School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired, I sat at the very front of the bus because of   1  to get home.Sitting at the front makes you   2  out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   3
I try to mind my manners and  4  listen,  but usually I am too busy thinking about my day.On this day, however, her conversation was worth listening 10.
"My father’s sick," she said to no one in  5 .I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes.With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, "What’s wrong with him?"
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   6  the tears, she responded, "Heart trouble." Her eyes   7 as she continued."I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   8 losing him.”
I couldn’t respond.I was  9  .My heart ached for her.I sat on [he old, smelly seat thinking of the great   10 my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her.I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that.Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver.That was just her job.She had a _ 11_ world of family and concerns too.I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.I suddenly felt very   12  .I realized I had only thought of people as   13  as what their purposes were in my life.I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver.1 had judged her by her job and regarded her as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in someone else’s world, and may not even be important.I should not have been so selfish and self-centered.Everyone   14 a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   15 .Understanding people is an art.
1. A.determination       B.decision        C.attempt     D.anxiety
2. A.make        B.stand       C.think       D.find
3. A.topic   B.message         C.discussion      D.conversation
4. A.devotedly       B.carelessly      C.politely        D.sincerely
5. A.common          B.silence         C.particular       D.surprise
6. A.avoiding    B.clearing        C.keeping         D.fighting
7. A.widened         B.closed          C.lowered     D.opened
8. A.mind            B.regret              C.bear    D.miss
9. A.angry           B.interested          C.curious         D.shocked
10.A.pain        B.pity        C.disappointment    D.mercy
11  A.dark            B.narrow      C.whole           D.bright
12.A.selfish          B.confused        C.worried         D.sad
13.A.long        B.much            C.far         D.well
14.A.takes           B.has             C.finds           D.needs
15.A.stay            B.remain      C.keep        D.put

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.
Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling(摔跤). I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers(同龄人) would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.
That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.
After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.
"What if we build a wrestling ring(拳击场)?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.
As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream.
【小题1】What makes the writer different from the others is __________.

A.the different sports he loves
B.the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to
C.that he is younger than the others.
D.the different ideas he has
【小题2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.
B.I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.
C.I decided to quit following wrestling.
D.I began not to watch wrestling on TV.
【小题3】When the writer was a freshman, he ___________.
A.knew he couldn’t be a good football playerB.realized he was being himself
C.was still sociableD.built a wrestling ring
【小题4】The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________.
A.play football thereB.make his dream realized
C.be a professional playerD.have parties there.
【小题5】What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?
A.OptimisticB.PessimisticC.DoubtfulD.Surprised


The great Alaskan explorer John Muir once wrote that to have dinner with a glacier (冰川) on a sunny day is an excellent thing. It is better to sleep beside one, on an Antarctic island,  with just a sleepifig bag for warmth and the sky as your tent.
Our camp-out was in early January of this year on Danco Island, along the Antarctic Peninsula.  Midway through a 10-day Antarctic journey, conditions were near perfect.  We started our voyage from the Akademik Ioffe in Zodiacs,  landing on the wide beach with its fist-sized rocks.  At the height of the Antarctic summer, the shore was clear of snow, with plenty of room for the 40 adventurers to spend the night.
Danco Island was charted in 1898 by the Belgian explorer Adrien de Gerlache, who was the first to prove that you could overwinter in Antarctica and survive.  De Gerlache paved the way for Lt.  Robert Scott's first expedition in 1901.  De Gerlache mapped the archipelago (群岛).  He later named the island after his team member mile Danco,  a geophysicist who died that winter.  For one year in the mid-1950s, Danco was known as Base O by the British, who kept a scientific research station there, although all that. remains of it is a foundation and a pile of coal.
Our expedition was organized by Australian tour operator Peregrine Adventures. The weather was extraordinary -- sunny with daytime temperatures of about 1't2.  The camping was easy and accessible to all ages.  Sleeping under the stars in Antarctica,  in just a sleeping bag is pretty amazing.
1. Whom did Adrien de Gerlache have a direct effect on?
A. John Muir.           B. Lt. Robert Scott.
C. The tourists.          D. The author. 
2. What was Danco Island named after?
A. A place.             B. A glacier.
C. A person.           D. An ocean.
3. It can be inferred from the passage that        .
A. old people can't go 'camping in Antarctica
B. the author went to the Antarctica in winter
C. John Muir might have visited an Antarctic island
D. Lt. Robert Scott built a station in the Antarctic
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Danco Island
B. An expedition to Antarctica
C. Explorers of Antarctica
D. Sleep under the stars in Antarctica

Below is a discussion on a website.

 

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Stuck on a desert island?

Started on 23rd April by Steve Posts 1 – 7 of 42

Post 1

Steve

USA

Hi, everyone. What would you miss most and least if you were stuck on a desert island? For me, it would be the changing seasons in New England. I guess this will sound stupid but I’d probably miss the rain, too. I wouldn’t miss getting up at six every day to go to work, though! What about you?

Post 2

Tomas

Germany

Good question. Steve, I think I’d miss different types of bread, and shopping at the supermarket. I’d miss the food most. What would I miss least? My mobile phone---I’d like to be completely quiet --- at least for a little while

Post 3

Paola

Italy

I would miss the company of people because I know I’d like to have someone to share experiences with. I’d go mad on my own. And I sure wouldn’t miss junk mail(垃圾邮件) --- I hate coming home every evening and a pile of junk mail in my post box.

Post 4

Miko

Japan

Hi, I would miss Manga cartoon, the Internet and Japanese food, like sushi. I’d also miss TV shows and shopping for clothes…

Post 5

Roger

UK

I would miss my daily newspaper and listening to the news on TV and radio. I’d feel very cut off if I didn’t know what was happening in the world. What I’d miss least would be traffic jams in the city, particularly my journey to work.

Past 6

Jayne

Why hasn’t anyone mentioned their family? I’d be lost without my husband and two kids. They’re the most important for me. And I can’t get started in the morning without a cup of black coffee. I wouldn’t miss doing the housework!

Post 7

Jaime

Mexico

It would have to be music. I couldn’t live without my music. I wouldn’t miss going to school at all or doing homework!

 

1.Who would miss his or her family most?

A. Jaime         B. Jayne       C. Miko        D. Paola.

2.Which of the following people would feel most uncomfortable without the news media?

A. Steve.         B. Jaime       C. Roger.       D. Tomas

3.How many of them mentioned that they would miss food or drink?

A. One           B. Two        C. Three        D. Four

 

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