7．Most American schools have boys and gifts in the same classroom．But a public high school in the small，rural town of Boonsboro，Maryland，offers a special program called the Academy．Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math，science，English and social studies．
The aim is to help teenagers keep their mind on their work by keeping males and females apart．What they really want to do is take that top group of kids and take them to the very highest level they can achieve there，so that they're prepared for college．
Students are invited to enter this program after they finish middle school，and placement in the Academy is voluntary．However，they need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations．They also need to be involved m activities．
Almost 350students have taken part in the Academy．It began as an experiment in 2010．
Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy．His ninth-grade English class for boys centers on books that he believes boys find interesting．He says that the novels the students are reading now are very manly （男子气概的） novels．These novels deal with the arrogance （傲慢） of man and the pride of man which finally leads to man's downfall．
One of those books，for example，is The Call of the Wild by Jack London．This classic story tells of a dog stolen from his home and sold to work as a sled dog in Canada's Klondike Gold Rush．
Morgan Fleet，a senior at Boonsboro High，likes being in the Academy．She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in a classroom．She believes this difference seems to prevent her from developing herself because she's more focused on thoughts like"Oh，I wish they would shut up．Oh，what do they think of me？''instead of focusing on"What's the homework？What's going on in this class？What's the lesson？"．
There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together．At the end of the day，many of them stay and help tutor students who are having trouble in school．

36．What is the purpose of the Academy program？B
A．To offer a special program in high school．
B．To help students concentrate on study．
C．To strengthen sex education for teenagers．
D．To start learning college courses earlier．
37．To enter the Academy program，students are NOT required toD．
A．do well in their study              B．be recommended by teachers
C．take part in some activities        D．have worked as volunteers
38．The Call of the Wild is given as an example to show that male studentsC．
A．should learn more about literature          
B．should have a sense of protecting the wildlife
C．are reading more manly novels            
D．are interested in stories on animals
39．Which is likely to be Morgan Fleet's opinion？A
A．A girl cares about the boys'opinions of her．
B．Single-sex classes should be stopped．
C．Girls are more focused when studying with boys．
D．Boys and girls act the same in separate classrooms．
40．The passage is intended toA．
A．introduce the single-sex class project         
B．explain the differences between boys and girls
C．persuade students to enter the Academy program     
D．urge students to work hard in their study．

6．There are two basic ways to see growth：one as a product，the other as a process．People have generally viewed personal growth as an external （外在的） result or a product that can easily be identified and measured．The worker who gets a rise，the student whose grades improve，the foreigner who learns a new language-all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts．
By contrast （对照），the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine，since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way．The process is not the road itself，but the attitudes，feelings people have，and their caution or courage，as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties．In this process，the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world，new ideas to try，new challenges to accept．
In order to grow，to travel new roads，people need to have a willingness to take risks，to face the unknown，and to accept the possibility that they may"fail"at first．How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow．Do we see ourselves as quick and curious？If so，we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences．Do we think we're shy and indecisive？Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate，to move slowly，and we think we are slow to adapt change or that we're not smart enough to deal with a new challenge．Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all．
These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow．If we protect ourselves too much，then we stop growing．We become trapped inside a shell of our own making．

26．In the author's eye，one who views personal growth as a process wouldC．
A．succeed in climbing up the social ladder
B．grow up from his own achievements
C．face difficulties and take up challenges
D．aim high and reach his goal each time
27．Which of the following can be viewed as the process of personal growing？A
A．Our manager was always willing to accept new challenges．
B．Jane won the first prize in the speech competition．
C．Jerry picked up French during his stay in Paris．
D．Father's salary rose from 5，000to 7，000．
28．For personal growth，the author is in favor of all the following exceptD．
A．being curious about more changes  
B．being quick in self-adaptation
C．having an open mind to new experiences
D．staying away from failures and challenges
29．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．It is not so easy to measure personal growth．
B．To try and fail on the new road facing the unknown is unavoidable．
C．There are only two ways to see a person's growth．
D．If you are too shy to take any risks in life，you cannot grow up．
30．The best title for this passage should beB．
A．Facing New Challenges                  B．Growth-Product or Process
C．Two Basic Ways of Growth               D．Overcoming Internal Fears．

