根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It’s not just women who wear skirts.   1    In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition.

A kilt is a colored skirt reaching down to the knees. It has checks（格子）on it with different colors, like red and blue.    2    

    3    There are many stories about it. One story is that kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.

Thomas Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work.     4     

Today, most Scotsmen look the kilt as formal dress. They usually only wear them at wedding or big dinner.    5   

A. Each family in Scotland has it’s own colors.

B.There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.

C.How did the Scots start to wear skirts ?

D.It was important for Scots to wear skirts at any time.

E.So he cut their long clothes into shorter skirts.

F.Wearing skirts is very beautiful for women.

G.Men can wear them, too.

Our daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin’s bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher（调度员）on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.
【小题1】The writer saw his daughter’s purse right after       .

(共10分，每小题2分）从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。

College life can become a great struggle because students have to balance school, a social life, and sometimes a job as well. The following steps could help the grades of college students.

Go to class. Why did your parents pay for your tuition or why are your parents paying their taxes for financial aid? Even when you don't feel like attending class, just go. 1.  Many classes have in-class assignments, pop quizzes, and case studies that only could be taken in class. If you are not there, you might lose points.

  2.  . College is all about multitasking. Planners can really help you to balance homework, due dates and tests. You should try to get your work done early, then you will have less stress.

Be business-like about your education. If you had a job, you would have to go to your job at 9 a.m and stay there until 5 p.m.    3.  If you did the same thing in college, you would be great. Go to class, go to the library, study seriously, at 5 p.m put away the books and go home. Once in a while you might have to work late, just like at a real job.

 4.   .Everyone studies in different ways. Some can study with a lot of noise and others want silence. Some can't even study with music on and some need dead silence. Some like the library and some like to study with friends, or even outside.

  5.   . Some students start better than they finish. They do that in order to give themselves room to slack near the end of the semester, which can be a mistake. Push yourself to do your best on every assignment. Stay on top of your game and don't lose focus.

A． Stay organized.

B．Maintain 100% effort throughout the semester.

C．You might get participation points, and the professor will also get to know you better.

D． The rest of the day would be your own time.

E.  Use your time effectively and efficiently.

F.  Find your own best method of studying.

G.  Balance work, school and social life.

B

See in your mind’s eye where you really want to be in ten years’ time．Choose your own values, activities, and relationships rather than copying tubers．

While working with troubled teens, I used to haste them do a Ten Years game in the Future exercise．I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future．Most of these boys and girls didn’t think about the next week, much less ten years to come．This lack of “foresight”was a major reason why their lives were pretty messed up．But the real story is what happened to me．I did the exercise right along with them on many occasions, writing my dreams in detail．In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, built my own home, authored a book, and started my own business．

Over the next ten years, something magic happened．All my dreams became true, almost as if orchestrated (精心安排) by an unseen hand．I realized that something very powerful was happening, more powerful than expected．I did write books and start my business．We did move to the country and I did build my own home．

This letter to a friend will become a magnetic factor in your life．Your vision will guide you in your yearly goals, your monthly goals, and your daily activities．

You must write your letter as if it has already happened．For example:

“Leslie, I just wanted to make contact again and tell you about my life．I started my own gardening business in 2012 and it’s really taken off．”

“Dear Harold, I met the love of my life in 2016 and we moved to Hawaii where Frank works in a bookstore and I give surfing lessons everyday．We love it．”

Remember, describe all the details as if they have already happened．This will help you make it more real for you．

Sit down and write (or type) your Ten Years in the Future letter today．

60．It seems that the author’s dream and vision became a reality because the author    ．

A．had put something magic in the letter

B．could foresee what would happen

C．was experienced in writing the Ten Years letter

D．took what was written in the letter as a guide in life

61．According to the author，“Leslie”in your letter should be the person that    ．

A．does the same exercise as you

B．will become your friend in ten years

C．you know now and may still know in the future

D．you can imagine when you write your letter

62．The author advises you to write the Ten Years in the Future letter    ．

A．as soon as possible

B．in ten years’ time

C．when you have time

D．as often as possible

63．Which of the following covers the topics in this text?

a．The author’s own experience with the Ten Years in the Future exercise．

b．How the author got the idea of the Ten Years in the Future exercise．

c．How to write the Ten Years in the Future letter．

d．The author’s experience of working with troubled teens．

e．The difficulty in dealing with troubled teens．

f．How to improve your letter writing skill．

A．a, d, f                     B．a, c, d              C．b, c, d             D．a, c, e

May : Happenings from the Past

May 5 , 1884

Isaac Murphy , son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.

May 9 , 1754

Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon , showing a snake cut in pieces , with the words “Join or Die” printed under the picture.

May 11 , 1934

The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought (干旱) , blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington , D. C.

May 19, 1994

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.

May 24, 1844

Samuel F. B. Morse taps (轻敲) out the first message, “What hath God wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D. C, to Baltimore, Md.

1.We know from the text that Buchanan is _______________.

2.What is the title of the first American political cartoon?

3.In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die?

4.Which of the following places has to do with (与...有关)the first telegram in history?

A. Washington, D. C.

B. New York City

C. Kentucky

D. Pennsylvania