All parents in England want to send their children to high school.But sending a child to a school is the first step that many parents find difficult to take.In theory，at least，the problem is that there are many choices to make.Let us try to list some of the alternatives (两选一) between which parents are forced to decide.To begin with，they may ask themselves whether they would like their child to go to a single­sex school or a co­educational school.They may also consider whether the child should go to a school that is connected to a particular church or religious group，or whether the school should not have such connections.Another decision is whether the school should be one of the vast majority financed by the state or one of the very small but influential (有影响的) minority of private schools，though this choice is，of course，only available to the small number of those who can pay.Also connected with the question of money is whether the child should go to a boarding school or live at home.Then there is the question of what the child should do at school.Should it be a school whose curriculum (课程) lays emphasis，for example，on necessary skills，such as reading，writing and mathematics，or one which pays more attention to developing the child’s personality，morality，emotion and sociality.Finally，with dissatisfaction with conventional education as great as it is in some circles in England and certainly in the US，the question might even arise in the parents’minds as to whether the child should be forced (强迫) to go to school at all.Although in practice，some parents may not think twice about any of these choices and send their child to the only school available in the immediate neighborhood，any parents who are interested enough can insist that as many choices as possible be made open to them，and the system is theoretically (就理论上) supposed to provide them.

61．Parents in England find choosing a school hard because________.

A．there is a limited number of choices

B．some schools are very expensive

C．some schools are government schools

D．they are faced with a variety of offers

62．According to the passage，some parents，if allowed，might let their children stay at home because they________.

A．don’t find conventional education satisfactory (满意的)

B．don’t know how to choose among different schools

C．intend to educate their children themselves

D．find conventional education too expensive to pay for

63．What is implied (暗指的) at the very end of the passage?

A．Most parents are unconcerned about the choices available to them.

B．Interested parents can request more school choices be open to them.

C．The educational system may not provide as many choices as expected.

D．Most parents usually send their children to the schools nearby.

阅读理解

　　The pleasures which a movie film offers to our eyes have been paid for with the loss of sight of a man whose name is hardly known outside the annals(编年史)of science——Joseph Plateau, a Belgian professor born in Brussels in 1801.

　　He studied the mechanism of sight, beginning a series of most dangerous experiments at the age of 28 by staring into the sun for 25 seconds to see what the effect on his eyes would be. He was blind for nearly a month. But he went on experimenting, increasing the length of time during which he looked into the sun, knowing that in the end this would cost him his sight. At the age of 42 he was completely and incurably blind; the sun had destroyed the retina(视网膜)of his eyes. But he continued to work as well as he could until he died at the age of 82.

　　Science profited(获益于)enormously from this research. He studied the so-called inertia(惯性)of the eye, which makes a picture remain on the retina for about one-sixth of a second after it has disappeared from our vision. This means that, if we see a succession of individual pictures each of which appears only for a fraction of a second, they“overlap(重叠)”one another in our brain; and if they show consecutive(连续的)phases(定相)of movement, that movement will appear to us continuous.

(1)The images that we see are recorded in ________.

[　　]

A．the brain　　　　　　　　B．the eye

C．the retina of the eye　　　　D．the pupil

(2)Motion pictures ________.

[　　]

A．cause inertia of the eye

B．show a succession of unrelated movements

C．show consecutive phases of movement which appear continuous

D．show each phrase of movement for on-half of a second

(3)Scientific advancements are often the result of ________.

[　　]

A．losing individual happiness for experimentation

B．the usage of machines

C．some scientists' crazy action

D．doing dangerous work

(4)Which of the following is true?

[　　]

A．Joseph Plateau was very famous.

B．Joseph Plateau, who was born in Belgium, was a professor.

C．Seeing films will lose our sight.

D．A picture remains on the retina for about one-fourth of a second.

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Zhang Lei

I’ll introduce to you a boy whose name is Zhang Lei.

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。三百六十

An allowance(零用钱) is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.

How large is an allowance appropriate? Experts say there is not right amount. Actual amounts differ from area to area, and from family to family.

To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work out a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures (花费) such as movie and snack. Next include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare and school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these bills, ”says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”

Finally add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends, a child whose purchasing power falls away below his peers can feel left out.

It can be tough but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her $5 a week. $1.75 of which was for bus fare and lunch. “ If you lose money” Brooke’s mother told her, “you walk home.”

