JACKSONVILIE, Fla, Nov.10—A 14-year –old boy was arrested today after the rotten body of an 8-year-old girl who was his neighbor was found in his bedroom. She had been stabbed (刺伤) and beaten.

   The boy, Joshua Earl Patrick Philips, admitted and was charged with murder in the death of the girl, Maddie Clifton, who disappeared on Nov. 3, Sherriff Nat Glover said.

   Joshua, who has no criminal record, would not be eligible (合格的) for the death punishment because of his age. Detectives discovered a knife and a baseball bat believed to be the weapons (武器) used to kill the girl, Sherriff said.

   The girl had been stabbed at least nine times and was struck in the head. Sheriff Glover said at the conference. The authorities did not say whether she had been attacked sexually, nor did they give motive for the attack.

   The boy’s mother , Melissa Phillips , grew suspicious for the police searched her home on Monday and detected an odor (气味) , Sherriff said. This morning she pulled aside the frame of the bed , saw a child’s feet and called an officer, she said.

   Maddie’s body was found under a sheet of wood supporting the frame of the water bed , which was filled, Sheriff Glover said , adding , “ He put her under the bed and tapped her up in it..”

   Investigators believe the third-grader was killed in the boy’s house shortly after she disappeared last Tuesday, touching off a wide-spread search.

   On Friday, Maddie’s parents , Steve and Shelia Clifton, made an earnest request for her return.

   The boy’s house, like others in the neighborhood, had been searched three times. During the third search on Monday, the mother has at first said she thought the odor came from family pets.

   Hundreds of volunteers had sent thousands of leaflets with Naddie’s picture since she disappeared that evening, about 30 minutes after she went out to play with friends.

   The girl’s house is one of the well-kept, single –family homes in the older working-class of Jacksonville. Yellow ribbons (丝带) still hung from the trees this morning.

81. Why can’t the boy be sentenced to death? ( no more than 6 words)

82. What might the boy have used to kill the girl?  ( no more than 8 words)

83. Which grade of school was the girl in when she was killed ? ( no more than 2 words)

84. Who first found the body of the dead girl? ( no more than 6 words)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．What color is the woman's car?

[　　]

A．Red.

B．Blue.

C．Green.

2．How long will they have to wait?

[　　]

A．2 hours.

B．4 hours.

C．We don't know.

3．Why isn't the man going to work?

[　　]

A．He is ill.

B．He will play golf with Bob.

C．His boss is ill.

4．Where is the woman?

[　　]

A．In Washington.

B．In Chicago.

C．In Miami.

5．How did the woman know about the fire?

[　　]

A．She saw it.

B．Others told her.

C．She heard it over the radio.

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6－8题。

6．What are they talking about?

[　　]

A．A live concert.

B．A record.

C．Some singers.

7．What do they think of it (them)?

[　　]

A．Good.

B．Not good.

C．Not bad.

8．What caused the trouble?

[　　]

A．The lead singer.

B．The loud sound of guitars.

C．They're not a famous group.

听第7段材料，回答第9－11题。

9．What does the woman think Bill's problem is?

[　　]

A．He sometimes disobeys.

B．He doesn't always do his homework.

C．He needs glasses.

10．Which grade is Bill in?

[　　]

A．Fourth.

B．Fifth.

C．Sixth.

11．What subject is Bill having trouble in?

[　　]

A．Science.

B．Writing.

C．Reading.

听第8段材料，回答第12－14题。

12．Why did the woman want to change job?

[　　]

A．She wanted a job as a waitress.

B．She wanted more time to study.

C．Her pay was too low.

13．What days did the man say they needed help?

[　　]

A．At weekends.

B．On weekdays.

C．Late in the week.

14．What was the result of the interview?

[　　]

A．She got the job.

B．She was able to enter the university.

C．The man promised her a pay rise.

听第9段材料，回答第15－17题。

15．What is the woman doing?

[　　]

A．Looking for volunteers.

