. Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. At the beginning of every school year, I feared coming home with the heavy homework of the first day after a summer of fun. And I feared getting another teacher who had a long list of rules and a stare that could kill a cat. But there was always one part of beginning a new school year that I enjoyed. I always liked going to the store to arm myself with new school supplies-even if I didn’t need them. Sure, my pencils, erasers and notebooks from the previous school year may have had some life left in them. But this didn’t matter. Every year, Dad would pile us into the car, take us to Wal-Mart and let us buy the newest and coolest pencils, rainbow-colored erasers and spiral notebooks. Besides school supplies, many parents also take their kids on annual shopping spree for new clothes and book bags just in time for school. During the whole process, children are in high spirits, buying a lot of stuff and are back home exhausted. Every year, most of my classmates and I show up to school on the first day with something smelling like a new car. We’d put our new stationery on top of the desks, just to make sure others see them. Leftover supplies from past years were always stuffed into the living room desk. Used clothes that had lost their appeal were sent to second-hand shops, where they would be sold for 50 cents a piece. However, all of the new stuff could only make us excited about going to school for one week, after which the usual boredom and fear come back. 65. What is NOT TRUE about the author at the beginning of a new school year in the passage? A. He often has to face a new teacher. B. He doesn’t enjoy the load of work from school. C. He doesn’t appreciate strict teachers D. He obtains new school supplies from the school. 66. Why do the students look forward to getting new pencils every year? A. Because the old ones are used up. B. Because new pencils help them to study better. C. Because they want to show their new stuff off. D. Because it’s required by the school. 67. The underlined word “spree” in the passage probably means ______. A. competition B. considerable embarrassment C. wild celebration D. emotional pain 68. How are the old supplies dealt with? A. They are put aside and forgotten. B. They are given to poorer children. C. They are sold online. D. They are treasured by the students. |