5．When I was eight，Alex came to our school，（61）whose parents divorced．His clothes and hairstyle（62）were（be） old-fashioned．Some of the children teased him about these things，but I didn't，because I felt sorry（63）for him．
    One day a group of us had a game of football on（64）the way to school．One of the（65）oldest（old） boys pushed me and I fell over and（66）tore（tear） my jeans so badly that I had to go home（67）to change（change）．I arrived very late for school．I expected（68）to be scolded（scold） for it，but nothing happened．
    After class，the teacher talked about the incident and told me to be careful in the future．I asked how he knew about it．He said，"Alex told me what happened and gave me a detailed（69）description（describe） of it．"
    That afternoon I walked home with Alex and thanked him for what he had done．（70）Unlikepeople said about Alex，I knew he was a true friend．

4．From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation．When children are little we make them read aloud，before the teacher and other children，so that we can be sure they"know"all the words they are reading．This means that when they don't know a word，they are going to make a mistake，right in front of everyone．After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years，I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books，and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously．
    One day soon after school had started，I said to them，"Now I'm going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before．I would like you to read a lot of books this year，but I want you to read them only for pleasure．I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not．If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it，that's enough for me．Also I'm not going to ask you what words mean．"
    The children sat surprised and silent．Was this a teacher talking？One girl，who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time，looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished．Then，still looking at me，she said slowly and seriously，"Mr Holt，do you really mean that？"I said just as seriously，"I mean every word of it．"
    During the spring she really astonished me．One day，she was reading at her desk．From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was．I said to myself，"It can't be，"and went to take a closer look．Sure enough，she was reading Moby Dick，in the edition with woodcuts．I said，"Don't you find parts of it rather heavy going？"She answered，"Oh，sure，but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part．"
    This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is，an exciting，joyous adventure．Find something，dive into it，take the good parts，skip the bad parts，get what you can out of it，go on to something else．How different is our mean-spirited，picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of"understanding"that can be dug out of a book．
29．According to the passage，children's fear and dislike of books may result fromD．
A．reading little and thinking little      
B．reading often and adventurously
C．being made to read too much     
D．being made to read aloud before others
30．Upon hearing the teacher's talk，the children probably felt thatC．
A．it sounded stupid
B．it was not surprising at all
C．it sounded too good to be true
D．it was no different from other teachers'talk
31．Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．She skipped over those easy parts while reading．
B．She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks．
C．She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books．
D．She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school．

3．One day when I was 12，my mother gave me an order：I was to walk to the public library，and borrow at least one book for the summer．This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem-inability to read．
    In the library，I found my way into the"Children's Room．"I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random．The cover of a book caught my eye．It presented a picture of a beagle．I had recently had a beagle，the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child．He was my secret sharer，but one morning，he was gone，given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him．I never forgot my beagle．
    There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked like my dog．I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover．My eyes ran across the title，Amos，the Beagle with a Plan．Unknowingly，I had read the title．Without opening the book，I borrowed it from the library for the summer．
    Under the shade of a bush，I started to read about Amos．I read very，very slowly with difficulty．Though pages were turned slowly，I got the main idea of the story about a dog who，like mine，had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home．That dog was my dog，and I was the little boy in the book．At the end of the story，my mind continued the final scene of reunion，on and on，until my own lost dog and I were，in my mind，running together．
    My mother's call returned me to the real world．I suddenly realized something：I had read a book，and I had loved reading that book．Everyone knew I could not read．But I had read it．Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them．
    I never told my mother about my amazing experience that summer，but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year．And years later，she was proud that her son had read thousands of books，was awarded a PhD in literature，and authored his own books，articles，poetry and fiction．The power of the words has held．
25．The author's mother told him to borrow a book in order toC．
A．encourage him to do more walking          
B．let him spend a meaningful summer               
C．help cure him of his reading problem       
D．make him learn more about weapons
26．The book caught the author's eye becauseB．
A．it contained pretty pictures of animals          
B．it reminded him of his own dog
C．he found its title easy to understand        
D．he liked children's stories very much
27．What can be inferred from the last paragraph？A
A．The author has become a successful writer．
B．The author's mother read the same book．
C．The author's mother rewarded him with books．
D．The author has had happy summers ever since．
28．Which one could be the best title of the passage？A
A．The Charm of a Book                  
B．Mum's Strict Order
C．Reunion with My Beagle               
D．My Passion for Reading．

2．The clock has juststuck（敲響） three．

1．Christmas Eve was tomorrow．I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree．It was the only thing I wanted．I had been dropping hintsto my parents．I love taking photos．My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom's old camera．I'm always trying to capture（捕捉） those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene，but my camera has always seemed to fall short．
I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning，so I went on a hunt in my mom's room．I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor-a big pink cat．I felt so disappointed．
Mom seemed to notice that，and she tried to cheer me up．"Stacy，I got your present today．I am so excited to surprise you!""I can't wait，"I said．The next day I couldn't wait any longer．I needed to tell her．
"Mom，may I talk to you for a second？"
"Sure，dear．What do you need to talk about？"she asked．
And so it came-how upset I was that I was getting a cat．
"Stacy，that cat is for your sister Julia!"she said with a smile．
"Then what am I getting？"I asked．
She just smiled．"You'll have to wait and see．"
Next morning，I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree．I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find…
My camera!"Thank you!"I said to both Dad and Mom．
Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia，Mom and me．It has become one of my favorite pictures．Just on that Christmas morning，I took lots of photos with my camera-my little sister making a face，my parents giving me a soft smile-and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me：LOVE．