B．Looking for a baby-sitter.

C．Cooking food.

16．What does the man suggest that he might be willing to do?

[　　]

A．Change diapers.

B．Be a playground assistant.

C．Help the woman sell some candies.

17．What does the man describe as a benefit of volunteering?

[　　]

A．The man will feel better about himself.

B．The man will be able to play with the children.

C．The man will get a free breakfast.

听第10段材料，回答第18－20题。

18．What surprised the people?

[　　]

A．That he was killed in a peaceful place.

B．The local newspaper.

C．Japan's over-strict education system.

19．What can be inferred about the killer?

[　　]

A．He is a teacher.

B．He is a student.

C．He is an education expert.

20．What can we learn about Japanese young students?

[　　]

A．They are under high pressure.

B．They can take care of others.

C．They are very rude and violent.

“I Love My Neighborhood” Poster Contest
The “I Love My Neighborhood” Poster Contest was developed in l993．It aims to educate your students and their families about neighborhood pride and duty．Lessons and activities are provided in a teacher’s guide．Students can learn about the sources of litter and pollution prevention．
RULES   
All children in primary schools are invited to submit(提交) one piece of work. The Winning posters will be reproduced and handed out throughout the neighborhood．
◆Students are encouraged to bravely use different colors and to be as creative as possible! It is up to the student and you to decide which art tool to use such as crayons. Color pencils are not advised because they do not     reproduce well．
◆The topic, “I am part of my neighborhood!” must be included in the design of each poster. The Committee requires that students include their
mascot(吉祥物) in each poster.
◆All work must be on normal-sized paper for winning posters reproduction purposes. Over-sized posters will have no chance of taking part in the final competition．
◆All work submitted must be the child’s own work．Your students can be guided by you or their parents; we simply want to avoid poster not     drawn by themselves．   
◆Please review each poster before submitting．
Each work to be submitted must include the student’s name, grade level，your name and school name on the BACK of each poster．
For more information or questions about the 2012 “I Love My Neighborhood” Poster Contest, contact(联系) Jaixen Webb at (818) 551-6933 or   jwebb@ci.glendale. ca.us．    ’
【小题1】We can learn from Paragraph l that the contest ______.

One suicide and three attempted ones that left two seriously injured, all by middle school students in Shanghai last week, cast a gloom (忧郁) over an otherwise happy beginning of a new term there. The terrible things took place even as the Ministry of Education and China Central Television organized the first lesson on TV about personal safety for students last Monday, the first day of the new semester. Such things suggest that this first lesson is more than necessary. Not only should kids be taught how to protect themselves in times of emergency, they should also be made aware of the value of tile2 One student was prevented from killing himself from his school building. He said he just could not accept the fact of not being able to go tip to a higher grade with his classmates, and thus considered life meaningless. Another 12-year-old boy who jumped off a building to his death was said to have been a good student, and no one could say why he chose to end his life. Obviously, their inner worlds were seriously affected. But when they chose to take their own lives, their irresponsible choice was clearly the result of a lack of adequate understanding of the value of life.

    The ancient sage Confucius (孔子) stressed that one must protect even one's hair and skin from being hurt. He meant that the sense of responsibility for one's parents was important as far as the value of life was concerned. When we talk about the enthusiasm of making contributions to our motherland, we are referring to values that constitute the nobler part of the meaning of life. The value of life should be far beyond the concern for personal interest.

    Undoubtedly, those kids who chose to take their own lives were faced only with their own sadness that they could not overcome. If they had a little concern for their parents, for their parents' expectations of them or for their own potential contributions to this world in the future, they would not have gone that far. Difficulties or sufferings are supposed to help kids develop their sense of responsibility and thus help them better understand the value of life.

