1 .

HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Form Teacher:_______ Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins Term:_______ Form:_______ Subject Exam Class work Comments English 59 61 Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination. Mathematics 77 85 Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done! History 46 53 A disappointing exam result. He is unable to give attention to this subject for long. Chemistry 78 85 His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I have high hopes for him nevertheless. Physics 86 94 An excellent term’s performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel. Biology 57 60 This time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation. French 41 46 Clearly he didn’t bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual. Physical Education / 31 Weak. It’s time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to work with a team.

FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS HEADMASTER
Basically satisfactory work and progress I shall be keeping an eye on his
though he will now have realized, I hope, that progress in his weaker subjects
in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy though his success in the sciences is
improvement. most pleasing.
1. According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon _______.

A．is too talkative in the class

B．likes to work with his classmates

C．doesn’t exercise his body at the right time

D．becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all

2. Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the headmaster’s attention in future?

A．Biology and Maths.

B．History and French.

C．English and Chemistry.

D．Physics and Physical Education.

3. Which of the following statements best describes Simon?

A．He has made great progress in language classes.

B．His potential has been fully reflected in science classes.

C．His grade in maths makes him a born scientist.

D．He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects.

4. Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true?

A．Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French.

B．Basically, Simon did a good job in science.

C．Simon is a determined learner in English.

D．Simon is able to pay attention to history for long.

2 . My husband and I insisted that our children were old enough to clean their rooms and make their beds. But they thought _______. My complaints, even self-justified shouting, were always landing on _______ ears. Very often a whole hour’s scolding would end with their _______ into tears, I felt very frustrated. I realized I needed to _______ my method of “mothering”.

One day when they were at school, I spent some time _______ their rooms. On their desks, in plain _______, I left the cards: “Dear Bill (the other card was _______ to Sarah), your room was messy this morning and I’m sure you like it clean. Love, the Room Fairy.” _______ arriving back, the children were _______ excited to receive the little note from the Room Fairy. The next day, their rooms were fairly tidy. Sure enough, there was another note from the Room Fairy __________ for them, thanking them for their nice “gift” of a clean room and __________ asking them to play a certain violin __________. Each day, thank-you notes would be written differently to keep the ideas __________.

Sometimes the Room Fairy would propose a little __________: “If you can finish your homework and __________ your lessons before dinner, I’d like to watch a particular television program with you tonight.” Sometimes some colored markers or other little items would be left in __________ of well-done jobs the day __________.

__________ I can’t remember how long “the Room Fairy” continued leaving her love notes. When they were age appropriate, we used various versions of Post-Its (贴条). The bathroom mirror became the __________ centre of our home. Appointments, notices about visiting relatives, lesson schedules, and changes in plans could be posted.

We all benefited from and __________ the idea of sharing reminders and daily details of life through notes. I believe the true advantage of the Room Fairy notes survives in our frequent and enjoyable communication.

1.

A．indifferently

B．gratefully

C．doubtfully

D．otherwise

2.

A．side

B．deaf

C．neither

D．either

3.

A．crying

B．breaking

C．bursting

D．bumping

4.

A．adjust

B．adopt

C．access

D．addict

5.

A．clearing

B．tidying

C．emptying

D．searching

6.

A．distance

B．words

C．speech

D．sight

7.

A．sent

B．read

C．delivered

D．addressed

8.

A．As

B．At

C．In

D．Upon

9.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．no more than

D．other than

10.

A．asking

B．waiting

C．praying

D．expecting

11.

A．politely

B．happily

C．gently

D．toughly

12.

A．music

B．song

C．piece

D．tone

13.

A．respectable

B．uninteresting

C．incredible

D．fresh

14.

A．challenge

B．question

C．suggestion

D．advice

15.

A．go with

B．look up

C．go over

D．look into

16.

A．response

B．answer

C．praise

D．honor

17.

A．ahead

B．before

C．over

D．ago

18.

A．Actually

B．Even so

C．Even if

D．Though

19.

A．life

B．main

C．memory

D．reminder

20.

A．learned

B．appreciated

C．shared

D．thanked

3 . William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered "little of childhood but its pain". In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn't lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats's poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats's Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an honoured guest:
             William Yeats is laid to rest.
             Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
             Emptied of its poetry.
1. Which of the following can describe Yeats's family?

A．It filled Yeats's childhood with laughter.

B．It was shocked by Yeats's choice.

C．It was a typically wealthy family.

D．It had an artistic atmosphere.

2. According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats's life?

A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater.

B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.

C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.

D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize.

3. What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden's lines?

A．Envy

B．Sympathy

C．Emptiness

D．Admiration

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．Yeats's literary achievements	B．Yeats's historical influence
C．Yeats's artistic ambition	D．Yeats's national honor

4 . As a child, I was told that a wise person is the one who learns from everyone. It is a great way to live by this _____ — One begins to look at people very ____ and he no longer puts others ____ in order to feel good about himself.

