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My grandfather spent most of his life in a turbulent (动乱的) India. After settling in New York, he took up his true passion: gardening.

Grandfather’s garden was where I took refuge (避难) from a world of adults and schoolwork. My grandfather cultivated squash (南瓜) and tomatoes — it was not rare to find me somewhere in the garden, either secretly eating a tomato, or just sitting and admiring my grandfather’s hard work. However, as time went by, I did not have the chance to visit his house as often as I used to.

On my eleventh birthday, I received a gift bag wrapped in pretty paper from my grandfather. Excited to see what he had given to me for my birthday, I tore apart the paper only to find a yellow squash. I was very angry. What a stupid present!

But gradually, I realized that in my developing a relationship with his garden, I had unknowingly grown very close to my grandfather himself, something he wished to remind me of through his gift. His commitment towards doing things definitely influenced me. It could bring him a sense of accomplishment. Because of him, I try to model the idea of approaching everything with both drive and passion.

My grandfather passed away five years ago, but his influence on me could not be bigger than it is today. As I prepare to enter college and move on from my relatively sheltered high school life toward achieving complete independence, allowing my passions to find their way into whatever I may be doing will be very necessary. I still look up to my grandfather very much to this day, and I hope that one day I will be able to sow in my own garden, and give someone else a squash on his or her birthday — it was the most meaningful gift I have ever received.

1. When the author was young, she often visited the garden mainly to ______.

A. have a taste of her favorite vegetables

B. help her grandfather cultivate the garden

C. escape from the adults and schoolwork

D. admire her grandfather’s hard work

2. When the author saw the squash gift from her grandfather, she was ______.

A. excited　　 B. confused

C. curious　　 D. upset

3. Why did the grandfather send the author a squash?

A. Squash was the author’s favorite vegetable.

B. Squash was the greatest achievement of him.

C. He wanted to remind the author that they had been close.

D. He wanted the author to follow his career.

4. What’s the best title for the text?

A. A Special Gift — Yellow Squash

B. Grandfather and India

C. Life with Grandfather

D. Gardening and Life

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My grandfather spent most of his life in a turbulent (动乱的) India. After settling in New York, he took up his true passion: gardening.

Grandfather’s garden was where I took refuge (避难) from a world of adults and schoolwork. My grandfather cultivated squash (南瓜) and tomatoes — it was not rare to find me somewhere in the garden, either secretly eating a tomato, or just sitting and admiring my grandfather’s hard work. However, as time went by, I did not have the chance to visit his house as often as I used to.

On my eleventh birthday, I received a gift bag wrapped in pretty paper from my grandfather. Excited to see what he had given to me for my birthday, I tore apart the paper only to find a yellow squash. I was very angry. What a stupid present!

But gradually, I realized that in my developing a relationship with his garden, I had unknowingly grown very close to my grandfather himself, something he wished to remind me of through his gift. His commitment towards doing things definitely influenced me. It could bring him a sense of accomplishment. Because of him, I try to model the idea of approaching everything with both drive and passion.

My grandfather passed away five years ago, but his influence on me could not be bigger than it is today. As I prepare to enter college and move on from my relatively sheltered high school life toward achieving complete independence, allowing my passions to find their way into whatever I may be doing will be very necessary. I still look up to my grandfather very much to this day, and I hope that one day I will be able to sow in my own garden, and give someone else a squash on his or her birthday — it was the most meaningful gift I have ever received.

1.When the author was young, she often visited the garden mainly to ______.

A. have a taste of her favorite vegetables

B. help her grandfather cultivate the garden

C. escape from the adults and schoolwork

D. admire her grandfather’s hard work

2.When the author saw the squash gift from her grandfather, she was ______.

A. excited　　 B. confused

C. curious　　 D. upset

3.Why did the grandfather send the author a squash?

A. Squash was the author’s favorite vegetable.

B. Squash was the greatest achievement of him.

C. He wanted to remind the author that they had been close.

D. He wanted the author to follow his career.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A. A Special Gift — Yellow Squash

B. Grandfather and India

C. Life with Grandfather

D. Gardening and Life

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On the last day of his life, my dog Otto spent that morning of spring napping in the garden. This was always one of his favorite things to do, even before the days when he was too old and too weak to get out of a car by himself.

