-It’s much too beautiful a day to waste indoors. -You are right. A．Why don’t you stay at the library?B．I’ve been looking forward to it for ages.C．Get dressed and hurry to work.D．Let’s make the 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

High school dropouts（辍学者）earn an average of $ 9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study dispels a common belief why they quit. It’s much more basic than flunking out（不及格）.

Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can’t cut it. They are lazy，and perhaps not too bright．So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left.

“The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school.” John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic（美籍西班牙的）student will receive a diploma（证书），and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So， if failing grades don’t explain why these kids quit, what does? Again，John Bridgeland："The most dependable finding was that they were bored.” “They found classes uninteresting; they weren’t inspired or motivated. They didn’t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”

The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the US，only one state，New Mexico，has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus the District of Columbia, require school attendance until age 18, no exceptions, another researcher，says raising the compulsory（义务的）attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school．

　“As these dropouts look back，they realize they’ve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end, is probably helpful measure.”

New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18. But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point－the need for reform. It's been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something. 　

Most high school students drop out of' school because＿＿．

A. they have failing grades B. they take no interest in classes

C. they are discriminated against D. they are lazy and not intelligent

Acceding to the passage，which state has a law requiring school attendance until they graduate?

A. New Hampshire B. Utah　　C. New Mexico 　　D. The District of Columbia

The underlined words “stick it out” probably means“＿＿”．

A. complete schooling B. solve the problem

C. love having classes D. believe in themselves

From the passage，we can infer the following EXCEPT that＿．

A. the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptable

B. about 500, 000 high school dropouts are black and Spanish

C. classes don't appeal to dropouts

D. on average dropouts cannot get good jobs

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第二节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给句子中的错误，按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多的词用斜线（\^*）划掉，在该行写出该词，也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧^*），在该行写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
A boy and his father were having walk in the                                 76. __________
country when it suddenly began to rain very hardly.                   77. __________
They do not have their umbrellas with them, and there                   78. __________
had nowhere to hide themselves from the rain, so                      79. __________
he soon got wet. While they were walking home through                       80. __________
the rain, the boy was thinking for a long time. Then at                 81. __________
last he turned to his father and said to him, “Why did                82. __________
it rain, father? It isn’t nice, isn’t it?” “No, it isn’t very                 83. __________
nice, but it’s much useful, Tom!” answered his father.                 84. __________
“It rains to make the fruits and the vegetables to grow for us.”               85. __________

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication． For the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room． Nowadays, though, we increasingly use Bell' s invention for taking photographs, accessing the internet, or watching video clips, rather than talking． Over the last two decades a new means of spoken communication has appeared: the mobile phone．

The first real mobile telephone call was made in 1973 by Dr Martin Cooper, the scientist who invented the modem mobile handset． Within a decade, mobile phones became available to the public． The streets of modem cities began to feature sharp-suited characters shouting into giant plastic bricks． In Britain the mobile phone quickly became the same with the "yuppie" , the new type of young urban professionals who carried the expensive handsets as status symbols． Around this time many of us said that we would never own a mobile phone．

But in the mid-90s, something happened． Cheaper handsets and cheaper calling rates meant that, almost overnight, it seemed that everyone had a mobile phone． And the giant plastic bricks of the 80s had changed into smooth little objects that fitted nicely into pockets and bags．

Moreover, people' s timekeeping changed． Younger readers will be amazed to know that, not long ago, people made spoken arrangements to meet at a certain place at a certain time． But later Meeting times became approximate under the new order of communication: the Short Message Service （SMS） or text message． Going to be late? Send a text message! It takes much less effort than arriving on time, and it' s much less awkward than explaining your lateness face to face and the text message has changed the way we write in English． Traditional rules of grammar and spelling are much less important when you' re sitting on the bus, hurriedly typing "Will B 15mm late - C U @ the bar． Sorry! - ）"．

Alexander Graham Bell would be amazed if he could see how far the science of telephony has progressed in less than 150 years．If he were around today, he might say "That' s gr8! But I' m v busy rite now．Will call U 2nite．"

1.What does the underlined part in Para． 2 refer to?

A．Houses of modern cities． B．Sharp-suited characters．

C．New type of professionals． D．Mobile phones．

2.According to Paragraph 4, why did Meeting times become approximate?

