In 1999, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, the amount was almost double that.

A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation, behavior and attendance rates. Academic performance was unchanged.

Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement. Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from such policies.

Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning environment and safer schools. The school district in Long Beach, California, was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools. The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.

Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria, who has looked at those findings, says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.

She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the findings. The district increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.

In Florida, for example, researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise found fewer discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms, but no effect on attendance.

Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998. He collected the reports in the book. In his own study, he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania(賓夕法尼亞州) required uniforms.

Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning. But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship. In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems.

Which was/ were the first in the U.S. to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools?

A. Six big-city Ohio public schools.   

B. The school district in Long Beach, California.

C. Some Middle and high schools in Texas.  

D. Some elementary and middle schools in Florida. 

Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of school uniform policies?

A. Viktoria and Sharon.      B. Sharon and David.

C. Eloise and Sharon.        D. Viktoria and David.

The underlined word “misbehavior” in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.

A. serious crime           B. bad performance  

C. absence for class        D. action against wearing uniforms

What can we infer from the passage?

A. More work is needed to get better information about uniform’s effect.

B. The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S. will become less sharply.

C. Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.

D. Politicians and communities won’t vote for uniform policies.  

What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.

B. Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance.

C. Researchers in the U.S. argue for school uniform policies.

D. Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S. is seen as weak. 

I ____ you a very happy future.

   A. hope        B. want       C. hope that   D. wish

Plastic and rubber won't _________ electricity,but copper will.

A.have                          B.do

C.pass                          D.conduct

八、Guided writing(書面表達)10分

請根據(jù)下表提示,以“Canada”為題,寫一篇英語短文。

三、Rewrite the following sentences(句型轉換)5分

1.To drink too much wine is not a good habit.

_________ _________ not a good habit _________ _________ too much wine.

2.People keep deer in order to get meat and fur.

The deer _________ _________ _________ their meat and fur.

3.Farmers send the deer meat and fur to all over the world by ship.

The deer meat and fur _________ _________ _________ all over the world.

4.Most people in Australia speak English.

_________ _________ _________ _________ in Australia speak English.

5.There are 6% of Asians who have settled in New Zealand.

Asians _________ _________ about 6% of _________ _________ in New Zealand.

The nurse treated the boy very kindly，but he was so naughty that her patience           at last.

A．used up                         B．got away             C．went down                  D．gave out

There was a large box behind the door and Peter couldn't _____ falling over it in the darkness.

     A．help       B．resist    C．avoid    D．prevent

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每題1．5分，共30分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、c和D)中，選出可以填入空白的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

I recently heard a story about a very famous research scientist。who was interviewed by a newspaper reporter．He was  asked  36   he was able to be so much more creative than the   

37    person

    He responded that it all came from an  38  with his mother when he wasyoung．He tried to

39  a bottle of milk from the fridge when he lost his firm  40  onl the slippery bottle，spilling

the milk all over the kitchen floor!  41  yelling at him Or scolding him，his mother said，“Rob—

eric，what a great and  42  mess you hav'e made!I have  43  Seen such a huge pool of milk．

Well，the  44  has already been done．Would you like to  45  with the milk for a few minutes

 before we clean it up?”

    46  ，Robert did．After a few minutes，his mother said，“Robert，whenever you make a

 me88 like this，you  47   to clean it up．So，how would you like to do that?We would  48  a

 sponge(海綿)，a towel or a mop．Which do you  49  ?”He chose the sponge and together they

 cleaned up the spilled milk．His mother then said，“You know，what we have here is a difficult experiment in how to  50  early a big milk bottle with  51  hands．Now，let’s discover a way to Carry it without  52  it．”The little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the  53  near the lip with both hands，he could carry it  54  ．

    Wouldn，t it be great if all parents would  55  the example of Robert’s mother?

