1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 13People.完形填空 Each year this organization of men came to the Childrens Home Society.The men would take us in groups of five to_1_Jackson Vide，Florida，to do some shopping.I_2_going with this gentleman in a row.He would take us to_3_area，and then he would ask us if we wanted to go
2、 to the_4_.We agreed.I remember watching him as he_5_his wallet to pay for our_6_.He looked at me and just_7_with his big smile.During the movie he bought us popcorn and candy.I remember thinking how_8_it was that someone would_9_their own money on someone like us.We all laughed at the_10_movie and
3、had a good time.The man also laughed really_11_and then patted me on the head.I looked at him，and he just_12_smiling with his great big wonderful smile.That trip to the movie was the first time in my life that I ever felt as if someone really_13_about me.It was a wonderful_14_I have never forgotten，
4、even to this day，_15_later.I dont know if the man felt sorry for me，but I do know this：If I ever_16_the big lottery(彩票)，that man will find out that he carried a milliondollar smile.This is_17_I believe it is so important that organizations continue to_18_out and help the children who are less_19_.In
5、 my particular case，it was this mans personal act of_20_that will be remembered forever.Just one little simple act of kindness.I thank you，kind sir，for a memory which I now share with my children and grandchildren fifty years later.1A.center BdowntownCmiddle Ddownstairs答案B由后面do some shopping可知。2A.re
6、mind BrecordCdislike Dremember答案D由本段中的第三句和最后一句中的“I remember”可知三个“I remember”相呼应。3A.reading BwalkingCshopping Dswimming答案C由第一段最后一句do some shopping 可知。4A.school Bstore Cpark Dcinema答案D由该段中During the movie可知。5A.pulled out Bfound outCexchanged for Dput away答案A6A.foods Bdrinks Ctickets Dsnacks答案C他带我们去看电影
7、，我记得他掏钱包给我们买电影票。7A.laughed BsmiledCspoke Dwhispered答案B由该句中with his big smile可推出。8A.terrible BcommonCboring Dwonderful答案D9A.spend BreturnCsave Dhide答案A我记得当时的我这样认为：有人给我们花钱真是太好了。10A.serious BfrighteningCfunny Dmodern答案C由We all laughed可知。11A.slightly BhardCless Duntruly答案B上文中提到我们看电影时很开心，那位绅士笑得也很开心(hard)
8、。12A.stopped BpreventedCprotected Dkept答案D第二段提到当我看着他时，他对我微笑。这时我再次看他时，他继续保持(kept)微笑。13A.talked Bcared Cworried Ddoubted答案B那次去看电影使我生平第一次感觉到有人在真正关心(care about)我。14A.movement BexpressionCfeeling Dsense答案C我一直到今天也没忘记被人关心的感觉。15A.months BdecadesCdays Dweeks答案B由文章最后一句可知事情发生在五十年前，故选decades。16A.win Bbuy Csell
9、Dlose答案Awin the lottery中彩票。17A.why BbecauseChow Dwhen答案A18A.bring Btake Creach Dcarry答案D19A.wealthy BhealthyCimportant Dfortunate答案D作者根据自己的经历总结这就是他为什么认为组织机构继续伸出援助之手帮助不幸儿童是非常重要的。20A.satisfaction BinstructionCkindness Dpoliteness答案C由下文的just one little simple act of kindness可知。.阅读理解AMost people watchin
10、g Jeremy Lin these past two months saw Jeremy Lin，New York Knicks star；but I，watching him，saw someone else.That was my elder brother，Bob，who is athletic and energetic.He could never sit still when he was in second grade；he had to get up every now and then and run around the room.And sure enough，he g
11、rew up to be a starting player for an NCAA championship lacrosse (长曲棍球) team.He was a Nikeendorsed marathoner，too，and reached the top of Mt.Everest，unguided，in his 50s.And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games.We did watch some of his marathons，but that wasnt until he was in his 20s.When Bo
12、b was in his glory days，our Shanghaineseborn parents were bent on getting him into medical school.There was a loving aspect to it：I can remember my father working through math books with him，lesson by lesson，at the big blackboard in the attic.Bob never did become a doctor，though；and neither did IIt
13、wasnt until my younger sister came along that someone in the family finally wore a white coat.Bob today could be the fittest 58yearold on the planet.His doctor estimates his biological age at 35；hes still big mountains in the Himalayas.And，like Jeremy Lin，hes charming.No one sees Bob without leaving
14、 with a laugh.He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building，and its true.To know him is to cheer for him.And yet my parents did not cheer for him.What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics，like Jeremy Lins mother？What if my father had played videos of athletes for my broth
15、er to watch and imitate？Its hard not to wonder.And how did Jeremy Lins parents manage to do these remarkable things？ Amy Chua，the tiger mother，recalls her immigrant father beating the kids whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word.How is it that Jeremy Lins immigrant father in particular，GieMing Li
