Question

    It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was about to begin. On their faces was confidence（信心）. This was their _______ exam before they graduated（毕业）and found jobs. Some talked of jobs they already had, others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study, they felt ready and able to conquer（征服）the world. The coming exam, they knew, would be _______. The professor（教授）had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.

They walked into the classroom. The professor _______ the papers. The students’ smiles became _______ as they saw that there were only five questions. Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried . No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the _______ in her hand .She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked,“How many students completed all five questions?” Not a hand was _______. “How many of you answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.“One, then. Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class stayed _______. The professor put down the papers. “That is just what I expected,” she said. “I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the _______ you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers _______ in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert（专家）on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.” Then, smiling, she added,“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just ________.”

1.A.first B.last C.only

2.A.similar B.hard C.easy

3.A.worked out B.handed out C.cried out

4.A.wide B.frozen C.unusual

5.A.reports B.dictionaries C.papers

6.A.put up B.put out C.put off

7.A.noisy B.silent C.angry

8.A.situation B.business C.subject

9.A.face B.refuse C.forget

10.A.ended B.begun C.failed

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

文章讲述了即将毕业的大学生参加最后一次毕业考试，开考之前，人人信心十足，但考试之后，没有考试前的自信和高兴，反而变得更加忧虑，通过教授的询问，教授鼓励大家要继续学习，不要满足于现状。

1.

句意：这是他们毕业找工作前的最后一次考试。

first第一；last最后；only只有；根据句意理解及后句before they graduated（毕业）and found jobs可知，这里表达的是“最后一次考试”，故选B。

2.

句意：他们知道，即将到来的考试很容易。

similar相似的；hard困难的；easy容易的；根据句意理解及后句The professor（教授）had said they could bring any book or note they wanted, but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.可知，这里表达的是“容易的”，故选C。

3.

句意：他们走进教室，教授分发试卷。

worked out算出；handed out分发；cried out喊叫；根据句意理解及后文Three hours passed and the exam came to an end.可知，这里表达的是“分发试卷”，故选B。

4.

句意：当学生们看到只有五个问题时，他们笑得很开心。

wide宽的，广的；frozen冰冻的；unusual不寻常的；根据句意理解及后句as they saw that there were only five questions.可知，这里表达的是“笑得很开心”，故选A。

5.

句意：当教授拿着试卷面对全班同学时，没有人说话。

reports报告；dictionaries字典；papers试卷；根据句意理解及前文The professor ___3___ the papers. The students’ smiles became ___4___ as they saw that there were only five questions. Three hours passed and the exam came to an end.可知，这里表达的是“拿着试卷”，故选C。

6.

句意：一只手也没有举起。

put up举手；put out扑灭；put off推迟；根据句意理解及前句and then asked, “How many students completed all five questions?”可知，这里教授提出问题，应该是要学生们举手回答，所以这里指的是“举手”，故选A。

7.

句意：但是全班保持沉默。

noisy吵闹的；silent沉默的；angry生气的；根据句意理解及前句“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then. Certainly somebody finished one.”可知，这里表达的是“学生们保持沉默”，故选B。

8.

句意：尽管你已经学了四年工程学，但你对这个学科还是有很多不了解的地方。

situation情况；business生意；subject科目；根据句意理解及前句I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years可知，这里表达的是“对这个科目不了解”，故选C。

9.

句意：我不是在测试你在这门课上学到了什么，而是给你一些问题，这些问题是有技能的工程师在课堂外面对的。

face面对；refuse拒绝；forget忘记；根据句意理解及前句Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions可知，这里表达的是“面对”，故选A。

10.

句意：但记住你们的教育才刚刚开始。

ended结束；begun开始；failed失败；根据句意理解及前句You have to learn as you go.可知，这里表达的是“开始”，故选B。