出自:大学英语B2252
“Stop making excuses for him, Mom, ”I said.“But maybe he is feeling unwell…” Mom said.“Maybe nothing,” I interrupted. I had been tending Mom since her health began to decline and this would be the first time in a year that my husband and I had a night out together. Jerry had promised to stay with Mom. But again he let us down. And more often than not, his drinking had a lot to do with it. His irresponsibility upset me.
I remembered our happy growing up years in a small town in West Virginia. With good family education, Jerry had been a kind kid. He was only 15 when Dad died. Unlike him, I got over the sorrow soon, but he started drinking. Soon he began hanging out with bad guys.
Jerry and I didn’t see each other often, but we talked on the phone. Usually, though, we ended up fighting. When Mom came to live with us, Jerry dropped in regularly at first, but after a while his visits became sporadic. He explained he couldn’t handle seeing Mom in such a bad condition. Another excuse, I thought.
One day I went to see the doctor about my back.It had been aching for months.“I can’t find anything wrong with you physically,”the doctor said.“But I can tell you’re very tense. Is something bothering you?” I poured out my story about Jerry.“Do you think he’s likely to change?” he asked. I shrugged.“Probably not.”“But，you can, ”he said gently.
Me? Why did I have to change? He was the one who constantly let us down.But what had I done? Maybe the doctor was right. I couldn’t love his behavior, but I could love him—the way I did when we were little. As I walked into the house I sensed a relief.
Jerry died young due to drinking .I miss him. But I’m grateful I was given the opportunity to show him I loved him—as he was, not as I wanted him to be.
A-31．When Jerry failed to carry out his promise that night，his mother_____.
A、felt very angry
B、tried to defend him
C、was indifferent about it
D、phoned him to ask him to come back
正确答案：B
32、阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料，完成本题。
A-32．Jerry got into the habit of drinking mainly because_____.
A、he was influenced by bad guys
B、his mom left to live with his sister
C、nobody cared for him after his father dieD
D、he couldn’t get over the sadness of losing his father
正确答案：D
33、阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料，完成本题。
A-33．The underlined word “sporadic” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”．
A、occasional
B、frequent
C、formal
D、Unpleasant
正确答案：A
34、阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料，完成本题。
A-34．What did the author think of the doctor’s suggestion at first?
A、It was acceptable.
B、It gave her much hope.
C、It was unreasonable.
D、It made her confused.
正确答案：C
35、阅读A-31题干中Passage One材料，完成本题。
A-35．What’s the main idea of the passage?
A、Love can help a person give up bad habits.
B、Too much tension will destroy a person’s health.
C、We shouldn’t expect too much of a person.
D、We should try to love a person as he is.
正确答案：D
An older friend once gave me a piece of advice, “Enjoy the last few weeks of college,” she said, “since college is the best time of your life.”
This was not the first time I’d heard such a statement，but with graduation fast coming close, her words especially struck me. It seemed a bit disappointing to reach one’s life peak at only 22 years of age, but in her opinion，college had been one of the best times in my life so far. I made friends, took classes, and learned a great deal about myself. But I was also excited for the time after college—moving to a new city, starting a new job, and becoming a “real” person. I hoped that my great dreams were practical.
Then, last week I read a column in Real Simple Magazine called 100 Years of Attitude, in which women 100 years or older shared their life experiences and views. I noticed that none of them considered college as the “best” time of their life. Not all of them went to college，but still in most cases their teens and twenties were not the best times of their life. They said some of their favorite times were raising their children, traveling after retirement, and even enjoying their present time and age.
Enjoying one’s present time and age was a clear theme of the interviews. A piece of advice given by the women was about the importance of making the best of all situations. I think it more accurate than that of my friend; I can say with certainty that if I am lucky enough to make it to 100. I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting (跌落) downhill，or even leveling off.
I am sure that our eagerness and devotion will make us college students live a meaningful life. We will not just look backwards or miss our college days. We will look forward in excitement about continued journey uphill.
A-36．Which of the following opinions does the writer agree with?
A、College is the best time of one’s life.
B、Twenties were the best time of the old people.
