I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.

The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively(沖動(dòng)地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff(執(zhí)法官) in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad’s closest advisor talking.

“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son obey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”

So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants(軍士). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.

Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.

Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.

One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.

“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.

“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.

“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.

Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”

1.The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.

A. he could learn how to survive in the wild

B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson

C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs

D. his mother feared that he would be accused

2.The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.

A. selfish B. careless C. rude D. reasonable

3.What can we learn about the author from the passage?

A. He changed a lot after the camp.

B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.

C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.

D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.

4. How did the author’s father feel at the end of the story?

A. Grateful. B. Annoyed.

C. Disappointed D. Relieved

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For many centuries, people used windmills to grind(磨碎)wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radios. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.

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Dear Andrew,

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Hopefully, what I’ve mentioned above could be helpful and wish you a fun time in our school.

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3.What does the underlined words “Crown Street restaurant” in the third paragraph refer to?

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B. A restaurant called Crown Street.

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B. Louis’ Lunch

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The Franciscan Health System is based in Tacoma, Washington. Franciscan charges $35 for this kind of virtual house call, that is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctor's office or an urgent care clinic.

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【小題】The second paragraph is mainly used to show ________.

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B. the advantages of telemedicine

C. many factors contribute to telemedicine

D. what telemedicine is

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