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I entered high school having read hundreds of books. But I was not a good reader. Merely bookish, I lacked a point of view when I read. Rather, I read in order to get a point of view. I searched books for good expressions and sayings, pieces of information, ideas, themes—anything to enrich my thought and make me feel educated. When one of my teachers suggested to his sleepy tenth-grade English class that a person could not have a "complicated (复杂的) idea" until he had read at least two thousand books, I heard the words without recognizing either its irony (嘲讽) or its very complicated truth. I merely determined to make a list of all the books I had ever read. Strict with myself, I included only once a title I might have read several times. ( How, after all, could one read a book more than once?) And I included only those books over a hundred pages in length. ( Could anything shorter be a book?)

There was yet another high school list I made. One day I came across a newspaper article about an English professor at a nearby state college. The article had a list of the "hundred most important books of Western Civilization. " "More than anything else in my life," the professor told the reporter with finality , " these books have made me all that I am . " That was the kind of words I couldn’t ignore (忽视). I kept the list for the several months it took me to read all of the titles. Most books, of course, I hardly understood. While reading Plato's The Republic, for example, I needed to keep looking at the introduction of the book to remind myself what the text was about. However, with the special patience and superstition (迷信) of a schoolboy, I looked at every word of the text. And by me time I reached the last word, pleased, I persuaded myself that I had read The Republic, and seriously crossed Plato off my list.

On hearing the teacher's suggestion of reading, the writer thought________.

A. one must read as many books as possible

B. a student should not have a complicated idea

C. it was impossible for one to read two thousand books

D. students ought to make a list of the books they had read

While at high school, the writer________.

A. had plans for reading B. learned to educate himself

C. only read books over 100 pages D. read only one book several times

The underlined phrase "with finality" probably means

A. firmly B. clearly C. proudly D. pleasantly

The writer's purpose in mentioning The Republic is to________.

A. explain why it was included in the list

B. describe why he seriously crossed it off the list

C. show that he read the books blindly though they were hard to understand

D. prove that he understood most of it because he had looked at every word

The writer provides two book lists to ________.

A. show how he developed his point of view

B. tell his reading experience at high school

C. introduce the two persons' reading methods

D. explain that he read many books at high school

When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job — but he couldn’t balance his checkbook. “I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip,” says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. “I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement.”
One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don’t get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. “It bothered me that I didn’t understand this stuff,” says Steve, “so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz (能手) I knew to explain things to me.”
He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars，cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.
Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. “Someone would say, ‘I need to refinance my house — what should I do? ‘A lot of times, I wouldn’t know the answer, but I’d go to find it and learn something in the process,” he says.
In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it’s paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.
“I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education,” says Steve. “You can do anything once you understand the basics.”
【小题1】The underlined part “live below their means” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “______”.

A．take effective measures	B．live a miserable life
C．spend more money than they had	D．spend less money than they had

【小题2】Since Steve Maxwell became a millionaire, he ______.

A．has been unwilling to help others

B．hasn’t stopped learning from practice

C．has been willing to follow others’ advice

D．has stopped to invest in houses

【小题3】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A self made engineer

B．How to balance your checkbook

C．Don’t avoid investing

D．Educate yourself to become a millionaire

【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．self education is very important to one’s life

B．everyone should learn how to invest in their life

C．Steve Maxwell was quite interested in finance classes in college

D．Steve became rich because he saved every penny he had earned

Reading is the key to success in all school subjects. With a bit of creativity, you can help your child enjoy reading more, and encourage him to do more!

Buy or borrow a lot of “fun” books. Choose books that are slightly below his level of reading ability. Don’t forget what your child likes to do when choosing books for him. Don’t comment about the books. Simply leave the books lying on the table where your child is sure to see them. Computer games are not as harmful as most parents usually think them to be. Instead, you should take advantage of your child’s love of computer games to purchase those that require a lot of reading and avoid those that are simply computerized video games.

Buy your child a bedside reading lamp, or a tiny book light. Tell him that from now on, he must be in bed by a specific time (say 8:30) and that he can either sleep or read. Most kids will do anything else rather than go to sleep, so there’s a chance you’ll create a new bedtime reading habit.

Many children will read when they are sitting alone having a snack, or when they have a few minutes of unplanned free time. Put a box of books and magazines near the kitchen table so that reading material is accessible.

Often, once children learn to read independently, parents stop reading to them. This change of routine causes great sadness to a child who has come to love falling asleep as you read. Even a teenager will enjoy being read to if you pick books that interest him. Select books together, and make sure they’re ones you enjoy as well, so your enjoyment will come through as you read to them.

