George, when your big brother and your little dog and I walked you up to schools today, you had no idea how I was feeling.

You were so excited. You had packed and unpacked your pencils and safety scissors in your backpack a dozen times. I am really going to miss those lazy mornings when we waved your brother and sister off to school.

Because you are my youngest, I had learned a few things by the time you came along. I found out that the seemingly endless days of babyhood are gone like lightning. I blinked(眨眼), and your older siblings were setting off for school as eagerly as you did this morning, I was one of the lucky ones; I could choose whether to work or not. By the time it was your turn, the shining prizes of career advancement and a double income had lost their brightness. A splash(溅水) in the pool with you in your bright red boots or "just one more" rereading of your favorite book, Frog and Toad Are Friends, meant more. You didn't go to preschool and I hope that doesn't hold you back. You learned numbers by helping me count the soda cans we returned to the store.

I have to admit that in my mind's eye, an image of myself while you're in school has developed, I see myself updating all the photo albums and starting that novel I always wanted to write. As the summer wound down and more frequent quarrels erupted between you and your siblings, I was looking forward to today. And then this morning, I walked you up the steep hill to your classroom. You found the coat hook with your name above it right away, and you gave me one of your characteristically fierce, too-tight hugs. This time you were ready to let go before I was.

Maybe someday you will deliver a kindergartner to the first day of school. When you turn at the door to wave good-bye, he or she will be too deep in conversation with a new friend to notice. Even as you smile, you'll feel something warm on your cheek.

  And then, you’ll know…

What does the author mean by the underlined sentence?

A.She gave up the job with a big salary and prizes.

B.She could only recall her good job at home now.

C.Many good jobs with better pay attracted her but she didn’t take them.

D.Compared with bringing up the baby, work seemed to fade to her.

Which statement is NOT TRUE about George’s family according to the letter?

A.George’s parents gave birth to three children

B.The Georges is a double income family.

C.The children had more arguments during the summer.

D.They recyled soda cans.

The passage tries to show us          .

A.how excited a child will be on his first day to school

B.how deeply a mother loves her child

C.how many efforts a mother has made to raise a child

D.how a mother plans her future life after her children go to school

You know you have to read “between the lines” to get the most out of anything. I want to persuade you to do something equally important in the course of your reading. You have to “mark between the lines”. By marking you can make the most efficient kind of reading.

There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is the property (财产) right you have by paying for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. While full ownership comes only when you have made it a part of yourself and the best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing marks on it.

Why is marking up a book indispensable to reading? First, it keeps you awake. Second, active reading is thinking, and thinking tends to express itself in words. Finally, marking helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the author expressed.

Reading a book should be like making a conversation, a conversation between you and the author. Although he knows more about the subject than you do, don’t let anybody tell you that a reader is only on the receiving end. Understanding is a two-way operation. Reading doesn’t mean being a passive empty receiver, the reader has to question himself and question the author. And marking a book can show his own judgment on author’s opinion: agreement or difference.

The author thinks “marking between the lines” is ______.

A. the most important of all           

B. more important than “reading between the lines”

C. as important as “reading between the lines”

D. not so important as “reading between the lines”

“To own a book” in the most important sense means “______”.

A. to absorb its content and make it a part of yourself 

B. to have property right by paying for it

C. to write many words of sentences on it        

D. to make a conversation with the author

The underlined word “indispensable” most probably means “______”.

A. troublesome      B. difficult   C. useless     D. necessary

By saying “Understanding is a two-way operation” the author means_______.

A. a reader will receive everything the book presents

B. the author should understand readers

C. a reader should have his own judgment of the author’s opinion

D. the author should help readers understand better

What can be the best title for the passage?

   A. How to Own a Book                        B. Mark Between the Lines

C. How to Understand Author                     D. Read Between the Lines

It is reported that conservation groups in North America have been arguing about the benefits and dangers of wolves. Some groups believe wolves should be killed. Other people believe wolves

Must be protected so that they will not disappear from the wilderndss(荒野)

                            For Killing Wolves

  In Alaska,the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago,because hunters were killing hundreds

0f them forsport .However.1aws were established to protect the wolves from sportsmen and people who catch the animals for their fur.So the woIf population has greatly increased. Now there are so many wolves that they are destroying their own food supply.

    A wolf naturally eats animals in the deer family. People in the wilderness also hunt deer for

food.Many of the animals have been destroyed by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the wilderness plant life.When the deer can’t find enough food,they die.

