Parents are a child’s first teachers. But some parents never learned from good examples. In New York City, a nonprofit agency called Covenant House tries to help homeless young mothers become good parents.

The twelve or so teenagers who live at the shelter attend parenting classes four days a week. The class is called Mommy and Me. Teacher Delores Clemens is a mother of five and a grandmother. She teaches basic skills, like how to give a baby a bath and how to dress a baby depending on the season.

She remembers one student who learned from her mother not to pick up a crying baby. The mother said that would only make the child needy and overly demanding. Delores Clemens says, “that's not true. You have to hold your baby! He is crying for a reason. If you never pick him up, he's going to keep crying. Pick your baby up. Cuddle your baby. Hug him! And she started to do that. They just want a little cuddling and a little love. And it works!”

Delores Clemens says her students also learn how to be good mothers by letting themselves be mothered. Around three hundred fifty teenage mothers graduate from Covenant House's Mommy and Me class every year.

In class, with her baby son is Natasha. She lived on the streets. She is glad not only for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House. As she told reporter Adam Phillips, she is also glad for the help they offer in seeking a more secure life.

The World Health Organization says the United States has forty-one births for every one thousand girls age fifteen to nineteen. That is higher than other developed countries, as well as some developing ones. By comparison, northern neighbor Canada has fourteen births and southern neighbor Mexico has eighty-two.

1.What is the text mainly about?

A. Parents who are a child’s first teachers.

B. A class where teens learn mothering and are mothered.

C. A nonprofit agency that offers a more secure life.

D. A kind teacher who help homeless young mothers.

2.Covenant Houses’ Mommy and Me class is intended to _____.

A. help homeless young mothers become good parents

B. provide homeless young mothers with a warm shelter

C. help mothers in New York be good parents

D. teach some parents how to love their children

3.What can we know about Delores Clemens from the text?

A. She has a mother of five and a grandmother.

B. She thinks a crying baby should be picked up and hugged.

C. She teaches advanced skills on how to be good mothers.

D. She is very glad for the warmth and shelter of Covenant House.

4.According to the World Health Organization, which country has the highest births for girls age fifteen to nineteen?

  A. Canada    

B. the United States of America   

C. Mexico    

D. Britain

单词拼写（本题共10题，1-5题每题空1分，6-10题每空0.5分，共10分）

根据句子所给单词的首字母或中文意思，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限一词）。

1.Heavy rains have a_______ the life of about 680,000 people in Hunan province.  

2.We admire her for she has a g________ for singing and dancing. 

3.To live a long and healthy life,we must learn to have a b_________ diet.

4.As is known to all, smoking is h_________ to our health.

5.This hotel r________ me of the one we stayed in last year.

6.We should ______  ____ (依靠) our parents before we become grow-ups.

7.He _____  _____ on (瞧不起) anyone who hasn't had a college education.

8. When the fire _____  ____ (爆发)，I was reading an interesting book.

9.Super-parents Gil and Kelly Bates, from America, love babies so much that they already have ____  ______ (抚养)18 children.   

10.After they married, they ______ ______  (定居) in a small village, leading a quiet life.

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

Sam, Alice, Dick, Tracy和Susan想根据自己在音乐方面的兴趣（61---65）选择适合自己的音乐会，阅读下面音乐会的介绍（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们的音乐会，并在答题纸上将相应的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1.. Sam and his friends always enjoy their weekend by attending late night activities. However, he

hasn’t joined them for a long time because he has been working for a couple of weeks. This

weekend he wants to have some fun and excitement with his friends, who are interested in western

music.

2... Alice is a college student who studies music, and playing the piano is her favorite. Her

parents approve of her attending concerts and pay for the tickets. As a result, she doesn’t

care much about how much the ticket might cost.

3.. Dick and his girlfriend are both university students. The coming Sunday (August 6) is his

girlfriend’s birthday. As both of them are music fans, Dick would like to take his girlfriend to enjoy some live music and learn something new.

4.. Tracy is interested in a variety of music, like most of the university students, she has a

part-time job. She would like to amuse herself by attending concerts. Since she does not

earn much, she can only afford a ticket that doesn’t cost much.

5..             

. Susan enjoys listening to foreign music in her spare time. She would like to attend

concerts performed by foreign bands or orchestras whenever it’s possible. But according

   to the school rules, she has to return to her dormitory before 11:00 pm.

   A                                       B

                       C                                     D

                 E                                       F

“Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Do you agree with this old saying? Joanne Gordon does. She is the author of Be Happy at work and other books about careers(职业). Gordon believes that about 30% of employees(雇员) in North America do not like their jobs, and she thinks that is terrible. She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied with their jobs find work that is good for them. Joanne says, “There are no happy jobs, only happy workers.” She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics.

First, happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs, and they look forward to the workday. Take Tony Hawk, for example. At age 14, he became a professional skateboarder. Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games, but he still skates every day. He once said, “My youngest son’s pre-school was recently asked what their dads do for work. My son said, ‘I’ve never seen my dad do work.’” Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work. He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys.

Second, happy workers like the people they work with. Sally Ayote says, “I work with the coolest people in the world.” She and her group cook for almost 1,200 people in Antarctica. Most of these people are scientists who are doing research. Sally loves to sit and talk with them. She says, “There is no television here, no radio, so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying.” Sally thinks she has a great job, and the best part about it is the people.

Third, happy workers know that their work helps others. Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers. She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid, which shows movies in refugee(难民) camps around the world. Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps. For one thing, entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while. Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety. For example, in one camp, thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water. Caroline knows that is helping other people, and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work.

Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work. Tony Hawk says, “Find the thing you love. If you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.” Joanne Gordon would agree. She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing, find people they like to work with, and find ways to help others. Then they can be proud of what they do, and they will probably be happy at work.

1.Who is the book, Be Happy at Work, written for?

A. Joanne Gordon herself.

B. Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron.

C. People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs.

D. The workers who agree with the author’s ideas.

2.Why did Tony Hawk’s son say, “I’ve never seen my dad do work.”?

A. Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work.

B. Because Tony Hawk always finds something enjoyable in his job.

C. Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating.

D. Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating.

3.Tony Hawk, Sally Ayote, and Caroline Baron are good examples that show us ____________.

A. how to be a successful businessman

B. how to help people in difficulties

C. how to get along with the coolest people

D. how to become a happy worker

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy.

B. The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable.

C. The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important.

D. Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do.

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An Act of Kindness

Mother was making a dish for Mrs. Smith next door ,   36  six-year-old Susie came up and   37   why Mommy was doing so .

“Because Mrs. Smith is very sad: she lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her   38   .And when someone is very , very sad , they have trouble doing the   39  things like making dinner or other housework . Because we’re part of a   40   and Mrs Smith is our neighbor , we need to do some thing to help her. Mrs Smith won’t   41   be able to talk with  or hug her daughter or do all those wonderful things that mommies and daughters do together. You’re a very smart girl , Susie ; maybe you’ll think of some way to help take care of Mrs. Smith.”

Susie thought seriously about this  42   and how she could do her part in   43  Mrs. Smith. A few minutes later , Susie knocked on her door. After a few moments , Mrs Smith   44   the knock with a “Hi , Susie”.

Susie noticed that Mrs. Smith didn’t have that   45   musical quality about her voice when she greeted someone, and she also looked as though having been   46   because her eyes were weary and swollen(肿胀). “What can I do for you , Susie ?” asked Mrs. Smith.

“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very , very sad with a broken heart.” Susie   47  her hand out shyly. In it was a   48  . “This is for your  49  . Mrs. Smith knelt down and hugged Susie , choking back her tears.   50  her tears she said ,”thank you , darling girl, this will help a lot.”

Mrs. Smith accepted Susie’s act of kindness and took it one step   51   . She bought a small key ring with a picture frame ----  52   designed to carry keys and proudly display a family portrait at the same time. Mrs. Smith placed Susie’s Band –Aid in the frame to   53  herself to heal a little every time she sees it. She wisely knows that healing takes time and support . It has become her  54   for healing ,    55  forgetting the joy and love she experienced with her laughter.

36. A. when          B. then             C. as                   D. while

37. A. stated           B. wandered        C. claimed              D. wondered

38. A. after all         B. at present         C. from now on          D. for a little while

39. A. little            B. few             C. hard                 D. tough

40. A. family           B. community       C. world               D. race

41. A. even            B. nearly           C. ever                 D. barely

42. A. challenge        B. chance           C. incident              D. risk

43. A. attending to      B. stocking with      C. dealing with          D. getting on with

44. A. reacted          B. responded        C. answered             D. received

45. A. desperate        B. familiar           C. annoying           D. anxious

46. A. sleeping         B. reflecting         C. weeping            D. praying

47. A. brought          B. took             C. held               D. pulled

48. A. Band-Aid        B. key              C. picture             D. frame

49. A. daughter        B. eyes            C. hands             D. broken heart

50. A. Upon            B. Through          C. At               D. By

51. A. further          B. as well             C. in detail           D. once again

52. A. that             B. which             C. what              D. one

53. A. recover          B. remind            C. reward            D. repay

54. A. symbol          B. burden            C. pressure           D. ambition

55. A. rather than       B. in case of          C. yet not             D. regardless of