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Like a backward tape, time returns to my mom's teens．She is waiting for admission results from a famous high school．She has studied for the test but with joy, since she feels no suffering in learning．Suddenly I spy her jumping and laughing, waving a paper in her hand while her family stands nearby, more shocked than happy．No one else from their village has ever passed the test．
??? Later, at her new high school, I proudly watch as she continues to rise to the top．Many of her essays are published in newspapers, and her classmates seek her advice when a test is approaching． She never refuses them, and I feel honored to be related to such an intelligent person．
??? As I walk with her through her journey, I finally come to the point I have been looking forward to most: her life in America． After passing several tests and finding a kind boss to sponsor her, she becomes a college student at University of California, Los Angeles． At first, I sense her loneliness and panic as she tries to adapt to her new surroundings．Though her English is broken and she knows little about American culture, I can tell she is more than grateful to be here． Here she has access to electricity and running water, and most importantly, better schools． At UCLA, she has so many opportunities to grow and advance in her field．
??? Her journey to America was for just one reason: education．Though having an education will better her life, I know she doesn't do it for herself．My mom wants her children to have an easier life that will not require hard labor．I see what my mom goes through, and I'm filled with gratitude that she has made the brave choice to move here．
1.According to the first paragraph, the writer's mother considers learning to be???????? .
A． easy and joyful???????????????? ????????????? B． bitter but rewarding
C． costly and boring????????????????????? D． exciting but fruitless
2.Which of the following does the writer's mother do at high school?
A．Working as a newspaper deliverer．
B．Feeling proud of her intelligence．
C．Working hard to be honored and awarded．
D．Giving her classmates advice before tests．
3.How does the writer's mother pay for her college education?
A． By doing a part-time job．
B． By asking her parents for support．
C． With the financial support from a kind boss．
D． With the help from her teachers and classmates．
4.What is the final aim of the writer's mother's going to America?
A． To accumulate wealth．
B． To benefit her children．
C． To make her parents live better．
D． To become famous in her field of study．
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In 1901 a German scientist named William Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize for Physics．He had discovered X-rays．He made his discovery when he noticed that in certain experiments a special kind of light was made by the cathode rays (阴极设线) hitting a screen．The other scientists working with him had noticed this light but they did not think it was important．Roentgen was the first person to ask himself questions about this special kind of light．When he examined it, he discovered a new kind of radiation called X-rays．
We often think that a creative idea suddenly comes into our heads from nowhere．This is not usually the case 
it comes because we are ready to receive it．When someone asked Isaac Newton how he had discovered the laws of gravity, he replied, “I am certain that any mind working on a problem continuously will be prepared for the sudden answer．” Albert Einstein received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921 and said that there are discoveries waiting to be made if people continue to look and study all the time．
One of the problems facing creative people is that their ideas may be too new for the rest of the world．It often happens that people laugh at the work of artists and scientists．Barbara McClintock is a good example of someone who continued to think she was right although for 30 years other scientists thought that she was wrong．Finally, her work proving that genes (基因) can make sudden change in heredity (遗传) won her the Nobel Prize in 1983．
Many creative people looking for ideas or solutions find them in a visual (视觉) form first．Elias Howe, the man who invented the sewing machine, had a big problem facing him．He could not understand how to connect the needle to the rest of the machine．Needles had always had a pointed end, with the hole at the other end．One night in a dream he was attacked by people with sharp spears (矛)．In the morning he said, There is the answer staring me in the face! He made a hole in the sharp end of the needle and then connected it to the sewing machine．
What kind of creativity do you have? You can help your creativity by asking lots of questions, preparing a piece of work
carefully and taking some sensible risks．Work hard and change your way of working sometimes alone, sometimes in a group．Have fun! Be creative!
1．We can infer from the passage that creativity means ________．
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A．the imagination to find a way of doing things
B．the plan to make an important discovery
C．the ability to make something different
D．the power to make something new
2．The writer's purpose in writing this passage is________．
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A．to tell some interesting stories
B．to prove that people are creative in many ways
C．to praise some great scientists
D．to explain why some people are clever
3．Which of the following statements is best supported by the third paragraph?
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A．Believe in your own ideas．
B．Pay attention to your dreams．
C．Ask questions about everything around you．
D．Collect as much information as you can．
4．Which of the following statements is FALSE?
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A．You can be more creative if you read a lot．
B．You can promote your creativity by asking lots of questions．
C．You can help your creativity by getting into the habit of thinking about ordinary things．
D．Doing a lot of preparations can make you more creative．
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I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in (旁听生） for another l8 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?
It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unmarried college graduate student, and she decided to, put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course. " My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers, She only gave in a few months later when my parents promised that would someday go to college.
And 17 years later I did go to college. But I artlessly chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and ail of my working class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.
It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the $ 5 deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.
1.From the passage we know that the author .
A. was adopted by a lawyer and his wife
B. dropped out when he was 17 years old
C. The author was admitted to Stanford
D. valued his dropping out
2.The author dropped out mainly because .
A. His academic performance was very poor.
B. He did not want to waste his parents' money.
C. His parents were too poor to afford the college tuition.
D. He didn't think university could help him to get a well-paid job
3.Why did the author think dropping out was a good decision?
A. He could transfer to Stanford.
B. He could follow his passion.
C. He didn't have to attend classes any more.
D. He could spend more time in Hare Krishna temple.
4.What can be inferred from this passage ?
A. The author was taking a risk when he made the decision of dropping out.
B. The author enjoyed the comfort and pleasure of life after he dropped out.
C. The author's parents were very angry at his decision.
D. The author was a very curious person.
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