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Passage FourSometimes I scratch my head when I read about the government' s efforts to improve schools:new standards and tests to be applied, strict teacher evaluations, and threats of school closures and job losses. They frighten the school employees, not to mention the students. Instead of making people unable to solve problems or try new ideas--which is what fear does to us--research on school reform strongly suggests that policy-makers should encourage school leaders to take a more humane approach. In their study on the reform efforts of twelve Chicago public schools, Bryk and Schneider found that enabling positive social relationships between the adults was the key to successful school improvement and that trust was at the heart of those relationships.Trust in schools comes down to one thing:psychological safety or safety to speak one's mind,to discuss with openness and honesty what is and isn' t working,to make collective decisions.Yet this kind of safety doesn' t come easily to schools. According to Bryk and Schneider, the adults in school rely on each other to do their jobs correctly and with integrity （正直). The challeage is that our expectations are very diverse based on our unique backgrounds.At one school where I taught, each teacher had different expectations about how much effort teachers should put into their work--a big difference between the teachers who left af~the last bell and those who worked into the evening. And when expectations are uncoasci or unspoken, it becomes impossible for others to live up to them.We also make assumptions about the intentions behind a person' s behavior. As we all Imam,assumptions are often wrong. For example, parents and teachers my think the principal taml particular decision based on his career advancement rather than hat" s best for the studeata. don't feel psychologically safe to question our assumptions and e~aecmtiatm, trust itiea am the window and our relationships suffer.50. What is meant by trust in school?

2.I entered St.Thomas's Hospital as a medical student at the age of 18 and spent fiveyears there.I was an unsatisfactory student,for my heart was not in it.I had always wanted to be a writer,and in the evenings,after my tea.iwrote andread.Before long,1wrote a novel,called Liza of Lambeth,which I sent to apublisher and was accepted,Itappeared during my last year at the hospital and had something of a success.I felt I couldafford to give up medicine and make writing my profession:so,three days after I graduatedfrom the school of medicine,1 set out for Spain to write another book.Looking back now.and knowing the terrible difficulties of making a living by writing,I realize I was taking afearful risk.The next ten years were very hard,and I earned an average of t100 a year.Then Ihad a bit of luck.The manager of the Court Theatre put on a play that failed.The nextplay he arranged to put on was not ready,and he was at his wit\\'s end.He read a play ofmine and,though he did not much like it.he thought it might just run for the six weekstill the play he had in mind could be produced.It ran for fifteen months.Within a shortwhile,I had four plays running in London at the same time.Nothing of the kind had everhappened before.I was the talk of the town.for the first ten years of his writing career after his graduation,the author earned an average of £100 a year .which was（）

3.Passage ThreeMost students choose “Homestay” accommodation when they study abroad：others select Homestay even if they are not on a study visit．Statistics show that it’s a form of accommodation gaining in popularity all the time．But what is Homestay? And what makes it so popular?Homestay means living with a family，or“host family”as we say．There are three ways of doing it：choose to learn English in a language school near to your Homestay location：have your English classes in the house with a member of the family who is a qualified teacher；select not to have classes at all when you visit——a popular choice if you want to do the tourist thing for example．Even in their busy summer period the organizations that arrange the Homestays will always try to place you with the most suitable host family to match your requirements．Placement(安置)organizations think about location，interests，language level，eating requirements，allergies (过敏)and other requests you may have．Though prices vary according to your needs，good quality Homestay accommodation can be relatively economical--and although you may be charged an extra amount of money if you want your Homestay in or near the city center．Even if you stay further out，you can expect your journey into the center not to exceed 30 minutes.Not only does Homestay accommodation represent value for money， it also gives you an excellent opportunity to practice English with your host family．This is a very important extra for students who like to speak as much English as possible． But if you plan to learn English，why not have your English classes in your host family． There’s no better way to learn English than this—the perfect combination of learning and accommodation combined with the cultural experience !Homestay is an ideal choice for students who __________ .

