As she walked along a         , a door suddenly burst open, as though forced by someone behind it.

A．note             B．adventure         C．passage           D．appearance

As she walked along a         , a door suddenly burst open, as though forced by someone behind it.

My mother had been gone from my life for a year when my father took my sister, Kate, and me to visit her. It was about an hour from our home to Camarillo State   1  , but it might as well have been halfway around the world for how   2   we saw each other.

A   3   curtain had fallen when Mom left. Sitting on the grass, Kate and I, eight and five years old, were   4  , subdued (闷闷不乐的) by the unsettling prospect of what   5   Mom would be in. What would she look like? How would she   6  ?

Reports from the doctors   7   she’d been going through some tough times,  8   the first six months, my father said. She cried a lot, and at night, when she   9  Kate and me, the doctors tranquilized (calm sb. using a drug) her.

  10  , walking toward us in the distance, we saw her, or   11   we thought was her. But this woman seemed old and unsteady on her feet as she walked along,  12   the arm of a man in a white uniform.

I felt goose bumps springing on my arms. Yes, it was Mom. But her red   13  , once so thick and shiny, was now dry and wild, all the natural waves gone.  14   so attentive and full of life, Mom seemed tired, her eyes sad, searching. Her face   15   me most. Webs of broken blood vessels crisscrossed her skin, providing a map of the violence she had endured (忍受). It would be years before I understood better what had happened to her: She and many other patients had been given, against their   16  , electroshock treatments.

Sitting down on the blanket, Mom  17   us close, first Kate and then me. I had   18   this moment, figured everything would return to normal once I fell into her embrace (怀抱). She would   19    again and take care of me; she would play the piano as she loved to. We would be a   20   again.

1．A．Hospital                B．Prison                 C．School                D．Theatre

2．A．far                        B．seldom                C．soon                   D．often

4．A．crazy                    B．silent                   C．delighted             D．dull

5．A．condition               B．form                   C．dress                  D．room

6．A．say                       B．work                   C．act                      D．speak

7．A．responded             B．reminded             C．persuaded            D．indicated

8．A．especially              B．normally              C．typically              D．eventually

9．A．laughed at             B．cried out for        C．looked out for      D．thought of

10．A．Fortunately          B．However             C．Therefore            D．Suddenly

11．A．what                   B．who                    C．which                 D．that

12．A．holding                B．supporting           C．leading                D．fastening

13．A．cheeks                B．hair                     C．eyes                    D．lips

14．A．Before                 B．Ever                    C．Once                  D．Yet

15．A．frightened            B．annoyed              C．attracted              D．disappointed

16．A．aim                     B．dream                 C．will                     D．proposal

17．A．pushed                B．dragged               C．kissed                 D．pulled

18．A．asked for             B．expected for        C．longed for           D．looked for

19．A．return                 B．bake                    C．live                     D．entertain

20．A．unity                 B．victory                C．family                D．legend

As she walked along a         , a door suddenly burst open, as though forced by someone behind it.

1. A.
   note
2. B.
   adventure
3. C.
   passage
4. D.
   appearance

Anita’s New Start

       Even though it was a beautiful spring day, Anita felt sad as she walked along the beach after school. Her family had moved to the USA three weeks earlier for her father’s new job. Anita missed her old home in Mexico. She wanted to eat her grandmother’s bread and play with her cousin.

       Anita thought about her new life in Texas. She thought she would never learn this new language—everyone spoke so fast. How could she make new friends if she couldn’t even talk to people? “I’m too shy to make new friends anyway,” she thought, feeling disheartened. Anita decided to try something her mother had taught her. Her mother had said, “Anita, whenever you’re sad, take a few deep breaths and think about something that makes you happy.” Then Anita took a deep breath.

       Suddenly a seagull(海鸥) called overhead. She remembered that she had saved some biscuits from lunch. She quickly threw a biscuit into the air. As the gull caught the biscuit in its mouth, she laughed. Just then, another gull landed near her and stood frozen. Anita noticed its wing was injured. She wanted to help, but didn’t know what to do.

       At that moment Anita saw a man and a group of children in the distance. She recognized the man as Mr. Turner, a teacher at her school. He was pointing to something and all the children in the science club were listening to him. Anita decided that this was no time to be shy. She began walking toward the group. Anita took a deep breath. “Hello,” she said quietly. When Mr. Turner looked up, she pointed toward the gull and begged, “Come, please!” “Hello, Anita. What’s wrong?” Anita pointed again toward the bird. Mr. Turner gestured to the group. “Come on, everyone, Let’s see what Anita has found.” As the group followed Anita, she noticed a girl from her class. Anita smiled at the girl and spoke carefully, “What is your name?”

1．What was one problem that Anita faced in the story?

       A．She didn’t like her new friends.

       B．She didn’t speak English very well.

       C．She didn’t have free time after school.

       D．She didn’t get attention from her teacher.

2．In the story, what led Anita to making up her mind to speak to others?

       A．The seagull.         B．Mr. Turner.          C．Her mother.         D．Her classmate.

3．Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the story?

       a．Anita thought about her mother’s words.

       b．Anita walked up to Mr. Turner for help.

       c．Anita saw a seagull with a hurt wing.

       d．Anita missed her old home.

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

4．How did Anita change by the end of the story?

       A．She worried more about her new life.

       B．She became eager to know the girl’s name.

       C．She overcame her shyness to help a hurt bird.

       D．She decided to join the science club in the school.