Their    1    school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough.    2  Hagner also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her  3 at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.

       4   , the exhausted (精疲力竭的) family doesn't get home until 7 p. m. There is just time for a quick    5    before homework.

    In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children    6  they were competitors    7    for some finishing line.

    Parents take their children from activity to activity to make their future    8   . It seems that raising a genius (英才) has become a more    9    goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.

    “   10    across the country are reporting a growing number of children    11    from stomachaches and headaches    12    exhaustion and stress.” says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.

    Teachers are    13    exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem. Many children attend    14    clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also    15    an explosion of activities. They    16    sports, language, music and math classes for children as 17    as four.

    “There is a new parenting trend (趋势) under way which says you have to tap all your child's potential (潜能) at a young age,    18    you will let them down,” says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病专家).

    “It isn't entirely    19   : there have always been pushy parents: But what was seen as strange behavior before is now well    20   .”

    1．

A. half　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. part

C. full　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whole

    2．

A. And　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. So

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. For

    3．

A. daughter　　　　　　　　　　 B. sons

C. girls　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. kids

    4．

A. Often　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. However

C. Though　　　　　　　　　　  D. Seldom

    5．

A. lunch　　　　　　　　　　  &n

bsp;   B. supper

C. breakfast　　　　　　　　    D. tea

    6．

A. even if　　　　　　　　　　    B. as if

C. now that　　　　　　　　　　 D. in case

    7．

A. hoping　　　　　　　　　　    B. caring

C. calling　　　　　　　　　　    D. racing

    8．

A. equal　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. smooth

C. excited　　　　　　　　　　   D. bright

    9．

A. exact　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. excellent

C. difficult　　　　　　　　　　  D. important

    10．

A. Doctors　　　　　　　　　　  B. Lawyers

C. Engineers　　　　　　　　    D. Businessmen

    11．

A. dying　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. preventing

C. suffering　　　　　　　　　　 D. learning

    12．

A. due to　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. so as to

C. according to　　　　　　    D. referring to

    13．

A. dealing with　　　　　　    B. playing with

C. going on with　　　　　　  D. getting on with

    14．

A. grown-up　　　　　　　　   B. bodybuilding

C. after-school　　　　　　    D. night

    15．

A. grow　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. reduce

C. stop　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. create

    16．

A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. enjoy

C. teach　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. include

    17．

A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. young

C. many　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. much

 &nb
s
p;  18．

A. except that　　　　　　　　  B. therefore

C. otherwise　　　　　　　　    D. unless

    19．

A. old　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. new

C. wrong　　　　　　　　　　    D. right

    20．

A. respected　　　　　　　　    B. accepted

C. refused　　　　　　　　　　   D. manage

CHONGQING: A total

solar eclipse (日蚀） brought darkness to many places along the upper reaches of China’s

longest river, the Yangtze, at 9:15 am Wednesday. The moon’s shadow blocked out the sun, leaving only the solar corona (日冕) visible in west China’s Chongqing Municipality and Guang ’an City in neighboring Sichuan Province. The cities turned off many street lights to allow the public to better observe the total eclipse, which lasted about four minutes.

The July 22 eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st Century. It is expected to pass across China from Tibet to the coastal city of Shanghai, where 300 million people live. Millions of eclipse-watchers crowded to the banks of the Yellow and Yangtze rivers early Wednesday to observe the spectacle. However, the weather in many Chinese cities along the full solar eclipse path is not favorable for observing the phenomenon, according to the China Meteorological Administration’s (气象局) forecast at 8 am.

Zhu Jin, head of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory (天文观测台), said although overcast (阴天) conditions blocked the view along the lower stream of Yangtze, the shadow of the moon was visible moving behind the clouds. The full solar blackout could be seen at 9:30 am from an observatory site in Anji, east China’s Zhejiang Province, a site chosen by Jay Pasachoff, head of the Solar Eclipse Working Group of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), and more 200 astronomers from more than 20 countries. “The weather is clear enough to observe the complete duration of the solar eclipse here in Anji. The forecast of the time of the eclipse proved to be accurate, ” said Zhang Hongqi, chief researcher of the National Astronomical Observatories.

It was raining in Shanghai, when the eclipse occurred at 9:35 am. The city put extra police on streets, and more than 30 police ships patrolled (巡逻) the coast. Only street lamps were left on, as the city turned off all landscape lighting to allow people to watch the solar eclipse.

