By the end of 2004, 93.6 percent of Chinese children were receiving nine years of compulsory education, marking further advancement of China’s education cause.

Han jin, a senior official with the Chinese Ministry of Education, said this at press conference, adding that achievements were also made in five other aspects of China’s education during the past year.

According to 2004 statistics, the enrollment rate of China’s primary education was 98.95 percent, 0.3 percent higher than the previous year. Enrollment rate for girls, in particular, was 98.93 percent, which was almost the same with that of boys.

In high schools, the enrollment rate was also an obvious increase, last year, about 13.7 million students were received by high schools, which made the total number of on – campus students reach 36.07 million. In the meantime, professional training schools at this level also developed in a stable way, as 14,500 schools enrolled a total 5.48 million students in the year 2004, up 6.28 percent over the previous year.

In 2004, the size of China’s higher education was further enlarged with 2,236 schools of various types and more than 20 million on – campus students, Han said. The enrollment rate of higher education was 19 percent, two percentage points higher than the previous year.

China also made great efforts in kindergarten education and special education for disabled children, Han said. In 2004, the number of kindergartens in China reached 117,900, an increase of 1,509. Special schools for disabled students enrolled 50,800 people, making the total number of on – campus students 371,800.

Private schools, under the protection of newly issued laws and regulations, were boosted. By the end of last year, China had 78,500 private schools with 1.77 million students. Around 1.4 million people chose to study at private universities and colleges.

Han also noted that the illiteracy (文盲) rate has been limited to below four percent.

Nevertheless, the old problems in China’s education still exist, such as the gap between educational investment and people’s demand and the difficulties in education in rural areas, Han said. (from China Daily)

1．The underlined word marking in the first paragraph most probably means          .

       A．we can not infer from the passage         B．showing the position of

       C．giving scores to                                   D．being a sign of

2．What was the protection for the development of private schools?

       A．Limitation on public schools.                 B．Investment from the government.

       C．Newly issued laws and regulations.        D．We can not infer from the passage.

3．According to the passage, what is (are) the old problems (s) in China’s education?

       A．Education in the countryside.

       B．Kindergarten education and special education for disabled children.

       C．Professional training schools develop much slower than normal high schools.

       D．The illiteracy rate is increasing.

4．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

       A．The number of Chinese girls going to primary school was almost as large as that of boys.

       B．Professional training schools developed much faster than normal higher schools.

       C．Numbers of both schools and students increased in China’s higher education.

       D．China’s kindergarten education and special education for disabled children also developed last year.

5．What is the author’s attitude towards Han Jin’s talk?

       A．Support the talk.                                  B．Neither support nor oppose.

       C．Oppose the talk.             D．Feel the talk funny.

Although many Chinese students say their knowledge of English grammar is good, most would admit that their spoken English is poor. Whenever I speak to Chinese students they always say, “My spoken English is poor.” However, their spoken English does not have to remain poor! I would suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English.

First, they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to limited vocabulary. Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary. However, you can speak with a limited vocabulary if your attitude is positive. Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know.

Second, they are afraid of                      . Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous. Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY. You want to get your message across, to talk to someone in English, as quickly and as well as you can, even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense, but it doesn’t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears.

The third, not enough attention is paid to listening. You have one mouth but two ears! All that hearing is necessary for you to start speaking.

Fourth, most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive (主动的) language learners. Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English, they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their spoken English always remains poor. If you have this proactive outlook, then you will see English opportunities wherever you go.

1．What’s the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

They don’t know how to express their meaning properly because of limited vocabulary.

3．Please fill in the blanks in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer with ten words)

4．Which reason benefits you most? Why? (Please answer within 30 words)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph.

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          2．词数：120—150字。

Brussels, the capital city of Belgium, is ______ home to the European Union ,______organization of European nations

A．the ;an        B．不填；an       C．a; an          D．不填；the

——Honey ,this is a present for your birthday

——Ah ! A pair of shoes ,well-known brand-Nike ,I think it ______comfortable

A．wears         B．is worn         C．is wearing          D．has worn

Our family makes it a _____ to turn off the television at mealtime and try to speak as little as possible.

A．privilege        B．pressure         C．procedure           D．principle

The manager was very angry, for he had sent his business partner two thousand machines yesterday，half of ____ unqualified.

A．whom       B．what          C．them               D．which

Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will __________ the skill to do difficult things easily.

A．demand      B．acquire         C．accomplish     D．achieve

Intelligence is to some extent ______ one is born with

A．that         B．of which       C．something           D．which

Since there was a rapid increase in his business, his efforts _____________

A．paid back           B．paid for         C．paid up        D．paid off