2021-2022年上海市英語(yǔ)摸底訓(xùn)練【帶答案】

2021-2022年上海市英語(yǔ)摸底訓(xùn)練【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級(jí):________姓名:________考號(hào):________

一、單選題(40題)1.Marytogetherwithherchildren_____somevideoshowwhenIwentintothesittingroom（）

A.werewatchingB.waswatchingC.iswatchingD.arewatching

2.Itwas____________ofyounottodisturbtheseoldpeoplelateatnight（）

A.patientB.considerateC.deliberateD.modest

3.Imadethismyselfbutitwas（）whotaughtme

A.heB.himC.himselfD.byhim

4.ManystudentswillwatchTVonlyto_____timeduringthesummervacation（）

A.spendB.wasteC.enjoyD.kill

5.Noneofusknewhowthechangehadcome（）

A.acrossB.aboutC.overD.down

6.Thereisalotofevidencetoomuchstressispartlyresponsibleforthedisease（）

A.whatB.whichC.asD.that

7.Aseriesofmeasures,peopleinthatareamanagedtosurvivetheseverefamine（）

A.havingtaken

B.weretaken

C.havingbeentaken

D.havebeentaken

8.Hesetoffonehourearlierto_____hecouldcatchthe12o’clocktrain（）

A.believeB.findC.makesureD.look

9.Thiswebsitemaycontainlinkstootherwebsites______privacymeasuresmaybedifferentfromours（）

A.thatB.whichC.whoD.whose

10.Lilyisonherwaytobecomeastar,______herwonderfulperformanceattheArtFestival（）

A.duetoB.insteadofC.apartfromD.butfor

11.Nothingwouldhimfromtellingthetruth（）

A.predictB.presentC.preventD.prefer

12.Whenthefoggotthickerthesearchforthatmissingmanwas（）

A.calledatB.calledupC.calledonD.calledoff

13.Able-bodiedpeoplejustdon’trealizehowdifficultitis_____goodjobs（）

A.ofdisabledpeopletoget

B.ofdisabledpeoplegetting

C.fordisabledpeopletoget

D.fordisabledpeoplegetting

14.Themoneycollectedshouldbemadegoodusethepeoplewhosufferedalotinthesnowstorm（）

A.ofhelpingB.tohelpingC.tohelpD.oftohelp

15.We'regoingtothebookstoreinJohn'scar.Youcancomewithus______youcanmeetustherelater（）

