Section C(12 points)
Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
The relationship between a teacher and a student can be either good or bad, helpful or harmful. Either way, the relationship can affect the student for the rest of 48 life. A good teacher-student relationship will make the teacher’s job worthwhile. A bad relationship can discourage the student 49 learning and make teaching 50 unpleasant task.
In order to have a good teacher-student relationship, respect between teacher and student is very important. 51 the teacher is too strict, he frightens the student. If the teacher is too friendly, the student may become lazy 52 stop learning hard. The teacher’s attitude and approach should be in 53 those two extremes. As for the student, his proper respect to the teacher must be shown all the time. He should be eager to learn and willing to work 54.
In conclusion, a good teacher-student relationship can be beneficial to 55. The student absorbs knowledge eagerly and enjoyable, and the teacher gains satisfaction from his work.
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30 points)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
In America, Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort: brilliant beaches, a lively boardwalk, plenty of restaurants and nightspots, and amusement rides sure to appeal to kids. Many believe Virginia Beach is at its best in the off-season, when the town is less crowded but the weather is still mild.
Meanwhile, some safety tips should be followed, enjoying the happiness and excitement the beach offers.
The number 1 safety tip concerns ocean safety: pay attention to Flag conditions posted on the lifeguard stands. Lifeguards post a red flag to warn when the ocean water is dangerous. Take them seriously! Tourists from land-locked regions are particularly easily attracted by the magic of the waves. However, a calm ocean can become risky without warning. Make sure you swim near a lifeguard. Swimming without lifeguard protection is almost five times as great as drowning at a beach with lifeguards.
Never swim alone. Many drownings involve single swimmers. When you swim with someone else, if one of you has a problem, the other may be able to get help, including signaling for assistance from others.
Don't fight the current. The facts show that some 80% of rescues by lifeguards at ocean beaches are caused by currents. These currents are formed by surf and gravity, because once surf pushes water up the slope of a beach, gravity pulls it back. This can create concentrated rivers of water moving offshore. If you are caught in a rip current, don't fight it by trying to swim directly to shore. Instead, swim parallel to shore until you feel the current relax, then swim to shore. Most rip currents are narrow and a short swim parallel to shore will help bring you to safety.
56.When coming to Viginia Beach, children can enjoy the happiness of________________.
A. walking on the road made of wood B. joining the nightspots
C. riding a horse or a pumper car D. skiing in the sea
57. Many people believe the best time to visit Virginia Beach may be ____.
A. after autumn school term beginning B. in the summer vacation
C. during the Christmas holiday D. in the cold winter
58.Swimming in the sea you’d better not swim _______________.
A. with a friend B. within the sight of the lifeguard
C. with the current D. as far as you like
59.From the passage, we can know_______.
A.one in five persons swimming in the sea is drowned
B.if one with lifeguard were drowning, five persons without lifeguard would be,
C.some 80% people drowning by the currents are rescued by lifeguards
D.some 20% drowning by the currents are rescued by life guards
60.The passage mainly tells us ______________.
A.Virginia Beach has all the elements of a classic seaside resort
B. the happiness and excitement the beach offers
C. some safety tips when swimming in the sea
D. the dangers for tourists from land-locked regions to swim in the sea
B
This month, at the 2010 graduation ceremonies for Mills College, 94-year-old Hazel Soares will become a college graduate, 78 years after her high school graduation from then-Roosevelt High School in East Oakland, who is believed to be the second-oldest student in the world to ever graduate from a college.
Soares has been married twice, raised six kids and seen two economic depressions, 15 US presidents and two world wars. She's been a working single mother, a nurse, a concert event organizer and an art lover. She has more than 40 grandchildren.
Born in Richmond on June 21, 1915, Soares traces her interest in art history back to age 11 and the impression made on her the first time she saw Michelangelo's "David" in the Book of Knowledge. In 1996, at age 80, she traveled to Florence, Italy, to see the sculpture for herself.
But setting records isn't what motivated Soares to renew her lifelong pursuit for education when she enrolled at Chabot Community College in the mid-1980s and settled on an art history major in Mills College in 2005. "I've always had a basic curiosity about how to do things, whether it is a (cooking) recipe or identifying pieces of art in historical context," she said.
Then she plans to start looking for a job where she can use the skills and knowledge she acquired at the prestigious, private women's undergraduate college. "I'd like to be a lecturer in a museum," Soares said. Soares still drives and she is as healthy as a horse.
Soares just might qualify as the second-oldest student in the world to ever earn a college degree. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Nola Ochs, 95, is the oldest person to ever graduate from college.
61.We can infer that Soares is anything but ______.
A. a middle school student 80 years ago B. a grandmother of 40
C.an organizer of concert D.a soldier experiencing two world wars
62.What did Soares become interested in at the age of 11?
A. History. B. Painting and sculpture.
C. The Book of Knowledge. D. Traveling to Florence, Italy.
63.We can know from the third paragraph______.
A. Soares studied art history for about 5 years in college
B. Soares studied in Chabot Community College for about 5 years
C. Soares has a basic knowledge about a (cooking) recipe
D. Setting records motivated Soares to renew her lifelong pursuit for education
64. “The prestigious, private women's undergraduate college” refers to __________.
A. Roosevelt High School B. Richmond College
C. Mills College D. Chabot Community College
65. It can be inferred from the passage that_______.
A.nobody receiving college’s degree is older than 95
B. Soares just might break one of the Guinness World Records
C.nobody is too old to be a college student
D. nobody too old is to be a college student
