I got my first driver’s license (执照) in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license，ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued, pointing to a very large belly (肚子) of mine, “I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam.”
Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No,” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail — using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
1.Susan got her first driver’s license _________.
A. before she got married to Henry
B. when she was twenty years old
C. after she finished high school
D. when she just moved to Maryland
2.We can infer from the text that in the U.S. _________.
A. American males should serve in the army
B. different states my have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands’ family names after marriage
Howling is a behaviour commonly observed among a wolf pack. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolf’s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.
One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. It’s almost as if howling together helps the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behaviour.
Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the pack may actually be “punished” for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? —Why do wolves howl for sure?
What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering.
Howling, interestingly, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of “roll call” where wolves all howl together to report their presence.
1.What is the possible similarity between wolves’ howling together and humans’ singing in chorus?
A. The act of calling each other. B. The sense of accomplishment.
C. The act of hunting for something. D. The sense of belonging to a group.
2.Why does Harrington think the “social bond” theory may be wrong?
A. Wolves separate from each other after howling.
B. Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.
C. Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.
D. Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.
3.Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to ______.
A. show their ranks B. find their companions
C. report the missing ones D. express their loneliness
4.“Howling… is a contagious behaviour” (in the last paragraph) means _______.
A. howling is a signal for hunting
B. howling is a way of communication
C. howling often occurs in the morning
D. howling spreads from one to another
Mickey was a cheerful boy. He didn’t 36 whatever people said to him. He never 37
anyone. Even our teachers liked his 38 . I always wondered why he never got 39 . I found the secret in his bedroom．，
When I first came to Mickey’s house, I was 40 to the wall of his bedroom．The huge wall was a unique collage (拼贴画) of thousands of 41 and shapes! “Some people at school think I never think 42 of anyone.”Mickey started to 43 to me, “and that nothing at all bothers me, but that’s not 44 . I used to get angry easily. But years ago, 45 the help of my parents．I started a small collage．I could 46 any kind of material and color for it．On every little piece I stuck I 47 some bad thoughts.”
I looked 48 at the wall. In each one of the small pieces I could read，in tiny 49 , “fool”, “idiot”, “pain”,“ 50 ”, and a thousand other negative thing.
“Now I like the collage so much that, each time someone makes me angry, I couldn’t be 51 . They've given me a new piece for my work of art.”
I never 52 how an ordinary classmate had shown me the secret of changing the 53 times into a chance to smile．On that very day, I began my own 54 . I recommended it to my friends and we all became more 55 ．
1.A．think B．mind C．respect D．believe
2.A．hurt B．accepted C．helped D．begged
3.A．head B．body C．score D．character
4.A．proud B．excited C．angry D．surprised
5.A．changed B．attracted C．annoyed D．stopped
6.A．places B．spots C．photos D．colors
7.A．badly B．seriously C．easily D．fully
8.A．show B．explain C．point D．shout
9.A．bad B．perfect C．true D．obvious
10.A. for B．with C．on D．at
11. A．use B．enjoy C．receive D．plan
12.A．got B．lost C．found D．added
13.A．closely B．completely C．quickly D．slowly
14.A．letters B． signs C．notes D．names
15.A．luck B．pleasure C．bore D．fun
16.A．busier B．sadder C．happier D．smarter
17.A．spoke B．judged C．remembered D．forgot
18.A．mad B．difficult C．popular D．good
19.A．collage B．painting C．design D．dance
20.A．cheerful B．careful C．powerful D．thoughtful
—You could always put the decision off a little bit longer.
—_____ If I leave it much longer I might miss my chance.
A. That’s reasonable advice. B. Isn’t it a good idea?
C. Do you think so? D. I can’t agree more.
To learn to swim well, ___________.
A. one needs much practice B. much practice is needed
C. much practice needs D. one is needed much practice
The next thing he saw was smoke ______ from behind the house.
A. rose B. rising C. to rise D. risen
