摘要：11．The purpose of the writer in writing the passage is to . A．tell us that the alarm system doesn’t work B．tell us an interesting experience C．show us how the alarm system works D．make it clear that he wants to give away his alarm system D Professor Martin’s report says that children who attend a number of different schools, because their parents have to move around the country, probably make slow progress in their studies. There are also signs, says Professor Martin, that an unusually large number of such children are mentally affected. The professor says “It’s true, my personal feeling is that children should stay in one school. Our findings are based on research and not on any personal feelings that I or many assistants may have on the subject. Captain Thomas James, an Army lecturer for the past 20 years and himself a father of two, said, “I’ve never heard of such rubbish. Taking me for example, no harm is done to the education of my children, who change schools regularly--if they keep to the same system, as in our Army schools. In my experience--and I’ve known quite a few of them--Army children are as well adjusted as any others, if not more so. What the professor doesn’t appear to appreciate is the fact that in such situation children will adapt much better than grown-ups. When this was put to Professor Martin, he said that at no time had his team suggested that all children were backward or mentally affected in some way, but simply that in their experience there was a clear tendency . “Our findings show that while the very bright children can deal with regular changes without harming his or her general progress in studies, the majority of children suffer from constantly having to enter a new learning situation .

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Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．The story goes downhill from here．

The first grade was a struggle．I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home．I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one．However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years．

It was in the fifth grade．Mrs．Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her．She did not make me feel defeated．On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．

For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone．I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be．

The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．

A. did better in reading B. began speech lessons

C. went to a new school D. received a high award

We can learn from the passage that the writer ______．

A. is a very successful teacher now

B. thinks teaching is a challenging job

C, has solved problems with his own effort

D. works in the same school with Mrs. Wakefield

What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?

A. To express his devotion to his work．

B. To show his respect to a special teacher．

C. To share his leaching experience with us．

D. To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties．

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Before I started school, people felt that 1 was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because basically I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me．The story goes downhill from here．
The first grade was a struggle．I not only had difficulty speaking, but also felt nervous about the fact that I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．It was in the third grade that the school district built a new school close to my home．I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one．However, things were still not much better as far as my schooling was concerned and did not get better for the next two years．
It was in the fifth grade．Mrs．Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her．She did not make me feel defeated．On the contrary, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome any difficulty and become someone．I have won numerous awards up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I owe it all to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be．

1.
The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．
1. A.
  did better in reading
2. B.
  began speech lessons
3. C.
  went to a new school
4. D.
  received a high award
2.
We can learn from the passage that the writer ______．
1. A.
  is a very successful teacher now
2. B.
  thinks teaching is a challenging job
3. C.
  has solved problems with his own effort
4. D.
  works in the same school with Mrs．Wakefield
3.
What is the writer's purpose in writing the passage?
1. A.
  To express his devotion to his work．
2. B.
  To show his respect to a special teacher．
3. C.
  To share his teaching experience with us．
4. D.
  To tell us his story of overcoming difficulties．

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There are hundreds of expressions of words using “hand” in the English language. Let us examine some of the expressions that use “hand”.

We will get a hand in this way. “To get a hand in” is to begin a job, to begin to know something about it. When we learn completely, we will be able to do it hands down. If we do the job well, we may end up with the upper hand. On the other hand, if the situation gets out of hand, it is out of control.

We must consider another way of expressing phrase---- to hand it to someone. For example, I must hand it to you for understanding what we have discussed this far. You can also lend a hand to someone but without really giving up your hand. You lend a hand when you help someone. If someone is kind enough to lend us a hand then we surely do not want to bite the hand that feeds us. We do not want to repay his kindness by treating him badly.

Now, we have a free hand to continue examining other “hand” expressions. It means you are free to act without getting permission from someone else.

Maybe you can find a friend who wants to take a hand in our project. It would have to be someone who was interested in these expressions. Your friend may want to work hand in glove with us. That is good because that means he wants to work as closely with us as a glove covers the hand. Of course, there is a danger that he may look at our project and decide to take it in hand. That means he wants to tale it over. If that happens, we may throw up our hands because the situation seams hopeless. In fact, we may decide that it is time for us to end this project to wash our hands of “ hand” expressions.

69．We are ready to do a certain job, we may say; Let’s ______________.

