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Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity(好奇). Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a chlassroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary(薪水) and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “now that we’ve finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper(蚱蜢) eat? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”

This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, dults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical(符合邏輯的), complete and creative answers.

Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good”. These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior(行為). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussion is over. Instead, keep things going by saying “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.

Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn’t make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target(目標) for your disagreement.

Lastly, show; don’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass(放大鏡), and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates(蒸發(fā)), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.

57. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is ________.

   A. to let them see the world around             B. to share the children’s curiosity

   C. to explain difficult phrases about science      D. to supply the children with lab equipment

58. In the last sentece of the first paragraph, the word “l(fā)ists” could best be replaced by “________”.

   A. any questions                            B. any problems

   C. questions from textbooks                   D. any number of questions

59. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults ________.

   A. ask them to answer quickly              B. wait for one or two seconds after a question

   C. tell them to answer the next day          D. wait at least for three seconds after a question

60. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity except that adults should ________.

   A. tell their children stories instead of reciting(背誦) facts

   B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves

   C. be patient enough when their children answer questions

   D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own

二、單項填空：（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

 6. –What’s your new neighbour like?

   --________.

   A. A doctor                                B. Forty-five years old

   C. Tall and handsome                        D. He likes classical music very much

23. The government have realized the use the returnees make ______ the experience and skills ________while living abroad.

A. of, gained      B. of, gain            C. for, gained      D. up, gain

32. “John, let us slip into our beds, and be there when Mother comes in, just as if we _______ away”, said Wendy.

A. have never been  　B. will never be　 C. was never 　　D. had never been

完形填空：

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. When she heard her daddy say to her  36  mother with whispered desperation（絕望）, “  37  a miracle（奇跡） can save him now”, the little girl went to her bedroom and took out her piggy bank. She   38  all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Then she   39  her way six blocks to the local drugstore（藥店）.

“And what do you want?” asked the chemist.

“It’s   40  my little brother,”  the girl answered back. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a   41   . His name is Andrew and he has something  42  growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him.”

“We don’t   43   miracles here, child I’m sorry,” the chemist said, smiling   44  at the little girl.

In the shop was a   45  customer. He stooped (彎腰) down and asked the little girl, “What kind of miracle does your brother   46   ?”

“I don’t know,” she replied “He’s really sick and mommy says he needs   47   . But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought my  48   .”

“How much do you have?” asked the man.

“One dollar and eleven cents,   49  I can try and get some more,”  she answered quietly.

“Well, what a coincidence（巧合）,”  smiled the man.  “A dollar and eleven cents — the   50  price of a miracle for little brothers.  51  me to where you live. I want to see your brother and   52  your parents.”

That well dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon（外科醫(yī)生）. The operation was completed without   53  and it wasn’t long before Andrew was   54

again and doing well.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost ... one dollar and eleven cents …plus the   55  of a little child.

36．A．tearful      B．hopeful     C．helpless    D．kind

37．A．Simply     B．Just   C．Only D．More than

38．A．drew B．pulled       C．put    D．poured

39．A．followed   B．made C．took  D．found

40．A．to     B．a(chǎn)s      C．for    D．on

41．A．hope B．doctor      C．favor D．miracle

42．A．bad   B．small C．extra D．impossible

43．A．have  B．offer C．sell    D．store

44．A．gently      B．sadly C．strangely   D．coldly

45．A．well dressed     B．kind hearted     C．well behaved    D．good looking

46．A．have  B．need  C．care   D．like

47．A．a(chǎn) doctor    B．a(chǎn) surgeon  C．a(chǎn)n operation     D．a(chǎn) kindness

48．A．savings     B．wishes      C．ideas D．suggestions

49．A．since B．a(chǎn)s      C．a(chǎn)fter  D．but

50．A．same B．exact C．proper      D．necessary

51．A．Show       B．Help  C．Take  D．Follow

52．A．help  B．encourage C．persuade   D．meet

53．A．difficulty  B．delay C．charge      D．result

54．A．happy       B．well  C．strong       D．home

55． A．cleverness      B．faith  C．courage    D．devotion

Sleeping in on Saturday after a few weeks of too little shuteye may feel refreshing, but it can give a false sense of security.

New research shows long-term sleep loss cannot be cured that easily. Scientists researched the effects of short- and long-term sleep loss and found that those who suffer long-term sleep loss may function normally soon after waking up, but experience steadily slower reaction times as the day goes by, even if they had tried to catch up the previous night.

The research has important safety significances in an increasingly busy society, not just for shift-workers but for the roughly one in six Americans who regularly get six hours or less of sleep a night.

“We know that staying awake 24 hours without sleep will affect your performance to do all sorts of things, and this effect equals to drinking too much when driving,” said lead researcher Dr. Daniel Cohen of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital. But when those who suffer long-term sleep loss become all-nighters, “the harm is increased ten times,” Cohen said.

The National Institutes of Health says adults need seven hours to nine hours of sleep for good health. Regularly getting too little sleep increases the risk of health problems, including memory impairment and a weakened immune system. More immediately, too little sleep affects reaction times; sleepiness is to blame for car crashes and other accidents.

