阅读下面短文，然后用英语简洁回答文后所给的五个问题。

　　Recent studies show that many young people in the United States never finish high school．Some researchers say about fifteen to twenty percent of public school students do not complete their education．But many other experts and policymakers believe that for the past twenty years，the dropout rate has been around thirty percent．For Latino and black students，the numbers are even higher．Researchers say almost half of them leave schoo1．At the same time，almost half the states let students leave school before the age of eighteen without letting their parents know．

　　Finding a good job without a high school education is ________．A recent study found that almost half of all dropouts aged sixteen to twenty－four did not have a job．The lack of high school education can also lead to other problems．An estimated two－thirds of prisoners in the United States dropped out of hilgh schoo1．

　　The main reason why many students drop out of school is that they are failing．Many are bored with their classes or feel disconnected from their school and teachers．Some students feel that educators place low expectations on them．

　　There have been efforts to increase graduation rates through education reforms during the past twenty years．Some communities are working on dropout prevention programs．These include alternative(其他的)high schools to meet special needs．In addition，experts suggest “early warning systems’’ to help identify young school children at the risk of dropping out of high schoo1．They say schools should also keep regular contact with parents，especially if their children are missing school often．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Many students feel tired of their classes or don’t feel connected with their school and teachers．

3．Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

4．What do you think is the most important reason for the high dropout rate in the high school?(Please answer within 30 words．)

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求。

　　In the morning, Slim got up and prepared breakfast for his wife as usual．Nicole, his wife, was listening to music in the bedroom．Suddenly, he felt that his body was shaking．Slim had the rapid response that there was an earthquake! He shouted quickly, "Dear, earthquake! Go to the toilet!" Nicole heard the shouting, took the first-aid box quickly and ran into the toilet．The house was shaking even more dramatically(剧烈地)．

　　Bathroom was the next door to the kitchen．Slim picked up a kitchen knife and two pieces of bread outside the kitchen．Slim tried to run along the wall to help Nicole．However, there was a dark suddenly with an explosion．The house crashed down and many things fell from above．Nicole was quickly buried in ruins．She felt it very difficult to breathe and tried to stand up, but impossible．

　　A few minutes later, the land was silent．Nicole heard the sound of short breath and thought it was Slim! She shouted to him but ________! He probably fainted．Nicole kept calling his name and she finally heard a response．Two people encouraged and calmed each other．They knew that there must be a way to escape．

　　Slim found that they were close and were separated by the fallen stones and some powder．He started to dig with the kitchen knife．He felt pain in his fingers．Finally, he removed the last piece of larger stones．Slim touched Nicole's one hand, then dug the surrounding stones of her body．Finally, Nicole was able to move slowly．Two people sat on the ground and hugged together．

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 5 words)

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2．Why did Nicole feel it very difficult to breathe?(Please answer within 7 words)

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3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．(Please answer within 4 words)

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4．List three main things the couple did after the house crashed down．(Within 15 words)．

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5．What's the most important three reasons do you think for their survival?(Please answer within 10 words)

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阅读短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)

　　[1]Scientists believe that conditions on Mars around 3.8 billion years ago were very similar to those of the early earth, when primitive organisms were spreading through our oceans．At that time, Mars would have been much warmer and wetter than it is today, with an atmosphere composed mainly of carbon dioxide, just like that of the earth at the time．Under these conditions, it is highly probable that life may have arisen on Mars as well．

　　[2]But, even if life did not arise naturally on Mars, it does not mean that it could not have existed there．According to Professor Paul Davies of the University of Adelaide, Australia, life forms could have been transferred between the earth and Mars in wreckage(broke pieces)created by the impact of comet(彗星)and small planets on the surface of the two planets．

　　[3]Even today, about 500 tons of material from Mars lands on earth every year．It is mainly in the form of the dust but occasionally a larger chunk(厚片，大块)strikes the earth．In 1911, a piece of Martian rock crashed in Egypt, killing a dog．According to Professor Davies, it is in these chunks of rock, which were much larger and more frequent in the past that life forms could have been transported from planet to planet．

　　[4]“But how could these life forms have survived their journey through space?” says Paul Davies, “The difficulty in believing this theory is that a bacterium on its own in space has to struggle itself not only against cold but also against deadly cosmic(宇宙的)radiation．But ________．A rock ten meters across would shield life inside it from a lot of radiation and the temperature might only be minus 10 or 20 degrees, the sort of thing we have on earth．”

1．What does Professor Paul Davies believe?(No more than 6 words)

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2．What dose the word “it” (line 1, paragraph 3)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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3．List at least two differences about Mars between the past and now．(No more than 16 words)

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4．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．(no more than 10 words)

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5．What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 8 words)

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阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)

　　If you are worried about things and are under a lot of stress at work or school, then you are probably not sleeping well．Worry can keep you awake, tossing and turning in bed until the early hours of the morning when you eventually fall asleep．When you wake up, you don't feel refreshed, but tired and worn out and unable to face a new day．

