The new mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, is a man of the people, ready to listen to their problems, but only until 6 p.m. Then he has to do his homework. Michael Sessions, 18, beat former mayor Douglas Ingles, 51, by just two votes and became the new mayor of Hillsdale. He is America's youngest mayor.

As Sessions was too young to enter the election in the spring of 2005, he registered- to vote on Sept. 22, one day after his 18-year-old birthday. The day after that he started his write-in campaign, which means he should persuade voters to remember his name and write it by hand on the voting ballots（选票）.

To help get his name known, Sessions earned＄700 by selling apples over the summer. He spent the money on posters and put them on the Hillsdale's lawns.

Sessions' month-long campaign included going door to door, explaining his ideas of the town's future in the kitchens of his neighbors. "They'd look at me, and say‘How old are you again? How much experience do you have?'And I say‘I'm still in high school', "he said. Sessions promised Hillsdale's voters he would renew local economy. “I was hopeful the whole time, ”he explained. One day he spent so long out on the streets knocking on the doors that he ended up in a hospital emergency room.

Sessions said that his schoolwork will not get in the way of his job as a mayor. “From 7:50 a.m. to 2:30p.m., I'11 be a student. From 3 to 6, I'11 be the mayor of Hillsdale," he said.

“He did a very brave thing that couldn't have been easy for him to do, "said Jack Vettel, a councilman in Hillsdale, a city of 8,200 about 75 miles southwest of Detroit. "He does care about this town. He's been here all his life. ”

Sessions will receive＄3, 600 a year during his four-year term, and will work out of his bedroom since the town does not provide the mayor with an office.

1.What is TRUE of Sessions' election campaign according to the text?

A．Sessions launched his election campaign on Sept. 22.

B．Sessions worked so hard that he once tried to persuade people in a hospital.

C．Sessions won the election campaign by a very close outcome.

D．Sessions felt disappointed when asked about his age and experience.

2.In order to gain more support from the voters Sessions had to do all these things EXCEPT＿.

A．put up posters'                         B．renew the economy

C．sell apples                             D．talk to neighbors in kitchens

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A．American mayors usually work from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.

B．In America, young people are encouraged to get involved in politics.

C．All teenagers are allowed to enter political elections.

D．American mayors receive a salary of 3, 600 a year during their 4-year term.

4.Which of the following would best summarize the text?

A．Schoolboy becomes American's youngest mayor.

B．How to become a teenage mayor.

C．Hard work is the ticket to success.

D．Never too young to shake the world.

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I have learned to expect gifts from Cod in the form of people．People who I meet for a few

seconds，a few hours or even for   16 ．

My wife and I   17   a short train ride on an old train．It was   18   of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would   19   at our table．That was to be my

20   for that day．

We weren’t seated for two minutes   21   I heard，“Would you mind if I   22   you?”I replied，“  23 ．1 was expecting you!”

He was in his early sixties and   24   introduced himself．But for the following 45    minutes，he never stopped   25   loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because   26   on the train was giving us some background information about the old train

27 ，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a   28   and different types of law．He never asked   29   of us what we did

So．if   30   did send him，what was the message this time?

He needed   31   and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people，

32   for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was

33   to God to meet someone who   34 ．

God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen   35   as much as we speak．

16．A．a lifetime            B．a few months      C．several years           D．a long time

17．A．put                     B．enjoyed              C．took                             D．planned

18．A．part                    B．gift                    C．dream                    D．intention

19．A．explain               B．glare                  C．come                     D．sit

20．A．inspiration                 B．expectation         C．gift                        D．conversation

21．A．after                   B．when                  C．suddenly                D．before

22．A．seated                 B．joined in             C．talked with             D．joined

23．A．Go ahead            B．Never mind         C．Forget it                D．With pleasure

24．A．formally             B．politely               C．immediately           D．intelligently

25．A．complaining         B．weeping              C．talking                   D．laughing

26．A．a tour guide          B．a conductor         C．a consumer             D．a trainer

27．A．However            B．Sometimes          C．Moreover               D．Otherwise

28．A．supporter            B．professor            C．mayor                    D．1awyer