A.butB.andC.orD.then

16.TheliteratureteachersawaHollywoodmovieandinsistedhisstudents（）toseeit

A.goB.wentC.isgoingD.willgo

17.（）shouldanymoneybegiventoasmallchild

A.Onnoaccount

B.Ofnoaccount

C.Fromallaccounts

D.Byallaccounts

18.Businessmenoftenmakehigher_____fortheirworksthantheyshould（）

A.chargesB.billsC.costsD.payments

19.Theprofessorsaysthatone________tomeetmorepeopleisattendingparties（）

A.methodB.wayC.pathD.approach

20.Healwaysdidwellatschoolhavingtodopart-timejobseverynowandthen（）

A.despiteofB.inspiteofC.regardlessofD.incaseof

21.We’vebeenwaitinghereforoveranhour,and_____（）

A.havealltheseotherpeopleeither

B.alltheseotherpeopleeither

C.sohavealltheseotherpeople

D.soalltheseotherpeoplehave

22.Don'tjokewithLinda;shetakeseverythingfartoo（）

A.carefullyB.gravelyC.criticallyD.seriously

23.Heisthesortofbusinessmanwhowoulddoanythinginhis（）ofprofit

A.pursuitB.catchC.graspD.master

24.Thestudentswereassigneddifferenttasksaccordingtotheir_______abilities（）

A.respectfulB.respectableC.respectiveD.responsible

25.Thenewdrugwillnotbeputonthemarket______hasbeenproveithasprovedsafeonhumans（）

A.ifB.untilC.sinceD.when

26.Agreatcheerwentupfromthecrowdastheycaught（）ofthehero

A.visionB.viewC.sightD.glance

27.Hisfavorite（）isplayingdrums

A.pastimeB.actionC.habitD.moment

28.Shemade（）totellhermotherthegoodnews

A.speedB.hasteC.hurryD.urge

29.Airpollutionisobviouslyoneofthemajor_____ofcitylife（）

A.referencesB.disadvantagesC.definitionsD.expressions

30.Jessicaoughttostopstudying;shehasaheadachebecauseshetoolong（）

A.readsB.isreadingC.hasbeenreadingD.hadread

31.Duringtheracesthereweretwoaccidents,includingoneaccident（）

A.deadlyB.fatalC.killingD.deathly

32.Wehavethreesons，butofthemlivesnearby（）

A.eitherB.neitherC.noneD.all

33.Successinthelabdoesn'talwaysmeanimmediatesuccessonalarge（）

A.businessB.accountC.wayD.scale

34.Hewasveryexcitedtothenews______shehadwontheNobelPrizeforliterature（）

A.whichB.whatC.howD.that

35.Thesegoodsare______forexports,thoughafewofthemmaybesoldonthehomemarket（）

A.completelyB.remarkablyC.essentiallyD.necessarily

36.Asitisgettingwarmer,youmightaswellthesefurcoatsinthatwoodenbox（）

A.putupB.turnoffC.putawayD.turnback

37.Thestudentsofthisuniversitycomplainabouttrafficnoiseswhich（）themwhentheyarehavingclasses

A.disturbB.interruptC.preventD.interfere

38.Comeon,berealistic;lifeisnot（）itwasinyourtime

A.whatB.whichC.whenD.that

39.Itwasn’tsuchagooddinner（）shehadpromisedus

A.asB.whichC.thatD.what

40.TheQualityControlStaffisresponsible_____thequalityoftheproductsthatcomeoutofthefactory（）

A.forB.ofC.withD.to

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Itisessentialthatwe____informedofyourplansinadvance.（）

47.Afterhefinishedtheassignment,hefoundsome（addition）____exercisestodo

48.Noisytraffic____ourwayoflifeinthisvillage.（threat）

49.Writersandartistsarealwaysgood____oflifefortheircreation.（observe）

50.Whencollegestudentsarecaught____inexam,theycanbekickedoutofschool.（cheat）

四、完型填空(20題)51.66.（）

A.injectedB.integrateC.inherentD.inherited

52.（）

A.agesB.datesC.timesD.centuries

53.52.（）

A.inB.atC.fromD.on

54.63.（）

A.whileB.whereC.thoughD.when

55.Oneeveningmyfatherbroughtmybrotherandmetopickupourmother.WearrivedattheEaglesHallandwere51inthecarwhenmyfathersmeltsomething.He52behindourcarandcouldseesmoke53fromahouse,ablockbehindus.Hequicklydrovearoundtothehouse.Thesmokewasthick,andwesawfire54heopenedthedoorandwentinside.Hecameoutwithawomanandrushed55inforherchildren.Hedidn'tstop56allchildrenwereout.Whenthe57arrived,wewentbacktogetMom.

Myfatherdidn't58mentionittoMom.Wehadtotellherwhatwehad59.Myfathersaidthatnothingmuch60andnottoworry.Thenextdaythestoryinthe61saidthatthepeoplefromthehouseweretryingto62myfathertothankhim.Myfatherjustsaidthattheyhadmoreimportantthingstobe63with.That'smydadandIstillrememberthemanygreatthingshedidforothers.Anyoneofthese64makesmydadahero,butheneverstops.I'velearnedfromhimthatbeingaheromeansdoing65youcanwheneverpossible

51.（）

A.drivingB.hidingC.dreamingD.waiting

56.Areyouamanoramouse?Whenpeopleaskthisquestiontheywanttoknow41youthinkyouarea42personoracoward.Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestion43youaretestedinreallife.Somepeople44theyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithreal45,theyactlikecowards.Othersthinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlike46.

Lennyhadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasa47person.Hegotworriedbeforeexaminations.Heworriedabouthisjobandhealth.Allhewantedinlifewastobesafeandhealthy.48,onJanuary15,2002,aplanecrashedintothePotomacRiverinWashington.Lennywenttotherivertoseewhatwashappening.Hesawawomaninthe49water.Lennydidnotfeelafraid.Hekeptvery50anddidaverydangerousthing.HejumpedintothePotomac,51tothewoman,andkeptherhead52thewater.Seventy-eightpeoplediedthatday.ThankstoLenny,itwasnot53.

Whenyouare54dangerandfeelafraid,thebodyautomaticallyproducesachemicalintheblood.Thechemicaliscalledadrenalin（腎上腺素）.55adrenalininthebloodsystem,youactuallyfeelstrongerandstrongerandare56tofightorrunaway.However,whenyouareabsolutelyterrified,thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin.Whenthis57,themusclesbecomeveryhardandyoufindyou58moveatall.Youarethenparalysedwithfear.Thisis59whenweareveryfrightened,wesometimessaywe'repetrified.ThiswordcomesfromtheGreekwordpetros,whichmeansstone.Weare60frightenedthatwebecomestone-like

41.（）

A.howB.neitherC.whetherD.either

57.___________（）

A.caredB.doubtedC.imaginedD.wondered

58.72.（）

A.agoB.laterC.beforeD.after

59.51.（）

A.oldB.allC.newD.other

60.ThefamilyisthecenterofmosttraditionalAsians’lives.Manypeopleworryabouttheirfamily’swelfare,reputation,andhonor.Asianfamiliesareoften____,includingseveralgenerationsrelatedby____ormarriagelivinginthesamehome.AnAsianperson’smisdeeds（過(guò)錯(cuò)）arenot____justontheindividualbutalsoonthefamily—includingthedeadancestors.

TraditionalChinese,amongmanyotherAsians,respecttheireldersandfeeladeepsenseofduty____them.Childrenrepaytheirparents’sacrificesbybeingsuccessfuland____theminoldage.Thisisacceptedasa____partoflifeinChina.Incontrast,takingcareoftheagedparentsisoftenviewedasatremendous____intheUnitedStates,whereagingandfamilysupportarenot____highly.Infact,intheyouth-orientedUnitedStates,growingoldisseenasabadthing,andmanyoldpeopledonotreceiverespect.

Filipinos,themostAmericanizedoftheAsians,arestillextremelyfamily-oriented.Theyare____tohelpingtheirchildrenandwillsacrificegreatlyfortheirchildrentogetaneducation.____,thechildrenaredevotedtotheirparents,whooftenlivenearby.Grownchildrenwholeavethecountryforeconomicreasons____sendlargepartsoftheirincomehometotheirparents.

TheVietnamesefamilyconsistsofpeoplecurrently____aswellasthespiritsofthedeadandoftheas-yetunborn.Any____oractionsaredonefromfamilyconsiderations,notindividualdesires.People’sbehaviorisjudged____whetheritbringsshameorpridetothefamily.TheVietnamesedonotparticularlybelieveinself-reliance;inthisway,theyarethe____ofpeopleintheUnitedStates.ManyVietnamesethinkthattheiractionsinthislifewillinfluencetheirstatusinthenextlife

（）

A.enlargedB.extendedC.expandedD.lengthened

61.57.（）

A.workB.thinkC.developD.share

62.Haveyoueveraskedyourselfwhychildrengotoschool?Youwillprobablysaythattheygotolearntheirownlanguageandotherlanguages,arithmetic,history,scienceand____________subjects.Thatisquitetrue;butwhydotheylearnthesethings?Andarethesethings____________thattheylearnatschool?

Wesendourchildrentoschoolto____________forthetimewhentheywillbebigandwillhavetowork____________themselves.Nearlyalltheystudyatschoolhassomepracticaluseintheirlife,butisthattheonlyreason____________theygotoschool?