5．If you are a high school senior graduating and looking to enter college in 2006，you will take the new exam．
The biggest change to the SAT （美国学术能力倾向测验） will be the introduction of a new writing section．The writing section will consist of two parts：an essay and a multiple-choice section．Students will be given 25minutes to respond to a prompt （提示） and construct a well-organized essay that effectively deals with the task．The essay question may require students to complete a statement，to react to a quote，or to agree or disagree with a point of view．In any case，a good essay will support the chosen position with specific reasons and examples from literature，history，art，science，current affairs，or even a student's own experiences．
Essays will be scored based on the procedures for the current SAT II：Writing Test．Essays will be graded by two independent readers on a scale of 1～6，and their two scores will be combined to form an essay subscore that ranges from 2to 12．Should the readers'scores vary by more than 2points，a third reader will score the essay．The readers will be high school teachers and college professors who teach composition．To ensure that essays will be scored in a timely manner，they will be scanned and made available to readers on the Internet for grading purpose．
The writing section will also include multiple-choice grammar and usage questions．Some of these questions will call upon students to improve given sentences and paragraphs．Others will present students with sentences and require them to identify mistakes in diction （措辞），grammar，sentence construction，subject-verb agreement，proper word usage．
The highest possible score on the new writing section will be 800．Scores on the essay and multiple-choice section will be combined to produce a single score．A writing subscore will also be assigned．The highest possible scores on the Critical Reading and Math sections will remain 800each，making 2，400a perfect score on the new SAT．

72．Which parts are included in the writing section of SAT according to the passage？A
A．Essay and multiple-choice．             B．Essay and critical writing．
C．Multiple-choice and math．              D．Multiple-choice and literature．
73．In Paragraph 3，the writer of this passage mainly describedD．
A．application of the Internet in scoring the essay
B．relationship between high tech and testing
C．cheating in the essay scoring procedure
D．the scoring procedure of the essay
74．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？B
A．The SAT is designed for high school seniors wishing to enter a college．
B．The writer criticized the multiple-choice in the SAT．
C．Good specific examples are encouraged in essay writing．
D．The SAT consists of the Critical Reading，Math and the Writing sections．
75．Which of the following would be the best title for this passage？D
A．The new SAT scoring．                B．Language testing reform．
C．College entrance exam reform．       D．The new writing section of SAT．

4．Why did I come today？My Christmas list contained several people that claimed they wanted nothing but I knew their feelings would be hurt I didn't buy them anything，so（36）A buying was anything  but fun．
Hurriedly，I finished shopping and （37）Bthe long checkout lines．In front of me were a boy of about 5and a younger girl．She carried a（n） （38）Apair of  gold shoes．When we finally approached the checkout register，the girl （39）Bplaced the shoes on the counter．She treated them as though they were a（40）C．
"That will be﹩6.09，"the cashier said．The boy （41）Bhis pockets．He finally came up with﹩3.12．"I guess we will have to put them（42）D，"he  bravely said．"We will come back some other time，maybe tomorrow．"（43）Dthat statement，a soft sob （44）Cfrom the little girl．"But Jesus would have loved these shoes，"she cried．
"Well，we'll go home and work some（45）A．Don't cry．We'll surely ruturn，"he said．Quickly I（46）C﹩3.00to the cashier．These children had waited in line for a long time．（47）C，after all，it was Christmas．Suddenly a pair of arms came around me and a small voice  （48）D said，"Thank you，lady．""What did you mean（49）Dyou said Jesus would like the shoes？"I asked．The boy answered，"Our mommy is sick and going to （50）B．Daddy said she might go before Christmas to be with Jesus．"The girl spoke，"（51）ASunday school teacher said the streets in heaven are shiny gold，just like these shoes．Won't mommy be beautiful （52）Aon those streets in these shoes？"
My eyes（53）D as I looked into her tear-streaked face．"Yes，"I answered，"I am （54）C she will．"Silently I thanked God for using these children to  remind me of the true （55）Aof giving．

