Noah felt like he was always hitting the books. While his friends were meeting for pickup soccer games after school, he was back home in his room reading and rereading the same material. But no matter how hard Noah studied, he had difficulty remembering things and his grades stayed average. Meanwhile, his friend Sean, who never seemed to study, always aced tests. It didn't seem fair.

Because Noah was so frustrated (挫败的), his dad and teachers made an appointment with the school psychologist. She diagnosed (诊断诊) Noah with a learning disability. Although Noah felt relieved to know what was going on, he was also worried. He didn't like the "disability" label. And he was concerned about what it might mean for his future. Would he be able to go to college and study engineering as he'd hoped?

For someone diagnosed with a learning disability, it can seem scary at first. But a learning disability doesn't have anything to do with a person's intelligence. After all, such successful people as Walt Disney, Alexander Graham Bell, and Winston Churchill all had learning disabilities.

Learning disabilities are problems that affect the brain's ability to receive, process, analyze, or store information. These problems can make it difficult for a student to learn as quickly as someone who isn't affected by learning disabilities. The way our brains process information is extremely complex --- it's no wonder things can get messed up sometimes. Take the simple act of looking at a picture, for example: Our brains not only have to form the lines into an image, they also have to recognize what the image stands for, relate that image to other facts stored in our memories, and then store this new information. It's the same thing with speech - we have to recognize the words, interpret the meaning, and figure out the significance of the statement to us. Many of these activities take place in separate parts of the brain, and it's up to our minds to link them all together.

If, like Noah, you've been diagnosed with a learning disability, you're not alone. Nearly four million school-age children and teens have learning disabilities, and at least 20% of them have a type of disorder that makes it difficult to focus.

No one's exactly sure what causes learning disabilities. But researchers do have some theories as to why they develop.

68. Noah’s dad and his teachers went to see the school psychologist to __________.

A. help Noah with his study                        B. help Noah remember things

C. find out the problem with Noah              D. encourage him to pick up soccer games

69. The writer take Walt Disney and Alexander Graham Bell for example to explain a learning disability has nothing to do with __________?

A. intelligence        B. habits               C. success             D. confidence

70. Which of the following statements is TRUE? ___________

A. When Noah was diagnosed with a learning disability, he didn’t feel relieved.

B. One may get confused because it is rather complex to process information.

C. If you’ve been diagnosed with a learning disability, you are not lonely.

D. So far, some exact causes of learning disabilities have been known.

71. What do you guess the author will go on writing? _________

A. Some tips to get over learning disabilities.

B. What to do with learning disabilities.

C. What causes learning disabilities.

D. Some theories of how to learn well.

Lanzhou, Gansu: Tong Shiqiang dashed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a   1  of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful day. All of 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now 2  a national bravery award for saving seven children.

       The grade-6 student was  3  a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province,   4  the deadly quake struck on May 12. There were 49  5  students in his class at the time.

"Window panes began rattling and it   6  a huge swarm of bees was buzzing underground,"    7 Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. "The sound grew   8  and then I   9    it was an earthquake."

       The teacher yelled: "  10   out." All the students ran out of the room immediately.

 11   outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children   12  a nap. Tong Shiqiang ran with him.

       Only three of the kids had  13  to run out of their room when they  14  the building. The rest were crying, too  15  to move. It  16  less than three minutes for the uncle-nephew duo to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to   17   .

  18  whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had   19   begun checking the rolls when the classroom's walls fell down. "That's the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.

