Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family.  36  the only girl in a family of  37   children, she often  38   she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers,  39  her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and  40  , she retreated（躲避）into books.  41  her love of  42  , she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to take part in the activities in school.

In high school, with the  43  of one particular teacher, Cisneros   44   her grades and worked for the school literary（文学的）magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to  45  because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a  46  . Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop,   47  , she felt lonely –– a（n）  48  American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different   49   Cisneros find her “Creative voice. ”

“It was not until this moment   50   I considered myself truly different that my writing got a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to   51   with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would   52   about something my classmates couldn’t. ”

Cisneros   53   her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl  54  up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level.   55  then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

36. A. To          B. For              C. As              D. By

37. A. Five         B. Six              C. Seven          D. Eight

38. A. felt like     B. looked like        C. liked           D. admired

39. A. beside     B. except          C. except for       D. as well as

40. A. unimportant     B. ambitious     C. mature               D. stubborn

41. A. Despite of         B. In spite           C. Despite       D. Spite of

42. A. hiding             B. reading          C. crying        D. feeling

43. A. praise            B. guidance         C. improvement  D. encouragement

44. A. improved         B. improvised      C. increased        D. developed

45. A. home                B. college            C. school         D. library

46. A. friend            B. teacher           C. husband         D. brother

47. A. but              B. however        C. and             D. therefore

48. A. Canadian          B. African           C. German               D. Mexican

49. A. assisted         B. led             C. helped           D. caused

50. A. that              B. when           C. then            D. why

51. A. do               B. deal             C. handle          D. affect

52. A. concern          B. know            C. learn         D. write

53. A. printed          B. published       C. invented        D. punished

54. A. growing          B. grown          C. to grow          D. is growing

55. A. Until                B. Before          C. Since           D. After

When Regina Mary' parents refused to let her get a horse ,the smart 15-year-olddidn’t sit in her room and complain. Instead she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

  Hours of training ,and tons of treats later, the results are impressive: not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they can even do some difficult jumps successfully. Regina joked while sitting on her brown-and-white companion: “It’s unbelievable really , She thinks she’s a horse.”

  The pairs unlikely friendship started about two years ago, shortly after Luna was born on the Mayer’s farm. They 

started off with walks in the woods. Then Mayer slowly got her cow more adapted to human contact and riding equipment.

  About six months later, it was time to see how Luna would respond to a rider on her back in a competition for horses. Mayer sat in the saddle(马鞍),and all went as planned. “She was really well behaved and walked normally, but after a couple of meters, she wanted to get me off her back! You could see that she got a bit peeved.” said Mayer. 

  Luna and Mayer are now soul mates, spending most afternoons together once the teen—who dreams of becoming a nurse one day—come home from school.

1.The underlined word “peeved” in paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. excited                      B. sorry                 C. angry              D. puzzled

2. Regina’s plan is to be ________ in the future.

A. an animal trainer                   B. a horse rider       C. a farmer             D. a nurse

3. The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. a cow performing in a horse competition

B. a German girl training a cow successfully

C. the way of gaining friendship from a cow

D. the efforts of a cow to adapt to riding equipment

Women had a significant part to play during World War Ⅱ，which was the time when women also made their own contributions.Some women’s great efforts and their names have been recorded in history.Here’s a look at some of the strong figures of women in World War Ⅱ.

Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina was born in Glazov of Russia on December 12,1919.In 1943，she was sent to the Central Women’s Sniper Training School and upon her graduation in April，she was further sent to the front.She managed to kill around 16 enemies in the first three months！Unfortunately，she was captured(俘虏) by the enemies and was killed on the fifth of July in 1944.Today，the street where she grew up has been renamed in her memory.

Anne Frank was a German?born Jewish girl who was well?known for the publication of her diary that described all her experiences when the Germans occupied Holland in World War Ⅱ.Anne was born on June 12,1929 and she，along with her family，went into hiding in July 1942.Two years later，her family was captured and seven months from her arrest，Anne Frank died of illness in early March 1945.

Margaret Ringenberg was born on 17 June,1921，in Indiana of America.She began her career during World War Ⅱ when she became a ferry pilot for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.After that she turned a flight instructor in 1945.She even wrote her own book named Girls Can’t Be Pilots.She passed away on 28 July,2008，after flying for 40,000 hours in the air.

Hannah Szenes was born on 17th July,1921 and was trained to parachute(用降落伞空投) by the British army into Yugoslavia during World War Ⅱ.This task was given in order to save the Jews of Hungary.Her secret mission was not revealed even when she was tortured(折磨) following her arrest at the Hungarian border.Hannah Szenes had to brave immense tortures，yet she did not lose heart.She bravely battled it out and tried to sing to keep her spirits high！She also kept a record of events in her diary till 7th November,1944，when she was finally killed.

These names are just a few of the women who played a significant part in World War Ⅱ.Their stories go a long way in showing the kind of lifestyles they led and their struggles and sacrifices.

1. What is mainly discussed in the text?

A．Women were braver than men in World War Ⅱ.

B．Women and men made equal contributions in World War Ⅱ.

C．Women played a significant role in World War Ⅱ.

D．Women’s death rate was high in World War Ⅱ.

2.Which of the four women heroes died the youngest?

A．Tatiana Baramzina.

B．Anne Frank.

C．Margaret Ringenberg.

D．Hannah Szenes.

3. Who were killed by the enemy in the war?

A．Tatiana Baramzina and Anne Frank.

B．Hannah Szenes and Tatiana Baramzina.

C．Anne Frank and Margaret Ringenberg.

D．Margaret Ringenberg and Hannah Szenes.

4. It can be learned from the text that ________.

A．Tatiana Baramzina was once a flight instructor

B．Margaret Ringenberg was the best at writing about the war experiences

C．Anne Frank and her family were arrested by Germans in 1944

D．Hannah Szenes was arrested by Germans because of her diary