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    U207 Passage CompletionIn this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word from the given word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.A. troubled B. achievement C. discovered D. physicalE. fascinating F. intense G. advantage H. contributorsI. refer J. disadvantagedMany claim unhappy and terrible childhood experiences “damage” people in their adult years. But researchers have 1) _________ this may not necessarily be true. They note that 2) _________ difficulties, hardships and major obstacles are often major 3) _________ to success. They maintain that difficult childhoods do leave some people wounded and 4) ___________, but for others, a tough childhood actually drives them to outrageous 5) __________ and success. Researches reviewed the childhood family life of 700 of the world’s most successful people and their discoveries are truly 6) _________! Three-quarters of these successful people came from deeply 7) ________ childhoods. They had endured extreme poverty, broken homes, and even parental abuse. Over one-fourth had to deal with very serious 8) _________ handicaps such as deafness, blindness or crippled limbs. And over 80% of those who became successful writers and playwrights had watched their own parents struggle with intense psychological dramas. Obstacles and hardships do NOT have to lead to failure. Scientific evidence has proven that “well-being” is NOT always an 9) ________ for either plants or animals. Where there is no challenge, obstacle or hardship, growth and development is often limited. Biologists 10) ________ to this as the “adversity principle”. Your attitude toward any perceived personal “handicap” determines its impact on your life.
  • C; c; discoveredF; f; intenseH; h; contributorsJ; j; disadvantagedB; b; achievementE; e; fascinatingA; a; troubledD; d; physicalG; g; advantageI; i; refer
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      PartIII Reading Comprehension (40 Points)Section A (10 Points, 1 Point Each)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Science is interesting and exciting. Why? Science helps you (31) the world in which you live. For example, science explains how airplanes fly and how birds find their way when they (32) long distances. Besides, people use science to make discoveries that have (33) value. One of these discoveries is the (34) of light to carry telephone messages through a glass wire. (35) is the lengthening of human life through the use of heart pacemakers and other mechanical devices. In the future, there will (36) be an endless number of new discoveries. These discoveries will (37) your career and your daily life. Television, computers, and space shutttles are part of today’s world. Who can imagine what new, yet-to-be-discovered (38) lie ahead? In the future, scientists may discover how to predict earthquakes and how to produce an endless (39) of energy. (40) you may live and work in a space station in orbit around the earth. Scientists will continue to make discoveries that will change the world in which you live.A.developments B. Anyway C. supply D. likely E. urgeF.tackle G. Another H. practical I. Someday J. understandK.severe L. argument M. use N. affect O. travel

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      In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Everyone who runs a business wants to be successful. Some want to 1 the world around them and leave their mark; some want to make money, and some want to have the 2 . The bad news is that being a successful businessman is not easy; it is very tough and full of 3 . In the 4 world, if you lose, people do not seem to have much 5 for you. The good news is that the rewards are well worth it. More importantly, if you study the stories of successful people, you will discover that they possess some common characteristics. In order to have a good chance to succeed, you can start to learn doing what they do by following the tips below. First, a successful businessman has 6 and passion. It takes a lot of time to build a business. You need a strong will and love of your work to stay long enough and work hard in 7 of your dream. Second, 8 is important in today's world and you need to practice and train your brain to see things differently. The competition is too big, so if you are trying to be like everyone, you will end up being ordinary and unsuccessful. Third, you cannot succeed alone and will experience ups and downs. You need buyers and investors who 9 in your business. You need friends and family to support you. Successful people understand the power of asking for help. Moreover, there are bad times when you'll feel afraid or discouraged. Instead of giving up, you need powerful 10 for pushing forward. A) believeB) challengesC) chaseD) corporate E) creativityF) determinationG) encounterH) fame I) influenceJ) motivationK) opportunitiesL) predict M) profitsN) pursuitO) sympathy

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      Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the blank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. (填写相应的大写字母代号)A worthless B diversity C increasingly D beware E leadershipF commited G involved H collaboration I vice J searched K potential L despite M noted N criterion O exceptionallyStudentsaretoofocusedonobtainingtheirdegreeandgettingthroughthesystembutemployersarelookingformorethandegreeswithhighGPAsattachedtothem.“ItisimportanttohaveagoodGPA,butifallyoudoisstudyandhaven’t(1)yourselfinanythingelse,thatcandidateisnotasdesirable.Showingthe(2)ofyourexperiencesismoreimportantingettingajob.”(3)directorDr.DevetaGardnersaid.Butifemployersaren’tcheckinguponyourgrades,thenwhataretheylookingforina(n)(4)employee?Whenitcomestomakingyourselfseemdesirabletoanemployer,therearesevencompetenciesthatcollegegraduatesshouldbeabletodemonstrate(5)majororindustry:criticalthinking,oral/writtencommunications,(6),informationtechapplication,teamwork/(7),professionalism/workethicandcareermanagement.Duetothepopularityofsocialmediaandgrowingimportanceoftechnology,ithasbecome(8)importanttohaveanonlinepresencetostartacareer.Thoughnetworkingonlinetobuildconnectionsisessential,Gardner(9)thathavingthewrongonlinepresencecanshootyourselfinthefoot.“What’sonyourFacebookandTwittercanbe(10)byyouremployersevenifyouthinkyouhavethebestprivacysettings,”hesaid.“Howyoupresentyourselfinsocialmediawillbelookedatsomakesurethatyouarecleaningitupbecausethat’showpeoplelearnaboutyou.”

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      In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 1-10 are based on the following passage. The car, and the roads it travels on, will be 1 in the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow’s “smart cars” will be 2 . “We’ll see vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and 3 and talk and act,” predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation's ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future. 4 ,000 people are killed each year in the United States in traffic accidents. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents is so 5 that we don’t even bother to 6 them in the newspapers anymore. Fully half of these fatalities come from drunk drivers, and many others from 7 . A smart car could eliminate most of these car accidents. It can sense if a driver is drunk 8 electronic sensors that can pick up alcohol vapor in the air, and refuse to 9 the engine. The car could also alert the police and provide its precise 10 if it is stolen.A) vice versa B) location C) sensors D) vastE) mobility F) mention G) duplicate H) start upI) carelessness J) fill out K) revolutionized L) smellM) Adversely N) Approximately O) via

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      Part IIIReading Comprehension(30 items, 35points total)Section A(Reading in Depth)(10 items, 0.5point for each, 5points total)Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.Generally, there are three types of professors. One type is the “Knowledgeable One” who considers herself as an expert and her students the26 masses. The Knowledgeable One usually engage her monologue in class, paying no attention to the27 students show they are feeling tired and bored. The only advantage on the students is that they do not have to worry about being 28 on to question or offer an opinion. Once the monologue comes to an end, she29 departs the lecture hall.Different from the Knowledgeable one, the “Leader of Intellectual Discussion” seems to encourage students to30 ideas. But The leader only pretends to be 31 ; in fact he always insists on his own ideas. When the Leader accepts the student’s opinion, the student is 32 by hearty nod of approval. But if the student voices a33 viewpoint, the Leader responds with great politeness of disapproval. Then there is the third type who is the students’ “Buddy”. He does not see himself as an 34 of knowledge or a leader of discussion but as a pal, and an equal. The buddy usually presents a relaxed and35 attitude, and often teaches courses like “Psychology of Interpersonal Relations”. Students can choose to discuss either the course material or something else during class. But the Buddy seems especially prone to digressions from academic subjects. A.ignorant B. confront C. oppose D. called E. quick F. democratic G. casual H. signs I. intense J. dictator K. rewarded L. imparter M. hastily N. learned O. conflicting