1 . 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Experts agree that there is no easy solution to the problem of education. Education is very important, of course. A child’s early education is especially important. This is _______ the British government would like to increase the availability(实用性) of nursery education and to improve teaching _______ in nursery schools. Education _______ the age of 16 is also important. When young people leave school at 16 without _______, it is very hard for them to find interesting and well-paid work.
One _______ to improve education is to pay good teachers more money. But this idea is not popular _______ teachers because they do not like the idea that people who do the same job should get different_______ of pay. Another suggestion is to improve careers _______ to young people in school. In this way, they will _______ understand the opportunities that exist and the qualifications that are needed.
Family ________ remains important in influencing a young person’s ________ of improvement. Families that ________ learning and help their children at school give their children a better chance of success. But the ________ is that too many families do not ________ the importance of education. Children in these families miss big opportunities to develop and grow as ________
It is not easy to find ways of helping families encourage their children to learn and to have ________ for success. Some people have suggested that parents should ________ lessons on how to be good parents. But a lot of people don’t agree with this idea. They say that the government should not ________ in private family life.
Certainly, it is good to live in a society that allows people to________ their position, but it is not so easy to put ________ practice.1.

A．because

B．why

C．that

D．what

2.

A．requirements

B．standards

C．expectations

D．concepts

3.

A．before

B．at

C．after

D．in

4.

A．qualifications

B．abilities

C．certificates

D．degrees

5.

A．proportion

B．position

C．approval

D．suggestion

6.

A．to

B．with

C．of

D．from

7.

A．rates

B．systems

C．access

D．standards

8.

A．opinion

B．advice

C．recommendation

D．idea

9.

A．closely

B．more

C．better

D．fully

10.

A．background

B．condition

C．education

D．economy

11.

A．success

B．process

C．chances

D．importance

12.

A．encourage

B．improve

C．facilitate

D．stimulate

13.

A．question

B．fact

C．problem

D．issue

14.

A．indicate

B．interpret

C．understand

D．overlook

15.

A．individuals

B．adults

C．people

D．adolescents

16.

A．dreams

B．ideals

C．ambitions

D．hopes

17.

A．learn

B．teach

C．give

D．attend

18.

A．trouble

B．interfere

C．interrupt

D．disturb

19.

A．improve

B．enhance

C．develop

D．raise

20.

A．into

B．in

C．out

D．off

2 . Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers. Then again, teenagers have_______feelings about their parents, saying that it is not easy living with them. According to a recent research, the most common _______between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks. On the one hand, parents go mad over _______rooms, clothes thrown on the floor and their children’s refusal to help with the _______. On the other hand, teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for _______the towel in the bathroom, not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket.

The research, conducted by St. George University, shows that different parents have different _______to these problems. However, some approaches are more _______than others. For example, those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness, but _______clean the room for them, have fewer chances of changing their children’s _______. On the contrary, those who let teenagers experience the ________of their actions can do better. For example, when teenagers who don’t help their parents with the shopping don’t find their favorite drink in the refrigerator, they are forced to ________their actions.

Psychologists say that ________is the most important thing in parent-child relationships. Parents should ________to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say. Parents may ________their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space. Communication is a two-way process. It is only by listening to and ________each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.

1.

A．natural

B．strong

C．guilty

D．similar

2.

A．interest

B．argument

C．link

D．knowledge

3.

A．noisy

B．crowded

C．messy

D．locked

4.

A．homework

B．housework

C．problem

D．research

5.

A．washing

B．using

C．dropping

D．replacing

6.

A．approaches

B．contributions

C．introductions

D．attitudes

7.

A．complex

B．popular

C．scientific

D．successful

8.

A．later

B．deliberately

C．seldom

D．thoroughly

9.

A．behavior

B．taste

C．future

D．nature

10.

A．failures

B．changes

C．consequences

D．thrills

11.

A．defend

B．delay

C．repeat

D．reconsider

12.

A．communication

B．bond

C．friendship

D．trust

13.

A．reply

B．attend

C．attach

D．talk

14.

A．hate

B．scold

C．frighten

D．stop

15.

A．loving

B．observing

C．understanding

D．praising

3 . 第二节完型填空（共20小题；
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow 1 . Though 2 children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n) 3    relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular 4 . People have different opinions about    5 popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often admired and    6 by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to 7 the concept that success is achieved through hard work and    8 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those who are    9 home – their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to 10 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to 11 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she 12 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the 13 . A lot of dance students wish to be like their 14 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is    15 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to 16 their students’ trust and    17 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept 18 with grace and losing with dignity, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can 19 his or her position and influence to 20 good behaviors to youngsters.1.

A．younger

B．stronger

C．older

D．taller

2.

A．at first

B．at last

C．at least

D．at most

3.