29．A．each                   B．every                  C．either                     D．one

30．A．someone             B．God                   C．my wife                 D．the train

31．A．to improve          B．to talk                C．to control               D．to target

32．A．once                   B．by contrast          C．if only                   D．other than

33．A．praying              B．talking                C．desiring                 D．begging

34．A．should listen         B．maybe listen        C．must listen             D．would listen

35．A．much more           B．twice                  C．with two                D．a lot more

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have learned to expect gifts from Cod in the form of people．People who I meet for a few
seconds，a few hours or even for   16 ．
My wife and I   17   a short train ride on an old train．It was   18   of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would   19   at our table．That was to be my
20   for that day．
We weren’t seated for two minutes   21   I heard，“Would you mind if I   22   you?”I replied，“  23 ．1 was expecting you!”
He was in his early sixties and   24   introduced himself．But for the following 45    minutes，he never stopped   25   loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because   26   on the train was giving us some background information about the old train
27 ，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a   28   and different types of law．He never asked   29   of us what we did
So．if   30   did send him，what was the message this time?
He needed   31   and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people，
32   for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was
33   to God to meet someone who   34 ．
God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen   35   as much as we speak．
16．A．a lifetime            B．a few months      C．several years           D．a long time
17．A．put                     B．enjoyed              C．took                             D．planned
18．A．part                    B．gift                    C．dream                    D．intention
19．A．explain               B．glare                  C．come                     D．sit
20．A．inspiration                 B．expectation         C．gift                        D．conversation
21．A．after                   B．when                  C．suddenly                D．before
22．A．seated                 B．joined in             C．talked with             D．joined
23．A．Go ahead            B．Never mind         C．Forget it                D．With pleasure
24．A．formally             B．politely               C．immediately           D．intelligently
25．A．complaining         B．weeping              C．talking                   D．laughing
26．A．a tour guide          B．a conductor         C．a consumer             D．a trainer
27．A．However            B．Sometimes          C．Moreover               D．Otherwise
28．A．supporter            B．professor            C．mayor                    D．1awyer
29．A．each                   B．every                  C．either                     D．one
30．A．someone             B．God                   C．my wife                 D．the train
31．A．to improve          B．to talk                C．to control               D．to target
32．A．once                   B．by contrast          C．if only                   D．other than
33．A．praying              B．talking                C．desiring                 D．begging
34．A．should listen         B．maybe listen        C．must listen             D．would listen
35．A．much more           B．twice                  C．with two                D．a lot more

The new mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, is a man of the people, ready to listen to their problems, but only until 6 p.m. Then he has to do his homework. Michael Sessions, 18, beat former mayor Douglas Ingles, 51, by just two votes and became the new mayor of Hillsdale. He is America's youngest mayor.
As Sessions was too young to enter the election in the spring of 2005, he registered- to vote on Sept. 22, one day after his 18-year-old birthday. The day after that he started his write-in campaign, which means he should persuade voters to remember his name and write it by hand on the voting ballots（选票）.
To help get his name known, Sessions earned＄700 by selling apples over the summer. He spent the money on posters and put them on the Hillsdale's lawns.
Sessions' month-long campaign included going door to door, explaining his ideas of the town's future in the kitchens of his neighbors. "They'd look at me, and say‘How old are you again? How much experience do you have?'And I say‘I'm still in high school', "he said. Sessions promised Hillsdale's voters he would renew local economy. “I was hopeful the whole time, ”he explained. One day he spent so long out on the streets knocking on the doors that he ended up in a hospital emergency room.
Sessions said that his schoolwork will not get in the way of his job as a mayor. “From 7:50 a.m. to 2:30p.m., I'11 be a student. From 3 to 6, I'11 be the mayor of Hillsdale," he said.
“He did a very brave thing that couldn't have been easy for him to do, "said Jack Vettel, a councilman in Hillsdale, a city of 8,200 about 75 miles southwest of Detroit. "He does care about this town. He's been here all his life. ”
Sessions will receive＄3, 600 a year during his four-year term, and will work out of his bedroom since the town does not provide the mayor with an office.
【小题1】What is TRUE of Sessions' election campaign according to the text?