Exceptional children are different in some ways from others of the same age. For these children to   31  their full adult potential, their   32  must suit those differences.
Although we focus on the needs of exceptional children, we   33  ourselves describing their environment as well. While the leading actor on the stage   34  our attention, we also see the importance of the   35  players and the scenery of the   36  itself. Both the family and the society in which exceptional children live are often the   37  to their growth and development. And it is in the public schools that we find the full   38  of society’s understanding—the knowledge, hopes, and fears that are   39  to the next generation.
Education in any society is a   40  of the society. We can see in it the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices, and the  41  values of the culture itself. The great  42  in exceptional children shown in public education over the past thirty years   43  the strong feeling in our society that all   44 , whatever their special conditions, have a right to get the chance to fully develop their abilities.
“All man are created equal.” We’ve    45   it many times, but it still has an important meaning for education in a democratic society.   46  the phrase was used by this country’s founders to express equality before the   47 , it has also been explained to mean equality of education. That   48  educational chance for all children—the right of each child to  49  help in learning to the limit of his or her ability, whether that ability is small or great. Recent  50  decisions have made certain of the right of children—disabled or not—to a suitable education, and have ordered that public schools take the necessary steps to provide that education.
小題1:
A．seeB．developC．comeD．expand
小題2:
A．educationB．potentialC．schoolD．family
小題3:
A．feelB．findC．leaveD．prevent
小題4:
A．paysB．losesC．drawsD．sees
小題5:
A．maleB．femaleC．supportingD．performing
小題6:
A．playB．directorC．theaterD．a(chǎn)ctor
小題7:
A．placeB．factC．conditionD．key
小題8:
A．systemB．equipmentC．expressionD．support
小題9:
A．shownB．passedC．taken D．changed
小題10:
A．toolB．wayC．scienceD．mirror
小題11:
A．centralB．extraC．specialD．ordinary
小題12:
A．interestB．joyC．surpriseD．disappointment
小題13:
A．damagesB．existsC．showsD．lacks
小題14:
A．kidsB．a(chǎn)dultsC．teachersD．citizens
小題15:
A．spokenB．heardC．knownD．discussed
小題16:
A．WhenB．AlthoughC．IfD．Because
小題17:
A．societyB．leaderC．lawD．money
小題18:
A．meansB．needsC．damagesD．changes
小題19:
A．refuseB．offerC．giveD．receive
小題20:
A．schoolB．courtC．societyD．office

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:C
小題6:A
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B

