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Section B (10 marks)

Directions: Read the following passage, Answer the questions according to the

information given in the passage.

Secret Santas

On Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another household as they unwrap the presents she carefully chose for them. Linda has never met the children, but that’s all part of the joy of giving as secret Santas, she says.

"It's an amazing feeling to buy gifts on an anonymous (匿名的) basis," says Linda.

"It brings a whole new meaning to the holidays."

Linda and Tony are an American couple living in Toronto, Canada, and Linda did charitable work as a member of the American Women's Club of Toronto. As the name suggests, members are U.S. citizens living in Toronto, who join together for fellowship and community service.

To find her "adopted" family, Linda goes to the local schools and requests a wish list for a family that's struggling to survive. Last year she helped a single mother with three children. The mother works as a cleaning lady in a nursing home.

"The list is always heartbreaking. They have an opportunity to ask for anything and do just the opposite, asking for basic clothes or simple toys," she says. "We always buy the kids a new winter coat, hats, and gloves." She also buys gifts for the parents.

Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish list--one that didn't include the basics. "Every child should have a Christmas that sticks with them for a lifetime." She purchased iPods for the two older children and a video game system for the youngest."I have learned a very valuable lesson in all of this," says Linda. "Pay attention to what's going on in your own backyard--no matter where you live."

The joy of giving as secret Santas is much sweeter when the gift is anonymous.

81. What reaction does Linda imagine the children will have?

(No more than 5 words) (2 marks)

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82. Why did Linda join the American Women's Club of Toronto?

(No more than 10 words) (2 marks)

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83. Why did Linda ask for a second wish list?

(No more than 15 words) (3 marks)

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84. What kind of people does "secret Santas" in the passage refer to?

(No more than 12 words) (3 marks)

Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you’re a thin 14-year-old. That was me in 1940—the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City’s Pennsyl??vania Railway Station．

After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging pas??sengers．I’d like to join them, thinking, “Everyone else is doing it．”

When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do．“You give an honest day’s work,” he said, looking at me straight in the eye．“They’re paying you．If they want to do that, you let them do that．”

I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since．

Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me．Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions．Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience．If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone．I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal．If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone．

Whether you’re on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can’t trust one another, there’s going to be trouble．

What can be inferred about the baggage boys?

A．They could earn much, but they had to work hard．

B．Many of them earned money in a dishonest way．

C．They were all from poor families．

D．They were all thin, young boys．

What does the father's advice imply?

A．It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers．

B．Don’t believe them if they are paying you more．

C．Don’t follow others to overcharge the passengers．

D．It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy．

The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that ______．

A．it is a totally shared experience B．it is considered as the most dangerous

C．it does great harm to human relationship D．it may lead to the loss of his sports team

It can be concluded from the text that ______．

A．his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

B．working in the sports team was his most important experience

C．he learnt much from his shared experience with his team members

D．his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his later life

As Christmas is coming，there are presents to be bought，cards to be sent，and rooms to be cleaned．Parents are 36 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children·If the gifts are large，this is sometimes a real 37 On Christmas Eve， young children find the excitement almost unbearable They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 38 up late SO that they will no’ 39 the fun．The wish for gifts usually proves stronger．But though children go to bed early， they often lie 40 for a long time，hoping to get a short 41 at Father Christmas．

Last Christmas，my wife and I 42 hid a few large presents in the storeroom．I feared the 43 when my son，Jimmy，would 44 me where that new bike had come from，but 45 he did not see it．

On Christmas Eve, 46 took the children hours to go to sleep．It must have been nearly 47 when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began 48 stockings(袜子) ．Then I pushed in the 49 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree．We knew we would not get much sleep that night，for the children were 50 to get up early At about five o’clock the next morning， we were 51 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room--they were shouting excitedly! 52 I had time to get Out of bed，young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike，and his sister，Mary，followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage． 53 the youngest baby arrived He moved 54 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burst．That woke us up 55 ．

The day had really begun with a bang(巨响)!