Thereis____________ineducationthanjustlearningfacts.Wegotoschool____________alltolearnhowtolearn,sothatwhenwehaveleftschoolwecancontinuetolearn.Amanwhoreallyknowshowtolearnwillalwaysbesuccessful,because____________hehastodosomethingnewwhichhehasneverhadtodobefore,hewillrapidlyteachhimselfhowtodoitinthebestway.Theuneducatedperson,____________,isprobablyunabletodosomethingnew,ordoesitbadly.Thepurposeofschools,therefore,isnotjusttoteachlanguages,arithmetic,etc.,____________toteachpupilsthewaytolearn

（）

A.allanotherB.theotherallC.alltheotherD.theallother

63.23.（）

A.infrontofB.ofC.withD.for

64.74.（）

A.experimentsB.circlesC.tripsD.movements

65.77.（）

A.spiritB.resultC.strengthD.courage

66.29.（）

A.ManyB.AllC.NoneD.Much

67.73.（）

A.shoppingB.toworkC.toshopD.towalking

68.46.（）

A.brainB.mouthC.handsD.legs

69.28.（）

A.examineB.watchC.findD.receive

70.59（）

A.containsB.formsC.consistsofD.makesup

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.TheexpressionsilverspoonsinParagraph1means（）

A.veryexpensivespoons

B.richpeople

C.wealth

D.spoonsmadeofsilver

72.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatFergus______（）

A.wasonceclosetoallhiscolleagues

B.hasremainedinthesamepositionforyears

C.doesn’tknowwhatahintis

D.knowseverythingthathappensintheoffice

73.CocoChanel,aFrenchwoman,isveryfamousforhersuccessinthefashionworld.ThelifeofCocoChanelisaclassicrags-to-richesstory.Bornin1883,shewasabandonedbyherfatherafterhermotherdied.ShewasraisedbyherauntswhotaughthertosewandgaveherthenicknameCoco,whichmeanslittlepet.

Startingoutasahatdesigner,Cocowentagainstthefancyhatsbeingwornatthetime.Howcanabrainfunctionunderthosethings,shewondered.Instead,shecreatedsimple,butbeautifuldesignswhichbecamepopularwithfashionableyoungwomenofParis.

Strangelyenough,WorldWarIgaveherthechancetodevelopherideaofsimpleelegancefromhatstoclothing.Duetotheshortageofmaterialduringthewar,shetooktheopportunitytoshowthatlesscantrulybemore,introducingturtlenecksweater（高領(lǐng)毛衣）andpantsforwomen.

In1923,Cocolaunchedherlineofperfumes.Awomanwhodoesnotwearperfumehasnofuture!shesaid,andwomenbelievedher.Sinceitsfirstappearance,ChanelNo.5hasbeentheworld’smostpopularperfume,withanotherbottlebeingsoldevery30seconds.andCocoherselfinspiredgenerationsofwomendesignersandbusinesswomentopursuetheirdreams

Theworld-famousbrandChanelisnamedafter__________（）

A.alittleanimal

B.ahatcompany

C.thenicknameofaFrenchwoman

D.thesurnameofaFrenchwoman

74.Tostrengthenfriendlyrelationship,people______（）

A.mustholdfriendshipceremonies

B.havetoeliminatedifferencesinbackground

C.shouldmakefriendswiththosewhoareofthesameageandofthesamerace

D.shouldsupportandunderstandeachotherthroughsharedexperiencesandemotions

75.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto_____（）

A.explainwhypeoplehaveemotions

B.showhowpeopleavoidthenegativeemotions

C.explainwhatpeopleshoulddobeforeemotions

D.defineandclassifypeople’semotions

76.Passage2

EveryAmericanfamilyhasitsowntraditionsonThanksgivingDay,andmineisnodifferent.Oncethenationalholidayarrives,mymomrisesearlytomakethemeal.Sheputsaturkeyintheoven,chopscarrotsandbakespies.I'msorrytosaythatthemeninthefamily—mydad,myyoungerbrotherandmyself—rarelypitchintohelp.Ourjobistowashthemountainofdirtydishesafterthemealisover.

