---Your daughter looks so thin.

---Yes, she’s so ________ about what she eats.

A. particular B. special C. especial D. likely

My son’s 10 years birthday is drawing near, I decided to ________ a computer to give him as a gift.

A. borrow B. lend C. purchase D. hire

I prefer a flat in Harbin to ________ in Beijing, because I want to live near my mom’s.

A. one B. that C. it D. this

The boy’s dream was to have his own laboratory ________ to try out some of his own ideas.

A. from which B. in which

C. by which D. at which

Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic(學(xué)術(shù)的) achievement and economic success, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents(答問卷者)listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group. The huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.

Like in America, there is diversity(多樣性) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential(潛力的) development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.

1.We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________.

A. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

B. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents

C. Japan’s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

D. Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs

2.In Japan’s preschool education, the focus is on ________.

A. preparing children academically

B. shaping children’s character

C. teaching children mathematics

D. developing children’s artistic interests

3.Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?

A. They can do better in their future studies.

B. They can make more group experience grow there.

C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up.

D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

4.Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________.

A. broaden children’s knowledge

B. train children’s creativity

C. lighten children’s study load

D. enrich children’s experience

短文改錯

短文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句話最多兩處錯誤。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在此處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出增加的詞;

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉;

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從十一處起）不計分。

Everyone has a dream. We are on the way to achieve it whether the way is smooth or toughly. As senior 3 student, I have the same dream as my classmates that I can be admitted to an ideal university. In the past three years, I have done everything I can to equip myself with that I have learnt from my teachers. Not only have I enjoyed the pleasure of study but also I have got closer to my dream. Anxious and pressure did discourage from me at times. Besides, with the encouragement of my teachers and classmates, I think I’ll make it.

I’m sure that there has still a long way to go to achieve my dream. No matter how challenged it is, I’ll make it come true. As the proverb said,” Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

The Hunan Satellite TV (HNTV) show “Where are we going, Dad?” is a big hit. Many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. The program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. As the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form of“Lost on the way”played by nanny (保姆式的) daddy and cute kids triggered（觸發(fā)）a lot of people’s emotional resonance（共鳴）. Both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. But this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern parents and children.

The TV shows like “Children are hard to support!”, “Where are we going, Dad?”, “hot mom” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. All of these show the new parents’ confusion in children’s education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.

In real life, on the one hand, the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy to accompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand, they continue to do so. The data collected by HNTV show that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 34. We can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. The story of a child without the company of father is still going on. In fact, it is sometimes the same to mothers. In a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility for raising a child. The participation of mother in the children’s education is also very low.

It is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and where the parents will guide their children to go that “Where are we going, Dad?” shows us. If a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher. Maybe this is the real reason why such kind of TV programs could get hot. The truth is that children will go where their parents go, and society will go where the children go.

1.Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?

A. Parents shouldn’t entirely leave the education of children to the old.

B. 36% of the audience of the program are female aged from 25-34.

C. The program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play.

D. In a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child.

2. In raising a child in modern society, parents should ________.

A. play computer games with their children

B. break down the barrier between children and teachers

C. balance well between family and career

D. keep their children at home to avoid socializing

3.What attitude towards modern family education does the author express in the passage?

A. Optimistic. B. Proud.

C. Negative. D. Worried

4.Which one is the best title of the passage?

A. Confusion behind “Where are we going, dad?”

B. Modern Education is Important

C. Nanny Daddy and Cute Kids

D. New Problems in Modern Children’s Education

完型填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

An old man was dying. One by one his relatives visited him. Even relatives and friends he hadn’t seen for years ________ him to say farewell. They all ________ their deep love for him. ________ each came to him, the old man held each person by their ________ and spoke to each. To one he said, “Yes, I love you.” To ________ he said, “I go without any ill will.” To a third one he said, “Peace be with you.”

And so to each person he said such ________ words. Then the old man ________ Nasrudin (a wise man in the Middle East). When Nasrudin came in, he stood on one side, ________ everyone and listened to what they said and what the dying man said to them. After a while, Nasrudin ________ his hands in the air, and when everyone ________ to hear him, Nasrudin said , “Fools! Why didn’t you visit him in his good ________ ? You didn’t love him when he was healthy, but you love him when he is dying!”

