Unit 13 People
Ⅰ.完形填空
Each year this organization of men came to the Children's Home Society.The men would take us in groups of five to__1__Jackson Vide，Florida，to do some shopping.
I__2__going with this gentleman in a row.He would take us to__3__area，and then he would ask us if we wanted to go to the__4__.We agreed.I remember watching him as he__5__his wallet to pay for our__6__.He looked at me and just__7__with his big smile.During the movie he bought us popcorn and candy.I remember thinking how__8__it was that someone would__9__their own money on someone like us.
We all laughed at the__10__movie and had a good time.The man also laughed really__11__and then patted me on the head.I looked at him，and he just__12__smiling with his great big wonderful smile.
That trip to the movie was the first time in my life that I ever felt as if someone really__13__about me.It was a wonderful__14__I have never forgotten，even to this day，__15__later.I don't know if the man felt sorry for me，but I do know this：If I ever__16__the big lottery(彩票)，that man will find out that he carried a milliondollar smile.
This is__17__I believe it is so important that organizations continue to__18__out and help the children who are less__19__.In my particular case，it was this man's personal act of__20__that will be remembered forever.Just one little simple act of kindness.
I thank you，kind sir，for a memory which I now share with my children and grandchildren fifty years later.
1．A.center
B．downtown
C．middle
D．downstairs
答案 B [由后面do some shopping可知。]
2．A.remind
B．record
C．dislike
D．remember
答案 D [由本段中的第三句和最后一句中的“I remember”可知三个“I remember”相呼应。]
3．A.reading
B．walking
C．shopping
D．swimming
答案 C [由第一段最后一句do some shopping 可知。]
4．A.school
B．store
C．park
D．cinema
答案 D [由该段中During the movie可知。]
5．A.pulled out
B．found out
C．exchanged for
D．put away
答案 A
6．A.foods
B．drinks
C．tickets
D．snacks
答案 C [他带我们去看电影，我记得他掏钱包给我们买电影票。]
7．A.laughed
B．smiled
C．spoke
D．whispered
答案 B [由该句中with his big smile可推出。]
8．A.terrible
B．common
C．boring
D．wonderful
答案 D
9．A.spend
B．return
C．save
D．hide
答案 A [我记得当时的我这样认为：有人给我们花钱真是太好了。]
10．A.serious
B．frightening
C．funny
D．modern
答案 C [由We all laughed可知。]
11．A.slightly
B．hard
C．less
D．untruly
答案 B [上文中提到我们看电影时很开心，那位绅士笑得也很开心(hard)。]
12．A.stopped
B．prevented
C．protected
D．kept
答案 D [第二段提到当我看着他时，他对我微笑。这时我再次看他时，他继续保持(kept)微笑。]
13．A.talked
B．cared
C．worried
D．doubted
答案 B [那次去看电影使我生平第一次感觉到有人在真正关心(care about)我。]
14．A.movement
B．expression
C．feeling
D．sense
答案 C [我一直到今天也没忘记被人关心的感觉。]
15．A.months
B．decades
C．days
D．weeks
答案 B [由文章最后一句可知事情发生在五十年前，故选decades。]
16．A.win
B．buy
C．sell
D．lose
答案 A [win the lottery中彩票。]
17．A.why
B．because
C．how
D．when
答案 A
18．A.bring
B．take
C．reach
D．carry
答案 D
19．A.wealthy
B．healthy
C．important
D．fortunate
答案 D [作者根据自己的经历总结这就是他为什么认为组织机构继续伸出援助之手帮助不幸儿童是非常重要的。]
20．A.satisfaction
B．instruction
C．kindness
D．politeness
答案 C [由下文的just one little simple act of kindness可知。]
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Most people watching Jeremy Lin these past two months saw Jeremy Lin，New York Knicks star；but I，watching him，saw someone else.That was my elder brother，Bob，who is athletic and energetic.He could never sit still when he was in second grade；he had to get up every now and then and run around the room.And sure enough，he grew up to be a starting player for an NCAA championship lacrosse (长曲棍球) team.He
was
a Nikeendorsed marathoner，too，and reached the top of Mt.Everest，unguided，in his 50s.
And yet my family never watched his lacrosse games.We did watch some of his marathons，but that wasn’t until he was in his
20s.When
Bob
was
in
his
glory
days，our Shanghaineseborn parents were bent on getting him into medical school.There was a loving aspect to it：I can remember my father working through math books with him，lesson by lesson，at the big blackboard in the attic.Bob never did become a doctor，though；and neither did I．It wasn’t until my younger sister came along that someone in the family finally wore a white coat.
Bob today could be the fittest 58yearold on the planet.His doctor estimates his biological age at 35；he’s still big mountains in the Himalayas.And，like Jeremy Lin，he’s charming.No one sees Bob without leaving with a laugh.He sometimes jokes he could be mayor of his building，and it’s true.To know him is to cheer for him.
