For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut's suburban Brookfield High School, lifting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and touching electronic pages on an iPad, A few hours away, every student at Burlington High School near Boston．will also start the year with new school-issued iPads, each loaded with electronic textbooks and other online resources in place of traditional texts．Apple officials say they know of more than 600 districts that have launched what are called "one-to-one" programs．

　　 At Burlington High in suburban Boston, Principal Patrick Larkin says the $500 iPads is better than textbooks in the long term, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs aren't yet available." Lark/n said of textbooks, "but they're pretty much outdated the minute they're printed and certainly by the time they're delivered"．

　 But some experts warn that the districts need to ensure they can support the wireless infrastructure （设施）, repairs and other costs that accompany a switch to such a tech-heavy approach． Mark Warschauer, an education and informatics professor said, "I think people will like it． I really don't know anybody in high school that wouldn't want to get an iPad," he said． "We're always using technology at home, then when you're at school it's textbooks．so it's a good way to put all of that together．" Districts are varied in their policies on how they police students' use．

　 And the nation's textbook publishing industry, accounting for $ 5.5 billion in yearly sales to secondary schools, is taking notice of the trend with its own shift in a competitive race toward developing curriculum （课程） specifically for iPads． Jay Diskey, executive director of the Association of American Publishers' schools division, said all of the major textbook publishers are moving toward electronic offerings, but at least in the short term, traditional bound textbooks are here to stay．"I think one of the real key questions that will be answered over the next several years is what sort of things work best in print for students and what smt of things work best digitally, "

64．The first paragraph is mainly about　　　　　　 ．

A． a program to promote iPads marketing in new school year

B． a program to spread electronic learning in new school year

C． a plan of how to use iPads in the coming school education

D． a plan of how to use IT technique in die coming school teaching

65．What's the problem for iPads to be used in schools at present?　　　　 ,

　 A． Some students wouldn't like to have iPads in schools．

　 B． The iPads are too expensive for school students to buy．

　 C． Most experts oppose the idea that iPads replace paper textbooks．

　 D． The iPads may be unavailable for some traditional courses．

66． The underlined sentence in the passage implies that　　　 _．

　 A． traditional textbooks are behind the times before they are printed

　 B． traditional textbooks possibly need to he printed again before delivered

C． contents of traditional textbooks can't be renewed in time as electronic ones do

　 D． the iPads can deliver information much more rapidly than printed textbooks

67． From the passage we can draw conclusion that　　　　 ．

　 A．more students tend to use printed textbooks rather than electronic ones

　 B．textbook publishing houses will develop more electronic textbooks of their own

　 C．it is impossible for the iPads to be widely used in schools in the future

　 D．electronic textbooks will take the place of printed ones in new school year

Mary Lou

It was my first day to Miss Hargrove’s seventh grade. Past “newcomer” experiences had been difficult, so I was very   36   to fit in. After being introduced to the class, I bravely put on a smile and took my seat.

Lunchtime was a pleasant surprise when the girls all crowded around my table. They were friendly, so I began to   37  . My new classmates told me about the school, the teachers and the other kids. They   38   out the class nerd (书呆子) to me: Mary Lou. She was a pretty girl with dark eyes and olive-skin,   39   she wore a long woolen skirt and an old-fashioned blouse. She looked stupid. The girls whispered and giggled   40   Mary Lou walked by. She ate alone.

After school, the girls invited me to   41   them in front of the school. I was thrilled to be  a(n)   42   of the club. We waited. For what, I didn’t know. Then Mary Lou came down the school steps. The girls started making fun of her, shouting rudely, biting comments. I   43  , then joined right in. Mean remarks fell from my   44  . No one could   45   I’d never done this before. The other girls stepped back and started cheering for me. Feeling   46  , I pulled on her backpack and then pushed her. Her backpack broke, Mary Lou fell and I backed off. Everyone was laughing. I   47   in. I was a leader.

I was not proud. Something inside me   48  . If you’ve ever picked a wing off a butterfly, you know how I felt.

Mary Lou got up,   49   her books and left without a tear or saying anything. She held her head   50   as blood ran down from her knee. I   51   her limp away down the street.

I turned to leave with my   52   friends and noticed a man standing beside his car. He must have been Mary Lou’s father ––– he had the same olive skin, dark hair and handsome look. He remained still and watched the   53   girl walk toward him. Only his eyes ––– shining with both sadness and pride ––– followed. As I passed, he looked at me in silence with burning tears that reminded me of my   54  .

