一、完形填空
It's5-year-oldKarmen'sdreamtobeaballerina(芭蕾舞女演员).ButKarmen,livinginDenver,wasbornwiththeAIDSvirusandhasspentmuchofhershortlifegoinginandoutofthehospital.
Karmen1betterthananyonedaredtohope.Doctorsthoughtshewouldneverwalkortalk,butshe2withawalkerandspeaksfairly3.
Karmen'shopes,dreams,and4arebeingdocumentedwiththehelpofaDenverorganizationcalledtheChildren'sLegacy.5bythephotographerKatyTartakoff,thecharityhelpsseriouslysickchildrenandtheirfamilieswritetheirown6byprovidingbooksthatguide7along--MyStupidIllness,for8children,andLetMeShowYouMyWorld,fortheirsiblings(兄弟姊妹)andparents.Thebookscontainsuggestionsof9todraworthingstowrite.Tartakoffhelpsillustratethebooksbytakingblack-and-whitephotographsofthechildren.
Forthosechildrenwho10,thebookshelptheirfamiliescope.Forthose11survive,thebookshelpthemheal12.
Karmenmaynotgrowuptobeaballerina,13despiteherdifficultywalking,shewas14whensheputonatutu(芭蕾舞的短裙)hermotherhadboughther."Shereallytook15thepersonaofaballerina,"saysMs.Tartakoff.
ThispictureofKarmenisoneofacollectionofMs.Tartakoff's16thatthecharityhaspublishedinabookcalledAnAlphabetAboutFamiliesLivingWithHIV-AIDS,17poetry.Accordingtothebook,"SometimesKarmen18herheadonherfoldedhandsbecausesheis19,andsometimessheneedstotalkwithGod."Oneofherprayers:"DearGod,pleasemakemy20andbodystrong.Pleaseletmegrowup."
1.A.hasgoneB.hasfaredC.hasspentD.hasexperienced
2.A.standsaroundB.getsupC.walksawayD.getsaround
3.A.wellB.goodC.niceD.right
4.A.smilesB.illnessesC.strugglesD.sadnesses
5.A.FoundB.FoundedC.BuiltD.Created
6.A.storiesB.novelsC.problemsD.sicknesses
7.A.himB.usC.themD.her
8.A.healthyB.sickC.normalD.ill
9.A.chartsB.picturesC.photosD.designs
10.A.liveB.fearC.dieD.suffer
11.A.thatB.whichC./D.who
12.A.emotionallyB.happilyC.carefullyD.quietly
13.A.howeverB.andC.butD.though
14A.changedB.turnedC.shapedD.transformed
15.A.afterB.inC.onD.to
16.A.collectionsB.photographsC.booksD.copies
17.A.holdingB.containingC.writingD.including
18.A.laysB.liesC.setsD.puts
19.A.illB.deadC.tiredD.bored
20.A.legsB.armsC.handsD.feet
二、阅读理解
A
Theotherday,myfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedontheinvitationwas7.30pm.Janewentoffwithherhusband,expectingamerryeveningofwine,food,andsong.
By9.45,everybodywashavinggreatfun,butnofoodhadappeared.JaneandDavidwererestless.Otherguestsbeganwhisperingthatthey,too,werestarving.Butnoonewantedtoleave,justincasesomefoodwasabouttoappear.By11.00,therewasstillnofood,andeveryonewascompletelyofftheirheads.JaneandDavidlefthungryandangry.
Theirexperiencesuggeststhatthewordsontheprintedinvitationsneedtobemadeclearer.Everyonereadsandunderstandstheinvitationsdifferently.Mostofuswouldagreethat6.30-8.30pmmeansdrinksonly,goouttodinnerafterwards;8.00pmor8.30pmmeanspossibledinner,but9.30pmandanytimethereaftermeansnofood,oatbeforehand,rolluplate.
Butthisisnotalwaysthecase.Ifaskedtoastudents'partyat6.30pm,itisnormalforguestsnottoappearbeforemidnight,ifatall,andnoonecares.Beingthefirsttoarrive-lookingeager-issocialdeath.Whenmymotherisaskedtoapartyfor6.30,shelikestobethem,ifnotonlime,thennolatert
hanseven.Myagegroup（latethirties）fallssomewherebetweenthetwo,butbecausewestillthinkwe'reyoung,we'reprobablyclosertostudent-timethangrown-uptime.