4.Probably no other musical instrument(乐器）is as popular around the world as the guitar(吉他）。Almost every kind of music needs a guitar.Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar.The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar.The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar.And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.People do not agree about where the guitar was first played,but most agree it is veryold.Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other say that an old form of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persian sometime in the 12th century.The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians played the instrument.The famous musician Niccolo Paganini played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s.Franz Schubert used the guitartowrite some of his famous works.In modern times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of SpaincalledAndalusia，It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.Where could be the oldest form of the guitar probably) exist according to the text? （）

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Many people think that Americans1their cars almost more than anything else.When2people are fourteen years old,they want to have their3cars.They don'task for a car from their4.So many of them work in5time during their last yearof high school to buy a car.Learning to6and getting a driver's license may be one ofthe most exciting things in a young person's life.

Some people almost7go to a doctor when they are ill.But they will8their

cars to a garage as soon as they think there is a9,On Saturdays or Sundays some people may10most of their time washing and repairing their cars.10.(单选）

6.根据以下资料，回答82-85题。 　　Can animals be made to work for us? Some scientists think that one day animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs that are now done by human beings. 　　They point out that at a circus, for example, we may see elephants, monkeys, dogs and other animals doing quite skillful things．Perhaps you have seen them on the television or in a film．If you watch closely, you may notice that the trainer always gives the animal a piece of candy or a piece of fruit as a reward．The scientists say that many different animals may be trained to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get a reward for doing them. 　　Of course, as we know, dogs can be used to guard a house, and soldiers in both old and modem times have used geese to give warning by making a lot of noise when a stranger or an enemy comes near．But it may be possible to train animals to work in factories．In Russia, for example, pigeons which are birds with good eyesight, are being used to watch out for faults in small steel balls that are being made in one factory．When the pigeon sees a ball which looks different from others, it touches a steel plate with its beak．This turns on a light to warn people in the factory．At the same time a few seeds are given as a reward．It takes three to five weeks to train a pigeon to do this and one pigeon can inspect 3 000 to 4 000 balls an hour. 　　Apes have been used in America in helping to make cars, and scientists believe that these large monkeys may be one day gather crops and even drive trains.83 The trainer usually gives the animal a piece of candy or fruit __.

7. 根据以下材料，回答21-35题 We were late as usual. My husband had 21 watering the flowers in the garden by himselt, and when he discovered that he couldn't manage, he asked me for 22 at the last moment. So now we had only one hour to get to the airport. Luckily, there were not many cars _ 23 buses on the road and we were 24 to get there just in time. We checked in and went straight to a big hall to wait for our flight to be called. We waited and waited 25 no announcement was made. We asked for 26 and the girl there told us the plane hadn't even arried yet. In the end, there came an announcement telling us that those _ 27 _ for flight No. 108 could get a free meal voucher and that the plane hadn’t left Spain 28 technical problems．We thought that meant 29 itwasn’t safe forthe plane t0 30 ．We waited again for a long time until late evening when wewere asked to report again．This time we were 31 free vouchers to spend the night in a nearbyhotel． The next morning after a 32 night because of all the planes taking off and landing，we werereported back to the airport．Guess 33 had happened while we were asleep．Our plane hadarrived and taken off again．All the other 34 had been waken up in the night to catch theplane，but for some reasons or other we had been 35 ．You can imagine how we felt !查看材料34

8.We will start as soon as our team leader__________.

9.Ms. Jolie is beautiful _______and very talented, and in control of her own career.

10.You___go and see a doctor at once because you've got a fever

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根据以下资料，回答31-45题。

Parents feel that it is difficult to live with teenagers．Then again，teenagers have31feelings about their parents，saying that it is not easy living with them．According to a recent research，the most common32between parents and teenagers is that regarding untidiness and daily routine tasks．On the one hand，parents go mad over33rooms，clothes thrown on the floor and their children's refusal to help with the34．On the other hand，teenagers lose their patience continually when parents blame them for35the towel in the bathroom，not cleaning up their room or refusing to do the shopping at the supermarket．The research，conducted by St．George University，shows that different parents have different36to these problems．However，some approaches are more37than others．For example，those parents who yell at their children for their untidiness，but38clean the room for them，have fewer chances of changing their children's39．On the contrary，those who let teenagers experience the40of their actions can do better．For example，when teenagers who don't help their parents with the shopping don't find their favorite drink in the refrigerator，they are forced to41their actions．Psychologists say that42is the most important thing in parent-child relationships．Parents should43to their children but at the same time they should lend an ear to what they have to say．Parents may44their children when they are untidy but they should also understand that their room is their own private space．Communication is a two-way process．It is only by listening to and45each other that problems between parents and children can be settled.45A.loving,B.observing,C.understanding,D.praising

