What _____ me most was that my parents were s...

What _____ me most was that my parents were so _____ with my school grades.

A. disappointed; disappointed

B. disappointing; disappointing

C. disappointed; disappointing

D. disappointing; disappointed

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Steve Jobs knew from an early age that he was adopted (收养). “My parents were very open with me about that,” he recalled. He had a clear memory of sitting in the yard of his house, when he was six or seven years old, telling the girl who lived across the street. “Does that mean your real parents didn’t want you?” the girl asked. “My whole world was falling apart,” according to Jobs. “I remember running into the house, crying. And my parents said, ‘No, you have to understand.’ They were very serious and looked me straight in the eyes. They said, ‘We specially picked you out.’ Both of my parents said that and repeated it slowly for me. And they stressed every word in that sentence.”

Abandoned (被抛弃). Chosen. Special. These words became part of who Jobs was and how he thought of himself. His closest friends think that the knowledge that he was given up at birth left some scars (伤疤). “He wants to control everything because of his personality and the fact that he was abandoned at birth,” said one longtime colleague (同事), Del Yocam.“He wants to control his environment, and he sees his product as a part of himself.” Greg Calhoun, who became close to Jobs right after college, saw another effect. “Steve talked to me a lot about being abandoned,” he said. “It caused great pains and made him independent. He was different from others because he was born into a different world.”

Later in life, Jobs became a father and abandoned one of his children. Andy Hertzfeld, who worked with Jobs at Apple in the early 1980s, is among the few who remained close to Jobs. “To understand Jobs, you have to know the reason why he can’t control himself and is sometimes cruel and harmful to others,” he said. “That goes back to being abandoned at birth. The real problem was the theme of abandonment in Steve’s life.”

1.Which of the following is true about Jobs’ childhood?

A. He left his parents at the age of six or seven.

B. He was shocked knowing he was abandoned.

C. He couldn’t remember how he was abandoned.

D. His parents chose him because his family was poor.

2.What did Del Yocam think of Jobs?

A. He hated to be born with scars.

B. He liked to get things under control.

C. He enjoyed good working environment.

D. He wanted to influence everyone.

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refer to?

A. The fact that Jobs was abandoned.

B. Jobs’ pain from the abandonment.

C. Jobs’ talk with Greg Calhoun.

D. The world where Jobs lived.

4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. Jobs didn’t bring up any children.

B. Jobs had a lot of close friends.

C. Abandonment influenced Jobs.

D. Nobody likes Jobs’ character.

5.What is the best title for this text?

A. Steve Jobs　　 B. Jobs’ Childhood

C. The Abandonment　　 D. A Terrible Memory

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_____ surprised me most was to see so many people waiting for my arrival.

A．That             B．It                C．Which            D．What

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--- What were you so _____ ?

---My son’s not passing the college entrance examination _______ me most.

A．upset; upset about                      B．upset about; upset

C．upset for; upset                        D．upset; upset

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____ surprised me most was to see so many women crying sadly there.

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The teacher was so pleased with the progress that I had _____ in my study this term that she sent me an English-Chinese dictionary.

A.made B.had C.kept D.graded

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The manager was so satisfied with all　　　　 I had done　　　　 she gave me a promotion.

A. that; which　　 B. what; that

C. what; as　　　　 D. that; that

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What were you like as a teenager? I was a nightmare. I was rude to my parents, always stayed out late, never did my homework, hung out with the wrong people and made lots of bad decisions. Obviously, this is the age when teenagers are out of control and behave badly. Maybe, if you’re a teenager now, you think this is unfair judgment or it’s not your fault. Well, you might be right!

Experts have found that it’s a teenager’s brain that is to blame. Between the ages of about 13 to 19 — a period known as adolescence, the brain is still developing in areas that control behavior. This has an influence on learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, and decision-making. For parents, these results often make them notice lots of behaviors that they may have earlier blamed on hormones (荷尔蒙) or just moodiness.

So our brains are still developing much later than it was thought before. Is this the perfect excuse for teenagers to walk around aimlessly and not get their homework done on time? Of course not! According to Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, who made the new discovery, it’s to do with our prefrontal cortex that’s the part of our brain right at the front, just behind the forehead. She says “It takes part in a whole area of very high-level cognitive (认知的) tasks such as decision making and planning — we know that this area is going through very large amounts of development during the adolescent years”. This is the part of the brain which plays an important role in planning, and, for a teenager, this hasn’t developed yet. So getting organised to do their homework, for example, can come as a bit of challenge.

I wish I’d known about this because instead of telling my teacher I’d left my homework on the bus or that the dog had eaten it. Now I could say, “Sorry sir, my brain isn’t developed enough for the cognitive task of planning my homework.”

1.Which of the following is common in teenagers?

A.Doing some bad deeds.

B.Being blamed for their age.

C.Stopping their brain development.

D.Making excuses for their bad behaviors.

2.What do we know about the new discovery?

A.The brain develops in the first few years of life.

B.The forehead stops developing during adolescence.

C.Hormones take responsibility for teenagers’ behaviors.

D.The prefrontal cortex affects us performing cognitive tasks.

3.What is the best title for the text?

A.Behind the adolescence

B.Inside a Teenager’s Brain

C.For the Naughty Teenagers

D.About the brain Development

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Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year．My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends．I was terribly lonely and would cry myself to sleep each night．To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction．（拍卖） I named him Cowboy．

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world．But I didn’t care．I loved him beyond all reason．I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers about Cowboy’s looks．I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was broken．The other members rode beautiful, registered horses．

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse is judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate．No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty．My only chance to compete would be in the speed events．I chose the jumping race．

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events．She always won the blue ribbons． Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show．She didn’t need to．I came in next to last．

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks（得意的笑） made me determined to beat her．For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena （赛马场）．We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted．All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came．I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place．

My turn finally came．I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena．At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one．Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line．As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence．Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day．At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it．

1.The underlined expression "shown the gate" （paragraph 3） most probably means ______．

A．told how to enter the arena

B．shown how to make the horse beautiful

C．removed from the competition early

D．told to enter the timed-speed events

2.When the final race finished, nobody cheered because ________．

A．the audience didn’t like Cowboy            B．people envied the writer

C．the win was unexpected              D．the writer bad run out of time

3.Why was the writer not confident of victory?

A．He was an inexperienced rider．

B．He had not practiced enough．

C．He believed he was unpopular with the crowd．

D．He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others．

4.What did the writer learn from his experience?

A．Life can sometimes be unfair．

B．Anything is possible if one tries hard enough．

C．A positive attitude will bring success．

D．One should not make judgments based on appearance．

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Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely mad and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers(窃笑) about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (赛马场). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

1. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 4) most probably means "     __________".

A. told how to enter the arena

B. shown how to make the horse beautiful

C. removed from the competition early

D. told to enter the timed-speed events

2. Why was the writer not confident of victory?

A. He was an inexperienced rider.

B. He had not practiced enough.

C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.

D. He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others. 

3.When the final race finished, nobody cheered because____________.

A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy    B. people envied the writer

C. the win was unexpected           D. the writer had run out of time

4.What did the writer learn from his experience?

A. Life can sometimes be unfair.

B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

C. A positive attitude will bring success.

D. One should not make judgments based on appearance.

5.The best title for the story is ___________.         .

A. A Race to Remember              B.A Horse’s Tale

C. Neck and Neck                    D.A Difficult Age 

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