Look at the price of that bike! It is practically the same as ______ of a new motorcycle.

  A. one                      B. this                          C. that                          D. it

 ______ number of overseas reporters registered to cover the 18^th National Congress has seen ______ remarkable increase. 

  A. A; a                      B. The; a                      C. A; the                       D. The; /

下面的柱状图（bar chart）显示了不同年龄段孩子与父母谈心的情况。

Time spent in talking with parents

根据上图信息，请以“Heart-to-Heart Talks with Parents”为题，用英语写一篇100-120个词的短文。要求如下：

1. 简要描述图中信息；

2. 说明原因（如忙于学习或工作、缺少共同话题……）；

3. 谈谈你的看法。

       注意：文章的标题和开头已给出（不计词数）。

下面短文中有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I used to going to the countryside to draw animals and plants. One day I was walking across a field looking rabbits to draw. Lost in thought, I didn’t notice the bull running towards me. About 100 meters ahead was a tree under that I would sit and draw. Sudden, I heard a loud noise behind me. I turned around and saw a bull. Knowing a bull could run much more faster than a man, I quickly reached the tree and climb up. From there I saw the bull kicking me food bag with its feet. It kept do this for 15 minute and then moved away. But I was quite nervous in the tree.

下面文章中有5处（第61至65题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E、F）中，选出符合各段要求的最佳小标题。选项中有一项为多余选项。

A. Leadership

B. Conflict Solving

C. Open Communication

D. Respect to All Team Members

E. Measuring Progress against Goals

F. Common Goals with Challenging Target

Team Building Means More Than Throwing a Few People Together

“Teamworking” is found every where within just about every organization. You can’t get away from “teams” that are supposed to be able to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts. Or so the theory goes.

There are five measures that need to be taken before you can get the most out of a team:

61. _________

There must be a clear reason for the team to exist. And all the members should realize the value and significance of what they are going to do. What they are hoping to achieve should be something achievable but at the same time tough and inspiring enough to attract the members and keep their motivation alive. What is more, they should also be well prepared for the possible difficulties they may come across in the process.

62. _________

Team members must be able to express their opinions freely without fear of being criticized, and they must have the feeling that their suggestions will be taken seriously. This is an important point because the team may need to resolve some complex or thorny issues. For example, it may discuss a sensitive topic. Should they keep their conclusion within the team or share it with other employees? This is an issue in itself that all the members should agree on and frank discussion is required.

63. _________

It is easy to think that a junior team member may have less to contribute than more experienced ones. This is not only demoralizing or discouraging, it also makes no sense --- people that have nothing to contribute should not have been selected for the team in the first place. Since they have become members of your team, you need to make sure that each of them has an opportunity to add his or her thoughts to discussions.

64. _________

Disagreements are natural and, in fact, debate and discussion should be encouraged. A team

made up only of “yes men” can make disastrous decisions that few people honestly agreed with in the first place. Consequently, there should be rules on how lengthy disagreements should be handled. For example, team meetings may not be the most appropriate place for a discussion that involves only two people, so “under-the-table” method may be effective.

65._________

Most high-performing teams are well organized. A good organizer should be able to play to individuals’ strengths and help them overcome their weaknesses. It should be someone who can act as a promoter and a constant reminder of what the team needs to achieve. He must, above all, be skilled in sharing responsibility and setting tasks to others, coaching them to achieve tasks, and providing constructive feedback on how the tasks went.

Team building isn’t as simple as just throwing a few people together. It requires much more, but motivating people is most essential. Successful teamworking is not marked by how much progress the team makes toward its goals, but by how confidently each of its members completes his or her assigned tasks with a sense of achievement and pride. 

One of our biggest fears nowadays is that our kids might have spent too much time with electronic devices rather than experiencing the natural world. Fear-producing TV and computer games are leading to a serious disconnect between kids and the great outdoors, which will change the wild places of the world, its creatures and human health for the worse, unless adults get working on child’s play.

Each of us had a place in nature we go sometimes, even if it was torn down. We cannot be the last generation to have that place. At this rate, kids who miss the sense of wonder outdoors will not grow up to be protectors of natural landscapes. “If the decline in parks use continues across North America, who will defend parks against encroachment (蚕食)?” asks Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods.

Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than their parents---and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it; research suggests that kids do better academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature fosters (培养) leadership. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump (丛) of trees on the roadside can be the whole universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.

Kids are not to blame. They are over-protected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite (仪式) of passage.

Everyone from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that strengthen love, respect and need for the landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This could yet be our greatest cause.

55. According to Paragraph 2, the writer thinks that _________.

A. we are the last generation to experience nature

B. Richard Louv doesn’t defend parks against encroachment

C. without a nature experience, kids are missing lots of fun 

D. children should grow up to be protectors of nature

56. Which of the following is not listed as a reason for children being disconnected with nature?

A. The wild has been more dangerous than ever.

B. Parents are too protective of their children.

C. TV plays sometimes inspire fear into children’s heart.

D. Many children are lost in the world of technology.

57. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will _________.

