In the new book The Education of Millionaires，Michael Ellsberg suggests that although“there are many wonderful things you can learn in college，”few of them are applied to real life ．So Ellsberg has written the book to tell“the capabilities and attitudes that will get you improved outside the classroom．”
I welcome the kind of debate about the value of higher education.It is necessary to remember， however，that Ellsberg also tells how important it is to make money．He mentions a number of college dropouts一such as Bill Gates and Michael Dell一to show how successful they have become without the benefit of a college degree．While Ellsberg stresses the achievements of dropouts，he includes degree holders who have become wealthy and famous．For example，of the current Fortune 500 CEOs，some 99％have a college degree．Similarly，of the Forbes 400 richest people in America，81％hold postseconda.ry（高等）degrees.
But in the discussion，what is forgotten about the value is that the purpose of education is not simply to enable one to earn a living but to prepare one for living over the course of life ．What is also left out of the debate about higher education is that its purpose is not just to provide a pathway covered with gold for the nation’s elites（精英）．If we have the discussion that way，we may look down upon the people who devote themselves to other ordinary jobs that form the basic structures（结构）of our society，Though these individuals may not be reaching for the kind of stars that Michael Ellsberg and others would have them grasp，most are doing something even more important：they are involved in the useful tasks of good citizens and contributing to the common welfare，including providing for their families．
1.In the book The Education of Millionaires，Michael Ellsberg＿＿＿．
A．approves of the value of education
B．explains the reasons for dropping out
C．tells the way of getting out of college
D. discusses the practical value of college degrees
2.The second paragraph suggests a fact that＿＿＿＿
A．the value of higher education is never challenged
B．higher education ensures people making more money
C．most of the richest people received college education
D．success of dropouts proves the value of higher education
3.From the last paragraph we can learn that the author＿＿＿
A．is keen on society charity work B．calls for the equality of all man
C．speaks highly of the nation’s elites D．shows respect to common people
4.The passage is written mainly to．＿＿＿
A．persuade people to go to university
B. make a comment on a new book
C．complain about the college education
D．praise Michael Ellsberg for his hard work
“Get yourself up and make something of yourself，buddy！”Though my mother has passed away，her words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy．
“Christ！”I said，“I have made something of myself. I want to sleep late as I like．”
“If there’s one thing I can’t stand，it’s a quitter．”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuse，so I pull myself from bed．
Before I was out of primary school，mother could see I lacked the gifts for either making millions or winning the love of crowds．So she began pushing me toward working with words．Words ran in her family．There seemed to be a word gene that passed down from her mother’s grandfather·
The greatest proof was my mother’s first cousin Edwin．He was the managing editor of the New York Times and had gained a name in his career．
In 1947 1 graduated from Johns Hopkins and applied for a job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporter．It paid＄30 a week ．When I complained the wage was shameful for a learned man，mother refused to sympathize．“If you work hard at this job，”she said，“maybe you can make something of it．”
After a while，I was asked to cover diplomats（外交官）at various African embassies. Then，
seven years later I was arranged by the Sun to cover the White House，a task that was as close to heaven as a journalist could get．However，whatever achievement of mine only seemed insignificant in her eyes．Uncle Edwin’s success was really annoying during my early years as a reporter．What a thrill，I thought．
Then，out of my wildest childhood fantasy，the Times came knocking．It was sad that Uncle Edwin had passed away by this time．In 1979 I won the Pulitzer Prize．Unfortunately，my mother’s brain and health broke down the year before，leaving her in a nursing home，out of touch with life forevermore ．She never knew of my Pulitzer．
I can probably guess how she’d have responded．“ That’s nice，buddy．It shows if you work hand，you’11 be able to make something of yourself one day，”
1.The first three paragraphs are intended to＿＿＿＿＿＿
A．draw readers’attention to the author’s success
B．remind readers that the road to success is rough
C．serve as an introduction to the author’s mother
D．explain why the author’s mother kept blaming him
2.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably means that tier families＿＿＿＿
A. were gifted at language B．never broke their promise
C. were fond of reading D. stuck to their family belief
3.What can we learn about the author
A．He got a good salary working as a police reporter．
B．He lived a rich life with his mother in his childhood．
C．It was proud of her mother to see his winning the Pulitzer Prize．
D．It was beyond his wildest dream that he could work for the Times．
4.The author regards Uncle Edwin’s success as a thrill because＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．he himself was less smart than Uncle Edwin
B．his mother’s family thought Uncle Edwin to be a good reporter
C．few reporters can become the managing editor of the New York Times
D．Uncle Edwin spared no effort to get the Pulitzer Prize at the cost of his life
Sometimes people come into your life ．You know that they will help you out who you
are or who you want to become·You never know these people may be，possibly your roommate，neighbor，or even a complete stranger．But when you eyes with them，you know at that very moment they will your life in some way．
And sometimes things happen to you that may seem at first，but in reflection you find that without them you would have never your potential ability．
Everything happens for a ．Nothing happens by chance or good luck．Illness，injury，love all occur to test the of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like a road to nowhere ．The people affecting your life，and the and failure you experience，help to create who you are and who you become． the bad experiences can be learned from，for they are the most important ones·If someone loves you，love them back unconditionally，because they are you to love．If someone hurts you， them，for they have helped you learn about and the
importance of being cautious．
Make every day ．Appreciate every moment，for you may never be able to 53 it again·Tell yourself you are a great individual and yourself. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no ． Most importantly，if you LOVE someone，tell him or her，for you never know what tomorrow
may have in store．
1.A. figure B. take C. give D. speak
2.A. where B．how C．who D. what
3.A．fill B．lock C．cover D. close
4.A．value B．affect C．love D．waste
5.A. exciting B. inspiring C. inviting D. challenging
6.A. realized B.lacked C．controlled D. tested
7.A. profit B. fact C. reason D. result
8.A. in need of B. on behalf of C. on account of D. by means of
9.A. degrees B. limits C. influence D. condition
10.A. smooth B. snowy C. busy D. heavy
11.A. sense B. incident C. success D. feeling
12.A. So B. Yet C. Thus D．Even
13.A. probably B. exactly C. certainly D. rarely
14.A. persuading B. allowing C. teaching D. forcing
15.A. warn B. forgive C. scold D. charge
16.A. agreement B. society C. right D. trust
17.A. count B. mean C. go D. change
18.A. save B. experience C. share D. miss
19.A. hold on B. care for C. think of D. believe in
20.A. efforts B. beliefs C. regrets D. directions
一There’s a new movie on at the weekends．Shall we go on Saturday or Sunday？
一＿＿＿＿.‑. Either day is OK for me．
A. Forget it B. Come off it C. You’re kidding D. I don’t mind
An underwater hotel has opened in Africa，with its rooms＿on the bottom of a three－level floating building．
A. to sit B. sit C. sitting D. sat
Some scientists say that the tomato is technically a fruit，＿＿it is eaten as a vegetable．
A. although B. because C. as if D. as long as
