Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .

This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .

When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .

No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质)are needed for success, not just the high grade .

Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ”  However, gaokao pays too attention  to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .

As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .

1.The US College pay special attention to ________.

A.students’family background .

B.the different achievement

C.students’ideas about way of life .

D.the school a student is from .

2.When at high school, the writer ________.

A.had a lot of activities .

B.did not work hard at her lessons .

C.did well in gaokao

D.had no time to play the guitar .

3.From the passage, we know that the writer may ________.

A.go to college in America .

B.give up the US college interview .

C.become a good football player in the US.

D.change the present situation of eduction .

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. My school life abroad.             B. Different exams in the US.

C My view on gaokao           D. The importance of school grades

 

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain.   1   as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm(韵律)of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t   2  listening to it and thinking of the garden in which I spent my childhood(童年) in my hometown.

When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and   3 , with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I    4   to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the    5   raindrops(雨点).

When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row(持续不断地), they    6  a curtain made up of pearls(珍珠); when the raindrops   7  the ground, a lot of small sprays(水花)will splash(溅出)and then disappear slowly.

I have been   8  interested in watching such a scene. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and peaceful in my heart. This feeling of peace makes me think a lot about life. We are the    9  of the earth, and one day we will embrace(拥抱)our earth and stay with her forever. Life is short and we should treasure it.

Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the    10   of life.

1.                A.Surprised       B.Sad            C.Excited   D.Angry

 

2.                A.stand          B.stop           C.like  D.think

 

3.                A.leaves          B.animals         C.children D.trees

 

4.                A.happened       B.wanted         C.wished   D.used

 

5.                A.falling          B.singing          C.fallen    D.broken

 

6.                A.make          B.form           C.cause    D.rise

 

7.                A.see            B.get            C.reach    D.cover

 

8.                A.always          B.never          C.sometimes    D.seldom

 

9.                A.children        B.owner          C.friends   D.master

 

10.               A.length         B.meaning        C.number   D.quality

 

 

 My 4-year-old daughter Maddie once taught me a good lesson.

One day, we were taking a walk in the park. Then we   31   some kids (小孩) around an old lady, laughing at her. A little boy said, "Look at this funny lady! She is    32   and she is crying!"

    Maddie walked to the woman. I wanted to    33   her away from the woman. But Maddie sat   34    the woman and held her hand. The woman looked down at Maddie and a    35   appeared on her face. Maddie gave the woman a hug(拥抱) and then left.

    On the way home, I asked her, "Maddie,    36    did you go up to that woman for and hold her hand? All the other kids were either laughing at her or     37     her?"

    Maddie looked at me and said, "I did that to tell her God (上帝)    38    her. It can make her feel better!" I was    39   . A 4-year-old little girl showed me what love   40   means. What a kind girl!

1. A. heard           B. saw          C. asked         D. met

2.A. hungry          B. shy          C. dirty          D. ill

3. A. bring           B. send          C. carry         D. take

4. A. beside          B. behind        C. next          D. between

5. A. question        B. change        C. smile         D. pity

6. A. what           B. how          C. why          D. which

7. A. worried about    B. crazy about    C. afraid of       D. tired of

8. A. loves           B. follows       C. needs         D. knows

9. A. glad            B. strange       C. excited        D. surprised

10. A. usually          B. really        C. certainly       D. finally

 

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