请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D选项四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What do you think about mistakes? Maybe you say no one likes making mistakes. But mistakes lead to growth.
Converge Magazine recently published articles about mistakes students should make. It suggests students need to live a balanced life, even in the college environment.
According to the topic of the article, there are four mistakes students should make. The mistakes include:
Think they pick the wrong major (专业)
A student should explore any possibility that interests him, and future careers might just be around the corner. Remember, if you don’t know what to do, it’s OK!
Think their teachers know everything
Students may think of their teachers as gods who know everything, but that really is not the case. Students should know teachers are the ones who can help us understand better. Students can research answers on their own and get their own opinions instead of having their teachers tell them the answers.
Think they get too involved
Getting good grades is very important, but it’s only a part of the life. Joining clubs and learning about social situations are all good for teenagers’ growth. It will not only make the students more knowledgeable but also create interest in their education.
Think taking a day off is a waste of time
Now, students are under too much pressure. It’s necessary for them to relax now and then. But they always keep in mind how that might influence their schoolwork. Take a day off to relax, and you may get an energetic student the next day. Just don’t do it too often.
1. The articles published on Converge Magazine are about ______.
A. students’ college life
B. college environment
C. students’ mistakes
D. students’ future career
2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Making mistakes is good for growth.
B. Students can learn everything from the teachers.
C. Joining clubs helps students learn a lot.
D. It’s necessary for students to live a balanced life.
3.The writer thinks that ______.
A. students should pick the right major
B. getting grades is all for students
C. relaxing at times is necessary for students
D. teachers shouldn’t make mistakes
完形填空
请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的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。
I noticed an old couple as they walked into the second-hand store. Just before that I had dropped off a bag of clothes and a few other things I no longer needed.
The couple moved ________ around me in search of things they had on a list.
“Can I help you ________ something?” I asked curiously.
They stopped, looked at me and said, “We’re looking for ________ things that look new.”
“Every year in the past, we tried to ________ the year with new things. It was a goal (目标) to have new things around us so that we had a new ________ , new hopes and dreams for the new year,” said the old man. “But nowadays we also believe that even though something is old, it 41 be new to someone who has never seen it before.”
“So, at the end of each year we search for things that are ________ to no one but new to us,” the old woman added.
“What have you found so far?” I asked.
The man showed two things: a small frame made of sticks and one baby boot.
“We still need one more thing,” he said.
“Got it!” I heard a loud ________ .
“What did you find?” the old man shouted, too.
The old woman walked slowly towards us ________ something in her hand. “Look! It’s a flower vase. Well, it looks ________ , but it’s new to us!”
They then headed for the checkout without saying another word.
Everything that you see for the first time is new.
1.A. quickly B. slowly C. freely D. excitedly
2.A. buy B. carry C. find D. introduce
3.A. small B. lovely C. cheap D. old
4.A. begin B. spend C. finish D. accept
5.A. action B. competition C. direction D. instruction
6.A. must B. can C. should D. will
7.A. useful B. strange C. real D. expensive
8.A. noise B. cry C. laugh D. shout
9.A. getting B. taking C. holding D. keeping
10.A. wonderful B. awful C. beautiful D. shiny
— I hear John had a car accident after drinking last night.
— I don’t feel anything surprising. ______.
A. Like father, like son
B. A miss is as good as a mile
C. You can’t be too careful
D. It’s better to be safe than sorry
Father’s birthday is coming. I’m thinking about ______.
A. what present shall I get him
B. how I can give him a surprise
C. where we could have a big meal
D. if I should plan a party for him or not
— My eyesight is getting worse these days. I’d like to have my eyes ______.
— Perhaps you should consider ______ the time on the computer.
A. checked; to reduce B. to check; reducing
C. checked; reducing D. checking; to check
— You can’t imagine ______ little ants can carry ______ heavy a thing.
— That’s what we should learn from ants.
A. such; so B. so; such
C. such; such D. so; so
