Many students are now facing with problems like deciding whether to focus on science or art. Not taking the children’s interest or preferences in account, some parents force their children to make the choice as their will, that troubles many students.

Throughout our lives we have to make much choices. As students, we should talk to our parents or teachers especial on life-changing decisions. But when it came down to it, we’re the ones who must live with their choices. On the other hand, parents should try to help their children make the best possible decisions, instead forcing them to do something that against their will.

It depends on students themselves whether they’ll be science students and arts students. Just let their hearts show them the way.

请根据提示完成句子，    上的词是一空一词，保证句意准确无误。

6. 这对老夫妻每天都去同一个公园，从不腻烦。

The old couple is never                          going to the same park every day.

7. I               (不好意思) ask you, but would you lend me your car for a couple of days.

8. 他的耐心和刻苦努力终于有回报，他获得了金牌。

 His patience and hard work finally                with a gold medal.

9. 她感非常满意，感激怎。

She felt a sense of satisfaction and gratitude                  
10.这一传统可追溯到15世纪

The tradition                       15^th century.

请根据汉语或首字母提示, 或所给词的适当形式填空。

1. Her face b       (表露出) her nervousness.  

2. The match was cancelled because most of the members         (反对) to having a match without a standard court.

3. I suppose it never          (想到) to me to phone the police.

4. He isn’t Chinese, but he is         (流利) in Chinese.

5. It was          (care) of you to leave the door unlocked.

信息匹配. 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(注意：涂在答题卡上，E涂 AB  F 涂 AC   G涂 AD)

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The Chinese have a set of proverbs that I feel truly reflects what lifelong learning attributes（特征）are. The following are some explanations of what they mean. 

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In Mandarin（中文), it is pronounced “Huo Dao Lao, Xue Dao Lao”. Learning is an important part of existence. As we live and grow old, we should never stop learning. In every life stage, there are more things to learn. It shouldn’t stop．

There Are No Limits To Learning

In Mandarin, it is pronounced “Xue Wu Zhi Jing”. It means there are no limits to learning. The earlier lifelong learning attribute speaks about continuity．This speaks about no boundaries. You should not limit the fields of what you learn.     73     

The Love For Learning Never Tires You

Pronounced “Hao Xue Bu Juan” in Mandarin it is loosely translated, as the love for learning should never tire you. The first two lifelong learning attributes talk about continuous learning and no boundaries. Learning is dynamic. It is ever moving, ever changing．     74     When you have the perseverance for self-cultivation then the rewards are becoming more and more in life.

Only After Learning, Do You Know What You Do Not Know

     75     Self-reflection is an important process in self-directed learning. In Mandarin it is pronounced, “Xue Er Hou Zhi Bu Zu”. Translated - it means that only after learning we know what we do not know．This lifelong learning attribute of self-reflection creates a sense of insufficiency and thus generates an inner want to learn.

A. This lifelong learning attribute forces you to self-reflect.

B. Proverbs about life learning and career.

C. Continue to learn in the journey of Life.

D. Therefore, we should never be tired of it.

E. Three Persons Walking One Is Bound To Be My Teacher.

F. In life, if we are to improve ourselves, learning is infinite.

G. Lifelong learning attributes for career advancement.

Scientists at Harvard University and Bates College find female chimpanzees (黑猩猩) appear to treat sticks as dolls, carrying them around until they have children of their own. Young males engage in such behavior much less frequently.

The new work by Sonya M. Kahlenberg and Richard W. Wrangham, described this week in the journal Current Biology, provides the first evidence of a wild non­human species playing with dolls, as well as the first known sex difference in a wild animal’s choice of playthings.

The two researchers say their work adds to a growing body of evidence that human children are probably born with their own ideas of how they want to behave, rather than simply mirroring other girls who play with dolls and boys who play with trucks. Doll play among humans could have its origins in object—carrying by earlier apes (猿类), they say, suggesting that toy selection is probably not due entirely to socialization.

“In humans, there are obvious sex differences in children’s toy play, and these are remarkably similar across cultures,” says Kahlenberg. “While socialization by elders and peers has been the primary explanation, our work suggests that biology may also have an important role to play in activity preferences.”

In 14 years of data on chimpanzee behavior at the Kibale National Park in Uganda, Kahlenberg and Wrangham counted more than 100 examples of stick­carrying. Some young chimpanzees carried sticks into the nest to sleep with them and on one occasion built a separate nest for the stick. “We have seen juveniles occasionally carrying sticks for many years, and because they sometimes treated them rather like dolls, we wanted to know if in general this behavior tended to represent something like playing with dolls,” says Wrangham, a Professor at Harvard. “If the doll hypothesis (假设) was right, we thought that females should carry sticks more than males do, and that the chimpanzees should stop carrying sticks when they had their first child. We have now watched enough young chimpanzees to prove both points.”

