自考英語二真題

2012年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語(二)試卷

(課程代碼0359)

本試卷分為兩部分，滿分100分，考試時間150分鐘。

第一部分為選擇題，1頁至8頁，共8頁。應(yīng)考者必須在“答題卡”上.按要求填涂，不能答在

試卷上。

第二部分為非選擇題，9頁至10頁，共2頁。應(yīng)考者必須在“答題紙”上答題。

PARTONE(50POINTS)

1.VocabularyandStructure(10points91pointeach)

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

1.Alltheoriesfrompracticeandinturnservepractice.

A.differ

B.range

C.recover

D.originate

2.Thereislittleincreasingyourreadingspeedifyoudonotunderstandwhatyouarereading.

A.aim

B.use

C.value

D.meaning

3.whatyousaynowisnotwithwhatyousaidyesterday.

A.insistent

B.prevalent

C.consistent

D.permanent

4.Puttingprisonersinchainsdoesn'tsolvetheOfcrime,suchaspovertyordisaffectionwithin

society.

A.causes

B.victims

C.purposes

D.increases

5.Binarystars,astheirnamesuggests,aretwinstarswhosepositioninspaceeachother.

A.affects

B.expects

C.perfects

D.inspects

6.Allevidencerelevantthecaseshouldbegatheredandanalyzed.

A.with

B.to

C.from

D.for

7.Comewhatwe'llgoaheadwithourplan.

A.can

B.need

C.may

D.must

8.Weshouldprimaryimportancetothedevelopmentofeconomy.

A.attach

B.convert

C.attribute

D.contribute

9.Examinerswhoaretofavoritesarecriticizedbymanypeople.

A.indifferent

B.similar

C.equivalent

D.partial

10.Lookforsmallwaystoaddactivitytoyourday,liketakingthestairstheelevatororgoingona

shortwalk.

A.inspiteof

B.insteadof

C.intermsof

D.inviewof

II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)

下列短文中有十個空白，每個空白有四個選項。根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案，

并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。。

Peopleproducefoodinmanyways.Agriculture,orfarming,developedjthousandsofyearsago.

___11___about100yearsago,mostfarmersintheUnitedStatesProducedonlyenoughfoodfortheir

own___12Today,modernequipmentandfarmingmethodshavegreatly___13___theAmericanfarmer's

productivity.

Invariouspartsoftheworld,people___14___manyanimalsthatsupplymeatandmilk.Cattle,horses,

goats,sheep,andpigsareimportantfoodanimals.IntheUnitedStates,thecowisthemajorsourceofmilk

products.Chickens___15___peoplewithbothmeatandeggs.

Fishingisanimportantsourceoffood,___16___inareasnearthesea.Somecountries,likeJapan,

consumemuchmorefishthanmeat.

Thewealthyareasoftheworldconsumethemostfood,___17___includetheUnitedStates,Canada,

andEurope.Manycountriesareabletoimportfoodifitcannotbeproducedathome.___18___Great

Britainimportsabout75percentofitsmeat,andgrowslessthanhalfthefooditspeoplerequire.

___19___peopleofthepoorcountriesoftheworldusuallyeatonlywhattheyareabletoproduce

themselves.InsomepartsofAsia,peoplelive___20___ricealone.

11.A.InB.UntilC.FromD.for

12.A.needsB.reasonsC.effortsD.interests

13.A.protectedB.supportedC.increasedD.reflected

14.A.growB.raiseC.trainD.store

15.A.prepareB.treatC.serveD.provide

16.A.certainlyB.actuallyC.occasionallyD.especially

17.A.theseB.whereC.whichD.they

18.A.InadditionB.ForexampleC.AboveallD.Afterall

19.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.MoreoverD.instead

20.A.withB.forC.onD.through

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母

涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

LatelyithasbecomefashionableinAmericatoquestionwhetheritisreallyworthittogotocollege.

AccordingtoanewsurveyreleasedbythePewResearchCenter,only40percentofAmericansfeltthat

collegesprovidedagoodvalueforthecost.Atthesametime,86percentofcollegegraduatesstillfeltthe

investmentwasagoodoneforthem.

