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Last August, I flew to Columbia, Missouri to continue my education at the University of Missouri. At first I thought I was brave to deal with any 41 in a foreign country. 42 during my first semester here, I always felt so 43 . Being silent was my 44 to interact with Americans. Although I wanted to make 45 , I didn’t know how to approach them. I was afraid that they wouldn’t understand my English and I 46 to be careful not to make anyone angry. Therefore, I always 47 others to talk to me.

In fact, I found that a lot of American students are 48 me. They also don’t know how to interact with international students, so they choose not to be 49 . Obviously, two passive persons 50 have a chance to communicate with each other. And that’s why people from the same country like to 51 themselves from others. They feel more 52 with their own people and they are used to their own ways of behaving. 53 , they build barriers (障碍) for themselves.

However, I 54 to approach Americans gradually. Since I had the 55 to come to this country, I told myself, there was no reason for me to be 56 of approaching and communicating with Americans. When I showed kindness to them, most of them 57 my kindness. I found Americans are actually fun and 58 . Now I am glad that I’ve made some good American friends here. I try hard to 59 my attitudes and my world has become brighter. Being an open-minded and brave person makes my life more joyful. I was 60 , but I found my way.

1.A. fightB. challengeC. decisionD. mistake

2.A. ForB. SoC. ButD. Or

3.A. anxiousB. happyC. lonelyD. lazy

4.A. dutyB. wayC. taskD. advice

5.A. plansB. achievementsC. jokesD. friends

6.A. forgotB. refusedC. rememberedD. wanted

7.A. sent forB. waited forC. called onD. depended on

8.A. likeB. againstC. besideD. behind

9.A. activeB. politeC. friendlyD. kind

10.A. alwaysB. usuallyC. neverD. sometimes

11.A. protectB. freeC. separateD. save

12.A. specialB. comfortableC. successfulD. busy

13.A. At firstB. At presentC. By the wayD. In the end

14.A. fearedB. helpedC. pretendedD. started

15.A. timeB. moneyC. courageD. power

16.A. afraidB. proudC. gladD. fond

17.A. hatedB. wastedC. spreadD. repaid

18.A. hard-workingB. easy-going

C. self-centeredD. broken-hearted

19.A. holdB. takeC. explainD. change

20.A. lostB. hurtC. bornD. late

My mom died when I was two years old. She died in an accident when to visit her parents. I was in the backseat, and I wasn’t .I don’t remember anything about her. The only few things I know are from the my dad tells me. I with only my dad and myself. I love my dad, but sometimes it was , like being in elementary school when Mothers’ day was coming, kids would decorate cards, and so on. To make it , there was“Tea party with mom ”day for 2nd and 3rd grade when kids and their _ would come during the school day and have _ _and snacks. Except that my dad would let me_ those days, we would do something _ _together like going to Disneyland. I never exactly felt _even though I didn’t have a mom.

My dad worked very hard. My mom died right as he_ _ from Harvard law, and he tried to be both a good_ _and a great dad, but also he tried to play both _ _as dad and mom. I remember all the other girls in my 2nd grade class had hair braided (辫子), and I _that too. So my dad would braid my hair every morning before . It makes me smile just to___it.

I think about not having mother occasionally, and_ __it does bother me ,like the _ _that on Mothers’ day my dad and I visit my moms’ grave , and bring her _ _yellow roses .

Maybe I don’t have exactly what I want, but I have what I need.

1.A. walking B. flying C. running D. driving

2.A. saved B. deserted C. hurt D. interrupted

3.A. stories B. decisions C. experiences D. adventures

4.A. set off B. grew up C. pulled up D. settled down

5.A. useless B. impossible C. dangerous D. difficult

6.A. worse B. less C. closer D. slower

7.A. friends B. moms C. classmates D. neighbors

8.A. meal B. lunch C. beer D. tea

9.A. spend B. forget C. end D. name

10.A. easy B. important C. fun D. similar

11.A. brought up B. shown off C. lifted up D. left out

12.A. returned B. failed C. graduated D. stopped

13.A. lawyer B. guide C. actor D. businessman

14.A. games B. roles C. tapes D. tricks

15.A. wanted B. understood C. started D. accepted

16.A. weekends B. lunch C. school D. games

17.A. turn to B. ask for C. look for D. think about

18.A. always B. sometimes C. recently D. again

19.A. schedule B. plan C. fact D. thought

20.A. favorite B. available C. actual D. common

Modern man has cleared the forests for farmland and for wood, and has also carelessly burned them. More than that, though, he has also interfered(干预) with the invisible bonds between the living things in the forests. There are many examples of this kind of destruction. The harmfulness of man’s interference can be seen in what happened many years ago in the forest of the Kaibab plateau (凯亚巴布高原) of northern Arizona. Man tried to improve on the natural web of forest life and destroyed it instead.

The Kaibab had a storybook forest of large-sized pine, Douglas fir, white fir, blue and Engelmann spruce. In 1882 a visitor noted, "We, who have wandered through its forests and parks, have come to regard it as the most enchanting(迷人的)region it has ever been our privilege to visit. "This was also the living place of the Rocky Mountain mule deer. Indians hunted there every autumn to gather meat and skins. The forest also had mountain lions, timber wolves and bobcats that kept the deer from multiplying too rapidly.

Then, in 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt made the Kaibab a national game preserve. Deer hunting was forbidden. Government hunters started killing off the deer’s enemies. In 25 years’ time, 6,250 mountain lions, wolves and bobcats were killed. Before the program, there were about 4,000 deer in the Kaibab, by 1924, there were about 100,000.

The deer ate every leaf and twig they could reach. But there was not nearly enough food. Hunting of deer was permitted again. This caused a slight decrease in the deer herd,but a far greater loss resulted from starvation and disease. Some 60 percent of the deer herd died in two winters. By 1930 the herd had dropped to 20,000 animals. By 1942 it was down to 8,000.

1. The destruction of the environment of the Kaibab resulted from ________ .

A. turning the forest into cultivated land

B. interfering with natural cycle of forest life

C. forest fires caused by man’s carelessness

D. cutting the trees for building materials

2. "Engelmann spruce"(Para. 2)is most likely the name of ________ .

A. a tree B. an animal

C. a mountain D. a game

3. The number of the deer in the Kaibab had increased enormously in

________ years’ time.

A.25 B.6 C.18 D.12

4.Years later, large numbers of deer in the Kaibab died mainly because of

_______.

A. the cold

B. the organized kill

C. the shortage of food

D. the poor management

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