As the days went by, the chimp (猩猩) by the name of Maggie grew more and more 1 . Tom and Peg didn't sit with her very much now because it was too hard to look after her.

　　One afternoon Mother asked Tom and Peg to keep Maggie out of 2 . At first everything went 3 well. Maggie played quietly, so Tom and Peg went 4 to do their lessons.

　　Very quietly Maggie slipped out of the bedroom. She went straight into the kitchen (厨房), where she saw an open jar of jam. Down she sat and 5 it all.

　　When the jam was 6 , she slipped quietly down the hall into Mother's room. She opened the closet (衣柜) door and there hung all Mother's 7 . This was going to be fun! Out came the clothes, and Maggie began to 8 herself up.

　　By the time Mother came back, Maggie had had 9 Mother's new spring hat and the skirt of her new suit. Jam stains (斑点) were all over the skirt, all over the walls, and all over the closet door, too.

　　Maggie heard 10 coming into the bedroom. Quickly she reached up to turn off the closet 11 .

　　“Maggie!” shouted Mrs Davis.

　　Both Tom and Peg jumped up and ran to see 12 had happened.

　　Maggie had never looked so 13 in all her life. But the children didn't 14 . They heard their mother say 15 ,“Tom and Peg, this is all your fault (过失) You promised to 16 Maggie!”

　　Mother started 17 to pull off her hat. But Maggie showed her teeth and acted as if she were ready to fight.

　　At that moment Father walked in. Maggie 18 down at once and ran up to him as if he were her only 19 .

　　Father took one 20 at the jam-covered hands and marched Maggie straight to the bathroom to wash herself.

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One afternoon mother asked Tom and Peg to keep Maggie out of 2 . At first everything went 3 well. Maggie played quietly, so Tom and peg went 4 to do their lessons.

Very quietly Maggie slipped out of the bedroom. She went straight into the kitchen, where she saw an open jar of jam. Down she sat and 5 it all.

When the jam was 6 , she slipped quietly down the hall into mother’s room. She opened the closet door and there hung all mother’s 7 . This was going to be fun! Out came the clothes, and Maggie began to 8 herself up.

By the time mother came back, Maggie had had 9 mother’s new spring hat and the skirt of her new suit. Jam stains were all over the skirt, all over the walls, and all over the closet(衣柜) door, too.

Maggie heard 10 coming into the bedroom. Quickly she reached up to turn off the closet 11 “Maggie!” screamed Mrs. Davis.

Both Tom and Peg jumped up and ran to see 12 had happened.

Maggie had never looked so 13 in all her life. But the children didn’t 14 . They heard their mother say 15, “Tom and Peg, this is all your fault! You promised to 16 Maggie!”

Mother started 17 to pull off her hat. But Maggie showed her teeth and acted as if she were ready to fight.

At that moment Father walked in. Maggie 18 down at once and ran up to him as if he were her only 19 Father took one 20 at the jam—covered hands and marched Maggie straight to the bath—room to wash herself.

1.A．quiet

B．restless

C．strong

D．lovely

2.A．house

B．breath

C．hunger

D．trouble

3.A．up

B．along

C．down

D．quite

4.A．outside

B．downstairs

C．upstairs

D．ahead

5.A．drunk

B．ate

C．wasted

D．emptied

6.A．gone

B．missed

C．lost

D．disappeared

7.A．clothes

B．things

C．collection

D．equipment

8.A．look

B．pick

C．set

D．dress

9.A．in

B．with

C．on

D．over

10.A．talks

B．shouts

C．footsteps

D．knocks

11.A．handle

B．light

C．drawer

D．lock

12.A．what

B．something

C．where

D．how

13.A．frightened

B．naughty

C．funny

D．excited

14.A．move

B．laugh

C．appear

D．excuse

15.A．patiently

B．carefully

C．unwillingly

D．angrily

16.A．mind

B．care

C．feed

D．keep

17.A．behind

B．against

C．after

D．upon

18.A．quieted

B．lay

C．knelt

D．settled

19.A．enemy

B．friend

C．relative

D．owner

20.A．breath

B．whip

C．smell

D．look

As the days went by, the chimp (猩猩) by the name of Maggie grew more and more 1 Tom and Peg didn’t sit with her very much now because it was too hard to look after her.

One afternoon mother asked Tom and Peg to keep Maggie out of 2 . At first everything went 3 well. Maggie played quietly, so Tom and peg went 4 to do their lessons.

Very quietly Maggie slipped out of the bedroom. She went straight into the kitchen, where she saw an open jar of jam. Down she sat and 5 it all.

When the jam was 6 , she slipped quietly down the hall into mother’s room. She opened the closet door and there hung all mother’s 7 . This was going to be fun! Out came the clothes, and Maggie began to 8 herself up.

By the time mother came back, Maggie had had 9 mother’s new spring hat and the skirt of her new suit. Jam stains were all over the skirt, all over the walls, and all over the closet(衣柜) door, too.