Around2p.m.everyThanksgivingDay,familymembersseatthemselvesaroundthekitchentable.Platesofturkey,vegetables,salad,rollsandpiescoverit.Atthispoint,wecanhardlykeepourselvesfromdrooling（流口水）alloverourfancyclothes,butit'snotyettimetoeat.

First,wemustbowourheads,closeoureyesandsayaprayerofthanksaloudtoGodforgivinguseverythingwehave.Undernormalcircumstances,IwouldhavenoproblemmakingalistofthingsIamthankfulfor.Igrewupinalovingfamily.Myparents,whoaren'twealthy,tookoutloanstohelpmepayforuniversity.

But,thefunnythingis,everytimeIsitdownforThanksgivingdinnerandtrytosayaprayerofthanks,mymindusuallygoesblank.Ithinkithassomethingtodowithmygrowling（咕咕叫）stomachandallofthatfoodsittingrightthereundermynose.

Eventually,though,weallfinishourshortprayersanddigin.Tobesure,thedayincludesotherhighlights—visitingfamilyandwatchingfootball.Butusuallyaround6p.m.weareallourselvesstuffedliketurkeysandthankfultohaveanicewarmbedtosleepin

Thepurposeofthetextisto（）

A.tellwhatthefamilydoforThanksgivingDay

B.tellhowthefamilyspendThanksgivingDay

C.introducefoodsservedonThanksgivingDay

D.introducetheAmericanThanksgivingDay

77.Somesmallbusinessesfailtogetabankloanbecause_________（）

A.theformtheyfillinisincomplete

B.theirproductsarenottechnicallyadvanced

C.theamountofmoneythewanttoborrowistoobig

D.theyhavenoclearideaofhowmuchtheyneedtoborrow

78.Theamountofsleeprequiredmay________（）

A.tireanindividualmind

B.helpinfantsgrowolder

C.applypressuretoanexecutive

D.dependonanindividualage

79.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Understandingismoreimportanttoparentingrelationshipthantootherintimaterelationships

B.Understandingislessimportantthanloveasfarasmarriageisconcerned

C.Understandingismoreimportantthanlovetosomedegree

D.Understandingismoreoftenneglectedinparentingrelationship

80.Thewriterbelievesthat（）

A.peopleoftenappreciatethingsotherpeopledo

B.peopleseldomappreciatethingsotherpeopledo

C.saythankstosomeone,andyou'llsoonbecomefriends

D.expressyourgratitudetoothers,andtheywillpassiton

81.Thereisameasurablerelationbetweenhowmuchapersonlearnsandhisattitudetowardthesubjecttobelearned.Whenfacedwithadifficultlearningtask,onepathtosuccessistoconcentrateonthepositiveaspectsofthesubjectmatter.Ifastudenthasaboringteacher,onesolutionistolookforthepositiveaspectsofcompletingthecourse,regardlessofhowboringtheteacherhappenstobe.Toaccomplishthismightrequireaprivatetutororsomeindependentreading,butwiththerightattitude,successispossible.

Over-achievers—studentswhodobetterthantheirtestscoresshow—usuallyhaveapositiveinterestinlearning.Theymaylearnsomethingsmoreslowly,andtheymaymakemoreefforts,but,tocompensate（補(bǔ)償）,theyareoftenbetteratapplyingwhattheyhavelearned.Aslongastheydonothaveemotionalproblems,theyaresuccessful.

Under-achievers—thosewhofunctionbelowtheirabilityshownbytestscores—oftentendtoallowafewnegativefactorstoaffectthem.Becauseoftheirnegativeattitudes,theysometimesbecomeunfairlycriticalofteachers.Theyallowthemselvestogetboredwhenitisnotnecessary.Inshort,theirattitudesoftencausethemtolearnlessthanover-achievers.