A．generous

B．favorite

C．ordinary

D．humorous

4.

A．fans

B．stars

C．singers

D．dancers

5.

A．that

B．why

C．whether

D．if

6.

A．looked down upon	B．thought highly of
C．caught up with	D．made fun of

7.

A．encourage

B．receive

C．hold

D．ignore

8.

A．luck

B．imagination

C．effort

D．creativity

9.

A．similar to

B．different from

C．far from

D．close to

10.

A．read and write

B．sing and dance

C．listen and speak

D．draw and paint

11.

A．write

B．read

C．travel

D．think

12.

A．should

B．may

C．must

D．need

13.

A．deal

B．trouble

C．matter

D．case

14.

A．dance

B．music

C．art

D．piano

15.

A．better than

B．less than

C．more than

D．rather than

16.

A．receive

B．lose

C．gain

D．accept

17.

A．communicate with	B．keep up with
C．negotiate with	D．put up with

18.

A．challenging

B．falling

C．failing

D．winning

19.

A．make use of

B．lose control of

C．take charge of

D．get rid of

20.

A．turn

B．press

C．introduce

D．push

4 .        Why do young adult children become independent so much later than they did in 1970，when the average age of independent living was 21? Why have reduced class sizes and increased per-pupil expenditures (花销）not _______ higher academic achievement levels? Why is the mental health of today’s kids so poor when _______ with that of children in the 1960s and before? Why do today’s _______ become defensive when told by teachers that their children have misbehaved in school?
       The answer in two words: parental _______.Those two words best summarize the _______ between “old” child raising and new, post-1960s parenting. Then, the overall philosophy was that parents were not to be _______ involved with their kids. They were available _______crisis, but they stood a (an) _______distance from their kids and allowed them to experience the benefits of the trial-and-error process. It was the child’s _______, back then, to keep his or her parents from getting involved. That was __________ children learned to be responsible and determined.
       Today’s parents help their kids with almost everything. These are parents who are __________ when it comes to an understanding of their purpose in their kids’ lives. Their involvement leads them to personalize everything that happens to their kids; __________, the defensiveness. But given that schools and mental health professionals have been pushing parent involvement for nearly four decades, the confusion and defensiveness are__________ .
       University researchers analyzed three decades of data relating to parent participation in children’s academics. Their conclusions __________what I’ve been saying since the 1980s: parental help with homework __________a child’s academic achievement and is not reflected on standardized tests.
       Parents who manage a child’s social life interfere with the__________ of good social skills. Parents who manage a child’s after-school activities grow kids who don’t know how to __________their own free time. Parents who get involved in their kids'__________with peers grow kids who don’t know how to avoid much less trouble.
       These kids have anxieties and fears of all sorts and don’t want to leave their __________ And their parents, when the time comes, don’t know how to __________ being parents. You can imagine what will become of their future.1.

A．counted on

B．resulted in

C．touched on

D．taken in

2.

A．associated

B．linked

C．compared

D．matched

3.

A．parents

B．adolescents

C．psychologists

D．youths

4.

A．assistance

B．protection

C．involvement

D．preference

5.

A．differences

B．similarities

C．choices

D．relations

6.

A．slightly

B．passively

C．highly

D．fairly

7.

A．in case of

B．in spite of

C．in view of

D．in fear of

8.

A．equal

B．safe

C．long

D．short

9.

A．fault

B．turn

C．job

D．attitude

10.

A．when

B．how

C．why

D．what

11.

A．confused

B．disappointed

C．amazed

D．satisfied

12.

A．however

B．still

C．yet

D．thus

13.

A．unreasonable

B．changeable

C．understandable

D．avoidable

14.

A．confirmed

B．convinced

C．realized

D．reflected

15.

A．decides

B．lowers

C．helps

D．stimulates

16.

A．appearance

B．performance

C．establishment

D．development

17.

A．value

B．devote

C．fill

D．save

18.

A．communication

B．conflicts

C．cooperation

D．competitions

19.

A．home

B．school

C．career

D．profession

20.

A．start

B．ignore

C．consider

D．stop

5 .        All through high school, students dream of McDonald’ s for lunch instead of school lunches. ____ , they don’t have that opportunity here. They have to ____ what the school has provided for them. In my opinion, they deserve to have lunches outside of the school.
       By ____ teens to spend lunchtime outside, the school could save a lot of money, which could be used to ____ more school programs. As we know, school lunches are subsidized(补贴)by the government. That’s why food in school is sold ____     If students are able to go outside at noon, the school will spend less money on the ____ program. And the school can use the money saved for ____ things, such as sports equipment or new books.
       If students are able to have lunch outside of the school, they will get more ____ about how the real world works. If they stand in a cafeteria line every day, they won’t have the ____ to get involved in wider society. Students, ____ those who are about to graduate, need to know what to expect when they’re on their own. Eating outside makes it possible for them to ____ more of the outside world.
       It is ____ for the school to place more trust in teens. They should be trusted enough to eat out and ____ on time. School officials argue that they’re making sure children are ____ by keeping them in school since they’re worried that something ____ might happen to children. Of course, lunch rush can be ____ , especially if teens race outside and back to school at the expected time. But the students are now ____ enough to be responsible for their own behavior. All teens have been taught to ____ road rules when they are outside alone.
____ , the school should let students go outside for lunch. It gives students a sense of ____ and responsibility, and they deserve to be trusted.1.

