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　　I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job．Money was always tight, but we had a 　　1　　 over our heads, food on the table, clothes on our backs, and if not a lot, always 　　2　　．Not knowing we were poor, my kids(孩子们)just thought I was 　　3　　．I’ve always been glad about that．

　　It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t 　　4　　 for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party．But the big 　　5　　 for the kids was the fun of Christmas 　　6　　．

　　They planned weeks ahead of time, asking 　　7　　 what they wanted for Christmas．Fortunately, I had saved ＄120 for 　　8　　 to share by all five of us．

　　The big 　　9　　 arrived．I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and 　　10　　 them to look for gifts of about four dollars each．Then everyone scattered(散开)．We had two hours to shop; then we would 　　11　　 back at the “Santa’s Workshop”．

　　Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, 　　12　　 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually 　　13　　．She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies－fifty-cent candies!I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 　　14　　 we got home．I called her into my bedroom and closed the door, 　　15　　 to be angry again．This is what she told me．

　　“I was looking 　　16　　 thinking of what to buy, and I 　　17　　 to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees．’ One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she 　　18　　 for Christmas was a doll(玩具娃娃)．So I took the card off the tree and 　　19　　 the doll for her．We have so much and she doesn’t have anything．”

　　I never felt so 　　20　　 as I did that day．

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　　The three youths leaned over the metal rails along the sea-wall and watched a few fishermen pull in their nets．About thirty metres away, a boat pulled alongside the slippery steps leading 　　1　　 to the sea．

　　“Hey, look!” exclaimed Rahim．“Those two men are 　　2　　 heavy rocks．I thought we no longer do muscle labour in this technological 　　3　　．”

“You don’t 　　4　　a crane(起重机) to unload less than a dozen rooks, do you?” smiled Joshua．

“But those men don’t 　　5　　 to have muscles at all．”said Michsel．Rather surprised, Joshua smiled．

　　“They are 　　6　　 laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they 　　7　　．See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his 　　8　　．Some of the rock’s weight is set 　　9　　 his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand．His body isn’t bent．His legs are well 　　10　　．”

　　“You’re right, Josh．He may have a small build．　　11　　 he certainly well knows his job．Dear me! And to think we have been studying 　　12　　!”Rahim thought about all that was happening．Suddenly, he said, “Technology won’t 　　13　　 the human being completely, it appears．”

　　“I don’t think it will．” 　　14　　 Joshua．“You can harvest a crop of potatoes or wheat with one of those large, multi-purpose tractors, but you 　　15　　 use that equipment to harvest lea leaves and tomatoes, will you?”

　　“You can get a computer to 　　16　　 multiple-choice assessments, but you cannot get the computer to produce of assess essays, can you?” asked Michael．

　　“Well, the washing machine leaves my shirt collar quite as 　　17　　 as ever －that’s domestic technology for you! ” said Rahim．

　　“One day, perhaps, there won’t be anybody 　　18　　 who can carry a large rock the way those men do．It’s not going to be a very 　　19　　 world, I’m afraid．” Sighed Michael．

　　“You’re too much of a pessimist(悲观主义者)，Mike．” Said Joshua．“ 　　20　　 will always be other things that will make the world exciting．”

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　　Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland．In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of her disability．

　　“Early on I decided not to allow the 　　1　　 of others to stop me from becoming a musician．I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 　　2　　 piano lessons when I was eight．The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew．But I also began to gradually lose my 　　3　　．Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 　　4　　 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf．But my love for music never 　　5　　 me．”

　　“My 　　6　　 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time．To perform, I 　　7　　 to ‘hear’ music differently from others．I play in my stocking feet and can 　　8　　 the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)I feel through my body and through my 　　9　　．My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 　　10　　 that I have．”

　　“I was 　　11　　 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London．No other deaf student had 　　12　　 this before and some teachers 　　13　　 my admission．Based on my performance, I was 　　14　　 admitted and went on to 　　15　　 with the academy’s highest honours．”

