Practice 1阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could __1__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he presented in class.When I took the first exam, I was 2 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, for English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained __3 .I decided to try harder, although I didn‟t know what that meant because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 4 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patient ly but wouldn‟t change his mind .One more test before the final exam. One more 5 to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time learned t he meaning of the word “thorough”. But my6__ did no good and everything went as before.The last hurdle (障碍) was the final. No matter what 7 I got, it wouldn‟t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the scholarship goodbye.I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even 8 myse lf to a movie. The next day I decided for once I‟d have fun with a test.A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into P rofessor Jayne‟s office. He __9__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you expected, you wouldn‟t continue to wo rk as hard.”I stared at him, 10 that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct. I had worked my head off, as I had never done before.I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I‟ve always remembered Professor Jayne‟s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.1. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get2. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious3. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved4. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted5. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure6. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method7. A. grade B. answer C. lesson D. comment8. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed9. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed10. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizingPractice 2阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies (仙女). Not all of these 1 are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are 2 and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 3 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 4 to the parents. It was then 5 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and 6 the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby‟s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father‟s clothes were just two of the recommended 7 . However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been 8 . In those cases there was often a way to get the 9 baby back. Y ou could __10 the Changeling on the fire--then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies‟ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.1. A. babies B. believers C. fairies D. supermen2. A. powerful B. cruel C. frightened D. extraordinary3. A. sick B. slim C. short D. small4. A. uncomfortable B. unbelievable C. unacceptable D. unrecognizable5. A. feared B. predicted C. heard D. reported6. A. covered B. changed C. replaced D. terrified7. A. cases B. tools C. steps D. methods8. A. missed B. stolen C. found D. lost9. A.1ittle B. pale C. sad D. real10. A. seize B. burn C. place D. holdPractice 3阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。
然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 1 for a few days, I was allowed to wait tables on my own. All went 2 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily given the tables not far from the kitchen. __3 _, I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘).Before I knew it, the restaurant was full of people. I moved slowly, 4 every step. I remember how happy I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables, it looked different from the one I was 5 on. It had nice handles (手柄)，which made it easier to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 6 I was a natural at this job.Then, an old man came t o me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved watching you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 7 to you, but we are getting ready to leave now, and my wife needs her 8 back.”At first his message did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife‟s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 9 .I wanted to get into a hole and stay.Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 10 , I have learned to be more careful and not to be too sure of myself.1. A. manager B. assistant C. cook D. waitress2. A. well B. quickly C. safely D. wrong3. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Finally4. A. minding B. changing C. taking D. saving5. A. fixed B. trained C. loaded D. waited6. A. believe B. agree C. regret D. pretend7. A. useful B. familiar C. unusual D. interesting8. A. bag B. walker C. tray D. coat9. A. cold B. full of joy C. pale D. on fire10. A. repeated B. discovered C. corrected D. describedPractice 4请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。