A. keep a high sense of wonder

B. be over-protected by their parents

C. be less healthy both physically and mentally

D. change wild places and creatures for the better

58. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is _________.

A. the fault on the part of their parents

B. the natural experience in their growing up

C. the result of their own carelessness in play

D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers

59. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to _________.

A. blame children for getting lost in computer games

B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment

C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature

D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around

60. Which of the following can be used as the title for the passage?

A. Too much play spoils a child

B. Getting closer to nature relieve stress

C. Outdoor activities build up character

D. Take kids to nature more often for their growth

When she returned home after a year in South America, Judith Martin, a North American writer, began to have a problem. People kept interpreting her behavior as aggressive, but that was not right. Fairly soon she figured out what was happening.

When most South Americans talk to each other face-to-face, they stand closer together than North Americans do. Martin had not readjusted to North American distances. Apparently, she had forgotten about the phenomenon known as personal space --- the amount of physical distance people expect during social interaction. Everyone has expectations concerning the use of personal space, but accepted distances for that space are determined by each person’s culture.

Observations about personal space began about twenty years ago. Anthropologist Edward T. Hall was a pioneer in the field. He became very interested in how interpersonal distances affected communication between people. In his book The Hidden Dimension, Hall coined (invented) the word “proxemics” to describe people’s use of space as a means of communication. As Hall’s book title indicates, most people are unconscious that interpersonal distances exist.

Personal space depends on invisible boundaries. Those boundaries move with people as they interact. Personal space gets larger or smaller depending on the circumstances of the social interaction at any moment. People do not like anyone to trespass (侵犯) on their personal space. As Cooper explains, invasions of personal space bring about negative reactions.

Researchers working with Hall’s data found that accepted interpersonal distances in the United States also depend on other factors. For example, subcultures help determine expectations

concerning personal space. Fisher, Bell, and Baum report that groups of Hispanic-Americans

generally interact more closely within their subculture than Anglo-Americans do within theirs. They further explain that in general subcultural groups tend to interact at closer distances with members of their own subculture than with nonmembers.

Age also affects how people use personal space. Cooper reports that North American children

seem unaware of boundaries for personal space until the age of four or five. As the children get older

they become more aware of standards for personal space. By the time they reach puberty (青春期), they have completely adapted to their culture’s standards for interpersonal distances.

Gender (性别) also influences people’s use of personal space. For example, North American males’ most negative reaction is reserved for anyone who enters their personal space directly in front of them. Females, on the other hand, feel most negative about approaches from the side. Also, females have smaller interpersonal distances than males do, although pairs of the same sex communicate across larger spaces than do pairs of males and females. The gender factor changes, however, in high-density situations such as crowded subways or elevators in the United States. As Maines observes, when people have some choice about where they stand or sit in crowded settings, they choose people of the same sex.

As international travel and commerce increase, intercultural contact is becoming commonplace. Soon, perhaps, cultural differences in expectations for personal space will be as familiar to everyone as are cultural differences in food and dress. Until then, people need to make a special effort to learn one another’s expectations concerning personal space. Once people are sensitive to such matters, they will not go either away from or toward a person from another culture.

50. Judith Martin’s experience tells that interpersonal distance in social interaction is determined by _________.

A. personal preference　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. cultural background

C. social awareness D. geographical features

51. According to Hall, ________.　

A. people are unaware that personal space contributes to communication

B. personal space in social interaction is used quite regularly

C. people show not enough interest in learning about interpersonal distances

D. he shared the idea that personal space affects communication

52. Which of the following can be implied from the first four paragraphs?

A. Judith Martin went to South America to explore about personal space.

B. Being unaware of interpersonal distance may lead to discomfort.

C. Nobody has ever noticed the existence of personal space decades.

D. People don’t like those who are trying to keep distance in communication.

53. We can infer that accepted interpersonal distance in the US is better shown among ________.

A. subcultural groups　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. age groups

C. racial groups D. gender groups

54. By “they will not go either away from or toward a person from another culture”, the writer means __________.

A. people try their best to avoid embarrassment by knowing more about culture

B. People are always afraid that they might take a wrong step when talking

C. people can keep appropriate personal distance in communication

D. people will choose to approach the right person to ask about the culture thing

Have you got any wonderful plans for your coming winter vacation? Here are some wonderful films for you to kill time.

46. Based on the introduction above, we know ___________ of each film.

A. main characters       B. the award         C. the ending         D. the director 

47. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Lynn’s children all have some physical and mental problems.

B. The Shawshank Redemption shows the great love from father to son.

C. Red and Andy successfully escaped from the prison through a tunnel.

D. La Vita e bella is intended to bring comfort and warmth to war-torn people.

48. Which film might best help a newly married couple, Justine and Dorothy to figure out their new roles in future life?

A. Away We Go.                                                    B. Another Happy Day. 

C. La Vita e bella.                                               D. The Shawshank Redemption. 

49.   The passage is written to __________.

A. review the latest films                                          B. recommend good films 

C. announce the upcoming of the films                   D. introduce the making of the films

My father had always been an alert observer of human character. Within seconds of meeting someone, he could sum up their strengths and weaknesses. It was always a challenge to see if any of my boyfriends could pass Dad’s test. None did. Dad was always right --- they didn’t pass my test either. After Dad died, I wondered how I’d figure it out on my own.

