“I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mother said, “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.”
The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms. 61. The reading is about_________. A. the smallest school that was closed down B. the only pupil in the smallest school C. the new teacher and her teaching D. the old teacher who just retired
62. “turn up” in the reading means_________. A. go to school B. hand in homework C. pay money D. pass an exam 63. From the reading we can know that the school_____. A. is too far for the students
B. does not have enough teachers
C. does not have many pupils D. is new but small 64. Before the school was closed down_________. A. the girl’s mother wanted to teach her daughter at home B. the only pupil had to move to a secondary school C. a famous newspaper had written something about it D. the girl’s mother had a talk to the former teacher
65. The reading doesn’t say but we can infer (推断) that_______. A. the girl’s mother had only one child B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl D. the parents were unhappy with the school
C
My friend Matt and I arrived at the Activity Centre on Friday evening. The accommodation wasn't wonderful，but we had everything we needed (beds，blankets，food)，
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and we were pleased to be out of the city and in the fresh air.
On Saturday morning we met the other ten members of our group. Cameron had come along with two friends，Kevin and Simon，while sisters Carole and Lynn had come with Amanda. There were some other members I didn't know. We had come from different places and none of us knew the area.
We knew we were going to spend the weekend outdoors，but none of us was sure exactly how. Half of us spent the morning caving while the others went rock-climbing and then we changed at lunchtime. Matt and I went to the caves(岩洞) first. Climbing out was harder than going in，but after a good deal of pushing， we were out at last. Though we were covered with mud，we were pleased and excited by what we'd done. 66. The writer spent the Saturday morning _____.
A. rock-climbing C. meeting friends
B. sleeping D. caving
67. There were _____ members in all in the writer's group.
A. 6
B. 8
C. l0
D. 12
68. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. some of the group had been there before B. the group had done rock-climbing many times C. some of the group already knew each other D. group all came from the same city
69. The write thought her weekend was _____.
A. interesting C. frightening
B. relaxing D. unpleasant
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70. This passage mainly talks about ____.
A. the writer's experience at the Activity Centre B. outdoor sports at the Activity Centre C. how to go rock-climbing and caving D. the writer's friends at the Activity Centre
D
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different time of day. This is so familiar that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one really understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process (过程) is not as simple as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant (连续的) darkness. We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they normally do. In fact, they continued to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious (神秘的) way of knowing the time. Their sense of time does not depend on information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.
This discovery (发现) may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also animals —including man —have this “inner clock” which controls the working of their bodies and influences (影响) their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious power. Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.
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In the past, this did not matter very much because people lived in natural condition. In the modern world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very useful, then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such ordinary things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves. 71. A recent experiment showed that ________________.
A. different flowers open and close at different times of day
B. for their opening and closing, flowers do not need information from the outside world
C. flowers are influenced by weak light even when they are in a dark room D. flowers can be used for telling the time 72. The “inner clock” _________________________.
A. is an unimportant discovery B. is only found in animals C. has not been understood by far D. has an effect on human life 73. Further study of the “inner clock” will be useful because ________________. A. the number of spacemen and airplane pilots is fast increasing B. we should try to live more naturally than we do now C. it might help us in some way
D. we do not yet understand plants and animals well enough 74. Kept in constant darkness, flowers ________________________.
A. will not open or close as usual B. will not open any longer C. will open as they do in natural conditions D. will always remain in full blossom (开花)
75. ________________ have a mysterious power of knowing time without information from the outside world.
A. Animals including man as well as plants B. All living things except man
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C. Flowers are the only things in the world that D. Neither animals nor plants
第 Ⅱ 卷 非选择题（25）
一、完成句子 根据汉语提示完成下列句子（每空1分，计10分）
76. （到目前为止）these soldiers have saved more than one hundred people.
77.We have to _____ ____(想出) some new ideas to solve the environment problems. 78 I ______ _______ (有困难)in learning grammar and memorizing new words. 79 The police found the lost car __ ___(偶然地).
80 Watching the new TV play Yimeng____ ____me__ _____(使我想起)my hometown.
第三节 书面表达（满分15分）
同学们，你觉得你的校园生活安全吗？请你以 “How to Keep Safe in School”为题，用英文写一篇短文，谈谈你的看法。
提示：1.描述一件发生在自己身上或你看到的发生在校园的意外事件（经过与结果）。 2.提出解决这种校园意外事件的建议（至少两条）。 3.呼吁每个学生要注意校园安全。 作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数.
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