It has critically important complicated and unexpected results for anyone who works “crazy hours” and thinks they are performing fine with a few hours of weeknight sleep, said Harris, director at New York’s Montefiore Medical Center. “Don’t think you can just bank up your sleep on the weekend, because it doesn’t work that way,” he warned.

61. The text mainly advises people ______.

A. to sleep more time                          B. to sleep in on Saturday

C. to sleep scientifically                      D. to sleep little on weekend

62. People with long-term sleep loss ______.

A. are quicker in thinking                   B. may feel refreshed soon after waking up

C.are surely energetic                         D. can have a strong sense of security

63. What can we learn from the text?

A. Most of the Americans get six hours or less of sleep a night.

B. Staying up is worse for those who suffer long-term sleep loss.

C.Traffic accidents have little to do with sleepiness.

D. One in six Americans are all-nighters.

64. Which of the following is the immediate effect of long-term sleep loss?

A. Health problems                             B. Immune system

C. Reaction times                               D. Memory impairment

65. The underlined phrase “bank up” in the last paragraph most probably means ____.

A. pile up               B. pick up              C. add up                     D. build up

                                (C)

    My first performance in front of an audience was coming up soon.

    I tried as hard as I could to remain calm, but my heart was racing. I stared down at my sweat-covered, shaking hands.

    I looked up again at the audience, realizing that these were real people. They were not just my mum and dad, who would say, “Good job!” even if I messed up the entire piece.

    What if I had the wrong music? What if I played the wrong notes?

    As it turned out, I was never able to answer these questions because the spotlight (聚光燈) was waiting for me. I grasped my hands tightly together, drying off the sweat.

    Slowly I walked to the mud-brown piano in the center of the room. It contained 88 demanding keys, which were waiting impatiently to be played. I swallowed the golf-ball-sized lump (隆起部分) in my throat and sat down. Slowly, I opened the music. Next, I rested my still shaking hands on the ivory (象牙色的) keys.

    As my fingers played across the keys, I was becoming more unsure of my preparation for this moment. But the memory of my years of training came flooding back. I knew that I had practiced this piece so many times that I could play it backwards if requested.

    Although at one point I accidentally played two keys instead of the intended one, I continued to move my fingers automatically (自動地).

    My eyes burned holes into (were fixed on) the pages in front of me.

    There was no way that I was going to lose my concentration. To keep this to myself, I leaned forward and focused carefully on the music.

    When I came to the end of the page, a warning went off inside my head: DON’T MAKE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU TURN THE PAGE!

    Needless to say, I obeyed myself with all my heart and mind. And, proud of my “page-turning” feat (技藝), I finished the rest of the piece without making a single mistake.

    After the final note died away, a celebration went into action inside my head. I had finished. I had mastered the impossible.

59. The author was nervous before the performance because _______.

    A. his or her mother and father weren’t present

    B. the strong spotlight was shining onto the stage

    C. he or she hadn’t mastered the entire piece

    D. he or she had never performed in public before

60. The underlined phrase “mess up” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

    A. put into disorder       B. forget about       C. stop halfway      D. do well in

61. The author _________.

    A. didn’t make any mistake in the performance

    B. felt better at the beginning of the performance

    C. paid all attention to nothing but his / her performance

    D. lost his / her concentration sometimes during the performance

62. What did the author feel about his / her performance?

    A. He / She thought it was comfortable and successful.

    B. He / She thought it was very difficult but successful.

    C. He / She thought he / she had never made a mistake during the performance.

    D. He / She thought he / she played through the piece carefully but light-heartedly.

第二卷（非選擇題  共50分）

第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

       第一節(jié)  短文改錯（共10小題，每小題1.5分；滿分15分）

       此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤。對標有題號的每一行作出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫一個勾（√），如果有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下列情況改正：

       該行多一個詞：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并且也用斜線劃掉。

       該行缺一個詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

       該行錯一個詞：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

       注意：原行沒有錯的不要改。

       When Jack bowed to others, he always did it much too quick.                  66．____________          

They didn't need wait long before he finished nodding his head.                      67．____________          

So he was often blamed for no manner. Then a warm－h(huán)earted man                68．____________          

teaches him, "When you bow to somebody next time, you can count                69．____________          

the January, February, March, until December. Then you can lift                            70．____________          

your body. Thus, the ceremony will almost be perfect."                                   71．____________   

       The next day, he met his uncle, and he did like the man told                        72．____________          

him to. The bow was so long that it soon made his uncle escape in a                73．____________          

surprised look. When Jack looked down, he found his uncle gone.                   74．____________          

So he asked a passerby, "In which month did she go away?"                                  75．____________          

8．For us Senior Three students, believing that our hard work will___can strengthen our confidence.

       A．pay off                   B．take off                  C．set off                    D．put off

   Nowadays teachers tend to be more dependent on ________ is thought to be a great teaching aid—the computer.

A. that                  B. which                      C. what                             D. as