Fatimah Bamun dropped out of Balizenda Primary School in the first grade, when her father refused to buy her pencils and paper. Only after her teachers said to him that his daughter showed unusual promise(有希望) did he change his mind. Today, Fatimah, 14, tall and slender, studies math in a dirt-floored fourth-grade classroom.
Whether she will reach the fifth grade is another matter. Fatimah is facing the realities of a school with no toilet, no water, no hope of privacy (隐私) other than the shadow of a bush, and no girlfriends with whom to share feelings. Fatimah is the only girl of the 23 students in her class. In fact, in a school of 178 students, she is one of the only three girls who have made it past the third grade.
“I have no friend in the class,” she said. “Most of my friends have dropped out to get married. So during the break, I just sit in the classroom and read.”
Her father, however, now says he is fully behind her. “The people from the government are all the time telling us to send our daughters to school, and I am listening to these people,” he said.
But in many cases, parents don’t listen. Parents think that if the girls stay home, they can help with the harvesting, fetch the water and collect the firewood. So they take them out of school.
In a region where poverty, tradition and ignorance make about 24 million girls not even have an elementary school education. There are many other barriers (障碍) that prevent girls going to school, such as the lack of school toilets and water.
The issue is not only equality. The World Bank thinks that if women in sub-Saharan Africa had equal education, land and other wealth, the region’s economy could improve greatly. There is a connection between growth in Africa and sex equality. It is of great importance but still ignored by so many people.
The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to _______.
A. find the cause of Africa’s poverty
B. describe the poor education conditions of African girls
C. prove the inequality in African society
D. reform the present schooling systems in Africa
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Fatimah is a girl who shows signs of success for the future.
B. Fatimah’s father is now giving a lot of support to her.
C. Fatimah is the only girl who has made it past the fifth grade in her school.
D. Fatimah has no friends at school because they most of them have dropped out to get married.
It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. most African girls are treated equally in society
B. African governments don’t care whether girls go to school or not
C. most African girls would rather get married than go to school
D. African girls can’t enjoy equal chances for education
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第四部分：任务型阅读
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一个最恰当的单词。
Speaking in public is most people's least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become. In fact, public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Try to make your idea clear and brief. If you can't express what you intend to get across in a sentence or two, and then your speech is not focused well enough. If you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience will make no sense. After all, what you can impress your audience in your speech is one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty.
No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to organize it well-how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you're going to close. A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. When you know where you' re headed, you can choose any route to get there.
Finally, you'd better limit the time of your speech as properly as you can to hold the audience's curiosity. Take a vaudeville act (杂耍) for example. The standard length of one is usually 12 minutes. Just imagine how you are feeling if you have been watching all the performers singing and dancing their hearts out for more than the standard time
| Title: How to make a 71 speech | ||
| Techniques | Reasons | Requirements |
| Keep it brief and clear | You should 72 your speech well enough. | Prepare one or two of your main ideas. |
| The audience will not catch you well if your idea is 73 | ||
| Get your speech well _74 | Knowing where you are going, you can make a better 75 of the route to get there. | Know very well about the 76 , body and ending of the speech |
| Keep your speech time _77 | Your speech should not be too long so as to make your audience 78 | Limit the time of your speech in a 79 way. |
| If you don't, the audience will be _80 . | ||
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第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每题1.5分，共30分)
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs Tolman, suggested I 16 a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in 17 . So I did.
The first 18 was to raise money for marketing competitions later in the year by selling candles. Mrs Tolman said the money was due in a week and that 40 percent of the 19 would go into my personal account.
At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could show
20 and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my 21 with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and 22 her that our candles were the best choice for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles.
Greatly 23 I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood.
On Saturday morning, with great courage, I knocked at the door of my first potential 24 . “I’m a student at Skyline High School and we are 25 money for DECA, I’m trying to sell…”
“Not today, sorry,” the man 26 me and shut the door.
