College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students．During the colle_36_, some parents become extremely worried．This may only _37_ the pressure．

Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything _38_ out．If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them．

As it _39_ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my _40_, including my resume （履历） and a basic outline of my activities in high school．The _41_ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays．In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback（反馈） from a（n） _42_．As my parents know me better than _43_ else, they were perfect for the job．

The essays are extremely important in college admissions．In a competitive pool of applicant; the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __44_．The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand _45_．Essays don't have to be big and complicated．I wrote three essays, all _46_ on small matters and using simple sentences.

The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already _47_ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences．_48_, a straightforward writing style is refreshing．to their eyes as well as their minds．Essays were the key to my success in the admission game．I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not ．what I thought the admission officers _49_ to hear．

In my main narrative-style _50_, I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14 During that time, I was not bogged down（陷入） by trying to fit into a new _51_; instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength．I found my new _52_ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held．

In my two minor essays, I _53_ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me．Both provided details of my character．The essay about writing, which is titled, "I Shall Not Live in Vain" （_54_ by an Emily Dickinson poem）,

earned a lot of praise．

　　　 It is _55_ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers．

36．A．application B．admission C．competition 　 D．preparation 　

37．A．come about　　 B．bring about　　　　 C．lead to　　　　　 D．add to

38．A．straight　　　 　 B．direct　　　　　 　 C．correct　　　　 D．wrong

39．A．put　　　　 　 B．turned　　　　　　 C．found　　　　 　 D．went

40．A．own　　　　 　 B．timetable 　　　　　 C．schedule　　　　 D．way

41．A．next　　　　 B．first　　　　　 　　 C．only　　　　 　　　 D．exact

42．A．partner　　 　　 B．volunteer　　 　　　　 C．audience　　 　　　 D．friend

43．A．someone　　 　　 B．no one　　　　　　 C．everyone　　　　 D．anyone

44．A．similar　　　 　 B．difficult　　　 　　　 C．familiar　　　 　　 D．challenging

45．A．up　　　　　 B．by　　　　　　　 C．for　　　　　 　 D．out

46．A．writing　　　 B．turning　　　　　 　 C．focusing　　　　 D．working

47．A．fond　　　　 B．tired　　　　　　 C．proud　　　　　 D．afraid

48．A．However　　　 B．Yet　　　　　　　 C．Therefore　　　 D．Instead

49．A．had better　　 　 B．feel like　　　　 　　 C．would rather　　 D．would like

50．A．passage　　　 　 B．advice　　　　 　　　 C．essay　　　　 　 D．answer

51．A．environment　 　 B．family　　　　　　 C．party　　　　　 D．atmosphere

52．A．name　　　 　 B．self　　　　　　 　 C．sense　　　 　　　　 D．plan

53．A．conducted　 　 B．explained　　　 　　 C．remembered　　 D．experienced

54．A．read　　　　 　 B．inspired　　　　　 C．told　　　　　　 D．written

55．A．as　　　　　 　 B．since　　　　 　　　　 C．for　　　　　 　　 D．because

完形填空：

    Washoe is a young chimpanzee (黑猩猩)．She is no 1 chimpanzee, though．Scientists are doing a research 2 her．They want to see how civilized (驯化) she can 3 ．Already she does many 4 a human being can do．For 5 , she has been learning how to exchange 6 with people．The scientists are teaching her 7 language．When she wants to be picked 8 , Washoe points up with one finger．She rubs her teeth with her finger 9 she wants to brush her teeth．This is done after every meal．

    Washoe has also been 10 to think out and find 11 to problems．Once she was put in a 12 with food hanging from the ceiling．It was too high to 13 ．After she considered the 14 , she got a tall box to stand 15 ．The food was still too 16 to be reached．Washoe found a 17 pole．Then she climbed onto the 18 , grasped the pole, and 19 down the food with the pole．

    Washoe 20 like a human, too．The scientists keep her in a fully furnished (家具齐全的) house．After a hard 21 in the lab, she goes home． 22 she plays with her toys．She 23 enjoys watching television before going to bed．

    Scientists hope to 24 more about people by 25 our closest relative chimpanzee．

完形填空

　　Washoe is a young chimpanzee(黑猩猩). She is no 1 chimpanzee, though. Scientists are doing a research 2 her. They want to see how civilized(驯化) she can 3 . Already she does many things human being can do.

　　For example, she has been learning how to exchange 4 with people. The scientists are teaching her 5 language. When she wants to be picked 6 , Washoe points up with one finger. She rubs her teeth with her finger 7 she wants to brush her teeth. This is done after every meal.

　　Washoe has also been 8 to think out and find answers to problems. Once she was put in a 9 with food hanging from the ceiling. It was too high to 10 . After she considered the 11 , she got a tall box to stand 12 . The food was still too high to be reached. Washoe found a 13 pole. Then she climbed onto the 14 , grasped the pole, and 15 down the food with the pole.

　　Washoe 16 like a human, too. The scientists keep her in a fully furnished(家具齐全的) house. After a hard 17 in the laboratory, she goes home. 18 she plays with her toys. She 19 enjoys watching television before going to bed.

