My problems started after I went to a boarding(寄宿) school. I was only 14, and at first I misses my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school. I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends – but only friends. I never guessed my friendships with boys would become a problem.

Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Student Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.

Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don’t be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you are a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you’ll make it next time.”

(　 )51. What was the writer’s problem when she first entered the boarding school?

A. She didn’t like her new school.　　　　 B. She didn’t get along well with her classmates.

C. She missed her family very much.　　 D. She didn’t like her new teacher.

(　 )52. Many of the writer’s friends in her new school were _______.

A. teachers　　 　　　　B. boys　　 　　　　 C. girls　 　　　　D. women

(　 )53. Why did the writer fail to join the Student Union?

A. Her teachers didn’t like her.　　　　　　 B. She was a poor student.　　

C. Some girls didn’t choose her.　　　　　 　D. She likes showing off herself.

(　 )54. The underlined word “distant” means “______” in English.

A. estranged (疏远的)　 　 B. aggressive(好斗的) C. warm-hearted　 　　D. rude

(　 )55. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the passage?

A .The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.

B .The writer didn’t realize that her friendships with boys would cause problems.

C. The writer was sad because she failed to join the Student Union.

D. The teacher thought she was an excellent student.

　 Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.

　 Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.

　 In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.

In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.

56.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.

A.in England　　 B.In France　 　　　　　 C.In America　 　　　　 D.in Australia

57.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.

A.She had polio and couldn’t walk easily　 B.Her family was poor　　

C.Her leg was hurt in an accident 　　　 D.She couldn’t swim

58.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.

A.to make her a famous swimmer　　 　　 B. to make her legs stronger

C.to make her swim faster　　　　　 　　 D. to make her win gold medals

59. In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.

A .supports　 　　　 B. fish　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. gold medals　 　　　　 D.films

60.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. she was successful in swimming across the Channel

B. In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.

C. She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.

D. She swam across the Channel for only six days

　 Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887.She had polio and could not walk easily.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own.To make her legs stronger,her mother took her for swimming lessons every week.Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.

　 Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid.She wore a long tail and fish swam around her.People paid to come and see her.

　 In 1900 Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel.She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop after swimming for six hours.

In 1915 Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.

56.Annette Kellerman was born ________ in 1887.

A.in England　　 B.In France　 　　　　　 C.In America　 　　　　 D.in Australia

57.She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own because ______.

A.She had polio and couldn’t walk easily　 B.Her family was poor　　

C.Her leg was hurt in an accident 　　　 D.She couldn’t swim

58.Her mother took her for swimming lessons every week ______.

A.to make her a famous swimmer　　 　　 B. to make her legs stronger

C.to make her swim faster　　　　　 　　 D. to make her win gold medals

59. In 1990, Annette swam in the Paris Olympics and won two ________.

A .supports　 　　　 B. fish　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. gold medals　 　　　　 D.films

60.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. she was successful in swimming across the Channel

B. In 1901 she tried to swim across the Channel but later she had to stop.

C. She wasn’t able to throw away her supports at the age of fifteen.

D. She swam across the Channel for only six days