There seems never to have been a civilization(文明) without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.

In the ancient world, as is today, most boys play with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. It is the universality of toys about their development in all parts of the world and their continuing to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.

Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to (服从于) technological progress that characterizes inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of advancement. The progress from a rattle (拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of materials then ready for use. (words: 285 ; time : 5ms)

1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ________ .

A. their social roles are strictly determined

B. most boys would like to follow their fathers' jobs

C. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

D. they like challenging activities.

2. "The universality of toys" lies in the fact that ________ .

A. technological advances have greatly improved the making of toys

B. the improvement of techniques in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world

3. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys ________.

A. follow a direct line of development

B. also greatly interest adults

C. are not characterized by progress in technology

D. show the pace of social progress

（C）篇

1. A。由原文第二段第二句可知。

2. D。根据文章第三段第一句和第三句可知,玩具的基本的特征变化不大。

3. C。由文章最后一段第一句可知,玩具作为一种艺术形式,不因科技变化而变化。

完成句子 (每题2分,共10小题, 共20分)

1. It was the third time that he                      , which extremely angered the coach. (make)   

这是他第三次犯那个相同的错误,这使得教练极为生气.

2.                                    at the meeting that everyone sighed with relief. （turn）

直到他出现在会场，大家才舒了一口气。

3.With             for a year, the parents have been concerned about the whole family’s life. （out）   

儿子已失业一年了，双亲非常担忧全家人的生计。 

4.I came to teach in this city in 1998, since when the teaching models in our school           . (see)  

我是1998年来到这座城市的，自那时到现在这里的教学模式发生了巨大变化.  

5.Only by practicing more                     speak fluent English in the future. (able)

只有多练习, 将来你才会讲流利的英语.

6.                               , products of high quality sells better. (case) 

通常情况下，质量好的产品更畅销。

7.                          , she thought him to be very familiar as her relative. (meet)

她第一次遇到他时，她就觉得他很熟悉，就像她的一个亲人。

8.The old grandma as well as her three little grand daughters                      the children’s parents trapped in the ruins after the earthquake. (dig)

这位老奶奶和她的三个孙女正在挖被埋在地震废墟下的孩子的父母。

9.What pleasant news! Our new school will be based in                      “Rose Garden”, a place surrounded with green trees and colorful flowers all year round. （what） 

多么令人愉快的消息呀！我们的新学校将坐落在过去称为“玫瑰园”的地方，那里四季绿树鲜花环绕。     

10. The Party member preferred dying to                      to the enemy. (give)

那位党员宁愿死去也不向敌人投降.

第三部分：写作(共两节,满分35分)　　

第一节   短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请对每一行作出判断，如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个√，如有错误，按照改错的方法改，请将答案写在答题卡上。

Once an old man saw a bag on his way to home.                            76. _______

In the bag there was a wolf. It was catching and put in                 77. _______

the bag by a shepherd（牧羊人） a few minutes ago.

The wolf asked the old man to let him out.                                 78. _______

The old man took pity on him and opened bag.                             79. _______

When the wolf got out， said to the old man， "I am very hungry.  80. _______

I want to eat you." The other old man could do nothing                  81. _______

and cry for help. Just then the shepherd came and saw this.            82. _______

He beat the wolf to death by a stick. Then he said to the                83. _______

old man， "wolves want to eat men all the time. It's nature            84. _______

will never change. We should took this as a good lesson."              85. ______　　

　
第三部分：写作(共两节,满分35分)　　
第一节   短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请对每一行作出判断，如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个√，如有错误，按照改错的方法改，请将答案写在答题卡上。
Once an old man saw a bag on his way to home.                            76. _______
In the bag there was a wolf. It was catching and put in                 77. _______
the bag by a shepherd（牧羊人） a few minutes ago.
The wolf asked the old man to let him out.                                 78. _______
The old man took pity on him and opened bag.                             79. _______
When the wolf got out， said to the old man， "I am very hungry.  80. _______
I want to eat you." The other old man could do nothing                  81. _______
and cry for help. Just then the shepherd came and saw this.            82. _______
He beat the wolf to death by a stick. Then he said to the                83. _______
old man， "wolves want to eat men all the time. It's nature            84. _______
will never change. We should took this as a good lesson."              85. ______　　

　　非选择题部分 (共40分)

　　第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

　　第一节：短文改错(满分10分)

　　下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面加上该加的词。

　　删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

　　注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

　　2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

　　As the high school student, I like to talk with foreigners to practise my oral English but

　　learn more about other cultures. There were two foreign teachers in our school in this term.

　　They often go to the English corner so that we can have a chance to practise the language.

　　I seize every chance talk with them. However, I sometime find they are not so interesting

　　in what I say, and it’s hard for I to choose a suitable topic. I would like some advices about how

　　to communicate proper with foreigners, and what topics to pick.