In the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.
My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.
Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.
You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.
The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.
In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！
I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.
【小题1】When the author went to Howard University, her dream was tobe    

A．a writer

B．a teacher

C．a judge

D．a doctor

【小题2】Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A．She wanted to study by herself.

B．She fell in love and got married.

C．She suffered from a serious illness.

D．She decided to look after her grandma.

【小题3】What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?

A．She was buy yet happy with her family life.

B．She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.

C．She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.

D．She was too confused to make a correct choice.

【小题4】What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．Little by little ,one goes far.

C．Every coin has two sides.

D．Well begun ,half done.

【小题5】Which of the following can best describe the author ?

A．Caring and determine.

B．Honest and responsible.

C．Ambitious and sensitive .

D．Innocent and single-minded.

In the fall of 1985．I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere．Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell．

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college an the age of 65．She was the first in our family to reach that goal．But one year after I started college, she developed cancer．I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her．It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait．

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children．In 1999, we adopted our first son．To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional．A year later came our second adopted boy．Then followed son No．3．In 2003, I gave birth to another boy．

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo．Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time．But I never gave up on the dream either．I had only one choice: to find a way．That meant talking as few as one class each semester．

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys．They often wanted me to stay home with them．There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives．

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina．It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！

I am not special, just single-minded．It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal．Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day．It’s a process．Remember: little steps add up to big dreams．

1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be         .

A．a writer

B．a teacher

C．a judge

D．a doctor

2.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A．She wanted to study by herself．	B．She fell in love and got married．
C．She suffered from a serious illness．	D．She decided to look after her grandma．

3.What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．Failure is the mother of success．	B．Little by little ,one goes far．
C．Every coin has two sides．	D．Well begun ,half done．

4.Which of the following can best describe the author ?

A．Caring and determined．	B．Honest and responsible．
C．Ambitious and sensitive.	D．Innocent and single-minded．

 

The advertisement appeared in my e-mail—“1-800-Flowers: Mother’s Day Madness —for just $39.99！” I almost clicked on it, forgetting that those services would not be needed this year. My mother, Margaret Feiddman, died at the age of 89, and so this is my first Mother’s Day without my mom.

In my childhood, my mom appeared to be a typical suburban housewife of her generation. She sewed many of my sisters’ clothes, including both of their wedding dresses and boy’s suits for me. And on the side, she won several national bridge tournaments(桥牌锦标赛).

My mom left many indelible marks on me. The first was to never lose heart and to be independent. My dad died suddenly when I was 19. My mom worked hard for a couple of years. But in1975, I won a scholarship to study in Britain and my mom surprised us all by announcing that she decided to go with me. When I met difficulties, she always said: “You’re a man, so never lose heart, never be knocked down, and try your best to pursue(追求) your dreams.”

My mom’s other big influence on me is a sense of optimism. She had taken her knocks. But every time life knocked her down, she got up and kept on marching forward, encouraged by the saying that pessimists(悲观者) are usually right, optimists are usually wrong, but most great changes are made by optimists.

How I wish to listen to my mother’s words, and give my best regards on this Mother’s Day, but I have no chance now! My best friends, treasure(珍惜)your mother’s love!

1.The author mentioned the advertisement to ___.

A．show he’s tired of the advertisements

B．explain he missed his mother very much

C．make you believe that he was very kind

D．urge the readers to buy the present for their mothers

2.What experience of the author’s mother surprised the author?

A．That she volunteered to go to Britain with her son.

B．That she gained knowledge all by herself.

C．That she did all the housework by herself.

D．That she won several national bridge tournaments.

3.What dose the underlined word “indelible” in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?

A．be out of control                        B．be easy to remember

C．be destroyed easily                      D．be impossible to forget

4.We can know about the author’s mother that_____.

A．She encouraged the author to pursue his dreams

B．she felt very lonely in her late life

C．She never received a present from her children

D．she passed away before the author’s father

5.Which can be the best title for the passage?

