Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1  in high school.

2 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be      3  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 4   read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 5   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  6 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 7  . She moved on to English and history, and was8   to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  9  math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school    10  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11   as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13  and left. “Why is high school so  14  ?” she sighed.

Later in 15  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  16  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  18 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the   20  fish you can be.”

1.                A．processes       B．exercises       C．challenges D．decision

 

2.                A．Therefore       B．Besides         C．Otherwise D．However

 

3.                A．difficult         B．interesting      C．boring    D．easy

 

4.                A．editor          B．judge          C．candidate D．boss

 

5.                A．jumped         B．raced          C．stopped  D．sank

 

6.                A．strange         B．lonely          C．awful D．happy

 

7.                A．struggling       B．complaining      C．working  D．improving

 

8.                A．ashamed        B．relieved        C．shocked  D．disappointed

 

9.                A．put up         B．give up         C．worry about   D．prepare for

 

10.               A．committee      B．team           C．radio D．newspaper

 

11.               A．enthusiastic     B．realistic        C．sympathetic    D．artistic

 

12.               A．speakers       B．writers         C．cheerleaders   D．readers

 

13.               A．widely         B．brightly         C．excitedly  D．weakly

 

14.               A．similar         B．familiar         C．different  D．ordinary

 

15.               A．physics         B．math           C．English    D．history

 

16.               A．pleasure        B．sorrow         C．trouble    D．hope

 

17.               A．fit in           B．get around      C．stay up    D．look out

 

18.               A．swim          B．escape         C．ask   D．try

 

19.               A．in return for     B．instead of       C．in terms of D．in case of

 

20.               A．slimmest        B．gentlest        C．best  D．smallest

 

 

Richard Rice, a fast-talking man paced up and down in front of freshmen debate class,  1  us about his high expectations．We were special, he declared on our first day at Oak Park High School．But there would be no  2   to success．Only those who worked hard would shine．

Suddenly Mr. Rice  3   in mid-sentence and stared at me．"You know," he said, "you're black!" Somehow, I knew he   4   trying to hurt me．

Mr. Rice was no  5   teacher．I entered high school not  6   quite sure what debate was．I left his class four years later as an outstanding debater．Even today, I'm not sure what   7    such a great teacher of him．He always said   8   he was thinking．And he was   9  ．He'd      10   out of the classroom angrily if he thought a student was giving   11   his effort．The worst thing with us was to be taken no notice of．  12  , being torn apart by Mr. Rice in the middle of a practice debate meant you were one of his favorites．

He wasn't always  13   on us．I'll never forget the National Student Debate, at which my calm delivery and my firm grasp of the problems disappeared．The only face I could  14   in the audience was Mr. Rice's face．I could   15   I was doing terribly just by looking at him．After it was over, he came   16   to me．"Not my best   17  , " I said．He shook his head, "No," Then , to my  18  , he gave me a hug．

Mr. Rice's style didn't make him a great teacher for everyone．Many kids   19   out of the debate class after the first year．But for me four years with him was my unforgettable   20   of a lifetime．

1．A．telling               B．introducing       C．announcing         D．explaining

2．A．means              B．methods              C．shortcuts          D．steps

3．A．rose                B．paused           C．shook             D．turned

4．A．must be             B．shouldn't be              C．might be            D．wasn't

5．A．average             B．excellent           C．special             D．usual

6．A．always             B．still                    C．even               D．ever

7．A．turned               B．made                 C．got                D．became

8．A．however            B．whenever             C．whichever          D．whatever

9．A．demanding           B．careful               C．easygoing          D．gentle

10．A．steal              B．march                     C．turn               D．leave

11．A．no                     B．all                       C．less than           D．more than

12．A．Anyhow              B．Instead              C．Therefore          D．Besides

13．A．strict            B．cruel                  C．impatient           D．hard

14．A．figure out          B．bring out           C．look out            D．make out

15．A．speak                   B．tell                   C．talk               D．recognize

16．A．over                      B．across               C．out               D．upon

17．A．mariners         B．argument                C．performance        D．behaviour

18．A．shock             B．surprise          C．regret              D．disappointment

19．A．got               B．turned           C．ran                 D．dropped

20．A．experience         B．chance                C．course            D．period

There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）．As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the __1__ side of this line．When I hold __2__ the apron strings （围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to __3__ independence, tries to loosen my grasp．What results is a （an） __4__ mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango．

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （大学预修课程） so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s __5__: “No, I’m not interested in that．”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares．

