I have a painfully vivid memory of my first homecoming from college, in December 1983. After three whole months away, I was back home with my brand new opinions, attitudes and tastes. How could they watch such terrible television programs? I, the English Literature major with Shakespeare and Milton and James Joyce, could hardly bear to sleep under the roof of a house whose few bookshelves held thrillers and bound editions of the Reader’s Digest. I’m sure my family was glad to see the back of me when, at the end of the holiday, I packed up my books and headed back up to university in the north of England.
But the next year must have been even more painful to my parents: I didn’t show up at all. Now, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with young people spending a little time away from their families and with their friends.  It’s part of growing up, something you need to do if you are to become properly independent. However, if you’re not going to be home for the festival, you should at least have the decency to telephone and say you’re not coming.
In English we have an expression, “wet behind the ears.” A person who is wet behind the ears is so immature, that they don’t know how to dry the back of their head after a bath. Just before the following year’s holiday I fell ill, quite seriously so. I’m sure my own behavior contributed to my getting sick: staying out too late, not eating properly—perhaps you know someone like the person I was then. I lay in bed with a fever, feeling very sorry for myself.
I’m sure you can guess who came to my rescue. My long-suffering parents got in their car and sped up the motorway to rescue their son from the consequences of his own irresponsibility.
I hope I’m a better son now; if not, it’s getting a little late in the day if I want to change. I’ve worked in China for nearly 10 years and so I don’t get to see them as often as I like, but my parents are online all the time so we talk many times each week. And this Spring Festival I will be flying back to England for a visit. 
I’m really looking forward to it.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．The author liked reading thrillers and the Reading Digest.

B．The author couldn’t fall asleep in a house with few books.

C．The author thought his parents were happy to see him back.

D．The author didn’t seem to share the same tastes with his parents.

【小题2】What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．The next year the author’s parents were very happy to see him.

B．The author went to see his parents during the second year in college.

C．If you aren’t going to spent an important day with your family, inform them in advance.

D．To leave away from family is not a proper way if you want to gain some independency.

【小题3】If you are a person who is wet behind the ears, you are       .

A．old and experienced	B．young and inexperienced
C．young and experienced	D．mature and experienced

【小题4】We can infer from the last two paragraphs that       .

A．the author thinks he has become a good son

B．the author will be with his family the next Spring Festival

C．the author will not change himself to a better one because it is too late

D．the author keeps in touch with his parents through the Internet regularly

【小题5】What would be the best title for the text?

A．Pleasant memories about Christmas

B．Horrible things happened in the past

C．Interesting memories about Christmas

D．Share with you some of my Ghosts of Christmas Past

When I was 15, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my short-comings(缺点). Week by week her list grew. I was skinny(瘦的), I talked too loud, I was too proud, and so on. I put up with(忍受)her as long as I could. At last, I ran to my father in tears and anger. He listened to my outburst quietly. They he asked, “Are the things she says the true or not?”True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it?
“Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. ”Go and make a list of every thing she said and mark the points that are true. You needn’t pay attention to the other things she said.
I did as he told me and discovered to my surprise that about half the things are true. Some of them I couldn’t change(like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change. For the time in my life I began to get a quiet clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy, but he wouldn’t take it.“That’s just for you,”he said.“You know better than any else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But you’ve got to learn to listen, not close your ears in anger or hurt. When someone says something about you, you’ll know if it’s true or not. If it is ,you’ll find it will echo(共鸣)inside you.”
“I still don’t think it very nice of her to talk about me in front of everybody.”
“Mary, there is one way you could stop others talking about you ever again, and criticizing(批评) you—just say nothing and do nothing. But then, if you do that, you’d find you were nothing. You wouldn’t like that now, would you?”“No, I admitted(承认)”
【小题1】One day the writer ran to her father in tears and anger because__________.

A．she found she talked too much.	B．she found she was too proud.
C．her classmates were not friendly to her.	D．a girl pointed out many of her shortcomings.