試題分析：本文的核心概念是殘疾兒童（exceptional children）的教育。要讓殘疾兒童充分發(fā)展自己的潛能，必須調(diào)整對(duì)他們的教育，以適應(yīng)他們與正常兒童的差異。然后作者指出重視殘疾兒童的教育這一點(diǎn)反映了教育機(jī)會(huì)平等的思潮。
小題1:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. see看見；B. develop發(fā)展；C. come 來；D. expand擴(kuò)張。根據(jù)下文to their growth and development.為了讓這些孩子發(fā)展（develop）其全部的成人后的潛能，他們的教育必須適應(yīng)這些不同的情況。故選B。
小題2:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. education教育；B. potential潛能；C. school學(xué)校；D. family家庭。根據(jù)下文in exceptional children shown in public education over the past thirty years可知這里指的是教育。為了讓這些孩子發(fā)展（develop）其全部的成人后的潛能，他們的教育（education）必須適應(yīng)這些不同的情況。故選A。
小題3:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。 A. feel感覺；B. find認(rèn)為，發(fā)現(xiàn)；C. leave 離開；D. prevent預(yù)防。And it is in the public schools that we find the full  38  of society’s understanding可知盡管我們?cè)陉P(guān)注這些特殊孩子，但是我們也發(fā)現(xiàn)能夠描述他們的成長(zhǎng)環(huán)境。故選B。
小題4:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。 A. pays支付；B. loses失去；  C. draws one’s attention吸引某人注意；D. sees看見。draws one’s attention吸引某人注意，是固定短語。當(dāng)舞臺(tái)上的主演吸引我們注意的時(shí)候，根據(jù)句意故選C。
小題5:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. male男人；B. female女人； C. supporting支持；D. performing表演，履行。根據(jù)后面players及前面的importance應(yīng)該是支持或鼓勵(lì)。同時(shí)我們也發(fā)現(xiàn)同伴的支持（supporting）鼓勵(lì)和舞臺(tái)場(chǎng)景的重要性。故選C。
小題6:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. play表演，演奏；B. director導(dǎo)演；C. theater戲院；D. actor演員。根據(jù)后面itself及前面the scenery可知應(yīng)是同時(shí)我們也發(fā)現(xiàn)同伴的支持（supporting）鼓勵(lì)和舞臺(tái)場(chǎng)景的重要性。故選A。
小題7:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. place地方；B. fact事實(shí)；C. condition條件；D. key關(guān)鍵。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知?dú)埣埠⒆有枰纳鐣?huì)及家庭的呵護(hù)。這些特殊孩子所生活的家庭和社會(huì)正是他們成長(zhǎng)環(huán)境的關(guān)鍵（key）所在。故選D。
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. system體制；B. equipment設(shè)備；C. expression表達(dá)，表現(xiàn)；D. support支持。根據(jù)破折號(hào)后的內(nèi)容可知這里表達(dá)的表現(xiàn)。這正是在公立學(xué)校里，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)了社會(huì)的充分的理解的表達(dá)（expression），故選C。
小題9:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。 A. shown表露；   B. passed通過；C. taken拿；D. changed變化。我們把知識(shí)、希望和恐懼,傳遞給下一代。這里是pass sth to sb把某個(gè)東西傳給某人，故選B。
小題10:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. tool工具；B. way方法；C. science科學(xué)；D. mirror鏡子。根據(jù)下文We can see in it the strengths, the weaknesses, the hopes, the prejudices,在任何社會(huì)里,教育都是這個(gè)社會(huì)的一面鏡子。故選D。
小題11:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. central中心的；B. extra 額外的；  C. special特別的；D. ordinary普通的。根據(jù)values of the culture itself可知這里指的是核心價(jià)值。在這面鏡子中，我們能看到教育的優(yōu)勢(shì)、弱點(diǎn)、希望、偏見以及教育文化本身的價(jià)值核心（central）所在，故選A。
小題12:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. interest利益，興趣；B. joy高興；C. surprise驚奇；D. disappointment失望。在過去的三十年中公共教育對(duì)于特殊兒童的研究表明我們的社會(huì)給予這些特殊的孩子最大的利益（interest），故選A。
小題13:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。 A. damages傷害；B. exists存在；C. shows顯示，表明；D. lacks缺乏。根據(jù)in exceptional children shown in public education可知是表明。在過去的三十年中公共教育對(duì)于特殊兒童的研究表明（shows）我們的社會(huì)給予這些特殊的孩子最大的利益，故選C。
小題14:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. kids兒童；B. adults成年人；C. teachers教師；D. citizens公民。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知指所有的公民。在我們社會(huì)中的強(qiáng)烈的感覺，那就是所有的公民（citizens），不管有什么特殊情況，都有權(quán)得到充分發(fā)展其能力的機(jī)會(huì)�！熬褪牵瑹o論自身?xiàng)l件如何，都有接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)。故選D。
小題15:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. spoken說；B. heard聽見；C. known知道；D. discussed討論。。根據(jù)“All man are created equal.”這是常說的話當(dāng)然是被聽見�！八腥硕际瞧降鹊摹！拔覀円呀�(jīng)聽過無數(shù)次，故選B。
小題16:考查連詞及語境的理解。A. When什么時(shí)候；B. Although盡管，雖然；C. If如果； D. Because因?yàn)�。根�?jù)語境可知這里是盡管的意思。盡管（Although）這句話被這個(gè)國家的締造者們用來表示在法律面前人人平等，它也被解釋為意味著平等的教育。故選B。
小題17:考查名詞及語境的理解。 A. society社會(huì)；B. leader領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者；C. law法律；D. money錢。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知法律面前平等。盡管這句話被這個(gè)國家的締造者們用來表示在法律（law）面前人人平等，它也被解釋為意味著平等的教育。故選C。
小題18:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。 A. means意味著；B. needs需要；C. damages傷害；D. changes變化。根據(jù)it has also been explained to mean equality of education.可知這就意味著接受教育的機(jī)會(huì)對(duì)于所有孩子是平等的，無論能力有限與否。故選A。
小題19:考查動(dòng)詞及語境的理解。A. refuse拒絕；B. offer提供；C. give 給；D. receive接受，收到。根據(jù)孩子們接受教育應(yīng)該用receive，這就意味著接受（receive）教育的機(jī)會(huì)對(duì)于所有孩子是平等的，無論能力有限與否。故選D。
小題20:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. school學(xué)校；   B. court法庭；C. society社會(huì)；D. office辦公室。根據(jù)常識(shí)可知最近法律規(guī)定要給予那些特殊的孩子某種特殊的權(quán)利，要求公立學(xué)校要提供教育的便利條件。這樣，學(xué)校正在給不能接受常規(guī)教育的孩子們制定相應(yīng)的課程以及提供一些便利的條件。故選B。
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Everybody cheats. Whether it’s the taxi driver who tricks a visitor and takes them the long way round, or the shop assistant who doesn’t give the correct change, or the police officer who accepts a bribe (賄賂) – everybody’s at it. Cheats in the nest include the scientist whose research was based on fake data, the game show competitors who worked with a friend in the audience or win a million pounds, and the doctor who made up his qualifications and wasn’t really a doctor at all. Everybody cheats; nobody’s playing the game.
Is cheating acceptable, a natural way of surviving and being successful? Or is it something that should be frowned on, and young people discouraged from doing? If it’s the latter how can we explain to children why so many bend the rules?
Take sport for example. The Word Cup was filled with cheating. Whether diving, pretending to be hurt or denying a handball, footballers will do anything for a free – kick or a penalty shot. France striker Henry denied cheating to win the free – kick which led to his side’s second goal in their 3 – 1 victory over Spain. Many footballers, however, are often putting it on. Whatever the nationality there’s one common ploy: the player rolls over holding their leg, ankle or head seeming to be in great pain. As a result a yellow card and / or free – kick is given for the foul and then, a few seconds later, the player is up and about as if nothing had happened ! The ref (裁判) may be taken in by it but youngsters watching the game aren’t. they also see their heroes getting away with it.
Of course it’s not just football. In 1998 the Tour de France, the world’s greatest cycling event, was hit by a drug – taking scandal (丑聞). The 40 bottles of forbidden drugs found with the Fustian team caused a massive investigation that almost caused the Tour to be abandoned. One rider, Veronique, was banned for 9 months. He claimed: “You have cheats in sport, just as you do in business – there will always be people trying to take a short cut. At least we’re not turning a blind eye to the problem, which other sports are.”
Is it all unavoidable? There’s huge pressure on all athletes to perform for their fans and for their sponsors. It’s success, money and power that rule professional sport rather than an honest at tempt to do the best one can.
Meanwhile companies around the world are losing billions of dollars to fake products. From cut price CDs and DVDs to sportswear, cheap fake products are everywhere. It has become socially acceptable to buy fake Gucci bags and illegal copies of films. If parents are doing this, their children will follow.
So perhaps it’s not surprising that around the world more pupils than ever are caught cheating during exams. In one case missing exam papers were put up for sale on the Internet. In another, widespread cheating took place by pupils using their mobile phones to receive tested answers. They blame the pressure put on them to do well in exams. It doesn’t help that their role models are also cheats. Surely we can’t complain when we’re setting such a bad example.
小題1:According to the passage, in which way can a game show player cheat?
A．By taking an indirect way.B．By gaining aid from a friend.
C．By taking forbidden drugs.D．By selling fake products.
小題2:The phrase “be frowned on”(Paragraph 2) most probably means           .
A．to be disapproved ofB．to be pushed forward
C．to be taken the place ofD．to be stuck with
小題3:The writer’s suppose for writing this passage is to         .
A．explain why people in almost every field cheat
B．complain about cheats in school education
C．persuade young people not to cheat in exams
D．blame the society for tolerating cheats
小題4:The writer mentions the example of the World Cup in Paragraph 3 in order to           .
A．show cheating is a common phenomenon nowadays
B．discuss the relationship between sport and cheating
C．explore the nature of cheating in important events
D．warn coaches and athletes of the danger of cheating
小題5:Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?
A．Exams are not a good way of testing children.
B．Children are natural cheats.
C．If adults cheat, children will cheat too.
D．Everyone including children cheats.

