Warning： reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.

The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with severe abuse because they believed they could change their partners with patience, composition and love. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way.

These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero.

Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the characters as role models.“They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents’ behaviors,” she said.”O(jiān)verexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can change their partners.” For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw in the story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. “The question,”said Ms Darker Smith, “is why she did not break the door down herself.”

55．The passage is especially intended for _________.

       A．parents with young daughters

       B．girls who like reading fairy stories

       C．girls who think they can change their partners

       D．parents with grown-up daughters

56．Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast are similar in that _________.

       A．they all married some princes B．they all changed their partners with love

       C．they were all abused by their partners    D．they all put up with abuse

57．Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group?

       A．They don’t believe in fairy tales.

       B．They don’t believe in the transformational qualities of love.

       C．They have also experienced abuse.

       D．They survived abuse.

58．What does the underlined word “submissive”in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?

       A．kind-hearted      B．passive      C．gentle         D．easy-going

If Mickey Mouse slips (滑倒)on a banana skin on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people, falling is not   36  . For example, if you   37  over a stone or fall off your bike, you have to take days to get well. For   38  people, the result of a fall could be worse.

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh, USA, wanted to know why some people are   39  likely to fall than others.

The researchers found that   40  means more than planting your feet on the ground and standing tall. Your brain   41  your sense of balance with information from your eyes and inner ears and the   42  from your feet and legs. If something goes wrong with any of these, you’re   43   to fall. People   44  to fall more often as they grow older because their senses are slower.

State of mind is important too. The research shows that when people know they’re walking on a slippery surface, they   45  their pace and walk with flatter feet. As a result, they fall less often.

“We actually   46  people slip and fall,” researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall on   47  in his lab. Cameras   48  their falls and a computer analyzes the information. Scientists then can   49  people who fall often how to be more watchful.

“If they get   50  to a lifelike but controlled environment, people can   51  learn to handle the   52  thing,” Redfern said.

Falls happen to everyone sometimes.   53  you see someone fall, think about why and offer a helping   54  . This person’s painful experience may   55  you from falling at the same place.

A．unhappy B．exciting    C．a(chǎn)musing    D．foolish

A．drop      B．trip   C．knock       D．get

A．slow      B．young       C．old    D．a(chǎn)ctive

A．too B．less   C．very  D．more

A．balance  B．control     C．fall    D．walk

A．remains  B．imagines   C．thinks       D．keeps

A．touching       B．feeling      C．walk  D．pace

A．likely     B．surely       C．possible    D．certain

A．refuse    B．mean C．tend  D．like

A．frighten       B．quicken    C．widen       D．slow

A. encourage B．make     C．stop   D．challenge

A．purpose       B．ground     C．a(chǎn)ccident    D．a(chǎn)greement

A．broadcast     B．record      C．play  D．catch

A．persuade      B．force C．practise     D．train

A．closed  B．informed  C．used  D．know

A．eventuallyB．firstly   C．regularly   D．mainly

A．uneasy B．real   C．creative    D．hard

A．Even if       B．While      C．As far as   D．Next time

A．hand    B．stick  C．word D．leg

A．warn    B．remind     C．prevent     D．defend

Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us form going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.

As for water, there was a choice. We could drink the muddy river water, or die of thirst. We drank the water. Men who have just escaped from what appeared to be certain death lost all worries about such small things as diseases caused by dirty water. In fact, none of us suffered from any illness as a result.

One day we passed another village, but fortunately nobody saw us. We did not wish to risk being taken prisoners a second time: we might not be so lucky as to escape in a stolen boat again.

It can be inferred from the passage that the only thing they could see in a boat was _______.     

A. walls  B. chains of hills           C. tall trees            D. vast land

From the passage, we can learn that _______.

A. the country was a civilized society       B. the country was a tropical jungle country

C. they found a place where they could land  D. they were on a journey home

According to the passage, what happened to the people in the boat at last?

 A. They were arrested.                             B. They managed to escape to safety.

 C. They were saved by some villagers              D. The passage doesn’t mention it.

The best title for this passage might be _______.

 A. The Problem of Landing                    B. An Adventure

 C. An Entirely New Experience              D. Escape

IV. 根據(jù)所給句子，完成各題中的空格。每格一詞：(共10題；滿分15分，每小題1.5分)

1. The couple have taken much care of the old man in the past two years.

Much care ______ ______ ______ ______ the old man in the past two years.

