On average , American kids aged 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school , eight hours more than they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet. Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls half that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% in 1981 to 25% today.
“Children are affected by the same time crunch that affects their parents”，says Sandra Hoferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says , is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless , children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents , 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast , children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)
All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself , ” says T. Berry Brazelton , professor at Harvard Medical School. Unstructured play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to negotiate their relationships with their peers, but kids aged 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaging in it.
The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that , believe it or not , was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren5t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts
to get kids more interested in books ,
Let’s face it—who’s got the time?
the children spent just over an hour a week reading.
28. What does the underlined phrase “he same time crunch” mean?
A. Both parents and children have trouble managing their time. B. Children are not taken good care of by their working parents. C. Children have little time to play with their parents. D. Both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time. 29. According to the author, how can a child develop better?
A. By spending plenty of time reading and studying. B. By spending more time participating in school activities. C. By playing with his peers in his own way.
D. By enjoying freedom to interact with his working parents. 30. What may be the author’s worry regarding kids aged 3 to 12?
A. They are engaged in more and more structured activities. B. They are increasingly neglected by their working mothers. C. They are involved less and less in household work.
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D. They are spending more and more time watching TV. 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. After-class activities promote children’s intelligence. B. Mott parents believe reading to be beneficial to children. C. Efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful. D. Most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off.
D
Hardly does a week go by without some advance in technology that would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. And we can expect the rate of change to accelerate rather than slow down within our lifetime. The developments in technology are bound to have a dramatic effect on the future work. By 2020, new technology will have completely revolutionized communications. You can see that people have already transmitted messages down telephone lines that were previously sent by post. Not only postmen but also clerks and secretaries will vanish in a paper-free society. All the routine tasks they perform will be carried out on a tiny silicon chip so that they will be as obsolete(已废弃的）as the horse and cart after the invention of the motorcar. One change will make thousands, if not millions, redundant.
Even people in traditional professions, where expert knowledge has been the key, are unlikely to escape the effects of new technology. Instead of going to a solicitor, you might go to a computer that is
programmed with
all the most up-to-date legal
information. Doctors, too, will find that an electronic competitor will be able to carry out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient courses of treatment. In education , teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines far more knowledgeable than any human being. Most learning will take created where they can make friends and develop social skills.
32. What will happen to the rate of change in technology within our lifetime?
A. It will remain the same. C. It will speed up.
A. People needn’t telephone each other.
B . The present postal system will have disappeared . C. People will no longer send letters.
D. The postmen will have been replaced by other people. 34. What does the underlined word “vanish” mean?
A. Increase.
B. Decrease.
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place at home via
video conferencing. Children will still go to school though , until another place is
B. It will slow down. D. It can not be predicted.
33. What does the writer expect for the new technology by 2020?
C. Appear.
A. Doctors won’t be efficient anymore.
D . Disappear .
35. What will be the possible effect of new technology?
B. Professionals won5t be affected by new technology. C. Computers cannot replace lawyers. D. Some experts will lose jobs in the future. 第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项 为多余选项。
If you plan to attend a foreign university, how can you achieve the best? 36 But what are courses in foreign colleges like? And how do you choose the right ones? Here，we take a look at the aspects a student should take into consideration.
College requirements
Before you decide to look for the classes that interest you，you must pay attention to your college’s requirements. 37 Questions to ask yourself include things such as whether the college has a core curriculum (核心课程）or how many credits (学分）you need in order to graduate.
Advisor suggestions
If the answers aren’t clear to you, you should consider scheduling an appointment with your advisor. It would be a good idea to contact your advisor as early as possible. Each one is usually paired with a few students. 38
39 Last but not
least , ask your peers for advice. Whatever you do，always remember
to gather as much information about your prospective (未来的）professors as possible. If you’re interested in a class, you had better prepare in advance. 40 They have taken classes with that professor before. Not only does this give you an idea of what to expect from the professor and their style，but this opportunity also allows you to make new friends.
A. Preparations include communicating with classmates and previewing lessons. B. Taking the right lessons is crucial. C. Peer views D. Peer relationship
E. Reach out to the students who are available and experienced. F. Fulfilling the requirements and planning things out will help you.
