第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1．5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Staring at a computer semen，Patty Hall noticed all e-mail from Christopher Mutuku，a driver she knew when volunteering in Kenya．People in his village of Kathmlgu were  36 ，he wrote．”The river has dried up and there is no water．Do you know anyone who can raise  37 to build a dam(坝)?”

Imagining a huge expensive concrete dam，Hall   38  ．At 57 ，she was about to retire．after  35 years of  39 ．Much as she wanted to help Kenya, she didn’t want to get  40  in a time-consuming project like this．She knew, 41 ，that the lack of clean water was a life-and-death problem in rural villages．Animals contaminated(污染)the rivers，the main  42  of drinking water．In summer，the rivers dried up completely．

“How much would it  43 ．”she wrote to Mutuku．”About $7,000，”he answered．

That might be doable(可做的)，she  44 ．

Hall showed her students slides of Kenyan mud huts(棚屋)and asked them to  45  living without running water．She shared photos of young girls carrying h11ge containers of  46 on their backs. The girls were  47  to attend school because they spent most of their day walking  48 four miles to and from rivers，springs，orthe well in a nearby village．

49  to help，the ClaSS decided on a name—H2O for Life—and set to work．Students  50  H2O for Life wristbands(手带)，holiday crafts and African-themed note cards．A student pianist held a  51 that brought in $400．A group of girls sold valentines(情人节卡)and collected $300．

In just six months，the kids  52  over $12，000．

Later, Hall flew to Kenya and visited Kathungu．The villagers held a  53  to welcome her and then showed her the dam that traps and filters(过滤)water so that it's  54 and drinkable all the year round．

Since that first e-mail，H2O for Life has  55  to 14 schools and raised $130,000 to bring clean water to communities in Africa and Central America．

36．A．anxious    B．diligent      C．stressful    D．desperate

37．A．money     B．awareness    C．material    D．contribution

38．A．delayed    B．puzzled      C．hesitated    D．quitted

39．A．working    B．teaching     C．serving    D．volunteering

40．A．involved    B．committed    C. buried     D．occupied

41．A．therefore    B．moreover     C．instead    D．however

42．A．resource    B．source        C．origin     D．root

43．A．pay        B．spend         C．cost      D．need

44．A．wondered    B．decided      C．convinced  D．expected

45．A．think       B．balance       C．predict     D．imagine

46．A．water       B．food         C．crop       D．drink

47．A．unlucky     B．unwilling     C．unable     D．unskillful

48．A．far         B．above        C．beyond     D．some

49．A．Likely      B．Eager        C．Fond      D．Active

50．A．sold        B．bought       C．wore      D．offered

51．A．party       B．contest       C．concert     D．exhibition

52．A．loaned     B．raised        C．donated     D．contributed

53．A．opening     B．greeting      C．celebration   D．reception

54．A．available    B．accessible    C．adaptable     D．acceptable

55．A．extended    B．spread       C．expanded     D．Intended

 

We are all interested in equality, but while some people try to protect the school and examination system in the name of equality, others, still in the name of equality, want only to destroy it.

Any society which is interested in equality of opportunity and standards of achievement must regularly test its pupils. The standards may be changed—no examination is perfect — but to have no tests or examinations would mean the end of equality and of standards. There are groups of people who oppose this view and who do not believe either in examinations or in any controls in school or on teachers. This would mean that everything would depend on luck since every pupil would depend on the efficiency, the values and the purpose of each teacher.

Without examinations, employers will look for employees from the highly respected schools and from families known to them — a form of favouritism will replace equality. At the moment, the bright child from an ill-respected school can show certificates to prove he or she is suitable for a job, while the lack of certificate indicates the unsuitability of a dull child attending a well-respected school. This defence of excellence and opportunity would disappear if examinations were taken away, and the bright child form a poor family would be a prisoner of his or her school’s reputation, unable to compete for employment with the child from the favoured school.

The opponents of the examination system suggest that examinations are an evil force because they show differences between pupils. According to these people, there must be no special, different, academic class. They have even suggested that there should be no form of difference in sport or any other area: all jobs or posts should be filled by unsystematic selection. The selection would be made by people who themselves are probably selected by some computer.

1.What is the similarity between supporters and opponents?

A. They both like exams.                B. They both dislike exams.

B. They value standards.                D. They value equality.

2.The word “favouritism” in paragraph 3 is used to describe the phenomenon that ________.

A．bright children also need certificates to get satisfying jobs

B．children from well-respected schools tend to have good jobs

C．poor children with certificates are favoured in job markets

D．children attending ordinary schools achieve great success

3.What would happen if examinations were taken away according to the author?

A．Schools for bright children would lose their reputation.

B．There would be more opportunities and excellence.

C．Children from poor families would be able to change their schools.

D．Children’s job opportunity would be affected by their school’s reputation.

4.The opponents of the examination system will agree that _________.

A．jobs should not be assigned by systematic selection

B．computers should be selected to take over many jobs

C．special classes are necessary to keep the school standards

D．schools with academic subjects should be done away with

5.The passage mainly focuses on ___________.

A．schools and certificates                   B．examination and equality

C．opportunity and employment              D．standards and reputation

 

 A new study（研究）warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

     A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred thirty-five million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

     Population Action International researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three thousand million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet, the amount of water on earth stays the same.

Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking water is not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which is carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.

    The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

    The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth, It says countries can't provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.

1. According to the writer’s opinion, the first serious problem caused by lack of water is ______.

   A. health problem  B. war  C. economy  D. industry

2.Robert Engelman may be _______.

