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Mickey’s Goal

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing(回响)across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted(沸腾).O’ Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome(综合症)and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

68．What was the score of the soccer match?

A．Two to two, equal to both the teams.　　

B．Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

C．Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.　

D．Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.

69．The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means　　　　 .

A．cheer　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cry　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．laughter　　 　　　　　　　 D．silence

70．What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A．The result of the match would fail his son.　

B．His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C．Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D．His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.

71．The purpose of the author in writing the passage is　　　　　 .

A．to tell a joke to make readers laugh.　

B．to suggest we should not mind losing.

C．to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game.

D．to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others

“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can change our lives.

But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?

Picture this : You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead a simpler life.

One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin,10 and Tomas,7,spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.

The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically. But not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” she said. The boys said The boys said they found less to fight over,such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy(时髦的), beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things”.

Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!

Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mails every day.

Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.

72．The passage is mainly about 　　　　　　.

A．problem with technology

B．improvements of our life with technology

C．the important roles technology pays in out everyday life

D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

73．The writer quoted (引用) what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to 　　　　　.

A．share a truth about life

B．tell us what life was like long time ago

C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

74．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house? Because　　　　　　 .

A．they liked to live a simple life.

B．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions.

C．they were troubled by modern inventions.

D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them.

75．What do you think the underlined word “available” in the 1 st suggestion offered by the writer means?

A．Busy on line.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Free.

C．Be able to.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Be found by others.

C

WASHINGTON-Laura Straub is a very worried woman. Her job is to find families for French teenagers who expect to live with American families in the summer.

It’s not easy, even desperate.

“We have many children left to place: 40 out of 75,” said Straub, who works for a Paris-based foreign–exchange programme called LEC. When exchange programmes started 50 years ago, family life was more accommodating. For one thing, more mothers stayed home.

But now, increasing numbers of women work outside the home. Exchange-student programmes have struggled in recent years to sign up host families for the 30,000 teenagers who annually come from abroad to spend and academic year in the United States, as well as the thousands more who participate in summer programmes.

School systems in many parts of the US, unhappy about accepting non-taxpaying students, have also strictly limited the number of exchange students they accept. At the same time, the idea of hosting foreign students is becoming less exotic.

In searching for host families, who usually receive no pay, exchange programmes are increasingly broadening their appeals to include everyone from young couples to retirees.

“We are open to many different types of families,” said Vickie Weiner, eastern regional director for ASSE, a 25-year–old programmer that sends about 30,000 teen-agers on academic–year exchange programmes worldwide.

For elderly people, exchange students “keep us young–they really do,” said Jean Foster, who is hosting 16-year–old Nina Porst from Denmark.

64．Viekie Weiner is the person who　　　　　 .

A．works for a programme called LEC　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．works for a programme called ASSE

C．is 25 years old 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hosts foreign students

65．The underlined word “exotic” means　　　　　　 .

A．difficult　 　　　　　　　　　 B．wonderful　 　　　　　　　 C．exciting　 D．accommodating

66．From the passage we can learn that at the beginning of the exchange programmes,　　　　 .

A．all the families cold host foreign students

B．only young couples could host foreign students

C．only those who were retired could host foreign students

D．those who were not too old could host foreign students

67．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．US Struggle to Find Host Families

B．Idea of Hosting Students Is Different

C．Foreign-exchange Program Is Going On

D．Exchange Students Keep Old People Young

B

Read the advertisements carefully. Then answer the questions that follow.

60．You may find the above advertisements　　　　　　 .

　　　　 A．in a store window　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．in a school magazine

　　　　 C．in a newspaper　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．on a company notice-board

61．The position of a(n)　　　　　　 　is a part-time job.

　　　　 A．florist　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．artist　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．preschool teacher　　　　 D．dental nurse

62．Which of the following is the most important for the childcare job?

　　　　 A．Cooking skills.　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Childcare experience.

　　　　 C．The ability to start work in two weeks.　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The ability to work well with other people.

63．The office cleaners will be required to work about　　　　　　 hours a week.

　　　　 A．5　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．10　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．15　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．20

A

Mosquitoes(蚊子)are very important in human history. The Guinness Book of Records says that mosquitoes have caused over 50 percent of all human deaths since the Stone Age, excluding deaths from war and accidents !

Mosquitoes are found all over the world. Female mosquitoes usually feed on the blood of humans and animals. Mosquitoes often carry dangerous disease called malaria, which usually occurs during hot, rainy season.

If a mosquito feed on the blood of a person with malaria, it becomes a carrier of the disease. It injects the disease into the next person it bites. So, for example, a tourist could be infected with malaria during a visit to Indonesia. The same tourist might then visit Thailand where another mosquito may bite him. This mosquito could then bite another person and spread the disease.

