I lived on a farm with my parents and my elder brothers and sisters when I was a little boy. We had the 36 to play and run wherever we wanted to go.

We often 37 games just by pretending we were cowboys. Sometimes we played hide-and-seek. One of us would 38 and the others would come and find him. I remember one 39 I hid behind some old wood in the cottage. All was 40 . I couldn’t hear a sound, just the wind 41 . The situation became tense (紧张的) 42 the possibility of someone finding me, and the longer I 43 , the more tense I became. 44 , I heard footsteps coming down the yard. My 45 beat fast and I stood 46 , frozen like a block of ice. I saw my brother getting closer and closer. When he saw me, he laughed 47 , shouting at the top of his voice so that 48 could hear him say, “Eh, I’ve   49 our Tommy!” I can still see the 50 on his face today. Afterwards he said he didn’t think I would hide there. I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Why, it’s a good place, isn’t it?”

I don’t have any 51 of these events, just memories, as we had no camera at that time. 52 it was a long time ago, I can see them now as if they 53 yesterday.

Now I live in town on a busy street. My girls don’t have the freedom that we   54 have to run off down the road and play whatever they want. Anyway, is it 55   to let children out of sight these days?

1.                A．right           B．freedom        C．pride D．confidence

2.                A．set up          B．worked out      C．helped out    D．made up

3.                A．disappear       B．leave           C．hide D．run

4.                A．thing           B．time           C．place D．period

5.                A．silent          B．beautiful        C．dark D．colorful

6.                A．flying          B．flowing         C．blowing   D．changing

7.                A．because of      B．except for       C．according to   D．instead of

8.                A．expected       B．slept           C．waited   D．moved

9.                A．In time         B．At last          C．At times  D．Once again

10.               A．hand          B．mind           C．face  D．heart

11.               A．hard           B．still            C．tall   D．straight

12.               A．softly          B．sadly           C．loudly D．confusedly

13.               A．nobody        B．someone       C．anyone    D．everyone

14.               A．attracted       B．found          C．met  D．touched

15.               A．look           B．color          C．feel  D．spirit

16.               A．notes          B．proofs         C．photos    D．diaries

17.               A．Because        B．Although       C．Unless D．As

18.               A．appeared       B．showed        C．existed    D．happened

19.               A．ought to        B．used to         C．had to D．set to

20.               A．funny          B．bad            C．safe  D．strange

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.

Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.

We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony  at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.

Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.

Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

1.                A．joy            B．surprise        C．dislike    D．disappointment

2.                A．tearfully        B．fearfully        C．cheerfully D．hopefully

3.                A．student         B．son            C．friend    D．doctor

4.                A．argued         B．realized         C．decided  D．understood

5.A. joke           B. mistake      C. warning          D wonder.

6.                A．specially        B．strictly          C．naturally  D．carefully

7.                A．poor           B．good           C．average  D．standard

8.                A．in             B．about          C．of   D．for

9.                A．visited         B．chose          C．passed   D．entered

10.               A．allowed        B．described       C．required  D．offered

11.               A．missed         B．held           C．delayed   D．attended

12.               A．high           B．same          C．low   D．different

13.               A．curiously       B．eagerly         C．calmly D．jokingly

14.               A．faith           B．interest        C．pride D．delight

15.               A．looked for      B．asked for       C．waited for D．prepared for

16.               A．received       B．accepted       C．organized  D．discussed

17.               A．imperfect       B．impossible      C．uncertain  D．unsatisfactory

18.               A．honestly        B．much          C．well D．bravely

19.               A．hear           B．learn          C．expect    D．speak

20.               A．wise           B．rude           C．shy   D．stupid

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome things they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.

The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched(可怜的) creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

2.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him at all because ____________.

3. What do you suppose happened to the author later？

How to Stay Motivated in High School

Do you find it difficult, almost impossible to stay motivated about high school? There are so many demands on your time, along with the expectation of parents and teachers. You really want to look at all the “big picture”. Your time in high school is likely to be just a small part of your whole life.    1.  

Set realistic goals and rewards. It can be as simple as doing your work and then taking a break to do something you like.    2.   It isn’t as though you have to do all of your work at one time. In other words, when you reach a good break point, give yourself some kind of reward such as doing something you enjoy and afterwards get back to work.

  3.  Consider your own parents, teacher, neighbor, or relative—anyone you respect and trust that can be in your corner to root for you and cheer you on. You want someone who has some life experience to counsel you. If you can find more than one source of such wisdom, it is all the better. Don’t ignore this suggestion. It can really save you a lot of heartbreak and suffering later on.

Have supportive friends. There are people who are going nowhere fast.    4.   Instead, stay around other motivated students who enjoy school, study and work hard because they are so positive. That positive influence will help motivate you.

Work with yourself not against. We all have energy levels.    5.  If your levels are low, determine what raises your energy levels to get you going. Then get as much done as you can. Also, don’t wait until later to get started doing things like your homework. One student explained that he would start work at the end of the class. Then when he got home, he was finishing the work rather than just starting the work.

A．Then get back to work.

B．Don’t hang out with them.

C．Seek the wisdom of an elder.

D．Try to go with the flow of your levels.

E. But it can be the most meaningful years.

F. Study hard, have fun and enjoy each year.

G. Find classmates with whom you can share your concerns.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If your father never says to you “I love you” when you are a child, itto be more and more difficult for him to say the words as he grows.

I do not hearing the words from my father when I was growing up. , I could not recall(回忆) when I had said those words to him either.

One day, I decided to the ice and make the first . So in our next phone conversation I gathered all my and let out the words in a low voice, “Dad… I love you!”

There was a at the other end and he awkwardly , “Well, same back at ya!”

I was unexpectedly and my voice was raised, “Dad, I know you love me, and I know when you are ready, you will say what you want to say.”

Fifteen minutes later my mother called and asked, “Paul, is everything okay?”

A few weeks later, Dad our phone conversation with the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was so moved that tears were rolling down my cheeks as I finally “” the love. As I sat there in tears I realized that this moment had taken our father-and-son relationship to a new .Shortly afterwards, my father narrowly death following heart surgery（外科手术）. Many times , I have if I had not taken the first step and Dad not the surgery, I would have never “heard” the love.

A. works out                        B. breaks out                C. comes out                D. turns out

A. wiser    B. busier                     C. weaker                    D. older

A. remember            B. enjoy                     C. mind                         D. regret

A. Truthfully             B. Fortunately                C. Naturally                   D. Obviously

A. only                      B. last                           C. once                         D. first

A. melt                      B. break                                    C. strike                                    D. build

A. complaint              B. promise                     C. move                                    D. impression

A. strength                 B. ideas                         C. words                       D. attention

A. sigh                    B. silence                      C. voice                                    D. cry

A. refused                B. shouted                     C. replied                      D. explained

A. touched               B. frightened                 C. shocked                     D. annoyed

A. excitedly             B. nervously                  C. willingly                   D. sadly

A. continued                        B. checked                     C. concluded                  D. interrupted

A. accepted                        B. expected                    C. learned                      D. heard

A. quiet                   B. difficult                    C. special                      D. different

A. level                   B. idea                          C. world                        D. end

A. managed              B. escaped                     C. avoided                     D. faced

A. then                    B. ago                           C. before                       D. since

A. realized               B. found                        C. doubted                     D. wondered

A. challenged           B. experienced               C. survived                    D. received