第三部分：閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

The Yangtze River, the biggest river in China, starts with the Tuotuo River at the Roof of the World, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, takes in countless rivers, and flows eastward across the inner part of China. With a total length of more than 6,300 kilometers, it marches toward the East China Sea, singing the songs of the four seasons with its waves. The Yangtze River, only next to the Amazon and the Nile, is a cradle that breeds the ancient civilization of the Chinese nation.

The Three Gorges have showed the magic workings of nature with their beautiful mountains and waters. The peaks and rocks on the two sides are telling us the history of the region in the past billion years. Every year, many visitors around the world are attracted by the charming thousand-year-long history of the region, the great ancient relics of human civilization, and the mysterious folk tales.

Sandwiched between the mountains, the Three Gorges run across Fengjie and Wushan Mountain in Sichuan Province and Badong, Zigui and Yichang in Hubei Province, extending 193 kilometers long to include Qutang Gorge, Wu Gorge and Xiling Gorge. The City of White Emperor in Fengjie is the important passage of the west part of the Three Gorges. Nanjinguan in Yichang is the important gateway of the east part. Along the banks of the Yangtze River, the high peaks, overhanging rocks tower, rise into the clouds, dangerous cliffs seem to reach the sky, waterfalls are spraying and sparkling, clouds and thin fogs are curling, rapids and torrents are boiling. On the whole, Xiling Gorge is dangerous for its shallow shores and rapid currents. However, Yichang is regarded by most people as the best start point to tour the Three Gorges.

56. The Yangtze River is important to Chinese people, mainly because _______.

A. it extends its way from the west to the east of China

B. the ancient Chinese civilization began here

C. the scenery on both sides is very beautiful

D. the Three Gorges is located on it

57. We can see the Three Gorges _______.

A. on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau    B. in Hubei Province

C. in Sichuan Province        D. Both A and B

58. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The Three Gorges have a total length of 193 kilometers.

B. The shapes of the Three Gorges are like sandwiches.

C. The Three Gorges is famous for beautiful scenery and relics.

D. The Xiling Gorge are very dangerous for ships to sail.

59. As a tourist, you’d better go to _______ to start your trip to the Three Gorges.

A. Nanjinguan      B. Wushan       C. Badong       D. Zigui

　　“It hurts me more than you. ”and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school.

　　The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They thought that it was right to be parents who take a let alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators (計(jì)算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

　　Now teachers, having taught many children who have been developing at their own step for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. Sharon Klompus is such a teacher who thinks her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them. She believes that Television contributes to children's passivity. “We' re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus. “We' re talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying'go and look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

　　Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vecation and come back to work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

1．Children are becoming more inactive in study because______.

　　A. they watch TV too often      　　  B. they have done too much homework

　　C. they have to fulfil too many duties　　D. teachers are too strict with them

2． To such children as described in the passage_______.

　　A. it is easier to say no than to say yes　　B. neither is easy to say yes or to say no

　　C. it is easier to say yes than to say no　　D. neither is difficult to say yes or to say no

3．. We learn from the passage that the author's mother used to play emphasis on______.

　　A. learning Latin　　B. natural development　　C. discipline   D. education at school

4．. By "permissive period in education" the author means a time______.

　　A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to　　

　　B. when everything can be taught at school

　　C. when every child can be educated       　　

　　D. when children are permitted to receive education

5．. The main idea of the passage is that______.

　　A. parents should leave their children alone　

　　B. kids should have more activities at school

　　C. it's time to be more strict with our kids 

　　D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

I can think of many cases ______ the media have a strong effect on young men.

     A．why  B．which           C．a(chǎn)s          D．where

第三部分：閱讀理解 (共15小題；每小題2分，共30分)

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

    Who decides how English is spoken around the world? Do teachers in the colleges and schools? What about those who write dictionaries or books? Do they decide what is good and what is bad English? Or do governments decide when a language will change? Probably you have thought about this question once or twice before. The answer is that none of these people decide how English will be spoken. Believe it or not, many of the biggest changes in how English is spoken have come from common people in the streets. And one of the most important places where English has changed is on the playground! These playground can be any place where young people meet, such as a sports field or a beach. For example, black kids invented many new words in American English as they played basketball or music. Often words used by black kids in the big cities become popular with other kids many years later. Another popular sport, baseball, has also given many words and expressions to American English. On the beaches of southern California, teenagers invented words to describe how they felt when they surfed. These words found their way into the high schools and then to other places. Similar changes in English happened among young people in Ireland and Australia. Children from one group would find ways to play with children of another group more easily. Often they made new words just to develop an identity different from their parents.

56. Who decides how English is spoken?

    A. Governments        B. Teachers       C. Ordinary people    D. Black kids

57. According to the passage many English words come from ______.

    A. everyday life        B. textbooks       C. dictionaries        D. baseballs

58. Why do these kids invent new words?

A. because they want to make up a dictionary.

B. because they try to beat their teachers.    

C. because they are asked to do so.

  D. because they want to feel different from their parents

PART FOUR   WRITING

SECTION A ( 10 points )

Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information for the passage.

Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS （每空不超過三個(gè)單詞）for each answer.

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

 Obesity , a severe weight problem, is a complex condition. A doctor may advise taking medicine along with changing one’s behaviors. 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 take in, 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 minority of people have long-term success with dieting. Most dieters regained their lost weight within five years and often they become more overweight. But those who kept the weight off generally were the ones who exercised.

Title:  71. Proper ___________to lose weight

 In my opinion, what he told us just now about the matter doesn’t make any_______.

A. meaning         B. idea                      C. sense                     D. point

Students are encouraged to _________ the design competition for robots at the university.

A. take part            B. operate          C. join to      D. participate in

What he said sounds             .

       A．nicely      B．pleasantly        C．friendly   D．wonderfully

Many peasants in the north go to the south _____ much money.

  A. make an attempt at making      B. in attempts to make   

C. making an attempt to making     D. attempt to make

PART THREE  READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

  Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in the test, and when she looked at the exam papers, she couldn’t think of anything to write.

  A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental (心理的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on well with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid (愚蠢的) if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.

  Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers.

  1). Talk to your parents or teachers often.

  2). Take part in group activities and play sports.

  3). Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.

56.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others may have________.

A. mental problems   B. a headache   C. knives with them   D. no parents

57. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because__________.

A. he was afraid of his teacher          B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his study     D. his finger was badly hurt

58. Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever _________.

A. she studied very hard           B. she had exams

C. she talked with her parents       D. she thought of something

59. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because _________.

A. they won’t let others think they are stupid.    

B. they don’t think doctors can help them.

C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others.           

D. both A and C.

60. Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that__________.

A. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others.

B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others.

C. only group activities and sports can help them.

D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems.