CJames Blunt is one of the most popular singers in the UK. His first album, Back

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James Blunt is one of the most popular singers in the UK. His first album, Back to Bedlam, and his number one hit, You’re Beautiful, brought him fame in 2005. his music is a mix of pop, rock and folk.
Blunt comes to China for the first time this month, he will hold two concerts, one in Beijing and one in Shanghai on April 18 and 19 respectively.
Blunt, 34, took an unusual path to stardom. His father was a soldier and so was his grandfather.
“The only music he heard growing up was Happy Birthday and Silent Night. His father considered all music, even classical, to be unnecessary noise,’ reads Blunt’s official website.
Even though Blunt did not want to join the military, he eventually followed his father’s wishes, and served as a soldier in Kosovo on peacekeeping duty.
“Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects,” Blunt said. “And the one job my father knew of, that he’d had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction.”
Blunt eventually became a Captain. One of his final duties in the army before retirement was carrying the coffin(棺材) at the funeral of the Queen Mother of England in 2002.
But Blunt couldn’t escape his love for music. So, after leaving the British Army he moved to Los Angeles and worked on his first album. While in LA, Blunt lived with the actress Carrie Fisher, who played the lead female role in the Star Wars movie. He recorded his song, Goodbye My Lover, in his bathroom, where he kept a piano.
Blunt took his new album back to England where it was not very successful. But he kept performing and eventually his song, You’re Beautiful, became a number one hit.
Now Blunt has won numerous awards, sold millions of records and dated super models.
But his greatest accomplishment might be that his father now enjoys music!
59. All of the following belongs to Blunt EXCEPT__________.
A. Back to Bedlam                 B. Silent Night
C. Goodbye My Lover              D. You’re Beautiful
60. Which of the following proves “Blunt took an unusual path to stardom”?
A. Blunt was 34 when be became famous.
B. Blunt recorded his most famous song in a bathroom.
C. Blunt’s father wanted him to have a secure job.
D. Blunt began to pursue a career in music after military service.
61. We can infer from the passage that __________.
A. Blunt is living in Los Angeles at present
B. Blunt rose to fame two years after he left the army
C. Blunt became successful immediately he recorded his first song
D. Blunt has changed his father’s attitude towards music
62. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Blunt’s visit to China              B. Blunt’s military life.
C. How Blunt became famous          D. How Blunt father fell in love with music.

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任务型阅读: 五个人在讲述自己的故事。下面是他们讲述故事的后述部分，阅读下面五个选项（A、B、C、D、和E），选出符合各自故事前述部分的最佳选项，选项中有一项是多余选项。
67. What I read is mainly about the history of sports. I don’t have much time for anything else, except that I like dancing a lot. Some people say I’m not very good at it, though. I’m happy I’m active, doing things instead of watching people do.
68. I’m particularly interested in current affairs. So I often choose the TV news. And sometimes watch the sports. In some ways I think I learn more than I did at school.
69. Our joy is not only due to the appreciation of his diligence, but also of his strong will. Now I feel happy because something in this boy’s heart moved me and made me know that we mainly depended on our own feet to stand up, not just others’ help.
70. However, all things went contrary (相反的) to my wishes. I was wrong, extremely wrong! What the so-called developed and prosperous city is only the mirage (海市蜃楼).
A.    Jonny’s Story
About month ago, I heard that Johnny, one of my cousins, had got a high score and he could successfully enter a famous university in Shanghai. All of us felt very pleased for him. As you know, he has been an orphan (孤儿) since he was 3 years old.
B.    Eve’s Story
I haven’t much interest in studying. To be honest, I don’t like reading very much, except for magazines and that sort of things. Just do light reading to kill the time. But I do enjoy TV. Not that I watch everything. In fact, I choose my programs very carefully.
C.    Zhang’s Story
Once, I brought with great ideas to come to this city to realize my dreams. Everything in my eyes seemed to be perfect at that time and I thought that there would be nothing imperfect that would come into my life.
D.    Ted’s Story
I’m a very active sort of person --- I simply love doing things. That’s why I enjoy sports so much. Actually I mean playing. I hardly ever watch them on TV, but I read quite a bit about them.
Ben’s Story
When I left school five years ago, I said to myself, “That’s it. No more learning for me. Now I can enjoy myself in the evening.” But about a year ago my boss said, “We’re going to get a computer in the near future.” What did he mean? I simply didn’t know.

