A Day at the Nature Center
Emma stared（凝视） sadly out of the window of the bus． Only 50 miles outside town was the farm． She thought about the farm all the time， especially the animals．
When her family sold the farm and moved to nearby town，Emma was excited． But when she got to the new school， she felt very lonely．
With a sigh（叹气），Emma turned her attention back to the present．The bus came to a stop． "Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center，" her teacher said．"A guide will give us a presentation about animals，and then you'll help to feed the baby squirrels， now， I want everyone to find a partner．"
Emma didn't have any friends yet﹣who would be her partner？ Emma got close to Julia， a talkative and outgoing girl． "Could I be your partner？" Emma asked uncertainly．
"Sure，" said Julia warmly．
Together， the girls walked into the center． After the presentation， a keeper showed them how to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels． Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels．
After the babies finished eating， the keeper asked，"Would you like to help feed the adult squirrels，too？"
Emma was quick to volunteer， but when the keeper opened the first cage， the squirrel inside jumped out． Emma remained calm（镇静的）， held out her hand， made quiet sounds， and then quickly got it．
" Wow!" Julia said． "You're always so quiet， I thought you were afraid of everything， but you were brave．"
"I know that when animals are frightened or excited， you have to stay calm．"
The keeper nodded in agreement and asked Emma，"Would you be interested in volunteering to help out with the animals at the center？"
"Interested？ I would love to work here! What an opportunity!" Emma was excited．
That afternoon， in the bus on the way back to school，Emma sat next to Julia，her new friend．A rush of new found happiness washed over her．
（1）How did Emma feel when she got to the new school？
A． Lonely．
B． Lucky．
C． Surprised．
D． Angry．
（2）At the nature center， Emma and Julia ．
A． took a chance to be tour guides
B． helped to feed the baby squirrels
C． asked the keeper many questions
D． made a presentation about nature
（3）On the way back to school， Emma felt happy because ．
A． the volunteers warmly welcomed her
B． the teacher praised her for her bravery
C． she found a place to care for animals and made a friend
D． she went back to the farm and learned a lot about animals
A lot of kids in my neighborhood knew how to ride．I also wanted to（16） ，but all the boys told me I couldn't do it because I was a girl．I decided to prove（证明） them（17） ．Brett let me try his bike．I wasn't on for one minute before I fell off．He came over to see if I was OK，（18） then started laughing．
That night I told my dad the whole story about how I wanted to be as good as（19） ．A few days later，my dad told me he had found a nice bike．
My dad spent four long weeks（20） me everything I needed to know about the bike．Day after day he worked with me，and I began to（21） ．
Each ride on my bike，I got a little（22） ，and finally I was ready for my first time on a trip with some boys．At first I couldn't keep up and the boys had to wait for me，laughing．
Every time I came back，I would（23） ，and every time I cried my dad was there to put his arms around me．He would tell me not to（24） them and that with more（25） ，I would be as good as others or better than them．
Things finally got easier，as if I could ride with my eyes closed．I am still made fun of，not because I'm not good，but because they felt threatened（威胁） that a girl can do what they did．
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16．A．ride |
B．run |
C．walk |
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17．A．stupid |
B．strong |
C．wrong |
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18．A．so |
B．but |
C．or |
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19．A．boys |
B．classmates |
C．girls |
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20．A．showing |
B．telling |
C．teaching |
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21．A．know |
B．progress |
C．understand |
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22．A．slower |
B．easier |
C．happier |
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23．A．shout |
B．rest |
C．cry |
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24．A．laugh at |
B．listen to |
C．look at |
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25．A．practice |
B．study |
C．time． |
A．So I took the challenge
B．I always parked forward
C．The car didn't hit one single thing
D．But it was impossible I could do that way
E．I had made a mistake about the distance of the car
My house is on a hill．There was only a small parking place．As a new driver，I was so scared when I realized I would have to reverse（倒车）out of the driveway．I knew that if I parked backwards（朝后），it would be easier to get out later．（66） ．
For three months，I didn't even think of trying．（67） ．But one day，I suddenly thought to myself，"How am I ever going to know whether I can do it if I don't even try？"
So I started my car，went down that hill，turned around and reversed．I made it．I got into the parking place．（68） ．
As weeks went on，I continued trying．The more I practiced，the better I did．But I had never practiced parking in the dark before．Then I decided to push myself．（69） ．
When I slowly drove to the parking place，I couldn't see anything．My heart was beating rapidly．A moment later I guessed I was getting somewhere，I let the car go．Oh，my god!The car hit a tree．（70） ．But I tried it after all．
