7．As an English learner，you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject．You want to have the ability to express your opinions，and to support that opinion with a clear argument．You can learn these skills by learning how to debate．
In everyday conversation，Americans use the word debate to talk about discussions among people．When people debate，they give their own opinions about a topic．
Another use of the word debate describes a more formal discussion．Debaters work on a team to convince a judge that their opinion about a topic has more value than the opposite side's．
Debate is part of the tradition of forensics started in Ancient Greece．The Greeks thought that，in a democracy，people needed to have certain skills．These skills included speaking in public in favor of an opinion，and providing evidence to support one's opinion．
The Greeks supported the development of these skills by holding contests．Western education today continues the tradition with competitions between debate teams．
Charles LeBeau wrote a book with Michael Lubetsky called"Discover Debate"to help teachers understand a simple way to teach debate．The method depends on creating a kind of visual aid known as a graphic organizer．The visual aid reflects the way we talk about critical thinking and developing an argument．
Students work with the idea of building their argument just like they would build a house．They would draw their house on paper or a whiteboard and list：
•The focus of the discussion or the debate is the roof．
•The reasons and arguments are the"pillars"to support the roof．
•The data，numbers，examples，and expert opinions provide the concrete foundation．
The house approach gives students who have not experienced a debate in their own culture a way to plan what they will say to support their message．
28．You are debating whenC．
A．you have an idea and discuss it with your classmates or friends
B．you are learning a foreign language and discussing a subject
C．you speak in protection of your opinions trying to convince others
D．you express your opinions in a competition before a judge
29．The book"Discover Debate"is intended forA．
A．teachers      
B．debaters    
C．speech competitors    
D．English students
30．What can be inferred from the passage？B
A．Ancient Greeks were fond of debating with opponents．
B．Ancient Greeks made speeches in public to express their ideas．
C．There are debating lessons in all Western schools today．
D．Drawing a house before making a speech helps the speaker a lot．
31．What does the underlined sentence （the last paragraph） suggest？C
A．A house is helpful to planning a speech．
B．The house approach is useful for language learners．
C．It's a good idea for English learners to learn the house approach．
D．Debate is a must for all students in the world．

6．I was an angry adolescent in my first year of college．In my eyes，my father seemed to （41）C me in no way．
One day we had a serious fight．I saw my father as （42）B me and wanted to break free．（43）A，he regarded me as disobedient and tried hard to keep his （44）C on me．We both exploded in （45）B．The situation was so unbearable that I （46）A out of the house and took the bus to school．My mind raced with （47）B thoughts about my father，feeling certain that no one in the world had ever had such a terrible father!
"I am the son of an IDIOT!How dare he interrupt my life and plans!"I wrote these words on a thought card，which served as a communication（48）D as well as the admission ticket to the literature class of Dr．Simon，a unique excellent teacher with （49）C teaching methods．Being ten minutes late，I （50）D handed it to him and dashed into the classroom．
The next day，his comment on the （51）A card struck me as if someone had punched me in the stomach．It read，"Why not stop blaming and be responsible for yourself？"No one had （52）B me to do so!
The （53）D kept coming up over the next few weeks．As I again heard myself blaming my father for this or that，I asked myself，"How long can you （54）A blaming others for YOUR life？"
Gradually，my thinking（55）B．It took over a year （56）C people began to notice that I was taking responsibility for my own actions and feelings．
I was amazed at improvement of my grades and the （57）D of number and quality of my friends．It was （58）C astonishing how much smarter my father seemed．Fights with my father became less and finally disappeared for I learned to think of him as a loving man with good （59）A，who just had no smooth ways to （60）D me．
It all started with a question．

41．A．fear	B．surprise	C．please	D．deny
42．A．motivating	B．controlling	C．betraying	D．teasing
43．A．Meanwhile	B．Indeed	C．Moreover	D．Otherwise
44．A．words	B．beliefs	C．a(chǎn)uthority	D．sympathy
45．A．courage	B．shouts	C．passion	D．tears
46．A．stormed	B．jumped	C．slipped	D．dropped
47．A．respectful	B．mad	C．remarkable	D．funny
48．A．a(chǎn)bility	B．service	C．gift	D．tool
49．A．extreme	B．outdated	C．revolutionary	D．unrealistic
50．A．unwillingly	B．delightedly	C．gratefully	D．hurriedly
51．A．returned	B．spare	C．blank	D．messy
52．A．forced	B．challenged	C．ensured	D．permitted
53．A．description	B．concept	C．quote	D．question
54．A．get away with	B．get along with	C．get ahead of	D．get down on
55．A．remained	B．changed	C．flashed	D．survived
56．A．since	B．a(chǎn)fter	C．before	D．a(chǎn)s
57．A．a(chǎn)ppearance	B．decline	C．demand	D．increase
58．A．hardly	B．usually	C．equally	D．strangely
59．A．intentions	B．imagination	C．memory	D．suggestions
60．A．a(chǎn)ccept	B．impress	C．entertain	D．guide．