Living in China _____ me with many wonderful opportunities to put this principle into practice. China is quite ____ and as a Westerner, it’s easy for me to consider many of the local habits as “strange” and even “rude”. However, slowly I began to     ___ a lot about the culture and about where many of their   ___ came from. I decided to make an effort to meet people and ____ from them.

I am living in Harbin now, a city in the Northern part of China, near Russia. Yesterday I ____ to get money from the ATM and have a good cup of coffee after lunch. But I can’t speak Chinese yet and there are no signs in English _____ the nearest supermarket or coffee shop. There are signs in Russian. ____ “espaciba” which means thanks, I don’t know much else. _____ I decided to smile at my every attempt to_______ and ask for information that would ______ me to an ATM and a coffee shop. It turned out that my efforts and my ______ were met with more smiles. I learned that ____ is to be found everywhere even _____ I cannot communicate, and that people will ____ depending on what I give.

Look around you for opportunities to learn from the most______ people. You will be surprised at what they can _____ you!

1.

A．principle

B．plan

C．person

D．reason

2.

A．excitedly

B．doubtfully

C．anxiously

D．differently

3.

A．up

B．down

C．away

D．out

4.

A．helps

B．compares

C．impresses

D．provides

5.

A．special

B．modern

C．beautiful

D．powerful

6.

A．ignore

B．forget

C．understand

D．create

7.

A．names

B．habits

C．behaviors

D．beliefs

8.

A．escape

B．suffer

C．hear

D．learn

9.

A．needed

B．refused

C．managed

D．failed

10.

A．leaving for

B．setting up

C．looking for

D．pointing to

11.

A．Except for

B．As for

C．According to

D．Instead of

12.

A．Yet

B．Or

C．So

D．Besides

13.

A．relax

B．communicate

C．explain

D．discuss

14.

A．force

B．lead

C．transport

D．follow

15.

A．thanks

B．signs

C．questions

D．smiles

16.

A．illness

B．weakness

C．kindness

D．happiness

17.

A．before

B．when

C．because

D．after

18.

A．respond

B．gain

C．bargain

D．benefit

19.

A．famous

B．useful

C．unexpected

D．familiar

20.

A．charge

B．teach

C．lend

D．require

5 . This year some twenty-three hundred teenagers (young people aged from13~19) from all over the world will spend about ten months in U.S. homes. They will attend U.S. schools, meet U.S. teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.

Here is a two-way student exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.

Fred, a lively young man, knew little German when he arrived, but after two months’ study the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected — much harder. Students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no outside activities.

Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual. Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.

“Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.”

At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. “I suppose I should criticize (批评) American schools,” he said. “It is far too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many outside activities. I think that maybe your schools are better in training for citizens. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.”

1. This year ________teenagers will take part in the exchange programme between America and other countries.

A．twenty-three hundred	B．thirteen hundred
C．over three thousand	D．less than two thousand

2. The whole exchange programme is mainly to__________.

A．help teenagers in other countries know the real America

B．send students in America to travel in Germany

C．let students learn something about other countries

D．have teenagers learn new languages

3. Fred and Mike agree that__________.

A．America food tasted better than German food

B．German schools were harder than American schools

C．Americans and Germans were both friendly

D．There were more cars on the streets in America

4. What is particular in American schools is that________.

A．there is some middle ground between the two teaching buildings

B．there are a lot of after-school activities

C．students usually take fourteen subjects in all

D．students go outside to enjoy themselves in a car

6 . Holiday Inns and McDonald’s. both saw unmatched growth in the 1960s. Their growth opened another direct business operation—franchising.
These operations have the same general pattern. The franchisor, the parent company, first establishes a successful retail business. As it expands, it sees a profit potential in offering others the right to open similar business under its name. The parent company’s methods and means of identification with consumers are included in this right. The parent company supplies skill, and may build and rent stores to franchisees. For these advantages the franchisee pays the franchisor a considerable fee. However, some of the advantages and disadvantages are different.
By extending a “proven” marketing method, a parent can profit in several ways. First, the franchisee’s purchase price gives the parent an immediate return on the plan. Then the sale of supplies to the franchisee provides a continuing source of profits. As new businesses are added and the company’s reputation spreads, the values of the franchise increases and sales of franchises become easier. The snowballing effect can be dramatic. Such growth, too, bring into play the economies of scale. Regional or national advertising that might be financially impossible for a franchisor with 20 franchises could be profitable for one with 40.
The parent, then, finds immediate gains from the opportunity to expand markets on the basis of reputation alone, without having to put up capital or take the risk of owning retail stores. Added to this advantage is a less obvious but material one, Skilled, responsible retail managers are rare. People who invest their capital in franchises, though, probably come closer to the ideal than do paid managers. In fact, the franchisee is an independent store operator working for the franchisor, but without an independent’s freedom to drop supplies at will. Of course the factory’s costs of selling supplies are less. But also certainly the franchisee buying goods that have had broad consumer acceptance will not casually change supplies, even when the contract permits. If the hamburger is not what the customer expected, they may not return. Having paid for the goodwill, the franchisee won’t thoughtlessly destroy it.
1. Franchising refers to a business operation in which a successful parent company          .

