoes and losing eight kilograms, her fatty liver condition disappeared. One doctor called it a “miracle” (奇跡).


 
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“In order to give my young granddaughter a complete family, I’d
like to do everything to save my son, including doing exercise and
eating less”, Chen said.
The transplant was performed on November 3,2009. The surgery
lasted more than 14 hours and saved her son from life threatening
liver disease. State – owned CCTV broadcast the transplant live and
she has been widely praised in China.
However, the 55 – year – old mother said she never expected
such attention, which did bring her hope and help from many others
– even stingers. Despite giving up part of her liver, Chen, like before,
gets up at 6 am to help her son wash and take his medicine. Moved
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The great mother, Chen Yurong was honored as the most touching figure in China for 2009.
36．What can we learn about Chen Yurong according to the passage?
A．She together with her son lives a poor life.
B．She herself is in good health all the time.
C．She is willing to do everything for her son.
D．She wants to win other’s attention and praise.
37．Which of the following can best describe Chen Yurong’s behavior?
A．generous   B．a(chǎn)ggressive C．reasonable D．a(chǎn)wesome
38．Which of the following statements is Not true according to the passage?
A．Chen Yurong took exercise and ate less to keep slim.
B．Many people and organizations have helped the family.
C．Liver donators might lose their lives after the transplant.
D．Chen Yurong and her son have been through the hardest time.
39．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A lucky son     B．A successful operation    C．A miracle       D．A great Mother

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III．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）
第一節(jié) 閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Now in his senior year in Bowdoin College, a small, elite liberal-arts（文科）college in Masine, Chen Yongfang has become such a devotee of the liberal-arts approach that he’s made it his mission to spread the word throughout China. He has coauthored a book called A True Liberal Arts Education, which essentially explains the little-known concept to Chinese students and their parents. Though there have been many books about how to get into Ivy League universities, “there was not a single book in China about the smaller liberal-arts colleges,” he says.
The book, which Chen wrote with friends Ye Lin and Wan Li, who also attend small U. S. colleges, touts（兜售）such benefits as intimate classes (the student-to-faculty ratio at Bowdoin is 9:1) and professors who focus on teaching rather than research. Chen, 23, explains that he was won over by Bowdoin’s commitment to nurturing skills for life, rather than simply for the workplace. “Liberal arts is abut fostering your identity,” he says. “They want to cultivate your mind.” He admits that liberal arts may be a hard sell in a country with an increasingly competitive job market. The book states bluntly that in the short term, a liberal-arts education won’t improve job prospects. “In China, employers are looking for someone who can come in and start working immediately when they graduate, not someone who still needs to be trained in practical skills,” Chen says.
The book, which received wide media coverage in China and now has a waiting list for its second print run, is certainly timely: it plays into a growing debate in China about what national universities should be teaching. The country needs a workforce with the skills and creativity to help move away from low-cost manufacturing and, in economic terms, move up the value chain. And some educators believe liberal-arts training is vital to help China deal with its increasingly complex new realities. Yet the well-known intellectual historian Xu Jilin believes that China’s rapid expansion of higher education has had a detrimental effect on curriculum as the country’s universities race to compete globally. “Education these days in like factory-farming chickens,” he says. “Universities all wan to get into international rakings—and most of these depend on research. They’re not interested in providing a unique education for our kids.”
1．According to Chen Yongfang, the benefits of attending liberal-arts colleges are the following EXCEPT        .
A．closer relationship with tutors
B．teachers more devoted to teaching
C．practical skills for getting a job in China
D．development in mind and life-long ability
2．It can be inferred from the passage that        .
A．the teaching quality in big research universities not as good as small colleges
B．it is more difficult for liberal-arts graduates to find a job because employers don’t believe that they can perform well
C．literal-arts education is of little help to China’s economic development
D．research universities received more Chinese applicants than smaller liberal-arts colleges
3．The word “detrimental” in Para.3 probably means “_________.”
A．instant      B．rewarding C．damaging  D．obvious
4．According to Xu Jilin,___________.
A．the expansion of higher education has improved the competitive strength of China’s universities
B．Chinese universities are providing the same courses as foreign universities
C．many universities are not paying enough attention to teaching
D．research should gain more attention in order to improve China’s universities’ rankings
5．This passage is most probably adapted from_________.
A．a(chǎn)n article introducing liberal arts
B．a(chǎn)n article introducing the book A True Liberal Arts Education
C．a(chǎn)n article criticizing China’s higher education
D．a(chǎn)n advertisement for Bowdoin College

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III．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Now in his senior year in Bowdoin College, a small, elite liberal-arts（文科）college in Masine, Chen Yongfang has become such a devotee of the liberal-arts approach that he’s made it his mission to spread the word throughout China. He has coauthored a book called A True Liberal Arts Education, which essentially explains the little-known concept to Chinese students and their parents. Though there have been many books about how to get into Ivy League universities, “there was not a single book in China about the smaller liberal-arts colleges,” he says.

The book, which Chen wrote with friends Ye Lin and Wan Li, who also attend small U. S. colleges, touts（兜售）such benefits as intimate classes (the student-to-faculty ratio at Bowdoin is 9:1) and professors who focus on teaching rather than research. Chen, 23, explains that he was won over by Bowdoin’s commitment to nurturing skills for life, rather than simply for the workplace. “Liberal arts is abut fostering your identity,” he says. “They want to cultivate your mind.” He admits that liberal arts may be a hard sell in a country with an increasingly competitive job market. The book states bluntly that in the short term, a liberal-arts education won’t improve job prospects. “In China, employers are looking for someone who can come in and start working immediately when they graduate, not someone who still needs to be trained in practical skills,” Chen says.

