SECTION B（10分）

Directions: Read the following passage．Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit．Write your answers on your answer sheet．

In a time of low academic achievement by children in the United States, many Americans are turning to Japan, a country of high academic achievement, for possible answers. However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis is put on academic instruction. In one investigation, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education. Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (答问卷者)listed "to give children a good start academically" as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for success full careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese schools do not teach reading, writing, and math emetics, but rather skills such as persistence, concentration, and the ability to function as a member of a group. The vast majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents.

　　In the recent comparison of Japanese and American preschool education, 91 percent of Japanese respondents chose providing children with a group experience as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools. Sixty-two percent of the more individually oriented (强调个性发展的) Americans listed group experience as one of their top three choices. An emphasis on the importance of the group seen in Japanese early childhood education continues into elementary school education.

　　Like in America, there is diversity in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens.

81．What’s the main reason for many American parents sending their children to preschools in Japan? (no more than 11 words)

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82．Who teach the Japanese preschool children to read mostly? (no more than 2 words)

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83．List three qualities that Japanese preschools encourage in their kids. (no more than 13 words)

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84．According to the last paragraph, what problem do some Japanese kindergartens have? (no more than 3 words)

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此题要求改正所给短文中的错误，对标有题号的每一行作出判断；若无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；若有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正；

　　该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

　　该行缺一个词；把缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

　　该行错一个词：把错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

　　注意：原行没有错的不要改。

I visit the zoo yesterday, but I was very unhappy and                  76.______

angry with the things that I saw. The large animals were                          77.______

in small cages. The lion was walking back and forth. It was                     78.______

completely bored. The tiger was asleep all afternoon. I saw               79______

people feeding to the fish, they were throwing rice and meat                    80.______

into the pond, that could kill the fish, but no one tried to                         81.______

stop them. When I had drink at the zoo restaurant, the waiter                   82.______

served me rude. Outside the restaurant, the rubbish bins were                   83.______

full and rubbish was blowing everywhere. It seems that the               84.______

zoo is not look after the animals or the visitors very well.            85.______

E
In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.
　　Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.
　　Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.
　　It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their reat need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to deal with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.
82.The elders of today's Americans________ .
　　A. are often absent when a family member is born or dying
　　B. usually see the birth or death of a family member　　
C. are unfamiliar with birth and death
　　D. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life
83.Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.
　　A. visit a patient at hospital　　　　                             B. visit their family members
　　C. look after the patients　　　　                                          D. learn how to face death　
84.The need of a dying patient for people to accompany him shows________.
　　A. his wish for communication with other people　　             
B. his fear of death
　　C. his unwillingness to die                    　     
D. he feels very upset about his condition
85.It may be concluded from the passage that________.
　　A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition
　　B. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death
　　C. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided
D. dying patients are not likely to be informed about their condition         

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错误的不要改。
Dear Mr & Mrs Smith,
I’m so glad to tell you something about Mary, your lovely daughter, who’s
studying there in China．She is a clever girl with good manners．She     76　　　．
is always ready to help others, specially those poor in English and  77　　　．
therefore gets along well with her teachers and classmates．She       78　　　．
has special interest in Chinese and has learned it so well that         79　　　．
she can communicate with us in Chinese all in and outside class．     80　　　．
Mary is also good at maths and often helps the teacher collecting       81　　　．
and hand out the exercise books．She enjoys doing experiment in     82　　　．
chemistry labs, but sometimes she was not careful enough．She is one     83　　　．
of the best students in physics, as well as．All the teachers like her   84　　　．
and all her classmates would like to invite her to home if she likes     85　　　．

第二节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误每行只有一个错误，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一词：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉；在该行右边的横线上写上该词，也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一词：在缺词处加一个漏字符（∧），在该行右边的横线上写上该加的词。
此行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
My hometown is a pretty city，so people there are　　      76.__________
kind and polite. With coming of spring，grass and 　　　  77.__________
trees turn green，and flowers grew in many colors.　       78.__________
In summer, the sea under the blue sky is even more　       79.__________
beautiful. After autumn arrives，the city looks as an 　     80.__________
old man with leaves fallen from the trees. In winter，　　   81.__________
a lot of white birds come to my city for food. I　can　　　　82.__________
wait more patiently above the sea for quite a long　　　　　83.__________
time. While they find fish come to the surface, they　　　　 84.__________
fly down immediate and catch them without delay.           85.__________
That is my city, and I love it so much.