第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

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Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked if she'd like a job. She needed to start saving for college, so she said yes.

Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union, was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs.

One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer. The woman seemed anxious. Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store less worried, and Gloria has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer.

Years later, as a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not afford an operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time.

Gloria persuaded her boss to agree to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, some doctors called, offering to perform the operation for free.

Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you. " What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!

At Smith's bookstore, Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the same. The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes, helping them understand the world better.

56. When did Gloria get her first job?

A. A few years before college.            B. Several years after college.

C When she was studying at college.       D. When she was working in the TV station.

57. In which part-time job did Gloria feel the happiest?

A. Cleaning in the hotel.                 B. Selling books in the bookstore.

C. Serving coffee in the student union.       D. Making maps for the Forest Service.

58. How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?

A. Her boss agreed to raise money.          B. She paid for the operation herself.

C She allowed the boy to show on TV.       D. Her news report affected some doctors.

59. What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?

A. Helping people through her work.        B. Reporting interesting stories.

C Being able to do different jobs well.       D. Paying for her college education herself.

B

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to be point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure all your life!

60. What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

61. The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A. surprised       B. angry       C. disappointed       D. sad

62. Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C. The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

D. The writer is grateful to her father.

63. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. My Parents

B. A Serious Criticism(批评)

C. What People Say About You Is Always Right

D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

C

Until the 1980s, the American homeless population was made up of mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(变化无常的) and frequently frightened student population creates additional problems, both legal and educational, for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers.

Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis, But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them attend school regularly.

One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the “throwaway” youths who have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.

Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions(规定) of the McKinney Act are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.

64. What can be implied from the first paragraph?

A. Before the 1980s, the homeless population mainly consists of children.

B. Urban schools are seriously short of academic facilities.

C. Many homeless children gather in inner cities.

D. Homeless children are deprived of the opportunity to receive free education

65. The National Coalition for the Homeless believes that the number of homeless children is ___

A. 350,000       B. 440,000       　C. 3,000,000   　　D. 220,000

66. The reason why one part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate might be that ___

A. the homeless children are usually making a living by themselves

B. the homeless population is growing very fast.

C. some homeless children are abandoned by their families

D. the homeless children usually don’t attend school regularly

67. The McKinney Act is mentioned in this passage in order to show that ____________.

A. all homeless people are allowed to receive a good education

B. there is an increasing number of homeless children in America

C. it is necessary for homeless children to be counted as children

D. the educational problems of homeless children are being recognized

第II 卷(共41分)

第一部分： 任务型阅读(共10小题; 每小题1分， 满分10分)

注意：每空格1个单词。

Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment(投资) available in the developing world. Women’s education may be an unusual fields for economists(经济学家), but increasing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on encouragement, provides an explanation for why so many girls are not educated.

Parents in low-income families fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else’s family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school---the prophecy (预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle(恶性循环) of neglect.

An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an completely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all the children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.

Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. Bit it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously , there is the direct effect of education on the pay of female workers. Pay rise by 10 to 20 percent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.

Topic: The significance of female  68._________ in developing countries

Viewpoint Educating girls is more beneficial than any other investment

Families  From  69._________  families From educated mothers’ families

Attitudes  Girls are of less 70._____than boys Development should be for all 71.______

Practices There is 72.______investment in daughters

Girls are made to stay at home, 73._____ housework. Girls and boys have

74. _____chances.

Results A vicious circle A virtuous circle

Significance Educating girls 75. ____to social benefits, 76._  ___advantages and health practices, including family planning.

77.____________ Educating in developing countries is important and rewarding.

第二部分： 完成句子(共8小题; 每空0.5分， 满分11分)

78.  ________ the fact, French still had an ________ on the English __________.

尽管如此，法语仍然对英语有着巨大冲击。

79. By the latter half of the 14th century, English was _________ by all __________ in England.

到14世纪下半叶，英语被英国所有阶级所采用。

80. ____________ also ___________ huge ________ during this period.

发音在这段时期也经历了巨变。

81. Chinese ________ numerous __________ to _________ ideas, objects or actions.

中国人发明了大量的汉字来表示思想，物体和行为。

82. All the people were ________ _________, and _________ was the whole city.

所有人都被活埋了，整个城市也被掩埋。

83. We are off to Naples to visit the museum that ________ many of the _________ from Pompeii.

我们即将动手去那不勒斯拜访那座收藏了许多来自Pompeii的珍品的博物馆。

84. ____ ________ ________ silk, China received wine, spices and other goods.

中国用丝绸交换酒、香料和其他物品。

85. PSAs are often placed ________ _________, and are _________ to educate people about health, safety or any other issue.

公益广告往往是免费投放的，其目的是就健康，安全或者其他问题对人们进行教育。

第三部分：书面表达(满分20分)

目前许多中学生承受着很大的心理压力。而青少年心理压力过大会对身心健康不利。请根据下面表格的内容，从压力产生的原因、利弊，并结合自己的实际，谈谈如何减轻压力。

压力产生的原因 1)来自生活中很多琐事，如：有太多事要做、别人的评价、与朋友不和等。

2)学习负担过重，考试结果不理想。

3)父母、老师的期望过高。

压力的益处 适度的压力可以激发人的潜力，去主动抓住机会，完成具有挑战的工作。

压力的危害 太大的压力会有损身心健康，长期处于压力之中会导致头痛、失眠、高血压、心脏病等疾病。

减轻压力的方法 (你的观点，不少于两点。)

注意：

1.对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2.词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

3.提示：评价comment   n.               潜力  potential    n.

Stress is an inevitable part in our normal life. ______________________________________