1.In order to make children become interested in reading, what should parents do?

A. Tell them what they can learn from these books.

B. Choose books based on their interest.

C. Choose the easiest books for them to read.

D. Always read books together with them.

2.Which of the following is NOT what parents are advised to do?

A. Reduce children’s sleeping time.

B. Read to children when possible.

C. Have reading material available.

D. Pick the right computer games.

3.What attitude do most parents hold towards children playing computer games?

A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Doubtful.

4.What’s the main purpose of the passage?

A. To help children succeed in school subjects.

B. To give parents advice on how to educate children.

C. To remind parents of the importance of reading.

D. To teach parents how to encourage children to read.

Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett’s jeans and full of burn holes.

Tired and defeated, I 36 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had 37 . He often got almost everything in the house out of 38 . Many windows in our house needed repair due to his breaking 39 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare to the emotional 40 Brett had done to our once quiet home.

Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett as 41 as possible, but inside I was shouting. “I don’t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just can’t 42 him!” Having wiped my tears, I continued 43 him as before.

When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping 44 teens.

At the 45 ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 46 the most to him or her. Brett spoke 47 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there, no matter 48 . My mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, 49 troubled enough by me, always 50 me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it.” 51 , I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me 52 .

At that moment, tears 53 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 54 . Although I had struggled with silent 55 toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them.

1.A. sat B. sank C. bent D. dropped

2.A. ruined B. lost C. torn D. broken

3.A. danger B. place C. trouble D. order

4. A. off B. in C. up D. away

5.A. pain B. injury C. damage D. harm

6. A. patiently B. willingly C. strictly D. rudely

7.A. forgive B. educate C. stand D. control

8.A. parenting B. pardoning C. comforting D. feeding

9.A. lazy B. troublesome C. disappointing D. careless

10.A. opening B. official C. victory D. graduation

11.A. afforded B. meant C. supplied D. owed

12.A. lovingly B. sadly C. proudly D. nervously

13.A. where B. how C. what D. who

14.A. unless B. although C. because D. when

15.A. cost B. lent C. taught D. showed

16.A. Astonished B. Puzzled C. Encouraged D. Interested

17.A. surely B. roughly C. tightly D. fiercely

18.A. fell B. flowed C. moved D. gathered

19. A. pity B. happiness C. luck D. success

20.A. love B. anxiety C. anger D. care

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he 36 God, “They tell me you are sending me to 37 tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so 38

and helpless?”

God replied, “Among the many 39 , I chose one for you. She will be 40 for you and will take care of you.”

But the child wasn’t 41 he really wanted to go. “But tell me, here in Heaven, I don’t do

42 but sing and smile, that’s 43 for me to be happy.” “Your angel will sing for you and will also 44 for you every day. And you will 45 your angel’s love and be happy.”

“And 46 am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me.” The child continued, “if I don’t know the 47 that men talk?”

God patted him on the head and said, “your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet

48 you will ever hear, and with much 49 and care, your angel will teach you how to

50 .”

“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”

“Your angel will place your 51 together and will teach you how to pray(祈祷).”

“I’ve heard that on earth there are bad men, who will 52 me?”

“Your angel will defend you even if it means 53 her life!”

And then God 54 the child on the shoulder and said, “Your angel’s name is not 55

to remember. You will simply call her Mommy.”

1.

A．asked

B．answered

C．taught

D．told

2.

A．heaven

B．hell

C．earth

D．space

3.

A．big

B．small

C．strong

D．stupid

4.

A．nurses

B．doctors

C．teachers

D．angels

5.

A．hiding

B．waiting

C．heading

D．voting

6.

A．sure

B．urgent

C．conscious

D．impressive

7.

A．anything

B．something

C．everything

D．nothing

8.

A．much

B．little

C．few

D．enough

9.

A．clear

B．dive

C．smile

D．react

10.

A．damage

B．feel

C．govern

D．resign

11.

A．when

B．why

C．how

D．whether

12.

A．language

B．meaning

C．topic

D．politics

13.

A．poems

B．stories

C．arguments

D．words

14.

A．strength

B．patience

C．warning

D．thinking

15.

A．sing

B．dance

C．speak

D．paint

16.

A．hands

B．feet

C．arms

D．legs

17.

A．replace

B．convert

C．educate

D．protect

18.

A．burying

B．risking

C．experiencing

D．attacking

19.

A．hit

B．ruined

C．touched

D．cleaned

20.

A．hard

B．easy

C．strange

D．convenient

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