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13．I was twenty years old，and my parents were looking forward to the day when I would be earning my own living．Unfortunately，I had absolutely no idea what I wanted my future occupation to be．The only thing I did know was that I did not want to spend the next 45 years teaching，being a nurse or sitting in an office．
But that was before the postman delivered a catalogue （目录） of courses that were being offered at the local college．As I looked through it，I was attracted by a page that talked about the difficulties faced by deaf people in their everyday lives and how students could help by learning sign language．It went on to say that graduates of the course usually find work in different organizations，such as law companies，the Stock Exchange，insurance companies and banks．Then I saw something that really caught my eye："Singer"are also needed for sporting events，concerts，theatrical performances and，believe it or not，circuses!By the time I got to the bottom of the page，I knew I had found the perfect occupation．
I enrolled （注册） on the course，which to my parents'great delight was free of charge．The course was brilliant．My favourite part was the final lesson，when our teacher asked us to sign our favourite song．It was really difficult because not only did we have to sign the words，but we also had to find a way of showing whether the song was happy or sad and whether the beat was slow or fast．It was the hardest thing I have ever done-but also the most rewarding．

33．The only thing the writer knew that sheC．
A．was too old to find a job as a teacher
B．wanted to work as a nurse in a hospital
C．had never liked being in a teacher's office
D．would not get a job until she was at least 45
34．According to the catalogue the writer read，when students finish a sign language course，theyB．
A．do not have to work with deaf people
B．can work in many types of different places
C．may not always find a job in their chosen field
D．almost always start their career in a law company
35．The part of the course the writer enjoyed the most was whenB．
A．she should sing a song with a fast beat
B．she should sign a song for the last lesson
C．her teacher sang a very sad song to the class
D．she realized that her parents didn't have to pay
36．Which of the following best describes the writer？A
A．A young woman who has found her ideal career．
B．A young deaf woman who wants to help the deaf．
C．A young woman who wants to be a businesswoman．
D．A young woman who wants to write songs for the deaf．

12．Squirrels （松鼠） are getting ready for winter．They are looking for nuts and seeds，digging holes in the ground or finding holes in trees．That's where they store the food they will need during the coming months，when the weather is cold and sometimes snowy．Squirrels spend a lot of time in trees，which are like restaurants for them．Among their favorite things to eat are nuts and other parts of trees，like tender buds （花苞）．Squirrels may also eat corn，insects and other animals．And，as anyone who has a bird knows，squirrels love bird food!
Squirrels stay active all winter，so they need plenty of food to help keep up their energy．Squirrels tend to buryfood underground，piece by piece．Some squirrels may gather food into piles that they put at the base of trees or bury underground．When they need the food，squirrels use their memories and sense of smell to help them find what they buried．Sometimes，you'll even see them digging through the snow．
Squirrels make nests in trees．Some squirrels spend much of the winter in underground tunnels （地道），where it is warmer．When spring comes，squirrels change their eating habits to new plant growth，like buds and leaves．Sometimes they forget to dig up all their buried nut s．That's why you'll sometimes find a little tree growing in a place where neither you nor your family planted it．It must have been the squirrels．

61．To get ready for winter，squirrels do all of the following EXCEPTA．
A．store leaves to keep warm
B．look for nuts and seeds
C．find holes in trees
D．dig holes in the ground
62．Why do squirrels spend a lot of time in trees？C
A．Because they can keep warm in trees．
B．Because they can find bird food there．
C．Because their favorite food is there．
D．Because they can find insects there．
63．The underlined part"tend to bury"in Paragraph 2 meansC．
A．never bury
B．seldom bury
C．usually bury
D．hardly bury
64．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Squirrels do not eat any other animals．
B．Squirrels sleep all the time during winter．
C．Squirrels plant young trees when spring comes．
D．Squirrels sometimes fail to find all the buried nuts．
65．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．what squirrels are like
B．how squirrels spend winter
C．where squirrels bury food
D．why squirrels store food for winter．

