18. A. difficult　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　 　　 D. interesting

17. A. Therefore　　　 　　　 B. However　　　 　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　 　　 D. Besides

16. A. processes　　　 　　　　　　　 B. decisions　　　 　　　 C. challenges　　　 　　　 D. exercises

55.A.corrected　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B.supported　　　　　　　　　 C.amazed　　　　　　　　　　 D.refreshed

答案　 36.B　 37.A　 38.C　 39.C　 40.D　 41.D　 42.B　 43.A　 44.D　 45.D　 46.C　 47.A　 48.B　 49.B　 50.D　 51.A　 52.C　 53.B　 54.A　 55.D　

Passage 6

(08·天津)

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new　 16　 in high school.

　　 　17　 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be　 18　 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the　 19　 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart　 20　 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 　21　 　, she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was　 22　 . She moved on to English and history, and was　 23　 　to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to　 24　 　math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school　 25　 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as　 26　 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough　 27　 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled　 28　 and left. “Why is high school so

29　 ?” she sighed.

Later in　 30　 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 　31　 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to　 32　 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to　 33　 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond　 34　 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the　 35 　fish you can be.”

54.A.troubles　　　　　　　　 　　 B.signals　　　　　　　 　　 C.rules　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.signs

53.A.promise　　　　　　　　 　　 B.appreciation　　　　 　　 C.advice　　　　　　　　 　　 D.guidance

52.A.accurate　　　　　　　　 　　 B.urgent　 　　　　　　　 　　 C.brief　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.humorous

51.A.devotion　　　　　　　 　　 B.donation　　　　　　　　　　ection　　　　　 　　 D.reaction

50.A.hardly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.casually　　　　　　　　　　 C.absolutely　　　　　 　　 D.eventually

49.A.while　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.when　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.where　　　　　　　　　　　 D.after