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　　More than one million children in the United States do not go to school．Instead, they learn at home．They are taught by adults, like tutors(家庭教师)．　　1　　 Educational companies, libraries, and the Internet provide many families with teaching material．

　　　　2　　 Some choose it because of their religious beliefs．Others say it provides more time for the family to be together．They say home offers a better place for learning．Some parents believe home-schooling avoids problems of traditional schools．These include classes that have too many students．Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children．

　　They also say that some home-schooled children do not get a good education．　　3　　 Some states(州)do not require much preparation made by parents or testing of children．Other states have more requirements for home-schooling．Home-schooling in the United States began when the country was established．In farm areas, people often lived far from a school．Widespread home-schooling took place until about the middle of the 19^th century．Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school．

　　Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew．By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children．　　4　　

　　Home-schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow．She says some parents began teaching their children at home after changes in tax laws forced some private religious schools to close．That happened in the 1980s．And, most recently, she says many kinds of people have joined the movement．　　5　　 They represent many races, religions and political beliefs．Ms．Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased by an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years．

A．So a number of parents began home-schooling．

B．They are mainly rich people．

C．However, all fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home-schooling．

D．She says these include rich people and poor people．

D．Home-schooling is not accepted by all the people．

E．Parents choose home-schooling for several reasons．

F．Most often, their parents are their teachers．

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　　Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes．One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color．They do this for many reasons．Some marks are used to identify people as part of a group．　　1　　 Let's look at some different examples of body painting．

　　　　2　　 Among the Masai of East Africa, when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people, they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red．This ceremony take place every seven to fourteen years, so there is not an exact age for participating in it．The Samburu, also from East Africa, like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks attractive．

　　　　3　　 To show that he has killed a lion, a man will paint his body with a natural white material, making special marks to represent this accomplishment．The Masai men also use this white to show that they are on longer boys and are considered adults．

　　One quite unusual example of face painting is done by the Wodaabe people of West Africa．Once a year, they have a beauty contest for men．　　4　　 Then they add white and black circles and lines．Black paint is used near the eyes and on the lips to draw attention to the whiteness of their eyes and teeth, which the Wodaabe consider most beautiful．　　5　　．

　　As you travel, enjoy the beautiful and bright colors of Africa．

A．Red is the common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life．

B．Other marks are used for ceremonies such as weddings and during times of war．

C．The ceremony expresses hope for rain．

D．The Masai men also have a unique way of showing that they are brave．

E．The women then decide which man they like best．

F．The men pretend to fight each other．

G．The men paint their faces yellow and red．

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　　Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift．　　1　　．

　　It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away．As a result, no one knew who I was．I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone．Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break．　　2　　．

　　Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual．At that moment, a boy entered the classroom．　　3　　 He passed me and then turned back．He looked at me, with a smile．Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly．It made me feel happy, lively and warm．　　4　　 I started to talk with other students and made friends．Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class．The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now．

　　One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me！It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone．　　5　　 If you think it lonely, you might always be alone．So smile at world and it will smile back．

A．It's his friendship．

B．I believe that the world is what you think it is．

C．I didn't know who he was．

D．That smile changed my life．

E．I couldn't talk with anyone about my problems．

F．It was a smile．

G．He helped me to talk with other friends．

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　　－Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy?

　　－　　1　　

　　－Ah, it was great ! The food was great ! The wine was great ! But the traffic was terrible!

　　－　　2　　

　　－Those Italians are crazy drivers! I don' t want to think about it!

　　－OK, OK．　　3　　

　　－Yes, so here's a picture of the Tower of Pisa．

　　－How nice!

　　－It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful．We climbed to the top!

　　－　　4　　

　　－That's a photo of the Amo River．That's the "Ponte Vecchio", the old bridge．

　　－　　5　　

　　－It was very interesting．There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums．

　　－That's nice．

A．And what's this?

B．Why was it so bad?

C．Yes, it was wonderful．

D．What was Florence like?

E．Let's return to the good parts．

F．Sure, what was your holiday like?

G．Well, did you like your hotel there?