11．About 10 years ago when I was a student in college，I was working in the shop at my university's Museum of Natural History．One day，I saw an elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair．As I looked at this girl，I saw that she was seated on her chair．I realized she had no arms or legs，just a head，neck and body．She was wearing a little white dress with red dots．As the couple wheeled her up to me，I was looking down at the cash register （收银处）．I turned my head toward the girl and gave her a wink（眨眼）．As I took the money from her grandparents，the girl gave me the biggest smile I have ever seen．All of a sudden her disability （残疾）disappeared．All I saw was this beautiful girl，whose smile gave me a new sense of life．She took me from being a poor，unhappy college student and brought me into her world of smiles，love and warmth．
That was 10 years ago．I'm a successful businessman now．Whenever I am down and thinking about the troubles of the world，I think about that little girl and the life lesson she taught me．

51．What did the writer do ten years ago？A
A．He was a college student．
B．He was a worker in a book shop．
C．He was a worker in a library．
D．He was a business person．
52．What did the girl look like？D
A．She was blind and deaf．
B．She had short arms and legs．
C．She was too thin and short．
D．She didn't have arms or legs．
53．What was the writer's life like before meeting the little girl？C
A．His life was full of smiles．
B．His life was full of love and warmth．
C．He felt poor and unhappy．
D．He felt warm and moved．
54．From the underlined sentence"All of a sudden her disability disappeared"，we knowB．
A．the little girl suddenly got well
B．the writer suddenly felt energetic
C．the little girl could stand for a while
D．the writer couldn't see the girl's disability
55．Which is the best title of the story？C
A．An unhappy student
B．A disabled girl
C．The power of a smile
D．A successful businessman．

10．Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield，Massachusetts in 1904．He was famous because of the books he wrote for children．They have funny words，pictures，and social opinion（观点）．Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937．It is called And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street．Soon other successful books followed．Over the years，he wrote more than forty children's books．They were fun to read．Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects．
By the middle 1940s，Dr Seuss had become one of the best-loved and most successful writers of children's books．He had a strong desire to help children．In 1954，Life magazine gave a report about school children who could not read．The report said many children's books weren't interesting．Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read．
In 1957，Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat．He used less than 225words to write the book．This was about the number of words a six-year-old should be able to read．The story was about a cat who tried to play with two children on a rainy day while their mother was away from home．The cat was very special and it could talk．The book was a great success．It was an interesting story and was easy to read．Children loved it．Their parents loved it，too．Today many adults（成年人） say it is still one of the stories they like best．

80．Theodor Seuss Geisel was famous forD．
A．his funny words and pictures
B．his social opinion
C．his ideas on serious subjects
D．his books written for children
81．The underlined word desire in the passage probably means"B．"
A．问题
B．愿望
C．感激
D．标准
82．According to the passage we know thatA．
A．Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children at the age of 33
B．Dr Seuss wrote less than forty children's books over the years
C．Life magazine gave a report about adults who could not read in 1954
D．And to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street was loved by children and parents
83．Why do many adults like reading The Cat in the Hat today？C
A．Because Dr Seuss used 225words to write the book．
B．Because it was about a cat trying to play with two children．
C．Because it was an interesting story and was easy to read．
D．Because the cat was very special and it could talk with children．

Found
A set of keys．
Color：Black．
Place（地点）：At the school gate （门口）
Please call Mike at 6500-8124

Lost
My notebook
Color：Green
My name is Jane
My Phone number is 255-3706

根据短语内容，判断正（T）误（F）
56．Mike found a set of black keys．T
57．Jane's notebook is green．T
58．Mike's phone number is six five zero zero，eight two four oneF
59．Mike lost a green notebookF
60．Jane's phone is black．F．

8．Please call Linda 569-635（　　）

7．-- apples are there in the box？
--Four．（　　）

6．Let's basketball and TV．（　　）

	A．	play，to watch		B．	to play，to watch
	C．	play，watch

5．My book is the schoolbag．Open（打开）and see for yourself．（　　）

4．Thank you teaching me English．（　　）

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