With so many other ways to get information these days, do we still need books? Old habits die hard, and are passed down from generations. If your parents read to you, the chances are you will read to your children and so on. Well, that is an ideal world.

I think it comes from the educational side of life. If you have a good experience in school with books, then reading on after school years won't be a problem. For me I did very well in English language and literature as I had an inspiring and interesting English teacher who let us write our stories freely without correcting our spelling right away. The creative side of you should always come first and then the technical errors can be corrected.

Starting reading early is very important to children's relationship with books. If you casually read to your children then the books will have always been there in their lives and by the time reading comes along at the age of 4-5 years old it will all be fun and start to make sense. It has to be said that books are vital to learning.

Getting information and searching on the Internet is fine and necessary at this moment but it requires reading and reading requires practice, I believe we should relax whilst learning and digesting facts and information, and this can only be done with the simple book. Learn the basic habit of reading a book and then expand on and use the technology available, like e-books to make things convenient. But when you're not in a rush or whilst on a sunny beach, spending time with your children, what could be better than holding that book in your hands and feeling the achievement of getting to the last page?

1. The author of the passage thinks that ________.

A. the habit of reading should be passed down from generations

B. books are less important with so many other ways to get information

C. reading to children has become an old habit

D. it's difficult to get children to read books today

2. We can conclude from the second paragraph that ________.

A. children can develop the good habit of reading by themselves

B. it's not necessary to correct children's errors in reading

C. reading on after school years is becoming a difficult problem today

D. a good teacher can cultivate the habit of reading

3. According to the third paragraph, if you casually read to your children, they will ________.

A. form the habit of reading in time

B. have no idea of their relationship with books

C. lose the interest in reading books later

D. realize the importance of reading by the age of 4

4. What is the author's attitude towards the Internet?

A. He thinks it can only ruin people's pleasure in reading.

B. He thinks it is an important way to get information.

C. He thinks it will replace traditional books.

D. He believes we should limit the use of it.

5. We learn from the last paragraph that ________.

A. reading e-books is a better way to digest facts and information

B. the technology available can help us learn the basic habit of reading books

C. reading books on a sunny beach is only a way to kill time

D. reading can be a great pleasure when you are not in a hurry


II. 语言知识及应用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节:完形填空(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever simply wanted to give without expecting anything in return? It’s  21  to do. Most look for a reward in some way. I know I did, most of the time, but then a TV program of “Oprah” inspired me. She gave everyone in the audience $1,000 to spend on a complete__22__, accompanied by a video camera to ___23 __ what they did with the money.
Two sisters from Georgia  24___  from the crowd in my mind---they put their money together to give to “My sister’s House”, a  25 ___ that helps battered(受虐的) women and children. Not only did they  26 ___   their money, but they told everyone in their town about the organization. It was amazing that people were crazy to ring and  27 ______money, baby clothing, and more.
This story made me realize how often I expect things from others and how  28______  I give things in return. I don’t have a thousand dollars to spend on a stranger, but I do have a heart that is full of love and generosity. I now hold doors open for others and  29__ __ at people I don’t know, because a smile is contagious(有感染力的) and I try to bring as much happiness as I can into others’ lives. It’s difficult, but I feel it is really ___30 ____.
21. A. hard     B. easy    C. simple D. hardly
22. A. countrymen  B. stranger      C. acquaintance      D. friend
23. A. show          B. record                    C. learn                        D. praise
24. A. stood up      B. stood out    C. stood by     D. stood for
25. A. room    B. house  C. village       D. shelter
26. A. spend   B. divide C. combine     D. separate
27. A. give     B. bring  C. donate D. take
28. A. often    B. really  C. simply       D. rarely
29. A. sing      B. cry     C. smile  D. laugh
30. A. rewarding    B. awarding    C. expecting   D. giving


三、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从34-48各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
If we really want to be happy, why do we complain all the time in our daily life? We can be active in our life by setting goals and going   34   what we want. But if we’re always expressing complaints, we can not really live   35  .
If you don’t believe me,   36   how many times you complain about something or other in one day. Whether it is being stuck in traffic, being bothered by the weather, or whatever it is, there are endless   37   where you can find a reason to complain. But it’s not just outside circumstances   38   we complain about. We also complain about   39  . We complain constantly that we don’t have enough time, that we don’t have enough money and that we’re not   40   enough, cool enough, or just enough.
Most of us have experienced plenty of unpleasantness   41   complaining about things we can’t control, so do I. And I   42   really thought about it much until I found the website about “living in a complaint-free world”, which   43   my attitude towards life.
Imagine how   44   you would be if you simply stopped being a complainer.   45   of what you complain of is outside of your control anyway.   46  , it is no use thinking about something you have no power to change. When you   47   that you’re complaining, stop and ask yourself if you would rather complain, or be happy.
In our daily life, we have many choices. As Dale Carnegie puts it, any fool can criticize and complain but it takes character and   48   for the wise persons to live a complaint-free and happy life.
34.   A. without                B. against              C. after             D. over
35.   A. effectively                B. normally           C. casually             D. honestly
36.   A. scan                         B. evaluate            C. witness              D. count
37.   A. effects                            B. cases                 C. consequences     D. anecdotes
38.   A. that                         B. which               C. where               D. what
39.   A. yourselves                B. themselves         C. oneself              D. ourselves
40.   A. clumsy                     B. attractive           C. neat                  D. awesome
41.   A. due to                      B. in addition to     C. by means of       D. in spite of
42.   A. ever                         B. even                 C. never                D. once
43.   A. reflected                  B. strengthened      C. abandoned         D. changed
44.   A. awkward                  B. confident           C. awful                D. cheerful
45.   A. Few                         B. Little                C. Much                D. Many
46.   A. Therefore                 B. However           C. Otherwise          D. Anyway
47.   A. guarantee                 B. determine      C. realize               D. recommend
48.   A. dignity                     B. self-control        C. judgement         D. affection

