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3．Badweatherruinedourholiday,mademanyofuschangeourplans

A．itB．thatC．thisD．which

4．I________agreatdealfromreading.

A．benefitB．beneficialC．balanceD．balanced

5．Weshouldlearntoexistin_______withnature.

A．harmoniousB．lifeC．liveD．harmony

6．Theretiredoldman_______mostofhissavingstotheschooldamagedbytheearthquake.

A．ledB．earnedC．donatedD．saved

7．Ms.Linsuggestedthathe________thereadingcompetition.

A．tookpartinB．istakingpartinC．takespartinD．takepartin

8．ThisfamousplayHamlet_______intoatleasttendifferentfilmsoverthepastyears.

A．hasbeenmadeB．hasmadeC．ismadeD．wasmade

9．Inthe20thcentury,thesouthernpartofIreland_______fromtheUK.

A．brokeoutB．brokeawayC．brokeinD．brokedown

10．I’malsoreminded_______thedangertheyarein.

A．toB．inC．withD．of

二、阅读选择

FrancehasthemostbeautifulcastlesthroughoutEurope.HerearesomeofthebestFrenchcastlestovisit.You'

llsurelywanttovisitoneofthemduringyourtravelsinFrance.Havealookandenjoy!

Châ

teaudeVersailles

TheChâ

teaudeVersaillesisabout20kmsouthwestofParis.Whenthecastlewasbuilt,Versailleswasasmallvillage.Today,however,itisafamousareainParis.Thecastlewasbuiltasasmallhuntinglodge（乡间小屋）forLouisⅩⅢinthe1620s.Yearslater,hemadeitbigger.Later,LouisⅩⅣalsomadeitlarger,makingitoneofthelargestpalacesoftheworld.

teaudeChambord

teaudeChambordisoneofthelargestcastlesaroundtheworld.ItsitsintheLoireValley.BeingattheheartofEurope'

slargestenclosedwoodedpark,Chambord,itwasbuiltforKingFrancisⅠtoserveasahuntinglodge.Itisoneoftheworld'

smostwell-knowncastlesintheworldbecauseofitsFrenchRenaissance（文艺复兴）building.

teaudeChenonceau

AsoneofthemostfamouscastlesintheLoireValley,thecastlewasbuiltduringthe11thcenturyontheRiverCher.Itwaspassedthroughmanyhands.ThecastlewasnotdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionbecauseitwastheonlybridgeacrosstheriverformanymiles.

teaudeChantilly

ThishistoriccastlesitsinthetownofChantilly,France.Thisbeautifulcastleismadeupoftwobuildings:

thePetitChâ

teaubuiltaround1560forAnnedeMontmorency,andtheGrandChâ

teauwhichwasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandrebuiltinthe1870s.Therearemanyinterestingpiecesof17thcenturyhistoryconcerningthecastle.Everytwoyearsafireworkscompetitionisheldinthecastlegardens.

11．WhatdoweknowabouttheChâ

teaudeVersailles?

A．Itsitsinasmallvillage.B．Itservesasahuntingplace.

C．ItwasfirstbuiltforLouisⅩⅢ.D．Itwasthelargestcastleinthe1620s.

12．WhatmakestheChâ

teaudeChambordspecial?

A．Itslonghistory.B．Itsbuildingstyle.

C．Itswealthyowner.D．Itsimportantposition.

13．WhydidtheChâ

teaudeChenonceaumanagetogetthroughtheFrenchRevolution?

A．ItwasfarfromParis.B．IthidintheLoireValley.

C．Itplayedaveryimportantrole.D．ItwasbuiltbyafamousFrenchking.

IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;

survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.

IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl（猫头鹰）ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.

Iexaminedthechick（雏鸟）anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.

Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.

Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;

theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.

Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!

Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!

Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

14．Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?

A．Effortsmadeinvain.

B．Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C．Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.

D．Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.

15．WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

A．Torescueawoman.

B．Totakecareofawoman.

C．Tolookatababyowl.

D．Tocureayoungowl.

16．Whatmadethechickcalmdown?

A．Anewnest.

B．Somefood.

C．Arecording.

D．Itsparents.

17．Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A．It’sunexpected.

B．It’sbeautiful.

C．It’shumorous.

D．It’sdiscouraging.

Ialwayspicturedmyselfgraduatingfromcollege,gettingacooljobandevenhavingacutelittleplaceofmyown.Sofar,Ihaveamaster'

sdegreeandthecoolestjobeverasaphysicianassistant.Butinsteadofwakingupinaprettyapartment,Iheartheearlymorningsoundofmyparentsmakingcoffeedownstairs.

