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单元检测(-)第一卷第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题
1.5分,满分
7.5分)听下面5段对话每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题每段对话仅读一遍
1.What arethe twospeakers talkingaboutA.Clothes.B.Tool.C.Food.
2.What timewill thefootball matchstartA.At
2025.B.At
2130.C.At
1900.
3.Where isthe mangoingA.To the bank.B.To thehotel.C-To OxfordStreet.
4.Which of Marys armswas hurtA.The leftone.B,The rightone.C.Both.
5.Whafs theweather likenowA.Snowy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.第二节(共15小题;每小题
1.5分,满分
22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍听第6段材料,回答第6至7题
6.Where arethe twospeakers nowA.At thedoctors.B,In the classroom.C.In anoffice.
7.What didthe manask thegirl to doA.Take abreath.“The safetyissue isa bigone.^says JoeMahoney,who quicklydiscovered he wasnt alonein hisworries.On campustours otherparents voicedsimilar concerns,and the same questionwas alwaysasked:What aboutcrimeBut whencollege officialsalways gavethesame answer—Thats nota problemhere.一Mahoney beganto feeluneasy.“No crimewhatsoever”comments Mahoneytoday.I justdont buyit.Nor shouldheIn1999theU.S.Department ofEducation hadreports ofnearly400,000serious crimeson or around ourcampuses.Parents needto understand that timeshave changedsince theywent tocollege,“says DavidNichols,author ofCreating aSafe C〃m〃s.Campus crimemirrors therest of the nation.”But gettingaccurate informationisnt easy.Colleges mustreport crime statistics(统计数字)by law,but somehold backfor fearof badpublicity,leaving the honest oneslooking dangerous.The truthmaynot alwaysbe obvious,“warns S.Daniel Carterof Securityon Campus,Inc.,the nationsleading campussafetywatchdog group.To helpconcerned parents,Carter promisedto visitcampuses andtalk toexperts around the countrytofind outmajor crime issues andeffective solutions.
68.The underlinedword buy”in thethird paragraphmeans.A.mind B.admitC.believe D.expect
69.We learnfrom the text that“thehonestones in the fourthparagraph mostprobably referstocolleges.A.that areprotected bycampus securityB・that reportcampus crimesby lawC.that arefree fromcampus crimeD.that enjoyvery goodpublicityE.-What isthetextmainly aboutA.Exact campuscrimestatistics.B・Crimes onoraroundcampuses.C.Effective solutionsto campuscrime.D.Concerns aboutkids campussafety.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May the first isan importantdate in the collegeadmission processin theUnited States.This isthe lastdayfor high school seniorsto acceptor rejectoffers ofadmission in the fall.But according to arecentreport,there isa greatchange.Acceptance ratesat the top collegesthis yearwere lowerthan ever.
71.These days,college applicantsare applyingto morecolleges becauseonline andcommonapplications makethe processeasier.
72.On theother hand,deciding studentsfor top colleges to accept canbedifficult because it takesmuch time.Students maynot likebeing puton waitinglists.Also,commoncolleges workmore to get the students theyaccept toaccept them.Some collegeshold visitingdays thatoffer a chance to attendclasses andstay overnight.Some universitiessend gifts.
73.For manyfamilies,the mostimportant thingcolleges cando isshow themthe money,especially thisyear;the weakeconomy makesparents nervous.
74.The recentproblems thatspread from the housingmarketto creditmarkets haveeven affectedstudents loans.So lately,top schoolshave tospare lots ofmoney toincrease theirfinancial aidfor students.
