阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The sound of the rain hitting the window wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago，which reminded me of my girlhood．
It was my second day of 36 and it was raining heavily．I could not 37 the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my 38 ．I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back．We were 39 home．It was the last time I felt 40 to him．
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children．I was not bothered much by this 41 ．I was proud of it，for I felt 42 and“grown up．” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought 43 from him．
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework．I hated doing this more than anything．Dad came and stood behind me for a moment， 44 me scratching（乱写） the paper．Then he said, “This kind of writing needs 45 ．Your writing is not strong enough．Press harder．”
I followed his 46 for the next two words，but 47 I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the 48 way．His advice did not improve my writing but our 49 ．As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his 50 in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a 51 ．People used to ask him to write something to put on the wall
s, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me，“As you can see，this family
is going to count on you．We are 52 to provide you anything for your future．You have to get 53 to change the life for yourself．”
As a result of his 54 ，I have 55 it through high school and through college．
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A．graduation B．employment C．college D．school
A．form B．resist C．follow D．break
A．dormitory B．door C．desk D．bed
A．at B．already C．beyond D．halfway
A．close B．near C．happy D．relaxed
A．gap B．thought C．action D．accident
B．depressed C．independent D．comfortable
A．comfort B．help C．support D．explanation
A．helping B．directing C．watching D．blaming
A．skill B．patience C．time D．practice
A．introduction B．manner C．spirit D．advice
A．even if B．while C．as D．though
A．difficult B．slow C．efficient D．fast
A．relationship B．friendship C．thought D．life
A．schooling B．life C．hope D．expectation
A．an education B．a rich boyfriend C．a well-paid job D．a good writing
A．help B．expectations C．examination D．watch
A．succeeded B．got C．made D．found
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got the “Help Wanted Unskilled” section．A small advertisement held my36 .It read, “Easy job．Good wages．No experience37 .” It sounded like the job I was38 ．Easy job．Good wages．Those four words 39 now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good wages．Easy ...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large 41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed42 the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their 44 in the water of the basin, the left hand holding a 45 and the thumb nail of the right hand scratching（刮;擦） the labels on 46 .
I sat down on a 47 beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the 48 of the water started to 49 from my hand to my body．But 50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was 51 by the minute into a full blown tomato colored finger．A numb（麻木的）pain began to be felt 52 from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.
After three hours of this I told the manager I’d 53 .He figured I had 54 69 cents at 23 cents an hour．With the money, I left the working place．“Easy job．Good wages.” came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I 55 myself, “Can easy job get good wages？”
A．eyes B．attention C．decision D．breath
A．necessary B．relevant C．practical D．primitive
A．running after B．looking for C．heading for D．looking after
A．circled B．moved C．flashed D．attacked
A．letter B．sign C．advertisement D．post
A．baskets B．bowls C．pots D．basins
A．hiding B．sticking C．rising D．breaking
A．In B．Above C．Under D．Around
A．arms B．hands C．legs D．feet
A．knife B．snail C．bottle D．brush
A．that B．those C．them D．it
A．chair B．bench C．bottle D．sofa
A．smell B．coldness C．color D．steam
A．spread B．travel C．recycle D．accelerate
A．worse B．better C．more D．rather
A．going B．finding C．growing D．becoming
A．now and then B．here and there C．one by one D．little by little
A．adapt B．equip C．bargain D．quit
A．taken B．offered C．earned D．created
A．thought B．asked C．found D．hated
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are 39 to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43you master your English in a month. 44 the first day your 45will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47that we all learned our own language well when we were 48 . If we could learn English in the sameway, it would not seem so difficult. 49what a small childdoes. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it allthe time. Just imagine how much 51that gets!
So it is52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.（词数278）
A．not B．quite C．only D．very
A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy
A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking
A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
A．make B．help C．let D．allow
A．From B．On C．Since D．After
A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of
A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
A．time B．money C．language D．practice
A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
A．do B．work C．help D．master
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 36 ．What 37 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy38 ．
Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water40 ．The water it used was41 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 42 live in the town，43 water was needed．Now water44 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 45 money．
The town 46 a plan．It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways．Five 49 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 50 ．They51 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 52 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of53 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 54 ．The town that saved 55 water
has saved the town！
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Do you know 21 languages there are in the world? There are about 1500, but many of them aren’t very 22 . English is one of the most important languages because many people23 it, not only in England and America, 24 in other countries of world. About 375000000 people speak it 25 their own language, and another 375000000 use it as26 language. It is27 to say how many people are learning it. 28 boys and girls in schools are trying to do so.
Many English children study French. French is also a very important language. 29 children study German, Russian, Japanese and Chinese.
What is the best 30 to learn a language? We know that we all learnt 31 language well when we were32 . If we learn a second language in the 33 way, it won’t seem so difficult. What does a small child do? It 34 what people say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to35 it. It is using the language, 36 in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language37 , they will learn it38 .
In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is best to learn all new words
through the 39 .You can read them, spell them and 40 them later.
A．how many B．what number C．a lot of D．so many
A．useful B．necessary C．important D．good
A．like B．use C．learn D．speak
A．but B．and C．also D．so
A．like B．with C．for D．as
A．foreign B．a second C．the second D．a special
A．easy B．again C．difficult D．best
A．Millions of B．Million of C．Millions D．Several million of
A．Some B．Other C．All D．Few
A．time B．way C．thing D．place
A．a foreign B．our mothers’ C．other’s D．our own
A．born B．children C．grown D．boys
A．same B．different C．useful D．good
A．does B．says C．listens to D．follows
A．ask B．want C．get D．ask for
A．some time B．sometimes C．all the same D．for the time
A．quickly B．soon C．freely D．hardly
A．mouth B．hands C．ears D．mind
A．listen to B．use C．love D．write
First of all, successful language learners are independent learners. They 31 their own way to learn the language. Instead of 32 for the teachers to explain, they try to find the pattern and rules for themselves. They are good 33 who look for clues and form their own conclusions. When they guess wrong, they guess again. They try to learn from their mistakes.
Secondly, 34 language learners are active in 35 , therefore, they do not wait for a chance to use the languages, and they look for such a chance. They find people who speak the language and let those people 36 them when they make a 37 . They will try anything to communicate. They are not afraid to repeat what they hear or to say 38 things which sound weird. They are willing to make mistakes and try again, when communication is difficult. They can accept information that is 39 or incomplete. It is more 40 for them to learn to think in the language than to know the 41 of every word.
42 successful language learners are learners with 43 . They want to learn language because they are interested in the language and the people who speak it. It is necessary for them to learn the language in order to 44 with these people and to learn from them. They find it easy to practice using the language 45 because they want to learn it.
A．learn B．observe C．discover D．notice
A．delaying B．waiting C．postponing D．staying
A．finders B．thinkers C．believers D．guessers
A．winning B．lucky C．successful D．flourishing
A．discovering B．memorizing C．learning D．studying
A．correct B．change C．adjust D．mark
A．mistake B．point C．failure D．fault
A．awkward B．strange C．unfamiliar D．curious
A．unobvious B．incredible C．incorrect D．indifferent
A．funny B．interesting C．important D．boring
A．meaning B．content C．context D．explanation
A．Finally B．Secondly C．Thirdly D．Mostly
A．purpose B．interest C．matter D．concern
A．convey B．inform C．report D．communicate
A．regularly B．commonly C．typically D．usually