2015年浙江高考英語試卷

2015年浙江高考英語試卷

選擇題部分（共80分）

第一部分:英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分！

第一節(jié):單項(xiàng)填空（共20小題;每小題0.5分，滿分10分）

從A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)

號涂黑。

1.zHi,John.Areyoubusy?

A.Yes.Idoagree.B.Yes.Thatwouldbenice.

C.No.Areyousure?D.No.What/sup?

2.Jane'sgrandmotherhadwantedtowritechildren'sbookformanyyears,buto

nethingoranotheralwaysgotinway.

A.a;不填B.the;theC.不填;theD.a;the

3.Haveyoueverheardofthetreesthatarehomesanimalsbothonlandandsea

?

A.aboutB.toC.withD.over

4.Itwassonoisythatwehearourselvesspeak.

A.couldn'tB.shouldn'tC.mustn'tDneedn't

5.Studieshaveshownthattherightandleftearsounddifferently.

A.produceB.pronounceC.processD.download

6.Ifyouswiminariverorlake,besuretoinvestigateisbelowthewatersurfac

e.Oftentherearerocksorbranchedhiddeninthewater.

A.whatB.whoC.thatD.whoever

7.Bodylanguagecanalotaboutyourmood,sostandingwithyourarmsfoldedc

ansendoutasignalthatyouarebeingdefensive.

A.takeawayB.throwawayC.putawayD.giveaway

8.AlbertEinsteinwasbornin1879.Asachild,fewpeopleguessedthatheafamo

usscientistwhosetheorieswouldchangetheworld.

A.hasbeenB.hadbeenC.wasgoingtobeD.was

9.asingleworldcanchangethemeaningofasentence,asinglesentencecanch

angethemeaningofaparagraph.

A.JustasB.EventhoughC.UntilD.Unless

10.Mostpeopleworkbecauseit'sunavoidable.,therearesomepeoplewhoac

tuallyenjoywork.

A.AsaresultB.InadditionC.BycontrastD.Inconclusion

11.Wetendtohaveabettermemoryforthingsthatexciteoursensesorouramo

tionsthanforstraightfacts.

A.blockoff.B.appealtoC.subscribetoD.comeacross

12.HowwouldyoulikeifyouwerewatchingyourfavoriteTVprogramandsome

ongcameintotheroomandjustshutitoffwithoutaskingyou?

A.themB.oneC.thoseD.it

13.Mostofus,ifweknowevenalittleaboutwhereourfoodcomesfrom,understan

dthateverybiteputintoourmouthswasalive.

A.steadilyB.instantlyC.formerlyD.permanently

14.Listeningisthusanactive,nota,behaviorconsistingofhearing,understand

ingandremembering.

A.considerateB.sensitiveC.reliableD.passive

15.Oneofthemosteffectivewaystoreduceistotalkaboutfeelingwithsomeo

ngyoutrust.

A.productionB.stressC.energyD.passive

16.Ifsteelisheavierthanwater,whyareshipsabletoonthesea?

A.floatB.drownC.shrinkD.split

17.Thesecommentscamespecificquestionsoftenaskedbylocalnewamen.

A.inmemoryofB.inresponsetoC.intouchwithD.inpossessionof

18.Listeningtomusicathomeisonething,goingtohearitliveisquiteanother.

A.performB.performingC.toperformD.beingperformed

19.Creatinganatmosphereemployeesfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.

A.asB.whoseC.inwhichD.atwhich

20.一Whydon'tyouconsideratripto,say,BeijingorHangzhou?

A.Iwouldn,tmindthatB.ThenweJIIgettherequickly

C.Let'scallitadayD.It'snotarequirement

第二節(jié):完形填空（共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21-40各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A,B,C和D）中，

選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。

SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford.I'vewatchedonefriendafterano

therlandhigh-ranking,high-payingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutives（高級管理人

員）withbanks,cotasuiungfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,man

yarenow21ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety's22,theyseemtohav

eitmade.