短文填空

　　From mountains to oceans to deserts, Earth is filled with awesome beauty．A　　1　　 we suffer from typhoons or earthquakes sometimes, we humans have a pretty fantastic home．It's hard to i　　2　　 anyone wanting to leave．

　　Still, some scientists think that l　　3　　 Earth is a necessary part of humanity's future．Stephen Hawking, a well-respected p　　4　　, once said he didn't believe mankind would be able to s　　5　　 the next thousand years if it didn't spread into space．“There are too many accidents that can take people's lives on a single planet．” Hawking said．“But I'm an optimist．We will reach out to the stars．” In the past few d　　6　　, humans have taken important steps toward conquering space．Astronauts have walked on the moon, and space t　　7　　 have caught wonderful images of distant galaxies．The International Space S 　　8　　 has even given astronauts the opportunity to stay in space for months．But there is a big d　　9　　 between staying in space for a short time and living there p 　　10　　．

阅读理解

　　Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit－and that can be a very annoying thing．　　1　　 Read on for some techniques worth trying．

　　1．　　2　　

　　People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease(老年性痴呆症), according to a recent study．　　3　　 Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do．There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better．In other words, keep your brain looking forward．

　　2．Go for a walk．

　　Mildly raised glucose(葡萄糖)levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels．In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain．　　4　　

　　3．Learn something new．

　　Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards．A study found that mental stimulation limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind．But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time．　　5　　 Or you can just go dancing with your friends．

A．Focus on the future．

B．This can be especially harmful to the aged．

C．It should be something like learning gardening．

D．So take a few minutes each day to do some reading．

E．But don't worry if our schedule isn't filled with life-changing events．

F．Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments．

G．In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain．

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　　There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love．One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds．　　1　　 She cared them with love and the birds grew strong．Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song．The girl felt the great love from the birds．

　　　　2　　． The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage．The girl was so frightened that he would fly away．As he flew close, she grasped him wildly．Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him．　　3　　．She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird．Her desperate love had killed him．

　　She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage．She could feel his great need for freedom．He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky．　　4　　．The bird circled once, twice, three times．

　　The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment．　　5　　．She wanted the bird to be happy．Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder．It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard．

　　The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

A．She gave them some delicious food and left．．

B．Suddenly she felt the bird go softly．

C．Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss．

D．One day she left with the two birds at home alone．

E．She took them home and put them in a small cage．

F．One day the girl left the door of the cage open．

G．She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air．

信息匹配

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

首先，请阅读下列的应用文：

　　New friends．Fresh lifestyle．Better career opportunities．．．Those are attractions of overseas study for young people in China．"Start early, finish strong,” some of them say．

　　More than 300 universities from 27 countries and regions were represented at last weekend's international education exposition(展览)．

请阅读以下学位申请者的信息，然后匹配申请者和他/她拟要申请留学的国家：

　　Zhang Yuan has passed the IELTS and hopes to go to a foreign country for further study with easier access to visas and international environment, regardles of the tuition fee．

　　Li Hong can afford a tuition of about 200,000 yuan．She wishes to study in a foreign country with good climate and wishes to go on staying in the country after he finishes studying there．

　　Zhang Hua has passed the TOFEL and GRE．He wants to have more chances of getting scholarship to study in a foreign country．

　　Wang Ying doen’t have so much money and wishes to study art at a university in a foreign country as an international student．

　　Li Ming would like to take campus part-time jobs while studying in a foreign country and wishes to go on staying in the country after he finishes studying there

申请者

申请留学的国家

1．Zhang Yuan

2．Wang Ying

3．Li Ming

4．Li Hong

5．Zhang Hua

A．

B．

C．

D．

E．

F．

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1．________ a tough day, do you come home and flop in your easy chair, grab a bag of chips and zone out in front of the television? Or maybe you compulsively check your e-mail, spend hours surfing the net or stay up late 2．________(chat)with strangers 3．________ you only know on Facebook or Twitter．4．________ you get lost in cyberspace, over shop, watch too much TV, gossip, bite your nails, daydream excessively, procrastinate or over-exercise, you may be caught 5．________ a “soft addiction”．Soft addictions are 6．________(seem)harmless habits that rob us of our time, zap our energy, numb us from our feelings, mute our consciousness and keep us from living 7．________ satisfying, meaningful lives we desire．Soft Addictions can be 8．________(act), moods or ways of being, avoidances, and things-edible and consumable．Many soft addictions involve necessary behaviors 9．________ eating, reading, and sleeping．They become soft addictions when we overdo them and when they 10．________(use)for more than their intended purpose．