With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__36__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__37__”the love as their__38__ones grow old．They will have to__39__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their__40_parents and grandparents．China is being__41__country．

According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one   42   10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to   43   from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The   44  for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.

In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__45__is under stress as the market ey puts millions of young Chinese on the road__46__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__47  ．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__48__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__49__protecting those__50__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __51__they are still not highly developed．

As more people grow__52__, China will have fewer working people, __53__will slow down economic growth. According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should  54  its people to have more than one child in the future  55  China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).

1.A．only               B．lonely           C．friendly         D．heartily

2.A．take up            B．take back        C．pay back         D．pay for

3.A．hated              B．loved            C．tired            D．hearted

4.A．care for           B．bring up         C．look for         D．pay attention to

5.A．daughter’s or son’s B．niece’s or nephew’s                  

C．wife’s or husband’s   D．aunt’s or uncle’s

6.A．an old             B．an aging         C．a developing     D．a developed

7.A．where              B．when             C．which            D．that

8.A．an article         B．an email         C．a magazine       D．a report

9.A．conclusion         B．character        C．figure           D．survey

10.A．tradition         B．opinion          C．saying           D．way

11.A．in favor of       B．in search of     C．in the way of    D．in the face of

12.A．out               B．off              C．ahead            D．behind

13.A．friends           B．relatives        C．parents          D．children

14.A．an act            B．a case           C．a program        D．a plan

15.A．in danger         B．in need          C．in desperate     D．in disaster

16.A．but               B．or               C．and              D．so

17.A．strong            B．realistic        C．rich             D．old

18.A．as                B．which            C．what             D．that

19.A．forbid            B．promise          C．encourage        D．order

20.A．so that   B．though   C．even if  D．because

Anthony Horowitz was miserable as child. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, It’ll be good for him,” he recalled.

It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel . The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”

Now, at age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.

The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.

Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.

The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.

Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”

1.In the boarding school, Horowitz’s teachers           .

    A．often criticized him             B．showed great concern for him

    C．taught him how to write stories  D．thought little about his ability

2.Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?

    A．He was the beloved child of his family.

    B．He benefited a lot from boarding school.

    C．He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.

    D．Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.

3.What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

    A．Confidence is the key to success.                  B．Hardship teaches valuable lessons.

    C．Interest is the best teacher.    D．Industry is the parent of success.

4.In which section can you most probably read the passage?

    A．Campus Trends                    B．Culture & Leisure

    C．Our World                        D．Science Life

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。（请把答案填在答案卷的横线上）

Without plants, people couldn’t live. We eat plants. _____51____. And we need plants for another reason: We need them because they are beautiful.

_____52_____.Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.

_____53_____.That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.

Do you talk to your plants?  _____54____Perter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called The Secret of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were plants in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. _____55____Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves.

A. Plants get energy from the sun.

B. Do you give them love and take good care of them? 

C. After six months, the deserted plant faded away.

D. After six months, the beloved plant was bigger.

E. We take in oxygen that plants make.

F. Everywhere people need beautiful plants.

G. Imagine a world with no plants.

第二节：完形填空 (共20小题，每题1分, 满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__21__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__22__” the love as their__23__ones grow old．They will have to__24__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_   25  _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__26_  country．
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one   27   10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to   28   from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The    29    for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__30__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__31__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__32_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__33__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__34__protecting those__35__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __36_they are still not highly developed．
As more people grow__37__, China will have fewer working people, __38__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __39__its people to have more than one child in the future__40_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．
21．A．only        B．lonely    C.friendly        D．heartily
22．A．take up  B．take back  C．pay back D．pay for
23．A．hated     B．loved       C．tired      D．hearted
24．A．care for    B．bring up   C．look for    D．pay attention to
25．A．daughter’s or son’s     B．niece’s or nephew’s
C．wife’s or husband’s       D．aunt’s or uncle’s
26．A．an old      B．an aging   C．a developing    D．a developed
27．A．where       B．when     C．which       D．that
28．A．an article  B．an email   C．a magazine      D．a report
29．A．conclusion      B．character       C．figure      D．survey
30．A．tradition   B．opinion  C. saying          D．way
31．A．in favor of      B．in search of   C．in the way of    D．in the face of
32．A．out   B．off   C．ahead     D．behind
33．A．friends     B．relatives    C．parents     D．children
34．A．an act      B．a case       C．a program       D．a plan
35．A．in danger        B．in need     C．in desperate      D．in disaster
36．A．but    B．or     C．and   D．so
37．A．strong    B．realistic  C．rich   D．old
38．A．as     B．which       C．what  D．that
39．A．forbid      B．promise   C. encourage        D．order
40．A．so that      B．though      C．even if     D．because

Anthony Horowitz was miserable as child. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded(恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, It’ll be good for him,” he recalled.

It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel . The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”

Now, at age of 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.

The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.

Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.

The style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.

Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”

In the boarding school, Horowitz’s teachers           .

    A．often criticized him B．showed great concern for him

    C．taught him how to write stories  D．thought little about his ability

Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz?

    A．He was the beloved child of his family.

    B．He benefited a lot from boarding school.

    C．He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.

    D．Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.

What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

    A．Confidence is the key to success.    B．Hardship teaches valuable lessons.

    C．Interest is the best teacher.    D．Industry is the parent of success.

In which section can you most probably read the passage?

    A．Campus Trends        B．Culture & Leisure

    C．Our World        D．Science Life