We are not twins, but we are very much _____. People often mistake one for another.

A. like                                                            B. alike

C. unlike                                               D. likely

— Did you attend the meeting?

   — I would have known the news if I       it.

   A. had attended       B. attended        C. should attend      D. would attend

    On the outside Betsy Lueth’s school looks like any other in Minneapolis. Yet inside, it is

Yinghua Academy, a public school where elementary（小學(xué)）students study subjects ranging from

math to American history in Chinese.

    Yinghua, the first such immersion（沉浸式）program in the Midwest is on the leading edge of

a movement that in recent years has seen Chinese language programs spread rapidly throughout the U.S.

The idea behind Yinghua is to introduce kids to the language and culture as early as possible ideally, before age 12. kindergarteners and first graders are taught in Chinese and a single period of English is introduced in second grade. By sixth grade, kids are learning half in English and half in Chinese, with the expectation of fluency in both. In Yinghua’s classrooms, the walls are covered not with ABCs but with pictures and Chinese characters.

There are many challenges at Yinghua. Most teachers come from Taiwan or mainland China, and cultural misunderstandings are very common. Lueth’s teachers are learning to be tolerant of local customs –as well as a lot more parental input than they are used to. “In China, teachers are respected. They are not questioned,” says Luyi Lien, Yinghua’s Taiwan-born director. “In America, parents are more expressive of their opinions.”

Research has shown that in the long run, immersion programs can provide benefits, including more flexible, creative thinking. Though students from the programs fall behind for a few years in English, by fifth grade they perform as well as or better than their monolingual（單語言）peers on standardized reading and math tests. For multicultural families, the psychological help can also be important. Lueth , a former teacher, co-founded the school as a way to expose her adopted Chinese daughter Lucy to her native culture. Lucy used to be annoyed when cousins asked why her skin color was different from theirs; before she started at Yinghua, she resisted exploring anything related to China. Now, Lueth says, Lucy proudly answers her cousins, “Yeah ,I was born in China.”

60．Yinghua is different from other schools in Minneapolis in the way that        .

       A．it offers subjects to students mostly in Chinese

       B．its language program is popular in the U.S.A

       C．kids there begin to learn Chinese at the age of 12

       D．its students learn subjects half in English and half in Chinese

61．One of the challenges at Yinghua is that       .

       A．most parents do not respect its teachers

       B．teachers need to get used to the local culture

       C．its students are mostly from nontraditional families

       D．there is misunderstanding between teachers and students

62．We can learn from the last paragraph that immersion program        .

       A．enables students pass tests more easily

       B．benefits students in learning psychology

       C．helps some students accept the local customs

       D．contributes to the better development of students

63．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

      A．Teachers in Yinghua have difficulty in understanding the local culture.

       B．Parents are discouraged to speak out their opinions of the school in Yinghua.

       C．The students in Yinghua are expected to speak English and Chinese fluently.

       D．Yinghua is the first school in the USA to introduce Chinese culture to students.

What can be found in the two recent studies?

One showed that adults are much more cooperative if they work in a system based on rewards．Researchers at Harvard University in the United States and the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden did the study, which appeared last month in the journal Science．They had about two hundred college students play a version of the game known as the Prisoner's Dilemma．The game is based on the tension between the interests of an individual and a group．The students played in groups of four．Each player could win points for the group, so they would all gain equally．But each player could also reward or punish each of the other three players, at a cost to the punisher．Harvard researcher David Rand says the most successful behavior proved to be cooperation （合作）．The groups that rewarded most earned about twice as much in the game as the groups that rewarded least．And the more a group punished itself, the lower its earnings．The group with the most punishment earned twenty-five percent less than the group with the least punishment．

The other study referred to children, which was presented last month in California at a conference on violence and abuse．Researchers used intelligence tests given to two groups．More than eight hundred children were ages two to four the first time they were tested．More than seven hundred children were ages five to nine．The two groups were retested four years later, and the study compared the results with the first test．Both groups contained children whose parents used physical punishment and children whose parents did not．The study says the IQs ?or intelligence quotients—of the younger children who were not spanked were five points higher than those who were．In the older group, the difference was almost three points．Murray Strauss from the University of New Hampshire' worked with Mallie Paschall from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation．Professor Strauss has written extensively about physical punishment of children．He says the more they are spanked, the slower their mental development．He also looked at average IQs in other nations and found them lower where spanking was more common．

72．We can learn from the passage that ____．

       A．the first study began last month at Harvard University in America

       B．the Prisoner's Dilemma is a game that can teach you how to be cooperative

       C．the study on the IQs of children was carried out by Professor Murray Strauss

       D．Professor Mallie has done lots of researches on family violence

73．What study method was adopted in the two recent studies according to the passage?

       A．Observation．        B．Questionnaire．      C．Conclusion． D．Experiment．

74．The underlined word "spanked" in the third paragraph refers to ____．

       A．scolded constantly       B．punished physically

       C．praised frequendy           D．rewarded mentally

75．Which of the following charts is TRUE according to the passage?

—Do you think the weather is good enough for the picnic?

       —Yes．You couldn't hope for ____ day at this time of the year．

       A．a(chǎn) nice     B．the nice  C．a(chǎn) nicer    D．the nicest

           the rides at the Headland, visitors can take the shuttle to the Lowland.

   A. Enjoying      B. Enjoy      C. Having enjoyed     D. Having been enjoyed

 --- Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

   --- Yes.      , I’m going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

A. If ever       B. If busy       C. If anything       D. If possible

Only after you have known someone for some time      producers his real worth.

       A．you begin B．do you begin    C．you do begin    D．begin you

Such a great event __________ that it will attract governments and people from across the world to Shanghai．

      A．is World Expo 2010                          B．World Expo 2010 is

      C．has World Expo 2010 been                  D．World Expo 2010 has been

Hawaii’s Big Island

Nickname：          Hawaii’s Island of Adventure

Size：                   4，028 square miles

Population：        148，677．The most heavily populated areas are Hilo on the east side and

Kailua——Kona on the west．

Temperature：       Averages between 71°F and 77°F year round (expect the mercury (水銀

柱)to drop at higher heights)

Highest Peak：      Mauna kea，13，796 feet

Agriculture：        Hawaii’s agricultural products are mainly grown and processed On the Big

Island，including coffee，macadamia nuts and papaya．

Lodging：          9，655 rooms total；Nightly rates range from$35 to$5，000．

Airports：             Hilo International Airport on the east side and Kona International Airport on

the west side．

Rental Cars：       All of the nationally known rental car companies have locations at Hilo

International and Kona International Airports as well as numerous resorts．In

addition，Hilo，Kona and the major resort areas are serviced by taxis．

Resources：         Call(800)648—2441 to order a video poster，brochures and maps from

                         the Big Island Visitors Bureau．See WWW．Bigisland，org for updated

                           information．

Shopping：           The large shopping centers are in Hilo，Kona，Waimea and the Kohala Coast.

49．The passage is intended to be read by                

      A．tourists                       B．businessmen                C．students   D．immigrants

50．The average population per square mile on the island is about          ．

    A．28                              B．32                              C．44           D．37

51．What does the underlined part“expect the mercury(水銀柱)to drop at higher heights ” mean?

    A．Things are easy to lose weight at higher places．

    B．Dropping things from higher places is expected．

    C．Temperature is expected to be lower at higher places．

    D．Temperature is expected to be higher at higher places．

52．Which is NOT mentioned as a traffic means to get around the Big Island?

      A．By train．                                       B．By air．

      C．By rental car．                             D．By taxi．