9．High school graduation-the bittersweet feelings are as much a part of me now as they were twenty-one years ago．
As graduation day approached，excitement increased．Being out of high school meant I was finally coming of age．Soon I would be on my own，making my own decisions，doing what I wanted without someone looking over my shoulder and it meant going to school with boys-a welcome change coming from an all-girl high school．There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a college away from home．My mother's idea，on the other hand，was just the opposite．Trying her best not to force her preferences on me，she would subtly ask whether I had considered particular schools-all of which happened to be located in or near my hometown of Chicago．Once it was established that，as long as the expenses would not be too heavy a burden on the family budget，I would be going away anyway，my family's perspective changed．Their concern shifted from whether I was going away to how far．The schools I was considering on the East Coast suddenly looked much more attractive than those in California．But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed like a never-ending list of unknowns：What would college be like？Would I be unbearably lonely not knowing anyone else who was going to the same school？Would the other students like me？Would I make friends easily？Would I miss my family so much that I wouldn't be able to stand it？And what about the work-would I be able to keep up？What if the college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake？Would I be able to transfer to another school？
Despite months of expectation，nothing could have prepared me for the impact of the actual day．As the familiar melody of"Pomp and Circumstance"echoed in the background，I looked around at the other figures in white caps and gowns as we seriously lined into the hall．Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes，and I was consumed by a rush of sadness．As if in a daze（恍惚），I rose from my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to receive my diploma．As I reached out my hand，I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life．Exciting as the future of a new life seemed，it wasn't easy saying good-bye to the old one-the familiar faces，the familiar routine．I would even miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long travel each day between home and school that I hated．Good or bad，it was what I knew．
That September，I was fortunate to attend a wonderful university in Providence，Rhode Island．I needn't have worried about liking it．My years there turned out to be some of the best years of my life．And as for friends，some of the friendships I formed there I still treasure today．Years later，financial difficulties forced my high school to close its doors for good．Although going back is impossible，it's comforting to know I can revisit my special memories any time．
67．In this article the author mainly describesA．
A．her mixed feelings during the months leading towards graduation and on the actual graduation day
B．her eagerness to go to a wonderful university far away from home
C．her happiness to be admitted to a wonderful university
D．the great excitement during the months leading up to the big event-the graduation ceremony
68．The author's motherB．
A．did not care very much which college her daughter went to
B．wished that she would study at a college or university close to home
C．was greatly disappointed at her decision to go to a college on the East Coast
D．willingly allowed her to go to a college of her own choice
69．On the actual graduation day，C．
A．the familiar tune"Pomp and Circumstance"brought tears to her eyes
B．she came to realize that she had a passion for her old school
C．reaching out for diploma，she was aware of a new stage in life ahead of her
D．she went through the whole ceremony in a daze
70．The author adopts a（n）D tone in writing this article．
A．indifferent
B．serious
C．matter-of-fact
D．emotional．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者臨近高中畢業(yè)興奮緊張擔(dān)心的情緒以及畢業(yè)典禮那一天眷戀不舍的心情．
解答 67．A．細(xì)節(jié)推理題．根據(jù)High school graduation-the bittersweet feelings 可知這種感覺是苦樂參半的．As graduation dayapproached，excitement increased．有興奮的感覺；Then panic set in有慌亂；months of expectation有期待．所以說在畢業(yè)前和畢業(yè)時(shí)是一種混合的感覺，故選A．
68．B．推理判斷題．由第二段中的"There was never any question in my mind that I would go to a college away from home．My mother's idea，on the other hand，was just the opposite"可知，作者想去離家遠(yuǎn)的大學(xué)．而作者母親的想法正好和作者相反，她希望作者去一所離家近的大學(xué)．故選B．
69．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由倒數(shù)第二段中的"As I reached out my hand，I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brand-new life"可知，當(dāng)她伸手去接畢業(yè)證書的時(shí)候，她意識(shí)到畢業(yè)證書意味著一種全新生活的開始．她即將開始人生一個(gè)新的階段．故選C．
70．D．推理判斷題．作者在文中提到了他的各種情感興奮，渴望，害怕，擔(dān)心，眷戀等，所以說作者運(yùn)用了含有情感的語氣寫的這篇文．故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