36．A．gift	B．goods	C．birthday	D．clothes
37．A．saw	B．joined	C．passed	D．connected
38．A．beautiful	B．large	C．new	D．expensive
39．A．politely	B．carefully	C．quickly	D．silently
40．A．diamond	B．toy	C．treasure	D．jewel
41．A．opened	B．searched	C．folded	D．covered
42．A．away	B．in	C．off	D．back
43．A．For	B．As	C．By	D．With
44．A．kept	B．protected	C．broke	D．made
45．A．more	B．harder	C．later	D．cheaper
46．A．borrowed	B．lent	C．handed	D．took
47．A．But	B．So	C．And	D．Or
48．A．proudly	B．nervously	C．loudly	D．gratefully
49．A．if	B．after	C．because	D．when
50．A．hospital	B．heaven	C．drugstore	D．doctor
51．A．My	B．Your	C．His	D．Her
52．A．walking	B．wandering	C．running	D．standing
53．A．fixed	B．widened	C．shined	D．flooded
54．A．glad	B．sorry	C．sure	D．sad
55．A．spirit	B．love	C．strength	D．belief

3．One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister．On this occasion，the work was made less troublesome by the presence of his girl friend．I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children．Later，I discovered that complete confidence was the last thing I should have left home with．
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out．I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful，grateful voice on the other end of the line，all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing．
It was，I should point out，after 10 p．m．，when the two younger children should have been in bed．and when the two older children should have been answering the phone．"I'll give him a lesson，"I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10：30 on a winter night I had no idea，but it was the only explanation I could come up with．
Finally，in desperation，I called his girlfriend's house．After what seemed like countless rings，his girlfriend answered．"Yes，"she said brightly，"He's right here．"
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm，rational（理智的）self．After all，one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can't trust modern teenagers．"Where are the children？"I said．He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend's house just for ice cream and cake．This was too good to be believed．Well，it turns out that I shouldn't have believed it．It was only part of the truth．
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents home，celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children's gifts．Mounted and framed were a series of lovely color photographs of my children，dressed in their best clothes，and wearing their most wonderful expressions．They are pictures to treasure a lifetime，all taken by the father of my son's girlfriend．

36． The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children becauseC．   
A．she knew that her eldest son was a good baby-sitter
B．she thought it no hard work to take care of the younger ones
C．she believed he could do well with his girlfriend's help
D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
37．When the author called home that evening，she found thatD．
A．two younger children had already been in bed
B．the children were preparing a birthday gift for her
C．her son was quarrelling with his girlfriend
D．there was no one answering the telephone
38．What can you learn from the underlined sentence in the fifth paragraph？A
A．The author didn't believe what her son had told her．
B．The author had complete confidence in her son．
C．The author believed her son was telling the truth．
D．The author was moved by what her children had done．
39．What might the children do that evening？C
A．They had a birthday party．
B．They framed some photographs．
C．They had their pictures taken．
D．They made some beautiful clothes．
40．What does the author intend to tell us by the story？D
A．Modem teenagers are not worth trusting．
B．It is no easy job to look after young children．
C．It's no good to have a girlfriend at an early age．
D．Her children have a caring and tender heart．