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Below is a selection from a popular science book.
If blood is red, why are veins (靜脈) blue?
Actually, veins are not blue at all. They are more of a clear, yellowish color. Although blood looks red when it’s outside the body, when it’s sitting in a vein near the surface of the skin, it’s more of a dark reddish purple color. At the right depth, these blood-filled veins reflect less red light than the surrounding skin, making them look blue by comparison.
Which works harder, your heart or your brain?
That kind of depends on whether you’re busy thinking or busy exercising. Your heart works up to three times harder during exercise, and shifts enough blood over a lifetime to fill a supertanker（超級(jí)油輪）. But, in the long run, your brain probably tips it, because even when you’re sitting still your brain is using twice as much energy as your heart, and it takes four to five times as much blood to feed it.
Why do teeth fall out, and why don’t they grow back in grown-ups?
Baby (or “milk”) teeth do not last long; they fall out to make bigger room for bigger, stronger adult teeth later on. Adult teeth fall out when they become damaged, decayed（腐爛）and infected by bacteria. Once this second set of teeth has grown in, you’re done. When they’re gone, they are gone. This is because nature figures you’re set for life, and what controls regrowth of your teeth switches off.
Do old people shrink（收縮）as they age?
Yes and no. Many people do get shorter as they age. But, when they do, it isn’t because they’re shrinking all over. They simply lose height as their spine (脊柱) becomes shorter and more curved due to disuse and the effect of gravity (重力). Many (but not all) men and women do lose height as they get older. Men lose an average of 3-4 cm in height as they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more. If you live to be 200 years old, would you keep shrinking till you were, like 60 cm tall, like a little boy again? No, because old people don’t really shrink! It is not that they are growing backwards—their legs, arms and backbones getting shorter. When they do get shorter, it’s because the spine has shortened a little. Or, more often, become more bent and curved.
Why does spinning make you dizzy)?
Because your brain gets confused between what you’re seeing and what you’re feeling. The brain senses that you’re spinning using special gravity-and-motion-sensing organs in your inner ear, which work together with your eyes to keep your vision balance stable. But when you suddenly stop spinning the system goes out of control, and your brain thinks you’re moving while you’re not.
Where do feelings and emotions come from?
Mostly from an ancient part of the brain called the limbic system（邊緣系統(tǒng)）. All mammals have this brain area — from mice to dogs, cats, and humans. So all mammals feel basic emotions like fear, pain and pleasure. But since human feelings also involve other, newer bits of the brain, we feel more complex emotions than any other animal on this planet.
If exercise wears you out, how can it be good for you?
Because our bodies adapt to everything we do to them. And as far as your body is concerned, it’s “use it, or lose it”! It’s not that exercise makes you healthy, it’s more that a lack of exercise leaves your body weak and easily affected by disease.  
 
