I recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant , and ancient for a sportsman, Fifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to ave hung on me.Fifty is supposed to be my father’s age.but now I am stuck with this number and everything it means.

A few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying,  “ Fifty is what forty used to be .”He had made an inspirational point, Am I over the hill ?People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling hem that he high-jump bar has dropped from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now.

“ Your are not getting older, you are getting better .” says Dr.Joyce Brothers .This, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinion.

And so.as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net.I am moves to share some thoughts on aging with you.I am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentally.Getting older.of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies(悼词).In fact , a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all :

Grow old along with me!

The best is yet to me.

Whether or not Browning was right , most of my first fifty years have been golden ones, so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone by.I find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend (混合)of both fighting and accepting my aging, hoping that the philosopher(哲学家) was right when he said .”Old is always fifteen years from now.”

20.The author seems to tell us in Paragraph I that _____

       A.time alone will tell B.time goes by quickly

       C.time will show what is right   D.time makes one forget the past

21.When the author turned fifty , people around him _____

       A.tried to comfort him      B.got inspiration with him

       C.were friendlier with him        D.found him more talkative

22.The author considers his fifty years of life ______

       A peaceful            B.ordinary                              

       C.satisfactory             D.regretful

23.We can infer from the passage that _____

       A.the old should led a simple life      B.the old should face the fact of aging

       C.the old should take more exercise   D.the old should fill themselves with curiosity

James Joyce was an Irish novelist who revolutionized the methods of depicting characters and developing a plot in modern fiction. his astonishing way of constructing a novel, his frank portrayal(描画, 描写)of human nature in his books, and his complete command of English have made him one of the outstanding influences on literature in the 20th century. Many critics judge that he is second only to Shakespeare in his mastery of the English language. Joyce was deeply influenced by Ireland and wrote all his books about Dublin.

When he was in Dublin College, he studied languages and spent his spare time reading books. He refused to take part in the nationalist movement like his fellow students, but he became passionately(热情地, 热烈地)interested in literature. He wrote outspoken articles of literary criticism that shocked his teachers and even taught himself norwegian(挪威语)so that he could read Ibsen’s(挪威剧作家及诗人)works in the original.

When he graduated in 1902, he knew he would become a writer and an exile(流犯, 被放逐者), because he felt he could not be one without the other. In order to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully, and as objectively as he knew how, about the people and places he knew best, he had to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion or public life. He went to France, Italy and Switzerland, where he lived in poverty and obscurity for the first 20 years, only returning to Ireland when his mother was dying. Except for a couple of brief trips, he stayed abroad all his life.

James Joyce was famous for many reasons except _______.

A.his way of constructing a novel

B.his frank portrayal of human nature

C.his complete command of English

D.his passion in literature

“he is second only to Shakespeare” is a comment on his ________.

A.achievement in literature      

B.achievement in the nationalist movement

C.achievement in his study of languages   

D.mastery of the English language

How many examples are used to show his passion in literature?

A.2.     B.3.     C.1.     D.4.

Why did James Joyce stay abroad almost all his life?

       A.Because he wanted to live in poverty and obscurity.

       B.Because he wanted to write the people and places he knew best.

C.Because he wanted to escape from all temptations to become involved in popular opinion  or public life.

       D.Because he wanted to preserve his ideal of writing truthfully, fully and objectively about the people and the places he knew best.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(ABCD)中,选出可以填入空白的最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an ___36_____"Parting Ceremony."

When University of Minnesota freshmen ____37_____ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38_____ to a reception elsewhere ___39_____ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- _____40_____ adult breaking in.

In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents ____41_____ their children to college, universities are ____42_____activities ____43_____to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44______colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can ___45____independence.

Grinnell College here, like others, has found it ____46____ to make it clear when parents _____47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, _____48____on the other.

Shortly____49______, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.

Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell _____50_____of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a ____51______ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean(学监) of first-year students said.___52___, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials plan to tell the parents ____53_____ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.

Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54___ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.____55_____, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."

A  formal                 B  informal                 C  casual              D  grand  

A  move out              B  move in                  C  move around    D  graduate

A  sent                     B  driven                    C  invited             D  called on

A  so                        B  but                         C  still                 D  yet

A  with                     B  as                           C  where              D  without 

A  rescue                  B  deliver                    C  bring               D  release

A  running out          B  taking out               C  carrying out     D  picking out

A  wanted                 B  meant                     C  devoted           D  prepared

A  in which               B  which                     C  how                D  where  

A  form                  B  create                     C  increase           D  develop

A  necessary            B  unimportant            C  useless             D  difficult  

A  will                    B  need                       C  must                D  would  

A  teachers              B  police                     C  professors        D  parents

A  before                B  after                       C  later                D  passed

A  news                  B  comments               C  stories             D  shadows

A  little                   B  huge                       C  long                D  large  

A  Still                   B  Therefore                C  Thus                D  Whereas

A  rudely                B  directly                   C  conveniently    D  hardly   

A  and                    B  but                         C  however          D  so

