60. This medicine will ___________ (确保) you a good night’s sleep.

59. Grandfather is ___________ (健忘) and often repeats himself when he tells a story.

58. The ___________ (最后期限) for applications is Dec 20th.

57. Unfortunately, their aim for a rapid improvement in the economy was not ___________ (实现).

I．单词拼写

56. People often feel deeply ___________ (沮丧)over losing a loved one.

IV. 信息匹配

About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: “So, how have you been?” And the boy, who could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied. “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.” 　This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. 　　　51　 　　

The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. 　　52　　 　They speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. 　Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. 　　　53　　 　Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders. 　In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television. Television passes information, indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, children or adults. 　　　54　　 　 　Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practiced. 　　　55　　 　

A. Children don’t seem childlike anymore.

B. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.

C. It develops children’s interest in reading and writing.

D. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.

E. It helps children to memorize and practice more.

F. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?

G. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.

Subjective Test　 (30分)

C

Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, “Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.”How right they were! Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.　

　“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the enthusiasm that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that whispers, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t.”　 It took years and years for the early work of 　Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t let up on her experiments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she　 never thought of stopping.

　　 We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is this childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist(大提琴家)Pablo Casals would start his day by playing Bach(巴赫). As the music flowed through his fingers, his bent shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As author and poet Samuel once wrote, “Years make the skin old, but to give up enthusiasm makes the soul old.”

　 Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money, title or power. Patricia Mcllrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, I never made a penny until I stopped working for money.”

　　 If we cannot do what we love as a fulltime career, we can do it as a hobby. Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville, Kan, was 68 before she began to draw. This activity ended her sadness that had troubled her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, “ I am persuaded to call 　Layton a genius.”　　　

　 We can’t afford to waste tears on “Might-have-beens ”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “What-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses-- finding pleasure in the sweet smell of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.

47. The passage mainly shows us__________ .

　 　 A. enthusiasm is the basic element of everything　　

B. enthusiasm helps us to succeed to a greater degree

　 　 C. enthusiasm makes us experience more life　　　　

D. we can do nothing without enthusiasm

48. From the example of the Nobel Prize winner Barbara McClintock , we may find________.

　 　 A. enthusiasm can encourage us in difficult times

　 　 B. enthusiastic people always get much pressure from work

　 　 C. you can’t make any achievement if you have no enthusiasm

　 　 D. enthusiastic people are sure to gain great fame in the end

49. The underlined sentence in Paragraph Three suggests_______________.

　 A. time and tide wait for no man　　　　　　　　　 B. we grow old as time goes on

　 C. people feel young with enthusiasm　　 　　　　　D. our soul becomes old with enthusiasm

50. The main idea of the last paragraph is ___________．

A. we should try heart and soul to win what we want

B. enthusiasm can give us pleasure, though we have to sweat

C. we have not enough money to buy what we need

D. enthusiasm with sweat is what we need

B

　The church seems cold this morning, even after all the people, friends and family fill the benches. I sit here in silence, in shock and denial. This was not supposed to happen. What about our dreams, or our plans? We were going to raise our children, travel around the world, and grow old together. I’m only 37, a typical housewife. I don’t know if I can do all this alone - two children, no father. What do I do or say?

The faces of so many people confuse me as they come to pay their last respects. Some have real sorrow; I can see it in their eyes. The others seem to just say, “I told you so.” Those famous last words: I-told-you-so. How I can’t stand them! And the pointing fingers as so-called family and so-called friends pick me out of the crowd for others to see. I want to scream and wake up but I can’t do anything but sit there. How can they be so blind? I fell in love with a man. Love knows no boundaries.

He was a good man, hardworking, caring and kind. He was retired from the Navy and a gentleman. He was sensitive to others’ needs, the kind of man that knew what to do or say, how to humor any situation and calm everyone’s fears. I remember our first child was a big surprise to both of us. I remember when I told him the news. He fell off his chair, saying over and over in disbelief. “But I’m almost sixty.” After a few months he started planning our next and even doing his famous little dance whenever he discussed the idea.

Our son, our first born, his joy and pride, sits to the right of me, seeming just as confused as me. I look over at him. How he looks like his father—blonde hair, tall and skinny—even his Irish temperament(气质) and that naughty look in his eyes. He’s wearing his father’s watch. It’s too big for him but he refused to take it off. I know he’ll keep it safe. Our second, the little angel and Daddy’s little girl, lies in her stroller(婴儿车) in the aisle, sound asleep. She’ll never remember the man she called “Da”.

