1 . Raised in a motherless home，my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children. His attitude didn’t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college. I had to ride the bus whenever I came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home，Dad never met me，even in severe weather. If I grumbled，he’d say in his loudest father-voice，“That’s what your legs are for！”

The walk didn’t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety. But that feeling was canceled one spring evening.

It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs. I longed for home. When the bus reached the stop，I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

A row of hedge(树篱)edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey，I always had a sense of relief to see the hedge because it meant that I was almost home. On that particular evening，the hedge had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedge，moving toward the house. Upon closer observation，I realized it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew，each time I’d come home，he had stood behind the hedge，watching，until he knew I had arrived safely. I swallowed hard against the tears. He did care，after all.

On later visits，that spot of gray became my watchtower. I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery. Upon reaching home，I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair.“ So！My son，it’s you！”he’d say，his face lengthening into pretended surprise.

I replied，“Yes，Dad，it’s me.I’m home.”

1. What does the underlined word“grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．Agreed willingly.	B．Explained clearly.
C．Spoke unhappily.	D．Accepted happily.

2. What made the author feel upset was         .

A．the tiredness after long hours in labs

B．the feeling of being less than valued

C．the fear of seeing something moving

D．the loneliness of riding the bus home

3. The author’s father watched behind the hedge because____

A．he was concerned about his son’s safety

B．he wanted to help his son build up courage

C．he didn’t want to meet his son at the doorway

D．he didn’t think his son was old enough to walk alone

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Riding Bus Alone.	B．My College Life.
C．Terrible Journey Home.	D．My Father’s Secret.

2 . Do you know what a big dream is?    1    Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.The SelfImmediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego（自我）. It’s there for protecting and should be listened to.    2    Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.    3    Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friend destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.The WorldIf one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world.    4    In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.    5    

A．Does a big dream show one’s future ?

B．They simply fail until they succeed.

C．How Big Dreams Die

D．It is the last and the most terrible barrier.

E．Family and Friends

F．Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong

G．And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.

3 . You’ve probably heard about sports coaches, fitness coaches, vocal music teachers, career counselors, psychiatrists (精神病医师) and other specialists who teach skills and help us cope with daily life.

But there’s a rapidly growing kind of professional who does a little bit of everything. She or he is called a “life coach”. People who are at crossroads in their lives and corporations that want to give certain employees a career boost are turning to them for help.

The idea that one person’s success story can change other people’s lives for the better goes back at least to the 1930s. Dale Carnegie’s famous self-improvement program “How to Win Friends and Influence People” came along soon thereafter.

But this new style of life coaches includes more than enthusiastic speakers or writers. They use their own experiences in business, sports, military service, or psychotherapy (心理疗法) to help others make critical life decisions.

They often give their approach a slogan, such as “energy coaching” or “fearless living” or “working yourself happy”.

Dave Lakhani in Boise, Idaho, for instance, works with salespeople to develop what he calls a “road map”. He says an ongoing relationship with a coach is like having a personal fitness trainer for one’s career and life outside work.

Lakhani’s Bold Approach coaching firm also donates some of its time to help people who are anything but successful — including battered women and struggling single mothers.

But others in the so-called “helping professions” are not thrilled about the life-coaching movement. They say that anyone, trained or untrained, can call himself or herself a life coach, and that slick (华而不实的) promoters who mess with people’s lives can do more harm than good.

1. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．Working Yourself Happy

B．Life Coaches Help with Tough Decisions

C．How to Cope with Daily Life with Life Coaches

D．The Life-Coaching Movement

2. The underlined phrase “life coach” in Paragraph 2 means “      ”.

A．the career counselor who teaches skills

B．the psychiatrist who helps us cope with daily life

C．the fitness coach who teaches us lessons

D．the specialist who helps us make important life decisions

3. The last paragraph is mainly about       .

A．the introductions of life coach

B．the disagreements of life coach

C．the effects of life coach

D．the experiences of life coach

4. What is the author’s attitude towards life coaches?

A．Cautious.	B．Approving.
C．Casual.	D．Disapproving.