G. It might get harder and harder to find a time that works for both of you.
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第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Like most elementary schools, it was typical to have a parade of students in and out of the health clinic throughout the day. As principal , my office was right next door to the clinic，so I often dropped in to lend a hand and
41 out with hugs.
One morning I was putting a Band-Aid on little Mary’s bloody knee and I 42 that she was shivering in her thin little shirt. I found her a warm sweater and helped her put it on. “Thanks for
43 me, ” she whispered.
It wasn’t long after that when cancer invaded me. I considered whether or not to tell the students about my 44 . The word “cancer” seemed so frightening. When it became evident that the children were going to find out one way or another , I 45 to tell them myself. The sympathy and 46 I saw in their faces told me I had made the right decision. When I gave them a 47 to ask questions，they 48 wanted to know how they could help. I told them that what I would like best would be letters , pictures and prayers.
Little Mary threw herself into my arms and looked up into my face. “Don’t be afraid，Dr. Perry，” she said earnestly，“It’s our 49 to take care of you. ”
No one 50 have ever done a better job. The kids sent me a book they had written and a video of every class in the school singing get-well songs. When I would have an operation , the letters and pictures 5! coming until they covered every wall
of my room. What healing 52 I found in being surrounded by their caring! At long last I was 53 enough to return to work. As I headed up the road to the school，I was suddenly overcome by 54 . If the kids have forgotten all about me what should I do? 55 they don’t like a skinny bald principal? Then I caught sight of the school marquee “Welcome Back, Dr. Perry,” it read. As I 56 closer， everywhere I looked were pink ribbons. 57 “See, I told you we’d take care of you!”
What an amazing day! I didn’t look for or expect anything in 59 when I helped them，but when they did return the favor，it was an enormous and positive 60 . 41 A. help 43.A. listening to 44.A. opinion
B. watch B. playing with B. difference
C. take C. calling on C. disease
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their
flooded over me.
Little Mary was first in line to 58 me. “Dr. Perry, you’re back!” she called.
D. rush D. taking care of D. experience
42 A. agreed B. noticed C. thought D. predicted
45.A. regretted 46. A. concern 47. A. challenge 48. A. also 49. A. idea 50. A. could 51. A. stopped 52. A. prayers 53. A. brave 54. A. curiosity 55. A. What for 56. A. stood 57. A. Relief 58. A. greet 59. A. time 60. A. effect
B. decided B. trust B. change B. hardly B. lesson B. should B. kept B. warnings B. prepared B. pride B. What if B. grew
B. Disappointment B. thank B. return B. attitude
C. promised C. pleasure C. chance C. mostly C. duty C. need C. started C. comfort C. confident C. doubts C. How come C. stayed C. Pain C. amuse C. mind C. contribution
D. hesitated D. fear D. choice D. even D. turn D. must D. delayed D. welcome D. well D. difficulties D. How often D. drew D. Sadness D. tease D. order D. bonus
第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Mention geniuses and we will think about the young. Mozart created his first piano concerto (协奏曲）at 11. Yet，I can’t help but draw much 61. (inspire) from those who met their victories with gray hair and a wrinkled face. 62. (give) hope, I am convinced that a breakthrough can come at any age if we 63. _______ ourselves and keep learning and working for 64. _________ .
Consider the story of Mary Delany， a 72-year-old woman from the UK, who invented a new art form in the 1770s. On a visit to a friend, she met two plant experts who 65. _______ (accompany) by an explorer(探险家）on his journey through the South Pacific. Interested in their work，she picked up a pair of 66. ________ (scissor) and began cutting pieces of paper. 67. _______ surprised us most was that her works of art soon became famous and were on display in the British Museum. There’s the modern version of that story. Anne Youngs on is 70 and a recent author. Her novel Meet Me is about our ability 68. _______ (create) our lives， regardless of our age. And away from the 69. ______ (mystery) world， Colonel Sanders didn’t open his first KMC restaurant 70. _______ he was 62，while Fauja Singh ran his first marathon at 89. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）
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have faith