One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, and then she called home for a ride, “Mom made me walk home,” recalls Stephens, now a financial planner in Brooklyn. “At first I was angry. But I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”

Experts advise an allowance should not be tied directly to a child’s daily chore (琐事). Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home. That can develop his or her initiative (主动性).

1. What does the text mainly discuss?

   A. How to develop a child’s initiative.

   B. How to work up a budget.

   C. How to teach a child to save money.

   D. How to teach a child to manage money matters.

2. It can be inferred from the text that if a child is given an allowance, he or she may_____.

   A. spend all the money very soon

   B. be spoiled and finally ruined

   C. lose the money and can not return home

   D. feel responsible and be careful about money

3. The underlined part “his peers”(in Para.4)probably refers to ______.

   A. his friends    B. his brothers    C. his parents     D. his teachers

4 Why does the author mention Brooke Stephens?

   A. To question the opinion about pocket money.

   B. To compare Stephens with other experts.

  C. To explain the parents should be strict when children are developing habits about money.

   D. To suggest that pocket money is useless in developing a child’s sense of responsibility.

The creation of a Chinese Green Card in 2004 was a milestone in the country’s immigration law. Five years on, the card is an increasingly sought-after document.                                                                                                        On August 15, 2004, the Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence

oAliens in China created a Green Card system granting qualified foreigners the right to live in

China permanently.

Liu Lili, who works in the Exit and Entry Administration of Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, has watched the Green Card system develop since its inception. She said nearly all applications received by the Bureau are approved. So far, 323 people have been granted a “Green Card” qualifying them for permanent residence in Beijing. Another 15 are awaiting final approval. It takes around 6 months to process each application.

Of the 323 Green Card holders, 94 are wives or husbands of Chinese citizens; 50 are minors dependent on their parents; 20 are senior citizens returning to live with relatives; 114 are individuals who have made outstanding contributions or are of special importance to China (another 7 are their family members); and 23 are high-level foreign personnel who hold posts in businesses (another 15 are their family members).

Liu said the authorities had been granting residence to returning senior citizens for some time before the Green Card system was formally launched .The government has approved permanent residence for over 3,000 foreigners since the implementation of the Law on Control of the Entry and Exit of Aliens which was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in November 1985.

Four groups of people are eligible for permanent residence: high-level foreign personnel who hold posts in businesses that promote China’s economic, scientific and technological development or social progress; foreign citizens who make large  direct investments in China; persons who have made outstanding contributions or are of special importance to China; and people who come to China to be with family, such as husbands and wives, minors dependent on their parents, and senior citizens dependent on their relatives.

Liu said that most applications she dealt with were from American citizens.

Why do overseas citizens apply for permanent residence status in China? The main concern, aid Liu, is the political factor. Once people have a “Green Card”, they feel they are accepted and trusted by the Chinese government. The “Green Card” also facilitates entry and exit. With permanent residence status, visas are no longer needed and people can enter and leave the country using only a valid passport. China offers outstanding career opportunities and is seen by many as safer and more secure than many other countries, said Liu.

Liu said that Green Card holders have the same rights and responsibilities as Chinese citizens. However the card is not equivalent to Chinese nationality and holders are not allowed to vote in elections, hold political office, or serve in the military.

Obtaining a Green Card is not easy. The qualifying conditions are tough. Unless you are a close relative of a Chinese citizen，you will either have to invest a substantial amount of money in the country or make a genuinely outstanding contribution to the country’s development.

To meet increasing demand, he authorities are considering making the Green Card more available by broadening the range of applicants without lowering the requirements, aid Liu, but she gave no further details.

Which of the following can’t get a green card?

A. A foreigner whose wife of husband is of Chinese nationality.

B. A foreign child whose parents are Chinese citizens.

C. A foreigner who invests large sum of money in China.

D. A foreigner who works in China for a long time.

If a foreign gets a Green Card in China, he /she_________.

A. has the right to vote in China.      B. can be a high official in China

C. can enter or leave China without a visa   D. becomes a citizen of Chinese nationality

From the article we can see foreigners apply for Green Cards mainly to ________.

A. show that they are important    B. be accepted and trusted by the Chinese

C. make entry and exit easier      D. make more money.

Which of the following is not the reason for foreigners to work or live permanently in China?

A. They can find satisfactory jobs.

B. China is more secure country than many.

C. They have their professions, families and investments in China.

D. The weather, working conditions are better than better than their own countries.