My 17-year-old daughter went off to college and having her away from home brought back memories of watching Peter Pan when she was little. In the classic TV production, one scene in particular impressed me: when Mrs Darling puts her children into bed. As she turns off the last of the night lights, she takes one last look at the bedroom and says, “Dear night lights, protect my sleeping children.” As a mother, I know how much she loves her children.
It has been several weeks since we took our daughter to college and she seems to be adjusting (适应) well after a short period of homesickness. For us, though, it’s another story. Like most parents, I love checking in on my children at night. But now she’s gone, and I find nighttimes the hardest. I miss her most at night.
In my neighborhood, most of the parents whose kids are off to college are dealing with similar melancholy. My husband is filled with anxiety. One friend talked about getting this sick feeling in her stomach as she prepared for the college drop-off. We complained that many of us were too busy to truly enjoy being with our children while we had them.
For us moms, seeing Toy Story 3 only made the sadness worse as we watched the character Andy, who is the same age as our kids, say goodbye to his childhood as he prepares to leave for college. And it’s not just “first-time” parents like me. Two moms who have kids already well into college said the separation didn’t get any easier. “You feel like something has been taken away from inside you,” said one of them.
I imagine things will get easier with time, especially as I see my daughter adjust to college life. Meanwhile, as I keep my cellphone close to me in bed and text my daughter goodnight and sweet dreams every night, I like to think that messages serve as a night light that keeps her safe.
【小题1】The writer was deeply impressed by the scene in Peter Pan because ___________.

Peter was so excited     he received an invitation from his friend to visit Chongqing.

A. where    B. that     C. when    D. why

Peter was so excited            he received an invitation from his friend to visit Chongqing.  

A. where    B. that   C. why    D. when  

Anyone who works in an office knows the power of technology. When it works, life is wonderful. Information files across the world in seconds. It saves time and makes our jobs easier. But when technology goes wrong, everyone hates it.
In March, Peter Golota received a gas bill for $0.00. He threw it away. In April, he received another bill for $0.00. He threw that one way, too. In May, the gas company sent him a letter which said he had to pay his gas bill. If he didn’t pay it, they were going to cut off his gas. He called and told them the bill was for $0.00. They said it was a computer error. But the bills continued. Finally, he sent a check for $0.00. This caused the bank’s computer to crash. After a lot of angry phone calls and the letters between the man, the gas company, and the bank, the case went to court. The gas company lost, and had to pay Peter Golota $8,000. It all happened because of a bill for $0.00.
A man from Colorado appeared on the news when he shot his computer because it crashed all the time. The man, who owned a bar, put the “dead” laptop on the wall for everyone to see. The police said, “It’s the first time someone shot a computer because he was angry with it.” They arrested him.
In December, Margaret Smart, of Energies Solutions, stood up in front of 2,000 people in Taxes. As she began to speak, her microphone stopped working. They found another one. After two minutes, that one also died. When she decided to show her notes on PowerPoint, the computer refused to start up. The title of her presentation was “Technology: The way Forward”.
【小题1】Why did the bank’s computer crash?
A. Because it kept sending gas bills for $0.00.
B. Because Peter Golota sent a check for $0.00.
  Because the gas company sent a letter to the bank.
D. Because the gas bill case went to court.
【小题2】Who got angry with his computer and shot it?
A. A bar owner.                                          B. A policeman.
  Peter Golota.                                        D. A bank manager.
【小题3】Margaret Smart’s computer refuses to start up probably because ________.
A. there was a power failure                  B. it worked too long
  it went wrong                                D. someone shot her computer

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         At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his  21  , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting  22  at this time,” he  23  to himself, and rolled over.

         Then, a  24  knock followed. “Aren’t you going to  25  it?” said his wife.

         So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man   26  at the door. It didn’t take long to  27  the man was drunk.

“Hi, there,”slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?”

“No, get lost. It’s half past one. I was  28  ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back   29  to bed and told his wife what had happened.

She said, “That wasn’t very  30  of you. Remember that night we had a  31  in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to  32  that man’s door to get our car  33  again? What would have happened if he’ d told  34  to get lost?”

“But the guy was  35  ,” said Peter.

“It doesn’t matter,”said the wife. “He needs help  36  it would be the Christian thing to help him.”

So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a  37 ?”

And he heard a  38  ,“Yeah, please.”

So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ 39 are you?”

         The drunk replied, “Over here, on the  40  .”

21．A．door   B．clock  C．wife   D．window

22．A．out of bed  B．out of the house         C．down to work    D．into trouble

23．A．complained        B．explained   C．replied        D．thought

24．A．weaker       B．louder         C．longer         D．angrier

25．A．stand B．stop   C．answer       D．refuse

26．A．standing    B．lying   C．knocking    D．looking

27．A．remember B．show C．realize        D．doubt

28．A．in bed         B．in surprise C．at home     D．at work

29．A．down B．up       C．inside          D．home

30．A．nice    B．foolish        C．typical        D．generous

31．A．hard time  B．quarrel       C．fight   D．breakdown

32．A．drive to      B．pass by       C．knock on   D．drop into

33．A．started       B．refreshed  C．united         D．delighted

34．A．us       B．them C．the man     D．others

35．A．mad   B．drunk C．different    D．dangerous

36．A．but     B．though       C．and    D．because

37．A．rest    B．push  C．room D．lift

38．A．lady    B．gentleman          C．drunk D．voice

39．A．What B．How   C．Who   D．Where

40．A．roof    B．bed    C．swing        D．ground