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阅读理解。     Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised (组成) mainly older males. Today,
homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of
Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless
population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient(变化无常的) and frequently
frightened student population creates additional problems - both legal and educational - for already
overburdened(负担过重的)urban school administrators and teachers.
     Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise,
estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education
report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a
third of whom do not attend school on a regular basis, But the National Coalition for the Homeless
estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and that less than half of them
attend school regularly.  
     One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists of the "throwaway"
youths who have been cast of their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates
that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in
family shelters and tend to live by themselves on the streets.  
     Federal law, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that
addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act
are based on the belief that all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.1. It is implied in the first paragraph that ____.A. the writer himself is homeless, even in his eighties
B. many older homeless residents are going on strike in 25 cities
C. there is a serious shortage of academic facilities (设施).
D. homeless children are denied the opportunity of receiving free education2. The National Coalition for the homeless believes that the number of homeless children is _____.A. 350,000
B. 1,500,000
C. 440,000
D. 110,0003. One part of the homeless population is difficult to estimate. The reason might well be ____.A. the homeless children are too young to be counted as children
B. the homeless population is growing rapidly
C. the homeless children usually stay outside school
D. some homeless children are deserted by their families4. The McKinney Act is mentioned in this passage in order to show that ___.A. the educational problems of homeless children are being recognized
B. the estimates on homeless children are hard to determine
C. the address of grade-school children should be located
D. all homeless people are entitled(有权利的) to free education5. The passage mainly deals with ____.A. the legal problems of the homeless children
B. the educational problems of homeless children
C. the social status of older males
D. estimates on the homeless population
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1-5: C C D A B
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阅读理解。     The United States is full of cars. There are still many families without cars, but some families have two 
or more. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a necessary part of life.
     Cars are used for business. They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other 
way to get to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to different parts of the city, they have to drive in order 
to carry their products. Farmers have to drive into the city in order to get supplies.
     Sometimes small children must be driven to school. In some cities school buses are used only when 
children live more than a mile away from the school. When the children are too young to walk too far, 
their mothers take turns driving them to school. One mother drives on Mondays taking her own children 
and the neighbors" as well. Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesday, and so on. This 
is called forming a car pool. Men also form car pools, with three or four men taki ng turns driving to the 
place where they all work.
     More car pools should be formed in order to put fewer cars on the road and use less gas. Too many 
cars are being driven. Something will have to be done about the use of cars.   1. The United States is filled with cars, but_____.             A. not every family has a car
B. few families have two cars or even more
C. every American has a car
D. every family has a car 2. What"s the main idea of the second paragraph? A. Workers drive cars to offices and factories   
B. Salesmen drive to carry their products.
C. Farmers drive into cities to get supplies.    
D. Cars are widely use3. Which statement is true according to the third paragraph? A. Small children are driven to school.  
B. All children go to school by bus in some cities.
C. Mothers drive their children who can"t walk to school.  
D. School buses pick up all children. 4. Mothers form car pools in order that _____.             A. they can drive to school    
B. they can take turns driving their children to school
C. they reach school quickly   
D. they can drive their children to school in time 5. The traffic in and around cities is a great problem because_____.            A. too many cars are being driven
B. there are too many car pools
C. people put fewer cars on the roads
D. there is less gas
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完形填空。     In tradition education , the teacher may feel that the students are not very grown up.  1 ___
teachers are older than students,  2___ teachers feel that students are  3___ and do not know
much about the  4___. The teachers feel that they  5 ___ tell the students what to do most of the
time, and that they must also  6___ the students study specific(具体的)things. In  7  ___education,
the teachers"  8___ are very different. These teachers feel that the students are  9 ___first, and students
second. They10___the students to be 11___for the things that the do, just as adults  12 ___.
     A student"s idea and feelings are just as important as the  13 ___. The teacher  14 ___ the students
to decide 15 ___ they want to do, and does not make them study what they do not want  16 ___. The
teacher lets them  17___  what to study and how 18___ to study . It"s very important for the  19 ___ to
show how he or she feels  20___ the students.(     )1. A. Usually      
(     )2. A. and          
(     )3. A. old          
(     )4. A. universe    
(     )5. A. can          
(     )6. A. force        
(     )7. A. open        
(     )8. A. feelings    
(     )9. A. children    
(     )10. A. refuse      
(     )11. A. anxious    
(     )12. A. are        
(     )13. A. adults      
(     )14. A. allows      
(     )15. A. what        
(     )16. A. for        
(     )17. A. write      
(     )18. A. much        
(     )19. A. headmaster  
(     )20. A. like        B. Indeed    
B. however    
B. young      
B. culture    
B. must      
B. ask        
B. traditional
B. interests  
B. teachers  
B. agree      
B. ready      
B. do        
B. teachers  
B. suggests  
B. that      
B. to        
B. say        
B. well      
B. teacher    
B. about      C. Besides
C. still  
C. stupid  
C. world  
C. may    
C. order  
C. strict  
C. methods
C. adults  
C. hope    
C. will    
C. will    
C. adult"s
C. refuses
C. how    
C. about  
C. decide  
C. hard    
C. parent  
C. as      D. Actually    
D. yet        
D. clever      
D. knowledge  
D. will        
D. make        
D. high        
D. experiences
D. human beings
D. wish        
D. would      
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D. teacher"s
D. forbids    
D. which      
D. of          
D. hope        
D. simple      
D. student    
D. for        
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阅读理解。