A．sells name-brand goods to a private investor

B．rents proven ideas and techniques for investment

C．sells the right, the guidance to a business under its name

D．takes no advertising responsibility for individual investors

2. . The advantages of franchising to the parent company are all the following EXCEPT      .

A．an immediate investment return

B．the profit from the sale of supplies

C．the ownership of additional retail stores

D．the possibility of profitable advertising

3. The passage mainly tells the reader          .

A．the advantages and disadvantages of franchising

B．the benefits of franchising to the franchisor

C．the unmatched economic growth in the 1960’s

D．some regional and national business operation

4. . What will the author probably discuss after the last paragraph?

A．More advantages of franchising.

B．Negative aspects related to franchising.

C．The standard of consumer acceptance.

D．Risks of investment besides franchising

7 . Johnny Smith was a good math student at a high school. He loved his computer. He came home early every day, then he worked with it till midnight. But Johnny was not a good English student, not good at all. He got an F in his English class. One day after school Johnny joined his computer to the computer in his high school office. The school office computer had the grades of all the students: the math grades, the science grades, the grades in arts and music, and the grades in English. He found his English grade. An F! Johnny changed his English grade from an F to A. Johnny' parents looked at his report card. They were very happy. "An A in English!" said Johnny's Dad. "You're a very clever boy, Johnny."

Johnny is a hacker. Hackers know how to take informationfrom other computers and put new information in. Using a modem, they join their computers to other computers secretly. School headmasters and teachers are worried about hackers. So are the police, for some people even take money from bank computer accountand put it into their own ones. And they never have to leave home to do it! They are called hackers.

1. Johnny changed his English grade with the computer in _______.

A．the classroom	B．the school office
C．a bank near his house	D．his own house

2. When Johnny's parents saw the report, they were happy because _______.

A．Johnny was good at math	B．Johnny loved computers
C．Johnny could join one computer to another	D．they thought Johnny was not poor in English any longer

3. Who are worried about hackers in the story?

A．Johnny's parents	B．School headmasters, teachers and the police.
C．The police.	D．School headmasters and teachers.

4. What should the hackers know well, do you think, after you read this story?

A．Information	B．Back computer accounts
C．Computers.	D．Grades.

5. The last paragraph is about _______.

A．Johnny	B．computers
C．hackers	D．moden

8 . .
Millions of people visit Yosemite National Park every year to see the tall waterfalls and mountains. The mountains are a splendid sight when viewed from the valley floor. Lots of stores, hotels, and restaurants are needed to handle the crowds. Also, water, roads, and other service systems are part of the infrastructure(基础设施)that must be maintained.
Unfortunately, these systems are starting to break down. It’s not just in Yosemite but in national parks around the nation.
Yosemite is thirty years old according to Dennis Galvin, a National Park Service worker. The park is not only old but worn out. Two or three times as many visitors come every year. That is too many visitors for the park to deal with.
Four years ago a storm washed out a water pipeline in the Grand Canyon. The National Park service had to send water trucks to provide water for the visitors. Last month pipes almost broke again and roads had to be closed for a while.
Why hasn’t the National Park Service kept up the park repairs? There is a lack of money. The United States has 378 monuments, parks, and wilderness areas. Between three and four billion dollars are needed for repairs.
Yosemite is one national park that does have money for repairs. It has two hundred million dollars but cannot spend it any way it chooses. When the park workers started widening the road, they were forced to stop by the Sierra Club. The club claimed that the road work was damaging the Merced River that runs through the park.
A Sierra Club lawyer, Julia Olson, feels that the infrastructure needs to be moved out of Yosemite. That way less pressure will be put on the already crowded park.
1. According to the text, the mountains in Yosemite look most splendid when they are appreciated from _______.

A．the bottom of the valleys	B．the top of the mountains
C．the side of the mountains	D．the edge of the valleys

2. National parks like Yosemite in the U.S. find it increasingly difficult to meet the need of visitors because ________.

