阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
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From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.
One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now I’m going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that’s enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean. “
The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, Mr Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.
During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk, From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can’t be,” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick , in edition with woodcuts. I said, “Don’t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part. “
This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is, an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book.
1. According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from________.
A. reading little and thinking little
B. reading often and adventurously
C. being made to read too much
D. being made to read aloud before others
2.The teacher told his students to read______ .
A. for enjoyment
B. for knowledge
C. for a larger vocabulary
D. for higher scores in exams
3.Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that________.
A. it sounded stupid
B. it was not surprising at all
C. it sounded too good to be true
D. it was no different from other teachers' talk
4. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?
A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.
B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.
C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.
D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.
5. From the teacher's point of view,_________ .
A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading
B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read
C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school
D. reading involves understanding every little piece of information
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now on their way to impressive careers. By society’s , they seem to have it made.
On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.
The thing is, a number of them have that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the to which they have so quickly become .
People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something in their lives, but it’s to step off the track.
In a society that tends to everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.
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2.A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations
3.A. last B. least C. second D. best
4.A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked
5.A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected
6.A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded
7.A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve
8.A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect
9.A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty
10.A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project
11.A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available
12.A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather
13.A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in
14.A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable
15.A. take of B. drop off C. put off D. pay off
16.A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining
17.A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal
18.A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver
19.A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions
20.A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced
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B. Then we’ll get there quickly
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C. in which D. at which
Listening to music at home is one thing, going to hear it live is quite another.
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C. to perform D. being performed
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