Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following text. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the ONE that best fills the blank.

Randy Kraus was paralyzed (癱瘓).His left side was useless.But his right hand was16enough to lift a bucket to his forehead.Once，he�餯 been a police officer and owned a private-eye agency.Once，he�餯 been strong and able.Now，he felt he was nothing.

His17started with Parkinson�餾 (帕金森) disease，but it didn�餿18there.In July 2002，the 60�瞴ear�瞣ld Kraus went into the hospital for an operation to control the shaking.19，during the operation，he had a stroke (中風(fēng)).He was paralyzed.The20man，who loved golf，could think，but couldn�餿21.Kraus wanted the doctors to22it to him straight.“You may never walk again，” they told him.“Maybe you won�餿23be able to talk.”

Once at home，he24he couldn�餿 lift a fork or take a drink by himself.Physical treatment was so painful and slow.What did he have to25for? So now Kraus held the gun against his head.26the cold metal on his skin，he began to consider not his pain，but the pain he27cause his wife，daughters and grandchildren.He didn�餿 pull the trigger (扳機(jī)).

“You are where you are”，his exercise physiologist (生理學(xué)者)，Andrew Garud told him.“The pace (進(jìn)度) would be slow;the pain would be 28.But as long as you are29，you have the ability to get better.” After three months of30with Garud，Kraus wanted to see if he could 31.He could.Then he took three steps，sat down and cried like a baby.One step32to another.Next he managed a short walk.It was the hardest33of Kraus�餾 life.

Garud kept saying he could34more.Now，Kraus can brush his teeth，shave himself and get around the house with a walker.Little success only the paralyzed can35understand.

() 16.A.safeB.goodC.bigD.free

() 17.A.puzzleB.processC.injuryD.trouble

() 18.A.endB.achieveC.pauseD.reach

() 19.A.ThereforeB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Otherwise

() 20.A.toughB.normalC.strangeD.rough

() 21.A.talkB.hearC.moveD.operate

() 22.A.giveB.offerC.leakD.pass

() 23.A.stillB.onlyC.justD.even

() 24.A.supposedB.observedC.declaredD.found

() 25.A.searchB.tryC.liveD.look

() 26.A.TouchingB.FeelingC.LeavingD.Laying

() 27.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldD.need

() 28.A.sharpB.dullC.familiarD.real

() 29.A.awakeB.aliveC.awareD.available

() 30.A.chattingB.workingC.discussingD.testing

() 31.A.walkB.standC.shakeD.fall

() 32.A.turnedB.pointedC.ledD.stuck

() 33.A.fightB.adventureC.lessonD.defense

() 34.A.holdB.walkC.preventD.do

() 35.A.fullyB.generallyC.suddenlyD.simply

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension 30%

Directions: There are three passages in the following. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should decide on the BEST CHOICE.

Passage One

High school dropouts(輟學(xué)者)earn an average of $ 9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study dispels a common belief why they quit. It�餾 much more basic than flunking out(不及格).

Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can�餿 cut it. They are lazy，and perhaps not too bright.So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left.

“The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school.” John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African�睞merican and Hispanic(美籍西班牙的)student will receive a diploma(證書)，and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So， if failing grades don�餿 explain why these kids quit, what does? Again，John Bridgeland：“The most dependable finding was that they were bored.”“They found classes uninteresting; they weren�餿 inspired or motivated. They didn�餿 see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”

The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the US，only one state，New Mexico，has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus the District of Columbia, require school attendance until age 18, no exceptions, another researcher，says raising the compulsory(義務(wù)的)attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school.

“As these dropouts look back，they realize they�饁e made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end, is probably helpful measure.”

New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18. But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point-the need for reform. It�餾 been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something.

() 36.Most high school students drop out of school because.

A.they have failing grades

B.they take no interest in classes

C.they are discriminated against

D.they are lazy and not intelligent

() 37.According to the passage，which state has a law requiring school attendance until they graduate?

A.New HampshireB.Utah

C.New Mexico

D.The District of Columbia

() 38.The underlined words “stick it out” probably means “”.

A.complete schooling

B.solve the problem

C.love having classes

D.believe in themselves

() 39.In the last paragraph, the writer is trying to.

A.analyze the reason why students quit school

B.suggest raising the compulsory attendance age

C.raise awareness of reforming high school education

D.wish to make laws to guarantee no education

() 40.From the passage，we can infer the following EXCEPT that.

A.the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptable

B.about 500, 000 high school dropouts are black and Spanish

C.classes don�餿 appeal to dropouts

D.on average dropouts cannot get good jobs