The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to  41  . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to   42   … and place you on our waiting list.”

“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of   43   for me.

“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”

“Well, at least it isn’t   44  ,” he said brightly.

“Yeah, but   45  , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be   46  . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for   47  ’.”

“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”

“That sounds   48  , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”

Upset and annoyed, I   49   myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept   50   in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the   51   that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.

“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.

“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a   52   to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would   53   to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best   54  . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t   55   it.” The words had poured out  56  I could stop them or check their desperate tone.

Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.

“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”

It was so   57   and I asked, “I’m sorry?”

“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will   58   the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk   59   to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”

The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever   60  .

A. attend                   B. study                       C. admit                      D. visit

A. everyone          B. anyone                  C. someone        D. no one

A. trust              B. pity                    C. anxiety          D. curiosity

A. admission          B. imagination             C. restriction        D. rejection  

A. ever               B. again                 C. also              D. still

A. recognized          B. received                 C. accepted          D. permitted

A. writing            B. trying                   C. replying           D. waiting

A. lame             B. reasonable               C. painful         D. practical 

A. enjoyed             B. comforted            C. stayed             D. buried 

A. saying            B. ringing               C. showing          D. reminding

A. point             B. conclusion              C. agreement         D. arrangement

A. chance          B. motivation         C. degree         D. change  

A. refer              B. turn                    C. mean            D. stick

A. contribution       B. condition                       C. advantage        D. result 

A. suspect              B. disappoint               C. refuse              D. regret

A. as                B. when                 C. until           D. before    

A. unbelievable         B. unforgettable           C. unbearable     D. favorable

A. take                      B. get                          C. make                D. receive

A. patiently            B. openly                     C. carefully           D. calmly

A. get through            B. give up                 C. keep on            D. try out

The letter was a great disappointment to me. It was from Holy Cross, the only school I really wanted to  41  . I scanned the page, “…. We had a great applicant pool this year. …We can’t offer spaces to   42   … and place you on our waiting list.”

“What does it say, honey?” my dad asked, his voice full of   43   for me.

“I didn’t get in, but I’m on the waiting list.”

“Well, at least it isn’t   44  ,” he said brightly.

“Yeah, but   45  , I don’t want to be on the waiting list; I want to be   46  . No one gets in off the waiting list. It’s a way of saying ‘Thanks for   47  ’.”

“Then let’s go out there and tell them so.”

“That sounds   48  , dad.” I said sadly, “It doesn’t work.”

Upset and annoyed, I   49   myself in my room. However，my father’s advice kept   50   in my head. I thought about it for a few days, finally coming to the   51   that he was right. And the next day I seated myself across from Mr. Luis Soto, my admissions officer.

“What can I do for you, Nacie?” he asked pleasantly.

“Well, sir, I am here to tell you that I love this school and would love a   52   to be here. I just wanted to tell you how much going here would   53   to me—it is my only dream college— and that I would use my time here to the best   54  . I wanted to let you know that if you gave me a chance and reconsidered my application, you wouldn’t   55   it.” The words had poured out  56  I could stop them or check their desperate tone.

Mr. Soto looked me over for a minute before he smiled broadly.

“OK, that is the kind of thing we love to hear. Congratulations, you’re in.”

It was so   57   and I asked, “I’m sorry?”

“We want people in the class who want to be here, who will   58   the best of this education. I’m glad you came to talk   59   to me. I’m happy to offer you a position in the Class of 2009.”

The whole experience taught me a lesson: if you truly want something, never, ever   60  .

1.A. attend                   B. study                       C. admit                      D. visit

2.A. everyone          B. anyone                  C. someone        D. no one

3.A. trust             B. pity                    C. anxiety          D. curiosity

4.A. admission          B. imagination             C. restriction        D. rejection  

5.A. ever              B. again                 C. also              D. still

6.A. recognized          B. received                 C. accepted          D. permitted

7.A. writing            B. trying                   C. replying           D. waiting

8.A. lame             B. reasonable               C. painful         D. practical 

9.A. enjoyed            B. comforted            C. stayed             D. buried 

10.A. saying         B. ringing               C. showing          D. reminding

11.A. point            B. conclusion              C. agreement         D. arrangement

