13．Dear Dad.Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day card——青夏教育精英家教网——

13．Dear Dad，
Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Father's Day cards．They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you．Yet as I selected and read，it occurred to me that not a single card said what I really want to say to you．
You'll soon be 84 years old，Dad，and you and I will have had 55 Father's Days together．I haven't always been with you on Father's Day but I've always been with you in my heart．
You know，Dad，there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap．You stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other．
The Father-Daughter Duel shifted into high gear（档位）when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the 54 Chevy（雪佛兰） whether you liked it or not．The police officer who sent me home after you reported the Chevy stolen didn't have much tolerance（容忍） for a stubborn 16-year-old girl，while you were so tolerant about it，Dad，and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life．
Our relationship picked up when I married a man you liked，and things really turned around when we began making babies．Somewhere along the line，the generation gap disappeared．I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together，rather like a fine wine．
But the strangest thing happened last week．I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car．It didn't immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and weak behind the wheel of that huge car．It was rather like a slap（打） in the face delivered from out of nowhere．Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day．
I guess what I'm trying to say，Dad，is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today．Honoring a father on Father's Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking．It's about loving someone more than words can say，and it's my wish that it never had to end．
I love you，Dad．
Love，
Jenny64．What caused Jenny to write the letter？B
A．Getting along well with her father．
B．Failing to find a satisfactory card．
C．Visiting a card exhibition at a mall．
D．Being away on previous Father's Day．
65．What does the underlined phrase"turned around"in Para.5 mean？A
A．Became better
B．Changed unexpectedly．
C．Went worse
D．Progressed unsteadily．
66．What can we learn from Para.6？D
A．Jenny seldom saw her father drive that huge car．
B．Jenny knew her father's real age from that day on．
C．Jenny's father slapped her on the face somewhere．
D．Jenny had never realized her father's being weak．
67．Jenny wrote her father this letter toC．
A．inform him of their conflicts
B．apologize for her being stubborn
C．express her deep love to him
D．remind him of the early incident．

12．It's said that the new campus of the school is now_______ what it was．（　　）

	A．	twice much large than		B．	large as twice as
	C．	twice as large as		D．	as twice larger as

11．Reading Oliver James'Affluenza，I thought about what often happens at home． My 12-year-old daughter is in tears．"I have to take a test tomorrow．I don't understand any of it，"she cries out．After shouting and shutting her door，she calms down enough to go through her notes．The following day I ask her how the test went and she just says"OK．I got a nine"．
"Wow，well done!"I say，before she finishes with"But I never get a ten!"
    According to James，this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development，which encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money．To test this，I asked my daughter why she was so worried about her tests．She looked at me as if I was thick．"Well，if I don't get good grades，I won't get into university．Then I probably won't get a good job and I won't be able to afford nice things like a ear and stuff．"
    I was quite surprised，because I don't consider myself a pushy parent．But James suggests showing any interest in grades sends the message that what is important is results and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright．He points to the Danish system（体制）of education as a better model．Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business．
    For me．I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle，recite a Shakespeare poem or grammar rules，yet I have lived a happy life．What I really needed to learn at school was how to make polite conversations，or how to avoid getting into debt or how to develop good personality．
    This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind．And he is looking for schools
where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests，something more like Tongjon．Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools．It is quite different from the more rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea，and indeed in many other school systems around the world．
As the Russian poet Pushkin said，"Inspiration（灵感） is needed in geometry（几何学） just as much as in poetry"，and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting worried about them．
62．What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter？D
A．She sets herself a goal too high to reach．
B．She should be more polite to her parents．
C．She is hard-working but not very bright．
D．She takes her grades much too seriously．
63．what dose the underlined word"obsession"in Paragraph 3 mean？D
A．A plan and unavoidable fact
B．A satisfied and very proud state
C．A practical and widely-used way
D．A fixed and often unreasonable idea
64．What can we infer from the passage？B
A．Social skills are as important as high grades．
B．Interest in grades can shake self-confidence．
C．The writer regrets not having studied hard at school．
D．Danish educational system is for very smart students．
65．The writer wants to tell us thatA．
A．learning happily is the key to self-development
B．top marks may be helpful to increase one'S interest
C．tests should be improved to give children inspiration
D．education should meet one's needs for work and money．

10．When milk arrived on the doorstep
  When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s，we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep．His name was Mr．Basille．He wore a white cap and drove a white truck．As a 5-year-old boy，I couldn't take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt．He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer．
    Of course，he delivered more than milk．There was cheese，eggs and so on．If we needed to
change our order．my mother would pen a note-"Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery"
-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles．And then，the buttermilk would magically appear．
    All of this was about more than convenience．There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen．Mr．Basille even had a key to our house，for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldn't freeze．And I remember Mr．
Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling stories
about his delivery．
    There is sadly no home milk delivery today．Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete．Besides，milk is for sale everywhere，and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service．
    Recently．an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories．I
took it home and planted it on the back porch（门廊）．Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is．So I start telling stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk．
51．Mr．Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changerC．
A．to show his magical power
B．to pay for the delivery
C．to satisfy his curiosity
D．to please his mother
52．What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house？D
    A．He wanted to have tea there．
    B．He was a respectable person．
    C．He became the boy's family member．
    D．He was fully trusted by the family．
53．Why does home milk delivery no longer exist？B
    A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now．
    B．It has been driven out of the market．
    C．Its service is getting poor．
    D．It is forbidden by law．
54．Why did the author bring back home an old milk box？A
    A．He missed the good old days．
    B．He wanted to tell interesting stories．
    C．He needed it for his milk bottles．
    D．He planted flowers in it．

