第二部分    非选择题（满分60分）

五、语法填空 （两大题，共分20分）

（一）单句语法填空 （在空格中填入一个适当的词或用所给词的适当形式填空。1分/题，共分10分）

56.   The evidence suggests that more and more applications for unemployment

assistance ______ to the government since the economic recession started. (submit)

57.   The accident happened on the day ______ I lost my pet.

58.   The citizens considered ______ essential to be informed of the whole truth of the

event.

59.   Great changes have taken place in that school. It is no longer ______ it was 20

years ago, when it was so poorly equipped.

60.   Can you try and speed your things ______ because you are in an instant need and

we are running out of time.

61.   Happy ______ they were, they felt there was something missing.

62.   You’ll easily get burnt if ______ to sunlight in summer. (expose)

63.   Mary found it a(n) _______ moment when she was presented an award for her

bravery. (forget)

64.   The orange juice _______ out now by the volunteers will be delivered to the

nursery homes instantly. (squeeze)

65.   I’ll make ______ for you to be met at the airport. (arrange)

阅读理解

　　In England, many children go to nursery school from the age of about three, but these schools are not compulsory. Compulsory education begins at the age of five, when children go to primary school. Primary education takes six years, then pupils go to secondary school. After six years of secondary education, pupils take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. Most pupils take about eight subjects in this exam.

　　Compulsory education ends at sixteen. Some people choose to stay at secondary school for further two years and then take three or four subjects in this exam. Other people leave school at sixteen and go to college for further education.

　　Education in England has had many changes in the last ten years. Another new change took place in September 2000, in 6^th forms where students will have to study four or five subjects at S-level for their first year and then choose 3 in their second year to study at A-level (S-level is not as difficult as A-level).

　　Higher education begins at eighteen and usually takes three or four years. Students go to universities, polytechnic（工艺）schools or colleges of higher education.

（1）The compulsory education in England needs _____ years.

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（2）Compulsory education means ________ .

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A. children can choose any school

B. every child must go to school

C. the school education

D. the education for the children

（3）Pupils will have to take GCSE exams _______ .

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A. when they go to primary school

B. during their secondary school years

C. after they finish schooling

D. before they go to secondary school

（4）If a student wants to stay at a secondary school for two more years for further study, he'll have to take a (n) ______ exam.

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（5）Some students in 6^th forms can choose four to five subjects at ______ exam.

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He lost his arms in an accident that claimed his father’s life who was the main   36  of support for the family. He had to   _37__  the arms of his younger brother，and his younger brother became his ___38 _ ，never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes，he was completely unable to do   _39_   in his life.
One late night，his younger brother accompanied him into the toilet and went back to  __40__ . But being so   41___ ，his younger brother fell asleep，leaving him on the toilet for two hours. As the two brothers grew up together，they had their share of problems and they would often  __42__  . His younger brother wanted to live   _43__  from him，living his own life，as many normal people do. So he was   44 __ and didn't know what to do.
A   _45__  misfortune befell(降临) a girl. One night her mother，who suffered from mental illness ___46_  . So her father went out looking for her mother，leaving her alone at home. She tried to prepare a   __47_   for her parents，only to overturn the stove，  _48 __  in a fire which took her hands away.
Though her elder sister who was studying in another city，showed her   _49__  to take care of her，she was determined to be completely   _50__ . At school，she always studied hard.
One day，the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their toes. The boy wrote： My younger brother’s arms are my arms；  51_  the girl wrote: Broken wings，flying heart.
Disasters can    52_  at any time. If you choose only to complain and    53    from the ordeal(苦难的经历)，it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be       ___54   ，the hardship will turn out to be a(n)   55   on which new hopes will arise.