Where have all the boys gone？You may be able to find them in the gym, at work or hanging out, but there’s one important place where boys are under??represented, and the problem seems to be getting worse. These days, at high school graduation ceremonies, there are a lot more girls than boys.

In fact, every year, 10 percent more girls graduate from high school than boys. “I think that there’s a tendency to focus on boys as problems at this point, rather than recognize that boys have problems,” says Joanne Max, PhD. Experts say the problems start in grade school, where there’s often an emphasis on sports instead of reading, for example. “I think that with boys there’s some idea that it’s not masculine(男子汉的)to read,” says Rob Jenkins, an English professor.

There’s also a shortage of male teachers as role models. “I think boys need role models, so if you’re a boy and you don’t have a dad in your home and then you have one male teacher and it’s your athletic coach then I don’t think you have a message that education is very important,” says Carol Carter, another expert. In addition, classrooms often have too little activity and too much passive listening, which is not conducive(有益的)to boys’  learning.

Experts say parents can fight back in many ways. Read to your sons early and often; show by your actions that you value their education. Ask them about their schoolwork, offer help, drop by their classroom and finally, appeal to their competitive spirit: challenge them to do better and help them understand that their future depends on it.

The underlined part “one important place” in Paragraph 1 refers to “______”.

A. classrooms                         B. factories

C. high school graduation ceremonies      D. gyms

According to the passage，boys have the problem that they think ______.

A. reading is more important than sports    

B. it is shameful for boys to read

C. boys should not work as a teacher       

D. boys lack the gift for reading

Carol Carter’s words implied that ______.

A. parents play an important role in education

B. athletic coaches contribute a lot to education

C. lack of male teachers affects boys’ attitudes to school work

D. classrooms lack enough activities that are suitable for boys

According to experts，parents should do the following except ______.

A．often read to their sons when they are young

B．keep an eye on their sons’ studies at school

C．encourage their sons to compete with others

D. prevent their sons from taking part in sports

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

When I was ten years old, I went to Yangzhou with two American．I became their

guide．First, we went to the Shouxi River．They wanted to look around the river by the

boat．After buy the tickets, we got into a boat．We went around seeing the beautiful

sight．After that, we went shopping．The sellers couldn't spoke English．Though it was

very harder, I tried my best listen to their words carefully and translate the sentences．

They bought some little things with their help．Next, we went to a small zoo but took some

pictures．When we felt hunger, we went out and had lunch．After lunch, we visited some

old house and learned more about Chinese history．

In China, __________ pressure to pass ________ exams gives students the impression that learning comes from textbooks.

A．/; /                  B．the; the                   C．the; /                      D．/; the

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

       Dennis Hopper, who was described as "Easy Rider's" biker Billy and "Blue Velvet's", died of cancer Saturday morning at his home in Venice, California．He was 74．

       Hopper, who was diagnosed with cancer last October, was surrounded by his children and wife when he died．The American film star made his last public appearance on March 26, 2010, when his star was addressed on Hollywood's Walk of Fame．

       Dennis Hopper was born in Dodge City, Kansas, on May 17, 1936．He grew up in San Diego, California, and got an early reputation for stage work．Making his way to Hollywood while still in his teens, he quickly earned roles in several films and TV shows, including "Rebel Without a Cause" （1955）, in which he met James Dean, who became a friend and life-long model．

       Hopper maintained a somewhat not smooth career through the mid-60s．But it was 1967s．"The Trip", directed by "King of the B's" Roger Corman, that made the actor popular with audience and two of his "Easy Rider" colleagues, actor Peter Fonda and "The Trip" writer Jack Nicholson．

       In early 1968, Hopper led the group through his own low-budget film, a biker road movie about two riders who travel from Los Angeles to New Orleans．"Easy Rider" was finally released in the summer of 1969, and was very popular after 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde" and "The Graduate", the breakthrough that set free the baby boomer generation on Hollywood．

       The film, made on the fly by Hopper and co-star Fonda for less than $ 500,000, became one of the most popular movies of its time．

       Among his recent roles were a villain （反面人物） in the TV series "24" and an officer in the short-lived TV show "E-Ring"．He was starring in the TV version of the Oscar-winning film "Crash" at his death, playing a record producer．He was named a chevalier （功勋人物） of France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2008．

        202 km Shanghai—Hangzhou high-speed railway, with        deign speed of 350 km per hour, began its operation on Oct 26,2010.

       A．The; a      B．The; the    C．A; a  D．A; the

Although it was not named ________ 1782, this kind of metal was used as early as 5300 BC．

A．in                 B．for           C．until          D．since

Mike found his missing car in the street outside his house, ______ newly cleaned and polished.

       A．looked      B．to look     C．looking     D．to be looking

I don’t believe what he told us about meeting Yi Zhongtian. I think he was ______ the story.

A. making up                B. taking up                  C. keeping up               D. bringing up

Rather than ______ that film, I would ______ at home.

A. to see; to stay         B. seeing; staying C. to see; stay       D. see; stay

Ms Black is considered a ________lady by her neighbors for she often helps the poor old man next door.

A. generous    B. hopeful      C. mean D. selfish