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2第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）ATheChildren’sBook-ShowCompetitionisachanceforyoungreaderstobewriters.Reading,itseems,iscomingbackinfashion,ifasurveybythefamousNationalLiteracyTrust(theNLT)istrue.Itshowsthatthepercentageofchildrenwhoenjoyingreadinghasgrownforthefirsttimeinthepast8Soit’sagoodtimetolaunchacompetitionthatincludesashed-loadofnewbooksforschoolsasprizesTheChildren’sBook-showCompetition,backedbyTheIndependent,istakingtotheroadsagainfromthestartofnextterm,withanation-widetourof15bigcities,featuringaline-upofadozenchildren’swritersandillustrators(插圖畫家)aimingtopersuadepupilstofollowtheirfootsteps.Thecompetition,launchedbythechildren’swriterandillustratorJessicaSouhami,hastwocategories:theunder-nine’sandnineto13-year-olds.Childrenareaskedtochoosetheirfavoritefairyorfolktaleandsetitinanextraordinaryplace.Thentheyaretorelitwiththeaidofdrawingsandwritings-whetheritissetatsea,onadistantplanet,inthefutureorinthepast.Theclosingdateforthecompetitionis30th“l(fā)yourtaleinpicturesandinwords,”saytheorganizersofthecompetition.“Itcanbeinapicturebookorcomic-bookformat.”Thewinnerofeachcompetitionwillreceiveasignedcopyofabookbyeachofthe12authorsinvolvedinthisyear’stour,plus￡150worthofbooksfortheirschool.Therunners-upwillreceiveasignedcopyofSouhami’snewbook.WhatcanweknowabouttheBook-showCompetition?ItwillbeheldbythefamousItwillbeheldindifferentIthasneverbeenorganizedChildrenofallageswilljoininTheunderlinedword“backed”inParagraph3 A. B. C. D.Whatwillbeofferedasaprizetoschools? Picturesandcomic B.Booksworth￡150inC.Bookssignedby12 D.JessicaSouhami’snewWhichofthefollowingsentencesisThesurveybytheNLTisdefiniyThewinnerofeachcompetitionwillreceiveasignedcopyofSouhami’snew12children’swritersandillustratorsareinvolvedinthisyear’sThesurveybytheNLTshowsthatthenumberofchildrenwhoenjoyreadingismuchlargerthanbefore.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto encourageyoungreaders epersuadeallchildrentojoininthepromotechildren’sbooksbyfamousintroducetheChildren’sBook-ShowBThingsYourPilotWon'tlYouYoumaynotbegettingtheairlineyoupaidfor．Youmaygotoanairlinewebsiteandbuyaticket,andgetontoanairplanethathasasimilarnamepaintedonit,buthalfthetime,you'rereallyonaregionalairline．Theregionalsaren'theldtothesamesafetystandardsasthemajors:theirpilotsaren'trequiredtohaveasmuchtrainingandexperience,andthepublicdoesn'tknowthat．—CaptainatamajorIfyou'reanervousflier,bookamorningTheheatingofthegroundlatercausesbumpier（顛簸的）air,andit'smuchmorelikelytothunderstormintheafternoon．—JerryJohnson,pilot,LosAngelesThesmoothestplacetositisoftenoverorneartheThebumpiestplacetositisintheback．Ifyou'reinthemiddle,youdon'tmoveasmuch．—PatrickSmith,pilot,andauthorofCockpitSitinthefrontifyouwantfresherThegeneralflowofairinanyairplaneisfromfronttoback．Soifyou'rereallyconcernedaboutbreathingthefreshestpossibleairornotgettingtoohot,sitasclosetothefrontasyoucan．Planesaregenerallywarmestintheback．—Techpilotataregionalairline,YouneverknowwherethesafestseatThereisnosafestplacetosit．Inoneaccident,thepeopleinthebackaredead;inthenext,it'sthepeopleupfront．—JohnNance,aviationsafetyystandretiredairlinecaptain,I'vebeenstruckbylightningMostpilotshaveexperiencedit．Airplanesarebuilttotakeit．Youhearabigboomandseeabigflashandthat'sit．You'renotgoingtofalloutofthesky．—Charlotte,pilotforaregionalearner,．NorthPeopledon'tunderstandwhytheycan'tusetheircellWell,whatcanhappenis12peoplewilldecidetocallsomeonejustbeforelanding,andIcangetafalsereadingonmyinstrumentssayingthatwearehigherthanwereallyare．