第二部分 閱讀理解

（共25小題。每一節(jié)每小題2分，第二節(jié)每小題1分；滿分45分）

第一節(jié)  閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

It was a spring day for end-of-the-year conferences. Mrs. Lake reminded everyone that both parents and students should take part in these important progress report, 20minutes for each family.

Lauri’s name was at the end of the list. But it didn't matter much to her. Despite the many phone calls her teacher had made, Lauri knew her parents would not be coming. Her father always got drunk , and her mother could do nothing but cry and quarrel with him.

Now Lauri watched all day long as each child went to the door leading into Mrs. Lake’s office, where parents would greet their sons and daughters with proud smiles. Lauri imagined how it might feel to have her parents greet her at the door. When at last everyone else’s name had been called, Mrs. Lake opened the door and signed for Lauri to come in. Silently Lauri went in and sat down on a chair. As she felt rather uneasy that her parents had not come, she looked down. Mrs. Lake had Lauri raise her face so she could see her in the eye. “First of all,” the teacher began, “I want you to know how much I love you ,”Lauri saw things she’d never seen: kindness.

“Second,” the teacher continued, “you need to know-it is not your fault that your parents are not here today.” Again Lauri looked into Mrs. Lake’s face. No one had ever talked to her like this. No one.

“Third,” she went on, “you deserve（應(yīng)得）to hear how well you are doing and how wonderful I think you are. ”In the following minutes, Mrs, Lake held a conference just for Lauri. She showed Lauri her grades, papers and projects, praising her efforts. She had even saved a pile of watercolors Lauri had painted.

Lauri didn’t know exactly when, but at some point in that conference she heard the voice of hope in her heart. And somewhere a change started. It was then that Lauri realized, for the first time in her life, that she was lovable.

1. Parents were required to take part in the conferences to           .

A. see how important it was to encourage their children

B. learn how their children had performed in their studies.

C. report to the teacher how their children were doing at home.

D. see how their children were getting along with their classmates

2. Lauri’s name was at the end of the list probably because_______.

A. she was shy and didn’t have courage to meet the teacher first

B. Lauri’s parents were always the last to come to the conference

C. Mrs. Lake knew that only Lauri didn’t care about it

D. Mris. Lake wanted to leave time to have a good talk with her

3. How did Lauri feel at the end of the conference?

A. Encouraged   B. Ashamed  C. Satisfied  D. Disappointed.

4. We can learn from the text that______.

A. Lauri didn't expect her parents to attend the conference

B. Lauri was not a hard-working student before

C. Mrs. Lake filled Lauri with hope and self-respect

D. Mrs. Lake was more strict with lauri than any other student,

 

單句改錯(cuò) （共5小題; 每小題1分，滿分5分）

此題要求改正所給句子中的錯(cuò)誤，每句只有一處錯(cuò)誤，必須按下列要求改正：

該行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

該行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），在下面寫出該加的詞。

該行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在下面寫出改正后的詞。

Last night, his father came back late as usually.

At the end of 16^th century, about five to seven million people spoke English.

The Mekong River becomes rapids as it passes across deep valleys.

This is the reason why she explained to me just now.

The boss requested that all the work must be finished as soon as possible.

 

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son.  I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

56. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.

       A. preferred to stay alone at home             B. lost interest in his studies

       C. refused to talk to others                        D. began to dislike his mother

57. There was silence on the other end of the line because ________ .

       A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

       B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

       C. the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

       D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

58. The underlined sentence “…h(huán)e even made the honor roll” means that “________ ”.

       A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

       B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

       C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

       D. he was even on the list of the best students at school

59. What is the main idea of this passage?

       A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

       B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

       C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

       D. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

 

詞型轉(zhuǎn)換 (共10題，每題1分，共10分)

    請(qǐng)?jiān)诳崭裉幱美ㄌ?hào)中所給詞語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式填空。

1.At the end of the meeting he nodded with __________________ (approve).

2.Many people enjoy the pleasure and ___________________ (convenient) of living in a city centre.  

3. If everyone can make a small ____________________ (contribute), our society will become more harmonious.

4.He was happy to be at home in his familiar ___________________ (surround).

5.He can’t have changed his mind without too much ____________________ (press) from his parents and teacher.

6.We must take every detail into ___________________ (consider) before we make our final decision.

7.The Indians often attacked the _____________________ (settle) of the colonists(殖民者).

8.He came up with an ___________________ (admire) idea.

9.How much the participants liked the food did not have an effect on this ______________(accurate).

10.He worked as an _______________ (assist) to the President.

 

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格的空格里填入最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格填1個(gè)單詞。

A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has fought against obesity (過(guò)度肥胖) for most of his life.

Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex (復(fù)雜的) condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s the way that he or she behaves. Experts say that the most successful weight—loss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercise.

People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you absorb (吸收), increase the number you use, or both.

A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.

At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four and one-half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads to more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men, but that men would probably have similar results.

Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small number of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained (重新獲得) their lost weight within five years and often they become more overweight ( 超重的). But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.

Title: .Proper 76­­_ _______to lose weight

Doctors’ advice	● take medicine along with changing one’s 77.________
Experts’ 78.________ plans	● a well-balanced diet: 79.________less energy than needed, increase the number you use, or both. ● 80._________
Four of the most popular dieting plans in the US	●Atkins: eat less sugar than usual and 81.________ protein in the diet ●The Zone ●82.________ ●LEARN.
From another 83.__________	● have long-term success with dieting, otherwise most dieters will 84._______their lost weight ● exercise is more important than dieting for losing 85.________