31. Where is the passage probably taken from?
A. A scientific report. B. An Advertisement. C. A speech. D. A magazine.
32. What does the writer want to tell us in this passage?
A. He wants to tell us that we should do experiments.
B. He wants to tell us that we should learn from failures.
C. He wants to tell us that we should make mistakes.
D. He wants to tell us that we should play with our mother.
33. What did the mother do when she saw the mess of milk?
A. She shouted at the boy.
B. She gave the boy a lesson.
C. She cleaned it up at once.
D. She asked the boy to find out a way to solve the problem.
34. The following statements about the scientist are true EXCEPT__________.
A. He failed to discover how to carry a milk bottle without dropping it.
B. He was a creative person.
C. He was not afraid of making mistakes.
D. He did a lot of experiments.
35. What does “he did” mean in the fourth paragraph?
A. He played in the sea of milk
B. He made a mess of milk.
C. He cleaned the mess up and put everything in its right order
D. He heard what his mother said.
C
She was one of my second grade teachers. She taught me maths, but at that time, I thought she was teaching me everything I would need to know about life itself.
Yes, Mrs. Pillar was a great teacher. However, I will always be grateful to her for what she did for me more than ten years later.
As a college student, I was involved in an “accident” when I walked into a robbery at a store. One of the thieves hurt me in the head. I had to drop out of college to be in hospital for several months. Even after I left the hospital, I had to relearn practically everything, including walking, talking, and yes, maths.
To help me with that task, Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week, to work with me. At first, she presented me very easy maths skills. Then, as time went by, and I made progress, my “homework” became more difficult.
I remember very clearly how she would come to my home on Sundays, sit with me at the kitchen table, and throw various coins on the table. She would ask me to show her 38 cents, 17 cents, 63 cents. It was difficult to deal with, but she also made it fun.
After a year and a half, I had progressed successfully, both physically and mentally, to return to college. I continued therapy regularly, and four years later I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class. Following that, I went on with further study.
As the years passed, I always heard from Mrs. Pillar. Unluckily, one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital. Now it was my turn to help her. When I walked into the ICU at the hospital, Mrs. Pillar was in a hospital bed and could not speak. I thought that the situation was greatly the same. Nothing had changed except for who was in the bed and who was standing beside it.
I told Mrs. Pillar that I would be back and that I would work with her just as she had worked with me years earlier. As the days went on, I saw Mrs. Pillar progress each time I visited her. One day, I pulled some coins out of my pocket, dropped them on her bed, and asked her to show me 12 cents. The nurse thought that my action was rather strange until Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her---just as she had done with me years before.
Mrs. Pillar made wonderful progress and finally left the hospital. One day I called her to wish her a happy New Year. She spoke into the phone quite quickly and confidently, “Happy New Year to you and your family, Michael. Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
I quickly replied, “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.”
Mrs. Pillar was one of my second grade teachers, but she taught me so much more about life than only mathematics.
36. Why was the writer in hospital?
A. Because he wanted to be a volunteer.
B. Because he wanted to look after others.
C. Because he wanted to know about life.
D. Because he was hurt in a robbery.
37. The underlined phrase “drop out of” may mean “_______________”.
A. 落下，掉下 B. 降低，减少 C. 退学, 休学 D. 删除，省略
38. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Mrs. Pillar gave the writer some coins so that he could learn maths well.
B. The writer helped Mrs. Pillar the same way as she had done to the writer himself.
C. The writer was very grateful to Mrs. Pillar because she donated money to him.
D. The writer and Mrs. Pillar were ill in hospital at the same time.
39. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Mrs. Pillar was a kind teacher.
B. The writer was the top student in the university.
C. Mrs. Pillar and the writer used to cook in the kitchen.
D. Mrs. Pillar and the writer helped with each other.
40. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Kindness works wonders. B. Better to give than to receive.
B. The best way to teach maths. D. Time flies fast.
D
Have you ever dreamed about a trip to space? Seeds （种子）of some vegetables and crops are a lot luckier than you, as they have travelled to space and back.
China is among the three countries in the world that carry out agricultural （农业的）research in space. The others are Russia and the U.S. Since 1987, China has sent about 1000 kinds of seeds into space. These include green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots and rice. Even on China’s first manned spacecraft Shenzhou V there were some seeds from Taiwan. |
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