I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was     to me. We liked each other the first instant we met.       , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to      an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention        his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so        teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had       about where we would dance and drink and party together.

   This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the       letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League      in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.

   There was no         that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was      down south and I had offers       for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family       .

   One week        the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a        to make--- one that went        beyond the choice of       to attend university.

   In August, I       and drove north to Providence. It took several months to      that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the       I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about       it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.

1.A. confusing                           B. disturbing            C. appealing    D. amusing

2.A. Unfortunately                     B. Actually                 C. Luckily                  D. Originally

3.A. leave                                    B. start                        C. finish                    D. attend

4.A. in                                      B. at                            C. on                          D. from

5.A. special                            B. crazy              C. wrong                    D. normal

6.A. talked                              B. looked                   C. lied              D. argued

7.A. description                    B. rejection                C. application          D. acceptance

8.A. constructed                   B. assessed      C. assisted                D. informed

9.A. point                                     B. use                         C. doubt                    D. need

10.A. left                                     B. sent                       C. exposed                D. employed

11.A. waiting                      B. asking                    C. hoping                    D. searching

12.A. tradition                            B. connection C. reputation  D. expectation

13.A. before                      B. after                      C. at                           D. since

14.A. plan                                    B. decision                C. rule             D. promise

15.A. out                                     B. away             C. far                         D. deep

16.A. when                                  B. where                   C. whether               D. how

17.A. got up                               B. packed up           C. looked up            D. turned up

18.A. foresee                             B. imagine                 C. realize                  D. consider

19.A. chances                            B. position                 C. equipment            D. tools

20.A. surprises                          B. adventures          C. opportunities        D. choices

Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.
After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.
In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?
The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.
【小题1】 The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.

After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.

The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

A. on the American continent        B. in the southeastern part of the US

C. beyond the Mississippi River         D. in the western territory

One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of__________.

A. writing down the spoken language         B. making word pictures

C. teaching his people reading               D. printing their own newspaper

A law was passed in 1830 to__________.

A. allow the Cherokees to stay where they were    

B. send the army to help the Cherokees

C. force the Cherokees to move westward         

D. forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper

When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, __________.

A. they went in carts            B. they went on horseback

C. they marched on foot         D. all of the above

Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because________.

A. they were not willing to go there

B. the government did not provide transportation

C. they did not have enough food and clothes

D. the journey was long and boring

Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations, The nation of the Cherokees lived in what is now the southeastern part of the United States.

After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible; there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using his own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.

In 1830, the US congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?

The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4000 had died. It was in deed a march of death.

1. The Cherokee Nation used to live____________.

2.One of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of__________.

3. A law was passed in 1830 to__________.

4.When the Cherokees began to leave their lands, __________.

5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because________.

Many countries such as Iraq, Uganda, Guatemala, and many others have been known to abduct（诱拐）children and force them to serve in the army. The reason is that the enemy isn’t likely to suspect children as a real threat. Many non-government organizations are also known to abduct and force children into being child soldiers. Below we have some quotes from former child soldiers.

“The army was a nightmare. We suffered greatly from the cruel treatment we received. We were often beaten, mostly for no reason at all, just to keep us in a state of terror. I still have a scar on my lip and sharp pains in my stomach from being violently kicked by the older soldiers. The food was not enough, and they made us walk with heavy loads, much too heavy for our small bodies. They forced me to learn how to fight the enemy.”

——Emilio, 14

They gave me pills that made me crazy. When the craziness got in my head, I beat people on their heads and hurt them until they bled. When the craziness got out of my head, I felt guilty. If I remembered the person, I went to them and apologized. If they did not accept my apology, I felt bad.

­­­——Michael, 13

As seen in the quotes, the army is not very friendly toward children. Forced to act like adults, kill like adults, and carry an adult’s load, these children sometimes die from exhaustion（筋疲力尽）. Below are some facts about child soldiers.

Today, as many as 300,000 children under the age of 18 serve in government forces or armed rebel groups. Some are as young as eight years old. Children are most likely to become child soldiers if they have no money to buy food and clothes. Many children join armed groups because of economic or social pressure, or because children believe that the group will offer food or safety. Child soldiers are used all over the world. Here is a list of where child soldiers are used.

59.Many countries force children to serve in the army because__________.

A.children are brave and strong

B.the enemy doesn’t consider children as a threat

C.there aren’t enough adults to join the army

D.they think children are very easy to control

60.Which of the following words can best describe Emilio’s feeling about his army life?

A.Adventurous              B.Happy                     C.Boring                     D.Terrible

61.When Michael became crazy, he would_____________.

A.try to kill people                                             B.apologize to people

C.beat people violently                                    D.feel guilty about himself

62.According to the passage, many children who become child soldiers_________.

A.are very poor                                                     B.have lost their parents

C.are loyal to their country                       D.are braver than other children