　　“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist．I 　　16　　 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 　　17　　 had been written specially for solo percussionists．”

　　“I have been a soloist for over ten years．　　18　　 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 　　19　　 that my passion couldn’t be realized．I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 　　20　　 by others．Follow your passion; follow your heart．They will lead you to the place you want to go．”

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　　The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be．The 　　1　　 family in colonial(殖民时期的)North Americn was mainly concerned with survival and 　　2　　 that, its own economic prosperity．Thus, children were 　　3　　 in terms of their producitivity(生产能力)，and they played the role of producer quite early．　　4　　 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination(附属)。

　　Which the 　　5　　 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important, In the complex and technological society 　　6　　 the United States has become, each 　　7　　 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 　　8　　 and be in contact with many other members．　　9　　, viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 　　10　　 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination．This acepiance of children as 　　11　　 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 　　12　　 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs．

　　This new 　　13　　 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 　　14　　 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques．People today spend much time 　　15　　 the proper way to 　　16　　children．

　　Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 　　17　　 transaction(事务)between parent and child 　　18　　 a one-way, parent-to-child training 　　19　　．As a consequence, socializaing children and 　　20　　 with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems．

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　　When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could 　　1　　 tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 　　2　　 in class．

　　When I took the first exam, I was 　　3　　 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, 　　4　　 English was my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 　　5　　．

　　I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 　　6　　 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I 　　7　　 with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 　　8　　．

　　One more test before the final exam．One more 　　9　　 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time．　　10　　 The meaning of the word “thorough”．But my 　　11　　 did no good and everything 　　12　　 as before．

　　The last hurdle(障碍)was the final．No matter what 　　13　　 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 　　14　　 goodbye．

　　I stopped working head．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even 　　15　　 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I’d have 　　16　　 with a test．

　　A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into professor Jayne’s office．He 　　17　　 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 　　18　　, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．”

　　I stared at him．　　19　　 That his analysis and strategy(策略)were correct．I had worked my head 　　20　　, as I had never done before．

　　I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

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　　There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time．One of them is to walk around it, guide-book 　　1　　 hand．Of course, we may 　　2　　 with our guide-books the history and 　　3　　 developments of a town and get to know them．　　4　　 then, if we take out time and 　　5　　 in a town for a while, we may get to know it better．When we 　　6　　 it as a whole, we begin to have some 　　7　　, which even the best guide-books do not answer．Why is the town just 　　8　　 this, this shape, this plan, this size?Why do its streets 　　9　　 in this particular way, and not in any 　　10　　 why?

　　Here even the best guide-book 　　11　　 us．One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 　　12　　 appearance．It may not describe the original(最初的)　　13　　 of a town．However, one may get some idea of what I 　　14　　 look like by walking around the town．One can also imagine 　　15　　 the town was first planned and．Then one can learn more about in what direction the town 　　16　　 to develop．

　　What is the 　　17　　 of studying towns in the way?For me, it is 　　18　　 that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes．A 　　19　　 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive 　　20　　 just reading about it in a guide-book．

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　　After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced 　　1　　 for a few days, I was 　　2　　 to wait tables on my own．All went 　　3　　 that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily 　　4　　 the tables not far from the kitchen 　　5　　, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘)．

　　Before I knew it, the 　　6　　 was full of people, I moved slowly 　　7　　 every step I remember how 　　8　　 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables, it looked different from the one I was 　　9　　 on, It had nice handles(手柄)，which made it 　　10　　 to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to 　　11　　 I was a natural at this job．

　　Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved 　　12　　 you work．It seems your tray stand has been very 　　13　　 to you, but we are getting ready to 　　14　　 now, and my wife needs her 　　15　　 back．”

　　At first his 　　16　　 did not get across．“What was he talking about!” Then, I got it I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器)，I stood frozen as jee, but my face was 　　17　　．