75.The EducationDepartment expectsthe numberof high school graduatesto startto godown.Thiswill happenas thelast of the childrenof thebaby boomgeneration finisheshighschool.The numberis notexpectedto startrising againuntil
2015.A.Besides,topcollegesare facingchanges in the population.B.What contributesto itC・But amistake canbe costlyif ithappens.D.But topcolleges ignorethem.E.They have international students who knowEnglish.F,It canmean severalacceptances tochoose from.G,They cannotafford collegeas planned.第二卷第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词A删除把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉修改在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分Dear Sir,How areyou Asa exchange student,I amwriting totell youI wouldprefer tomove intoa singleroomin next term,as Ifind itinconvenient toshare aroom withothers.My roommateoften heldparties atnight,made much noise.Besides,his friendsare alwaysvisiting him,that disturbsme a lot.So I hope todraw your attentionsto this problem.If you think in my position,I am sure hewill agree that the onlysolution forme isget aroom ofmy own,one notin thesame buildingand as near to the school campus aspossible.I would be gratefullyif you could do me the favor.Best wishes.Yours sincerely,Li Ming第二节书面表达(满分25分)李明的美国网友彼得最近有一次来华做交换生学汉语的机会他写信给李明,希望可以了解一下李明学校的情况假设你是李明,试写一封邮件,向彼得介绍自己的学校内容包括
1.学校的历史及环境;
2.学习辅助设备及配套设施;
3.教学资源及教师和同学注意词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数)参考词汇选修课selective;宿舍楼dormitory buildingDear Peter,I amexcited tohear thatyoure comingto learnChinese atour school.Best wishes!Yours,Li Ming答案
1.C
2.B
3.C
4.A
5.C
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.B
10.B ll.B
12.C
13.B
14.C
15.B
16.C
17.C
18.C
19.A
20.C听力材料Text1MIt tastesgood.How dothey makeitWI dontknow,but theyput lots of eggsin it.Text2MDo youknow theprograms for tonightWYes.TV programsfortonight1900English Learningfor Children;20I25Science andHealth;2130Star Sports:Womens FootballMatch.Text3MDoes thisbus go to OxfordStreetWI amafraid not.But youcan getoff at thebankand take a NO.19bus.Text4M:Mary,whats thematterAre youhurtW:I slippedon thestairs andfell down.I thinkmy armis broken.MOh,Ihopenot.Which armis itWThe leftone.It hurtsright here.Text5MIt lookslike rain.W:You maybe rightr11takearaincoat withme.Text6M:Hello,what seemsto bethe problemW:Well Jmnot feelingvery wellat themoment.rm preparingfbr examsand Ivebeen stayingup lateatnight studying.This morningI gotup veryearly todo somemore workand Ifell onto the floor.I camezaroundafter afew seconds.M:Mm.Have youhad anyother signsWFve beenpretty nervousand myeyes hurtsometimes.MWell,it soundsas ifyouve probablybeen overdoingyour studyand youretoo tired.I dontthinktheres anythingto worryabout butI thinkyou shouldtake iteasy for a whileand trytogetplenty ofsleep.zWYes,I haventbeen gettingmuch sleeplately.Text7WHi.MHi,Linda.WHow areyou gettingonMOh,not bad.Say Iwas justwondering whetheryoud like to goswimming withme thisSaturdayafternoon.WOh,rd liketo.But Fmafraid I cant.Ill have to attend a meeting.MOh,thats toobad.WBut rilbe freeintheevening.M:Shall wego tosee afilmWThats a good idea.MGreat.What abouthaving supperfirstWSure,why notWhere shallI meetyouMWhy notlet mepick youup atyour houseWOK.What timeMSix oclock,OKWFine.Well,see you then.M:All right.Bye.Text8WWhy dontyou get a goodjob fbra changeM:But I like myjob.WYou havegraduated fromuniversity.Digging gardensis nota jobfor you.MBut themoney isnot badand there is plentyof fresh air.WIf Iwere you,I wouldgo onsome kindof course,you reallymust think of thefuture.MTo tell youthetruth,Id liketo bea doctor.W:Well,you shouldthink veryseriously aboutthat.lt meansa lot of study,and thenwork allsorts ofhours.M:Yes,maybe.But Ilike it.WWell then,you shouldget moreinformation aboutit assoon as possible.Text9WIts Alicesbirthday nextTuesday.What shallwe buyfbr her birthdayMDoes shelike readingWe canbuy hera book.WWell,she haslots ofbooks already.Besides,her birthdaypresent lastyear was also a book.MHow about a basketballWNo,she doesntlike basketball,but shelikes football.M:Get hera football,thenW:Do youknow howmuch afootball costsM:I haveno idea,about20dollars,maybe.WBut I have only6dollars.How muchdo youhaveMI have
8.Why notgo and ask Johnif hewould liketo joinusText10Mrs.Green wasgoing togive abirthday party for Mary.Mary washer daughter.Mary wasgoing to bethirteen yearsold.A lotofMarys friends were going tocome to the party.Twenty girlsweregoing to cometo the party.Mrs.Green wasgetting readyfor the party.Mrs.White washelping her.Thats anice cake,Mrs.White saidto Mrs.Green.Thank youvery much”said Mrs.Green.zMrs.Green wasgoing shopping.Mrs.Green boughta lotof oranges,apples andbananas.Then shewenthome.It wasthree oclockintheafternoon.Everything wasready.Now the first girlwas arriving.The partywasgoing tostart.