—JimTilmon,retiredAmericanAirlinespilot,PhoenixWhatcanwelearnfromthecaptainatamajorItisconvenienttogetyourairlineticketsfromtheHalfofallairlineshaveasimilarThemajorairlinesareusuallysaferthanregionalThepilotsofregionalshavemoretrainingandJerryJohnsonadvisesnervousfliersto avoidflyinginbad B.flyintheC.flywithmajor D.sitintheWhichofthefollowingisThesafestseatisintheThesmoothestplacetositisoftenintheMostpilotshavebeenstruckbylighteningSitasclosetothefrontasyoucanifyouwanttogetwarm.49．Passengers’useofsbeforelandingislikelyto increasetheriskofbeingstruckbymakeitdifficultforpilotstocontrolthecausetheinstrumentsoftheplanetostopmisleadthepilotsabouttheheightoftheCLookcarefullyandyou’llfindmusiciansatthetopofalmostanyindustry.TheevisionbroadcasterPaulaZahn(cello)andtheNBCchiefWhiteHousecorrespondentChuckTodd(Frenchhorn)attendedcollegeonmusicscholarships;Both ’sMr.AllenandtheventurecapitalistRogarMcNameehaverockbands.LorryPage,aco-founderof,playedsaxophoneinhighschool.TheformerWorldBankJamesWolfensohnhasplayedcelloatCarnegieTheconnectionisn’tacoincidenceIknowbecauseIasked.Iputthequestiontotop-flightprofessionalsinindustriesfromtechtofinancetomediaallofwhomhadseriousifoftenlittle-known)pastlivesasmusicians.Almostallmadeaconnectionbetweentheirmusictrainingandtheirprofessionalachievements.[來源:學(xué)優(yōu)高考網(wǎng)]WillyourschoolmusicprogramturnyourkidintoaPaulAllen,thebillionairefounderof (guitar)?OraWoodyAllen(clarinet)?Probablynot.Theseareoutstandingachievers.Butthewaytheseandothervisionaries(有遠(yuǎn)見的人)Ispoketoprocessmusicisinteresting.Butthekeyquestioniswhydoesthatconnectionexist?PaulAllenoffersananswer.Hesaysmusic“establishyourconfidenceintheabilitytocreate.”Hebeganplayingtheviolinatage7andswitchedtotheguitarasateenager.Evenintheearlydaysof hewouldpickuphisguitarattheendofmarathondaysofprogramming.Themusicwastheemotionalog(類比)tohisdayjob,bothofthemshowhisdifferentcreativity.Hesays,“somethingispushingyoutolookwhatcurrentlyexistsandexpressyourselfinanewway.”FormanyofthehighachieversIspokewith,musicfunctionsasa“hiddenlanguage,”asMr.Wolfensohncallsit,onethatenhancestheabilitytoconnectdifferentorevenoppositeideas.WhenherantheWorldBand,Mr.Wolfensohntraveledtomorethan100countries,oftentakinginlocalperformances(andoccasionallyjoininginonaborrowedcello),whichhelpedhimunderstand“thecultureofpeople”.Considerthequalitiesthesehighachieverssaymusichassharpened:cooperation,creativity,disciplineandthecapacitytocoordinate(協(xié)調(diào))ingideas.Allarequalitiesobviouslyabsentfrompubliclife.Musicmaynotmakeyouagenius,orrich,orevenabetter .Butithelpstrainyoutothinkdifferently,toprocessdifferentpointsofviewsandmostimportant,totakepleasureinlistening.Thereasonwhytheauthorquotesomanyoutstandingpeopleasexamplesinthefirstparagraphis toprovethepopularityandthecharmoftoproveallwinnersaremusicianstoencouragekidstochooseschoolmusictoprovetheconnectionbetweensuccessandWhatquestiondidtheauthorputtotop-flightAresuccessrelatedtomusicorWhydoyouchoosemusicWhat’sthebenefitoflearningWhydoyougiveupthecareerasaWhichofthefollowingisEverybodyknowsthosewell-knownpeoplearemusiciansMusiciansexistinallMusiccancertainlymake ea MusichelpsMr.WolfensohnhaveabetterunderstandingofthedifferentThemainideaofthispassageisthat manymusiciansarefoundatthetopofalmostanymusicplaysanimportantroleinachievingmusiccanprovideanewwaytoexpressmusicisanabsolutenecessityforTheauthordevelopsthepassagemainly A.by B.by C.by