2026年江苏版《学位英语》冲刺试卷三

Directions： There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are three choices marked A，B and C beneath the passage. You should choose the ONE that best fit into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.In college， I encountered a rule of thumb: For every credit hour per week， you should be studying two to three hours __21__ of class per week.If you ask a teacher or professor how much their best students should study， very few will expect their students to be studying for __22__ hours every day. __23__ a T. A. at a university， I can tell you that __24__ an hour of self-studying for every credit hour will put you ahead of a lot of your __25__ Studying for long hours will often be necessary when you have an __26__. But you __27__ need to pull all-nighters to be a top student. Plus， psychologists say a healthy amount of __28__ will actually help you __29__ the material!
My best students are the ones __30__ find time to complete portions of the assignment well before it’s __31__. “Studying all day” might mean going to class， __32__ 10 pages before lunch， doing a physics problem in between classes， and __33__ material at the end of the day. The __34__ part can often be thinking of small things to do __35__ fill your time during the day. A to do __36__ item like “write essay” is the kind of thing that will __37__ long hours of work， but it can be broken into steps， __38__: write an outline， free write， revise your into paragraph.There’s no __39__ hours， that a student should have to study to be the topper of the class.There is no straight jacket solution for becoming a __40__ student.

Passage 2
A house is the most expensive thing most people will ever buy. Very few people have enough money of their own to buy a home， so they have to borrow money from a bank. Borrowing money from a bank to buy a house is called “take a mortgage (抵押）”. The bank usually lends money or gives a mortgage for twenty- five years. Houses are so expensive that many people nowadays have to borrow as much as $ 50， 000. In other words， they will have a $50，000 mortgage.How can you get a mortgage？ When you find a house you like， you go to a bank. The bank will research you financial (金融的) history and decide if they think you are a good risk. They will want to know what kind of job you have， what kind of salary you make， and how long you have had the job. They will also want to know how much money you have. In addition， the banks will require a down payment. Depending on which state you live in， the bank may require as much as 30% of the-price of the house as a down payment. The bank will then lend you the rest of the money to buy the house. Many people are never able to buy a house because they cannot save enough money for the down payment.

Passage 2
Mistakes are the things that nobody wants， but we still make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. Some are about work or jobs. But most mistakes are about people. “Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen？ When I got that great job， did Jim really feel good about it as a friend？ Or did he envy my luck？ And why didn’t Andy pick up that I was friendly just because I had a car？” When we look back， doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back， it’s too late.Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies？ Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. We need to listen and think for some time. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you， “You’re a lucky dog”，that’s being friendly. But “lucky dog”？ There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the “dog” bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he？ Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words？ One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks？ Does what he says agree with the tone of voice？ His posture？ The look in his eyes？ Stop and think， the minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.