28. A. gracefully 　　　B. emotionally 　　C. academically 　D. financially 　29. A. free from　　 　B. isolated from 　　C. related to 　　　D. close to 　30. A. providing 　　　B. making 　　　　　C. taking 　　　　D. losing

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Carrying Faggots to Put Out a Fire In the last years of the Warring States period, the State of Qin attacked the State of Wei ____31_____ a large scale repeatedly and occupied large areas of land. In 273 B.B., the Qin army launched another attack upon the State of Wei. The king of the State of Wei summoned ____32_____officials,and asked with a ____33_____ (worry) look if anyone could propose a way to defeat the Qin army. Most of the officials persuaded the king to sue for peace, at the cost of giving away to the State of Qin the large area of land. However, Su Dai, a counsellor, did not agree. "Once there was a man ____34_____ house was on fire. People told him to put out the fire with water, but he would not listen. ____35_____, he carried a faggot to put out the fire, only to make the fire ____36_____ (fierce). That was ____37_____ he didn't know that,instead of putting out the fire, faggots could only make it burning more vigorously. Isn't it equal to ____38_____ (carry) faggots to put out a fire if you agree to sue for peace at the cost of the land of the State of Wei?"Though Su Dai's argument was very convincing, the king accepted the ____39_____ (suggest) of those officials and gave away to the State of Qin a large area of the land of the State of Wei. ____40_____ might be expected, the Qin army attacked the State of Wei on a large scale in 225 B.C. The State of Wei was finally destroyed by the State of Qin.

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60. The main idea of the last passage is that __________

A. early childhood education is very necessary

B. Head Start programs have helped the children a lot

C. environment is the most important to life' s success

59. The author’s attitude toward early childhood education is __________

A. puzzling 　　　　　　 B. objective 　　　　　　 C. indifferent 　　　　　　　 D. approving

58. According to the studies, which of the following is True? __________

A. Children with good early education may have a rich life.

B. The orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life.

C. Children without early education can do well at school.

D. Head Start programs are helpful to the poor children.

57. The purpose of the government valuing early childhood education is __________

A. to develop the children's communication

B. to give orphaned children good care and education高☆考♂资♀源?网　　 ☆

C. to get the children prepared for the kindergarten

D. to train the children formally and regularly

56. Visitors sometimes find Americans behave in a strange, confusing or unbelievable way, probably because ­­­­­­­­­­________

A. Americans are hard to understand

B. Americans have values which are entirely different from their own

C. they view Americans according to the values in their own society

D. it is difficult to understand any people when you first encounter them高☆考♂资♀源?网　　 ☆

E

Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory, communicational and social development. Early childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for kindergarten. There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood education. Studies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in life. Further studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to jail.

There are also negative parts to put a child in formal education programs too early. Time Magazine online explains that “the younger the child, the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work"．I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high school. Yet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier.

Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a "false start"，as the gains are lost in middle and high school years. It seems that environment is a bigger factor on life’s success than early education. Head Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and rich middle school children. Perhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap.

55. The underlined word "ingrained" in Line 2, Paragraph 3 most probably means"_______"．

A. rooted in the minds　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. found in the grains

C. planted for food　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. prepared with grain

54. The author lists 13 values in his booklet to __________高☆考♂资♀源?网　　 ☆

A. invite foreigners to visit America

B. look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors

C. describe the confusing actions of most Americans

D. help international visitors understand Americans

53. An ordinary American can’t tell you his/ her value system because________

A. this is something an American lives by　　 B. everyone will have his/her own value system

C. he/she has never thought about it　　　　　　 D. values are something often in their thought

52. If you need a special diet, you should __________

A. tell the hotel when you arrive　　　　　　　　 B. pay extra money

C. tell the bus company when booking　　　　 D. book a tourist class hotel

D

Most Americans would have a difficult time telling you, specifically, what are the values which Americans live by. They have never given the matter any thought.

Over the years I have introduced thousands of international visitors to life in the United States. This has caused me to try to look at Americans through the eyes of foreign visitors. I am confident that the values listed in this booklet describe most(but not all)Americans, and that understanding these values can help you, the international visitor, understand Americans.

It is my belief that if foreign visitors really understand how deeply these 13 values are ingrained in Americans, they will then be able to understand 95% of American actions-actions which might otherwise appear "strange "，"confusing"，or "unbelievable" when evaluated from the perspective(aspect) of the foreigner's own society and its values.

The different behaviors of a people or a culture make sense only when seen through the basic beliefs, assumptions and values of that particular group. When you encounter(meet) an action, or hear a statement in the United States which surprises you, try to see it as an expression of one or more of the values listed in this booklet.