It will be some time        we know the full results．

A．if          B．since           C．when          D．before

一Will the fine weather         ?

一I am afraid not．The weatherman says it’s going to rain．

A．stay up         B．keep up         C．come on         D．move on

She was told to wear flat shoes          her back problem．

A．on account of         B．regardless of        C．in terms of         D．in case of

As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul．It can  1 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way．It can be the  2  for each child to find their light．1 would like to  3  a story about it．

       For a few years I was  4 with the opportunity to teach disabled students．One of my most  5  students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak．We  6  sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to 7 on my lap（膝上）．One of her favorite songs was“John the Rabbit．”It was a response song where I sang the call and the students  8  twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes”Vanessa liked to  9  her hands together with mine and clap with me．We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together．But she 10  said or sang a word．

       One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around，11  me in the eye，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes!” I opened my mouth in 12  and for that moment 1 was the one who could not speak．When my heart 13  started beating again I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also 14  through music we had  made an awesome connection．

       Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town．She waved wilt a big  15 on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had  16 so many times in our music class．The little girl，17 her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever．Every child has the  18 to learn and grow．It is up to us to 19  the way to reach each and every one of our students．We all must find each child’s  20．

1．A．get across          B．put away          C．take over           D．break through

2．A．means             B．direction             C．process             D．effort

3．A．add                    B．talk                    C．share                  D．write

4．A．blessed               B．tired                 C．covered              D．filled

5．A．troublesome         B．hardworking      C．memorable          D．sensitive

6．A．most                  B．almost              C．nearly                 D．mostly

7．A．stand                 B．sit                    C．1ie                     D．jump

8．A．sang                  B．said                  C．followed             D．clapped

9．A．strike                 B．put                   C．give                   D．shake

10．A．ever                 B．never               C．still                    D．even

11．A．1ooked             B．saw                 C．glared                 D．noticed

12．A．horror              B．delight              C．astonishment       D．embarrassment

13．A．immediately        B．fortunately        C．slowly                D．finally

14．A．happy              B．grateful            C．speechless         D．hopeless

15．A．greeting            B．smile                C．expression        D．sign

16．A．performed        B．operated           C．trained                D．organized

17．A．upon                B．through            C．from                  D．beyond

18．A．standard           B．ability               C．plan                   D．necessity

19．A．discover           B．invent               C．test                     D．make

20．A．virtue             B．dream           C．1ight             D．rhythm

Amiya Olden could have been a poster child for fl reading crisis that affects nearly 2 million Michigan residents older than 1 6：They read below a sixth-grade level，which makes it difficult to  find jobs and to improve their lives．Among them，Amiya is one．

       Amiya Olden remembers well the day she graduated from Denby High schoo1．She handed her diploma to her mother，who read it to her．“Then when someone asked me to read it，I could remember the things she read，and I knew what I had to say，”recalled Amiya Olden．“When we would go out to restaurants with my aunts，and that，S when I really would get upset．1 would see words on the menu but I couldn’t read! ”

       But don‘t feel sorry for her I She changed her life by reaching a point where she I’d read enough．Two summers ago，she took charge of her life when she walked into Pro Literacy Detroit to improve her reading．Nineteen months ago，she was reading at a second-grade level；now at a fifth-grade level．

       Olden now splits her days between her classes at Pro Literacy and the library，where she checks out books and reads them．She says she hopes her improved reading skills will help her find a good job．

       And she has advice for others，who have trouble reading．

       “Don’t give up on it，”she said．“Even though it can be challenging and you might get frustrated sometimes，practice does help．If you really want to be able to go somewhere，go out to a restaurant and you have to read signs and things like that，you want to know what you want to eat and where you want to go．．．If you want to succeed in life and grow，you have to read．More  important，you have to feel confident that you can．”

1．Amiya' mother read the diploma to her so that          ．

       A．she could encourage her daughter to improve her reading

       B．her daughter could remember the content of the diploma

       C．they both could remember the particular moment

       D．she could show off before her daughter

2．Amiya attends Pro Literacy Detroit to           ．

       A．get another diploma                              B．improve her reading level

       C．find a good job in the training center      D．be a poster child for the reading crisis

3．From the passage we can see in Michigan             ．

       A．many people can’t find good jobs due to poor reading

       B．the job market pays too much attention to reading

       C．most students can’t graduate from high school

       D．the reading crisis affects only poor people

4．Which of the following is true of Amiya?

       A．She is 16 years old now．

       B．A good job has been offered to her．

       C．She is an adviser for those with reading difficulty．

       D．Most of her time i s divided between her classes and the library．

5．With the study at Pro Literacy，Amiya is now              ．

       A．puzzled          B．discouraged         C．confident             D．1earned

Intemet dating has become one of the biggest and most successful business ventures on the Intemet．Basically，Internet dating is a way to meet people for either friendship or dating without actually having to meet them in person first.

       The 6rst thing t。do if you decide t。try Internet dating is to build your profile（简介）which can include your hobbies，hopes for the future，and So on．A photograph is optional，but many sites claim that a photograph increases the number of people who look at your profile· Many Internet dating sites will charge a one-time registration fee to use their services.

