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The first time the meaning of the last day of school hits me is when I’ve just finished the third grade. There’s a wordless sound that sings in my head and makes me giddy (晕眩的). I can see the summer extending before me. I’m riding my bicycle, my Huffy two-speed with the beautiful paint and seat, around and around the block. First I’m riding with a group of friends, and we are all shouting loudly “No more homework; No more books; No more teachers!” and feeling like rebels (反叛者).

Slowly the group has dwindled and I’m left alone in the nightfall of a warm June night. The air is just a little cool, and smells green. The light is that golden light that only happens early in the morning and just before the sun goes down. Painter’s light, but I don’t know that yet. There are so many things I don’t know yet. But, I do know how it feels to be eight years old and completely free. To feel like I’m riding 100 miles an hour, the wind on my face, blowing my hair, I take my hands off the handlebars, and ride no-hands for just a second and I let out a shout of pure joy.

Now that I have grown up, I don’t often get the chance to experience that excitement that I felt so many last-days-of-school ago. But every once in a while, and only in the evening in the early summer, when the night is golden and smells green, I might see a kid on a bicycle and it will happen again. I’ll suddenly remember what it feel like to be eight years old on the last day of school. And immediately I’ll sit on the banana seat of a bicycle with the wind on my face riding no-hands into the sunset of my memory. And you know, it doesn’t get much better than that.

63. The underlined word “dwindled” in paragraph 2 means ___________ .

A. became smaller B. increased in number

C. disappeared suddenly D. appeared slowly

64. What attracted the author most on the last day of school at eight years old?

A. The beautiful view of the evening. B. A long time of riding no-hands.

C. There’s something unable to know. D. The feeling of being completely free.

65. It can be inferred that when the author has grown up, he ___________ .

A. still often has the chance to experience the fun of riding a bike

B. often thinks of his riding a bike on that last day of school.

C. often see kids ride bicycles in the evening

D. finds it is funny for him to ride a bike

66. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. The meaning of the last day of school. B. The fun of riding a bike.

C. The meaning of life. D. The fun of my childhood.

E

Enjoying life is a great art which very few people know on this earth. To enjoy life, a person requires (要求) a clear understanding of life free from all the common things. We all know that there are many people living in big houses are unhappy while there are strange wanderers who are always happy even not having anything. This is a strange reality of life which many people around the world have tried to explain from time to time. Life looks strange to people who do not understand it and it becomes a great joke and excitement for those who do.

67. Some people make most mistakes in life because they __________ .

A. are very poor B. feel it difficult to be satisfied

C. didn’t get any education D. want to fully enjoy life

68. Why does the author give an example of a child in the second paragraph?

A. To prove everyone is happy as a child. B. To show sadness exists when one is young.

C. To prove that life is hard to understand. D. To show how a person becomes unhappy.

69. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. It’s hard to enjoy life. B. Life is full of happiness.

C. Happiness is a view of life. D. Happiness comes from wealth (财富).

70. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Life looks strange to us. B. Life is full of fun.

C. Jokes are of use in life. D. Enjoying life is a great art.

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