21．The underlined phrase"dropping hints"in Paragraph 1meansC．
A．talking often B．sending presents C．suggesting indirectlyD．taking pictures
22．Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first？C
A．Her mother couldn't understand her at all．
B．Her mother didn't buy her any Christmas gift．
C．She mistook her sister's Christmas gift for hers．
D．She didn't find her present in her mom's room．
23．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．her mother bought Stacy a big pink cat
B．her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted
C．Stacy thought it's OK to have an old camera
D．Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas Eve
24．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．A Christmas gift as wished 
B．Love is more important than gifts
C．A wonderful Christmas
D．Love cannot be bought．

20．盡管天氣很冷，但他們在唱歌跳舞，以保持高漲的情緒．
They were singing and dancing tokeepuptheir high spirits though it was very cold．

19．Although her English is a little hard to understand，we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our own family．

18．Making a film takes a long time and is very hard work．Writing the story for the film may take many weeks．Shooting （拍攝） the film often takes at least six months．Actors and camera men work from very early in the morning until late at night．Each scene has to be acted and reacted，filmed and refilmed，until it is just fine．Sometimes the same scene has to be acted many times．
The film studio is like a large factory，and the indoor stages are very big indeed．Scenery of all kinds is made in the studio．Churches，houses，and forests are all built of wood and cardboard．Several hundred people work together to make one film．Some of these people are the actors and actresses．The director of the film，however，is the most important person in a film studio．He decides how the scenes should be filmed and how the actors should act．
Most people go to see a film because they know the film stars are in it．Sometimes the film may be very poor．It is best to choose a film made by a good director．Some famous directors make their films very real； people feel that they themselves are among the people in the films．
6．The main idea of the first paragraph in the passage isD．
A．Writing the story for the film is difficult
B．Shooting the film takes a long time
C．Actors work very hard
D．Making a film is not easy
7．The director of a filmC．
A．says how only one scene should be filmed
B．tells the actors and actresses how they should not act
C．is the most important person in a film studio
D．a(chǎn)ll the above
8．Which of the following statements is NOT true？C
A．Writing the story for the film is a part of making a film．
B．The indoor stages in the film studio are very big．
C．All of the people in film making are actors and actresses．
D．Shooting the film often takes many months．
9．The underlined word"poor"meansD．
A．having no money        
B．not rich in imagination
C．pitiful for poor people    
D．not worth seeing
10．The best title for the passage is"D"．
A．Writing the Story             
B．Actors and Actresses
C．A Director of the film          
D．Making a Film．

17．If you were to come up with a list of organizations whose failures had done the most damage to the American economy in recent years，you would probably have to start with the Wall Street firms that brought us the financial crisis．From there，you might move on to the automakers in Detroit．
But I would suggest that the list should also include a less obvious nominee：public education．
At its top level，the American system of higher education may be the best in the world．Yet in terms of its core mission---turning teenagers into educated college graduates---much of the system is failing．
The United States does a good job enrolling（招生）teenagers in college，but only half of the students who enroll end up with a bachelor's degree．
So identifying the causes of the college dropout crisis in the world's largest economy matters enormously，and a new book called"Crossing the Finish Line"tries to do precisely that．Its authors are economists William Bowen and Michael McPherson，and a doctoral candidate Matthew Chingos．The first problem they diagnose is something they call under-matching．It refers to students who choose not to attend the best college they can get into．They instead go to a less selective one，perhaps one that is closer to home or less expensive．About half of the low-income students with a grade-point average of at least 3.5in high school and an SAT score of at least 1，200do not attend the best college they could have．"I was really astonished by the degree to which well-qualified students from poor families under-matched，"said Mr．Bowen．
In fact，well-off students attend the colleges that do the best job of producing graduates．Meanwhile，lower-income students--even when they are better qualified-often go to colleges that excel（擅長）in producing drop-outs．"It's really a waste，"Mr．Bowen said，"and a big problem for the country．"As the authors point out，the only way to lift the college graduation rate significantly is to lift it among poor and working-class students．Instead，it appears to have fallen．
What can be done？Money is clearly part of the answer．
32．Which of the following would people first think of as a factor responsible for the American financial crisis according to this passage？D
A．The government．
B．Public education．
C．The Detroit automakers．
D．The Wall Street firms．
33．What is a big problem with American higher education？B
A．It is hard to enroll enough students into college．
B．Many colleges are experiencing low rate of graduation．
C．Many college students stay away from classes．
D．It is hard for many colleges to get financial aid from the government．
34．Why do some students under--match？A
A．Because they have financial difficulty．
B．Because they face ambition crisis．
C．Because they lack confidence．
D．Because they can't get guidance．
35．The passage is mainly aboutC．
A．problems with secondary American education and possible solutions
B．America's financial crisis，its cause and influence
C．low rate of American college graduation，its cause and its influence
D．relationship between American education and its economy．

16．He shut the doorviolently（violence） and ran away．