A quality education is the basic liberator．it can free people from poverty, giving them the power to greatly improve their lives and take a productive place in society．It can also free communities and countries，allowing them to jump forward into periods of wealth and social unity that otherwise would not be possible．

For this reason，the international community has devoted itself to getting all the world’s children into primary school by 2015，a task known as Education for All．

Can education for aIl be achieved by 2015? The answer is undoubtedly “yes，”although it is a difficult task．If we now measure the goal in terms of children successfully completing at least five years of primary school，instead of just enrolling（注册）for classes，which used to be the measuring stick for education，then the task becomes even more difficult．Only 32 countries were formerly believed to be at risk of not achieving education for all on the basis of enrollment．The number rises to 88 if completion of primary school is used as the standard．

Still，the goal is achievable with the right policies and the right support from the international community．59 of the 88 countries at risk can reach universal primary completion by 2015 if they bring the effectiveness and quality of their education systems into line with standards observed in higher-performing systems．They also need great increases in outside support．The 29 countries falling farthest behind will not reach the goal without extra fast speed of progress．But this is achievable with creative solution，including use fo information technologies，enough foreign aid， and fewer people living in poverty．

A key lesson of experience about what makes development effective is that a country’s ability to use aid well depends heavily on its policies，institutions and management．Where a country scores well on these，foreign assistance can be highly effective．

1．n the first paragraph，the author suggests that a quality education can_________．

A．tree countries from foreign rules B．give people freedom

C．speed up social progress D．liberate people from any pressure

2．Ideally, the goal of the program of Education for All is to ____________by 2015．

A．enroll all the world’s children into primary school

B．get all the world’s children to complete primary school

C．give quality education to people of 88 countries

D．support those devoted to changing their education systems

3．______countries are now at risk of not achieving education for alI on the basis of completing 5 years of primary school．

A．88               B．32               C．29               D．59

4．According to the passage，which of the following is NOT mentioned as the right policy?

A．Raising the effectiveness of education systems．

B．Improving the quality of education．

C．Using information technologies．

D．Building more primary schools．

5．As can be gathered from the last paragraph，foreign aid______．

A．is provided only when some standards are met

B．may not be highly effective

C．alone makes development possible

D．is most effective for those countries falling farthest behind

By Mary Gaitskill．

Pantheon Books，$23．

This attractively dark novel from the author of Bad Behavior and Two Girls, Fat and Thin is narrated by a former Paris model who is now sick and poor, her reflections On beauty and cruelty have clarity and an uncanny bite．

By Zadie Smith．

Penguin Press，$25．95

In her new book，a cultural-politics novel set in a place like Harvard，the author of White Teeth brings everything to the table：a crisp intellect，a lovely wit and enormous sympathy for the men，women and children who read her story．

By lan McEwan．

Nan A．Talese／Doubleday．$26．

As exciting and as carefully constructed as anything McEwan has written，this astringent（尖锐的）novel traces a day in the life of an English neurosurgeon who comes face to face with senseless violence．

De Kooning：An American Master

By Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan．

Alfred A．Knopf,$35．

A brilliant biography, impressively researched and absorbingly written，of the talented

immigrant who stood at the vortex（中心）of mid-20th-century American art．

By Tony Judt．

Penguin Press，$39．95．

Judt’s massive，learned，truthfully detailed account of Europe’s recovery from the wreckage of World War II presents a whole continent in panorama（全景）even as it sets off detonations（爆炸）of insight on almost every page．

1．According to the passage，the most probable non-fiction novel is________．

A．Veronica                             B．Saturday

C．On Beauty                            D．A History of Europe Since 1945

2．if you’re fond of art，which of the following would be your favorite?

A．On Beauty B．Saturday C．Veronica D．De Kooning：An American Master

3．The novels published by the same company are_______________．

A．On Beauty&A History of Europe Since 1945

 B．Saturday & De Kooning：An American Master

C．Veronica & On Beauty

D．A History of Europe Since 1945 & Saturday

4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Mary Gaitskill is the author of both Veronica and Bad Behaviour．

B．On Beauty describes the stories that happened in Harvard．

C．Two authors finished De Kooning：An American Master together．

D．A post-war Europe can be found in A History of Europe Since 1945．

5．Which of the following novels are written by Zadie Smith?

A．On Beauty & Bad Behavior

B．Saturday & De Kooning：An American Master

C．On Beauty & White Teeth

D．Veronica ＆ White Teeth

Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they’re overweight．They don’t want people to see them sunbathing and they don’t want to have to squeeze into plane seats．But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages，the overweight are having their days in the sun．

 “Overweight people will have a great time on our holidays as we don’t judge them like other people do，”said Liz Nickels，owner of Big Adventures，a US-based company that hosts scuba-diving—a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for larger people．As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation，many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers．But the best in plus-size vacationing lies at Mexico’s Freedom Paradise，a 112-room resort（度假胜地）opening this month，which urges guests to “Live Large，Live Free”．

The hotel has broad doorways，reinforced（加同）furniture and extra large chairs．It also boasts（自夸）a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches．“It’s not a hotel just for large people．It’s a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday,” said owner Jurrian Kilnk。“What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don’t feel comfortable at resorts．”Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK．

Though many welcome the new service，some feel differently. “I have a real problem with this,” said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla,a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp. “If you talk about oversized beds and doorways you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized．They shouldn’t be discriminated against like this．”

