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5．WHEN the White House announced that Malia Obama，the older daughter of US President Barack Obama，would wait until 2017to enroll in Harvard and would take a gap year in the meantime，a lot of Americans were confused．But the White House didn't say what Malia Obama would do during the year she's taking off．
Gap years are so popular in Britain that more than 200，000students take them every year．However，they are virtually unknown to many students in the US．Only about 1percent of graduating seniors，or about 30，000American students，decide to take a year off between high school and college．
Gap years，as defined （定义） by most US colleges，are structured （规划好的） educational periods of travel，volunteering or other kinds of learning through experiences．They usually have to be approved by the colleges students plan to attend，and more American students have started to take gap years．
According to American Gap Association surveys，there was a 22percent increase in students taking gap years in 2015over the previous year．
While many colleges，and particularly public universities，don't allow students to defer enrollment，Florida State University has begun encouraging its freshmen to take a year off from their studies in order to get some extra maturity and new experiences．
"We know very clearly now that gap years can be an educational experience that changes you completely，"said Joe O'Shea，president of the board of the American Gap Association．"They show an increase in determination．Gap years help increase students'focus while their identities and future plans take shape．"
Just ask Karis Engle，who spent a year with a charitable organization in Haiti at age 18．The experience has made her realize that she wants to help others．Engle，now the president of The Glades Initiative，a non-profit organization that helps with food security in communities in southern Florida，said the immersion （沉浸） in a very different culture completely changed her worldview．
By the time she entered Bethel College in Kansas a year later，her life had changed．
"I felt like I was different from most people there．I knew clearly what I wanted to study，which was international development with an emphasis on social work，"Engle said．
She believes gap years are good ways for young people to get away from their comfortable lives，family expectations and pressures from society to see their lives from a new angle．
"It helps you choose your path，"she said，"instead of letting it choose you
29．According to the article，which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．Malia Obama is going to go backpacking through Europe with her friends during her gap year．
B．Most public universities in America encourage students to take a gap year．
C．Students learn through their experiences by traveling，volunteering etc during gap years．
D．American students can take a year off whenever they want．
30．The example of Karis Engle is used to show thatD．
A．students have a new worldview after taking a gap year
B．gap years can help students become better leaders
C．students can experience what it is like to be away from comfortable lives
D．gaps years help students become more clear about their future
31．The article was mainly written toB．
A．explain why Malia Obama wants to take a gap year
B．explain what a gap year is and what its benefits are
C．show the growing popularity of gap years in America
D．encourage Chinese students to take a gap year．

4．ONE morning last week I looked out of my study window and saw that it was a fine day．No，it was a glorious （极好的） day：the sun shone down from a sky with not even a single cloud．
But later that day，hard at work at my desk，I heard a loud drumming noise on the roof．Turning to the window，I saw that the sky was now the color of charcoal （木炭）．Rain was beginning to fall； two minutes later the rain became hail （冰雹）； at some point，the hail became snow．Rain，hail or snow，it was all wet，making rivers of water．
This story will give you some idea about weather in Britain．It's extremely variable．Go ahead with your picnic in the local park by all means，but don't assume that because the sun is shining now，it will be when you open your pack of sandwiches； better take an umbrella，just in case．
The weather in Britain is by no means always bad．The weather can just seem a lot like a person who has a lot of mood swings．
This is one of the biggest reasons why the British talk so often about the weather：it's handy．Wherever there are strangers standing or sitting close together，and talk cannot be avoided，the conversation focuses on the weather："Yes，the weather has been good，hasn't it？Three whole days of sunshine this May!"or"What shocking weather we've been having!"The unreliability  of the weather is something that every Brit can agree on．That makes it a safe topic of conversation．
Thus，the weather's unpredictability  is actually a plus for the British，a very useful bit of our culture．Even those with different opinions on everything else in the world，such as the current argument in the UK about membership of the European Union，can talk about the weather without it leading to a shouting match．Long live rainstorms in mid-July!
25．The writer wrote the article mainly toD．
A．describe his own experiences of the different weather in Britain
B．remind people to take an umbrella whenever they have to go out in Britain
C．prove the uncertainty of the weather in Britain
D．describe the weather and the way people talk about weather in Britain
26．The main characteristic of British weather isA．
A．changeability
B．stability
C．lack of sunshine
D．continuous rain
27．The British often start conversations by talking about the weather becauseB．
A．they seldom trust the weather forecast
B．the variable weather is a safe topic of conversation
C．they are all interested in predicting weather
D．they like complaining about the terrible weather
28．It can be inferred from the article that the author holds a（n）D attitude toward the weather in Britain．
A．negative
B．critical
C．indifferent
D．positive．