21.D[look forward to中的to为介词,故to后跟doing,又因为invite和主语之间是被动关系,故选D项]
22.B[考查过去分词短语作定语的用法man和call之间为动宾关系,故用过去分词表示被动]
23.A[in otherwords换句话说;in aword总之]
24.B[考查句型“What do youthinkof...”或How doyou find/like...”,其意思是“你觉得……怎么样?”]
25.D[从选项上可以看出此题考查的是代词的用法做题时可以先在空格处填上名词,然后再找出相应的代词根据句意空格处应该填the approach,所以应该用that指代]
26.D[考查动词词义辨析句意为下个月出版的那本字典将包括很多近年来出现的网络语言cover包含;improve改善,改进;correct改正;introduce介绍]
27.D[考查动词短语辨析表示参加某项活动,使用take partin;join(in)也可指参加某项活动join into搭配有误join sth.to sth.把两者连接起来;attend to注意]
28.A[考查倍数表达用法后面句子补充完整应为but thisone costsalmost twice as muchas that]oneo
29.A[考查形容词用法embarrassing question令人感到尴尬的问题embarrassing常常修饰物;embarrassed感至U尴尬的,其主语往往是人]
30.C[考查时态和语态disappear为不及物动词,无被动语态形式,可排除D在if引导的条件状语从句中,常用一般现在时表示将来]
31.D[考查时态根据语境,说话时Mr.Stephen正在等我,故使用进行时]
32.B[考查形容词词义辨析句意为——格莱美的颁奖仪式怎么样?——很棒!那奖杯的形状给我留下了很深刻的印象,像一架老式的留声机discouraged灰心的,泄气的;encouraged被鼓励的;disappointed感到失望的]
33.C[考查句型表示前面肯定的情况也适用于后者的时候,用so+系动词/情态动词/助动词+主语,可排除B和D项选项C意思是“我的教室也是如此“,mine是名词性物主代词,在这里相当于my classroomo]
34.B[考查名词词义辨析follow the on-screen instructions按屏幕上的指示操作,instruction常作复数,意为”指示,说明information信息;advice建议;description描述]
35.B[考查交际用语根据第一句句意,上个周末我去了香港迪斯尼乐园,第二句理应问一问玩得怎么样,有什么感受之类Is that all right可以吗?;Why notinvite me为什么没邀请我?(用在这里显然很不礼貌);How areyou doing最近好吗?最近怎么样?]