Thereareanumberofreasonsforthewidespreaddissatisfactionwithcollege.First,thereareplentyof

problemswithhighereducation——poorqualityandout-of-controlcostsaretwoofthebiggest,Second,it

istruethatcollegeisnotforeveryone.Thereareplentyofrewardingandimportantcareersthatdonot

requirecollege.Andduetothesloweconomy,theremayinfactbemoregraduatesthanthecurrentjob

marketneeds.Besides,anti-collegesentimentisnothingnew-Today,Microsoft'sBillGatesorApple's

SteveJobs—bothcollegedropouts-isoftenheldupasevidenceofwhyallthattimesittinginclassisbetter

spentelsewhere.

However,gettingacollegeeducationisstillagoodidea.Collegegraduatesearnmore,andaremore

likelytohaveajobinthefirstplace.Accordingtothestatisticslastyear,theaverageweeklyearningsfor

someonewithsomecollegebutnodegreewere$712,comparedto$1,038foracollegegraduate.Thatis

almost$17,000overthecourseofayearandthereisanevenbiggerdivideforthosewithless

education.Meanwhile,theunemploymentratewas9.2percentforthosewithonlysomecollegeandmore

than10percentforthosewithjustamiddleschooldegree,butitwas5.4percentforcollegegraduates.The

economicgapsbetweencollegecompletersandthosewithlesseducationaregettinglarger-

AlthoughmostAmericanssurveyedbyPewfeeldoubtfulaboutthevalueofacollegedegree,an

overwhelmingmajorityofparentsPewsurveyedstillexpecttheirchildrentogotocollege."Itcallbe

inferredthattheincreaseddoubthasnotsignificantlyinfluenceddecisionmaking,"Pew'sTaylor

says."Despitetheconcernaboutrisingcostsandotherproblems,collegeremainsauniversaldesireinthis

country.”

21.RecentlymanyAmericansquestion.

A.thevalueofacollegedegree

B.theabilityofcollegegraduates

C.thequalityofcollegeeducation

D.thehighcostofhighereducation

22.ThepassagetellsUSthatBillGateswas.

A.aself-taughtcollegestudent

B.ahardworkingundergraduate

C.asuccessfulcollegedropout

D.asuccessfulcollegegraduate

23.Thewriterseemstoagreethat.

A.thereisnoneedtogotocollege

B.anti-collegesentimentisanewthing

C.collegecannotguaranteeemployment

D.collegeeducationremainsawisechoice

24.TheunemploymentrateforcollegegraduateslastYearwas.

A.5.4%

B.7.1%

C.9.2%

D.10%

25.ThePewsurveyimpliesthat.

A?thecostofcollegeeducationwilldecrease

B.mostAmericansstillfavorcollegeeducation

C.thequalityofcollegeeducationwillimprove

D.increaseddoubtaffectsparents^ecisionmaking

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage*

Amajorsociological(社會學(xué)的)theoryknownassymbolicinteractionism(符

號互動論)offerssomeimportantclarificationofhowmenandwomenaretaughttofilldifferentrolesin

society.Thekeyconceptinsymbolicinteractionismisthatcommunicationmakesabigdifferencein

behavior：peopleactonthebasisofmessagestheyreceivefromothers,andhowtheyunderstandthose

messages.ThiscanbeseeninaconceptdevelopedbysociologistCharlesHortonCooleyknownasthe

looking-glassself.

Bythelooking-glassself,Cooleymeanttheself-imagethateachofusdevelopsaccordingtothe

messageswereceivefromothers；wethinkandbehaveaccordingtoourunderstandingofthose

messages.If,forexample,ayounggirlisrepeatedlytoldthatsheispretty,shewillcometobelievethat

(1)sheisinfactpretty,and(2)beingprettyisanimportantthinginherlife.Similarly,ifsheistold

thatsheisnotgood(ornotexpectedtobegood)atcertainthings(suchasmath)shewillcometobelieve

thatsheisnotgoodatsuchthingsandwouldbetteroffworkingatthingsshecanbesuccessfulat.The

likelyproductisayoungwomanwhodevotesagreatdealofattentiontoherappearance,regardsbeing

prettyasakeytosuccessinlife,andwhoisintimidatedbyanythinginvolvingnumbers.

Sinceweknowthatyounggirlsaregivenmessageslikethese,andthatyoungboysaregivendifferent

messages,wecanseeagoodpartofhowsexrolesaretaught.Thereislittleornoevidenceofdifferences

inwhatyounggirlsandyounggirlsandboyscando,buttheolderchildrenbecome,thegreaterthe

differencesintheareasinwhichboysandgirlsarelikelytostandout.

