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阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
体裁：记叙文 话题：学校生活 时间：6分钟
Would you want a doctor who got high marks in medical school just for trying hard? Apparently many college students would have no problem with that.They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.
The researchers asked over 800 undergraduates if they agreed or disagreed with some statements.For example：“If I have completed most of the reading for a class，I deserve a B in that course.”“A professor should not be annoyed with me if I receive an important call during class.”
Just 16% thought it was OK to take that phone call.But 66% agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades.And 40% thought they should get a B，the second highest mark，just because they did most of the reading for class.
Some experts aren't surprised that students often see no difference between effort and results.Social critics like to say that in children's activities these days，everyone gets an award just for trying，so no one will feel rejected.
Yet competition to get into the best colleges is fiercer than ever.Students may worry that low grades will keep them out of graduate school or a good job.
And there may be another explanation: pressure from parents to get a good return on the family's investment.These days, college can cost more than a house.
A former teaching assistant recently wrote to The New York Times about his experience with grade expectations.He would try to explain it this way when students asked for a top grade just for studying hard in chemistry class.
What if a baseball player came to spring training and worked harder than all the others，but still could not play well? Would the team accept him anyway，just because he tried so hard?
The students would say no.But most of them would still ask for an A.
【语篇导读】 很多高校生认为只要他们努力学习，就应当得到高的分数，但是专家认为，努力和结果不能等同。
1．What does the passage mainly discuss?
A．Whether students deserve high marks just for trying hard.
B．Whether students are allowed to answer calls in class.
C．How students can get a good grade in the course.
D．Why students put a lot of efforts in their studies.
解析 主旨大意题。依据全文内容尤其是第一段中的“They believe students are owed a good grade simply because they put a lot of effort into a class.”可知，文章主要争辩的是“付出努力是否应当得到高分”。
答案 A
2．According to the research，most of the students ______.
A．thought it was all right to answer the call during class
B．objected to deciding grades only by the quality of a student's work
C．thought they did most of the work for class and should get a B
D．agreed that they should be given top grades because of their hard work
解析 细节理解题。依据第三段的其次句“But 66% agreed that a professor should consider effort and not just the quality of a student's work when deciding grades.”可知，大多数的同学不同意教授只依据功课的质量来打算分数。
答案 B
3．From the sixth paragraph we can learn that ______.
A．it costs much more to build a college than to buy a house
B．the costs of studying at college are much more than staying at home
C．the costs of sending a child to college are much more than buying a house
D．it is difficult for parents to send a child to college
解析 细节理解题。依据第六段中的“These days，college can cost more than a house.”可知，如今供孩子上高校的费用比买房的费用还高。
答案 C
4．What does the former assistant want to tell students with the example of the baseball player?
A．Effort can lead to good results.
B．Effort is very necessary.
C．Effort and results are quite different.
D．No good results，effort is unnecessary.
解析 推理推断题。依据倒数其次段中的“Would the team accept him anyway，just because he tried so hard？”的反问来看，他想让同学知道“努力不等于好结果”。
答案 C
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Affordable Boutique Hotels in New York City
By STEPHEN HEYMAN June 20, 2010
A new breed of hotels is trying to stand out from the masses with designer details, memorable allowances and prices around $250 a night.
Welcome to Boutique Hotel.
To Get Those Summer Tickets in New York, Strategize
By FELICIA R. LEE May 28, 2010
“The Merchant of Venice” is on show. Tickets can now be requested online, Most New Yorkers know the drill: on the day of the show, line up outside the Theater in Central Park several hours before 1 p.m., when free tickets start being handed out.
Climbing the Walls in Brooklyn
By LOUISE STORY May 28, 2010
Since opening last fall, Brooklyn Boulders, an 18,000-square-foot gym, has become a destination for New York rock climbers of all levels.
Hotel Review: Ace Hotel, New York
By FRED A. BERNSTEIN September 27, 2009
The owners are hoping that guests will enjoy the spacious accommodations, but that depends on whether they find the hotel’s oddities off-putting or endearing.
Tent City: A Child’s Urban Adventure
By ERIC KONIGSBERG July 24, 2009
One of the better-kept secrets of the city is the series of one-night family campouts that the Parks & Recreation Department has every summer weekend.
1. If you want to stay in a hotel in New York City for a week and enjoy designer details, memorable allowances, you need to get prepared for at least____________.
A. $ 1550 B. $ 1650 C. $ 1750 D. $ 1850
2. ___________ is a good destination for New York rock climbers of all levels.
A. the Parks & Recreation Department B. Brooklyn Boulders
C. Lower Manhattan D. Tent City
3. Suppose you are interested in Shakespeare’s plays, you may pay attention to more details written by _________.
A. ERIC KONIGSBERG B. LOUISE STORY
C. FRED A. BERNSTEIN D. FELICIA R. LEE
【参考答案】1—3、 CBD
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
While travelling to Newcastle in the UK to visit relatives, I arrived in London to find my plane transfer north to Newcastle had been cancelled due to deteriorating weather conditions.
The airline was helpful -- offering me a choice between a night in a hotel or a six-hour bus fide to my destination. With no indication as to whether a flight to Newcastle would happen in the next two days, I chose the bus ride.
I stored all my baggage in the luggage compartment of the bus, thinking I would not need anything on the journey.
The young lady sitting beside me could see how tired I was and asked me if anyone would be meeting me on my arrival.
