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I wanted to be a journalist. But my parents reminded me that math makes money, so off to engineering school I went In my post-university young-adult life, I've managed to become ^traditionally successful."　 As a female engineer, I worked for a big oil company and owned a home. My life was laid out in front of me. and I didn't like what I saw.

So, I did what any respectable 24-year-old would do and left my life behind. I said goodbye to my boyfriend and pulled out my suitcase. I threw myself alone into the world with the grace and beauty of a baby deer taking its first steps with skateboards under its feet. I bloodied my knees mountain biking through the red rocks of Utah. I spent four days struggling through Yellowstone with 50 pounds on my back. Two Peruvian women along my Andean journey taught me how to roast coffee and helped me practice Spanish. It wasn't Vienna's cultural museums; it was a sunny piece of grass beside the Danube river with someone from my hostel （青年旅社） who quickly became a friend. It wasn't Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser （间歇喷泉）launching into the air; it was charging through Montana's ordinary landscape playing music so loud that the car windows shook. The truth is, I didn't actually need to be abroad to have almost any of my favorite experiences. They were just small everyday moments that happened to happen abroad, leading me to realize that the true value of my flight tickets were not the landmarks, but rather becoming an active participant in my own life.

I now spend less time online shopping and more time lying alone on the floor listening to an album cover — to — cover. I ask my friends how they're doing. Sometimes I surprise them with flowers to see them smile. I tell everyone to have a good day.

1.What can we learn, about the author from Paragraph 1 ?

A.She found her work challenging.

B.She was dissatisfied with her life.

C.She preferred math to journalism.

D.She dared not talk back to her parents,

2.Why does the author mention the journeys she has taken in the text?

A.To prove the importance of travel.

B.To express her joy with new friends.

C.To show what she learned from the travelling.

D.To introduce the landmarks she was interested in,

3.How has the travel probably changed the author?

A.She has become more independent.

B.She begins to enjoy her daily life more.

C.She begins to value her family's opinion.

D.She has become more interested in foreign cultures.

4.What message does the author try to convey in the text?

A.We shouldn't think life is better elsewhere.

B.Interest is the best teacher in choosing jobs.

C.Travel is the best way to spend your holidays.

D.The importance of travel

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I wanted to be a journalist. But my parents _______ that math makes money, so off to engineering school I went. In my post-university young-adult life, I’ve managed to become_______ successful. As a female _______, I worked for a big oil company and owned a home. My life was_______ in front of me, and I didn’t like what I saw.

So, I did what any respectable 24-year-old would do and left my _______ behind. I said goodbye to my job and _______ my suitcase. I _______ myself solo into the world with the grace and beauty of a baby deer taking its first steps with skateboards under its feet.

I _______ my knees mountain biking through the red rocks of Utah. I partied at a spring bath party in Budapest. I spent four days _______ through Yellowstone with 50 pounds on my back. I took a ________along the Danube river with someone from the hostel. They were just small everyday ________ that happened to happen abroad, leading me to realize that the true value of my flight tickets were not the ________ but rather becoming a( n) ________ participant in my own life.

I now spend less time online shopping and more time ________ alone on the floor listening to an album cover - to - cover. I ask my friends how they’re doing; sometimes, I ________ them with flowers to see them smile. I tell everyone to have a good day.

Maybe I’ll continue to be ________ for the next five years and touch down in dozens more countries. Maybe I’ll stay grounded in my home city, but the idea no longer ________ me. ________ with new wisdom earned in a year of travel, I know with complete ________ that there’s adventure hiding in any aspect of my life—as long as I’m ________ enough to look for it.

1.A.insisted B.predicted C.recalled D.ordered

2.A.commonly B.consciously C.conventionally D.officially

3.A.journalist B.engineer C.designer D.manager

4.A.laid out B.set down C.given out D.put away

5.A.job B.dream C.parents D.life

6.A.turned in B.pulled out C.took off D.looked through

7.A.made B.moved C.threw D.created

8.A.hugged B.loosened C.cured D.bloodied

9.A.hiking B.leaping C.reading D.crawling

10.A.visit B.walk C.drink D.look

11.A.moments B.conversations C.problems D.routines

12.A.feelings B.quarrels C.landmarks D.conflicts

13.A.wise B.brave C.active D.tough

14.A.lying B.eating C.running D.practicing

15.A.concern B.shock C.treat D.surprise

16.A.organized B.grateful C.kind D.selfish

17.A.cheers B.bothers C.attracts D.hurts

18.A.Connected B.Armed C.Faced D.Fed

19.A.respect B.surprise C.confidence D.confusion

20.A.glad B.good C.brilliant D.awake

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My parents want me to take_________maths lessons at the weekend, but I want to play and have fun.

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My parents always remind me to work hard at my lessons and I am forbidden to do_________except studying.

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My parents always remind me to make sure the electricity is turned off while I am having a bath, which would _____________ cause danger, leading to a dreadful consequence.

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Dear Cassy,

Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. In spite of the fact that you are only 15 years old, my wife and I would be willing to consider your application if you can meet a few modest requirements:

1. Submit（提交）three letters from teachers who will prove that you have never failed to follow directions perfectly in class and never failed to hand in a homework assignment（任务）on time.

2. Submit a note from two doctors which says that you are in perfect health, have never been sick, and never will be sick.

