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I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents 36 the necessities of life 37 they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father 38 a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them 39 .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t 40 them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school. When I 41 from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily 42 . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully 43 discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t 44 whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the 45 of the company.

I went 46 to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in

the navy. The part of my job I 47 most was the comseling(咨询) meeting I 48 with the family members of the men and women in my 49 , trying to help them deal with the long periods of 50 . These proved popular and word of them spread. 51 I was being asked to give encouraging 52 to business groups, educators and keds across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real 53 , and my life is still guided by the 54 lessons I hearned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to 36.A.provided B.got 37.A.while B.but 38.A.about B.with 39.A.themselves 40.A.pay 41.A.came 42.A.drills 43.A.included 44.A.matter 45.A.good 46.A.out 47.A.took

B.ourselves B.find B.returned B.tasks B.asked B.mean B.boss B.on B.hated B.began B.situation B.meeting

55 it. C.made C.so C.for C.yourself C.produce C.escaped C.exercises C.required C.exist C.rest C.away C.enjoyed

D.bought D.or D.of D.myself D.afford D.graduated D.reports D.met D.work D.right D.off D.did D.held D.choice D.separation D.Once again D.gifts D.travel D.difficult D.match

48.A.ended 49.A.charge 50.A.lessons

C.continued C.position C.training C.As usual C.speeches C.job

C.normal C.show

51.A.Long before 52.A.performances 53.A.vacation 54.A.important 55.A.gain

B.Before long B.descriptions B.place B.bitter B.achieve

2008

The position of children in American family and society is no longer what it used to be. The 36 family in colonial （殖民时期的） North America was mainly concerned with survival and 37 that, its own economic prosperity. Thus, children were 38 in terms of their productivity （生产能力）, and they played the role of producer quite early. 39 they fulfilled this role, their position in the family was one of subordination（附属）。

Which the 40 of the society, the position of children in the family and in the society became more important, In the complex and technological society 41 the United States has become, each 42 must fulfill a number of personal and occupational 43 and be in contact with many other members. 44 , viewing children as necessary members of society means that they are 45 more as people in their own right than as those of subordination. This acceptance of children as 46 participants in the family is reflected in various laws 47 the rights of children and in the social and public welfare programs.

This new 48 of children and the frequent contact between the members of society has also 49 an increasing interest in child-raising techniques. People today spend much time 50 the proper way to 51 children.

Nowadays, the socialization of the child in the United States is a 52 transaction （事务）between parent and child 53 a one-way, parent-to-child training 54 . As a consequence, socializing children and 55 with them over a long period of time is for parents a mixture of pleasure, satisfaction, and problems. 36. A. poor B. ordinary C. happy D. wealthy 37. A. except 38. A. supported 39. A. Until 40. A. movement 41. A. that

B. for

C. beyond

D. through D. valued D. When

D. requirement D. what

B. received B. After B. achievement B. where

C. encouraged

C. Although C. development C. when

42.A.pareat B. member C. family D. relative

43.A.purposes B. promises C. roles D. tasks 44.A.Besides B. However C. Instead D. Therefore 45.A.admired B. regarded C. made D. respected 46.A.willing B. equal C. similar D. common 47.A.enjoying B. preventing C. considering D. protecting 48.A.view B. faith C. world D. study 49.A.led in B. brought in C. result in D. taken in 50.A.seeking B. making C. fighting D. working 51.A.nurse B. praise C. understand D. raise 52.A.one-sided B. many-sided C. round-way D. two-way 53.A.more than B. rather than C. better than D. less than 54.A.manner B. method C. program D. guide 55.A.taking B. living C. playing D. discussing

2009

Children find meanings in their old family tales.

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his

grandfather, a banker, 36 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 37 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 38 , he loaded his family into the car and 39 them to see family members in Canada with a 40 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The 41 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 42 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 43 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t 44 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 45 was how warm the people were in the house and how 46 of their heart was accessible.

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 47 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 48 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.

A university 49 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.

The 51 is telling the stories in a way children can 52 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 53 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 54 , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

55 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ” 36. A. missed 37. A. when 38. A. friendless 39. A fetched 40. A. hope 41. A. tale 42. A. large 43. A. surprised

B. lost B. while B. worthless B. allowed B. promise B. agreement B. small B. annoyed

C. forgot C. how C. penniless C. expected C. suggestion C. arrangement C. new

C. disappointed C. Instead C. wrote about C. little C. behind C. interest C. committee C. support C. fact C. hear C. begins C. judgments C. which

D. ignored D. why D. homeless D. took D. belief D. report D. grand D. worried D. Otherwise D. heard about D. few D. through D. anxiety D. staff D. refuse D. trick D. question D. proves D. habits D. whom

44. A. Therefore B. Besides 45. A. talked about B. cared about 46. A. much B. many 47. A. beyond 48. A. argument 49. A. study 50. A. provide 51. A. trouble 52. A. perform 53. A. means 54. A. needs 55. A. that

B. over B. skill B. design B. retell B. gift B. write B. ends B. activities B. what

2010

Born in America , I spoke English ,not Chinese ,the language of my ancestors . When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 36 at my face , but I pushed them 37 ,my mom believed I would learn 38 I was ready .But the 39 never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve , my uncle spoke to me in Chinese , but all I could do was 40 at him , confused , scratching my head . “ Still can’t speak Chinese?” He 41 me , “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown .”

