I've cheated in school when I thought that I could get away with it. I'm not proud of it and I don't usually feel very good about myself afterward, but sometimes it's the only way possible to survive in a pressure cooker. My parents are really set on my getting good grades. They study my report card the same way they examine the newspaper's stock market page. And they make me feel that I've got to live up to their expectations.

But often each teacher acts as if his is the only subject we have. They think nothing of piling on our homework or giving surprise quizzes. Sometimes we have to take two or three tests in different subjects on the same day. I'd like to see a lot of adults I know preparing for that.

When the pressure becomes too high, some kids may resort to(诉诸于) cheating. If you have three or four subjects to study for, you're not going to be able to devote enough time to each subject in order to be well prepared for each class. Besides, it may be the only way left to live up to your parents' expectations and compete with the top students in the class.

Everybody knows that if you cheat, it's important not to get caught. Few things can cause more of chaos. Once, my elder brother got caught cheating on a math final. My parents acted as though he'd committed a federal crime. The assistant principal called them to school, but although the incident caused several conferences, I don't think that anybody ever really understood what my brother was going through. We're just supposed to perform outstandingly as well as always act honestly, but how many adults can actually live up to the standards they set for us?

My father has gotten countless traffic tickets for parking in no parking zones or for not coming to a full stop at stop signs. And you're always hearing about people who don't file their income tax honestly. How about all the corruption in government? Successful adults often accept dishonesty in order to achieve their business goals. Are kids the only ones who are supposed to be perfect?

Most of my friends have cheated on tests in school at one time or another. The kids who never cheat are usually either afraid of getting caught or just don't know how to do it safely. Nobody wants to cheat. But if it's a choice of being honest or of getting a grade, most kids will try for the A. That may sound wrong, but we didn't make the rules, we're just trying to get by.

1. What is the best title of this passage?

      A. No one wants to cheat！                               B. Everyone likes to cheat！

      C. No one can survive a cheat！                        D. Everyone can fight a cheat!

2. The author owes children’s cheat to the following EXCEPT ___________.

      A. parents                 B. teachers                C. children                D. examinations

3. In the fifth paragraph, the author mainly wants to say __________.

      A. his father always cheats in his life

      B. kids are always supposed to be perfect

      C. all the adults can not live up to the standards they set for children

      D. children shouldn’t learn from successful adults

4. Which of the following is true according to this passage?

      A. The author thinks it is children’s right to cheat in school.

      B. Most of the author’s friends like cheating on tests in school.

      C. The author shows a positive attitude towards a surprise quiz in school.

      D. The author thinks it wrong to cheat in school.

Dear Cary,
I’m writing because I’ve understood you’ve struggled with alcoholism(酗酒)．I’ve been fighting mine ever since I went through 9-11．After that，I’ve been more or less useless professionally –I’m a lawyer–and have had to resign from my job because I was discovered passed-out drunk in front of my computer. I’ve taken some medicine and it has helped somewhat. I can manage about a month without drinking，but after that I end up having a crazy stage where nothing matters except drinking．After a week or so of heavy drinking，I start having nightmares of people jumping. After that，it’s a week of not being able to get out of bed.
I was supposed to travel to a conference but didn’t make it because I got so drunk at the airport that I fell down on my face and spent the rest of the day in the emergency room. I have been hiding from my family since then．Fortunately they won’t be expecting me to come back for a week or so. Otherwise, they would notice the bump on my forehead and two black eyes．
I don’t really know what I’m asking you．Cary, I need a way out that doesn’t involve causing pain to my family．I’m taking medicine，but I still have these attacks every few months．If there’s alcohol in the house，I can’t stay away from it．It seems that this will never end. I’m afraid of what will happen if something bad happens，like a family member dying, or getting fired again．
Thanks for reading．
Yours T

1. 1.

   The underlined sentence shows us all the following EXCEPT_____.

   1. A.
      that the author is a lawyer by profession
   2. B.
      that the author is a lawyer and he seldom gets drunk
   3. C.
      the reason why the author had to resign
   4. D.
      that the author was once discovered drunk as a fish
2. 2.

   The author writes to Cary in order to_____.

   1. A.
      offer advice
   2. B.
      tell a story
   3. C.
      avoid nightmares
   4. D.
      ask for help
3. 3.

   What is the author worried about?

   1. A.
      Losing his job
   2. B.
      Missing the conference
   3. C.
      Bring pain to his family
   4. D.
      Giving up drinking
4. 4.

   What do we learn from the passage?

   1. A.
      T’s family members don’t want to see him because of his alcoholism．
   2. B.
      Getting drunk once prevented T from attending a conference．
   3. C.
      T will have nightmares when he stops drinking．
   4. D.
      T never attempted to give up his alcoholism．
5. 5.

   We know from the passage that Cary_____.

