The students walked on _____, for they felt very tired.

A. out of breath     B. under control     C. in silence    D. on time

The food she has prepared for the party is not enough, for there are _____ more people than she expected.

A. much  B. many  C. too     D. so

The ceremony will be repeated _____ two years.

A. both   B. either  C. every  D. each

There’re few electronic applications _____ to raise fears regarding future employment opportunities than robots. 

A. likely  B. more likely      C. most likely       D. much likely

Would you please read the story _____ and _____ enjoy it, too?

A. alouder, let us           B. more aloud, let’s

C. aloud, let us              D. aloud, let’s

Passage Fifteen (Contribution of Coeducation)

Imagining being asked to spend twelve or so years of your life in a society which consisted only of members of own sex. How would you react? Unless there was something definitely wrong with you, you wouldn’t be too happy about it, to say the least. It is all the more surprising therefore that so many parents in the world choose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children – conditions which they themselves wouldn’t put up with for one minute!

Any discussion of this topic is bound to question the aims of education. Stuffing children’s heads full of knowledge is far from being foremost among them. One of the chief aims of educations is to equip future citizens with all they require to take their place in adult society. Now adult society is made up of men and women, so how can a segregated school possibly offer the right sort of preparation for it? Anyone entering adult society after years of segregation can only be in for a shock.

A co-educational school offers children nothing less than a true version of society in miniature. Boys and girls are given the opportunity to get to know each other, to learn to live together from their earliest years. They are put in a position where they can compare themselves with each other in terms of academic ability, athletic achievement and many of the extra-curricular activities which are part of school life. What a practical advantage it is ( to give just a small example ) to be able to put on a school play in which the male parts will be taken by boys and the female parts by girls! What nonsense co-education makes of the argument that boys are cleverer than girl or vice-versa. When segregated, boys and girls are made to feel that they are a race apart. Rivalry between the sexes is fostered. In a coeducational school, everything falls into its proper place.

But perhaps the greatest contribution of co-education is the healthy attitude to life it encourages. Boys don’t grow up believing that women are mysterious creatures – airy goddesses, more like book-illustrations to a fairy-tale, than human beings. Girls don’t grow up imagining that men are romantic heroes. Years of living together at school dispel illusions of this kind. There are no goddesses with freckles, pigtails, piercing voices and inky fingers. There are no romantic heroes with knobbly knees, dirty fingernails and unkempt hair. The awkward stage of adolescence brings into sharp focus some of the physical and emotional problems involved in growing up. These can better be overcome in a co-educational environment. Segregated schools sometimes provide the right conditions for sexual deviation. This is hardly possible under a co-educational system. When the time comes for the pupils to leave school, they are fully prepared to enter society as well-adjusted adults. They have already had years of experience in coping with many of the problems that face men and women.

1.What is the best title for this passage?

A.only co-education can be in harmony with society.

B.people are in great need of co-education.

C.any form of education other than co-education is simply unthinkable.

D.co-education has many features.

2.what does co-education offer to children?

A.A society.

B.A true small model of society.

C.A real life.

D.True version of social condition.

3.According to the passage, what is one of the chief aims of education?

A.It is for students to acquire knowledge.

B.It is to equip future citizens with scientific technology.

C.It is to equip future citizens with what is required in getting a position in society.

D.It is for students to get academic achievements.

4.Why do boys and girls in co-education have no illusion about each other?

A.They live together and know each other too well.

B.Years of living together at school dismiss such illusion.

C.co-education encourage them to have an healthy attitude toward life.

D.They are familiar with each other’s problems.

C

    Hank Viscardi was born without legs. He had no legs but stumps(殘肢) that could be fitted with a kind of special boots. People stared at him with cruel interest. Children laughed at him and called him ‘Ape Man’ because his arms practically dragged on the ground.

    Hank went to school like other boys. His grades were good and he needed only eight years to finish his schooling instead of the usual twelve. After graduating from school, he worked his way through college. He swept floors, waited on table, or worked in one of the college offices. During all this busy life, he had been moving around on his stumps. But one day the doctor told him even the stumps were not going to last much longer. He would soon have to use a wheel chair.

Hank felt himself got cold all over. However, the doctor said there was a chance that he could be fitted with artificial legs(假腿). Finally a leg maker was found and the day came when Hank stood up before the mirror. For the first time he saw himself as he has always wanted to be--- a full five feet eight inches tall. By this time he was already 26 years old.

    Hank had to learn to use his new legs. Again and again he marched the length of the room, and marched back again. There were times when he fell down on the floor, but he pulled himself up and went back to the endless marching. He went out on the street. He climbed stairs and learned to dance. He built a boat and learned to sail it.

    When World War II came, he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job. He took the regular training. He marched and drilled along with the other soldiers. Few knew that he was legless. This was the true story of Hank Viscardi, a man without legs.

44. It can be inferred from the story that five feet eight inches tall is _______.

A. an average height for a fully grown person

B.too tall for an average person

C. too short for an average person               

D. none of the above

45. The sentence “he talked the Red Cross into giving him a job” implies that the Red Cross _______.

   A. was only glad to give him a job

   B. gave him a job because he was a good soldier

   C.gave him a job after he talked to someone whom he knew in the organization  

   D. was not willing to give him a job at first

46. When Hank marched and drilled along with the other soldiers, he _______.

   A. did everything the other soldiers did

   B. did most of the things the other soldiers did

   C. did some of the things the other soldiers did  

   D. took some special training

47. The writer suggests that Hank Viscardi _______.

   A. had no friends           B. never saw himself as different from others

   C. was very shy            D. was too proud to accept help from others

                                      E

In the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.

　　Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital, where children are forbidden to visit patients— even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剝奪）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.

　　Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential outcome.

　　It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their reat need to be informed, to be kept up-to-date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to deal with the coming of death and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.

82.The elders of today's Americans________ .

　　A. are often absent when a family member is born or dying

　　B. usually see the birth or death of a family member　　

C. are unfamiliar with birth and death

　　D. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life

83.Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.

　　A. visit a patient at hospital　　　　                             B. visit their family members

　　C. look after the patients　　　　                                          D. learn how to face death　

84.The need of a dying patient for people to accompany him shows________.

　　A. his wish for communication with other people　　             

B. his fear of death

　　C. his unwillingness to die                     　     

D. he feels very upset about his condition

85.It may be concluded from the passage that________.

　　A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their condition

　　B. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of death

　　C. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoided

D. dying patients are not likely to be informed about their condition         

32.You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _______I disagree.

      A. why                                    B. where                            C. what                     D. How

35.They asked the government to make ______clear to the public ______ they did was right.

A. it; that what                B. it; that                C. that; what             D. this; that