　　Dr．Henry Winkle, in a recent newspaper article entitled Stress and Sleep, indicates(暗示、表明)that ________．Dr．Winkle says, “The more we worry, the less we sleep, the more we are unable to deal with stress．If we can find a way to get a good night's sleep,” he adds, “we can often find the energy to deal with what's worrying us．”

　　So, what is a good night's sleep? Research shows that the amount of sleep which people need in order to keep healthy varies a lot．Seven hours is about the average amount, though strangely enough, sleeping longer often gives you a headache instead of making you feel more refreshed．

　　Dr．Winkle believes that preparing for sleeping is important．People who work late should try to give themselves a short break and do something restful before going to bed．This could be watching TV or listening to music．Doing some exercise earlier in the day should help you to feel physically as well as mentally tired．A bedtime drink can also help, but coffee or tea should be avoided as they contain caffeine and will keep you awake．“When you put the light out,” Dr．Winkle says, “concentrate on relaxing your muscles, working slowly up from your feet, and you'll be asleep before you know it．”

1．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words)

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2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

People shouldn't go to sleep immediately but should take a break after working late in the night．

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3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words)

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4．Someone says that the longer you sleep, the better you feel．Try to find some arguments from the passage against the idea．(Please answer within 30 words)

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5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

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阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的要求答题．(请注意问题后的词数要求)

　　[1]Many children across the world study Chinese as a second language．While learning a new language is a little difficult for some children,parents can still find some ways to make take time and that even‘‘fun”learning methods take efforts and practice

　　[2]Flash Cards

　　Create a set of flash cards for your child．and review vocabulary words each day．The basic idea behind flash cards is that continuous repetition will help your child memorize a wide variety of words and phrases．

　　[3]Movies

　　Select a variety of popular Chinese children'S movies to enjoy with your child．Pause the film as needed to discuss new words or vocabulary with your child, and to make sure she understands what is happening in the movie．

　　[4]Music

　　Listen to Chinese music with your child．Sing songs and dance around to the music．Music offers the chance to learn without really noticing that you're learning．Your child eventually will learn the words to the Chinese music and, even if she vocabulary she doesn't understand, she will improve pronunciation and listening skills．

　　[5]Reading．

　　Select several Chinese children'S books to read to your child．If your child is old enough to read, encourage her to read along．with you as you share the story．If your child can't read

　　Chinese characters yet, write the English pronunciation(pinyin)beneath the characters SO she learns the Chinese translation of the book．

　　[6]Field Trip

　　Take your child on a field trip to a place where Chinese is spoken regularly．Many cities have曼．Chinatown where local businesses not only speak Chinese, hut sell Chinese foods, books and movies．Take your child to the place and encourage her to use her Chinese when communica-ring with other people you encounter．

1．What is the main idea of the text?no more than 10 words

2．Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words．no more than 4 words

3．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 into Chinese．

阅读短文，根据文章内容回答问题。

　　Name: Shen Xiang

　　Age: 16

　　Class: Senior 1

　　Student's self－assessment: My exam results are good in all subjects and I am very pleased about this because I did a lot of revision．My best results were in my favorite subjects, physics and chemistry．I know I am good at them and I enjoy doing scientific experiments, for example, learning about how metals react to different substances．

　　Teacher's comments: Shen Xiang is an intelligent, hardworking student with an excellent attitude to her schoolwork．She is quite shy and should be encouraged to join school clubs and afterschool activities．

　　Name: Lu Wen

　　Age: 17

　　Class: Senior 2

　　Student's progress report: I am happy because my exam results are a lot better than they were last term．I love computers and computer games and my best grades were in Information Technology．I would love to be a computer programmer but I don't know if I'm clever enough．But I would like to do work with computers．The other thing I'm really interested in is languages．I enjoy learning English and find translation quite easy．

　　Teacher's report: Lu Wen is a lively and popular student who has made much progress this term．However, he needs to be more serious and organised if he wants to become a computer programmer．He should concentrate on getting good results in mathematics．Lu Wen's English has improved a lot．Perhaps he should consider becoming an English teacher．

1．Who did a lot of work for the exams?

2．Is Shen Xiang good at making friends? Why(not)?

3．Which subject is Lu Wen poor in?

4．What does the phrase “concentrate on” mean?

5．How should Lu Wen improve himself if he wants to work as a computer programmer?

阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求回答问题(注意问题后字数的要求)

　　[1]Mistakes and errors are the disciplined true which we advance in life．Mistakes are great teachers．Success comes to those who are willing to risk making mistakes in the pursuit of their goals and aspirations, and who are able to learn from those mistakes．And in order to learn from mistakes you must be willing to pay for them．

　　[2]Mistakes can be enormously valuable, but when you try to get others to pay for your mistakes, then you deprive yourself of the opportunity to learn from them．When something goes wrong, it's usually very easy to find someone else to blame, but what does that really accomplish?