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第二节: 完形填空（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
It is generally accepted that the experiences of the child in his first years largely determine his character and later personality. Every  36   teaches the child something and the effects are increasing.
"  37   " normally used to refer to the treatment and training of the child within the home. This is closely     38   the treatment and training of the child in school, which is usually distinguished (区别) by the term "education". In a(n)    39   such as ours, both parents and teachers are   40   for the chances (provided for the development of the child),41 upbringing and education depend on each other.
The ideals and practices of child upbringing are different from culture to culture.    42   , the more rural the group, the more   43   the customs of child upbringing. In more technologically developed societies, childhood and adolescence (青春期) are likely to    44 a long time,   45    more chances for education and greater variety in   46    development.
Early upbringing in the society is naturally   47   both by the cultural pattern of the group and by the parents’    48   and their aims and depends not only on school education but also on the __49 abilities of the child. Wide 50   of intelligence and character ___51 even in children of the same family.
Parents can find out   52 is normal in physical, mental and social development, by 53___ some of the many books   54   on scientific knowledge in these areas, or by comparing   55    with friends and relatives who have children.
36 A. discrimination    B. failure         C. experience     D. success
37 A. Future        B. Upbringing     C. Fortune        D. Ideals
38 A. devoted to     B. covered with     C. kept up        D. related to
39 A. society        B. home          C. team        D. environment
40 A. energetic         B. prepared       C. responsible      D. hopeful
41 A. but             B. so            C. otherwise      D. while
42 A. Besides         B. Surprisingly  C. However       D. Generally
43 A. unchangeable          B. curious         C. undivided      D. unusual
44 A. waste            B. spend          C. cover           D. desire
45 A. hoping for       B. resulting in     C. waiting for      D. beginning with
46 A. education        B. body           C. brain          D. character
47 A. affected          B. developed      C. encouraged     D. inspired
48 A. argument         B. description     C. ability         D. encouragement
49 A. ordinary                 B. born           C. normal        D. acceptable
50 A. improvements    B. disadvantages     C. developments     D. differences
51 A. exist            B. reduce         C. increase       D. control
52 A. who             B. which          C. what           D. that
53 A. holding out       B. referring to       C. taking up      D. looking into
54 A. based           B. amused         C. decided        D. marked
55 A. answers       B. books          C. notes         D. letters

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SECTION B
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village,   36   buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.
I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was 37   not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and   38  I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?
But the bunting’s songwas prettyclear, andwithin afew minutesI was proved
39 . The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached   40   I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and   41  once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had   42  .
It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some    43  . I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the
   44   where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges    45   to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my
   46  , some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets. A moment later they had all    47 but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.
36.A. looking at     B. looking for C. looking up D. looking after
37.A. disappointed B. dismissed   C. dissatisfied D. disturbed
38.A. directly B. gradually C. suddenly    D. immediately
39.A. proper   B. rightC. useful        D. true
40.A. sadly     B. hurriedly C. proudly     D. quietly
41.A. danced B. ate      C. sang    D. shouted
42.A. observed      B. noticed       C. expected     D. described
43.A. linnetsB. skylarks     C. pigeons     D. buntings
44.A. bush     B. road C. grass   D. black-thorn
45.A. widened       B. enlarged     C. lengthened D. expanded
46.A. knowledge B. pleasure     C. amusement       D. honour
47.A. gathered       B. lost     C. missed       D. gone

