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America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
? America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I ? ? the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be? ? ? , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
? The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a? ? ? of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my? ? ? and to Allah’s will. ? ? ? , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n) ? ? ? , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the? ? ? that I’d get at school.
? I? ? ? on my own that sixth grade was the? ? ? I should start wearing the hijab. I was ? ? about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or? ? ? be scared of me and? ? ? my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no? ? ? of differences.
? On the first day of school, I put all those? ? ? thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but? ? ? I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
? I was? ? ? about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —? ? ? — about the hijab and why I wore it.
? I did hear some kids were making fun of me, ? ? there was one girl----she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much---and she spoke? ? ? me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
? Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the? ? ? of America.
1.A. believe in???? B. stick to????????????? C. carry out????????????? D. push for
2.A. dependent???? B. free? ????????????? C. sensitive????????????? D. different
3.A. signal????????????? ???? B. sign????????????? C. reminder????????????? D. cause
4.A. religion????????????? ???? B. country????????????? C. parents????????????? D. status
5.A. In a word????????????? ???? B. In general?? C. To be exact????????????? D. To be honest
6.A. princess????????????? ???? B. heroine????????????? C. individual????????????? D. adult
7.A. praise????????????? ???? B. punishment????????????? C. reaction????????????? D. reflection
8.A. hoped? ????????????? ???? B. expected????????????? C. realized????????????? D. decided
9.A. time????????????? ???? B. chance????????????? C. case????????????? D. occasion
10.A. disappointed? B. scared????????????? C. enthusiastic????????????? D. angry
11.A. still????????????? ???? B. already????????????? C. even????????????? D. ever
12.A. show off??? B. pull off????????????? C. pick up????????????? D. put up
13.A. rejection???? B. ignorance????????????? C. awareness????????????? D. acceptance
14.A. negative???? B. optimistic????????????? C. serious????????????? D. strange
15.A. often????????????? ???? B. inside????????????? C. only????????????? D. outside
16.A. concerned?? B. particular??? C. wrong??????? ????????????? D. convinced
17.A. respectfully? B. cautiously????????????? C. suspiciously????????????? D. critically
18.A. and????????????? ???? B. so????????????? C. but????????????? D. or
19.A. in terms of?? B. in front of????????????? C. in charge of????????????? D. in favor of
20.A. significance? B. beauty????????????? C. value????????????? D. power
I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in (旁听生） for another l8 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unmarried college graduate student, and she decided to, put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course. " My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers, She only gave in a few months later when my parents promised that would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I artlessly chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and ail of my working class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the $ 5 deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
1.From the passage we know that the author .
A. was adopted by a lawyer and his wife
B. dropped out when he was 17 years old
C. The author was admitted to Stanford
D. valued his dropping out
2.The author dropped out mainly because .
A. His academic performance was very poor.
B. He did not want to waste his parents' money.
C. His parents were too poor to afford the college tuition.
D. He didn't think university could help him to get a well-paid job
3.Why did the author think dropping out was a good decision?
A. He could transfer to Stanford.
B. He could follow his passion.
C. He didn't have to attend classes any more.
D. He could spend more time in Hare Krishna temple.
4.What can be inferred from this passage ?
A. The author was taking a risk when he made the decision of dropping out.
B. The author enjoyed the comfort and pleasure of life after he dropped out.
C. The author's parents were very angry at his decision.
D. The author was a very curious person.
I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you aren’t top of the class at school.
1.What is the author’s present job?
A．Working part-time in a college.
B．Taking care of children for a family.
C．Helping children with their schoolwork.
D．Looking after children at a kindergarten.
2.When staying with the two girls’ family, the author ________.
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week
3.Why did the author leave her first job?
A．She found a full-time job.
B．She was fed up with children.
C．She decided to attend a part-time course.
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.
4.What has the author learned from her own experiences?
A．Less successful students can still have a career.
B．Qualifications are necessary for a career.
C．Hard work makes an excellent student.
D．One must choose the job she like.
How I Turned to Be Optimistic
I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.
I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see-—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving never to come back was hardly in my head then.
The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism, but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times."
My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with Immigration officers, took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.
From my experiences I have learned one important rule: almost all common troubles eventually go away! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.
1.How did the author get to know America?
A． From her relatives. B． From her mother.
C． From books and pictures. D． From radio programs.
2.Upon leaving for America the author felt_______.
A. confused B. excited C. worried D amazed
3.For the first two years in New York, the author _________.
A. often lost her way B. did not think about her future
C. studied in three different schools D got on well with her stepfather
4.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A. She worked as a translator. B. She attended a lot of job interviews.
C. She paid telephone bills for her family. D She helped her family with her English.
Summer school is something a kid will never forget. For some, it’s a way to advance past their classmates. For most, summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course. It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation; it was my mother.
I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school. My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city. It was an experience I will never forget. I was not concerned with making friends. I was there to get credit (学分) for a course that I should have received credit for the previous semester. It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this.
The fees were lowest but the experience was amazing. I enjoyed. I didn’t miss the day. The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month. I passed the course with an A. I was thrown into an awkward situation and actually enjoyed it. My friends didn’t even know I took the course. Most of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day.
Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. This situation made me feel more independent. I made friends. I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. While attending college, I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college. Some kids get pushed too much but some don’t get pushed enough. I was never pushed enough.
Enable your children to struggle for success. If your child needs summer school you explain to them why it’s important. Some parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their children’s education. Follow through and follow up.
1.Most students go to the summer school in order to ______.
A．find good jobs after graduation B．become top students in their class
C．have a chance to make more friends D．graduate successfully on time
2.What made the author go to summer school for the first time?
A．What he had done . B．His mother’s wish.
C．His own requirement. D．Study competition.
3.Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the author through attending summer school?
A．It helped him get rid of bad habits.
B．It helped him make new friends.
C．It helped him understand what sacrifice and hard work were.
D．It increased his independence.
4.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author ______.
A．does not like summer school at all even though it is useful
B．thinks summer school is unnecessary for children
C．encourages parents to make their children attend summer school
D．is against forcing children to attend summer school
5.What does the author think of summer school?
A．He thinks it is awkward. B．He thinks it is significant.
C．He doesn’t think it is suitable. D．He thinks nothing of it.