Onthesurface,thesepeopleseemtobeveryluckyinlife.Astheyleftstudentlife

behind,manyhada23drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar,shookhandswit

hlongtimeroommates,and24outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theyma

dereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine25acollegeyear's

monthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarwithexpensivenewsportscars.

Thethingis,anumberofthemhave26thatdespitetheirsuccess,theyaren'tha

ppy.Some27ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeight-hourworkweeksdevo

tedtotasksthey28.Somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkof

feelingtiredand29.However,insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,theyfin

dthemselvesworkingtosupportthe30towhichtheyhavesoquicklybecome31.

Peopleoftenspeakoftryingamoresatisfyingpath,and32theendtheideaofI

eaving,theirjobstoworkforsomethingthey33orfindingapositionthatwouldgi

vethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusi

on;its34.Theyhaveloans,bills,amortgage（抵押貸款）

to35zretirementtosavefor.Theyrecognizethere'ssomething36intheirlices,

butit's37tostepoffthetrack.

Inasocietythattendsto38everythingintermsofdollarsandcents,welearnfo

rmayoungagetoconsiderthecostsofour39infinancialterms.Butwhataboutt

hepersonalandsocialcosts40inpursuingmoneyovermeaning?Theaeareexactl

ythekindsofustendtoignore—andtheveryonesweneedtoconsidermost.

21.A.muchB.neverC.seldomD.well

22.A.policiesB.standardsC.experimentsD.regulations

23.A.lastB.leastC.secondD.best

24.A.cycledB.movedC.slidD.looked

25.A.sharedB.paidC.equaledD.collected

26.A.advertisedB.witnessedC.admittedD.demanded

27.A.complainB.dreamC.hearD.approve

28.A.distributeB.hateC.applaudD.neglect

29.A.calmB.guiltyC.warmD.empty

30.A.familyB.governmentC.lifestyleD.project

31.A.accustomedB.appointedC.uniqueD.available

32.A.yetB.alsoC.insteadD.rather

33.A.letoutB.turninC.giveupD.believein

34.A.fundamentalB.practicalC.impossibleD.unforgettable

35.A.takeofB.dropoffC.putoffD.payoff

36.A.missingB.inspiringC.sinkingD.shining

37.A.harmfulB.hardC.usefulD.normal

38.A.measureB.sufferC.digestD.deliver

39.A.disastersB.motivationsC.campaignsD.decisions

40.A.assessedB.involvedC.coveredD.reduced

第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)共20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分

50分）

閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng),

并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號涂黑。

A

Fromtheverybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandreadingaconstantsourceo

fpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation.Whenchildrenarelittlewemakethemread

aloud,beforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecanbesurethey"know"all

thewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon'tknowaword,theyare

goingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradecl

assesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeof

books,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.

Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,"NowI'mgoingtosaysomet

hingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwould

likeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyforpleasur

e.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooks

ornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,t

hat'senoughforme.AlsoI'mnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean.H

Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?Onegirl,whohadj

ustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmestea

dilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyands

eriously,MrHolt,doyoureallymeanthat?"Isaidjustasseriously,"Imeaneverywor

dofit.

Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk,

FromaglimpseoftheillustrationsIthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomysel

f,"Itcan'tbe,"andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sureenough,shewasreadingMobyDi

ck,ineditionwithwoodcuts.Isaid,"Don'tyoufindpartsofitratherheavygoing?"S

heanswered,Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpar

t."

Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbeandinschoolsoseldomis,anexciting,joyou

sadventure.Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,get

whatyoucanoutofit,goontosomethingelse.Howdifferentisourmean-spirited,p

ickyinsistencethateverychildgeteverylastlittlescrapof"understanding"thatcan

bedugoutofabook.

41.Accordingtothepassage,children'sfearanddislikeofbooksmayresultfrom.

A.readinglittleandthinkinglittleB.readingoftenandadventurously

C.beingmadetoreadtoomuchD.beingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothers

42.Theteachertoldhisstudentstoread.