5．It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education．（36）B，it has been said that today children （37）D their education to go to school．The （38）A between schooling and education suggested by this is important．
Education is （39）B，compared with schooling．Education knows no （40）C．It can take place （41）A，whether in the shower or on the job，whether in a kitchen or on a tractor．It includes both the （42）C learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class．（43）D the experience of schooling can be known in advance，education quite often produces （44）B．A chance talk with a （45）C may lead to a person to discover how （46）D he knows of another country．People obtain（獲得） education from （47）A on．Education，（48）C，is a very （49）B and unlimited term．It is lifelong experience that starts long （50）Dthe start of school，and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life．
Schooling，on the other hand，is a （51）A experience，whose style changes．（52）C from one way to the next．Throughout a country，children arrive at school at the same time，take （53）C seats，use similar textbooks，do homework，and （54）A，and so on．Schooling has usually been （55）Bby the edges of the subjects being taught．

36．A．Then	B．However	C．Thus	D．Therefore
37．A．understand	B．need	C．enjoy	D．interrupt
38．A．difference	B．importance	C．use	D．problem
39．A．unexpected	B．endless	C．countless	D．simple
40．A．a(chǎn)nswers	B．ways	C．edges	D．meanings
41．A．a(chǎn)nywhere	B．a(chǎn)nywhere else	C．somewhere	D．somewhere else
42．A．part-time	B．public	C．standard	D．strict
43．A．If	B．Because	C．So	D．Though
44．A．pride	B．surprises	C．knowledge	D．progress
45．A．neighbor	B．friend	C．foreigner	D．teacher
46．A．wonderfully	B．well	C．greatly	D．little
47．A．babies	B．grown-ups	C．women	D．men
48．A．still	B．next	C．then	D．yet
49．A．long	B．broad	C．narrow	D．short
50．A．that	B．when	C．a(chǎn)fter	D．before
51．A．basic	B．strict	C．final	D．irregular
52．A．unusually	B．differently	C．little	D．frequently
53．A．large	B．new	C．fixed	D．small
54．A．take exams	B．hold exams	C．mark papers	D．read papers
55．A．changed	B．limited	C．chosen	D．controlled

4．One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest-a sparrow．（36）Bthe little bird had flown into our open garage．Then I（37）Athe bird before I saw it．
"What's that？"I asked when I first heard the sound．
"It's coming from the（38）C．"my wife，Anita，said．"Maybe it's one of the little（39）D．"
I looked into the garage．No children at all．But there was that sound again，coming from right up there．And that's（40）AI saw the sparrow．It was flying（41）Bjust inches below the ceiling．It was clearly（42）Cto get out，but couldn't see the way out was not up，but（43）Dand and out through the garage door．So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head（44）Athe ceiling．
I tried to terrify it out，but only succeeded in driving it into the（45）Bopen space between the door and the ceiling．Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet（46）Dit could get outside，but that only seemed to（47）Cit more．
"Why don't we just leave for a few minutes，"Anita（48）A．"I'm sure he'll figure it out eventually．"
We went back into the house，where we（49）Bto hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling．Then suddenly，it was（50）Dand our uninvited guest was gone．
I've（51）Cthat little sparrow through the years，and I've decided that birds are not different much from people．We think we were（52）Cto fly ever upward，and we don't even consider the（53）Bthat something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit．Once we figure out that we can make（54）Awithout banging（碰）our heads against ceilings，we can usually save ourselves much（55）D．

