One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, 1.(run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance．The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing 2.( happen)．
When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as3.failure. Instead, they consider 4.as a learning experience．They try and try again5. they succeed．
I was also touched by the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so 6.(confidence) and natural．He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could．He was just being a child--- being himself completely at the moment．He never gave up．Each time he fell, he got up again by7., as if he knew that falling down was8.(simple) a part of life．
He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying 9. whether someone was watching or not. 
10. he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely．I learned a lot from the experience.
Personally I think trains are exciting and romantic. I must that trains are not important means of transportation in the US, but I do have some with them.
When I was a child, growing up in a small town with very little , we used to go to the station to watch the passenger trains coming in. There was something about the steaming, roaring string of cars coming into view around the mountains, slowly growing larger and and finally crowds of stran
gers onto the platform.
I took my tra
in trip when I was ten years old. I went with my elder sister to visit our cousins six hundred miles away. The train--so loud and violent on the outside--was and rocking inside. We were very excited, and as that was also our first time away from our parents, we felt somewhat frightened too. However, because I had so much, I was a little disappointed when I was finally one of the passengers I had for so long.
As a college student, I ride overnight train to my roommate’s hometown. We could never afford a , so we played cards, sang, ate, read and talked we finally fell uncomfortably asleep in the straight-backed seats.
My idea that trains are may come from the fact that my husband and I took the train on our honeymoon, spending extra money to eat in the dining car, and the window as the desert scenery slid past.
Now, when I make a trip, I always fly or drive, and are not a very important part of my life. , every time I hear the train whistle faraway on a quiet night, I can always feel the in my heart to pack my bags and jump on board, entering a world of motions, sounds, sights, and experience which just aren’t in the dull environment of an a
irplane.
1.A. admit B. believe C. predict D. ensure
2.A. trouble B. fun C. photos D. experience
3.A. education B. entertainment C. work D.
money
4.A. boring B. satisfying C. exciting D. terrifying
5.A. smaller B. louder 
C. noisier D. faster
6.A. spilling B. throwing C. removing D. shooting
7.A. only B. first C. second D. last
8.A. gentle B. small C. big D. rough
9.A. experienced B. knew C. thought D. expected
10.A. waited B. appreciated C. watched D. trusted
11.A. used to B. ought to C. could D. must
12.A. ticket B. seat C. meal D. sleeper
13.A. until B. since C. before D. after
14.A. exciting B. romantic C. beautiful D. comfortable
15.A. leaning against B. standing by C. looking out of D. sitting beside
16.A. trains B. cars C. planes D. boats
17.A. Still B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Instead
18.A. possibility B. preference C. impulse D. impatience
19.A. common B. gentle C. quiet D. unique
20.A. mentioned B. matched C. discussed D. allowed
Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love them for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are. 1.
Tell them you love them every morning. A gentle "good morning" and "I love you" will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, we might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.
Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from the
m, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend. 2.
Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes.3. Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?
Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching
TV, or go somewhere with them4. Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not be able to love their parents.5. Seek help if you are being abused（虐待）in anyway．Parents do not have a right to harm you.
A. Parents will in turn express their love to you.
B. Forgiveness is the key.
C. Here are some ways to love your parents.
D. There can be realistic reasons for this, family violence for example.
E. Anyway, spend as much time with them as you can.
F. After that, share your feelings with your parents.
G. Please remember parents are as important as friends.
Dear College Dean,
It is my understanding that this college has received a large donation to be used to enhance (improve) the quality of life for students: expand the bookstore or add computers to the computer lab. It is the tradition of this school to promote education and to be the pioneer of new technology. That is why I strongly argue in favor of the addition of more computers to the computer lab.
Although expanding the campus bookstore to include CDs, gifts, and a snack bar will give a nicer look to the college, we have to think about a greater goal and a more practical way to enhance the quality of life for students. What do we .want for our students and our college? Do we want our college to be known as a place with a great bookstore where you can find CDs and gifts, or as a place where the students can explore and research in their field using the best tools provided by technology? In addition, there are already several snack bars on campus, and there are music stores nearby, so students do not depend on the college bookstore for these things.
