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TheHomeofMyPeople

   WhenLewisandClarksteppedontotheWeippePrairieinpresent-dayIdahoinSeptember1805,theymettheNezPerceIndians.Inthefollowingyears,thewhiteexplorers（探险者）begantofightwiththeIndiansfortheirland.SomeNezPercechiefssignedagreementswiththeU.S.government,sellingpartoftheirlands.Butthegovernmentalwaysbrokethoseagreementsanddemandedmoreland.

Otherchiefsrefusedtogoalongwiththegovernment’splans.ThemostfamouswasChiefJoseph,whosepeoplelivedintheWallowaValley（present-dayOregon）.

“Inordertohaveallpeopleunderstandhowmuchlandweowned,”heonceexplained,“myfatherplantedpolesarounditandsaid‘Insideisthehomeofmypeople…Itcircledaroundthegraves（坟墓）ofourfathers,andwewillnevergiveupthesegravestoanyman.’”

   Butin1874,theU.S.governmentdeclaredthevalleyopenforwhitesettlementandorderedtheNezPerceontoareservation（保留地）.Seeingthatresistancewasuseless,ChiefJosephagreedtomove.

   Later,fightingbrokeoutbetweentheNezPerceandU.S.soldiers.ChiefJosephtriedtoleadhispeopletoCanada,winningseveralbattlesagainstthesoldiersduringtheirflight.Butfinally,hewasforcedtogivein.

56.Whichhistoricsite（onthemap）liesinthesouthoftoday’sNezPerceReservation

A.BuffaloEddy.B.DugBar.C.JosephCanyonViewpoint.D.ChiefLookingGlassCamp.

 57.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNezPercelandsfromthemap

   A.TheywereinthestateofOregon.

   B.Theyhavebecomeahistoricsite.

   C.Theyhavebecomemuchsmaller.

   D.TheywerelimitedtotheWallowaValley.

 58.FromParagraph3,weknowthattheIndianswantedto______.

   A.showofftheirland

   B.keeptheirland

   C.turntheirplaceintoagraveyard

   D.buildtheirhomesaroundthepoles

 B

ItwasawarmAprildaywhenabigfatenvelopecameinthemailfromtheonlycollegeIhadeverimaginedattending.Itoreopenthepacket.Myeyeswerefixedontheword“congratulations.”Idon’tremembereversmilingsowide.

   ThenIlookedatmyfinancial（财政的）package.

   ThecostofDreamSchool’stuition（学费）,roomandboardwasaround$40,000-animpossiblesum!

HowcouldIaffordtoattendWhatgoodreasonsdidIhavetogotherewhenthreeotherfinecollegeswereofferingmefreetuitionMyotherchoicesweregood,solidschoolseveniftheyweren’tasfamousasmyfirstchoice.

   Inmymind,attendingmydreamuniversitywouldbetheonlywaytorealizemydreamofbecomingaworld-classwriter.MyparentsunderstoodhowIfelt.Theytoldmethateventhoughitwouldbeafinancialproblem,IcouldgowhereverIwouldbehappiest.ButasIwasalwayscarefulwithmoney,Iwasn’tsurewhattodo.

   Oneoftheschoolsthatofferedmeafullridehadaninformationaldinneronenightinthespring.Consideringmyparents’financialdifficulties,Idecidedtodrivethe45minutesandattend.Atfirst,allIhadplannedtodowassmilepolitely,eatfreefood,listenquietly.ButIsurprisedmyself.

   Atdinnerthepresidentoftheuniversitytalkedaboutthewonderfulactivitiesoncampus（校园）includingguestlecturesandsocialgatherings.Healsomadeitperfectlyclearthatfreefoodwouldbeofferedatallfutureevents.Hecontinuedwithexplanationsofprofessors,classsizes,activities,andsportingeventsoncampus.Ashespoke,Ibegantorealizethatthisschool,thoughnotasgoodasmyfirstchoice,mightbethebestoneforme.Itseemedsmallyetwithmanygreatprograms.Itseemedchallengingyetcaring.

   Asthepresidentendedhisspeech,weclappedpolitelyandpushedbackourchairs.AsIwalkedoutthatdoor,afeelingofcomfortwashedoverme.Lookingatthecampusthatnight,IrealizedthatIwouldbespendingthenextfouryearsrightthere.

   Inallhonesty,myuniversityisnotaswell-knownasmy“dream”university.However,itturnedouttobetherightchoiceofschoolsforme.

 59.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhestartedtoreadtheletter

A.Hewasfullofjoy.B.Hewaslostinhisdream.

C.Hewasworriedaboutthemoney.D.Hewasuncertainwhichschooltogoto.

60.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattheparentswere_________.

A.honest          B.strict              C.supportive             D.decisive

61.InParagraph5,“offeredmeafullride”canbereplacedby“_______”.

A.wouldpayfortransporttotheschool

B.wouldshowmearoundthecampus

C.wouldofferfreemealsatallevents

D.wouldchargemenothingfortuition

62.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttosay

 A.Yoursecond-choicecollegemayactuallybyyourbestfit.

 B.Youshouldconsidercomfortinyourchoiceofschools.

 C.Youshouldtryyourbesttoattendyourdreamschool.

 D.Yourchoiceofschoolsshouldbebasedontheirfame.