1．Large people don’t want to go on holiday because___________．

A．they don’t like sun-bathing           

B．they don’t want to be looked at

C．the planes are too crowded              

D．hotels are not open to them

2．In the first paragraph，weight-friendly holiday packages means________．

A．there are some free packages for the overweight

B．people are friendly to the overweight

C．special holiday tour for the overweight

D．the overweight can lose weight

3．Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming___________．

A．for larger people                        B．only for larger people

C．jumping from the platform                D．underwater

4．Mexico’s Freedom Paradise is a hotel__________．

A．for people of all sizes                 

B．only intended for larger people

C．where everything is oversized           

D．where larger people can live for free

5．The underlined part “you are throwing their weight in their faces” means__________．

A．you are beating them in the face        

B．it’s easy to know they’re overweight

C．their faces seem bigger than others         

D．you can make them lose weight

Turning on the TV, a wonderful scene comes to your eyes — a group of men，tall，strong and handsome，and women，young，beautiful and attractive，too．Together they eat in the finest restaurants，traveling everywhere around the world by luxurious（豪华的）planes and pleasure ships．They are models．

Do you envy them? What sort of life are models leading? Is it a wonderful life for a young lady or a young man?

A few models are well-known actors or actresses who can make a lot of money only by showing themselves off in commercials．But the majority of them are just curious to see what it is like．They’d like to be models just because they are attracted by what they imagine—models earn a lot of money and lead a glorious life．This is true for those who are very successful．However, most models find it difficult to get work．Very few can earn enough to live on，and for all models their expenses are high．Their agents claim about 20％of the earnings，and no model will get very far without a clever agent．Besides，they have to buy good clothing．They also have to pay to travel to interviews and reach the places where the work is to be done．

Interviews for a model job are known as cattle—markets in the modeling world，and not without a good reason．A top model can choose his or her work，demand and receive high fees told has his or her expenses paid．But for most models，the situation is quite different．An agent or employer inspects each model much as a farmer inspects cattle at a market．Intelligence qualifications and personal characteristics count for little（无足轻重）against good looks and tight figures．For all except the very few lucky ones，the life of a model is a continual search for work，trying to sell himself or herself in the face of fierce competition and,sometimes，not particularly moral standards on the part of some employers．

Immigration officials at airport look suspiciously at a girl whose passport shows her occupation as “Model”，and these are men and women of considerable experience of the world．It comes no surprise to find that some models prefer to put “Secretary” or “Businessman” as their jobs in their passports．

Modeling is a changeable world with great rewards for a tiny minority but not for the majority．

1．For models，their good looks and tight figures are________，compared with their intelligence and qualifications．

A．more important B．less needed C．less essential D．more looked down upon

2．Which of the following can lead you to believe according to the passage?

A．A model’s traveling expenses are usually paid by his employer．

B．To be a model，good looks are the most important qualification．

C．Most models have a fairly easy way of life with high pay．

D．A model can hardly be successful without a good agent．

3．Models often put “Secretary” or “Businessman” instead of “Model” in their passports because

A．they want to avoid being stopped to sign their names by fans

B．a person with the occupation of a model is easily attacked by black societies

C．models are sometimes looked down upon

D．secretaries and businessmen are free of custom duty

4．What may be the author’s attitude towards modeling?

A．It is a worthwhile life for a young lady or a young man．

B．He is in favor of young people to try modeling．

C．Before being crazy about a model job，young people should be aware of the difficulties．

D．It is a field in which everyone has a great chance to succeed．

5．The underlined word “suspiciously” can most probably be replaced by________．

A．doubtfully           B．excitedly        C．proudly      D．sadly

阅读下面的短文，根据要求完成小题。

America is a country on the move．In unheard-of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health．According to the latest figures，59 percent of American adults exercise regularly—up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago．Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active．

It is hard not to get the message．The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers，postage stamps，and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books．Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises．Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of runningAlthough Americans have also discovered other forms of exercise（such as walking and swimming），running_____________________________________________________________．

As the popularity of exercise continues to increase．so does scientific evidence of its health benefits．The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group vigorously enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time．Doing such

physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical

health in about three months．

1．What is the best title for the passage?（Please answer within 10 words．）

______________________________________________________          __________

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

There are a lot of people of all ages who seek for better health through exercise．

________________________________________________________          ________

3．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

___________________________________________________________           _____

4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph?（Please answer within 30 words．）

__________________________________________           ______________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

_______________________________________________________           _________

请参考下面一段材料，写一篇英语短文。

改革开放以来，农民大量涌入城市，越来越多的儿童远离父母，据初步统计，2004年

中国“留守儿童”已达两千二百万。

据《湖南农村留守儿童调查报告》显示，“缺失父母”对农村留守儿童的成长带来巨大困惑，从而导致其情感孤寂、道德教化缺失、学习积极性不高、心理不健全以及人身安全度不高等问题。例如，2005年夏天，湖南涟源县左湾村突发山洪灾难，该村十二名死亡少年中就有十一名是留守儿童。调查结论昭示我们：必须高度关注两千万农村“留守儿童”。

注意：1、词数l20—l50。文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数

2、不要逐句翻译材料，内容可适当发挥，行文要连贯。

 3、参考词汇：缺失父母absentee parents

According to incomplete statistics，there are more than 22 million of rural children  throughout the country, who was left at home with relatives while their parents work in urban areas．

__________________________________________________           ______________

We happen to be of ______ age, and we all go in for ______ American football.

A. the same ; the   B. 不填； 不填 C. an ; 不填        D. an ; the

In France dogs can go_____ their owners can because people there love pets very much.

A. no matter where      B. anywhere     C. somewhere    D. nowhere

I know this sort of work ______ skill and speed.

A. asks for         B. calls for            C. looks for        D. pays for

Your shoes are _______.

A. where they were                 B. the place you put

C. in the corner that you put       D. there where they are