What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago, I was ?　36　? news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job ?　37　? college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be ?　38　?.?　39　?,the best writing in the paper was sports.”

“Furthermore, I had the ?　40　?.I grew up in a(n) ?　41　? family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”?

Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker, the ?　42　? of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports ?　43　?.She started out by editing other people's stories,?　44　? within a year, she was writing her own sports column.?

Today, Joan is the sports ?　45　? for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she ?　46　? her job eight years ago, she was the ?　47　? woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.

Was it tough to ?　48　? as a female sports writer??　49　?!Take, for example, the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs, because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I ?　50　? into the locker room ?　51　? all sports writers interview athletes—the room went ?　52　?.Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me, tapping up his ankle,?　53　? a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly, I felt something move up my leg. It was the ?　54　? of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”

Joan ?　55　? interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆),I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”?

36. A. writing B. finding       C. editing       D. sending?

37. A. in B. out of C. into    D. before?

38. A. one      B. the one       C. it D. that?

39. A. However     B. Therefore   C. Above all   D. First of all?

40. A. knowledge   B. experience  C. Background       D. interest?

41. A. big       B. athletic       C. athrete       D. warm?

42. A. editor   B. Manager     C. Director     D. workmate?

43. A. column B. field   C. department D. paper?

44. A. and      B. So      C. however     D. but?

45. A. columnist    B. writer C. journalist    D. female?

46. A. did       B. left     C. landed D. wanted?

47. A. abed     B. only    C. brave  D. wisest?

48. A. work    B. writer C. interview    D. pioneer?

49. A. You bet       B. You believe       C. Unbelievable     D. You guess?

50. A. stepped B. entered       C. rushed D. moved?

51. A. that      B. which C. where D. when?

52. A. warm   B. crazy  C. down  D. full?

53. A. held     B. playing      C. used    D. using?

54. A. cap      B. cover  C. handle D. movement?

55. A. started  B. ended up C. Made     D. wrote??

What made Joan Ryan decide to be a sports writer?“Ten years ago, I was ?　36　? news stories at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida—my first job ?　37　? college. I didn't know any female sports writers. But I wanted to be ?　38　?.?　39　?,the best writing in the paper was sports.”

“Furthermore, I had the ?　40　?.I grew up in a(n) ?　41　? family: Three boys and three girls and a coach for a dad.”?

Soon after describing her ambition to a coworker, the ?　42　? of her paper reassigned Joan to the sports ?　43　?.She started out by editing other people's stories,?　44　? within a year, she was writing her own sports column.?

Today, Joan is the sports ?　45　? for the San Francisco Examiner in California. When she ?　46　? her job eight years ago, she was the ?　47　? woman sports writer on any major American newspaper.

Was it tough to ?　48　? as a female sports writer??　49　?!Take, for example, the first time Joan tried to get an interview in the men's locker room. “It was the U.S. Football League. I wanted to interview one of the players—Joe Cribbs, because he had just broken a finger. As soon as I ?　50　? into the locker room ?　51　? all sports writers interview athletes—the room went ?　52　?.Guys started yelling at me—closing in on me. It was really frightening. One guy was sitting on a bench in front of me, tapping up his ankle,?　53　? a long-handled razor for cutting the tape. Suddenly, I felt something move up my leg. It was the ?　54　? of the razor. I yelled at him and walked out.”

Joan ?　55　? interviewing Cribbs—outside the locker room.“In retrospect(回忆),I feel this was a defining moment for me as a journalist. I went back and wrote my story and made my deadline. Now I know that nothing can interfere with getting the story.”?

36. A. writing B. finding       C. editing       D. sending?

37. A. in B. out of C. into    D. before?

38. A. one      B. the one       C. it D. that?

39. A. However     B. Therefore   C. Above all   D. First of all?

40. A. knowledge   B. experience  C. Background       D. interest?

41. A. big       B. athletic       C. athrete       D. warm?

42. A. editor   B. Manager     C. Director     D. workmate?

43. A. column B. field   C. department D. paper?

44. A. and      B. So      C. however     D. but?

45. A. columnist    B. writer C. journalist    D. female?

46. A. did       B. left     C. landed D. wanted?

47. A. abed     B. only    C. brave  D. wisest?

48. A. work    B. writer C. interview    D. pioneer?

49. A. You bet       B. You believe       C. Unbelievable     D. You guess?

50. A. stepped B. entered       C. rushed D. moved?

51. A. that      B. which C. where D. when?

52. A. warm   B. crazy  C. down  D. full?

53. A. held     B. playing      C. used    D. using?

54. A. cap      B. cover  C. handle D. movement?

55. A. started  B. ended up C. Made     D. wrote??

Last June my brother wanted to buy a car.He had had an old one before,but it had broken down several times during the spring. “What you want is a secondhand car.”I suggested. “If you give me the money,”he said, “I'll get one tomorrow.” “I can’t give you the money,but what about Aunt Myra. ”I replied, “She must have enough.We haven’t seen her since Christmas but she always says that we should go and see her more often.”