    Too much attention and care from their parents and grandparents have made most of the only children self-centered. Many think it is natural that they deserve to be taken care of by others in whatever way they want. They expect to have their problems solved by their parents or someone else. With such a false sense, they fail to grasp the tough reality of life. They suffer from the illusion (幻觉) that their life should be nothing but plain sailing, Whenever the illusion is broken, they can hardly gather enough courage to face life as it is. So a hotline is indeed necessary to help those kids who find it hard to accept the tough reality of life. But parents and teachers also need to take lessons from the things. They need to know that life should not always be sugar-coated for kids; they should be made to taste the bitter side too as early as possible.

1.From the passage we know that _________.

A. four students took their lives in Shanghai last week

B. being unable to catch up with other classmates led to the 12-year-old boy killing himself

C. the importance of life lies in the sense of responsibility for parents

D. parents are supposed to tell the kids the bitter side of life as well as the sweet side

2.What mainly causes those kids to take their own lives is that _________.

A. they are worried that they may fall behind others in studies

B. they lack the respect for their parents

C. they may be physically healthy, but mentally unhealthy

D. their parents expect too much from them

3.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. An irresponsible choice.           B. The value of life.

C. Weak-minded generation.          D. The reality of life.

Janice Fialka showed a new documentary (纪录片) about her cognitively (认知地) disabled son at schools and seminars across the country.Everyone seemed to enjoy it，but one comment from a teacher proved her family’s investment to Fialka was a success.

“In Baltimore an early childhood teacher came up and said，‘I have to apologize to the family of a 4?year old with Down Syndrome (先天愚型)，’”Fialka said.“She said，‘I told them to be more realistic about their dreams for him.Now I have to tell them I’m sorry.’”

The story of Micah Fialka?Feldman，a 22?year?old Oakland University student，is meant to show parents，educators and the disabled anything is possible.

Fialka?Feldman wrote in an essay titled “I wanted to go to college and my dream came true”．A lot of people didn’t think he could go to college，but because family and friends believed in him he learned how to take public transportation to campus and found teachers who helped him pick the best classes.

The title of the film Through the Same Door came from a day when Fialka?Feldman，who was enrolled in a first grade special education program，told his parents he wanted to walk through the same door as the rest of the kids at his school.It led him to becoming the first student with cognitive disabilities in mainstream classrooms in Berkley.

Though he can’t read or write on his own，Fialka?Feldman reached amazing heights with the help of voice recognition computer software，tutors，and the embrace (接受) of his community.

At Berkley High School，Fialka?Feldman won the Social Studies Department Award for civic (公民的) involvement.In 2004 he received the Michigan “Yes，I Can” award for self?advocacy (自强)．

He finished high school in 2003 with a certificate of attendance，took a 10?day trip through Israel with friends last year，and enrolled at Oakland University through the Transitions Program，which is geared (使适合于) to help the disabled go from high school to college.

Fialka said he’s the happiest kid in the world.Everyone should be so happy.

1.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Disabled Man Living His Dream

B．Nothing Is Impossible

C．Don’t Look Down Upon the Disabled

D．Through the Same Door

2.What the early childhood teacher said suggests that________.

A．disabled people should be realistic about their dreams

B．she used to believe we should not expect much from disabled people

C．she hadn’t given the 4?year old with Down Syndrome enough attention

D．the documentary about Fialka?Feldman encouraged the disabled

3.Which of the following is NOT true about Fialka?Feldman?

A．He was the first cognitively disabled student in mainstream classrooms in Berkley.

B．He went to school by public transportation and was helped to pick up classes.

C．He benefited from computer software and other people.

D．He received the “Yes，I Can” award for civic involvement and self?advocacy

4.Which of the following shows the correct order of events of Fialka?Feldman?

a．He received the Michigan “Yes，I Can” award.

b．His documentary was shown and welcomed.

c．He was enrolled in a first grade special education program.

d．He finished high school with a certificate of attendance.

e．He enrolled at Oakland University through the Transitions Program.

A．a?c?d?e?b? B．b?a?c?d?e

C．c?d?e?a?b? D．c?d?b?e?a