26.Symbolicinteractionismhelpstoexplain.

A.howtomakeadifferenceinpeople'ssocialbehavior

B.howtomakepeopleunderstanddifferentsocialroles

C.howmenandwomenlearntocommunicateinsociety

D.howmenandwomenlearntotakedifferentsocialroles

27.The“l(fā)ooking-glassself*conceptoffersaclueasto.

A.whetheronecanimproveone'sself-image

B.whetheroneislikelytosucceedinanarea

C.howonereceivesdifferentsocialmessages

D.howsocialmessagesshapeone'sself-image

28.Theexampleoftheyounggirlshowsthat.

A.womencaremoreaboutappearance

B.womenareinferiortomeninnumbers

C.peopleareliabletosocialexpectations

D.peopleregardlooksasakeytoSuccess

29.Thephraset4betteroff9(para.2)probablymeans

A.morecomfortable

B.moredependable

C.morerespectable

D.morereasonable

30.Boysandgirlsarelikelytostandoutindifferentareas.

A.astheyadvanceinage

B.astheygrowinwisdom

C.astheirinterestsdiversify

D.astheircapacitiesdevelop

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SincethebeginningoftheInternetera,ithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatwhenyoujoinanonline

company,whateverdatayouputintoitbelongstoyou.

Thatmeansyoucansignupforonekindofemail,importyourcontactsintothatsystem,andifyou

laterdecidetoswitchtosomeotheremailservice,youcanexportallyourcontactsfromthefirstservice

intothenewone.YoucanuseMicrosoft'sHotmail,thenmovetoYahooMail,thentoGoogle'sGmail.Or

youcanhaveaccountsonthreeservicesandkeepallyourcontactsineachone.

That'thewaythingswere-untilFacebookappeared.FacebooktookadifferentapproachUntil

recently,everythingyouputintoFacebookcouldnotbeexportedanywhere.Ineffect,youdidn'town

yourdata.Facebookdid.

Ofcoursethisisrubbish.TherealityisthatFacebookwantstomakeitdifficult,ifnotimpossible,

foryoutoleave.

NowthatpolicyhassparkedafightbetweenGoogleandFacebook.Googleisangrybecauseitsusers

can,andoftendo,exporttheirGmailcontactinformationintoFacebook.Butthosepeoplecan'tbring

FacebookinformationbackintoGmail.

EarlierthismonthGoogledeclareditwouldblockexportsofitsdatatoFacebook.Inashameless

move,FacebookbrokethroughGoogle'sroadblocksoitsuserscouldkeeppullingdatafromGoogle.

Googlesaiditwas“disappointed“withFacebook'sbehavior.Italsocreatedawarningscreentotell

GmailusersthatiftheyexporttheirinformationtoFacebooktheywon'tgetitback.

Basically,Facebook'spositionwithmajorITcompaniesisthis：ifyouwantaccesstoallthe

informationwe'vecollected,strikeadealwithus.MicrosoftandYahoohavedonethat,andnow,like

magic,theycanexportFacebookcontactinformationintotheirsystems,whileGooglestillcan't.

RemembertheearlydaysoftheNet,wheneverythingwasgoingtobeopenandflee?Thatwasgreat

untilpeoplerealizedthattheiruserdatacouldbeturnedintogold.Nowtherearebillionsinvolved,and

nobodyisplayingniceanymore.

31.BeforeFacebookappeared,people.

A.hadalimitednumberofaccounts

B.enjoyedacompletelyfreeservice

C.hadlimitedaccesstotheircontacts

D.enjoyedfullownershipoftheirdata

32.ItseemsthatFacebook\approachmakesthewriterrather.

A.annoyed

B.assured

C.puzzled

D.pleased

33.GoogleisangrywithFacebookduetothelatter'srefusalto.

A.letitsusersuseGmail

B.offertechnicalsupport

C.shareuserinformation

D.protectuserinformation

34.ThepassageindicatesthatMicrosoftandYahoohave.

A.agreedtosidewithGoogle

B.acceptedFacebook\terms

C.takentheirownapproaches

D.struckadealwitheachother

35.Accordingtothewriter,thecurrentstateoftheNetis?

