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　　Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington, US accompanied(陪伴)their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle－school student became victim(受害者)NO. 8, in a series of shootings in the area. The shootings started on October 2.

　　The 13－year－old youth, an eighth－grader, was struck in the chest by a high－powered bullet on October 7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7.

　　A mother comforted her daughter after picking her up from Benjaman Tasker Middle School where a 13－year－old boy was shot and seriously injured on October 7.

　　“I can't stop going to work, the children can't stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie, 48．He led his 12－year－old boy son, Charles, to the front door of the school, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus.

　　Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home.

　　The middle school boy is still in critical(危急的)but stable(稳定的)condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery(手术)on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of nine victims, including one who was shot dead on October 9.

　　All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public places doing ordinary things. They were mowing a lawn(修草坪), filling a gas tank(加油)or walking into a supermarket.

　　“All of our victims have been defenceless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don't deserve(应受)this,” said Police Chief Charles Moose.

　　On October 10, the reward offered by authorities(当局)for information leading to the arrest of the killers or killers grew to US 330, 000.

　　US President George W. Bush said he had also ordered FBI(联邦调查局)experts and ballistics analysts(弹道分析家)to assist(援助)local police.

　　The serial killings have aroused(引起)hot discussion on gun control in the US. Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting. Under federal law(联邦法), people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles(步枪)and shotguns.

1．What was the boy doing when he was attacked?

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A．He was playing on the playground.

B．He had just arrived at the school by bus.

C．He had just arrived at the school in a car.

D．He was helping his aunt filling her car's gas tank.

2．What did parents in the suburbs around Washington do to keep their children from danger?

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A．They stayed in the school with their children all day.

B．They went to the school together with their children or left them at home.

C．They took their children to their workplace.

D．They moved away.

3．What measures did the authorities take after the serial shootings began?

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A．They gave more money as a reward for people who gave clues as to who was doing the shooting.

B．Local police were given help from government experts.

C．Laws would be passed to forbid people to own guns.

D．Both A and B.

4．In Paragraph 7, the sentence “to kill children is one step too far” probably means ________.

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A．to kill the children, the killer has taken one more step

B．the killer hates children

C．killing children is worse than killing adults

D．the killer walked a long way to the school to kill

5．Which is the best title for the passage?

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A．US fears for lives

B. Anxious parents

C．Hot discussions on gun control

D．Protect the students

　

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

Example: How much is the shirt？

　　　　 A.＄19. 15.　　　　 B.＄ 9. 15.　　　　 C.＄ 9. 18.

Answer: ［A］　　 ［B］　　 ［C］

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M: Excuse me. Can you tell me how much the shirt is？

W: Yes，it’s nine fifteen.

1. How does the woman like classical music?

A. She enjoys it a lot. B. She hates it a lot.

C. She shows no particular interest in it.

2. When should they finish the plan?

A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week.

3. What can the woman do if she meets difficulties?

A. She can call the police. B. She can ask the man for help.

C. She can go to the city government.

4. What does the man prefer to do?

A. Watching TV. B. Stamp collecting. C. Gardening.

5. What did the woman want to do?

A. She wanted to take the man’s car. B. She wants to borrow the man’s car.

C. She wants to buy the man’s car.

第二节

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Why was the woman surprised to see the man?

A. She had expected his father instead of him.

B. He had changed a lot.

C. She had thought that he would still be at university.

7. What did the woman think of the man?

A. He looked fine. B. He was a good student. C. He didn’t like his father.

8. What was the school year thought to be?

A. It was not long enough. B. It was longer. C. It was interesting.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What are they talking about?

A. Ann’s boyfriend. B. Ann’s girlfriend. C. A friend of theirs.

10. What does he do for the people in the neighborhood?

A. He teaches them English in his free time.

B. He teaches them English in an informed way.

C. He teaches them English for nothing.

11. What can we learn from this conversation?

A. Ann is not going to marry Mike.

B. Ann wants to marry Mike tomorrow.

C. This is the first time Ann tells her father about Mike.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What doesn’t the woman like?