3. Submit a document（文件）from your physical education teacher or team coach that proves that you can do each of the following: Run two miles in less than nine minutes, climb an oily rope to a height of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing（平衡）a glass of water on your nose, and walk in bare feet over hot coals and broken glass without complaint or injury.

4. Submit letters from at least two mental health experts saying that you have never had a bad thought towards any living being or not living object.

5. Play and defeat five expert chess players with your eyes covered after going without sleep for 48 hours.

6. Wait patiently for two years while we make sure that all your documents are true.

Your loving and trusting friends,

The Smiths

60. From the letter we can know that ________.

A. Cassy wrote to the Smiths twice       B. Cassy loves children very much

C. Cassy will be in perfect health         D. Cassy does very well in her studies

61. What can we infer from the letter?

A. Their children are hard to baby-sit.     B. Their children are well educated.

C. Cassy is good at doing many things.    D. Cassy won’t get the job as a baby-sitter.

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

A. Rules for baby-sitting                B. Modest requirements

C. A job application letter               D. Private investigations

63. Which of the following words can best describe the Smiths?

A. Humorous.     B. Patient.          C. Honest.           D. Kind-hearted.

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Dear Cassy,

Thanks for reminding me by e-mail that you want to baby-sit our children. In spite of the fact that you are only 15 years old, my wife and I would be willing to consider your application if you can meet a few modest requirements:

1. Submit three letters from teachers who will prove that you have never failed to follow directions perfectly in class and never failed to hand in the homework on time.

2. Submit a note from two doctors which says that you are in perfect health, have never been sick, and never will be sick.

3. Submit a document (文件) from your physical education teacher or team coach that proves that you can do each of the following: Run two miles in less than nine minutes, climb an oily rope to a height of twenty feet in thirty seconds while balancing a glass of water on your nose, and walk in bare feet over hot coals and broken glass without complaint or injury.

4. Submit letters from at least two mental health experts saying that you have never had a bad thought towards any living being or not living object.

5. Play and defeat five expert chess players with your eyes covered after going without sleep for 48 hours.

6. Wait patiently for two years while we make sure that all your documents are true.

Your loving and trusting friends,

The Smiths

1. From the letter we can know that ______.

A. Cassy wrote to the Smiths twice               B. Cassy loves children very much

C. Cassy will be in perfect health          D. Cassy does very well in her studies

2. Which of the following can most probably replace the underlined word “submit”?

A. write            B. report                C. hand in         D. recommend

3. What can we infer from this text?

A. Their children are hard to baby-sit.        B. Their children are well educated.

C. Cassy is good at doing many things.       D. Cassy won't get the job as a baby-sitter.

4. Which of the following words can best describe the Smiths?

A. Humorous.     B. Patient.              C. Honest.        D. Kind-hearted.

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I try not to be biased（偏见）but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His social worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee. He was short, a little fat, with the smooth facial features and thick-togued speech of Down’s Syndrome（唐氏综合症）. I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks.

I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger, and within a month my regular trucker customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot. After that, I really didn't care what the rest of the customers thought of him. He was like a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumb or coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished.

Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home.

That's why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery. His social worker said that people with Downs Syndrome often had heart problems at an early age and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months.

A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery, and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Okay, Frannie, what was that all about?”

"We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay."

"I was wondering where he was. I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about?"

Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie's surgery, then sighed: "Yeah, I'm glad he is going to be OK," she said. "But I don't know how he and his Mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, they're barely getting by as it is."

Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables.

After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand.

"What's up?" I asked.

“I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this. This was folded and tucked under a coffee cup."

She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed "Something For Stevie".

That was three months ago. Today is New Year’s day , the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he had been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, I arranged to have his mother bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back. I took him and his mother by their arms. “To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me.”

I led them toward a large corner booth. I could feel and hear truck customers and the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. We stopped in front of the big table. Its surface was covered with coffee cups and dinner plates, all sitting slightly on dozens of folded paper napkins.

"First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess," I said.

Stevie looked at me, and then pulled out one of the napkins. It had "Something for Stevie" printed on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it.

I turned to his mother. “There's more than $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!”

While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table.

1.Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie?

A．Stevie was not that reliable.        B．Stevie was mentally disabled

C．Stevie was too short and fat.        D．Stevie was bad-tempered

2.What made the author not fully satisfied with Stevie’s work?

A．That he made customers uncomfortable.                        B．That he couldn’t pay attention to his duties.

C．That he often spilled cups of coffee.                        D．That he usually cleaned the table too early.

3.By saying the underlined words in Paragaraph3, the author meant that the money she paid Stevie________.

A．could help Stevie out of the trouble                        B．could send Stevie to a group home

C．couldn’t thoroughly solve Stevie’s problem                   D．could make a great difference to Stevie’s life

4.Why did the author ask Stevie to clean up the mess on the table?

A．Stevie could pick up the money that was given to him.

B．The table was so dirty that it needed cleaning.

C．It was Stevie’s duty to clean the table.

D．She wanted to congratulate Stevie on his coming back.

5.What made Stevie popular among the staff and customers in the restaurant?

A．His special appearance.              B．His hard work and optimism.

C．His funny speeches and actions.  D．His kind-hearted behaviour.

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_______ young girl reminded me of my youth gone. I’m now ______ has-been that can tell what to do or not to do.

A. The;a      B. A; the     C. A; a      D. The;不填

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(2013·南京金陵中学模拟)I failed again，but my parents encouraged me and told me that failure________the mother of success.

A．was　    B．is

C．be　    D．been

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