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tofferitall.
1.Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanseethatintheearlyyears,______.
A.thosecollegesanduniversitieswerethesame
B.people,youngorold,mightstudyinthecolleges
C.studentsstudiedonlysomelanguagesandscience
D.whenthestudentsfinishedtheirschool,theybecamelawyersorteachers
2.ModernlanguagestheHarvardtaughtin1825were______.
A.LatinandGreekB.Latin,Green,FrenchandGerman
C.AmericanhistoryandGermanD.FrenchandGerman
3.Onthewhole,thepassageisabout_______.
A.howtostartauniversityB.theworld-famouscollegesinAmerica
C.whatkindoflessoneachcollegeteachesD.howcollegeshavechanged
B
Atthirteen,Iwasdiagnosed(诊断)withakindofattentiondisorder.Itmadeschool
difficultforme.Wheneveryoneelseintheclasswasfocusingontasks,Icouldnot.
Inmyfirstliteratureclass,Mrs.Smithaskedustoreadastoryandthenwriteonit,allwithin45minutes.Iraisedmyhandrightawayandsaid,“Mrs.Smith,yousee,thedoctorsaidIhaveattentionproblems.Imightnotbeabletodoit.”
Sheglanceddownatmethroughherglasses,“youarenodifferentfromyourclassmates,youngman.”
Itried,butIdidn’tfinishthereadingwhenthebellrang.Ihadtotakeithome.
Inthequietnessofmybedroom,thestorysuddenlyallbecamecleartome.Itwasaboutablindperson,LouisBraille.Helivedinatimewhentheblindcouldn’tgetmucheducation.ButLouisdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heinventedareadingsystemofraiseddots(点),whichopenedupawholenewworldofknowledgetotheblind.
Wasn’tIthe“blind”inmyclass,beingmadetolearnlikethe“sighted”students?
Mythoughtsspilledoutandmypenstartedtodance.Icompletedthetaskwithin40minutes.Indeed,Iwasnodifferentfromothers;
Ijustneededaquieterplace.If
Louiscouldfindhiswayoutofhisproblems,whyshouldIevergiveup?
Ididn’texpectanythingwhenIhandledinmypapertoMrs.Smith,soitwasquiteasurprisewhenitcamebacktomethenextday-withan“A”onit.Atthebottomofthepaperwerethesewords:
“Seewhatyoucandowhenyoukeeptrying?
”
4.Theauthordidn’tfinishthereadingin
classbecause________.
A.HewasnewtotheclassB.Hewastriedofliterature
C.HehadanattentiondisorderD.Hewantedtotakethetaskhome
5.WhatdoweknowaboutLouisBraillefromthepassage
A.HehadgoodsightB.Hemadeagreatinvention.
C.HegaveupreadingD.Helearnedalotfromschool
6.WhatwasMrs.Smith’sattitudetotheauthorattheendofthestory?
A.AngryB.ImpatientC.SympatheticD.Encouraging
7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage
A.Thedisabledshouldbetreatedwithrespect.
B.Ateachercanopenupanewworldtostudents.
C.Onecanfindhiswayoutofdifficultieswithefforts.
D.Everyoneneedsahandwhenfacedwithchallenges.
C
Hometomemeansasenseoffamiliarityandnostalgia(怀旧).It'
sfuntocomehome.Itlooksthesame.Itsmellsthesame.You'
llrealizewhat'
schangedisyou.Homeiswhereweranrememberpain,live,andsomeotherexperiences:
Wepartedhere;
Myparentsmethere;
Iwonthreechampionshipshere.
IfIclosemyeyes,Icanstillhaveaclearpictureinmindofmyfirsthome.Iwalkinthedoorandseeabrownsofasurroundingalowglass-topwoodentable.Totherightofthelivingroomismyfirstbedroom.It'
sempty,butit'
swheremyearliestmemoriesare.
ThereisthediningroomtablewhereIcelebratedbirthdays,andwhereIcriedonHalloween---whenIdidn'
twanttoweartheskirtmymothermadeforme.Ialwayslikedstandingonthattablebecauseitmademefeeltallandstrong.IfIsitatthistable,Icanseemyfavoriteroominthehouse,myparents'
room.Itissimple:
abrownwoodendresserlinestherightsideofthewallnexttoatelevisionandacoupleofphotosofmygrandparentsoneachside.Theirbedismysafezone.Icanjumponitanytime---wakingupmyparentsifIamscaredorifIhaveanimportantannouncementthatcannotwaituntilthemorning.
I'
mluckybecauseIknowmyfirsthomestillexists.Itexistsinmymindandheart,onaphysicalproperty(住宅)onWest64thstreetonthewesternedgeofLosAngeles
.ItisproofIlived,IgrewandIlearned.
