Graduation day is a major accomplishment for anyone in high school. After your whole life in classrooms, though, what will be next? For some people, graduation is the time they ever want to see a again. For others, it is the next step in their education. And the few that are not either way yet will most likely either go on to college or go into the military. There are always a few people in every class that don't know what to do, if you make a good choice, you will not be one of them.
Some of those people that decide that they never want to a classroom again will most likely some sort of simple jobs. Others will either find a way aside from school to better themselves, through travel or giving back to the community.
High school graduates that already have their futures 0ut are pretty rare. They are the who have been preparing for college from the first day that they high school. They most likely applied early to the schools that they were interested and have already dedicated themselves to the career they want. Most of them will become doctors, lawyers, and business people, etc.
The last group of people is the biggest. It is the students who _ know that they want to do something but have no idea what. Some of them will _ the military and proudly serve our country. Others will go on t0 , take basic courses, and then decide what they want to major in. There will be some students even to a technical school to learn a specific that they can contribute to the workforce. is a stepping stone that can lead you on to better things if you will let it.
A．costing B．spending C．taking D．paying
A．last B．first C．only D．special
A．classmate B．teacher C．classroom D．blackboard
A．worried B．afraid C．glad D．sure
A．learning B．graduating C．training D．cooking
A．but B．and C．or D．then
A．notice B．look C．watch D．see
A．set up B．turn up C．take up D．look up
A．either B．neither C．both D．all
A．decided B．chosen C．planned D．realized
A． parents B． students C． teachers D． friends
A．retumed B．reached C．went D．entered
A．in B．on C．for D．with
A．who B．that C．what D．where
A．even B．ever C．only D．very
A．join B．take C．need D．attend
A．factory B．office C．shop D．college
A．working on B．going on C．keeping on D．tuming on
A．ability B．talk C．skill D．job
A．Imagination B．Education C．Learning D．Graduation
第一节完形填空
Japanese high school students do not drive cars. Many either walk or ride bicycles if distance is not too great. In other cases, a lot of students must 1 public buses and trains, often changing lines several times in order to reach their 2 . it is common for students to 3 two or more hours each day on public transportation. After junior high school, students attend schools based on standardized high school entrance examination scores. As a result some students travel a great distance to 4the school. The school day begins at 8:30, so students may leave home as early as 6:30. While some students sleep or study during their long travel, public transportation also 5 a chance for socializing with peers. Students 6 to school is regulated by school policies. There policies may prohibit 7 activities in public－chewing gum, consuming snacks, 8 books while walking－anything that might reflect 9 on the reputation of the school. Each school has a unique uniform that makes its students easily identifiable to the public. School policies often require students to 10 on buses and trains, leaving seats open for other passengers in order to show his thoughtfulness（关怀；体贴） towards others.
( ) 1. A. go B .haveC. take D. get
( ) 2. A. homes B. destinations C. schools D. classrooms
( ) 3. A. take B. cost C. spend D .have
( ) 4. A. go B. leave C. attend D .pass
( ) 5. A. gives B. offers C. sends D .takes
( ) 6. A. on the way B. in the way C .by the way D. at the way
( ) 7. A. sure B. certain C. special D. probable
( ) 8. A. carrying B. taking C. holding D .reading
( ) 9. A. worse B. well C. badly D. truly
( ) 10. A. silence B. sit C. seat D. stand
第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each 16 to help drain the fluid(排出流质) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time 17 on his back.
The men talked for hours on end. They spoke of their families, their homes, their jobs and a whole lot of things. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by 18 to his roommate what he could see 19 the window.
The man in the other bed began to 20 for those one-hour periods when his 21 would be broadened and brightened by all the activity and color of the world outside.
The window overlooked a 22 with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children 23 their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm among 24 of every color and a fine 25 of the city skyline could be seen in the 26 . As the man described all this, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and 27 the beautiful scene.
Days and weeks passed. One morning, the day nurse arrived to find the man by the window, had died 28 in his sleep. Later, the other man asked 29 he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch.
Slowly, painfully, he managed to 30 and take his first look at the 31 world outside. Surprisingly, it 32 a blank wall.
The next day he learned from the nurse that the man was 33 and could not 34 see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to 35 you.”
16. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
17. A. flat B. quiet C. still D. calm
18. A. listening B. talking C. describingD. explaining
19. A. beyond B. outside C. behindD. near
20. A. look B. live C. prepare D. work
21. A. healthB. dream C. worldD. career
22. A. garden B. farm C. mountainD. park
23. A. madeB. rowed C. took D. sailed
24. A. trees B. flowers C. housesD. birds
25. A. photo B. map C. viewD. appearance
26. A. distance B. hospital C. futureD. sky
27. A. enjoy B. experience C. senseD. imagine
28. A. peacefullyB. painfully C. sadlyD. bravely
29. A. when B. if C. howD. why
30. A. climb up B. stand up C. sit upD. turn up
31. A. real B. noisy C. ordinary D. new
32. A. contained B. covered C. connectedD. faced
33. A. mad B. blind C. ill D. dead
34. A. yet B. just C. evenD. clearly
35. A. support B. fool C. cureD. encourage
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be1Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, "What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd2?" Just when I started to3that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women4at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of5that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't6. Somebody had thought7of me to bring me a gift.
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my8Christmas there special and memorable, I9remembered the women's visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of10for as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I11a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies,12with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were.13. Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I14them that they couldn't open their presents15every child had come forward. Finally the16they had been waiting for came as I called out, "One, two, three. Open your presents!" As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles17up the room. The18in the room was obvious, and19wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling - the feeling I knew20that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
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Introduction to Letters to Sam
Dear Reader,
Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my1, Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been2ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the3to tell Sam what I had4.
For years I have been hosting a program on the5and writing articles for a magazine. Being6to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart7, exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and8. So when Sam was born, I9to tell him about school and friendship, romance and work, love and everything else. That's how I started to write these10. I hope that Sam would11them sooner or later.
However, that expectation12when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He13to communicate with others, even the family members. That was14for me but didn't stop me writing on. I realized that I had even15now to tell him. I wanted him to16what it means to be "different" from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he'll17as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just18if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.
Now,19the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a20.
D aniel Gottlieb
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When I first entered university, my aunt, who id an English professor, gave me a new English dictionary. I was1to see that it was an English-English dictionary, also known as a monolingual dictionary.2it was a dictionary intended for non-native learners, none of my classmates had one3, to be honest, I found it extremely4to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and5not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the6bilingual dictionaries, in which the word are7both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt8to make things so difficult for me. Now, after studying English at university for three years, I9that monolingual dictionaries are10in learning a foreign language.
As I found out, there is,11, often no perfect equivalence(对应)between two12in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to13that a Chinese "equivalent" can never give you the14meaning of a word in English!15, she insisted that I read the definition(定义)of a word in a monolingual dictionary16I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.17, I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n)18number of words, around 2,000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am19exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.20this, I can express myself more easily in English.
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