A．the transport management needs improving

B．they spend too much on their service systems

C．their service systems frequently go out of order

D．they need help from environmental organizations

3. The main problem of Yosemite National Park is its _______.

A．rundown water pipes

B．overcrowdedness

C．lack of money

D．narrow roads

4. According to the text, the Sierra Club is most likely to be ______.

A．an environmental group	B．an information center
C．a travel service	D．a law firm

9 . When I came to my new school three years ago, I was surprised at how lonely I felt. Then one of my classmates invited me to her house for a dinner_______ I was a little anxious, but finally I gladly_______.

Not really knowing how_______the bus ride should be, _______ when I saw the landmarks _______ on my friend's hand drawn map. But when I got close enough to the _______. I found none of the streets were shown on the map. I was_______on a busy road with cars driving past without a person in sight. I had no_______when the next bus would come, _______ when a bus did come by, I ________ got on. I told the bus driver where I wanted' o go and he said that I had caught the ________bus, but he let me stay on. After he had finished his scheduled bus route, he________ to help me out. I grateful showed him my little hand--drawn map but________did not help much.

He finally ________ me off at a main road to catch a different bus and was________that he could not help me more. After a few minutes of walking, I noticed a bus pull up near me. It was the ________ bus driver. He explained that he didn't want to leave me there________. He sent out a call and someone radioed back, saying that the bus I needed to catch was about ten minutes away. At last I made it to the dinner party________. I was over an hour late, I am forever thankful for the ________ that this bus driver had for me. His act of kindness left a________ on my heart.

1.

A．meal

B．party

C．meeting

D．time

2.

A．accepted

B．refused

C．got

D．received

3.

A．far

B．difficult

C．long

D．bad

4.

A．drove on

B．walked away

C．hurried by

D．got off

5.

A．show

B．showing

C．shown

D．to show

6.

A．street signs

B．tall buildings

C．traffic lights

D．back yards

7.

A．queuing

B．siting

C．standing

D．waiting

8.

A．meaning

B．idea

C．problem

D．way

9.

A．so

B．yet

C．but

D．still

10.

A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．finally

D．quickly

11.

A．right

B．wrong

C．best

D．fastest

12.

A．supplied

B．refused

C．offered

D．wanted

13.

A．it

B．he

C．she

D．they

14.

A．kept

B．dropped

C．drove

D．turned

15.

A．eager

B．worried

C．sorry

D．disappointed

16.

A．same

B．next

C．kind

D．silly

17.

A．helpless

B．lonely

C．unaccompanied

D．alone

18.

A．after

B．although

C．until

D．when

19.

A．respect

B．concern

C．help

D．love

20.

A．mark

B．sign

C．symbol

D．line

10 . In 1957, Jane Goodall first met the famous anthropologist (人类学者) Dr Louis Leakey, who later played an important role in her life. With the_______of gaining insight into humans’ evolutionary (进化的) past, Dr. Leakey _________ a pioneering long-term field study on _________chimps. Even though Jane had no formal_______, her patience and determination to understand animals_______him to choose her for the study._______it was unusual for a

woman to work in the forest of Africa, going there_______the fulfillment (实现) of her childhood dream. In the summer of 1960 she_________ in Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) on Lake Tanganyika’s eastern shore. This marked the_______of the longest continuous field study of animals in their________habitat(栖息地). Five years__________, she earned a doctor’s degree at Cambridge University and then__________to Tanzania to found the Gombe Stream Research Center. And in 1977, to provide on-going__________for chimp research, Dr Goodall__________the Jane Goodall Institute.

Today, she__________most of her time traveling around the world, giving lectures on her__________at Gombe and speaking to school groups about Roots &Shoots, her environmental education and humanitarian program for the__________.

“Chimps have given me so________. The long hours spent with them in the__________have enriched my life beyond measure. What I have learned from them has shaped my__________of human behavior, of our place in nature.”

1.

A．way

B．idea

C．knowledge

D．method

2.

A．suggested

B．achieved

C．argued

D．changed

3.

A．modest

B．special

C．rude

D．wild

4.

A．exercise

B．training

C．living

D．practice

5.

A．devoted

B．let

C．made

D．led

6.

A．If

B．Because

C．Although

D．Once

7.

A．meant

B．stopped

C．intended

D．inspired

8.

A．arrived

B．left

C．reached

D．went

9.

A．end

B．beginning

C．happening

D．achievement

10.

A．new

B．old

C．man-made

D．natural

11.

A．later

B．before

C．ago

D．behind

12.

A．connected

B．referred

C．returned

D．turned

13.

A．environment

B．evidence

C．time

D．support

14.

A．created

B．built

C．founded

D．set

15.

A．costs

B．spends

C．pays

D．devotes

16.

A．bravery

B．presence

C．experiences

D．appearance

17.

A．animals

B．youth

C．human

D．adults

18.

A．little

B．many

C．much

D．few

19.

A．field

B．university

C．institute

D．forest

20.

A．imagination

B．desire

C．understanding

D．protection