I have been a student at Bentley College in Waltham for some time now, so I have a lot of experience and know how things work at Bentley. As a freshman(新生)at Bentley College you will be living in the Tree Dorms, Slade Hall or Miller Hall. I would highly suggest that you choose to live in the Tree Dorms because this is where most fresh-men are going to be living. There will be a lot of activities going on in the building and you will meet lots of people. Slade Hall is next to the parking lot and not far from the Tree Dorms, so that would be your second choice. As Miller Hall is small and far away, it would be my last choice for freshmen housing. If Bentley offers you the chance to live with second or third year students you’d better refuse their offer and live with freshmen. Living with your classmates will make the transition (过渡) into college life a lot easier.
As a freshman your classes should be easy. After freshman year your classes will become a lot more difficult, so I advise that you get down to business early in the first year. There are two very easy things you can do to increase your knowledge as a freshman. The first is to just go to class and the second is to always do your homework. I also highly advise that you do it on your own and try to stay disciplined. It is too easy to put your homework away and then get really behind and not be able to learn everything before a mid-term or final exam.
1.The author advises freshmen to live in the Tree Dorms because ___________.
A. it is across the parking lot from Slade Hall
B. it is small and quite far away from the playground
C. there are many second and third year students there
D. there are many freshmen and more activities
2.Where is Slade Hall?
A. Near Miller Hall. B. Far from Tree Dorms.
C. Beside the car park. D. Near the classrooms.
3.According to the author, how can freshmen improve knowledge?
A. Remember to do homework by discussing it with others.
B. Finish homework and go to class every day.
C. Try to spend more time in the library.
D. Be able to learn something before a mid-term or final exam.
4.The author writes the passage to ___________.
A. tell new students how to get used to college life
B. tell new students about their teachers and dormitory
C. show the differences between college and high school
D. tell readers about some funny things at Bentley College
As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange 26 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 27 me so much. There was never total 28 , but a streetlight or passing car lights 29 clothes hung over a chair take on(呈现) the 30 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 31 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 32 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 33 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 34 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 35 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home .That was no 36 . After school, 37 , when all the buses were 38 up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some 39 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out of my 40 .
Perhaps one of the worst fears 41 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 42 by others. Being popular was so important to me 43 , and the fear of not being liked was a 44 one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to 45 and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
1.A. way B. time C. place D. reason
2.A. wounded B. destroyed C. surprised D. frightened
3.A. quietness B. darkness C. emptiness D. loneliness
4.A. got B. forced C. made D. caused
5.A. spirit B. height C. body D. shape
6.A. eye B. window C. mouth D. door
7.A. breath B. wind C. air D. sound
8.A. belief B. feeling C. imagination D. doubt
9.A. lay B. hide C. rest D. lie
10.A. especially B. simply C. probably D. directly
11.A. discussion B. problem C. joke D. matter
12.A. however B. yet C. although D. still
13.A. called B. backed C. lined D. packed
14.A. old B. crowded C. poor D. unfamiliar
15.A. sight B. mind C. order D. task
16.A. above B. in C. of D. at
17.A. protected B. guided C. believed D. accepted
18.A. then B. there C. once D. anyway
19.A. strict B. powerful C. heavy D. right
20.A. form B. remember C. recognize D. recover
I ________ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time!
A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep
C. fell asleep D. fall asleep
Every year, the coal workers their lungs X-rayed to ensure their health.
A. are having B. have had C. have D. had had
We ________ to go skiing tomorrow，but there’s no snow，so we’ll just stay home instead。
A. are going B. were going C. will go D. would go
—Has Sam finished his homework today?
—I have no idea. He ________ it this morning.
A. did B. has done C. was doing D. had done