A man, thirty years older than I, lies in a coffin. Flowers, the American flag and his VFW comrades surround him, paying tribute(颂词) to him as the man he really was. And I sit alone here, with our two children, in silence, praying that this cold morning at church is only a nightmare and I will awake to his loving arms again.

44. The man passed away, leaving his dearest woman to bring up their two children, the elder of whom is a boy of about _________.

　　　 A. 1　　　　　 　　　　　 B. 3　　　　　　　 　　 C. 7　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. 9

45. We can infer from the passage that ___________．

　 　　 A. the woman’s family were against her marriage to the man

B. none of the people there showed real sympathy to the woman

C. the woman did something wrong

D. the woman loved the man more than the man loved the woman

46. In paragraph 3, the underlined word “our next” means _________．

　 　　 A. our next dance　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. our next news

C. what for us to do next　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　D. our next baby

II．完形填空

The survey about childhood in the Third World shows that the struggle for survival is long and hard. But in the rich world, children can 　21　 　from a different kind of poverty—of the spirit. 　22 , one Western country alone now sees 14, 000 attempted suicides every year by children under 15, and one child 　23 　five needs psychiatric (心理) advice.

　　　 There are many good things about 　24 　in the Third World. Take the close and constant relation between children and their parents, relatives and neighbours for example. In the West, the very nature of work puts distance between 　25 　and children. But in most Third World villages mother and father do not go miles away each day to work in offices. 　26 　, the child sees mother and father, relations and neighbours working 　27 　and often shares in that work.

　　 　A child 　28 　in this way learns his or her role through joining in the community’s 　29 ：helping to dig or build, look after animals or babies—rather than 　30 　playing with water and sand in kindergarten, keeping pets 　31 　playing with dolls.

　　 These children may grow up with a less oppressive(压抑的)sense of space and time than the 　32 　　children. Their sense of days and time has a lot to do with the change of seasons and positions of the sun or the moon in the sky. Children in the rich world, 　33 　, are provided with a watch as one of the 　34 　signs of growing up, so that they can 　35 　along with their parents about being late for school times, meal times, bed times, the times of TV shows...

　　 Third World children do not usually 　36 　to stay indoors, still less in highrise apartments. Instead of dangerous roads, “keep off the grass” signs and “don’t speak to strangers”, there is often a sense of 　37 　to study and play. Parents can see their children outside rather than observe them 　38 　from ten floors up.

　　 　39 　, twelve million children under five still die every year through hunger and disease.But childhood in the Third World is not all 　40 　.

21.A. come　 　　　　　　　 B. learn　　 　　　　　　　　 C. suffer　 　　　　　　 　　D. survive

22.A. As usual　　 　　　　　　　 B. For instance　　 　　 C. In fact　　　 　　　　　　 D. In other words

23.A. by　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　 　　　　　　　 　　C. to　 　　　　　　　　　 　　D. under

24.A. childhood　 　　　　 B. poverty　　 　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　 　　　　　　 D. survival

25.A. adults　　　　　　 　　B. fathers　　　　　　　 　　　C. neighbours　　　　　 　D. relatives

26.A. Anyhow　　　　　 　B. However　　　　　　 　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 　　　 　　　 D. Still

27.A. away　　　　　　　 　　B. alone　　　　　　　 　　　C. along　　　　　　 　　　D. nearby

28.A. growing up　　　　 　　　 B. living through　　　　 　C. playing　　　 　　　　　 　　 D. working

29.A. activity　　　　　　 　B. life　　　　　　　　 　　　C. study　　　　　　 　　　　D. work

30.A. by　　　　　　　　 　　 　　B. from　　　　　　　 　　C. through　　　　　 　　　　 D. with

31.A. and　　　　　　　　 　　 B. but　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. so

32.A. Eastern　　　　　　 　 B. good　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　 　　 　　　 D. Western

33.A. at any moment　　　B. at the same time　　 　　　　 C. on the other hand　 　 D. on the whole

34.A. easiest　　　　　　　 　 B. earliest　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. happiest　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. quickest

35.A. care　　　　　　　　 　　 B. fear　　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. hurry　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. worry

36.A. dare　　　　　　　　 　 B. expect　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. have　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. require

37.A. control　　　　　　　 B. danger　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. disappointment　　 　　 D. freedom

38.A. anxiously　　　　　　 　　　 B. eagerly　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 C. impatiently　　　 　　　　 D. proudly

39.A. Above all　　　　 　 B. In the end　　　　　 　　 C. Of course　　　　 　　　 D. What's more

40.A. bad　　　　　　　　　 　 B. good　　　　　　　 　　　　 C. rich　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. poor