36.C[本句指学生们“之间”的竞争among三者或三者以上之间”;between两者之间工]
37.B[由上文可知应为学校里激烈的“竞争”,competition符合句意]
38.D[“有危害”是do harmo]
39.D t我应邀出席家长会”是发生在过去的事,所以用一般过去时的被动语态]
40.A[由本句的“their childrens school grades”可知应选择parents(家长们)]
41.D[私人信息受到法律的保护,存在被动关系]
42.C[由上文得知“学校不会透露学生的成绩,也不会告诉家长]
43.A[“成功的”学校会鼓励学生没有压力、快乐地学习]
44.A[B项是“懒惰地”;C项是不活动地”;D项是“友好的”,均不合句意,所以选A项]
45.A[由“后期学生在社会上的竞争力来判断学生的智力和能力“可知be judgedby符合句意]
46.B[“考试只是用来鼓励学生更加努力学习的方式口
47.C[attendameeting参力口会彳义”]
47.B[此处意思是读“学生名单]
49.A[意思是“不同学科的成绩”B项是“班、课”;C项是“学校”;D项是“父母的名字]
50.C[由上文可知此处是“差学生”,因上文出现了“students,所以用ones代替,避免重复]
51.B[“给某人以警告”是give warningsto sb.]
52.A[从以上比较“可得出结论“,conclude符合句意]
53.A[在此a little修饰比较级]
54.D[respect意思是尊重,符合句意]
55.D[“这种竞争是不健康的,不应得到鼓励
56.B[细节理解题从第一段倒数第二句”...because it is manyyears sinceI hada chanceto practisemyEnglish.”可知]
57.D[细节理解题从第一段最后一句可知]
58.A[细节理解题从第二段最后一句Im veryinterested inthe fox-hunting…”可知]
59.C[细节理解题从最后一段第一句I shalltell youmore aboutSaint-Simon countrysidewhenyou express interest inmy plan.”可知]
60.D[“hit the books”在短文中出现了三次“hitting the books”在短文中出现了一次根据上下文可以猜出其与D项意思相符,表示“努力读书]
61.A[主旨大意题综观全文可知只有A项最能表达文章的中心]
62.B[由文章第一段第二句Public educationis free...可知选B由第一段后三句可知A、C、D三项不合题意]
63.B[通读全文可知,只有B项表述不符合文意]
64.A[主旨大意题文章主要介绍了Sudbury Valley School不同寻常的地方学生不用上课,不用做作业,可以随心所欲干自己想干的事,可以参与学校制度的制定这样的学校确实罕见]
65.B[推理判断题从第二段可知,被动学习只会让学生失去兴趣,让学生做自己想做的事他们才会学得最好]
66.A[细节理解题Daniel Greenberg的话是对...you do not needto makechildren learn,becausechildren want to learn anyway.”的进一步说明,由此可知A项切题]
67.C[细节理解题从最后一段最后三句可知C项正确]
68.C[根据上文的“No crimewhatsoever”没有丝毫的犯罪?这太绝对,因此我是不相信的]
69.B[第四段第一句提到“学校必须按照法律统计犯罪数字,但有些学校怕宣传不统计,而那些按法律统计的学校就难堪了由此可知the honestones指的是B项]
70.D[纵观全文父母为了孩子上学,而到处去看各学校的情况,调查各校犯罪情况,由此可知D项正确]
71.B
72.F
73.D
74.G
8.What doesthe manfirst invitethe woman todoA・Go shopping.B,Go swimming.C.Go tothe cinema.
9.When willthey goout tosupper togetherA.On Fridayevening.B・On Saturdayevening.C・On Sundayevening.
10.When andwhere willthe manpick upthe womanA・At sevenat herhouse.B,At sixat herhouse.C.At fiveat heroffice.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.What doesthe womansuggest the man shoulddoA.Go toanother placeforachange.B,Look fora betterjob.C・Find aplace in a university.
12.Why doesthemanlike hispresent jobA.He likesdigging gardens.B,He can9t findanother job.C・He likesthe highpay andfreshair.
13.What canwe learnfromtheconversationA.The manwill dothe diggingforever.B.The manwill changehis job.C・The womanwants themantogo onwith hisjob.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题
14.What birthdaypresent willthe twospeakers buyfor AliceA.A book.B.A basketball.C.A football.
15.How muchmoney dothe twospeakers havealtogetherA.20dollars.B.14dollars.C.8dollars.
16.Why dothey decideNOT tobuy Alicea bookA.She doesntlike readingat all.B・She haslots ofbooks inher room.C・She haslotsofbooks andherbirthdaypresent lastyear wasabook.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.Who wasgoing togive apartyforMaryA.Mr.Green.B,Marysfriends.C.Mrs.Green.
