That year , in the local school, there was a new math teacher, as well as some new pupils. One of the new kids was the stupidest child anyone had ever seen. It made no difference how quickly or how slowly they tried explaining numbers to him; he would always end up saying something enormously stupid. Like two plus two was five, seven times three was twenty-seven, or a triangle had thirty corners……
Before this boy arrived, math lessons had been the most boring of all. Now they were great fun. Encouraged by the new teacher, the children would listen to the pieces of nonsense spouted by the new kid, and they would have to correct his mistakes.
Whenever the new teacher asked questions, the stupid kid would stand up but made the wrong answers, the other students all wanted to be the first to find his mistakes, and then think up the most original ways to explain them. To do this they used all kinds of stuff : sweets, playing cards, oranges, paper planes, etc. It didn’t seem like any of this bothered the new kid.
However, Little Lewis was sure that it was bound to make him feel sad inside. Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school. On leaving school, the new kid walked a few minutes to a local park, and there he waited for a while, until someone came along to meet him……
It was the new teacher!
The teacher gave the new kid a hug, and off they went, hand in hand. Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.
【小题1】根据短文第二三段描述，可知这位新老师的工作很有创造性，故选A。
【小题2】根据短文最后一段Following from a distance, Lewis could hear they were talking about math.描述，可知选B，这个所谓的最蠢的学生其实比其它学生知道的多。
【小题3】根据Lewis was sure he would see him crying. So, one day, he decided to follow the new kid home after school.描述，可知选B。
【小题4】联系上文To do this they used all kinds of stuff :可知选C。
【小题5】The math lessons became interesting again because of the new teacher’s ___________.

第二节 信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

若选E项填涂AB ：若选F项填涂CD

请根据A至F各课程的介绍和个各人的情况说明，选出符合各人要求的最佳选项。

A. A Look at American Literature（文学）

A Look at American Literature is a course（课程）, which gives us a brief outline of American

Literature.

B. Works（作品） of Some Famous American Writers

Works of Some Famous American Writers show us the introductions to eleven famous writers

and their works and also give us some comments on the works.

C. Detailed Reading of American Literature

Detailed Reading of American Literature is a course which focuses on some important and  

moving details in the works of American literature. It will analyse the detail.

D. Story and Plot

It’s a course which analyses the setting of the main plots in some famous stories. The aim of this

course is to help those who want to become writers in the future.

E. Characters and Life

As you know, literature comes from our life, but it’s more than our life. This course will analyze

the personalities of some important characters in the world literature, and combine the analysis

with our life. It will help us gain wisdom from the characters.

F. Literature Comments

The course is a study of how to write literature comments through some vivid examples.

请阅读以下学生的相关信息，然后匹配他/她和拟要选择的课：

Helen wants to become a famous writer in the future. She is eager to take a course which can help her realize her dream.

Peter was ill last term and missed a lot of lessons in American literature. He wants to take a course which can give him an outline of it.

Kate likes to read literature works and she has many opinions after reading, but she doesn’t know how to express her ideas properly.

Tommy has the basic knowledge of American literature. He wants to take a course which can help him read more famous works about American literature.

Jerry wants to write some articles to show the significance of researching literature today. He is looking for a course which can help him.

待选课程学生                        课程名称

66. Helen                     A.  A Look at American Literature

67. Peter                      B.  Works of Some Famous American Writers

68. Kate                      C.  Detailed Reading of American Literature

69. Tommy                   D.  Story and Plot

70. Jerry                      E.  Characters and Life

F.  Literature Comments

完成句子（1*10）

       1. 她盯着我看了一会儿，突然笑了起来。

She stared at me for a moment, then ________ ________ ________.

       2. 他并没有我们想得那么穷

He is not ________ ________ ________ ________ we thought.

       3. 如果你想去这个饭馆吃饭餐，就不得不提前预定。

If you want to dine at this restaurant, you have to book for a table _______ _________.

       4. 我们的地铁系统仿效了美国的。

Our subway system _______ ___________ ________ that in the United States.

       5. 你说他很容易相处，但是我感觉和他在一起不自在。

You say he is easy-going, but I never feel ________ ________ with him.

       6. 我今晚要待在家里，她可能给我打电话。

I will stay at home this evening; she _______ _______ _______ ring me tonight.

7. 我对目前的状况完全不满意。

I am not at all ________ ________ the present situation.

8. 没人能阻止他娶他爱的那个女孩。

Nobody can _________ him _________ _________ the girl he loves.

9. 不要看不起那些经常考试失败的人。相反的，我们应该帮助他们。

Don’t _________ ________ ________ those who often fail in the exam. On the contrary, we should help them with their studies.

10. 我要去书店买那本你刚刚提到的书。

I will go to the bookstore to buy the book that you __________ ________ just now.

根据首字母或汉语提示写出单词或词组的正确形式
【小题1】Weather p            , we will have a picnic in the countryside.
【小题2】You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are i        .
【小题3】You are too s         on your child. He just made a few mistakes in the exams; you don’t ne4d to punish him.
【小题4】When we heard his jokes, we all burst into            .(笑声)
【小题5】这次旅行的组织工作全由我朋友负责。
My friend took full          for organizing the tour.(职责)
【小题6】I think the difficulty in finding a proper way to solve the problem is           since we keep trying. （暂时的）
【小题7】对于有些人而言，养成坏习惯很容易，但是除掉它却很难。
Picking up a bad habit is easy but                                  it is really difficult.
【小题8】我们必须使我们的思想和工作适应新的情况。
We must               thinking and work                the new circumstances.
【小题9】只要我有困难，她总是会来帮助我解决困难。
When I am in trouble, she always comes to                             dealing with it.
【小题10】He made up his mind to                           . (戒烟)
【小题11】Lucy held a party                                       (为了庆祝) her birthday.

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens,   and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister  and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth. ”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and    daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface(表面)”.

As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive(原谅) me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment(失望), then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was    pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found    some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded(折叠) and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.

2.The passage shows that ______.

3.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.

4.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

6.选A。由But she lived “on the surface ”. 和全文内容可知，作者的母亲表面上很冷漠，但心里充满了对作者的爱，正确