       The 14-year-old is   20  to be nominated （提名） for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

1．A．couple                  B．dozen                  C．lot                      D．number

2．A．find                      B．give                    C．show                  D．win

3．A．listening                B．hearing                C．attending             D．giving

4．A．while                    B．when                  C．where                 D．which

5．A．other                    B．another                C．others                 D．the other

6．A．looked                  B．seemed                C．appeared             D．turned

7．A．remembers            B．remains               C．reminds               D．remarks

8．A．alouder                 B．weaker                C．louder                 D．clearer 

9．A．thought                 B．found                  C．realized               D．recognized

10．A．Nobody               B．Anybody             C．Somebody           D．Everybody

11．A．After                   B．Before                 C．Since                  D．Once 

12．A．had                     B．have                    C．were having         D．having had

13．A．tried                    B．managed              C．wanted                D．wondered

14．A．arrived                B．got                      C．reached               D．escaped

15．A．frightened            B．moved                 C．surprised             D．excited 

16．A．took                    B．spent                   C．carried                D．paid

17．A．hospital               B．classroom            C．yard                    D．safety 

18．A．Not sure              B．No wonder          C．No problem         D．Not nearly

19．A．even                   B．ever                    C．never                  D．just

20．A．lovely             B．friendly         C．kindly             D．likely

第二节  完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the first report of the accident came in, Burton was sitting in his office on the top floor of the building．Immediately,   36   the seriousness of the whole incident, he   37   down to a ground floor room with a small waiting-room to look into the matter himself, leaving his colleagues to   38   all other cases．

He interviewed the first   39   almost at once, making sure everything was done   40 

could be done to make her feel relaxed．  41  , the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took great pains to go over what she said   42  , choosing and   43   each word carefully and taking the woman’s statement down himself．The witness had called the police and she’d waited until the ambulance(救护车) began to arrive, then, when the first police car arrived at the   44 

she’d been asked to report to the police station．

Burton   45   that regrettably it would be necessary for her to go to court because of the serious   46   of the disaster． More he could not say at present． He’d be thankful if the woman

  47   keep in touch with the police．

When she had gone, Burton put his head in his hands and   48   before asking for the next witness．The woman couldn’t be   49   as a hundred percent witness because she had been behind the wall   50   the explosion occurred．But in spite of her nerves, Burton had the   51 

that she was dependable, not afraid of relating herself   52   it and a fairly exact observer．

Well,   53   would be other descriptions and   54   all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become   55  ．He raised his head and pressed the bell on his desk．

“Next witness, please．” He said．

36．A．remembering         B．guessing              C．supposing            D．realizing

37．A．moved             B．stepped               C．came              D．raced

38．A．take on            B．take in               C．take over            D．take off

39．A．prisoner            B．witness               C．murderer           D．lawyer

40．A．that                  B．when                 C．what               D．how

41．A．Therefore          B．However              C．Otherwise           D．Finally

42．A．hardly             B．simply               C．completely         D．nearly

43．A．memorizing         B．checking              C．organizing          D．improving

44．A．school           B．house                C．station             D．scene

45．A．predicted           B．spoken               C．taught              D．explained

46．A．meaning            B．nature                C．importance         D．result

47．A．should             B．might                C．could              D．must

48．A．considered          B．discussed             C．learned             D．argued

49．A．admired            B．regarded              C．made               D．respected

50．A．while               B．when                 C．since                D．after

51．A．concept          B．taste                 C．expectation          D．impression

52．A．to                 B．with                 C．for                  D．into

53．A．That                B．This                 C．They                D．There

54．A．no wonder          B．no way               C．no doubt             D．no problem

55．A．possible           B．hopeful              C．clear                 D．true

第二节  完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36至55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As the first report of the accident came in, Burton was sitting in his office on the top floor of the building．Immediately,   36   the seriousness of the whole incident, he   37   down to a ground floor room with a small waiting-room to look into the matter himself, leaving his colleagues to   38   all other cases．

He interviewed the first   39   almost at once, making sure everything was done   40 

could be done to make her feel relaxed．  41  , the witness was obviously nervous and Burton took great pains to go over what she said   42  , choosing and   43   each word carefully and taking the woman’s statement down himself．The witness had called the police and she’d waited until the ambulance(救护车) began to arrive, then, when the first police car arrived at the   44 

she’d been asked to report to the police station．

Burton   45   that regrettably it would be necessary for her to go to court because of the serious   46   of the disaster． More he could not say at present． He’d be thankful if the woman

