20．After graduatingfrom university.you have to make a choice about getting a further study or a job．——青夏教育精英家教网——

20．After graduatingfrom university，you have to make a choice about getting a further study or a job．

19．After the terrible earthquake，everywhere people looked nearly everything was destroyed．

18．Some of us are sufferingfrom loneliness，but we have to learn to get along with others well here in the school．

17．Surrounded by Brothers
I know it is wrong to envy（羡慕） your children．But when I see my son，Tonio and his younger brother Sam going down a slide together，one's arm around the other，I know I have missed something wonderful．
Not only did I never have a brother，but also I had no friendships like theirs．My sister was old enough to help take care of me，so she was more a mother than a playmate，and I was more a pest than a friend．A brother would have been wonderful，but it was not in the family planning．
Now I finally live with brothers，my sons，Tonio and Sam．I am watching them build the kind of relationship that I once dreamed about．They go to bed together．When one comes into our bed after a nightmare，my wife and I know that before morning his brother will follow．
Sam manages the world with more ease than his elder brother，whose frustrations often bring him to tears．With a sincere"Smile，Tonio，"Sam is the one who comforts him．Tonio，on the other hand，has stopped playing with boys at his age who don't like playing with Sam．They are always backing each other up．
I don't know what kind of relationship they will have when they grow up．Parents always want their children to have what they never could．I want them to have each other．So I imagine them going to the same college，marrying sisters and living on the same block．
That's why I was so worried the day Tonio started kindergarten．I felt that I would lose something too．As we headed for school that morning，both boys seemed relaxed，as if neither had any idea that the day was going to be different，that starting then，Tonio would be leaving behind his brother，his best friend，his right arm．
Tonio's first day was chaotic，with hundreds of children outside looking for their teachers．Before any of us could say goodbye，Tonio disappeared with his new classmates．He turned to wave and then was gone．It was so sudden．Sam even didn't see him go．Although parents had been asked to ease the craziness of the first day by staying out of the school，I lifted Sam up and took him to Tonio's classroom，looking for a glimpse of Tonio．Sam spotted him first．
My wife and I didn't head back home immediately，stopping instead at a coffee shop to treat Sam to hot chocolate．We even let him eat ice-cream with his fingers．Sam was still quiet，so I asked him if he missed his brother already．
He didn't answer．Instead he asked，"Daddy，is Tonio going to be gone forever？"
"No，Sammy，"I said，feeling happy about his sweet question．"Not forever，just until three o'clock．"
I sometimes think that the greatest thing I have ever done is to help create these brothers．And I didn't stop with them．We had another child，and for the third time in a row，it was a boy．It wasn't long before his brothers climbed into the crib（婴儿床） to play with him．I am surrounded by brothers．

66．What makes the author envy his sons？C
A．He has no friends like Sam and Tonio．
B．He has only one brother in his family．
C．He doesn't enjoy brotherhood as they do．
D．He doesn't have a good relation with his sister．
67．What does the underlined word"pest"in paragraph 2mean？B
A．a bad person B．an annoying person C．a good friend D．a lovely brother
68．What can we learn about the two little brothers？D
A．Tonio often encouraged Sam when Sam burst into tears．
B．The two brothers went to the same kindergarten．
C．Neither of the brothers played with other children．
D．They supported each other in different ways．
69．The author was worried the day Tonio started his kindergarten，becauseA．
A．Tonio might not spend so much time with Sam
B．Tonio might not do well with his study
C．he was afraid he would lose Tonio forever．
D．he wanted Tonio to have what he didn't have
70．What does the title"Surrounded by Brothers"suggest？A
A．The author experienced brotherly love by raising his sons．
B．The author often plays with his sons whenever he has time．
C．Parents want their children to stay at home and play together．
D．The youngest son is always surrounded by his elder brothers．

16．---Tom，let's go and take a walk to refresh ourselves．
---Good idea．But hold on，I _________ my work，and it won't take long．（　　）

	A．	just finish		B．	am just finishing
	C．	have just finished		D．	am just going to finish

