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　　第一節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.33分,共13.3分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的[A]、[B]、[C]和[D]四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

　　Text 1

　　It’s a time when school, homework ,active social lives and pare-time jobs keep teenagers busy from early in the morning until late at night .they are likely to try to make up for a lake of sleep by “sleeping in” on the weekends.

　　Unfortunately ,this causes irregular sleep and actually makes the problem worse.

　　Most teenagers are not able to fall asleep until late at night. Since many teens aren’t sleepy until around 11 pm .but need to be at school by 7:30 or 8:00 am .they cannot get enough sleep .during puberty, the biological clock in the brain naturally re-sets to a later time ,and this causes teens to fall asleep later. Then ,when it’s time to get up ,a teen’s body clock is likely to still be producing the night-time hormones .This makes it hard for them to feel active and energetic in the morning.

　　A growing body of research suggests that starting high school later improves attendance, achievements and grades .A few years ago in an important study ,test scores on the SAT college entrance exams in Edina, Minnesota jumped more than 100 points on average, when the morning school bell rang an hour later. Unfortunately, most schools are not set up to start later fail to satisfy teen’s sleep needs.

　　21. What effect does “sleeping in” on the weekends have on teenagers?

　　A. Improving their health

　　B.Weakening their energy

　　C.Disturbing their biological clock

　　D.Making up for their hormone loss

　　22. The study in Minnesota shows that starting morning school one hour later helps to______.

　　A.make teenages grow faster

　　B.change teenages’sleep needs

　　C.do more research on teenagers

　　D.improve students’ achievements’

　　23. The text helps us to know more about teenagers’______.

　　Adaytime activities

　　B.sleeping habits

　　C.mental problems

　　D.studying methods

　　Text2

　　Chicago’s children’s Hospital is the lucky receiver of a surprise $18million gift from Gladys Holm. She once was a

　　secretary who never earnd more than $15000 a year and never married.She lived alone in a small flat in Chicago, and

　　was a volunteer at the Children’s Hospital .she was called the “Teddy Bear lady” because she brought toy animals to sick

　　children on her regular visits .But Miss Holm, who died in 1996 at the age of 86 ,was also a long-time

　　buyer of

　　stocks(股票).Over the years ,she saved money that rose up to $18 million ,which she left to the Children’s Hospital

　　.It

　　was the largest single donation in the hospital’s 115-year history. The hospital president ,Jan Jennings ,was

　　shocked

　　when she heard the news “when Miss Holm’s lawyer called to tell me how much that money was,I asked him to repeat

　　it ,since I was certain I had mis-heard.”

　　Why did Gladys Holm fell so strongly about the Children’s Hospital ? Jennings said the hospital first touched Miss

　　Holm’s heart nearly 50 years ago ,when doctors there saved the life of her friend’s daughter. She never

　　forgot the

　　happiness she felt all those years ago.

　　Holm’s gift will be devoted to heart disease reaearch. People at th hospital said they regretted that they couldn

　　’t

　　thank Miss Holm for the surprising gift.

　　24.According to the text ,Miss Holm built up her fortune by_______.

　　A.playing Teddy Bear Lady

　　B.working as a secretary

　　C.helping in the hospital

　　D.buying stocks

　　25.Why did jan jennings ask the lawyer to repeat what he said?

　　A.she never expected Miss Holm would donate anything .

　　B.she want to make sure who Gradys Holm was

　　C.she had seldom received donations before

　　D.she thought there was a mistake

　　26.Miss Holm’s love for the Children’s Hospital grew from_______.

　　A.a happy life living with children

　　B.a satisfying job given by the hospital

　　C.an unforgettable experience many years ago

　　D.a valuable gift she received from the hospital

　　27.How will the donated money be used?

　　A.To built up a new children’s hospital

　　B.To help sick children and their parents

　　C.To improve research on heart disease

　　D.To buy more toys for sick children

　　Text3

　　We feel it important to start reading to your children to your child right from the start –the younger the

　　better!With little ones(children from birth to 4)it is very important to read and reread books. Starting early makes the

　　job

　　of the listener(for you will be teaching your child how to listen)easier,as it helps to develop an early love of the

　　written

　　and spoken word.

　　We believe that you should read aloud to your child at least once every day .Set a special reading time during the

　　day or evening when you can set down and enjoy the book,without interruption. For most families,reading alone at

　　bedtime is a common practice.

　　We understand that it can be quit discouraging to read to a child who takes ni interest .Take heart!Learning to

　　listen takes experience .The more you read ,the more your child will learn to sit for a story .Children have a

　　natural

　　development of responses(反應(yīng))to your reading .By the time your child reaches6-7 months,s/he is attracted by the book

　　in your hand ,and would like to test it out by using it as a chew(咀嚼)toy.This is natural!By one year, your

　　child is

　　learning to listen and talk about the pages,often shouting out things s/he recognizes. Encourage this!And at the

　　onset

　　(起始)of walking ,you have your biggest challenge yet.your child is always on the go.you need to set your reading time

　　for a time in the day when your child is prepaing to settle down.This means badtime. Remember,it is your right and duty

　　to teach your child about the power of books. Of course ,it doesn’t happen overnight, but the returns are great!

　　28.Who does”the listener”in the first paragraph refer to?

　　A.The writer

　　C.The parent

　　B.The child

　　D.The teacher

　　29.The best time of the day to read stories to a child is ______.

　　A.when the child is still active in the early ecering

　　B.when the parents finish the day’s housewok

　　C.when the child has a chew toy to play with

　　D.when the child is quiet and peaceful

　　30.Parent may find it most difficult to read to their child when s/he _______.

　　A.is 6-7 months old

　　B.is one year old

　　C.start to walk

　　D.start to talk

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　　There are few people who draw up life goals .Most people want to take one step at a tome and are frightened when

　　they have to set life goals ____

　　They can’t be more wrong .life goals are only a road map .They record what you want to be at the end of your life

　　.______others may want to be known as great builders or great sportspeople.In fact ,there is no end to what to be .

　　However ,the only way you can achieve your dream is by writing down your goal .Once you have done that ,you

　　need to break this goal into several small goals. While writing the small goals,you must provide for change ._______if

　　you want to achieve your goals, you should be prepared to change them from time to time.This makes your goals really

　　up-to-date.

　　Also,there cannot be just one life goal .There are at least five subjects that you need to address .There are at

　　least

　　five subjects that you need to address, There are: education ,careertion,career (職業(yè))，family,health and

　　money.__

　　__For example,there can be no career goals unless they are backed by education goals.Similarly ,there can be no family

　　goals unless they are based on practical financial goals.

　　None of these goals is taught in college .yes,there are some families that try to train their kids to think wisely,and

　　plan for their life .______they know what they want to get in life .They are also mentally prepared for most of

　　the

　　diffticulties they expect to meet on the way .

　　A These are happy families

　　B Good health helps you to realize your goals.

　　C Nothing remains unchanged in this word

　　D Many people do not know how to set life goals

　　E To them,life is too big to reduced to a few goals

　　F you will find that all these goals are reated

　　G Some may want to be know as great scientists