　　[3]Much of the value of mistakes comes from the fact that they demand a cost that must be paid．The person who learns the most from a mistake is the person who pays the price for that mistake．

　　[4]When you make a mistake, the only thing you want to do is ________ it．You need to face it because you can learn a lot from it．The mistake has been made, so make the most of it．Pay the price, learn the lesson, and grow that much stronger．

　　[5]When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long．Remember the reason for it, and then look forward．Mistakes are lessons of wisdom．The past cannot be changed．The present is still in your power．Take full advantage of your mistakes to achieve your goals and aspirations．

1．What is the main idea of passage?(Please answer within 8 words)

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2．Please fill in the blank in the 4th paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence．(no more than 4 words．)

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3．Complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 4 words．)

Those who pursue are more likely to succeed, because they are willing to risk making mistakes．

4．What does the word “them”(line 2, paragraph 2)refer to?(no more than 2 words．)

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5．What should you do when you make mistakes?(Please answer within 20 words．)

阅读下面短文，请根据短文后的要求进行答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)

　　[1] Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life．Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk．In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming．However, I believe that five is the best age to learn．By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know．It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger．Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous．

　　[2] To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn ________: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and crawl．I feel that one of these－the breaststroke－is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training．

　　[3] In swimming, there are certain rules every swimmer should follow：

　　(1)Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don't risk drowning by swimming alone．If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble．

　　(2)Don't go beyond your abilities．Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach．Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good．Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive．

　　(3)Don't smoke．Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it．

　　(4)Work at any activity that builds muscles．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?(no more than 10 words)

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2．Please complete the following statement with proper words．(no more than 5 words)________and the recognition of its danger are sensible．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words．(no more than 7 words)

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4．Why should not you swim alone according to the passage?(no more than 10 words)

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5．What does the word “it”(Line 8, Paragraph 3)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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阅读短文，并根据文章后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)

　　Some expressions have made a jump from sports events to everyday life．One such expression is fall guy．A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim．

　　The first fall guys were men who wrestled for money．At the end of the 19th century, wrestling was a very popular sport in the United States．Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities but also at country fairs and traveling shows．However, as the sport became more popular, it became less and less of a sport, as many of the matches were operated．The wrestlers knew－before the match－which one of them would be the winner．

　　The goal in wrestling is to hold the shoulders of your opponent down against the floor．This is called a fall．Sometimes, one of the wrestlers would be paid before the match to take the fall．He would agree to take the fall and pretend ________－the fall guy．

　　Today, a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else．There are fall guys in many situations－people who publicly take the blame when something goes wrong．

　　A fall guy takes the rap for something wrong or illegal．He accepts responsibility and punishment for what someone else did．He may have something to do with the situation, but is not the person who should be blamed．

　　The word rap has meant blame for several hundred years．The expression to take the rap was first used about one hundred years ago．Another similar expression is bum rap．A person receives a bum rap if he is found guilty of a crime but is really innocent．

1．What is the main idea of the passage?(no more than 15 words)?

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2．Please complete the sentence according to the meaning of the original one of the passage．(within 6 words)As wrestling gained in popularity, it became less like a sport because the winners of the matches were ________．?

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．(no more than 5 words)?

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4．What does it mean if someone receives a bum rap?(no more than 15 words)

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5．What does the word “them”(line 5, paragraph 2)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)

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阅读表达

　　[1]What would you do when you are under work pressure? I think that stress would strengthen you, not tear you down．The following are suggested ways to perform better under pressure．

　　[2]Think of a heavy work-load as an exciting opportunity to push yourself, learn new skills and show your ability．Complaining wastes your energy; instead greet an overloaded day with optimism．

　　[3]Handle your fears．Pressure doesn't defeat you, fear does．Often, your stress comes from worrying rather than from the problem you're facing．For example, worried about a presentation because you've never spoken in front of a group of people; don't know what to wear and the slide projector(幻灯机)isn't working correctly．So, you should write down these fears and methodically address each one．

　　[4]Shake a leg and clear up your desk．Regular exercise is critical to stress management．Don't neglect(忽视)some exercise which you can actually do every day, such as walk to your office; stand up and stretch your back and neck muscles while you are on the phone, and so on．Tiding your desk is one of the most common, effective ways to calm and focus energy．It helps people reduce tension and get into a productive frame of mind．

　　[5]Arrange your living lifestyle．Get six to eight hours of sleep, and go to bed at the same hour every night．________ the alcohol, which can disturb your sleep patterns．Tempted to skip meals and pull late nights when you feel the heat at work．Both could lead to burnout．

　　[6]Spend time with your friends．During high pressure periods, don't lock yourself in a room with your work．Communicating with friends and colleagues, getting together with people who make you laugh, will refresh and inspire you．

1．What's the best title of the passage?(No more than 10 words．)

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2．Complete the following statement with proper words．(No more than 3 words．)

It is usually the fear, not ________ makes you tense up．

3．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words．(No more than 10 words．)

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4．How many pieces of advice are given in the fourth paragraph and what are they?(No more than 15 words．)

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5．What does both refer to in the fifth paragraph?(No more than 6 words．)

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