When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie,“Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.

Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.

Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,”she wrote in her book Breaking Night.

She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that“next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS.“I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”

Liz wants moviegoers (who often see films) to come away with the idea that changing your life is“as simple as making a decision”.

63．In which order did the following things happen to Liz?

A．Her mother died of AIDS.                              B．She worked at a petrol station.

C．She got admitted into Harvard.                            D．The movie about her life was put on.

e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.    

A．b, a, e, c, d     B．a, b, c, e, d      C．e, d, b, a, c        D．b, e, a, d, c

64．The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．what a hard time Liz had in her childhood

C．why Liz loved her parents so much

D．how Liz struggled to change her life

65．What actually made her go towards her goal?

A．Envy and competition.                               B．Willpower and determination.

C．Decisions and understanding.                                 D．Love and respect for her parents.

66．When she wrote“What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part of the society”, she meant that ________.

A．she had little experience of social life

B．she could hardly understand the society

C．she would do something for her own life

D．she needed to travel more around the world

In 1999, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, the amount was almost double that.

A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation, behavior and attendance rates. Academic performance was unchanged.

Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement. Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from such policies.

Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning environment and safer schools. The school district in Long Beach, California, was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools. The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.

Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria, who has looked at those findings, says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.

She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the findings. The district (the area marked by government) increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.

In Florida, for example, researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise found fewer discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms, but no effect on attendance.

Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998．He collected the reports in the book. In his own study, he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州) required uniforms.

Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning. But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship. In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems.

67．Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of school uniform policies?

A．Viktoria and Sharon.                                        B．Sharon and David.

C．Eloise and Sharon.                                        D．Viktoria and David.

68．The underlined word“misbehavior”in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.

A．serious crime                                              B．bad performance  

C．absence for class                                           D．action against wearing uniforms

69．What can we infer from the passage?

A．More work is needed to get better information about uniform’s effect.

B．The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S. will become less sharply.

C．Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.

D．Politicians and communities won’t vote for uniform policies.  

70．What’s the main idea of this passage?

A．More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.

B．Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance.

C．Researchers in the U.S. argue for school uniform policies.

D．Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S. is seen as weak. 

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71.Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost ___________ (两倍于) his. (much)

72．Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ______ (我也不高兴). (neither)

73．___________ (无论她到哪里), there are many fans waiting to see her. (where)

74．He decided to talk to his teacher _______ (希望说服) her to give him a higher grade. (hope)

75．We can’t go to the party ___________ (将要举行的) tomorrow night. (hold)

76．The boy has succeeded in finishing the task, ___________ (使他的老板很高兴) (make)

77．She ___________（很讲究）what she wears. (particular)

78．Suddenly a small stone ________（打在他脸上）and he didn’t know where it came from. (hit)

79．_________（被告知了）many times, he finally understood it. (tell)

80．Spring is here and everything ___________. (万物复苏) (life)

第二节：短文写作（共1题；满分25分）

根据下面中文提示写一篇120词左右的短文。

俗话说：早起的鸟儿有虫吃。请根据你生活中亲身经历的一件事，说明一切成功源于干凡事早做规划，不断追求，辛勤劳作。

The early bird will catch worms

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What I’ve said about him __________ anyone else who is never punctual for appointments. After all, nobody wants to be kept waiting.

I am afraid we cannot include the item you suggest, as it does not __________ the rest of the programme.

．The middle-aged man said he would accept the job, so we have asked him to __________ his acceptance in writing.

．Ms Li’s business _________ very quickly. She opened her first store two years ago; now she has fifty stores all over the country.

Both sides are determined to get what they want, and there seems to be no possibility of __________.

Mary has just got an invitation to the party. She is now in a __________ as to whether to go there in her old dress or to stay at home.