第二节：完形填空 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 New comers to the United States are often 31 at the schools. American schools 32 seem so different from schools they know in 33 parts of the world. American education is based on the 34 that children 35 to learn to think 36 themselves. The school should be the 37 where they learn to do this. 38 , children learn the “three R’s”(Reading, Writing and Arithmetic), history and government(often called Social Studies) and many other 39 . They also learn 40 be independent , how to make their own judgment(判断), and how to develop their own 41 and interests. The American teacher does not 42 the children in her class to sit 43 hands folded quietly and to say 44 . She wants them to listen attentively and to ask questions. She knows that 45 children learn from books is 46 . She also knows that, it is necessary for them to know how to use this 47 for their 48 and development. During Open School Week, parents have a 49 to see how American education 50 .
31. A. happy B. afraid C. glad D. surprised 32. A. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D. some times 33. A. other B. the other C. another D. all 34. A. knowledge B. idea C. promise D. introduction 35. A. need B. needed C. dare D. dared 36. A. on B. against C. for D .with 37. A. place B. space C. room D. area 38. A. From school B. Out school C. By school D. In school 39. A. lessons B. knowledge C. subjects D. objects 40. A. when to B. how to C. what to D. where to 41. A. ability B. skill C. abilities D. skills 42. A. think B. want C. let D. make 43. A. with B. across C. over D. above 44. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. much 45. A. that B. which C. 不填 D. what 46. A. important B. unimportant C. right D. useless 47. A. duty B. work C. learning D. aim 48. A. interest B. growth C. future D. tomorrow 49. A. ability B. possibility C. interest D. chance 50. A. develops B. learns C. forms D. works
第三节：任务型阅读： 请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 注意：每空格只填一个单词。 There is an English saying, “Laughter(笑声) is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into(调查) laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health. Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical(身体) exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial(有益的). Other tests haven shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in group of students who listened to different radio programmes. The group that tolerated(忍受) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind&n