2. The boy asked some change from his mother for a bar of chocolate.

The mother gave the boy some change ______ ______ to buy a bar of chocolate.

3. I think differently about your idea that life is unfair.

You are saying that life is unfair, and this is ______ I disagree.

4. Newspapers say that the two countries are making progress about the two-side talks.

______ ______ ______ ______ talks between the two countries are making progress.

5. He ran at his best with the hope to catch the early bus.

He ran ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ hoping to catch the early bus.

6. You won’t get the right result of the experiment unless you add the exact amount of liquid.

Add the right amount of liquid, ______ you’ll fail in the experiment.

7. After we did all the preparations carefully, we started off.

All the preparations ______ ______ ______ carefully, we started off.

8. I’ve heard your wife misunderstood you about the matter.

Your wife must have misunderstood you about the matter, ______ ______?

9. I forgot his number, so I wasn’t able to reach him.

______ ______ ______ his number, I would have rung him up.

10. My hobby is to write stories and articles.

Writing stories and articles _______ ______ I enjoy most.

It was the fifth time that he ______ to such a meeting.

A. have been invited    B. was invited       C. had invited      D. had been invited

The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ______ the next year.

A. carrying out           B. carried out      C. carry out        D. to carry out

第三部分 閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳答案。

Governors, lawyers and business leaders have to deal with scientists, and every educated person finds his views affected by science. Yet our science teaching of non-scientists, in school and college, has built up mistaken ideas, dislikes, and the common boast(自夸), "I never did understand science." Even those students who arrive at colleges with plans to become scientists usually bring a mistaken picture of science: some have a collection of unorganized facts about science, and some regard the study of science as a game which includes getting the right answer.

The first of these attitudes seems to come from a kind of course which provides various kinds of information; the second, from a training course on how to pass examinations that do not ask about the student's understand but simply require him to put the numbers in the right formula(公式). Neither type of courses in school or college seems to give students an understanding of science as we find it among scientists. Neither shows students how real scientists work and think, how the facts are gathered, how discoveries are made, and what they mean. Young people need good teaching of science, not so much as great wealth of knowledge as a healthy understanding of the nature of science. They need an understanding of knowledge leading to agreement with science and an eagerness of the way scientists work. Given these it is easy to encourage later reading and learning.

56. One of the reasons that cause mistaken ideas of science is due to _______.

A. a mistaken picture in students' mind       

B. the unscientific way of teaching of science

C. the fact that students fail to see the influence of science

D. the fact that students have a collection of unrelated facts about science

57. According to the passage, we can safely say that the subject of the passage is ______.

A. need for good science teaching              

B. young people should form a correct attitude to science

C. students must know what science is and how scientists work and think

D. every person, including governors, lawyers and business leaders should study science

58. A good course of science is ______.

A. to provide students with all kinds of information

B. to teach students to do things according to formulas

C. to help students have a good understanding and form a correct attitude to science

D. to encourage students to make themselves masters of knowledge

59. People such as governors, lawyers and business leaders deal with scientists mainly because ______.

A. scientists are great persons                           

B. they owe much to scientists' contributions

C. they can be affected by scientists when they are together

D. scientists make discoveries and help people live a more comfortable and safer life

    In 1993, researchers at the University of California at Irvine discovered the so – called “Mozart Effect” – that college students who listened to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major (D大調(diào)) before taking an IQ test scored nine points higher than when they had sat in silence or listened to relaxation tapes. Other studies also have indicated that people gain information better if they hear classical or baroque (a style of art) music while studying.

It is said that Albert Einstein was an average student until he began playing the violin. "Before that, he had a hard time expressing what he knew," says Hazel Cheilek, orchestra director at Fairfax County's Thomas Jefferson High School. “Einstein said he got some of his greatest inspirations while playing the violin. It liberated his brain so that he could imagine." In the early 1700s, England's King George I also felt he would make better decisions if he listened to good music. Reportedly, Handel responded by composing his Water Music suites to be played while the king floated the Thames on his royal boat. Even Plato in ancient Greece believed studying music created a sense of order and harmony necessary for intelligent thought.

