Bill and Louise Marshall had thought that their daughter wasn’t being challenged intellectually(智力上)in school .The Kleins were angry that their son Robert was being hurt on the playground. Ann Price’s son spent hours every night doing homework that she thought was point-less.
The solution(解決辦法)?In the past, these parents might have sent their kids to another school, hoping for an improvement .Now this is changing. They are teaching their children at home ,and they are not alone.
Over 850,000 children are now taught at home in America .Until recently ,it was mostly done by religious fundamentalists(信奉正統(tǒng)派基督教的人)and extreme leftists(極左派)，who didn’t agree with the ideas that were taught in public schools. Now, more and more ,it’s middle-class parents who are teaching their children at home.
These parents all have their own reasons .Some don’t like the problems with public schools and the cost of private schools. Some say that the classroom system is bad for children who are very smart but may have some learning problems, or are just different from other children. Many other parents don’t like the new testing laws. They think that this makes schools merely prepare children for tests rather than educate them..
Some social trends(趨勢)have also made home schooling more common .For example more and more middle-class women are leaving their jobs to become stay-at-home mothers. They like spending more time with their children, and they say home schooling is better.
“My son has piano lessons, math club, the soccer team—you name it,” says one mother. “I realized that his time in school was a waste. Now we do that at home, and he learns more in half the time. Taking him out of
school is the best thing I ever did.”
49. Which of the following can you infer from the passage?
A.Fundamentalists and extreme leftists are the major groups who like this kind of schooling.
B.The modern school education tends to be out of date.
C.Parents are more willing to spend their time educating their children than working.
D.Home schooling is the best way to educate children.
50. What is the article mainly talking about?
A. Parents in America come up with a good idea of how to teach their children.
B. Reasons for the prevalence（流行）of home schooling in America.
C. Parents are strict on their children’s learning.
D.Children’s performance in school can-not satisfy their parents.
第二節(jié). 閱讀下列材料，根據(jù)所提供的材料，從所給的六個選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出符合各小題要求的選項, 選項中有一項是多余選項。
51. ____________________________________
The Port of Shanghai, a hub（中心）of water-land transport and trade on China’s coast since the Song Dynasty early in mid-twelfth century, is the biggest port on China’s mainland for international shipping. The annual cargo throughput(吞吐量) of the port hit another record high of 176 million tons in 1993. The volume of International containers has reached the historical highest point.
52. ____________________________________
By now the Port of Shanghai has established maritime trade relations with more than 400 ports in over 160 countries and regions in the world, with 21 international regular lines starting from the port on over 100 voyages per month directly to North America, Europe, Australia, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean as well as Southeast and Northeast Asia and so on.
53. ____________________________________
Following the continuous and steady new growth in China’s national economy, the Port of Shanghai has, over the six years from 1988 to 1993, made an investment of RMB￥2.3 billion in capital construction and renovation(革新), and updated a large number of handling machines. Both cargo throughput(吞吐量) capacity and handling efficiency of the port have increased remarkably.
54. ____________________________________
Today, the port has become one of the hot spots that attract both attention and investment from other parts of China and the whole world. During his visit in Shanghai in the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping expressed his hope that Shanghai would show some changes every year. Taking this as its objective, the Port of Shanghai has been quickening the steps in its operational and commercial activities as well as construction of deep-water port areas.
55. ____________________________________
The four marginal berths of Waigaoqiao New Port Area have been largely completed and put into operation. Construction of the Luojing Coal Terminal was started at the end of 1993. Grain Silos with a capacity of 80,000 tons and a modern communication building for water traffic are both showing signs of completion. Construction of coastal, domestic and international passenger terminals has substantially entered its initial stage. The deep water port area at Jinshanzui shall open a new chapter in the history of the Port of Shanghai.