Ifyoulearntoreplaceanegativeattitudetowardlearningwithsomethingmorepositive,youareontheroadtoachievingalmostanygoalyoudesire.Forexample,ifyourealizeapersonalcomputerwithawordprocessorwouldimproveyourperformance,buthaveanattitudethatkeepstellingyouthatacomputerisdifficulttooperate,youtendtomakeallkindsofexcuses.Inshort,youresistmakingfulluseofaterrifictool,simplybecauseyournegativeattitudepreventsyoufromlearning

Whatdoestheauthorthinkastudentshoulddoifhehasaboringteacher（）

A.Lookforanewcourse

B.Becriticaloftheteacher

C.Completethecoursewithagoodscore

D.Havearightattitudetowardtheteacher

82.Soundpersonalhealthchoiceisoftendifficulttomakebecause_____（）

A.fewpeoplearewillingtotradethequalityoflifeforthequantityoflife

B.peopleareusuallyinfluencedbythebehavioroftheirfriends

C.currentmedicalknowledgeisstillinsufficient

D.therearemanyfactorsinfluencingourdecisions

83.PassageThree

Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorsareformed.Itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheriscompetitive.

Socialscientistsare,ofcourse,extremelyinterestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehaviors.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwodistinctschoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromoneanother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatebetweenproponentsofeachtheory.Thecontroversyisoftenreferredtoasnature/nurture.

Thosewhosupportthenaturesideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsarelargelydeterminedbybiologicalandgeneticfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristics,andbehavioriscentraltothistheory.Takentoanextreme,thistheorymaintainsthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchadegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyourinstincts.

Proponentsofthenurturetheory,orastheyareoftencalled,behaviorists,claimedthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.Abehaviorist,B.F.Skinner,seeshumanbehaviorisalmostcompletelyshapedbytheirsurroundings.Thebehaviorists’viewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic;theymaintainthat,likemachines,humansrespondtoenvironmentalstimuliasthebasisoftheirbehavior.

Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Infact,itisquitelikelythatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremes.Thatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain

Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldbesupportersofthenaturetheoryagreewith（）

A.Aperson’sinstinctshavelittleeffectonhisactions

B.Environmentisimportantindeterminingaperson’sbehaviorandpersonality

C.Biologicalreasonshaveastronginfluenceonhowweact

D.Thebehaviorists’viewcorrectlyexplainshowweact

84.Task4

Directions:Inthispart,youaregoingtoreadapassagewith5statementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheonefromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphnomorethanonce.The5statementsarenumbered51to55.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

請(qǐng)閱讀某大學(xué)提供給學(xué)生的項(xiàng)目信息（A~F），將之后所給的人物信息（51~55）與之相匹配。

［A］In-CompanyExperience

Challengingpostsinindustryforgapyearstudents.Useyouracademicandinterpersonalskillstoimproveaproductorserviceprovidedbyatopnamecompany—andgetpaidforit!

［B］CampWorld

Workincampsforyoungpeopleinoneormoreofthefivecontinents.You'llneedtohelporganizesportsactivitiesandotheroutdoorpursuitsandyoucouldendupwithaqualificationasaninstructor.

［C］CommunityCare

Volunteerworkathomeandabroadwiththephysicallyandmentallyhandicapped,thehomeless,theelderlyandorphans.You'llneedtobecommitted,patientandsensitivetoothers.

［D］AcademicStudyYear

SpendawholeyearstudyingataforeignuniversityinEurope,theUSAorevenfurtherafield（更遠(yuǎn)處）,withoutthepressureofexams.Accommodationwithlocalfamilies.Grants（補(bǔ)助）available.

［E］ConservationInternational

ConservationandresearchworkwithteamsofvolunteersonnaturereservesinSouthAmericaandAfrica.Projectsincludemonitoringwildlife,pathbuilding,waterandsoilconservation.

