7．High school graduation-the bittersweet feelings are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago．
As graduation day approached，excitement increased．Being out of high school meant I was finally coming of age．Soon I would be on my own，making my own decisions，doing what I wanted without someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school．There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a college away from home．My mother's idea，on the other hand，was just the opposite．Trying her best not to force her preferences on me，she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago．Once it was established that，as long as the expenses would not be too heavy a burden on the family budget，I would be going away anyway，my family's perspective changed．Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far．The schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much more attractive than those in California．But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed like a never-ending list of unknowns：What would college be like？Would I be unbearably lonely not knowing anyone else who was going to the same school？Would the other students like me？Would I make friends easily？Would I miss my family so much that I wouldn't be able to stand it？And what about the work-would I be able to keep up？What if the college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake？Would I be able to transfer to another school？
Despite months of expectation，nothing could have prepared me for the impact of the actual day．As the familiar melody of"Pomp and Circumstance"echoed in the background，I looked around at the other figures in white caps and gowns as we seriously lined into the hall．Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes，and I was consumed by a rush of sadness．As if in a daze（恍惚），I rose from my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to receive my diploma．As I reached out my hand，I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life．Exciting as the future of a new life seemed，it wasn't easy saying good-bye to the old one-the familiar faces，the familiar routine．I would even miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long travel each day between home and school that I hated．Good or bad，it was what I knew．
That September，I was fortunate to attend a wonderful university in Providence，Rhode Island．I needn't have worried about liking it．My years there turned out to be some of the best years of my life．And as for friends，some of the friendships I formed there I still treasure today．Years later，financial difficulties forced my high school to close its doors for good．Although going back is impossible，it's comforting to know I can revisit my special memories any time．
67．In this article the author mainly describesD．
A．the great excitement during the months leading up to the big event-the graduation ceremony
B．her eagerness to go to a wonderful university far away from home
C．her happiness to be admitted to a wonderful university
D．her mixed feelings during the months leading towards graduation and on the actual graduation day
68．The author's motherC．
A．did not care very much which college her daughter went to
B．was greatly disappointed at her decision to go to a college on the East Coast
C．wished that she would study at a college or university close to home
D．willingly allowed her to go to a college of her own choice
69．On the actual graduation day，B．
A．the familiar tune"Pomp and Circumstance"brought tears to her eyes
B．reaching out for diploma，she was aware of a new stage in life ahead of her
C．she came to realize that she had a passion for her old school
D．she went through the whole ceremony in a daze
70．The author adopts a（n）A tone in writing this article．
A．emotional
B．serious
C．matter-of-fact
D．indifferent．
分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者临近高中毕业兴奋紧张担心的情绪以及毕业典礼那一天眷恋不舍的心情．
解答 67．D．细节推理题．根据High school graduation-the bittersweet feelings 可知这种感觉是苦乐参半的．As graduation dayapproached，excitement increased．有兴奋的感觉；Then panic set in有慌乱；months of expectation有期待．所以说在毕业前和毕业时是一种混合的感觉，故选D．
68．C．推理判断题．由第二段中的"There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a college away from home．My mother's idea，on the other hand，was just the opposite"可知，作者想去离家远的大学．而作者母亲的想法正好和作者相反，她希望作者去一所离家近的大学．故选C．
69．B．细节理解题．由倒数第二段中的"As I reached out my hand，I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life"可知，当她伸手去接毕业证书的时候，她意识到毕业证书意味着一种全新生活的开始．她即将开始人生一个新的阶段．故选B．
70．A．推理判断题．作者在文中提到了他的各种情感兴奋，渴望，害怕，担心，眷恋等，所以说作者运用了含有情感的语气写的这篇文．故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