   1. A.
      likes to talk about the details of his life．
   2. B.
      is an expert on treating alcoholism
   3. C.
      is probably a recovered alcoholic
   4. D.
      never suffered from alcoholism

My son．The phrase felt difficult and strange the first time I said it，and I had to practice it a thousand times．I started saying the words to myself the day when the ultrasound（超声波）told me we were having a baby．

Finally，my son was born．

The nurse came out of the delivery room，holding a tiny，howling human being wrapped in a white sheet，his small hands and delicate fingers shaking nervously．“Baby Sanchez?” she asked，looking at the room full of expectant fathers．

I stood up，holding my breath．She showed me my baby．“My son，” I whispered．The little guy screamed，“waaaaaaaaaah”．

But in my heart I heard him cry out，“Daaaaaaad!” I don't care if everyone in the room will swear they didn't hear my baby say that．I called him，“My son，” and he called me “Dad，” and that's that．

People ask me，“What did I feel at that moment?” I can't even begin to answer．I'm a writer yet I try hard to find the right words．Joyful isn't powerful enough．Bliss（狂喜）is not sweet enough．Peaceful isn't calm enough．Happy isn't tense enough．

After my son was taken away to the nursery，I sat down and shut my eyes．But tears escaped them away．Then out of the blue，my 80-year-old father entered，and we embraced．

“Dad，” I whispered．

“My Son，” my heart heard him saying．

Suddenly the past 33 years folded into the present and I was now the baby bundled in white，with my father standing over me．

“My son，” I imagined him saying．

“Daaaaaaaaaad!” I cried my little lungs out．

At that point，I knew I was going to be a great father．The old man in front of me seemed to agree．He smiled mid we walked out of the room in search of the tiny human being that would change our lives for ever．

1．Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．His son called him “Dad” when the writer called him “My son”．

B．All the people didn't hear the baby say except the writer．

C．Sanchez is the writer's family name．

D．The baby was taken away because the nurse found there was a mistake．

2．The author couldn't tell how he felt at the moment because _________．

A．he was a writer                                              B．he was too excited

C．he was top nervous                                           D．it's a feeling too complex to express

3．We can learn the following from the passage EXCEPT that _________．

A．the author got his first baby

B．he probably had a lung disease

C．the author didn't really hear “Daaaaad” from his baby

D．the baby would change the author's life

4．Why was the writer sure he was going to be a great father?

A．Because his son is so gifted．

B．Because he had much experience in bringing up children．

C．Because his father promised to help him．

D．Because his father had already set him a good example．

Hundreds of great books are published in America every year．And every year，editors，critics and many readers try to choose a list of favorites．

A few books showed up on list after list of the best fiction from this year．One of them was Ann Patchett's“State of Wonder”．Publishers Weekly described the novel as one“readers will hate to see end．”The story centers on a drug researcher from Minnesota named Maria Singh．She travels to Brazil to investigate the death of a co-worker．Her search takes her deep into the Amazon area and danger．But．she also goes deep into her own soul for a close look at who she is．what she has lost in her life and how she wants the future to look．Ann Patchett lives in Tennessee．She told Publishers Weekly magazine that the state is leafy．She visited that area while doing research for the novel．

Chad Harbach's name was also all over the critics’best lists this year for his first book，“The Art of Fielding．”The New Yorker magazine praised the novel for the easy way it joins a love of baseball with a love of literature．The book is about a college baseball star．He suffers a mental crisis and begins to fail on the playing field as a result．But the book is about much more than the sport of baseball．It also is a story of love, loss，friendship and growing up．Chad Harbach says his own upbringing influenced the book．

“The Marriage Plot”also got a 10t of attention this year．It is the third book from Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides．He spent almost ten years writing it．“The Marriage Plot” is also a story about becoming an adult．It follows the lives of three students in their final year of college and beyond．Leonard struggles with manic depression，Mitchell，with religious belief and Madeleine struggles with her feelings for both men．

61．The underlined words“readers will hate to see end”mean        

A．Readers love“State of Wonder”very much．

B．Readers don't like reading“State of Wonder”．

C．Readers don't like Ann Patchen's writing style．

D．Readers don't want to read the end of“State of Wonder”．

62．What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A．Maria Singh's co-worker died of serious illness．

B．The story focuses on a scientific research．

C．During the research Maria thinks a lot about her own thoughts and feelings．

D．The subject of Maria Singh's study was supported by Publishers Weekly．

63．It can be inferred that         ．

A．Chad had mental problems in his childhood

B．Chad became famous for“The Art of Fielding”

C．more and more readers like Chad's book

D．“The Art of Fielding”is only about the story of baseball

64．The following statements about“The Marriage Plot”are true except that         ．

A．it took its author about 10 years to finish the book

B．it is about the lives of three college students

C．Mitchell in the story struggles with religious belief

D．its author's character is similar to Madeleine's

65．What is the passage mainly about?

A．People's reading preference                B．Three famous writers

C．The introduction of three books            D．The common features of interesting books