No. 7 High Senior 3 students are lucky to enjoy a ______ long winter vacation, compared with those of other schools, some of whom have to stay at school even during the Spring Festival.

A. fortunately             B. relatively       C. considerately         D. definitely

 

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                          

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl named Melanie in the film, College Road Trip, which was released in the US on March 7.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb. Incredibly security obsessed（困扰）, he wants Melanie to attend nearby Northwestern University, where she’s already been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown in Washington, D.C., where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected interview, she decides to take a road trip with a few close female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step toward adulthood.

But despite the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t comfortable with the prospect of his little princess exploring the world without him. He wants to protect her.

James joins the girls and hopes he can convince her to go to Northwestern. While Melanie’s father only has the best of intentions, his presence leads to an endless series of comic encounters.

After following their faulty GPS device deep into the backwoods, James and Melanie discover her little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare tire compartment（隔间）. What should be a simple tire change results in the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel. There the pig ruins an outdoor wedding reception after eating an entire bag of coffee beans.

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter finally get the chance to really talk to each other.

The film explores the parent-child relationship in a comic way: The discrepancy（不同） between how close James thinks he is to Melanie and how little he actually knows of her plans makes us laugh first and then think. 

All parents, whether they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up. Like what Melanie and James have done in the film, we all can find the delicate balance between staying connected and letting go.

51．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．It’s unclear whether Melanie could be accepted by Northwestern University.

B．Northwestern University isn’t so famous as the university in Washington D.C..

C．There is no hope that Melanie will be accepted by the university in Georgetown.

D．Melanie’s father prefers her to stay not too far away from him.

52．We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．their car rolled down the mountain, ruining the wedding reception

B．a hotel was destroyed by Melanie’s brother and his pet pig

C．Melanie and her father got to understand each other better after so many encounters

D．the girls had to give up their trip because of the incidents on the way

53．What does the underlined word “released” mean?

A. set free                    B. known              C. shown               D. developed

54．The main purpose of the passage is to _______.

A．introduce the newly-released film

B．call on parents to learn to balance the relationship with their children

C．tell a story which happened between an American girl and her father

D．explore the differences in parent-child relationship between the west and the east

 

The college entrance exam is not only a big challenge (挑战) for Chinese high school students, but also a very important exam in the lives of South Korean students.
Although the long, cold winter has already started in South Korea, the annual (一年一度的) national exams have made the atmosphere very heated.
More than 675,000 South Korean high school graduates took the college entrance exam last Wednesday. They usually take exams in Korean, maths, sociology (社会学), history and foreign languages.
Officially there is one college place for every 1.33 students. But because all the students want to go to the top universities in the country, the competition can reach one place for 10 students. The students want to attend these colleges for both their famous names and better job opportunities.
Because students face fierce competition, they have to study very hard to realize their dreams. Park Seung said he and his classmates often go to school before 7:30 a.m. After school has finished at 6:30 p.m., most of them go to the library to continue their study instead of returning home. Since many libraries in South Korea are open 24 hours a day, they often stay long into the night. Many of the Senior 3 students only sleep for three to four hours a day. “I feel a lot of pressure, but I have to study very hard in order to make my dream come true. This is my lifetime goal and it will be a turning point in my life which could decide my future,” Park said.
The exam day is a very serious day for the whole of South Korea. Vehicles are not allowed within a 200-metre radius (范围) of all the test sites to make sure the students have quiet surroundings. Tooting (吹奏) of horns is forbidden, even airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off near the test sites during listening comprehension test hours.
Students are told their scores in December before they apply for college. This is followed by face-to-face oral tests. There are public and private universities in South Korea. Many private universities are well-known, but their fees can be 18, 000 yuan each term. This has made a lot of students think again.
【小题1】What do we know about South Korean annual national exams?

A．Senior 3 students have to compete fiercely because there is only one place for 10 students.

B．Senior 3 students have to stay long into night at school.

C．Many of the Senior 3 students can’t have enough sleep.

D．Airplanes are ordered to avoid landing and take-off during national exams.

【小题2】We can infer that there are almost ________ college places for high school graduates.

A．675, 000

B．507, 520

C．500, 000

D．600, 000

【小题3】The students want to study in top colleges mainly because ________.

A．they can succeed more easily in future	B．they can learn more
C．they can make more money	D．it is interesting to study there

【小题4】 Before students are allowed to colleges ________.

A．they will be interviewed	B．they will ask questions of colleges
C．they will not be tested any more	D．first they will pay all the education fee at all

—Do you think our teachers will free us of homework today? This year’s sports meeting starts tomorrow.

—______. After all, we are already Senior 3 students.

A. No problem           B. Forget it                           C. No dream                         D. I hope so

 

_____ will greatly decide their future, most senior 3 students think, is their grades．

     A．That  B．Which          C．What       D．As