My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six day a week．And my first real job，when I was six years old，was 1 the diners’ shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me 2 to do it efficiently，telling me to 3 to Re-shine the shoes if the customer wasn’t 4 . Working in the restaurant was a cause of great 5 　because I was also working for the good of the family．But my father 6 that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team．I 7 to be punctual(守时的)，hard-working，and polite to the 8 ． I was 9 paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he 10 give me $10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And 11 the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?” He 12 I owed him about $40 a week． I remember returning to Seattle after being 13 in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，1 walked into my parents’ restaurant，but the 14 thing Dad said was，“How about your 15 up tonight?” I couldn’t 16 my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t 17 as far as Dad was concerned，I was just 　18 　member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把)．Working for Dad has taught me the devotion to a 19 is above all．It has nothing to do with 20 that team is involved in a family restaurant or the US Army． 1．A．cleaning　 B．shining　　 C．removing　　 D．keeping 2．A．why　　　　 B．what　　　 C．when　　　　 D．how 3．A．offer　　　 B．refuse　　 C．love　　　　 D．learn 4．A．interested B．annoyed　　 C．relaxed　　　 D．satisfied 5．A．fun　　　　 B．pride　　　 C．trouble　　　 D．effort 6．A．got it right　　 B．kept it a rule　 C．made it clear　　 D．took it for granted 7．A．had　　　　 B．tended　　 C．hated　　　　 D．managed 8．A．family　　 B．workers　　 C．customers　　 D．friends 9．A．never　　　 B．always　　 C．seldom　　　 D．ever 10．A．must　　　 B．should　　 C．might　　　　 D．could 11．A．at　　　　 B．before　　 C．around　　　 D．for 12．A．worked out　 B．found out C．put out　　　 D．thought out 13．A．alone　　 B．away　　　 C．outside　　　 D．off 14．A．usual　　 B．last　　　 C．next　　　　 D．first 15．A．washing　 B．taking　　 C．cleaning　　 D．moving 16．A．ignore　　 B．follow　　 C．believe　　　 D．understand 17．A．happen　　 B．care　　　 C．go　　　　　 D．matter 18．A．no　　　　 B．other　　　 C．some　　　　 D．another 19．A．team　　　 B．family　　 C．leader　　　 D．restaurant 20．A．why　 　　 B．whether　　 　 C．when 　　　　 D．how

 

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　　It is said that standardized testing harms children. The tests upset pupils and make them fear. If a pupil gets a low score he will be seriously damaged. Standardized testing is not agreeable to the regular educational orders designed to support the child.

　　There is, no doubt, anecdotal(轶事)evidence to support some of these views. However, common sense suggests that the majority of pupils are not harmed by testing, and as far as I know there is no real data that would not support common sense on this matter. The teachers I talk with seem much more often, to be concerned with pupils who don't care enough how well or how poorly they do on such tests, than with the relatively rare facts of pupils who care too much.

　　It is normal to be somewhat anxious when facing my real tests. But it is also necessary part of growing up to learn to deal with the tests that life certainly brings. Of the many challenges to a child's peace of mind, caused by such things as angry parents, bad dogs and shots from the doctor, standardized tests must surely be among the least fearsome. Unwise parental pressure can in some cases raise anxiety to harmful levels. A pupil who regularly get slow scores on tests of what that pupil has tried hard to learn is indeed likely to become discouraged. If this does happen, the school cannot declare to be offering a good educational program, and the teacher cannot declare to be doing a good job of teaching. Most low scores on tests, however, go to pupils who, for one reason or another, have not tried very hard to learn. In the opinion of the teachers of such pupils, it is the trying rather than the testing that is most in need of correction.

1．What is the main idea of the passage about the view that standardized tests harm children?

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A．The writer considers it be reasonable.

B．The writer thinks it unreasonable.

C．The writer finds some anecdotal evidence to support it.

D．It has been proved by some real data.

2．According to the writer, the reason for the most low scores on tests is that ________.

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A．the pupils do not study hard

B．The educational program is not good enough

C．The teachers are not doing a good job of teaching

D．The pupils don't care enough how well or how poorly they do on such tests

请选出与所给句子或划线部分意思最接近的答案：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

Was it by accident or by design?

  A. Was it on purpose or not?          B. Was it designed by somebody?

  C. Was it an accident?           D. Did it happen accidently?

 Did I really hear a voice or was it only my fancy? 

