A clique(小圈子,派系) is a group of friends who hang out together and act in similar ways. Cliques are common feature of the teen years. Members of a clique usually have certain things in common. For example, they might all be good students. Membership in a clique is limited. Not everyone who wants to belong can join.

Cliques can have a positive or negative influence. Because most teens have a strong need to belong, they want to feel that they fit into a group. Cliques can help them meet this need. Sometimes teens feel unsure of themselves, and they use a clique to gain approval of what they wear or how they act.

Cliques can become harmful, however, if they pressure members to behave the same way as the group that may damage their health. Cliques may discourage members from making their own decisions, giving their own opinions, or having other friends who aren’t accepted by the clique. Cliques may even pressure members to act in ways that go against their own values and beliefs, such as lying to parents or teachers. Cliques can also hurt people outside the group. For example, members might make fun of a teen who isn’t in the clique.

If you find yourself under this type of pressure from a clique, here are some actions you can take to improve your situation.

● Suggest other activities. Offer ideas that don’t involve hurting others or putting anyone at risk.

● Find new friends. If staying in the clique is becoming a negative experience, you will be better off with new friends.

65. Why do teens want to be a member of a clique?

A. Because it is popular with teens.                   

B. Because it meets teens’ need of belonging.

C. Because it is where teens can be themselves.

D. Because it provides an opportunity for them to be away from their parents.

66. Why can cliques be harmful?

A. Because kids in there don’t have independent thinking.

B. Because kids in there are not allowed to have their own opinions.

C. Because kids in there sometimes are pressured.

D. Because kids in there are forced to lie to their parents.

67. What is the writer’s attitude toward the clique?

A. He is very supportive to it.                            B. He is strongly against it.

C. He is not against it, though he doesn’t like it.

D. He is not against it. However, he has some worry about it.

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What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.
Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling（摔跤）. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers（同齡人） would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.
That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.
After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.
"What if we build a wrestling ring（拳擊場）?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.
As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream.
【小題1】What makes the writer different from the others is __________.

A．the different sports he loves
B．the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to
C．that he is younger than the others.
D．the different ideas he has
【小題2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time.
B．I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf.
C．I decided to quit following wrestling.
D．I began not to watch wrestling on TV.
【小題3】When the writer was a freshman, he ___________.
A．knew he couldn’t be a good football playerB．realized he was being himself
C．was still sociableD．built a wrestling ring
【小題4】The writer built the wrestling ring in order to ________.
A．play football thereB．make his dream realized
C．be a professional playerD．have parties there.
【小題5】What is the writer’s attitude towards his experience in high school?
A．OptimisticB．PessimisticC．DoubtfulD．Surprised

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A clique(小圈子,派系) is a group of friends who hang out together and act in similar ways. Cliques are common feature of the teen years. Members of a clique usually have certain things in common. For example, they might all be good students. Membership in a clique is limited. Not everyone who wants to belong can join.
Cliques can have a positive or negative influence. Because most teens have a strong need to belong, they want to feel that they fit into a group. Cliques can help them meet this need. Sometimes teens feel unsure of themselves, and they use a clique to gain approval of what they wear or how they act.
Cliques can become harmful, however, if they pressure members to behave the same way as the group that may damage their health. Cliques may discourage members from making their own decisions, giving their own opinions, or having other friends who aren’t accepted by the clique. Cliques may even pressure members to act in ways that go against their own values and beliefs, such as lying to parents or teachers. Cliques can also hurt people outside the group. For example, members might make fun of a teen who isn’t in the clique.
If you find yourself under this type of pressure from a clique, here are some actions you can take to improve your situation.
● Suggest other activities. Offer ideas that don’t involve hurting others or putting anyone at risk.
● Find new friends. If staying in the clique is becoming a negative experience, you will be better off with new friends.
【小題1】Why do teens want to be a member of a clique?

A．Because it is popular with teens.
B．Because it meets teens’ need of belonging.
C．Because it is where teens can be themselves.
D．Because it provides an opportunity for them to be away from their parents.
【小題2】Why can cliques be harmful?
A．Because kids in there don’t have independent thinking.
B．Because kids in there are not allowed to have their own opinions.
C．Because kids in there sometimes are pressured.
D．Because kids in there are forced to lie to their parents.
【小題3】What is the writer’s attitude toward the clique?
A．He is very supportive to it.B．He is strongly against it.
C．He is not against it, though he doesn’t like it.
D．He is not against it. However, he has some worry about it.

