Education is all enormous and expensive part of American life. Its size is matched by its variety. Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of othercountries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone—not just for a privileged elite(精英,精华 . Schools ale expected to meet the needs of every child, regardless of ability, and also the needs of society itself. This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects. It surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing, sewing , radio repair, computer programming or driver training , along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics , history, and languages. Students choose their curricula(课程 depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability. The underlying(潜在的 goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness.Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and “Americanizing” the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins. Schools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns . The approach to teaching may seem unfamiliar to many, not only because it is informal, but also because there is not much emphasis on learning facts. Instead , Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities. Students spend much time, learning how to use resource materials libraries, statistics and computers. Americans believe that if children are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their lives . Knowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the accumulation of facts . This is America’s answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time:“How Can one prepare today’s child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?”1. Which of the following best states the goal of American education?ATo teach every learner some practical skills. BTo provide every learner with rich knowledge. CTo give every student the opportunity to fully develop his/her ability. DTo train every student to be a responsible citizen .2. It is implied in the passage that __________Aall high-school students take the same courses. Bevery high school student must take some practical ability training courses. Cevery public school offers the same academic subjects. Dthe subjects every student takes may vary.3. American schools place great emphasis on the learn er’_________Aenrichment of knowledge . Baccumulation of facts . Cacquisition of the ability to be creative . Dacquisition of the ability to work with his hands.4. According to the passage, American education meets the needs of all the followingEXCEPT ________Athe brightest students . Bthe slow students . Cthe students from foreign countries . Dthe immigrants .5. Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries?AThe large number of its schools. BThe variety of the courses offered in its schools. CIts special consideration given to immigrants.DIts underlying goal to develop every child’s abilities to the fullest extentThe common cold is the world's most widespread illness, which is plagues (瘟疫that flesh receives. The most widespread fallacy (谬误 of all is that colds are caused by cold. They are not. They are caused by viruses (病毒 passing on from person to person. You catch a cold by coming into contact, directly or indirectly, with someone who already has one. If cold causes colds, it would be reasonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported being free from colds until coming into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mail dropped from airplanes.During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches (战壕cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds.In the Second World War prisoners at the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp (奥斯维辛集中营 , naked and starving, were astonished to find that they seldom had colds.At the Common Cold Research Unit in England, volunteers took part in Experiments in which they gave themselves to the discomforts of being cold and wet for long stretches of time. After taking hot baths, they put on bathing suits, allowed themselves to be dipped with cold water, and then stood about dripping wet in drafty room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose. If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter? Despite the most pains- research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by scientists is that people tend to stay together indoors more in cold weather than at other times, and this makes it easier for cold viruses to be passed on.No one has yet found a cure for the cold. There are drugs and pain suppressors (止痛片 such as aspirin, but all they do is relieve the symptoms (症状 .6. The writer offered ________ examples to support his argument.A. 4B. 5C. 6D. 37. Which of the following does not agree with the chosen passage?A. The Eskimos do not suffer from colds all the time.B. Colds are not caused by cold.C. People suffer from colds just because they like to stay indoors.D. A person may catch a cold by touching someone who already has one.8. Arctic explorers may catch colds when _________ .A. they are working in the isolated arctic regionsB. they are writing reports in terribly cold weatherC. they are free from work in the isolated arctic regionsD. they are coming into touch again with the outside world9. Volunteers taking part in the experiments in the Common Cold Research Unit ______ .A. suffered a lotB. never caught coldsC. often caught coldsD. became very strong10. The passage mainly discusses __________ .A. the experiments on the common coldB. the fallacy about the common coldC. the reason and the way people catch coldsD. the continued spread of common colds Passage ThreeWhen a consumer(消费者 finds that something he or she bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to what the producer says for it, the first step is to present the warranty(保单 ,or any other records that might help, at the store of buying. In most cases, this action will produce results. However, if it doesnot, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain(投诉directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer's favour, taking it as true that he or she has a just right.Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of buying, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can show clearly what is wrong with what was bought in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements. For example,“The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo(立体音响does not work.”.The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the producer, if so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and as firmly as possible. But if a polite complaint does not achieve the expected result, the consumer can go a step further. He or she can threaten(恐吓 to take the seller to court or report the seller to a public organization responsible for protecting consumers' rights.11. When a consumer finds what he bought has a fault in it, he should first _____.A. complain personally to the managerB. show something provable in written form to the storeC. threaten to take the matter to courtD. writer a firm letter of complaint to the store12. If a consumer wants a quick settlement of his problem, it's better to complain to ______A. a shop assistantB. the producerC. a public organizationD. a store manager13. The most effective complaint about what was bought can be made by ________.A. showing the fault of it to the producerB. saying firmly it is of poor qualityC. asking politely to change itD. explaining exactly what is wrong with it14. The passage tells us______.A. how to make the complaint have a good effectB. how to settle a consumer's complaintC. how to avoid buying something wrongD. how to deal with complaints from consumers15. According to the passage, the last way a consumer has to use is _______A. to write to the producerB. to quarrel with the managerC. to warn the seller that he or she will turn to the court or a consumers' organization for helpD. to collect several fighters to threaten the sellerPassage FourDo you have bright ideas? Ideas or inventions that change society or, at least, make life easier for somebody? Perhaps we all do sometimes, but we don’t often make the idea a reality. Recently, in Britain, there was a competition called British Designers for Tomorrow. The competition encourages young people to carry out their bright ideas. There were two groups in the contest. Group One was for school children under 16; Group Two was for school children over 16. And there were eleven prize-winners altogether.Neil Hunt, one of the prize winners, was called “Sunshine Superman.” It’s important when people studythe weather to be able to record sunshine accurately. We need to know how many hours of sunshine we have and how strong it is. Most sunshine recorders only record direct sunlight. Neil’s is more accurate and this is very important for research into the way of using solar power.You can do so much with animated cartoon. Look at Simon West’s idea for animated road signs. He uses pictures which appear to move as you go nearer to or father from them. This isn’t a new idea. But it is new to use these pictures on road signs. “ We found that people were more likely to see moving signs,” said Simon. So now, you can really see rocks falling, trains moving, horses running or a car falling over the edge of a cliff. Quite a warning!The ideas in the competitions were so inventive that we are surprised that British industry doesn’t ask more school children for suggestions. Perhaps this will be the start of “pupil power”!16. The writer believes that people seldom______.A. have bright ideasB. turn their bright ideas into realityC. make their life easierD. think of inventing something17. The organizers of the competitions hoped the school children who took part in it would_______. A. become good designers for future Britain B. invent something for immediate useC. design something useful for the next dayD. win as many prizes as they could18. Neil Hunt’s design would fi nally lead to the improvement of the way of____.A. recording direct sunshineB. recording the hours of sunshineC. using the energy of the sunD. knowing how strong sunlight is19. What’s the use of Simon West’s animated road signs?A. To warn people to be careful on the roads while working.B. To warn people on the roads of the danger ahead.C. To add to the beauty of a city.D. To help people make a car trip more exciting.20. The writer seems to be encouraging the British industry to_____.A. take better care of school childrenB. help school children in their studiesC. stop asking school children for suggestionsD. pay more attention to school children’s inventive powerPart III Vocabulary and Structure21. If you don’t take away all your things from the desk, there won’t be enough_____ for my books. A. area B. place C. room D. surface22. You must _____ your handwriting. I can’t read your homework.A. improveB. raiseC. noticeD. make up23. At the airport, the officials ____ my luggage carefully.A. lookedB. glancedC. testedD. examined24. Some animals ____ an active life in very cold winter.A. takeB. followC. passD. lead25. The