16．First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee High School graduates:Strike your ow——青夏教育精英家教网——

First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee High School graduates：Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome（克服） difficulties with determination and courage．
The first lady told the 170graduates that she spent too much of her own time in college focusing on academic achievements．While her success in college and law school led to a good job，she said，she ended up leaving to focus on public service．
"My message to all of you today is this：Do not waste a minute living someone else's dream．"she said．"It takes a lot of real work to discover what brings you joy…and you won't find what you love simply by checking boxes or padding your GPA（夸大成绩）．"
She said the school reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago．"My No.1goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me．"she said．"I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievement，a place where academic success wouldn't make me a target（目标） of laughing at or bullying，but instead would be a badge of honour（荣誉的象征）．"But Mrs．Obama said pitifully that not all students have the same opportunities．"Unfortunately，schools like this don't exist for every kid，"she said．"You are lucky．"
The first lady told graduates that failure may be a part of their college lives and careers，and that how they respond to any difficulties will define them．"That's when you find out what you're really made of in those hard times．"she said．"But you only do that if you're willing to put yourself in a position where you might fall．"
Overcoming difficulties has been the hallmark（特征） of many great people，she said．"There's this guy Barack Obama…he lost his first race for Congress，and now he gets to call himself my husband．"The first lady joked："I could spend a whole afternoon talking about his failures．"

56．What's the purpose（目的） of Michelle's visit to Tennessee High School？D
A．To give a speech to the graduates．
B．To help Obama win respect．
C．To welcome new students．
D．To give the graduates some advice．
57．According to Michelle，C．
A．it's enough for the students to study well at school
B．she was a target of laughing at or bullying when studying at school
C．it's lucky for the students to study at Tennessee High School
D．most great people met with difficulties on their way to success including Obama
58．Why did Michelle mention Obama in the last paragraph？B
A．To make the students know more about Obama．
B．To offer an example of overcoming difficulties．
C．To give advice on how to be a great man．
D．To talk about his failures．

15．Although the bike my father bought for me wasn't worth too much，I still liked it very much．I think the thought（想法） ____________．（　　）

14．It is my own ____________ that I failed in yesterday's interview because I was late．（　　）

13．My wife and I stayed in London for a few weeks last year．We went there in autumn．We think it is the best season to visit England．The weather is usually quite good and there are not too many visitors in October．
We stayed in a small restaurant in the West End．We did most of our sightseeing on foot．We went to look at all the places．We went shopping and spent too much money．We liked going to the theatre．We don't have the chance to see such good plays （戏剧） at home．A lot of people say English food is very bad．We didn't think so．Most of the restaurants are French or Chinese，but we had some very good meals．
We enjoyed our holiday very much．We want to go there again this year．We are going to take our umbrellas．I'm sure we'll need them sometimes．
66．"We went shopping and spent too much money"meansC．
A．they didn't enjoy shopping and spent too much money
B．prices were high in England
C．there were so many good things in the shops and they bought a lot
D．they liked to go shopping with lots of money
67．They didn't have the chance to see such good playsB．
A．in their small restaurant   B．in their home town
C．in France               D．in England
68．You can getA in a restaurant．
A．meals   B．clothes   C．books   D．cakes
69．I'm sure we'll need umbrellas sometimes becauseB．
A．umbrellas can be very good presents for their friends in London
B．it often rains in London
C．the English people like to bring umbrellas with them
D．the English people protect （保护） themselves with umbrella
70．The two visitors came fromD．
A．England            B．France
C．America            D．a country we don't know．

12．Section C （8marks）
Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context．
Most Americans don't like to get advice （48）frommembers of their family．They get advice from"strangers"．（49）When they need advice，they don't usually go to people they know．Instead，many of （50）them write letters to newspapers and magazines that give advice （51）on many different subjects，including family problems，the use of language，health，cooking，child care，clothes，and even on （52）how to buy a house or a car．
Most newspapers regularly print letters from readers with problems．Along with the letters there are answers written by people （53）who/that are supposed to know how to solve such problems．Some of these writers are doctors；（54）others are lawyers or educators．But two of the （55）most famous writers of advice are women without special training for this kind of work．

