20．In the fall of 1985，1 was a bright-eyed girl heading to Howard University，aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere．Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell．
  My grandma，an amazing woman，graduated from college at the age of 65．She was the first in our family to reach that goal．But one year after I started college，she developed cancer．I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her．It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait．
  Then I got married with another dream：building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children．In 1999，wc adopted our first son．To lay eyes on him was fantastic-and very emotional．A year later came our second adopted boy．Then followed son No.3．In 2003，1 gave birth to another boy．
You can imagine how fully occupied I became，raising four boys under the age of 8．Our home was a complete zoo-a joyous zoo．Not surprising，I never did make it back to college full-time．But I never gave up on the dream either．I had only one choice：to find a way．That meant taking as few as one class each semester．
  The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys．They often wanted me to stay home with them．There certainly were times I wanted to quit，but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives．
  In 2007，1 graduated from the University of North Carolina．It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!
  I am not special，just single-minded．It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge，but when you're in the midst of it，it just seems normal．Everything you want won*t arrive in your life on one day．It's a process．Remember：little steps add up to big dreams．

46．When the author went to Howard University，her dream was to beB．
A．a writer                               
B．a judge
C．a teacher                             
D．a doctor
47．Why did the author quit school in her second year of college？D
A．She wanted to study by herself．
B．She fell in love and got married．
C．She suffered from a serious illness．   
D．She decided to look after her grandma．
48．What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5？C
A．She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons．
B．She wanted to remain a full-time housewife．
C．She was busy yet happy with her family life．
D．She was too confused to make a correct choice．
49．What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph？A
A．Little by little，one goes far．
B．Failure is the mother of success．
C．Every coin has two sides．
D．Well begun，half done．
50．Which of the following can best describe the author？D
A．Innocent and single-minded．
B．Honest and responsible．
C．Ambitious and sensitive．
D．Caring and determined．

19．Human beings are the most intelligent of all animals because we are gifted with the ability to think and reason logically．Scientists and even common people with special intelligence have made a lot of inventions and contributions to modern lifestyle in the past and even now．
Many household items have been the result of inventions of people who desired better functioning of the existent products．Every individual has intelligence and if it is used properly for the right purpose it leads to invention of a new tool or device．Many new household inventions are made almost every day and there are specific companies，which particularly keep a record of all these inventions．
  A lot of inventions have been made recently in the household field．These products are patented and have trade mark licenses．The patented sliding cinch is a very simple but effective method to prevent shoulder stress and injury for those who work before computers all day long．Vanity PC is a type of computer furniture that specifically hides all the computer wires and keeps a clean and good look．All the outdoor dust，mud and snow can be kept out of the house by installing the dirt drain（排水管）at the entrance of the door．Another important invention is the automatic toilet night-light，in which a small light starts when the lid of the toilet seat is opened and closes as soon as the lid is closed．
   These are some of the new household inventions invented mostly by common people．Thus，a variety of new household items are invented every day，which helps in a better functioning of household chores and in a more useful manner．

41．The first paragraph is intended toC
A．stress the importance of inventions
B．show the advantages of modern lifestyle
C．introduce the topic of the article
D．tell the differences between human beings and animals
42．According to the passage，people make house inventions toA
A．improve the present living conditions
B．earn more money and gain awards
C．accumulate their wealth
D．meet the new demands of new science
43．It can be inferred that the sliding cinch is used toB
A．keep your shoulder safe and sound in an accident or an operation
B．prevent your shoulder from being over-pressured
C．help you practice your shoulder more often and reduce shoulder pains
D．cover your shoulder and make it stronger to resist the outside strike
44．Common people can also make good inventions becauseD．
A．some inventions are easy to be made and can be mastered by them
B．they have a strong desire to do something for science research
C．success is often connected with hardsliip and bitter experience of common people
D．wisdom and inspiration sometimes come from everyday life
45．The passage mainly talks aboutD．
A．the correct use of household facilities
B．different ideas about household inventions
C．the history of household inventions
D．household inventions and their influence．

18．My Left Foot （1989）   Imagine being a prisoner of your own body，unable to make any movements except to move your left foot．The main character in My Left Foot，based on the real story of cerebral palsy （大脑性麻搏）sufferer Christy Brown，can barely move his mouth to speak，but by controlling his left foot，he's able to express himself as an artist and poet．For his moving performance of Brown，Daniel Lewis won his first Academy Award for best actor．
Shine （1996）
  Do you have a talent you're afraid to share with the world？David Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be"one of the truly great pianists，"but the pressures of performing （and pleasing his father） resulted in a complete breakdown．Ten years in a mental institution didn't weaken Helfgott's musical gift：When he was rediscovered，he was playing concertos in a bar．Shine received seven Oscar nominations （提名），and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott．
Life Is Beautiful （1997）
  Nothing's more powerful than the love between a parent and a child．In this heartbreaking Italian film，a father （Roberto Benigni） makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son：trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945，the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game．He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war，and even in his final moments of life，keeps his son smiling and hopeful．Benigni won the best actor Oscar．
Stand and Deliver （1988）
   Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher．Jaime Escalante （Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor） is a great one．Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail，Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things，like getting good grades in the AP exam．Despite the obstacles in their lives，the classmates accomplish their goals，thanks to Mr．Escalante's support．The real Jaime Escalante，the Best Teacher in America，says that Stand and Deliver is"90% truth，10% drama．"

36．The underlined part in the passage meansC．
A．the main character in My Left Foot can't control his whole body
B．the main character in My Left Foot is trapped by others
C．the main character in My Left Foot is a disabled person
D．the main character in My Left Foot is a prisoner
37．If you want to watch a movie about wars，which may be one of your choices？D
A．My Left Foot．
B．Stand and Deliver．
C．Shine．
D．Life Is Beautiftil．
38．Jaime Escalante has a talent forB．
A．drawing and writing                    
B．teaching
C．making stories                            
D．playing the piano
39．Which of the following is true according to the four movies'information？A
A．Edward James Olmos received nomination for best actor Oscar．
B．My Left Foot was directed by Christy Brown's．
C．Geoffrey Rush stayed in a mental institution for ten years．
D．Jaime Escalante has a talent for playing the piano．
40．What do the four movies have in common？B
A．They are all based on real stories．
B．They are all inspiring stories that make a difference．
C．The main characters all won Academy Award for Best Actor．
D．The main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed．

17．Jenny，have you ever seen a moving scene_____many people rushed a stranger getting heart attack to hospital？（　　）

A．

where

B．

when

C．

which

D．

why

16．A group of researchers found that it is the way people consume sugar_____ matters more to teeth health．（　　）

A．

how

B．

that

C．

which

D．

what

15．If only I___ at the party last night!But I had to prepare for the conference．（　　）

A．

were

B．

had been

C．

have been

D．

was

14．I guess we've already talked about this but I'll ask you again just _____．（　　）

A．

in return

B．

in case

C．

by nature

D．

by chance

13．-I called your office at about ten this morning，but there was no reply．
-Oh，that was probably_______ I was paying a visit to a friend in hospital．（　　）

A．

when

B．

why

C．

what

D．

that

12．Since it is a store of so many cultural splendors，the new museum____plenty of teenage visitors this April break．（　　）

A．

holds

B．

strikes

C．

attends

D．

draws

11．Usually the Player of the Year title is given to a big name from the best team．But this time there is a（n）____ （　　）

A．

break

B．

improvement

C．

exception

D．

tradition