四.單詞拼寫 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)
56. There are seven c_________ and four oceans in the world.
57. Take the medicine. It has an immediate e_____ on the pain.
58. These trousers are too t__________ . I can’t put them on.
59. During the 1950s and the 1960s, many Chinese had a p__________ of Chairman Mao on the wall at home.
60. Since the foreigner came, we have been giving her Chinese lessons in e_______ for her teaching us English.
61. In 2005, more than 340 students of Yinzhou Middle School were luckily a__________ to key universities
62. People should always take safety into c____________ in choosing a car.
63. In ancient China, men with long b__________ were often thought to be wise.
64. The place of interest is full of v____________ from home and abroad during May and June.
65. I think reading English newspaper is a good way of i___________ your English.
五.短文改錯 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)
Twelve firefighters were killed and sixteen injured in big fire, 66.__________
which was broke out in Hengyang, Hunan Province, last week.
67.__________
It took three hours to clear more than 400 residents (住戶)
out of the eight-storey building. But when the firefighter went
68.__________
in to put on the fire, the building fell down, killing
69.__________
two of them immediately and left 19 others buried. This
70.__________
tragedy(悲劇) is other painful lesson in fire safety though.
71.__________
the firefighters have been praised for his bravery. It has
72.__________
been reported that there is only one fire hydrant(消費栓) in
73.__________
the building, which was powerful enough to control the fire.
74.__________
One thing is certain: had the people been better prepared
75.__________
to deal with the fire, the losses would have been much smaller.
六.書面表達(dá) ( 滿分10分)
假若一個澳大利亞教育參觀團(tuán)要到你校，他們想了解中國教育的基本情況，請根據(jù)以下圖表和所給提示，用英語寫一篇短文，為來客做介紹。
1．參考詞匯：compulsory education一義務(wù)教育 junior middle school一初中
senior middle school一高中 professional school一職業(yè)學(xué)校
2．短文須包括以下要點：50％的學(xué)生能進(jìn)人大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)；在高校，部分費用由家庭承擔(dān)；中國教育盡管成就巨大，但仍然滿足不了社會的需求。
3．注意：(1)詞數(shù)：110左右。(2)短文的題目和開頭已給出，不計人總詞數(shù)。
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The solution(解決辦法)?In the past, these parents might have sent their kids to another school, hoping for an improvement .Now this is changing. They are teaching their children at home ,and they are not alone.
Over 850,000 children are now taught at home in America .Until recently ,it was mostly done by religious fundamentalists(信奉正統(tǒng)派基督教的人)and extreme leftists(極左派)，who didn’t agree with the ideas that were taught in public schools. Now, more and more ,it’s middle-class parents who are teaching their children at home.
These parents all have their own reasons .Some don’t like the problems with public schools and the cost of private schools. Some say that the classroom system is bad for children who are very smart but may have some learning problems, or are just different from other children. Many other parents don’t like the new testing laws. They think that this makes schools merely prepare children for tests rather than educate them..
Some social trends(趨勢)have also made home schooling more common .For example more and more middle-class women are leaving their jobs to become stay-at-home mothers. They like spending more time with their children, and they say home schooling is better.
“My son has piano lessons, math club, the soccer team—you name it,” says one mother. “I realized that his time in school was a waste. Now we do that at home, and he learns more in half the time. Taking him out of
school is the best thing I ever did.”
49. Which of the following can you infer from the passage?
A.Fundamentalists and extreme leftists are the major groups who like this kind of schooling.
B.The modern school education tends to be out of date.
C.Parents are more willing to spend their time educating their children than working.
D.Home schooling is the best way to educate children.
50. What is the article mainly talking about?
A. Parents in America come up with a good idea of how to teach their children.
B. Reasons for the prevalence（流行）of home schooling in America.
C. Parents are strict on their children’s learning.
D.Children’s performance in school can-not satisfy their parents.
