It was the first day of school．I had a new classmate，a little old lady with a warm smile．She said，“Hi，handsome! I'm Rose．I'm 87 years old．Can I give you a hug（拥抱）?” I said heartily，“of course!”，“Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked．She joked，“I'm here to meet a rich husband，get married，have children，and then travel around．” “No，seriously，” I asked．“I always dreamed of having a college education．Now I'm getting one!” she told me．Over the year，Rose became an icon（偶像）．She easily made friends where she went．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from other students．At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our party．I’ll  never forget what she taught us．

“We do not stop playing because we are old；we grow old because we stop playing．Here are the secrets of staying young．You have to laugh and find humor（幽默）every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams，you die!” she said．“There is a big difference between growing old and growing up．Anybody can grow old．That doesn't take any talent（天赋）or ability，”she added．“But to grow up，you have to find the chance in change．Have no regrets（后悔）．We usually don’t have regrets for what we did，but rather for things we did not do．”

One week after graduation，Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too late to be what you can possibly be．

1．Why did the old woman go to college at such a late age?

A．Because she wanted to meet handsome young men．

B．Because she wanted to meet a rich man and get married．

C．Because she wanted to travel around the world．

D．Because she had always dreamed of a college education．

2．What did the old woman love to do?

A．She loved being an icon．

B．She loved to wear beautiful clothes．

C．She loved to pay attention to other students．

D．She loved to speak at the party．

3．What's the secret of staying young according to the old lady?

A．You have to laugh every day．                  B．You have to find humor every day．

C．You should have dreams．                          D．All above．

4．What does the underlined word “That” refer to（指代）?

A．Growing old．                                        B．Growing up．

C．Staying young．                                         D．Growing old and growing up．

5．What does the story tell us?

A．It is hard to become an icon．

B．A college education is very important．

C．The older you are，the more popular you will be．

D．Hold on to your dreams，and they will come true some day．

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university．Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers．Volunteers give their time to help people．For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment．

Jenny Smith, 18 years old, lives in Cardiff, Wales．Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese, but she is now living in Belize．Jenny says, "I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs（珊瑚礁） in the sea near Belize．The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is seriously polluted, the coral（珊瑚） will die．I'm helping to do research on the coral and the fish around the reefs．All over the world, coral reefs are dying．We need to do something about the pollution before it's too late．"

"I'm staying with a family here and I help do some work．I don't get money, but that's OK．I love my work here, and I'm learning a lot about the people of Belize--and myself! When I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months when I can travel around Belize and Central

America．"

1．Some young people from England               after they finish school．

A．go to universities in other countries

B．spend one year in other countries as volunteers

C．go to work for money

D．spend the holiday with their parents

2．Jenny Smith is                    with other people．

     A．studying Chinese in China                 B．having a trip in Belize

     C．working to save the coral reefs           D．doing some research in Wales

3．We learn from the passage that the coral          ．

A．is not as beautiful as before              B．can't live without fish in the sea

C．will probably be sold for money            D．will die because of the pollution

4．Jenny Smith wants to                   after she finishes her work as a volunteer

A．travel around Central America                 B．stay there for another year

C．go back home to start work                        D．learn about the people at home

Leo was a little boy．He was very frightened of ghosts．One morning，when he was having

breakfast，his elder brother Sammy said to him，“Leo，last night I saw a ghost boy in our house!”

Hearing this，Leo began to cry．

★“What is the matter?” asked Leo’s mother．“I’m scared!” cried Leo．“I don’t want to share our house with a ghost! I’m staying awake all night tonight!” “He’s not scaly，really，”explained Sammy．“He is very kind and helpful．You don’t have to worry．”

★At 9 o’clock that night，Leo’s mother told him to get ready for bed．“Good night．Leo．”she said．Sleep well!” Leo lay there in the darkness．wide awake．

★  Sleep was impossible．Suddenly，Leo felt as if someone was watching him．He looked around，but he couldn’t see anything．He lay back down．Then he heard a boy’s nice voice．“Go to sleep．Close your eyes，please．”Leo closed his eyes and began to relax．“There，there，”said the voice again．“It is time for sleep now．Sweet dreams，Leo．”Within a few minutes，Leo was fast asleep．At this time．Leo's mother saw Sammy walk secretly out of Leo’s bedroom．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（  ）1．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “frightened”?

A．Excited．        B．Happy．            C．Sad．             D．Afraid．

（  ）2．When did Leo fall asleep that night?

A．At 9 o’clock．                              B．Before 9 o’clock．

C．After 9 o’clock．                           D．At 9：30．

（  ）3．Why did Leo fall asleep quickly?