first textbook written for teaching English as a foreign language in the 16th century.A. came upB. came aboutC. came alongD. came out26. The villagers,_____ had been damaged by the flood, were given help by the Red Cross.A. all of their homesB. all whose homesC. all of whose homesD. all their homes27. She is the only one among the ______ who ______ stories for children.A. woman writers; writeB. women writers; writeC. woman writers; writeD. women writers; writes28. The managers discussed the plan that they would like to see ___ the next year.A. carry outB. carrying outC. carried outD. to carry out29. Her mother told her not to _______, _______ would be bad for her health.A. keep up; whatB. keep up; whichC. stay up; whichD. stay up; what30. Don't touch the desk. The paint is _______.A. deliciousB. popularC. welcomeD. fresh31. ______ new buildings were going up everywhere in Beijing.A. At one timeB. At a timeC. In no timeD. At any time32. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase,______ was very reasonable.A. which priceB. the price of whichC. is priceD. the price of whose33. ______ TV several times, the news was taken up throughout the country.A. Having broadcast overB. Broadcasting byC. Being broadcasted throughD. Broadcast on34. It is said that the library has 20 million books ______.A. at allB. in allC. above allD. after all35. What he said sounds _____A. comfortablyB. nicelyC. reasonablyD. lovely36. This book is said ______ into many foreign languages.A. to have been translatedB. to have translatedC. to be translatedD. having been translated37. Only in this way ______ do it well.A. must weB. we couldC. can weD. we can38. ______ we’ll have the final examination next week has not been decided yet.A. WheneverB. IfC. WhetherD. That39. Although she saw so many people ____ in front of her, she looked calm.A. sittingB. seatingC. sitD. seated 40.It is the third time ________A. that I have been hereB. that I was hereC. since I was hereD. since I have been here 41.The professor gave orders that the test _____ before 10:20.A. be finishedB. will finishC. will be finishedD. shall finish42. The man was seen ________ down and the driver driving away.A. knockB. be knockedC. knockedD. having knocked43. ______ for more than 20 years, no one recognized him.A. The man imprisonedB. The man having imprisonedC. The man being imprisonedD. The man having been imprisoned44. I have lived near the railway for soling that I’ve grown ____ to the noise of the train.A. accustomedB. unconsciousC. familiarD. similar45. This experiment ought to _____ last week.A. be doneB. have been doneC. have doneD. do46. He said she was used to going to bed late, _______?A. did heB. didn’t heC. wasn’t sheD. was she47. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _______.A. hurtB. damagedC. spoiledD. destroyed48. We must be patient _____ children.A. toB. withC. ofD. under C. stand up 49. I’ll _____ you if you are in trouble. D. stand by A. stand for B. stand out 50. All ____ is a nice meal and a good rest. A. what I want B. that I want C. the thing wanted D. which I wnat Part IV Close For most of the day construction worker Sidney Smith and his brother-in-law Joseph Chambers had been 51 along the banks of Lake Waco with little 52 . Chambers suggested they go home, but Smith 53 that there were still several hours of daylight place they might try a bit longer before 55 . Smith drove his pickup (小货车 a couple of miles along the 56 road to get to the other side of the lake. This road, in the truest sense, was a path wagging in the heavy 57 the cloudless sky, the 58 of trees formed a leafy evening. “A guy could get lost and nobody would ever find him,” said Chambers. Smith smiled, “We're 61 there,” he said. A few seconds later, the smile was 62 from his face. “What the hell is that?” He braked to a stop. Less than twenty feet away was what appeared to be a the two men sat in the pickup 63 . For several minutes area. Even with the sun still high in 54 and there was one other 59 over the road and it suddenly seemed 60 in the 64 to decide whether they had happened to 65 someone's bad practical joke or something far more serious. Smith with his brother-in-law got out of the pickup and 66 walked towards that thing some distance before them. It was a young man who was already dead. They got to tell 67 . Back into the pickup, Smith backed the pickup down the road 68 he could turn around, then 69 back. With the dead young man still on his mind, Smith felt as if he was going to be sick. God, how he 70 they had given up fishing and gone home early. 51. A. playing 52. A. failure 53. A. quarreled 54. A. remaining 55. A. starting off 56. A. winding 57. A. grassed 58. A. trunks 59. A. hat 60. A. foggy 61. A. almost 62. A. escaped 63. A. body 64. A. talking 65.A. come across 66. A. loudly 67. A. everybody 68. A. until 69. A. turned 70. A. expectedB. boating B. success B. argued B. staying B. running out B. widening B. wooded B. shadow B. umbrella B. late B. already B. lost B. trap B. hoping B. turn out B. quietly B. somebody B. before B. ran B. hopedC. fishingD. walking D. interest D. shouted D. leaving D. giving up D. blocking D. snowed D. shape D. overcoat D. rainy D. fairly D. missed D. stream D. trying D. make up C. disappointment C. reasoned C. keeping C. sending away C. leading C. iced C. shade C. sheet C. early C. only C. gone C. pile C. wanting C. bring about C. quickly C. anybody C. after C. headed C. wished D. slowly D. nobody D. when D. walked D. prayedPart V 书面表达（满分 15 分）你堂兄建华在国外学习，你们经常用英文通信。