12.These are the pictures of the hotel __________ we held our annual meetings.

13.When Mr. Kentucky fell ill, his son took ( ) the business from him.

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Food is very important.Everyone needsto1well if he or she wants to have astrong body.Our minds also need a kind of food.This kind of food is2.We begin toget knowledge even3we are very young.Small children are4in everythingaround them.They learn5while they are watching and listening.When they are getting older,they begin to6story books,science books....anything theyhike.Whenthey find something new,they love to ask questions and7to find out answers.Whatis the best8to get knowledge?ifwe learn by ourselves,we will get9knowledge,If we are10getting answers from others and do not ask why we will neverlearn well.When we study in the right way,we will learn more and understand better.4,

15.Last year,some poor people had hardly ( ) the severe winter.

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Once, a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they1their work, he left them, saying, "When the sun is down, I will come and see your work. "

At last one of them said, " What's the use of doing this foolish work? We can

2 fill the basket."3man answered,"That is none of your business.The first

said."You may do as you like,but I am not going to work at4soFoolish."He

5 his bucket and went away.The other man said no word,and kept on carrying6

last the well was almost7.

As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket,he saw a bright thing in it.Hepicked it up.It was a beautiful gold ring.Just then the king came.8he saw the ring,he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted.He told him to keep the ringforhimself."You9so well in this little thing,"he said,"10now I know I canbelieve you with many things."10

18.Jenny is the only one of the grade who ____ selected to school fashion-show team.

19.THE TOP 10 TIPS TO BEAT TERROR BY MI5(Military Intelligence 5 军情五处) 　　BRITAIN'S security service MI5 issued an unprecedented (前所未有的) warning to firms yesterday to protect themselves from terror attacks．Spy bosses released a list of top 10 tips for companies and their workers saying the cooperation of ordinary people was a vital weapon in the war on terror．MI5 boss Eliza Manningham-Buller said: "We have a well-developed understanding of international terrorism and other threats facing the UK today." 　　"We rely heavily on public assistance and support to do our work effectively．I would encourage people to use our website to pass on any information." MI5's site warns al-Qaeda (基地组织)is targeting Britain from internally and abroad, and urges the public to report suspicions to a web link or emergency number．British businesses are further advised:1．Judge the risk of threats and vulnerable points (弱点)2．Plan security measures for new buildings.3．Put someone in charge of security awareness, inform staff and train in emergencies and bomb threats.4．Keep public areas tidy and well lit, remove unnecessary furniture and cut the shrubs.5．Search bags and consider a barrier system and car park that keeps unfamiliar vehicles at a distance.6．Install locks on windows and doors, Closed Circuit TV, alarms and lighting according to circumstances.7．Consider setting up a mailroom away from your main premises and train staff for a crisis．8．Follow up staff references.9．Ensure a reputable and reliable IT (Information Technology) service.10．Plan how you will function if your premises or IT systems are put out of action by an incident.[单选题] Al-Qaeda __.

20.材料题Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way．Our expression today is “to face the music”． When someone says, “well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert．It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that．Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children．We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you．” and only because we did not obey him．What an unpleasant business it was! The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old,It is at least 100 years old ．And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper．He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage．When they got their cue to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music．” And that was exactly what they did — facing the orchestra which was just below them．And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines．But he had to go out．If he did not, there would be no play．So the expression “to face the music” come to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice．” Other explanations about the expression go back to the army．When the men faced an inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked ．Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection．What else could they do? Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done．As, for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored ．The band does not play．Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat．The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse．99 How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?