二、完形填空(本大题共l0小题，每小题2分，共20分)

　　You may be surprised to see "making sure children never suffer" as a mistake. The following21 may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering creates weakness.

　　A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to emerge from its chrysalis (蛹). He decided to 22 the butterfly, so he peeled(剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so 23 to watch the butterfly spread its 24 and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified as he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle 25 to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly's struggle to break away from the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.

　　Like the little boy, 26 too often want to protect their children 27 struggle in the name of love. They don' t realize that their children need to struggle to experience hardships, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems.28 in this way can children strengthen their emotional strength, become strong-willed and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can 29 the ups and downs of life.

　　However, it isn't helpful either in this case 30 parents add lectures(训斥), blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Instead, parents can offer loving support.Then comes the tough part-no rescuing and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can get over his disappointment and carry what we can do to get what he wants in the future.

　　21. A. saving

　　B. story

　　C. proverb

　　D. experiment

　　22. A. kill

　　B. feed

　　C. resure

　　D. help

　　23. A. excited

　　B. moved

　　C. puzzled

　　D. depressed

　　24. A. body

　　B. feet

　　C. wings

　　D. feather

　　25. A. power

　　B. energy

　　C. force

　　D. strength

　　26. A. parents

　　B. relatives

　　C. teachers

　　D. friends

　　27. A. of

　　B. from

　　C. for

　　D. with

　　28. A. because

　　B. but

　　C. only

　　D. always

　　29. A. survive

　　B. predict

　　C. expect

　　D. avoid

　　30. A. why

　　B. whose

　　C. which

　　D. when

　　三、阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

　　A

　　"You look like you've had a toothache for the last six weeks," said Nancy. "Are you OK?"“ Oh, sure. I' m just tired,”I lied, unwilling to admit that my becoming a teacher was a mistake and that I doubted whether I would last that first year. Making it to November looked uncertain.

　　During the job interview, I impressed the principal and the English supervisor with confidence enthusiasm even when they explained that the students assigned to me would be difficult, and the program lacked books. The supervisor promised," Don't worry. I' 11 mentor you well work together".

　　On the eve of my first day, my mentor handed me a box of old books and said,"you might find something useful here. Dorothy, I' m sorry. I've accepted another job. I won't be here to help you." She headed to her office to pack, leaving me surprised.

　　But day one shook me, teachers say the first weeks are easy, with students eager to make a good impression. My students' glazed eyes, angry faces, and rude responses hinted we would have no honeymoon. Still, I believed my positive attitude would carry me. But it held no sway (控制) over kids biding their time until they could quit school forever, I shopped for motivational strategies and educated myself on teaching at risk children. But the struggles only increased. Within two weeks, a lump in my throat.

　　One Sunday, I was reading the following words, "The jar of flour will not be used up and the jug of oil will not run dry.So there was food everyday for everyone." In those words, I found a sign that translated into "Don't worry. You'll make it until June."

　　At school the kids and the job did not change that much. But I did, as faced each day with confidence. Nancy even noticed that I was smiling again several weeks later, the principal stopped to say, "I am impressed. Yesterday, I stood outside your door! never saw a teacher get as much out of those kids as you did."

　　"Thank you, sir." I answered. I know I have the power to change myself and complete my teaching and become a better teacher in the process.

　　31. What DIDN'T Dorothy want Nancy to know?

　　A. Her plan to give up teaching

　　B. Her suffering from a toothache

　　C. Her regret for becoming a teacher

　　D. Her mistakes in the teaching course

　　32. When the mentor left, Dorothy_________.

　　A. lost heart for lack of help

　　B. threw the box of old books away

　　C. hesitated about whether to continue teaching

　　D. was still confident to teach kids

　　33. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?

　　A. Dorothy didn't get along well with student

　　B. Dorothy left a good impression on her students

　　C. Dorothy would spend her honeymoon in two weeks

　　D. Dorothy had a physical conflict with her students

　　34. What impressed the principal most?

　　A. Dorothy's smiling face

　　B. Dorothy's success in motivating the kids

　　C. Dorothy's power to change herself

　　D. Dorothy's calmness in naughty kids

　　35. What may be the best title of the passage?

　　A. The Teaching Strategy

　　B. The Secret to Learning

　　C. The New Teacher

　　D. The Challenging Job

　　B

　　According to a recent survey, teachers are not any more considered as good examples for students. The latter consider that the basis in their education is given by their parents at home. The education children receive in family is the most important for their life and the one that they should get in school is of less importance.