2．Grandparents might be known for spoiling grandchildren，but a new study says they might also be helping the kids improve their social skills and behavior．
Spending time with grandma and grandpa especially appears to help children from single-parent，divorced/separated or stepfamily households，according to the report，published in the February Journal of Family Psychology．
"Grandparents are a positive force for all families but play a significant role in families undergoing difficulties，"the study's lead author，Shalhevet Attar-Schwartz，of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem，said in an American Psychological Association news release．"They can reduce the negative influence of parents separating and be a resource for children who are going through these family changes．"
In interviewing 11-to 16-year olds from England and Wales，Attar-Schwartz and her team found that the more conversations the youths had with a grandparent，including asking for advice or even money，the better they got along with their peers and the fewer problems they had，such as hyperactivity and disruptive behavior．
"This was found across all three family structures，"she said．"But adolescents in single-parent households and stepfamilies benefited the most．The effect of their grandparents'involvement was stronger compared to children from two biological parent families．"
The study did not look at children who lived solely with their grandparents，though．
The findings have great implications for people in the United States，the authors said，because American grandparents are increasingly sharing living space with their grandchildren．A 2004 U．S．Census Bureau survey found that more than 5 million households include a grandparent and a grandchild under 18，up 30 percent since 1990，according to background information in the news release．

31．It is generally believed that a grandmotherC．
A．can help a child through hard times
B．can help kids develop social skills
C．can spoil a child
D．is a positive force for all families
32．According to the passage，grandparents will be of least benefit to a childA．
A．from two biological parent families
B．from a single-parent household
C．from a divorced household
D．from a stepfamily household
33．A child who asks his grandmother for money willB．
A．have difficulty in getting along with his peers
B．still get along well with his peers
C．be easier to be spoiled than his peers
D．not be popular with peers
34．We can learn from the last paragraph thatA．
A．there are more families in America undergoing difficulties
B．American parents are much busier than those from other countries
C．American grandparents are much better at bringing up their grandchildren
D．American kids like to share more living space with their grandparents
35．The passage implies thatB．
A．children who live solely with their grandparents may benefit the most
B．grandparents are a source of comfort to children from families undergoing difficulties
C．grandparents play a more positive role than parents in children's growth
D．all families should leave their children to be brought up by grandparents．

1．During the years after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center，structural engineers have been trying hard to solve a question that would otherwise have been completely unthinkable：Can building be designed to stand catastrophic blasts （攻击） by terrorists？
Soon after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers，structural engineers from the University at Buffalo and the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research （MCEER） traveled to ground zero as part of a project funded by the National Science Foundation．They spent two days beginning the task of formulating （构思） ideas about how to design such structures and to search for clues on how to do so in buildings that were damaged，but still are standing．
"Our objective in visiting ground zero was to go and look at the buildings surrounding the World Trade Center，those buildings that are still standing，but that sustained damage，"said M．Bruneau，Ph．D．"Our immediate hope is that we can develop a better understanding as to why those buildings remain standing，while our long-term goal is to see whether earthquake engineering technologies can be married to existing technologies to achieve enhanced performance of buildings in the event of terrorist attacks，"he added．
Photographs taken by the investigators demonstrate the monumental damage to the World Trade Center towers and buildings nearby．One building a block away from the towers remains standing，but was badly damaged．"This building is many meters away from the World Trade Center and yet we see a column （柱子） there that used to be part of that building，"explained A．Whittaker，Ph．D．"The column became a missile that shot across the road，through the window and through the floor．"
The visit to the area also brought some surprises，according to the engineers．For example，the floor framing （框架） system in one of the buildings was quite strong，allowing floors that were pierced by tons of falling debris （残砾） to survive．"Good framing systems may provide a simple，but reliable strategy for blast resistance，"he added．Other strategies may include providing alternate paths for gravity loads in the event that a load-bearing column fails．"We also need a better understanding of the mechanism of collapse，"said A．Whittaker．"We need to find out what causes a building to collapse and how you can predict it．"
A．Reinhorn，Ph．D．noted that"earthquake shaking has led to the collapse of buildings in the past．Solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to blast engineering and terrorist-resistant design．Part of our mission now is to transfer these solutions and to develop new ones where none exist at present．"