18.How oldwas Marygoingto beA.Thirty.B.Twenty.C.Thirteen.
19.What didMrs.Green buyfor thepartyA.Some fruitlike apples,oranges andbananas.B.Some foodlike cakes,bread andmeat.C,Some drinkslike tea,coffee andmilk.
20.When didthepartybeginA.At threeoclock.B・Before threeoclock.C,After threeoclock.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
21.Kate islooking forwardtotheball.A.to beinvited B.being invitedC・to invitingD.to beinginvited
22.My Englishteacher inSenior High school isa kindand handsomeman Mr.Yu.A・calling B.calledC-calls D.to call
23.Lu Xunwrote manyworld-famous novels.,hewasa greatwriter.A.In otherwords B.In awordC・In somewords D.In word24,一doyouthinkof the lessonsof SeniorHigh teachers一Lively andinteresting.A.How B.What C.Why D.When
25.Nine inten parentssaid therewere significantdifferences intheir approachto educatingtheirchildren comparedwith of their parents.A・those B.oneC.both D.that
26.The dictionaryto bepublished nextmonth willlotsofnetwork languagesthathave everappeared inthe pastfew years.A,improve B.introduceC・correct D.cover
27.About200teenagers thespeech competition and mybrother wonthefirstprize.A.joined intoB.attended toC,joined toD.took partin
28.These twonew camerasare quitesimilar inappearance(夕卜观),but thisone costsalmost.A・twiceas much B.twice so muchC・asmuchtwice D.somuchtwice
29.That wassuch anquestion thatit mademe,not knowinghow toanswerit.A.embarrassing;embarrassedB.embarrassed;embarrassedC・embarrassing;embarrassingD.embarrassed;embarrassing
30.一Can youattend theparty tomorrow一I thinkIcanif myheadache completely.A.will disappearB.is disappearingC・disappears D.is disappeared31・——Is Mr.Stephen in,pleaseHe me.一Yes,sir,inthemeeting room.A.was expectingB.expectsC,is expectedD.is expecting
32.一How about the awardingceremony forGrammy—Wonderful.Pm quiteby theshape ofthe cup.It islike anold gramophone(留声机).A.discouraged B.impressedC・encouraged D.disappointed33,—To mygreat joy,my classroomhas a computer witha specialscreen.A.So doI B,So minedoesC,So doesmine D.So Ido_and itprovides moreinformation.
34.一Will youshow mehow todownload thesesongs一Press“Enter“and followtheon-screenA・information B.instructionsC・advice D.descriptions35,—I wentto HongKong Disneylandlast weekend.一Really A.Is thatall rightB.How wasitC・Why notinvite meD.How areyou doing第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项School childrenare nowconstantly askedby their parents andteachers to study harderandharder.And thecompetition36the studentsthemselves isgrowing inmost schoolsin China.In myopinion,the fierce37in school38more harmthan good.Visiting aGerman city,I39tobepresent ata parent-teacher meetingata school.40were toldat themeetingthat theirchildrensschoolgrades wereheld tobe personalinformation41by thelaw,andthatthe schoolwould notdisclose the students marks,42report themtotheparents.ltis theirview thata43school shouldencourage childrento learn44without pressure.A studentsintelligenceand abilitywill_45later bycompetition insociety.In China,ranking studentsaccordingtotheir examination46asameans ofencouraging studentstostudy harder.A friendtold meaboutaparent-teacher meetingshe47with herdaughter whowas inthesecond grade.At themeeting,a teacherread aloud48students intheclassand theirmarks fordifferent
49.Good studentscame atthetopofthelist andpoor59atthebottom.And infront ofeverybody atthemeeting,the teachergave warnings51those poorstudents and theirparents.From thiscomparison,152that teachersand schoolleaders inChina oughtto learn53一more aboutchildrenspsychology andshow theirstudents more
54.Such competitionamong studentsis unhealthyand
36.A.over B.betweenshould not be
55.C・among D.beyond
37.A.pain B,competitionC.study D.argumentB,givesC.lets D.does
39.A.invited B・had invitedC・was invitingD.was invited
40.A.Parents B.ChildrenC,Teachers D.Students