1. Which of the following is RIGHT?

A. More than 20 foreign astronomers observed the eclipse.

B. The eclipse is the longest one in the history.

C. The eclipse brought darkness to many places in China.

D. The weather was clear enough for people to observe the eclipse.

2. The best place to observe the full solar blackout at 9:30 am could be in___________.

A. Chongqing　　　 B. Sichuan

C. Zhejiang　　 D. Shanghai

3. The following has the same meaning as the underlined word EXCEPT____________.

A. went somewhere in large numbers

B. moved in a large crowd

C. gathered together

D. talked with each other excitedly

4. You can see the passage in a (n)__________.

A. newspaper 　　　　 B. guidebook

C. advertisement　　　 D. magazine

5. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Many cities turned off the lights on the streets to observe better.

B. The weather in some places isn’t favorable to observe the eclipse.

C. Shanghai sent out the police to observe the eclipse.

D. The eclipse attracted many astronomers from all over the world.

(10·四川)

Recently， I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting. As we were about to arrive，the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight 2l　 　before setting down. High desert winds had 　22　 the airport to close all but one runway. He said that we would be 　23　 the city for a few minutes waiting to 　24 . We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts fastened 25 there might be a few bumps(颠簸)．We11，that few minutes turned into about four—five minutes，including a ride that would make a roller coaster(过山车) 26 by comparison.

The movement was so fierce that several passengers felt 27 and had to use airsickness bags. As you might guess，that’s not good thing to have happen in a(n) 28 　space because it only 29 　to increase the discomfort of the situation.

About twenty minutes into the adventure，the entire airplane became very 30 . There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be 31 noticed．Every passenger simply held on for dear life …except one. A 32 was having a good time! With each bump of the33!he would let out a giggle(咯咯的笑)of delight As I observed this，I 34　 that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his 　 35 He neither thought about the past nor about the future Those are what we grown—ups have learned from 36　 .He was 37 the ride because had not yet been taught to fear it. Having understood this，I took a deep breath and 38 back into my seat，pretending I was 　39 on a roller coaster. I smiled for the rest of the flight. I even 40　 to giggle once or twice ,much to the chagrin(随恼)of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag.

21. A. mistake　　 B. delay　　 C. change　 D. wind

22. A. forced　　　 B. warned　　 C. swept　 D. reminded

23. A. watching　　 B. visiting　 C. circling 　D. crossing

24. A. arrive　　　 B. enter　　 C. stop　　 D. land

25. A. if　　　　　 B. though　　 C. because D. while

26. A. light　　　 B. pale　　　 C. easy　　 D. quick

27. A. sick　　　　 B. nervous　 C. angry　 D. afraid

28. A. empty　　　 B. narrow　　 C. secret　 D. open

29. A. happens　　 B. continues C. fails　 D. serves

30. A. quiet　　　　 B. hot　　　 C. dirty　 D. crowded

31. A. partly　　　　 B. gradually　　 C. shortly　　 D. clearly

32. A. pilot　　　　　 B. baby　　　　 C. guard　　 D. man

33. A. seats　　　　 B. passengers　　 C. flight　　 D. airplane

34. A. realized　　　 B. hoped　　　 C. agreed　 D. insisted

35. A. health　　　 B. safety　　　　 　C. joy　　　 D. future

36. A. teachers　　　　 B. books　　　　 C. experience　 D. practice

37. A. learning　　 B. taking　　 C. missing　　　 D. enjoying

38. A. sat　　　 B. lay　　　　　 C. went　　　　　 D. rode

39. A. nearly　　 B. finally　　 C. really　　　　 D. suddenly

40. A. attempted　 B. managed　　 C. wanted　　　 D. decided　　

基础写作：（共15分）

 [写作内容]

　为丰富同学们的课间活动内容，最近你校试行音乐和点播歌曲活动。对此，同学位看法不一。假如你是班长李华，请根据你的调查情况写一个汇报，交给你们的校长Smith先生。

[写作要求]

1.只能使用５个句子表达全部内容

2.开头和结尾已给出（不计入总字数）。

参考词汇：放松 relaxation (n.); 疲劳 tiredness (n.)

[评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

Dear Mr. Smith,

    As a monitor, I think I should say something about the practice of playing music during the class break in our school. …

                                                    Truly yours,

                                                            Li Hua

第三节：书面表达（满分30分）
以An outstanding woman –Madam Curie为题按下列表格的内容写一篇介绍居里夫人的80-100字的短文。