D.byDTheendofmysophomoreyearwasapproaching.MomcalledmeatthedormoneeveningduringthelastweekofMay.Mysummerbreakwouldbespentwithgrandmaandgrandpa,heloutaroundtheirfarm.Thearrangementmadegoodsensetoallthefamily.Iwasn’tfullyconvincedofthatmyselfbutguesseditwasjustonesummer.Nextyearwouldbemylittlebrother’sturn.Iarrivedlatethatafternoon.Grandmahadfixedmorefoodthanthethreeofuscouldpossiblyeat.Shelovedmeentirelytoomuch.Thenextmorning,Grandpafixedbreakfastforthetwoofus.HetoldmeGrandmahadtiredherselfoutyesterdayandwasgoingtorestinbedalittlelonger.ImadeamentalnotetomyselftonotaskhertodothingsformewhileIwasthere.Iwastheretohelp,notbeaburden.Weekspassed.IgraduallysettledintoaroutineofdailyworkwithGrandpa.IntheeveningsIusuallyreadortalkedwithGrandma.ShenevergrewtiredofhearingaboutcollegeoranythingIwasinvolvedin.Shetoldmestoriesaboutherchildhood,familyandtheearlyyearsaftersheandGrandpahadmarried.ThelastSaturdayinJune,Grandpasuggestedgoingfishing.Wehadn’texpectedwhatwesawwhenwegottothepondthatmorning:Oneoftheswanswasdead.GrandpahadgiventhepairofswanstoGrandmaontheir50th.“Whydon’tweseeaboutbuyinganotherone,”Isuggested,hothesituationcouldsomehowberighted.Grandpathoughtforafewmomentsbeforeanswering.Hefinallysaid,“no...it’snotthateasy,Bruce.Yousee,swansmateforlife.”Heraisedhisfingertopoint,holdingthefishingpoleinhisotherhand.“There’snothingwecandofortheonethat’sleft.Hehastoworkitoutforhimself.”Afewdayslater,wedrovebythepondwhilengourmorningcheckonthecows.Wefoundtheotherswanlyingnearthesamespotwehadfoundthefirstone.It,too,wasThemonthofJulystartedwithmeandGrandpaputtingupanewstretchoffence.ThenJuly12came.ThatwasthedayGrandmapassedaway.Grandmahaddiedsuddenlythatmorningofastroke.Bytheafternoon,myparentswerethere.TheoldhousewassooncrowdedwithrelativesandGrandpa’sfriends.Thefuneralwasheldthenextday.Grandpahadinsistedonhavingitassoonaspossible.Ontheseconddayafterthefuneral,Grandpaannouncedatthebreakfasttable,“Thisisaworkingfarm.Wehavealotofthingstodo.Therestofyoushouldgetbacktoyourownlives.”Mostofthefamilyhadalreadyleft,butthiswasGrandpa’swayoflingtherestitwastimeforthemtogohome.Myparentswerethelasttoleaveafterlunch.Grandpawasnotamanwhocouldoutwardlyexpresshisgriefaroundothers,andweallworriedabouthim.Therestofthesummerflowedby.Westayedbusyworking.IthoughttherewassomethingdifferentaboutGrandpabutcouldn’tquiteputmyfingeronSeptemberwasnearing,andpartofmedidnotwanttoleave.Ithoughtofskipthefallsemesterandstayingaroundafewmoremonths.WhenImentionedit,grandpaquicklytoldmethatmyplacewasbackatcollege.Thedayfinallycameformetopackmycarandleave.Ishookhishandandchancedahug.AsIdrovedownthedriveway,Isawhimintherearviewmirror.Hewavedtomeandthenwalkedtothepasturegatetostartthemorninglivestockcheck.MomcalledmeatschoolonastormyOctoberdaytolmeGrandpahaddied.Aneighborhadstoppedbythatmorningforcoffeeandfoundhiminthekitchen.Hediedofastroke,thesameasGrandma.Atthatmoment,Iunderstoodwhathe’dclumsilytriedtoexplaintomeabouttheswanonthatmorningwefishedtogetherbythepond.WecanlearnfromParagraph1 thebrotherstookturnstoattendtheirBrucelongedtoenjoyhimselffreelyontheBruceregardedworkingonthefarmasarareBrucewasnothappywithhisparents’WhatdidthewriterthinkatthesightofthefirstdeadAnotherswanshouldbeboughtinplaceofthedeadThelivingcandonothingfortheTheotherwasboundtodiesinceswansmateforGrandmawouldbeindeepsorrowoveritsGrandpaquicklydismissedthefamilyafterthefuneral hetookforgrantedthematteroflifeandhetendedtodealwithgriefinlifebyhimself[來源:hewantedtocarryonwithhisfarmhedidn’twanthisnormallifeBy“Icouldn’tputmyfingersonit”,thewritermeans IwassobusythatIcouldn’tgiveahandtoIcoulddonothingtohelphimoutofIstayedbusyworkingandcouldn’tkeepGrandpa’sIcouldn’tlexactlywhatwasdifferentaboutmyWhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGrandpa’sRomantic,outgoingand