Pablo Ruiz Picasso was the favourite child of his family. He was the 1 boy among a great many girl cousins. That was 2 to make him important, 3 his father loved him especially, because he knew his son was going to be an artist. Pablo knew the word 4 pencil even before he could 5 Mamma and Papa. 6 he was small he spent 7 by himself making delightful little drawings of animals and people. If his mother sent him out to 8 in the square, he went on drawing in the 9 under the trees. One of his favourite 10 was his younger sister, Lola.

　　Don Jose Ruiz, Pablo's father, was director of the museum at Malaga in southern Spain. He earned only a 11 salary, but there was not much work to do and he was able to 12 his hobby, which was painting pigeons. Don Jose loved pigeons very much. He painted them dead or alive in ones and twos and in dozens. 13 he painted them on paper, 14 them out and stuck them on to canvas; sometimes he stuck real feathers on to his pictures. He knew a great deal about the 15 of painting and he taught it all to Pablo.

　　Life in Malaga was very 16 . In the 17 Mediterranean sunshine father and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander round the open markets. They made a 18 pair. Don Jose was tall and thin, with red hair and beard, sad grey eyes and a fine set of whiskers. He was so 19 and correct he was nicknamed“the Englishman.”Pablo was quite the opposite. He had his mother's small, strong 20 ; he had straight black hair, and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him.

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第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.
Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).
Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.
1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.
A. the assistant of the two Europeans           
B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation
C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   
D. the servant of the two Europeans.
2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.
A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there
B. in order that they could write a book on travels.
C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man
D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger
3. What did the boss say to Sambo?
A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.
B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.
C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.
D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him
4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.
A. caught sight of the lion                     
B. saw the cage with a lion
C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  
D. ran before the lion as fast as he could
5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.
A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  
B. how cruel the two white men were
C. what a silly young man Sambo was 
D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.

Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).

Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.

1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.

 A. the assistant of the two Europeans           

 B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation

 C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   

D. the servant of the two Europeans.

2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.

A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there

 B. in order that they could write a book on travels.

C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man

 D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger

3. What did the boss say to Sambo?

A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.

B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.

C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.

D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him

4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.

A. caught sight of the lion                     

B. saw the cage with a lion

C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  

D. ran before the lion as fast as he could

5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.

A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  

 B. how cruel the two white men were

C. what a silly young man Sambo was 

 D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.

Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).

Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.

1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.

 A. the assistant of the two Europeans           

 B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation

 C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   

D. the servant of the two Europeans.

2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.

A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there

 B. in order that they could write a book on travels.

C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man

 D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger

3. What did the boss say to Sambo?

A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.

B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.

C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.

D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him

4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.

A. caught sight of the lion                     

B. saw the cage with a lion

C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  

D. ran before the lion as fast as he could

5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.

A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  

 B. how cruel the two white men were

C. what a silly young man Sambo was 

 D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

One parent wrote to me explaining that her 15-year-old son "lost himself in the hole of the computer. He got an A in Website design, but his other grades were sinking," she said.

This boy is making a mistake. High school and college offer you the best chance to learn broadly-math, history, various sciences-and to do projects with other kids that teach you first-hand about group dynamics (群体力量). It's fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any other discipline, but not if it affects the breadth (广度) of study.

I think kids sometimes trap themselves within a narrow identity. I wonder if they've just decided, "OK, I'm the person who's good at accounting."

A friend asks, "Hey, what have you been reading?"

"Well, I'm reading about accounting. "

It's just their sort of self-definition, and it's probably comfortable for them. But it's unfortunate if it comes at the sacrifice of learning about the broader world. I'm as impressed as the next person is when an 11-year-old boy can do calculus and is

learning to think logically(逻辑). But a kid who is reading about Robinson Crusoe, however, is thinking logically, too. It's not completely different.

Choosing a specialty isn't something high school students should worry about. They should worry about getting a strong academic(学术的) start. There's not a perfect correlation(相互关联)between attitudes in high school and success in later life, of course.

But it's a real mistake not to take the opportunity to learn a huge range of subjects, to learn to work with people in high school, and to get the grades that will help you get into a good college.

6. What was NOT true about the boy?

A. The boy fell into a hole and sank down.

B. The boy spent too much time on computers.

C. The boy did very well with his Website design.

D. The boy was not getting on well with his study.

7. What mistake was the boy making?

A. The boy didn't listen to his mother's advice.

B. The boy took a deep interest in computers.

C. The boy didn't realize the importance of developing himself in an all-round way.

D. The boy dropped out of school.

8. The writer thinks that ________ .

A. a person who is good at accounting is not worth praising

B. a person who is good at accounting is very clever

C. a person should not decide his specialty at an early age

D. a person should set a clear goal for his future

9. We learned from the text that the writer ________ .

A. encouraged kids to learn as much as possible

B. encouraged kids not to spend too much time on computers

C. encouraged kids not to learn accounting

D. encouraged kids to decide themselves what they would do in future

10. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text? The writer thinks that it is ________ .

A. impressive for an 11-year-old boy to be able to do calculus

B. important to have a definite goal at school

C. impressive for a boy to think logically

D. a mistake not to make full use of time at school