【题目】 You might take a car, a bus, or a bike to school. But in Bangladesh, instead of waiting for a school bus to come down their street, many students wait for a school boat to come down the river. That’s right—these students attend school on a boat!

Bangladesh is very close to sea level.____ 【1】_____ The flooding creates many problems. For the nearly 160 million people living there, the periodic flooding means that they are often unable to access roads, electricity, or telephones.

Growing up in Bangladesh, Mohammed Rezwan was often troubled by the destruction. In 1998 he founded an organization called Shidhulai. The name means “self-reliance .” The purpose of the organization is to help the people of Bangladesh receive an education and also to bring technology and an improved quality of life to poor people in remote areas of the country. In 2002, Rezwan began transforming boats into schools. Each boat was built to house between 30 and 35 students. _______【2】_______The only difference was that they floated on a river.

______【3】_____ Today Rezwan and his organization operate 88 boats in northern Bangladesh. About half the boats are used as schools, and the other half are used as temporary houses during the flood season. In addition to the schools and the temporary housing, there are also a floating technology and training center, a library that allows students to check out books, and a health-care center. The school boats travel along the rivers and pick up students for classes that include computer technology, agriculture, and human rights.

At night the boats provide additional learning opportunities for students and adults. ______【4】______ They study using solar lamps that are charged during the day at stations near the river. Special equipment on the boats also projects lessons onto big screens made from sailcloth. People can come down to the riverbank to watch films. In all, these boats help educate close to 90,000 families in Bangladesh.

By floating down the rivers, the school boats provide more than books. ____【5】______ “This ‘library’ boat inspired me,” said 18-year-old student Shanto Islam, who enjoys reading science fiction books. “I started to dream.” Islam now wants to attend a university.

A. The boats had everything you might find in a regular classroom.

B. Parents living in the area are happy to have the boats.

C. These boats have been a great success.

D. Both of them can attend evening courses.

E. He did not want to design houses, though.

F. For this reason the land is flooded for five months of every year.

G. They also deliver knowledge, opportunity, and hope to all generations.

【题目】取得重大突破

【题目】The first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little lady with a warm smile.

She said, "Hi! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?" I laughed and heartily ，"Of course!”“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have children, and then travel around." "No , I asked. I was curious why she this challenge at this age. "I always having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me. We became instant friends.

, Rose became a campus icon (偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the from the other students.

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she us. "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying . You have to laugh and find every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. we have many people like this walking around!" she said. "There is a huge between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't any talent or ability, "she added. "But growing up requires the opportunity in change. Have no . The elderly usually don't regret what they did, but rather things they did not do. "

One week after graduation that year, Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us that it's never too to be all you can possibly be.

【1】A. stoppedB. showedC. asked D. looked

【2】A. oldB. excitingC. strangeD. nervous

【3】A. added B. claimedC. respondedD. offered

【4】A. slowlyB. jokinglyC. quicklyD. simply

【5】A. seriouslyB. wiselyC. really D. secretly

【6】A. took offB. put upC. took onD. put on

【7】A. dreamed toB. looked back on C. looked up to D. dreamed of

【8】A. Over the yearB. At the momentC. Once again D. As usual

【9】A. jokesB. questionsC. attentionD. followers

【10】A. inspiredB. taughtC. requestedD. lectured

【11】A. whenB. becauseC. soD. although

【12】A. youngB. healthyC. growingD. developing

【13】A. goalsB. humorC. meaningD. interest

【14】A. UnfortunatelyB. NaturallyC. GenerallyD. Fairly

【15】A. divisionB. changeC. crossD. difference

【16】A. useB. takeC. compare D. prefer

【17】A. winningB. improvingC. meetingD. finding

【18】A. doubtsB. fearC. regrets D. worry

【19】A. in timeB. by himselfC. by exampleD. in practice

【20】A. lateB. oldC. early D. young

【题目】When I was in junior high school, I was really a bad boy. My history teacher—Mr. Oven criticized me a lot because I was naughty in his class. By the end of the first semester, I'd had enough of his words and had decided that I would get my revenge on him.

The opportunity arose one morning when Mr. Oven was called to the office for a certain reason. While Mr. Oven left, my company Billy and I grabbed Mr. Oven's lunch bag from under his desk. I opened his sandwich and placed a bug in between the two slices of bread. We put it back and closed it. To keep it in memory, Billy took photos of the whole process. We laughed for weeks over this.

Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break. Billy's mother found the pictures in his room, and demanded that he should tell her where these pictures were from. Billy told his mother the whole story, and Mr. Oven was informed. Not only was I punished from school for two weeks, but also I was kicked off the football and basketball team. Before I could return to school, I had to turn in a 1000-word essay on what I did and why I did that. I really felt embarrassed every time I saw Mr. Oven in the hallway for the rest of the school year. I felt a little regret that Mr. Oven left our school the next year.