第二節(jié). 閱讀下列材料，根據(jù)所提供的材料，從所給的六個選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出符合各小題要求的選項, 選項中有一項是多余選項。
51. ____________________________________
The Port of Shanghai, a hub（中心）of water-land transport and trade on China’s coast since the Song Dynasty early in mid-twelfth century, is the biggest port on China’s mainland for international shipping. The annual cargo throughput(吞吐量) of the port hit another record high of 176 million tons in 1993. The volume of International containers has reached the historical highest point.
52. ____________________________________
By now the Port of Shanghai has established maritime trade relations with more than 400 ports in over 160 countries and regions in the world, with 21 international regular lines starting from the port on over 100 voyages per month directly to North America, Europe, Australia, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean as well as Southeast and Northeast Asia and so on.
53. ____________________________________
Following the continuous and steady new growth in China’s national economy, the Port of Shanghai has, over the six years from 1988 to 1993, made an investment of RMB￥2.3 billion in capital construction and renovation(革新), and updated a large number of handling machines. Both cargo throughput(吞吐量) capacity and handling efficiency of the port have increased remarkably.
54. ____________________________________
Today, the port has become one of the hot spots that attract both attention and investment from other parts of China and the whole world. During his visit in Shanghai in the spring of 1992, Deng Xiaoping expressed his hope that Shanghai would show some changes every year. Taking this as its objective, the Port of Shanghai has been quickening the steps in its operational and commercial activities as well as construction of deep-water port areas.
55. ____________________________________
The four marginal berths of Waigaoqiao New Port Area have been largely completed and put into operation. Construction of the Luojing Coal Terminal was started at the end of 1993. Grain Silos with a capacity of 80,000 tons and a modern communication building for water traffic are both showing signs of completion. Construction of coastal, domestic and international passenger terminals has substantially entered its initial stage. The deep water port area at Jinshanzui shall open a new chapter in the history of the Port of Shanghai.
四.單詞拼寫 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)
56. There are seven c_________ and four oceans in the world.
57. Take the medicine. It has an immediate e_____ on the pain.
58. These trousers are too t__________ . I can’t put them on.
59. During the 1950s and the 1960s, many Chinese had a p__________ of Chairman Mao on the wall at home.
60. Since the foreigner came, we have been giving her Chinese lessons in e_______ for her teaching us English.
61. In 2005, more than 340 students of Yinzhou Middle School were luckily a__________ to key universities
62. People should always take safety into c____________ in choosing a car.
63. In ancient China, men with long b__________ were often thought to be wise.
64. The place of interest is full of v____________ from home and abroad during May and June.
65. I think reading English newspaper is a good way of i___________ your English.
五.短文改錯 (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)
Twelve firefighters were killed and sixteen injured in big fire, 66.__________
which was broke out in Hengyang, Hunan Province, last week.
67.__________
It took three hours to clear more than 400 residents (住戶)
out of the eight-storey building. But when the firefighter went
68.__________
in to put on the fire, the building fell down, killing
69.__________
two of them immediately and left 19 others buried. This
70.__________
tragedy(悲劇) is other painful lesson in fire safety though.
71.__________
the firefighters have been praised for his bravery. It has
72.__________
been reported that there is only one fire hydrant(消費栓) in
73.__________
the building, which was powerful enough to control the fire.
74.__________
One thing is certain: had the people been better prepared
75.__________
to deal with the fire, the losses would have been much smaller.
六.書面表達(dá) ( 滿分10分)
假若一個澳大利亞教育參觀團(tuán)要到你校，他們想了解中國教育的基本情況，請根據(jù)以下圖表和所給提示，用英語寫一篇短文，為來客做介紹。
1．參考詞匯：compulsory education一義務(wù)教育 junior middle school一初中
senior middle school一高中 professional school一職業(yè)學(xué)校
2．短文須包括以下要點：50％的學(xué)生能進(jìn)人大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)；在高校，部分費用由家庭承擔(dān)；中國教育盡管成就巨大，但仍然滿足不了社會的需求。
3．注意：(1)詞數(shù)：110左右。(2)短文的題目和開頭已給出，不計人總詞數(shù)。
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