It is customary for adults to forget how hard and dull and long school is. The learning by memory of all the basic things one must know is a most incredible and unending effort. Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary thing that happens to the human brain and if you don’t believe that, watch an illiterate adult try to do it. School is not easy and it is not for the most part very much fun, but then, if you are very lucky, you may find a real teacher. Three real teachers in a lifetime is the very best of my luck. My first was a science and math teacher in high school, my second, a professor of creative writing at Stanford, and my third was my friend and partner, Ed Ricketts.

　　My three had these things in common: They all loved what they were doing. They did not tell; they catalyzed a burning desire to know. Under their influence, the horizons sprung wide and fear went away and the unknown became knowable. But most important of all, the truth, that dangerous stuff, became beautiful and very precious.

　　I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things, she brought discovery.

　　She aroused us to shouting, book waving discussions. She had the noisiest class in school and she didn’t even seem to know it. We could never stick to the subject. Our speculation ranged the world. She breathed curiosity into us so that we brought in facts or truths shielded in our hands like captured fireflies.

　　I can tell my son who looks forward with horror to fifteen years of drudgery that somewhere in the dusty dark a magic may happen that will light up the years if he is very lucky.

　　第1題According to the author, what is the most difficult thing to people in school?

　　A.Listening.

　　B.Reading.

　　C.Writing.

　　D.Speaking.

　　【正確答案】B

　　【答案解析】事實細節(jié)題。從文章第一段第三句“Learning to read is probably the most difficult and revolutionary

　　thing…”可知,讀是最難的。B項為正確答案。

　　第2題The very best of the author is that he .

　　A.met a good teacher

　　B.he graduated from Stanford

　　C.made friends with his teachers

　　D.met some good teachers in his life

　　【正確答案】 D

　　【答案解析】事實細節(jié)題。從文章第一段第五句“Three real teachers in a lifetime is the very best of my luck.”可知，最大的幸運是一生中遇到幾位好老師(met some good teachers in his life)。D項為正確答案。

　　第3題Among his teachers, left him a very deep impression.

　　A.the university teacher

　　B.the high school teacher

　　C.Ed Ricketts

　　D.the first two teachers

　　【正確答案】 B

　　【答案解析】推理判斷題。從文章第三段開頭 “I shall speak only of my first teacher because in addition to the other things, she brought discovery.”可以推出，“my first teacher”(高中教科學(xué)和數(shù)學(xué)的老師)給作者留下了很深的印象。B項為正確答案。

　　第4題The author hoped that his son .

　　A.may be lucky to meet a good teacher

　　B.may study in school for fifteen years

　　C.can read many books

　　D.may study science and math

　　【正確答案】 A

　　【答案解析】推理判斷題。從文章最后一段 “…somewhere in the dusty dark a magic may happen that will light up

　　the years…” 可以推斷，作者希望兒子在15年的上學(xué)苦役中可以幸運地遇到好老師(may be lucky to meet a good teacher)。A項為正確答案。

　　五、Daily Conversation(15 points) Directions: Pick out appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and complete the following dialogues by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　第1題A.What should I do

　　B.Thank you, mom

　　C.Where have you been

　　D.Yes, he is

　　E.What was wrong with him

　　F.Were you sick

　　G.Where is the hospital

　　H.I’m sorry to hear that

　　A:Jim, you said you would not stay out late after school, didn’t you?

　　B:Yes, mom, I did.

　　A:But it’s 10 o’clock now. 56 ?

　　B:Sorry. I’ve been to the hospital.

　　A:What? 57 ?

　　B:No. I sent Jack to the hospital.

　　A:Oh, really? 58 ?

　　B:He had a terrible headache on the way home.

　　A:Is he better now?

　　B: 59 .

　　A:Good for you, my dear! I’m very glad you can help others.

　　B: 60 .

　　【正確答案】 56.C 57.F 58.E 59.D 60.B

　　六、Writing(25 points) Directions: For this part, you are supposed to write a letter in English in 100?120 words based on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

　　第1題 以“Failure and Success”為題寫一篇短文，內(nèi)容包括：

　　(1)人生中遭遇失敗很常見;

　　(2)每個人都渴望成功;

　　(3)失敗是走向成功的必經(jīng)之路。

　　【正確答案】

　　Failure and Success

　　Failure is a common thing in one’s life. Almost everyone experiences failure in his life. When one fails in doing something, he often feels upset. Some people may move back facing failure. But others will stick on and achieve the final success.

　　Success is what everyone expects. It may lead to fame and glory. When one succeeds in doing something, he gets so excited that he often forgets all the attempts he has done.

　　Failure is an important factor toward success. As the old saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” The way to success is full of various difficulties. Many important inventions or discoveries were achieved after hundreds of failures. And only those successes which have been achieved after many failures are really valuable and praiseworthy.

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