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☆BreakfastandDinner

☆Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner

It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationinculdesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal（谷物类食品），breadandteaorcoffeeCheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.

Self—CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes

Accommodationonaroom—onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.

36.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor.

A.hostswillingtoreceiveforeignstudents

B.travellersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon

C.travellersplanningtovistitfamiliesinLondon

D.EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes

37.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?

A.Roomcleaning

B.Medicalcare

C.Freetransport

D.Physicaltraining.

38.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthatZone2.

B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.

C.Hostsdisliketravelingtothecitycentre.

D.Accommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovided.

39.Acoordingtothepassage,whatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?

A.Dessertandcoffee.

B.Fruitandvegetables.

C.Breadandfruitjuice.

D.Cerealandcoldmeat.

40.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?

A.Toexperienceawamerfamilyatmosphere.

B.ToearichtheirknowledgeofEnglish.

C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.

D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.

B

Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegatcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCountbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollageattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethewithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic-andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollwedsonNo.3In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,risingfourboysundertheageof8!

Ourhomewasacompletezoo-ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising.Ineverdidimakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawaytheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Tialwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Rememberlittlestepsadduptobigdreams.

41.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe______.

A.awriter

B.ateacher

C.ajudge

D.adoctor

42.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself

B.Shefellinloveandgetmarried

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness

D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

43.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagrphs4and5?

A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.

B.Sheignoredguilityfeelingforthesons.

C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.

D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

44.Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.

D.Wellbegan,halfdone.

45.Whichofthefillowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Caringanddetermined

B.Honestandresponsible

C.Ambitiousandsensitive

D.Innocentandsingle-minded

C

AnideathatstartedinSeattle’spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:

helptobulidasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthetime.

Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求）tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfaniliesandschool.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched（发起）the“IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998.Herpriginalusedauthorvisit,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideasinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongKong.

InChicago,themayor（市长）appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe“OneBook,OneCHIAGE”program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneightborthoodgroupssprangaparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedfoparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.

TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity（一致）canbeachieved.OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyandpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthanintodiscussionaboutabookitself.

Ultimately,asNancypointout,thelevelofsuccessisnotmrasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook,buthowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess,orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword.

46.WhatisthepurposeoftheprojectlaunchedbyNancy?

A.Toinviteauthorstoguidereaders.

B.Toencouragepeopletoreadandshare.

C.Toinvolvepeopleincommunityservice

D.Topromotethefriendshipbetweencities.

47.WhywasitdifficultforNewYorktocarryouttheproject?

A.Theyhadlittleinterestinreading

B.Theyweretoobusytoreadabook

C.Theycamefrommanydifferentbackgrounds

D.Theylackedsupportfromthelocalgovemment.

48.Accordingtothepassage,wherewouldtheprojectbemoreeasilycarriedout?

A.Inlargecommunitieswithlittlesenceofunity.

B.Inlargecitieswherelibrariesarefarfromhome.

C.Inmedium-sizedcitieswithadiverspopulation

D.Inlargetownswhereagreementcanbequicklyreached

49.Theunderlinedwords“sharedaword”inParagraph5probablymean_____.

A.exchangedideaswitheachother

B.discussedthemeaningofaword

C.gainedlifeexperience

D.usedthesamelanguage

50.AccordingtoNancy,thedegreeofsuccessoftheprojectisjudgedby______.

A.thecarefulselectionosaproperbook

B.thegrowingpopularityofthewrites

C.thenumberofpeoplewhibenefitfromreading

D.thenumberofbooksthateachpersonreads.

D

Blindimitation（模仿）isself-destruction.Tothosewhidonotrecognizetheiruniqueworth,imitationappearsattractive,tothosewhoknowtheirstrength,imitationisunacceptable.

Intheearlystagesofskillorcharacterdevelopment,imitationidhelpful.WhenIfirstlearnedtocook,Iusedrecipes（菜谱）andturnedoutsometastydished.ButsoonIgrewbored.Whyfollowsomeoneelse’swayofcookingwhenIcouldcreatemyown?

Imitatingrolemodelsislikeusingtrainingwheelsonachild’sbicycle;

theyhelpyougetgoing,butonceyoufindyourbalance,youflyfasterandfartherwithoutrelyingonthem.

Indailylife,imitationcanhurtusifwesubconsciously（下意识地）holdpoorrolemodels.If,asachild,youobeservedpeoplewhoseliveswerebad,youmayhaveacceptedtheirfearandpainasnormalandgoneontofollowwhattheydid.Ifyoudonotmakestrongchoicesforyourself.youwillgettheresultsoftheweakchoicesofothers.

Inthefiledofenterinment,ourcultureglorifiescelebrities.Thosestarslookgreatonsc