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第二節(jié) 讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150左右的英語短文。

On September 1, 1965, the Tibet Autonomous Region was officially established, which marked the establishment of the people's democratic power in Tibet. From then on, the Tibetan people enjoyed the right to administer their own affairs and, together with the people throughout the country, engaged in the socialist development. Nowadays, the Tibet Autonomous Region, covering one-eighth of China's territory with a population of 2.8 million, has developed rapidly in recent years.

China is a multi-ethnic country and Tibet is an inalienable(不可分割的) part of China. For more than 700 years the central government of China has continuously exercised sovereignty over Tibet. No government of any country in the world has ever recognized Tibet as an independent state. Anyone must be denounced(譴責(zé)) if he tries to split his motherland. British Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne, in a formal instruction in 1904, called Tibet "a province of the Chinese Empire." In his speech, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, "Over the past several hundred years, as far as I know, at no time has any foreign country denied China's sovereignty over Tibet." The Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces used to claim that between the 1911 Revolution and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Tibet became a country "exercising full authority." However, many historical facts denied such a fallacy(謬論). The so-called "Tibetan independence" which the Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces spread is nothing but a fiction of the imperialists who committed aggression against China in modern history. Never will they succeed.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

1. 以約30個詞概括短文的要點(diǎn)。

2. 然后以約120個詞就 “西藏是中國領(lǐng)土不可分割的一部分” 的主題發(fā)表看法，并包括如下要點(diǎn)：

         (1) 自古以來，西藏就是中國的領(lǐng)土，西藏歷史源遠(yuǎn)流長；

(2) 在中央政府的大力支持下，西藏在經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治、文化等方面都得到了很好的發(fā)展；

(3) 達(dá)賴分裂祖國的行為必將受到熱愛和平的中國人民和全世界華人的強(qiáng)烈譴責(zé)；

         (4) 作為中學(xué)生，你認(rèn)為該怎么做？

[寫作要求]

(1) 可以使用實例或其他論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)， 也可以參照閱讀材料的

內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

(2) 標(biāo)題自定。

[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]                概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

 

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第二節(jié) 讀寫任務(wù)（共1小題，滿分25分）

閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150左右的英語短文。

On September 1, 1965, the Tibet Autonomous Region was officially established, which marked the establishment of the people's democratic power in Tibet. From then on, the Tibetan people enjoyed the right to administer their own affairs and, together with the people throughout the country, engaged in the socialist development. Nowadays, the Tibet Autonomous Region, covering one-eighth of China's territory with a population of 2.8 million, has developed rapidly in recent years.

China is a multi-ethnic country and Tibet is an inalienable(不可分割的) part of China. For more than 700 years the central government of China has continuously exercised sovereignty over Tibet. No government of any country in the world has ever recognized Tibet as an independent state. Anyone must be denounced(譴責(zé)) if he tries to split his motherland. British Foreign Secretary Lord Lansdowne, in a formal instruction in 1904, called Tibet "a province of the Chinese Empire." In his speech, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said, "Over the past several hundred years, as far as I know, at no time has any foreign country denied China's sovereignty over Tibet." The Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces used to claim that between the 1911 Revolution and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Tibet became a country "exercising full authority." However, many historical facts denied such a fallacy(謬論). The so-called "Tibetan independence" which the Dalai clique and overseas anti-China forces spread is nothing but a fiction of the imperialists who committed aggression against China in modern history. Never will they succeed.

[寫作內(nèi)容]

1. 以約30個詞概括短文的要點(diǎn)。

2. 然后以約120個詞就 “西藏是中國領(lǐng)土不可分割的一部分” 的主題發(fā)表看法，并包括如下要點(diǎn)：

       (1) 自古以來，西藏就是中國的領(lǐng)土，西藏歷史源遠(yuǎn)流長；

(2) 在中央政府的大力支持下，西藏在經(jīng)濟(jì)、政治、文化等方面都得到了很好的發(fā)展；

(3) 達(dá)賴分裂祖國的行為必將受到熱愛和平的中國人民和全世界華人的強(qiáng)烈譴責(zé)；

       (4) 作為中學(xué)生，你認(rèn)為該怎么做？

[寫作要求]

(1) 可以使用實例或其他論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)， 也可以參照閱讀材料的

內(nèi)容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

(2) 標(biāo)題自定。

[評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)]            概括準(zhǔn)確，語言規(guī)范，內(nèi)容合適，篇章連貫。

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