36．A．why    B．when    C．whether D．where

37．A．other    B．average    C．simple  D．clever

38．A．idea    B．accident    C．event D．experience

39．A．open    B．put    C．remove D．catch

40．A．hold    B．hand    C．support D．body

41．A．Beyond    B．After    C．In spite of D．Instead of

42．A．bad    B．beautiful    C．aiay D．terrible

43．A．never    B．already    C．hardly D．ever

44．A．experiment    B．art    C．work D．damage

45．A．swim    B．play    C．sit D．draw

46．A．However    B．Maybe    C．Indeed D．Finally

47．A．try    B．have    C．decide D．want

48．A．make    B．clean    C．Use  D．find

49．A．prefer    B．1ike    C．Think  D．take

50．A．slowly    B．quickly    C．Slightly  D．effectively

51．A．tiny    B．big    C．Cold     D．warm

52．A．10sing    B．doing    C．Stopping   D．dropping

53．A．bottom    B．foot    C．Corner  D．Top   

54．A．tightly    B．safely    C．Successfully D．Slightly  

55．A．make    B．follow    C．Take     D．match

C

　　Once upon a time，there was a wonderful old man who loved everything on the land——animals and plants.

　　One day while walking through the woods，the old man found a cocoon of a butterfly. He took it home. A few days later，a small opening appeared；he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided to help the butterfly，so he took a pair of scissors and cut the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out easily.

　　But it had a swollen body and small，shriveled（枯萎的）wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that，at any moment，the wings would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body，or they would be smaller. Neither happened! In fact，the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to fly.

　　What the man in his kindness and hurry did not understand was that the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening was nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.

　　Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any difficulties，it would cripple（使無能）us. We would not be as strong as what we could have been. And we could never fly.

59．The old man cut the cocoon in order to__________.

A．kill the butterfly

B．play with the butterfly

C．make the butterfly come out easily

D．have the butterfly

60．The reason why the butterfly could not fly is that__________.

A．the old man broke its wings

B．it was too small

C．newly born butterflies can’t fly

D．it came out of its cocoon without enough struggle

61．What can we know from the passage？

A．That old man was fond of everything except the butterfly.

B．It was the old man that stopped the butterfly flying.

C．The old man realized his mistake.

D．It’s not hard for the butterfly to come out of the cocoon.

62．What does the author want to tell us by writing the passage？

A．We should help others.

B．Without others help we can still succeed.

C．Struggles in our life can make us stronger.

D．Butterflies can fly without people’s help.

第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

    閱讀下列短文，扶每小題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

    Be sure to book a table if the restaurant you choose is all expensive or a popular one．You will feel embarrassed to show up without booking and having to wait for a table, leaving very bad impression on your friend，especially your girl friend．Also，be sure to check to see if you need to be properly dressed and tell your fi4end ahead of time what to wear.

   When your food arrives，proper dining manners make you eat at a right pace so that you have time to talk．A good measure of how fast you should eat is to count 10 seconds between each mouthful and it’s bad manners if you eat too fast and then spend the rest of the time watching your friend eat．

   Don’t make noise when having soup and chewing，or chew with your mouth open．

   Your napkin(餐巾)should be placed on your lap at ail times．Don’t put it in any other place；It you have to get up，place it nearly on your seat.

   When eating，put your fork straight in your mouth．Don’t place your fork in the side of your mouth as it increases the chances of dropping your food，which could be very embarrassing．If you get food stuck in your mouth，don’t pick it out with your fingers or fork at the table．Excuse yourself and go to the restroom and get it out with a toothpick．

    When dining，keep your eyes on your friend at all times and try to smile between mouthfuls. Some-times，you should make an effort to show some interest and ask questions like，“How do you like the beef?”If she needs, you are the one who is supposed to flag down the waiter fly a gentle wave of the hand until someone notices you．

56．If you want to eat in a popular restaurant，the author of the passage suggests that     .

      A．you book a table beforehand

      B．you book a table beforehand and check to be properly dressed

      C．you go with a friend

      D．you just show up any time you want

57．Good eating manners do NOT include           ．

      A．eating at a proper pace

      B．making sounds to show how much you enjoy food

      C．showing some interest to your friend when dining

      D．placing a napkin on your lap

58．We can infer from the passage for sure that            ．

      A．the writer of the passage favors those dinning manners．

      B．the writer of the passage is not a Chinese

      C．toothpick is available in the restroom

      D．toothpick is not to be found on a dinner table

59．The passage is mainly about           ．

      A．dining manners                         B．an expensive restaurant

      C．what to dress                        D．what to eat