During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn’t want to 2 a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 5 I would be learning from one of the game’s 6 . I could hardly wait to 7 him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 8 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 10 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 11 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 12 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 13 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 14 .Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I’m still putting to use what he 15 me: "The absolute most important 16 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 17 . On every single move you have to 18 a situation, process what your opponent(对手) is doing and 19 the best move from among all your options." These words still ring true today in my 20 as a journalist.
1.A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down
2.A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay
3.A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired
4.A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor
5.A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant
6.A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest
7.A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat
8.A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job
9.A. real B. perfect C. clear D. possible
10.A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe
11.A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare
12.A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally
13.A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment
14.A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation
15.A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised
16.A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill
17.A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments
18.A. analyze B. describe C. rebuild D. control
19.A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate
20.A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior
【答案】本文是一篇记叙文。 本文讲述了我在大学时所选的课程对自己以后的职业和生活起到了很重要的作用。
学方东学9fab技f69e8f8d软优有元径途网152c广公是8666慧4415点8e17升费9181件限高司5a50-科 【短语新义】jump at迫不及待地接受
1.B我迫不及待地接受(jumped at)了参加这个课程学习的想法。put forward "提出";try out"试验";turn down"关小，拒绝"。
2.C毕竟，谁不想节省(save)一些钱呢?waste"浪费，花费";earn "挣，赚得";pay "付款"。
3.A即使我对免费学分不太激动(excited)。worried "担心的";moved "感动的";tired"劳累的"。
4.D关于我们的讲师(instructor)的消息足够吸引我。title "标题，题目";competitor "竞争者";textbook "课本"。
5.D他是一位国际象棋大师，这意味(meant)着我能向象棋界最优秀的人之一学习。urge "敦促";demand "要求";hold "举行"。
6.C参见上题解析。fastest "最快的";easiest "最容易的";best"最佳的";rarest "最珍贵的"。
7.B根据上文对这位国际象棋大师的描述可知，我迫不及待地想见到(meet)他。interview "采访";challenge "挑战";beat "打击"。
8.DMaurice Ashley是善良又聪明的人，这份工作(job)对他来说不是游戏。chance "机会";qualification "资格";honor "荣誉"。
9.C在他的介绍里，他清楚地(clear)说明了我们的学分是必须经过努力才能得到的。real "真的";perfect "完美的";possible "可能的"。
10.B为了通过(pass)这门课程，我们必须写一篇关于如何把课堂所学运用到未来职业中的文章。attend "参加";skip "跳过";observe "观察"。
11.C参见上题解析。add "添加";expose "暴露，使面临";apply"应用，运用"; compare "比较"。
12.A并且最后(eventually)运用到我们的生活中。naturally "自然地";directly "直接地";normally"正常地"。
13.C我设法在那门课程(course)获得了A。game "游戏";presentation"授予，表现";experiment"实验"。
14.B并且学到一些对我课堂(classroom)之外的生活有用的知识。criterion "标准";department "部门";situation "形势"。
15.A我仍然利用到他教(taught)我的东西。write "写";question "提问";promise"承诺"。
16.D当你下象棋时, 你学到的最重要的技能(skill)是如何作出好决定。fact "事实";step "步骤";manner "方式"。
17.B参见上题解析。grade "分数";decision"决定"; impression "印象";comment "评论"。
18.A每一步你不得不分析(analyze)情况。describe "描述";rebuild "重建";control "控制"。
19.D在所有选择中评估(evaluate)出最好的选择。announce "宣布";signal "发信号";block "阻止，限制"。
20.A我作为记者这一角色(role)，这些话今天听起来仍然是真实的。desire "欲望";concern "关心";behavior "行为 "。