D

This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.

Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W. H. Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing. In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself. The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees. Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text. I’ve seen it again and again: someone who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history. He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history. Well, he was a history teacher —if conveyed only a tenth of his passion to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across.

To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts.As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration, and study that math arid science do, though the study differs slightly in kind.Although it's commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.

My other comment is that tke text aged.The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references (参考文献) seem newer than the late 1950s.As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.

These are small points, though, and don't affect the main discussion.I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.

52.According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to ____ .

A.gain knowledge and expand one's view

B.understand the meaning between the lines

C.express ideas based on what one has read

D.get information and keep it alive in memory

53.The author of the passage insists that learning the arts___ .

A.requires great efforts B.demands real passion

C.is less natural than learning maths D.is as natural as learning a language

54.What is a shortcoming of Armstrong's work.according to- the author?

A.Some ideas are slightly contradictory.

B.There is too much discussion on studying science.

C.The style is too serious.

D.It lacks new information.

55.This passage can be classified as ___.

A.an advertisement B.a book review

C.a feature story D.a news report

E

I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham's for the first fortnight of the January sale.I can't say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I'll never forget.

I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales, where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced.Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn't sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them.Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale.Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds”(clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.

When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building.This made me very nervous.

When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand.The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in.I couldn't believe my eyes; this wasn't shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn't keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.

Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted.Quarrels broke out.Mothers were using their small children to crawl through people's legs and get hold of things they couldn't get near themselves.

Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose; each wanting to be the first served.Where had the famous English queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper81 was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why twice a year, Graham's were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.

In the sale fever; people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying.As long as it was a bargain it was OK.You won't believe this.But as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours.Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.

56.What kind of clothes is likely to be s0ld 5% cheaper?

A.Last summer's clothes,

B.Clothes not in perfect condition.

C.Clothes bought in specially for the sales.

D.Clothes for winter.

57.Which of the following statements is true?

A.The customers gave up the queuing, for which the English are famous.

B.The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted.

C.Small children enjoyed crawling though people's legs.

D.The security guards were fearless of the crowd.

58.In the author's opinion, why were Gradhani's happy to make, their expensive store into a "battlefield"?

A.There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales.

B.They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business.

C.They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes.

D.They wanted to make more money by having sales.

59.The expression "crashed out" means _____.

A.chatted with her friends B.slept soundly

C.broke down D.dined out

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

A.The Best Bargain. B.Hunting for a Job.

C.Sale Fever. D.A Pleasant Fortnight.

第二节：根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

W: Next patient, please?

M: Morning doctor.

W: It's Mr.Gerald, isn't it?

M: That's right.

W: 61___________

M: Yes, it is.

W: Right, 62_______________

M: Well, I've had this awful flu and a terrible cough.

W: I see.How long have you been feeling like this?

M: Oh, 63_______________

W: Have you had a temperature?

M: 64__________________

W: OK.I'll just take a look at your chest.Now breathe in...and out slowly.And again.Good

That's it

M: Thank you.

W: Well, I'll give you some cough mixture.65_________________

M: OK.Doctor.

A.How are you?

B.Is that G-E-R-A-L-D?

C.It's normal.

D.now what seems to be the trouble?

E.Take one spoonful every 4 hours for the next five days.

F.about three or four days, I suppose.

G.No, I don't hope so.

第Ⅱ卷

第三部分：写作(共三节，满分55分)

第一节：单词拼写，每空一词(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

66.He is _____ (装备) with a deep sense of justice and responsibility.

67.Fake milk powder has caused the ______ (死亡) of many babies.

68.As they had no children of their own, the Smiths _____(收养) me.

69.Many ______ (百) of people are in want of basic needs.

70.It's no use_______(抱怨) of his carelessness.

71.What are the _______ (特点) of successful language learners?

72._______(就个人而言), I don't care.It's not my business.

73.The course will be given ev6ry _______ (星期四) afternoon.

74.We are _______ (熟悉)with sports like football and basketball.

75.The enemy was caught _______ (活着的) and put into prison.

第二节短文改错(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(奶：如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

We're now living in an information 4ge, m that TV, cell 76.________

phones and the Web are wide used.It seems that many people 77.________

cannot enjoy them without them.However, if I had to give 78.________

up one of them, I will turn off the TV ratter than switch off 79.________

my ceil phone and cut off the Internet.I could do without TV 80.________

because few show take my fancy and there're too many commercials. 81._______

Besides, most programs on the TV are also available elsewhere. 82._______

As for cell phones and the Web, they are more necessary to me. 83._______

I need a cell phone to keep touch with m> friends and family, and 84.________

almost all information can be gather on the Internet. 85.________

第三带书面表达(满分30分)

假设你是某健康杂志的医学顾问DrHelper,一名叫李华的中学生来信说，她所在班级近视的学生超过总数的一半，而且大多数学生的视力越来越差，她感到非常担心。请你针对她所说的情况，结合下面要点，用英语给李华回信，告诉她应该如何保护视力。

★注意让眼睛休息

★坚持做眼保健操(每天至少两次)

★定期做视力检查(每年至少一次)

★卧床或乘车时不要看书

★不要用手揉眼睛

★如无必要，不要戴有色眼镜

注意：1.词数：100左右;

2.适当增加细节使行文连贯;

3.不能逐条翻译

4.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Li Hua,

You’re very kind to Care about your classmates.

参考答案

1—5 BACDA 6—10 BBCBA 11—15 DBACC 16—20 DCABD

21—25CBBAD 26—30 ABCBB 31—35 ACADA 36—40DBACC

41—45 ACBAD 46—50 CDADC 51—55 BDADB 56—60 DADBC

61—65 BDFCE

66. equipped 67. deaths 68. protecting 69. hundreds 70. complaining

71. characteristics 72. Personally 73. Thursday 74. familiar 75.alive

76.That→which 77.wide→widely 78.them→themselves 79.will→would

80.and→or 81.show→shows 82.去掉the 83.正确 84.Keep后加 in

85.gather-leathered

Dear Li Hua,

You’re very kind to care about your classmates. Now I will give you some advice on how to protect your eyesight.

If you want to protect your eyesight, I advise you to Jet your eyes rest after a certain, amount of time of work.You should do eye exercises every day, at least twice a day.You should, go to the hospital to have an eyesight examination regularly, at least once a year.You mustn't read while lying in bed , in too bright or dark light or in a moving vehicle.You'd better not rub your eyes with your hands; and it is bad for your eyesight if you wear coloured glasses.

I hope my advice can help you and your classmates.

Yours,

Dr Helper

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