41.A.protects B,protectingC・to protectD・protected
42.A.it wouldneither B,either wouldnot itC・nor wouldit D.it alsowouldnt
43.A.successful B.well-knownC・excellent D.ordinary
44.A.happily B.lazilyD.friendlyC,inactivelyB,be judging
45.A.be judgedD.judgeC・have judgedB・has beenused
46.A.has usedD.has lookedonC・has treatedB,joined
47.A.wentD・presentC,attendedB.a list of
48.A.a lotC・the numberof D.the marks
49.A.subjects B,classesC・schools D.names ofparents
50.A.those B,oneC,ones D.boys
51.A.from B.toC.with D.off
52.A.conclude B・am sureC,want D.wonder
53.A.a littleB,quiteC.alotof D.a quantityof
54.A.marks B.homeworkC・books D.respect
55.A.discussed B.got ridofC,lasted D.encouraged第三部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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ADear Mr.Harrington,I sawyour nameonalistofteachers ofFrench whowish to spend theirholidays inFrance thissummer.I ama teacherof Englishin Saint-Simon,a small village inthe LoireValley,just southofSaumur.I shouldvery muchliketospend sometime inEngland,because itis manyyears sinceI hadachance topractise myEnglish.Perhaps wecould exchangehouses forthree weeks in lateJuly orearlyAugust.Ihaveheard alot abouta holidayin Columbiaand LakeDistrict.!have beeneager tospend a holidayin Columbiaever sinceI firstsaw pictures ofthe fox-hunting,and readaboutthefine huntingdogs thatyouhaveinyour partofthecountry.Fm veryinterested inthe fox-hunting andI takemy dogsout huntinginthe localforest wheneverI amfree.I shalltellyoumore aboutSaint-Simon countrysidewhen youexpressinterestinmyplan.I amlookingforwardtohearing fromyou.Yours sincerely,Jean-Baptist Foucault
56.Mr.Foucault wants to visitEngland.A.to meethis oldfriend HarringtonB,in orderto useand improvehis EnglishC・becauseitis manyyears sincehe hada holidayD.because he wantstogo fox-hunting there
57.Mr.Foucault plansto.A.spend threeweeksinSaint-Simon inthe LoireValleyB・stay withMr.Harrington inEngland sothat theycan talkin EnglishtogetherC・invite Mr.Harrington inEngland tostay withhim inFrance inJulyD.stay inMr.Harrington,s housewhile Mr.Harrington staysin his
58.Mr.Foucault wishestospendaholidayin Columbiabecause.A.he isinterested inthefox-huntingB.there aremany forestswhere hecan takehis doghuntingC,he hasheard alot aboutthe goodEnglish spokenin ColumbiaD.thefirstpicturesofEngland hesaw wereof Columbiaand LakeDistrict
59.Mr.Foucault doesnot saymuch aboutSaint-Simon because.A.Mr.Harrington hasbeen thereand seenit forhimselfB.itissuch asmallvillagethat thereis verylittle to say aboutitC,hewantsto knowfirst whetherMr.Harrington isinterested inhis planD.he knowsMr.Harrington willnotbeinterested inSaint-SimonBIn theUnited States,most childrenbegin attendingschool whenthey arefive yearsold.Publiceducation is free andmost childrengo toschool neartheir homes.School inthese earlyyears isfun.Children learnto readand write.And theyalso playgames andgo ontrips.There isno reasonat suchanearly agefor themto hit the books.The situationchanges aschildren becomeolder.The subjectsbecome moredifficult.Students mustlearnabout worldhistory,algebra(代数),and thelife sciences.Tests becomemorecommon.Pressure isgrowing tohit thebooks,study hard,and advance.However,most seriousstudentsonly reallybegin hittingthebooksfor longhours whenthey reachhighschool.Highschool students whohope tocontinue theireducation ata collegeor universitymust takeaspecial nationaltest calledthe S-A-T.The testhas twoparts.The firstpart teststhe studentsability withnumbersand mathematicalskills.The secondpart teststhe students5ability inthe Englishlanguage.The S-A-T testis veryimportant.A highschoolstudentwho getsa highscore onthe twoparts ofthetest hasagoodchancetoenter atop Americancollege.For thisreason,many studentshit thebooks formonthsto preparefor the S-A-T.
