Dear Daughter，

       As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

       First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．You should be as proud of yourself as we are．

       Your college years will be the most important years in your life．It is in college that you will discover what learning is about．This will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn't critical for your life, the learning skills you acquire will be something you cherish forever．

       Follow your passion in college．Take courses you think you will enjoy．Don't be trapped by what others think or say, but make up your own mind．

       Most importantly, make friends and be happy．College friends are often the best in life．Pick a few friends and become really close to them—pick the ones who are genuine and sincere to you．Don't worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities．

       Start planning early —what would you like to do? Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan of studying fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses．

       Whether it is summer-planning, or coursework planning, or picking a major, or managing your time, you should take control of your life．I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver's seat - this is your life, and you need to be in control．Being in control feels great．Try it, and you'll love it!

       College is the four years where you have:

●he greatest amount of free time

●the first chance to be independent

●the most flexibility to change

●the lowest risk for making mistakes

       So please value your college years? make full use of your free time, become an independent thinker in control of your destiny, be bold to experiment, learn and grow through your successes and challenges．

       May Columbia become the happiest four years in your life, and may you blossom into just what you dream to be．

Love,

Dad （& Mom）

1．What does the author think college life holds in store for his daughter?

       A．Opportunities and uncertainty．

       B．Happy learning and pure enjoyment

       C．Successes and challenges．

       D．Independent learning and experimentation with life．

2．What does the underlined expression "be in the driver's seat" refer to?

       A．Control what happens in a certain situation．

       B．Learn how to drive a car．

       C．Stand in a driver's situation．

       D．Learn to adjust yourself to coursework

3．Which of these pieces of advice is given in the article?

       a．think and live independently                                         b．learn how to learn

       c．choose friends with similar personalities                              d．be genuine and sincere

       e．try new things

       A．abc                   B．bce                    C．cde                  D．abe

4．From the text we can conclude the father      ．

       A．is worried about others' gossiping about his daughter

       B．is strict with his daughter's making friends with others

       C．is upset about his daughter's life planning

       D．is optimistic about his daughter's future．

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Dear Daughter,

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write to tell you that is on my mind.

First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia is real testament (证明) of what a great well – rounded student you are. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.

    Your college years will be the most important of your life. It is in college that you will discover what learning is about. This will be the period when you go from teacher taught to master inspired, after which you must become self – learner. So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn is of no practical use in real life, the learning skills you get will be something you will value forever.

　　Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Don’t be bothered by what others think or say, but make up your own mind. Most importantly, make true friends and be happy. Don’t worry about their hobbies, grades, looks, or even personalities.

Start planning early what you’d like to do. Where would you like to live? What would you like to learn? I think your plan to study fashion is good, and you should decide where you want to be, and get onto the right courses. I will always be there for you, but the time has come for you to be in the driver’s seat – this is your life, and you need to be in corral. Being in control feels great. Try it, and you’ll love it!

So please treasure your college years – make the best use of your free time, become an in depended ticker in control of your destiny, and learn through your successes and challengers.

May your years at Columbia be the happiest of your life, and may you grow into just what you dream to be .

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(Excerpt from Kai – Fu Lee’s letter to his daughter)

56．We can read between the lined that__________.

      A．Dad has s strong love for his daughter

       B．Dad is very strict with his daughter

       C．Dad always worries about his daughter

       D．Dad is much concerned about his daughter’s health

57．The underlined word “destiny” in the passage is the closest in meaning to “__________ ”.

       A．weight      B．life    C．position    D．time

58．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．Plan thing – before you do them.

       B．Self – learning as very important in college.

       C．Follow your passion and what other people say.

       D．Leading a life is just like driving a car.

59．The purpose of the author in writing the letter is to tell his daughter to__________ .

      A．smile to her trouble in life      B．fight till she succeeds

       C．be confident and happy       D．make the most of the college