And yet my parents did not cheer for him.What if my mother had sat on the sidelines with her statistics，like Jeremy Lin’s mother？What if my father had played videos of athletes for my brother to watch and imitate？It’s hard not to wonder.
And how did Jeremy Lin’s parents manage to do these remarkable things？ Amy Chua，the tiger mother，recalls her immigrant father beating the kids whenever they mispronounced a Chinese word.How is it that Jeremy Lin’s immigrant father in particular，GieMing Lin，encouraged his son to follow such an untraditional path?
【语篇解读】 林书豪的成功，使人们开始反思什么是最合适的教育方式。家长是应该把自己的意愿强加给孩子还是发挥孩子的特长呢？
1. Bob’s glory days were those________.
A．when he was doing well in math
B．when he was in second grade
C．when he was made mayor of his building
D．when he showed his talents in sports
答案 D [推理判断题。根据文章一、二两段内容可知，鲍勃20多岁时在体育方面的表现很优秀，由此可推知，鲍勃最辉煌的时期应是他在体育运动中展现他的特长时。]
2．From the passage we can tell that Bob is________.
A．active and optimistic
B．clever and determined
C．brave and helpful
D．considerate and independent
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第三段的第三、四、五句内容可知，鲍勃积极、乐观，故A项当选。]
3．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE?
A．Bob was always ignored by his parents.
B．Bob could also have been a sport star.
C．Bob’s parents often watched his games.
D．Nobody in the author’s family was a doctor.
答案 B [正误判断题。根据文章第一段内容可知，鲍勃曾经在体育方面的表现非常优秀，多次获奖，若能坚持下去，他也许会成为一名体育明星，故B项正确。]
4．From the last two paragraphs we can infer that________.
A．parents should always study together with their children
B．parents should know how to educate their children properly
C．children should be punished when they do anything wrong
D．children should try to live up to the hopes of their parents
答案 B [推理判断题。在文章最后两段中，作者用反问句暗示出家长应该给孩子正确的教育，而不是强迫他们做这做那。]
B
It is a plain fact that we are in a world where competition is going on in all areas and at all levels.This is exciting.Yet，on the other hand，competition breezes a pragmatic (讲究实际的) attitude.People choose to learn things that are useful，and do things that are profitable.Today’s college education is also affected by this general sense of utilitarianism (功利主义)．
Many college students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.It is not unusual to see the college students taking a parttime job as a warmup for the real battle.I often see my friends taking GRE tests，working on English or computer certificates and taking the driving tests to get a license.Well，I have nothing against being practical.As the competition in the job market gets more and more severe，students do have reasons to be practical.
However，we should never forget that college education is much more than skill training.Just imagine，if your utilitarianism becomes the main trend on campus，leaving no space for the cultivation (培养) of students’ minds，or development of their soul.We will see university is training out welltrained spiritless working machines.If utilitarianism controls society，we will see people lost in the moneymaking adventures；we will see humanity losing their grace and dignity，and that would be disastrous.I’d like to think society as encouraging and people regard profit or fame only as a horse that pulls the courage.Yet without the driver picking direction，the courage would go straight and may even end out in a dangerous situation.
A certificate may give you some advantages，but not broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrity (诚实正直)，which are the wealth you cannot acquire through any quick fixed way.Although in today’s world，the highest level of competition may not be that of skills or expertise (专门技能)，but vision and strategy，your intellectual quality largely determines how far you can go in your career.
【语篇解读】 本文作者用批判的语调告诉我们，现在的大学教育是一种功利主义的教育。这样的教育对学生的成长弊大于利，针对这种情况，作者对大学教育提出了一些建议。
5．The author’s attitude toward today’s college education is________.
A．positive
B．cautious
C．critical
D．doubtful
答案 C [作者态度题。通读全文尤其是文章第一段可知，作者认为现在的大学教育追求的是功利主义，由此可推知作者对其持批评的态度，故选C项。]
6．Many college students choose to major in Business because________.
A．a businessman is very likely to make big money
B．studying business is less competitive
C．too many students have chosen Computer Programming
D．Computer Programming is not a must for them
答案 A [细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第一句“Many college students choose Business，Law not Computer Programming as their majors convinced that these professions are where the big money is.”可知A项正确。]
7．The author does strongly suggest that________.
A．more competition be encouraged on college campus
B．people not ignore the value of broad horizons，positive attitudes and personal integrity
C．intellectual quality determine how far one can go in his career
D．college students get as many parttime jobs as possible
答案 B [推理判断题。根据最后一段的第一句可知B项正确。]
8．In the author’s opinion，________.
A．college students are not pragmatic enough
B．college students should have drivers pick direction for them
C．college education should provide students with more business courses
D．college education should value the cultivation of students’minds
答案 D [细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段前两句的内容可知，在作者看来，大学教育应该重视培养学生的思想，故D项符合题意。]