My bookshelves are full of dust — and with good reason. When it comes to cleaning that part of my home, I suffer from the most serious case of avoidance (回避反應(yīng)癥).

The thing is this: when I do set out to clean and re-organize my books, which seldom happens, I place myself into a really bad situation. No sooner do I take a title from the shelf, blow off the dust, and wipe down the cover than I find myself sitting on the floor with legs crossed and my back against the wall. Pretty soon books get piled up on my legs as I am reunited with old friends.

   It is as if these books have voices, and each wants to say its piece. “Remember me? I was given to you when you went into the Navy, so that you would never lack for companionship,” one whispers. Another says, “I was your first book of poems, given to you before you learned to love poetry.” And a third, “I was the book that made history so attractive to you.”

   Perhaps the greatest pleasure of re-organizing my books are the surprises — or better said, reunions — that occur. During my latest book-cleaning adventure, I found one that had fallen behind the shelf: “Tales of Edgar Allan Poe.” Not an unusual title, but the words written on the first page made it very special: “With Love from Mom and Dad, Christmas 1965.” What’s this? A book on the physics of lasers（激光）. It is filled with mathematical statements, and I had bought it at a library sale when I was 12, not long after the laser had been invented. I couldn’t understand a bit of it, but I did learn what “l(fā)aser” meant.

   What I end up with when I empty my bookshelves is a cross-section (橫剖面) of my personal history. It’s like a road cut where one sees all the layers of rock going back through time to the beginning of the simplest life forms. The books I’ve read — and kept — are not just old friends. They are my résumé.

50. What could be said about the author?

  A. He is too busy to tidy up his bookshelves.

  B. He considers his books treasured possessions.

  C. He has made a lot of notes in his books.

  D. He is a lover of science books.

51. By saying that his books have voices, the author means ________ .

  A. they bring back happy memories

  B. they are recorded in human voice

  C. they say a lot about human history

  D. they offer good topics for discussion

52. What does the author enjoy most from re-organizing his books?

  A. Finding some missing books.

  B. Putting books in good order.

  C. Learning something new from the books.

  D. Rediscovering interesting stories behind some books.

53. The underlined word “résumé” in the last paragraph probably means ______.

  A. personal history         B. precious notes

  C. good companion        D. simple life forms

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  36 and always has something  37  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  38  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  39  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  40  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  41 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  42 today．You can choose to be in a  43  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  44  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  45  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  46 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  47  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 48 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  49  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  50  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  51  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  52  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  53  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  54  every day we have a choice to live fully． 55 is everything．

36．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

37．A．a(chǎn)ctive     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

38．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee

39．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

40．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

41．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

42．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

43．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

44．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

45．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

46．A．by     B．a(chǎn)gainst     C．with        D．to

47．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

48．A．thing B．incident   C．a(chǎn)ccident    D．state

49．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

50．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

51．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

52．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

53．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

54．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

55．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

 

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the first time he enters one is what he always experiences in barbers’ shops afterward till the end of his days.

I got shaved this morning as usual. A man approached the door from Jones Street as I approached it from Main--a thing that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use; he entered the door one little step ahead of me, and I followed in and saw him take the only empty chair, the one headed by the best barber. It always happens so. I sat down, hoping that I might sit in the chair belonging to the better of the remaining two barbers, for he was a bit ahead. I watched the probabilities with strong interest. When I saw that No. 2 was gaining on No. 1, my interest grew to solicitude (孤單). When No. 1 was gradually losing the race, my solicitude rose to anxiety. When No. 1 caught up again, and both were about to finish and say “Next!” first, my very breath stood still with the suspense. But when I saw that he had lost the race by a single instant, I rose angrily and quitted the shop, to keep from falling into the hands of No. 2; for I have none of that firmness that enables a man to look calmly into the eyes of a waiting barber and tell him he will wait for his fellow-barber’s chair.

I stayed out fifteen minutes, and then went back, hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, all the chairs were occupied now, and four men sat waiting, silent, and looking bored, as men always do who are waiting their turn in a barber’s shop. I sat down and waited.

At last my turn came. A voice said “Next!” and I give in to No. 2, of course. It always happens so. I smiled and said that I was in a hurry, and it affected him as strongly as if he had never heard it.  

He explored my hair with his claws and suggested that it needed trimming(修剪). I said I did not want it trimmed. He explored again and said it was pretty long for the present style. I said I had had it cut only a week before. He stopped for a moment, and then asked “who cut it?” I stared at him from the mirror and replied “You did!” Then a dog-fight attracted his attention, and he ran to the window and stayed and watched it…

1. The author left the barber’s shop mainly because_________.

A. he would like to wait for “No. 1” outside

B. he would rather be served by the best barber

C. he lacked the courage to tell “No. 2” his intention

D. he was angry at the slow speed of “No. 1”

2. What is the change of the author’s attitude from the moment he went into the barber’s to the moment he left it?

A. Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.

