We live in a world that is changing fast, one        changes come at what seems to be an ever-increasing pace.

         A．Unless        B．Once  C．Whether    D．Although

Recent studies have discovered that fathers uniquely contribute to the development of their children, _____ in low income families.

specially  B. definitely  C. specifically  D. particularly

The work was ________ for the little boy. So we’d better lend him a hand.   

A. too very      B. much too      C. too much      D. far

Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the question given below.

设想你买了一本英语词典，发现有这样那样的质量问题，书店的态度又不好，因此给报社编辑写信。信中必须包括以下内容：

1. 事情的起因   2. 与书店交涉的经过   

3. 呼吁服务行业 (service industry) 必须提高服务质量

—It’s ______to rain.  —Let’s get the work ______ before the rain comes.

  A. likely, done    B. possible, to be finished  C. probable, to be done    D. likely, to be finished

I usually don’t wake up until my alarm _______ every morning.

A. switches off       B. gives up        C. puts up          D. goes off

An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night.

One evening when the boys were particularly_16__，he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was__17_when he could see or hear boys playing his__18__game，football. He would__19__give them ￥25 each week to play in the street at night. The boys got__20__，for they could hardly believe__21__they were being paid to do something they__22__.

The first two weeks had passed，the boys came to the old man’s house，and went away__23__with their 25 yuan. The third week when they came back，__24__，the old man said he hadn’t had much money__25__himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week，the man said he had not yet received his__26__from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed，but there was__27__much that they could do about it.

At the__28__of the fifth week，the boys came back and__29__at the old man’s door，waiting for their__30__.Slowly，the door opened and the old man appeared.He__31__that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan__32__he had promised，but said he would give them five yuan each week without__33__.

This was really too much for the boys. “You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five yuan！” they yelled.“__34__！”

They__35__away and never played on the street again.

A. hot           B．noisy             C．troublesome          D．naughty

A. happiest      B．excited        C．encouraged            D．bored

A. interesting   B．amusing        C．acceptable             D．favorite

A. more ever          B．therefore        C．willingly              D．forever

A. shouted      B．cried              C．thrilled                D．smiled

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

A. expected    B．enjoyed      C．admired              D．respected

A. happily      B．thankfully      C．gratefully              D．tearfully

A. but          B．in addition      C．however              D．besides

A .earned       B．saved           C．remained             D．left

A. paycheck    B．insurance       C．food tickets        D．salary

A. not          B．no                 C．so                        D．very

A. final         B．end                C．start                     D．beginning

A. kicked       B．hit              C．beat                D．knocked

A. rewards     B．awards           C．checks              D．wages

A. expressed   B．apologized      C．stated                  D．expected

A .as            B．like                C．when                 D．though

A. fail          B．hesitation       C．joke                   D．problem

A. No way    B．No possible    C．No problem           D．No play

A. walked      B．stormed      C．broke                  D．backed

Kong Zi, also called Confucius (551 — 479 B.C.), and Socrates (469 — 399 B.C.) lived only a hundred years apart, and during their lifetimes there was no contact between China and Greece, but it is interesting to look at how the world that each of these great philosophers came from shaped their ideas, and how these ideas in turn, shaped their societies.

       Neither philosopher lived in times of peace, though there were more wars in Greece than in China. The Chinese states were very large and feudal, while the Greek city-states were small and urban. The urban environment in which Socrates lived allowed him to be more radical (激进的) than Confucius. Unlike Confucius, Socrates was not asked by rulers how to govern effectively. Thus, Socrates was able to be more idealistic, focusing on issues like freedom, and knowledge for its own sake. Confucius, on the other hand, advised those in government service, and many of his students went on to government service.

       Confucius suggested the Golden Rule as a principle for the conduct of life: “Do not do to others what you would not want others to do to you.” He assumed that all men were equal at birth, though some had more potential than others, and that it was knowledge that set men apart. Socrates focused on the individual, and thought that the greatest purpose of man was to seek wisdom. He believed that some had more potential to develop their reason than others did. Like Confucius, he believed that the superior class should rule the inferior (下层的) classes.

       For Socrates, the family was of no importance, and the community of little concern. For Confucius, however, the family was the centre of society, with family relations considered much more important than political relations.

       Both men are respected much more today than they were in their lifetimes.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?

       A. Socrates and Confucius had much in common.

       B. The societies were influenced by the philosophers’ ideas.

C. Confucius had much influence on Socrates’ ideas.

       D. There were cultural exchanges between China and Greece.

Socrates shared with Confucius the idea that          .

       A. all men were equal when they were born

       B. the purpose of man was to seek freedom and wisdom

C. the lower classes should be ruled by the upper class

       D. people should not ask others to do what they did not want to

What made some people different from others according to Confucius?

       A. Family.                    B. Knowledge.              C. Potential.                 D. Community.

This passage is organized in the pattern of          .

       A. time and events                                            B. cause and effect

C. comparison and contrast                                D. definition and classification

For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is the line between what I control and what you do?

Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents’ point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents’ complete unreasonableness．And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely．Both feel trapped．

In this article, I’ll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen’s hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the child’s failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second, blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third, needing to be right．It doesn’t matter what the topic is — politics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg — the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authority — someone who actually knows something — and  therefore to command respect．Unfortunately, as long as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．

Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?

A．both can continue for generations．      B．Both are about where to draw the line．

C．Neither has any clear winner．          D．Neither can be put to an end．

What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict．

B．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict．

C．The teens accuse their parents of misleading them．

D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents．

Parents and teens want to be right because they want to ________．

A．give orders to the other       B．know more than the other

C．gain respect from the other    D．get the other to behave properly

What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A．causes for the parent–teen conflicts      

B．Examples of the parent–teen war．

C．Solutions for the parent–teen problems        

D．Future of the parent–teen relationship

第三节 回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

For Americans, a mosquito bite is an itchy(使人发痒的) bother, but for many in Africa, a tiny bite can be deadly. One million people die each year of malaria, a disease spread by infected mosquitoes. Most of these people live in Africa, and are under age 5.

Malaria can be prevented and treated. However, many African nations don’t have the funds to fight it. Nothing but Nets (NBN) hopes to change that. The United Nations Foundation created the campaign in 2006. The mission: Squash(压制) malaria by covering sleeping areas with nets. Hanging bed nets treated with insecticide(杀虫剂) is the simplest way to stop mosquitoes from biting at night. The chemical lasts four to five years. For $10, anyone can send a net to Africa and help save a life.

So far, NBN has raised $19 million and delivered 700,000 nets to seven countries. Families are taught how to use the nets. Kids also get vaccines(疫苗) and vitamins. “Women line up for miles to get these interventions(干预措施) for their kids,” says NBN director Elizabeth McKee Gore. “They understand the importance.” So do kids in this country. “They get so excited thinking of ways to raise money,” says NBN spokesperson and basketball star Ruth Riley.

NBN’s biggest fund-raiser is Katherine Commale, 7. She’s been spreading the buzz(嗡嗡声) about bed nets for the past two years. To show how they work, she and her brother made a picture. “We teach that bed nets can save lives,” she told TFK.

Katherine has raised $42,000 for NBN. “She just wants those who need a net to have one,” says her mom, Lynda. “It’s pretty simple to her.” To find out how you can help, visit nothingbutnets.net.

Why can a tiny mosquito bite be deadly in Africa? (within 10 words)

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59. List the ways to prevent malaria. (not more than 8 words)

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60. Paraphrase(用英语重述) the underlined sentence. (not more than 12 words)

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