In recent years educators and parents become concerned about the poor performance of boys in school. The so-called “boy crisis” in education refers to both their academic performance and their behaviour. In both areas boys’ results are much worse than girls’.

USA data shows that the boys rank behind girls in almost all areas of schooling. They earn lower grades overall in primary school and high school. They are behind girls in reading and writing, and 30 percent of them are in bottom quarter of standardized tests, compared with 19 percent of girls. Boys are also more likely to have behavioral problems, to repeat a grade and drop out of school altogether. Studies in China have found similar trends

Although the causes of the “boy crisis” are not fully understood, some experts believed that the same-sex (boys-only and girls-only) classrooms and schools may help solve the problem. The idea is to remove some of the distractions(使人分心的事) caused by the opposite sex, in order to improve students’ concentration and hopefully their grades. The first Chinese school to experiment with this idea is the Shanghai No.8 Middle School, which began “boys-only” classes in September, 2012. Although it is too early to tell if the reform（改革） has made a difference, its supporters argue that the results are promising.

某英文报社举办以“I Like Reading”为主题的征文活动，你打算投稿。请根据以下要点写一篇短文。

【写作内容】

1．  你为什么喜欢读书。

2．  你喜欢哪一类的书（例如：历史，科学，文学等），并至少给出两个理由。

【写作要求】

1．    必须使用5个句子表达全部所给的内容；

2．    将5个句子组成连贯的短文

 请根据中文句子含义，把对应的英语句子的空缺部分补充完整。

86．在人们感到沮丧的时候，卓别林使他们开怀大笑，于是人们对自己的生活感到更加满足。

Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at a time__________________________, so they could ____________________________________.

87. 他们所拥有的共同之处就是他们将毕生的精力都花在了帮助人们摆脱贫困上了。

_______________________is that they devote all their lives to ___________________________.

88. 直到现在，何时何地举行这个会议还没有决定下来。

________________, when and where the meeting will be held ______________________.

89. 袁隆平博士种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”稻种， 这种稻种使得在同样的土地上多生产出三分之一的庄稼成为可能。

Dr. Yuan Longping grows _________________________super hybrid rice, which makes it possible _________________________more of the crop in the same field.

90. 这个主题公园有一部分模拟的是古代中国的生活。

A part of the theme park ________________________Chinese ancient life.

91. 自从他离开了小镇，他的父母既没接到他的电话，也没有收到他的来信。

Since he left the small town, his parents haven’t got his ring, nor _________________________ .

 请根据句子的逻辑含义，所给的单词的首字母提示或所给中文提示用该词的正确形式完成句子，并将完整的单词写在答题卷相应的空格上。

76. I saw them w_________ to each other, obviously not wanting to be heard.

77. Judy William, the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, began to found an international c____________(运动) to stop the making and using of landmines in 1992.

78. Nowadays c__________ are widely-used in almost every part of our lives; for example, farmers usually use them to help their plants grow fast and become stronger.

79. During the evening rush hour, the traffic is bad, p___________ in the city centre.

80. For forty years Jane Goodall has been o________ about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.

81. The popular Chinese actor, Huang Xiaoming, who s_________ in the film, American Dreams   in China, has won a lot of praises not because of his good looks but because of his good acting in the film.

82. Yesterday I r____________ our university’s student association to meet this year’s international students at the Capital International Airport.

83. As the final examination is a_____________, finding some effective ways to relieve stress appears very important.

84. There are v________ ways to reach the amusement park: by freeway, by hotel shuttle, or by subway.

85. When I had a tour of Paris, I bought a model of the Eiffel Tower as a s__________(纪念品) of the beautiful city.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卷上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

A. Capital Theatre: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic (杂技的) Troupe will present The soul of China, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills (恐惧) will run down your spine (脊柱) as you watch breathlessly performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.

   Time: 7:30 p.m. September 1.3-19

B. Huangshicheng Gallery: An exhibition of a group of ink paintings is running. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.

   Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. until September 10

C. Wan Fung Art Gallery: A joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists will be hosted by the gallery, On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous (美好的) variety of life in unique styles.

   Time: 7 a.m.-9 p.m, daily.

D. Anyuan Museum: The National Museum of Modem Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the development of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.

   Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily

E. The Olympic Center: “The Fashioner Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.

   Time: September 16

F. Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities: La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium, will perform as part of activities across the world in honor of the 250th anniversary of Bach's death.

   Time: 7:30 p.m. September 1-18

请阅读以下个人的信息，然后匹配到合适的地方。

71. Stephen studies art in Beijing University. He shows great interest in paintings and he is especially interested in those oil paintings that reflect the variety of life.

72. Mark has just come to China and he is very interested in Chinese culture. He has been waiting for a long time to have a chance to see a wonderful Chinese acrobatic performance in China.

73. Oscar is a student from Yangzhou University, visiting his friends who share the same interest in music. They are planning to find someplace to enjoy rock and roll and pop songs.