A．Instead

B．Besides

C．However

D．Therefore

2.

A．eat

B．play

C．read

D．cook

3.

A．ordering

B．requiring

C．encouraging

D．allowing

4.

A．support

B．copy

C．find

D．write

5.

A．cheaply

B．easily

C．secretly

D．quickly

6.

A．health

B．lunch

C．education

D．exercise

7.

A．interesting

B．surprising

C．different

D．unusual

8.

A．feelings

B．expectations

C．explanations

D．experiences

9.

A．wish

B．ability

C．need

D．chance

10.

A．obviously

B．naturally

C．especially

D．clearly

11.

A．accept

B．learn

C．enjoy

D．remember

12.

A．important

B．easy

C．useless

D．doubtful

13.

A．work

B．start

C．return

D．leave

14.

A．active

B．safe

C．happy

D．honest

15.

A．strange

B．necessary

C．impossible

D．unexpected

16.

A．dangerous

B．exciting

C．boring

D．puzzling

17.

A．tall

B．strong

C．old

D．smart

18.

A．make

B．change

C．break

D．follow

19.

A．After all

B．In short

C．In fact

D．As usual

20.

A．humor

B．freedom

C．direction

D．Achievement

6 . Dad was always full of advice. One of the biggest lessons he taught me one summer was about having a strong____ethic(道德规范). When my brother and I were growing up, we mowed(除草) yards during the summer to____ pocket money.
Every time we went to work, Dad was there to ____ I used to wonder____ he came with us. He stood watching our work in the____weather when he could have been inside relaxing with air conditioning.
One day we were____our neighbor’s yard. She always____until the grass was knee-high to call us over. That afternoon, I was finishing up and was____. I was just about to____the mower when I saw Dad pointing to some____. I thought about how little I was getting paid for cutting grass so____it almost broke the mower. I ____him and kept walking. Dad called me out, “you missed a piece.” I frowned, ____ he would go home. He kept ____ So worn out and discouraged, I went back to cut that piece of grass. I said to myself: “That one piece isn’t ____anyone. Why won’t he just let it go ?Other neighbors____ the good work we did and soon got more____. we start out with one client, but by the end of the summer we had five.
The lesson my dad taught me stayed with me: be____. If you say you are going to perform a job at a certain time, keep your____. Give your customers the kind of service you would like to____ It shows how sincere you are and how much pride you take in your work.1.

A．work

B．family

C．neighbor

D．academy

2.

A．save

B．share

C．earn

D．borrow

3.

A．watch

B．teach

C．help

D．perform

4.

A．how

B．whether

C．when

D．why

5.

A．rainy

B．snowy

C．hot

D．warm

6.

A．visiting

B．cutting

C．cleaning

D．digging

7.

A．decided

B．prepared

C．stopped

D．waited

8.

A．excited

B．confused

C．frightened

D．tired

9.

A．pay for

B．throw away

C．turn off

D．try out

10.

A．people

B．stones

C．grass

D．water

11.

A．strange

B．thick

C．different

D．high

12.

A．ignored

B．forgot

C．comforted

D．thanked

13.

A．pretending

B．admitting

C．hoping

D．believing

14.

A．going

B．pointing

C．shaking

D．disturbing

15.

A．hurting

B．cheating

C．killing

D．welcoming

16.

A．took care of

B．took advantage of

C．took notice of

D．took hold of

17.

A．luck

B．information

C．business

D．advice

18.

A．ordinary

B．professional

C．smart

D．bright

19.

A．space

B．peace

C．word

D．need

20.

A．offer

B．receive

C．provide

D．exchange

7 . I think I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time I’m able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life. _______ , I would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with _______ and talent any day of the week. You can teach and develop skills, _______ you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitude. These are _______ of a person and appear at all times during work or play. Furthermore, they are traits that one is born with and they will never _______ them.

As a _______ and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor, I _______ too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards _______ and indeed life itself!

_______ , society has turned out too many children and young that are unwilling to put much __________ or thought into their work. Whenever I come across such people— __________ or old, I’m reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike into the __________ . The boy filled his __________ mostly with moss(苔藓) and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked __________ . But the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother __________ for him was moss.