12.A. chance                B. motivation         C. degree         D. change  

13.A. refer            B. turn                    C. mean            D. stick

14. A. contribution      B. condition                       C. advantage        D. result 

15.A. suspect                   B. disappoint               C. refuse              D. regret

16.A. as             B. when                 C. until           D. before    

17.A. unbelievable       B. unforgettable           C. unbearable     D. favorable

18.A. take                    B. get                          C. make                D. receive

19.A. patiently                 B. openly                     C. carefully           D. calmly

20.A. get through          B. give up                 C. keep on            D. try out

 

How to protect children web fans from unsuitable materials on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the US. For some time, the Internet seems like a forest, filled with danger for children. But forests have wonders as well as dangers, and with good guides, some education and a few precautions (预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated (航行). "Children have to be on-line. If we tell our children they can't have chances to the Internet, we're cutting them off from their future," said an expert.

Most children have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding lots of interesting Internet sites and they can also go to places where you might not want them to go. There are such engines made just for children. A certain software (软件) contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit chances would be to use what is known as a "content screener (过滤器)". But this can't be wholly safe, and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

A few other tips:

1) Don't put the PC in a child's room, but keep it in a place where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

     2) Ask your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.

3) Tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you'd like to.

56. What is the main subject about the passage?

   A. Fighting against children on-line.         B. Internet in America.

   C. American children going on-line.         D. Children's web sites.

57. What is the best way to protect children from improper material?

   A. To talk to children and persuade them to tell right from wrong.

   B. To be nearby when they are surfing the Internet.

   C. To fix a content screener on the computer.

   D. To buy some search engines for children.

58. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

   A. Surfing the Internet is the best way of educating children.

   B. Using a content screener is safe for stopping children having chances to the Internet.

   C. Searching engines can stop children from reading materials unfit for them.

   D. Children's not having chances to the Internet may have effect on (影响) their progress.

59. According to the passage, we can infer(推断) that _________.

   A. the writer doesn't encourage children to surf the Internet  

B. the Internet has a lot of harmful sites

   C. the Internet is a forest full of danger                           

D. a child who is on-line is dangerous

60. What does the passage tell us most?

A. Education.      B. Good guides.      C. Precautions.      D. Software.

How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material online while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the US.

For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as danger and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions (预防), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated. “Kids have to be online. If we tell our kids they can't be allowed to surf the Internet, we're cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.

Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way would be to use what is known as a “content screener”. But this can't be wholly reliable (可靠), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

A few other tips:

—Don't put the PC in a child's room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

—Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make online.

—Tell your child not to give online strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.

And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet online over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

57. What is the main subject about the passage?

A. Opposing(反对) children's online.            B. Internet in America.

C. American children going online.           D. Appreciating(欣赏) the Internet.

58. What is the best way to protect children from improper material?

A. To talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong.

B. To be nearby when they are surfing the Internet.

C. To fix a content screener on the computer.

D. To buy some search engines for children.

59. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A. Surfing the Internet is the best way of educating children.

B. Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having ways to the Internet.

C. Searching engines can help children to select materials fit for them.

D. Children's not having chances to go to the Internet may have effect on their progress.

60.According to the passage, we can infer that_______.

A. softwares fit for children want programming

B. the Internet contains a lot of harmful sites

C. the Internet will be protected by law       

D. a child who is online is in danger

He came into the room to shut the windows while we were still in bed and I saw he looked ill. He was shivering, his face was white, and he walked slowly as though it ached to move.

“What’s the matter, Schatz?”

“I’ve got a headache.”

“You’d better go back to bed.”

“No, I am all right.”

“You go to bed. I’ll see you when I’m dressed.”

But when I came downstairs he was dressed, sitting by the fire, looking a very sick and miserable boy of nine years. When I put my hand on his forehead I knew he had a fever.

“You go up to bed,” I said, “You are sick.”

“I’m all right,” he said.

When the doctor came he took the boy’s temperature.

“What is it?” I asked him.

“One hundred and two degree.”

Downstairs, the doctor left three different medicines in different colored capsules with instructions for giving them. The germs of influenza(流感) can only exist in an acid condition, he explained. He seemed to know all about influenza and said there was nothing to worry about if the fever did not go above one hundred and four degrees. This was a light epidemic(传染病) of flu and there was no danger if you avoided pneumonia(肺炎).

