Passage 2
The day I met Hani, she was a shy, seventeen-year-old girl standing alone in the parking lot of the international school in Indonesia, where I teach English. The school is expensive and does not accept Indonesian students. She walked up to me and asked if I could help her improve her English. I could tell it took immense courage for the young Indonesian girl in worn clothing to approach me and ask for my help.
"Why do you want to improve your English?" I asked her, fully expecting her to talk about finding a job in a local hotel.
"I want to go to an American university," she said with quiet confidence. Her idealistic dream made me want to cry.
I agreed to work with her after school each day on a volunteer basis. For the next several months, Hani woke each morning at five and caught the city bus to her public high school. During the one-hour ride, she studied for her regular classes and prepared the English lessons I had given her the day before. At four o'clock in the afternoon, she arrived at my classroom, exhausted but ready to work. With each passing day, as Hani struggled with college-level English, I grew more fond of her. She worked harder than most of my wealthy students.
Hani lived in a two-room house with her parents and two brothers. Her father was a worker and her mother was a maid. I learned that their combined yearly income was 750 U.S. dollars. It wasn't enough to meet the expenses of even one month in an American university. Hani's enthusiasm was increasing with her language ability, but I was becoming more and more discouraged.
One morning in December 1998, I received the announcement of a scholarship opportunity for a major American university. I tore open the envelope and studied the requirements. It wasn't long before I realized that there was just no way for Hani to meet the qualifications.
When Hani came into the classroom the next day, I told her of the scholarship. I also told her that I believed there was no way for her to apply. I encouraged her to be realistic. However, Hani remained firm.
"Will you send in my name?" she asked.
I didn't have the heart to turn her down. I completed the application, filling in each blank with the painful truth about her academic life, but also with my praise of her courage and her perseverance. I sealed up the envelope and told Hani her chances for acceptance was next to none.
In the weeks that followed, Hani increased her study of English, and I arranged for her to take the Test of English Fluency in Jakarta. The entire computerized test would be a challenge for someone who had never before touched a computer. For two weeks, we studied computer parts and how they worked. Then, just before Hani went to Jakarta. she received a letter from the scholarship association, What a cruel time for the rejection to arrive, I thought. Trying to prepare her for disappointment, I opened the letter and began to read it to her. She had been accepted.
I leaped about the room excitedly. Hani stood by, smiling quietly. The image of her face at the moment came back to me again and again in the following week. I realized that I had learned something Hani had known from the beginning: It is not intelligence alone that brings success, but also the drive to succeed, the commitment to work hard and the courage to believe in yourself.
56. When the writer learned about Hani's dream, she wanted to cry because______.
A. the school did not enroll Indonesian students
B. she thought the girl's English was not good enough
C. she thought it was impossible for Hani to realize her dream
D. Hani's family could not afford the tuition
57. When Hani arrived at the writer's classroom, she ______.
A. was tired out but eager to learn B. was eager to learn but not well prepared
C. had to take a one-hour bus ride to her high school D. had to study for her regular classes
58. When the writer received the application form for a scholarship, she______.
A. threw away the letter in despair B. encouraged Hani to apply
C. poured cold water on Hani D. tore the letter into pieces
59. When the writer received the reply letter, she was sure that______.
A. Hani's application was insufficient B. Hani's application for scholarship was rejected
C. the university had accepted Hani D. the university wanted more information about Hani
60. The lesson the writer learned from Hani's story shows that success comes from______.
A. connections and persistence B. wisdom, good luck and determination
C. intelligence, opportunity and wealth D. intelligence, diligence and determination
V. 词形转换。将括号里提供的词转换成适当的词形填入答题纸上相应的位置。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets. (10 points)
61. We must ______ our pace; otherwise we cannot catch the 8 o'clock train. (quick)
62. It is hard to make friends with ______ people. (mind; narrow)
63. The works of this famous ______ are now exhibited in leading European and American galleries. (art)
64. The powdered milk was actually ______ when mixed with unclean water. (danger)
65. The husband decided not to complain in the ______ of his wife any more. (present)
66. Many college students nowadays stay on campus for the summer and do some______ job. (time; part )
67. You've got to be very careful. The medicine is ______ if taken in large quantities. (poison)
68. His conduct often ______ with his words, so now his friends hardly trust him. (agree)
69. Many people think that we have more natural resources than we need, but this is not ______ true. (necessary)
70. The police arrested the man who was accused of a serious terrorist ______ . (act)
Ⅵ．句子翻译。将下列句子译成英语，译文写在答题纸上相应的位置。(本大题共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)
Translate the following sentences into English. (15 points)
71.汤姆从12岁起就靠打各种零工挣钱养活自己。
72.出于对偏远山区孩子教育的关注，退休的徐教授将全部积蓄捐给了"希望工程"。
73.儿女们不明白，市场上蔬菜如此便宜，老人干嘛还自找麻烦，花力气自己种菜。
74.当今世界各国联系如此紧密，我们不应当仅仅关注自己的国家和自己的文化。
75.各国的科学家意识到威胁人类生存环境的那些严峻事实，向人类发出了严重的警告。
Ⅶ.作文。根据所学的一篇课文，写出150词左右的短文。(本大题共15分)
Write a short composition based on one of the texts you have learned in about 150 words. (15 points)
Topic: Explain culture shock and the four stages of adjustment with the help of the following outline.
1. The honeymoon
2. The crisis
3. The recovery
4. The adjustment
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