A  For the time beingB  For a long time      C  For example     D  For a change


Jerome David Salinger was an American author,best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye,as well as his reclusive(隐居的) nature.His last original published work was in 1956 ;he gave his last interview in 1980,Raised in Manhattan,Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school,and published the critically praised story A perfect Day for Bananafish in  The New Yorker magazine,which became home to much of his following work.    . In 1951 Salinger released his novel The Catcher in the Rye,an immediate popular success.His description of adolescent alienation(疏远) and loss of innocence in the leading role Holden Caulfield was influential ,especially among adolescent readers.The novel remains widely read,selling around 250,000 copies a year.
The success of The Catcher in the Rye led to public attention and monitor:Salinger became reclusive,publishing new work less frequently .He followed Catcher with a short story collection,Nine Stories(1953,) a collection of a short novel and a short story, Franny and Zooey(1961), and a collection of two short novels,Raise High the Roof Beam,Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction (1963). His last published work,a short novel entitled Hepworth 16,1924, appeared in The New Yorker on June 19,1965.
Afterwards Salinger struggled with unwanted attention, including a legal battle in the 1980s with biographer Ian Hamilton and the release in the late 1990s of memoirs (回忆录) written by two people close to him: Joyce Maynard, an ex-lover,and Margaret Salinger, his daughter .In 1996 ,a small publisher announced a deal with Salinger to publish Hapworth16,1924, in book form, but amid the ensuing publicity, the release was indefinitely delayed.He made headlines around the globe in June 2009, after filing a lawsuit against another writer for copyright infringement (侵犯) resulting from that writer’s use of one of Salinger’s characters from The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger died of natual causes on January 27,2010, at his home in Cornish, New Hampshire.
1.When did J.D.Salinger start to writing short stories?

A.In 1965.
B.In 1951.
C.While he served in World War Ⅱ.
D.When he studied in secondary school..
2.The underlined part “The New Yorker magazine,which became home to much of his following work.”tells us ______.
A.later he worked in The New Yorker magazine
B.many of his works were published in The New Yorker magazine
C.his home was moved into The New Yorker magazine
D.he felt at home when in The New Yorker magazine
3.Which of the following is TURE about Hapworth 16,1924?
A.Its release was definitely delayed.
B.It was published in The New Yorker
C.A small publisher published Hapworth 16,1924, in book form.
D.Up to today it hasn’t come out yet.
4.J.D.Salinger filed a lawsuit against another writer  ______.
A.to make headlines around the globe
B.to struggle with unwanted attention
C.to protect his own copyright
D.to use one of his own characters from The Catcher in the Rye

In order to separate loving parents from their freshman sons, Morehouse College in Atlanta has held a/an __36___"Parting Ceremony."

When University of Minnesota freshmen __37___ at the end of this month, parental separation will be a little trickier: mothers and fathers will be ___38__ to a reception elsewhere ___39__ students can meet their roommates and talk about dorm room space -- __40__ adult breaking in.

In the latest wave in which superinvolved parents __41___ their children to college, universities are __42__  activities ___43__ to speed the separation. In the age of MSN and twice-daily texts home, ___44__ colleges are urging "sticky parents" to leave sooner so students can __45__ independence.

Grinnell College here, like others, has found it __46__ to make it clear when parents __47__ say goodbye. After computer printers and bags had been carried to dorm rooms, everyone gathered in the gymnasium, students on one side, __48__  on the other.

Shortly __49__, mothers and fathers were urged to leave campus.

Moving their students in usually takes a few hours. Moving on? Most deans can tell __50__ of parents who hang around campus for days. At Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. "We recognize it's a __51__ day for families," Beverly Low, the dean (院长) of first-year students said. Still, during various parent meetings on Colgate's move-in day, Ms. Low and other officials __52__ tell the parents __53__ that "activities for the class of freshmen begin at 4 on time, so parents should leave before 4." she said.

Formal departure ceremonies are unusual __54__ growing in popularity, said Joyce Holl, head of the National Orientation Directors Association. A more common method is for colleges to limit the hour for last hugs.__55___, the parents of Princeton freshmen learn from the move-in schedule, "the rest events are intended for students only."

1.A  formal                      B  informal                        C  casual                  D  grand  

2.A  move out                 B  move in                         C  move around     D  graduate

3.A  sent                          B  driven                            C  invited                 D  called on

4.A  so                              B  but                                 C  still                       D  yet

5.A  with                          B  as                                   C  where                  D  without 

6.A  rescue                      B  deliver                           C  travel                       D  release

7.A  running out             B  taking out           C  carrying out       D  picking out

8.A  wanted                    B  meant                           C  devoted         D  prepared

9.A  in which              B  which                            C  how                      D  where  

10.A  form                       B  create                           C  increase              D  develop

11.A  necessary             B  unimportant                C  useless                D  difficult  

12.A  will                                   B  need                         C  must               D  would  

13.A  teachers                    B  police                            C  professors     D  parents

14.A  before                    B  after                              C  later                     D  passed

15.A  news                      B  comments              C  stories                 D  shadows

16.A  little                        B  huge                         C  long                      D  large  

17.A  plan to                   B  take to                          C  ask to             D  carry to

18.A  rudely                     B  directly                         C  conveniently   D  hardly   

19.A  and                             B  but                                 C  however        D  so

20.A  For the time being       B  For a long time  C  For example       D  For a change

 

 

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