We told our parents where we were going.They weren't very happy about it and asked us not to go.So we didn't.But later that same day something strange happened.A doctor rang to tell us that Aunt Myra had gone into hospital for an operation. “We can’t all go and see her at the same time,”said my mother. “you two go today,but don’t mention the money.”

When we got there,Aunt Myra  seemed quite happy. “I’m not seriously ill,”she said, “but the doctor insists that I’m getting too old to drive my car.You can have it if you promise to take me to the seaside now and again.”We agreed,and now we quite enjoy our monthly trips to the coast with Aunt Myra.

1．The brother wanted to get ______.

[　　]

A．a free car 　　   B．an old car

C．a second hand car D．a cheap car

2．The brothers decided to ask Aunt Myra ______.

[　　]

A．for a car 　　 B．for some money

C．to help them   D．to give them her own car

3．When the brothers hurried to the hospital,______.

[　　]

A．Aunt Myra had already had an operation

B．They found Aunt Myra was too ill to drive

C．They found Aunt myra was very pleased

D．They found the doctor very angry

4．Aunt Myra gave her car to them since she was ______.

[　　]

A．old now

B．lying in hospital

C．not going to drive it any more

D．too ill to leave hospital

5．Later Aunt Myra ______ once a month.

[　　]

A．met the brothers at the seaside

B．drove to the seaside

C．visited the brothers at the seaside

D．went to the seaside with the brothers

　　Life is what you make lt. The choices you make influence what happens to you in life. I never really brought into that idea, but I din’t even have a choice when my mom announced I was going to a summer camp. Everything I’d heard about camp had to do with bugs（臭虫）, poison ivy（常春藤）, and bad food. Mom insisted, however, since she thought it would benefit me to learn more about the world around me.

　　When I got to the camp, I didn’t see anything I wanted to learn more about, and after four days I was ready to scream.

　　During free time one day, I wandered down a lonely path into the woods and sat against a tree. Then I saw one of the camp counselors（辅导员）approaching me.

　　“Hey,” he said, “mind if I have a seat?” I shrugged. I wasn’t going to encourage him, but I couldn’t exactly stop him either. He sat down and said, “I’m Gary, and you’re Erica, right?” I nodded. “It seems that you’re not having a good time,” he began.　　I crossed my arms. “Look,” I said, “I didn’t want to come to camp, I’m not having fun.” I glared（怒视）at Gary.

　　“So there’s nothing here at all for you, huh?” he asked.

　　“Nothing.” I answered.

　　“Lot me show you something,” said Gary. He got up, and I followed him along the path until I heard a sound like a roaring train.

　　“What’s that?” I asked.

　　“Wait and see,” he repiied, with a smile.

　　When we rounded the corner, I couldn’t believe what I saw. There was the biggest waterfall I could ever imagine, right in front of me. I could feel my eyes getting bigger and a smile tugging at my mouth.

(1)How did Erica feel when she got to the camp?

[　　]

(2)Which word best describes Gary, the counselor?

[　　]

(3)It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

[　　]

A．Erica’s mom didn’t love her

B．summer camp was not good for kids

C．Erica was excited to see the waterfall

D．most kids didn’t know much about nature

(4)What can be the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．Life is what you make it

B．How to make choices

C．An unforgettable summer camp

D．How choices influence life

Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.

    June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.

Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.

The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.

  A. 4 weeks later    B. 4 weeks ago    C. a fortnight ago     D. a fortnight later

What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?

  A. To make herself thinner.           B. To buy a large-size girdle.         

  C. To put on some weight.            D. To shake herself into it.

Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?

A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.

B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.

C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.

D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.

The purpose of this passage is ______.

  A. to show a husband’s selfless love         B. to share an interesting experience

  C. to describe a changeable girdle           D. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble

What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Funny Wedding      B. A Wise Decision    C. A Tight Situation     D. A Fierce Fight