The book, which received wide media coverage in China and now has a waiting list for its second print run, is certainly timely: it plays into a growing debate in China about what national universities should be teaching. The country needs a workforce with the skills and creativity to help move away from low-cost manufacturing and, in economic terms, move up the value chain. And some educators believe liberal-arts training is vital to help China deal with its increasingly complex new realities. Yet the well-known intellectual historian Xu Jilin believes that China’s rapid expansion of higher education has had a detrimental effect on curriculum as the country’s universities race to compete globally. “Education these days in like factory-farming chickens,” he says. “Universities all wan to get into international rakings—and most of these depend on research. They’re not interested in providing a unique education for our kids.”

1．According to Chen Yongfang, the benefits of attending liberal-arts colleges are the following EXCEPT        .

         A．closer relationship with tutors

         B．teachers more devoted to teaching

         C．practical skills for getting a job in China

         D．development in mind and life-long ability

2．It can be inferred from the passage that        .

         A．the teaching quality in big research universities not as good as small colleges

         B．it is more difficult for liberal-arts graduates to find a job because employers don’t believe that they can perform well

         C．literal-arts education is of little help to China’s economic development

         D．research universities received more Chinese applicants than smaller liberal-arts colleges

3．The word “detrimental” in Para.3 probably means “_________.”

         A．instant       B．rewarding C．damaging  D．obvious

4．According to Xu Jilin,___________.

         A．the expansion of higher education has improved the competitive strength of China’s universities

         B．Chinese universities are providing the same courses as foreign universities

         C．many universities are not paying enough attention to teaching

         D．research should gain more attention in order to improve China’s universities’ rankings

5．This passage is most probably adapted from_________.

         A．a(chǎn)n article introducing liberal arts

         B．a(chǎn)n article introducing the book A True Liberal Arts Education

         C．a(chǎn)n article criticizing China’s higher education

         D．a(chǎn)n advertisement for Bowdoin College

 

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III．閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Now in his senior year in Bowdoin College, a small, elite liberal-arts（文科）college in Masine, Chen Yongfang has become such a devotee of the liberal-arts approach that he’s made it his mission to spread the word throughout China. He has coauthored a book called A True Liberal Arts Education, which essentially explains the little-known concept to Chinese students and their parents. Though there have been many books about how to get into Ivy League universities, “there was not a single book in China about the smaller liberal-arts colleges,” he says.

The book, which Chen wrote with friends Ye Lin and Wan Li, who also attend small U. S. colleges, touts（兜售）such benefits as intimate classes (the student-to-faculty ratio at Bowdoin is 9:1) and professors who focus on teaching rather than research. Chen, 23, explains that he was won over by Bowdoin’s commitment to nurturing skills for life, rather than simply for the workplace. “Liberal arts is abut fostering your identity,” he says. “They want to cultivate your mind.” He admits that liberal arts may be a hard sell in a country with an increasingly competitive job market. The book states bluntly that in the short term, a liberal-arts education won’t improve job prospects. “In China, employers are looking for someone who can come in and start working immediately when they graduate, not someone who still needs to be trained in practical skills,” Chen says.

The book, which received wide media coverage in China and now has a waiting list for its second print run, is certainly timely: it plays into a growing debate in China about what national universities should be teaching. The country needs a workforce with the skills and creativity to help move away from low-cost manufacturing and, in economic terms, move up the value chain. And some educators believe liberal-arts training is vital to help China deal with its increasingly complex new realities. Yet the well-known intellectual historian Xu Jilin believes that China’s rapid expansion of higher education has had a detrimental effect on curriculum as the country’s universities race to compete globally. “Education these days in like factory-farming chickens,” he says. “Universities all wan to get into international rakings—and most of these depend on research. They’re not interested in providing a unique education for our kids.”

1．According to Chen Yongfang, the benefits of attending liberal-arts colleges are the following EXCEPT        .

       A．closer relationship with tutors

       B．teachers more devoted to teaching

       C．practical skills for getting a job in China

       D．development in mind and life-long ability

2．It can be inferred from the passage that        .

       A．the teaching quality in big research universities not as good as small colleges

       B．it is more difficult for liberal-arts graduates to find a job because employers don’t believe that they can perform well

       C．literal-arts education is of little help to China’s economic development

       D．research universities received more Chinese applicants than smaller liberal-arts colleges

3．The word “detrimental” in Para.3 probably means “_________.”

       A．instant      B．rewarding C．damaging  D．obvious

4．According to Xu Jilin,___________.

       A．the expansion of higher education has improved the competitive strength of China’s universities

       B．Chinese universities are providing the same courses as foreign universities

       C．many universities are not paying enough attention to teaching

       D．research should gain more attention in order to improve China’s universities’ rankings

5．This passage is most probably adapted from_________.

       A．a(chǎn)n article introducing liberal arts

       B．a(chǎn)n article introducing the book A True Liberal Arts Education

       C．a(chǎn)n article criticizing China’s higher education

       D．a(chǎn)n advertisement for Bowdoin College

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