I will be traveling to Australia as a Student Ambassador with People to People. People to People arranges for American students to travel all around the world to learn about other cultures, and to help others understand American culture. The program was founded by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to promote peace through understanding.

I had to put in many hours of special work to get to this point. First, a teacher nominated (推荐) me, and then I attended an informational meeting about the program. The application process included an interview, and finally, I was accepted.

That’s when the hard work really began. In addition to attending monthly meetings to prepare for the big trip, my parents encouraged my twin sister Beth (also participating in the program) and me to raise $ 2,000 each to help pay for the cost. And so the fund-raising began. We did everything from selling candy bars to selling an old car to decorating people’s mailboxes during the holiday season. We also babysat, washed cars, held a yard sale, and washed windows. After months of hard work I had raised a total of $2319.87! Combined, Beth and I raised over $ 4500.00!

Now I have a problem-packing. Yes, I know it sounds unimportant, but my suitcase seems to have shrunk (收缩) as I placed my belongings inside. According to airline regulations (规定), a suitcase can be no larger than 54 inches and weigh no more than 44 pounds. For a person who likes to wear a different outfit every day, packing all my clothes into such a small space seemed an impossible task. However, I have lessened my load and my suitcase which started out weighting overweight now checks in at a mere 36. Apart from a slightly bloated (臃肿) carry-on bag, my luggage is definitely manageable.

I doubt that I will not get much sleep tonight because I am so excited! I know that what lies ahead is going to be the trip of lifetime!

When does the author write the passage?

       A. Before leaving for Australia.                B. Several months before the journey.

       C. Just hours after reaching the destination.      D. The night when she was accepted.

Which of the following is not the aim of People to People program?

       A. To promote peace through understanding.     B. To collect money for traveling.

       C. To make American culture known to others.    D. To learn about other cultures.

Which is the correct order of the author’ preparation for the journey?

       a. being accepted as a member

       b. raising money for the trip

       c. attending a meeting about the program

       d. packing belongings

       e. being nominated by the teacher

       A.e, a, b, c, d        B.a, c, e, d, b        C.e, c, a, d, b         D.e, c, a, b, d

What does the author think of the journey?

       A.It could be a tiring expensive journey.

       B.It could be long-lasting journey, which needs taking all daily necessities.

       C.It could be an exciting, unforgettable journey.

       D.It could be an overseas journey, during which she would experience hard labor.

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The art of giving gifts is to give something that others cannot buy for themselves.             
                                         ------A.A. Milne
I have spent most of my career as a traveling salesman. There’s 36   lonelier than having meals myself in a coffee shop. One year, my five-year-old daughter Jeanine gave me a  37 . It was a soft toy penguin with a hand –painted  38 saying “I love My Dad!”  Tears came into my eyes and immediately, I gave it a  39 place on my desk.
Soon I had to leave on another business  40 . This time when I was  41 , I put the penguin in my suitcase. After that day, Jeanine always helped me pack with the penguin. Many years 42 by and that little penguin has traveled with me hundreds of thousands of miles all across America and over to Europe. We have also made many friends  43  the way.
  44 one afternoon after leaving my hotel, I discovered that the penguin was  45 . Frantically, I phoned the hotel. The clerk  46  , saying it hadn’t been reported. But half an hour later, he called back to say that my penguin had been found. It was late,  47  I drove several hours to get my little  48 , arriving near midnight.
When I rushed to the hotel, I found that it was waiting at the front desk. In the lobby(大厅), some   49 business travelers looked at us, I think, with some  50 and envy(羡慕). Someone came out to shake my hand. One man told me that he had even volunteered to  51 it to me the very next day.
Jeannie is in college now and I don’t travel  52 much anymore. The penguin spends most of its time  53  on my dresser­­­­­--- a reminder that  54  is the best traveling companion. All those years on the road, it was the one thing I never left home  55 .

【小题1】
A.nothing
B.anything
C.something
D.everything
【小题2】
A.surprise
B.gift
C.help
D.something
【小题3】
A.picture
B.book
C.card
D.postcard
【小题4】
A.special
B.lovely
C.flat
D.big
【小题5】
A.occasion
B.trip
C.meeting
D.day
【小题6】
A.leaving
B.unpacking
C.packing
D.working
【小题7】
A.passed
B.went
C.flew
D.crossed
【小题8】
A.in
B.by
C.at
D.along
【小题9】
A.Late
B.Early
C.On
D.With
【小题10】
A.broken
B.disappeared
C.gone
D.missed
【小题11】
A.worried
B.confused
C.wondered
D.laughed
【小题12】
A.and
B.but
C.so
D.for
【小题13】
A.friend
B.relative
C.pet
D.son
【小题14】
A.helpful
B.happy
C.tired
D.energetic
【小题15】
A.questions
B.misunderstanding
C.puzzle
D.problems
【小题16】
A.give
B.send
C.transport
D.provide
【小题17】
A.as
B.very
C.too
D.quite
【小题18】
A.playing
B.showing
C.standing
D.lying
【小题19】
A.toy
B.penguin
C.daughter
D.love
【小题20】
A.with
B.without
C.after
D.for

My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became    16  that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n)   17  to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to    18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t    19  his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when    20  of us had a car, so we had to ride a    21  whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22  in bad weather. If someone    23  (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his    24  father-voice. “That’s what your legs are    25  !
One spring morning I was on the bus home from    26 . Tests and long hours in labs had    27  me exhausted. As other students were    28  at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a    29  at my destination, and I    30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into    31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray    32  along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I    33  then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching,    34  he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care,   35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.