A.forenjoymentB.forknowledge

C.foralargervocabularyD.forhigherscoresinexams

43.Uponhearingtheteacher'stalk,thechildrenprobablyfeltthat.

A.itsoundedstupid

B.itwasnotsurprisingatall

C.itsoundedtoogoodtobetrue

D.itwasnodifferentfromotherteachers'talk

44.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthegirlisTRUEaccordingtothepass

age?

A.Sheskippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.

B.Shehadahardtimefinishingtherequiredreadingtasks.

C.Shelearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.

D.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentaftercomingtothisschool.

45.Fromtheteacher'spointofview,.

A.childrencannottellgoodpartsfrombadpartswhilereading

B.childrenshouldbelefttodecidewhattoreadandhowtoread

C.readingisneverapleasantandinspiringexperienceinschool

D.readinginvolvesunderstandingeverylittlepieceofinformation

B

Graphcanbeaveryusefultoolforconveyinginformationespeciallynumbers,pe

rcentages,

andotherdata.Agraphgivesthereaderapicturetointerpret.Thatcanbealot

morepagesandpagesandpagesexplainingthedata.

Graphscanseemfrightening,butreadingagraphisalotlikereadingastory.Th

egraphhasatitle,amainidea,andsupportingdetails.Youcanuseyouractivereadin

gskillstoanalyzeandunderstandgraphsjustlikeanyothertext.

Mostgraphshaveafewbasicparts:acaptionorintroductionparagraph,atitle,a

legendorkey,andlabeledaxes.Anactivereaderlooksateachpartofthegraphbef

oretryingtointerpretthedata.Captionswillusuallytellyouwherethedatacamefr

om(forexample,ascientificstudyof400Africanelephantsfrom1980to2005).Capt

ionsusuallysummarizetheauthor'smainpointaswell.Thetitleisveryimportant.It

tellsyouthemainideaofthegraphbystatingwhatkindofinformationisbeingshow

n.Alegend,alsocalledakey,isaguidetothesymbolsandcolorsusedinthegraph.

Manygraphs,includingbargraphsandlinegraphs,havetwoaxesthatformacorner,

Usuallytheseaxesaretheleftsideandthebottomofthegraph.Eachaxiswillalways

havealabel.Thelabeltellsyouwhateachaxismeasures.

BarGraphs

Abargraphhastwoaxesandusesbarstoshow

amounts.InGraph1,weseethatthex-axisshowsgradesthatstudentsearned,and

they-axisshowsbowmanystudentsearnedeachgrade.Youcanseethat6students

earnedanAbecausethebarforAstretchesupto6ontheverticalmeasurement.Th

ereisalotofinformationwecangetfromasimplegraphlikethis(SeeGraph1).

LineGlyphsE*2EPipit'sSpringMigntion

Alinegraphlookssimilartoabargraph,butinsteadofBars,itplotspointsandco

nnectsthemwithaline.IthastheSamepartsasabargraph-twolabeledaxes-and

canbereadthesameway.Toreadalinegraph,it'simportanttofocusonthepoints

ofintersectionratherthanthelinesegmentsbetweenthepoints,Thistypeofgraphi

smostcommonlyusedtoshowhowsomethingchangesovertime.Hereisagraphth

atchartshowfarabirdfliesduringthefirstFivedaysofitsspringmigration(SeeGra

Ph2).

Theunitofmeasurementforthex-axisisdays.Theunitofmeasurementforthe

y-axisiskilometers.Thuswecanseethat,onthefirstday,thepipitflew20kilometer

s.ThelinesegmentgoesupbetweenDay1andDay2,whichmeansthatthebirdfie

wfartheronDay2.Ifthelinesegmentangleddawn,asbetweenDay4andDay5Jtw

ouldmeanthatthebirdflewfewerkilometersthanthedaybefore.Thislinegraphis

aquick,visualwaytotellthereaderaboutthebird'smigration.PieGraphs

Atypicalpiegraphlookslikeacircularpie.Thecircleisdividedintosections,ande

achsectionrepresentsafractionofthedata.Thegraphiscommonlyusedtoshowp

ercentages;thewholepierepresents100percent,soeachpieceisafractionofthew

hole.