　　At school, students have other things which they care than listening to the advice some teachers try to give them. They are much more interested in being well-dressed in skipping classes and having a juice or a coffee in a nearby bar. Teachers are just persons who try to teach them a lesson, but they are not seen as second parents, who should interfere in students' education.

　　One cause of this attitude students have can be represented by the fact that young teachers don't know how to put their respect among their students. There are students who like to make fun of their teachers because they find weak points in teachers' behavior. Students even notice the fact that some of their teachers especially the young ones, make mistakes when teaching. They consider their teachers are not well prepared and take this in their advantage that's why they say these teachers can't be examples in their lives.

　　But on the other hand, it's not only about the degree of knowledge teachers have. It seems that students are not interested in receiving education at school. They consider this is not at home. In family, from an early age, they see school as an environment where they find other attractions: making friends, seeing the latest trends in fashion, being away from home part of the day, and at last, learning something and being able to solve some test papers.

　　As to this situation in education, the Minister of Education wants to take some decisions in order to change this. He considers school has to be a major factor in children's education.

　　36. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. How to make students respect their teachers

　　B. Some bad performances of students in school

　　C. What teachers do has a great effect on their students

　　D. Why don't students consider their teachers as good examples any more

　　37. Which of the following is NOT REASON that causes this condition?

　　A. Parents are students' main teachers

　　B. Some teachers make mistakes in teaching

　　C. The government don't care about education

　　D. Students aren't interested in study

　　38. What does the underlined phrase "skipping classes" in paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A. not having classes

　　B. having classes at home

　　C. studying in the library

　　D. having classes in higher grades

　　39. What can we get from the passage?

　　A. Parents now play a very important role in teaching their children

　　B. Students have some misunderstandings about teachers' role

　　C. Teachers don't need to care about students' opinions about them

　　D. Teacher should be strict with their students

　　40. Which of following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. The education children get in family is more important than that at school

　　B. The government has paid less attention to the role of school

　　C. Some teachers' negative attitudes to their work made students not respect them

　　D. The environment at the school is very important to students' growth

　　C

　　John Hewitt studies the biology of intelligence. He's also a parent. Over the years.Hewitt has drawn on his scientific knowledge in making parenting decisions.

　　"I' m a father of four children myself. I never worried too much about the environments that I was providing for my children because I thought, it would all work out in the end anyway aren't the genes especially powerful?" Hewitt said. He knew intelligence has a strong biological part. If your parents are smart.You' 11 probably be smart.

　　But recently, Hewitt discovered something that surprised him. "Well, I may have been wrong." he admits. It is the environmental increase you can get, or the harm you can suffer through hard times that may be a little more important in adolescence(青春期) than I had thought.

　　Hewitt and other researchers recently noticed that kids who had higher IQs to begin with seemed to have an extended period in adolescence during which they kept the ability to learn at a rapid pace, just like much younger children.

　　"It was as if there was an extended sensitive period in the higher IQ individuals. Or another way of looking at it is that the sensitivity to the environment which is characteristic of earlier childhood seems to end earher for individuals with a lower IQ." Hewitt said. Smart kids may tend to take part in challenging activities and this keeps them ready to consider learning. Or it could be that genes that lead to a high IQ also cause an extended learning period.

　　An extended learning period does not necessarily mean a further increase in the IQ. But a very smart teenager with an extended '" sensitive period" of learning might be able to pick up a new language or a musical instrument. Such learning can have long-term benefits.

　　"Even if in the end the IQ ends up being determined to a large extent by the genes, if there's been a period where the environment makes a difference,that could have lifelong consequences." Hewitt said.

　　41. Hewitt originally thought the most important thing affecting kid's intelligence was_________.

　　A. the gene

　　B. the environment

　　C. the parenting decision

　　D. the scientific knowledge

　　42. What has Hewitt discovered recently about kid's intelligence?

　　A. The environment maybe more important for kids intelligence

　　B. Adolescence is an important for kids intelligence

　　C. Biology plays a big part in one's intelligence

　　D. Hard times are bad for kids' intelligence.

　　43. Hewitt finds that kids with a higher IQ_________.

　　A. end their sensitive periods earlier

　　B. have a longer period of adolescence

　　C. behave just like much younger children

　　D. are sensitive to the environment in adolescence

　　44. The underlined part "this" in paragraph 5 refers to_________.

　　A. smart kids

　　B. cause an extended learning period

　　C. individuals with a lower IQ

　　D. take part in challenging activities

　　45. We can infer from the passage that an extended learning period?

　　A. determines the IQ in the end

　　B. may benefit teens all their lives

　　C. has nothing to do with the genes

　　D. is often found in the lower IQ individuals