Dear Benter,
　　You have been away exactly two weeks today but it seems more like two years to me!
　　I’m glad to hear you’ll be back soon. Are you coming directly home, dear? Or do you plan to make some stops   36  the way? I hope you’ll be home in  37 for Patsy’s birthday next Sunday. She is  38 you to show films to her  39 friends.
Patsy keeps asking every day  40 you’ll be back. She says you never  41  that story you were telling her about  42 train that lost its “ toot”(喇叭嘟嘟声). You’d better   43  and think up a good ending  44 it. You know how Patsy is? She  45 be happy until she knows exactly what ­__46  to the “toot” and  47 the little train got it back  48 !
　　Everything at home is fine except that we  49 you so much! I’ve been  50 with the spring cleaning. Yesterday I had Cora  51 in to wash the kitchen walls and she did a very good __52 of it. The kitchen looks as though it’s been repainted. I made some new yellow curtains, and they  53 very beautiful.
　 I went to see your mother yesterday. Her  54 is all gone and she looks very  55 . Your sister Jean looks wonderful! She has taken off about fifteen pounds since she began dieting. But now she’s complaining that none of her clothes fit!
Hope to see you before next Sunday.
　 Love and kisses to you!
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     Yours
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　           Lynn
【小题1】A in           B. on          C. at          D. along

　　Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

　　When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen….

　　At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

　　Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

　　I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

　　51. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______.

　　A. observing her school routine

　　B. expressing her satisfaction

　　C. impressing her classmates

　　D. preserving her history

　　52. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

　　A. A dull night on the journey.

　　B. The beauty of the great valley.

　　C. A striking quotation from a book.

　　D. Her concerns for future generations.

　　53. What does the author put in her diary now?

　　A. Notes and beautiful pictures.

　　B. Special thoughts and feelings.

　　C. Detailed accounts of daily activities.

　　D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.

　　54. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.

　　A. to experience it

　　B. to live the present in the future

　　C. to make memories

　　D. to give accurate representations of it

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　　Twenty years ago, kids in school had never even heard of the Internet. Now, I'll bet you can't find a 1 person in your school who hasn't 2 heard of it. In fact, many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at 3 . The "net" in Internet really stands for network. A network is two or more computers 4 together so that information can be 5 or sent from one computer to 6 . The Internet is a vast 7 for all types of information. You may enjoy using it to do 8 for a school project, downloading your favorite songs or 9 with friends and family. Information can be found 10 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals (个人) create. It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses! But since anyone can put 11 on the Internet, you also have to be careful and use your best 12 and a little common sense.

　　Just 13 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information, or even correct, for that matter. You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about, 14 if you're doing research! But what if you're just e-mailing people? You still have to be very 15 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online. You could be doing something 16 ! You should never give out any 17 information to someone you don't know, not even your name! And just like you can't 18 the information on every website out there. You can't 19 on what strangers you "meet" on the Internet tell you either. In the same way that you could 20 things about yourself to tell someone, as someone else could do the same to you!

?阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。?

Twenty years ago,kids in school had never even heard of the Internet.Now,I'll bet you can't find a　36　person in your school who hasn't　37　heard of it.In fact,many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at　38　.The “net” in Internet really stands for network.A network is two or more computers　39　together so that information can be?　40　?or sent from one computer to　41　.The Internet is a vast　42　for all types of information.?You may enjoy using it to do 　43　for a school project,downloading your favorite songs or　44　 with friends and family.Information can be found　45 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals(个人)create.It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses!But since anyone can put 　46　on the Internet,you also have to be careful and use your best　47　and a little common sense.?

Just　48　 you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information,or even correct, for that matter.You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about,　49　 if you're doing research!But what if you're just e?mailing people?You still have to be very 　50　 if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online.You could be doing something　51　!You should never give out any　52　 information to someone you don't know,not even your name!And just like you can't　53　the information on every website out there.You can't　54　 on what strangers you “meet”on the Internet tell you either.In the same way that you could　55　things about yourself to tell someone,someone else could do the same to you!?

36. A. stupid   B. single  C. common     D. clever?

37. A. at least B. at mostC. at last D. at first?

38. A. school  B. Home C. work   D. hospital?

39. A. met      B. Communicated   C. joined D. connected?

40. A. shared  B. found  C. made  D. chosen?

41. A. other    B. the other    C. another      D. others?

42. A. material       B. resource     C. source D. matter?

43. A. homework   B. housework  C. research     D. experiments?

44. A. playing B. talking       C. meeting      D. communicating?

45. A. through       B. across C. by      D. on?

46. A. something    B. anything     C. everything  D. nothing?

47. A. wisdom       B. judgmentC. Courage  D. confidence?

48. A. because       B. when  C. where D. what?

49. A. specially      B. especially   C. naturally    D. strangely

50. A. careful B. wise    C. suspicious   D. confident?

51. A. exciting       B. interesting  C. suspicious   D. confident?

52. A. social   B. personal     C. general       D. special?

53. A. respect B. consult       C. send    D. believe?

54. A. rely      B. believe       C. trust    D. base?

55. A. make of       B. make from C. make out    D. make up??