A．My Great Mother                       B．Mother and I

C．Treasure Mother’s Love                 D．Mother’s Day Madness

 

 

 

237 West Palmdale Boulevard Fresno ,  Califormia93706 AmToy Corporation Suite 15 TransAm Building November 20, 2008 Dear Sirs, As a concerned parent, I am writing to protest your recent advertisement for Electro—Rain seen in local media is California. So Schally, I am referring to newspaper and magazine ads （attached this letter） and had the week of November 15. Children to your type of advertising in an immature way; that they shamble to understand how expensive some toys are for middle-class parent. Further, you product is violent in nature. Youth advertisement gives children the impression that it’s fine to have “two guns and laser eyes.” You also suggest that children need your toy protect them “when you go outside.” This is not a healthy attitude for children to have. I hope you will stop advertising your product in such a way that may our children. Sincerely yours, （Mrs. ） Alma Hernandez Enc

It’s here! Heady for You, Now! It’s Electro-Robo! Every lay dreams of being in control of a robot, and AmToy can make your dream come true Electro-R0ho is the world’s first fully autocratic robot with radio control. Standing 80 centimeters tall, Electro-Robo is like a friend at home, He can walk, talk, and even shake your had! He has two guns and laser eyes to help you defend yourself when you go outside with him , Every boy needs Electro-Robo ! Ask your Mom and Dad to buy Electro-Robo for your birthday or for Christmas, which is coming up soon Imagine that you are in control of your friend for life, Electro-Robo! Available at all toy stores and department stores NOW!

 

1.What is the purpose the letter?

A. To complain about a broken toy.          B. To oppose the advertising.

C. To order a gift for Chrisman.            D. To apply for a job in a toy company.

2.Why does the writer of the letter that Electro-Robo is violent?

A. It is control to radio water.      B. It is expensive to buy.

C. It is 80 centimeter            D. It bears arms.

3.What dose “End” at the end of the letter mean?

A. Something attached to the letter.  B. A complaint to the toy company.

C. A hidden message             D. An encouraging response.

4.Electro-Robo can do all the following EXCEPT          .

A. sitting down    B. shaking hands     C. talking       D. walking

 

It has been more than twenty years since pioneering British computer programmer, Sir Tim Berners Lee, created the World Wide Web. But could he have ever imagined how much the web would change our lives? And would he approve of how some British students are taking advantage of his invention?
Universities and exam boards around the UK are becoming increasingly concerned with the rising number of cases of plagiarism, many of which are facilitated (助长) by the Internet access.
In the UK most school and university students complete coursework throughout the academic year which contributes toward their final mark. In many cases coursework makes up the main part of the qualification. Since coursework is completed in the students’ own time it cannot be monitored by teachers in the same way as an exam.
Derec Stockley, director of examinations in the UK, explains, “Plagiarism affects coursework more than anything else, and in the cases that come to our attention, more and more are linked to the Internet.”
At a university level recent reports suggest that plagiarism has evolved from separate cases of individual cheating to systematic and even commercial operation. Students can now pay for bespoke essays to be written for them by experts.
It is estimated that the market in online plagiarism is now worth 200 million pounds a year. Every month more and more websites offering to write student’s essays for them appear on the Internet.
Barclay Littlewood, owner of Degree Essays UK employs 3,500 specialist writers and charges between 120 pounds and 4,000 pounds per essay. However, Mr. Littlewood refutes the accusation that he is helping students to cheat.
【小题1】What dose the underlined word “plagiarism” in Paragraph 2 mean in the passage?

A．problems of the Internet	B．cheating
C．learning pressure	D．coursework

【小题2】Which of the following statements is mentioned by the author?

A．There will be no problem if online plagiarism is a systematic and commercial operation.

B．With the help of online plagiarism, students can write more creative coursework.

C．The Internet seems to have contributed much to the problem of online plagiarism.

D．Teachers should lay more emphasis on exams than coursework.

【小题3】It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to _____.

A．blame Sir Tim Berners Lee for having created the World Wide Web

B．have studied the problem of online plagiarism for nearly 20 years

C．be in favour of Littlewood’s defence against the accusation of him

D．worry about the quality of students’ coursework influenced by the World Wide Web

【小题4】The paragraph following the passage will most probably be about_____.

A．Mr. Littlewood’s defence against those who accused him of his website

B．different people’s opinions on plagiarism

C．how students use the website of Mr. Littlewood

D．the author’s opinions of Mr. Littlewood