There seems never to have been a civilization(文明) without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.

In the ancient world, as is today, most boys play with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. It is the universality of toys about their development in all parts of the world and their continuing to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.

Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to (服从于) technological progress that characterizes inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of advancement. The progress from a rattle (拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of materials then ready for use. (words: 285 ; time : 5ms)

1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ________ .

A. their social roles are strictly determined

B. most boys would like to follow their fathers' jobs

C. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

D. they like challenging activities.

2. "The universality of toys" lies in the fact that ________ .

A. technological advances have greatly improved the making of toys

B. the improvement of techniques in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world

3. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys ________.

A. follow a direct line of development

B. also greatly interest adults

C. are not characterized by progress in technology

D. show the pace of social progress

（C）篇

1. A。由原文第二段第二句可知。

2. D。根据文章第三段第一句和第三句可知,玩具的基本的特征变化不大。

3. C。由文章最后一段第一句可知,玩具作为一种艺术形式,不因科技变化而变化。

That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你叫李华，你校外籍教师Peter喜欢骑自行车。他对你市街头的便民自行车发放很感兴趣，向你打听如何办理自行车租赁卡。请根据下面的提示给他发一封电子邮件，告诉他相关信息。

1．在你市工作的外籍人员可凭护照和本人照片办理，一周后领取；时间上午8:00到下午5:00

2．有效期三年，全市通行，可在任何一个站点租车、还车

3．申请表格有限，最好早点到达。申请办理地点：城东市政大厅

注意：1．词数100左右

2．电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：租赁卡renting card；有效：valid；市政大厅：town hall

Hi, Peter．

As you are interested in the free bike system in our city, I’d like to tell you what I’ve learned about it．                                                              

I do hope the information above will be of some help to you．Good luck!

Yours,

Li Hua

第二卷（共35分）

第三部分：写作（共三节，满分35分） 

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在题中所给的空白处按题号写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。

71.On a freezing night, the little match girl was f__________ to death in a street corner.

72.It was the first time that he had been on the stage. He could feel his heart b__________ wildly.

73.If you were Expo v__________, what would you do to make contributions to this great event?

74.With the d______of modern society, we have become more and more dependent on advanced technology.

75.I’m interested in business and I’ll run a company of my own after learning some c__________ courses at university.

76.Having prepared for the exam for half a year, he stepped into the classroom and took the exam _________（自信地）.

77.People call the USA a “melting pot” because its society is one __________（组成）of people from all over the world.

78.Most American people __________(最初) came from Europe.

79.What is the __________（官方的）language of India?

80.Looking at the volcano through a pair of binoculars, we can hardly imagine how this quiet volcano __________（摧毁）the whole city 2000 years ago.

第二节：请根据句子的逻辑含义，用在模块三英语课本中所学的新词汇的正确形式填空。（共10小题；每空1 分，满分10分）

People space travel, people thought it was u___________ for anybody to go to the moon.

We s_________ Jenny and her boyfriend at the party but she didn’t notice us at all.

Twenty m________ by five equals one-hundred.

To open a new shop, one needs an official p_______.

Isaac Newton is famous for his theory of universal g_______.

Christians go to church every Sunday to attend the r_______ services.

Yang Peng and Rong Hui had their own menu in the beginning. But when they began their cooperation, their new menu became a c_________ of the original two.

Thank you for your good advice, from which I have b_______ greatly.

All the goods in that supermarket are on sale. Consumers can get 40% of d________.

He said he should take the responsibility for the failure of the plan but begged to be f________ by his boss.