Back in the room I wrote the boy’s temperature down and made a note of the time to give the various capsules.

“Do you want me to read to you?”

“All right. If you want to,” said the boy. His face was very white and there were dark areas under his eyes. He lay still in the bed.

I read aloud from Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates; but I could see he was not following what I was reading.

“How do you feel, Schatz?”

“Just the same, so far,” he said.

I sat at the foot of the bed and read to myself while I waited for it to be time to give another capsule. It would have been natural for him to go to sleep, but when I looked up he was looking at the foot of the bed, looking very strangely.

“Why don’t you try to sleep? I’ll wake you up for the medicine.”

“I’d rather stay awake.”

After a while he said to me, “you don’ t have to stay here with me, Papa, if it bothers you.”

“It doesn’t bother me.”

“No, I mean you don’t have to stay if it’s going to bother you.”

I thought perhaps he was a little lightheaded and after giving him the prescribed capsules at eleven o’clock I went out with my gun and the young hunting dog… I killed two quail(鹌鹑), and missed five, and started back pleased to have found a covey of quail close to the house and happy there were so many left to find on another day.

At the house they said the boy had refused to let anyone come into the room.

“You can’t come in,” he said. “ you mustn’t get what I have.”

I went up to him and found him in exactly the position I had left him, white-faced, but with the tops of his cheeks flushed(发红) by the fever, staring still, as he had stared, at the foot of the bed.

I took his temperature.

“What is it?”

“Something like a hundred,” I said. It was one hundred and two and four tenths.

“It was a hundred and two,” he said.

“Who said so?”

“The doctor.”

“Your temperature is all right,” I said, “It’s nothing to worry about.’

“I don’t worry,” he said, “but I can’t keep from thinking.”

“Don’t think,” I said. “Just take it easy.”

“I am taking it easy,” he said and looked straight ahead. He was evidently holding tight onto himself about something.

“Take this with water.”

“Do you think it will do any good?”

“Of course it will.”

I sat down and opened the Pirate book and began to read, but I could see he was not following, so I stopped.

“About what time do you think I am going to die?” he asked.

“What?”

“About how long will it be before I die?”

“You aren’t going to die. What’s the matter with you?”

“People don’t die with a fever of one hundred and two. That’s a silly way to talk.”

“I know they do. At school in France the boys told me you can’t live with forty-four degrees. I’ve got a hundred and two.”

He had been waiting to die all day, ever since nine o’clock in the morning.

“You poor Schatz,” I said. “Poor old Schatz. It’s like miles and kilometers. You aren’t going to die. That’s different thermometer. One that thermometer thirty-seven is normal. One this kind it’s ninety-eight.”

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely,” I said, “It’s like miles and kilometers. You know, like how many kilometers we make when we do seventy miles in the car?”

“Oh,” he said.

But his gaze at the foot of the bed relaxed slowly. The hold over himself relaxed too, finally, and the next day it was very slack(松弛的) and he cried very easily at little things that were of no importance.

56. The author writes about the doctor’s visit in order to _____________.

A.show the doctor’s knowledge about influenza and its treatment.

B.Show the boy’s illness was quite serious.

C.Create a situation of misunderstanding around which to build a story.

D.Show the father was very much concerned about the boy’s illness.

57. The word “It” in “Papa, if it bothers you.” refer to ___________.

　　　 A. the boy’s high temperature B. the father giving the medicine to the boy

　　　 C. the father staying with the boy D. the boy’s death

58. It can be inferred from the story that by the time the father gets home from hunting, it is___.

　　　 A. early in the afternoon　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. close to evening

　　　 C. at noon　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. late in the morning

59. From the story we know that the boy kept tight control over himself because___________.

　　　 A. he did not want to be a bother to others

　　　 B. he wanted to recover quickly so that he could go hunting with his father.

　　　 C. he was afraid that he would die if he lost control over himself

　　　 D. he thought he was going to die and he must show courage in the face of death

60. That the boy cried very easily at little things of no importance the next day suggests that___.

　　　 A. he couldn’t control his emotions when he finally relaxed

　　　 B. his father would go out hunting without him if he didn’t cry

　　　 C. something went wrong with his brain after the fever

　　　 D. he often complained about unimportant things as a spoiled boy