Mrs. Ohama spoke to the graduates of Martin luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencemenl (畢業(yè)典禮）speech this year. The ceremony___1____in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
'The first lady told her 170 ___2_____ that she spent too much of her time in college _____3___ on acadamic achievements. While her success in college and law school ____4____ a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t ____5______ a minute living someone else’s dream”she said. “It ______6___ a lot of real work to discover what brings you___7____ and you won’t find what you love simply by _____8_____ mailboxes or surfing the net."
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school ______9____ in Chicago. “My No. 1 _____10__ was to go to a high school that would push me and___11______me,” she said: “I wanted to go somewhere that would ____12_____achievement. ___13_____ schools like this don't exist for every kid,” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that__14____ may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond ___15_____ what they will became. “That’s when you ___16_____what you are really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position ____17_____ you might fail.” Overcoming diffcultie has been the ____18_____of many great people，she said, “Oprah was demoted (降職)from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey.And then there’s this guy Barack Obama. I could ____19______a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He ___20____ his first race for Congress”.the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.
小題1:
A．happened toB．took placeC．occurred toD．came across
小題2:
A．graduatesB．teachersC．studentsD．teenagers
小題3:
A．dependingB．focusingC．decidingD．living
小題4:
A．led toB．referred toC．looked forward toD．occurred to
小題5:
A．spendB．spoilC．enjoyD．waste
小題6:
A．demandB．takesC．spendD．benefit
小題7:
A．energyB．powerC．joyD．laughter
小題8:
A．openingB．checkingC．writingD．designing
小題9:
A．experienceB．memoryC．failureD．events
小題10:
A．taskB．goalC．homeworkD．wish
小題11:
A．disappointB．encourageC．satisfyD．challenge
小題12:
A．celebrateB．congratulateC．a(chǎn)pplyD．a(chǎn)nalyse
小題13:
A．UnfortunatelyB．FortunatelyC．OccasionallyD．Unexpectedly
小題14:
A．happinessB．sadnessC．failureD．success
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)ffectsB．determinesC．dedicatesD．donates
小題16:
A．find outB．pull outC．beak outD．hold out
小題17:
A．whatB．whichC．whereD．that
小題18:
A．markB．shortcomingC．pointD．a(chǎn)dvantage
小題19:
A．turn onB．take onC．turn upD．take up
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)bandonedB．lostC．wonD．obtain

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:B
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:A
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B
本文講述了美國第一夫人在Martin luther King Jr. High School畢業(yè)典禮上的講話的部分內(nèi)容，她鼓勵孩子們要正視失敗，要把精力放到學(xué)業(yè)上。
小題1:考查動詞短語辨析及語境理解。此處指畢業(yè)典禮在Tennessee State University體育館舉行，此處take place意為：舉行。
小題2:考查名詞詞義辨析。此處graduates畢業(yè)生； teachers 教師；pupils學(xué)生；teenagers青少年。根據(jù)語境這里是第一夫人給中學(xué)的畢業(yè)生演講。故最佳答案是A。
小題3:考查動詞詞義辨析。此處depending依靠；focusing集中精力做；deciding決定； living生活。在大學(xué)她花了很多時間集中精力于學(xué)業(yè)成就。
小題4:考查動詞短語的用法。此處led to導(dǎo)致； referred to指，參閱；looked forward to 展望；occurred to發(fā)生。她在大學(xué)法學(xué)院的成功導(dǎo)致她找到好的工作。
小題5:考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處spend 花費；spoil毀掉； enjoy 欣賞；waste浪費。這里指不要浪費時間生活在別人的夢想里。
小題6:考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處demand需要；takes花費；spend花費；benefit受益。根據(jù)句型：it takes sth to do sth可知，選B。需要做很多工作才能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么能給你帶來快樂。
小題7:考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處energy精力；power力量；joy快樂； laughter笑聲。需要做很多工作才能發(fā)現(xiàn)什么能給你帶來快樂。
小題8:考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處opening打開；checking查看；. writing 寫；designing設(shè)計。這里指：只是簡單地查看郵箱和上網(wǎng)不會使你找到你所喜歡的東西。
小題9:考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處 experience經(jīng)歷； memory 記憶； failure 失�。籩vents事件。MLK學(xué)校使她想起了她在芝加哥上學(xué)的經(jīng)歷。
小題10:考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處task任務(wù)； goal目標；homework 作業(yè)；wish愿望。我的第一目標是上高中，這是對我自己的挑戰(zhàn)。
小題11:考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處disappoint 使失望； encourage 鼓勵；satisfy 使?jié)M意；challenge挑戰(zhàn)。根據(jù)前文的push me可知，這里的challenge和它并列。
小題12:考查動詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處celebrate慶祝；congratulate 祝賀； apply應(yīng)用； analyse分析。這里指：我想找個地方慶祝一下我的成就。
小題13:考查副詞詞義辨析。此處Unfortunately不幸地； Fortunately 幸運地；Occasionally 偶然地；Unexpectedly意外地。根據(jù)后文don't exist for every kid可知，選A。不幸的是，學(xué)校不存在這樣的地方。
小題14:考查名詞詞義辨析及語境理解。此處happiness幸福； sadness悲傷；failure 失��； success成功。第一夫人告訴畢業(yè)生們：失敗是他們學(xué)習生活的一部分，但他們對失敗的反應(yīng)決定他們將成為什么樣的人。
小題15:考查動詞詞義辨析。此處affects影響；determines 決定；dedicates 奉獻；donates捐贈。第一夫人告訴畢業(yè)生們：失敗是他們學(xué)習生活的一部分，但他們對失敗的反應(yīng)決定他們將成為什么樣的人。
小題16:考查動詞短語的含義。此處find out查清，弄明白；pull out拆除； beak out 爆發(fā)；hold out伸出。這里意為：那是你弄明白你在困難時刻應(yīng)該具備什么品質(zhì)的時候。
小題17:考查連接詞的用法。根據(jù)前面的a position可知，這里是where引導(dǎo)的定語從句。
小題18:考查名詞詞義辨析。此處mark標志；shortcoming缺點； point點；advantage優(yōu)勢。這里意為：克服困難已經(jīng)是偉人的標志。
小題19:考查動詞短語的含義。此處turn on 打開；take on呈現(xiàn)；turn up出現(xiàn)；露面；take up占用。這里指占用一整下午的時間談他的失敗。
小題20:考查動詞詞義辨析。此處abandoned拋棄； lost輸?shù)�；won 贏得；obtain獲得。根據(jù)前文的I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures中的failures可知，此處選B。
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D．MOOCs have brought about revolution in education
小題3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Most of the MOOCs focus on professional training for college graduates．
B．There are barriers for MOOCs to replace the present education system．
C．International companies prefer applicants who graduate from MOOCs．
D．More and more undergraduates have realized the limits of MOOCs．
小題4:The author’s attitude towards MOOCs is___________．
A．doubtfulB．negativeC．criticalD．optimistic

