GCT英语阅读专项练习及答案:My surprise My surprise over the past few winters has been the personality transformation my parents go through around mid-December as they change from Dad and Mom into Grandpa and Grandma. Yes, they become grandparents and are completely different from the people I know the other eleven and a half months of the year. The first sign of my parents’ change is the delight they take in visiting toy and children’s clothing stores. These two people, who usually dislike anything having to do with shopping malls, become crazy consumers. While they tell me to budget my money and shop wisely, they are buying up every doll and dump truck in sight. And this is only the beginning of the holidays! When my brother’s children arrive, Grandpa and Grandma come into full form. First they throw out all ideas about a balanced diet for the grandkids. While we were raised in a house where everyone had to take two bites of corn, beets(甜菜), or liver (foods that appeared quite often on our table despite constant complaining), the grandchildren never have to eat anything that does not appeal to them. Grandma carries chocolate in her pockets to bribe(贿赂)the littlest ones into following her around the house, while Grandpa offers “surprises” of candy and cake to them all day long. Boxes of chocolate-pie disappear while the whole-wheat bread get hard and stale. The kids love all the sweets, and when the sugar raises their energy levels, Grandma and Grandpa can always decide to leave and do a bit more shopping or go to bed while my brother and sister-in-law try to deal with their highly active kids. Once the grandchildren have arrived, Grandma and Grandpa also seem to forget all of the responsibility lectures I so often hear in my daily life. If Mickey screams at his sister during dinner, he is “developing his own personality”; if Nancy breaks Grandma’s mirror, she is “just a curious child”. But, if I track mud into the house while helping to unload groceries, I become “careless”; if I scold one of the grandkids for tearing pages out of my textbook, I am “ impatient”. If Paula talks back to her mother, Grandma and Grandpa smile at her spirit. If I say one word about all of this excessive love, Mom and Dad reappear to have a talk with me about petty jealousies. 1.As regards his parents’ shopping for the grandchildren, the author . A.feels jealous B.feels amazed C.thinks it unnecessary D.thinks it annoying 2.What happens after the kids have had all the sweets? A.They get highly energetic. B.They quiet down. C.They want more sweets. D.They go to bed. 3.Which of the following is NOT true of the visiting children? A.They behave very well. B.They like chocolate very much. C.They receive toys from their grandparents. D.They are having a lot of fun. 4.It can be inferred from the passage that when the author was a child, he . A.liked the foods he had B.got a lot of pocket money C.was spoiled by his parents D.was scolded if he misbehaved 5.“Personality transformation” in the author’s parents means that they . A.have turned into loving parents B.have become strict parents C.no longer care for the author D.used to believe in discipline for children 参考答案：1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.D GCT英语阅读专项练习及答案:My surprise的延伸阅读——2016年考研考生择校须知 一、招生人数 一般情况下招生单位各专业的招生人数变化不会很大。近几年，研究生的规模一直在扩大，招生人数总趋势当然也是在上涨。具体到招生单位，基本也是在小幅度上涨。缩减招生名额甚至撤销某个专业的情形很少发生。 二、报考人数 一般情况当年的报考人数一般看不到，只能看到前几年的数据。不过这些也足以判断出某个学院专业的竞争激烈程度。如果报考人数太多，推免的也不少，留给统考生的机会相对较少，那么该专业竞争很激烈。难度无疑大了很多。 三、录取人数 录取人数指的是复试完最终的录取人数。这个与前一年公布的“招生人数”可能有些出入。特别是一些名校的热门专业，竞争激烈难度大。如果碰到生源特别好，那么也有可能扩招几个名额。所以，机会总是有的，关键是看考生的综合实力和表现。 四、报考和录取比例 真实的报考人数和录取人数作对比，就得出每年的招生报录比。这是一个很重要的数据，是衡量某个专业报考热度的核心指标。如果报录比一直居高不小，说明该专业持续很热。如果忽大忽小，这就说明存在大小年现象。 五、推免人数 高校招生目录中只说明推免总人数，具体到各个专业有多少人不得而知。考生在选择报考院校时要把这一因素考虑进去。 六、复试分数线 复试线的重要性是不言而喻的。大部分招生单位都会公布这些数据，或者在研究生院，也有的在各自院系以通知的形式发布。高校每年一般会在3月初就公布各个院系专业的复试线。 |