A.misleading

B.frustrating

C.promising

D.satisfying

PARTTWO(50POINTS)

IV.WordSpelling(10points,1pointfortwowords)

將下列漢語單詞譯成英語。每個單詞的詞類、首字母及字母數(shù)目均已給出。請將完整的單

詞寫在答題紙上。

36.性格，品質(zhì)n.c

37.容忍，容許vt.t

38.幾乎不ad.h

39.四月n.A

40.干旱，旱災(zāi)n,d

41.可靠的a.r

42.碰撞vi.c

43.儀器；樂器n.i

44.適度的a.m

45.淺的a.s

46.打哈欠vi.y

47.放射n.r

48.直接地ad.s

49.流利的a.f

50.排除，排斥vt.e

51.百num.h

52.急迫的a.u

53.坦白地ad.f

54.清白的a.i

55.加強，鞏固vt.s

V.WordForm(10points91pointeach)

將括號中的各詞變?yōu)檫m當(dāng)?shù)男问教钊肟瞻住４鸢笇懺诖痤}紙上。

56.Couldyougivemeaquick(explain)forhowitworks?

57.ThomasJeffersonwasaleading(create)oftheU.S.Constitution.

58.Scholarsofferthreerelatedbutdifferentopinionsaboutdifferentopinionsaboutthe

(mystery)originandsignificanceofthesepaintings.

59.Shesatbythefireandfeltthe(warm)spreadthroughherbody.

60.Theprojectisonly(theory)workable.

61.Boysareverymuchinthe(minor)atthedanceclass.

62.Wetookacontraryview,butwehavetoimplementand(force]

thelawpassedbyCongress.

63.Inadditiontointelligence,weshoulddevelop(persist)inchildren.

64.Heis(habit)lateforschool；heisneverontime.

65.Itwouldbecompletely(responsible)tousedrugsonpeoplethat

hadnotbeentestedonanimals.

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish(15points,3pointseach)

將下列各句譯成英語并將答案寫在答題紙上。

66.今年熱得很不尋常。

67.你一旦開始，就必須繼續(xù)下去。

68.你需要更多的練習(xí)，這是很明顯的。

69.要不是她的媽媽，她是讀不完大學(xué)的。

70.最近的研究表明，白日做夢是日常生活的一部分。

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese(15points)

將下列短文譯成漢語并將答案寫在答題紙上。

Timeisdangerous.Ifyoudon'tcontrolit,itwillcontrolyou.Ifyoudon'tmakeitworkforyou,itwill

workagainstyou.Youmustbecomethemasteroftime,nottheservant.

Studyhardandplayhardisanoldproverb,butitstillmakessense.Youhaveplentyoftimefor

classes,studyandplayifyouuseyourtimeproperly.Itisnothowmuchtimeyouallocateforstudythat

countsbuthowmuchyoulearnwhenyoudostudy.

Themoretimeyouwaste,theeasieritistocontinuewastingtime.Soon,doingnothingbecomesa

habityoucan'tbreak.Itbecomesadrug.Whenthishappens,youloseyourfeelingofaccomplishment.

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2012年1月高等教育自學(xué)考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語《二》試題答案及評分參考

（課程代碼00015）

I.VocabularyandStructure（本大麻共】0小每小121分，共10分）

1?D2.B3.C4.A5.A

6.B7.C8.A9.DIO.B

ii.ClozeTest（本大fig共1o小睡，每小枝1分，共】0分）

11.B12.A13.C14.B15.D

16.D17.C18.B19.A20.C

in.ReadingComprehension（本大摩共15小睡，耳小睡2分，共30分）

21.A22.C23.D24.A25.B

26.D27.D28.C29.A30.A

31.D32.A33.C34.B35.B

IV.WordSpelling（本大1g共20小睡,每兩小221分，共1O分）

36.character37.tolerate38.hardly39.April

40?drought41.reliable42.collide43.instrument

44.moderate45.shallow46.yawn47.radiation

48.straight49.fluent50.exclude51.hundred

52.urgent53.frankly54.innocent55.strengthen

［評分參考］多寫、少寫或錯寫一個字等均為錯.

V.WordForm（本大四共1O小題，每小麴1分，共1O分）

56?explanation57.creator58.mysterious59.warmth

6°.theoretically61.minority62.enforce63.persistence

64?habitually65.irresponsible

【評分參考】語法錯誤或拼寫錯誤均不給分.

VI.TranslationfromChineseintoEnglish（本大題共5小題，每小題3分，共15分）

66.Itisunusuallyhotthisyear.

67.Onceyoubegin,youmustcontinue.

68.Itisobviousthatyouneedmorepractice.