  A. Did I really hear a voice or was it only my image？

  B. Did I really hear a voice or was it only what I like?

  C. Did I hear a voice or someone crying in my dream?

  D. Did I notice a voice or it is not the really one?

 He is above stealing.

  A. He is good at stealing.                B. He never steals.   

C. He likes stealing.                   D. He is forced to steal.

 He is a bad actor.                    

  A. He is not good at performance.                B. He is a little good at performance.

  C. He is a very dangerous person to do anything.   D. He is not fit for being an actor.

 He is lacking animal force.             

  A. His energy is not full enough.                 B. He is as strong as an animal.

  C. He can do something with his own force.        D. He has enough energy.

 He is anything but a doctor.

  A. He is only a doctor.               B. He is not a doctor.

  C. He is somebody else.               D. What he does isn’t like a doctor.

 Anything is at your service.

  A. Your work is to serve everything.  B. You can serve everybody with your own effort.

   C. We all want to get your service.   D. You can use everything you need as you like.

68. You’ve tried three times. Tony’s been standing for two hours; let the dog see the rabbit!

  A. let the dog run after a rabbit         B. ask the dog to watch rabbits

  C. it’s Tony’s turn to do something    D. it’s your turn to do something.

What price going for a walk?

  A. What about going for a walk?       B. How much do you need for going for a walk?

  C. How much could I get for a walk?       D. What is the price you’ll pay for a walking?

 He talked and talked but never came to the point.

   A. He talked a lot on the key point.  B. He talked a lot but didn’t focus on the key point.

   C. He talked less than he need to.    D. He talked more than he really needed to.

 He began to smell a rat in the matter.

   A. feel that there was a rat near him        B. feel something not going so good

   C. feel a rat would make something wrong D. smell a rat’s smell in the matter

 John is always reasonable.               

   A. John is open-minded and easy to get along with.

   B. John always has a reason to do what he wants.

   C. John is always good at reasoning in some case.

   D. John can reason something others couldn’t.

 I must pop off now.                   

   A. I must go now.               B. My pop music life is ended now.

   C. I am not popular.                     D. I must make my corn pop.

 He doesn’t care a pin for her.           

   A. He doesn’t like a needle for her.    B. He wasn’t a pin to her.

   C. He doesn’t care about her.           D. He doesn’t want to throw a pin on her.

 You mustn’t take everything so personally.

   A. You mustn’t want to take everything as his own.  

B. You may not think of everything as yours.

C. You couldn’t gain everything which doesn’t belong to you.

D. You mustn’t think that somebody is criticizing you when he is not.

 What a peach of a room!

   A. HhHHHHHHh HhhhWhat a wonderful room which holds so many peaches!

   B. What a big peach in the room!

   C. What a big peach room it is!

   D. What a nice room it is!

 Your number comes up.

   A. Your number becomes larger and larger.        B. Your number keeps going up.

   C. You are lucky.                            D. You are unfortunate.

 Somebody’s number is up / goes up.

   A. Somebody’s number is end.        B. Somebody’s number may keeps going up.

   C. It’s time for somebody to go west.  D. It’s time for somebody to add up his number.

It feels nice and soft.   

   A. It is nice and soft.              B. It is nice but soft.    

C. It is soft except nice.              D. It feels very soft.

We see more of Blair these days.  

   A. These days we can watch more about Blair.

B. We know more about Blair these days.

   C. We have seen Blair more times these times.

D. These days found we could see Blair.

请选出与所给句子或划线部分意思最接近的答案：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

 

1.

Was it by accident or by design?

  A. Was it on purpose or not?           B. Was it designed by somebody?

  C. Was it an accident?             D. Did it happen accidently?

2.

 Did I really hear a voice or was it only my fancy? 

  A. Did I really hear a voice or was it only my image？

  B. Did I really hear a voice or was it only what I like?

  C. Did I hear a voice or someone crying in my dream?

  D. Did I notice a voice or it is not the really one?

3.

 He is above stealing.

  A. He is good at stealing.                 B. He never steals.   

C. He likes stealing.                  D. He is forced to steal.

4.

 He is a bad actor.                    

  A. He is not good at performance.            B. He is a little good at performance.

  C. He is a very dangerous person to do anything.   D. He is not fit for being an actor.

5.

 He is lacking animal force.             

  A. His energy is not full enough.              B. He is as strong as an animal.

  C. He can do something with his own force.    D. He has enough energy.

6.