C、One should make the best of all situations.
D、One should not look backwards at their college time.
正确答案：C
37、阅读A-36题干中Passage Two材料，完成本题。
A-37．In the second paragraph，the writer wants to say________.
A、her achievements in college would be the peak of her success
B、she is looking forward to living as a “real” person in college
C、she becomes more and more uneasy with graduation
D、she is satisfied with the college life but is hopeful for the future
正确答案：D
38、阅读A-36题干中Passage Two材料，完成本题。
A-38．The column the writer read is mainly about those old women’s ________.
A、best time of life at youth
B、life experiences and views
C、different opinions about lifE
D、favorite time with best friends
正确答案：B
39、阅读A-36题干中Passage Two材料，完成本题。
A-39．By saying “I refuse to spend the last 80 years of my life plummeting downhill，or even leveling off” (in Paragraph 4), the writer really means_____.
A、she will not spend the rest of her time at college
B、she will not just obtain a college level certificate
C、she will not be satisfied with what she has already accomplished
D、she will not be content with the life in the future
正确答案：C
A-40．Which of the following words can be used to describe the writer?
A、Ambitious
B、Practical
C、Imaginative
D、ProuD
正确答案：A
Part of a research study, by scientists at McMaster university, which is ongoing into the influence of drinking milk after heavy weightlifting, has observed that milk helps exercisers burn more fat.
The scientists took three groups of young men 18 to 30 years of age,56 in total, and put them through a strict, five day per week weightlifting program over a 12 week period. Following their workouts, study participants drank either two cups of skim milk (脱脂奶), or a soy beverage with equivalent amounts of protein and energy, or a carbohydrate beverage (碳酸饮料) with an equivalent amount of energy.
Upon the study’s conclusion, scientists observed that：the milk drinking group had lost nearly twice as much fat—two pounds—as those in the carbohydrate beverage group, who lost one pound of fat. Those drinking soy lost no fat. At the same time, the gain in muscle was much greater among the milk drinkers than either the soy or carbohydrate beverage participants.
As published in the first stage of the study, the milk drinking group came out on top in terms of muscle gain with an estimated 40 percent or 2.5 pounds more muscle mass than the soy beverage drinkers. In addition, this group gained 63 percent or 3.3 pounds more muscle mass than the carbohydrate beverage drinkers.
“I think the evidence is beginning to increase, ”says Stuart Phillips—the leader of the study.“Milk may be best known for its calcium (钙) content in supporting bone health, but our research, and later others’, can continually support milk’s ability to aid in muscle growth and also promote body fat loss. Milk is the ideal post workout drink for recreational exercisers and athletes alike.”
A-46．According to the study, which is the best drink for exercisers to lose weight?
A、Fruit juice.
B、Soy beverage.
C、Skim milk.
D、Carbohydrate beverage.
正确答案：C
47、阅读A-46题干中Passage Four材料，完成本题。
A-47．From the passage we can learn that milk has a good effect on all of the following EXCEPT________.
A、muscle gain
B、brain development
C、bone health
D、fat loss
正确答案：B
48、阅读A-46题干中Passage Four材料，完成本题。
A-48．According to the passage, we can know that_____.
A、the scientists chose people aged 18,30 and 56 as participants of the research
B、the weightlifting program which study participants attended was 84 days in total
C、people who drink milk every day are always healthier and thinner than others
D、soy beverages are better than carbohydrate beverages for exercisers to gain musclE
正确答案：D
49、阅读A-46题干中Passage Four材料，完成本题。
A-49．What does Philips want to tell us?
A、More evidence is needed to strengthen their research.
B、Milk has more calcium than soy or carbohydrate beverages.
C、The calcium in milk can also help gain muscle and lose fat.
D、Athletes should be forbidden to drink other beverages except milk.
正确答案：A
50、阅读A-46题干中Passage Four材料，完成本题。
A-50．What does the passage mainly talk about?
A、What exercisers should do to lose weight.
B、How milk influences people’s health and figure.
C、The differences between milk and soy or carbohydrate beverages.
D、A research on the effect of drinking milk—gain muscle and lose fat.
正确答案：D