3．It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation，it turns into an argument．We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly，my mother will push the conversation into World War 3．She'll talk about my lack of bright future because I don't plan to be a doctor．And much to her disappointment，I don't want to do any job related to science，either．In fact，when I was pushed to say that I planned to major（主修） in English and communications，she nearly had a heart attack．
"Why can't you be like my co-worker's son？"she bemoans （哀叹） all the time．Her coworker's son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70，000dollars a year as an engineer．I don't know what to answer except that I simply can't be like Mr．Perfect as I've called the unnamed co-worker's son．I can't be like him．I am the type of the person who loved to help out in the community，write until the sun goes down，and most of all，wants to achieve a career because I love it，not because of a fame or salary．
I understand why my mother is worried about my future major．I've seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours．She leaves the house around 6：30am and usually comes home around  5pm or even 6pm．However，I want her to know that by becoming a doctor，it doesn't mean I'll be successful．I'd rather follow my dreams and create my own future．
21．Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about？B
A．the writer's studies
B．the writer's future job
C．dinner plans
D．wars around the world
22．We can infer from Paragraph 1that the writer's motherA．
A．doesn't want the writer to major English
B．doesn't think the writer should be a doctor
C．gets along very well with the writer
D．doesn't think working in the scientific field is a good idea
23．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer？D
A．He wants to be like his mother's co-worker's son．
B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future．
C．He doesn't think his mother's co-worker's son is perfect．
D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future．

2．People love to get together to eat，drink and have a fun with each other．去掉a．

1．The bridgebeing built at the moment will be the longest one in this area．

20．Having worked （ work） abroad for twenty years，the old man is on the way back to his motherland．

19．Your proposal sounds veryattractive（attract）．

18．"Are you really an artist？"Felix askedcuriously（curious）．

17．假定英语课上英语老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词．
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Dear Peter，
How are you going？Recently，our school newspaper will be start a column about western life and culture in order to cultivate our interests，broaden our horizons or enrich our afterschool life．As the result，I am writing ask you to write an article on it．
Here is some details about it．To begin with，you may talk about your life in your middle school，so that we Chinese students can know more about you．However，you can introduce a western festival，such as the Christmas Day，the New Year or the Thanksgiving Day，that must be not only meaningful but also interesting．What's more，your article should be at least 400word．Finally，I hope you would be so kind as to send it here before June 28^th，so that you can published in time．
Hopefully，you could help me．I have the confidence that everyone will like your article．Thanks for read my letter in such a hot summer．I'm looking forward to your reply and your article．
Best wishes
Yours，
Li Hua．

16．Characters in novels don't always do what the writer wants them to do．Sometimes they cause trouble，take on lives of their own，or even work against the writer．It's not just a problem for inexperienced authors：famed children's novelist Roald Dahl said he got the main character in his book Matilda so"wrong"that when he'd finished his first Version，he threw it away and started again．
Of course it's not the characters'fault．The problem lies with the author．Take Stephen King，who admitted that writing working-class characters is more difficult nowadays because his own circumstances have changed．"It is definitely harder，"King said．"When I wrote Carrie many years ago，I was one step away from physical labour．"
This is also true for characters'ages，added King．"When you have small children，it is easy to write young characters because you observe them and you have them in your life all the time．But your kids grow up，it's been harder for me to write about this little 12-year-old girl in my new book because my roodels are gone．"
For other authors，such as Karen Fowler，there's one quality that can stop a character in its tracks：boredom．"I had particular problems with the main character in my historical novel Sister Noon，"she says．"She had attitudes about race and religion that seemed appropriate to me for her time and class，but they were not attitudes I liked．Eventually I grew quite bored with her．You can write a book about a character you dislike or a character you disagree with，but I don't think you can write a book about a character who bores you．"
According to Neel Mukherjee，it was Adinath，a character in The Lives of Others，who made him work the hardest．"I think I struggled because it's difficult to write a character whose most prominent personal feature is weakness，as Adinath's is，without making that feature define him，"Mukherjee says．But a troublesome character is far from an unwelcome guest，he continues，arguing that"when characters work against the author they come alive and become unpredictable"．
"That is a fantastic thing to happen，"Mukherjee says．"I celebrate it．It is one of the great，lucky gifts given to a writer．"
32．What can we infer about Stephen King's book Carrie？C
A．It was his most difficult book to write．
B．It was the first successful novel King wrote．
C．There were few children featured in the story．
D．Some of its main characters were working class．
33．Why did Karen Fowler have trouble writing the main character in her novel Sister Noon？D
A．She disagreed with the character's attitudes．
B．The age difference between the two was too large．
C．She found the character very uninteresting．
D．The historical setting made accuracy difficult．
34．What does Neel Mukherjee think of his difficult-to-write characters？B
A．They are a sign that the story is not realistic．
B．They are often the most interesting．
C．They should be praised by all authors．
D．They need to be researched more thoroughly．
35．In which part of the newspaper would you expect to find the passage？B
A．Careers．
B．Culture．
C．Entertainment．
D．Lifestyle．

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