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As I began my junior year of college, I began to think of plans after graduation. I knew that I wanted to work in the field of my major, public relations. But I also knew that it was difficult to find a position considering my inexperience. That was when I decided to pursue an internship(实习工作)．
So I chose to talk to my advisor first. He had worked in the field of public relations for many years before he became a professor, and therefore had numerous contacts and associates in the field. After talking to him about a few of the positions, I decided to pursue the Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund because of my interest in the arts and the passion I would feel working for a nonprofit organization. I sent out a cover letter and a resume and was hired on the spot in the interview.
I soon began my position. After class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I would drive to work and apply all the skills I was learning in the classroom. I was amazed at the amount of practical knowledge in class that was directly applicable to my internship position. It became a very useful and beneficial experience. Not only was I working for arts organizations and seeing my name printed on documents I had created, but also gaining confidence in my skills and myself.
As the semester came to a close, I finished my work with the Fine Arts Fund. Although I didn’t take away any money for the internship, I gained many different kinds of experience and the knowledge that I was capable of accomplishing professional tasks. And that kind of confidence was invaluable to me as I sat down to interview for my next internship.
【解题导语】 作者上大三时就开始考虑自己的未来，考虑到实习经验在就业中的重要性，作者在导师的建议下找到了一个实习岗位，尽管没有挣到钱，但是所积累的经验让作者感到很值得。
1．Why did the author seek an internship first before graduation?
A．Because he wanted to learn more from an internship.
B．Because he could make more money from an internship.
C．Because he was more interested in an internship.
D．Because he lacked work experience and skills.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句中的it was difficult to find a position considering my inexperience 可知，考虑到自己经验不足，找份工作有点难，所以作者决定找一份实习的工作。故选D项。
2．Why did the writer turn to his advisor for help first?
A．Because his advisor was working in the field.
B．Because his advisor could give him some help.
C．Because he got along well with his advisor.
D．Because he had common interests with his advisor.
B 解析：推理判断题。由第二段的描述可知，作者找他的导师的原因有两个，其中之一是这位导师在公共关系领域经验丰富；再结合第一段的描述可知，作者自己缺乏经验，也就是说，他的导师可以帮助他。故选B项。
3．What did the author think of his internship?
A．Rewarding. B．Boring.
C．Relaxing. D．Tiring.
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A 解析：推理判断题。在最后一段中，作者对自己的实习工作进行了总结：实习工作中虽然没挣到钱，但是积累了经验和知识，这对于自己的专业学习是很有帮助的。故选A项。
B
Several decades ago, educators in the USA began to call attention to a national problem: most students leave American schools without the mathematical skills needed for jobs or for higher education.This was especially true for female and minority students.The Educational Testing Service reported that, in an international survey, American teenagers had the lowest math scores.
This situation has been defined as “innumeracy”， or the inability to grasp the basic idea of mathematics.Mathematicians, teachers, and scientists were alarmed by these findings.They looked for the reasons and decided that, in addition to poor education, there are many psychological blocks.
Embarrassment about not knowing math can lead to fear in the classroom.Fear can lead to silence because students do not want to draw attention to their lack of knowledge.As a result, those students fall further and further behind.Low__visibility__in__the__classroom__has__not__always
__been__recognized__as__a__silent__call__for__help.
Math educators decided to try to change that.Math reform is beginning with the educators themselves.Teachers are now being trained to recognize and to help students work through “math anxiety”—the roadblock on their way to gaining competence in mathematics.In addition, math textbooks are being updated to help students understand that math is not a sort of foreign language of numbers.Math is a tool that helps us to analyze patterns and structures, and to discover relationships.
Traditional computing skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are still being taught, of course. However, there is added emphasis on logical thinking and creative problem solving, to which there may be several equally valid solutions.
【解题导语】 本文讲述了美国学生无法掌握数学基本概念的现象、原因及相应的对策。
4．What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
A．Students with low scores fear to ask their teachers for help.
B．Poor equipment in classrooms limits teens’ chances to learn.
C．Math anxiety, hardly noticed, is actually a silent call for help.
D．Poorsighted students can’t see clearly, which is a silent call for help.
C 解析：句意理解题。根据上下文及画线句前面的“Embarrassment about not knowing math can lead to fear in the classroom.Fear can lead to silence because students do not want to draw attention to their lack of knowledge.”可知，学生会因自己不懂某些数学知识感到尴尬，而这又会使他们产生恐惧心理，恐惧可能导致沉默，因为学生不想让人注意到自己知识匮乏，相应地，老师也就会忽略学生这方面的不足，由此可知，C项最能传达该画线句的含义。
5．Which may lead to American students’ innumeracy?
A．The methods of teaching.
B．The difficulty of math itself.
C．Students’ lack of interest in math.
D．Schools’ not attaching enough value to it.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“in addition to poor education”及第四段的内容尤其是“Math reform is beginning with the educators themselves.Teachers are now being
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trained to recognize and to help students...gaining competence in mathematics.”可知，教学方法可能是美国学生不能掌握数学基本概念的原因。
6．What may be discussed in the following paragraph?
A．What to be taught in America’s revised math programs.
B．How to make math reform actually benefit American students.
C．How to improve teens’ logical thinking and problemsolving abilities.
