36. A. remained B. happened C. passed D. ended

37. A. reality B. course C. truth D. cause

38. A. more than B. instead of C. regardless of D. other than

39. A. happiest B. easiest C. worst D. hardest

40. A. hear B. learn C. say D. think

第二部分 阅读理解(第一节 20 小题，第二节 5 小题，满分 50 分)

第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题

纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.

Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.

That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.

After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.

"What if we build a wrestling ring?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard.

We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.

41. What makes the writer different from the others is __________.

A. the different sports he loves

B. the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to

C. that he is younger than the others.

D. the different ideas he has

42. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.

B. I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.

C. I decided to quit following wrestling.

D. I began not to watch wrestling on TV.

43. When the writer was a freshman, he ___________.

A. knew he couldn’t be a good football player B. realized he was being himself

C. was still sociable D. built a wrestling ring

44. The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________.

A. play football there B. make his dream realized

C. be a professional player D. have parties there.

45. What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?

A. Optimistic B. Pessimistic C. Doubtful D. Surprised

B

Friday, September 25, 2015, 5:00 PM

The weather may be getting cooler—but there is still time for great hiking and camping all across the country.

Here are a few areas for some fall outdoor adventures:

New Paltz, New York

Often over shadowed by the nearby legendary Appalachian trail, New Paltz is an adorable little town with exceptional outdoor activities.

Bordered by the Shawangunk Mountains, New Paltz is just a hop, skip and jump away from Mohonk Preserve and Minnewaska State Park Preserve in addition to countless other trails that can be used for hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and cross country skiing.