On the night of November 14, 1978,a six-year-...

On the night of November 14, 1978, a six-year-old Korean boy was flying to the United States. All he knew was that he was on a plane heading for somewhere. The plane landed at Kennedy International Airport, where he was greeted by a family. This young boy was me.

I have grown up in a town where there were few Asians, so I stuck out in the crowd. I made friends quickly and they treated me just like anyone else. You may ask if anyone made fun of my appearance. Well, of course, I met that kind of person. I just shrugged it off.

As an adopted child, I have something that others don't have. I have had the benefit of two families. I'm lucky to have got a chance to start a new life. But we must try never to forget our past. Someday I will go back to Korea to find out what kind of culture I left behind.

There is only one thing that I regret about being adopted. When I argue with my parents and they realize they are losing the argument, they sometimes wonder what I would be doing if I were back in Korea. I don't understand this because I thought the purpose of adopting someone was to give them a better chance of growing up in a family. Some day when I am older, I want to adopt a girl and raise her the way my parents have raised me, but I would do it better, for I know what went well and what did not.

1.We learn that when the writer was on the way to his new family, ______.

A. he was with his own parents

B. he was very happy and excited

C. he was about ten years old then

D. he didn't know he was going to be adopted

2.If someone sticks out in the crowd, it means that he/she_______.

A. is very good-looking

B. is very kind-hearted

C. is easily noticed by others

D. is disliked by others

3.When the writer was made fun of by others, he _______.

A. was deeply hurt

B. wanted to go back to Korea

C. didn’t care about it that much

D. tried to make friends with them

4.What does the writer want to do when he is older?

A Go back to live with his parents in Korea.

B. Tell his parents what they have done wrong.

C. Find out how to raise children in a better way.

D. Adopt a girl and raise her in a good way.

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On the night of November 14, 1978,a six-year-old Korean boy was flying to the United　 States. All he knew was that he was on a plane heading for somewhere. The plane landed at　 Kennedy International Airport, where he was greeted by a family. This young boy was me.

　　　 I have grown up in a town where there were few Asians, so I stuck out in the crowd. I　 made friends quickly and they treated me just like anyone else. You may ask if anyone made　 fun of my appearance. Well, of course, I met that' kind of person. I just shrugged it off.

　　　 As an adopted child, I have something that others don't have. I have had the benefit of two　 families. I'm lucky to have got a chance to start a new life. But we must try never to forget our　 past. Someday I will go back to Korea to find out what kind of culture I left behind.

There is only one thing that I regret about being adopted. When I argue with my parents and they realize they are losing the argument, they sometimes wonder what I would be doing if　 I were back in Korea. I don't understand this because I thought the purpose of adopting　 someone was to give them a better chance of growing up in a family. Some day when I am　 older, I want to adopt a girl and raise her the way my parents have raised me, but I would do it　 better, for I know what went well and what did not.　　

1.We learn that when the writer was on the way to his new family,______.

A. he was with his own parents

B. he was very happy and excited

C. he was about ten years old then

D. he didn't know he was going to be adopted

2.If someone sticks out in the crowd, it means that he/she_______.

A. is very good-looking

B. is very kind-hearted

C. is easily noticed by others

D. is disliked by others

3.When the writer was made fun of by others, he _______.

A. was deeply hurt

B. wanted to go back to Korea

C. didn’t care about it that much

D. tried to make friends with them

4.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A. The writer wants to forget his past.

B. The writer isn't sad about being adopted.

C. The writer isn't interested in Korean culture.

D. The writer aren't know anything about Korea.

5.What does the writer want to do when he is older?

A Go back to live with his parents in Korea.

B. Tell his parents what they have done wrong.

C. Find out how to raise children in a better way.

D. Adopt a girl and raise her in a good way.

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It was on her 14th birthday that her first book , In the Forest of the Night , was accepted for publication. It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young readers. At 16, her second novel, Demon in My View, also reached the bookstores. Several books later , the teenage author still works away in her room, surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires(吸血鬼)and witches. Amelia Atwater – Rhodes is widely seen as America’s finest teen writer and was named one of Teen People’s “20 Teens Who Will Change the World.”

Born in 1984, she began making up stories when she was about three years old. “I never stopped and said, ‘I want to write’,” Amelia remembers. “I loved stories and created stories before I was old enough to know how to write them down.”

In her family, reading was basic and fun. “My parents encouraged me to read---- and to read anything I wanted, so long as I was reading,” she said. “They never restricted what I read. Later, when I started writing, they never criticized what I did or said I was ‘too young’. They never said it was impossible for me to achieve what I have.”

