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to, but what I feel 1 .
Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. As I grew older, my friends laughed at me
for following what was called a "man"s soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. It was not
until freshman (新生) year that I 2 I wasn"t being myself.
That year, I tried many new things and 3 . In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play
football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with forty-eight athletes (运动
员). 4 , there were fourteen of us 5 . I continued to practise not because I liked it, 6 because I am not
a quitter (懦夫). That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn"t a football player. More 7 , it taught me to
be myself.
After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I came across a well-known saying:"Don"t Dream
It. Be It." When I referred to it, my friend Dan 8 my idea.
"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw
our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great project. Our hard work
finally brought us success. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We 9 for hours, trying to
10 every aspect (方面)of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. To our 11 , about one hundred
friends and fans 12 to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since
that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people 13 . We continued to live
this dream and we succeeded.
As my senior year comes to an end, I"ll remember all of my high school memories. But what will value
most is the memory that I did something I loved, no matter what everyone said or thought, I 14 the goal and
lived my 15 .
| ( )1. A. outside ( )2. A. realized ( )3. A. assemblies ( )4. A. In the end ( )5. A. remained ( )6. A. then ( )7. A. necessarily ( )8. A. thought of ( )9. A. practiced ( )10. A. raise ( )11. A. surprising ( )12. A. came across ( )13. A. attending ( )14. A. earned ( )15. A. success | B. inside B. noticed B. experiences B. On the end B. alive B. but B. properly B. insisted on B. worked out B. learn B. surprise B. introduced B. respecting B. finished B. dream | C. behind C. trusted C. actions C. By the end C. admitted C. and C. importantly C. approved of C. dropped out C. improve C. surprised C. turned up C. displaying C. achieved C. failure | D. beside | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1-5: BADAD 6-10: BCCAC 11-15: BCACB | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| One morning I was woken by my mother"s angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty, so I jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang. However, the bus suddenly stopped. There was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldn"t wait and the school was only fifteen minutes" walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard. I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smith, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door. "It"s you again, Jim," Mr. Smith said angrily. "I"ve told you not to be late, but you …". Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and asked me to put it on. "I don"t want you to catch a cold," he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smith"s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smith"s physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about being afraid of him. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. According to this passage, classes in Jim"s school probably began at _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. 9 am B. 8 am C. 7 am D. 7:30 am | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Why did Jim hesitate before he opened the door? | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. He was afraid of facing Mr. Smith. B. He didn"t like to have the physics class. C. Mr. Smith didn"t let him go into the classroom. D. He didn"t want to interrupt others. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Jim found Mr. Smith physics lesson interesting that day because _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. he knew physics was very important B. he wanted to go to famous university C. he didn"t want to fall behind the others D. he was moved by his physics teacher | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. We can infer from the passage that _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Jim usually went to school by bike B. it was the first time Jim had been late C. Jim was often late for school D. Jim"s mother also got up late that morning | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines, others were walking about. There was a group of school-girls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit. He walked into the station café. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down, facing a large mirror on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom"s friends, came in and sat with Tom. "What time is your bus?" asked John. "Oh, there is plenty of time yet," answered Tom. "Oh, I"ll get you some more tea then," said John. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Good heavens! It"s going back-ward!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it"s half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror," said John. Tom wanted to kick himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The London bus left _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. at 11:55 B. at 5:12 C. at 4:48 D. at 12:05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Tom walked into the station café because _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. John asked him to have a cup of tea B. he wanted a drink there C. he would meet a friend of his D. it was early yet and he could find a place to sit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. When we look at a clock in the mirror we"ll see _____. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. the right time B. it is going slower C. it is going backward D. it is going fast | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the following is true? | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Tom missed his bus. B. He liked mirror even before. C. The next bus would leave soon. D. Tom arrived London on time. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Several years ago, while attending a communication course (课程), I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list (列清单) 1 in our past that we felt 2 of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud. This seemed like a very private (私下的) process, 3 there" s always some brave person in the crowd 4 will volunteer. The instructor then 5 that we find ways to 6 people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering 7 this could ever make my communication better. Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story:"Making my 8 , I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff 9 of us kids liked. One night, my two classmates and I 10 to play a trick (恶作剧) on him. After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious 11 . Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one 12 found out." "Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown"s name 13 on my list. I didn"t even know if he was still 14 . Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few 15 , I heard,"Hello?" I said, "Sheriff Brown?" Paused. "Yes." "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins." "And I want you to know that I did it?" Paused. "I knew it!" he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a 16 discussion. His closing words were:"Jimmy, I always felt bad for you 17 your classmates got it off their chest, but you were carrying it 18 all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake." Jimmy encouraged me to 19 all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It"s never too late to 20 the past wrongdoings. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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