16、n，encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?【语篇解读】林书豪的成功，使人们开始反思什么是最合适的教育方式。家长是应该把自己的意愿强加给孩子还是发挥孩子的特长呢？1. Bobs glory days were those_.Awhen he was doing well in mathBwhen he was in second gradeCwhen he was made mayor of his buildingDwhen he showed his talents in sports答案D推理判断题。根据文章一、二两
17、段内容可知，鲍勃20多岁时在体育方面的表现很优秀，由此可推知，鲍勃最辉煌的时期应是他在体育运动中展现他的特长时。2From the passage we can tell that Bob is_.Aactive and optimisticBclever and determinedCbrave and helpfulDconsiderate and independent答案A细节理解题。根据第三段的第三、四、五句内容可知，鲍勃积极、乐观，故A项当选。3Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?ABob was always ig
18、nored by his parents.BBob could also have been a sport star.CBobs parents often watched his games.DNobody in the authors family was a doctor.答案B正误判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知，鲍勃曾经在体育方面的表现非常优秀，多次获奖，若能坚持下去，他也许会成为一名体育明星，故B项正确。4From the last two paragraphs we can infer that_.Aparents should always study together wit
19、h their childrenBparents should know how to educate their children properlyCchildren should be punished when they do anything wrongDchildren should try to live up to the hopes of their parents答案B推理判断题。在文章最后两段中，作者用反问句暗示出家长应该给孩子正确的教育，而不是强迫他们做这做那。BIt is a plain fact that we are in a world where competi
20、tion is going on in all areas and at all levels.This is exciting.Yet，on the other hand，competition breezes a pragmatic (讲究实际的) attitude.People choose to learn things that are useful，and do things that are profitable.Todays college education is also affected by this general sense of utilitarianism (功
21、利主义)Many college students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.It is not unusual to see the college students taking a parttime job as a warmup for the real battle.I often see my friends taking GRE tests，working on En
22、glish or computer certificates and taking the driving tests to get a license.Well，I have nothing against being practical.As the competition in the job market gets more and more severe，students do have reasons to be practical.However，we should never forget that college education is much more than ski
23、ll training.Just imagine，if your utilitarianism becomes the main trend on campus，leaving no space for the cultivation (培养) of students minds，or development of their soul.We will see university is training out welltrained spiritless working machines.If utilitarianism controls society，we will see peop
24、le lost in the moneymaking adventures；we will see humanity losing their grace and dignity，and that would be disastrous.Id like to think society as encouraging and people regard profit or fame only as a horse that pulls the courage.Yet without the driver picking direction，the courage would go straigh
25、t and may even end out in a dangerous situation.A certificate may give you some advantages，but not broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrity (诚实正直)，which are the wealth you cannot acquire through any quick fixed way.Although in todays world，the highest level of competition may not be
26、that of skills or expertise (专门技能)，but vision and strategy，your intellectual quality largely determines how far you can go in your career.【语篇解读】本文作者用批判的语调告诉我们，现在的大学教育是一种功利主义的教育。这样的教育对学生的成长弊大于利，针对这种情况，作者对大学教育提出了一些建议。5The authors attitude toward todays college education is_.Apositive BcautiousCcritica
27、l Ddoubtful答案C作者态度题。通读全文尤其是文章第一段可知，作者认为现在的大学教育追求的是功利主义，由此可推知作者对其持批评的态度，故选C项。6Many college students choose to major in Business because_.Aa businessman is very likely to make big moneyBstudying business is less competitiveCtoo many students have chosen Computer ProgrammingDComputer Programming is not
28、 a must for them答案A细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句“Many college students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.”可知A项正确。7The author does strongly suggest that_.Amore competition be encouraged on college campusBpeople not ignore the
29、value of broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrityCintellectual quality determine how far one can go in his careerDcollege students get as many parttime jobs as possible答案B推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句可知B项正确。8In the authors opinion，_.Acollege students are not pragmatic enoughBcollege students should have drivers pick direction for themCcollege education should provide students with more business coursesDcollege education should value the cultivation of studentsminds答案D细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段前两句的内容可知，在作者看来，大学教育应该重视培养学生的思想，故D项符合题意。- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网