　　I wanted to get into a hole and 　　18　　．

　　Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 　　19　　．I have learned to be more 　　20　　 and not to be too sure of myself．

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　　From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches．And in each lunch, I 　　1　　 a note．Often written on a napkin(餐巾)，it might be a thank-you for a 　　2　　 moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of 　　3　　 for the coming test or sporting event．

　　In early grade school they 　　4　　 their notes．But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的)，and 　　5　　 he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer 　　6　　 my daily notes．Telling him that he no longer needed to 　　7　　 them but I still needed to write them, I 　　8　　 until the day he graduated．

　　Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move 　　9　　 for a couple of months．He had spent those years well, graduating from college, 　　10　　 two internship(实习)in Washington, D．C．, and 　　11　　, becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento, 　　12　　 short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home．With his younger sister leaving for college, I was 　　13　　 happy to have Marc back．Since I was 　　14　　 making lunch for his younger brother, I 　　15　　 one for Marc, too．Imagine my 　　16　　 when I got a call from my 24-year-old son, 　　17　　 his lunch．

　　“Did I do something 　　18　　?Don’t you love me 　　19　　, Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 　　20　　 asked him what was wrong．

　　“My note, Mom,” he answered．“Where’s my note?”

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　　When I was a small child, during the war, we were very poor and we lived in a faraway village．One day, on the road, I found the 　　1　　 pieces of a mirror．There was a Garman motorcycle accident．

　　I tried to find all the pieces and put them 　　2　　, but it was not possible, so I kept only the 　　3　　 piece and I made it round．I could to 　　4　　 with it as a toy and became greatly attracted by the 　　5　　 that I could reflect(反射)light to dark places where the sun would never shine－in 　　6　　 holes and some other dark places．It became a 　　7　　 for me to get light into the darkest places I could find．

　　I 　　8　　 the little mirror, and, as I 　　9　　 up, I would take it out when I had nothing to do and 　　10　　 the game, As I became a 　　11　　, I grew to understand that this was not 　　12　　 a child’s game but a metaphor(象征)for what I might do with my life．I came to 　　13　　 that I am not the light or the source(来源)of light．But light－truth, understanding, knowledge－is 　　14　　, and it will shine in many dark places only if I reflect it．

　　I am just a single piece of a mirror whose 　　15　　 design and shape I do not know 　　16　　, with what I have I can reflect light into the dark places of this 　　17　　－into the black places in the 　　18　　 of men－and change some things 　　19　　 some people．Perhaps others may see and do the same．This is what I am about．This is the 　　20　　 of my life．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Professor Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto in Canada has invented a term to describe the way many North Americans interact(互动)these days。The 　　1　　 is“networked individualism”．This concept is not 　　2　　 to understand because the words seem to have opposite meanings．How can we be individuals and be networked 　　3　　？You need other people for 　　4　　．

　　Here is 　　5　　 Professor Wellman means．　　6　　the invention of the Internet and e－mail, our social networks included 　　7　　 interactions with relatives, neighbors and colleagues at work．some of the 　　8　　 was by phone, but it was still voice to voice, person to person, in 　　9　　 time．

　　A recent 　　10　　 by the Pew internet and American Life Project 　　11　　 that for a lot of people, electronic interaction through the computer has 　　12　　 the person－to－person interaction．However, a lot of people interviewed for the Pew’s study 　　13　　 that’s a good thing．Why？

　　In the past, many people were 　　14　　 that the Internet isolated(隔离，孤立)us and caused us to 　　15　　 too much time in the imaginary world of the computer．But the Pew’s study discovered that the 　　16　　 is true．The Internet 　　17　　 us with more real people than expected－　　18　　 people who can give advice on careers, medical problems, raising children, and choosing a school or college．About 60 million Americans told Pew that the Internet 　　19　　 an important role in helping them make major life decisions．

　　Thanks to the computer,“networked individuals”are able to be 　　20　　 and together with other people－at the same time！

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