9．_______ the protective glasses when you begin the experiment，please．（　　）

8．-You know the school very well．
-Yeah．I____ here for 15years and I will work another 15years．（　　）

	A．	had worked		B．	was working
	C．	have been working		D．	am working

7．Now the population of the city is_________ that of ten years ago．（　　）

	A．	three times as large as		B．	as three times large as
	C．	three times as many as		D．	three times more than

6．Whale Wars
As I was looking through the channels I came upon something called Whale Wars．What a bunch of stupid people．I really don't believe these people are thinking straight．I know they are not thinking straight because one of the questions the captain asks of all new members or those who want to be members is this：Are you willing to die for a whale？One more time，just in ease you were not paying attention．Are you willing to die for a whale？No，I am not willing to die for a whale-are yon crazy？I don't mind jumping in there to help out on a cause，but to die for a whale or even any kind of animal is beyond my understanding．These people believe strongly enough in this cause to say"Yes，yes，I will die for a whale"．The countries involved in the whaling industry do this because it is a way to make a living and support their families．The last thing they need is to have a bunch of stupid people trying to disable their ship．
A lot of the organizations out there say that whaling has to be stopped immediately without question．However，disabling these fishing boats will only stop the so-called problem temporarily．
The point is this：It is so very easy for people to say stop the whaling!OK，you stop the whaling．What is your answer for an alternative to whaling？I'm waiting．How do you want these people to support their families and help fuel the economy in which they live？A lot of people want the whaling to stop，but they have little or nothing to offer as an alternative for them．You cannot just say stop something and then that is the end of the problem．
Yes，I am picking on the"save the planet"people again．I will continue to do so until they can come up with better ideas on how to save the planet without putting people and what they own in harm's way．Destroying another person's things and putting them in a possible life or death situation is not the answer．
Until whaling countries can figure something else out to cure this so-called problem，there really isn't a lot that can be done．Until this happens，I say raise the anchor，set the main sail and WHALE AWAY!
57．Where did the writer probably learn about Whale Wars？A
A．On TV
B．On the radio．
C．In a magazine
D．In the newspaper．
58．Which of the following statements would the writer agree with？C
A．Saving whales is the most important thing in the world．
B．People must fight for something no matter what it costs．
C．Human lives are much more valuable than animals'．
D．Stupid people will do anything to become famous．
59．What does the writer care most about？A
A．Protecting whalers and their families．
B．Stopping whales from hurting people．
C．Criticizing the"save the planet"people．
D．Setting up an organization for whale protection．
60．The writer is againstD．
A．environmental experts
B．environmental workers
C．environmental officials
D．environmental protesters．

5．I __________my new mobile phone for several weeks；however，I'm still not familiar with all of its functions．（　　）

have been using

4．Dear Daughter，
As we drove off from Columbia，I wanted to write to tell you all that is on my mind．First，I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament （证明） of what a great well-rounded student you are．You should be as proud of yourself as we are．
Your college years will be the most important of your life．It is in college that you will discover what learning is about．This will be the period when you go from teacher taught to master inspired，after which you must become a self-learner．So do take each subject seriously，and even if what you learn is of no practical use in real life，the learning skills you get will be something you will value forever．
Follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy，don't be bothered by what others think or say，but make up your own mind．Most importantly，make true friends and be happy．Don't worry about their hobbies，grades，looks，or even personalities．
Start planning early what you'd like to do．Where would you like to live？What would you like to learn？I think your plan to study fashion is good，and you should decide where you want to be，and get onto the right courses．I will always be there for you，but the time has come for you to be in the driver's seat-this is your life，and you need to be in control．Being in control feels great．Try it，and you'll love it!
So please treasure your college years-make the best use of your free time，become an independent thinker in control of your destiny，and learn through your successes and challenges．
May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life，and may you grow into just what you dream to be．
Love
Dad & Mom 68．We can read between the lines thatA．
A．Dad has a strong love for his daughter
B．Dad is very strict with his daughter
C．Dad always worries about his daughter
D．Dad is much concerned about his daughter's health
69．The underlined word"destiny"in the passage is the closest in meaning to
"B"．
A．weight       B．life       C．position         D．time
70．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Plan things before you do them．
B．Self-learning is very important in college．
C．Follow your passion and what other people say．
D．Leading a life is just like driving a car．
71．The purpose of the author in writing the letter is to tell his daughter toD
A．smile to her trouble in life
B．fight till she succeeds
C．be confident and happy
D．make the most of her college．

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