A. get out of hand B. get a hand in

C. lend a hand D. take a hand in

70．Which of the following has an unpleasant meaning?

A. Hands down B. bite the hand that feeds us

C. take a hand in D. hand in glove

71．Something is so easy to do. So you can do it____________.

A. hands down B. on the other hand

C. the upper hand D. hand in glove

72．What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage?

A. To tell us the fact that there are many phrases with “hands”.

B. To prove the importance of the word “ hand ”.

C. To tell us some phrases with “ hand ”.

D. To make us laugh.

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Directions：Read the following three passages．Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements．For each of them there are four choices marked with A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage．

　　Have you ever walked to the shops, only to find when you get there that you’ve completely forgotten what you go for? Or have you struggled to remember the name of an old friend? For years, we’ve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrinkles(皱纹)and grey hair．But now a new book suggests we’ve got it all wrong．

　　According to The Secret Life Of The Grown－up Brain, by science writer, Barbara Strauch, our brains actually get better with age．In fact, she argues many new studies have found that the brain hits its peak(最高点)between our 40s and 60s－much later than previously thought．

　　Furthermore, not losing many brain cells as we age, we preserve them, and even produce new ones well into middle age．For years it's been accepted that the brain, much like the body, got worse with age．But the longest, largest study into what happens to people as they age(变老)suggests otherwise．

　　This continuing research has followed 6, 000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years．It has found that, on average, they performed better in cognitive tests in their late 40s and 50s than they had in their 20s．Specifically, older people did better in tests of vocabulary, spatial orientation(空间方向)skills, verbal memory(how many words you can remember)and problem solving．

　　Where they were weaker was in numeracy(计算能力)(how quickly one can multiply, add, subtract and divide)and the speed at which they could move．However, with harder tasks, such as problem－solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond．In short, researchers are going to come up with scientific evidence that we do get wiser with age．

(1)

The underlined word, "it" in the first paragraph refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the older one is, the wiser one is．
B．	our brain gets better with age．
C．	we get wrinkles and grey hair as we age．
D．	our brains become forgetful as we age．

(2)

Science writer, Barbara Strauch, believes that ________．
[　　]
A．	our brains are wisest between our 40s and 60s．
B．	we lose many brain cells as we age．
C．	our brains are at their worst after our 60s．
D．	people are wiser now than years ago．

(3)

What is NOT true of this new research?
[　　]
A．	It is the longest and largest of its kind．
B．	It has been running since 1956．
C．	The 6, 000 people have been tested at least four times so far．
D．	Researchers have provided supporting scientific evidence

(4)

According to the new research, older people ________ ．
[　　]
A．	are slow in verbal memory and numeracy．
B．	have less ability to solve problems．
C．	behave better on tests of vocabulary than in their 20s．
D．	produce more new brain cells than the middle－aged．

(5)

What is the author's purpose of writing this passage?
[　　]
A．	To suggest ways to preventing aging．
B．	To help us know more about brain cells．
C．	To introduce a new research about aging．
D．	To tell us that we can get wiser with age．

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Michael Jordan told me not to mention this until the season was over and I promised him at that time. Now I think it’s time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an act of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the Stadium. After it ran ,I got a call from a man in the western suburbs. He said, “I read what you wrote about Jordan, but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.” Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Has Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty neighborhood?
“Not two boys,” Jordan said, “but four.”
And he named them. He said four names.
And what did they talk about?
“Everything,” Jordan said. “I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check whether they’re paying attention to their schoolwork. If it turns out one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it.”
It’s just one more part of Michael Jordan’s life, one more thing that no one knows about, one more thing Jordan does right. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do I! When the expert reviewers begin to turn against Jordan, as they surely will, I’ll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come, for someone they can depend on.
【小题1】That man called after reading about what Jordan did to a disabled child because he wanted to ____.

A．become famous himself

B．know why Jordan appeared in a poor area

C．let the author know that Jordan was not that nice

D．offer another example to show that Jordan was a nice man

【小题2】What can we learn from this passage?

A．Jordan is not such a great person.

B．Jordan deserves the admiration he had from others.

C．Jordan is always ready to make friends with young people.

D．Jordan is always misunderstood by expert reviewers.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “ran” probably mean?

A．Published.

B．Finished.