36．A．Still	B．Somehow	C．Instead	D．Perhaps
37．A．heard	B．caught	C．searched	D．observed
38．A．house	B．backyard	C．garage	D．basement
39．A．birds	B．guests	C．cats	D．kids
40．A．when	B．how	C．why	D．whether
41．A．quickly	B．a(chǎn)nxiously	C．cautiously	D．slowly
42．A．deciding	B．hesitating	C．trying	D．choosing
43．A．up	B．backward	C．forward	D．down
44．A．a(chǎn)gainst	B．off	C．a(chǎn)long	D．into
45．A．free	B．small	C．wide	D．dark
46．A．in case	B．even if	C．a(chǎn)s though	D．so that
47．A．puzzle	B．confuse	C．frighten	D．disturb
48．A．suggested	B．explained	C．insisted	D．demanded
49．A．a(chǎn)ttempted	B．continued	C．refused	D．failed
50．A．fierce	B．empty	C．safe	D．silent
51．A．looked after	B．worried about	C．thought about	D．brought up
52．A．forced	B．determined	C．born	D．urged
53．A．idea	B．possibility	C．challenge	D．problem
54．A．progress	B．peace	C．decisions	D．efforts
55．A．panic	B．pressure	C．loss	D．trouble

3．There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world，but（36）Ca few of them are very （37）BEnglish is one of these．Many，many people use it，not only in England and the U．S．A．，but in other parts of the world．About 200，000，000 people speak it as their own language．It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a（38）Blanguage．Many millions are（39）Cto do so．
    Is it easy or difficult to learn English？Different people may have different（40）DHave you ever（41）Cadvertisements of this kind in the newspapers or magazines？"Learn English in six weeks，or your（42）Cback"，Easy and funny!Our records and tapes（43）Byou master your English in a month（44）Athe first day your（45）Dwill be excellent．"Of course，it never（46）Aquite like this．
    The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue．We should（47）Bthat we all learned our own language well when we were（48）B．If we could learn English in the same way，it would not seem so difficult．（49）Dwhat a small child does．He listens to what people say．He tries（50）Bwhat he hears．When he is using the language，he is talking in it all the time．Just imagine how much（51）Dthat he gets!
So we can say that learning English is（52）Abecause a good command （掌握） of English
（53）Aupon a lot of practice，and practice needs great effort and（54）Bmuch time．Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will55，（55）Cbut they cannot do the student's work for him．

36．A．not	B．quite	C．only	D．very
37．A．difficult	B．important	C．necessary	D．easy
38．A．native	B．foreign	C．useful	D．mother
39．A．learning	B．enjoying	C．trying	D．liking
40 A．questions	B．problems	C．ideas	D．a(chǎn)nswers
41 A．found	B．watched	C．noticed	D．known
42．A．knowledge	B．time	C．money	D．English
43 A．make	B．help	C．let	D．a(chǎn)llow
44．A．From	B．On	C．Since	D．After
45．A．spelling	B．grammar	C．English	D．pronunciation
46 A．happened	B．looked	C．seemed	D．felt
47 A．know	B．remember	C．understand	D．think
48．A．students	B．children	C．babies	D．grown-ups
49 A．Act	B．Mind	C．Do	D．Think of
50 A．talking	B．thinking	C．trying	D．practicing
51．A．time	B．money	C．language	D．practice
52．A．hard	B．easy	C．funny	D．difficult
53．A．depends	B．tries	C．has	D．takes
54 A．uses	B．takes	C．gets	D．expects
55 A．do	B．work	C．help	D．master

2．Accept Your Problems
Everybody thinks his or her problem is big and unique in the world．Many of us keep on thinking，worrying，and hurting ourselves （23）A some problems arise in our life because we try to simply escape away from the pain．
There was once a（n） （24）B who took on a project for solving problems （25）D the human kind．It was a very （26）B angel and wanted to score 100percent，so it （27）C all the people who were thinking a lot about their （28）C and gave them a piece of paper．The angel （29）A the people to write their problems down but not to write down their names．
（30）D wrote their problems in detail and folded the paper in half．Then they were told to put their paper in a common box placed before the angel．
"Now，"the angel said，"those who want to （31）C your problems，please come forward．Pick one and your problem will be exchanged with the one on your chosen paper．"
There were all sorts of people there：poor，rich，smart，disabled．Every kind of person you can imagine．They all started picking and （32）A the other person's problem．To the angel's and everyone's （33）D，their remarks and reactions were the same．
"Let me remain with my （34）C problem．I can manage it．Oh God，I didn't know this type of problem was also here in the world，"they exclaimed．They all now knew the extremity of the problems faced by others．
The （35）B is simple．Just don't worry about the problems．Problems are like wounds．They have their time and then they disappear．The more we think about them，the longer they remain．
（36）D leave your worries （37）A and live happily forever．

