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Daniel Brown was just five years old when he climbed into the family car and let it roll away down the road. He was only three when he flooded the kitchen.
His mother, Angela Brown, is in despair. She is very busy looking after her new baby, a little girl called Laura, as well as Daniel. She told us, “Daniel is so full of curiosity.”At that moment, we hear a huge crash and then silence. We go upstairs and find Daniel crawling out of a wardrobe(衣橱)he has pulled over onto the floors, with a book in his hand.“It’s for you, Mum,” he says and looks up at his mum and smiles. Seven-year-old Daniel has a lovely face. He has golden hair, big brown eyes, and a friendly smile. I have to admit that Daniel doesn’t look like a naughty boy.
Angela told me all about it, “Once I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine.”Jasper, she explained, is the Browns’dog. “When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty! It’s amazing how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he cut off all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister’s wedding and the neighbors haven’t spoken to us since.
Angela told me about Daniel’s most expensive crime “I was about to do the washing up when the baby started crying. Daniel decided to help and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in, the water was already flooding the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be replaced. I hope things will get better as he gets older.”
Amazingly, Daniel is quite well behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored. Meanwhile he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his baby sister Laura grow up to be the naughtiest little girl?
69. What did Daniel do while his mother was talking to the author?
A. He drove away the family car.       B. He cut off the hair of the girl next door.
C. He flooded the kitchen.            D. He fell to the floor with the wardrobe.
70. Why was Daniel going to put the dog in the washing machine?
A. He meant to clean the dog.         B. He wanted to punished the dog.
C. He intended to make trouble.       D. He wished to draw his mother‘s attention.
71. It can be inferred from the passage that __________________.
A. the mother spoiled the boy.          B. the boy found school life interesting.
C. the mother lost hope in the boy.       D. the boy had no freedom at home.
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PART FOUR WRITING(45分)
SECTION A(10分)
Directions: Read the following passage.Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.
The Chilean earthquake, measuring 8.8 – magnitude, which struck early Saturday morning, released 500 times the energy of the 7.0 – magnitude quake that hit Haiti (海地) last month, a geophysicist told CBS’ “The Early Show. ” Tsunami warnings were issued for much of the Pacific, including Hawaii, following the quake that struck near the Chilean coast.
"When the earthquake occurred, it moved the land and then it moved the water causing the tsunami," said U.S. Geological Survey geophysicist Jessica Sigala. "And the coastal areas of Chile have already noticed the wave heights up to about 7 feet."
Sigala said Hawaiians can expect to see the waves from this tsunami around 11:20 a.m. local time (about 4:20 p.m. ET). "So we have to wait and see how big the waves will be."
"It"s not so much the height [of the wave] but it"s the width, it"s how long the duration, and then it"s also the speed at which it"s traveling," said co-anchor Kelly Cobiella "Correct me if I"m wrong, but these waves are traveling at the speed of a jetliner, about 500 miles per hour?"
"That"s correct. It"s a big block of water coming onto the land," Sigala said.
Chile has already experienced several aftershocks following the quake.
"Aftershocks are definitely a concern," said Sigala. "We always see aftershocks with a large quake and a shallow quake, which this one was. And as of right now, we"ve located about maybe 15 aftershocks and those are of the larger kind. I"m sure they felt much more than that.
"A shallow earthquake just means that it happened pretty close to the surface," said Sigala. "And because of that the energy is really close to the surface, where all the buildings and people are."
50 deaths caused by aftershocks have been reported, according to the national emergency agency, adding the estimate casualties to 960.
Title: Concerns after 71.             
I. Tsunami:
72.                 : much of the Pacific, including Hawaii
●Cause: the earthquake moved 73.            
●Wave Heights: about 74.            
75.          : about 500 mph
II. 76.            :
●Reason: the Chilean Earthquake was a 77.          and a 78.          earthquake, which always have them after the major one
●Number: at least 79.           
●Loss caused: 80.          
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SECTION B(10分)
Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.Write your answers on your answer sheet.
In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for success full careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and math emetics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.
  In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性发展的) Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.
  Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.
81.What’s the main reason for many American parents sending their children to preschools in Japan? (no more than 11 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________                                                                             
82.Who teach the Japanese preschool children to read mostly? (no more than 2 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________                                                                                
83.List three qualities that Japanese preschools encourage in their kids. (no more than 13 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________                                                                                
84.According to the last paragraph, what problem do some Japanese kindergartens have? (no more than 3 words)
_____________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                                                              
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第二节:完形填(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Backpacking through Africa, I always carried some food with me  21   I couldn’t find something to eat.
I was  22   through a local market one day when I  23  upon a jar of   24  jam.I could find tins of apple and strawberry in every corner store but this was the first time I had seen peach.I took it.
For the next few weeks, when I was feeling the need for a little  25  , I would carefully  26   the lid and spoon a bit on to a biscuit.Mum, delicious.I didn’t   27  it with anybody.It sat safely in my  28  , taken out on only special  29 .
One cold and cloudy afternoon, while I was waiting for a local bus, it started to rain.Everybody scattered for  30  and so did I.But I was already wet through so I quickly searched through my pack for some   31   clothes.
In my hurry to  32  further discomfort, I forgot that the jar of jam was  33  in my clothing.One forceful yank(猛拉)and my  34   jar of jam crashed to the concrete ground, smashing into pieces.