In her short but successful career, Amelia has tried different styles. But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work. From them she has developed a whole world, one which she always enjoys learning more about.

As a published teen writer, Amelia’s advice to other teens who dream of being authors is: just do it! “I believe anything is possible. Don’t give up your dreams just because you fear failure. Getting a book published is difficult, but if I can do it, others can too . ”

1.What can we learn about Amelia Atwater – Rhodes?

A. Reading widely helped her a lot in her career.

B. She found getting a book published was easy.

C. Vampires have been the only characters in her books.

D. Her parents began to teach her to make up stories when she was 3.

2.What do we know about Amelia’s parents?

A. They helped her with writing stories.

B. They fully supported her.

C. They thought she was too young to read.

D. They chose what she read.

3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________.

A. Vampires B. different styles

C. Teenagers D. characters in her novel

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Good News for Teen Writers

B. Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be Published?

C. Advice on Being Teen Writers

D. A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire Tales

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It was on her 14th birthday that her first book , In the Forest of the Night , was accepted for publication. It was a huge success gaining the attention of millions of young readers. At 16, her second novel, Demon in My View, also reached the bookstores. Several books later , the teenage author still works away in her room, surrounded by shelves full of dark tales about vampires(吸血鬼)and witches. Amelia Atwater – Rhodes is widely seen as America’s finest teen writer and was named one of Teen People’s “20 Teens Who Will Change the World.”

Born in 1984, she began making up stories when she was about three years old. “I never stopped and said, ‘I want to write’,” Amelia remembers. “I loved stories and created stories before I was old enough to know how to write them down.”

In her family, reading was basic and fun. “My parents encouraged me to read---- and to read anything I wanted, so long as I was reading,” she said. “They never restricted what I read. Later, when I started writing, they never criticized what I did or said I was ‘too young’. They never said it was impossible for me to achieve what I have.”

In her short but successful career, Amelia has tried different styles. But vampires were the first characters to really come alive in her work. From them she has developed a whole world, one which she always enjoys learning more about.

As a published teen writer, Amelia’s advice to other teens who dream of being authors is: just do it! “I believe anything is possible. Don’t give up your dreams just because you fear failure. Getting a book published is difficult, but if I can do it, others can too . ”

1.What can we learn about Amelia Atwater – Rhodes?

A. Reading widely helped her a lot in her career.

B. She found getting a book published was easy.

C. Vampires have been the only characters in her books.

D. Her parents began to teach her to make up stories when she was 3.

2.What do we know about Amelia’s parents?

A. They helped her with writing stories.

B. They fully supported her.

C. They thought she was too young to read.

D. They chose what she read.

3.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to __________..

A. Vampires B. different styles

C. Teenagers D. characters in her novel

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. Good News for Teen Writers

B. Is It Possible for a Teen Writer to Be Published?

C. Advice on Being Teen Writers

D. A Top-selling Teen Writer Pens Vampire Tales

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The little boy was watching a late night film at home ________, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank.

A. which　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　 D. that

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Bonfire Night is a celebration ______ takes place on November 5th every year.

A. it　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　 D. as

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A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking（搭便车）on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road．The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him．Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop．The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel（方向盘）!

The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve （拐弯处）coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve．Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky （幽灵般的）car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.

Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!

About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other, “Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”

1.After he entered the car, the man found ____________.

A．it didn’t move at all.                    B．it moved very quickly.

C．there was no driver in it.                  D．someone was pushing it.

2.When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man _______________ .

A．felt very curious                        B．was extremely frightened

C．cried for help                          D．remained as calm as possible

3.According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?

A．His reasonable behavior.                  B．His vivid description.

C．His plain appearance.                    D．His honest attitude.

4.We can infer from the passage that ____________ .

A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride

B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners

C．the car probably broke down on the way

D．the two young men were familiar with the man

5.As a whole , the story of the man can best be described as ______________ .

A．strange           B．puzzling           C．mysterious        D．funny

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Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.

Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.

After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.

1.How old is Nick?

2.Nick likes ________ in his free time.

3.Why was Nick taken to the hospital?

4.Nick should ________ to follow the doctor’s advice.

5.Which of the following is True?

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One cold, rainy night in 1979, staying on the deck of the nuclear attack submarine(核攻击潜艇) USS Birmingham entering Hampton Roads Harbor, a soldier who was called Jeff Harris was suddenly hit by a huge wave that took away his ship’s ball cap.

