About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table．I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation．At one point the woman asked: “So, how have you been?” And the boy, who could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been a little depressed lately．”

       This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing．As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school．

       The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years．Children don’t seem childlike anymore．Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to．

       Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different．Childhood as it once was no longer exists, why?

       Human development is based not only on innate（天生） biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge．Movement from one social rote（生搬硬套） to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status．Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders．

       In the last 30 years, however, a secret-revelation（揭示） machine has been brought in 98 percent of American homes．It is called television．Television passes information to all viewers alike, indiscriminately （不加區(qū)分地）．Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures．

       Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access．Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbol that must be memorized and practices．Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials．

1．Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world______________．

       A．through contact with society

       B．naturally and by biological instinct （本能）

       C．gradually and under guidance

       D．through exposure to social information

2．The phenomenon that today’s children seem adult like is due to ____________．

       A．the widespread influence of television

       B．the poor arrangement of teaching content

       C．the fast pace of human intellectual development

       D．the constantly rising standard of living

3．Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?

       A．It enables children to gain more social information．

       B．It develops children’s interest in reading and writing．

       C．It helps children to memorize and practice more．

       D．It can control what children are to learn．

4．What does the author think of the change in today’s children?

       A．He feels amused by their premature （早熟） behavior．

       B．He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note．

       C．He considers it a positive development．

       D．He seems to be upset about it．

Out of the crowded bus ____________ , who was dressde in a black suit and waved to a woman．

       A．a(chǎn) tall man in his thirties stepped     B．stepped a tall man in his thirties

       C．did a tall man is his thirties step     D．did a tall man step in his thirties

. --- Will Wednesday or Thursday_____ you?

             --- Either will _______.

    A. fit,be                       B. fit, OK                     C. suit, all right             D. suit, do

 ―These necklaces are fantastic! Jack, what about _______ with red stones?

―Mmm, I don’t know, but why not try _______ on?

A. one; it                      B. it; that                      C. the one; it                 D. that; one

. —--When Lily fainted, we could have turned to your father for help.

   —--Yes, sending her to hospital _________ necessary.

A. hadn’t been                     B. wasn’t                  C. wouldn’t be           D. weren’t

第三部分 閱讀技能 (共三節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié) 閱讀理解 （共12小題；每小題2分，滿分24分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

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  The following is a timetable in Shanghai Pudong International Airport．

1 A man wants to take Flight 178 to Tokyo. Which gate should he go to?

A. 14             B. 28        C. 21          D. 18

2. Lisa is at gate 23. Where is she going?

A. Paris            B. Beijing           C. Tokyo         D. New York

3. Now it’s 10: 40. Mary is at gate 20. Which airline’s plane will she take?

A. British Airways   B. Japanese Airlines    C. Pan American  D. Air Canada

4. Gate _______ is the busiest among all these gates.  

A. 23              B. 18               C. 24            D. 15

SINGAPORE - Singapore on Thursday stuck to its I8-year ban on the import and sale of chewing gum (口香糖), which has become an international symbol of the city-state's image as a strict society.                                     

    "The government stands by its decision to ban chewing gum. Chewing gum has not been a significant problem since that ban took effect, there have been concerns that lifting the ban on chewing gum could result in chewing gum litter and weaken ongoing efforts to control littering." Maliki Osman, parliamentary secretary at the Ministry of National Development, told parliament.

    Osman said as the reason for the imposition (強迫接受) of the ban is still suitable,  "the government's position is that the ban shall remain." He was responding to a question in parliament from Denise Phua, a fellow member of the ruling People's Action Party who argued that the ban had been used to criticize its tough governance laws.

    "I think this ban ... now needs a re-thinking. Surely Singapore will not consider banning sweets because of sweet wrapper litter or ice-cream stick litter," she said.

    Singapore, known worldwide for its high-quality clean image, banned the import and sale of chewing gum in 1992 in a bid to cope with the problem of people sticking the gum on chairs, tables, lifts and other public areas.

    One of the key reasons for the ban had been the disturbance of services on Singapore's subway train system because of chewing gum being stuck on the doors and causing delays. Singapore partially lifted the ban in 2004 by allowing the sale of chewing gum used for health reasons, such as dental health gum, after the conclusion of a US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

Australian tourist Hazel Lane, 48, said keeping the ban on chewing gum was sure Singaporeans wouldn't want to spoil their "ridiculous" and she told AFP that she's own environment and their own image. Angel Wong, 34, a tourist from Hong Kong, however, welcomed the news. She said,  "I come from a country that doesn't have the ban and there's always chewing gum all over the floor, To me the ban doesn't change my image of Singapore so it’s a good thing because it keeps the environment clean."

1. The ban on the import and sale of chewing gum was started in 1992 ______.

     A. when people began to buy the gum everywhere

     B. to bid to stop people sticking the gum in the public

     C. because the gum delayed the subway

     D. when the country was in a bid to show its city-state's clean image

2. What can we learn about the ban according to Maliki Osman?

     A. The government will keep it ongoing forever.

     B. It will lead to littering the chewing gum everywhere.

     C. More and more concerns about the ban will make chewing gum out of control

     D. Banning chewing gum is still one of the important jobs of the government now.

3. According to what Denise Phua said in paragraph 4, we can know that she ______.

     A. would say yes to the ban

     B. would think more about the ban again

     C. would like the government to take the ban on second thought

     D. argued that the ban should be cancelled

4. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

     A. whether the ban needs changing or not has become a problem to be discussed

     B. Singapore's subway train system was delayed by chewing gum

     C. chewing gum will soon be banned in many countries

     D. only the ban has led to the friendly environment in Singapore

5. What's the main idea of the last paragraph?

     A. There is such a ban in China and Australia.

     B. Different people have their own ideas about the ban.

     C. The ban is either welcomed by China or by Australia.

     D. The ban does good to keep the environment clean.

SECTION C

Directions: Write an English composition according to the picture below.

Attention：

1、 Finish the composition with no less than 120 words

2、 Any real information related to the examinee and the school is not allowed to be mentioned in the composition

Vocabulary for reference: 跳房子：play hopscotch

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 Your uncle seems to be a good driver；______, I wouldn’t dare to travel in his car.

A. even so          B. even though        C. therefore        D. so

Why not ______ your potential that is hidden in your body? That will be your only chance.

   A. to release            B. release                     C. releasing           D. released