Theacceptedcustomatpresentisconfusing（混乱的）,sometimesannoying,anditoftenmeansyoumaygohomehungry,butitdoeslendeverypartythatpreciouselement（成分）ofsurprise.
21.Theunderlinedwords"offtheirheads"probablymean______.
A.tiredB.crazyC.curiousD.hopeless
22.JaneandDavid'sstoryisusedtoshowthat______.
A.petty-goer8usuallygethungryatparties
B.partyinvitationscanbeconfusing
C.peopleshouldaskforfoodatparties
D.birthdaypartiesformiddle-agedpeoplearedull
23.Forsomeyoungpeople,arrivingontimeforastudents'partywillprobablybeconsidered_______.
A.verydifficult
B.particularlythoughtful
C.friendlyandpolite
D.sociallyunacceptable
24.Accordingtothewriter,peopleintheirlatethirties_______.
A.arelikelytoarrivelateforaparty
B.carelittleaboutthepartytime
C.haven'treallygrownupyet
D.likesurprisesatparties
25.Whatisthegeneralideaofthetext?
A.It'ssafetoarrivelatejustwhenfoodisserved.
B.It’swisetoeatsomethingbeforegoingtoaparty.
C.It’simportanttofollowsocialrulesofparty-going.
D.It’snecessarytoreadinvitationscarefully.
B
Ifyoulookforabookasapresentforachild,youwillbespoiledforchoiceeveninayearthereisnonewHarryPotterJ.KRowling’swizardisnotalonethepastdecadehasbeenaharvestforgoodchildren’sbooks,whichhassetoffalargequantityoffilmsandanincreasedsalesofclassicssuchasThelordoftheRings.
Yetdespitethat,readingisincreasinglyunpopularamongchildren.Accordingtostatisticsin1997,23%saidtheydidn’tlikereadinginall.Inxxxx,35%did.Andaround6%ofchildrenleaveprimaryschooleachyearunabletoreadproperly.
Maybethedeclineiscausedbytheincreasingavailabilityofcomputergames.Maybethebooksboomhasaffectedonlythetopoftheeducationalpile.Eitherway,ChancellorCordonBrownplanstochangethingsforthebottomoftheclass.Inhispre-budgetreport,heannouncedthenationalprojectofReadingRecoverytohelpthechildrenstrugglingmost.
ReadingRecoveryiswinedatsixyearolds,whoreceivefourmonthsofindividualdailyhalf-hourclasseswithaspeciallytrainedteacher.Anevaluationeitherthisyearreportedthatchildrenontheschoolmade20months’progressinjustoneyear,whereassimilarlyweakreaderswithoutspecialhelpmadejustfivemonths’progress,andsoendedtheyearevenfurtherbelowthelevelexpectedfortheirage.
InternationalresearchtendstofindthatwhenBritishchildrenleaveprimacyschooltheyreadwell,butreadtextoftenforfunthanthoseelsewhere.Readingforfunmattersbecausechildrenwhoarekeenonreadingcanreportlifelongpleasureandlovingbooksisanexcellentindicatoroffutureeducationalsuccess.AccordingtotheOECD,beingaregularandenthusiasticreaderisofgreatadvantage.
26．WhichofthefollowingistrueofParagraph1?
A．Manychildren’sbookshavebeenadaptedfromfilms.
B．Manyhigh-qualitychildren’sbookshavebeenpublished.
C．Thesalesofclassicshaveledtothepopularityoffilms.
D．Thesalesofpresentsforchildrenhaveincreased.
27．Statisticssuggestedthat________.
A．thenumberoftopstudentsincreasedwiththeuseofcomputers
B．adecreasingnumberofchildrenshowedinterestinreading
C．aminorityofprimacyschoolchildrenreadproperly
D．ahugepercentageofchildrenreadregularly
28．WhatdoweknowaboutReadingRecovery?
A．Anevaluationofitwillbemadesometimethisyear.
B．Weakreadersontheprojectwerethemosthardworking.
C．Itaimstotrainspecialteacherstohelpchildrenwithreading.
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