15．The yellow house _________ windows face south is the place _________ I spent my childhood．（　　）

14．---Judging from _______ number of the cars，there must be many people in the park．
---Yes，I think so．All the people want to go out and enjoy the beautiful scenery in _______ good weather．（　　）

13．I spent my childhood walking a fine line between being an energetic young boy and avoiding contact sports to protect my eyesight．I had lost the sight in one eye at the age of five，so instead of football，I put my energy into rowing and sailing．By the time I was 22，I was working towards rowing for my country．
Then，during a training session，I noticed my vision was unclear in my remaining eye．I had an operation and spent two weeks with bandages over my eyes．Sadly，it didn't work，and the second operation two months later was also a failure．My world came crashing down．I had been flying high----as well as my shining rowing career，I had been about to take my finals and get a job in the city．Now，as my fellow graduates celebrated their results，I lay in my childhood bedroom，angry．I would wake up in the morning and convince myself I could see a shadow，but I felt bitterly angry when I realized I couldn't．
Previously，I had lots of assumptions about blind people，but now I joined their ranks．I had no choice but to change my attitude．I started to realize that my challenge was not about seeing but about creating a new life for myself．The simple pleasure of just sitting in a café and watching the world go by or even making eye contact with anyone is no longer possible．I had to rethink how to engage with the world．As much as I disliked the things of blindness----white sticks，talking computers and guide dogs----I welcomed these as the tools that would enable me to regain my independence．I moved out of my mum's house and got a job in entertainment．I also started seeking out projects that would help me get out and mix with people．A big part of my identity has always been about the thrill of competing----success and failure．I am excited when I am giving it my all，so I started to compete again，first in rowing and then in extreme physical challenges such as completing six marathons in seven days in Gobi desert．Filling my life with experiences helped to sweep the blindness to one side．
It took me 10years really to deal with losing my sight．When I walked to the South Pole in 2009，the first blind person ever to go there，standing shoulder to shoulder with sighted people，I felt"normal"again．
But two years ago，my sense of"being normal"was challenged again．I was staying at a friend's house when I fell out of a second-floor window onto the ground below．I have no idea how it happened----I was just going to bed but ended up waking up in hospital．I hurt my brain，and my back in three places．I discovered that I couldn't feel my legs．Doctors said that there was a 12-week period for sensation（知觉） to return，and when this came and went with no change in my legs，I began to despair．
I was due to get married，but on the day of our wedding my fiancée（未婚妻） was sitting by my bedside as I prepared for another operation to put metalwork in my back．
I'm still in a wheelchair，but I refuse to accept that my story ends here．I have got involved with a training program，which aims to redirect the nerve pathways in my legs through training．I'm now teaching myself to use sit-skis and a hand-powered bike．I'm sure how I'd manage emotionally without a sporting goal to drive myself forward．It has saved my life in a way．I may never win a gold medal，but that doesn't stop me trying．

55．Though the writer was a sports lover，he might be rarely involved inD．
A．running                 B．skiing               C．biking          D．boxing
56．After the second operation，the writerC．
A．was full of confidence                     B．found a job in the city
C．lost his sight completely                  D．lay in bed sleeplessly
57．The challenge mentioned in Paragraph 3refers toA．
A．building a new life                        B．being unable to see any more
C．using the things for the blind             D．making eye contact with others
58．As a blind person，the writer was the first toB．
A．win a gold medal                         B．get to the South Pole
C．finish six marathons in seven days       D．compete in extreme physical challenges
59．Having fallen out of a second-floor window，the writer felt despaired becauseC．
A．his fiancée broke away from him              B．he didn't know how it took place
C．he might be unable to walk forever           D．he had to put metalwork in his back
60．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．the writer is a person who never gives up
B．the blindness has made the writer lose heart
C．winning a gold medal is impossible for the writer
D．the writer has never received any training in sports．

12．In a play something is better left _________．The audience will eventually figure it out．（　　）

11．To reduce emissions of greenhouse gases，many countries are increasing the use of natural gas，wind and other forms of _______ energy．（　　）

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