I realised that t had left my cell phone in my bag and had no way to contact my relatives. They would be waiting for me at the airport about five hours before the bus got to Newcastle, not knowing what had happened. Without hesitation, the young lady offered me the use of her cell phone.
When the bus made a rest stop, she asked me if I was getting out. I replied that I wouldn’t as I still had sandals on, and bare feet weren’t ideal for the cold weather, When she got back on, she’d bought me some tea and a packet of sweets to eat.
When we eventually arrived in Newcastle, the woman checked that someone was there to meet me. I asked her to wait a moment while I got my purse to repay her, but when I looked up she had gore. I was unable to even verbally thank her.
1. We learn from the passage that ____________.
A. the author had little money to buy the air ticket from London to Newcastle
B. the author probably flew to London from a warm place
C. the author’s relatives missed meeting her in London
D. the author’s cell phone wasn’t functioning in Britain
2. Which of the following information is of great importance to the author’s relatives?
A. Why the flight was called off. B. Why the flight was delayed.
C. Where the author was put up. D. When the author would arrive.
3. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. British people always suffer from terrible weather in winter.
B. British people are usually helpful.
C. The author was kind of careless.
D. The author was grateful to the airline.
【参考答案】1—3、BDB
完形填空。阅读下面短文，把握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳答案。
(2010北京海淀模拟)
orange tip
I was 11, and my family was preparing to leave the beautiful island, where we had lived for four years: my father was being transferred again.
But I had constructed a mental wall against this unsettledness. My fascination with 1 provided me with an endless source of 2 .When I arrived on this little island, I discovered a variety of butterflies, and I began to 3 them. Catching butterflies isn’t 4 ,so I was proud of my collection. 5 there was one that I had yet to capture—the great orange tip. The problem was its 6 habitat: I could only watch these lovely insects 7 gracefully. No matter how high I climbed, these creatures were always just 8 my reach. With only a couple of days before we were to leave, I began to 9 hope of finding my great orange tip.
One morning I was at leave to wander the bush keeping a 10 eye out for my beauty. In the heat, butterflies of all sorts floated above the wildflowers on the hillsides. 11 ,the great orange tips remained high above the treetops. But then, I caught a flash of brilliant white out of the 12 of my eye. I looked up and there it was, about a meter away, 13 on a big red flower. I 14 in my tracks. After a long moment, I began to raise my net, little by little, 15 beating fast. I could scarcely believe my eyes. 16 I reached in and grabbed it, with every intention of moving it into the killing jar. But my hand 17 as I reached for the jar. There was the brilliant bloom of orange on the tips of its glowing white wings, and I could feel the creature’s 18 between my fingers. And then, on an impulse(冲动),I tossed it into the clear, bright air and watched it float away. High above the nearby trees it 19 and then disappeared from sight. 20 is like that.
( ) 1. A. travel B. nature C. islands D. flowers
提示:下文提到捕获蝴蝶，说明作者对自然有猛烈的爱好。
答案:B
( ) 2. A. amaze men B. information C. motivation D. environment
提示:由于对自然的宠爱，所以经常会有一些惊异的发觉。
答案:A
( ) 3. A. notice B. raise C. display D. collect
提示:下文collection示意选collect。
答案:D
( ) 4. A. usual B. hard C. easy D. funny
提示:正是由于不简洁捕获，才会对自己的收集感到傲慢。
答案:C
( ) 5. A. And B. But C. Therefore D. Besides
提示:表示转折:虽然捕获到很多，照旧有一种没捉到。
答案:B
( ) 6. A. high B. long C. fast D. often
提示:依据下文no matter how high示意。
答案:A
( ) 7. A. flowing B. floating C. jumping D. running
提示:依据下文floated示意:蝴蝶在空中飞就像漂移在空中一样。
答案:B
( ) 8. A. by B. for C. against D. beyond
提示:beyond one’s reach 够不到。
答案:D
( ) 9. A. hold up B. put up C. give up D. keep up
提示:由于即将离开，所以他也放弃捕获蝴蝶的念头。
答案:C
( ) 10. A. careful B. tearful C. greedy D. sleepy
提示:keep a careful eye for认真观看。
答案:A
( ) 11. A. In turn B. In common C. As well D. As usual
提示:as usual 像平常一样。
答案:D
( ) 12. A. edge B. touch C. corner D. sight
提示:the corner of one’s eye 眼角。
答案:C
( ) 13. A. gathered B. settled C. performed D. ploughed
提示:settle on 落在……上。
答案:B
( ) 14. A. froze B. puzzled C. stared D. rushed
提示:依据下面示意:after a long moment 可知他由于太感意外而停住不动。
答案:A
( ) 15. A. the tree B. the net C. my heart D. my hand
提示:因感动而心脏跳动快。
答案:C
( ) 16. A. Gently B. Seriously C. Luckily D. Actively
提示:gently 用来形容小男孩当心翼翼的情景。
答案:A
( ) 17. A. rose B. fell C. stopped D. stretched
提示:由于他在拿蜜蜂时，感受到它的恐惊，因此他的手停下来。
答案:C
( ) 18. A. movement B. existence C. joy D. fear
提示:句意:他能够感觉到蜜蜂因恐惊在他的手中颤抖。
答案:D
( ) 19. A. hung B. started C. parked D. sailed
提示:蝴蝶又在空中飞行。
答案:D
( ) 20. A. Help B. Love C. Interest D. Success
提示:结尾给出点睛之笔，强调人与动物之间应当相互关爱。
答案:B
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