( ) 55. From the sentence “I was not a natural-born runner”, we learn that the writer .
A. wasn’t good at running B. didn’t like running
C. ran faster than anyone D. couldn’t run when she was born
( ) 56. What can we learn from the passage?
A. All good runners are natural-born. B. The writer didn’t use to be so confident. C. A good coach is the most important for a runner. D. The writer is a very good runner now.
( ) 57. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. We should practice running if we want to be more confident. B. We should do things that we are good at.
C. We should keep on doing what we want to, no matter whether we are good at it or
not.
D. We could become the best if we keep on practicing.
C
A recent study found people’s lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there. Researchers（研究者）think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It’s really the truth. Our government has already done something. However, it doesn’t seem to work so well.
“Air pollution in China is doing harm to people’s health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine,” said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University, one of researchers of this study.
Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas（气体）from coal heating（燃煤）.
Chinese government should strongly fight with air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses, ride bicycles or walk, instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed.
“We need to improve our environment, although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves,” Li Hongbin, another researcher of the study said. ( ) 58. The passage above may come from a(n) ____ . A. story B. advertisement C. report D. diary
( ) 59. Which of the following is Li Hongbin’s idea?
A. The life expectancy had been cut by 5.5 years.
B. Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily.
C. People need to make pollution less, although it might cost a lot. D. The air problem brings us serious problems.
( ) 60. What should people do to protect the environment?
A. They should take buses. B. They should ride bikes.
C. They should go on foot. D. All of the above.
( ) 61. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Air pollution in North China is caused by waste gas.
B. To save the environment, our government should do something more. C. The temperature becomes higher and higher in North China. D. How air pollution in North China is caused. D 7 January, 2014
A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.
These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number
of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier. On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas(海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.
The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from China .That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert（专家）of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinesestudents.
\says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.
\the world if they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice.\
Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States
for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy-two thousand students.
Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.
\系统)and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students.
Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening. ( ) 62. Bob Doughty seems to be ________.
A. an exchange student from the USA B. an expert of international education C. a viewer of VOA D. a reporter from VOA
( ) 63. Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?
A. South Korea B. India C. China D. America
( ) 64. Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further
study?
A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children
B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system. C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA. D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.
( ) 65. Which of the following statement is true?
A. China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.
B. The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller. C. The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years. D. Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.
B. 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
The Chinese are very generous with money when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless(不管) of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take
after-school activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a great deal of money on education. Even poor parents buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents should know their children’s different skills. They will usually be good in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack(缺乏) confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to study well. They are not teaching them the most important skills that can be helpful to their growth. These skills can also build their confidence.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking needs patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.
An old machine, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious. If he spends hours looking at it, and trying to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. It is better to do such than teach a child to read a book. These activities can teach them to think, and to use their minds.
How Chinese parents should 66 their children Being 67 with money when it comes to education. Common practice Sending them to the 68 schools at home or even abroad. Making them take after-school activities in order to 69 them a head start in life. Spending 70 money on education. Bad results Children are not_ 71 _ Teaching their children 72 skills, which are the most important. Cooking. Suggested ideas Sewing. Other housework. Repairing a 73 radio or TV. 74 results Making the children hardworking and confident. Teaching the children to think and to use their 75 .
第II卷 （非选择题, 共60分）
五、词汇 （共25小题，每小题1分，计25分） A. 根据句意和提示写出单词，完成句子，每空一词。 76.Why do people think __________(高度地) of Tan’s music？ 77.The noise almost drives me __________(发疯的).
78.We need ___________(安静)when we are studying in the classroom. 79.Yao Ming scored 41 points in a game _______(对抗)the Atlanta Hawks. 80.Mrs Rainbow often __________(建议)different colours to different people. B. 用括号里所给词的适当形式填空，每空一词。
81.No university would invite Spud to play basketball ________(simple) because of his size. 82. Oh, dear! My phone doesn’t work. Would you please lend me __________(you)? 83. Tom tried his best but did _________(bad) among all the members in the team.
84. Anne Frank wrote down her _______(think),her feelings, her hopes and her dreams for the
future in her diary.
85. The books on the shelf are those ____________(win).
C. 用括号里所给动词的适当形式填空。注意：每空不限一词。
86. ---Why didn’t you say anything?---Sorry, I ____________(reply) to my boss’s message. 87. The TV program Super Brain(最强大脑) is so interesting that it is well worth _____ (watch). 88.---Guo Tao’s new book about his stories with his son ___________(come) out. ---Really? Why not go to the bookshop and buy one right now? 89. It isn’t necessary for you______________(go) into hiding.
90.---Will you ever leave her alone?---Only if she ___________(ask) me to. D. 根据短文内容和首字母提示完成所缺单词。
More and more families go on a car trip each year. But the thought of trouble on the road may p 91 you from going out. To avoid(避免)trouble, you need to m 92 a careful plan for your trip.
First of all, choose a proper route for your trip. Consider (考虑)w 93 you are going and find some possible routes to it. Traffic and the t__94_ that you will spend on the road must be considered when you decide one.
Consider your luggage(行李) needs. B 95 you begin packing your things, think about how many people will be in your car and how much space they will need in order to t 96 comfortably.
Try to avoid busy time. Usually highways are busier on Friday and Sunday, so going on Tuesday or T__97 will help you to avoid traffic jams. Driving at night is also a great way to miss the traffic and the kids can sleep d 98 the trip. F 99 , don’t forget to check your car carefully before leaving so that you can have a s 100