So __________, whether you are in school or __________, if you have enthusiasm and if you are__________ to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the __________ . If, on the other hand, you are __________ and prefer to take short-cuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results.

1.

A．Obviously

B．Personally

C．Luckily

D．Quickly

2.

A．skills

B．ideas

C．kindness

D．courage

3.

A．or

B．for

C．but

D．if

4.

A．choices

B．requests

C．appearances

D．characters

5.

A．use

B．deserve

C．lose

D．cherish

6.

A．journalist

B．doctor

C．colleague

D．teacher

7.

A．search for

B．come across

C．care about

D．depend on

8.

A．learning

B．donating

C．speaking

D．greeting

9.

A．Eventually

B．Unfortunately

C．Hopefully

D．Perfectly

10.

A．equipment

B．information

C．effort

D．possession

11.

A．innocent

B．young

C．poor

D．stupid

12.

A．woods

B．corner

C．park

D．market

13.

A．mouth

B．pan

C．basket

D．hand

14.

A．delicious

B．beautiful

C．clean

D．full

15.

A．collected

B．baked

C．kept

D．bought

16.

A．promise

B．guess

C．remember

D．look

17.

A．in danger

B．in distance

C．in hospital

D．at work

18.

A．willing

B．confident

C．proud

D．careful

19.

A．crop

B．trust

C．votes

D．rewards

20.

A．lazy

B．busy

C．curious

D．stubborn

8 . I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs (突破). He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him _______ he thought he was able to be so much more _______ than the average person.

He responded that it all came from a(n)_______ with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to _______ milk from the fridge when he _______ the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came in, _______ shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful _______ you have made! I have _______ seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been _______ Would you like to get down and __________ in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.

His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a __________experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two __________ hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can __________” The little boy learned that if he __________ the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful __________!

This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be __________to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just __________ for learning something new, which is, __________, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't__________,” we usually learn something __________ from it.

1.

A．why

B．what

C．when

D．how

2.

A．capable

B．able

C．creative

D．original

3.

A．coincidence

B．experience

C．incident

D．conflict

4.

A．carry

B．bring

C．remove

D．fetch

5.

A．fell

B．lost

C．escaped

D．dropped

6.

A．rather than

B．instead of

C．other than

D．in place of

7.

A．picture

B．mass

C．map

D．mess

8.

A．rarely

B．happily

C．frequently

D．angrily

9.

A．got

B．suffered

C．done

D．received

10.

A．jump

B．play

C．enjoy

D．lay

11.

A．failed

B．successful

C．fantastic

D．painful

12.

A．strong

B．tiny

C．thin

D．weak

13.

A．get it

B．put it

C．try it

D．make it

14.

A．controlled

B．possessed

C．occupied

D．grasped

15.

A．example

B．teaching

C．lesson

D．instruction

16.

A．anxious

B．nervous

C．fearful

D．afraid

17.

A．situations

B．opportunities

C．occasions

D．turns

18.

A．after all

B．above all

C．first of all

D．in all

19.

A．do

B．finish

C．go

D．work

20.

A．worthy

B．costly

C．valuable

D．interesting

9 . It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few ____ On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to____and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they____get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take ____of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) ____task. The professor had said they could bring ____books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not____each other, during the test.
____they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles____on the students’ faces as they noted(注意到) there were only five essay-type questions.
Three hours had passed____the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
He looked at the ____faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”____a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly （不安地,慌张地）in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished____”But the class remained silent.
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ____,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ____you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the ____you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively(相对地,相当地) ____in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all____this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just ____”
The years have ____ the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.1.

A．seconds

B．minutes

C．hours

D．days

2.

A．interview

B．discussion

C．education

D．graduation

3.

A．would

B．must

C．have to

D．used to

4.

A．hold

B．control

C．order

D．place

5.

A．interesting

B．necessary

C．easy

D．unusual

6.

A．no

B．neither

C．any

D．all

7.

A．listen to

B．look at

C．refer to

D．talk to

8.

A．Nervously

B．Joyfully

C．Quickly

D．Curiously

9.

A．appeared

B．changed

C．froze

D．stopped

10.

A．then

B．as

C．before

D．after

11.

A．pleased

B．worried

C．surprised

D．moved

12.

A．Not

B．Once

C．Only

D．Even

13.

A．all

B．none

C．one

D．it

14.

A．wondered

B．enjoyed

C．hated

D．expected

15.

A．as

B．because

C．now that

D．although

16.

A．exam

B．subject

C．question

D．college

17.

A．valuable

B．difficult

C．common

D．strange

18.

A．pass

B．fail

C．take

D．start

19.

A．begun

B．completed

C．failed

D．succeeded

20.

A．forgotten

B．remembered

C．strengthened

D．weakened