A twenty-nine-year-old kindergarten teacher from Maryland was named National Teacher of the Year in 2006. On June first she would begin a year as a national and international spokeswoman for education.

     Kimberly Oliver was the first National Teacher of the Year from her state. She taught five-year-old children at a public school in Maryland, near Washington, D.C. President Bush honored her and other top teachers at the White House.

     Kimberly Oliver said she wanted people to understand that the first several years of a child’s life were the most important for learning. She said investing in children at a very young age would result in great gains later in school and in life. She called on parents to read to children from an early age so they would not fall behind in school. One of the activities at her school was an event called “ Books and Supprer Night ”. Families read together at the school and received free books to take home. Parents, children and teachers also ate dinner together.

     Broad Acres Elementary School was in a poor area. Many of the parents were immigrants with limited English. Kimberly Oliver helped improve learning environment at her school. She received money to buy electronic learning systems, tape players and books in English and Spanish and sent them home with students. Parents said she had shown them how to help their children at home.

     She was born and raised in Delaware. She held one degree in English and another in Elementary Education. Kimberly Oliver would follow in the footsteps of another teacher Jason Kamras from the Washington area as National Teacher of the Year. Jason Kamras, as honored for his work, teaching math to middle school students in the nation’s capital.

     The National Teacher of the Year program began in 1952. A fourteen-member committee choose from among teachers honored as the best in their states.

40． From the text we know that in the state of Maryland, __________.

   A. no other teacher than Kimberly Oliver had been given the honor

   B. Kimberly Oliver had been teaching in a middle school for many years

   C. Kimberly opened her own school early in Washington in 1952

   D. many other teachers were given the honor together with Oliver

41．Oliver hoped that parents should __________.

   A. spend more time playing with their children

   B. read to their children at an early age 

   C. not give too much money to their children

   D. stay at school with their children more often

42．Kimberly Oliver had been named National Teacher of the Year mostly because ___________.

   A. she taught five-year old children at a public school

   B. the elementary school she taught in is in a poor area

   C. she was helpful ahd had many special and good ideas in teaching children

   D. she called on parents to read to children from an early age

43． The National Teacher just before Oliver comes from __________.

   A. Delaware      B. Maryland      C. New York    D. Washington

A well-known manufacturer of weighing machines produced a new model.

The machine had a computer inside it, and this computer could do wonderful things: it could weigh people very accurately; it could tell them their weight in their own language; and it could tell them what they should eat to reduce their weight.

The manufacturer decided to try out his machine before he sold it to the shops.

 He looked around for a good place to put it and finally decided on an airport. There were always people at an airport from many different countries.

 The first person to use the machine was an Italian woman. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.

 The machine took only a second or two to weigh her, decide on her nationality and the language she spoke, and figure out what kind of food she should eat.

 “Good morning, madam,” it said in perfect Italian. “Your weight is 72 kilos, three more than it should be for a woman of your height, age and nationality. This is because you have been eating too much spaghetti. I suggest you eat more fruit and vegetables. Please have a nice day”.

 The second person to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine, put a coin in and waited to hear her weight.

 “Good morning, Miss," the machine said in perfect Chinese. "Your weight is 38 kilos, exactly the correct weight for your height, age and nationality. Continue to eat what you are eating. Please have a nice day.”

 The third person to use the machine was a huge Australian woman. She walked up to the machine and looked at it for a long time. At last she found the courage to stand on the machine and put a coin in. The machine spoke immediately.  “Good morning. Will one of you ladies please get off?”

36． What could the computer do?

   A. Weigh and talk to people.                 B. Translate information.

   C. Give them diet pills.                                 D. Make them lose weight.

37． What did the machine say to the Italian woman?

   A. She was a little too light.                          B. She was a little too heavy.

   C. She disliked spaghetti.                             D. She couldn’t speak Italian.

38．What did the machine say to the Chinese woman?

   A. She should eat more.                               B. She could speak Chinese.

   C. She would have a nice day.               D. She was fine.

39．What did the machine suggest about the Australian woman?

   A. She was unwell.                                     B. She was courageous.

   C. She was too heavy.                                 D. She had dieted well.

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well   16    it, he told him that was all he wanted.

As   17    drew near, the young man expected   18    that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how   19    he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit   20   , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经).

Angrily, he raised his   21    to his father and said, “Is a Bible   22    you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years   23    and the young man was very successful in business, but   24    his father was very old, he thought perhaps he   25    go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.   26    he could make the arrangements (安排), he received a telegram which   27    him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) willed (立遗嘱) to him.

  28    arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to   29    through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had   30    it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to   31   . As he was reading, a car   32    dropped from the back of the Bible.

 How many times do we   33    blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember what you now have was once   34    the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may   35    be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

16．A. offer       B. pay          C. buy             D. afford 

17．A. his birthday B. graduation day C. sports meet    D. examination day

18． A. signs           B. notes        C. warnings      D. marks

19．A. upset     B. crazy        C. comfortable    D. proud

20． A. excited          B. disappointed  C. worried         D. satisfied

21． A. hand    B. head          C. voice             D. sound

22． A. all        B. that           C. all what        D. that all

23．A. past       B. gone         C. passed               D. spent

24． A. learning        B. realizing     C. hearing          D. understanding

25．A. could               B. would        C. should           D. ought

26．A. After        B. Before        C. Since                   D. Until

27． A. informed       B. required     C. reported         D. introduced

28．A. By                 B. On            C. As               D. At

29．A. put                 B. push         C. search           D. pass

30．A. kept       B. bought      C. left               D. expected

31．A. turn over         B. turn on      C. turn up          D. turn down

32． A. picture          B. model        C. key               D. toy

33．A. miss        B. get         C. forget           D. avoid

34．A. of                  B. among       C. between         D. along

35．A. surely      B. actually     C. mainly        D. naturally

I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than ___ a room with others.

A. to share     B. to have shared   C. share       D. sharing

–I have made a decision to spend my holiday at the beach.　　　　　　　　　　

– ______. I'm sure you'll have a good time.　　　　　

A.Really? B. Sounds wonderful. C. Let me see. D. Well done!

 He likes novels very much , while I love science fiction _________ .

A. at peace  B. with care   C. in surprise   D. in particular

 ________ cold, he covered his blanket, _____ only his arms _____ .

A. Felt, left, uncovered           B. Feeling, left, uncovered  

C.Feeling, leaving, uncovered      D. Felt, left, uncovering

Tom and Jack are both very clever. ________, Tom is _______ Jack.

A. All in all, as a clever boy as       B. In other words, as clever a boy as

C. That is to say, as a clever boy as   D. In word, as clever a boy as

--- Is that 120? My brother is seriously ill!

---Ok. Help is _________ .

A. in the way   B. in many ways   C. on the way  D. by the way

I think that ____ very difficult to learn.

A.the politics is  B. politics is  C. politics are  D. the politics are