【小题2】The writer’s father asked her ____________.

A．to pay attention to all that her“enemy”said about her.

B．not to pay attention to what her“enemy”said about her.

C．to pay attention only to the points that were true about her.

D．to pay attention only to the points that were not true about her.

【小题3】The writer found that___________.

A．about half the things her“enemy”said were true.

B．most of the things her“enemy”said were true.

C．few of the things her“enemy”said were true.

D．none of the things her“enemy”said were true.

【小题4】The writer’s father thinks__________.

A．if one says nothing and does nothing, people will praise him.

B．one should not do anything because others will talk about him.

C．it is not good to talk about others.

D．everyone is talked about by others.

When I was 15, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my short-comings(缺点). Week by week her list grew. I was skinny(瘦的), I talked too loud, I was too proud, and so on. I put up with(忍受)her as long as I could. At last, I ran to my father in tears and anger. He listened to my outburst quietly. They he asked, “Are the things she says the true or not?”True? I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it?

“Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. ”Go and make a list of every thing she said and mark the points that are true. You needn’t pay attention to the other things she said.

I did as he told me and discovered to my surprise that about half the things are true. Some of them I couldn’t change(like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change. For the time in my life I began to get a quiet clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy, but he wouldn’t take it.“That’s just for you,”he said.“You know better than any else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But you’ve got to learn to listen, not close your ears in anger or hurt. When someone says something about you, you’ll know if it’s true or not. If it is ,you’ll find it will echo(共鸣)inside you.”

“I still don’t think it very nice of her to talk about me in front of everybody.”

“Mary, there is one way you could stop others talking about you ever again, and criticizing(批评) you—just say nothing and do nothing. But then, if you do that, you’d find you were nothing. You wouldn’t like that now, would you?”“No, I admitted(承认)”

1.One day the writer ran to her father in tears and anger because__________.

A．she found she talked too much.            B．she found she was too proud.

C．her classmates were not friendly to her.      D．a girl pointed out many of her shortcomings.

2.The writer’s father asked her ____________.

A．to pay attention to all that her“enemy”said about her.

B．not to pay attention to what her“enemy”said about her.

C．to pay attention only to the points that were true about her.

D．to pay attention only to the points that were not true about her.

3.The writer found that___________.

A．about half the things her“enemy”said were true.

B．most of the things her“enemy”said were true.

C．few of the things her“enemy”said were true.

D．none of the things her“enemy”said were true.

4.The writer’s father thinks__________.

A．if one says nothing and does nothing, people will praise him.

B．one should not do anything because others will talk about him.

C．it is not good to talk about others.

D．everyone is talked about by others.

 

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中选出最佳选项。

My Experience in a Free School

　　At first I couldn't believe it! There were no 1 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to 2 . Athough we all lived“in”, 3 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no“lights out”.

　　The 4 thing was that practically all the students went to class, 5 very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or missed class. The new ones always went wild 6 , but this never lasted long. The freedom took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like 7 ; never did we have to 8 “stand up”,“sit down”,“speak out”.I don't 9 one student who didn't try his beat.

　　The subjects were the same as those in 10 school, but what a difference in the approach (方式)! For example, in botany (植物学) we had 11 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we 12 two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. Then in winter we each studied a few 13 think about what we had grown. In maths the students built three different kinds of storerooms—small ones 14 , but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a 15 time, too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints, figuring out the angles(角度) and so on. I didn't take 16 . I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That's 17 !

　　So I think I am a 18 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That's probably a real big 19 between the free school and regular school—the amount of 20 .

1．

[　　]

2．

[　　]

3．

[　　]

4．

[　　]

5．

[　　]

6．

[　　]

7．

[　　]

8．

[　　]

9．

[　　]

10．

[　　]

11．

[　　]

12．

[　　]

13．

[　　]

14．

[　　]

15．

[　　]

16．

[　　]

17．

[　　]

18．

[　　]

19．

[　　]

20．

[　　]