69.Butforhermother,shewouldneverhavefinishedcollege.

70.Recentresearchindicatesthatdaydreamingispartofdailylife.

【評分參考】

（1）主要語法錯誤（如動詞時態(tài)、語杰、虛擬語氣、主謂一致、否定、疑問以及

其他句型錯誤）或影響基本句意的重要用詞錯誤扣1分.

（2）非基本語法錯誤（如介詞、代詞、冠詞、大寫、標(biāo)點等錯誤）以及不影響基

本句意的用詞錯誤每兩處扣1分.

（3）拼寫錯誤每兩處扣1分.拼寫錯誤本大題總扣分不超過3分?

（4）如所用句型與答案不一致，只要語言和意義正確，均應(yīng)給分.

VII.TranslationfromEnglishintoChinese（本題15分）

時間具有危險性.你不控制它，它就會控制你.你不使它為你所用，它就會與你作

對.你必須成為時間的主人，而不是仆人.

刻苦學(xué)習(xí)、盡興玩耍雖是老話，但道理依舊.時間安排合理的話，你就會有足夠的

時間上課、學(xué)習(xí)、玩耍.重要的不是你在學(xué)習(xí)上花費了多少時間，而是學(xué)習(xí)時你到底學(xué)

到了多少.

時間浪費得越多，就越容易繼續(xù)浪費時間.很快，無所事事就成了改不掉的習(xí)慣，

就會上痛.如果這樣，你就會失去成就感.

【評分參考】

短文英譯漢的評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)按譯文質(zhì)量分為15-13分、12—10分、9-7分、6-4分

和3-1分五個檔次.各檔次標(biāo)準(zhǔn)如下：

（1）15—13分.全文翻譯正確或基本正確，漢語表達通順.

（2）12—10分.全文主要內(nèi)容翻譯正確或基本正確，漢語表達通順，但有少數(shù)語

句翻譯錯誤.

（3）9-7分.全文不少于一半的內(nèi)容基本正確，漢語表達尚通順，有一些語句翻

譯錯誤.

（4）6-4分.少部分內(nèi)容翻譯基本正確，有較多的語句翻譯錯誤.

（5）3-1分.僅譯對個別句子.

（6）全文譯錯或譯出早星單詞或全文未譯，不給分.

（7）缺譯的語句按完全譯錯處理.

根據(jù)以上評分檔次描述，評分可在相應(yīng)的檔次內(nèi)上下浮動.

2012年4月高等教育自學(xué)考試全國統(tǒng)一命題考試

英語（二）試卷

（課程代碼00015）

本試卷共1O頁.滿分1OO分，考試時間150分鐘一

考生答翹注意京項：

1.本卷所有試題必須在答施卡上作答答在試卷和蕈稿紙上的無效

2-第一部分為選擇必須對應(yīng)試卷上的0號使用2B鉆筆將??答期卡”的相應(yīng)代碼涂黑

3.第二部分為非選擇85必^須注明大、小題號.使用O.5充米黑色字跡盆字筆作答

4.合理安排答摩空間,超出答度區(qū)域無效二

PARTONEC5OPOINTS）

I.VocabularyandStructure（IOpoints,1pointeach）

從下列各句四個選項中選出一個最隹答案，并在答整卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂霖?

1.Thepolicecanthewitnessagainstdanger.

A,ensureB.relieve

C.promiseD.distract

2.Idon'tthinkthatofthetwoanswersiscorrect.

A.bothB.all

C.eitherD.none

3.Literarycriticsshouldbeasaspossibleinanalysisandjudgment.

A.imperativeB.objective

C.competitiveD.productive

4.Shehimtogiveheranotherchance,butherefused.

A-hopedB.insisted

C.beggedD.suggested

5.Hisinthestockmarkethasmadehimarichman.

A.interferenceB.interaction

C.investigationD.investment

6.Takingcareofyourbodyisapowerfulfirststepmentaland

emotionalhealth.

A.towardB.from

C.withD.into

7.,Iwouldgofishing,buttheweatherisbadtoday.

A.ObviouslyB.Normally

C.ParticularlyD.Presently

8.WeshouldbeawareofthedangersofchildrentoviolenceonTV.

A.assigningB.attaching

C.exposingD.disclosing

9.Heblamedhispoorjudgmentofthesituationjetlag.

A.inB.of

C.byD.on

10.Evenifwecanreduceourbirthto1%,itstillmeans13million

newbabieseveryyear.