After that, Nasrudin turned to the ________ man and shouted, “Fool! Why didn’t you live with such nice feelings all the days when you were________ and fully alive?” With that, Nasrudin left the ________. The old man ________ and said, “At last I’ve heard the ________ . It is a blessing to ________ having heard the truth.” The old man died ________ .

What about the others? They returned to their ________ business of life and continued as they always had been. And Nasrudin? When he returned to his ________ just outside the old man’s house, the donkey made a long high sound, “Hee-haw! Hee-haw!” Nasrudin said, “Yes, I know... You’re right... Live well; die well...”

1.A. called on B. looked after C. cared about D. depended on

2.A. offered B. bought C. kept D. expressed

3.A. Before B. As C. Because D. Although

4.A. face B. leg C. hand D. head

5.A. another B. other C. all D. some

6.A. possible B. necessary C. polite D. kind

7.A. visited B. invited C. bothered D. employed

8.A. comforted B. helped C. observed D. blamed

9.A. raised B. lent C. washed D. hid

10.A. forced B. turned C. ordered D. changed

11.A. need B. mood C. health D. position

12.A. living B. visiting C. coming D. dying

13.A. safe B. important C. weak D. energetic

14.A. party B. scene C. meeting D. conference

15.A. smiled B. appeared C. screamed D. jumped

16.A. message B. news C. truth D. fact

17.A. stay B. work C. sleep D. die

18.A. secretly B. proudly C. sadly D. peacefully

19.A. strange B. normal C. important D. perfect

20.A. donkey B. car C. assistant D. wife

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

Welcome to our school. You can do a lot of things here. Come and join us.

1.You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on _________.

A. Monday B. Sunday

C. Friday D. Wednesday

2.The person who teaches Computer Science is from___________.

A. Australia B. Canada

C. America D. New Zealand

3.You may learn something about a disease called TB from __________.

A. Mr. Morison B. Dr. West 

C. Mr. Thomas D. Mrs. Green

4. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from______.

A. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday

B. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday

C. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday

D. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday

Winter Travel Adventures

“Let it snow, let it snow!” You have found your home for all adventures, icy, snowy and white! Discover breathtaking sights while cross-country skiing and snow mobiling, or uncover new lands for skiing, and find the hottest spots to snowboard. Informative links below will get you on your way to a winter wonderland journey.

Seniors Head South for Winter

A feature article on the annual（一年一次的）migration of Winter Texans and Snow Birds heading to warmer places for the winter. Resources for Texas, Florida, Southern U.S and international destinations are included.

Skiing and Snowboarding adventures

You either love it or hate it, strapping（用帶子系）a pair of boards to your feet and thrusting yourself down a snow-covered mountain at a speed of 60 miles per hour. If downhill running is your adventure game, connect with the best resources for adventures, vacations, ski trips and destinations.

Cross-country Skiing Adventures

All ages can find pleasure and exercise on a good pair of cross-country skis. Discover the winter back-country on your next adventure. Connect with adventure opportunities, outfitters, equipment sources, destinations and more.

Snowmobile Adventures

Take to the snow-covered backcountry and discover white adventures where only snowmobiles can take you. You can find information from a resource center about adventure tours, group tours, clubs, equipment, destinations, best trails and more.

Snowshoe Adventures

Foot power proves to be the ultimate （首要）dependable transportation, and that applies to winter trekking (艱苦跋涉)through the backcountry. A good pair of snowshoes can get you to places when nothing else can.

1.The purpose of this text is to _______.

A. introduce some of the famous scenic spots

B. introduce the hottest spots to snowboard

C. provide readers with several choices of traveling.

D. provide information of different travel agencies

2.The underlined words “hottest spots” (in paragraph 1) mean _______.

A. places with the highest temperature

B. the most popular places for travelers.

C. places with hot springs

D. the most popular winter games

3.If you wish to spend your winter abroad, which group would you join?

A. Seniors Head South For Winter

B. Snowmobile Adventures

C. Skiing and Snowboarding Adventures

D. Cross-Country Skiing Adventures