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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分阅读理解
第一节(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
InAmerica,whentheeighthgradersleavethemiddleschool,theyareoftenworriedaboutmovingtothehighschool.Itisahardtimeforthem,butitcanbeanexcitingoneaswell.Tomakeiteasier,studentsneedtogetfamiliarwiththeirschool.
Eventhoughthey’vedonethisalreadyinthemiddleschool,it’sstillimportanttofindwheretheirclassroomsare.Mostschoolstakestudentstothehighschoolforavisitattheendoftheireighthgradeyear.And,mostschoolsalsohaveafreshman(新生)speechforparentsandstudentsbeforethefirstyearbegins.Sometimesthemainofficewillgiveawayamapoftheschool.Thiscanhelpstudentsandparentstofinddifferentplacesintheschool.
Onewaytoknowyourhighschoolmoreandmakenewfriendsistojoinacluborplayasport.Schoolsoftenofferchancestojoindifferentclubsandsports.FallactivitiesbegininAugustbeforethefirstdayofschool.Ifyouarenotinterestedinsports,thereareclubsforanyinterest,suchasdrama,dance,chess,photography,communityservice,etc.Theseclubsallowstudentsfromdifferentgrades.Byjoininganactivity,studentscanfindnewfriendships,nottomentionimprovingtheirchancesinfuturecollegeapplications.Theschoolofficewillhavealistofactivitiesofferedattheschoolandinformationonhowtojointhem.
What’smore,tohaveagreatstarttoahighschoolyear,studentscanwritedownsomeoftheirworries,andaskforhelpfromteachersandschoolworkers.
1.Accordingtothetext,moststudentsfeel________whenenteringthehighschool.
A.excitedB.nervousC.lonelyD.disappointed
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheschoolclubs?
A.Therearefewerstudentsfromhighergradesintheschoolclubs.
B.Theschoolclubsinhighschoolonlywelcomesportsfans.
C.Summeractivitiesbeginbeforeschoolstarts.
D.Theschoolofficecanhelpnewstudentsjoinschoolclubs.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Totellthenewstudentshowtolearninhighschool
B.Tointroducenewschools
C.Togivetheteacherssomeadvice
D.Togiveadvicetonewhighschoolstudents
B
Ifyou'
rereadingthis,thenyou'
reprobablystudyingEnglish.Maybeyouspeakacoupleofotherlanguagestoo.ButwhataretheBritishlikewhenitcomestolearninglanguages?
AccordingtoasurveypublishedbytheEuropeanCommission,theBritishareofficiallytheworstlanguagelearnersinEurope-62percentofthemcan'
tspeakanyotherlanguageapartfromtheirown!
While38percentofBritonsspeakatleastoneforeignlanguage,only18percentspeaktwo.
However,theEuropeanUniondatashowthat56percentspeakatleastoneforeignlanguageand28percentspeakatleasttwo.Moreover,51percentofEUcitizenscanhaveaconversationinEnglish.
LearningaforeignlanguageisnotapopularchoiceatschoolsinBritain;
childrenstartstudyingaforeignlanguageattheageof11andmanygiveupcompletelyat14.Sowhydon'
tyoungpeoplecontinuewithlanguagesatschool?
Researchsuggeststhatstudentsthinkthatitismoredifficulttogetgoodgradesinlanguagesthaninothersubjectssuchasscienceorhistory.
Thegovernmentisnowlookingfordifferentwaystoimprovelanguagelearning.Oneideaistostartmuchearlierandintroduceforeignlanguagesfromtheageoffive.Anotherplanistogiveschoolchildrenmorechoicesandexpand(增加)therangeoflanguagestaughttoincludeArabic,MandarinandUrdu.
MandarinispredictedtobecomethesecondmostpopularforeignlanguagelearnedinUKschools.GarethfromWalessays,"
IamlearningChineseandfinditfun."
Anotherstudent,ThomasfromLondon,says,"
JustsayingthatIlearnMandarinimpressespeople.Evenhavingaverybasiclevelgivesyouanadvantage."
BrightonCollegeheadmasterRichardCairnssays,"
Oneofmykeytasksistoensurethatpupilsareequippedfortherealitiesofthe21stcentury.OneofthoserealitiesisthatChinahasthefastest-growingeconomyintheworld."
ItmaybeachallengingtasktochangetheBrits'
attitudetolearninglanguagesbutthegovernmentisdeterminedtotry.
4.WhatdoesthesurveypublishedbytheEuropeanCommissionindicate?
A.Britonsaren'
tfondofspeakingotherlanguages.
B.Britonsarethepeoplewhoareexcellentinlanguages.
