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Growing up in South Carolina, I was always athletic. I joined the school basketball team with the guys in the neighborhood.

One afternoon, I ______ in the yard. An hour later, I tried to get up from a chair, but I found that I couldn’t ______. So my mother took me to the hospital. It ______ nearly six months to diagnose (诊断)______ was wrong with me and I couldn’t ______ like I used to. I sat on the bench while the other ______ played.

After a while, I ______ doing a little putting. It wasn’t easy ______, because I had a lot of ______ in my hands. I had played some ______ golf when I was seven, but it had ______ caught my interest—it was too quiet for me. Now it hurt each time I hit the ball. But I was happy to be ______, happy to have a chance to ______ again, and I fell in love with the sport.

One day, my father said to me, “Let’s try golf.” He carried me onto the course.______ him hit all those good shots made me want to do it too.

By the time I was 13, I was good but not very good. That made me ______, so I started working hard. I ______ the high school team, but I got ______ when I didn’t win, so I worked even harder. After practice, I hit another nine holes by myself. Golf was the most ______ game I’d ever played.

I got a ______ to the university of South Carolina and became a professional ______ after I graduated.

1.A. walked straight　　 B. walked down　　 C. fell behind　　 D. fell over

2.A. sleep　　 B. move　　 C. play　　 D. sit

3.A. took　　 B. lasted　　 C. cost　　 D. wasted

4.A. which　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. who

5.A. study　　 B. run　　 C. learn　　 D. hit

6.A. doctors　　 B. nurses　　 C. kids　　 D. patients

7.A. tried　　 B. avoided　　 C. admitted　　 D. remembered

8.A. in all　　 B. at least　　 C. at last　　 D. at first

9.A. pain　　 B. secrets　　 C. strength　　 D. power

10.A. senior　　 B. junior　　 C. good　　 D. professional

11.A. even　　 B. ever　　 C. never　　 D. still

12.A. home　　 B. separate　　 C. inside　　 D. outside

13.A. race　　 B. relax　　 C. compete　　 D. wave

14.A. Seeing　　 B. Helping　　 C. Preventing　　 D. Hearing

15.A. happy　　 B. sad　　 C. homesick　　 D. content

16.A. supported　　 B. visited　　 C. trusted　　 D. made

17.A. angry　　 B. nervous　　 C. allergic　　 D. popular

18.A. delicate　　 B. desperate　　 C. changeable　　 D. challenging

19.A. scholarship　　 B. certificate　　 C. passage　　 D. train

20.A. doctor　　 B. expert　　 C. athlete　　 D. actor

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As a little girl growing up in the early 1960s in a suburb of Pittsburgh, it was not always easy to find role models, But I was lucky. In my childhood, I knew smart, strong women who had accomplished much, one of whom invented the world’s first computer compiler (编译器).

Recently, though, I learned about a role model who was right under my nose—my own mother.

Growing up, I knew she had worked as a secretary before I was born. I knew that she had joined the WAVES—the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service branch of the U.S. Naval Reserve (海军预备队)—during World War Ⅱ. And I knew she’d worked in an office that was involved with codes (编码). But when she talked about it—rare, because she had been sworn to secrecy—she described her duties as ordinary, routine. I never questioned it. After all, the woman I knew was a reserved suburban mom.

Not long ago, a chance conversation with a colleague led me to the book, Code Girls. It tells the story of the WAVES, who decrypted (解码) and encrypted secret messages during the war. They worked around the clock, knowing that the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers—their brothers, husbands, fathers—were on the line.

Inspired, I began a journey to explore the mystery of my mother’s service that continues to this day. I got some of her working records about her unit, OP19. In two years, she was promoted three times. She was no secretary, and her duties were hardly ordinary.

My mother always encouraged my interest in science and insisted to my father that I go to college. “You’re going to grow up to be another Madame Curie,” she told me. She was always pointing at other women. She did not see herself as someone to model on. Neither did I. Now I see her differently.

1.Why didn’t the author’s mother tell the truth about her job?

A. She was afraid of being fired by her company.

B. She thought her job was just unremarkable.

C. She thought secretary was better than her real job.

D. She knew well what to be expected of her career.

2.Which of the following words can best describe the authors mother?

A. Devoted and faithful. B. Ambitious and reserved.

C. Cooperative and sincere. D. Hardworking and skeptical.

3.What can we learn from the text?

A. The author doubted her mother’s job when she was a child.

B. The author’s mother saw herself as an example to follow.

C. Code Girls’ job is more important than that of the soldiers.

D. Code Girls inspired the author to learn more of her mother.

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

A. Code Girls, My Favourite Book.

B. Mom, My Real Role Model.

C. The OP19, A Buried Secret.

D. WAVES, A Mysterious Organization.

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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home 1. a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of 2. life threw at her.

When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad 3.　 (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart　 4. Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.

Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had 5. her.

Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the 6. (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia（痴呆） grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn’t know 7. I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize 8.　 . She looked down at my hand 9.　 (hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went 10.　 (peace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me, her spirit still remembered love.

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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home1.　　　 a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of 2.　　　 　 life threw at her.

When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad 3.　　　 　 (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart 4.　　　 　 Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.

Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had 5.　　　 her.

Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the 6.　　　 　 (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn’t know 7.　　　 　 I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize 8.　　　 　 . She looked down at my hand9.　　　 　 (hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went 10.　　　 　　 (peace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me, her spirit still remembered love.

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My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman．I always felt blessed growing up in her home1. a boy．She worked hard，laughed loud，and was never afraid of 2.life threw at her．

When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties，my Dad 3.(force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home．It was with a heavy heart4.Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home．

Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room．It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had　 5.her．

Shortly after that birthday，however，life gave her the 6.(tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too．The Dementia（痴呆） grew worse and worse．At times when I visited her she didn’t know 7.I was．During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept．When she awoke，her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize8.．She looked down at my hand9.(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away，she smiled at me．Then she closed her eyes and went10.(peace) back to sleep．I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me，her spirit still remembered love．

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As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of for a woman to do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2001, when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time, I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community announced that they were having an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.

In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard nothing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldn’t believe it. Inspired by this, I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.

On June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friends gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasn’t frightened—I was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay instructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever felt—much better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.

Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me and realize that you don’t stop living just because you are 84 years old. If there’s something you want to experience, look into it. If it’s something that is possible, make it happen.

1.What happened to the author in 2001?

A. She flew an airplane.

B. She entered a competition.

C. She went on a hot air balloon ride.

2.The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to ________.

A. make her argument persuasive

B. show her admiration for him

C. compare their health condition

D. build up her own reputation

3. How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?

A. Excited.         B. Regretful.           C. Nervous.         D. Scared.

4.What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?

A. The beautiful clouds.                    B. The wonderful view.

C. The company of Jay.                      D. The one-minute free fall.

5.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Impossible is nothing.                   B. A dream made come true.

C. An unforgettable skydiving.              D. I Went Skydiving at 84!

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I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once 36  and did not know the 37  very well, I was on the 38  after I had made some inquiries (询问).

At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to 39  several hills and was dangerous, I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be 40 .

Something strange happened after I drove a long 41  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to 42 , but the hilly road I decided to avoid. I realized that it was at the 43  that I had made the 44  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself. If I went back to take that road again, it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thinking it 45 , I decided to go on. “If 46  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I 47  myself

The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that 48 . In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, 49  up and down two low 50 .There was 51  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and 52  with cows and horses. My fear was 53  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and 54  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural. Even my used car forgot to give me 55 . It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

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As a teenager in the 1960s, growing up in suburbs south of Boston, I fell under the control of the very pleasantly ____ mysteries of the Chinese language. Someday, I told myself, I would ______ the meanings of the mysteries.

So, entering college, I decided to ______ the study of Chinese. But my small college in Maine offered no courses in that language. Following graduation from college. I entered an evening course at a language center for adults, and thus ______ my personal journey in the study of Chinese. That journey ______ George Washington and Georgetown universities, the Department of State’s Foreign Language Institute’s early morning classes. and after a 15-year ______, restarted in tutoring classes starting in 1999 and later in independent study at George Mason University without:______. From 1983 and through the following decades, a dozen business trips to China ______ my study of Chinese, I experienced the amazing change of China.

My connection to China grew even stronger when quite ______ my daughter Carmen started her study of Chinese at Haverford College. After her graduation, the Confucius Institute ______ her a yearlong scholarship to study Chinese at Beijing Language and Culture University. She remained in Beijing for three years, working for a company that helps Chinese high school students ______ top U.S. colleges and universities.

In 2012, I retired.______ that I should find some way to show appreciation for the Confucius Institute’s generosity toward my family, I began to ______ weekly presentations about Chinese affairs sponsored by George Mason’s Confucius Institute, where by late 2014 this.______ contact had led to the formation of a Chinese Reading Club. By mid-2016 six experienced Chinese learners could read and discuss difficult, ______ literary shorter works of such ______ Chinese authors as Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, and Su Tong.

Under the teachers guidance the ______ and joys of the group meetings to understand the secrets of the short stories I read, in Chinese, have brought me to a deeper understanding of China. I am personally ______ for the opportunity provided. I can only suggest George Mason Confucius Institute consider ______ the model of this reading group to others, as the worlds most spoken and read language is ______ popular among the Westerners who have started the wonderful voyage to it.