It was an unforgettable experience. By the time we made it to the 36  , my hands were wet. I 37   he would remember everything I had taught him over and over again. 38 he stopped and asked, “So, Mom, how do you like my 39 ?”
I must admit that his performance was 40 . He had both hands on the wheel. His eyes never left the highway and his handling was far better than I’d ever imagined it would be, 41 it still needed improving.
Several 42 ago, I was teaching him to ride his bike. We started 43 . The third grade primary school student was 44 that his training wheels were taken off. Of course it was a long evening. He 45 several times but always got up quickly and kept 46 until he mastered riding.
Viewing the 47 , I guess it really wasn’t about him driving. It was about him 48 ---gaining more and more independence; not 49 me so much anymore.
He will be a(n) 50 in high school this fall. This will truly be a 51 year for both of us. He’s ready to have one of the best years of his young life and I will have (a) complete mental 52 . For this is probably the last year that my baby will be at home on a(n) 5basis.
After this school year, he’ll go to college and then into the real world. Things all happen so 54  .
Now I see the time has just arrived for him to perform what he’s learned.
So, I guess you could say his driving lessons are lessons for me too. Yes, I’m being 55  that it’s his time to drive through life’s green lights and move towards his future as smoothly and skillfully as possible.

【小题1】
A.clubB.park C.poolD.road
【小题2】
A.knewB.hopedC.guessedD.thought
【小题3】
A.EventuallyB.SuddenlyC.MysteriouslyD.Curiously
【小题4】
A.ridingB.drivingC.shooting D.swimming
【小题5】
A.terribleB.just so soC.good D.perfect
【小题6】
A.asB.forC.and D.though
【小题7】
A.yearsB.monthsC.weeksD.days
【小题8】
A.at dawnB.in the morningC.at noonD.before dark
【小题9】
A.worriedB.scaredC.excitedD.surprised
【小题10】
A.fellB.quittedC.hesitatedD.escaped
【小题11】
A.movingB.tryingC.strugglingD.weeping
【小题12】
A.pastB.progressC.situationD.success
【小题13】
A.thinkingB.learningC.insistingD.growing
【小题14】
A.disobeyingB.embarrassingC.needingD.depending
【小题15】
A.juniorB.seniorC.athleteD.journalist
【小题16】
A.hardB.shortC.fruitfulD.memorable
【小题17】
A.blankB.relaxationC.breakdownD.disability
【小题18】
A.annual B.regularC.voluntaryD.unpredictable
【小题19】
A.similarlyB.unfavorablyC.quicklyD.unforgettably
【小题20】
A.taughtB.remindedC.rewardedD.comforted


选编(十九)
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to   1  , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t   2  , as I knew, but all the time   3  his foot against mine.
My   4  raced back more than thirty years to the   5   days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The   6  was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7  wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to   8   each other very well. Frank West   9  me because he wasn’t   10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had   11   of a mind than a baby has. His “  12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and   13  more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank   14   on her entirely. He needed all the   15  of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She   16  nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the   17  ones. So before we   18   that morning, I stood beside Frank and   19  my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his   20  to me was always the same.
(   )1. A. work             B. stay       C. live            D. expect
(   )2. A. answer      B. speak     C. smile         D. laugh
(   )3. A. covering          B. moving      C. fighting         D. pressing
(   )4. A. minds       B. memories   C. thoughts        D. brains
(   )5. A. better       B. dark       C. younger           D. old
(   )6. A. cave              B. place      C. sight                 D. scene
(   )7. A. Discussing           B. Solving      C. Sharing              D. Suffering
(   )8. A. learn from          B. talk to     C. help            D. know
(   )9. A. needed        B. recognized  C. interested         D. encouraged
(   )10. A. normal      B. common     C. unusual         D. quick
(   )11. A. more         B. worse     C. fewer           D. less
(   )12. A. word         B. speech     C . sentence         D. language
(   )13. A. not              B. no         C. something        D. nothing
(   )14. A. fed              B. kept       C. lived           D. depended
(   )15. A. attention    B. control          C. treatment         D. management
(   )16. A. lost              B. needed          C. destroyed         D. left
(   )17. A. troublesome  B. unlucky    C. angry                D. unpopular
(   )18. A. separated          B. went      C. reunited              D. returned
(   )19. A. pushed      B. tried      C. showed        D. measured
(   )20. A. nodding           B. greeting     C. meeting           D. acting

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