1、further wanted to give lemonade to passers-by for freeI had seen little kidsserve and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not freeAlthough I felt 3 , I decided to help her Then she asked me, “How about making this a smile car wash?” I couldnt hold back my tears and 4 her and the other kids to g
2、o outside the house and come up with 5 ideasWhile I kept myself busy in drying the car, they walked up to me with a(n) 6 with beautiful images of smilesThey had “Free Car Wash” written on the board and the 7 of their exercise was “smile”It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years wit
3、h the 8 to do something for others All that seemed 9 and came right from their heartNothing seemed to 10 to them: their playtime, the heat outsidethey just wanted to 11 others and do something nice in the community! I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additionalrags to help 1
4、2_ carsPassers-by were 13 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refusedA pretty heartwarming 14 ! I feel blessed by being 15 by such wonderful and loving souls1Adrying Bdecorating Crepairing Dwashing 2Ahot Bwarm Cco
5、ld Dcool3Aworried Bconfused Cpopular Ddifficult4Achallenged Bencouraged Cexpected Dinvited 5Adifficult Bready Ccreative Dfamiliar6Aboard Bidea Cpicture Dcar7Atrouble Btheme Csecret Dpurpose8Aorder Bneed Cimagination Dduty 9Anatural Bdisappointing Chopeful Dimportant10Abelong Bmean Cmatter Drefer11Ar
6、elax Btry Chelp Dsmile12A keep Bbuy Cclean Dmake13Ainterested Bamazed Cbored Dfrightened14Achild Bweek Cstory Dscene 15Asurrounded Bunderstood Crefused Dsupported 第二节 语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为l6-25的相应位置上。Is early childhood educati
7、on really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on 16 (learn) through playing to develop the childs physical, sensory, communicational and social developmentEarly childhood education 17 (become) a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before 18 a
8、re old enough for kindergartenThere are good reasons 19 the government pushes early childhood education 20 studies have shown is that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in lifeFurther studies show that poor
9、 children who take part in Head Start programs are more 22 (prepare) for school, less likely to end 21 in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help 23 go to prisonThere are also negative parts to putting 24 child in formal education programs too earlyYet parents have been
10、 sure that the 25 (early) the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlierII 阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A, B, C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf you were walking around a supermarket and saw a woman with a shaved head, a ring through he
11、r nose, a tattoo(纹身)design on her arm and she has a small child in her shoppingtrolley, what would your opinion be? Do you think this kind of body decoration is attractive or ugly? Different people have different ideas. The following are some examples of body decoration from around the world.In many
12、 parts ofAfrica, it is thought that an attractive girl should have really shinny skin.On Bali, a little island inIndonesia, they believe that a beautiful woman or handsome man must have perfectly straight, flat teeth. The Balinese believe that teeth with pointed edges make you look like an ugly wild
13、 animal. So when a girl or boy becomes a teenager, he or she is taken to a special person in their village who will file off teeth points to make them smooth and flat. There is no anesthetic(麻药)and this tooth filing is really painful. It is a kind of test. If you can stand it without screaming or cr
14、ying too much, then you are thought ready to become an adult.InMyanmar, there is a small group of people who are called the “Papaung”. They believe that a woman can only be really beautiful if she has a long neck. I mean a VERY long neck. Now you might think that you are either born with a long or s
15、hort neck and that theres nothing whatever you can do about it. But you would be wrong! At around the age of 5, a Papaung girl has heavy metal rings fitted around her neck, tightly between the chin and shoulders. Each year more rings are added and very, very slowly their weight pushes the shoulders
16、down, in this way making the neck look longer. A Papaung woman will wear her neck rings all her life, never once taking them off.So now Im sure you will all agree that different people have different ideas about what is beautiful.26. What is mainly talked about in paragraph one?A. Womens design. B.
17、Beautiful body decoration.C. Attractive decoration. D. Body decoration. 27. What does the underlined word “trolley” mean?A. schoolbagB. luggage C. shopping cart D. basket 28. OnBali, it is believed that _.A. a person with straight, flat teeth looks uglyB. a teenagers teeth points must be filed off w
18、ith anestheticC. no one will scream or cry when having his teeth points filed offD. a person with sharp teeth looks ugly29. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Most African people think that a girl with shinny skin is beautiful.B. Many people think that a woman with a ring through nose is neither
19、attractive nor ugly.C. It is thought that a beautiful woman should have straight, flat teeth onBali.D. Some people think it beautiful that a woman has a long neck inMyanmar.30. What is the best title of the passage?A. What is beautiful? B. different ideas about how to be beautiful.C. Body Decoration
20、. D. Who is a beautiful woman?B Believe it or not, you cant escape Disney World. Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh look out from T-shirts, school bags and lunch boxes. Cartoons such as “Snow White” and “The Lion King” shape the childhoods of countless children. While Disneys products mig
21、ht have been your favorites as a child, you many not have realized that Disney has tried to shape your imagination. “The little Mermaid (美人鱼)” is a good example. The lesson of the original tale was the evils of lust(贪欲;欲望) . In the original story, the mermaid lusts after the prince, but the prince d
22、oes not choose her. In the end, she dies while the sea witch(女巫)lives. In Disneys film, the lesson is completely lost because the mermaid lives. The prince picks her, and the sea witch dies. Disney completely leaves out the destructive nature of lust.According to US writer Elizabeth Bell, Disney tri
23、es to keep its innocence by taking violence, sex, and race struggles out of the movies. However, these are all real-life problems that children must face.While “family-friendly” treatment is the way Disney has dealt with classic fairy tales, its films spread American values. “Aladin and the lamp” is
24、 a well-known story.Though the film is set in an Arabian city, its treatment of romance is very much American: young people choose their own mates and recognize the right person right away. Even parents accept the love when they see their childrens happiness. Aladin and heroine Jasmine have physical
25、 contact during the first meeting. The common American advice “be yourself” works. Whats more, some critics have pointed out that Disney visually makes fun of Arabian culture in the film. For example, a holy man hurts himself playing with fire, and thieves with scimitars (弯刀) run through the streets
26、. Disney is called the top promoter of Americanization. “It is a danger to our cultural diversity.” Said Akio Igarashi, a professor in a Japanese university.31. What does the author want to tell us by writing the first paragraph?A. Snow White and The Lion King are childrens favorite cartoons.B. Disn
27、ey cartoons are everywhere.C. Children like things with cartoon figures.D. Disney cartoons have great influence on childrens growth.32. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Disney deals with classic fairy tales in a family-friendly way.B. Disney films try to avoid violence,
28、 sex and race problem.C. Disney films are falling out of favor of many children.D. The Disney “Little Mermaid” does not show the evils of lust33. What can we learn from the passage?A. Akio Igarashi was in favor of promoting Americanization through Disney films.B. The cultural diversity around the wo
29、rld has been destroyed by Disney films.C. Disney stresses the importance of real-life problems and roots them in its films.D. Disney films spread American values and show no respect for other cultures.34. How does the author show the danger of Disney products?A. Mainly by giving examples of Disney p
30、roducts.B. Mainly by listing childrens favorite Disney figures.C. Mainly by presenting different sides of an argument.D. Mainly by pointing out the real-life problems kids face.35. Whats the purpose of the story?A. To introduce to you some fairy tales that Disney has remade.B. To tell us about the negative effects Disney can have.C. To criticize Americ
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