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课时作业(十)Unit4SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&ReadingⅠ.阅读理解AAsadropoutmyself,Ioftenfeelitismydutytodefendmyfellow

s.Commonwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe“badkids”，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.Butnotalldro

poutsarelikelytostealgoodsfromashop,orshootpoolallday.Myownfavouriteplacetogowhenskippingschoolwasalwaysthepubliclibrary.

MyearlyretirementmeantthatatlastIhadtimetoreadeverythingIwantedto.IfoundreadingThomasPynchon'sGravity'sRainbowalotmoreint

erestingthanreadingaboutSirIsaacNewtonandthefallingapple.ThebestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliber

ated.Ihadbeeninschoolnearlymywholelife.IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas,anduntilIdid,everythingelsefeltlikeawasteoftime.

However,afterthreeyears,aseriesofstrangethoughtsbegantomakemeanxiousandunsure.Imagesofmyselfattheageof35be

gantohaunt(困扰)meinmysleep.Andavoiceinmyheadbeganaskingoverandover，“Whoispayingthehotwaterbills?Whobuysthemicrowavepizza？”Th

eanswer,ofcourse,wasmypooroldparents.Sure,Iwashavinganenjoyabletimedoingplentyofnothing,discoveringmyselfandall,

butthat'sunfairtothem.Whatkindofparentslongtoseetheirchilddropoutofschool,withnoplansforthefuture?Couldtheybeexpectedtosupportmeforever?Certainlyn

ot.Iimmediatelymovedoutofthehouseandoutoftown,insearchofafutureformyself.Anditishere,inmynewhomeinSanFrancisco,thatIhavedecidedtodowhatwasonceunthin

kable:gobacktoschool.IplantotakeadulteducationclassesandthenapplytoCityCollege.Ontheonehand,IcanhardlybelieveI'mdoingit:areturntodesks,chalkboa

rds,andclocksthattellyouwhentostopthinkingaboutonethingandstartthinkingaboutanother.Ontheotherhand,atCityCollege,I'llbeabletotakefilmproduction,

semiotics(符号学),andsociology—justbecauseIwanttoknowaboutthem.Sonexttimeyouseeadropout,besympathetic.Andpleasedon'tpushhimto

doanythinghedoesn'twanttodo.Itneverworks.He'llcomeroundwhenhe'sready.1．Accordingtothepassage,itiscommonlybe

lievedthatdropoutsare________．A．badkidsfrombirthB．interestedinstealingthingsfromothersC．verylikelytocommitcrimesD．responsibl

efordefendingnon­scholars2．Whatdidtheauthorfindmostenjoyableafterdroppingoutofschool?A．Livingincomfortwithhisparents.B．Readin

ginthepubliclibrary.C．Escapingthepressurefromschool.D．Havingtimeforself­discovery.3．WhydidtheauthormovetoSanFrancisco?A．T

ofightforhisownfuture.B．ToapplytoCityCollege.C．Tobreakawayfromhisparents.D．Toliveuptohisparents'expectations.4．Whatdoestheauthorsuggest

peopledotodealwithdropouts?A．Pushthemtothelimit.B．Listentothemcarefully.C．Trytobeunderstanding.D．Encouragethemtobefriendly

.BManyofusweredelightedtolearnthatahighschoolseniorKwasiEninwasacceptedbyalleightIvyLeagueuniversities.Tooursurprise,hewasn'texcitedasexpect

ed,butappearedextracalm.Heannouncedthathewouldrevisittheuniversitiestofindthebestsuitableoneformusicormedicine.Healsowantedtocomparetheirfinancialaid

packages.Kwasi'ssuccessstoryisrare,buthisreactionisnot.Aftertheadmissionlettersarriveathome,studentshave30daystoreallythinkaboutwhatkindofs

choolwouldhelpthemgrowasaperson,whichschoolwouldbestpreparethemforthefuture,andwhichschooltheywouldbehappiestat.Andtheyalsohavetothinkab

outwhethertheycanaffordtheschooltheychoose.Buthowtoanswerthequestionsaboutwhichschoolisthebestsuitableuniversity?Someyoungpeoplear

eattractedtolargeuniversitieswithgreatschoolspiritandalistofofferings.Butbesidesthoseadvantages,manyoftheseuniv

