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1．Judging from the comments(评语)made by her teachers, it seems clear that Jane probably is ________.

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2．Which of the following is true according to the report?

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A．Jane would be happier at a school for boys and girls.

B．Jane enjoys boy's games.

C．Jane is too old for her form.

D．Jane isn't interested in schoolwork at all.

3．If she didn't always talk in English she ________.

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A．might get a C in this subject

B．could not write good compositions

C．wouldn't be fond of writing notes to her friends

D．might be successful in learning a foreign language

4．Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．She is poor at figures, because she can't concentrate.

B．She is not good at Physical Education.

C．She is doing well in Music, Art, and Science.

D．She dislikes Latin.

5．The underlined word“tomboy”means ________.

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Jane won’t join us for dinner tonight and ___________.

A．neither won’t Tom                     B．Tom won’t either

C．Tom will too                            D．so will Tom

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 _____ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 37 _____, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 38 _____, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 39 _____ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 40 _____ about her. She went to bed too 41 _____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 42 ____ that she have an early night and take a 43 ____ pill. She promised to wake 44 _____ up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 45 _____ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 46 ____, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 47 _____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 48 _____ around her was writing pages and pages. 49 _____ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 50 _____. She kept looking at her 51 _____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 52 _____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 53 ____. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 54 ____ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 55 _____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.

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21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   21  life. Mother was very carful about spending money.   22 , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  23   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves. 

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even  24  to her, so she decided to go   25 with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   26  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   27 there was an accident, they might be easily  28  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   29 them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   30   when suddenly the snowfield began to  31 . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  32   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  33 people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  34   because she had hurt her head seriously and  35 dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  36  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  37 , but Mother died.

Every time I   38  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel   39 . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  40  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

21. A. happy         B. healthy            C. busy              D. meaningful

22. A. Moreover      B. However          C. Anyway            D. Though

23. A. writing         B. housework         C. work              D. research

24. A. unfriendly       B. loyal              C. kind               D. cruel

25. A. skating              B. dancing           C. hiking             D. skiing

26. A. all             B. both              C. either              D. every

27. A. now that         B. in case            C. as though          D. even if

28. A. searched         B. examined          C. found             D. caught

29. A. pay             B. manage           C. afford              D. stand

30. A. mountain       B. farmland          C. playground         D. snowfield

31. A. change         B. melt              C. shake               D. jump

32. A. escaped          B. passed             C. experienced         D. overcame

33. A. but             B. so                C. since               D. while

34. A. in despair        B. in danger          C. in peace            D. in ruins

35. A. hair            B. blood             C. tears               D. jewels

36. A. carefully        B. slowly            C. immediately         D. hardly

37. A. cried           B. died              C. woke              D. survived

38. A. find out         B. think of                 C. suffer from         D. come across

39. A. satisfied        B. curious            C. anxious            D. painful

40. A. admire          B. envy             C. reward             D. thank

Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t  37 , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who  38 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year,  39  just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was  40  about her. She went to bed too  41 . The night before the first exam, Barbara  42  that she have an early night and take a  43 pill. She promised to wake  44  up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her  45  kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of  46 , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination  47 , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions.  48 around her was writing pages and gages.  49 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write  50 . She kept looking at her  51 . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences,  52  and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started  53 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she  54  up. She was still in bed and it had all been a  55  dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.