42. Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school because .
(A) they wanted him to live a normal life
(B) they wanted to prove the headmaster wrong
(C) he wouldn’t mix with other disabled children
(D) he wasn’t taken good care of in the special school

38. (A) the student (B) the assistant (C) myself (D) himself

39. (A) memory (B) wealth (C) experience (D) practice

40. (A) which (B) who (C) what (D) whose

41. Adrian’s “Amazing Race” started early when his parents realized that he, as a baby, couldn’t hear a thing, not even loud noises. In a special school for the hearing-impaired (听觉受损的)，he learned sign language and got to mix with other disabled children. However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother. She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words. Later on, Adrian’s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular school couldn’t take care of a special needs students. His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work everyday because they wanted to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything. Adrian made the grade and got accepted. It was a big challenge. The pace （节奏）was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn’t always easy. But he stuck to it and did a lot of extra work after school. The efforts made by Adrian and his parents paid off. Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school. He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains. He even entered the World Yacht Race 05/06--- being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so. But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother.” “If you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great results.” She often said. How did Adrian communicate with other children in the special school? (A) By speaking. (B) By using sign language (C) By reading lips (D) By making loud noises

43. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study? (A) He did a lot of outdoor activities. (B) He was pushed hard to study every day. (C) He attended private classes after school. (D) He worked very hard both in and after class

44. Why is Adrian’s life described as an “Amazing Race”? (A) He did very well in his study (B) He succeeded in entering a regular school (C) He reached his goals in spite of his disability (D) He took part in the World Yacht Race 05/06

45.Below is a discussion on a website. http://www.TalkingPoints.com/ Stuck on a desert island? Started on 23rd April by Steve Posts 1 – 7 of 42 Post 1 Steve USA Hi, everyone. What would you miss most and least if you were stuck on a desert island? For me, it would be the changing seasons in New England. I guess this will sound stupid but I’d probably miss the rain, too. I wouldn’t miss getting up at six every day to go to work, though! What about you? Post 2 Tomas Germany Good question. Steve, I think I’d miss different types of bread, and shopping at the supermarket. I’d miss the food most. What would I miss least? My mobile phone---I’d like to be completely quiet --- at least for a little while Post 3 Paola Italy I would miss the company of people because I know I’d like to have someone to share experiences with. I’d go mad on my own. And I sure wouldn’t miss junk mail(垃圾邮件) --- I hate coming home every evening and a pile of junk mail in my post box. Post 4 Miko Japan Hi, I would miss Manga cartoon, the internet and Japanese food, like sushi. I’d also miss TV shows and shopping for clothes… In fact, I’d miss everything. Post 5 Roger UK I would miss my daily newspaper and listening to the news on TV and radio. I’d feel very cut off if I didn’t know what was happening in the world. What I’d miss least would be traffic jams in the city, particularly my journey to work. Past 6 Jayne Why hasn’t anyone mentioned their family? I’d be lost without my husband and two kids. They’re the most important for me. And I can’t get started in the morning without a cup of black coffee. I wouldn’t miss doing the housework! Post 7 Jaime Mexico It would have to be music. I couldn’t live without my music. I wouldn’t miss going to school at all or doing homework! Who would miss his or her family most? (A) Jaime (B) Jayne (C) Miko (D) Paola.

46. Which of the following people would feel most uncomfortable without the news media? (A) Steve. (B) Jaime (C) Roger. (D) Tomas

47. How many of them mentioned that they would miss food or drink? (A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

48.A Brown University sleep researcher has some advice for people who run high schools: Don’t start classes so early in the morning. It may not be that the students who nod off at their desks are lazy. And it may not be that their parents have failed to enforce (确保) bedtime. Instead, it may be that biologically these sleepyhead students aren’t used to the early hour. “Maybe these kids me being asked to rise at the wrong time for their bodies,” says Mary Carskadon, a professor looking at problem of adolescent (青春期的) sleep at Brown’s School of Medicine. Carskadon is trying to understand more about the effects of early school time in adolescents. And, at a more basic level. she and her team are trying to learn more about how the biological changes of adolescence affect sleep needs and patterns. Carskadon says her work suggests that adolescents may need more sleep than they did at childhood, no less, as commonly thought. Sleep patters change during adolescence, as any parent of an adolescent can prove. Most adolescents prefer to stay up later at nigh and sleep later in the morning. But it’s not just a matter of choice –their bodies are going through a change of sleep patters. All of this makes the transfer from middle school to high school—which may start one hour earlier in the morning ---- all the more difficult , Carskadon says. With their increased need for sleep and their biological clocks set on the “sleep late, rise late” pattern, adolescent are up against difficulties when it conics to trying to be up by 5 or 6 a.m. for a 7:30 a.m. first hell. A short sleep on a desktop may be their body’s way of saying. “I need a timeout.” Carskadon suggests that high schools should not start classes so early in the morning because ________. (A) it is really tough for parents to enforce bedtime (B) it is biologically difficult for students to rise early (C) students work so late at night that they can’t get up early (D) students are so lazy that they don’t like to go to school early