小題1:What is the color of blood in a vein near the surface of the skin?
A．BlueB．Light yellow
C．Red D．Dark reddish purple
小題2:Why do some old people look a little shrunken as they age?
A．Because their spine is in active use.
B．Because they are more easily affected by gravity.
C．Because they keep growing backwards.
D．Because their spine becomes more bent.
小題3:Which of the following statements about our brain is true?
A．In the long run, our brain probably works harder than our heart.
B．When our brain senses the spinning, we will feel dizzy.
C．The brains of the other mammals are as complex as those of humans.
D．Our feelings and emotions come from the most developed area in our brain.
小題4:What is the main purpose of the selection?
A．To give advice on how to stay healthy.
B．To provide information about our body.
C．To challenge new findings in medical research.
D．To report the latest discoveries in medical science.

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Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressures(壓力) from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted(有天賦的) enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents serif their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends — they only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理學(xué)家) now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.
小題1:“Dropouts” are those who _______.
A．make troubles in and out of schools
B．go about or stay home instead of being at school
C．try hard but always fails in the exams
D．lose hope and give up some of their subjects
小題2:According to the passage, it’s necessary to teach students _______.
A．how to study wellB．how to get on with others
C．to show love and care for othersD．All above
小題3:Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．The Trouble in Japanese Schools
B．The Problems of Japanese Students
C．Education in Japan
D．The Pressures on the Students in Japan

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People diet to look more attractive．Fish diet to avoid being beaten up，thrown out of their social group，and getting eaten as a result．That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of Australian scientists．
　　The research team have discovered that subordinate(低一等的) fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors．"In studying gobies we noticed that only the largest two individuals，a male and female，had breeding（繁殖）rights within the group，" explains Marian Wong．"All other group members are nonbreeding females，each being 5-10% smaller than its next largest competitor．We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation．"
　　The reason for the size difference was easy to see．Once a subordinate fish grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor，it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group．More often than not，the evicted fish is then eaten up．
　　It appeared that the smaller fish were keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish．Whether they did so voluntarily，by restraining how much they ate，was not clear．The research team decided to do an experiment．They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened．To their surprise，the gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered，clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights，over having a feast．
　　The discovery challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group．Previously it was thought that large individuals simply used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves，so keeping their competitors small．
　　While the habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious，Dr．Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is important to understand how hierarchical（等級(jí)的）societies remain stable．
　　The research has proved the fact that voluntary dieting is a habit far from exclusive to humans．"As yet，we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature，" the researchers comment．"Data on human dieting suggests that，while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness，rarely does it improve long-term health and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females' own ideal．"
小題1:When a goby grows to within 5-10% of the size of its larger competitor，it _________．
A．leaves the group itselfB．has breeding rights
C．eats its competitorD．faces danger
小題2:The underlined words "the evicted fish" in Paragraph 3 refer to _________．
A．the fish beaten up B．the fish driven away
C．the fish found outD．the fish fattened up
小題3:The experiment showed that the smaller fish _________．
A．fought over a feastB．preferred some extra food
C．challenged the boss fishD．went on diet willingly
小題4:What is the text mainly about?
A．Fish dieting and human dieting．B．Dieting and health．
C．Human dieting．D．Fish dieting．

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