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"My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy," says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. "Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course." These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.

The children don't just plan any city. They map and analyze (分析) the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect ( 建筑师) who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. "Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom," says the teacher who developed this program. "They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected ‘official’ and ‘planning group’ make all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser."

CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children's own standards.

63. The Program is designed _____.

A. to direct kids to build solar collectors          

B. to train young scientists for city planning

C. to develop children's problem-solving abilities

D. to help young architects know more about designing

64. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom ______.

A. to find out kids’ creative ideas            B. to discuss with the teacher

C. to give children lectures                 D. to help kids with their program

65. Who is the designer of the program?

A. An official.   B. An architect.   C. A teacher.   D. A scientist.

66. The children feel free in the program because______.

A.    they can design future buildings themselves   B.       they have new ideas and rich imagination

C.    they are given enough time to design models  D.       they need not worry about making mistakes

63--66   CDCD  


解析:

63.C 点评:文章最后一段说明了CBEP项目的性质及目的。

64.D 点评:第二段第二句话an architect resits the classroom once a week的目的是the aid。

65.C 点评:第一段第一句话a second-teacher说自己学生已是有某种能力;第二段最后一句话the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser,这些表明教师是该项目的设计者、实践者、操作者。

66.D 点评:从第二段第四句话,they(the children)are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame可知答案为D。

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Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on goes forward at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish(完美): “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned." Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.

Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round". She is always open to persuasion: indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

According to the passage, a man’s shopping is based on _______.

       A.his money B.his hobbies       C.his need    D.his friends

Why does a lady welcome suggestions from anyone while buying a dress?

       A.Because she wants to buy a dress that every one thinks suits her.

       B.Because she doesn’t know how to buy a dress.

       C.Because she doesn’t know whether to buy it or not.

       D.Because she wants to show herself off in public.

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

       A.Most men have patience with trying it on while buying a jacket.

       B.Most women have a poor sense of value when buying a dress.

       C.A woman’s shopping is based on her need. k+s-5#u 

       D.A man doesn’t pay much attention to the price of the clothes he wants to buy.

The passage mainly talks about the ______ between men shoppers and women shoppers for clothes.

       A.similarities       B.differences       C.varieties    D.intentions

(B)

British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007.

J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.

The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.

"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.

"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.

Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.

Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.

In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.

"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.

46 What is JK Rowling famous for?

A. detective novels

B. crime fiction

C. Harry Potter books

D. love stories

47 Which of the following is Not rue about Ian Rankin?

A. He is a writer famous for police novels.

B. Most of the stories in his novels happened in the historic Scottish city.

C. It was Rankin himself who witnessed JK Rowing writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novels.

D. He told the British newspaper The Sunday Times about JK Rowling’s novels.

48 Why did Rowling like to write the “Harry Potter stories” in the cafes?

A. Because she was a romantic woman and the atmosphere in the cafes gave her lots of inspiration.

B. Because she was a single mother at that time and she wanted to find a husband there.

C. Because her children were so naughty at home and she had to go to a quiet place for her writing.

D. Because she thought that writing in a cafes could help her save some money.

49 What can we learn from the passage?

A. The seven Harry Potter series made JK Rowling a success.

B. JK Rowling had made enough money so she decided to stop writing.

C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted.

D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling.

50 What is the best title for the passage?

A. Harry Potter and JK Rowing

B. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK Rowling

C. A Successful Woman JK Rowling

D. JK Rowling writing Detective Novels

 

Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched with a knife.She burst into   36 .I took them to the shoemaker to get them   37

The young apprentice (学徒) glanced at the opening and said, " 38  I can do except replace the upper." His master looked at them and said to me, "If you   39  me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes." K^S*5U.C#O%

I was   40  and asked why.

He explained, "As if the openings were made   41  for the sake of special style and reuse."

Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on   42  shoe, but all the openings were patched (打补丁) by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread,   43 more unique and interesting than ever.I couldn't help but   44  the master's skill.

Another time, my wife's sister's white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back.My wife   45  the blouse carefully, and then said, "Let me take it   46 _ and mend it."

Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the torn parts had been sewed up by thin and   47  thread and they   48  a look of ice crystal (冰晶) hanging from a winter's branch. 49  , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt.I 50  with praise, "It's just as beautiful as a piece of   51  !"

"I was inspired by that craftsman.Patches are supposed to be   52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection," replied my wife.

Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is   53  to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is human's life.Since you can't   54  the existence of wound, you should not expect people's   55  by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful.

1.

A.laughter

B.cheers

C.tears

D.speech

 

2.

A.made

B.repaired

C.decorated

D.preserved

 

3.

A.Anything

B.Something

C.Everything

D.Nothing

 

4.

A.trust

B.inform

C.appoint

D.convince

 

5.

A.annoyed

B.confused

C.disappointed

D.discouraged

 

6.

A.on purpose

B.by accident

C.in vain

D.beyond control

 

7.

A.neither

B.any

C.every

D.each

 

8.

A.remaining

B.growing

C.looking

D.feeling

 

9.

A.appreciate

B.witness

C.praise

D.describe

 

10.

A.delivered

B.checked

C.washed

D.ironed

 

11.

A.outside

B.downtown

C.home

D.abroad

 

12.

A.red

B.white

C.pink

D.purple

 

13.

A.took on

B.put on

C.decided on

D.focused on

 

14.

A.Therefore

B.Otherwise

C.Anyway

D.Besides

 

15.