       Mary Lou’s father’s eyes taught me a good lesson that day. I never again hurt someone for my own   55  .

36. A. anxious           B. excited                C. eager                D. afraid

37. A. talk                B. hesitate               C. relax                 D. suspect

38. A. picked            B. pointed                C. worked             D. found

39. A. because                 B. so                       C. and                   D. but

40. A. as                  B. before              C. after                 D. since

41. A. consult           B. fight                   C. support             D. join

42. A. leader             B. member                     C. assistant            D. organizer

43. A. paused            B. refused               C. hurried              D. escaped

44. A. eyes               B. heart                   C. lips                   D. mind

45. A. tell                        B. say                     C. report            D. announce

46. A. ashamed         B. guilty                  C. encouraged     D. powerful

47. A. turned            B. went                   C. took                  D. fitted

48. A. sank               B. hurt                    C. touched             D. screamed

49. A. tore               B. closed                 C. gathered            D. grasped

50. A. cautiously       B. casually            C. low                   D. high

51. A. watched         B. noticed                C. glared            D. glanced

52. A. caring             B. laughing              C. puzzling            D. satisfying

53. A. silly                B. only                    C. lonely             D. friendly

54. A. pain                B. pity                     C. weakness          D. shame

55. A. loss                B. gain                    C. effort             D. duty

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37__ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his __38__ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__.” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __53__ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                         B. sign                       C. board                       D. note

37. A. cashes                B. treasures                C. pennies                    D. coins

38. A. pocket                B. can                        C. backpack                 D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                       C. already                     D. yet

40. A. put on            B. put out                   C. put off                     D. put back

41. A. in case                B. now that                 C. so that                     D. as though

42. A. mix up                B. show up                 C. fill up                D. make up

43. A. changed                     B. prepared                 C. supported                 D. reached

44. A. what                        B. why                       C. where               D. how

45. A. realized               B. recognized       C. felt                          D. discovered

46. A. though                B. but                         C. yet                           D. still

47. A. average               B. successful       C. harmonious            D. beautiful

48. A. After all               B. In the long term C. Of course              D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                        B. disappointed            C. lucky                       D. strange

50. A. effective                    B. brave                     C. surprising                 D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When              C. While                D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                     D. prove

53. A. Look into                   B. Search for       C. Deal with               D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                  B. adventure               C. future               D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                     B. charge               C. skip                         D. drop

The Blind Boy

A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __36__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few __37__ in the hat.

A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his __38__ and dropped them into the hat. He __39__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __40__ the sign __41__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.

Soon the hat began to __42__. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.

That afternoon the man who had __43__ the sign came to see __44__ things were. The boy __45__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”

The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __46__.” What he had written was: “Today is a (n) __47__ day and I cannot see it.”

Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?

__48__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __49__ that they were not blind.

Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __50__?

Be thankful for what you have. __51__ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __52__. Face your past without regret. __53__ your present with confidence (自信). Prepare for the __54__ without fear. Keep the faith and __55__ the fear.

36. A. cover                     B. sign                       C. board                D. note

37. A. cashes                B. treasures                C. pennies                    D. coins

38. A. pocket                B. can                        C. backpack             D. case

39. A. still                            B. then                       C. already                     D. yet

40. A. put on            B. put out                 C. put off                     D. put back

41. A. in case                B. now that                 C. so that                     D. as though

42. A. mix up                B. show up                 C. fill up                D. make up

43. A. changed                     B. prepared                 C. supported                 D. reached

44. A. what                   B. why                         C. where               D. how

45. A. realized               B. recognized    C. felt                    D. discovered

46. A. though                B. but                            C. yet                              D. still

47. A. average               B. successful    C. harmonious       D. beautiful

48. A. After all        B. In the long term C. Of course  D. As a matter of fact

49. A. happy                        B. disappointed            C. lucky                       D. strange

50. A. effective                    B. brave                     C. surprising                 D. scientific

51. A. Once                         B. When              C. While                D. Because

52. A. smile                         B. exist                       C. survive                     D. prove

53. A. Look into                   B. Search for       C. Deal with               D. Depend on

54. A. tomorrow                  B. adventure               C. future               D. sunrise

55. A. preserve                     B. charge               C. skip                         D. drop