      We may be very pleased with the rapid progress we have made in every field of study. But the
way to test a student"s knowledge and ability still remains as poor as it was, We have almost done
nothing to improve our examination system.
      It is well known that the examination system we are now using may be a good way of testing a
student"s memory, but it can tell you nothing about a student"s ability. It does no good to students
and teachers.
      As soon as a child begins school,he enters a world of examination that will decide his future of job.
      In fact a good examination system should train a student to think for himself. But it now does
nothing about that. So students are encouraged to member what is taught. It does not enable them to
gain more and note knowledge. The students who come out first in the examination often may not be
the best in their studies. 
     Besides, the examinations often force teachers to train students what to do with the coming
examination from time to time. There must be some simpler and better way to test a student" s ability
besides knowledge. And that is what we should do at once.

1. Now little has been done to________. A. decide a student"s job
B. test a student"s ability
C. test a student"s knowledge
D. test a student"s memory 2. The examination system we are now using can only make the students________.

A. gain more and more knowledge
B. make rapid progress
C. remember what is taught
D. think for themselves

3. In order to make students gain high marks in the coming examination, teachers have to________. A. develop their students" ability
B. fill their students" heads with much information
C. teach freely
D. teach their students how to study 4. The passage tells us about the importance of________. A. getting examination system improved
B. taking examinations
C. testing a student" s knowledge
D. working hard at all lessons
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阅读理解。
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项。Dear editor,
     Several days ago, I heard that a dear friend of mine had killed herself. I was deep in sorrow by the sudden news. I can"t keep calm any longer. 1_____.
     Life is so precious. If we can slip into death in an impulsive (冲动的) moment, what use in all our
efforts and hopes? Our families, our ambitions, everything is flung into total darkness. 2_____.
     Nevertheless, the suicide rate increases year by year, particularly of young people. Reasons may vary
from person to person, 3_____.
     First, today"s young people are morally weak. They hunger for success but can not face failure; they are eager to be understood but afraid of opening their hearts to others. They live in a wide world, from east to west, ancient to present, but their hearts beat in a narrow desert, closed tight, unable to communicate. Each becomes an isolated fortress (孤堡), lonely, and weak.
     4_____. As a young teacher, she was devoted to her work but was disappointed with her students" occasional failures. She fell in love with a colleague but he deserted her. With no close friends, disappointed at work and in love, death seemed to her the only remaining choice and she took it.
     Another reason for the weakness of today"s youth, in my opinion, comes from society"s pressures.
5_____. On the other hand, society refuses to accept that children sometimes do fail. But failure is more important because it can teach the young how to win next time.
     What can we do to save the desperate young?A. I"m always thinking about life and death
B. yet I think they share something in common
C. The young are forced to try too hard to succeed
D. My friend is a good example of that
E. And death allows no time for regret
F. people love success and are afraid of failure
G. failure is the mother of success
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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。     Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low you can see their underwear?
What do you  think of that? Fashionable? Some of today"s teenagers are big fans of such a look.
1____         _.
     The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans
that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip, when he saw one
boy"s baggy trousers slide to his feet. 2______________.    
     But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among
parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the headmaster"s request will limit students"
freedom- or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual.
    3______________."We do not want to kick fashion out," the headmaster explained, "but
extrems (极端) of fashion like this are not right in school." Many other schools have now requested
that their students also stop wearing such trousers.
    4 _________. Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear
in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf. 5 _________________. "I don"t really
feel comfortable in those sort of jeans," said Sarah Lattanzi, "in winter, when dressed like that, it"s
quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache."A But recently this trend has been at the center of an argument in Italian middle schools.
B A parents" group praised the move in favor of good taste, while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion and fix up old school buildings.
C. He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for school.
D. Most students have simply ignored the request
E. Another 14-year-old said she would probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons
F. let us see that Italian students react differently to schools" requests
G. schools should pay attention to things more important than students" clothes
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