A.sighed

B.signed

C.greeted

D.paused

 

16.

A.cake

B.art

C.furniture

D.jewellery

 

17.

A.pretty

B.attractive

C.tough

D.ugly

 

18.

A.easy

B.improper

C.likely

D.impossible

 

19.

A.change

B.imagine

C.stand

D.prove

 

20.

A.respect

B.friendship

C.sympathy

D.apology

 

第二节  完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项K_S_5_U

Years ago, when Barbara started looking for her first job, wise advisers urged, "Be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience." How right they were. Enthusiastic people can   36   a boring drive into an adventure, extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.

"Nothing great was ever   37   without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.     38   is the paste that helps you hang on there when the going gets tough. It is the   39   voice that whispers, "I can do it!" when others shout, "No, you can't!"

      It  40  years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn't 41  on her experiments. Work was  42  a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.

      As author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, "Years wrinkle(使起皱纹) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul." How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe,   43   the word itself. “Enthusiasm” comes from the Greek and means "God within." And what is God within is but a long-lasting sense of   44   -- proper love of self and, from that, love of others.

      Enthusiastic people also love what they do,   45   money or title or power. Patricia McIlrath, retired director of the Missouri Repertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, "My father, a lawyer, long ago told me, `I never made a dime until I stopped working for money.'" If we cannot do what we love as a full-time career, we can as a part-time hobby   46   the head of state who paints, the nun(修女) who runs marathons, and the executive who handcrafts furniture.

      Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville was 68  47  she began to draw. This activity ended periods of depression that had   48  her for at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic to say, " I have to say, Layton is  49  a genius." Elizabeth has  50   her enthusiasm. ¥高##%*

We can't   51   to waste tears on "might-have-beens." We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after "what-can-be". We need to live each moment   52   with all our senses -- finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back-yard garden, the   53   picture of a six-year-old, and the enchanting beauty of a rainbow. It is such enthusiastic love of   54   that puts a sparkle(火花) in our eyes, a lift in our steps and   55   the wrinkles from our souls.

36. A. put                            B. make                C. turn                  D. get

37. A. expected             B. adopted             C. predicted           D. achieved

38. A. It                       B. That                  C. This                  D. As

39. A. slight                  B. outside              C. inner                 D. low

40. A. spent                  B. took                  C. cost                  D. paid

41. A. give off                     B. give in                  C. give out            D. give up

42. A. such                   B. so                     C. too                   D. rather

43. A. links with           B. refers to            C. lies in               D. leads in

44. A. responsibility      B. humor               C. trust                  D. love

45. A. in case                B. regardless of      C. for fear of         D. in terms of

46. A. like                    B. namely              C. as                     D. likewise

47. A. after                   B. since                 C. before               D. until

48. A. pleased              B. shocked             C. worried             D. annoyed

49. A. nothing but         B. anything but      C. everything but   D. something but

50. A. recalled                     B. reflected            C. rediscovered      D. remembered

51. A. pay                    B. afford               C. affect                D. provide

52. A. thoroughly          B. absolutely          C. wholeheartedly  D. warm-heartedly

53. A. colored               B. white                C. green                D. red

54. A. money                B. title                  C. power               D. life

55. A. pushes                B. softens              C. smoothes           D. folds

(B)

British author JK Rowling was at the release of her latest Harry Potter book called “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” at the Natural History Museum in London, Friday July 20, 2007.

J.K. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.

The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Ian Rankin, a fellow author and neighbor of Rowling's, as saying the creator of the "Harry Potter" books is turning to crime fiction.

"My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.

"It is great that she has not abandoned writing or Edinburgh cafes," said Rankin, who is known for his own police novels set in the historic Scottish city.

Rowling famously wrote initial drafts of the Potter story in the Scottish city's cafes. Back then, she was a struggling single mother who wrote in cafes to save on the heating bill at home.

Now she's Britain's richest woman - worth $1 billion, according to Forbes magazine - and her seven Potter books have sold more than 335 million copies worldwide.

In an interview with The Associated Press last month, Rowling said she believed she was unlikely to repeat the success of the Potter series, but confirmed she had plans to work on new books.

"I'll do exactly what I did with Harry - I'll write what I really want to write," Rowling said.

46 What is JK Rowling famous for?

A. detective novels

B. crime fiction

C. Harry Potter books

D. love stories

47 Which of the following is Not rue about Ian Rankin?

A. He is a writer famous for police novels.

B. Most of the stories in his novels happened in the historic Scottish city.

C. It was Rankin himself who witnessed JK Rowing writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novels.

D. He told the British newspaper The Sunday Times about JK Rowling’s novels.

48 Why did Rowling like to write the “Harry Potter stories” in the cafes?

A. Because she was a romantic woman and the atmosphere in the cafes gave her lots of inspiration.

B. Because she was a single mother at that time and she wanted to find a husband there.

C. Because her children were so naughty at home and she had to go to a quiet place for her writing.

D. Because she thought that writing in a cafes could help her save some money.

49 What can we learn from the passage?

A. The seven Harry Potter series made JK Rowling a success.

B. JK Rowling had made enough money so she decided to stop writing.

C. Rowling planned to write new books because Harry Potter was not exactly what she wanted.

D. Ian Rankin and his wife earned money by telling reporters news about JK Rowling.

50 What is the best title for the passage?

A. Harry Potter and JK Rowing

B. Ian Rankin, A Neighbour of JK Rowling

C. A Successful Woman JK Rowling

D. JK Rowling writing Detective Novels

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