阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　    Albert Einstein once attributed (把...归因于) the creativity of a　　 famous scientist to the fact that he "never went to school, and　　 therefore preserved (保护) the rare gift of thinking freely." There is　　 undoubtedly truth in Einstein's observation: many artists and geniuses　　 (天才) seem to view their schooling as a disadvantage (不利). But such　　 a truth is not a criticism of schools. It is the function of schools　　 to civilize, not to train explorers. The explorer is always a lonely　　 individual whether his or her pioneering is in art, music, science, or　　 technology. The creative explorer of unmapped lands shares with the　　 genius what William James described as the "faculty of perceiving in　　 an unhabitual way." In so far as schools teach perceptual (感性的)　　 patterns they tend to destroy creativity and genius. But if schools　　 could somewhat exist solely (单独地) to cultivate (培养) genius, then　　 society would break down. For the social order demands unity and　　 widespread agreement, both traits (特性) that are destructive to　　 creativity. There will always be conflict between the demands of　　 society and the impulses (动力) of creativity and genius.　　

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B. preserved a rare gift for a scientist

D. contributed a lot to science and technology

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C. social order    D. the impulses of creativity

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B. cultivation of creativity and faculty of perceiving

D. creativity and widespread social agreement

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C. many artists and geniuses   D. both B and C

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B. Schools should be designed to encourage creativity and social　　 　　order.

Through history, children have played with toys and they help to prepare children for adult life. But the toys are changing all the time. As science and technology have changed the way adults live, the toys children play with have changed as well. Developments in science and technology have had a big effect on the toys that children play with. Today trains and mobile phones are popular toys for young children, but there were no toys of this kind before real trains and mobile phones were invented.  The materials that toys are made of have also changed.  Today lots of toys are made of plastic. Plastic is a modern, man-made material that did not exist (存在) in the past. On the other hand, some other toys that you have might not be all that different from the ones children played with 1,000 years ago. Scientists have found some bone dice (骰子)in Aberdeen. In medieval (中世纪的)times dice were used for playing games as much as they are today.

A recent survey found that half of all the children aged from 4 to 6 have played video games, a quarter of them regularly. The increasing use of electronic toys troubles Dr Singer, a professor at Yale. “One thing we know is that kids in early years need to be in touch with the real world,” he said, “No matter how brilliant they are, they’re not going to learn to walk, to move or to talk to others unless their hands or feet have a direct role in such activities.”

Some toy experts argue that the best toys are the ones that increase a child’s creativity and imagination. Traditional toys can be used for different kinds of purposes and be used in group settings, individually(单独地), and one-to-one. They are also used differently depending on the child’s age and skill level. And these toys made of natural materials are valuable for children because they teach children what the world is made of.

1.In how many ways do toys change according to the first paragraph?

2.From the article, we can know that     .

3.According to Dr Singer,     .

完成句子（共10小题；每小题1分，，满分10分）

1.The school year ____ _____ _____ (被分成)two semesters.

2.They have ____ _____  (建造)a lot of high-rise buildings recently.

3.She explains exactly what is happening and _____ ______ _____ (因此)my work is improving.

4.Travelling _____ _____ ______      (以……速度)over 400 kilometers per hour, the train can complete the 30-kilometre journey in eight minutes.

5.When we use metals, it is important to know how they _____ _____ (对……起反应)different substances.

6.NSFNET _____ _____ _____ the Inter-Network, or “Internet”. （作为…而闻名）

7.The reaction of metals with these substances can be _____ _____ _____（按顺序排列）

8.In America, students and teachers are quite _____ _____ each other, but teachers can have big problems with discipline. （和……在一起很放松）

9.Ghan _____ _____ _____ Afghanistan （是…的缩写）

10.She gave us instructions and then we worked _____ _____ （单独地，独自地）

第二部分 写作（共三节，满分55分）

第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66. The forest worker devoted all his life to ____(保护) the wild life .

67. The ______ (大多数) of children in our class have brown eyes.   

68. They had the good news ______ (传开) throughout the country.  

69.T_________ (传统上)，Chinese brides wear red on their wedding day.

70. I have no　　 (食欲) now because of headache.

71.The twins are so alike that it’s difficult to______ (区别) one from the other.                                                   

72.The witness explained the case to the police in 　　(详细地).

73. To avoid freezing to death，the mountaineers stayed close together for w______ 

74. We were entertained at the editor’s e_________.(费用)                                                       

75.It is not good for your health if you swallow your food without c___________.