I probably would have started crying over Otto right then, if my two other little dogs hadn't suddenly raced past. Larry, who was a puppy, got knocked into Otto, then licked Otto's ear, and that got Otto excited, and Otto barked and tried to stand up again, but it was hard for him.

Soon it was time for me to drive to see Steve, our vet.

When Steve gave Otto the first shot, it made him woozy (眩晕的). Otto wandered over to where Steve and I were sitting and settled down between us. He has always liked to touch everyone in his pack, if possible, while he sleeps.

After Steve gave him the last shot and Otto stopped breathing, he didn't look like Otto anymore. He looked like an old gray-brown piece of beat-up carpet, and I suddenly realized what bad shape he'd been in for a long, long time. I wondered if he'd been in much more pain than I knew. Wondering made me feel even worse.

The week after Otto died was not good. Every morning when I walked Larry and Sticky in the neighborhood, somebody would come up and say they had heard about Otto and they were sorry. They were all Otto's friends and some of them cried. Others, like Debbie who lives on my street, reminded me about how, even at the end. Otto would stand between her twins' stroller (婴儿车) and the street when the garbage truck went by. "Like it was his job to protect them," she marveled.

Otto has left us, but his memory lives on.

1.How did the author feel when Otto was napping in the garden?

A. She felt like crying.                    B. She thought life was beautiful.           C. She found spring was wonderful.           D. She was relieved.

2.According to the passage, how did the dog die?

A. He had an accident on the street.            B. He died naturally.                  C. He was made to die by a vet.                D. He starved.

3.What can we know about Otto?

A. He was already too old to bark.              B. He liked people to keep him company.     C. He died a very painful death.               D. He was protected by the neighbours.

4.We can see from the passage that Sticky is a ______.

A. cat              B. dog                  C. child             D. neighbour

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Though brought up in Los Angeles, Steven Davidson spent his whole life　　　　 in New York．

A．mostly　　　　　　 　　 　 B．constantly

C．roughly　 　　　　　　　　 D．merely

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Though brought up in Los Angeles, Steven Davidson spent his whole life　　　　 in New York．

A．mostly　　　　　　     B．constantly　　　　     C．roughly     D．merely

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Though brought up in Los Angeles, Steven Davidson spent his whole life　　　　 in New York．

A．mostly　　 B．constantly

C．roughly　 D．merely

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For much of our life, my mother and I hated each other. I spent most of my childhood ______ with her – or trying to avoid her, as well as her bitterness, unhappiness and endless smoking. I learned how to defend myself with ______ designed to hurt her. In turn, she vowed(发誓) I would have a ______ who would feel the way about me that I felt about her.

Many years later when my husband and I decided to have a child, I was ______ to have a girl. I couldn’t ______ the thought of a daughter who might not love me – or who would want to ______ me. As soon as I became pregnant, I was convinced I was having a boy. In the delivery room, on my doctor putting my baby into my arms, I couldn’t wait to tell my mother I had a ______, while “he” was a girl. At that moment, I couldn’t imagine wanting anyone but her.

____I couldn’t forget my mother’s teasing(耻笑的) vow, even after she died, I felt a little relived about it.______ my daughter got older, whenever we argued, I worried we were ______ the same awful path that my mother and I had gone down.

Last summer, my daughter ______ 18, the same age when my mother threw me out of her apartment for ______. However, I was with her, planning for her first year at college. When my husband and I dropped her off at her school in New York, I finally ______ to her my biggest fear that we would end up like me and my mother. “That will never happen.” she _______ me, kissing me goodbye. Six weeks later, my husband and I returned to the campus. I ______ myself arguing with my daughter about her messy room, not using the library and her mistake of choosing the room near the bathroom. I couldn’t stop myself. And then ______ came: “You’re just like your mother,” my daughter screamed. “I hate you.” And then she ______.

I finally heard the words I had always dreaded. But maybe that was because I ______ them. I had always worried the bond I shared with my daughter would ______. Later that evening, we picked my daughter up to a restaurant. We ate ______. But when we separated, I hugged her. The next morning, she called telling she loved me. There wasn’t anything to be afraid of anymore. There was just a relationship we should work on with each other.