At27,Istilllivewithmyparents,andIloveit.

Mydecisiontoliveathomewasnotoneofabsolutenecessity.Asaphysicianassistant,ImakeagoodsalaryandwouldbeabletoliveonmyowncomfortablyifIneededtodoso.BythetimeIfinishedgraduateschool,IhadhadaD|S150,000debtfrombothundergraduateandgraduateeducation.Withseveraloftheseloansearninga7.9%interestrate,myfathercalculatedthatmyloanswereincreasingbyD|S15adayininterestalone.Atthisrate,itwouldtakeme30yearstopayoffmystudentloans,withmuchofthepaymentgoingstraighttointerest.Atlast,Idecidedtolivewithmyparents.

Beyondtheendlesssupplyofhomecookedmeals,thebestthingaboutmovingbackhomeisthatIamnotalone.SeveralofmyphysicianassistantfriendsareinthesameboatasIam—weareallhighlyeducated,whitecollaremployeeswholiveathome.Ourcoworkersinthemedicalfieldthinkitisagreatideabecausemanyofthemarefacingthesamepilesofdebt.Theyoftensayiftheycoulddoitallagain,theywoulddothesamething.

There'

sastigma（耻辱）thatcomesalongwiththisarrangement.Somepeoplemightassumethatwearetoolazytofindajob.Idon'

tthinkmyneighborsunderstandit,astheycontinuallyaskmewhenIamgoingtograduateandifIamoldenoughtolookaftertheirchildren.MymomjusttellsthemthatI'

msuccessful,welleducatedandthatIsavelives.

Ilovelivingathome.NowI'

vepaidoffD|S68,000ofmystudentloans.Ournewrelationshipissymbiotic（共生的）.Myparentsbenefitfromhavinganextrasetofhandsaroundthehousetohelpwithhouseworkandaconstantsourcetoexplainallpopculturereferences.

18．Theauthoronceimagined________.

A．havingherownbeautifulhouseB．havingherparentspayoffherloans

C．livingwithherparentsaftergraduationD．alwaysbeingtakencareofbyherparents

19．Whydidtheauthordecidetolivewithherparents?

A．Becauseshemissedthemverymuch.

B．Becauseshecouldn'

tcookbyherself.

C．Becausesheneededtorepayahugedebt.

D．Becauseshewasnotabletosupportherself.

20．Whatistheauthor'

scoworkers'

attitudetowardsherlivingwithherparents?

A．Critical.B．Approving.C．Doubtful.D．Uninterested.

21．Theauthor'

sneighborsaskhertolookaftertheirkidsmainlybecause________.

A．theyknowsheisahelpfulladyB．theyknowsheiswelleducated

C．theythinkshedoesn'

thaveajobD．theythinksheispopularwithkids

ThePolishtakegreatprideintheirculture.Ourculturehasmanydifferentcustomsandtraditions.Iwilldiscussthreeofthesetraditionsandcustoms.

ThePolishwillsay“Dziekuje”（“thankyou”）onlyafterreceivingtheirchange.WhatImeanbythisisthatwhenyouareinPoland，youshouldwaittosay“thankyou”untilafteryouhavebeengivenyourchangeback.Ifyoudonot，youaretellingcashiers（收银员）thattheycan“keepthechange”.Often，peoplevisitingPolandwillfeelthatthingsareveryexpensive，untiltheylearnthattheyaregivingthestoreclerkpermissiontokeepthemoneythatwouldhavebeengivenback.

Polishpeoplebreak“bread”withtheirfamiliesduringtheirChristmasEvemeal.TheChristmasEvecelebrationstartswiththebreakingoftheOplatek，whichisathinpieceof“bread”．Inmyfamily，theeldestinthefamily（mygrandfather）takesthebigOplatekandbreaksitintolargepiecesthathethenhandsdowntoeachofhisfourchildren（myaunt，uncles，andfather）．Then，thesefamilymembersbreaktheirpiecesintosmallersizesandpassthemouttotheirownchildren.Oncethelastpieceispasseddowntotheyoungest，wesayaprayer（祷告）andeatthepieceofthinbread.

Polishpeoplecelebrate“Imieniny”,orName’sDay.Thisdayismoreimportantthanone’sbirthday.Theyoftennametheirchildrenafterasaint（圣徒）whosedayisclosesttothedatethattheywerebornon.Thentheirsaint’sdaythattheywerenamedafterbecomestheir“new”birthday.OnName’sDay，familiesa