小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com课时作业(十)Unit4SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&ReadingⅠ.阅读理解AAsadropoutmyself,Ioftenfeelitismydutytodefendmyfellows.Commonwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe“badkids”，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.Butnotalldropoutsarelikelytostealgoodsfromashop,orshootpoolallday.Myownfavouriteplacetogowhenskippingschoolwasalwaysthepubliclibrary.MyearlyretirementmeantthatatlastIhadtimetoreadeverythingIwantedto.IfoundreadingThomasPynchon'sGravity'sRainbowalotmoreinterestingthanreadingaboutSirIsaacNewtonandthefallingapple.ThebestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliberated.Ihadbeeninschoolnearlymywholelife.IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas,anduntilIdid,everythingelsefeltlikeawasteoftime.However,afterthreeyears,aseriesofstrangethoughtsbegantomakemeanxiousandunsure.Imagesofmyselfattheageof35begantohaunt(困扰)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(符号学),andsociology—justbecauseIwanttoknowaboutthem.Sonexttimeyouseeadropout,besympathetic.Andpleasedon'tpushhimtodoanythinghedoesn'twanttodo.Itneverworks.He'llcomeroundwhenhe'sready.1．Accordingtothepassage,itiscommonlybelievedthatdropoutsare________．A．badkidsfrombirthB．interestedinstealingthingsfromothersC．verylikelytocommitcrimesD．responsiblefordefendingnonscholars2．Whatdidtheauthorfindmostenjoyableafterdroppingoutofschool?A．Livingincomfortwithhisparents.B．Readinginthepubliclibrary.C．Escapingthepressurefromschool.D．Havingtimeforselfdiscovery.3．WhydidtheauthormovetoSanFrancisco?小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comA．Tofightforhisownfuture.B．ToapplytoCityCollege.C．Tobreakawayfromhisparents.D．Toliveuptohisparents'expectations.4．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledotodealwithdropouts?A．Pushthemtothelimit.B．Listentothemcarefully.C．Trytobeunderstanding.D．Encouragethemtobefriendly.BManyofusweredelightedtolearnthatahighschoolseniorKwasiEninwasacceptedbyalleightIvyLeagueuniversities.Tooursurprise,hewasn'texcitedasexpected,butappearedextracalm.Heannouncedthathewouldrevisittheuniversitiestofindthebestsuitableoneformusicormedicine.Healsowantedtocomparetheirfinancialaidpackages.Kwasi'ssuccessstoryisrare,buthisreactionisnot.Aftertheadmissionlettersarriveathome,studentshave30daystoreallythinkaboutwhatkindofschoolwouldhelpthemgrowasaperson,whichschoolwouldbestpreparethemforthefuture,andwhichschooltheywouldbehappiestat.Andtheyalsohavetothinkaboutwhethertheycanaffordtheschooltheychoose.Buthowtoans...