________ on their last legs, the enemies still thought they were unconquerable．

A． As though B． Even though

C． In case D． As soon as

After three hours’ drive , they arrived in ______ they thought was the place they had been looking forward to visiting．

A． which B． that C． where D． what

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Eventually all suns will their fuel, explode and then become cold and dark．Matter itself will disappear and the universe will become for the rest of time．

This was the general drift of my thoughts as my wife and I my eldest son as a freshman at college．That moment at the dorm is at the kindergarten door, at the gates of summer camp, at every occasion of parting and ．But it comes surprising, taking what you most．

Our ancestors thought this parting should take place ．In many societies adolescents were sent away to live with friends or relatives right after adolescence．This was supposed to the conflicts that come from teenagers and their parents very near．

Eighteen years is not enough．The days pass uncounted, until they ．The adjustment is upsetting．My son is on the side --- observant, thoughtful, a practitioner of companionable silence．I know this is hard on him as well．He will be homesick．Among the greatest of college students is they won’t have a room at home to return to．

But with due respect to my son’s feelings, I have the of parting．I know something he doesn’t --- incomprehensible to the young．He is experiencing the that come with beginnings．His life is starting for real．I have begun the long letting go．Put another way: He has a wonderful future in which my part decreases．

I’m sure my father realized it at a(n) moment．And I certainly didn’t notice or understand．At first, he was a giant who held my hand and my sky．Then a middle-aged man who paid my bills．Now, decades after his passing, a much-loved ．But I can remember the last time I hugged him in his home, where I always had a room．I can only hope to leave my son the same．

My son, those days have been the greatest wonder and of my life．And there will always be a for you．

1.A． add B． use C． consume D． supply

2.A． empty B． boundless C． expanding D． hopeless

3.A． dropped out B． dropped off C． dropped in D． dropped back

4.A． delayed B． implied C． missed D． captured

5.A． reliance B． importance C． responsibility D． independence

6.A． wonder B． need C． value D． miss

7.A． before B． later C． afterwards D． earlier

8.A． minimize B． cause C． manage D． settle

9.A． drawing B． relating C． housing D． seating

10.A． come B． end C． break D． start

11.A． excited B． sad C． anxious D． quiet

12.A． fears B． pities C． reliefs D． pains

13.A． better B． pleasure C． worse D． benefit

14.A． comprehension B． recognition C． adjustment D． consideration

15.A． naturally B． sharply C． immediately D． suddenly

16.A． difficult B． critical C． important D． similar

17.A． filled B． cleared C． clouded D． broke

18.A． breadwinner B． shape C． guard D． shadow

19.A． pressure B． privilege C． substitute D． inspiration

20.A． house B． chance C． room D． dream

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside．

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling．I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars．" As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport．My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera．" So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf．Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique．I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids．I became pretty successful．Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling．It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself．

That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends．In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity．The team started with 48 athletes．At the end, there were 14 of us left．I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter．That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player．More importantly, it taught me to be myself．

After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan．I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way．I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It．" When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had．

"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked．We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction．The following weekend, we met at his house．We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard．We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment．By Sunday night, our mission was complete．Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off．We had a real ring．We decided to hold an "event．" We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability．The date was May 24th．Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p．m．To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us．It was the most important night of my life and a complete success．Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out．We continue to live this dream．We accomplished what we set out to do．We are now well known throughout school．When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers．Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger．When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris．" I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in．

As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories．But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought．I accomplished my goal ．．．I lived my dream．

1.What makes the writer different from the others is __________．

A． the different sports he loves

B． the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to

C． that he is younger than the others．

D． the different ideas he has

2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A． I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time．

B． I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf．

C． I decided to quit following wrestling．

D． I began not to watch wrestling on TV．

3.When the writer was a freshman, he ___________．

A． knew he couldn’t be a good football player

B． realized he was being himself

C． was still sociable

D． built a wrestling ring

4.The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________．

A． play football there

B． make his dream realized

C． be a professional player

D． have parties there．

5.What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?

A． Optimistic

B． Pessimistic

C． Doubtful

D． Surprised

—The exam was easy, wasn’t it?

—Yes, but I don’t think ______ could pass it．

A． somebody B． anybody

C． everybody D． nobody

—Have you received a reply to your job application?

—No．I ______．

A． waited B． am waiting

C． have waited D． had been waiting

She has owned the painting since 1950, when it ______ to her as a wedding present．

A． has given B． gave

C． was given D． has been given

—Hi, Albert, I can’t find my reference book!