A. Chocolate cake. B. Strawberry pie. C. Some fresh fruit.

13. What does the woman have at last?

A. Coffee.　　B. Chocolate cake.　　C. Some bananas.

14. What can we learn about this restaurant?

A. It has plenty of food. B. It hasn’t much food in supply.

C. It can satisfy every customer.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why does the man want an appointment this week?

A. He needs to find a job. B. He has a bad tooth. C. He will be busy next week.

16. Who recommended Dr. White to the man?

A. His last dentist.　　B. His friend.　　C. His mother.

17. What can we learn about the man’s work from this conversation?

A. He works at night. B. He’s changing jobs. C. He only earns a little.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What will happen when you slip on something?

A. You always fall down to the ground.

B. You sometimes fall down to the ground.

C. You go up into the air.

19. What will happen when gravity pulls it?

A. Water flows everywhere.

B. Water flows downwards on the earth’s surface.

C. Fish can live in water.

20. Why can we get away from the earth by spaceship?

A. The spaceship goes very fast. B. The earth can’t pull the spaceship.

C. The spaceship has a strange force.

A severely handicapped teenager who cannot walk, talk or hold a paintbrush has won a place at Oxford to study fine art. Hero Joy Nightingale, 16, who communicates through hand movements, is to be given assistants to paint and sculpt(雕塑) in place of her .Her mother Pauline Reid “translated” for her daughter during interviews for the place at Magdalen College.

The teenager is the most severely handicapped student ever to be given a place at Oxford. She suffers from a terrible disease caused by brain damage that makes her unable to speak and her body useless.

She is unlikely ever to be able to walk, feed or care for herself but, thanks to the efforts of her mother. She can communicate. When Hero was four, Pauline designed a system of hand gestures that is equal to the alphabet.

By dictating to her mother , Hero has created an internet magazine, From the window, which contains by George Carey, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Atwood and Kofi Annan — all of whom are invited to write for her.

A spokesperson for Oxford said, “The university welcomes applications from students with disabilities. In cases where students are profoundly disabled, there may be many issues(问题) that need to be carefully talked about before an individual can take up a place, such as fixing firmly how the student can best be taught and examined.” w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

Hero, who suffers almost daily epileptic fits and has a hole in her heart, has not attended school since she was six. She has been taught at home by her mother and father, who work at Kent University.

Peter Giles, her art tutor until last year, said she has a gift for art. “She is ferociously gifted. We would sit together and her mother would grab her daughter’s hand and then we would begin work,” he said.

Together, they www..combuilt several modern sculptures from plaster and metal. “The instructions would talk a while to decipher(解释，解密). But finally, they would come, and finally make sense.”

Hero’s classes will be held at the Ruskin School Drawing and Fine Art.

1.According to the passage, which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?

A. Oxford University has taken in other handicapped students besides Hero.

B. Hero’s mother is the only person who can understand her fairly well.

C. Hero can not create any art works without her fairly well.

D. Only through her hand movement, is Hero able to paint and sculpt.

2. In the sentence: “But finally, they would come and finally make sense.”, the word “they” refers to _______.

A. the assistants　　　　　　 B. the mother and the assistants

C. Hero’s instructions　　　　 D. the mother’s instructions

3. From the passage, we can infer that Hero _____in Oxford University.

A. will have to take examinations

B. can take care of herself well w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m

C. will be taught by the best art teachers

D. will not feel happy

4.What does the underlined word ”epileptic” show?

A. It shows the name of a kind of illness.

B. It shows the art work of Disabled Hero.

C. It tells us the healthy condition of Disabled Hero.

D. It tells us something that Disabled Hero can do

5.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Disabled Hero and her Mother

B. Oxford University Welcome Disabled Students

C. Disabled Students Living in Oxford University

D. Disabled Hero Wins Oxford Place