The deepest effects take place in young children, while their brains are growing. This year, the same researchers at Irvine’s Center for Neurobiology of Leaming and Memory found that preschoolers who had received eight months of music lessons scored 80 percent higher on certain tasks than other youngsters who received no musical training.

    Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers (同齡人) on the SAT, according to the 1999 “Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers” from The College Board. Students with coursework in music appreciation scored 42 points higher on the math section of the test than students with no coursework or experience in the arts.

All of this to say "you are the judge" but listening to Mozart certainly won't hurt you. My point always is that making music is preferable to passive listening and that listening to live music is always preferable to listening to recorded music. Mozart WILL NOT raise your IQ, but it might help you organize your thoughts better before taking a standardized test.

63．When people mention Albert Einstein, King George I and Plato, they believe that the effect of music is_______.

      A．positive    B．negative    C．suspicious D．sensitive

64．So far researchers at the University of California at Irvine have done studies about_______.

       A．college students who listen to rock music every day

       B．people who hear classical music while studying

       C．preschoolers with music lessons

       D．music students in SAT

65．Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact?

       A．Handel composed Water Music to be played while the kind floated the Thames on his boat.

       B．Mozart might help you organize your thought better before taking a standardized test.

       C．Preschoolers with music training scored higher on object – assembly tasks.

       D．Music students continue to beat their non – arts peers on the SAT.

66．What is the author’s opinion about music?

       A．He thinks that listening to music is better than making music.

       B．He has a doubt whether listening to Mozart will hurt the listeners.

       C．He is sure that listening to the music of Mozart will raise people’s IQ.

       D．He thinks that live concert is better worth listening to than recorded music.

第三部分：閱讀理解（共22小題，65-68每小題1分，其他每小題2分, 滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項.

Thirteen, for me, was a challenging year. My parents divorced and I moved to a new town with my father, far from my old family and friends. I was terribly lonely mad and would cry myself to sleep each night. To ease my sadness, my father purchased an old horse for me at a local auction. I named him Cowboy.

Cowboy was without a doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn’t care. I loved him beyond all reason.

I joined a riding club and suffered rude comments and mean snickers(竊笑) about Cowboy’s looks. I never let on about how I felt, but deep inside, my heart was breaking. The other members rode beautiful, registered horses.

When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged on appearance, we were quickly shown the gate. No amount of preparation and love would turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the speed events. I chose the jumping race.

One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. Needless to say, she didn’t feel threatened when I competed against her at the next show. She didn’t need to. I came in next to last.

The stinging memory of Becky’s smirks made me determined to beat her. For the whole next month I woke up early every day and rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (賽馬場). We practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home totally exhausted.

All of our hard work didn’t make me feel confident by the time the show came. I sat at the gate and sweated it out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the course and finish in first place.

My turn finally came. I put on my hat, rubbed Cowboy’s neck and entered the arena. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.

As we crossed the line the crowd was shocked into silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds!

I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds, I’d always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it.

56. The underlined expression "shown the gate" (paragraph 4) most probably means "     __________".

A. told how to enter the arena

B. shown how to make the horse beautiful

C. removed from the competition early

D. told to enter the timed-speed events

57. Why was the writer not confident of victory?

A. He was an inexperienced rider.    

B. He had not practiced enough.

C. He believed he was unpopular with the crowd.

D. He thought his horse wasn’t as good as the others.

58. When the final race finished, nobody cheered because____________.

A. the audience didn’t like Cowboy    B. people envied the writer

C. the win was unexpected           D. the writer had run out of time

59. What did the writer learn from his experience?

A. Life can sometimes be unfair.

B. Anything is possible if one tries hard enough.

C. A positive attitude will bring success.

D. One should not make judgments based on appearance. 

60. The best title for the story is ___________.         .

A. A Race to Remember              B.A Horse’s Tale

C. Neck and Neck                    D.A Difficult Age

Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic 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 preschools 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 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（一流的） schools and universities．Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing （智能化） in some Japanese kindergartens.

73．We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe     .

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

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

       C．Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

       D．Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs

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

       A．preparing children academically    B．developing children’s artistic interests

       C．developing children’s potential      D．shaping children’s character

75．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 self-centered when they grow up.

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

76．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