When you put down your pens at the end of the college entrance exam, 12 hard years of study will have come to an end. Forget your studies for a while. It’s time to enjoy yourselves!
There are many ways to celebrate this special month of graduation. You can have photos taken with your classmates and teachers, or dine out together and exchange gifts.
High school students in western countries such as the United States and Canada usually have party to mark their graduation. It’s to mark the time when kids turn into young men and women. After the party, teenagers either go to college or find a job. It means they will no longer depend on their parents as before.
As the party, boys usually dress in dinner jackets and bow ties, though many different types of formal clothes are worn. Girls traditionally wear formal dresses, or dress to shock or be noticed, in shiny or brightly colored materials.
Common party activities include dining, dancing, the crowing(加冕)of a ball king and queen, and just talking to friends. In some cases, high school students collect funds for their class party through the four years of their high school.
High schools in or near large cities may rent big rooms at expensive hotels or，to be unusual, on a pleasure boat．But often costs are out by simply using the school gym．Students make a lot of effort to decorate the gym to make the event special．The music played at the party will be the most popular kinds，like rock and hip-hop．
Sometimes teachers and parents also go to the party，but others like to go with friends，to whom they are soon going to say goodbye．
1.The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to ．
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A．tell an interesting experience of high school students |
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B．tell how the western students spend the last days of high school |
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C．introduce several ways of the western students’ killing time |
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D．tell how western high school students usually celebrate graduation |
2.What does the party mean, for western high school students that are about to graduate?
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A．They are adults and will not depend on parents． |
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B．These teenagers can find a job to support themselves． |
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C．They have grown up and need friends’ help． |
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D．They have finished high school and will go to college． |
3.What does the underlined word“mark”in Paragraph 3 mean?
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A．Remember |
B．Show |
C．Sign |
D．Celebrate． |
4.From the fourth paragraph，we can infer that .
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A．the party is very interesting |
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B．graduates pay much attention to the party |
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C．boys wear as usual to attend the party |
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D．girls like to make themselves beautiful at all hours |
5.All the following statements are true EXCEPT that .
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A．generally speaking，students will receive 12 years’ formal education before going to college |
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B．girls wear formal dresses or dress in shiny or brightly colored materials in order to be noticed |
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C．using the school gym is cheaper and students don’t need to make a lot of effort |
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D．sometimes teachers and parents are also invited to the parties |
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland hut is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip . The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22
Equipment to be needed:
? Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
? Wear good walking shoes—no high heels.
? Wear a hat for day walks.
? Dress warmly for night walks.
? Children must be with an adult.
? Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
? Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.
Bookings:
? Bookings for the above trips can be trade by telephone（893 — 4847）or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com
1.Where are these trips?
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A．In a large city. |
B．In a park in the mountains. |
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C．In a special kind of zoo. |
D．In three different countries. |
2.On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day?
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A．Black Bear Count |
B．Garland Valley |
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C．Flashlight Adventure |
D．None of the trips |
3. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
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A．Good walking shoes |
B．A pair of glasses |
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C．Food and water |
D．A sleeping-bag |
4. Which following statement about Flashlight Adventure is NOT true according to the passage?
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A．Bring your drink and lunch for this walk. |
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B．Many of the animals you will see on this trip . |
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C．The guide will tell you about the lives ofthe animals you see. |
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D．There is no need to book early. |
5. What is the best title for the passage?
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A．Adventure Travel in America |
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B．Hunting around the Great Mountains |
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C．Interesting Trips in the East of the USA |
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D．Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains |
My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.
Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.
My story is really my mother’s story －a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.
1. The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means .
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A．discovery |
B．success |
C．trick |
D．pleasure |
2.When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she .
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A．advised him to earn money by himself |
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B．asked him to try to manage their money |
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C．persuaded him not to buy them patiently |
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D．agreed to buy them for him immediately |
3. What do we learn about the author?
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A．He now works as a doctor. |
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B．He disliked watching TV as a kid. |
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C．He received little formal education. |
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D．He often did housework when young. |
4.The underlined word “this” in the last but one paragraph refers to .
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A．God’s throwing me away |
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B．my own medical illness |
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C．the operation on my spine |
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D．my mother’s changeless faith in God |
5.In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us .
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A．the happy relationships in his family |
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B．the benefits of reading for young children |
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C．the importance of formal education for adults |
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D．his mother’s great influence on his development |
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41─60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you would let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.”
Mr Williams 36 his little boy by the hand, and said 37 to him, “Come, my son. I want to show you 38 in the garden.”
Harry walked into the garden with his 39 , who led him along until they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆) were growing. Not a weed(杂草) was to be 40 about their roots.
“See how beautifully these peas are 41, my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.”
Mr. Williams then 43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines.
After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?”
“Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!”
“ 47 are they so much worse than ours, Harry?”
“Because they have been left to grow as they 48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 49 ”
“ Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 50 it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 52 cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 53 may have good seeds(种子) and 54 plentifully. Now which would you 55 , to stay at home or go to school?”
“I would rather go to school,” said Harry.
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—Let’s go out for dinner, OK?
— . I’ll just get my coat.
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B．It couldn’t be worse |
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C．I have no idea |
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D．It’s absolutely hopeless |
_____ advice I give him, he always behaves in his own way. I simply can’t do anything with him.
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A．How |
B．Whatever |
C．However |
D．No matter |