67. What does a female chimpanzee do with sticks?

A. She gives them to her child to play with.        B. She treats them as dolls.

C. She makes useful tools from them.                 D. She treats them as weapons.

68. What causes the different toy selection of chimpanzees, according to the passage?

A. Sex difference.         B. Socialization.             C. Environment.           D. Cultural difference.

69. We can infer from the fourth paragraph that ________.

A. socialization has nothing to do with human’s choice of playthings

B. sex difference is the only factor in human’s choice of playthings

C. the biology factor may also influence toy choice

D. people choose different toys in different cultures

70. It can be concluded from the passage that ________.

A. both humans and chimpanzees choose their playthings due to sex difference

B. different factors cause humans and chimpanzees to choose different playthings

C. only female chimpanzees have playthings

D. chimpanzees usually choose playthings for their children

Although Wu Huifei was only a concubine (妃子) of Tang Xuanzong (AD 685-762), the sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, her influence was far greater than most in her position.

Historians say that the ruler loved her so much that, in AD 724, he banished his wife and made Wu a royal concubine.

"Although she was only a concubine, she was treated as an empress with palace etiquette (礼节)," explained Shi Xiaoqun, director of relics collection for Shaanxi History Museum. "Tang Xuanzong even wanted to make her his empress but was opposed by the ministers."

The emperor had thousands of concubines in his palace in Chang'an (now called Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province) but, according to Shi, he only loved Wu, the mother of seven of his children.

Wu died in the December of AD 737 at the age of 38 and was buried in Jingling Mausoleum. She was given the title Empress Zhenshun after her death.

"It's rare for a concubine to be given so much posthumous (死后获得的) honor in the history of Chinese feudal (封建) society," said Liu Daiyun, research director at the Shaanxi Archaeological Research Institute.

Her tomb ---53 meters wide by 56 meters long --- is located in the west of Pangliu village, which is part of Xi'an's Chang'an district.

The recovered sarcophagus (石棺) is 4 meters long, 2 meters wide and 2 meters tall and is decorated with flowers and maiden figures, which archaeologists say is a rare cultural relic of high scientific, historical and artistic value. In ancient times, a sarcophagus was used to house wood coffins in order to preserve the body of the noble person.

“I knew it was precious but I didn’t know it was so beautiful,” said Han Qinglong, who headed the team that brought the relic back to China four years after it was stolen and sold abroad by tomb raiders (盗墓者).

64. The underlined word “banished” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “      ”

  A. killed                   B. removed                 C. divorced                 D. persuaded

65. The passage mainly focuses on          .

  A. the life story of Wu Huifei.     B. the reason why Wu Huifei was favoured by Tang Xuanzong

  C. the scientific, historical and artistic value of the recovered sarcophagus of Wu Huifei.

  D. the influence of Wu Huifei and her posthumous honor.

66. Which of the following descriptions about Wu Huifei is true according to the passage?

  A. She wasn’t made empress by Tang Xuanzong because of the opposition from the ministers.

  B. She was born in 737 AD and died in 775 AD.

  C. No other woman has a greater influence on Chinese history than she does.

  D. Like many concubines, she was given much honor after her death.                      

I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.

After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.

After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!

So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.

60. The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means 　　　 .

A. increased 　　　　　　　　 B. occurred 　　　　　　　 C. disappeared 　　　　　 D. changed

61. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online.

B. There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line.

C. The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games.

D. It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online.

62. The writer believes that instant messaging is 　　　　 .

A. full of fun but time-consuming 　　　　　　　 B. widespread but unnecessary

C. quick but difficult to do 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. common, used and cheap

63. Which might be the main idea of the passage?

A. Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging?

B. Why is instant messaging so popular?

C. Chatting online is good for your typing skill.

D. Chatting on QQ is natural for people.　　　　　　　　　　　

Rembrandt was an extraordinary Dutch painter. He was most well-known for his brushwork and the way in which he connected with the human soul. His life, however, was not happy.

　 He was born on July 15, 1606 in Leiden, the Netherlands. His father wanted him to have a real, learned profession but Rembrandt left the University of Leiden after becoming bored. He began studying art under a local teacher but soon left and studied in Amsterdam where he mastered all his lessons in six months!

At the age of 22, he moved back to Leiden and began to get his own students. One of his students was the famous artist Gerrit Dou. In 1631 he returned to Amsterdam where he became the most popular portrait painter in Holland. Rembrandt met Saskia and married her in 1634. She was a cousin of a very successful art dealer and she helped him to meet wealthy people who commissioned (委任制作) many paintings from him. He used her as a model in many of his paintings.

　 Rembrandt’s private life, however, was very unfortunate. He had four children with Saskia but only one, Titus, survived. Saskia died in 1642 at the age of only 30. In 1649, his housekeeper became his second wife and was also a model for many of his paintings. Even though Rembrandt was very successful as an artist, art dealer and teacher, he lived in a careless way and had to declare bankruptcy (破产) in 1656. He even had to sell his whole art collection and his house to pay off his debts.