B. Disappointed --Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.

C. Hopeful--- Sad --- Anxious ---Angry.       

D. Hopeful--- Anxious --- Angry --- Sad.

3. The author chose “No. 2” in the end, because________.

A. he had no choice                                              B. he was in a hurry

C. “No. 1” avoided him on purpose                  D. he is always one step behind others

4. The underlined word “suspense” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.

A. loneliness                                                            B. possibility

C. anxiety                                                                D. hope

5. What is likely to happen next?

A. The author lost his temper.                           B. “No. 2” ran out of his patience.

C. The author was well-served by “No. 2”.    D. The author was treated the same way as usual.

 

Brittnie Pemberton listened attentively as Jim Herrick took her and her mother, Tanya, on a brief tour of San Diego State University on Thursday. Her dream is much closer to reality after she received a promise from the university. The university promised that she would get a full four-year scholarship to the school as long as she met the entrance requirements.
Brittnie, 10, laughed. Her mom cried.
They live at the Salvation Army Door of Hope, a living center for homeless women and their children. Photojournalist Linda Solomon met them in August when she came to the facility and taught boys and girls, ages three-and-a-half to 13, how to take pictures. She gave them all disposable cameras and told them to capture images that reflected their dreams. The children's images - a big house, a church, a playground, a backyard and more - are kept. This is a project called“Pictures of Hope" organized by the Salvation Army
"I wish to go to college, so I took a picture of the sign out in front of San Diego State University," Brittnie said last month. The Fletcher Elementary School fifth-grader was pointing to the Christmas card bearing her photograph.
Adrienne Finley, development director at the Salvation Army, hosted a reception for Solomon, who told Finley about the president of a small university who gave a child the scholarship she dreamed of last year.
Finley called his old friend, Herrick, who serves as the SDSU President. "We have a wonderful opportunity here to make a difference in a little girl's life," Finley said. Soon her mom and Brittnie were face to face with SDSU President Jim Herrick.
"You must be Brittnie," he said, reaching out to shake her hand. She quickly pulled her hands out of the pockets of the new SDSU sweatshirt she had been given that morning.
They sat down at a table in his office and talked about college, about science, about her love of math and his hope that she and other girls wouldn't lose interest in those subjects, as happens to many girls as they grow older.
Then they talked about how much discipline she would need over the next eight years to make her dream come true. Both signed the paper outlining their agreement to the terms of the scholarship. Back outside on the sunny campus, Brittnie admitted she's tempted sometimes not to do her homework. "But not anymore," she said.
【小題1】According to the first paragraph, we can know that________.

A．it is certain that Brittnie will be admitted into SDSU

B．Brittnie will not need to pay for her university education if she can study in SDSU.

C．Jim Herrick promised Brittnie’s mother to offer her a job in SDSU.

D．Brittnie made a promise that she would never give up her dream. .

【小題2】The Salvation Army Door of Hope is intended to ______.

A．recruit young men and young women to help others

B．provide shelters for homeless moms and their children

C．carry out some projects to help those who are in trouble

D．help homeless people no matter who they are

【小題3】According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT_______.
A. Linda Solomon taught children photography to inspire them.
B. Children told people about their dreams through their pictures.
C. Brittnie took a picture standing at the gate of SDSC.
D. Brittnie’s picture was so good that it was printed on a Christmas card.
【小題4】From what Ferrick said to Brittnie, we can infer that_______.

A．Ferrick has a strong belief that Brittnie will be a scientist in the future.

B．Brittnie, as well as some other girls, is interested in both science and math.

C．some girls would not be so good in science and math as boys as they grow older.

D．Brittnie will never lose interest in science because of her deep love

【小題5】Which of the following words can best describe Brittnie’s feelings when she signed
the agreement about the scholarship ?

A．Encouraged

B．Calm

C．Nervous

D．Proud

In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,  26  that the building was   2 7.

   After the unforgettably shock, he 28  the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter  29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31  to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.

  As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34  , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

  Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in  38  hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry.  I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

  “What’s going on in there? ”the father asked

“There are 14 of  us  42  43  33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made  44  , and it saved us.”

“Come out , boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

1.A. only discovering      B. only to discover  C. only realizing         D. only to realize.

2. A. as flat as a pancake                B. as high as a mountain

C. as strong as an ox                                            D. as weak as a kitten

3.A. memorized          B. forgot        C. kept           D. remembered

4.A. what               B. that                    C. which                 D. who

5.A. fill                B. fill in                            C. come                  D. burst

6.A. picture         B. promise   C. present                 D. encourage

7.A. digging       B. digging through   C. digging out             D. digging into

8.A. to say     B. said   C. and saying             D. saying

9.A. Come out      B. Come again   C. Come on               D. Come off

10.A. one word     B. one sound   C.one row                D. one line

11.A. for himself      B. of himself   C. by himself             D. to himself

12.A. live         B. living   C. alive                  D. lively

13. A. 38           B. the 38   C. 38^th                   D. the 38^th

14.A. sound       B. voice   C. noise                  D. tone

15.A will save       B. would  save   C. save          D. would have saved

16.A.if           B. because  C. even if                  D. though

17.A. remained        B. missing  C. left                    D. gone

18.A. for            B. behind   C. out of                 D. over

19.A. a promise        B. space   C. room                 D. a triangle

20.A. because        B. though   C. when                 D. even though