  47   keep in touch with the police．

When she had gone, Burton put his head in his hands and   48   before asking for the next witness．The woman couldn’t be   49   as a hundred percent witness because she had been behind the wall   50   the explosion occurred．But in spite of her nerves, Burton had the   51 

that she was dependable, not afraid of relating herself   52   it and a fairly exact observer．

Well,   53   would be other descriptions and   54   all these would be put into place and the whole picture would become   55  ．He raised his head and pressed the bell on his desk．

“Next witness, please．” He said．

36．A．remembering         B．guessing              C．supposing            D．realizing

37．A．moved                  B．stepped               C．came              D．raced

38．A．take on            B．take in               C．take over            D．take off

39．A．prisoner            B．witness               C．murderer           D．lawyer

40．A．that                  B．when                 C．what               D．how

41．A．Therefore          B．However              C．Otherwise           D．Finally

42．A．hardly             B．simply               C．completely         D．nearly

43．A．memorizing         B．checking              C．organizing          D．improving

44．A．school           B．house                C．station             D．scene

45．A．predicted           B．spoken               C．taught              D．explained

46．A．meaning            B．nature                C．importance         D．result

47．A．should             B．might                C．could              D．must

48．A．considered          B．discussed             C．learned             D．argued

49．A．admired            B．regarded              C．made               D．respected

50．A．while               B．when                 C．since                D．after

51．A．concept          B．taste                 C．expectation          D．impression

52．A．to                 B．with                 C．for                  D．into

53．A．That                B．This                 C．They                D．There

54．A．no wonder          B．no way               C．no doubt             D．no problem

55．A．possible           B．hopeful              C．clear                 D．true

Tong Shiqiang rushed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a __1__ of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful(灾难的)day. Only 14 years old and 1.5 m tall, Tong can now__2__ a national bravery award for saving seven children.

The grade－6 student was__3__ a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst－hit areas in Gansu province, __4__ the deadly quake struck on May 12,2008. There were 49__5__ students in his class at the time.

“Window panes began rattling(嘎嘎响)and it __6__ lots of bees were singing underground，”__7__ Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. “The sound grew__8__...and then I__9__it was an earthquake.”

The teacher cried: “ __10__ out.” All the students ran out of the room immediately.

__11__ outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children __12__a nap. Tong Shiqiang ran with him.

Only three of the kids had __13__ to run out of their room when they__14__ the building. The rest were crying, too __15__ to move. It __16__ less than three minutes for them to carry out all the five－ and six－year－olds to __17__.

__18__ whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had __19__ begun checking the rolls when the classroom's walls fell down. “That's the only time I was scared，” said Tong Shiqiang.

The 14－year－old is __20__ to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

1．A.couple　　 　B. dozen　  　C. lot　　　　D. number

2．A.find         B. give       C. show      D. win

3．A.listening     B. hearing     C. attending   D. giving

4．A. while       B. when       C. where     D. which

5．A. other       B. another      C. others     D. the other

6．A. looked      B. seemed      C. appeared  D. turned

7．A. remembers  B. remains       C. reminds  D. remarks

8．A. alouder    B. weaker       C. louder    D. clearer

9．A. thought    B. found        C. realized    D. recognized

10．A. Nobody  B. Anybody     C. Somebody  D. Everybody

11．A. After     B. Before       C. Since     D. Once

12．A. had     B. have        C. were having  D. having had

13．A. tried     B. managed   C. wanted       D. wondered

14．A. arrived  B. got         C. reached     D. escaped

15．A. frightened     B. moved      C. surprised      D. excited

16．A. took          B. spent       C. carried        D. paid

17．A. hospital       B. classroom   C. yard          D. safety

18．A. Not sure       B. No wonder  C. No problem    D. Not nearly

19．A. even          B. ever        C. never        D. just

20．A. lovely        B. friendly      C. kindly        D. likely