74. Charles works in Philips Company, Shanghai Branch. He is going to Beijing on business in middle September. He will be free in the evening, so he wants to go to someplace to enjoy some music performed by foreign bands.

75. Carol studies Chinese in Beijing. She is free recently during the day time, so she would like to find someplace where she can attend some kind of activity from which she can learn some details about Chinese modern literature.

From the health point of view we are living in a marvelous age. But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the incredible slaughter（屠杀） of men, women and children on the roads. Man versus the motor-car! It is a never-ending battle which man is losing. Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen.

　 It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man's very worst qualities. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel. They swear, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-years-olds and completely selfish. All their hidden frustrations, disappointments and jealousies seem to be brought to the surface by the act of driving.　　

　　The surprising thing is that society smiles so kindly on the motorist and seems to tolerate his behaviour. Everything is done for his convenience. Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable(不宜居住的) because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is cut into pieces by road networks; and the mass annual slaughter becomes nothing more than a statistic, to be conveniently forgotten. 

It is high time a world code(法规) were created to reduce this senseless waste of human life. With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are frustratingly lax（宽松） and even the strictest are not strict enough. A code which was universally accepted could only have a beneficial effect on the accident rate. Here are a few examples of some the things that might be done. The driving test should be standardized and made harder than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should be put through strictest annual tests for safety. Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can impair a person's driving ability. Present drinking and driving laws (where they exist) should be made much stricter. Maximum and minimum speed limits should be imposed on all roads. Governments should lay down safety specifications for manufacturers, as has been done in the USA. All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned. These measures may sound extraordinarily strict. But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the annual toll of human life. After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars.

66. The main idea of this passage is _____.

　 A. Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists

　 B. Thousands of people in the world are killed each year.

　 C. The laws of some countries about driving are too lax

　 D. Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents

67. What does the author think of society toward motorists?

　 A. Society smiles on the motorists.

　 B. Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns.

　 C. Victims of accidents are nothing.

　 D. Society tolerates their rude driving.

68. What does the sentence “his car becomes the extension of his personality” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

　 A. Driving can show his real self.

　 B. His car can show the other part of his personality.

　 C. Driving can bring out his character.

　 D. His car embodies his temper.

69. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “toll” in the last paragraph?

   A. sum      B. the sound of a bell     C. a tax paid for the use of roads  D. the cost of life

70. The writer has suggested the following except ________________.

   A. raising the age at which young people are allowed to drive

   B. prohibiting the driver from the smallest amount of drinking

   C. advertising driving performance

   D. giving safety specifications to car makers

Successes or failures of employees in the workplace can be traced to what kind of father they had, a psychologist argues in a new book.

In The Father Factor, Stephan Poulter lists five styles of fathers—super-achieving, time-bomb, passive, absent and warm-hearted – who have powerful influences on the careers of their sons and daughters.

Children of the “time-bomb” father, for example, who explodes in anger at his family, learn how to read people and their moods. Those abilities make them good at such jobs as personnel managers or negotiators, he writes. But those same children may have trouble feeling safe and developing trust, said Poulter, a clinical psychologist who also works with children in Los Angeles schools. “I’ve seen more people hit their heads on what they call a glass ceiling or cement wall in their careers, and it’s what I call the father factor,” Poulter said in an interview. “What role did your father have in your life? It’s this unknown variable that has huge influence because we’re all sons and daughters.”

Styles of fathering can affect whether their children get along with others at work, have a team spirit, worry too much about their careers, burn out or become the boss. Even absent fathers affect how their children work, he writes.

Those children may be overachievers, becoming the person their father never was, or develop such anger toward supervisors or authority figures that they work best when they are self-employed, he writes.

Poultry co-authored an earlier book on mothers and daughters called Mending the Broken Bough. The Father Factor is set for release next month by Prometheus Books.

61. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Fathers’ influences on how their children work.

B. Fathers’ impact on their children

C. Father and the family life.

D. Father can be important to family members.

62. The underlined sentence in paragraph3 means____________________.

A. the person who succeeds in his/her career is affected by his/ her father

B. fathers will help you to overcome difficulties

C. the father factor is very important in one’s job

D. the person who often get trouble in society find the deep root in his /her father

63. According to what Poulter has written, the son of a “time-bomb” father_______________.

A. is good at cooperating with others

B. tends to be angry to others.

C. often loses temper at home

D. is likely to become a leader in the future

64. Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. The person with a “time-bomb father” is always confident.

B. We are all influenced more or less by our fathers

C. The person without his father’s company will not be affected by the father factor.

D. The father factor is more important than the mother factor.

65. According to the passage, we learn that __________.

A. only absent fathers won’t affect their children

B. the father factor has greater effect on boys

C. the time-bomb father is the worst of fathers of different styles

D. whether children have a team spirit also has something to with the styles of their fathers.

Cyprus is the third largest island and one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Mediterranean Sea. It attracts over 2.4 million tourists every year. it gained independence from the UK in 1960. Cyprus is a developed country and has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004. It didn’t begin to use the euro until 1 January 2008.

