The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers and had the time of my life.It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled.Near the end of the day I was overjoyed too when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself.I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach.Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside.1 was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course，straight towards one of those big oak trees.My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming.At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree.I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling，“Yohave to steer(操控)!Yohave to steer!”

Sadly，that wasn’t the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life.Many times problems，troubles，and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despair.I am still learning that life isn’t always safe sledding.I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God.

Life is a trip，but no one ever said it was a smooth ride.Steer well then.Steer straight.Steer your soul towards the light and the love we are all meant for.

25.What do we know about the author when he was very young?

A.He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it.

B.He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers.

C.He longed to go sledding with his brothers.

D.He carried his brothers’sleds as they went sledding.

26.Which of the following can replace the underlined word“exhilarating”in Paragraph 2?

A.delightful B.Terrifying C.ordinary D.violent

27.Why did the author fall off his sled?

A.Because his sled crashed in an oak tree.

B.Because he lost control of his sled.

C.Because his brother pushed it so hard.

D.Because the hillside was snowy.

28.What does the author mean to tell us?

A.Losing control of a sled can be dangerous.

B.Courage and determination can change one’s life.

C.Life can be controlled by one himself

D.Life is a mystery full of coincidences.C

The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(亭)set up in big cities across the country.

As the latest TV show to help people’s love for literature recover，CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones.Just as the weekly show has been well-received，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hits.

A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 -- the first day of the booth’s opening to the public in Shanghai.The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5:30 pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to grow.Some waited more than nine hours for a try-out in the booth, according to library management.

“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens.If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，”library manager ZhoDeming，told the Shanghai-based The Paper.

The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment，but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months，according to the library’s website.

The Readers program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhoand Xi’an to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories.

With the recent boom of culture-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Competition，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general.

29.CCTV program Readers aims to_______________.

A.teach people what to read

B.attract people’s attention to CCTV

C.invite people to read aloud in the booth

D.arouse people’s flesh enthusiasm for reading

30.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that_______________.

A.Some people waited for a long time to read in the booth

B.March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library

C.On March 4,200 people read in the booth

D.The time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours

31.The passage mainly tells US that_______________.

A.Many people line up to read aloud in reading booths

B.More reading booths will be set up in the future