We live in a highly technological world and computers play an increasingly important role in how we live. As a learning institution, this college has the responsibility to offer its students the best technology to help them prepare for their future. Many students will be expected to be familiar with the latest software and other tools when they go on to work or to graduate school.
While they are in college, students find they are expected to use computers. Many p
rofessors expect students to use computers to do homework or to complete projects. Since students are competing for good grades, those who have limited access to computers are at a great disadvantage. Furthermore, being able to do projects using the computer enhances the process of learning.
If there are more computers, no more will students have to wait in line while scanning the room for an empty chair and computer.. No longer will they have to sit and wait while an outdated computer struggles to follow their commands. Having more new and faster computers available will enable students to finish their work more quickly.
The more computers are used in society, the more colleges will depend on them as a tool of teaching and learning. Making computers more available to students facilitate
s their learning process by making the process easier, more interesting, more engaging, and in the process enhancing their quality of life.
1.From the passage we can infer that .
A. present computers in the college cannot meet the demands of the students
B. computers in the college will be updated to meet the students’ demands soon
C. the college has the responsibil
ity to help the students to prepare for their future
D. it is also necessary to expand the college bookstore by using part of the donation
2.In paragraph 4，the author mainly wants to tell us that .
A. computers are beneficial to students’ academic(学业) success
B. computers are helpful to students competition for success
C. students find it convenient to do assignments by using computers
D. students wish to use the money to buy more advanced computers
3.Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
CP: central point SP: sub-point(次要点) P: point C: conclusion
Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors (流星) but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts as our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is necessary for plants to make the food that we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun are screened off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, if they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.
Radiation is the greatest known danger to explorers in space, The unit of radiation is called “rem” Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1rem without being damaged; the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is that it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage. A person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will not be discovered until the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high radiation and , during the outward and return journeys, the Apollo crew accumulated(积累) a large amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet how men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage done by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.
1.In which way is the atmosphere necessary to man according to the first paragraph?
A. It screens off the falling meteors.
B. It provides enough light for plants to grow.
C. It supplies the heat necessary for human survival.
D. It protects him against the harmful rays from space.
2.We know from the passage that .
A. exposure to even tiny amount of radiation is fatal( 致命的)
B. the effect of exposure to radiation is slow in coming
C. radiation is avoidable in space exploration
D. astronauts in spacesuits needn’t worry about radiation damage
3.The underlined word “deformed” probably means .
A. badly-shaped B. weak
C. naturally-grown D. ugly
4.It can be inferred from the passage that .
A. the Apollo mission was very successful
B. astronauts will have deformed children or grandchildren
C. protection from space radiation is no eas
y job
D. radiation is not a threat to well-protected space explorers
We live in a techno logical society where most goods are mass-produced by unskilled labor. Because of this, most people think that craft(手艺) no longer exists.
One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid, and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability(持久性). “Homes in those days were well-built,” they say. No doubt these homes were well-built, but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.
Homes today could be built to last just as long as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price. For example, more people can no longer af
ford solid oak stairways, although they were once fairly common in older homes. Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter to build the stairway. Yet if someone can pay the high cost, there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways. And not only would these carpenters know how to build them, they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old.
One thing the modern carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts(精确切割)on the wood. Also, it is not uncommon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs.
The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material.
1.Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are__________.
A. more successful B. more learned
C. more imaginative D. more hardworking
2.What does the underlined word “they” (paragraph2) refer to?
A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways.
B. Carpenters who have college degrees.
C. people who think highly of carpenters of old
D. people who think that modern material is of low quality.
3.What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
A. People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways.
B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter.
C. Modern houses last as long as the old one.
D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times.
4.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Is Craft Dead?
B. Craft, Back to Life?
C. History of Craftsmanship
D. Carpenters Today and Yesterday
