At a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Garneau and Lynne are convinced that separating elementary-age boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement in both genders(性别).

    David Chadwell, South Carolina’s coordinator of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn, hear and respond to their surroundings differently. We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know.”

    Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains. The composition of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction. “Boys interpret the world as objects moving through space,” he says.

    The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black. It’s no accident boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawing the happy colorful family, like girls do in their class.

    The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange. To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesn’t need to move as much as in boy’s class. Using descriptive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on the blackboard gets their attention.

    Boys and girls also hear differently. “When someone speaks in a loud tone, girls interpret it as yelling,” Chadwell says. “They think you’re mad and can shut down.” Girls are more sensitive to sounds. He advises girls’ teachers to watch the tone of their voices. Boys’ teachers should sound more forceful, even excited.

    A boy’s nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 69 degrees Fahrenheit. Stress in boys, he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused. Girls are more focused when seated in a warmer room around 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Girls also respond to stress differently. When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts(肠道), leaving them feeling nervous or anxious.

    These differences can be applied in the classroom, Chadwell adds. “Single gender programs are about maximizing the learning.”

1.What is David Chadwell’s attitude toward separating elementary-age boys and girls

while learning?

    A. Supportive           B. Worried      C. Concerned            D. Uninterested

2. To engage boy in a class, the teacher ______.

    A. must have a moving object in this hand   B. needs to wear clothes in warm color

    C. has to speak politely                    D. had better move constantly while teaching

3. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?

    (= Paragraph 1  ‚= Paragraph 2  ƒ= Paragraph 3  ….. ˆ= Paragraph 8)

4. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

    A. Ways of teaching boys and ways of teaching girls

    B. Boys and girls should be separated

    C. How boys and girls learn differently

    D. How to teach more effectively

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两处为多余选项。

Our Fears Can Change the Reality of the Situation

At times, our worries and anxieties can defeat us. In addition, our worried can change our understanding of what is reality and what is not. Here is a brief list of techniques that you can use to help gain a better viewpoint on things during your anxious moments.

  1  A person should take a deep breath and try to find something to do for a few minutes to get their mind off the problem. A person could get some fresh air, listen to some music, or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things.

Remember that our fearful thoughts are made to seem worse and can make the problem worse.  2  When unexpectedly having thoughts that make you fearful or anxious, challenge those thoughts by asking yourself questions that will maintain objectivity and common sense.

Be smart in how you deal with your fears and anxieties. Do not try to deal with everything all at once. When facing a current or upcoming task that makes you anxious, break the task into a series of smaller steps.  3 

Remember that all the worrying in the world will not change anything. Most of what we worry about never comes true.   4  Everything else you can leave in the hands of God.

It is not easy to deal with all of our fears and worries. When your fears and anxieties have the best of you, try to calm down and then get the facts of the situation. The key is to take it show. All you can do is do your best each day, hope for the best, and when something does happen, take it easy.  5 

A．Take it one step at a time and things will work out.

B．When feeling anxious, stop what you are doing and try to do something relaxing.

C．This will give you the confidence to manage your anxiety.

D．Instead of worrying about something that probably won’t happen, concentrate on what

you are able to do.

E．The next time you feel depressed, review your list and think about the good things that

you have in your life.

F．A good way to manage your worry is to challenge your negative thinking with positive

statements and realistic thinking.

G．Completing these smaller tasks one at a time will make the stress more manageable and

increases your chances of success.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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：在错的词下面划一横线，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1词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Nowadays, with the growing popularity of computers, students were paying less and less attention to handwriting. 

According to a recently survey, many students don’t want to improve their handwriting for various reason. 52 percent of them think that they can just use a computer, so it is no need to waste time improve their handwriting. 32 percent believe that they are too busy with the study that we have no time to practise, and 16 percent think that practising handwriting is useless. 

What the saying goes, writing style shows the man. Beautiful and neat handwriting is great benefit, especially for students. Therefore, in my opinion, the more importance should be attached to handwriting from now on.

短文写作 （满分25分）

随着日本核泄漏的严重性日益加大，上周你校同学举行了一场英语辩论会。辩论的题目是：“是否应该发展核电站？”参加辩论的A组和B组的同学意见截然不同。请根据下表提供的信息，给某杂志社写一篇英语短文，客观地介绍辩论的情况。开头已经给出。

A组的意见                         

1. 应发展核电站。                    

2. 给人们带来更多电能，缓解用电压力。

3. 创造就业机会.

B组的意见

1. 应该限制核电站的发展。  

2. 会造成包括空气污染在内的各种污染。

3. 应该发展例如太阳能等类型的环保电站。

……      ……                          

注意： 1.  100字左右; 2．不得逐字翻译。     

核电站nuclear power station     太阳能solar energy

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Last week, we had a debate about whether we should develop nuclear power stations. .

In my opinion, we should ……

_____ this afternoon, you would have to come again next week.

The view ____ many scientists hold is ____ too much emission of carbon dioxide is destructive.

― Why ______ you stay in the countryside, where it’s not convenient to go shopping?

―But I’ve found it rather valuable for my health.

What! ________ to go there with _______?  No!

____ you lose the paper document, sign in www.sohunt.com, _____ you might download all you need.

Our country did a lot about the drunk-driving, and it took some time ____ the situation got better.