【1】Mr. Oven criticized me a lot because __________.

A. I disobeyed his rules in class

B. I didn't go to his class

C. I didn't answer his questions

D. I was naughty in my homework

【2】How can you imagine Mr. Oven when he had his lunch?

A. He would be glad to eat his delicious sandwich with the bug.

B. He would eat it as usual when he had his sandwich.

C. He would cry because he was afraid of the bug in his sandwich.

D. He would be very angry when he found the bug in his sandwich.

【3】The underlined sentence "Well, it all went south during Thanksgiving break. " in Paragraph 3 probably means " __________ ".

A. It was until Thanksgiving break that the secret was let out.

B. All the students left on Thanksgiving break.

C. All __________ the students went south on Thanksgiving break.

D. Billy and I went south during Thanksgiving break.

【4】Which one was NOT true according to the article?

A. He had to be punished to leave school for two weeks.

B. He was kicked off the football and basketball team.

C. He had to eat the sandwich he had made for Mr. Oven.

D. He had to write a 1000-word essay to acknowledge his mistake.

【题目】坐落在……

【题目】My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the other day and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband's socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn't find it anywhere.

The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in, I greeted them and told them what we were going to do that day. When I turned around to the blackboard, the class broke out a roar. They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be in and to see this. I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more. Finally, the teacher who was in the next room came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too!

"Good heavens," I said. "Will someone please tell me what is so funny?"

"Oh, God, "said the teacher. "You have a brown sock stuck to the back of the skirt!"

So that's how I found my husband's missing sock.

"Oh, well," I said to the class, "Let's just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity (静电学). "

【1】From the passage we know that the writer cannot be __________.

A. a physics teacher

B. a good wife

C. a cleaner

D. a clever woman

【2】What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?

A. The class didn't pay attention to what the teacher said.

B. The class began to laugh loudly.

C. Another boy made faces in the classroom.

D. Another teacher came in.

【3】The reason why the writer couldn't find one of her husband's socks was that __________.

A. it was torn to pieces while being washed

B. her husband himself had taken it away

C. she had left it in the washing machine

D. it was stuck to the back of her own skirt

【4】 How did the writer react (反应) when she got to know why her students laughed?

A. She gave an explanation for the matter in a clever way.

B. She wanted to punish those students who laughed at her.

C. She tried to persuade the class to study physics well.

D. She regretted not having taught her students physics well.

【题目】December 2

Sharon called about four times today. At least it shows she's trying to explain something to me. I feel a little better.

December 3

This morning Sharon said she had only told one person and didn't know why everyone seemed to know. Yes, I am an adopted (收养的) daughter. But she had promised to keep it a secret forever!

December 5

I wish I had a friend I could really trust all of the time. I thought I found that friend, but I haven't and it's making me miserable (痛苦的)! It's wrong to tell her all about it. She gains my trust, and then loses it.

December 7

I have a nice room, beautiful house and everything I've ever wanted. My adoptive parents will give me all the things I've ever dreamed of. Yet all the money in the world can't buy what I want now. I want Sharon to be my best friend again.

December 10

Sharon just called. She said she thought it might help if we spent more time together. She worried that I would change schools. She is the best friend I've ever had. When I'm with Sharon, I can be myself. I need Sharon's friendship. I need it more than I've ever known.

December 16

I just had the most fantastic two days of my life! This was the best time I've had for a long, long while. Yesterday, we walked five times around the park and today we walked along the river for twenty minutes. We talked so much. Sharon, Sharon, no brick wall between us now.

【1】 What is the author mainly worried about?

A. How she was adopted?

B. Why she had to change schools?

C. Her family life.

D. Her friendship with Sharon.

【2】Sharon lost the author's trust because she __________.

A. did not keep the author's secret

B. did not explain something to the author

C. told the author's past life to everyone

D. often refused to help the author

【3】 The underlined word "fantastic" in the last paragraph probably means __________.

A. funny B. wonderful C. sad D. lucky

【题目】 (2014 河北开滦月考) I came to study in the United States a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I'd have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time... and I left without getting a cent.

【1】The author's roommate offered to help him because __________.

A. he felt sorry for the author

B. he thought it was a chance to make some money

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer

【2】A good doctor is essential (必要) for the author to __________.

A. be properly treated

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. recover before he leaves America

D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

【3】The word "charge" in the second paragraph means __________.

A. be responsible B. accuse

C. ask as a price D. claim

【4】Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very __________.

A. selfish B. friendly C. professional D. busy

【5】What conclusion (结论) can you draw from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. One must be very careful while driving a car.

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D. Money is more important than other things in the US.

【题目】由于……的结果

【题目】对于……的贡献