A.paceB.rate

C.speedD.number

II.ClozeTest(10points,1pointeach)

下列短文中有十個空白.每個空白有四個選項.根據(jù)上下文要求選出最佳答案，

并在答題卡上將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

Adecisionisachoicemadefromamongalternativecoursesofactionthatare

available.Thepurposeofmakingadecisionistoestablishandachieve

organizationalgoalsandobjectives.The11formakingadecisionisthata

problemexists,goalsorobjectivesarewrong,orsomethingis12inthewayof

accomplisliingthem.

Thusthedecision-makingprocessisfundamentaltomanagement.Almost

everythingamanagerdoes13decisions.Indeed,somesuggestthatthe

managementprocessisdecisionmaking.14managerscannotpredictthe

future,manyoftheirdecisionsrequirethatthey15possiblefutureevents.

Oftenmanagersmustmakeabestguessatwhatthefuturewillbeandtrytoleave

aslittleaspossibleto16.butsinceuncertaintyisalwaysthere,risk

accompaniesdecisions.Sometimestheconsequencesofapoordecisionare17;

atothertimestheyareserious.

Peopleoftenassumethatadecisionisanisolatedphenomenon.18froma

systemspointofview,problemshavemultiplecauses,anddecisionshave

intendedandunintendedconsequences.Anorganizationisanongoingentity,and

adecisionmadetodaymayhaveconsequencesfar19thefuture.Thusthe

skilledmanagerlookstowardthefiittireconsequencesof20decisions.

11.A.aimB.effortC.exampleD.reason

12.A.precedingB.turningC.spoilingD.standing

13.A.changesB.achievesC.involvesD.makes

14.A.SinceB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.Until

15.A.mustconsiderB.willconsiderC.consideredD.consider

16.A.chanceB.futureC.realityD.action

17.A.obviousB.desirableC.slightD.natural

18.A.StillB.ThenC.ButD.Hence

19.A.overB.intoC.beyondD.above

20.A.currentB.commonC.conservativeD.casual

III.ReadingComprehension(30points,2pointseach)

從下列每篇短文的問題后所給的四個選擇項中選出一個最佳答案，并在答題卡上

將相應(yīng)的字母涂黑。

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Mytopprioritiesareschool,sportsandmyfamily.Trackandtennisarethe

sportsIenjoymost.Duringthetrackseason,IhavepracticeMondaythrough

Friday,mostlyat7:30a.m.Tennisisayearlongsportforme,andInevergeta

break.Idon'tmindthis,andlookforwardtopractices,whicharethreehours,

threetimesaweek.TheonlythingIdislikeaboutrunningandtennisiswhenthey

conflict.ItpainsmewheneverIhavetochoosebetweenthem.

Ialsotakeschoolextremelyseriously.Iamastraiglit-Astudentandam

lookingtokeepthisup.Unlikemanyparents,minedonotgetangryifIgeta

gradelowerthananA.Theysimplyadvisemetogotalktomyteacherstofind

outifthereisanyworkIcoulddotobringthegradeup.Iappreciate(thisbecause

itseemsasthoughIgetenoughcriticismfrommyself.

Oneofmygreateststrugglesistryingtofindtimetospendwithmyfamily

andfriends.Ihatethatsomethinghastobesacrificed.Forme,thatthingismy

friends.Attimesmyfriendsgetangrywithme,whichannoysmebecauseIreally

wanttohangoutwiththembutcan'tbecauseofmytimeconstraints.Iwishthey

knewthatImissthem.IalsolongforthenightswhenIusedtorelaxwithmy

family.NowIcomehomefrommeetsandpracticestoeatandfinishhomework.

ManytimesIamexhausted.

Itmaysoundasthoughtheremustbesomeonemakingmeliveinthis

manner.Well,thereis:me.Ichoosetospendmytimethisway,eventhoughit

maymeanlesstimeforfriends,familyandrelaxing.Callmecrazy,butthereason

formyoverscheduledlifestyleistheloveIhaveforallmychosenactivities.Just

likewithmyschooling,Ihavelong-termgoalsforthesportswithwhichIam

involved.Thosegoalsdrivemetokeepupthehardwork.IenjoywhatIdo,not

planningtostopanytimesoon.

21.Thewriterfeelspainfulwhenhehasto.

A.balanceschoolworkandsports

B.handleconflictswithhisfriends

C.cho