—Sorry, I ______ it and I guess I put it on the top shelf with my things．

A． use B． had used

C． am using D． used

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My Emotional (感人的) Experience in Jaipur

I came to India in February 2012 to complete a volunteer practicum requirement with some friends．It was really an unforgettable experience!

Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job, ____ that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions．After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had ____ for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the ___．During the following days we were ____ to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi．

On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office．There we were ___ for the Child Development Program and over the course we ____ two studies related to child work and child rights．We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the ____ that pushed them into work．The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much through the ____．The best part of the work, however, was ____ being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents．I was ____ to a way of life completely different from my own．In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were ____．We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always ____ to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children．I could ____ that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members．Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to ____ how I understand everything around me now．I have been ____ by the people that I met through this experience．

On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur, ____ the city and shopping．We were ___ enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really ____ every minute of the life in Jaipur!

Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely ____．I know that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and ____ in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country．

1.A． expecting B． worrying C． determining D． promising

2.A． booked B． covered C． reported D． designed

3.A． distance B． program C． movement D． journey

4.A． limited B． arranged C． introduced D． pointed

5.A． responsible B． available C． famous D． powerful

6.A． described B． conducted C． exchanged D． benefited

7.A． standards B． chances C． fears D． causes

8.A． adventure B． memory C． process D． discovery

9.A． really B． simply C． properly D． generally

10.A． exposed B． selected C． compared D． delivered11.A． independent B． attractive C． comfortable D． cheerful

12.A． careful B． willing C． upset D． ashamed

13.A． predict B． advise C． sense D． wonder

14.A． influence B． reflect C． analyze D． test

15.A． reminded B． witnessed C． admitted D． inspired

16.A． identifying B． exploring C． representing D． charging

17.A． curious B． energetic C． lucky D． generous

18.A． valued B． delayed C． confirmed D． permitted

19.A． complex B． reasonable C． reliable D． positive

20.A． declared B． imagined C． experienced D． promoted

Being Authoritative (由权威的) Parents

Phrases like “tiger mom” and ‘‘helicopter parent” have made their way into everyday language．Many of us find ourselves drawn to the idea that with just a bit more parental hard work and effort, we might turn out children with bright futures．But is there anything wrong with a kind of “overparenting style”?

Parental involvement has a long history of being studied． Many of the studies, conducted by Diana Baumrind, a famous psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that a good parent is the one who is involved and reacts to her child in a positive way, who sets high expectations but gives her child independence．These “authoritative parents” appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically, psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved, or controlling and more involved． Why is this parenting style so successful?

Authoritative parents actually help improve motivation in their children．Carol Dweck, a social psychologist at Stanford University, has done research that indicates why authoritative parents raise more motivated children．In a typical experiment, Dr．Dweck takes young children into a room and asks them to solve a simple puzzle．Most do so with little difficulty．But then Dr．Dweck tells some, but not all, of the kids how clever they are．As it turns out, the children who are not told they’re smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles．They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving．

As the experiment suggests, praising children’s talents and abilities seems to shake their confidence．Dealing with more difficult puzzles carries the risk of losing one’s status as “smart”．Dr．Dweck’s work strongly supports that of Dr．Baumrind, who also found that reasonably supporting a child’s independence and limiting interference (干涉) causes better academic and emotional results．

The central task of growing up is to develop a sense of self that is independent and confident．If you treat your young child who is just learning to walk as if she can’t walk, you reduce her confidence．Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting．It is easier when they are young．The potential mistakes carry greater risks, and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children．

1.According to the passage, a “tiger mom” ______．

A． helps her children realize their dreams

B． speaks her children’s everyday language

C． places reasonable expectations on her children

D． pays close attention to her children’s experiences

2.It is implied that controlling style of parenting may _____．

A． face more challenges of children

B． foster independence in children

C． cause more problems in children

D． lead to children’s academic success

3.The example of the children doing the puzzles suggests that ______．

A． a good game plays a big role in training young minds

B． overpraising makes children less motivated and confident

C． puzzle-solving can give children the motivation they need

D． bright children usually show less confidence in difficult games

4.The last paragraph tells us that ______．

A． children should not be given much freedom

B． parents should not increase the risk of challenging

C． parents should allow their children to learn from mistakes

D． children should correct mistakes with the help of their parents