60.From thetest,we cansee hittingthebooksmeans.A.working hardfor thefutureB.studying asubject carefullyC,reading booksinahurryD.reading bookswith greateffort
61.Which ofthe followingstatements canbest expressthe mainidea ofthe textA.The S-A-T isthe mostimportant testfor thestudentswho want togo tocollege.B,Education isnot easyintheUnited States.C.Hitting thebooks“is veryimportant fbrthestudentswhowant to havea brightfuture.D.The moreyou wantto learn,the moretests youhave topass.
62.American childrenneed ifthey wanttostudyin publicschool.A.work hard at their lessonsB,not payfor theeducationC・hitthebooksD.take manytests
63.Which ofthe followingis NOTtrue accordingtothetextA.In Americathestudentshavetopass certaintests tocontinue theireducation.B,Young childrenneednt workhardattheirlessonsbecause educationisfree.C-Those whofail inthe S-A-T cannotgotocollege.D.The studentsmust spendalotof timepreparing fortheS-A-T.CTo mostof us,school meansclasses.teachers.schedules,grades,and tests.But forthe childrenatSudbury Valley School inMassachusetts,school isvery different.Firstly thereare nolessons.All the children,aged between4and19do whateverthey want.Therez zareno teachers-only staffmembers”.The ideabehind thisis thatyou donot needto makechildren learn,because childrenwantto learnanyway.You donot needtosaytoathree-year-old Goexplore yourzenvironment.,You can9t stopthem!”says Daniel Greenberg;a founderofthe school.But ifyou makechildrendo whatyou wantall daythey willlose alltaste forlearning.vzAt SudburyValleySchool,you willpermit childrento talk,read,paint,cook,work oncomputersstudy Frenchplay thepiano,climb trees,or justrun around.Two boysspent threeyears justfishing!z zTheother waythat SudburyValleySchoolis differentis thatthechildrencan decidethe rules.Everyweek,thereisaschoolmeeting whereboth childrenand staffhave onevote each-even thefour-year-olds.They decidethe schoolrules,how tospend theschool budget,and evenwhich stafftheywant anddonotwant anymore.When theschool firstopened in1968,people saidit wouldnever work.But today,theschoolhas200students,and80%of itsstudents goon tocollege.Even thetwo boyswho wentfishing allthe timehavesuccessful careerstoday.One ofthem isa musicianandtheother isacomputerscientist.
64.What isthe maintopic ofthe articleA.An unusualschool.B・Childrens hobbies.C・A schoolwithout rules.D.Education inthe US.
65.What doestheschoolbelieveA.Teachers cannotteach childrenwell.B,Children learnbest whenthey dowhat theywanttodo.C,Learning isfor adults-children shouldonly play.D.Children shouldonly learnabout onething ata time.
66.What doesDanielGreenbergsay aboutthree-year-oldsA.They lovelearning.B.They arevery naughty.C・They wanttobeoutside allthe time.D.They aretoo youngtolearnanything.
67.What happenstothechildren afterthey leavethis schoolA.They doall thingsin differentways.B.They haveproblems gettinginto collegeor gettinga job.C・Most ofthem havea promisingfuture.D.They arenot successful.DLast August,Joe andMary Mahoneybegan lookingat collegesfor their17-year-old daughter,Maureen.With achecklist ofcriteria inhand,the Dallasfamily lookedaroundthecountry visitinghalf adozenschools.They soughta universitythat offeredthe teenagersintended major,one locatednear alargecity,andacampus wheretheir daughterwouldbesafe.。
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