My father was a self﹣taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player．He was one of the best players in our town．He could not （1） music，but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times，he could play it．When he was young，he was a （2） of a small country music band．They played at local dances and the radio station．
At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family．We three children sang along．（3） played the mandolin like my father．He could（4） your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin．He seemed to shine when he was playing．You could see his（5） in his ability to play so well for his family．
But Dad had to find another（6） in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to（7） the family．Unluckily he had an（8） one day and lost one finger．He couldn't play as（9） as before．From then on，every time we asked him to play，he would make up reasons to（10） down our request．However，we missed his performance so much．（11） ，he agreed and said"Okay，but remember，I can't hold down on the strings（琴弦）the way I （12） to"．When he played the old mandolin，it carried us back to a （13） ，happy time in our lives．
Dad was that kind of man．（14） was what he was doing all his life．If he could give （15） to others，he would，especially his family．He was always there，sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life．
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（1）A．express |
B．raise |
C．read |
D．lead |
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（2）A．dancer |
B．member |
C．driver |
D．friend |
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（3）A．Nobody |
B．Somebody |
C．Anybody |
D．Everybody |
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（4）A．shut |
B．touch |
C．cover |
D．hurt |
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（5）A．doubt |
B．truth |
C．pride |
D．worry |
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（6）A．job |
B．wallet |
C．game |
D．hobby |
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（7）A．start |
B．work |
C．value |
D．support |
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（8）A．action |
B．accident |
C．argument |
D．exam |
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（9）A．deep |
B．fast |
C．well |
D．loud |
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（10）A．turn |
B．break |
C．close |
D．lay |
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（11）A．Nearly |
B．Exactly |
C．Certainly |
D．Finally |
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（12）A．regretted |
B．used |
C．kept |
D．pointed |
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（13）A．careful |
B．forgetful |
C．cheerful |
D．helpful |
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（14）A．Giving |
B．Receiving |
C．Changing |
D．Taking |
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（15）A．production |
B．pleasure |
C．purpose |
D．patience |
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little，either，follow，too many，spend，strict，because，must |
I'm Molly Brown，a student from New York．Every day，there are （73） terrible rules around me．In the morning，Mom's rules come﹣"Get up now and make your bed!"，"Don't leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen!"After that，I run to school （74） I can't be late．At school，I also have more rules （75） ﹣don't be noisy，don't eat in class，…
I can't play basketball after school except on weekends．Dad's rule is"You（76） do your homework．"After dinner，I have to read a book．So I can't relax，（77） ．No games，no TV programs，only rules，rules．
However，Dr．Know tells me that parents and school are sometimes （78） ，but they make rules to help us to behave well in daily life．I believe rules are necessary．
A month after he was born，his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as （36） as a normal baby's．"Billy would （37） be able to see．He is blind．"The doctor said．Even so，with the hope to help Billy learn （38） about the world around him，his mother kept describing everything she saw for him．
Not just through his mother's words，Billy saw （39） his ears and hands，too．He had perfect hearing．"In fact，he （40） see many things that normal people don't notice．"
（41） Billy lived in the dark，he always believed a dream would light up his life．He found that he was（42） in computer science．So he began learning it at seven years old．As a young boy，he（43） going to Stanford University some day．And for years of efforts，he finally achieved his dream．
Many people wanted to find out the secret of his （44） ．Billy explained，"Just move forward!Don't let any difficulty （45） your dream from coming true．"
You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．
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36．A．big |
B．bigger |
C．biggest |
D．the biggest |
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37．A．no |
B．often |
C．never |
D．usually |
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38．A．all |
B．none |
C．neither |
D．both |
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39．A．between |
B．without |
C．among |
D．with |
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40．A．need |
B．can |
C．must |
D．should |
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41．A．Or |
B．If |
C．Although |
D．Before |
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42．A．bored |
B．worried |
C．kind |
D．interested |
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43．A．looked through |
B．looked for |
C．looked forward to |
D．looked up |
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44．A．success |
B．smile |
C．trouble |
D．eyes |
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45．A．wake |
B．prevent |
C．leave |
D．throw． |