43．Who would be the potential readers of the passage?
A．Apple product fans． B．App software developers． C．Apple product sellers． D．Information technology engineers．
C
A survey said the average Asian dad spent one minute a day with his children．I was shocked．I mean，a whole minute?Every day?Get real．Once a week maybe．The fact is，many Asian males are terrible at kid—related things．In fact，I am one of them． Child—rearing doesn’t come naturally to guys．My mother knew the names of our teachers，best friends and crushes．My dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment．My mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day．My dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of capers and a bay leaf．Then he’d buy beer．My mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers．My dad would ask my English teacher if she could get us a discount on school fees．My mother served kid food to kids．My dad added chili sauce to everything，including our baby food．
The truth is，mothers have superpowers．My son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over．I demanded someone bring me a computer so I could google what to do．My wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting phrase such as“Mummy kiss it better,”and cured l 7 separate injuries in less than l 5 seconds．
Yes，mothers are incredible people，but they are not always right．Yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers only know best 99．99 percent of the time． Here are some famous slip-ups．
The mother of Bill Gates：“If you’re going to drop out of college and hang out with your nerdy friends，don’t come running to me when you find yourself penniless．” The mother of Albert Einstein：“When you grow up，you’11 find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won’t pay the grocery bills．”The mother of George W．Bush：“You’ll never be like your dad．who became President of the United States and started his own war．”
44．The tone for the writer to write the passage is ．
A．cruel B．humorous C．disapproving D．critical 45．In paragraph 2 the writer makes a comparison between mothers and fathers to prove that ．
A．females love kids more than males B．males are not good at child—rearing C．my dad is not interested in child-rearing
D．child—rearing is difficult both for females and males
46．What does the underlined word“slip-ups’’in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．stories B．shortcomings C．mistakes D．advantages 47．The last paragraph is mainly developed by ． A．providing different examples B．following the order of space C．making comparisons D．analyzing causes
D
So much for the holiday spirit．Former Alaska Governor Sarah Pafin is once again targeting the Obama administration，having a critical glare at the official White House holiday greeting card for not emphasizing Christmas．
The card was created for the Obama family by L．A．artist and designer Mark Matuszak．It features an image of Bo，the Obama family dog，in front of a fireplace in the White House library．The card，which makes no direct mention of Christmas and doesn’t feature a Christmas tree，states：“From our family to yours，may your holidays shine with the light of the season．”
Palin told Fox News that she found it strange that the card emphasizes the dog instead of traditions like family，faith and freedom．She also said that Americans are able to appreciate American foundational values illustrated and displayed on Christmas cards and on a Christmas tree．
In the past．White House cards have varied in terms of a secular(世俗的)
approach．The George W．Bush administration tended toward the religious．In 2008， the White House card made no direct reference to Christmas but featured a quote from the Gospel of Matthew．In 2005，the Bush family’s card featured a quote from the book of Psalms．The Bill Clinton administration took a more secular tack．The
family’s l 995 card used the word“holiday’’and featured an image of a Christmas tree． The Obama family has also preferred a more secular approach．Last year’s holiday card featured an image of a White House covered with snow,with the following greeting：“May your holiday be filled with all the simple gifts of the season，and may your new year be blessed with health and happiness．”
Matuszak said in a phone interview last week that he was contacted a few months ago by the White House social secretary,who asked him to create this year’s holiday card．“They wanted to do all inside shot，something home related，”said Matuszak． One idea was to focus on Bo，the Obama family d09．“So we thought，let’s put Bo in front of a fireplace．”
48．What is the focus of the holiday greeting card from the Obama administration?． A．a fireplace B．the light of the season C．a dog D．a Christmas tree 49．Sarah Palin may agree that ．
A．Christmas cards should emphasize the traditions like family and faith B．Americans are able to enjoy anything illustrated on Christmas cards C．the White House has done a good job on the official holiday greeting card D．it is the designer’s responsibility to create the proper greeting card
50．The Gospel of Matthew in the 4th paragraph is probably a book on ． A．festival B．religion C．politics D．happiness 51．What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To inform readers of information． B．To entertain readers with funny stories． C．To argue against the misuse of the power．
D．To discuss the function of the official holiday greeting card
E
College students constantly hear the praises of education．We have all become used to believing that a college education is always a guarantee of an easier life．1 was nine years old when my fourth-grade teacher presented me with a task,to write down all of the things l wanted in my life．I filled my paper with things like：own a big house and have servants；be rich and have a good job．The next day my teacher handed back my paper and in red ink she wrote：“GO TO COLLEGE．”For a long time．I was convinced that once I obtained an education，BAMI Life would be easier． However,education cannot promise all wishes，dreams，and desires．Society must reject the foolish idea that a college education’s main purpose is to satisfy our desires and secure success．Like most challenging things，education is a gamble(赌博)in which results depend entirely on people’s ability to look past their wants to see the realism and reason behind their wants．
For instance，my first year of college，I took a sociology class．In class，we were taught that Third World counties were poor．We learned that our quality of life would be almost impossible for an average person in those countries．I began to examine my own desire to be rich．To always go after money felt selfish when knowing others had none at all．Learning about other society’s financial situations forced me to look beyond what l wanted．
Through the process of education，everything once desired is tested：Wanting something no longer is enough；it’s more important to examine why we want it and whether we really want it．When my desire for money changed，everything changed．I stopped longing for money-driven careers and stopped valuing the people who had them．I began to examine the things I purchased and my reason for wanting them． Education is a tool to be used to develop and advance our desires，so we can discover the things that are truly significant in life．Education is a source to expand our society to see beyond the superficial(表面的)appeals and the“quick fixes”， leaving the belief of an effortless life behind in order to desire a meaningful one． 52．The author mentions what happened when she was nine ． A．to prove a commonly held belief B．to make her teacher’s idea convincing C．to emphasize the necessity of education
D．to attach importance to looking past one’s dreams
53．According to the author,college students should ． A．put the dreams aside to be buried in studies B．choose a sociology class to improve themselves C．turn their past dreams into reality D．make sure their dreams worth achieving
54．In the passage，we know college education ． A．guides our lifestyles． B．guarantees secure success C．turns students to be dreamers D．tests our insistence on desires．
55．Which part of a website is this passage probably from?
A．Entertainment B．Social Science C．Children Education D．Novel Review 四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分35分) 写作一(满分l5分)
请根据下面的漫画，写一篇短文。
要求：1．应紧扣材料，有明确的观点； 2．词数不少于60； 3．在答题卡上作答。
写作二(满分20分)
假设你是李华，收到一封即将来你校做交换生的美国学生Shane发来的 e-mail说想到敬老院参加义务劳动并征求相关建议，你给他回信，内容如下： (1)要进行提前预约 (2)带必要的劳动工具 (3)其他建议
注意：词数不少于80 参考词汇：敬老院nursing home Dear Shane，
I am glad to hear from you． Yours, Li Hua