In early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.

“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”

“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”

“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”

“No,” she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.”

Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop, His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-forgotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment could show returns. What’s more , they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful；otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.

I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted. After months of hard study, I won a full college scholarship .My father could hardly contain his pride in me, and my mother eventually gave in before my success.

1.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because___________

A.his father graduated from the university

B.his mother did not think it a great university

C.his parents needed him to help support the family

D.his parents did not have enough money for him

2.The father started his small shop with the money from___________

A. local league                  B. his university

C. his relatives                  D. his college friends

3.Why did the mother renew her membership in the league?

A. To help with her husband’s business

B. To raise money for her son

C. To meet her long-forgotten friends

D. To better manage her life

4.According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 

A. To get a well-paid job for himself

B. To improve relations with his mother

C. To go to his dream university

D. To carry on with his father’s business

请根据句子逻辑, 从模块四课本所学的词汇中选用恰当的单词并且使用其正确的形式填空。 
【小题1】He will r_______________ our class to take part in the meeting．
【小题2】I won’t trust you until you give me the c__________ evidence to support what you say．
【小题3】We are lucky that all our classrooms are very well e______________．We have computers, fans, air-conditioners etc．
【小题4】This dictionary is for the a_______________ English learners while that one is for the beginners．
【小题5】Jim is so c____________________ that he always gets everything ready for the teacher before each lesson．
【小题6】We are sure to o____________ all difficulties on our way to success if we are mentally strong．
【小题7】Only a m__________ of students are against this plan while most of them support it．
【小题8】Jack and Ben had a quarrel yesterday．But now they have found that the quarrel happened because of a m________________ and they have forgiven(原谅) each other．
【小题9】Your c_________ on him that he is not an honest person really hurts him．
【小题10】What the hero has done will i______________ more people to follow him and offer help to others when necessary．

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen…

At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places； maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

1.Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______.

A．observing her school routine              B．expressing her satisfaction

C．impressing her classmates                 D．preserving her history

2.What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

A．A dull night on the journey.                B．The beauty of the great valley.

C．A striking quotation from a book.            D．Her concerns for future generations.

3.What does the author put in her diary now?

A．Notes and beautiful pictures.              B．Special thoughts and feelings.

C．Detailed accounts of daily activities.         D．Descriptions of unforgettable events.

4.The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.

A．to experience it                        B．to live the present in the future

C．to make memories                      D．to give accurate representations of it

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

I had been playing hockey (冰球)for about 10 years, I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and 26 got into a game.I went to all the  27        and showed up even when it was so 28 that your ‘breath froze’ and when players  had decided to stay home. I felt I had   29   enough and thought of quitting”

I finally decided to  30  the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on  31  my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise  32  , so think about yourself in a  33  way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,  34  my shot accuracy and changing my  35  .

Once in a match, we  36  our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my  37  place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going  38  . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.

The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little  39  .  But my mom’s words   40  out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my  41  work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the   42   to score. The crowd went quiet.  All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 43  me for this moment.

Won! I won!

 The lesson I learned from my mom’s  44  has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I  45  myself.  

1.A. once  B. seldom C. usually  D. even

2.A. meetings    B. shows   C. matches        D. practices

3.A. cloudy        B. wet        C. cold       D. windy

4.A. suffered     B. explained      C. planned         D. escaped

5.A. write          B. break    C. read      D. report

6.A. noticing      B. gathering       C. hearing D. analyzing

7.A. talkers        B. dreamers      C. attackers      D. losers

8.A. positive      B. familiar         C. brief      D. convenient

9.A. testing        B. improving      C. questioning   D. affecting

10.A. aim  B. taste      C. habit     D. attitude

11.A. lost          B. controlled     C. practiced       D. continued

12.A. usual        B. safe       C. secret   D. private

13.A. off   B. in  C. by D. up

14.A. annoyed  B. awkward        C. scared  D. bitter

15.A. ran  B. gave     C. stood   D. rang

16.A. delicate   B. extra     C. creative         D. casual

17.A. chance    B. message        C. order      D. note

18.A. spared    B. requested     C. prepared       D. sent

19.A. actions     B. reasons          C. words   D. promises

20.A. judge        B. express          C. comfort         D. doubt

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

       The night started out ordinarily enough. Jack and Tara, our   36   , were in their small beds surrounded by toy animals. My husband, Pat, and I went to sleep   37  .

          38   after midnight, Jack quietly touched me. “Mommy, I want to stay with you. I promise I won’t take much room.” I shifted   39   to make room. My son soon fell asleep.

       An hour later, Tara cried and I carefully went downstairs. “Mommy, my   40   is all stuffed up（堵住）. I can’t really breathe very well. Will you please   41   with me a little while?” Tara doesn’t often get up at night,   42   I decided to be there for her. She soon fell asleep. I returned to my own bed. I was determined to sleep. But to my   43   , I found Jack sleeping on my side of the bed. He looked so   44   that I couldn’t remove him. Quietly and carefully, I lay down between  45   and Jack.

       I did manage to get some sleep   46   I heard Tara’s voice again. I returned to   47  Tara. “Mom, please lie down with me a little bit, I had a bad dream, and I’m so   48  .” “Of course, honey. It was only a dream. Mommy’s here and   49   is okay.” We fell asleep   50   each other’s arms.

       Even in my sleepy state, I thought of   51   these nights of merry-go-round（一连串的繁忙活动）beds will be over. In their place, my twins will be grown.   52   before I’m ready, our children’ rooms will be much too   53   and empty. So it is especially on days when I’m worn out after a night on this mom’s merry-go-round that I remind   54   that these very days and nights are, in fact. “the good old days”, ever so   55  .

A．sons       B．twins C．daughters  D．students

A．downstairs     B．in      C．out    D．upstairs

A．Sometimes    B．Some time       C．Sometime D．Some times

A．gently    B．kindly      C．rudely      D．impatiently

A．nose      B．mouth      C．heart D．eye

A．come     B．stay   C．talk   D．play

A．even thoughB．so C．no matter when       D．however

A．joy B．anger C．disappointment D．surprise

A．deeply   B．sound       C．content     D．deep

A．my father    B．Tara  C．Pat    D．my mother

A．before  B．when C．after  D．until

A．show off     B．look after  C．watch out  D．take care

A．scared  B．exciting    C．excited     D．scaring

A．somethingB．anything      C．everything       D．nothing

A．over     B．on     C．by     D．in    

A．how often    B．how soon  C．how long  D．how much

A．No doubt     B．No wonder       C．No problem     D．No worry

A．noisy   B．quiet C．still   D．calm

A．my childrenB．my husband      C．my friend D．myself

A．potential      B．precise      C．precious    D．previous