I have a friend named John Roberts who owns a horse ranch （牧马场）in San Ysidro.　　The last time I was there he shared a story with me. “It is a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer. When he was a senior，he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.”

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch， showing the location of all the buildings，the stables and the track.　　

“The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’”

　　“The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F？’”

　　“The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There‘s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added， ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’”

　　“The boy went home and asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son， you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’”

　　“Finally，after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.‘”

　　John continued, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “If I had changed my paper at that time, maybe we would not have the chance to be here talking about the dreams .”

1.What was the boy’s goal described in his seven-page paper? (No more than 6 words)

2.Why did the teacher give him a F”?                    (No more than 14 words)

3.How did John’s father respond to his son’s puzzlement?    (No more than10 words)

4.What can we learn from the article?                    (No more than 8 words.)

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

On the day before the bass（鲈鱼）season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.

　　When his pole  1 he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with    2  as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.  3 , he very cautiously lifted the   4  fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,   5  it was a bass.

　　The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills（鱼鳃）playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father  6 a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.——two hours    7  the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.

　　“Dad！”  8  the boy.

　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.

　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy again.

　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere    9  in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.  10  no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could  11 from his father’s voice that the decision was not changed. He slowly  12  the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the   13  water. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.

　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was   14 . He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he caught that night long ago. But he does see that same fish—— again and again——every time he   15  a question of ethics(道德).

For his father taught him, ethics are simple 16 of right and wrong. It is only the  17  of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right when no one is looking？We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the   18 . The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our   19 . It is a   20  we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

1.                A．broke down     B．bent over       C．turned up     D．turned out

2.                A．desire          B．fear            C．admiration D．love

3.                A．In the beginning  B．Finally          C．Besides   D．All in all

4.                A．delighted       B．frustrated       C．frightened     D．exhausted

5.                A．but            B．however        C．and  D．while

6.                A．won           B．beat           C．struck    D．picked

7.                A．after           B．until           C．when D．before

8.                A．yelled          B．shouted         C．said  D．cried

9.                A．around         B．front           C．back D．right

10.               A．Ever since      B．Even though     C．In case    D．Now that

11.               A．say            B．speak          C．talk   D．tell

12.               A．worked         B．loosed         C．looked    D．attached

13.               A．shallow         B．black           C．low   D．white

14.               A．content        B．wrong          C．right  D．pleased

15.               A．come up with    B．gets on with     C．meets with D．catches us with

16.               A．matters        B．events         C．questions  D．things

17.               A．meaning        B．understanding   C．practice   D．point

18.               A．fact            B．truth           C．faith  D．incident

19.               A．mind          B．heart          C．memory   D．brain

20.               A．lesson          B．story           C．concept   D．standard

　　The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him _______.

　　A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
On the day before the bass（鲈鱼）season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
　　When his pole  1 he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with    2  as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock.  3 , he very cautiously lifted the   4  fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen,   5  it was a bass.
　　The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish, gills（鱼鳃）playing back and forth in the moonlight. The father  6 a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 P.M.——two hours    7  the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said.
　　“Dad！”  8  the boy.
　　“There will be other fish,” said his father.
　　“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy again.
　　He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere    9  in the moonlight. He looked again at his father.  10  no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he caught the fish, the boy could  11 from his father’s voice that the decision was not changed. He slowly  12  the hook out of the lip of the huge bass and lowered it into the   13  water. The boy suspected that he would never again see such a great fish.
　　That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect in New York City. And he was   14 . He has never again caught such a magnificent fish as the one he caught that night long ago. But he does see that same fish—— again and again——every time he   15  a question of ethics(道德).
For his father taught him, ethics are simple 16 of right and wrong. It is only the  17  of ethics that is difficult. Do we do right when no one is looking？We would if we were taught to put the fish back when we were young. For we would have learned the   18 . The decision to do right lives fresh and fragrant in our   19 . It is a   20  we will proudly tell our friends and grandchildren.

单词拼写

根据句意、词首字母或汉语提示写出单词，注意单词形式。

71. After a close encounter with death, Timoteo Apaza realized that he was lucky to be alive, and felt it was his m______to help others.

72. Mark Twain’s vivid descriptions of life on the river quickly became popular and e________ the reputation as one of America’s greatest writers.

73. The Siberian tiger and the giant panda are both e______ species and need to be protected.

74.　 On the way to success we’ll meet a lot of difficulties. We need to learn to o________ them on our own.

75.　 A q________ teacher should be strict with his/her students.

76.　 The boy is c________ (好奇的) about everything that he sees.

77.　 He made a public ________(道歉) for the team's bad performance.

78.　 The ________(起源)of the festival is still unknown.

79.　 Hopefully she’ll understand and ________(原谅)you, if she really loves you…

80.　 Although I am a leader, I don’t think I should enjoy any p_____(特权).