 C

   Itseemsthatsomepeoplegooutoftheirwaytogetintotrouble.That’smoreorlesswhathappenedthenightthatNashvillePoliceOfficerFloydHydewasonduty.

   “Iwasonthewaytoapersonal-injuryaccidentinWestNashville.AsIgotontoHighway40,bluelightsandsirens（警笛）going,IfellinbehindagoldPontiacFirebirdthatsuddenlyseemedtotakeoffquicklydownthehighway.Thedriversomehowpanickedatthesightofme.Hewasgoingmorethanahundredmilesanhourandbeganpassingcarsontheshoulder.”

   ButHydecouldn’tgoafterhim.Takingcareofinjuredpeopleisalwaysmoreimportantthanworryingaboutspeeders,sotheofficerhadtostayonhiswaytotheaccident.ButhedidtrytokeeptheFirebirdinsightashedrove,hopinganothernearbyunitwouldbeabletostepinandstopthespeedingcar.Asitturnedout,keepingtheFirebirdinsightwasnotthatdifficult.EveryturnthePontiacmadewastheveryturntheofficerneededtogettotheaccidentscene.

   HydefollowedthePontiacallthewaytohisdestination（目的地）.Atthatpointhefoundanotherunithadalreadyarrivedattheaccidentscene.Hishelpwasn’tneeded.NowhewasfreetotrytostopthedriveroftheFirebird,whobythistimehaddevelopedsomethingnewtopanicabout.

   “Justaboutthattime,”Hydesays,“Isawfirecomingoutfromunderthatcar,withbluesmokeandoilgoingeverywhere.He’dblownhisengine.Nowhehadtostop.”

   “AfterIarrestedhim,Iaskedhimwhyhewasrunning.Hetoldmehedidn’thaveadriver’slicense（执照）.”

   ThataccidentcostthedriveroftheFirebirdplenty－athousanddollarsforthenewengine－nottomentionthechargesfordrivingwithoutalicense,attemptingtorunaway,anddangerousdriving.

 63.Themeaningof“panicked”inParagraph2isrelatedto_____.

   A.shame        B.hate          C.anger        D.fear

 64.WhydidthedriveroftheFirebirdsuddenlyspeeddownthehighway

   A.Becausehewasracingwithanotherdriverontheroad.

   B.Becauseherealizedhehadtohurrytotheaccidentscene.

   C.Becausehethoughtthepoliceofficerwantedtostophim.

   D.Becausehewantedtoovertakeothercarsontheshoulder.

 65.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

   A.Someoneelsewastakingcareoftheinjuredperson.

   B.ThePontiacreacheditsdestinationattheaccidentscene.

   C.Hydeknewwherehewasgoingbyfollowingtherightcar.

D.ThepolicemanwasrunningafteraspeederonHighway40.

 66.ThedriveroftheFirebird______.

   A.tookawrongturnontheway

   B.hadsometroublewithhiscar

   C.wasstoppedbythepoliceofficer

   D.paidfortheexpensesoftheaccident

 67.Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle

   A.LosingHisWayB.GoingMyWayC.FunAlltheWayD.HelpontheWay

 D

   Grown－upsknowthatpeopleandobjectsaresolid.Atthemovies,weknowthatifwereachouttotouchTomCruise,allwewillfeelisair.Butdoesababyhavethisunderstanding

   Toseewhetherbabiesknowobjectsaresolid,T.Bowerdesignedamethodforprojectinganopticalillusion（视觉影像）ofahangingball.Hisplanwastofirstgivebabiesarealball,onetheycouldreachoutandtouch,andthentoshowthemtheillusion.Iftheyknewthatobjectsaresolidandtheyreachedoutfortheillusionandfoundemptyair,theycouldbeexpectedtoshowsurpriseintheirfacesandmovements.Allthe16-to24-week-oldbabiestestedweresurprisedwhentheyreachedfortheillusionandfoundthattheballwasnotthere.

   Grown－upsalsohaveasenseofobjectpermanence.Weknowthatifweputaboxinaroomandlockthedoor,theboxwillstillbetherewhenwecomeback.Butdoesababyrealizethataballthatrollsunderachairdoesnotdisappearandgotonever-neverland

   ExperimentsdonebyBowersuggestthatbabiesdevelopasenseofobjectpermanencewhentheyareabout18weeksold.Inhisexperiments,Bowerusedatoytrainthatwentbehindascreen.When16－week－oldand22-week-oldbabieswatchedthetoytraindisappearbehindtheleftsideofthescreen,theylookedtotheright,expectingittoreappear.Iftheexperimentertookthetrainoffthetableandliftedthescreen,allthebabiesseemedsurprisednottoseethetrain.Thisseemstoshowthatallthebabieshadasenseofobjectpermanence.Butthesecondpartoftheexperimentshowedthatthiswasnotreallythecase.Theresearchersubstituted（替换）aballforthetrainwhenitwentbehindthescreen.The22-week-oldbabiesseemedsurprisedandlookedbacktotheleftsideforthetrain.Butthe16-week-oldbabiesdidnotseemtonoticetheswitch（更换）.Thus,the16-week-oldbabiesseemedtohaveasenseof“somethingpermanence,”whilethe22－week－oldbabieshadasenseofobjectpermanencerelatedtoaparticularobject.

 68.Thepassageismainlyabout____