That’s when Jack arrived on the scene. He was different from any other guy I’d dated. He could sit for hours on the piano bench with my mother, discussing some composers. My brother Rick loudly announced that Jack wasn’t a turkey like the other guys I’d brought home. Jack passed my family’s test. But what about Dad’s?

Then came my mother’s birthday. The day he was supposed to drive, I got a call. “Don’t worry,” he said, “but I’ve been in an accident. I’m fine, but I need you to pick me up.”

When I got there, we rushed to a flower shop for something for Mom. “How about gardenias?” Jack said, pointing at a beautiful white corsage (胸花). The florist put the corsage in a box.

The entire ride, Jack was unusually quiet. “Are you all right?” I asked. “I’ve been doing a lot of thinking,” he said. “I might be moving.” Moving? Then he added, “Moving in with you.” I nearly put the car on the sidewalk. “What?” I asked. “I think we should get married,” he said. He told me he’d planned his proposal in a fancy restaurant, but after the accident, he decided to do it right away.

“Yes,” I whispered. We both sat dumbfounded, tears running down our cheeks. I’d never known such a tender moment. If only Dad were here to give his final approval.

“Oh, let’s just go inside.” Jack laughed. My mother opened the door. “Happy Birthday!” We

shouted. Jack handed the box to her. She opened it up. Suddenly, her eyes were filled with tears. “Mom, what’s wrong?” I asked. “I’m sorry,” she said, wiping her eyes. “This is only the second gardenia corsage I’ve ever received. I was given one years ago, long before you kids were born.” “From who?” I asked. “Your father,” Mom said. “He gave me one right before we were engaged.” My eyes locked on Jack’s as I blinked away (眨掉) tears. Dad’s test? I knew Jack had passed.

41. According to the text, we know the writer’s father was __________.

A. interested in observing things around                B. good at judging one’s character

C. strict with her boyfriend                                 D. fond of challenges

42. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. Jack got the family’s approval except Dad’s.     B. Jack was different from any other boy.

C. Jack was getting on well with Mother.                    D. Jack knew a lot about piano.

43. The underlined word “proposal” in Paragraph 5 means __________.

A. piece of advice                                     B. wedding ceremony

C. celebration of birthday                               D. offer of marriage

44. On hearing “moving in with you”, the writer felt __________.

A. pleased                      B. worried           C. surprised             D. disappointed

45. Why did the writer’s mother cry?

A. The gift was the same as the one her husband gave her.

B. She had never received such a beautiful gift.

C. Her daughter found her life partner at last.            

D. The gardenia corsage was too expensive.

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to 　21 in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she 22 a big bald（秃顶的）man running through the parking lot. Before she came to 　23 what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”Neilson 　24 .

Pulling open her door, the man seized her 　25 the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed, 　26 her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a 　27 , heard the screams and began running.

When they 　28 Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was 　29searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker 30 back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no 　31 for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to 32 the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes --- used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms 　33 tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said 　34 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves, for you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 35 him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the 　36 carjacker (劫车者) and suspected murderer, whose 　37 --- but with a full head of hair --- had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky 　38 she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 　39 ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would 　40 have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”

21. A. bring　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. let　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gather　　　　　　　　　　 D. send

22. A. recognized　　　　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　　　　 C. noticed 　　　　　　　　 D. met

23. A. realize 　　　　　　　　　　 B. understand 　 　　　 C. imagine 　　　　　　　　 D. conclude

24. A. escaped 　　　　　　　　　 B. struggled　　　　　　　　 C. refused 　　　　　　　　　 D. obeyed

25. A. by 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. around 　　　　　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

26. A. burying 　　　　　　　　　 B. forgetting 　　　　　　　 C. offering 　　　　　　　　 D. grabbing

27. A. trip 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. visit　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. break　　　　　　　　　　　 D. holiday

28. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stopped　　　　　　　　　 C. entered D. reached

29. A. carefully　　　　　　　　　 B. madly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointedly 　　　 D. patiently

30. A. fought 　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned 　　　　　　　　　 C. jumped 　　　　　　　　　 D. shouted

31. A. match　　　　　　　　　　　 B. target 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. equal D. companion

32. A. remind　　　　　　　　　　　 B. phone　　　　　　　　　　　 C. invite 　　　　　　　　　　 D. beg

33. A. rolled　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. folded　　　　　　　　　　 C. bent　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. tied

34. A. angrily 　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. kindly 　　　　　　　　　　 C. coldly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. warmly

35. A. caught B. thanked 　　　　　　　　 C. comforted D. ignored

36. A. ordinary　　　　　　　　　　 B. professional　　　　　　 C. honest D. outstanding

37. A. picture B. background 　　　　　　 C. character D. story

38. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. though D. when

39. A. ridiculous 　　　　　　　　 B. similar 　　　　　　　　　 C. strange 　　　　　　　　　 D. different

40. A. sometimes　　　　　　　　 B. never 　　　　　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　　　　 D. forever