SometimeswhenIfeellost,Iliedownandshutmyeyes,andIgohome.Iknowit'
swhereI'
llfindmyfamily,mydogs,andmybelongings.IpurposelyleavethewindowopenatnightbecauseIknowI'
llbeblamedbyMom.ButIdon'
tmind,becauseIwanttohearhersaymyname,whichremindsmeI'
mhome.
8.Whydoestheauthorcallherparents'
bedher"
safezone"
(Paragraph3)?
A.Itisherfavoriteplacetoplay.
B.Herneedscanbesatisfiedthere.
C.Hergrandparents'
photosarelinedoneachside.
D.Herparentsalwaysplaytogetherwithherthere.
9.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?
A.Theoldfurnitureisstillintheauthor'
sfirstbedroom.
B.TheauthorcanstillvisitherfirstphysicalhomeinLosAngeles.
C.Theauthor'
sfavoriteroominherfirsthomeisthediningroom.
D.Manypeopleoftheauthor'
sagecanstillfindtheirfirstphysicalhomes.
10.Sometimeswhenshefeelslost,theauthorwill_______.
A.Openthewindowatnight
B.liedowninbedtohaveadream
C.trytobringbackasenseofhome
D.gotoLosAngelestovisithermom
11.Whatistheauthor'
spurposeofwritingthispassage?
A.Toexpresshowmuchsheisattachedtoherhome.
B.Todeclarehowmuchshelovesherfirsthouse.
C.Todescribethestateofherfamily.
D.Tolookbackonherchildhood.
D
Whenmilkarrivedonthedoorstep
WhenIwasaboygrowingupinNew
Jerseyinthe1960s,wehadamilkmandeliveringmilktoourdoorstep.HisnamewasMr.Basille.Heworeawhitecapanddroveawhitetruck.Asa5-year-oldboy,Icouldn’ttakemyeyesoffthecoinchangerfixedtohisbelt.Henoticedthisonedayduringadeliveryandgavemeaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger.
Ofcourse,hedeliveredmorethanmilk.Therewascheese,eggsandsoon.Ifweneededtochangeourorder,mymotherwouldpenanote---“Pleaseaddabottleofbuttermilknext
delivery”---andplaceitintheboxalongwiththeemptybottles.Andthen,thebuttermilkwouldmagicallyappear.
Allof
this
wasaboutmorethanconvenience.Thereexistedacloserelationshipbetweenfamiliesandtheirmilkmen.Mr.Basilleevenhadakeytoourhouse,forthosetimeswhenitwassocoldoutsidethatweputtheboxindoors,sothatthemilkwouldn’tfreeze.AndIrememberMr.Basillefromtimetotimetakingabreakatourkitchentable,havingacupofteaandtellingstoriesabouthisdelivery.
Thereissadlynohomemilkdeliverytoday.Bigco
mpaniesallowedtheproductionofcheapermilk,thusmakingitdifficultformilkmentocompete.Besides,milkisforsaleeverywhere,anditmayjustnothavebeenpracticaltohaveadeliveryservice.
Recently,Isawanoldmilkboxinthecountryside.Itookithomeandplanteditonthebackporch(门廊).Everysooftenmyson’sfriendswillaskwhatitis.SoIstarttellingstoriesofmyboyhood,andofthemilkmanwhobroughtusfriendshipalongwithhismilk.
12.Mr.Basillegavetheboyaquarteroutofhiscoinchanger________.
A.toshowhismagicalpower
B.topayforthedelivery
C.tosatisfyhiscuriosityD.topleasehismother
13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefactthatthemilkmanhadthekeytotheboy'
shouse?
A.Hewantedtohaveteathere.B.Hewasarespectableperson.
C.Hewastreatedasafamilymember.D.Hewasfullytrustedbythefamily.
14.Whydoeshomemilkdeliverynolongerexist?
A.Nobodywantstobeamilkmannow.
B.Ithasbeendrivenoutofthemarket.
C.Itsserviceisgettingpoor.
D.Itisforbiddenbylaw.
15.Whydidtheauthorbringbackhomeanoldmilkbox?
A.Hemissedthegoodolddays.
B.Hewantedtotellinterestingstories.
C.Heneededitforhismilkbottles.
D.Heplantedflowersinit.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
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
Howtochooseagoodbook
Makealistansweringthesequestions.
Whattypeofbooksdoyoulike?
Sci-fi,adventure,mystery,non-fiction,realisticfiction?
Whatauthorsdoyoulike?
Isthereatypeofbook,oraspecificbookyouwouldliketotry?
16Insertyourhobbiesintoyourlibrarycatalog(目录)searchandsetitto,“Keyword.”Bydoingthis,youwillfindbooksthatyoucanread.
Searchyourhouse.
17Maybeyouforgotone,