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EDGEWOOD—Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment :the district’s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs.
Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries.
By closing time at 9.20 a.m. , the shop usually sells 90drinks.
“whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schwartzman says it was good, ”Christy McKinley , a second year student , announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.
The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school.
They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.
Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia.
Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content?
Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition（營養(yǎng)）guidelines.
The whole school has joined in to help.
Teachers agreed to give up their lounge(休息室)in the morning. Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall. Business students designed the paychecks. The basketball team helped pay for cups.
小題1:.What is the text mainly about？
A．A best-selling coffee.
B．A special educational program.
C．Government support for schools.
D．A new type of teacher-student relationship.
小題2:The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to    .
A．raise money for school affairs
B．do some research on nutrition
C．develop students’ practical skills
D．supply teachers with drinks
小題3:How did Christy McKinley know Ms. Schwartzman’s opinion of the chi tea？
A．She met her in the shop.
B．She heard her telling others.
C．She talked to her on the phone.
D．She went to her office to deliver the tea.
小題4:We know from the text that Ginger Gray       .
A．manages the Dixie PIT program in Kenton County
B．sees that the drinks meet health standards
C．teaches at Dixie Heights High School
D．owns the school’s coffee shop

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These days it’s cheaper to throw that broken DVD player, cell-phone or TV out and buy a new one. This “ replace-rather-than-repair” mentality is polluting the planet with electronic waste. According to the UN Environment Program, we are throwing away an estimated 50 million metric tonnes of electronics waste    (e-waste) per year. But this is not ordinary garbage. Our electronics leak harmful heavy metals — such as mercury and arsenic — along with equally poisonous chemicals that end up in our soil and eventually our water.
You’ve probably participated in a community recycling event and left feeling good about shipping off that old computer to be recycled. Chances are it was shipped overseas where it’s polluting someone else’community.
Guiyu city in Southeastern China has become known as the e-waste city where low-paid workers use whatever means available to remove electronics in hopes of recovering the copper, microchips, aluminum, gold and silver and plastic that can be resold. Any leftover waste is simply thrown into the nearby river or piled up high in the streets, poisoning the children growing up here.
So what can you do with your e-waste? Robert Houghton, President and founder of Redemtech, an asset management and recovery firm, recommends you vote with your dollar. Buy from companies who have a take-back program that guarantees your discarde electronics are handled proper.
“ Consumers want to do business with companies who are demonstrably    good with corporate responsibility and dealing with e-waste, ” said Houghton.
There are   plenty of charitable   organizations that will    take your  used electronics and donate them for charitable causes:
? Electronic Recycling  Association (Canada) (ERA) collects old    computers for donation to libraries and other organizations across Canada.
? eBay’s Rethink Initiative pairs up consumers with businesses that refurbish (再磨光)old computers for donation.
? TechSoup has a thorough   listing of resources for those who would  like   to donate or recycle hardware，buy recycled hardware or find a refurbisher.
? The Charitable    Recycling Program  accepts all cell-phones    and    has a listing of charities it helps with its program.
? Call2 Recycle has set up drop off points across Canada in a number of stores. You can drop off your cell-phone and also your rechargeable batteries from handheld electronic products.
小題1:When there is something wrong with electronics, what is a popular trend among people nowadays?
A．To keep a DIY way.B．To put them away themselves.
C．To purchase what they like.D．To donate them to charities.
小題2:Guiyu city in Southeastern China is mentioned here to show us ____.
A．there is an ideal place in the world for e-waste
B．there is a good example in the world for recycling
C．the recycling events in Canada benefit people overseas
D．people should find a scientific and thorough way to recycle
小題3:In the     writer’s opinion, who can first shoulder the   great responsibility to guarantee e-waste is handled proper in the future?
A．The UN Environment Program.
B．Consumers who buy electronics.
C．President and founder of Redemtech.
D．Guiyu city in Southeastern China.
小題4:In Canada, which charity organization will    most possibly take all  your unwanted electronics?
A．Call2 Recycle.B．TechSoup.
C．eBay’s Rethink Initiative.D．Electronic Recycling Association.

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