C.It’snottrueD.Nevermind
15.Laurie:
Isthereanythingelsetodiscuss?
Elizabeth:
•Iguess.
Laurie:
Then，let’scallitaday.
A.Yes，justonemorethingB.Oh,I’mnotsure
PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsor
unfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA，B，CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Manypeopleconsiderswitchingfromhomeschoolingtotraditionalschoolingasastudentgrowsolder，forreasonsincludingmorechallengingcontent，socialandathleticopportunities，andgrowthandindependence.
Forthespecialneedschild，thereverseoftenoccurs.Itisathomethatthestudentcanbeappropriatelychallengedandcanbecomeanindependentlearner.Thisisforanumberofreasons:
First,challengesoftenbecomemoretroublesome,andoftenstudentsaredeprivedofacademicopportunitiesbecausetheycannottakeadvantageofthewaythatlearningisbeingoffered.Second,schooloftensimplybecomesmorecompetitive.Third,gapsbetweenreadingandwritingskillsandintellectualabilitybecomemuchmoreofaproblemasstudentsaregivenreadingandwritingassignmentsthatmaybeappropriateformoststudents-andifnot，moststudentscansurvivethem-butareoverwhelmingtothestudentwithdyslexia.
Manyschoolsthatprovideexcellentspecialservicestostudentsinelementaryschoolsimplydon’tprovidethematupperlevels.
Otherschoolsdon’tprovidetheservicesstudentsneedatall--butabrightstudentcancompensateforawhile.Manythestudentwhohasnotbeentaughtaccuratereadingskillshassuccessfullymemorizedenoughwordsandusedhisnativeintelligenceandpicturesandcontexttosucceedinelementaryschool;thenwhena’’readingproblem”isdiscoveredinmiddleschool，parentsarctold"it’stoolatetoremediate.’’It'snot.
16.Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasabenefitoftraditional
B.SocialopportunitiesD.Athleticopportunities
schooling?
A.IndependenceC.Safety
17.Thespecialneedschildmostprobablyrefersto.
A.achildwithhighintelligence
B.agenius
C.achildwithordinaryability
D.achildwhoneedsspecialhelp
18.‘Dyslexia，means.
A.readingproblemB.sleepingproblem
C.physicalproblemD.probleminsocialinteraction
19.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?
A.Notalltheschoolsprovidetheservicesstudentsneed.
B.Itistoolatetoremediateareadingproblemwhenitisdiscoveredinmiddleschool.
C.Abrightstudentcansurviveforawhilewithoutspecialhelp.
D.Itiseasiertosucceedinelementaryschool.
20.Accordingtoparagraphtwo,mightbebetterforthespecialneedschild.
A.homeschoolingB.traditionalschooling
C.morechallengingtasksD.morecompetitivetasks
PassageTwo
Everychanceshegets,five-year-oldGinavisitsGrandmaLilly.Ginalikestotalkwithhergrandmaandwatchhercook.EverythingGrandmaLillymakesisdelicious，butGinaespeciallylovesthelittlecookiesshapedliketeddybears,dolls，flowers，andhearts.
AndGrandmaLilly，whoenjoysthisprecioustimewithhergranddaughter,usesthecookiestoteachGinacertainthingsshewillneedtoknowasshegrowsupbyhelpinghertodevelopthefivesensesandherimagination.PerhapsthemostimportantlessonGrandmaLillyteachesGinaisthatmostofthefoodsandthecookiesshepreparestastesodeliciousbecausetheyaremadewithlove.
OnedayGina’smothertellshershecannotvisitGrandmaLillybecauseshehasbecomeverysickandisinthehospital.Ginabegsandcries,buthermotherexplainsthatGrandmaLillyissoillthatsheisinaverydeepsleepandneedsherrest.Ginatriestothinkofsomethingthatwillhelphergrandmotherandsuddenlyremembersthecookies.Shewillbakeabatchofthemallbyherself，andbecauseshewillmakethemwithalltheloveshehasinherheart，GrandmaLillywillfeelbetter!
Touchedbyherdaughter’sloveanddetermination,Gina’smotherfinallyagreestotakehertothehospitalwithhercookiestovisithergrandmother.There，GrandmaLillyteachesherlittlegranddaughteranotherlessonaboutlovethatshewillbeabletopassontoherownchildrenandgrandchildrenintheyearstocome.
21.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasareasonwhyGinavisitsGrandmaLillywhenevershecan?
A.ShelikestotalkwithGrandma.
B.ShelikestowatchGrandmacook.
C.ShelovesthedeliciouscookiesGrandmacooks
D.ShelovestheflowersinGrandma’sgarden.
22.ThedeliciouscookiesarcusedbytheGrandmato.
A.teachGinasomethingaboutteddybears,dollsandflowere
B.helpGinadevelopthefivesensesandimagination
C.makeGinawellfed
D.teachGinahowtoprepareandcookdeliciousfood
23.Oneday，GinaistoldthatshecannotvisitherGrandmaLillybecause.
A.Grandmaisbusypreparingforcookingmorecookies
B.GinacannotmakeGrandmafellbetter
C.Ginaneedsmoresleepandrest.
D.Grandmaisnotverywellandisinhospital.
24.Gina’smotherfinallyagreestotakeGinatovisittheGrandmabecausesheismovedbyGina’s
A.loveB.begsC-criesD.cookies-
25.Thethemeofthispassageis.
A.therelationshipwithgrandmaandgranddaughter
B.cookingdeliciousfood
C.love
D.visitinggrandma
PassageThree
China’sStateCouncilpledgedMondaytofurtherupgradethefundingsystemforthecountry’smedicalinstitutionsinsmalltownshipsandcities.
Toensurelowincome-earnerscanaffordessentialmedications，thegovernmentwillprovideadditionalfundingtothesehospitals，whileimprovingthefundingsystem.
SinceAugust2009,morethanhalfofChina’smedicalclinicsinruraltownshipsandsmallurbancommunitieshavebeenofferingessentialmedicationsatlowpricesthankstotheongoinghealthcarereform,accordingtoaStateCouncilexecutivemeetingpresidedoverbyPremierWenJiabao.
However,somemedicalinstitutionswereshortoffundsbecauseofthelowereddrugprices.
Accordingtothemeeting,underthenewsystemtheoperationalexpenditureofgovernment-runhospitalsandclinicsintownshipsorurbancommunitieswouldbecoveredbygovernmentsubsidiesandmedicalservicecharges.
Also，governmentauthoritieswererequiredtoallocateenoughfundssothatmedicalinstitutionscouldpurchasebasicmedicalfacilitiesandequipment，whilealsoarrangingsubsidiesformedicalstaff.
"Regularchannelsandwaysoffundingandsubsidizinggrassrootsmedicalorganizationsshouldbeestablishedtoensuretheirsmoothoperationanddevelopmentandthesuccessfulimplementationofessentialmedicalsystems/astatementissuedafterthemeetingsaid.
Thestatementcalledforgovernmentauthoritiestooffermoresubsidiesforruralmedicalpractitionersandvillage-basedclinics.Localauthoritieswerealsoencouragedtosupportvillageclinicsintermsofconstruction，equipmentpurchasingandpersonneltraining
Appropriatesubsidieswouldalsobeprovidedtonon-governmentrungrassrootsclinicsformedicalservicesthatareopentothepublic.Themedicalinsuranceschemewouldcoverthosequalifiedclinics
26.‘Pledge，means•
A.refuseB.promise
C.declineD.declare
27.Thegovernmentwillprovideadditionalfundingtothehospitalstomakeessential
medicationsavailableto.
A.peopleinbigcitiesB>foreigners
C.peoplewithlow
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