       Internet dating makes it possible to meet people from all over the world· You call even narrow thesearch down to your area by zip code．Another advantage is that you can communicate by  email before you meet in person．Thousands of people have met，fallen in love，and married through Intemet dating．It i s an excellent way for shy people to meet．It is also a way for people with busy lives to connect with others，and an easy way to meet people who share your interests．

       Just as in conventional dating and love，there are some pitfalls to be aware of in Interact daring．The person you have been talking to on the net may not be who they say they will be very aware that there are some people who misrepresent their appearance or private details，such as mafital status，income，and so on，for their own reasons．It would not be the first time that someone has been taken in , and talk shows are full of cheating partners who have been caught dating over the Internet in their spare time．Nevertheless，taking a few simple precautions should help ensure that your Intemet dating experience is fun.

1．The purpose of writing the passage is to                    ．

       A．persuade readers to go dating on the Intemet

       B．inform us how to date on the Internet

       C．warn readers against web love

       D．introduce Internet dating to us

2．Which of the following is a must to make an Internet dating possible?

       A．A photo．                                         B．A profile．

       C．Regi stration fee．                               D．Business experience．

3．One advantage of Internet dating is that               ．

       A．you can avoid a face-to-face meeting in the beginning

       B．you’re sure to find a partner with the same interests

       C．you'll find absolutely reliable information of others

       D．you’11 gain fame and money overnight

4．The underlined word“pitfalls”in Paragraph 4 most probably means               ．

       A．rules                B．trends              C．problems              D．skills

5．What is probably talked about following the last paragraph?

       A．Conventional dating．                        B．Hidden advantages．

       C．Safety measures．                               D．Romantic love．

As they migrate（迁移），butterflies and moths choose the winds they want to fly with，and they change their body positions if they start floating in the wrong direction．This new finding suggests that insects may employ some of the same methods that birds use for traveling long distances．Scientists have long thought that insects were simply at the mercy of the wind．

       Fascinating as their skills of flight are，migrating behavior has been difficult to study in insects because  many long distant trips  happen thousands of feet above ground．Only recently have scientists developed technologies that can detect such little creatures at such great heights．

       To their surprise，though，the insects weren’t passive travelers on the winds．In autumn，for example，most light winds blew from the east，but the insects somehow sought out ones that carried  them south and they positioned themselves to navigate directly to their wintering homes．

       Even in the spring，when most winds flowed northward，the insects didn’t always go with the flow．If breezes weren’t blowing in the exact direction they wanted to go，the insects changed their body positions to compensate．Many migrating birds do the same thing．

       The study also found，butterflies and moths actively flew within the air streams that pushed them along．By adding flight speeds to wind speeds，the scientists calculated that butterflies and moths can travel as fast as 100 kilometers an hour．The findings may have real-world applications． With climate warming，migrating insects are growing in number．Knowing how and when these pests move could help when farmers decide when to spray their crops．

1．What’s the main idea of the text?

       A．Insects migrate with the seasons．

       B．Wind helps insects greatly in migrating．

       C．Windsurfing insects have real direction．

       D．Scientists have trouble in observing insects．

2．Scientists originally thought that          ．

       A．insects always waited for their favourable winds

       B．insects chose the winds they wanted to ride

       C．insects were just blown about by the wind

       D．insects positioned themselves in the winds

3．It is not easy to study the migrating behavior of the insects because       .

       A．the little creatures can fly very fast        B．they have no regular migrating courses

       C．the wind’s direction is hard to foresee    D．their flight is long and high above ground

4．We can learn from the text that           .

       A．insects fly in the way birds do              

       B．insects travel more easily in autumn

       C．insects never position themselves when flying low

       D．insects rest a lot when the wind pushes them along

5．According to the passage，the findings can               ．

       A．increase insects in number                 B．instruct farmers when to spray

       C．prevent climate warming                   D．help protect insects

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）

       [1]Every language has its own special words and expressions．And a story can be told  about each of them．Hot is a simple，easily understood word．So are most of the expressions  made with the word hot．But not always，as we shall see．

       [2]The words hot potato，for example，give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression，hot potato．The potato is popular and many Americans like baked potatoes．Imagine trying  to carry a hot potato in your hand．It would be difficult，even painful，to do SO．Some publicly argued  problems are highly emotional．The problems must be treated carefully,or they will be difficult and  painful if an elected official has to deal with them．One such hot potato is    taxes．Calling for higher taxes can mean defeat for a politician．And yet，if taxes are not raised，some very popular government programs could be cut．And that also Can make a politician very unpopular．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．

       [3]Another expression is not so hot．If you ask someone how she feels，she may answer“not so hot．"What she means is she does not feel well．Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something．You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night is not so hot．That means                         .

       [4]A hot shot is a person，often a young person，who thinks he can do anything．He is very sure he can succeed．But often he fails．The expression was born in the military forces．A hot shot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully．

       [5]Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger．A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead．An angry person’s neck often becomes red．We say he is hot under the collar．

1．What is the text mainly about?（within 8 words）

2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence．（within 8 words）

3．Which sentence in the text i s the closest in meaning to the following one?

As you would deal with other difficult problems，you must be careful with these ones．

4．List three situations where“hot”expressions can be used according to the text．（within 30  words）

       ①                                                                       

       ②                                                                       

       ③                                                                        

5．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese．

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       注意：1．词数120—150。

       2．可适当增加细节。

There is no doubt that holding such____ National Day parade will significantly enhance （提高） ____national pride and self-confidence of Chinese People.

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