ersitiesfocusongraduateworkandresearch,withundergraduatestaughtmostlybypart­timeinstructors.Othersareattractedtosmallerboardingschoolswith

discussion­basedclasses.Butsomeoftheseschoolswillhavemuchlimitationforstudentswhowantahigh­energycitylife

experience.Manystudentstodayseemtothinktheyshouldpicktheuniversitywheretheywillgetthediplomathatwillhelpthemgetthemosthighlypa

idjob.Thisisasadmisunderstandingofwhatacollegeeducationshouldprovide.Agoodcollegeeducationshouldpreparestudentstoovercomeanydifficultyandthriveins

ociety.Ithelpsthemtoformacreativemindandspiritthatwillcontinuetodevelopfarbeyondtheiruniversityyears.Sowh

enyouchooseacollege,youshouldconsiderifitisfilledwithusefullearningtohelpcreatenewspacesfordifferentpossibilitiesofgrowth.5．WhatcanweknowaboutKwasiE

ninfromParagraph1?A．Hewasfromaverypoorfamily.B．Hewouldchoosethetopuniversity.C．Hewastooexcitedtocalmhimselfatthegoodnews.D．Heconsideredhisinterestw

henchoosinghisuniversity.6．WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph2?A．Fewstudentscanbeadmittedtouniversity.B．Manystude

ntsfacethechoiceslikeKwasi.C．Topuniversitiesarethefirstchoiceformoststudents.D．Americanstudentscanaffordtheiruniversitybythemselves.7．Whichof

thefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“thrive”inParagraph4?A．Fail.B．Succeed.C．Research.D．Work.8．Whatshouldthebestuniversitybelikeacc

ordingtothetext?A．Itwillbeverylargeandhavegoodinstructors.B．Itwillbesmallboardingschoolswithdiscussion­

basedclasses.C．Itwillofferthediplomatogetthemosthighlypaidjob.D．Itwillhelpstudentscontinuetomakeprogressafter

universityyears.Ⅱ.完形填空Itwasasmallgraduationparty.OnlyEd,Max,RaulandIwerethere.Allthreemen,eachovertheageoffifty,hadachieveda__1__intheir

lives.Theycould__2__.Overcomingdecadesof__3__andalifetimeofcoveringuptheirilliteracy,thesethreemenhadsignedupforafreethr

ee­monthcourse，taughtbyme.“Itakethebuseverydaytowork，”saidEd.“Havedoneforoverthirtyyears.JustyesterdayI__4__whatthewords‘Emer

gencyExit’mean.”Maxreportedthathewas__5__tounderstandmuchofsportsarticlesonhisbelovedDallasCowboysinMonday'snewspaper.__6__，hisbr

eaktimewasspent__7__toreadinthehopethathisco­workerswouldneverdiscoverhisshamefulsecret.Asourfinalnightcametoaclose,Raultookmyhandbetweenhisrough

ones：“Yougavemea__8__.Yougavemeanewlife.”Beingsoyoung,Ididnotgraspthefull__9__ofhissimplestatementuntilmyowngreyh

airsappeared,anda(n)__10__downturnrobbedmeofmyworkandincomesecurity.NowI'mthe__11__ofmyformerpupilsandmyfutureneedsa__12

__button.Irealizethatlimitingmydestiny(命运)becauseofmyageormylackofskillsis__13__.Afuturewithmanywonderfulopp

ortunitiescouldbelongtomeaslongasIhavethecourageto__14__itoutandworkforit.LikeEd,MaxandRaul,Iamdeterminedtomakeanewlifeformysel

f.They__15__mewell.1．A.firstB．medalC．careerD．prize2．A.workB．surviveC．readD．drive3．A.sorrowB．depressionC．threatD．embarrassment4．A.heardaboutB．looke

dthroughC．putforwardD．figuredout5．A.likelyB．ableC．cautiousD．eager6．A.UltimatelyB．LatelyC．PreviouslyD．Gradually7．A.lea

rningB．continuingC．managingD．pretending8．A.futureB．choiceC．breakD．lesson9．A.purposeB．wisdomC．commentD．background10．A.educationalB．scie

ntificC．physicalD．economic11．A.ageB．exampleC．imageD．guide12．A.controlB．restartC．functionD．play13．A.crucialB．reasonableC．foolishD．annoying14．A.seekB．

letC．bringD．carry15．A.trainedB．taughtC．clonedD．amused