第二部分 阅读理解

（共25小题。每一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节  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。

It was a spring day for end-of-the-year conferences. Mrs. Lake reminded everyone that both parents and students should take part in these important progress report, 20minutes for each family.

Lauri’s name was at the end of the list. But it didn't matter much to her. Despite the many phone calls her teacher had made, Lauri knew her parents would not be coming. Her father always got drunk , and her mother could do nothing but cry and quarrel with him.

Now Lauri watched all day long as each child went to the door leading into Mrs. Lake’s office, where parents would greet their sons and daughters with proud smiles. Lauri imagined how it might feel to have her parents greet her at the door. When at last everyone else’s name had been called, Mrs. Lake opened the door and signed for Lauri to come in. Silently Lauri went in and sat down on a chair. As she felt rather uneasy that her parents had not come, she looked down. Mrs. Lake had Lauri raise her face so she could see her in the eye. “First of all,” the teacher began, “I want you to know how much I love you ,”Lauri saw things she’d never seen: kindness.

“Second,” the teacher continued, “you need to know-it is not your fault that your parents are not here today.” Again Lauri looked into Mrs. Lake’s face. No one had ever talked to her like this. No one.

“Third,” she went on, “you deserve（应得）to hear how well you are doing and how wonderful I think you are. ”In the following minutes, Mrs, Lake held a conference just for Lauri. She showed Lauri her grades, papers and projects, praising her efforts. She had even saved a pile of watercolors Lauri had painted.

Lauri didn’t know exactly when, but at some point in that conference she heard the voice of hope in her heart. And somewhere a change started. It was then that Lauri realized, for the first time in her life, that she was lovable.

1. Parents were required to take part in the conferences to           .

A. see how important it was to encourage their children

B. learn how their children had performed in their studies.

C. report to the teacher how their children were doing at home.

D. see how their children were getting along with their classmates

2. Lauri’s name was at the end of the list probably because_______.

A. she was shy and didn’t have courage to meet the teacher first

B. Lauri’s parents were always the last to come to the conference

C. Mrs. Lake knew that only Lauri didn’t care about it

D. Mris. Lake wanted to leave time to have a good talk with her

3. How did Lauri feel at the end of the conference?

A. Encouraged   B. Ashamed  C. Satisfied  D. Disappointed.

4. We can learn from the text that______.

A. Lauri didn't expect her parents to attend the conference

B. Lauri was not a hard-working student before

C. Mrs. Lake filled Lauri with hope and self-respect

D. Mrs. Lake was more strict with lauri than any other student,

 

单句改错 （共5小题; 每小题1分，满分5分）

此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，每句只有一处错误，必须按下列要求改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在下面写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在下面写出改正后的词。

Last night, his father came back late as usually.

At the end of 16^th century, about five to seven million people spoke English.

The Mekong River becomes rapids as it passes across deep valleys.

This is the reason why she explained to me just now.

The boss requested that all the work must be finished as soon as possible.

 

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son.  I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you.”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. “For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time”, and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

56. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.

       A. preferred to stay alone at home             B. lost interest in his studies

       C. refused to talk to others                        D. began to dislike his mother

57. There was silence on the other end of the line because ________ .

       A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother

       B. the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

       C. the speaker didn’t want the mother to recognize his voice

       D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother

58. The underlined sentence “…he even made the honor roll” means that “________ ”.

       A. he was even on the list to be praised at the parent-teacher meeting

       B. he was even on the list of students who made progress in grades

       C. he was even on the list of students who had turned themselves around

       D. he was even on the list of the best students at school

59. What is the main idea of this passage?

       A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems.

       B. Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

       C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers.

       D. School education doesn’t work without full support from parents.

 

词型转换 (共10题，每题1分，共10分)

    请在空格处用括号中所给词语的适当形式填空。

1.At the end of the meeting he nodded with __________________ (approve).

2.Many people enjoy the pleasure and ___________________ (convenient) of living in a city centre.  

3. If everyone can make a small ____________________ (contribute), our society will become more harmonious.

4.He was happy to be at home in his familiar ___________________ (surround).

5.He can’t have changed his mind without too much ____________________ (press) from his parents and teacher.

6.We must take every detail into ___________________ (consider) before we make our final decision.

7.The Indians often attacked the _____________________ (settle) of the colonists(殖民者).

8.He came up with an ___________________ (admire) idea.

9.How much the participants liked the food did not have an effect on this ______________(accurate).

10.He worked as an _______________ (assist) to the President.

 

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格填1个单词。

A listener has written from China for advice about how to lose weight. Michael in Shanghai says he is 26 and has fought against obesity (过度肥胖) for most of his life.

Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex (复杂的) condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s the way that he or she behaves. Experts say that the most successful weight—loss plans include a well-balanced diet and exercise.

People who want to avoid weight gain have to balance the number of calories they eat with the number of calories they use. To lose weight, you can reduce the number of calories you absorb (吸收), increase the number you use, or both.

A recent study looked at four of the most popular dieting plans in the US. Researchers at Stanford University in California studied over 300 overweight women, mostly in their thirties and forties. Each woman went on one of the four plans: Atkins, The Zone, Ornish or LEARN. The women attended diet classes and received written information about the food plans.

At the end of the year, the women on the Atkins diet had lost the most, more than four and one-half kilograms on average. They also did better on tests for cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

Christopher Gardner, who led the study, says the Atkins diet may be more successful because of its simple message to eat less sugar. He also says that the advice to increase protein in the diet leads to more satisfying meals. He says that there was not enough money to study men, but that men would probably have similar results.

Last week, another report based on thirty-one studies suggested that only a small number of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained (重新获得) their lost weight within five years and often they become more overweight ( 超重的). But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.

Title: .Proper 76­­_ _______to lose weight

Doctors’ advice	● take medicine along with changing one’s 77.________
Experts’ 78.________ plans	● a well-balanced diet: 79.________less energy than needed, increase the number you use, or both. ● 80._________
Four of the most popular dieting plans in the US	●Atkins: eat less sugar than usual and 81.________ protein in the diet ●The Zone ●82.________ ●LEARN.
From another 83.__________	● have long-term success with dieting, otherwise most dieters will 84._______their lost weight ● exercise is more important than dieting for losing 85.________