　　Scientists hope to 20 more about people by studying our closest relative(亲属)--chimpanzee.

1．

[　　]

A．foolish　　　　B．ordinary

C．special　　　　D．simple

2．

[　　]

A．for　　　　　　B．by

C．to　　　　　　 D．on

3．

[　　]

A．experience　　 B．change

C．develop　　　　D．become

4．

[　　]

A．actions　　　　B．views

C．messages　　　D．feelings

5．

[　　]

A．sign　　　　　B．human

C．spoken　　　　D．foreign

6．

[　　]

A．out　　　　　　B．at

C．on　　　　　　 D．up

7．

[　　]

A．when　　　　　B．until

C．since　　　　　D．while

8．

[　　]

A．raised　　　　 B．trained

C．ordered　　　　D．led

9．

[　　]

A．cave　　　　　 B．zoo

C．room　　　　　D．museum

10．

[　　]

A．pull　　　　　 B．see

C．eat　　　　　　D．reach

17．

[　　]

A．problem　　　　B．position

C．food　　　　　 D．ceiling

12．

[　　]

A．by　　　　　　B．on

C．up　　　　　　D．with

13．

[　　]

A．straight　　　 B．strong

C．long　　　　　D．big

14．

[　　]

A．wall　　　　　B．box

C．ceiling　　　　D．pole

15．

[　　]

A．knocked　　　　B．picked

C．took　　　　　 D．shook

16．

[　　]

A．lives　　　　　B．acts

C．thinks　　　　 D．plays

17．

[　　]

A．task　　　　　B．lesson

C．day　　　　　D．time

18．

[　　]

A．Here　　　　　B．There

C．So　　　　　　D．Then

19．

[　　]

A．quite　　　　　B．already

C．even　　　　　D．still

20．

[　　]

A．observe　　　　B．discover

C．gain　　　　　 D．learn

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

　　A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling(雷声隆隆地响), and lightening flashed across the dark sky. Rain was 1 down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

　　Gleams of light appeared from windows of 2 houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

　　A 3 woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was 4 on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was 5 her without pause.

　　She knocked at a door, and a 6 answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while 7 . The boy then let her into the sitting room and 8 her sitting by the fire.

　　The woman 9 old and tired under the bright electric light, 10 she was only in her early thirties. She sat 11 for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the 12 . When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she 13 up, looking thunderstruck.

　　Just then, the boy came with his 14 . The man at once recognized the woman as his 15 . They had 16 touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

　　 17 words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other's arms 18 the boy stared at them, puzzled.

　　The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very 19 , the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually 20 .

1．

[　　]

A．pouring　　　　　　B．falling

C．dropping　　　　　　D．flooding

2．

[　　]

A．poor　　　　　　B．black

C．faraway　　　　　D．nearby

3．

[　　]

A．rich　　　　　　B．beautiful

C．poor　　　　　　D．ugly

4．

[　　]

A．crying　　　　　　B．wandering

C．struggling　　　　　D．wondering

5．

[　　]

A．striking　　　　　　B．hitting

C．flowing　　　　　　D．beating

6．

[　　]

A．boy　　　　　　B．girl

C．woman　　　　　D．man

7．

[　　]

A．out　　　　　　B．near

C．outside　　　　D．inside

8．

[　　]

A．made　　　　　　B．left

C．asked　　　　　　D．told

9．

[　　]

A．became　　　　　　B．showed

C．appeared　　　　　D．sounded

10．

[　　]

A．so　　　　　　B．and

C．however　　　　D．though

11．

[　　]

A．straight　　　　　　B．thirsty

C．hungry　　　　　　D．still

12．

[　　]

A．room　　　　　　B．house

C．picture　　　　　　D．fire

13．

[　　]

A．picked　　　　　　B．stood

C．came　　　　　　D．looked

14．

[　　]

A．father　　　　　　B．mother

C．friend　　　　　　D．brother

15．

[　　]

A．wife　　　　　　B．sister

C．mother　　　　　D．girlfriend

16．

[　　]

A．kept　　　　　　B．got

C．made　　　　　　D．lost

17．

[　　]

A．Much　　　　　B．Many

C．No　　　　　　D．Not

18．

[　　]

A．as　　　　　　B．while

C．when　　　　　D．since

19．

[　　]

A．disappointed　　　B．sorry

C．happy　　　　　　D．sad

20．

[　　]

A．began　　　　　　B．stopped

C．ended　　　　　　D．went

A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality, its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But immediately can the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.

A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its _______.

A. wide coverage B. uniform style　?

C. speed in reporting news　D. popularity ?

It can be concluded from the passage that the newspaper readers _______.

A. apply reading techniques skillfully

B. jump from one newspaper to another ?

C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper

D. usually read a newspaper selectively?

The best title for the passage would be _______.

A. The Importance of Newspaper Topicality ?

B. The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper?

C. The Variety of a Good Newspaper　?

D. Some Suggestions on How to Read a Newspaper