2016届高考英语二轮复习冲刺演练：第8练阅读理解+任务型阅读+短文改错（江苏专用）_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语二轮复习冲刺演练：第8练阅读理解+任务型阅读+短文改错（江苏专用）

　　But which college I would attend was just one of what seemed like a neverending 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？(Being an A student in high school seemed to offer little assurance that I would be able to survive college.) What if the college I selected turned out to be a horrible mistake？Would I be able to transfer to another school?

　　Then panic set in.My feelings took a 180degree turn.I really didn't want to leave high school at all, and it was questionable whether I wanted to grow up after all.It had been nice being respected as a senior by the underclass students for the past year; I didn't enjoy the idea of being__on__the__bottom__rung__of__the__ladder again.

　　Despite months of expectation, nothing could have prepared me for the impact of the actual day.As the familiar music of “Pomp and Circumstance” echoed in the background, I looked around at the other students in white caps and gowns as we solemnly (庄严地) filed into the auditorium (礼堂)．Tears welled up uncontrollably in my eyes, and I was consumed by a rush of sadness.As if in a daze, I rose from my seat when I heard my name called and slowly crossed the stage to receive my diploma (毕业证书)．As I reached out my hand, I knew that I was reaching not just for a piece of paper but for a brandnew life.Exciting as the prospect of a new life seemed, it wasn't easy saying goodbye to the old ones—the familiar faces, the familiar routine.I would even miss that chemistry class I wasn't particularly fond of and the long commute each day between home and school that I hated.Good or bad, it was what I knew.