His unfortunate life, however, didn’t affect his art. He painted many great paintings during that time. His new love, Hendrickje, died in 1663 and his 27-year-old son, Titus, died in 1668. Eleven months later, on October 4, 1669, Rembrandt died in Amsterdam. He produced more than 600 paintings and over 2,000 drawings!

56. Which of the following is the reason that made his business fail?

A. As an extraordinary Dutch painter, he knew nothing about business.

B. He spent most of his time on art, leaving no time to care his business.

C. All his children but Titus died, which made him very sad.

D. Like other famous artists, he was thoughtless.

57. From the passage we learn that Rembrandt 　　　　.

A. graduated from the University of Leiden.　 B. began his teaching career in 1628.

C. married Saskia when he was 22 years old.　 D. was good at drawing animals and flowers.

58. How many members of Rembrandt’s family died before him, not including his parents?

A. Four 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Five 　　　　　　　 C. Six 　　　　　　　 D. Seven

59. What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A brief biography of Rembrandt 　　　　　　 B. A great Dutch painter

C. The greatest painter in the world 　　　　　　 D. Rembrandt’s unhappy family

Twelve years ago, my mother gave birth to the beautiful little girl. 　 36　 , we were later given the 　 37　 that this little girl, who was three and a half month old, would only have 14 days on earth. It’s hard to understand what kind of 　38　 you have when you find out that you’re 　39　 something that you don’t even know.

As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us 　 40 . When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was 　 41　 reality hit. We had no 　 42　 .

I’m from a small town with small hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t 　43 it. My mother tried for days to get money, but nothing 　44　 each time. A caseworker (社会工作者) was even doing her best. It’s 　45　 that it almost felt as if we had to 　46　 a baby from the hospital.

One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to 　47 again. As she walked out, 48 down yet again, out of no where a man walked up to her. He 　49 her a handful of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in 　50 , so she can take her daughter home.” She looked down at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked back up to thank him, he was 51　 . They searched all over the hospital and he was nowhere to be 　52　 .

Thanks to the guy that I will 　53　 know, we could take home that 　 54 baby girl that was only given 14 days to live, and celebrated her 12^th birthday yesterday. I am grateful to this man and feel that his act of 　55 should be shared with everyone.

36. A. Besides 　　　　　 B. Otherwise 　　　　　　 C. However 　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

37. A. idea 　　　　　　　　 B. news 　　　　　　　　　 C. order 　　　　　　　　　 D. point

38. A. character 　　　　 B. friendship 　　　　　　 C. habit 　　　　　　　　　　 D. feeling

39. A. losing 　　　　　　 B. wasting 　　　　　　　　 C. explaining 　　　　　　 D. gaining

40. A. hope 　　　　　　　 B. freedom 　　　　　　　 C. trouble 　　　　　　　　 D. information

41. A. how 　　　　　　　 B. where 　　　　　　　　　 C. when 　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

42. A. car 　　　　　　　　 B. knowledge 　　　　　 C. shelter 　　　　　　　　 D. money

43. A. understand 　　　 B. have 　　　　　　　　　　 C. change 　　　　　　　　 D. prevent

44. A. came up 　　　　 B. set up 　　　　　　　　　 C. made up 　　　　　　　 D. gave up

45. A. interesting 　　　 B. necessary 　　　　　　 C. impossible 　　　　　　 D. sad

46. A. save 　　　　　　　 B. buy 　　　　　　　　　　 C. visit 　　　　　　　　　　 D. develop

47. A. apologize 　　　　 B. research 　　　　　　　 C. try 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. interview

48. A. let 　　　　　　　　　 B. moved 　　　　　　　　 C. knelt 　　　　　　　　　　 D. fell

49. A. took 　　　　　　　 B. paid 　　　　　　　　　　 C. handed 　　　　　　　　 D. lent

50. A danger 　　　　　　 B. need 　　　　　　　　　　 C. reward 　　　　　　　　 D. advance

51. A. gone 　　　　　　　 B. shy 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　　　 D. proud

52. A. avoided 　　　　　 B. found 　　　　　　　　　 C. persuaded 　　　　　　 D. stopped

53. A. even 　　　　　　　 B. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. almost 　　　　　　　　 D. never

54. A. beautiful 　　　　 B. naughty 　　　　　　　 C. nervous 　　　　　　　 D. dangerous

55. A. courage 　　　　　　 B. gentleness 　　　　　　 C. kindness 　　　　　　　 D. politeness

–Have you met Mr. Li?

--Yes. When I arrived, he 　　　for Shanghai to attend a national conference.

A. just left　　　　　 B. had just left 　　　　　 C. just leaves　　　　　　 D. was just leaving