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.

 

There are lots of funny stories in my childhood .The first one that  16  my mind is the story of my first camera. It happened 20 years ago . Just when I was ready to go to school , my grandmother  17  me a new camera from the supermarket as a present . Even if my mother wasn’t too happy about what I had  18  , I asked my father if I could take my camera to my  19   so that I could take pictures with my classmates . He agreed and show me how it  20  . It was very easy.

At school I showed it to all my  21  and we took a lot of pictures,  22  they were not too great . The photo with my friends was the worst as I didn’t took Tom’s head ; instead I  23  his sandwich . The boys were interested in my camera ,   24  Daniel who said he had a  25  one with a flashlight . He explained to us that the flashlight helped to take pictures in the  26  but I accused(指责)him of being a liar . Like all boys we started fighting .  27  ,our teacher separated us .After explaining to him the reason of the fight , I   28  him not to take my camera away.

When my parents knew what had happened , they weren’t glad . My mother punished me for being 29   . She took the camera in order to   30  further problems , telling me that for a boy like me the camera was not a good  31   to play with.

To make her  32  about the fight , I took a picture with her and Dad with the film left . In a couple of days Dad  33  the films and brought the photos home , saying I wasn’t good at taking pictures at all . I got  34  and argued that we all learnt from our   35  .

1.                A.breaks into      B.drops into       C.turns into D.comes into

 

2.                A.bought         B.promised       C.lent  D.left

 

3.                A.imagined       B.received        C.expected D.collected

 

4.                A.home          B.yard           C.school    D.garage

 

5.                A.moved         B.started         C.changed  D.worked

 

6.                A.workers        B.classmates       C.teachers  D.students

 

7.                A.but            B.so             C.for  D.and

 

8.                A.brought        B.made          C.divided   D.took

 

9.                A.except         B.besides         C.including  D.instead

 

10.               A.easier          B.newer         C.worse D.better

 

11.               A.dark           B.shade          C.sun   D.water

 

12.               A.Suddenly       B.Finally          C.Unluckily  D.Surprisingly

 

13.               A.allowed        B.advised         C.begged    D.warned

 

14.               A.brave          B.proud          C.rude  D.weak

 

15.               A.avoid          B.solve          C.discuss    D.face

 

16.               A.role           B.game          C.joke  D.toy

 

17.               A.talk            B.know          C.forget D.worry

 

18.               A.developed      B.lost            C.produced  D.hid

 

19.               A.angry          B.upset          C.tired  D.bored

 

20.               A.stories         B.hobbies        C.mistakes   D.books

 

 

Many people often say there is more stress in today's society than in years past. In fact, these people are comparing our lives with that of the cave man, who didn't have to worry about the stock market or the atomic bomb. They forget that the cave man worried about being eaten by a hear while he was asleep, or about dying of hunger--things that few people worry much about today.

Actually stress is a normal state of affairs, and it's important that people understand what they are talking about when they speak about stress. Whenever anyone experiences something unpleasant, for lack of a better word they say they are under stress. Yet there is such a thing as pleasant stress--as in the case of the Olympic winner at the moment of his glory, or a conductor as his orchestra performs particularly well. They are just sending out excitement, and they are giving off all the stress hormones exactly the same as if they were in low spirits or had just heard of a death in the family. We call the pleasant or healthy kind "eustress” and the unpleasant or unhealthy kind "distress".

Then how can people deal with stress? The secret is not to avoid it but to "do your own thing". It implies doing what you like to do and what you are made to do at your own speed. For most people, it is really a matter of learning how to live and how to behave in various situations, to decide: “Do I really want to take my father's business or be a musician?” If you really want to be a musician, then be one.

64. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?

A. Modern people experiences more stress than the cave man.

B. The cave man experienced more stress than modern people.

C. People don't suffer more stress today; it's just that they think they do.

D. Modern people have the same worries as the cave man did.

65. In which of the following situations will you feel "eustress"?

A. Your favorite football team has lost an important game.

B. You have failed an important examination.

C. You are informed of an accident of your best friend.

D. You have won the first prize in an English competition.

66 The purpose of writing the passage is to let us know _________________________.

A. stress does not necessarily refer to unpleasant experience

B. distress is what people call the pleasant kind of stress

C. an Olympic winner feels the same stress as one who loses a family member

D. people will feel eustress and distress at the same time

67. According to the passage, how can people deal with stress?

A. Do things that you really want to do.    B. Do whatever you're expected to do.

C. Try to do things successfully.          D. Refuse to do whatever you're told to.

 

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