Apiegraphmightincludealegend,

oritmightuseiconsorlabelswithineachslice.Thispiegraphshowsonmonth'sexp

ense,(SeeGraph3).

Food$25Movies$12Clothing$36Savings$20Books$7

46.Whenusedinagraph,alegendis

A.aguidetothesymbolsandcolorsB.anintroductionparagraph

C.themainideaD.thedata

47.WhatisthetotalnumberofstudentswhoearnedaCorbetter?

A.4.B.6.C.10.D.20.

48.Thebirdcoveredthelongestdistanceon

A.Day1B.Day2C.Day3D.Day4

49.WhichofthefollowingcostAmymost?

A.Food.B.BooksC.MoviesD.Clothing.

C

Ifhumansweretrulyathomeunderthelightofthemoonandstars,wewouldgoi

ndarknesshappilythemidnightworldasvisibletousasitistothevastnumberofno

cturnal（夜間活

動）speciesonthisplanet.Instead,wearediurnalcreatures,witheyesadaptedtolivi

nginthesun'slight.Thisisabasicevolutionaryfact,eventhoughmostofusdon'tth

inkofourselvesasdiurnalbeings.Yetit'stheonlywaytoexplainwhatwe'vedoneto

thenight:We'veengineeredittoreceiveusbyfillingitwithlight.

Thebenefitsofthiskindofengineeringcomewithconsequences——calledlightpo

llution一whoseeffectsscientistsareonlynowbeginningtostudy.LightpollutionisI

argelytheresultofbadlightingdesign,whichallowsartificiallighttoshineoutwar

dandupwardintothesky.Ill

-designedlightingwashesoutthedarknessofnightandcompletelychangesthelight

levels——andlightrhythms—towhichmanyformsoflife,including,ourselves,have

adapted.WhereverhumanlightspillsintothenaturalIworld,someaspectorlifeis

affected.

Inmostcitiestheskylooksasthoughithasbeenemptiedofstars,leavingbehind

avacanthaze（霾）thatmirrorsourfearofthedark.We'vegrownsousedtothisoran

gehazethattheoriginalgloiyofanunlitnigh,-darkenoughfortheplanetVenustot

hrowshadowonEarth,iswhollybeyondourexperience,beyondmemoryalmost.

We'

velitupthenightasifitwereanunoccupiedcountry,whennothingcouldbefurther

formthetruth.Amongmammalsalone,thenumberofnocturnalspeciesisastonishi

ng,Lightisapowerfulbiologicalforce,andonmanyspeciesitactsasamagnet（磁

鐵）.Theeffectissopowerfulthatscientistsspeakofsongbirdsandseabirdsbeing/zca

pturecTbysearchlightsonlandorbythelightfromgasflaresonmarineoilplatforms.

Migratingatnight,birdstendtocollidewithbrightlylittallbuildings.

Frogslivingnearbrightlylithighwayssuffernocturnallightlevelsthatareasmuch

asamilliontimesrighterthannormal,throwingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirbehavior

outofjointincludingmostothercreatures,wedoneeddarkness.Darknessisasess

entialtoourbiologicalwelfare,toourinternalclockwork,aslightitself.

Livinginaglareofourmaking,wehavecutourselvesofffromourevolutionaryan

dculturalheritage—thelightofthestarsandtherhythmsofdayandnight.Inavery

realsenselightpollutioncausesustolosesightofourtrueplaceintheuniverse,tof

orgetthescaleofourbeing,whichisbestmeasuredagainstthedimensionsofadee

pnightwiththeMilkyWay—theedgeofourgalaxyarchingoverhead.

50.Accordingtothepassage,humanbeing.

A.prefertoliveinthedarkness

B.areusedtolivinginthedaylight

C.werecuriousaboutthemidnightworld

D.hadtostayathomewiththelightofthemoon

51.Whatdoes〃it〃（Paragraph1）mostprobablyreferto?