67．The question raised in the first paragraph is oneC．
A．that was asked by structural engineers a month ago
B．that is too difficult for structural engineers a month ago
C．that was never thought of before the terrorist attack
D．that terrorists are eager to find a solution to
68．The column mentioned by Dr．WhittakerA．
A．was part of the building close to the World Trade Center
B．was part of the World Trade Center
C．was shot through the window and the floor of the World Trade Center
D．damaged many buildings near the World Trade Center
69．A surprising discovery made by the investigators during their visit to ground zero is thatB．
A．floors in the faraway buildings remained undamaged
B．some floor framing systems demonstrate resistance to explosion
C．complex floor framing systems are more blast resistant
D．floors in one of the buildings were pierced by tons of debris
70．What Dr．Reinhorn said in the last paragraph may imply all the following EXCEPT thatD．
A．blast engineers should develop new solutions for terror-resistant design
B．blast engineering can borrow technologies developed for terror-resistant design
C．solutions developed for earthquake-resistant design may apply to terrorist-resistant design
D．blast engineering emerges as a totally new branch of science．

20．Though"nanometer"（纳米） is now a fashionable term all over the world，few people know exactly what it is．It has become a new favorite of manufacturers and sellers in recent years．Many"high-tech"products bearing the name"nano"have entered the market，bringing more mysterious feeling to surprised consumers．
Nanometer is a very small length unit of measure，and is very small．One millimeter is 1000micrometers，and one micrometer is 1000nanometers．That is，one nanometer is one billionth of a meter．Nano materials are solid materials composed of particles（粒子） or crystallites（晶体） of less than 100nanometer in size．Then，is a cup made of nano material really any different from an ordinary cup in function as far as how it works？
Are nano cups really so wonderful？A reporter went to the Institute of Nanomedicine，which is the first such institute of such a sort in the world and the only one in China，specializing in researching the investigation of the application of nano technology into medicine．
A water molecule（分子） is composed of 2hydrogen atoms and 1oxygen atom．It can be changed only by special working skillfully of the atoms．The material making up the cup can have nanometer particles．But it cannot change the chemical and physical propertiesof the water contained in it．The water in the cup is still water．When people drink it，it will produce no special effect on human body．
Professor Ji who worked in the Instiute of Nanomedicine told the reporter，so far，the investigation of nano materials is still limited in the laboratory．No commercial micro products can be produced yet．With the present level of science and technology，the time of everyday goods made of nanometer materials is still years away．
The products labeled with nano marks in the market now are only traditional products coated with a thin layer of nanometer material，which makes them more abrasion resistant（耐磨），much easier to be cleaned，or oil resisting or moth proof（防蛀）．
Professor Ji explained that nano cup is a real cup．It can also be included in the list of nano products in a certain sense．But the nano cup has not changed its property and function as a cup．It is not a magical medicine for curing and health care．

67．Which of the following shows the right relationship？A
A．nanometer＜micrometer＜millimeter＜meter
B．micrometer＜millimeter＜nanometer＜meter
C．nanometer＜millimeter＜micrometer＜meter
D．millimeter＜micrometer＜nanometer＜meter
68．It can be inferred from the passage thatD．
A．real nano products are being produced by some companies
B．nano materials have been put into use in daily goods
C．the nano cup is very effective in curing and health care
D．real nano products haven't become available for people
69．The underlined word"properties"in the fourth paragraph probably meansC．
A．possessions   B．reactions   C．qualities  D．symbols
70．What would be the best title for the passage？B
A．High-tech Products        B．Nano Materials
C．High-teach Research       D．Nano Cups．

19．A new research has uncovered that culture is a determining factor when interpreting facial emotions（情感）．The study reveals that in cultures where emotional control is the standard，such as Japan，focus is placed on the eyes to interpret emotions．Whereas in cultures where emotion is openly expressed，such as the United States，the focus is on the mouth to interpret emotion．
"These findings go against the popular theory that the facial expressions of basic emotions can be universally recognized，"said University of Alberta researcher Dr．Takahiko Masuda．"A person's culture plays a very strong role in determining how they will read emotions and needs to be considered when interpreting facial expression．"
These cultural differences are even noticeable in computer emoticons（情感符号），which are used to convey a writer's emotions over email and text messaging．The Japanese emoticons for happiness and sadness vary in terms of how the eyes are drawn，while American emoticons vary with the direction of the mouth．In the United States the emoticons：） and：-） show a happy face，whereas the emoticons：（or：-（ show a sad face．However，Japanese tend to use the symbol （‘‘） to indicate a happy face，and （；_； ）to indicate a sad face．
"We think it is quite interesting and appropriate that a culture tends to mask its emotions．The Japanese would focus on a person's eyes when determining emotion，as eyes tend to be quite subtle（微妙的），"said Masuda．"In the United States，where open emotion is quite common，it makes sense to focus on the mouth，which is the most expressive feature on a person's face．"

