Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  16  in high school.

17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling  21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  22 . She moved on to English and history, and was  23  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so  29 ?” she sighed.

Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”

A. processes       B. decision       C. challenges      D. exercises

A. Therefore       B. However      C. Otherwise       D. Besides

A. difficult        B. easy          C. boring          D. interesting

A. editor          B. boss          C. candidate        D. judge

A. jumped         B. sank          C. stopped         D. raced

A. strange         B. happy         C. awful           D. lonely

A. struggling       B. improving     C. working         D. complaining

A. ashamed        B. disappointed    C. shocked         D. relieved

A. put up          B. prepare for     C. worry about      D. give up

A. committee       B. newspaper     C. radio            D. team

A. enthusiastic      B. artistic        C. sympathetic       D. realistic

A. speakers      B. readers       C. cheerleaders      D. writers

A. widely       B. weakly       C. excitedly         D. brightly

A. similar       B. ordinary      C. different         D. familiar

A. physics       B. history       C. English          D. math

A. pleasure      B. hope         C. trouble           D. sorrow

A. fit in         B. look out      C. stay up           D. get around

A. swim         B. try          C. ask              D. escape

A. in return for   B. in case of     C. in terms of        D. instead of

A. slimmest      B. smallest      C. best             D. gentlest

Last year, a report by a committee of education experts said that a lot of American students cannot write well. The report noted the concerns of business leaders and teachers. The experts said that more students should have to pass a writing test before they can finish high school. They pointed out that major college entrance tests are changing now to include a writing part.
Educators know that teaching students to write well is not easy. One problem is the amount of time needed to read through large amounts of work. So some companies have developed computer programs. These can grade student writing much more quickly than a person can. Writing tests can also cost less to carry out by computer than paper-and-pencil. These computer systems are known as e-readers. They use artificial (人工的) intelligence to think in a way like teachers. In the state of Indiana, computer grading of a statewide writing test began with a test of the system itself. For two years, both a computer and humans graded the student writing. Officials say there was almost no difference between the computer grades and those given by the human readers.
The entrance test commonly used by business schools, the GMAT, already uses e-readers. The GRE and TOEFL tests might start; officials are deciding. The GRE is the Graduate Record Examination. TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Systems are also being used to grade writing in college classes. The computers read a few hundred examples of student writing already graded by humans. Then the systems compare new writings against those already examined.
How do teachers feel all about this? Many say machines can never do the job as well as people can. A computer can find spelling and grammar mistakes. But these teachers say it can never really understand what a writer is trying to say. Critics say a program cannot follow a thought or judge humor or understand a beautifully expressed idea.
But inventors of the programs say computer grading guarantees that each piece of writing is graded in the same way. They also say the systems are meant to judge knowledge more than creativity.
1．What do the teachers think of the computer system?
A. They think highly of the computer systems.
B. They think that computers cannot grade writing as well as people.
C. They believe that computers can understand a writer’s idea well
D. They are glad computers will spare their effort to correct students’ school work.
2．From the first paragraph we can conclude that _________.
A. American students’ writing ability is being improved
B. American students’ writing ability is not satisfactory
C. business leaders and teachers are not worried about students’ writing
D. all college entrance tests will include a writing part
3．Which of the following is NOT the advantage of e-readers?
A. Saving much of teachers’ time.                     
B. Saving a lot of money.
C. Being fair and objective.                              
D. Appreciating humor and beauty
4．The best title of this passage might be _________.
A. Computer-graded Writing                            
B. Human-graded Writing
C. How to Improve Students’ Writing                
D. Advantages of E-readers

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new 16 in high school. 17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to

tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and

she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a

second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked home

carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”

A. processes       B. decision       C. challenges      D. exercises

A. Therefore       B. However      C. Otherwise       D. Besides

A. difficult        B. easy          C. boring          D. interesting

A. editor          B. boss          C. candidate        D. judge

A. jumped         B. sank          C. stopped         D. raced

A. strange         B. happy         C. awful           D. lonely

A. struggling       B. improving     C. working         D. complaining

A. ashamed        B. disappointed    C. shocked         D. relieved

A. put up          B. prepare for     C. worry about      D. give up

A. committee       B. newspaper     C. radio            D. team

A. enthusiastic      B. artistic        C. sympathetic       D. realistic

A. speakers      B. readers       C. cheerleaders      D. writers

A. widely       B. weakly       C. excitedly         D. brightly

A. similar       B. ordinary      C. different         D. familiar

A. physics       B. history       C. English          D. math

A. pleasure      B. hope         C. trouble           D. sorrow

A. fit in         B. look out      C. stay up           D. get around

A. swim         B. try          C. ask              D. escape

A. in return for   B. in case of     C. in terms of        D. instead of

A. slimmest      B. smallest      C. best             D. gentlest

   The United States government wants to know what the public thinks about its findings on the safety of cloned animals．

   The Food and Drug Administration says meat and milk from clones of adult cattle, pigs and goats are safe to eat．An FDA official called them “as safe to eat as the food we eat every day．” And when those clones reproduce sexually, the agency says, their offspring(后代)are safe to eat as well．But research on cloned sheep is limited．So the FDA proposes that sheep clones not be used for human food．

   The United States this year could become the first country to agree to the sale of foods from cloned animals．First, however, the public will have ninety days to comment on three suggested documents．On December 28th the FDA released a long report, called a draft risk assessment, along with two policy documents．

   The agency says it must receive comments by April second．The FDA seemed ready to act several years ago, but a committee called for more research．

   For now, the government will continue to ask producers to honor a request that they not sell foods from cloned animals．

   Clones are still rare．They cost a lot and are difficult to produce．

   The FDA says most food from cloning is expected to come not from clones themselves, but from their sexually reproduced offspring．It says clones are expected to be used mostly as breeding animals to spread good qualities．

   Public opinion studies show most Americans do not like the idea of food from cloned animals．But this research also shows the public knows little about cloning．

   Cloning differs from genetic engineering．A cell taken from a so-called donor animal is grown into an embryo(胚胎) in the laboratory．Next, the embryo is placed into the uterus(子宫) of a female animal．If the process is successful, the pregnancy reaches full term and a genetic copy of the donor animal is born．

60．What’s the main purpose of the passage?

       A．To tell a interesting story．    B．To give some advice on foods．

       C．To give a report．   D．To compare different opinions．

61．Who believe that foods from cloning are safe to eat?__________

       A．Most Americans          B．An advisory committee    

       C．Critics                    D．The FDA

62．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_____．

       A．cloning has much in common with genetic

       B．not every cell taken from a donor animal can grow into a genetic copy

       C．the donor animal should be a female one

       D．cloned animals grow faster than normal ones

63．Which of the following is true about foods from cloning?_______________

       A．They come from the sexually reproduced offspring of cloned animals．

       B．The food from first-generation cloned animals is very expensive．

       C．Only FDA has the right to sell the food．

       D．They will be sold mixed with those from naturally bred animals．

In a(n) _____ to help preserve history, the Greek government established a committee to undertake the professional restoration of the Acropolis.