Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!

In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.

Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”

Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.

Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”

What made Jean take part in sports?

       A．She was brave. 

B．She was competitive. 

C．She was strong.

D．She was disabled.

What kind of education did she receive?

       A．High school.  

B．Junior middle school. 

C．High education. 

D．Primary school.

What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?

       A．Work hard.                           B．Hope for the best.

       C．Dream a lot.                          D．Have great wishes and work hard.

Summer school is something a kid will never forget. For some, it's a way to advance past their classmates. For most, summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course. It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation, it was my mother.

I was a 16-year-old kid in a new school. My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city. It was an experience I will never forget. I was not concerned with making friends. I was there to get credit（学分）for a course that I should have received for the previous semester. It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this.

The fees were the lowest but the experience was amazing. I enjoyed I didn’t miss the day. The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month. I passed the course with an A. I was thrown into an awkward situation but actually enjoyed it. My friends didn't even know I took the course. Most of them were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day.

Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. This situation made me feel more independent. I made friends. I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. While attending college, I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college. Some kids get pushed too much but some don't get pushed enough. I was never pushed enough.

Enable your children to struggle for success. If your child needs summer school you explain to them why it's important. Some parents are surprised by the situation and may want to be more involved in their children’s education. Follow through and follow up.

1.Most students go to the summer school in order to ____.

A. find good jobs

B. become top students in their class

C. have a chance to make more friends

D. graduate successfully on time

2.What made the author go to summer school for the first time?

A. What he had done.                   B. His mother's wish.

C. His own requirement.               D. Study competition.

3.Which of the following was NOT the benefit got by the author through attending summer school?

A. It helped him get rid of bad habits.

B. It helped him make new friends.

C. It helped him understand what sacrifice and hard work were.

D. It increased his independence.

4.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author _______.

A. does not like summer school at all even though it is useful

B. thinks summer school is unnecessary for children

C. encourages parents to make their children attend summer school

D. is against forcing children to attend summer school

I was listening to the radio while 1 was driving home from coaching basketball yesterday. I could tell right away that there was something  41  by the mood of the speaker. There had been a plane crash. What made the 42  even more tragic was that Bob Collins，the morning show man, was among those who had been killed. Throughout my 40-minute  43 , I listened as sincere love and affection from the audience  44 .The more I listened about how this man had influenced those around him, the more   45 I became.

That was because I wanted to know  46 we as a culture, wait until somebody has passed away before we tell them how much they  47 to us? Why do we wait until it is too late before we  48 someone up after they have died? Yes，49  memory after memory about someone's good  50 does help us cope with the sadness of losing someone special to us. But as we  51 remember this person, our words fall short of the ears that most need to hear  52 .

Just once,  53 a gathering of death，1 would like to see a celebration of life,  54 stories are told, tears fall down，laughter rings out；and as the speaker  55 his or her loving tribute(颂词), the person they are  56  rises from the chair and gives them a  57 hug! Wouldn’t that be   58 !

Life is too short to leave kind words   59 . How I wish that when the unavoidable funeral finally comes，we could say  60 with the knowledge that they knew exactly how people felt about them while they were here on earth.

1.                A．important       B．wrong          C．pleasant  D．unnoticed

2.                A．speaker        B．radio           C．station   D．story

3.                A．drive          B．silence         C．ride D．tour

4.                A．poured in       B．grew up        C．broke out D．got through

5.                A．determined     B．delighted       C．discouraged   D．devoted

6.                A．what           B．that            C．if    D．why

7.                A．impress        B．love           C．mean D．affect

8.                A．bring          B．build           C．pick D．bury

9.                A．recovering      B．showing        C．sharing   D．losing

10.               A．qualities        B．manners        C．records   D．attitudes

11.               A．barely         B．lovingly         C．suddenly  D．finally

12.               A．him           B．them          C．it D．us

13.               A．as for          B．apart from      C．except for D．instead of

14.               A．where         B．because        C．whether   D．which

15.               A．mentions       B．writes          C．pays  D．ends

16.               A．staring         B．listening        C．honoring  D．talking

17.               A．tight           B．quick          C．cold  D．necessary

18.               A．anything        B．nothing         C．everything D．something

19.               A．untouched      B．unsaid         C．unfinished D．unpacked

20.               A．hello          B．sorry          C．goodbye   D．thanks

 ----What made her so upset?

----________.