17. Li Lei, for      English was once difficult, can speak English fluently as though he were a native speaker.

A. whom     B. whose

C. him     D. his

16. I received a letter,   poor spelling made me think it was written by a child.

A. which      B. that

C. whose      D. who

B

"It hurts me more than you,""This is for your own good,"... These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Lat?in* clean my room, stay home and do homework.

That was before we entered the permissive(自由的)period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vaca?tions.

Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students "so passive" and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them,she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children's passivity. " We're not training kids to work any more," says Klompus. "We're talking about a gen?eration of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned some?body will always do it for them. Instead of saying ' go and look it up， ， you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.，，

Yes. It does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacations and come back to work. It's time to take the car away,to turn TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

5. To such children as described in the passage, .

  A.neither is easy to'say yes or say no

B. it is easier to say no than yes

C. it is easier to say yes than no

D. neither is difficult to say yes or say no

6. By "permissive period in education" the author means a time .

  A. when everything can be taught at school

B.when children are permitted to receive education

C. when children are allowed to do what they wish to

D. when every child can be educated

 7.The main idea of the passage is that .

  A.it's time to be more strict with our kids

B.parents should always set a good example to their kids

C.parents should leave their kids alone

D.kids should have more activities at school

15. When you're faced with failure,    you need is to take courage and try again.

A. that       B. all

C. which      D. it

14. There are nearly one hundred foreign students in our university ， most of     are from America andAustralia.

A. which    B. them

C. whom    D, those

I.阅读理解（共两节，满分32分）

第一节（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）

A

A 72-year-old grandmother, who once weighed 250 pounds, has defied age. With the help of a personal trainer, she has lost 115 pounds, nearly half her body weight. She even set a Guinness World Record in 2011.

"I had been on a diet for my whole life,"Betty Sweeney said. "I lost weight, and then gained it back, plus more. It had become a bad cycle for me. I just couldn't keep the weight off. "So， at the age of 69， the old lady asked a dietitian(营养学家)to suggest an eating plan. It is thanks to her diet that she credits her ability to maintain the weight loss. Now,she eats vegeta?bles ,fresh fruit and protein powder to help get enough protein for her work?outs. She eats chicken breasts with no skin, fish or very lean pork. All meats are either baked, or fixed in a hot air oven where all the fat drips away.

She joined an Anytime Fitness centre which opened near her home. But because the weight was coming off at a slow pace, she decided to ask a trainer for help. "When we started,I couldn't get up from a chair to stand on my own. Dave?my trainer, was very patient and encouraging as he slowly helped me get better,"she explained. Now,she is able to do a pull-up for the first time in her life,20 push-ups and sit-ups as well as running more than three miles regularly. And in 2011， she set a world record for the longest time in an abdominal plank (腹部训练板)，at 36 minutes and 58 seconds.

"I have more energy, I feel younger than ever, and I have never been happier in my life. My trainer is like a grandson to me; I love him so much. Who knows where my life will take me ！ "Betty Sweeney said.
1.Betty Sweeney set a world record for_____ .

A.the only old woman with a strong will

B.the longest time in an abdominal plank

C.the healthiest woman in the seventies

D. her great success in weight loss

2. What happened to Betty Sweeney after she turned to a dietitian for help?

  A She gave up losing weight completely.

B.She changed her diet and the way she cooked food.

C.She stayed away from her relatives and friends.

D. She took part in a lot of outdoor activities.

3. Who was Betty most grateful to for her healthier life?
A.Her grandson.                    B. Her doctor.

C Her personal trainer.          D Her friends.

4. From the passage we can know that regarding her weight loss, Betty Sweeney felt .

A. satisfied        B.  concerned    C.  negative      D. regretful

13. This outdoor training is an exercise    ， as we know, teenagers' confidence can be built.

A. which     B. what

C. that     D. where

12. Such things     you described in the report seldom happen now.

A. that    B. who

C. as      D. which

11. Even in winter the roadsides were places of beauty,    countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow.

A. which     B. when

C. where    D. what

10. Miss White,    smile is broad and warm, has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.

A. whom   B.   who      C.  that      D. whose