17．It all started when I was 11 years old．I had just moved schools．Everything was all right at the beginning．I even made a few friends．
A few months later，however，the school decided to make a completely new class in order to make the classes smaller，because it helped with learning and avoiding bullying（恃強凌弱）．Then I was chosen to be moved from my old class to the new one．At first，it was fine．Everyone ignored me，but I was happy to be left alone．Then it started．One day after school，a few people from my new class came up to me．
"Hi，"a girl called Molly said，"Wanna be friends？"
I said，"Yes．"She laughed and told me that she was sorry but she and her friends couldn't be friends with loners like me．
A few more situations like that followed．For a few weeks I was beaten up almost every day after school．When I told the teacher，she said I couldn't move classes and that was final．I started cutting myself and cried myself to sleep every night．But after a few more months of putting up with that，I decided to tell my family．They didn't do anything at first，but after a while they got tired of my complaining about how I hated school and talked to the head teacher．A week or so after that，I was moved to another class and avoided my bullies during break．They soon forgot about me．I'm perfectly fine now．I hardly ever cry．
56．The writer's trouble began．B
A．a(chǎn)s soon as she moved into a new school
B．soon after she moved into a smaller class
C．before she got to know a girl called Molly
D．when she was about to move into a new school
57．What do we know about the writer's new school？C
   A．There are more girls than boys．
B．The students are from the local area．
C．Bullying is common among students．
D．It is set up not long before she moved in．
58．When Molly said"Wanna be friends？．A
A．she was trying to make fun of the writer
B．she was trying to be friendly with the writer
C．she was interested in making friends with the writer
D．she was trying to get more information about the writer．

16．Before going into the cave，take more flashlights with you ______ one of these doesn't work．（　�。�

A．

as if

B．

even though

C．

so that

D．

in case

15．He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield to get his attention．"Is your cab available（可用的）？"I asked when he finally looked up at me．He nodded，then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat，"I'm sorry，but I was reading a letter．"He sounded as if he had a cold．"I am not in a hurry，"I told him．"Go ahead and finish your letter．"He shook his head．"I've read it several times already．I guess I almost know it by heart．""Letters from home always mean a lot"I said．
"This isn't family，"he replied．"although it might just as well have been family．Old Ed was my oldest friend．In fact，we used to call each other‘Old Friend'-when we'd meet．I'm not much good at writing．"
"I don't think any of us keep up our   correspondence  too well，"I said．"I know I don't，but I take it he's someone you've known quite a while？""All my life．We were kids together，went to school together and all the way through high school．""There are not too many people who've had such a long friendship，"I said．"Actually，"the driver went on，"I hadn't seen him more than once or twice year over the past 25or 30years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget．"
"You said‘was'．Does that mean---？"he nodded．"A couple of weeks ago．""I'm sorry"He didn't say anything more，and we rode on in silence for a few minutes．But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again，almost more to himself than to me．""I should have kept in touch with him．""Well，''I agreed，"we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do．But things come up and we just don't seem to find the time．"
When I got to my hotel room I didn't unpack right away．First I had to write a letter--and mail it．

46．Why did the driver said sorry when the writer settled into the back seat？BecauseB
A．he didn't want to take the passenger
B．he didn't notice the writer
C．he had a cold and could not speak
D．he didn't feel well
47．What is the meaning of the underlined word"correspondence"？A
A．Exchanging letters．      B．Friendship．  
C．Relationship．            D．Work．
48．Which of the following is right？B
A．The writer doesn't know what happened．
B．The writer understands the d river．
C．The driver left his best friend because they quarreled．
D．The driver doesn't care about his friend．
49．What can you conclude from the passage？C
A．The driver is out of touch with his old friend for at least 25years．
B．The driver doesn't like to read the letter．
C．The driver's friend must have died．
D．The driver's friend must be angry with the driver because he doesn't like to write
letters．
50．Why did the writer write a letter and mail it right away when he got to the hotel room？B
A．He has the habit of writing letters•
B．He doesn't want to make the same mistake as the driver．
C．His family asked him to do so．
D．He misses his friends very much．

14．---Did you meet with the famous space hero，Yang Liwei？
---_____ I had come here earlier．（　�。�

A．

If only

B．

Only if

C．

But for

D．

Despite

13．I usually take something to read when I travel by train        I feel bored．（　　）

A．

in case

B．

so that

C．

as if

D．

even though

12．She once said："When people ask me if writing has been a hard or easy road I always answer with the famous saying，"the end is nothing； the road is all．'"That is what I mean when I say writing has been a pleasure．I have never faced the type-writer （打字機） with the thought that one more task had to be done．"
Like most writers，Willa Cather did not write books for the money that they brought her，but rather for the pleasure that came in their writing．Her works were，like her，simple and full of the vigor （活力）of her days in Nebraska，where she grew from childhood to young womanhood and where she developed a deep love for the treeless land of the Great Plains with its wild flowers，wheat fields and rivers．
"It's a rather strange thing about the flat country，"she wrote later．"It takes hold of you，or it leaves you perfectly cold．A great many people find it very dull； they like a church tower，an old factory，a waterfall country all made to look like a German，Christmas card…But when I come to the open plains，something happens．I'm home．I breathe differently．"

35．What did Cather mean by"the end is nothing； the road is all"？D
A．Writing is the only path to success．
B．I feel happy when I finish writing a book．
C．I enjoy writing whether it is hard or easy．
D．Writing itself，not its result，is important．
36．What was the place like where Cather grew up？D
A．It was cold，plain and without a church．
B．It was a colorful world of wild flowers．
C．It was like a German Christmas card
D．It was vast，open，flat and wild．
37．When she said"It takes hold of you，or it leaves you perfectly cold"，Willa Gather meantA．
A．you either love the place or hate it
B．you decide either to stay or to leave
C．some find the place warm； others find it cold
D．some find the place peaceful； others find it wild
38．What happens when Cather comes to the open plains？D
A．She breathes differently from others：
B．She wants to make the place her home．
C．She finds the place similar to her home．
D．She feels completely comfortable．

11．John waited at the bus-stop for nearly half an hour _____ the bus finally arrived．（　　）

A．

when

B．

as

C．

before

D．

while

10．I       the office yesterday afternoon when a stranger came in with a boy．（　�。�

	A．	left		B．	was about to leave
	C．	was to have left		D．	will leave

9．She feeds the baby____milk and hay____her cattle．（　　）

A．

on；to

B．

to；on

C．

with；to

D．

on；with

8．________ he found the idea interesting，it was too difficult to be of practical use．（　�。�

A．

While

B．

Once

C．

If

D．

Until