B.Outgoing,clumsyandC.Talkative,clumsyand D.Loyal,considerateandWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitlefortheMateFor B.UnforgettableSummerC.Deathof D.EverlastingLoveBelievethatyouareabletoLookforaroleHaveapositiveIdentifyandunderstandwhatyouwanttoChoosetherightThinkabouthowyourattitudechangewillaffectyour“Ourattitudetowardslifedetermineslife'sattitudetowardsus.”We’veallheardaboutthepowerofourattitude,andthatit'sourattitudethatdetermineshowmuchwesucceedinlife. Thefirststeptowardschangeisclearlyunderstandingwhatneedstobechanged.Settingcleargoalsisthekeytosuccessinanyendeavor.Whenitcomestochangingyourattitude,youneedtodoanhonestandin-depthself-evaluationsoyoucouldpointoutexactlywhichofyourtraitsneedtobeimprovedortotallychanged. Weallneedtoknowthatwhatwe'retryingto plishcaninfactbeachieved;thatwecanbemoreoptimistic,moresocialormorepatient.Findsomeonewhohasthekindofattitudethatyouwanttohave,andlethisorherlifegiveyouinspirationandencouragementtomoveyourtemporaryfailuresinyourjourneyinga Tobeabletohurtlethrough克服allthedifficultiesthatlieaheadofyouinyourjourneytowardsselfbetterment,youneedtofigureoutexactlywhatthissupposedchangecouldbringtoyourlife.Willchangingyourattitudemeanahappierfamilyorsociallife?WillachangeinyourattitudemeanamoresuccessfulcareerorbusinessFixyourmindonthethingsthatwouldcomeasaresultofyourattitudechangeandyouwillhaveagreaterchanceofreachingyourgoal. Astheysay,“Badcompanycorruptsgoodcharacter.”Youdon'texpectyourselftobeabletochangeifyougoonsurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhopossessallthenegativetraitsthatyouwanttochange.Considerbefriendingnewpeople,especiallythosewhoareoptimisticandhaveahealthyattitudetowardslife.Youwillseethatyourefforttochangewillbeeasierwiththesekindsofpeopleasfriends. Often,thegreatestobstaclebetweenusandourgoalsisourselvesorourinabilitytotrustinwhatweareabletodo.Ifyoudon'tbelieveinyourselforbelievethatyouoryourlifecanchange,itjustwon'thappen—youwilleitherneverstart,orgiveupquicklysoyouwon'thaveevengivenyourselftheopportunitytosucceed.第二節(jié)：完形填空（20120分21—40各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)中（A、B、CThemeasureofaman'srealcharacteriswhathewoulddoifheknewhewouldneverbefoundout.—ThomasSomethirtyyearsago,IwasstudyinginapublicschoolinNewYork.Oneday,Mrs.NanetteO'Neillgaveanarithmetic21toourclass.Whenthepaperswere22,shediscoveredthattwelveboyshadmadethesamemistakesthroughoutthetest."Thereisreallynothingnewabout23intheexams.PerhapsthatwaswhyMrs.O'Neill24evensayawordaboutit.Sheonlyaskedthetwelveboysto25afterclass.Iwasoneofthetwelve.Mrs.O'Neillasked26questions,andshedidn't27useither."Shewroteontheblackboardthe28wordsbyThomasMacaulay.Shethenorderedusto29thesewordsintoourexercisebooksonehundredtimes.Idon't30abouttheotherelevenboys.SpeakingformyselfIcansay:itwasthemostimportantsingle31ofmylifeThirtyyearsafterbeingintroducedtoMacaulay'swords,they32seemtomethebestyardstick(準(zhǔn)繩),becausetheygivemea33tomeasuremyselfratherthanothers._34ofusareaskedtomake35decisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmiesgoingtobattle.Butallofusarecalled36dailytomakeagreatmanyaldecisions.37thewallet,foundinthestreet,beputintoapocketorturnedovertotheman?Shouldthe38changereceivedatthestorebeforgottenor39?Nobodywillknowexcept40.Butyouhavetolivewithyourself,anditisalwaysbettertolivewithsomeoneyourespect.21．A.22．A.23．A.24．A.25．A.26．A.27．A.28．A.29．A.30．A.31．A.32．A.33．A.34．A.35．A.36．A.37．A.38．A.39．A.40．A.

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