Two months ago, she was _6__ to a great university．However, I was still the mother having a __7_ time letting go．The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and __8__ courses which I thought looked good．We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face _9__ with excitement．“I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said．“Already?” I was astonished, __10__ she should have discussed it with me．I examined the schedule．Nicole hadn’t taken a （an） __11__ one of the courses I had suggested．Every course she had chosen __12__ suited her interests．Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a __13__ mind and the ability to shape her future．She no longer needed her mother __14__ every decision she made．I felt proud, though still a bit __15__．

I __16__ the lessons carefully．Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: __17__, sympathy, and hard work．There have been a few holes along the way．__18__, she is well-equipped and eager to __19__ the future．The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the _20__ we both needed．

1．A．left　　　　 B．right　　　 C．either　　　 D．each

2．A．onto　　　　 B．up　　　　　 C．back　　　　 D．out

3．A．keep　　　　 B．refuse　　　 C．taste　　　 D．bear

4．A．awkward　　　 B．relaxing　　 C．lively　　　 D．beautiful

5．A．comment　　　 B．word　　　　 C．concept　　 D．response

6．A．received　　 B．invited　　 C．treated　　 D．accepted

7．A．good　　　　 B．great　　　 C．hard　　　　 D．easy

8．A．taken　　　　 B．underlined　 C．offered　　 D．emphasized

9．A．lit up　　　 B．built up　　 C．turned up　 D．made up

10．A．imagining　 B．thinking　　 C．hoping　　　 D．adding

11．A．only　　　　 B．just　　　　 C．even　　　　 D．single

12．A．mostly　　　 B．hardly　　　 C．exactly　　 D．slightly

13．A．sharp　　　 B．normal　　　 C．different　 D．typical

14．A．encouraging B．evaluating　 C．disagreeing D．agreeing

15．A．anxious　　 B．excited　　 C．sad　　　　 D．tense

16．A．reviewed　　 B．observed　　 C．checked　　 D．studied

17．A．competence　 B．creativity　 C．responsibility　　　　　 D．confidence

18．A．Therefore　 B．Instead　　 C．Still　　　 D．Besides

19．A．embrace　　 B．discover　　 C．determine　 D．control

20．A．character　 B．strength　　 C．relief　　　 D．independence

 

 Walking is a nice way to relax. ______, it can help reduce body weight if you do it regularly.

A. However       B. Instead         C. Therefore       D. Besides

     For well over a thousand years，smallpox was a disease that everyone feared．The disease killed much of the native population in South America when the Spanish arrived there in the early sixteenth century．By the end of the eighteenth century，smallpox was responsible for about one in

ten deaths around the world．Those who survived the disease were left with ugly scars on their sjun．

      It had long been well known among farmers that people who worked with cows seldom caught smallpox；instead，they often caught a similar but much milder disease called cowpox (牛痘) ．A Bridsh doctor called Jenner was extremely interested in this，and so he studied cowpox He believed that，by vaccinating (给接种疫苗) people with the disease，he could protect them against the much worse disease smallpox．In 1796，he vaccinated a boy with cowpox and，two months later，with smallpox．The boy did not get smallpox．In the next two years，Jenner vaccinated several children in the same way，and none of them got the disease．

News of the success of Jenner’s work soon spread．Vaccination soon became a common method to protect people against other diseases caused by virus，such as rable (狂犬病)，and vaccines (疫苗) were sent across the world to the United States and India．

      It took nearly two centuries to achieve Jenner’s dream of getting free of smallpox from the whole world．In 1967，the world Health Organization (WHO) started a great vaccination program，and the last known case of smallpox was recorded in Somalia in 1977．The story of vaccinations does not end there，however．There are many other diseases that kill more and more people every year．Besides，many new diseases are being discovered．The challenge for medical researchers will，therefore，probably continue for several more centuries

Smallpox was so serious that        by the end of l8th century

A．its death rate was up to ten percent

      B．those who caught it were certain to die

      C．one in ten people in the world died of smallpox

      D．one in ten deaths in the world was caused by smallpox

Edward Jenner discovered that vaccination with cowpox could      

      A．make smallpox much milder

      B．stop people from getting smallpox

      C．protect people against any disease

      D．prevent people’s scars after smallpox

Which of the following statements is not true?

      A．The first experiment with cowpox was made by a British doctor

      B．After 1977 smallpox disappeared around the world according to WHO．

      C．Vaccination had existed among ordinary farmers before being discovered

      D．Vaccination can be used to protect people in the world against not only smallpox

The author of the passage thinks that      

      A．vaccinations bring many new problems

      B．vaccinations end the spread of diseases

      C．there is a long way to go to fight against diseases

      D．there is along way to go to discover new diseases