“Hey ,this is America , not Chinese. I’ll get some 42 with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for 43 .

“Remember to ask for fresh fish , Xin Xian Yu ,” she said ,handing over a $20 bill .I 44 the words running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown. I found the fish 45 surrounded in a sea of customers . “I’d like to buy some fresh fish ,” I should to the fishman .But he 46 my English words and turned to serve the next customer .The laugh of the people behind increased 47 their impatience. With every 48 the breath of the dragons （龙）on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— 49 me to cry out . “Xian Sheng Yu , please” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated .The crowd erupted into laughter . My face turned 50 and I ran back home 51 , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket .

Should I laugh or cry They’re Chinese . I should feel right at 52 . Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace （丢脸）to the language.

Sometimes , I laugh at my fish 53 , but , in the end .the joke is on 54 . Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage （传统）fading away. 36．A．custom B．games C．characters D．language 37．A．ahead B．around 38．A．when B．before 39．A．success 40．A．aim 41．A．cared about 42．A．right now

B．study B．joke B．laughed at B．from now

C．along D．aside C．unless D．until C．time C．nod C．argued with C．at times

D．attempt D．stare

D．asked after D．in time D．preparation D．kept

43．A．decision B．Permission C．information 44．A．repeated B．reviewed C．spelled 45．A．farm 46．A．guessed 47．A．by 48．A．second 49．A．forcing

B．stand C．pond D．marked B．forget C．doubted D．ignored B．as C．with D．from B．effort C．desire D．movement B．allowing C．persuading D．leading

50．A．bright B．blank C．pale D．red

51．A．open-mouthed B．tongue-tied C．empty-handed D．Broken-hearted 52．A．service B．home 53．A．trade B．deed 55．A．thrown

B．lost

C．risk D．root C．challenge D．incident C．divided

D．reflected

54．A．it B．us C．me D．them

2011

Diana Velex does everythings with maximum effort—and at maximum speed．That 36 learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store．

When arriving in Canada in 2008,she had one 37 ;to have what she had back home in

Colombia．”I didn’t want to 38 what I do ,like so many who come to a new country,” she

said ．”I 39 to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to 40 myself properly．” Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a 41 meant going to school to get the 42 education and certification．”My experience of owning a shop and working as a designer in Colombia gave me43 in my abilities．But I couldn’t speak the language and I had to 44 how to do things in Canada．It was like having to．45 all over again,” said Diana.

46 ，she found just the help she needed for relaunch （重新开张） 47 continuing education at George Brown College．She began taking 48 for both the Essential Skills in Fashion Certificate and the image Consulting Certificate in May 2009． 49 Diana met with the language barrier, she was always going 50 while at college．

By the end of October 2009,she had completed all certificate requirements．Within two years after her 51 in Canada, Diana at last achieved her 52 goal when her new store opened its doors in Toronto’s Sheppard Center．She was on the fast-track to 53 ．

Looking back, Diana, a fashion（时装）designer, 54 her achievements to the goal she set, the education she received from the college, and 55 the efforts she made．Now Diana is very happy doing what she is doing． 36．A．requires 37．A．goal 38．A．continue 39．A．demanded 40．A．teach 41．A．reality 42．A．physical 43．A．pressure 44．A．put away 45．A．advance 46．A．Naturally 47．A．through 48．A．notes 49．A．Though 50．A．around 51．A．adventure 52．A．original 53．A．success 54．A．adds 55．A．after all

B．encourages C．includes B．memory C．choice B．choose C．change B．decided B．prepare

D．advises D．problem D．lose

C．agreed D．hesitated C．enjoy D．persuade

D．wonder D．necessary D．confidence D．look into

B．fact C．challenge B．private C．primary B．judgement C．influence B．depend on C．learn about

B．start C．suffer D．work B．Gradually C．Luckily D．Clearly B．for C．before D．with B．responsibilities C．chances D．courses B．As C．Since D．Once B．back C．ahead D．out B．arrival C．performance D．journey B．common B．wealth B．connects B．above all

C．another D．distant C．glory D．happiness C．devotes C．at least

D．owes D．at first