Americans hope Two-Thousand-Two will be happier than Two-Thousand-One. New York
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Americans hope Two-Thousand-Two will be happier than Two-Thousand-One. New York suffered terrible losses in the terrorist attacks on September Eleventh. However, the city is continuing with its New Year"s Eve traditions in Times Square for the ninety-seventh year.
The tradition began in Nineteen-Oh-Four. That year, the owners of the building at Number One Times Square held a party on top of the building. Today, the New Year"s Ball falls from the top of the same building. The ball contains thousands of pieces of lighted cut glass. It looks like burning stars as it falls through the darkness. When it reaches the ground, people in Times Square dance and sing. They throw tiny pieces of colorful paper into the air. Many people in the United States also watch this event on television.
Other cities also have New Year celebrations. For example, Chicago has a fireworks show. The fireworks are launched from the Navy Pier, a land area that extends into Lake Michigan. Some people like to watch the fireworks from a boat on the lake. The boat serves a special meal on New Year"s Eve. People drink a special wine called Champagne to celebrate the clock striking midnight.
Many young people in Chicago celebrate New Year"s Eve at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Children wear funny hats as they wish the animals a good New Year.
Many other Americans celebrate New Year"s Eve with parties at home. Or they celebrate at public eating and drinking places. These events are usually noisy. People shout and sing. They often blow on small noise-makers when the New Year arrives at midnight. They kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with. They dance to broadcast music, records or live bands.
Some people drink too much alcohol at New Year"s Eve celebrations. This can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car. The National Safety Council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.
In recent years, the danger of accidents has resulted in a new tradition called the "designated driver." One person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during New Year"s Eve celebrations. Then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home. Many American cities also offer free taxi service on New Year"s Eve to take people home safely.
Other Americans observe the coming of the New Year at events without alcohol. More than two-hundred American cities hold these First Night celebrations. Artists in Boston, Massachusetts, started the tradition of First Night celebrations in Nineteen-Seventy-Six. They wanted to observe the coming of a New Year. But they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties. So they organized music, art and other events to observe the holiday.
66.What does the tradition refer to in the passage?
A. The celebration of New Year’s Eve. B. The New Year’s Ball.
B. The fireworks show. D. The parties at home.
67.Why does the New Year’s Ball contain pieces of lighted cut glass?
A. To attract people in the square. B. To light the Times Square
C. To give people atmosphere of a festival D. To make people interested in the festival.
68. What is the passage mainly about?
A. To hope people remember the terrible suffering in the terrorist attacks
B. The colorful life of Americans.
C. The hopes of Americans in the coming new year.
D. The celebrating activities on New Year’s Eve in America.
69. How do Americans feel to the coming new year after the terrorist attacks?
A. sad, excited and hopeful B. sad, excited and happy
C. happy, excited and hopeful D. complicated, excited and hopeful.
70. The change people hope most to see in their tradition is __________
A. Less noise B. Drinking less alcohol
C. Fewer road accidents D. Less tragedy |
答案
66-70 ACDCB |
解析
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PART FOUR WRITING
SECTION A
Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
As a parent you may realize the importance education has in our lives, however, your child hates listening to any of your arguments, thoughts and ideas. A student uninterested in education will miss college lectures and perform extremely poorly in assessment tests. In the worst cases, students may stop attending the school or college and sit at home without any concern for career, education and life. In order to encourage the students back to their college life and career, parents should first find out what causes the lack of motivation in students.
Low self-respect in students forces them to give up challenges. Even if these students try and complete some tasks, they’re clouded by many negative thinking patterns that block the flow of confidence in their personalities.
Lack of love at home can also result in the lack of motivation in students. If the parents are away from the kids or students and they’re unaware of what their kid is doing in school, then the child feels neglected and steps back from taking responsibilities and challenges.
Constant poor performance lowers the self-confidence of the student and the student will feel lost in the crowd of brilliant students. Such academic pressures can make students lose their motivation.
Nothing can be a better motivation for students than their teachers and parents. Schools should organize motivation activities for students, like games, sports and competitions, which are important for the whole personality development of the students. Involve them in some activities like dancing, music etc. that they are interested in, so that they can learn new hobbies and increase their confidence. You should stop ignoring your child’s studies and do understand his need to be heard. In short, lack of motivation in students can be completely reduced if the parents and teachers understand the kid and support him / her to break any of his / her negative patterns of thought.
Title (71) ___________in Students
Effects
| ● Making students miss college lectures and get (72) __________ in tests
● Making students drop out of school and sit at home without caring about career, education and life
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(73)_______
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Low self-respect
| Quitting challenges
Losing (74) _________ due to negative thinking patterns
| Lack of love at home
| Feeling neglected and refusing to take
(75) _________
| (76) _____________
| Being less self-confident due to constant poor performance
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(77)_______
| ● Organizing motivation activities for students to (78) _______ the personality .
● Making students learn new hobbies and increase their confidence in activities
● Being (79) _____ about your child’s studies and understanding his need to be heard
| Conclusion
| Motivate students by understanding them and supporting them to break their negative (80) ___________
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Going to the beach is many American’s favorite activity. They went swimming in the ocean without giving a thought to what was underwater. But those days are long gone. In the summer of 1988, many of the beaches had to be closed because garbage（废料）from hospitals was found in the water. The garbage included glass bottles with samples of blood, and people were afraid they might get AIDS from the blood. At some beaches, sewage（下水道）was found in the water. Americans were shocked by this state of affairs. People didn’t think of the underwater garbage because it was out of sight.
