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School kids show talents for charity
Youngsters at Fulwood High School and Arts College in Preston will show their talents to raise money for sick children. It is putting on a wonderful show on Thursday November to support Derian House Children’s Hospice（安养院）near Chorley.
Pupils are planning a night to remember, with a wide range of acts from singers and dancers to a magician. Local band Vox Population, fronted by former pupil Laurence Holt, will be playing following their recent tour of Germany. The best part of the night will be a surprise act by a group of teachers.
Tickets are available from the school priced ￡1.50 for pupils and ￡2 for adults. The show starts at 7 pm.
Grants（补助金）aim to boost recycling
Children and community groups across Lancashire have been given help to recycle more. More than 40 schools, organizations and community groups have received Waste Action Grants.
Brinscall Primary School in Chorley has been awarded 500 pounds to provide money for its Infant Fruit Waste project. The money has been used to buy a Roly Pig composter that will turn fruit waste into compost（堆肥）.
Carole Lormer, from the school, said, “The children completely love the Roly Pigs. They have been feeding and turning them every day, using leftover fruit.”
For information visit www.globalrenewables.co.uk/wasteactiongrants or call 01172 642885.
Ready when you are
If you’re looking to bag that dream job, your basic maths and English skills need to be good. If you think your basic skills are a little out of practice, try taking Learnerdirect’s “Ready When You Are” challenge.
Hosted by Eamonn Holmes and Johnny Ball, it’s a fun and interactive quiz based on real life situations, which aims to help you decide where you might need to brush up on your basic skills. Log onto: www.learndirect.co.uk/ready
Good luck!
68.What information can we get from the first advertisement?
A. Laurence Holt is the main singer in the band.
B. Teachers will be surprised at the performance.
C. The show is held to celebrate students’ graduation.
D. Parents are expected to offer ￡2 to each pupil.
69. How do the students in Brinscall Primary School recycle?
A. They feed pigs on the leftover fruit.
B. They turn waste fruit into fertilizer with a machine.
C. They awarded ￡500 to those who waste least at school.
D. They raised ￡500 for the Infant Fruit Waste project.
70. “Ready when you are” is an advertisement for ________.
A. a good job. B. a skill learning course
C. an interactive quiz D. an interesting website
第二部分：阅读理【解析】
（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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My father came to the United States as a Ukrainian immigrant （移民）when he was 14 years old. Unable to speak English but willing to do anything to succeed, he learned the language, and became a barber. He put his two daughters, my sister and me, through college during a time when most people thought that women didn’t need an education and that they should be satisfied by getting married and having children.
I was preparing to get married and my father was trying to practice the polka, a must at any Ukrainian wedding. But he couldn’t do it! He had lost the mobility（活动能力）in his leg and suffered a brain tumor（瘤）. He was forced to retire as a result of paralysis（瘫痪）of his right arm and leg. Dad had always worked two jobs and spent his spare time working around the house. Now his life came to a sudden stop. Yet never once did he complain. He bought rubber balls and spent his days trying to regain his hand mobility by squeezing those balls over and over.
After his second brain operation, he chatted pleasantly in the hospital room until a nurse flew into the room, waving her finger at me, and yelling, “You’d better tell your father to stay in bed. He is paralyzed and will never walk again. I am sick of picking him up and you’d better warn him to stay put!” My father smiled. He spent a great deal of time on the floor that year, but he eventually got up and walked.
My father lived nineteen more years after that second brain operation. He bought himself a motorized scooter（单脚滑行车）and spent years moving around the streets of Philadelphia. He was proud, free and always smiling.
56.In what way was the father different from most other people in his time?
A. He succeeded immigrating to the US.
B. He learned the new language easily and quickly.
C. He achieved his life goal by working as a barber.
D. He tried to offer his daughters the education chance.
57. The underlined word “polka” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to ________.
A. a song B. a dance C. a rubber ball D. a new language
58. The author’s father played with rubber balls to ________.
A. kill his too much spare time B. reduce his work pressure
C. get his hand mobility back D. recover from the brain tumor
59. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Love can create wonders. B. Failure is the mother of success.
C. Father’s love is the most valuable. D. Never give up your life and dream.
第二节完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
About 70 scientists worked on a very busy project. They were really 36.______ because of the pressure of work and the demands of their 37.______. However, everyone liked him and did not 38.______ quitting their job.
One day, one scientist came to him and said, “Sir, I have promised my 39.______ that I will take them to an exhibition, 40.______ I want to leave the office at 5:30 pm.”
His boss said, “You’re 41.______ to leave the office early today.”
The scientist started working. He 42.______ his work after having lunch. 43.______, he had such a heavy work load that he looked at his 44.______ only when he felt he was about to 45.______ the work. The time was 8:30 pm. 46.______, he remembered the promise he had 47.______. He hurriedly left the office, feeling 48.______ to have disappointed the ones he loved so much. He got home, but only his wife was in.
“Where are they?” he asked.
His wife 49.______, “You don’t know? Your boss came here at 5:15 pm and took them to the exhibition.”
What had really happened was like this. The boss noticed him working 50.______ at 5:00 pm. He thought to himself, “This person will not 51.______ the work. But if he has promised his children, they should enjoy the 52.______ to the exhibition.” So he offered to take them to the exhibition.
The boss does not have to do it 53.______, but once it is done, loyalty（忠诚）is established. That is why all those scientists continued to work 54.______ him even though the work was too 55.______.
36. A. afraid B. angry C. tired D. bored
37. A. boss B. partner C. teacher D. company
38. A. keep on B. set off C. make up D. think of
39. A. students B. friends C. children D. parents
40. A. as B. so C. but D. if
41. A. meant B. refused C. allowed D. fired
42. A. continued B. finished C. checked D. reduced
43. A. So far B. As a result C. As usual D. For example
44. A. timetable B. watch C. tools D. papers
45. A. design B. report C. hate D. complete
46. A. Suddenly B. Strangely C. Unexpectedly D. Unfortunately
47. A. done B. set C. made D. had
48. A. painful B. shy C. excited D. sorry
49. A. begged B. replied C. whispered D. shouted
50. A. carelessly B. skillfully C. unhappily D. seriously
51. A. value B. leave C. choose D. like
52. A. promise B. way C. visit D. interest
53. A. every time B. on purpose C. at once D. in turn
54. A. on B. at C. under D. in
55. A. dangerous B. boring C. worthless D. much
It shocked Lucy’s parents ________ she were not given timely treatment, she would suffer from a cough for the rest of her life.
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A．that |
B．if |
C．that if |
D．if that |
The last story ______ our teacher told us the other day was ________ of an Italian explorer.
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A．that; which |
B．which; which |
C．that; that |
D．which; that |
—How about talking with others in English if I want to learn English?
—In my opinion, ________.
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A．it makes sense |
B．it comes into question |
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C．it doesn’t matter |
D．it’s a pleasure |