11．"How are you？"is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other．But"How are you？"is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't have an answer．The person who asks"How are you？"hopes to hear the answer"Fine．"，even if the person's friend isn't fine．The reason is that"How are you？"isn't really a question and"Fine．"isn't really an answer．They are simply other way of saying"Hello!"or"Hi!"．
Sometimes，people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example，when someone asks，"Do you agree？"，the other person might be thinking，"No，I disagree．I think you're wrong…"But it isn't very polite to disagree strongly，so the other person might say"I'm not sure…"．It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone．
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example，many talks over the phone finish when one person says"I've to go now．"Often，the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse，"Someone is at the door．""Something is burning on the stove．"The excuses might be real，or it might not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more，but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite，and it doesn't hurt the other person．
When they are greeting each other，talking about an idea，or finishing a talk，people often don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other，and it's also a part of the game of language．
58．When a person in the United States asks"How are you？"，he or she wants to hear"D"．
A．How are you？B．Hello!C．I don't know．D．Fine．
59．When a person wants to disagree with someone，it is polite to say"B"．
A．You're wrong．I disagree．B．I'm not sure．
C．I'm sure I disagree．D．No，I disagree．
60．When a person says"I've to go now．Someone is at the door．"，he or she may beA．
A．giving an excuseB．hurting someone's feeling
C．talking to a person at the doorD．going to another place
61．One of the rules of the game of language is probably"D"．
A．Always say what you mean．
B．Don't disagree with people．
C．Never say exactly what you're thinking．
D．Being polite is the best policy．

For 52years my father got up at 5：30a．m．every morning，went to work，and returned home at 5：30pm．I never saw my father stayed home from work ill，nor did I ever see my father lay down to take a nap（打盹）．He had no hobbies，other than taking care of his family．All he asked from me，his daughter，was to help him while he was repairing something，so we could have some time to talk．
For 22years，after I left home for college，my father called me at 9：00a．m．every Sunday．Nine years ago when I bought my first house，my father，67years old，spent eight hours a day for three days in the 80-degree Kansas heat，painting my house．He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done．All he asked for was a glass of iced tea．Five years ago，at age 71，my father spent five hours putting together a swing set for my daughter．Four years ago，my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka，with an eight-foot Colorado Blue Spruce（云杉）in his truck，so that we could have a part of Colorado growing on our land．
On the morning of January 16，1996，my sister telephoned me； my father was in the hospital with an aneurysm（动脉瘤）in Florida．I got on an airplane immediately，and on the way I realized that I hadn't communicated with him as much as I'd always wanted to．I vowed（发誓） that when I arrived，I would have a long talk with him．I arrived in Florida at 1a．m．，only to find that my father，at the age of 76，had died at 9：12p．m．This time it was he who did not have time to talk，or time to wait for me．
55．From the first paragraph we can infer that the author's fatherC．
A．was a good driver      B．sometimes fell ill
C．was in good health    D．didn't like sleeping
56．According to the last paragraph，we can know that the author's father was born inD．
A.1916B.1918C.1922     D.1920
57．The author wrote the passage in order toA．
A．remember her father       B．praise her father
C．introduce her father    D．make her father known．

9．Was it during the 19^th century ______ American English spelling got a separate identity？（　　）

8．Fear is an emotion like others such as happiness，anger，hurt and sadness．We need emotions to process information we receive and decide how to respond．Being afraid of fast cars，for example，is something that might protect us from harm．Being afraid of the consequence of a choice may prevent us getting into trouble．
Fears in young children commonly center on certain animals like snakes or big dogs．Fears are caused often because of experiences or ideas expressed by others，and at times，the media．Many normal fears during the early years，like men with beards，or large dogs，disappear with age．Those relating to personal failure and ridicule （嘲笑） remain through adulthood and may need special help to overcome．
Children's fears are oftentrivial，but that doesn't mean they should be ignored．They need to be recognized and accepted as real for that child．Only when we help children understand their fears can they grow normally in their ability to deal with them．
Research shows that as a child grows up，the center of his fears changes a lot．Things like divorce，a teacher who"shouted at me"，people with guns，bullies，big boys，or"making fun of me"top the list of childhood fears．
We can not always prevent these experiences from happening，but it's essential that children be allowed to freely express their emotions without judgment．Sympathy and a caring listener will help ease the pain of these fears．Read books and stories to your child about children who have experienced similar fears．This helps children talk about their fears and find ways to cope．With all emotions，fears become less of a problem for children as they gain self-confidence and they find that fear is normal and can be dealt with．
68．The underlined word"trivial"in the third paragraph probably means"A"．
A．smallB．seriousC．harmfulD．common
69．From the passage we can learn thatA．
A．some childhood fears may have a lasting influence
B．children should avoid the media to reduce their fear
C．fears can be judged according to the environment
D．children with similar fears can communicate easily
70．What's the best title for this passage？B
A．How to Overcome Children's Fears
B．Children's Fears
C．The kind of Children's Fears
D．The Bad Effects of Fears．

7．There is still so much to discuss．________，we shall return to this topic in tomorrow's class．（　　）

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