Some of the most polluted waters still look beautiful. San Francisco Bay is a good example of a beautiful bay that’s full of chemicals. Scientists discovered pollution in some lakes and rivers when they found fish with rotting skin. People are told not to eat too much fish because of pollution. Most American cities put their garbage in the ground. But New York and a few other cities put their garbage in the ocean. Boston Harbor is so polluted that scientists say it won’t recover until the next century. The government has ordered the city to build a sewage treatment plant, Cleaning up oceans won’t be easy, but people can no longer ignore（忽视）this challenge.
小题1:The main idea of the article is that _____. | A．ocean waters around America have become polluted. | | B．Americans are bringing too much garbage to the beach. | | C．beaches were closed because Americans were shocked. | | D．going to the beach is many American’s favorite activity. |
小题2:The oceans are polluted by _____.| A．swimmers, AIDS patients and fish. | | B．Boston, San Francisco and New York only. | | C．garbage, sewage and medical waste and so on. | | D．swimmers and fishes |
小题3:Many polluted waters are beautiful because _____.| A．chemicals can be beautiful. | | B．they have been cleaned up. | | C．pollution is underwater or hard to see. | | D．there are still many fish in them |
小题4:More people can go to the beaches near Boston if _____.| A．the city puts its garbage in the ground | | B．a sewage plant is built | | C．they don’t eat too much fish | | D．they stop polluting the water |
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There are some very good things about open education .This way of teaching allows students to grow as people ,and to develop their own interests in many subjects .Open education allows students to be responsible for （负责）their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life .Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning .Some students will be happier in an open education school . They will not have to worry about grades or rules .For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.
But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students ，there are too few rules .These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules .Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it .Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school.
You now know what open education is .Some of its good points and bad points have been explained .You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students, want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects .Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.
小题1:Open education allows students to .| A．grow as they are educated | | B．be responsible for their future | | C．develop their own interests | | D．discover subjects outside class |
小题2:Some students like open education but some students will do little in an open classroom because .| A．there are too few rules | | B．they hate activities | | C．open education is similar to traditional education | | D．they worry about the rules |
小题3:Which of the following is Not mentioned in the passage?| A．Some traditional teachers do not like open education. | | B．Many teachers do not believe in open education. | | C．Teachers may have problems in open classroom. | | D．The teachers’ feelings and attitudes are important to the students. |
小题4:Which of the following can best summarize（总结）the passage?| A．Open education is a really complicated idea. | | B．Open education is better than traditional education. | | C．Teachers dislike open education. | | D．Open education is a good idea in practice. |
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根据括号里的中文提示，完成句子；每空填一个单词。
71. When she saw the poor dead cat, she ______ _______ _______.(禁不住哭了)
72.Though pandas eat vegetables sometimes, they mainly ______ ______ bamboo.(以…… 为主食)
73. The earthquake will ______ ______ a lot of diseases and homeless people.（导致）
74. It is ______ ______ _______ _______ arguing with him; he is always not reasonable.（浪费时间）
75. Don’t ______ ______ _______ your classmates. It is impolite.（取笑）
76. He didn’t steal anything. ______ ______ he is honest all the time.（事实上）
77. After eight years, the machine is still _____ ______ and in good condition.（在使用中）
78. Once you make a promise, you should ______ it ______.（实施）
79. We had reached the top of the mountain ______ _____ _____ sun rose.（到…… 时候）
80. You must keep calm when fires ______ ______ . （发生） |
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
In old times, there was a story about a young athletic boy hungry for success, for whom winning was everything.
One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running competition in his small native village. He and two other young boys were to compete. A large crowd had gathered to witness the competition and a wise old man, upon hearing of the little boy, had travelled far to bear witness also.
The race started. Sure enough, the boy dug deep and showed his determination, strength and power. He came first. The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man remained still and calm. The little boy, however, felt proud and important.
A second race was called, and two new young challengers came forward to run with the little boy. The little boy finished first once again. The crowd again cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man expressed no opinion.
“Another race, another race!” shouted the little boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the little boy with two new challengers, a frail (虚弱的) old lady and a blind man. “What is this?” asked the little boy. “Race!” said the wise man. The race was started and the boy was the only finisher. The little boy raised his arms in delight. The crowd, however, was silent showing no happiness. “Why don’t they join in my success?” he asked the wise old man. “Race again,” replied the wise man. “This time, all three of you, finish together,” continued the wise man. The little boy thought a little, stood in the middle of the blind man and the frail old lady, and then took the two challengers by the hand.
The race began and the little boy walked slowly, ever so slowly, to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man smiled.
56. According to the passage, the young athletic boy _____.
A. was crazy about winning competitions
B. considered the blind man foolish
C. was angry with the wise man
D. showed no respect to the young challengers
57. The wise man went to watch the competitions to _____.
A. teach the boy a lesson B. show the crowd his wisdom.
C. help the lady and the blind man D. see whether the boy was powerful
58. Why did the crowd remain silent when the boy beat the lady and the blind man?
A. The boy was proud. B. The boy was impolite.
C. The boy was not helpful. D. The boy was overconfident.
59. What is the message conveyed in the story?
A. Small talk is helpful.
B. Love and kindness are rewarding.
C. Wisdom is more important than strength.
D. Sympathy should be given to the weak. |
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