I was so sad that I almost cried.And then, in the corner of my eye, I noticed an old woman in rags  35 .Without hesitating, she bent down and picked up the half of the jar that still looked   36 .
Still  37  , she stuck two fingers into the jar, scooped out the  38  jam and placed it into her toothless mouth.Carefully, like fish bones, she  39  the pieces of glass.She studied the broken container  40  she was certain that there was nothing left.Then she left.
My bus arrived shortly after and, as we drove off, I wondered if the jam would taste the same to me.
21.A.in order that    B.if            C.just in case      D.unless
22.A.looking       B.buying        C.getting        D.running
23.A.depended     B.chanced       C.discovered          D.got
24.A.apple          B.strawberry       C.orange        D.peach
25.A.meal           B.treat           C.rest          D.drink
26.A.remove       B.move          C.discover      D.uncover
27.A.divide         B.eat           C.share          D.enjoy
28.A.pocket        B.pack           C.corner         D.store
29.A.situations        B.conditions       C.atmosphere      D.occasions
30.A.protection       B.shelter        C.cover          D.warmth
31.A.beautiful    B.rain        C.warm          D.dry
32.A.avoid          B.get into       C.defeat         D.overcome
33.A.lying          B.buried         C.covered       D.locked
34.A.expensive        B.valuable      C.precious      D.priceless
35.A.reached       B.appearing        C.running       D.approaching
36.A.all right      B.nice            C.broken        D.fresh
37.A.standing up     B.looked down upon
C.bent over               D.watching out
38.A.delicious    B.remaining       C.extra           D.spare
39.A.swallowed       B.took out      C.ate up         D.spit out
40.A.until           B.unless         C.after               D.before
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Many people think the search for cleaner energy leads only to renewable resources like sun, wind and water.But it also leads to a fossil fuel.Natural gas is considered the cleanest of the fossil fuels, the fuel created by plant and animal remains over millions of years.Burning it releases fewer pollutants than oil or coal.The gas is mainly methane (甲烷).It produces half the carbon dioxide of other fossil fuels.So it may help cut the production of carbon gases linked to climate change.
Russia is first in what are called "proved reserves" of natural gas.The United States is sixth.Over the years, big oil and gas companies recovered much of the easily reached supplies of gas in America.They drilled straight down into formations where gas collects.As these supplies were used up, big drillers looked for similar formations in other countries.
But now the industry is taking a new look.Companies are developing gas supplies trapped in shale (页岩) rock two to three thousand meters underground.They drill down to the shale, then go sideways and inject high-pressure water, sand or other material into the rock.This causes the rock to fracture, releasing the gas.Huge fields of gas shale are believed to lie under the Appalachian Mountains, Michigan and the south-central states.Gas shale exploration is being done mainly by small to medium sized companies.Eric Potter, a program director, says more than half the gas in the United States is now coming from these new reserves.
But hydraulic (液压的) fracturing can also produce debate and anger over the risk of groundwater pollution.This method of drilling is not federally supervised under the Safe Drinking Water Act.Some in Congress want to end that exemption (豁免) from the law.
Natural gas provides Americans with about one fourth of their energy.And, unlike oil, most of it is produced in America.Gas producers invested heavily in reaching new supplies when prices were high.But prices are down sharply now because the depression cut demand for energy.So energy expert Eric Potter says it is too early to know how the changing market prices will affect the market for gas shale exploration.
45.We can learn from the first paragraph that ________.
A.natural gas releases methane and carbon dioxide
B.natural gas is considered as the cleanest energy
C.natural gas is more environmentally friendly than other fossil fuels
D.natural gas is a renewable source of energy
46.The word “fracture” in Paragraph 4 probably means _______.
A.create         B.break          C.change         D.decrease
47.Gas shale exploration may cause disagreement because ______.
A.it may cause water pollution      B.it brings too high profits
C.it breaks the law                D.it is out of states’ control
48.According to Eric Potter, the new gas shale exploration ______.
A.will provide America with about one fourth of their energy
B.will increase demand for energy
C.will make gas producers invest a big sum of money
D.may be influenced by the changing market prices
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第二节:根据对话内容,从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,并将答案写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项多余选项。(共5小题,每小2分,满分10分)
(M="Mike  " B=Ben)
M: Hi, Ben. My dad and I are going boating tomorrow.
B: Wow! That’s cool!
M: What’s your plan for the long weekend?
B: I’ll watch late night shows on TV and get up as late as I like.
M:          61         
B: Maybe not. But these are the two most enjoyable things I can think of.
M:          62        
B: What do we need hobbies for? We don’t even have enough time for schoolwork.
M:          63         But hobbies can help you to relax.
B:          64        
M: Well, take baseball for instance. You simply must get schoolwork out of your head while standing in the outfield.
B: Otherwise I’ll either get hit or lose a catch.
M:               65      
B: Exhausted, but satisfied.
M: You feel that you have finished a job.
B: You bet!
M: There! See what I mean?
A.How are you today?
B.That isn’t much of a plan, is it?
C.You may have a point there.
D.And how do you feel after each game?
E. Are hobbies that great?
F. Oh? Tell me how it works.
G. Don’t you have a hobby?
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