A．Because he was too tired．                B．Because he liked sleeping．

C．Because a voice made him comfortable．                                      D．Because his bed was comfortable．

（  ）4．Who do you think may be the ghost”?

A．Nobody．          B．Sammy．          C．Leo’s mother．     D．Leo，s father．

（  ）5．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Leo was a brave little boy and he Wash’t scared of anything．

B．Leo told his mother he wouldn’t sleep that night．

C．Sammy told a lie and there wasn’t a ghost at a11．

D．Leo’s mother knew the fact at last．

ORLANDO, FLORIDA — Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas （睡衣） and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer.

The Florida high school, the state’s only on–line school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer. “I’m a lot more comfortable at home,” says Luke Levesque, a 16-year-old boy who is taking a computer class on-line. He thinks the school’s computer lab is so noisy that he can’t study well. “Home is much better,” he says.

Students in this first on-line program take classes in Algebra （代数）, American government, chemistry, computer, economics, and Web-page design. They also have to go to a regular school to attend other classes.

When a student is ready to begin a class, he or she turns on the computer, reads the teacher’s instructions, and begins working on the lesson for the day. What happens if a student has a question for the teacher? Or the teacher wants to say something about the work a student is doing? The student and the teacher talk to each other every day through e-mail or he or she calls the teacher. For example, when Luke opened his daily e-mail from the teacher, it contained （包含） her instructions for the day’s computer lesson. When he finished, he e-mailed the work back to her for grading.

Is it easy for students to cheat on tests when they’re working at home? The teachers have already thought about this. They make students take their final exams in person in the classroom.

“You see most of the same things on-line that you see in a regular classroom,” says teacher Linda Hayes. “You get to know the students on-line.”

If this first on-line program goes well, in three years Florida high school students will be able to take all their classes by computer. When that happens, students will be able to get their high school diplomas （毕业证书） without having to set foot in a classroom.

1．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．The students take some of their classes on-line.

B．The teacher can correct the students’ work through e-mail.

C．The students have to go to their classrooms to take final exams.

D．The teacher can know the students better on-line than in a classroom.

2．What does the underlined phrase “in person” mean according to the passage?

A．themselves              B．on-line                 C．by others              D．through e-mails

3．What might happen in three years in Florida?

A．Students can take some of their classes on-line.

B．Computers will be widely used by students at school.

C．Students will be able to finish their high school education at home.

D．Students sometimes have to go to their classrooms to get their diplomas.

4．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．It’s helpful to talk to the teacher through e-mail every day.

B．It’s possible for the students to take classes by computer.

C．It’s more comfortable to study at home than at school.

D．It’s easy for the students to cheat on tests at home.

阅读下面短文，按要求完成各项任务。

    My family loves television．My earliest memories are of watching TV with my family．I think we had five or six television sets at home--the bedrooms．The kitchen，everywhere! At least one television was on all of the time.

    When I went to university，I lived in a dormitory in my first year．Of course I had a TV．so I continued watching my favorite programs．But several weeks later，I realized I had a problem. My courses were hard--much harder than high school，and there was a lot of homework．Also，I felt stressed in my new environment．I started watching more TV to help me have less pressure. Guess what? Soon I was Spending more time watching TV than l was on homework．So I didn’t have a lot of friends．At the end of my first year，my grades weren’t very good，and I was really disappointed in myself．At home that summer．I watched television with my family a lot．At first I thought it was great．But then I noticed something．We talked all the time，but always about TV．Something was missing．Television brought us together，but in a way it also kept us away．

    When I got back to university，I made a decision to do better．I walked into my dormitory，and started to turn the TV on．But then an idea jumped into my head：Stop watching TV! Suddenly it became extremely clear：my old friend television was really my enemy（敌人）!It had kept me from getting good grade?。and from making friends．I had to stop watching TV．So I did．I gave away my f6levision。and I’ve never looked back．，I started doing better in school，made more friends，started having more energy．I don’t know if I'll continue to have a TV—free life．But if I do watch television again，it won’t be like before．I’m sure that television will never again be a major part of my life．

1．请将右边的两个标题与左边相对应的段落连线。

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  Paragraph 2            A．Stay Away From TV

  Paragraph 3                  B．My College Life With TV

2．回答问题。

  What did his family always talk about during the summer vacation?．

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3．从原文中找出与所给句子意思接近的句子。

I'm not sure whether I'll go on living a life without watching TV．

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4．根据上下文将句子 an idea jumped into my head 译为汉语。

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5．根据短文内容，完成下列表格。