【小题1】
A.aware B.certain C.surprised D.excited
【小题2】
A.attempt B.suggestionC.troubleD.plan
【小题3】
A.spendB.earnC.surviveD.raise
【小题4】
A.strengthenB.softenC.takeD.show
【小题5】
A.neither B.eachC.allD.none
【小题6】
A.bicycleB.car C.train D.bus
【小题7】
A.especiallyB.onlyC.evenD.once
【小题8】
A.refusedB.complainedC.criedD.intended
【小题9】
A.strangestB.lowestC.softestD.scariest
【小题10】
A.onB.inC.byD.for
【小题11】
A.workB.homeC.townD.college
【小题12】
A.ledB.madeC.foundD.proved
【小题13】
A.treatedB.receivedC.metD.greeted
【小题14】
A.stopB.houseC.streetD.corner
【小题15】
A.stepped offB.went offC.jumped onD.climbed on
【小题16】
A.mindB.viewC.flowerD.leaf
【小题17】
A.shiningB.flyingC.failingD.moving
【小题18】
A.understoodB.thoughtC.imaginedD.realized
【小题19】
A.sinceB.afterC.until D.though
【小题20】
A.after allB.above allC.in advanceD.in total

I've spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that   36 is an occupational disease.But one year, my   37  gave me the cure for my homesickness.

It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet—a stuffed penguin(企鹅)that   38  about five inches tall.Attached to its left wing   39  a little sign with the hand-painted declaration "I Love My Dad! ".I   40  the penguin at once on my table.

On my next trip, I put the penguin in my suitcase.That night when I   41__   home, my daughter Jeanine was   42  because the penguin had disappeared."Honey, he's here with me, " I explained, "I brought him   43  ."

  44 , the penguin came with me—as necessary as my briefcase.And we   __45  along the way.In Albuquerque, I checked into a   46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting.When I returned, the maid had   47  the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.

One night, I discovered the penguin   48 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I' d   49  it in my previous hotel room,   50  it had been rescued by a maid.I  __51  a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk.In the hotel lobby(大厅), other tired business travelers were   __52   at the reunion of my penguin and me---I think with a bit of   53  

Jeanine is in college now, and I don't travel   54  . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion.All those years on   55 , it was the one thing I never left home without.

1.                A.cold           B.hunger         C.loneliness D.fever

 

2.                A.wife           B.daughter        C.friend    D.mother

 

3.                A.stood          B.lay             C.jumped   D.climbed

 

4.                A.wrote          B.turned         C.was  D.had

 

5.                A.threw          B.lost            C.ordered  D.placed

 

6.                A.drove          B.called          C.wrote    D.went

 

7.                A.upset          B.happy          C.glad D.excited

 

8.                A.up            B.off             C.along D.down

 

9.                A.From now on    B.In the future     C.In future D.From then on

 

10.               A.had friends      B.had friend      C.made friends   D.made friend

 

11.               A.school         B.hotel          C.shop  D.supermarket

 

12.               A.given          B.turned         C.made     D.carried

 

13.               A.sleeping        B.going          C.living D.missing

 

14.               A.forgot          B.left            C.ordered   D.sent

 

15.               A.there          B.when          C.where D.how

 

16.               A.ran            B.walked         C.hurried   D.drove

 

17.               A.surprised       B.frightened      C.looked    D.laughed

 

18.               A.anger          B.admiration      C.sadness   D.illness

 

19.               A.as many        B.as seldom       C.so few D.as much

 

20.               A.the hotel       B.the meeting     C.the trip    D.the house

 

 

I’ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that    1    is an occupational disease. But one year, my    2    gave me the cure for my homesickness.

It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet--- a stuffed penguin (企鹅) that   3    about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing    4    a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately   5    the penguin on my table.

On my next trip, I put the   6    in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was    7    because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, he’s here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him    8  ”.

   9   , the penguin came with me --- as necessary as my briefcase. And we     10    along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a    11   , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had    12    the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.

One night, I discovered the penguin    13   , and after a mad phone call, I learned I’d    14    it in my previous hotel room,    15    it had been rescued by a maid. I       16      a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk. In the hotel lobby (大厅), other tired business travelers were    17      at the reunion of my penguin and me --- I think with a touch of    18   .

Jeanine is in college now, and I don’t travel    19   . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on    20   , it was the one thing I never left home without.

1.A. cold            B. hunger              C. loneliness      D. fever

2.. A. boy               B. daughter        C. friend           D. mother

3.A. stood               B. lay                 C. jumped           D. climbed

4. A. wrote          B. turned          C. was                  D. had

5.. A. threw             B. lost            C. gave             D. placed

6.. A. bear              B. penguin         C. dog                  D. rabbit

7. A. upset              B. happy           C. glad             D. excited

8. A. up             B. off                 C. along            D. down

9. A. From now on    B. In the future   C. In future            D. From then on

10. A. had friends      B. had friend      C. made friends  D. made friend

11.A. school         B. hotel           C. shop             D. supermarket

12. A. given             B. turned              C. made             D. carried

13.A. sleeping           B. going           C. living           D. missing

14.A. forget         B. left            C. ordered              D. sent

15.A. there              B. when            C. where            D. how

16. A. ran               B. walked              C. hurried              D. drove

17.A. surprised          B. frightened          C. looked          D. laughed

18. A. anger         B. envy            C. sadness          D. illness

19.A. as many       B. as seldom      C. so little            D. as much

20.A. the hotel          B. the meeting         C. the road             D. the house

 

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