It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to come by, but I was up for almost any challenge.
At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.
Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.
In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.
People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.
I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”
But I ran after him.
Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.
After several blocks of running directly into oncoming traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.
He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood still and watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.
He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.
I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.
I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran after him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”
Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my hands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference

1. 1.

   From the passage we know that _____

   1. A.
      the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to come by in Indiana
   2. B.
      students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests
   3. C.
      the author worked in a school where students were excellent
   4. D.
      no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author
2. 2.

   Which of the following description about Kyle is not true?

   1. A.
      He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another
   2. B.
      He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention
   3. C.
      Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school
   4. D.
      He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding
3. 3.

   Which is the correct order of the trace?
   ①He burst out when he knew he couldn’t go out.      ②I decided to run after him.
   ③Kyle stoppped beside a trash bin.                      ④A police car came and Kyle left with it.
   ⑤He rushed into the heavy morning traffic.       ⑥Kyle slowed his pace.
   ⑦I walked toward Kyle

   1. A.
      ①⑤②⑥③⑦④
   2. B.
      ①⑤②④⑥⑦③
   3. C.
      ⑤④②⑥③⑦①
   4. D.
      ①②⑥⑦③④⑤
4. 4.

   What is the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties
   2. B.
      The Teacher Who Ran
   3. C.
      A School with Special Students
   4. D.
      A Terrible Conflict

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need．

A．estimate                     B．penalize               C．driving                D．account

E．covering                     F．pocket                 G．perfectly             H．essential

I．belongings                   J．reviewed

There are two principal household insurance policies---building insurance and contents．Neither is strictly compulsory but both are more or less ___1___．

    Building insurance protects the bricks and mortar of your home and any fitted fixtures within, such as bathroom fittings and built-in cupboards．If the property is damaged by flood, fire or various other perils, the policy pays for repairs．

When you arrange building insurance you need to decide on a “sum assured”．This is the amount the insurance company would pay out if your home were destroyed．It should be the best ___2___ of the rebuilding costs and not the market value of the property．You can find out the correct sum assured from the survey when you bought your house．But make sure it is ___3____ regularly to take into ___4____ rising prices．

   Most mortgage lenders make buildings insurance a condition for the loan．They will also try to sell you their own policy--- and ____5____ you if you buy cover elsewhere．

    Lenders are ___6____ within their rights to charge an “administration fee”（usually ￡25） if borrowers make their own arrangements．

    Building insurance is a competitive market and the competition is ___7____ prices down．There are hundreds of product providers to choose from．Banks, building societies, insurance companies that sell direct are all keen to ___8____ your premiums（保险费）．

With home contents insurance, you also need to decide on a sum assured．You should make a list of all your belongings and the cost of their replacements．

But remember that if you underestimate to keep the premium down, you may find that you have much great difficulty___9____ your loss．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

E

    It’s not that hard to be a better writer. Seriously, it’s especially true if you’re starting as a non-writer who’s just trying to be competent for day-to-day tasks.

    1．Have a Structure．   1    Your body should consist of paragraphs that are grouped according, to topic, each one dealing with a single element of your subject．

    2．  2   When you say a car runs "fast" , don't leave it at that．Show me how fast it is by ; detailing the vehicle' s top speed and acceleration, along with listing other cars it leaves in the dust．Do the same with every other significant modifier（修饰语） you use．

    3．Don't pad words．  3   Most of the time, this ends up turning what' s essentially nice; writing into unreadable nonsense．You' 11 see this with heavy use of unnecessary adjectives and adverbs, along with useless phrases that can easily be cut off without losing meaning．

    4．Choose good words．Sometimes, the way your text reads comes down to word choice．Don't say " converse" when you can say " speak" ; don' t write " adjudicate" when you say "decide"．  4 

    5．Use a writing software．Notice that we didn't give any advice on grammar．That's because using a quality proofreading software can help you on that end．  5 

    A．Try not to use adjectives and adverbs without providing an explanation．

    B．Don't let anything keep you from it!

    C．Many inexperienced writers tend to pad words to meet word count goals．

    D．Regardless of what you do, your writing should have an introduction and a conclusion．

    E．Basically, put your words to good use and find words that will make the experience easier for your readers．

    F．Some ideas can be quite correct．

    G．Sure, a few mistakes might slip in now and then, but a good tool will take care of most of them．

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

E

    It’s not that hard to be a better writer. Seriously, it’s especially true if you’re starting as a non-writer who’s just trying to be competent for day-to-day tasks.

    1．Have a Structure．   1    Your body should consist of paragraphs that are grouped according, to topic, each one dealing with a single element of your subject．

    2．  2   When you say a car runs "fast" , don't leave it at that．Show me how fast it is by ; detailing the vehicle' s top speed and acceleration, along with listing other cars it leaves in the dust．Do the same with every other significant modifier（修饰语） you use．

    3．Don't pad words．  3   Most of the time, this ends up turning what' s essentially nice; writing into unreadable nonsense．You' 11 see this with heavy use of unnecessary adjectives and adverbs, along with useless phrases that can easily be cut off without losing meaning．

    4．Choose good words．Sometimes, the way your text reads comes down to word choice．Don't say " converse" when you can say " speak" ; don' t write " adjudicate" when you say "decide"．  4 

    5．Use a writing software．Notice that we didn't give any advice on grammar．That's because using a quality proofreading software can help you on that end．  5 

    A．Try not to use adjectives and adverbs without providing an explanation．

    B．Don't let anything keep you from it!

    C．Many inexperienced writers tend to pad words to meet word count goals．

    D．Regardless of what you do, your writing should have an introduction and a conclusion．

    E．Basically, put your words to good use and find words that will make the experience easier for your readers．

    F．Some ideas can be quite correct．

    G．Sure, a few mistakes might slip in now and then, but a good tool will take care of most of them．