23．A．when	B．before	C．till	D．since
24．A．businessman	B．a(chǎn)ngel	C．minister	D．barber
25．A．beside	B．a(chǎn)round	C．by	D．of
26．A．sensitive	B．intelligent	C．merciful	D．genuine
27．A．a(chǎn)dmired	B．benefited	C．invited	D．impressed
28．A．tricks	B．faults	C．problems	D．questions
29．A．instructed	B．challenged	C．begged	D．ordered
30．A．Anybody	B．Somebody	C．Nobody	D．Everybody
31．A．solve	B．seek	C．exchange	D．gain
32．A．reading	B．selecting	C．confirming	D．spotting
33．A．disappointment	B．a(chǎn)nger	C．happiness	D．surprise
34．A．following	B．unexpected	C．existing	D．limited
35．A．response	B．conclusion	C．phrase	D．tradition
36．A．But	B．For	C．While	D．So
37．A．behind	B．off	C．out	D．on

1．Five years later，Michael left teaching to develop one of the first luxury rental buildings on the Lower East Side，on property owned by Leslie's family．He fell in love with the rich cultural and social mix of the （36）B，where waves of immigrants had settled since the early 19th century．At the time，Tompkins Square Park，across the street，was filled with （37）C people living in temporary huts．When Leslie spotted a flock of pigeons （38）A in an area of the tall apartments that Michael said would be their master bedroom，she thought her husband had （39）B his mind．
When the family （40）D in，Ripton，adopted as an infant，was six．Morgan，also adopted，joined the family two years later．Soon the park was closed，to be a（n） （41）A showplace of playgrounds and green space．Michael made significant money in the real estate and Leslie joined a gym practice．The family enjoyed （42）D vacations in the winter and summers on Shelter Island．
The five boys who came to play video games changed everything．"In the （43）D，it was just a lot of kids swarming all over the place，"says Michael．When the Rosens （44）D Carlos wasn't attending school because he didn't have suitable clothes，they bought him some．Then one night，they took the group to a （45）C after a Chinese dinner and realized there were other needs．"The boys had no interest in books at all，"Michael says．Back at the penthouse，he （46）C they sit down to read aloud．"Their vocabularies were limited，"he says．"But my concept of what is smart and what is not changed that night because these kids were all smart （47）C just uneducated．"
The boys still slept at their homes，though they spent after-school hours，most weekends and summer nights at the penthouse．There，a half-hour reading period before video games or television started．The kitchen timer was set，and everyone had to （48）A the words they didn't know．One summer，Michael took all the boys to the library； each got a card and picked a （49）Bto study．Will，Michael remembers，chose bodybuilding．A poet friend of the Rosens'suggested buying copies of Moby Dick and reading it together around the dining-room table．"Well，it was （50）A，"admits Michael．"That book is not written in a language these kids speak．But we kept pushing and pushing．"
（51）C the big boys became a complete part of the Rosen household，even helping to light the candles at Hanukkah．Chores were assigned，including cleaning and （52）B Mr．Jenkins，the family dog．
The boys'own families were （53）A by what was happening．"My mom didn't believe me when I told her about the penthouse．She thought I was involved with something （54）D．"Juan Carlos's mother，Esther Ruiz，wondered，"Why would the Rosens be doing this？"But as time went on，she noticed （55）B in her son．"It wasn't just the streets anymore．He was getting responsible．Michael and Leslie are the best．"

36．A．surroundings	B．neighborhood	C．building	D．city
37．A．rich	B．business	C．homeless	D．town
38．A．nesting	B．singing	C．living	D．flying
39．A．made up	B．lost	C．opened	D．fixed
40．A．rushed	B．came	C．hurried	D．moved
41．A．urban	B．countryside	C．building	D．park
42．A．swimming	B．shopping	C．sightseeing	D．ski
43．A．end	B．video	C．game	D．beginning
44．A．saw	B．noticed	C．imagined	D．realized
45．A．video shop	B．supermarket	C．bookstore	D．cinema
46．A．hoped	B．wished	C．insisted	D．wanted
47．A．a(chǎn)nd	B．or	C．but	D．besides
48．A．circle	B．write	C．read	D．copy
49．A．book	B．subject	C．course	D．school
50．A．a(chǎn) nightmare	B．great fun	C．relaxing	D．interesting
51．A．Quickly	B．Soon	C．Slowly	D．Luckily
52．A．visiting	B．walking	C．a(chǎn)ccompanying	D．chasing
53．A．puzzled	B．shocked	C．frightened	D．irritated
54．A．boring	B．meaningless	C．helpless	D．bad
55．A．secrets	B．changes	C．mysteries	D．improvements

