When other nine－year－old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship(奖学金) and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard：The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.
Liz Murray, a 22－year－old American girl, has been writing a real－life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug－addicted (吸毒) parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.
Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets. “What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,” she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”
Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.
1．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?
a．Her mother died of AIDS.
b．She worked at a petrol station.
c．She got admitted into Harvard.
d．The movie about her life was put on.
e．She had trouble finding a place to sleep.
[ ]
A．b, a, e, c, d
B．a, b, c, e, d
C．e, d, b, a, c
D．b, e, a, d, c
2．The main idea of the passage is ________.
[ ]
A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University
B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood
C．why Liz loved her parents so much
D．how Liz struggled to change her life
3．What actually made her go towards her goal?
[ ]
A．Envy and encouragement.
B．Willpower and determination.
C．Decisions and understanding.
D．Love and respect for her parents.
4．When she wrote “What drove me to live on….I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.
“We're more than half way now: it's only two miles farther to the inn (小客栈),” said the driver.
“I'm glad of that!” answered the stranger. He wanted to say more but the east wind blew right down his throat whenever he tried to speak.
“You don't feel the cold so much at twenty below zero out in the Western Country. There's none of the
coldness,” he said, adding, “and
wetness.”
“You'll have a cold drive going back,” he said anxiously, and put up his hand for the twentieth time to see if his coat collar (衣领) was as close to the back of his neck as possible. He had wished a dozen times that he were in his warm old hunter's clothes which he had often worn in the worst of weather in the Northwest.
“I shall not have to go back!” said the girl in a loud voice, with eager
pleasantness. “I'm on my way home now. I drove over early just to meet you at the train. We had word that someone was coming to the
inn.”
1． How far was the drive from the train to the inn?
[ ]
A． One mile
B． Two miles
C． less than four miles D． A little over four miles
2． The driver was ________.
[ ]
A． an old man B． a stranger
C． a girl
D． from the Western Country
3． From the passage we know that the two speakers were facing _______.
[ ]
A． west B． east C． northwest D． south
4． According to the stranger, in the west the winters are ________.
[ ]
A． cold and relatively dry
B． cold and relatively wet
C． wet and relatively warm
D． warm and relatively dry
5． After leaving the stranger at the inn, the driver ________.
第二部分：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分) 第一节：阅读下列文章,根据文章内容,从文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 Last year my wife and I spent a most interesting month in Turkey. Before we left, we were reminded of the difficulties of driving in Turkey. We certainly did not find this to be the case and, except for a few places in faraway mountain areas, the roads were wide, and well-paved (铺). We drove for 12 days along the Western Coast of Turkey and had no problems at all. We found the Turkish drivers most polite and well educated. We also found that eating lunch in the smaller towns was difficult so we picnicked almost every day. The following day after our arrival was Turkey’s Children’s Day, started by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Ataturk loved children and he often said, “Children are a new beginning of tomorrow”. He even dedicated the day 23rd of April to the children. Today, it is celebrated as Children’s Day as well as the date when the Republic of Turkey was founded. On that day certain children are picked to take over the places of the government, and a lucky kid will be the president of Turkey for a whole day. He can decide what’s going to happen and whether or not he is going to have the president sit next to him. There are a very large number of things you can do but some shops aren’t open because they are celebrating as well. All in all, it was a more enjoyable trip. I would recommend a trip to Turkey to anyone with an adventurous spirit! 36. Before the author and his wife went on a trip to Turkey, they were told that _____. A. it was difficult to travel in Turkey B. it was not easy to drive in Turkey C. the streets in Turkey were dangerous D. there were many mountainous roads 37. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the first paragraph? A. Places in mountain areas were difficult to reach. B. The couple drove for 12 days during their journey. C. The Turkish drivers had good manners. D. It was difficult to eat meals in Turkey. 38. The underlined word “he” in the third paragraph refers to ______. A. every one of us B. the government C. the president of Turkey D. the lucky child 39. What can be inferred from the passage? A. The couple had no difficulty making their way in Turkey. B. Turkey’s National Day was the 22nd of April. C. The author joined in celebrating Children’s Day. D. On Turkey’s Children’s Day everyone had a holiday.
Last year my wife and I spent a most interesting month in Turkey. Before we left, we were reminded of the difficulties of driving in Turkey. We certainly did not find this to be the case and, except for a few places in faraway mountain areas, the roads were wide, and well-paved (铺). We drove for 12 days along the Western Coast of Turkey and had no problems at all. We found the Turkish drivers most polite and well educated. We also found that eating lunch in the smaller towns was difficult so we picnicked almost every day.
The following day after our arrival was Turkey’s Children’s Day, started by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Ataturk loved children and he often said, “Children are a new beginning of tomorrow”. He even dedicated the day 23rd of April to the children. Today, it is celebrated as Children’s Day as well as the date when the Republic of Turkey was founded.
On that day certain children are picked to take over the places of the government, and a lucky kid will be the president of Turkey for a whole day. He can decide what’s going to happen and whether or not he is going to have the president sit next to him. There are a very large number of things you can do but some shops aren’t open because they are celebrating as well.
All in all, it was a more enjoyable trip. I would recommend a trip to Turkey to anyone with an adventurous spirit!
36. Before the author and his wife went on a trip to Turkey, they were told that
_____.
A. it was difficult to travel in Turkey
B. it was not easy to drive in Turkey
C. the streets in Turkey were dangerous
D. there were many mountainous roads
37. Which of the following is TRUE, according to the first paragraph?
A. Places in mountain areas were difficult to reach.
B. The couple drove for 12 days during their journey.
C. The Turkish drivers had good manners.
D. It was difficult to eat meals in Turkey.
38. The underlined word “he” in the third paragraph refers to ______.
A. every one of us B. the government
C. the president of Turkey D. the lucky child
39. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The couple had no difficulty making their way in Turkey.
B. Turkey’s National Day was the 22nd of April.
C. The author joined in celebrating Children’s Day.
D. On Turkey’s Children’s Day everyone had a holiday.
and he often said, “Children are a new beginning of tomorrow”. He even dedicated the day 23rd of April to the children. Today, it is celebrated as Children’s Day as well as the date when the Republic of Turkey was founded. 
o the first paragraph?
e third paragraph refers to ______.
inferred from the passage?