C.MorethanhalfofEUcitizenscanonlyspeakonelanguage.
D.EnglishisasecondlanguagetohalfofEUcitizens.
5.Whydon'
tBritishstudentspickupforeignlanguages?
A.Becausetheydon'
twanttomakeaneffort.
B.Becausetheyhavetoomanysubjectstolearn.
C.BecauseEnglishisthemostwidelyspokenlanguage.
D.Becausetheyfeelotherlanguagesboringanduseless.
6.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytell?
A.Britishstudentsarepoorinlanguagelearning.
B.Britishstudentsarelosingtheiradvantagesoflearninglanguages.
C.ThereisnoneedfortheBritishtolearnotherlanguages.
D.TheBritishgovernmentisencouraginglanguagelearning.
C
Familyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat’swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.
Whatifitcouldbedifferent?
Whatiffamilyfightsandconflictscouldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?
Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?
Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotions(情绪)canbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.
Inanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausethey’renotbeinglistenedto.It’stotallyunconscious.Youwantyourmomordadtolistenandunderstand.Butyoualwaysseemtoforgetthepersonyou’refightingwithhasthesameneedtobelistenedto.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchangequickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyouwillearnyourturntobelistenedto.
Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisinemotionalsituationsistoforgetmostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan’texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhentheyareupset.
Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntillaterbecausemanyfightshappenatthewrongtime.Thesituationwilldiedownquickly,usuallyinlessthan30seconds.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachanagreementtoworkonitatabettertime.
Thisway,everyonewillfeelrespectedandlistenedto,evenwhenthereisconflict.Emotionswillbeunderstoodandrespected,anditwillbringyourfamilyclosertogether.
7.Fromthefirst3paragraphs,wecanconcludethat______.
A.peoplehadbetteravoidfamilyfights.
B.familymembersfighttocontroleachother
C.familyfightscanbechangedintosomethingpositive
D.whenfamilymembersfight,it’sworseastheyknoweachother’sweakness
8.Intheauthor’sopinion,thekeytodealingwithfamilyfightsisto______.
A.satisfytheneedtobelistenedtofirst
B.makesurethatyou’rethefirsttobelistenedto
C.paynoattentiontowhatotherssayinemotionalsituations
D.stopquarrellingwhenyoufeelyouaregivingorders
9.Whenthesituationgetsoutofcontrol,it’sbestto______.
A.waitforasuitablemomenttospeak
B.lettheotherpersonexpresstheirfeelings
C.workonawrittenagreementfirst
D.moveontoproblemsolving
10.Themainpurposeofthisarticleisto______.
A.tellreadersthatfamilyfightsarenotthatbad
B.teachreaderhowtolisteninfamilyfights
C.remindreaderstoshowrespectinfamilyfights
D.giveadviceondealingwithfamilyfights
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
Howcanteenagerskeepthemselvesfromsufferingfromloneliness?
Herearesomesuggestionsforspeedingarecovery(恢复)fromloneliness.
__11__.Asmileandafriendlygreetingforthestudentbehindyouinlineatthecafeteria(餐厅)won'
tmakeyoubestfriends.Butitwillmakeyoubothfeelgood.Italsocanmakeiteasiertointeract(互相影响)thenexttime,andthetimeafterthat.
Findasafeplacetomakeconnections.Ifgoingtothedancingpartymakesyoufeellikeyoujustdon'
tbelong,tryjoiningaspecial-interestgroup.__12__.Justbecauseyoufeelleftoutinonegroupdoesn'
tmeanyou'
llfeellikeanoutsiderineveryotherone.Lookforagroupthatallowsyoutofeelcomfortablegradually.
Findotherwaysofmakingconnections.Lonelypeoplehungerforfriendship.Sometimesfeelingacceptedandlikedcomesmoreeasilywhenyoudosomethingforothersratherthanwaitingforthemtomakeyoufeelbetter.__13__.Helpachildinreading.Takenotesforadisabledclassmate.Youmightbesurprisedattheconnectionsyoumake.
__14__.Lonelinessisanabsenceofqualityfriendship,notofaparticularquantityoffriends.That'
swhyit'
simportanttoknowhowtoselectafriend.
Yougetwhatyouexpect,soexpectthebest.Ifyouexpectotherstobefriendly,youwillbehaveinproperwaysthatencouragepeopletobefriendliertoyou.__15__.Butstartingthefirststepofpositiveexpectationscanmakeallthedifference.
A.Choosetherightpeople.
B.Lonelinesswon’tlastlong.
C.Soconsiderbecomingavolunteer.
D.Reachouttoothersbutstartsmall