51．The text mainly tells us thatB．
A．cultural differences are expressed in emotions
B．culture is the key to interpreting facial emotions
C．different emoticons are preferred in different cultures
D．people from different cultures express emotions differently
52．Which emoticon is used by Americans to show a happy face？C
A．（；_；）  B．：-（      C．：-）     D．（‘‘）
53．If a Japanese wants to detect whether a smile is true or false，he will probablyD．
A．read the whole face       B．focus on the mouth
C．judge by the voice        D．look into the eyes
54．People used to believe thatD．
A．some facial expressions of emotions were too complex to be recognized
B．people in the world interpreted basic emotions in different ways
C．people could only recognize the facial expressions of basic emotions
D．people all over the world understood basic emotions almost in the same way．

18．Lighthouses are remainders from the past that ships and sailors once sought in order to navigate dangerous U．S．coastal waters．But today，those remaining ones have fallen mostly into disuse，except as tourist attractions and old reminders of a romantic period．The U．S．Coast Guard and the U．S．Lighthouse Society say there are about 600lighthouses remaining in the U．S．，and some of those are at risk，having suffered from years of neglect （忽略）．
Dave Eshbaugh of the Oregon State Parks Trust，believes in preserving them．"They are worth saving．I think it would be disrespectful to our history and people to let them fall down and go away．"
Preservation societies in several states are attempting to keep lighthouses from disappearing． And the U．S．Congress is trying to help．In 2000，lawmakers passed the Lighthouse Preservation Act that lets the Coast Guard transfer ownership of lighthouses，at no cost，to public and private organizations．Local，state and federal agencies also can benefit from the act．
Some private citizens also are helping to restore abandoned lighthouses．Steve and Michelle Bursey own the Heceta Head Lighthouse．It is not just their home，but also their livelihood．
Not far from the lighthouse is the lighthouse keeper's house．The Burseys have changed it into a bed and breakfast inn．They say the income from their business pays for the necessary repairs that keep the lighthouse in condition．Michelle says it is a labor of love．"We have to constantly put hours and hours of time and labor into making it shine．"
Aside from making Heceta Head their home and business，the Burseys have a great appreciation for the history and the importance associated with their lighthouse．
"It's important to keep them up，"says Steve．"Once they're gone，you can never bring them back．"They are vivid reminders of a previous times and a way of life that people like Steve and Michelle Bursey think are worth preserving．They are part of America's history，its legend，and its
sailing past．

59．The best title for this passage should beB．
A．Lighthouses Are the Reminders of the Past
B．Lighthouses Seek Better Future
C．Lighthouses Benefit People Today
D．Lighthouses Have Come Back
60．According to the Lighthouse Preservation Act，the Coast Guard canA．
A．give possession of lighthouses to some organizations for free
B．ask the Congress for help to keep lighthouses from danger
C．allow the preservation societies to protect lighthouses
D．help local，state and federal agencies to profit from lighthouses
61．Steve and Michelle Bursey in Heceta Oregon are mentioned here to show thatC．
A．old lighthouses can be restored and reused as a hotel
B．lighthouses are very important to the life of some private citizens
C．some individuals are helping to protect abandoned lighthouses
D．common people can solve the problem with lighthouses
62．The pattern of organization of this passage isD．
A．cause and effect                     B．question and answer
C．argument and proof                   D．problem and solution．