A．People were more likely to be late for their meeting．

B．SMS made it easier to inform each other．

C．Young people don' t like unchanging things．

D．Traditional customs were dying out．

3.If you want to meet your friend at the school gate this evening, which of the following message can you send him?

A .Call U@ SKUg8 2nite． B．IM2BZ2CU 2nite．

C．CU@ the bar g8 2nite． D．W84U@ SKUg8 2nite．

4.What does the passage mainly tell us about?

A．Alexander Graham' s invention．

B．SMS @ a new way of communication．

C．New functions of the mobile telephone．

D．The development of the mobile phone．

回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Playing is serous business for children. In fact, it’s what they do best! Ask them why they do it, and kids will probably say, “Because it’s fun!” But it’s much more than that. It’s also good for them.

Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through play. They use their five senses to get know their new world. Touching allows them to discover how different things feel. Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby’s sense of sight.

When small children choose which toy to play with, they begin developing their abilities in making decisions.

Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination. Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy. That’s because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be.

Crayons, paints and Play-Doh(彩色塑泥) are also good because they allow children to create. Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving.

Playing doesn’t become any less important once children start school. Many valuable lessons about life are learned on the school playground. Kids learn how to share, take turns and play by the rules.

58 What can children do best in their childhood? (回答词数不超过1个)

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59 What do colored toys and clothing help develop? (回答词数不超过5个)

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60 Children like toys to develop their imagination. Do you think so? (回答词数不超过5个)

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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Nowadays, a hospital always manages to keep its beds full. This is good on the one hand, and it’s bad on 36 hand.

One day, I went to see a sick friend at the hospital. I first went to the 37 desk, where I could get a permit to visit the patient.

38 I could ask which room my friend was in, the lady set down my name, age, filled out a form and 39 a bell. I was just about to tell her what I was coming for when two men arrived with a wheelchair, 40 me in it and pushed me down the hall.

“I’m not 41 ,” I shouted. “I’m just looking for a friend.”

“When he comes,” one man said, “we’ll 42 him up to your room.”

In a minute I 43 myself in a small room. In no time they undressed me and covered some other things 44 me. One man said “If you need anything, press the button.”

“I want to get my 45 back.” I begged.

“Oh, you can 46 us,” a voice said, “Even if the 47 happens, we will see that your wife will get everything.” They left and locked the door 48 them.

I was trying to think of how to escape by the door when Dr. Ward came in with several of his 49 .

“Thank God you finally came,” I said.

“It hurts that badly?” he asked.

“No, on the contrary, I am not ill 50 .”

Dr. Ward looked 51 . “If you don’t feel any pain, that means it’s much more 52 than we expected.” Then he turned to his students: “This is the most difficult kind of patient to deal with because he refuses to 53 that he is ill. __54__ he won’t tell us where it hurts, he will never be well again until we find the hurt out for 55 by doing exploratory surgery (手术探查) .”

1.

A．another

B．the other

C．other

D．others

2.

A．meeting

B．office

C．information

D．medicine

3.

A．Before

B．After

C．While

D．When

4.

A．beat

B．struck

C．rang

D．took

5.

A．pushed

B．placed

C．pulled

D．invited

6.

A．well

B．sick

C．good

D．healthy

7.

A．command

B．carry

C．order

D．send

8.

A．felt

B．realized

C．found

D．understood

9.

A．on

B．from

C．up

D．to

10.

A．money

B．clothes

C．friend

D．form

11.

A．upset

B．expect

C．wonder

D．believe

12.

A．best

B．hardest

C．worst

D．easiest

13.

A．behind

B．before

C．beside

D．by

14.

A．friends

B．students

C．relatives

D．teachers

15.

A．at all

B．in all

C．after all

D．above all

16.

A．excited

B．worried

C．satisfied

D．surprised

17.

A．interesting

B．comfortable

C．serious

D．pleasant

18.

A．add

B．settle

C．concern

D．recognize

19.

A．Before

B．Since

C．When

D．As soon as

20.

A．himself

B．themselves

C．ourselves

D．yourselves

A．Why don’t you stay at the library?	B．I’ve been looking forward to it for ages.
C．Get dressed and hurry to work.	D．Let’s make the most of it.

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