［F］LanguageTeachersAbroad

TeachyourownlanguageorEnglishinalmostanycountryintheworld.Classsizesvaryfromonetoonehundredandresourcescanbebasic,butyourstudentswillwelcomeyouwithopenarms

____Igrowupinaverybigfamily.MyparentshaveraisedtwelvekidsandIamtheirfirst-born.Ithasbeenmydutytohelpmymomtakecareofmybrothersandsisters.Tohandlethem,oftenIhavetoorganizeanoutdooractivity,likeasoftballgame.ImustsaythatIhavethepotentialtoworkasaninstructor（）

85.IwasinmythirdyearofteachingwritingatRalphHighSchoolinNewYork,whenoneofmystudents,15-year-oldMikey,gavemeanotefromhismother.Itexplainedhisabsence（缺席）fromclassthedaybefore:

"DearMr.McCort,Mikey'sgrandmother,whoiseightyyearsofage,felldownthestairsfromtoomuchcoffeeandIkeptMikeyathometotakecareofherandhisbabysistersoIcouldgotomyjob.PleaseexcuseMikeyandhe'lldohisbestinthefuture.P.S.HisgrandmotherisOK."

IhadseenMikeywritingthenoteathisdesk.Isaidnothing.Mostparental-excusenotesIreceivedwerepennedbymystudents.IfIweretodealwiththem,I'dbebusy24hoursaday.Thewritersofthosenotesdidn'trealizethathonestexcusenoteswereusuallydull:"Peterwaslatebecausethealarmclockdidn'tgooff."

Thestudentsalwayssaiditwashardputting200wordstogetheronanysubject,butwhentheyproducedexcusenotes,theywereexcellent.SoIdecidedtotypeoutadozenexcusenotesandgavethemtomyclasses.Isaid,"They'resupposedtobewrittenbyparents,butactuallytheyarenot.True,Mikey?"Thestudentslookedatmenervously.

"Now,thiswillbethefirstclasstostudytheartoftheexcusenote-thefirstclass,ever,topracticewritingthem."EveryonesmiledasIwenton,"TodayI'dlikeyoutowrite'AnExcuseNotefromAdamtoGod'or'AnExcuseNotefromEvetoGod'."Headswentdown.Pensracedacrosspaper.ForthefirsttimeeverIsawstudentssoimmersed（專心的）intheirwriting,theyhadtobeaskedtogotolunchbytheirfriends.

Thenextdayeveryonehadexcusenotes.Heateddiscussionsfollowed.ButsuddenlyIsawtheheadmasteratthedoor.Heenteredtheclassroomandwalkedupanddown,lookingatpapers,andthensaid,"I'dlikeyoutoseemeinmyoffice."Myheartsank.

WhenIsteppedintohisoffice,hecametoshakemyhandandsaid,"Ijustwanttotellyouthatthatlesson,thattask,whateverthehellyouweredoing,wasgreat.Thosekidswerewritingonthecollegelevel.Thankyou."

Howdidtheauthorknowthatmostparental-excusenoteswerewrittenbystudentsthemselves（）

A.Theexcusenoteswerewrittenindullwords

B.Thenotesweremorelikestoriesthanfacts

C.Hecalledtheirparentsandfoundoutthetruth

D.Thehandwritingobviouslylookedlikechildren's

86.WhatdoyouneedtodoafteryougetyourWebsiteaddressaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Youneedtocontactalocalcompanyforfreeadvertising

B.YouneedtosurfsomewebsitessoastodecidewhatwillbeincludedinyourWebsite

C.YouneedtolearnthebasicskillsofcreatingaWebsite

D.YouneedtobuyasoftwareprogramcalledAdobePagemill

87.Ifapersonwantedtoavoidstresscompletely,hewouldhaveto______（）

A.avoidanychanges

B.madesomechanges

C.befreeofdangerousthings

D.stayawayfromtheopportunities

88.Theauthor'spatientstoppedtellingherstorytomostpeoplebecause（）

A.shedidn'tgetenoughrespectfromothers

B.shewasdiscouragedbybeingofteninterrupted

C.peopleoftentoldhertheirownopinions

D.peoplecouldn'tunderstandhersadsituation

89.PassageThree

Everyoneknowsthatlazinessisnotgood.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturestellingthatlazinessisimmoral,thatitiswasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillnevergainanythinginlife.Butlazinesscanbemoreharmfulthanthose,anditisoftencausedbymorecomplexreasons.Somepeoplewhoappeartobelazyare