一.DuringallthistimeIneverstoppedthinkingaboutescape.WhenItraveledacrosstotheothersideoftheisland,Icouldseetheotherislands,andIsaidtomyself,“PerhapsIcangettherewithaboat.PerhapsIcangetbacktoEnglandoneday.”SoIdecidedtomakemyselfaboat.Icutdownabigtree,andthenbegantomakealongholeinit.Itwashardwork,butaboutsixmonthslater,Ihadaveryfinecanoe(独木舟).Next,Ihadtogetitdowntothesea.HowsillyIwas!Whydidn'tIthinkbeforeIbeganwork?Ofcourse,thecanoewastooheavy.Icouldn'tmoveit!Ipulledandpushedandtriedeverything,butitdidn'tmove.Iwasveryunhappyforalongtimeafterthat.Thathappenedinmyfourthyearontheisland.InmysixthyearIdidmakemyselfasmallercanoe,butIdidnottrytoescapeinit.Theboatwastoosmallforalongjourney,andIdidnotwanttodieatsea.Theislandwasmyhomenow,notmyprison,andIwasjusthappytobealive.Ayearortwolater,Imademyselfasecondcanoeontheothersideoftheisland.Ialsobuiltmyselfasecondhousethere,andsoIhadtwohomes.Mylifewasstillbusyfrommorningtonight.Therewerealwaysthingstodoortomake.Ilearnttomakenewclothesformyselffromtheskinsofdeadanimals.Theylookedverystrange,itistrue,buttheykeptmedryintherain.Ikeptfoodandtoolsatbothmyhouses,andalsowildgoats.Thereweremanygoatsontheisland,andImadefieldswithhighfencestokeepthemin.Theylearnttotakefoodfromme,andsoonIhadgoats'milktodrinkeveryday.Ialsoworkedhardinmycorn(玉米)fields.Andsomanyyearswentby.1.Thepurposeofmakingacanoeontheislandwasto_____________.A.escapeinitB.gettotheothersideoftheislandC.useitforfoodD.goaroundtheisland2.Tosurvive,thewriterdidthefollowingEXCEPT_____________.A.keepinggoatsformilkB.makingclothesfromanimalskinsC.workinginthecornfieldsD.goingfishinginthesea3.Whydidn'tthewriterusehisfirstcanoe?A.Becauseitwastoosmallforalongjourney.B.Becauseitwastooheavytogetdowntothesea.C.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwithit.D.Becausethewriterwasbusybuildingasecondhouse.4.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthat_____________.A.thewritertriedtomakehisstaycomfortableontheislandB.thewriterhadnothingtodoonthewildislandC.thewritertriedtoescapeinthesecondcanoe,butfailedD.thewriterwasinprisonontheisland,losinghisfreedom5.Whatisthebestwordtodescribethewriter?A.excitedB.braveC.adventurousD.hard-working阅读理解答案:ADBAC二.Thousandsofpeoplehavebeenkilledinamassive(大规模的)earthquakeinJapan.Thequake--themostpowerfultohitJapaninmorethan100years--causedmassivedamageandmanypeoplearemissingandfeareddead.The8.9magnitudequakestruckFriday(March11)offJapan'seasterncoast,andprompted(引发)tsunamiwarnings(海啸警报)acrossthePacificasfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheU.S.WestCoast.Severaldaysaftera8.9-magnitudeearthquakeandresulting10-meter-hightsunamidevastatedthecoastline.TheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveysaysitwasthefifthlargestearthquakesince1900.Thelargest,witha9.5magnitude,shookChile(智利)in1960.InJapan,thetsunamisweptawayboats,carsandhundredsofhousesincoastalareasnorthofTokyo.ThequakeshookbuildingsintheJapanesecapitalandcausedseveralfires.AlltrainandsubwaytrafficinTokyohasbeenstopped,andthousandsofpeopletherewereunabletogetbackhome.Peoplearejusttryingtofindcleanwater.Foodsuppliesarerunningout.Intheconveniencestores,therearenoriceballsleft.Thereisnobottledwaterleft.Peoplearefacingareallyserioussituationinthedaysaheadforthesepeoplethatarelivinginareasthatwereonlymoderately(普通的)damaged.Thefinaldeathtollcouldrangefromthethousandstotensofthousands,dependingonhowmanyofthesecommunitiesaregone.JapanesePrimeMinisterNaotoKansaidthegovernmentwoulddoeverythingitcantominimize(使降到最低)theeffectsofthedisaster.AndinWashington,PresidentObamasaidtheUnitedStatesisreadytohelpthepeopleofJapan.1.Theunderlineworddamagemeans_____________inthearticle.A.illnessB.disasterC.terrorD.danger2.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.ThousandsofpeoplehavebeenkilledinamassiveearthquakeinJapan.B.Onlypeopleinareasthatwereonlymoderatelydamagedarefacingareallyserioussituationinthedays.C.ThetsunamidevastatednotonlythecoastlineinJapan,butalsotheerasacrossthePacific.asfarawayasSouthAmericaandtheU.S.WestCoast.D.Themassiveearthquakecausedthetsunami.3.Accordingtothepassage,whichearthquakeisthelargestonesince1990?A.theonehappenedinJapanonMarch11,2011B.theoneinChilein1960C.thefifthlargestearthquakesince1900D.Wedon'tknow.4.Ifyou'reinTokyothesedays,whatyoucan'tgetfromtheconveniencestore?A.newspapersandmagazinesB.somemedicineC.papernapkinsandtoothpastesD.riceballsandbottledwater5.Thepassagecan'tbein/on__________.A.March10thnewspapersB.TVC.InternetD.Radios阅读理解答案:BDBD三.MyproblemsstartedafterIwenttoaboardingschool.Iwasonly14,andatfirstImissedmyfamilyalot.Ioftencalledthemandcriedonthephone.Butaftertwoweeks,IfoundIenjoyedbeingwithmyclassmatesatschool.Ihadmanyfriendswhowereboys.Ithoughtofthemasmybestfriends-butonlyfriends.Ineverguessedmyfriendshipswithboyswouldbecomeaproblem.Then,threemonthslater,myfriendstoldmethatsometeachersandgirlssaidIwashangingoutwithboysalldaylonginordertogetattentionfromthem.Sevenmonthsafterthat,theheadteacherMr.WangaskedtheclasstochoosesomestudentstojointheStudentUnion.IthoughtIcouldwinforIwasdoingwellinschool.I'dalreadywonprizesforthebestmathandEnglishexams.Aweeklater,thelistcameoutanditdidn'tincludem