18．As science develops rapidly in the direction of technology，it supplies man with a better and more comfortable（41）C．Men will be working shorter and shorter hours，（42）Bhousewives will also be able to have more free time．Can you（43）Ddoing housework without a housewife？Scientists believe this will（44）C true in not a very long time，and perhaps during your lifetime house-robots will take the（45）Dof housewives．
When I（46）A this kind of machine with housewives，some 90 percent of them asked（47）B，"How soon can I buy one？"The other 10 percent said，"I would be terrified to see it（48）A about my house．"But when I explained to them that it could be turned（49）Dor stopped，they quickly realized that it is a（50）Bobject．
In my own（51）A，we have found that the washing-up machine is regarded as a good（52）Cin the room．There is no greater（53）Bthan to go to bed in the evening and（54）Athat the washing-up is being done downstairs while we are（55）D．
Some families would（56）Dto have their robot slaves（57）Call the downstairs housework while they were in bed（58）B at night，while others would have it done in the morning．But this would be（59）D a matter of（60）A．

41．A．machine	B．house	C．life	D．job
42．A．if	B．while	C．however	D．though
43．A．think	B．guess	C．consider	D．imagine
44．A．grow	B．turn	C．come	D．realize
45．A．role	B．space	C．room	D．place
46．A．discussed	B．talked	C．told	D．said
47．A．coldly	B．immediately	C．politely	D．slowly
48．A．moving	B．lying	C．sleeping	D．playing
49．A．in	B．out	C．over	D．off
50．A．terrible	B．useful	C．expensive	D．cheap
51．A．home	B．matter	C．future	D．idea
52．A．furniture	B．pet	C．hand	D．person
53．A．machine	B．pleasure	C．name	D．object
54．A．know	B．watch	C．notice	D．find
55．A．a(chǎn)round	B．a(chǎn)way	C．out	D．a(chǎn)sleep
56．A．use	B．remain	C．hate	D．like
57．A．purchasing	B．ensuring	C．doing	D．washing
58．A．downstairs	B．upstairs	C．outdoors	D．indoors
59．A．mentally	B．a(chǎn)bsolutely	C．nearly	D．only
60．A．choice	B．practice	C．idea	D．work

17．文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改．
增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號（∧），并在該詞下面寫出該加的詞．
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．
修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．
注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分．
A metal statue of a Greek soldier was discovered in northern Xinjiang，China．Researchers explained that not doubt this was a result of Alexander the Great's influence．
Alexander the Great was the son of a Greek king who defeated much Greek cities in battle．In the age of 20，he became king after his father died．However，many cities rose up against Alexander，so he led an army to take it back．Though his army had only 3，000troop，he won every battle．He took his army into the Middle East，Egypt，and then India．It seemed that something could stop him from conquering the entire world．However，his own army grew tiring of endless battles and refused to go any farther．Later he came down with a fever and had died in 323BC．
Alexander the Great spread the Greek culture from Europe to Africa and Asia．The statue of the Greek soldier probable came to China in the 4th century BC as result of trade．

16．All through history，people from different countries and cultures have lived together in Britain．English is made （61）up of both grammar and vocabulary these people brought to Britain．That is why English has so many （62）confusing （confuse）rules．
Before the middle of the 5th century，people in Britain all spoke Celtic．Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland--the Angles and the Saxons （63）occupied （occupy） Britain．Old English，（64）．which is very different from the English we speak nowadays，consisted of a mixture of their languages．
Middle English was used from around the 12th to the 15th century．Many things，（65）especially （especial） the Norman Conquest，contributed to the development of this new type of English．After the Norman Conquest，high-class people spoke French （66）while common people spoke English．In 1399，HenryⅣbecame king of England，and he used English for all official events．
Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century．It went through huge （67）changes （change） during this period．However，this was not the end of the changes in （68）the English language．It is certain （69）that this process will continue．The question of whether English will keep changing in the future is easy （70）to answer（answer）．