A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s (31) ________________(happy), she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her (32) ________________ (appear). Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar (33) _____________covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people (34) _______________ (impress) by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had a scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed and (35) _______________ (hide) himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of a conversation (36) _______________ his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.

‘‘How did you get the scar on your face? ’’ The teacher asked.

The mother replied, ‘‘When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in (37) _______________the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was rushing toward his bed, I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious but (38) _______________ (fortunate), a fireman came in and saved both of us.’’ She touched the burned side of her face. ‘‘This scar will be on my face for ever, but to this day, I have never regretted doing (39) _______________I did.’’

At this point, the little boy came out (40) _______________(run) towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

第三部分       阅读(共两节;满分30分)

阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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,

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven’t you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?

According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.

The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language.

A team led by Dt Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.

Scans showed that grey matter density(密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.

“our finding suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.

It means that the change itself increase the ability to learn.

Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “ Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”

The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.

1.The main subject talked about in this passage is       .

       A.science on learning a second language

       B.man’s ability of learning a second language

       C.language can help brain power

       D.language learning and maths study

2.In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to      .

       A.say language is also a kind of physical labor

       B.prove that one needs more practice when he(she)is learning a language

       C.to show the importance of using the language when you learn the language

       D.make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well

3.The underlined word “bilingual” probably means      .

       A.a researcher on language learning      B.a second language learner

       C.a person who can speak two languages  D.an active language learner

4.We may know from the scientific findings that      .

       A.the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density is

       B.there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn’t know a second language

       C.the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people’s brain

       D.the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time

5.In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that      .

       A.learning a second language is the same as studying maths

       B.early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjects

       C.Italian is the best choice for you as a second language

       D.you’d better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language.

第二卷    写作(共35分)

第四部分:书面表达(共两节,35分) 

第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断:如无错误,在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误),则按下列情况改正:

此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词:在缺词处用一个漏字符号(^),在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词:在错的词下划一横线,在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意:原行没有错的不要改。

On March 12th, we went to plant trees on the hill near to     76.       ? 

our school.  The boys were made dig pits(坑).The         77.      ? 

girls were told to plant the young trees into the pits.         78.      ? 

All of us worked very hardly. Soon we were all wet         79.       ?  

with sweat. After the young trees planted, we               80.       ?  ?        

began to water it. The water was at the foot of              81.      ?          ? 

the hill.  But we stood in line to pass pails(桶)             82.       ?        ? 

of water from one to other up to the hill.                  83.       ? 

We did not finish water the trees until it                   84.        ? 

was dark. Though we were tired, we feel very happy.        85        ? 

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