99 throughout the passage,the author is _____in his attitude toward the computer
A:favourable
B:critical
C: vague
D: hesitant
Until I took Dr. Offutt’s class, I was an underachieving student, but I left that class 31. never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me, 32. much by example as words, that it was my moral 33. to do so and to serve others.
34. of us could know how our relationship would 35. over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr. Offutt, the department chair. My discussions with him as he mentored me were like graduate seminars in adolescent 36., classroom management and school leadership.
After several years, I was 37. department chair, and our relationship 38. again. I thought that it might be 39. chairing the department, since all of my 40. English teachers were 41. there, but Dr. Offutt supported me 42.. He knew when to give me advice 43. curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me 44. my own course.
In 1997, I needed his 45. about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. 46. he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. 47. he encouraged me to seize the new opportunity.
Five years ago, I became the principal of DeMatha. 48., Dr. Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could 49. him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible 50. of lessons to teach. Even if his students don’t know it yet, I know how fortunate they are; I’m still one of them.
31. A.concerned B.worried C.determined D.decided
32. A. as much B. much as C. as such D. such as
33. A. work B. job C. duty D.obligation
34. A. Both B. Neither C. Either D. Each
35. A. evolve B. stay C. remain D. turn
36. A. process B. procedure C. development D. movement
37. A. called B. named C. asked D. invited
38. A. moved B. altered C. went D. shifted
39. A. awkward B. uneasy C. unnatural D. former
40. A. older B. experienced C. former D. /
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Like most people, I’ve long understood that I will be judged by my occupation, that my profession is a gauge people use to see how smart or talented I am. Recently, however, was disappointed to see that it also decides how I’m treated as a person.
Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. One night a man talking on his cell phone waved me away, then beckoned (示意) me back with his finger a minute later, complaining he was ready to order and asking where I’d been.
I had waited tables during summers in college and was treated like a peon (勤杂工) by plenty of people. But at 19 years old, I believed I deserved inferior treatment from professional adults. Besides, people responded to me differently after I told them I was in college. Customers would joke that one day I’d be sitting at their table, waiting to be served.
Once I graduated I took a job at a community newspaper. From my first day, I heard a respectful tone from everyone who called me. I assumed this was the way the professional world worked—cordially.
I soon found out differently. I sat several feet away from an advertising sales representative with a similar name. Our calls would often get mixed up and someone asking for Kristen would be transferred to Christie. The mistake was immediately evident. Perhaps it was because money was involved, but people used a tone with Kristen that they never used with me.
My job title made people treat me with courtesy. So it was a shock to return to the restaurant industry.
It’s no secret that there’s a lot to put up with when waiting tables, and fortunately, much of it can be easily forgotten when you pocket the tips. The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others’ needs. Still, it seemed that many of my customers didn’t get the difference between server and servant.
I’m now applying to graduate school, which means someday I’ll return to a profession where people need to be nice to me in order to get what they want. I think I’ll take them to dinner first, and see how they treat someone whose only job is to serve them.
52. The author was disappointed to find that ________.
A. one’s position is used as a gauge to measure one’s intelligence
B. talented people like her should fail to get a respectable job
C. one’s occupation affects the way one is treated as a person
D. professionals tend to look down upon manual workers
What assumption lies behind the practice of senior citizen discounts?
A. Businesses, having made a lot of profits, should do something for society in return.
B. Old people are entitled to special treatment for the contribution they made to society.
C. The elderly, being financially underprivileged, need humane help from society.
D. Senior citizen discounts can make up for the inadequacy of the Social Security system.