 He is anything but a doctor.

  A. He is only a doctor.                B. He is not a doctor.

  C. He is somebody else.                D. What he does isn’t like a doctor.

7.

 Anything is at your service.

  A. Your work is to serve everything.  B. You can serve everybody with your own effort.

   C. We all want to get your service.   D. You can use everything you need as you like.

68. You’ve tried three times. Tony’s been standing for two hours; let the dog see the rabbit!

  A. let the dog run after a rabbit          B. ask the dog to watch rabbits

  C. it’s Tony’s turn to do something      D. it’s your turn to do something.

8.

What price going for a walk?

  A. What about going for a walk?        B. How much do you need for going for a walk?

  C. How much could I get for a walk?   D. What is the price you’ll pay for a walking?

9.

 He talked and talked but never came to the point.

   A. He talked a lot on the key point.  B. He talked a lot but didn’t focus on the key point.

   C. He talked less than he need to.    D. He talked more than he really needed to.

10.

 He began to smell a rat in the matter.

   A. feel that there was a rat near him         B. feel something not going so good

   C. feel a rat would make something wrong  D. smell a rat’s smell in the matter

11.

 John is always reasonable.               

   A. John is open-minded and easy to get along with.

   B. John always has a reason to do what he wants.

   C. John is always good at reasoning in some case.

   D. John can reason something others couldn’t.

12.

 I must pop off now.                   

   A. I must go now.                 B. My pop music life is ended now.

   C. I am not popular.                  D. I must make my corn pop.

13.

 He doesn’t care a pin for her.           

   A. He doesn’t like a needle for her.     B. He wasn’t a pin to her.

   C. He doesn’t care about her.            D. He doesn’t want to throw a pin on her.

14.

 You mustn’t take everything so personally.

   A. You mustn’t want to take everything as his own.  

B. You may not think of everything as yours.

C. You couldn’t gain everything which doesn’t belong to you.

D. You mustn’t think that somebody is criticizing you when he is not.

15.

 What a peach of a room!

   A. What a wonderful room which holds so many peaches!

   B. What a big peach in the room!

   C. What a big peach room it is!

   D. What a nice room it is!

16.

 Your number comes up.

   A. Your number becomes larger and larger.         B. Your number keeps going up.

   C. You are lucky.                             D. You are unfortunate.

17.

 Somebody’s number is up / goes up.

   A. Somebody’s number is end.         B. Somebody’s number may keeps going up.

   C. It’s time for somebody to go west.    D. It’s time for somebody to add up his number.

18.

It feels nice and soft.   

   A. It is nice and soft.               B. It is nice but soft.    

C. It is soft except nice.           D. It feels very soft.

19.We see more of Blair these days.  

   A. These days we can watch more about Blair.

B. We know more about Blair these days.

   C. We have seen Blair more times these times.

D. These days found we could see Blair.

 

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

When we are little, we know nothing about the rights and responsibilities of adulthood.   71   Therefore, if we like a certain toy or if we want to eat a certain type of chocolate, we think that our parents will have to buy that for us. We don’t care that they possibly have not enough money for that. If they don’t carry out our wish, we’ll begin to cry.   72   Whenever we begin to cry, we’ll get what we want.

Still, little by little, we realize that our parents can’t offer us all that we want for certain reasons. We then also understand that parents have their rights. They have the right to scold us when we do something wrong or when they find out that we have lied to them.   73   They choose our clothes, the food we eat, the school we will study at, the hours when we should go out to play and the time we have to return home.

  74   They are the ones to be blamed later if we don’t receive proper education. That’s why when we beat a classmate at the kindergarten, parents are the ones to apologize for our deeds in front of the teacher and the classmate’s parents. And when we get ill, they are responsible for not taking good care of us and for dressing us inadequately.

The moment we become teenagers, we notice that we should be responsible for our behaviors in society. Now we have the right to be independent.   75   It is supposed that we are mature enough to solve our problems and to make people around trust us. For some of us, this is a difficult test to pass, but it is the best method to see if we are capable of taking our place in society.

A. However, it’s also time for us to give explanations when we do something wrong.

B. But at the same time they are responsible for many things that happen to us.

C. Moreover, they have the right to make choices for us when we are little.

D. As a matter of fact, parents have a lot of things to be concerned about.

E. This is a child’s important weapon to threaten his/her parents.    

F. We should believe we can do them by ourselves.

G. We think our parents should offer us all we need.