D．Why traditional computing skills are necessary in mathematics education.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“there is added emphasis on logical thinking and creative problem solving, to which there may be several equally valid solutions”可知，文章接下来可能会陈述有关怎样提高学生的逻辑思维能力及创造性地解决问题的能力方面的内容，故选C。
7．What is the passage mainly about?
A．Mathematic skills needed for higher education.
B．The features of America’s mathematics education.
C．Improvements in mathematics education in the U．S.
D．The importance of mathematics education in the U．S.
C 解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文作者就美国学生无法掌握数学基本概念的现象、原因及相应的对策进行了陈述，故C项最能概括文章的主要内容。
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I lived in Dallas, Texas nearly all my life with my dad, mom and younger brother. We were raised to __1__ others, value education, and get all that we could out of life. My parents always say, “Work __2__ and the world is yours.” They are __3__ without a helpful word of __4__ or a bit of encouragement when life gets __5__．
My parents always __6__ me to go to college. However, when I __7__ at 16 years old that I’d rather get married to a man __8__ go to college, they never stopped telling me they loved me and I could do anything I wanted to. Thankfully, they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and currently __9__ the University of Oklahoma studying medicine. I want to make the world a __10__place to live in.
Every time I call home to tell them about a grade received in the chemistry lab or __11__class it is that I’m working hardest on for the moment, they tell me how __12__of me they are. I know there are college kids out there that have no one to __13__home to when they get an “A” on a project and I feel incredibly __14__to have my parents. They never __15__loving me or believing in me.
Parents are the best gift that God gives me.__16__their constant love and encouragement, I wouldn’t believe I can __17__the world. My parents__18__me to always fight for what I __19__in. So I’m working toward something really great and can only hope I __20__to make them proud.
【解题导语】 爸爸、妈妈、弟弟和“我”住在达拉斯，父母教育我们要尊重别人、重视教育，他们的爱和鼓励对“我”意义重大。
1．A.inspire B．respect
C．guide D．follow
B 解析：根据全文内容可知，父母教育我们要尊重别人，重视教育。respect意为“尊敬，尊重”，符合语境。
2．A.hard B．solidly
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C．attentively D．intelligently
A 解析：父母总是教育我们：“努力工作，世界就是你们的。”故选A。
3．A.sometimes B．anytime
C．ever D．never
D 解析：当生活变得艰难时，父母总会给我们有益的建议或一些鼓励。never without为双重否定，表示肯定的意思。
4．A.method B．advice
C．education D．introduction
B 解析：参见上题解析。a helpful word of advice表示“有用的建议”。
5．A.tough B．smooth
C．bright D．happy
A 解析：tough“艰难的，艰苦的”。
6．A.reminded B．supposed
C．designed D．expected
D 解析：根据该段中的“Thankfully, they persuaded me.”可知，父母一直期望“我”上大学并最终说服了“我”。expect“期望，期待”。
7．A.decided B．hesitated
C．judged D．remembered
A 解析：根据下文父母对“我”的劝说可知，16岁时“我”决定(decided)结婚而不是上大学。
8．A.but B．and
C．than D．while
C 解析：16岁时“我”决定结婚而不是上大学。would rather...than...为固定用法，表示“宁愿……而不愿……”。
9．A.joined B．attended
C．served D．admitted
B 解析：根据文中的“they persuaded me. I graduated from high school and...medicine.”可知，“我”高中毕业后上了一所大学。attend意为“经常去，定期去(学校、教堂等)”。
10．A.comfortable B．suitable
C．peaceful D．better
D 解析：根据文中的“the University of Oklahoma studying medicine”可知，“我”主修医学，想让这个世界成为更好的(better)可供人们生活的地方。
11．A.whenever B．whichever
C．wherever D．however
B 解析：每次当“我”打电话告诉他们“我”在实验室里的成绩或是“我”当时正努力学习的任何一门课程时，他们会告诉“我”他们以“我”为傲。whichever class意为“无论哪一门课”。
12．A.ashamed B．nervous
C．proud D．modest
C 解析：参见上题解析。be proud of为固定用法，意为“以……自豪”。
13．A.go B．run
C．return D．call
D 解析：“我”知道有的大学生在得到一个“A”时，因没家人所以无法打电话回家。故选D。
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14．A.blessed B．annoyed
C．praised D．relaxed
A 解析：和那些得了“A”却没有家人可告知的同学相比，“我”有这样的父母是非常有福的。blessed意为“有福的”。
15．A.stopped B．helped
C．blamed D．prevented
A 解析：父母从不停止对“我”的爱，从不停止对“我”的信赖。stop doing sth.“停止做某事”。
16．A.With B．Without
C．Under D．Beneath
B 解析：没有(Without)父母持续不断的爱和鼓励，“我”不可能相信“我”能改变世界。
17．A.change B．destroy
C．conquer D．challenge
A 解析：参见上题解析。故选A。
18．A.forced B．ordered
C．allowed D．taught
D 解析：父母一直教育(taught)“我”去为“我”认为对的事而奋斗。
19．A.enjoy B．work
C．believe D．live
C 解析：参见上题解析。believe in sth.“认为某事好(或对、可接受)”，符合语境。
20．A.want B．wish
C．have D．continue
D 解析：“我”会继续努力，希望父母继续为“我”感到自豪。continue to do sth.表示“继续做某事”，为固定用法。
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