Months later, while walking along Chesapeake Boulevard beach in Hampton, Will Miller, a Vietnam veteran(退伍军人) and Navy(海军) commander, happened to find Harris’ cap which was half-buried in the sand then. Knowing how important a ship’s cap was to its owner, Miller saved the hat, hoping one day to find its owner. The cap was packed away for years but recently appeared again at Miller’s home in Florida.

“It suddenly fell out of a box onto my computer keyboard, right in front of me,” said Miller. “I guessed it was telling me, ‘It’s time to get me home.’”

An extensive Internet search led Miller to a USS Birmingham website and finally to Harris. The two sent e-mails back and forth, and one night Miller’s phone rang.

“This is Jeff Harris,” the voice on the phone said. “You have my hat!”

The two sailors talked for almost half an hour, telling sea stories to each other and thinking of the common relationship between seamen.”

“Most non-seagoing people wouldn’t understand how much a sailor likes his hat,” Miller said. “Your hat protects you from sun, wind, salt and cold, and when you lose it, especially one with your ship’s name on it, it’s a big thing. I’m delighted to get it back to Jeff.”

1.What is the main idea of the story?

A．A sailor looked for his hat for years.

B．Hats are important for sailors.

C．A sailor reunited with his hat years after losing it.

D．Friendship was based on a hat.

2.Jeff Harris’s hat dropped off into the sea because of ______.

A．a sudden wave                         B．his carelessness

C．a strong wind                          D．something wrong with his hat

3.Will Miller kept the hat for years because ______.

A．he wanted to leave it to his child

B．it was valuable as a gift

C．he wanted to return it to its owner

D．he wanted to sell it one day

4.From the passage we can know Jeff Harris and Miller ______.

A．had been friends before the story happened

B．didn’t know the importance of the hat

C．often told sea stories to each other

D．once worked at sea

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Without warning, my father would knock on the door in the middle of night, drunken and begging my mother to open it. Later on, they lived their ______ lives and my mother was ____my family independently.

My father was always claiming he had been planning to do something for us, but he had no　 ______. The man who was ______ to love us, in fact, lacked the ______ of what it truly meant to love a child.

Maybe it was his complicated relationship to his father that made him ______. Maybe it was the pain ______ with a life of misfortune. Who knows? Whatever it was, it stole him from us, and ______ from me. Not understanding me, he simply ______ me—not just emotionally, but ______ as well. Never once did he hug me.

My best memories of him were from his ______ at participation. Once every month or two, he would ______ and drive us to Trucker’s Paradise. To me, the games were fun but easily forgotten. It was the ______ of my father that was most treasured.

It wasn’t until I was much older that I would find evidence of my father’s love.

When my favorite personal computer came onto the market, I convinced myself that I had to have it even though its price was far ______ my mother’s reach. I mowed （割草）every yard I could find that summer, ______ it still wasn’t enough. Then my dad agreed to help me ____the rest of the money by selling watermelons. This was the first time that I had ever spent time alone with him. He laughed and repeatedly ______ me as “my boy”, a phrase he relayed with a sense of ______.

It just goes to show that however distant the father and however broken the ______, there is still a need for even the smallest bit of ______ of a father’s love. Although he had never told me that he loved me, I would regard that day as the greatest evidence of that fact.

1.A. brief　　 B. separate　　 C. severe　　 D. unbearable

2.A. wishing for　　 B. looking for　　 C. applying for　　 D. providing for

3.A. intention　　 B. permission　　 C. possession　　 D. attention

4.A. advised　　 B. required　　 C. supposed　　 D. instructed

5.A. allocation　　 B. affection　　 C. guarantee　　 D. comprehension

6.A. cautious　　 B. distant　　 C. greedy　　 D. selfish

7.A. connected　　 B. related　　 C. faced　　 D. decorated

8.A. directly　　 B. officially　　 C. temporarily　　 D. particularly

9.A. supported　　 B. ignored　　 C. appreciated　　 D. blamed

10.A. physically　　 B. mentally　　 C. spiritually　　 D. psychologically

11.A. comments　　 B. responses　　 C. attempts　　 D. focuses

12.A. light us up　　 B. bring us up　　 C. put us up　　 D. pick us up

13.A. absence　　 B. reference　　 C. presence　　 D. preference

14.A. beyond　　 B. within　　 C. below　　 D. over

15.A. otherwise　　 B. yet　　 C. so　　 D. or

16.A. raise　　 B. rise　　 C. arise　　 D. arouse

17.A. recognized　　 B. regarded　　 C. introduced　　 D. treated

18.A. shame　　 B. pride　　 C. achievement　　 D. guilt

19.A. surroundings　　 B. feeling　　 C. gesture　　 D. bond

20.A. warning　　 B. signal　　 C. evidence　　 D. mark

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