   If the wolves continue to kill large numbers of deer,their prey(猎物)will disappear some

day.And the wolves will.too.So we must change the cycle of life in the wilderness to balance the

ecology.If we killed more wolves,we would save them and their prey from dying out.We’d also

save some farm animals.

    In another northern state,wolves attack cows and chickens for food.Farmers want the

government to send biologists to study the problem.They believe it necessary to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small woIf population.

                           Against Killing Wolves

  If you had lived long ago,you would have heard many different stories about the dangerous

wolf.According to most stories,hungry wolves often kill people for food.Even today,the stories of the“big bad woIf'"will not disappear.

    But the fact is wolves are afraid of people.and they seldom travel in areas where there is a

human smell.When wolves eat other animals,they usually kill the very young.or the sick and

injured .The strongest survive .No kind of animal would have survived through the centuries if the

weak members had lived.And has always been a law of nature

  Although some people say it is good sense to kill wolves,we say it is nonsense!Researchers

have found wolves and their prey living in balance.The wolves keep the deer population from

becoming too large,and that keeps a balance in the wilderness plant life.

    The real problem is that the areas where wolves can live are being used bv people.Even if

wilderness land is not used directly for human needs.the wolves can’t always find enough food .So they travel to the nearest source,which is often a farm.Then there is danger.The“big bad wolf”has arrived! And everyone knows what happens next.

1.According to the passage,some people in North America favor killing wolves for all the following reasons EXCET that_____________.

    A.there are too many wolves                  B.they kill large numbers deer

    C.they attack cows and chickens for food        D.they destroy the wilderness plant life

2.Some people are against killing wolves because____________.

    A.wolves help to keep the ecological balance in the wildemess

    B.there is too small a wolf population in the wilderness

    C.there are too many deer in the wilderness

    D.wolves are afraid of people and never attack people

3.According to those against killing wolves,when wolves eat other animals,____________.

A.they never eat strong and healthy ones

    B.they always go against the law of nature

    C.they might help this kind of animals survive in nature

    D.they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness

4.The last sentence“And everyone knows what happens next”implies that in such cases____________.

    A.farm animals will be in danger and have to be shipped away

    B.woIves will kill people and people will in turn kill them

    C.wolves wilI find enough food sources on famls

    D.people will leave the areas where wolves can live

You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child. But would you  16  change places with a child? Think of the years at school: the years  17  living in constant fear of examinations and school  18 . Every movement you make, every thought you think is  19  by some adults. Think of the  20  you had to go to bed early, you had to eat  21  thing that was supposed to be good for you. Remember  22  “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don’t do as I say, I will…”. I’m sure you will never forget!

 23  these are only part of child’s  24 . No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often  25  from some terrible and illogical  26  since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such fears in the dark or in the dream. Adults can  27  their fears with other adults  28  children have to face their fears alone.

But the most  29  part of childhood is a period when you  30  to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence(youth).Teenagers start to be  31  their parents and this causes them great  32 . There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their  33  and the impression they make on others.They  feel shy, awkward and clumsy(笨拙的). Feelings are strong and hearts  34  broken. Teenagers  35  moments of great happiness or black despair. And through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever.

1.A.willing    B.unhappily          C.friendly             D.honestly

2.A.spent      B.taken         C.had  D.devoted

3.A.results            B.exercises           C.reports      D.teachers

4.A.observed        B.seen           C.known       D.watched

5.A.years      B.times         C.evenings           D.days

6.A.helpful  B.harmful             C.hateful       D.delicious

7.A.what       B.why   C.that  D.how

8.A.Though            B.Even so      C.But    D.Therefore

9.A.difficulties  B.life         C.trouble      D.fears

10.A.gain      B.suffer         C.receive      D.get

11.A.troubles        B.fears          C.diseases    D.worries

12.A.enjoy  B.deliver       C.share         D.break

13.A.while    B.when         C.so      D.however

14.A.exciting         B.interesting     C.painful       D.forgettable

15.A.have     B.need          C.remember               D.begin

16.A.dislike           B.be against      C.cheat         D.be for

17.A.unhappiness  B.interests       C.happiness               D.determination

18.A.confidence            B.patience           C.appearance       D.action

19.A.really  B.truly           C.naturally           D.easily

20.A.pass      B.experience        C.face            D.take

 

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