A. her husband often woke her up at midnightB. her husband kept criticizing her C. she was unattractive D. she had a self－esteem problem 42. When the writer asked for a divorce, her husband ____.
A. told her that she would never find one who loved her as he did B. delayed two years before giving her a reply C. accused her of having an affair
D. said that she was unattractive and not worth loving 43. When the writer first met Clint, she felt that ____.
A. she should have listened to her friend and met Clint earlier B. Clint was a nice, dazzling young man C. Clint could not be really interested in her D. she would find true love in Clint
44. The writer was particularly touched by Clint because ____.
A. he loved the kids and asked for their approval of the marriage B. he said that he could not imagine a life without her and the kids C. he believed that at 2 and 4, the two kids were the “men of the house” D. he kept her company and talked with her until the next morning 45. The writer’s marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because ____. A. it gave her and her sons a second chance to live a happy life B. every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her C. it helped her to regain her self－respect
D. it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about
Passage 4
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage：
The kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of once-and-future students on my way to work these summer mornings.
These kids are not old enough for jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar(年历) called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once looked after by teachers and headmasters, they now appear to be in \
For much of our history, however, Americans framed the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year. In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing seasons. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.
The six-hour day, the 180-day school year is regarded as somehow sacred(神圣的). But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.
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educator Dr. Ernest Boyer.
Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is necessary. \监管的) and educational. It always has been.\
46. In speaking of \
A. kids too young to take a job
B. school children old enough to take care of themselves C. kids who cannot afford to go camping D. school children on summer vacation
47. For a long time in American history, the school year was arranged to meet the needs of ______. A. school children B. working parents C. farm hands D. teachers and headmasters
48. By \
means the school calendar ______.
A. is much shorter than parents' working days B. makes it impossible for parents to live a normal life C. allows children to hang out instead of helping their parents D. is set on the agricultural model
49. From the passage we can learn that Dr. Boyer believes school should educate children and __ _.
A. motivate them B. entertain them C. take care of them D. help their parents
50. The author's main purpose in writing this passage is to drive home the point that ______. A. American children must stop hanging out B. US kids need more school time
C. the advantages of a longer school year outweigh its disadvantages D. parents are not happy about the present school calendar
2.Directions: there is a passage with 10 blanks. Complete the passage with the given 10 words and phrases. Write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.(10%)
A. choke B. allowed C. throwing up D. emergency E. thrive F. sizing up G. assess H. cooperate I. release J. intelligent Why would an animal want to cooperate with a human? Behaviorists would say that animals (51)___________ when they learn it is in their interest to do so. This is true, but I don't think it goes far enough.
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Gail Laule, a consultant on animal behavior, speaks of Orky, a killer whale, she knew. \the animals I've worked with, he was the most (52)_____________________,\(53) __________a situation and then do something based on the judgments he made.\
Like the time he helped save a family member. When Orky's mate, Corky, gave birth, the baby did not (54)_________at first, and keepers took the little whale out of the tank by stretcher for (55)____________care. Things began to go wrong when they returned the baby whale to the tank. As the workers halted the stretcher a few meters above the water, the baby suddenly began (56)_____________through its mouth. The keepers feared it would (57) ________, but they could not reach the baby to help it.
Apparently (58)___________the problem, Orky swam under the stretcher and (59)_________ one of the men to stand on his head, something he'd never been trained to do. Then, using his tail to keep steady, Orky let the keeper reach up and (60)__________ the 420-pound baby so that it could slide into the water within reach of help.
Part 3 Translation
Directions: complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English. And writethe answer on the Answer Sheet （20%）
61. I _________________（只穿了平时穿的一半的衣服），because of the warm weather. 62. He felt this to be ______________. (他人生中最理智的投资)
63. The majority didn’t even have sufficient food, ________ (更不用说) the privilege of being educated.
64. It’s not easy to __________________. (和远方的朋友保持联系)
65. They spent a lot of time negotiating for a pay increase ，_____________.(结果却被辞退了) 66. After graduating from college, Tony __________________.(决定自己开业) 67. Many a bank _________________________.(拒绝了他的贷款要求)
68. Talking about his amazing achievement, Tony puts great emphasis on the importance of creating_______________. (而不是等待机遇)
69．I’d like you to describe my friend your exciting adventures in Africa ______________. (像你向我描述过的那样)
70.Not rich himself, Uncle Li __________________.(从不犹豫去帮助别人)
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Answer Sheet
Part 1 Vocabulary and structure (30%)
1-5_________________ 6-10________________ 11-15_________________ 16-20________________ 21-25________________ 26-30_________________ Part 2 Reading Comprehension 1. (40%)
31-35 ___________________ 36-40_____________________ 41-45___________________ 46-50 _____________________
2.(10%)
51-55__________________ 56-60_________________ Part 3 Translation（20%）
61. ____________________________________________________________________________ 62. ____________________________________________________________________________ 63. ____________________________________________________________________________ 64. ____________________________________________________________________________ 65 _____________________________________________________________________________ 66. ____________________________________________________________________________ 67._____________________________________________________________________________ 68. ____________________________________________________________________________ 69._____________________________________________________________________________ 70._____________________________________________________________________________
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