A． faced B．met C．filled D．pleased

A．event B．affair C．problem D．business

A．get B．stay C．stand D．wake

A．bring B．break C．miss D．1eave

A．awake B．wake C．asleep D．sleep

A．100k B．stare C．glare D．watch

A．hopefully B．busily C．gladly D．successfully

A．day B．moment C．week D．month

A．answer B．tell C．ask D．search

A．sadly B．unluckily C．possibly D．fortunately

A．it B．they C．I D．we

A．morning B．midnight C．evening D．daybreak

A．filling B．sewing C．mending D．preparing

A．card B．stocking C．bike D．tree

A．afraid B sure C．surprised D．excited

A．troubled B．frightened C．woken D．shocked

A．Before B．Because C．Unless D．Since

A．Even B But C．So D．Ever

A．with B．on C．over D．by

A．all B．nearly C．happily D．completely

Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl, while boys will head for the toy cars, a study has shown. The findings, the first to show differences in very young babies, suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.

Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 infants aged nine months to 36 months. The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys. Some were stereotypically boys' toys - a car, a digger, a ball and a blue teddy. The rest were girls’ toys: a pink teddy, a doll and a cooking set. They were placed a meter away from the toys, and could pick whichever toy they liked. Their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.

Of the youngest children (nine to 14 months), girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys, and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did. Among the two-and three-year-olds, girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it. The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars, which the girls barely touched. There was no link between the parents’ view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls, and the children’s choice.

Dr Brenda Todd said: “Children of this age are already exposed to much socialization. Boys may be given ‘toys that go’ while girls get toys they can care for, which may help shape their preference. But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys. There could be a biological basis for their choices. Males through evolution have been adapted to prefer moving objects, probably through hunting instincts（本能）, while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink, the color of a newborn baby.”

1.Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably because .

A．baby boys are much more active

B．baby girls like bright colors more

C．their parents treat them differently

D．there is a natural difference between them

2.Both baby boys and baby girls like to play with according to the study.

A．a ball

B．a teddy

C．a car

D．a doll

3.What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ?

A．Nine-month-old baby boys don’t play with dolls at all.

B．Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls.

C．The older the babies are, the more obvious their preference is.

D．Parents should teach their babies to share each other’s toys.

4.What conclusion did Dr. Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?

A．Adults purposely influence their babies preference.

B．Babies’ preference isn’t affected by social surroundings.

C．Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting.

D．Baby girls preferring warmer colors will be warm-hearted.

5.We may read this article in a section of a newspaper.

A．science

B．health

C．education

D．entertainment

D

During the twentieth century there has been a great change in the lives of women. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old and up. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which chance and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman’s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until sixty.

This important change in women’s life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women economic (经济的) position. Even a few years ago most girls left school and took a full-time job. However, when they married their school-leaving age is sixteen. Many girls stay at school after that age, and though women marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to fuller part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage (婚姻), with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life.

71.We are told that in a family about 1900________.

A.few children died before they were five

B.seven or eight children lived to be more than five

C.the youngest child would be fifteen

D.four or five children died when they were five

72.One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she______.

A.is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselves

B.does not like children herself

C.needn’t worry about food for her children

D.can be free from family duties when she reaches sixty

73.Many girls are now likely to_______.

A.give up their jobs for good after they are married

B.leave school as soon as they can

C.marry so that they can get a job

D.continue working until they are going to have a baby

74.According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to _______.

A.stay at home after leaving school

B.marry men younger than themselves

C.start working again in life

D.marry while still at school

75.Now a husband probably_________.

A.plays a greater part in looking after children

B.helps his wife by doing much of the housework

C.feels dissatisfied with his part in the family

D.takes a part-time job so that he can help in the home

The youngest nurse has worked for 30 days in the SARS hospital, ________ she spent her 19th birthday．

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