—Thank goodness, you are here! What      you?

    —Traffic jam.

    A．keeps    B．is keeping   C．had kept D．kept

Children are ____ to meet with setbacks as they grow up, so their parents don’t have to worry about it.

A. possible             B. due          C. necessary            D. bound

The newly-married couple quarreled so much that they reached the point _______ they had to separate from each other.

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

．       what I had previously thought, my new deskmate turned out to be a very interesting guy.

    A．Instead of   B．In spite of  C．Contrary to  D．Because of

Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory, communicational and social development． Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for Kindergarten．

There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education．Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life．Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to jail．

There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too early．Time Magazine online explains that “the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work．” I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school．Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier．

Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”, as the gains are lost in middle and high school years．It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life’s success than early education．Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school children．Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap．

The purpose of the government valuing the early childhood education is ________．

    A．to develop the children’s communication

    A．to give orphaned children good care and education

    C．to get the children prepared for the kindergarten

    D．to train the children formally and regularly

According to the studies, which of the following is True?

    A．Children with good early education may have a rich life．

    B．The orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life．

    C．Children without early education can do well at school．

    D．Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children．

The author’s attitude toward the early childhood education is _________．

    A．puzzling     B．objective   C．indifferent      D．approving

The main idea of the last passage is that __________．

    A．the early childhood education is very necessary

    B．Head Start programs have helped the children a lot

    C．environment is the most important to life’s success

    D．better ways should be found to help the poor children

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  假如你是高三学生李平。最近，你了解到你校高一年级正在进行课改。现在，请你给英语校刊写信，内容包括如下:

 1.羡慕高一学生及缘由；

 2. 自己感到遗憾的方面；

 3. 课改对学生的益处；

 4. 给高一学生的建议；

 5. 学校在课改中应注意之处。

注意: 1 次数100左右。信的开头和结尾已给出，并不计入总词数。

2. 可适当增加细节，使行文流畅。

3. 参考词汇:the Curriculum Reform课改

Dear Editor,

  I am Li Ping, a senior three student in our school. Recently I have learned that the Curriculum Reform is being carried out in Senior One of our school,

Wish the Curriculum Reform a success!

Yours sincerely,

Li Ping

I tried every means to reach my goal but failed. So desperate ______ that I almost

lost heart.

 A. I did feel          B. did I feel       C. felt I               D. I felt

John shut everybody out of the kitchen ____ he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.

A. which             B. when            C. so that          D. for

If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削） year after year, they have only themselves to blame．Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores．Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion．

    Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste．Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn．Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses．Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on．

    No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society．Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability （耐用）．They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right．There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes．

    When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious．Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers．Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide．

Designers and big stores always make money_________．

    A．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

    B．because they are capable of predicting new fashions

    C．by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

    D．because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing

To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________．

    A．a waste of money     B．a waste of time

    C．an expression of taste       D．an expression of creativity

New fashions in clothing are created for ___________．

    A．the commercial exploitation of women        B．the women's strength of character

    C．basic qualities of inconstancy and instability    D．an important contribution to society

By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" （ Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four）, the writer means that ___________．

    A．women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

    B．women are better able to put up with discomfort

    C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

    D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

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　　　国外某网站(website)将举办新一轮网上讲座活动，正面向全球中学生征集话题（topic）。假设你是新华中学的学生李华，经常访问该网站。现请你用英文给该网站发送一封电子邮件，向其推荐话题，词数100左右。内容包括：

1.自我简介；2.写信目的；3.话题：我们应该感恩（thankful）；4.推荐的理由；5.预祝活动成功。