1.A.fighting B.playing C.sharing D.communicating

2.A.weapons B.activities C.actions D.words

3.A.husband B.daughter C.child D.friend

4.A.uncertain B.unlucky C.afraid D.willing

5.A.have B.afford C.hold D.bear

6.A.love B.obey C.escape from D.keep from

7.A.daughter B.son C.baby D.life

8.A.But B.Furthermore C.And D.Or

9.A.When B.As C.While D.With

10.A.in B.on C.at D.along

11.A.became B.grew C.turned D.went

12.A.all B.nothing C.my good D.good

13.A.admitted B.informed C.presented D.told

14.A.reflected B.referred C.pardoned D.promised

15.A.wanted B.asked C.found D.forced

16.A.they B.she C.it D.that

17.A.stormed away B.gave away C.looked away D.walked away

18.A.deserved B.demanded C.equaled D.appreciated

19.A.break B.tear C.last D.crash

20.A.in vain B.in brief C.in general D.in silence

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My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an 36 job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to 37 my life or the lives of the people around me.

Two years ago my wife 38 me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a 39 in history. Last term I took a political science class. The 40 Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He 41 in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor 42 someone who was so overqualified（资历过高的）worked at a small community college, she 43 told me because he wanted to.

This 44 me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my 45 forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to 46 the kinds of students he believed would make a 47 in the world. He said that 48 the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city 49 because the students there showed the 50 promise and cared deeply for their education.

Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and 51 us to take part in our community in any way we 52 .

I thought that I was the 53 one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same 54 that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to 55 our country, our community and ourselves.

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My name is Scott and I am 36 years old. I have spent most of my adult life doing an 41 job, so I had a very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) view of life and the world around me. I saw no point in trying to 42 my life or the lives of the people around me.

Two years ago my wife 43 me to return to school and work toward a career where I would find satisfaction. So I entered Long Beach City College to pursue a 44  in history. Last term I took a political science class. The   45 Dr. Rock had such a great effect on me. He 46  in the Air Force, worked in the U.S. nuclear program and served in the White House. When I asked another instructor   47 someone who was so overqualified worked at a small community college, she 48 told me because he wanted to.

This 49 me, so I asked Dr. Rock himself why he did not pursue a better role in his career. What he told me has changed my 50 forever. He told me that by working at the college he  would be able to 51 the kinds of students he believed would make a 52  in the world. He said that   53 the right motivation and support, the students he taught could become the future leaders of our country. He said that he preferred the inner city 54 because the students there showed the 55 promise and cared deeply for their education.

Dr. Rock paid attention to the needs of the community. He taught me how to care and 56 us to take part in our community in any way we 57 .

I thought that I was the 58 one that was affected by his lessons, but at the end of the term I found that the entire class had felt the same 59 that came over me. Dr. Rock taught us how to 60 our country, our community and ourselves.

1.                A．irregular        B．unsatisfying      C．impatient D．unfamiliar

2.                A．taste           B．feel            C．better    D．respect

3.                A．convinced      B．suggested       C．ordered  D．informed

4.                A．degree         B．reward         C．success   D．career

5.                A．headmaster     B．classmate       C．officer   D．instructor

6.                A．played         B．served         C．assisted   D．succeeded

7.                A．where         B．how           C．why D．whether

8.                A．angrily         B．hurriedly        C．nervously D．simply

9.                A．interested      B．frightened       C．worried  D．troubled

10.               A．feeling         B．spirit           C．life   D．family

11.               A．remember      B．reach          C．watch D．calm

12.               A．promise        B．decision        C．difference D．choice

13.               A．beyond        B．through        C．for   D．with

14.               A．environment    B．college         C．education  D．background

15.               A．most           B．usual          C．deepest   D．strongest

16.               A．forced         B．warned         C．encouraged    D．invited

17.               A．could          B．did            C．should    D．had

18.               A．few           B．just            C．first  D．only

19.               A．time           B．change         C．pressure  D．reaction

20.               A．appeal to       B．make for        C．turn to    D．care about

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Most of his time                in reading novels.

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