We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect — but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in school or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.

Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them — a form of favouritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child form a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favoured school.

The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer. Ks5u

60. What is the similarity between supporters and opponents?

A. They both like exams.　　　　　　　　　　 B. They both dislike exams.

B. They value standards.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. They value equality.

61. The word “favouritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that ________.

A. bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs

B. children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs

C. poor children with certificates are favoured in job markets

D. children attending ordinary schools achieve great success

62. What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?

A. Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.

B. There would be more opportunities and excellence.

C. Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.

D. Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school’s reputation.

63. The opponents of the examination system will agree that _________.

A. jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection

B. computers should be selected to take over many jobs

C. special classes are necessary to keep the school standards

D. schools with academic subjects should be done away with

64. The passage mainly focuses on ___________.

A. schools and certificates B. examination and equality

C. opportunity and employment　　　 D. standards and reputation

A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and loved the boy very much. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for work so he asked the wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. The mother, preoccupied in the kitchen, totally forgot the matter.

The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle and, fascinated with its color, drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous（有毒的）medicine meant for adults in small dosages（剂量）. When the child fell down, the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was shocked. She was terrified how to face her husband.

When the father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he looked at his wife and uttered just four words. The husband just said ‘I am with you, Darling’. The husband's totally unexpected reaction is active behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened. No point in attaching blame. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was comfort and sympathy from the husband. That is what he gave her.

　 If everyone can look at life with this kind of viewpoint, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Take off all your envies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears and you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think. Sometimes we spend time asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.

56. The uncapped medical bottle was not put back into the cupboard because 　　　　.

　　 A. the husband was careless　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the wife ignored the matter

C. the husband was busy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the wife wasn’t informed of the matter

57. What do we know about the bottle? 　　　　 .

　　　 A. It contained poison only for adults B. It was kept in the kitchen

　　　 C. It was broken by the child　　　　　　　　　　 D. It appeared like a nice drink

58. The husband’s attitude towards his wife can be described as 　　　　　.

　　　 A. optimistic　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　 C. considerate　　　　　 D. generous

59. What did the writer intend to tell us about life? 　　　　 .

　　 A. Think of nothing and life will be easy

　　　 B. It is always useless finding who is responsible

　　　 C. Let go the negative side and we can enjoy life.

　　　 D. Life should give way to responsibility

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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __36__ she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and __37__ what to do, she began crying. After a while, She __38__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __39__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __40__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __41_. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __42__.

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __43__ that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __44__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields, but he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __45__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He _46__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __47__ into the air, the dog __48__ through the woods until he found the _49__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __50__, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He _51__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was _52__.

When she opened her eyes and   53   her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you __54__ me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of   55  . That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak.

36. A. before       B. since               C. while               D. as

37. A. wondering       B. forgetting          C. remembering      D. regretting

38. A. preferred             B. expected          C. failed         D. decided

39. A. When                 B. Until            C. If                     D. Because

40. A. carelessly            B. cautiously   C. hopelessly     D. unwillingly

41. A. trees               B. bushes       C. woods             D. grasses

42. A. stream         B. rock             C. tree           D. house

43. A. found                 B. sensed        C. heard                D. smelt

44. A. at            B. through        C. in                 D. onto

45. A. terrible     B. strange             C. pleasant          D. familiar

46. A. missed     B. discovered        C. followed           D. ignored

47. A. calmly     B. loudly        C. merrily            D. gently

48. A. searched             B. wandered       C. looked      D. travelled

49. A. window              B. girl              C. house        D. hero

50. A. satisfaction   B. disappointment       C. embarrassment          D. delight

51. A. jumped      B. climbed        C. walked        D. flew

52. A. awake         B. abandoned    C. available       D. asleep

53. A. spotted      B. watched          C. observed          D. saw

54. A. disturbed           B. comforted    C. rescued       D. scared

55. A. pain                B. shock           C. sorrow                D. relief

You’ve failed to do what you _____ to and I’m afraid the teacher will blame you.

   A. will expect    B. will be expected    C. expected    D. were expected

 The old tower ______ the Ming Dynasty remains in good condition.

   A. dates from   B. dating back to   C. dating back   D. dates back to

 If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will _____ her.

   A. promise    B. persuade    C. invite    D. support

----Can I have a day off tomorrow, Mr.Johnson?

---- ______ . I can manage without you.

　 A. Forget it　　　 B. I’m afraid not　 C. It depends　 D. Of course

One of our rules is that every student _____ wear school uniform while at school.

   A. might     B. could      C. shall      D. will

The boy hasn’t ______ a good excuse for being late to school.

   A. referred to   B. come to    C. made up    D. thanks to  

Not until three years ago ____ having a holiday abroad.

　 A. he had considered　 B. had he considered

C. he considered D. did he consider