回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）
阅读下面短文，根据第58至第60小题的具体要求，尽可能简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
Playing is serous business for children. In fact, it’s what they do best! Ask them why they do it, and kids will probably say, “Because it’s fun!” But it’s much more than that. It’s also good for them.
Studies show that from birth babies begin learning through play. They use their five senses to get know their new world. Touching allows them to discover how different things feel. Brightly colored toys and clothing help develop a baby’s sense of sight.
When small children choose which toy to play with, they begin developing their abilities in making decisions.
Children love toys that allow them to use their imagination. Sometimes an empty box is more fun than a high-tech toy. That’s because a box can become anything a child imagines it to be.
Crayons, paints and Play-Doh(彩色塑泥) are also good because they allow children to create. Traditional building blocks teach important pre-math skills like problem-solving.
Playing doesn’t become any less important once children start school. Many valuable lessons about life are learned on the school playground. Kids learn how to share, take turns and play by the rules.
58 What can children do best in their childhood? (回答词数不超过1个)
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59 What do colored toys and clothing help develop? (回答词数不超过5个)
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60 Children like toys to develop their imagination. Do you think so? (回答词数不超过5个)
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摘录信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第53至第57小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意：每空不超过3个单词。
This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting.
News One: The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a good will tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.
News Two: Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start its ten-nation tour next month.
News Three: In news about health, scientists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart diseases among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows that: women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.
That’s the news of the hour. And now back to more easy listening with Jan Singer.
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Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying, “Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.” But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed(种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient(耐心). For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his best to help. To make a good friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.
There are three steps to being friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling; say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.
49 Sally wants to tell students the ways to_____.
A find friends B plant trees C get happy D keep fit
50 What makes good friends? A good friend should_____.
A be lovely and cool B be kind and patient
C have lots of money D have good looks
51 According to the text, you can________your friend after a fight.
A buy a present for B never say a word to
C have dinner with D write a letter to
52 What is the best title of the text?
A Teenagers and friendship. B The good friends around you.
C The trouble of growing up. D The care and keeping of friends.
B
Singapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city ---trains, buses and taxis
TRAINS
Trains run from 6:00 am to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ-Link cars for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like.
If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.
BUESE
There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80 cents. Be sure always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give change.
If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333.
TAXIS
There are three main taxi companies –City Cab(6552 2222), Comfort(6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking can also be easily by calling the numbers listed above.
TENTAL CARS
Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you liked to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a trains or a bus won’t let you see.
For car rental, call Avis on + 65 6737 1668.
45 By an EZ-Link card, you can take_______.
A both buses and trains B only trains
C both buses and taxis D only rental cars
46 When you take a bus there, always remember to________.
A take your own license with you B ask the driver how much your ticket is
C buy the bus map of Singapore D book your ticket ahead of time
47 What does the word “hassle” mean in Chinese?
A 麻烦 B 乐趣 C 景点 D 费用
48 What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage?
A A local has no trouble finding his way around.
B It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train.
C You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car.
D It’s very convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore.
第三部分阅读技能 (共三节，满分35分)
阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective (形容词) “fashionable” in the same way: “She was wearing a fashionable color.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours.
New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion.
41 From this passage we know that “fashion” means _________.
A clothes B many things C most of the popular things D everything
42 Which of the following things is fashionable today?
A Surfing on the Internet
B Having a family dinner on New Year’s Day
C Learning to sing songs on the radio
D Doing morning exercises at school.
43 Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
A People read newspapers every day
B radios send information from one country to another
C new things that people like are often shown on TV
D people quickly learn what is happening in the world
44 “There is money in fashion.” means ________.
A clothes are expensive B money comes from fashion
C people like new things D there are no fashions without money
完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第30至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Would you like the chance to discover a place of mystery and beauty in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, consider a trip to Shangri-la!
The world “Shangri-la” first 31 in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon by the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three 32 joined together, snow-capped mountains 33 to the sky, 34 fields of long grass covered the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay 35 forever.
Three mountains are covered with snow, tower 36 the land. These snowy mountain tops 37 a beautiful picture that will make any viewer speechless.
Lakes, surrounded by vast grasslands, look 38 jewels. Sheep, cows and horses and animals feed 39 on the green grass and the forests around are 40 to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature and the outside world is forgotten.
31 A came B appeared C produced D found
32 A lakes B countries C rivers D railways
33 A reached B expanded C spread D stretched
34 A but B so C because D and
35 A calm B still C young D the same
36 A over B above C on D beyond
37 A are B form C develop D show
38 A as B if C like D for
39 A simply B deeply C finally D mainly
40 A family B room C family D home