People have used insecticides to kill mosquitoes and their eggs for a long time, but many insects are now resistant to these chemicals. This resistance is a big problem for doctors because it can stop the prevention and treatment of malaria. Also, several of the drugs which doctors use to prevent malaria do not work anymore because mosquitoes are resistant to them. Experts now believe that the world will never be free of malaria, so they tell people to protect themselves from the disease.

If you think that you have malaria, see a doctor immediately. Without treatment, malaria kills over 25 percent of its victims in a maximum of two weeks. After treatment, mosquitoes that bite you will not pass malaria on to other people. Although doctors can treat malaria victims, you must remember; prevention is better than cure.

56．According to the Guinness Book of Records, which of the following causes most deaths ?

A．War. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Accident. 　　　　　　　　　　 C．Malaria. 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Mosquitoes.

57．Which of the following is the correct order for the spreading of malaria ?

　　　　 a．A mosquito bites the person with malaria.b．The same mosquito bites another person.

　　　　 c．A person is infected with malaria.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 d．That person may be likely to be infected, too.

　　　　 A．a-b-c-d　 　　　　　 B．a-c-d-b　 　　　　 C．c-a-b-d　　　　　　　 D．c-a-d-b

58．We could draw the conclusion that the best way of fighting against the spread of malaria is　　　　 .

　　　　 A．prevention　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．treatment　　　　　　

　 　　 C．seeing a doctor immediately 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．blood test

59．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage ?

　　　　 A．We will surely get rid of mosquitoes in the near future.

　　　　 B．It’s believed that malaria will accompany human beings forever.

　　　　 C．Insecticides are always effective in killing mosquitoes.

　　　　 D．A mosquito can not pass the disease on to another person after it bites one with malaria.

第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was　 36　 into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa,　 37　 , with the second-hand　 green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　38　 I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 　39　 to understand. “I guess we all have to 　40　 sometimes, ” Mother said quietly. I could 　41　 her pain and the tension of 　42　 the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 　43　 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 　44　 my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 　45　 and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I could 　46　 it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s 　47　 with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to 　48　 . She was still my mother,　 49　 she was something 　50　 ; a person like me, capable of fear and 　51　 and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought 　52　 in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　53　 . “It’s a job I can do, thought” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 　54　 feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　55　 across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

36．A．tired　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．ashamed　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lazy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．shocked

37．A．crying　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．smiling　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．thinking　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．whispering

38．A．eagerly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．worriedly　　　　　　　　　　　 C．little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．much

39．A．quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．slowly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．suddenly　　　　　　　　　　　 D．proudly

40．A．fail　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．win　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．fall sick　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．give in

41．A．know of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．sense　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．recognize

42．A．holding back　　　　　　　　　 B．putting away　　　　　　　　 C．sitting up　　　　　　　　　　　 D．stopping from

43．A．lit up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．came true　　　　　　　　　　 C．turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．increased

44．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．through　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．against

45．A．tightly　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．thoughtfully　　　　　　　　　 C．carefully　　　　　　　　　　　 D．politely

46．A．　　 and that　　　　　　　　　　 B．now that　　　　　　　　　　　 C．but that　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．so that

47．A．hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．face　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．hair　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．back

49．A．therefore　　　　　　　　　　　 B．however　　　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．though

50．A．more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．huge

51．A．wound　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．defeat　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．cut　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hurt

52．A．kindness　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．memory　　　　　　　　　　　 C．comfort　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．support

53．A．supplied　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．offered　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．paid for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．contributed

54．A．different　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　 D．serious

55．A．off　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．away　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．through

35．-Have you heard the news about the explosion?

-Yes, actually I got it on TV last night. I　　　　 TV for almost one week.

　　　　 A．haven’t watched　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．didn’t watch

　　　　 C．hadn’t watched　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．don’t watch

34．-I want to be more active and make more friends in the new term.

-Good.　　　　 on the time you spend surfing the Internet then.

　　　　 A．Set down　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Turn down　　　　　　　　　　 C．Take down　　　　　　　　　　 D．Cut down

33．I wrote a letter to show my　　　　 of his thoughtfulness.

　　　　 A．achievement　　　　　　　　 B．agreement　　　　　　　　　　 C．attention　　　　　　　　　　　 D．appreciation

32．He　　　　 have completed his homework; otherwise, he would have been playing football with others.

　　　　 A．can’t　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．mustn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．shouldn’t　　　　　　　　　　　 D．wouldn’t