D

School is out for the summer in some areas, and for many children, that means weeks of sleeping in late, trips to the swimming pool or hours spent in front of the TV. These months of inactivity — away from the daily tiring things of school — are something that young people look forward to, but it can have a detrimental（不利的）influence on the knowledge they have.

Studies have shown that children lose a lot in math skills during the summer months. Chidren who spend littlt time learning experience a much greater amount of learning loss（损失）than those who often take part in summer programs.

So when school starts again in the fall, teachers often have to spend several weeks reteaching children material that they have forgotten.

Experts（专家）suggests that parents make sure the summer months are a time of continued learning. Forexample, they suggest that lunch time is a good time to improve a child’s spoken skills, simply through conversation. A trip to the supermarket can be an opportunity to improve a child’s math skills by having him or her add up the cost of food. And there is no better way to prevent learning loss than by having a child read every day.

Fortunately, there are many programs that can help parents. The best place to start is at your local library. Most libraries have summer reading programs that are filled with fun activities. A strong musical education also improves learning. Find out summer music camps in your area.

We think that children should have fun during the summer break, but it should not be a vacation from learning. We strongly suggest parents should take advantage of the many educational opportunities available for their children during the coming weeks.

52. Children lose a lot in learning in the summer break because they .

A. do homework before the TV B. stay up late at night

C. visit the swimming pool D. spend little time learning

53. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. I t isn’t good for children to have fun in summer.

B. Children will get bored with reading programs.

C. Summer programs can be helpful for children.

D. Teachers needn’t help children review lessons.

54. The fourth and fifth paragraph（段落）are mainly about .

A. how to improve children’s learning

B. how to communicate with children

C. how to look for summer music camps

D. how to have children read every day

55. might be most interested in this passage.

A. Students B. Teachers C. Parents D. Reporters

试卷II （非选择题 共40分）

五、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）

A. 用方框内所给的单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）。

56. This dress looks than that one.

57. My father was hungry and had two of rice.

58. Anne your letter yesterday afternoon.

59. He sat by the fire alone and talked to .

60. The ball went flying the window.

B. 阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）

Now, doctors have a new way to help lose weight — a taliking plate. It tells people not to eat too much or too quickly. The plate is 61 （叫做）a Mandometer.

When one uses this plate to have a meal, it can 62 （核对）how much food he/she has eaten and tells the user “Please eat more 63 （慢慢地）” if they eat too fast.

The plate has two parts, a scale（秤）underthe plate and a small 64 (电脑) screen. On the screen, one can see a picture, which tells the user how much food has 65 (已经) been taken from the plate. There is also a 66 （红色的）line on the screen, which shows how fast the user is 67 （吃）. The plate also asks “Are you 68 （饱的）yet?” to make users think whether they have had enough.

The plate 69 （出售）at £1,500. It is now used to help 70 （数百）of heavy families lose weight.

六、任务型阅读（本题有5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）

阅读下面文章，然后从文后所给的A—E五个选项中选择正确的小标题，将其序号填入71—75题。答案均卸载对应题号的横线上。

“Hi there, how are you doing?”

“ Great, thanks, how are you?”

“Just fine, thank you — uh, and you?”

Ugh. Pause（停顿）. Uncomfortable silence. Downward look. Now what? Here are some pieces of advice on how to keep small talk going.

71

When talking to someone one-on-one, you have one minute to find out everything about them. You have the rest of your life to tell them about you. So let the other person talk.

72

The most basic thing to do is keep things simple. “What are your plans for the weekend?” “How did you spend the holiday?” Stay away from difficult topics.

73

If you don’t know the person well or haven’t seen them for a while, don’t suppose they are still working for a specific（具体的）company or they are still married, and so on. Ask “What’s been going on with the work?” instead of “How’s the job at the newspaper?”

74

About 99 percent of the time, being right doesn’t really matter. If someone says a car is a nice kind of blue, but it doesn’t look blue, there’s completely no reason to be right. Be agreeable.

75

Don’t just say. “I had a great day.” Tell them a story. People love stories, be it something that happened at work or with the family. It’s more interesting than facts.

七、书面表达（本题有1小题，共计20分）

76. 假如你刚从英国回来，你的英语老师要求你在课上谈谈中英两国学生的一些差异，请根据下表内容用英语写一篇发言稿。

注意：1. 文章必须包括表中全部内容，可适当增加细节；

2. 想法至少在两句以上；

3. 开头已给出，不计入总词数，你只需接着写；

4. 词数80—100.

参考词汇：清理 clean up; 零花钱 pocket money

Hello, everyone! I’m glad to be here to talk about some differences between the English students and the Chinese students. In England,

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