1.A. relaxing B. inviting C. developing D. confusing

2.A. uncover B. deepen C. explain D. evaluate

3.A. look into B. break off C. take up D. seek out

4.A. spread B. postponed C. shared D. launched

5.A. wound through B. shook off C. set up D. lived with

6.A. interaction B. break C. improvement D. exchange

7.A. barriers B. inspiration C. guidance D. destinations

8.A. strengthened B. started C. interrupted D. ended

9.A. on the contrary B. on purpose C. to some extent D. by accident

10.A. returned B. lent C. showed D. awarded

11.A. try out B. apply to C. deal with D. adapt to

12.A. Requesting B. Hearing C. Reflecting D. Demanding

13.A. attend B. join C. post D. condemn

14.A. prepared B. portable C. casual D. complicated

15.A. regularly B. highly C. rapidly D. properly

16.A. rejected B. annoyed C. suspected D. respected

17.A. weaknesses B. challenges C. sufferings D. strengths

18.A. desperate B. concerned C. grateful D. anxious

19.A. guaranteeing B. canceling C. selling D. promoting

20.A. increasingly B. discouragingly C. frighteningly D. decreasingly

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When I was growing up, 16 was always a magical age, a symbol of maturity, responsibility and of course more independence and freedom.  I sat through the hours of Driver’s Ed classes eager to get out on the road. I couldn’t wait to get my driver’s license.

But it’s a different story for today’s teens. In January, the U.S. Department Transportation released 2012 data that showed only 30.7 percent of U.S. teens got their license at age 16, Twenty years before, that number was almost 45 percent.

There are numbers of reasons for the fall – off. The growing responsibilities like paying for insurance and high gas prices discourage teens from getting behind the wheel. Plus, many teens today are so busy with homework, endless hours of activities and part-time jobs, that finding the time for Driver’s Ed classes may be more difficult that ever.

In addition, many states have raised the driving age, or restricted when teens can drive and who they can have in the car. Parents may also be making their own personal restrictions until they feel their teens are responsible enough to drive safely.

Driving is part of the American culture, but it’s not the central focus like it was 25 years ago. They have so many other things to do now. One of the more interesting factors delaying teens driving might be the change of their social life. Today, teens need to look no further than Face book or other social networking sites to connect with their friends. There is simply less need, maybe less desire, to be able to grab the keys and go.

Michelle Wei got her license as a senior in high school because her digital social life made it easy no to drive. “If I couldn’t get a ride to see my friend who lives a town over,” the 19-year-old said, “I could talk on IM or Skype.”

Research has shown that these online relationships can lead to higher quality friendships, so it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, it’s important to find a balance. If old face-to-face friendships are good, why not drive to find them?

1.We can infer from the first paragraph that         .

A．Driver’s Ed classes allowed teens to know what maturity was

B．getting a driving license at 16 was a must for American teens

C．16 was considered an age when one could get his driver’s license

D．teens could drive on the road without taking Driver’s Ed classes

2.What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Desire to drive on the road declines among American teens.

B．Getting a license costs much more than ever before.

C．Social networking sites are changing the life of American teens.

D．American teens are becoming more responsible than ever.

3.Michelle’s Wei’s example is used to explain ________.

A．why American teens are crazy about digital social life

B．what social networking websites are bringing to American teens

C．to what degree the Internet is affecting the American car culture

D．what the Internet does to help teens to get a driving license

4.The last paragraph is reminding the readers that        .

A．the Internet h as a bad effect on the teen’s social life

B．teens should keep a balance in choosing their lifestyle

C．actual contacts can be replaced by talking on line

D．face-to-face friendship is always the best choice

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When John was growing up, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always had him weeding the garden, carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers. But when John reached adulthood, he was better off than his childhood playmates. He had more job satisfaction, a better marriage and was healthier. Most of all, he was happier. Far happier.

These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston. The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not. ＂Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力) and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,＂ said George Vaillant, the psychologist(心理学家) who made the discovery. ＂And because they felt good about themselves, others felt good about them.＂

Vaillant’s study followed these males in great detail. Interviews were repeated at ages 25,31 and 47. Under Vaillant, the researchers compared the men’s mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores. Points were awarded for part-time jobs, housework, effort in school, and ability to deal with problems.

The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp. Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people, five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed. The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.

Working — at any age — is important. Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility, independence, confidence and competence — the underpinnings(基础) of emotional health. They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals. The most competent adults are those who know how to do this. Yet work isn’t everything. As Tolstoy once said, ＂One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love, to work for the person one loves and to love one’s work.＂

1.What do we know about John?

A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.

B.He had few childhood playmates.

C.He received little love from his family.

D.He was envied by others in his childhood.

2.Vaillant’s words in Paragraph 2 serve as　　　.

A.a description of personal values and social values

B.an analysis of how work was related to competence

C.an example for parents’ expectations of their children

D.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men

3.Vaillant’s team obtained their findings by　　　.

A.recording the boys’ effort in school

B.evaluating the men’s mental health

C.comparing different sets of scores

D.measuring the men’s problem solving ability

4.What does the underlined word ＂sharp＂ probably mean in Paragraph 4?

A.Quick to react. B.Having a thin edge.

C.Clear and definite. D.Sudden and rapid.

5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A.Competent adults know more about love than work.

B.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.

C.Love brings more joy to people than work does.

D.Independence is the key to one’s success.

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