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TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.

Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia.Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier’sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee?

Whataboutsugarcontent?

KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk,fellwithinnutritionguidelines.

1.Thecoffeeshopismostlyrunby____________.

A.allthestudentsB.studentswithspeciallearningneeds

C.alltheteachers.D.somespecial-educationteachers

2.Whendoesthecoffeeshopclose?

A.Intheearlymorning.B.At9a.m.

C.At9:

20a.m.D.intheafternoon

3.TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto.

A.raisemoneyforschoolaffairs

B.dosomeresearchonnutrition

C.developstudents’practicalskills

D.supplyteacherswithdrinks

B

ArrivinginSydneyonhisownfromIndia，myhusband，Rashid，stayedinahotelforashorttimewhilelookingforahouseformeandourchildren.

Duringthefirstweekofhisstay，hewentoutonedaytodosomeshopping.Hecamebackinthelateafternoontodiscoverthathissuitcasewasgone.Hewasextremelyworriedasthesuitcasehadallhisimportantpapers，includinghispassport.

Hereportedthecasetothepoliceandthensatthere，lostandlonelyinastrangecity，thinkingoftheterribletroublesofgettingallthepaperworkorganizedagainfromadistantcountrywhiletryingtosettledowninanewone.

Lateintheevening，thephonerang.Itwasastranger.Hewastryingtopronouncemyhusband'

snameandwasaskinghimalotofquestions.Thenhesaidtheyhadfoundapileofpapersintheirtrashcan（垃圾桶）thathadbeenleftoutonthefootpath.

Myhusbandrushedtotheirhometofindakindfamilyholdingallhispapersanddocuments.Theiryoungdaughterhadgonetothetrashcanandfoundapileofunfamiliarpapers.Herparentshadcarefullysortedthemout，althoughtheyhadfoundmainlyforeignaddressesonmostofthedocuments.Atlasttheyhadseenahalfwrittenletterinthepileinwhichmyhusbandhadgivenhisnewtelephonenumbertoafriend.

Thatfamilynotonlyrestoredtheimportantdocumentstousthatdaybutalsorestoredourfaithandtrustinpeople.Westillremembertheirkindnessandoftensendawarmwishtheirway.

4．WhatdidRashidplantodoafterhisarrivalinSydney?

A．Goshopping.B．Joinhisfamily.

C．Findahouse.D．Takeavacation.

5．Thegirl'

sparentsgotRashid'

sphonenumberfrom________.

A．afriendofhisfamilyB．aSydneypoliceman

C．astrangerinSydneyD．aletterinhispapers

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restored”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Showed.B．Sentout.C．Gaveback.D．Delivered.

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．FromIndiatoAustralia.B．TurningTrashtoTreasure.

C．LivinginaNewCountry.D．InSearchofNewFriends.

C

Atenderwoman,oranindependentone,whichonewouldyouprefer?

Arecentresearchshowsthatmostpeoplewouldchoosethelatter.

Thistypeofwomaniscalledanü

hanzi（“toughwoman”）.ExpertsbelievethesecharacteristicshavesocialandpsychologicalrootsamongyoungfemalesinChina.SuHao’sfriendsallcallheratoughwoman,becauseshecanfinishtoughtasksusuallycarriedoutbymen.Forexample,shecarries10-litrewatertoherdormitoryonthe5thfloor.“Idependonnoonebutmyself,”shesays.

AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,toughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21,265respondents,78.5percentsaidtheyarefamiliarwithatoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwithtoughcharacteristics,whilelessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.

Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?

ShenMeng,apsychologicalconsultant,believesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrend.“Womenareofteninadisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomen,”Shensays.“Inordertosurvive,theyhavetobeindependent,strongandtough.”LiuXiaolin,professorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenter,believestoughwomenarebroughtupthisway.Theyareoftenoncloserelationshipwiththeirfathers,whoteachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisive,”hesays.Asaresult,thesewomenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostress,accordingtoLiu.

ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrend,HuShenzhi,apsychologistattheGuangdongSunflowerCounselingCenter,saysthepopularityoftoughwomanindicatesanunclearlinebetweengenderidentities,whichcanleadtorelationshipproblems.“SomewomenwithcharacteristicsthatdifferfromthetraditionalfemaleimagemayhaveadifficulttimefindingMrRight,”hesays.“Eveniftheygetmarried,theirmanlycharacteristicsmightcausefamilyconflicts.

8.Whichofthefollowingsdoesn’tbelongtothecharacteristicsofatoughwoman?

A.Sheisindependentofothersindailylife.

B.Sheismoretoleranttostress.

C.Sheissoftandtendertoothers.

D.Shecansolveproblemsusuallyformen.

9.Howmanyrespondentsliketoughwomen?

A.about6,200B.about16,700.C.21,265.D.about10,600.

10.Whyaretheremoretoughwomennowadays?

A.Becauseofthefiercecompetitioninsociety.

B.Becausemorewomenwanttobeindependent.

C.Becausegirlsoftenlovefathersmore.

D.Becausetoughwomenaremorelovely.

11.Whatproblemsmaytoughwomenhaveintheirlife?

A.It’sdifficultforthemtobefriends.

B.Theymayhavedifficultywithmarriage.

C.Theyoftensuffergenderconfusion.

D.Theyhavedifferentcharacteristicsformtraditionalfemaleimages.

D

StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassignment.Todoit,theyworeaquatic（水上的）shoestheydesignedandcreated.

AlexQuinoneswasthefirsttomakeittotheothersideofa175-footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminute.Quinones,whoworeoversizedboat-likeshoes，alsowonlastyearandwillreceive$500.Studentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesandmakeitacrossthelakeinordertoearnan“A”ontheassignmentforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCanaves,MaterialsandMethodsConstructionClass.“It'

straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatrace.Ithoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthat,”Canavessaid.“Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.”

Atotalof79studentscompetedintheracethisyearin41teams.Only10teamsfailedtocrossthelake.Otherswhofellgotbackupandmadeittotheend.Theraceisopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa9-year-oldgirlwhocompetedinplaceofhermother,whiletheoldestwasa67-year-oldfemale.

AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCanavesashecheeredontheracers.Heshoutedencouragingwords,butalsolaughedassomeunsteadilymadetheirwaytotheend.

“Apartofthisisforthemtohavemoreunderstandingofdesigningandmakeitworkbetter,”hesaid.Itisalsoalessoninlifeforthestudents.

“Anything,includingwalkingonwater,ispossible,ifyoudotheresearch，testitandgothroughthedesignprocessseriously.”

12.Forwhatpurposedidthestudentstakepartintherace?

A.Togoacrossthelaketoschool.

B.Totesttheirbalanceonthewater.

C.TopassProfessorCanaves’class.

D.Towintheprizemoneyof$500.

13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThestudentsworeshoesdistributedbyProfessorCanavestowalkacrossthelake.

B.ThestudentswhofellintothewaterwerecriticizedseriouslybytheProfessor.

C.Moststudentsfinishedtheclassassignmentsuccessfully.

D.Thestudentstookpartintheracetochallengetheirphysicalabilities.

14.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.AlexQuinonesisatopstudentintheuniversity.

B.It’sacustomforthepeopleinthecommunitytogetinvolvedinstudentactivities.

C.Thestudentwhomadeittotheendintheracewouldsucceedintheirprofessional

career.

D.ProfessorCanavesattachesimportancetohands-onlearningexperience.

15.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.

A.showhisapprovaloftheuniqueteachingstyle

B.reportaninterestingassignment

C.inspireteacherstodothesameasCanavesdid

D.encouragemorepeopletotakepartintherace

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每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ofthemanyunpleasantemotionswecanexperience,fearmaytopthelist.16.Fearcanalsokeepusfrompursuingthethingsinlifethatreallymatter--likefollowingourdreams,anddevelopingimportantrela