   A. an Englishman  B. an American  C. a Japanese  D. an Australian

3.Which of the following is NOT the way to solve the water problem?

   A. To control population growth

   B. To teach people not to waste water.

   C. To find ways to use water for only one purpose.

   D. To use less water of agriculture.

4. What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. How to get more water in the future.     B. Problems caused by water

C. The Lack of water                    D. A new study of water

 

PART FOUR  WRITING

SECTION A

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

As a parent you may realize the importance education has in our lives, however, your child hates listening to any of your arguments, thoughts and ideas. A student uninterested in education will miss college lectures and perform extremely poorly in assessment tests. In the worst cases, students may stop attending the school or college and sit at home without any concern for career, education and life. In order to encourage the students back to their college life and career, parents should first find out what causes the lack of motivation in students.

Low self-respect in students forces them to give up challenges. Even if these students try and complete some tasks, they’re clouded by many negative thinking patterns that block the flow of confidence in their personalities.

Lack of love at home can also result in the lack of motivation in students. If the parents are away from the kids or students and they’re unaware of what their kid is doing in school, then the child feels neglected and steps back from taking responsibilities and challenges.

Constant poor performance lowers the self-confidence of the student and the student will feel lost in the crowd of brilliant students. Such academic pressures can make students lose their motivation.

Nothing can be a better motivation for students than their teachers and parents. Schools should organize motivation activities for students, like games, sports and competitions, which are important for the whole personality development of the students. Involve them in some activities like dancing, music etc. that they are interested in, so that they can learn new hobbies and increase their confidence. You should stop ignoring your child’s studies and do understand his need to be heard. In short, lack of motivation in students can be completely reduced if the parents and teachers understand the kid and support him / her to break any of his / her negative patterns of thought.

Title     (71) ___________in Students

Effects	● Making students miss college lectures and get (72) __________ in tests ● Making students drop out of school and sit at home without caring about career, education and life
(73)_______	Low self-respect	Quitting challenges Losing (74) _________ due to negative thinking patterns
Lack of love at home	Feeling neglected and refusing to take (75) _________
(76) _____________	Being less self-confident due to constant poor performance
(77)_______	● Organizing motivation activities for students to (78) _______ the personality . ● Making students learn new hobbies and increase their confidence in activities ● Being (79) _____ about your child’s studies and understanding his need to be heard
Conclusion	Motivate students by understanding them and supporting them to break their negative (80) ___________

 

 

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Some personal characteristics play an important role in the development of one’s intelligence . But people fail to realize the importance of training these factors in young people .

The so-called ‘non-intelligence factors’（非智力因素）include    36     feelings , will , motivation （动机）, interests and habits . After a 30-year follow-up study of 8000 males , American psychologists （心理学）   37     that the main cause of disparities in intelligence is not intelligence     38    , but non-intelligence factors including the desire to learn , will power and self-confidence .

    39    people all know that one should have definite objectives , a strong will and good learning habits , quite a number of teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to     40    these factors .

Some parents are greatly worried    41     their children fail to do well in their studies . They blame either genetic （遗传的）factors , malnutrition ,（营养不良）or laziness , but they never take     42    consideration these non-intelligence factors . At the same time , some teachers don’t inquire into these , as reasons    43     students do poorly . They simply give them more courses and exercises , or     44    criticize or laugh at them . After all , these students lose self-confidence . Some of them just feel defeated and     45    themselves up as hopeless . Others may go astray（迷途）because they are sick of learning .   46     investigation of more than 1,000 middle school students in Shanghai showed that 46.5 per cent of them were   47      of learning , because of examinations , 36.4 per cent lacked persistence , initiative （主动）and consciousness （正直地、谨慎的）and 10.3 per cent were sick of learning .

It is clear    48     the lack of cultivation （培养） of non-intelligence factors has been a main     49    to intelligence development in teenagers . It even causes an imbalance between physiological （生理的）and    50     development among a few students .

If we don’t start now to   51      the cultivation of non-intelligence factors , it will not only affect the development of the   52      of teenagers , but also affect the quality of a whole generation . Some experts have put forward    53     about how to cultivate students’ non-intelligence factors .

First , parents and teachers should    54     understand teenage psychology . On this basis , they can help them to pursue （调动）the objectives of learning ,     55   their interests and toughening their willpower .

36．A．one’s         B．their             C．his             D．her

37．A．came out B．found out           C．made out               D．worked out

38．A．in itself      B．by itself         C．itself              D．on its own

39．A．Though     B．Nevertheless     C．However        D．Moreover

40．A．believing   B．studying       C．cultivating         D．developing

41．A．about        B．when             C．how         D．whether

42．A．for         B．in               C．into            D．over

43．A．why         B．that         C．when             D．how

44．A．ever     B．even              C．still               D．more

45．A．put        B．get             C．handle           D．give

46．A．The       B．An              C．Another         D．A

47．A．afraid        B．ahead            C．aware           D．ashamed

48．A．that     B．how         C．why            D．which

49．A．difficulty   B．question       C．threat           D．obstacle(障碍)

50．A．intelligent B．characteristic   C．psychological    D．physical

51．A．practise  B．thrust            C．strengthen        D．urge

52．A．intelligence B．diligence      C．maturity      D．performance

53．A．projects    B．warnings     C．suggestions      D．decision

54．A．fully B．greatly          C．very         D．highly

55．A．insuring    B．going             C．encouraging     D．exciting