A.Thenight.B.Themoon

C.TheskyD.Theplanet

52.Thewritermentionsbirdsandfrogsto.

A.provideexamplesofanimalprotection

B.showhowlightpollutionaffectsanimals

C.comparethelivinghabitsofbothspecies

D.explainwhythenumberofcertainspecieshasdeclined

53.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat.

A.lightpollutiondoseharmtotheeyesightofanimals

B.lightpollutionhasdestroyedsomeoftheworldheritages

C.humanbeingscannotgototheouterspace

D.humanbeingsshouldreflectontheirpositionintheuniverse

54.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMagiclight.B.TheOrangeHaze.

C.TheDisappearingNight.D.TheRhythmsofNature.

D

In2004,whenmydaughterBeckywasten,sheandmyhusbandJoe,wereunit

edintheirdesireforadog.Asforme,Isharednoneoftheircaninelust.

Butwhy,theypleaded.''BecauseIdon/thavetimetotakecareofadog."Butw

elldoit."

Really?You'regoingtowalkthedog?Feedthedog?Bathethedog?”Yes,yes,and

yes.〃ldon'tbelieveyou.〃Wewill.Wepromise.

Theydidn't.Fromdaytwo（everyonewantedtowalkthecutepuppythatfirst

day）,neitherthoughttowalkthedog.WhileIwasslowtoacceptthatIwouldbeth

eonetokeepthrackofhershots,toschedulehervetappointments,tofeecandcle

anher,Mistyknewthisondayone.Asshelookedupattheehreenewhumansinh

erlife（small,medium,andlarge）,shecalculated/Themediumoneisthesuckeri

nthepack.〃

Quickly,sheandIdevelopedsomethingverysimilartoaVulcanmindmeld（心

靈融

合）.She'dlookatmewiththosesadbrownwyesofhers,beamherneed,andthen

wait,trustingIwouldunderstand——which,strangely,Ialmostalwaysdid.Innoti

me,shebecamemyfeetasIread,andsplayingacrossmystomachasIwatchedtele

vision.

Evenso,partofmecontinuedtoresentwalkingduty.JoeandBeckyhadpromi

sed.Notfair,Kdbalk（不心甘情愿地

做）silentlyassheandIwalked.“NotfairJI'dloudlyremindanyonewithinea

rshotuponourreternhome.

Thenoneday一January1,2007,tobeexact一myhuband'sdoctoruttere

danunthinkableword:leukemia（白血

病）.Withthat,IspenteighttotenhoursadaywithJoeinethehopital,doinganyth!

ngandeverythingIcouldtoeasehisdiscomfort.Duringthosesixmonthsofhospital

izations,Becky,12atthetime,adjustedtootheradultsbeinginthehousewhensh

ereturnedfromschool.Myworkcolleaguesadjustedtomytakingoffatamoment's

noticeformedicalemergencies.Everypartofmylifechanged;nopartofmyoldrout

ineremained.

Saveone:Mistystillneededwalking.Atthebeginning,whenfriendsofferedtot

akeherthroughherpaces,IdeclinedbecauseIknewtheyhadtheirownhouseholds

todealwith.

Asthemonthswentby,

IbegantorealizethatIactuallywantedtowalkMisty.Thewalkin

themorningbeforeIheadedtothehospitalwasaquiet,peacefultimetogathermyt

houghtsortojustbebeforetheday'smedicaldramaunfolded.Theeveningwalkwas

atimetoshakeofftheday'supsetsandlettheworrytracksinmyheadgotowhite

noise.

Whenseriousillnessvisitsyourhousehold,it's,notjustyourdailyroutineandy

ourassumptionsaboutthefuturethatarenolongerfamiliar.Prettymucheveryoney

ouactsdifferently.NotMisty.Takeherforawalk,andshehadnointerestinJoe'sb

loodcountsorbonemarrowtestresults.Onthestreetorinthepark,shehadonlyo

nethingonhermind:squirrels!SheWassojoyousthatevenontheworstdays,shec

ouldmakemesmile.Onadailybasissheremindedmethatlifegoeson.

