課時作業(十)Unit4SectionⅠWeletotheunit&ReadingⅠ.閱讀理解AAsadropoutmyself,Ioftenfeelitismydutytodefendmyfellows.monwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe“badkids”，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.Butnotalldropoutsarelikelytostealgoodsfromashop,orshootpoolallday.Myownfavouriteplacetogowhenskippingschoolwasalwaysthepubliclibrary.MyearlyretirementmeantthatatlastIhadtimetoreadeverythingIwantedto.IfoundreadingThomasPynchon'sGravity'sRainbowalotmoreinterestingthanreadingaboutSirIsaacNewtonandthefallingapple.ThebestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliberated.Ihadbeeninschoolnearlymywholelife.IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas,anduntilIdid,everythingelsefeltlikeawasteoftime.However,afterthreeyears,aseriesofstrangethoughtsbegantomakemeanxiousandunsure.Imagesofmyselfattheageof35begantohaunt(困擾)meinmysleep.Andavoiceinmyheadbeganaskingoverandover，“Whoispayingthehotwaterbills?Whobuysthemicrowavepizza？”Theanswer,ofcourse,wasmypooroldparents.Sure,Iwashavinganenjoyabletimedoingplentyofnothing,discoveringmyselfandall,butthat'sunfairtothem.Whatkindofparentslongtoseetheirchilddropoutofschool,withnoplansforthefuture?Couldtheybeexpectedtosupportmeforever?Certainlynot.Iimmediatelymovedoutofthehouseandoutoftown,insearchofafutureformyself.Anditishere,inmynewhomeinSanFrancisco,thatIhavedecidedtodowhatwasonceunthinkable:gobacktoschool.IplantotakeadulteducationclassesandthenapplytoCityCollege.Ontheonehand,IcanhardlybelieveI'mdoingit:areturntodesks,chalkboards,andclocksthattellyouwhentostopthinkingaboutonethingandstartthinkingaboutanother.Ontheotherhand,atCityCollege,I'llbeabletotakefilmproduction,semiotics(符號學),andsociology—justbecauseIwanttoknowaboutthem.Sonexttimeyouseeadropout,besympathetic.Andpleasedon'tpushhimtodoanythinghedoesn'twanttodo.Itneverworks.He'lleroundwhenhe'sready.1．Accordingtothepassage,itismonlybelievedthatdropoutsare________．A．badkidsfrombirthB．interestedinstealingthingsfromothersC．verylikelytomitcrimesD．responsiblefordefendingnon-scholars2．Whatdidtheauthorfindmostenjoyableafterdroppingoutofschool?A．Livinginfortwithhisparents.B．Readinginthepubliclibrary.C．Escapingthepressurefromschool.D．Havingtimeforself-discovery.3．WhydidtheauthormovetoSanFrancisco?A．Tofightforhisownfuture.B．ToapplytoCityCollege.C．Tobreakawayfromhisparents.D．Toliveuptohisparents'expectations.4．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledotodealwithdropouts?A．Pushthemtothelimit.B．Listentothemcarefully.C．Trytobeunderstanding.D．Encouragethemtobefriendly.BManyofusweredelightedtolearnthatahighschoolseniorKwasiEninwasacceptedbyalleightIvyLeagueuniversities.Tooursurprise,hewasn'texcitedasexpected,butappearedextracalm.Heannouncedthathewouldrevisittheuniversitiestofindthebestsuitableoneformusicormedicine.Healsowantedtoparetheirfinancialaidpackages.Kwasi'ssuccessstoryisrare,buthisreactionisnot.Aftertheadmissionlettersarriveathome,studentshave30daystoreallythinkaboutwhatkindofschoolwouldhelpthemgrowasaperson,whichschoolwouldbestpreparethemforthefuture,andwhichschooltheywouldbehappiestat.Andtheyalsohavetothinkaboutwhethertheycanaffordtheschooltheychoose.Buthowtoanswerthequestionsaboutwhichschoolisthebestsuitableuniversity?Someyoungpeopleareattractedtolargeuniversitieswithgreatschoolspiritandalistofofferings.Butbesidesthoseadvantages,manyoftheseuniversitiesfocusongraduateworkandresearch,withundergraduatestaughtmostlybypart-timeinstructors.Othersareattractedtosmallerboardingschoolswithdiscussion-basedclasses.Butsomeoftheseschoolswillhavemuchlimitationforstudentswhowantahigh-energycitylifeexperience.Manystudentstodayseemtothinktheyshouldpicktheuniversitywheretheywillgetthediplomathatwillhelpthemgetthemosthighlypaidjob.Thisisasadmisunderstandingofwhatacollegeeducationshouldprovide.Agoodcollegeeducationshouldpreparestudentstoovereanydifficultyandthriveinsociety.Ithelpsthemtoformacreativemindandspiritthatwillcontinuetodevelopfarbeyondtheiruniversityyears.Sowhenyouchooseacollege,youshouldconsiderifitisfilledwithusefullearningtohelpcreatenewspacesfordifferentpossibilitiesofgrowth.5．WhatcanweknowaboutKwasiEninfromParagraph1?A．Hewasfromaverypoorfamily.B．Hewouldchoosethetopuniversity.C．Hewastooexcitedtocalmhimselfatthegoodnews.D．Heconsideredhisinterestwhenchoosinghisuniversity.6．WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph2?A．Fewstudentscanbeadmittedtouniversity.B．ManystudentsfacethechoiceslikeKwasi.C．Topuniversitiesarethefirstchoiceformoststudents.D．Americanstudentscanaffordtheiruniversitybythemselves.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplaintheunderlinedword“thrive”inParagraph4?A．Fail. B．Succeed.C．Research. D．Work.8．Whatshouldthebestuniversitybelikeaccordingtothetext?A．Itwillbeverylargeandhavegoodinstructors.B．Itwillbesmallboardingschoolswithdiscussion-basedclasses.C．Itwillofferthediplomatogetthemosthighlypaidjob.D．Itwillhelpstudentscontinuetomakeprogressafteruniversityyears.Ⅱ.完形填空Itwasasmallgraduationparty.OnlyEd,Max,RaulandIwerethere.Allthreemen,eachovertheageoffifty,hadachieveda__1__intheirlives.Theycould__2__.Overingdecadesof__3__andalifetimeofcoveringuptheirilliteracy,thesethreemenhadsignedupforafreethree-monthcourse，taughtbyme.“Itakethebuseverydaytowork，”saidEd.“Havedoneforoverthirtyyears.JustyesterdayI__4__whatthewords‘EmergencyExit’mean.”Maxreportedthathewas__5__tounderstandmuchofsportsarticlesonhisbelovedDallasCowboysinMonday'snewspaper.__6__，hisbreaktimewasspent__7__toreadinthehopethathisco-workerswouldneverdiscoverhisshamefulsecret.Asourfinalnightcametoaclose,Raultookmyhandbetweenhisroughones：“Yougavemea__8__.Yougavemeanewlife.”Beingsoyoung,Ididnotgraspthefull__9__ofhissimplestatementuntilmyowngreyhairsappeared,anda(n)__10__downturnrobbedmeofmyworkandinesecurity.NowI'mthe__11__ofmyformerpupilsandmyfutureneedsa__12__button.Irealizethatlimitingmydestiny(命運)becauseofmyageormylackofskillsis__13futurewithmanywonderfulopportunitiescouldbelongtomeaslongasIhavethecourageto__14__itoutandworkforit.LikeEd,MaxandRaul,Iamdeterminedtomakeanewlife