Maggie heard 10 coming into the bedroom. Quickly she reached up to turn off the closet 11 “Maggie!” screamed Mrs. Davis.

Both Tom and Peg jumped up and ran to see 12 had happened.

Maggie had never looked so 13 in all her life. But the children didn’t 14 . They heard their mother say 15, “Tom and Peg, this is all your fault! You promised to 16 Maggie!”

Mother started 17 to pull off her hat. But Maggie showed her teeth and acted as if she were ready to fight.

At that moment Father walked in. Maggie 18 down at once and ran up to him as if he were her only 19 Father took one 20 at the jam—covered hands and marched Maggie straight to the bath—room to wash herself.

1.A．quiet

B．restless

C．strong

D．lovely

2.A．house

B．breath

C．hunger

D．trouble

3.A．up

B．along

C．down

D．quite

4.A．outside

B．downstairs

C．upstairs

D．ahead

5.A．drunk

B．ate

C．wasted

D．emptied

6.A．gone

B．missed

C．lost

D．disappeared

7.A．clothes

B．things

C．collection

D．equipment

8.A．look

B．pick

C．set

D．dress

9.A．in

B．with

C．on

D．over

10.A．talks

B．shouts

C．footsteps

D．knocks

11.A．handle

B．light

C．drawer

D．lock

12.A．what

B．something

C．where

D．how

13.A．frightened

B．naughty

C．funny

D．excited

14.A．move

B．laugh

C．appear

D．excuse

15.A．patiently

B．carefully

C．unwillingly

D．angrily

16.A．mind

B．care

C．feed

D．keep

17.A．behind

B．against

C．after

D．upon

18.A．quieted

B．lay

C．knelt

D．settled

19.A．enemy

B．friend

C．relative

D．owner

20.A．breath

B．whip

C．smell

D．look

When high school started, Becky and I became best friends. We   36  many interests and quickly became inseparable. When high school ended, we both cried   37  we would attend different colleges.
Our first term of university life was   38 . Our telephone bill and e-mails were incredibly long. In the second term I found some new friends with whom I felt very   39 and I could   40  out my feelings. I was eager to share my new friends with Becky.
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited. __41__, something unexpected happened when I   42  her to my new friends. Her eyes grew dark and I could see the   43  within them. My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed   44  to accept it. I didn’t understand   45  the people I love most couldn’t love each other.
Becky   46 . I knew she was not happy. I thought long about __47__ happened. At last, I found the answer. Becky saw me with my new friends and   48  that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw all the fun I was having   49  her and wished she could a part of it.
I wrote a letter to Becky   50  she’s always my best friend. I told her everyone had many friends, who were indeed life’s greatest   51 . Becky wrote me back soon. She was in   52  and felt sorry about what she had done.
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it.   53  can influence our friendship and change the experiences we’ve shared. We are now walking on two different paths of   54 . While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are always there,   55  to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart.

    Just a little walk in the city of New York or Chicago, for example, would make any foreigner realize the presence of people of various races walking down the street: probably blacks, African Americans, Spanish, Asians, and so on. Or for another example, on school campuses in America, both the teachers and the students usually consist of people from a number of countries rather than only one.

    Indeed, the variety of ethnicities (种族渊源) in America is often claimed to be the best mix in the world. That’s why the famous term “melting pot” arises. Its basic idea presents the whole nation as one large pot. Anyone who enters the United States is automatically thrown into this “pot”. All the cultural aspects that one brings into are mixed together, or melted, to form a new culture.

    In comparison with the “melting pot” theory, there is a “salad bowl” theory. This idea shows a completely separate view that newcomers bring different cultures, where each of these cultures is kept as an essential part to make up the whole. Every distinctive culture or belief is considered to be one of the tastes or ingredients (成分) that contribute to forming the whole. Therefore, its original shape and characteristics are maintained.

    The ideas of the “melting pot” and the “salad bowl” in America both show an ideal to many people and are often admired. Having a close look at the reality of the country, such as the existing ethnic segregation (分离), the fact of the white population fleeing from the minority, and the trend of the minority group forming their own group, one can see that the “melting pot” theory is merely a myth. Despite its long fame, it is more suitable to label America as a “salad bowl”.

51. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. America: “melting pot” or “salad bowl”?

B. Why many people come to America?

C. The development of American culture

D. The ways to adapt to American life

52. The purpose of the first paragraph is to tell us the fact that________.

A. a foreigner is likely to experience culture shock in America

B. America is a country of a wide variety of ethnic minorities

C. people of various races live in big cities in America

D. it’s easy for a foreigner to stand out in America

53. According to the “melting pot” theory, people who enter the United States______.

A. are eager to change the new culture

B. can adapt to the new culture more easily

C. try to prove the importance of their culture

D. lose their own identities to form a new culture

54. We can learn from the last paragraph that different ethnic minorities in America_______.

A. are completely equal in society

B. tend to live segregated

C. strictly keep their own cultures

D. have mixed together