When Frank began his story, we all listened. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.” He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was robust from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled the ocean.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, ‘ Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’ My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked our the windshield. ‘ You‘re right,’ he said. ‘ You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you anymore..’”
For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “ Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek… to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.”
【小题1】Which word can replace the underline word in the first paragraph?

When Frank began his story, we all listened. “I grew up in San Pedro. My Dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.” He looked at us and said, “I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was robust from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled the ocean.”
Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”
He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face. I said, ‘ Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’ My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked our the windshield. ‘ You‘re right,’ he said. ‘ You are a big boy… a man. I won’t kiss you anymore..’”
For the moment, Frank got a funny look on his face, and the tears began to well up in his eyes. “It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.”
I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again. “ Guys, you don’t know what I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek… to feel his rough old face… to smell the ocean on him… to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.”

1. 1.

   Which word can replace the underline word in the first paragraph?

   1. A.
      heavy
   2. B.
      strong
   3. C.
      brave
   4. D.
      bad-tempered
2. 2.

   According to the passage, which statement is not accurate?

   1. A.
      A good-bye kiss from Dad in public made Frank so embarrassing that he refused to have one more kiss, any kind.
   2. B.
      Dad was so hurt that he left home and never came back.
   3. C.
      It was not easy to make a living on the sea especially when Dad had to support his parents as well.
   4. D.
      Frank was twelve years old when he lost his Dad.
3. 3.

   What would Frank most like to do if he should have his father back?

   1. A.
      He would have his Dad kiss him on the cheek.
   2. B.
      He would tell his Dad he loved him.
   3. C.
      He would smell the ocean on Dad.
   4. D.
      He would put his arm around Dad’s neck.
4. 4.

   Which can be served as the best title?

   1. A.
      A Life-long Regret
   2. B.
      An Embarrassing Story
   3. C.
      Dad’s Good-bye Kiss
   4. D.
      I Want You Back

I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979, when I was 5, my family immigrated to the United States. I remember that on my 9th birthday I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.

The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense（论文答辩）of my Doctor’s degree in Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. Larry and I quickly became friends when we worked together.

We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for. Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part, maybe we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Meplo Park, California, the U. S. A. into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14th 1998—www. google.com. Now, after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.

1.Sergey Brin actually graduated from ＿＿＿.

A. the University of Maryland         B. the University of Moscow

C. the University of California         D. Stanford University

2. From the passage we know that Larry Page ______.

A. was Brin’s important partner in starting Google

B. was born in a rich merchant family

C. was once a student in the University of Maryland

D. was a professor from Stanford University

3. Which is the right order of what happened?

a. My family moved from Russia to the U. S. A.

b. I met Larry Page.

c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9^th birthday.

d. Google was born in an ordinary garage in California.

A. c-a-b-d                    B. c-b-a-d            C. a-c-b-d                          D. a-c-d-b

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The History of Google                         B. The Great Contribution of Google

C. The Great Success of Google                    D. The Birth of Google

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The main field of my science research was computer.

B. I wrote many articles in leading American magazines.

C. Larry is one of my classmates.

D. When I was 5, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

　　 My youngest eagerly entered kindergarten, while my oldest excitedly started college and I felt left behind. After being very happy as a stay-at-home mother of six children, I suddenly felt disappointed on a dead-end road and surrounded by a lack of direction, An inner anxiety troubled me that life was passing by. The road, requiting expensive education, appeared too long and difficult.

　　 Thanks to supportive friends and family, I eventually discovered the road sign pointing to the ideal program at an excellent college, which offered a lot of tuition grants( 学费资助 ). With anxiety and fear, I went to the college at age forty. Driving to my first master's class, I was as eager and nervous as children for the first day of school.

　　 School required sacrifices: weekends for class, sleep for study, and life's extra money for tuition payments. Yet, as with all good things, the rewards greatly outweighed the cost. The narrow, rocky road developed will power and patience, while the smooth, open road built low confidence. Along the way, I met companions of all ages and interests: a 50-year-old woman who took part in photography classes at the college; a 62-year-old successful businessman who worked toward a nursing degree to serve in developing countries; an 80-year-old woman who enthusiastically started classes to use the Internet, so she could keep up with the world

　　 This past May, twelve years after starting the journey as a non-traditional student, I graduated with a doctoral degree in literature one week before our youngest child graduated from college. All six children have been especially proud, lovingly calling me " Dr. Mom". Never could I have imagined the wild rush and great travel of this ride back to school. When you hear the small, still voice urging you to do something more or different, remember you can trust your heart.

66. How did the author feel after her youngest entered kindergarten?

A. She was satisfied with her family life.

B. She was unhappy about losing her job.

C. She was unwilling to live a common life.　　

D. She worried about her children's growth.

67. The author eventually managed to get the chance to study the college courses ____

A. before she gave birth to her sixth child　　

B. at a common college near her house

C.with free tuition beyond her expectation

D.with the help of her family and friends

68. What did the author think of the sacrifices she had made?

　 A. It was unfair for her to suffer these as she was not young.

　 B. They were worthwhile compared to what she got.

　 C. They made her lose her confidence during the study.

　 D. They did little help on her way to success.

69. The examples the author gives in Paragraph 3 fully prove that ____________

　 A. it is never too late to learn　 　　　B. she had many classmates

　 C. women are more hard-working　　 D. learning is the only way for kids

70. We can learn from this passage that the author __

　 A. graduated almost at the same time as her oldest child

　 B. studied the courses in the college as a traditional student

　 C. eventually became a doctor and worked in a hospital

　 D. got her doctoral degree in literature when she was 52

I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979,when I was 5, my family immigrated to California, USA . I remember that on my 9^th birthday, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.
Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.
The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense(论文答辩) of my Doctor’s degree in the Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. I and Larry quickly became friends when we were working together.
We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for . Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part ,maybe—we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Peplo Park, California , the USA into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14^th,1998—www.Google.com. Now after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.

1. 1.

   Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

   1. A.
      The Birth of Google
   2. B.
      The Founder of Google
   3. C.
      The Importance of Cooperation
   4. D.
      The Great Contribution to the Internet
2. 2.

   From the passage we know that Larry Page________.

   1. A.
      was born from a rich merchant family
   2. B.
      was once a student in the Stanford University
   3. C.
      published some academic articles when young
   4. D.
      was Brin’s important partner in starting Google
3. 3.

   Why did they found Google ?

   1. A.
      Because they loved working with the Internet so much.
   2. B.
      Because they wanted to make a lot of money through the Internet
   3. C.
      Because they hoped to make it easy to find specific information online
   4. D.
      Because they believed everything is possible.
4. 4.

   Which is the right order of what happened ?
   a. My family moved from Russia to the USA
   b. I met Larry Page
   c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9^th birthday.
   d. google was born in an ordinary garage in California.
   e. I graduated from the university in Mathematics and IT.

   1. A.
      a-c-e-b-d
   2. B.
      c-a-b-e-d
   3. C.
      a-c-b-d-e
   4. D.
      c-b-a-e-d