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1、一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并且在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATom was one of the brightest boys in the year,with supportive parents.But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying.He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects.One of the reasons that
2、made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer（同龄人）group.The lack of right male role models in many of their livesat home and particularly in the school environmentmeans that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.They dont see men succeeding in society so
3、it doesnt occur to them that they could make something of themselves.Without male teachers as a role model,the effect of peer actions and street culture is all-powerful.Boys want to be part of a club.However,schools can provide the environment for change,and provide the right role models for them.Te
4、achers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a childs peers.You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.Its pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong.They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games.Instead,schoo
5、ls should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problemssomewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.1.Why did Tom give up studying?A.He disliked his teachers. B.His parents no longer supported him.C.Its cool
6、 for boys of his age not to care about studies.D.There were too many subjects in his secondary school.2.What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?A.Peer groups.B.A special unit.C.The student judges.D.The home environment.3.What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?A.Wait for t
7、heir change patiently. B.Train leaders of their peer groups.C.Stop the development of street culture. D.Give them lessons in a separate area.4.A teachers work is most effective with a schoolboy when he .A.is with the boy alone B.teaches the boy a lessonC.sends the boy home as punishment D.works toge
8、ther with another teacherBSilence is unnatural to man.He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness.In between he does all he can to make a noise in the world,and he fears silence more than anything else.Even his conversation is an attempt to prevent a fearful silence.If he is introduced to ano
9、ther person,and a number of pauses occur in the conversation,he regards himself as a failure,a worthless person,and is full of envy of the emptiest-headed chatterbox（喋喋不休的人）. He knows that ninety nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing of a fly,but he is anxious to join in
10、the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure（蜡塑人像）.The aim of conversation is not,for the most part,to communicate ideas;it is to keep up the buzzing sound.There are,it must be admitted,different qualities of buzz;there is even a buzz that is as annoying as the continuous noise ma
11、de by a mosquito.But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a quiet person.Most buzzing, fortunately,is pleasant to the ear,and some of it is pleasant even to the mind.He would be a foolish man if he waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his neighbors.Tho
12、se who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk.Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new.Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other peop
13、les ears,though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel.At the end of an evening,during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time.They just prove themselves to be successful conservationists.5.According to
14、the author,people make conversation to .A.exchange ideas B.prove their value C.achieve success in life D.overcome their fear of silence6.By “the buzzing of a fly”(Para.1),the author means “ ”. .A.the noise of an insect B.a low whispering soundC.meaningless talksD.the voice of a chatterbox7.According
15、 to the passage,people usually talk to their neighbors .A.about whatever they have prepared B.about whatever they want toC.in the hope of learning something new D.in the hope of getting on well8.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To discuss why people like talking about weather. B.To encourage people to join in conversations.C.To persuade people to stop making noises. D.To explain why people keep talking.CAs kids,my friends and I spent a lot of time out in the woods,The woods was our part-time address, destination,purpose,and excuse.If I went t