Embarrassed, I walked away and encouraged myself the 27 thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn’t even count how many times I was 28 with reasons like “Not today”, “I don’t have any 29 money right now” or “I just bought some”. 30 , I had to continue with the day. 31 , a woman kindly bought nearly $60 worth of candles. I couldn’t even hide my 32 and said, “Thank you very much” to her with a bow.
After a 33 hard work, I turned in $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was 34 to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes.
It was my first time working as a sales person. This experience let me know that 35 difficulties was only wasting time and a barrier in my way to success.
16. A. hold B. join C. build D. set
17. A. business B. English C. math D. sports
18. A. chance B. way C. challenge D. choice
19. A. income B. candles C. business D. expense
20. A. ability B. confidence C. aim D. expectation
21. A. presentation B. business C. deal D. interest
22. A. told B. convinced C. explained D. requested
23. A. puzzled B. delighted C. shocked D. encouraged
24. A. buyer B. seller C. businessman D. shop keeper
25. A. lending B. raising C. returning D. borrowing
26. A. greeted B. bothered C. hurt D. interrupted
27. A. worst B. uneasy C. unluckiest D. unhappiest
28. A. allowed B. permitted C. refused D. demanded
29. A. more B. extra C. little D. left
30. A. However B. So C. Therefore D. But
31. A. And B. Secondly C. Firstly D. Finally
32. A. anger B. embarrassment C. happiness D. sadness
33. A. week’s B. hour’s C. year’s D. month’s
34. A. lucky B. surprised C. calm D. confused
35. A. overcoming B. dealing with C. accepting D. worrying about
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_______a bicycle to use,you have to insert a special card.
A.Taking B.To take C.For taking. D.Taken.
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Premier Wen said, “I once again emphasize that it is absolutely unacceptable to sacrifice people’s life and health ________ the economic development in any case.”
A. in the hope of B. in return for C. in the face of D. in exchange for
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第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分．满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和¨D)中．选出佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As computers become all the more popular in China, Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters. But if they use the computer too much, they may end up forgetting the exact strokes（笔画）of each Chinese character when writing on paper. Experts suggest people, especially students, write by hand more.
Do you write by hand more or type more? In Beijing, students start using a computer as early as primary school. And computer dependence is more wide-spread among university students. Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer.
All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer.
It's faster and easier to correct if using a computer. And that's why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education. But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly, problems appear.
"When I'm writing with a pen, I find I often can't remember how to write a character, though I feel I’m familiar with it."
"I'm not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper."
Many students don't feel this is something to worry about. Now that it's more convenient and efficient to write on a computer, why bother to handwrite?
Many educators think differently. Shi Liwei , the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said "Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic(审美的) value. But those characters typed with computer keyboards only maintain their practical value. All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost. And handwriting contains the writer's emotion. Through one's handwriting, people can get to know one's thinking and personality. Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them"
To encourage students to handwrite more, many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory(必修的)and in universities, some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand.
56. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. The Importance of Handwriting and Typing.
B. To Type or To Hand Write
C. Writing By Computer Will Replace Writing By Hand
D. Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters.
57.The students interviewed prefer to write using a computer mainly because______.
A. they are usually asked to e-mail their Homework and Essays
B. they can correct the mistakes they make quickly and conveniently
C .they find it not easy to remember how to write a character
D. computers have become a trend and fashion in China.
58. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting?
A. Handwriting contains the writer's emotion .
B. The writer’s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting,
C. Handwriting can impress people well and build one’s self-confidence
D. Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value.
59. The underlined expression “taking stock in”(Paragraph 4) probably means_____.
A. getting bored with B. getting dependent on
C. becoming crazy about D. getting curious about
60. We can draw the conclusion from the passage that_______.
A. more and more students will give up writing on a computer
B. writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day
C. more and more students will pay attention to handwriting
D. the typing article better expresses one’s emotion and quality
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－Jim! Did you have a good time at the party?
－Yes，but with all this work on hand，I really________there．
A．needn’t have been B．couldn’t have gone
C．shouldn’t have been D．shouldn’t have gone
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Some of the roads were flooded, _________ made our journey more difficult.
A. which B. it C. what D. that
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