Thomas set off, leaving word with his daughter _____ he would come back soon.

A. who               B. when                      C. what               D. that

—Sandra failed to pass the exam.

   — __________ ? Nobody works harder than she does.

       A．How come              B．How about              C．Why not                D．What for

B

Deep into the night, the bus pulled into a Howard Johnson’s restaurant and everybody got off the bus except Vingo. The young people began to wonder about him, trying to imagine his life:perhaps he was sea captain; maybe he had run away from wife; he could be an old soldier going home. When they went to the bus, one of the girls sat beside him and introduced herself. After a long time, slowly and painfully, he began to tell his story. He had been in prison in New York for the last four years, and he was going home.

“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife. I said, Martha, I understand if you can’t stay married to me. I said I was going to be away a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it hurt her too much, well, she could just forget all about me. I told her she didn’t have to write to me, and she didn’t. Not for the three and a half years.”

“Last week, when I was sure freedom was coming through, I wrote to her. I told her if she had a new young man, I would understand. But if she didn’t, if she would take me back, she should let me know. We used to live in this town, Brunswick, and there’s a great big oak tree just as you come into the town. I told her if she could take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and if she didn’t want me, forget me, no handkerchief and I’d keep going on through.”

Soon all the others were in it. When they were 20 miles from Brunswick, the young people took over window seats on the right side, waiting for the approach of the great oak tree. Vingo stopped looking, tightening his face into the ex?con’s mask. Then it was 10 miles, and five, and the bus became very quiet.

Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances. All except Vingo.

39.In the story, the yellow handkerchief probably means_______.

A.happiness     B.sadness         C.I hate you         D.I still love you

40.The bus became quiet when it came near the town because all the passengers_______.

A.got tired after a long journey        B.got too sad to say anything

C.were anxious to see the oak tree      D.were touched by the story

41.The underlined part “All except Vingo” probably implies_______.

A.he found no handkerchief on the oak tree

B.he feared that his wife was playing a joke

C.he felt he could not match his wife any longer, afraid to face her

D.he had complicated feelings at the moment:guilty, grateful as well as excited

42.What is the best title for the passage?

A.Going Home                        B.A Handkerchief and an Oak Tree

C.A Long Bus Journey                  D.A Story of an Oak Tree

SectionＤ

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Exceptional children are different in some significant ways from others of the same age. For these children to develop to their full adult potential, their education must be adapted to those differences.

Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we find ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage captures our attention, we are aware of the importance of the supporting players and the scenery of the play itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the key to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full expression of society’s understanding — the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are passed on to the next generation.

Education in any society is a mirror of that society. In that mirror we can see the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the central values of the culture itself. The great interest in exceptional children shown in public education over the past three decades indicates the strong feeling in our society that all citizens, whatever their special conditions, deserve the opportunity to fully develop their capabilities.

“All men are created equal,” we heard it many times, but it still has important meaning for education in a democratic society. Although the phrase was used by this country’s founders to indicate equality before the law, it has also been interpreted to mean equality of opportunity. That concept implies educational opportunity for all children — the right of each child to receive help in learning to the limits of his or her capability, whether that capability is small or great. Recent court decisions have confirmed the right of all children — disabled or not — to an appropriate education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education. In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.

（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.）

81. This passage is concerned primarily with the necessity of adapting ________________.

________________________________________________________________________

82. What affects the growth of exceptional children according to the author?

________________________________________________________________________

83. People have shown great interest in the education of exceptional children over the last three decades because they believe that ________________________________________.

________________________________________________________________________

84. According to the passage, what does “All men are created equal” mean to the country’s founders?

________________________________________________________________________

— She looks very happy. She _______ have passed the exam.

— I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.

A. should                     B. could                C. must                 D. might

It is required that all traffic participants should___the traffic rules to make traffic safer and faster．

       A．perform    B．possess    C．observe            D．support

The reason ______ he gave his teacher for being late is ______ there was a lot of traffic on the road.

       A． why; that     B．that; because  C．which; why    D．that; that

                             B

 “I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Li Ping, a middle school student in Hunan. Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?

        One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

       So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don’t call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility (责任) for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

       Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you know how to get on with your children.

46. What does the writer think we should do if we plan to go back home later than usual?             We should_____.

   A. tell our friends             B. tell the teacher

   C. say sorry to our parents      D. make a telephone call to our parents

47. The writer thinks________.

A.it’s wrong of parents to worry about their children too much

B.some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry

C.children should do everything as their parent say

D.parents love their children very much and the children should understand them

48. Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A. Parents’ Problems            B. How to Get on with Parents

C. Zhang Hua’s Problem         D. What Are Parents Worrying about

After living in Paris for fifty years, he returned to the small town _____he grew up as a child.

A. which          B. where        C. that             D. when

I am _______ that he has not answered my letter.

A. bothered                        B. interrupted              C. interfered                       D. annoyed