I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.
I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.
I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.
I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.
I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.
This is an adventure.
【小题1】How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

I'll be a photographer. I'm going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before, yet I feel so doubtful on this plane that's flying me thousands of miles away. I was so confident yesterday .But today I don't belong to this plane where men sit with briefcases reading newspapers. They're all adults.

I've never been out of the US. And now ,I'm traveling into Australia alone, a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.

I remember little about my mother, but I remember she had an Australian accent and golden hair. She wan fun and she would often take us to New Jersey beaches, where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia, Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family, and everyone wore Santa hat with their bathing suits. It never got cold and bitter there. My mom was different and I was proud of her.

I don't know how she met my father. but after they met several years, they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey. Then I was born and we were a perfect family of three who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.

I know things have been hard on my father since my Mom died years ago. It's hard for me, too, and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place.

This is an adventure.

1.How did the author feel when he was on the plane?

2.The author traveled to Australia alone mainly because he wanted to__.

3.The third paragraph is mainly concerned with__.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

5.Where did the author most probably write this passage?

It was very cold at 7 am that Monday morning in Harvard Square. I was nearly mad because I had just 1 the bus, and was standing out in the freezing cold waiting for the next one. My mind was filled with anxiety and 2 thoughts. “Why didn’t I leave two minutes 3?”
4 the others at the bus stop was a woman in her fifties wearing a old-fashioned hat, an old pair of boots and a dark coat, but she had no 5. Another woman, who looked to be in her middle twenties, said to the 6 woman, “Your hands must be very cold. You’ll get frostbitten (冻伤的) in this weather.” She 7 her heavy backpack to the ground, bent down, and began 8 for something inside her backpack. The older woman looked 9 and said, ”Oh no, that’s OK. I’m 10 .
The younger woman continued to search 11 in her backpack and the older woman kept repeating, “Don’t 12 yourself. I’ll be all right.” After 13 seemed like so many minutes, the younger woman 14 a pair of purple gloves. She took the older woman’s hands and gently 15 a glove on each hand, covering one finger 16. The older woman said, “Thank you. You’re so sweet.”
Though I was very cold, the act of 17 gave ma a warm feeling inside. It also motivated me to buy five pairs of purple gloves, similar to hers, and 18 them in my bag, just in case I 19 someone who was in great 20 on a cold day.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      missed
   2. B.
      got
   3. C.
      waited
   4. D.
      seen
2. 2.
   1. A.
      negative
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      good
   4. D.
      creative
3. 3.
   1. A.
      ago
   2. B.
      earlier
   3. C.
      later
   4. D.
      sooner
4. 4.
   1. A.
      With
   2. B.
      Between
   3. C.
      Among
   4. D.
      Before
5. 5.
   1. A.
      shoes
   2. B.
      gloves
   3. C.
      scarf
   4. D.
      coat
6. 6.
   1. A.
      older
   2. B.
      younger
   3. C.
      latter
   4. D.
      shorter
7. 7.
   1. A.
      pushed
   2. B.
      pulled
   3. C.
      lifted
   4. D.
      dropped
8. 8.
   1. A.
      watching
   2. B.
      caring
   3. C.
      looking
   4. D.
      leaving
9. 9.
   1. A.
      down
   2. B.
      up
   3. C.
      away
   4. D.
      out
10. 10.
    1. A.
       sorry
    2. B.
       glad
    3. C.
       happy
    4. D.
       fine
11. 11.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       of
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       around
12. 12.
    1. A.
       upset
    2. B.
       trouble
    3. C.
       save
    4. D.
       satisfy
13. 13.
    1. A.
       this
    2. B.
       that
    3. C.
       what
    4. D.
       she
14. 14.
    1. A.
       pulled out
    2. B.
       picked up
    3. C.
       picked out
    4. D.
       put on
15. 15.
    1. A.
       gave
    2. B.
       placed
    3. C.
       situated
    4. D.
       took
16. 16.
    1. A.
       at once
    2. B.
       at times
    3. C.
       at a time
    4. D.
       at the same time
17. 17.
    1. A.
       happiness
    2. B.
       kindness
    3. C.
       rudeness
    4. D.
       sadness
18. 18.
    1. A.
       lie
    2. B.
       take
    3. C.
       hang
    4. D.
       put
19. 19.
    1. A.
       took care
    2. B.
       came across
    3. C.
       learned of
    4. D.
       turned to
20. 20.
    1. A.
       honor
    2. B.
       need
    3. C.
       shock
    4. D.
       surprise

根据句意选择适当的词（组）的正确形式填空

be greedy for, take notes, have an effect on, drive off, aim at, in vain, lie in, put out, on sale, live on

I got this hat ________; it was very cheap.