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In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, 36 a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am 37 a bright-eyed dreamer and one 38 quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to 39 that goal. But one year after I started college, she 40 cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to 41 for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another 42 : building my family with a 43 of adopt and biological children. You can imagine how 44 occupied I became, 45 four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo. 46 , I never did make it back to college full-time. 47 I never gave up on the dream , either. I had only one choice: to 48 a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling 49 about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to 50 through the rest of their lives. In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not 51 , just single-minded. It always 52 me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems 53 . Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a 54 . Remember；little steps add up 55 big dreams.
36．A．looking at B．aiming at C．focus on D．relying on
37．A．still B．already C．even D．actually
38．A．about B．by C．in D．with
39．A．miss B．have C．reach D．take
40．A．caught B．developed C．found D．defeated
41．A．care for B．look for C．talk with D．discuss with
42．A．purpose B．idea C．chance D．dream
43．A．combination B．connection C．community D．committee
44．A．badly B．fully C．seriously D．obviously
45．A．collecting B．helping C．raising D．teaching
46．A．Now surprising B．Not satisfying C．Not frightening D．Not disappointing
47．A．Otherwise B．Therefore C．And D．But
48．A．suggcet B．push C．find D．change
49．A．nervous B．excited C．proud D．guilty
50．A．set B．follow C．take D．make
51．A．famous B．curious C．special D．clever
52．A．struck B．occurred C．failed D．escaped
53．A．terrible B．great C．strange D．normal
54．A．program B．process C．competition D．stage
55．A．make up for B．live up to C．make up of D．add up to
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From early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the world's art treasures.
Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louver (卢浮宫) in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries.
The Louver has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort (要塞) with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat (护城河) to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the fort grew. By 1350,the fort was no longer needed and became a palace home for French kings and queens.
During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During times of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged.
When Francis I became King of France in the year of 1515,he brought in artists from many countries, and one of them was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy, whose Mona Lisa is the best-known painting in the museum today.
In 1793,the Louver became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures have been saved for everyone to enjoy.
(1)The above passage is about ________.
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A. the world-famous painting Mona Lisa
B. a king of France by the name of Francis I
C. a grand art museum in the capital of France
D. an artist named Leonardo da Vinci
(2)It seems to be good and necessary for great art works to be kept in public museums because ________.
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A. only in this way will they not be stolen
B. it gives everyone a chance to enjoy them
C. it helps people to remember the life of French kings and queens
D. it tells people what meaningful work the French kings did in the past
(3)The Louver became an art museum ________.
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A. in the year of 1350
B. in 1515 when Francis I became King of France
C. in the seventeenth century
D. in the nineties of the eighteenth century
(4)Though the story does not say so, it makes you think ________.
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A. lots of people pay visits to the Louver
B. Leonardo da Vinci was once the keeper of the museum
C. the Louver was only open to the artists from other countries
D. the Louver became a public museum not long ago
(5)Which of the following statements is true according to the passage ?
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A. It's impossible for any treasures to be stolen because the Louver was closely guarded.
B. Old forts always make the best museums.
C. All the kings and queens were fond of collecting treasures.
D. Great art works should be shared by all the people.
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Sam Trafton was my violin teacher and what he said during one of my lessons often came back to me years later.
One day he asked me how much practicing I was doing, I said three or four hours a day.
“Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?”
“I try to.”
“Well, don’t.” he shouted. When you grow up, time won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them, five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and the violin playing will become a part of your life.”
When I was teaching at Boston, I wanted to write a novel, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Sam had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my surprise, at the end of the week I had finished a chapter. Later on I continued my novels by the same piecemeal period. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were unoccupied moments that could be caught and put to use. I even took up violin-playing again, finding that the short moments of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and violin practice.
There is an important trick in this time-using formula(方案): you must get into your work quickly. If you have but five minutes for writing, you can’t afford to waste for chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.
I admit I have never learnt how to let it go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Sam Traffton has had a great influence on my life. To him I owe discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge in without delay.
56. The underlined part “counted on” can be probably replaced by .
A. expected B. valued C. concentrated on D. enriched
57. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Sam owes great thanks to the writer for teaching him how to use time.
B. Sam has had a great influence on the writer’s life since he became a student of the violinist.
C. Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.
D. The writer didn’t take the teacher’s words to heart at first.
58. We can infer the writer .
A. has new books published each year however busy his teaching is
B. is always able to find enough time for mental preparations beforehand, so he is devoted to work instantly
C. has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels
D. is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy
59. What is the best title for this passage?
A. A Little Time at a Time B. How I Became a Writer
C. Concentrate on Your Work D. A Good Teacher
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