As a tourist destination, Cyprus has clean beaches and fine weather all the year round. There are Roman and Greek relics on the island, which attract tourists most. You can enjoy skiing and hiking in its huge mountains and charming villages. In the towns and cities, there are some modern hotels, bars and clubs with bright lights and rich nightlife.

The story of the island can be traced back over 10,000 years. Cyprus has long been seen as an important strategic base. Many civilizations have swept through it over the years.

In 1974 Turkish troop arrived on the northern coast of Cyprus. They were invited by the Turkish Cypriot leader in order to protect the Turkish community. Since then the Turkish army took control of the northern one third of the island. The Greek Cypriot controlled the other. UN peace keeping forces maintained the peace between the two sides.

Although it has political problems, Cyprus is a country that easily links modern European culture with its past. Here, visitors can discover clean beaches, all kinds of grape wine and ancient ruins. With fruit trees around, the old stone villages make tourists feel that modern Europe seems a very long way away indeed.

56. From paragraph 1 we can learn that Cyprus _______________.

A. is the third largest island in the world     B. has a population of about 2.4 million

C. didn’t become independent until 1960     D. used the euro as their money in 2004

57.   What attracts tourists most in Cyprus?

A. The clean beaches        B. Its links with the past    

C. The rich nightlife         D. Its fine weather

58.   The Greek Cyprus controlled ___________________.

A. the southern one third of Cyprus        B. the northern one third of Cyprus

C. the northern two thirds of Cyprus       D. the southern two thirds of Cyprus

59.   The countries that have a great effect on Cyprus include ______________.

A. Greece, Turkey and Italy              B. Greece, England and Turkey

C. Italy, England and Turkey             D. Turkey, Egypt and Italy

60.   The article is written mainly to tell readers _______________.

A. some information about Cyprus

B. some popular tourist destinations in Europe

C. some information about European culture

D. the political problems in Cyprus

In 1896, 17-year-old Einstein went to Zurich for the mathematics and physics program at the polytechnic in Zurich. There he met Marits, a girl from Hungary and the only woman student in the school. They studied in the same class and the   41   interest in physics brought the two together and they became good friends. Over the next few years, their friendship developed into  42  . In a letter to her, Einstein called Marits “a creature who is my equal and who is as strong and independent as I am.” In January 1903, when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than he.

After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the   43   on the great theory of relativity. To give her husband more help, Marits   44   her own work, and became a good wife and  45  . She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. She was sure that her husband would   46   . They often discussed the   47   while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from home.

In 1914, the Einstein’s moved to Berlin and   48   there. At that time, Einstein’s theory   49   to be correct and he became   50    all over the world. Marits was very   51   her husband with his success. But it was not long before the First World War   52   , Marits as well as her two sons, who were   53   in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to   54   any longer. The war not only stopped Einstein’s work but also broke up the warm, happy   55   . In 1919, Einstein and Marits had to get divorced, having lived apart for five years.

41. A. great            B. special                   C. common                      D. especial

42. A. association     B. romance                 C. relationship                   D. amazement

43. A. cause              B. matter                  C. idea                            D. research

44. A. gave up          B. held up                C. give in                       D. took off

45. A. mother                   B. cook                     C. servant                       D. assistant

46. A. agree                B. practice                C. succeed                       D. accept

47. A. plan                B. program                C. suggestion                     D. theory

48. A. lived on               B. stopped                C. settled down               D. worked

49. A. seemed           B. appeared               C. looked                         D. proved

50. A. excited            B. famous                 C. satisfied                       D. lucky

51. A. proud of         B. admired for            C. surprised at                  D. worried about

52. A. ended              B. broke out              C. finished                      D. took place

53. A. living               B. working                C. traveling                       D. performing

54. A. Berlin              B. Munich                 C. Hungary                      D. Switzerland

55. A. life                B. time                     C. home                        D. family

More than 80 percent of university students in China want to study abroad, according to a new online survey.

The survey, conducted by the China Youth Daily and   31   (involve) more than 2400 university students, revealed that more than 80 percent of university students want to study abroad  32       only 16 percent has no such intention.

The survey showed 42 percent students believed overseas education would benefit      33  career development. It also showed 66 percent felt students with overseas educational background were more     34   (compete) than graduates from domestic universities when it came     35  job hunting.

“The CEOs of Nasdaq-listed Baidu and Sohu    36    received an overseas education,” said    37   student from Qinghua University, adding   38  the variety of majors offered by universities abroad was a significant factor.

Contrary to the high percentage of students   39   are confident of holding an overseas diploma, only 2.5 percent of respondents said staying in China had more advantages in job hunting.

The survey also found most of the students who want to study abroad had a clear career plan  40    41 percent hoping to set up their own ventures after coming back to China.

Statistics from the Ministry of Education showed that in 2006 more than 130,000 Chinese went abroad for further study.