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B
I believe that it is important to be brought up with a firm belief in the good. I was fortunate in this respect. My parents not only gave me a happy home, but they had me study half a dozen foreign languages and made it possible for me to travel in other countries. This made me more tolerant and helped me to bridge many difficulties in later life.
Soon after I got married, my husband and I left our native Czechoslovakia and went to live in Shanghai, China. Here was a really international city. People of all races and beliefs lived and worked together.
In Shanghai, in 1941, when I was only twenty years old, the doctors discovered that I had diabetes. It was a terrible shock, because diabetes is incurable. But it can be controlled by insulin (胰岛素). Although this drug was not manufactured in China, there were enough stocks of imported insulin available. This enabled me to continue a normal, happy life.
Then bombs fell on Pearl Harbor and the Japanese occupied Shanghai. The import of insulin was cut off. Before long, there was not enough for the diabetics. I was on a starvation diet to keep my insulin requirements as low as possible. Many diabetics had already died, and the situation became desperate. In spite of all this, I never stopped believing that with the help of my husband’s love and care, I would survive.
I continued to teach in Chinese schools. My faith and my husband’s never-ending efforts to get the manufacture of insulin started gave me courage. In his small laboratory the production of insulin was attempted. I served as the human guinea pig（实验品）on which it was tested. I’ll never forget the day when my husband gave me the first injection of the new insulin, which had worked on rabbits. It helped! Can you imagine our happiness and relief?
I received the greatest strength from the deep love and complete understanding between my husband and me. And next to that was the kindness and help of many, many friends of many nationalities. To me, the experience of living in Shanghai during the special times was unforgettable.
After the Second World War, my husband and I sailed to the Untied States, which is also known as a melt pot. Wherever we live, I believe, with faith and love, love between families and friends from different nationalities, we can make it our cherished home.
61. What can we know about the author?
A. She visited China before twenty.        B. She was given an unhappy home.
C. She got married in Czechoslovakia.      D. She could hardly tolerate her parents.
62. As a diabetic, the author could still live normally in 1941 because        .
A. she was able to buy enough insulin        B. she received good medical treatment
C. she was looked after by her husband      D. she was helped by people of different races
63. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to        .
A. a small rabbit   B. an ever lasting effort C. the new insulin      D. the human guinea pig
64. How does the author feel about he

r stay in China?
A. Unbearable.      B. Unbelievable.    C. Unfortunate. D. Unforgettable.
65. We can infer from the text that the author’s husband was        .
A. a doctor           B. a researcher C. a teacher            D. a sailor

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Section B
Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Marti Sementelli has been a baseball player since preschool, throwing plastic balls and swinging a tiny wood bat from the time she was 3 years old. She was a solid player at every youth level, and sometimes a star. In 2007, Nike even featured the young Californian in a TV commercial.
Despite her experience, Sementelli, now 16, had a hard time finding a high school that would allow her to try out for the boys’ baseball team.
Two parochial schools (教会学校) near her family’s home in North Hollywood said no, and several public schools were lukewarm (冷淡的) to the idea. Finally, she found Burbank High School, where she’s now a sophomore and a member of the JV baseball team.
Sementelli’s story is not unique. Across the country, girls devoted to baseball--and with as many seasons of youth ball under their belts as their male teammates--are finding it isn’t easy to stay in the sport when they reach high school.
Biology does play a role in the situation: Boys, especially older ones, often have

an edge over girls in size and strength, allowing them to throw harder and swing with greater force. But girls say that the toughest battles are not about capabilities, but against the traditional attitude that baseball is for boys.
“Most people just are incapable of seeing beyond what’s easy,” says Jennifer Ring, the author of Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball, and a professor at the University of Nevada-Reno. “It is much neater if we say boys play baseball and girls play other sports.”
In at least one state, Massachusetts, girls are barred from trying out for boys’ baseball in high schools that also offer softball. Nebraska dropped its ban last year, and in January, Indiana removed its ban after being sued (控告) by the parents of Logan Young, a 15-year-old aspiring catcher and freshman at Bloomington South High School.
81. When did Sementelli begin to play baseball? (no more than 6 words)
82. Where did Sementelli stay in a baseball team? (no more than 6 words)
83. What does the author think about girls’ capabilities in baseball? (no more than 10 words)
84. In which states are girls allowed to play baseball? (no more than 4 words)

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