AfterJoediedin2009,Mistysleptonhispillow.

I'mgrateful一

toapoint.Thetruthis,afteryearsofbalking,I'vecometoenjoymywalkswithMisty.

AsIwatchherchaseafterasquirrel,throwingherwholebeingintothehere-and-no

wofanexercisethathasneveronceendedinvictory,sheremindsme,too,thatno

matterhowharshthentorunpredictablethefuture,there'salmostalwayssomeme

asureofjoytobeextractedfromthemoment.

55.whydidn'tthewriteragreetoraiseadogatthebeginningofthestory?

A.Shewasafraidthedogwouldgetthefamily,intotrouble.

B.Itwouldbeherbusinesstotakecareofthe.dog

C.Herhusbandanddaughterwereunitedasone.

D.Shedidn'twanttospoilherdaughter.

56.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto"Themediumoneisthesue

kerinthepack/(Paragraph3)?

A."Themiddle-agedpersonlovesmemost/

B/Themedium-sizedwomanisthehostess//

C."Themaninthemiddleistheonewhohasthefinalsay.”

D."Thewomanisthekindandtrustworthyoneinthefamily/

57.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.

A.Mistywasquiteclever

B.Mistycouldsolvemathproblems

C.thewriterwasaslowlearner

D.noonewalkedMistythefirstday

58.Thestorycametoitsturningpointwhen.

A.Joediedin2009

B.Joefellillin2007

C.Thewalkprovidedherwithspiritualcomfort.

D.Shedidn'twantMistytobeotherscompanion.

60.Whatisthemessagethewriterwantstoconveyinthepassage?

A.Oneshouldlearntoenjoyhardtimes.

B.Adisastercanchangeeverythinginlife.

C.Momentsofjoysuggestthatthereisstillhopeahead.

D.Peoplewillchangetheirattitudetowardyouwhenyouareindifficulty.

第二節(jié):下面文章中有5個(gè)段落需要添加首句(第61-65題)。請從以下選項(xiàng)

(A,B,C,D,E和F)中選出適合各段落的首句，并在答題紙上將相應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號涂

黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

A.Comeinwithsomethingtosay.

B.Preparegeneralcomments.

C.Bringmaterialswithyou.

D.Don'tmakethemwait.

E.Havenofear.

F.Goitalone.

Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoanytimeinthesemesterisgoseetheprofessor.

Sohoofonovertoanofficehourandhavesomeone-on-onefacetimewithsomeon

ewho'llhelpyoumasterthematerialandimproveyourgrade,toboot.Buthowsho

uldyouhavethisconversationwiththeprofessor?Herearefiveinsidertipsaboutho

wtomakethatofficehourreallycount:

61.Noneedtogetallbentoutofshapeaboutgoingtoseetheprofessor.The

professorwouldactuallyliketoseeyouandansweryourquestions.Believeitornot,

heorsheisonyoursideandiseagertoseeyoudowell.Andbesides,heorshehas

seenmanystudentsstupiderthanyou,sonothingyou'regongtoaskwillsetthereco

rdforstupidity.

62.Eventhoughyoumightfeelmorecomfortablegoingwithafriendorpartn

er,theofficehourwillgobetterifit'sjustyouandtheprofessor.You/llgetinmorequ

estions,thediscussionwillbetailoredtowhatyouneedmosthelpon,andtwo-party

communicationisalmostalwaysmoreproductivethancommitteework.Youfriendc

anwaitoutsideforthediscussion.

63.Ifyoucan'tmaketheofficialofficehours,mostprofessorsarewillingto

makeindividual,appointmentstohelpyouout.Ifyou'reluckyenoughtolandsucha

naccommodation,though,besureyou're100percentontime.There'snothingthat

ticksoffaprofessormorethanmakinghim-orherselfavailableforacustomofficeho

uronlytofindthatyoudon'tcareenoughtocomeontime.Andbesides,theprofess

or