A study of a university in Shanghai had found that many of the students there are using a quote（引语）from the Italian poet Dante as a kind of motto．The study of Fudan University, one of China’s top universities, of 489 students, found that 82 had chosen Dante’s “Follow your own path and don’t worry about what others say” as their motto, out of 278 people who said they had a motto．This was followed by “Believe yourself” and “Self-improvement without stop．”
Students also expressed a common hope for greater understanding and care and said they were always ready to give a hand to those in need．
Some researchers think that mottoes can play an important part in children’s growth and they say that a good motto can help children develop a better character．
1.The study shows _________．
A．which university should have mottoes
B．what poems are popular
C．how many students like the motto “Believe yourself．”
D．the majority of the students like to choose their favorite mottoes
2.Of the students asked, _______ students have mottoes．
A．about 78% B．about 57% C．about 16% D．about 8%
3.The motto “Self-improvement without stop” shares the similar meaning with ______．
A．going on to improve rapidly
B．growing by oneself continuously
C．making oneself better and perfect continuously
D．becoming better without having a break
4.The best title for the passage should be _______．
A．Mottoes and Character Developing B．Students and Poet
C．Mottoes and Learning D．Understanding Care
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One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
1.A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfair D．uneasy
2.A．health B．wealth C．happiness D．illnesses
3.A．ought to B．had to C．needed to D．used to
4.A．ashamed B．disappointed C．helpless D．endless
5.A．crying B．painting C．imagination D．consideration
6.A．home B．condition C．situation D．work
7.A．game B．trick C．role D．part
8.A．unable B．impossible C．unfit D．difficult
9.A．understand B．face C．refuse D．recognize
10.A．failures B．efforts C．choices D．interests
11.A．that B．what C．which D．whoever
12.A．always B．seldom C．sometimes D．usually
13.A．found B．drawn C．written D．accepted
14.A．after B．about C．with D．before
15.A．powerful B．hopeful C．useful D．successful
16.A．great B．strong C．brave D．equal
17.A．scientific B．basic C．right D．simple
18.A．product B．fame C．name D．job
19.A．rapidly B．separately C．slowly D．quietly
20.A．offer B．gain C．gather D．earn
They think they’re right; ____, they are completely wrong.
A. but B. although C. though D. however
I’ll never forget the pleasant days ____ I spent with you.
A. / B. when C. on which D. in that
If the building project _____by the end of this month is delayed, the construction company will be fined .
A. being completed B. is completed C. to be completed D. completed
Life is like a long race___ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.
A. why B. what C. that D. where
