48up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be 49 to get a child to go down a slide. Believe me, it wasn?t! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his 50 and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he 51 it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his 52 . After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big 53 and asked, “May I go down again, alone?”

I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children 54 for granted.

This 55 child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience. 36. A. grade 37. A. service 38. A. nurse 39. A. protect 40. A. normal 41. A. admit 42. A. speak 43. A. hesitating 44. A. suggested 45. A. energy 46. A. eager

B. course B. favour B. waitress B. assist B. naughty B. receive B. play

C. project C. business C. guard C. attend C. clever

D. relaxation D. trade D. guide D. comfort D. happy

C. accept

D. adopt

D. walk D. asking D. commented D. time D. ready D. appeal D. shuts D. flexible D. happiness D. made D. greeting D. surprise D. enjoy D. special

C. stand

B. wondering B. argued B. courage B. sorry B. balance B. turned B. simple B. worries B. got

C. questioning C. challenged C. faith C. grateful

47. A. awareness 48. A. delighted

C. knowledge C. lighted

49. A. demanding 50. A. fears

C. interesting C. chances C. managed C. answer C. welcome C. take

51. A. climbed 52. A. laughter 53. A. kiss 54. A. play

B. reaction B. clap B. do

55.A. miserable B. smart C. lucky

第三部分：阅读理解（共14小题；每小题1.5分，满分21分）

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A

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2, 3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town center as much of central London is commercial and not residential. Zones3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available ? Continental Breakfast ? Breakfast and Dinner

? Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner.

It?s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal, bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host?s permission. You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room. This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student. However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much. 56. The passage is probably written for . A. host willing to receive foreign students B. foreigners hoping to build British culture C. travelers planning to visit families in London

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D. English learners applying to live in English homes 57. Which of the following will the host provide? A. Room cleaning. B. Medical care. C. Free transport. D. Physical training.

58. According to the passage, what does Continental Breakfast include? A. Dessert and coffee. B. Fruit and vegetables. C. Bread and fruit juice D. Centre and cold meat.

59. Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation? A. To experience a warmer family atmosphere. B. To enrich their knowledge of English C. To entertain friends as they like. D. To enjoy much more freedom.

B

I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York, when one of my students, 15-year-old Mikey, gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before.

I had seen Mikey himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes（请假条） I received were penned by my students. If I were to deal with them, I?d be busy 24 hours a day.

The forged excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The writers of those notes didn't realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull: “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn?t go of.”

Isn?t it remarkable, I thought, how the students complained and said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject? But when they produced excuse notes, they were brilliant.

So one day I typed out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They?re supposed to be written by parents, but actually they are not. True, Mikey?” The students looked at me nervously.

“Now, this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note---the first class, ever, to practice writing them. You?re so lucky to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a

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subject worthy of study.”

Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your imaginations. So try more now. Today I?d like you to write ?An Excuse Note from Adam to God? or ?An Excuse Note from Eve to God?.” Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so careful in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends.

The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked up and down, looking at papers, and then said, “I?d like you to see me in my office.”

When I stepped into his office, he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that that lesson, that task, whatever the hell you were doing, was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you.”

60. What did the author do with the students found dishonest? A. He reported them to the headmaster. C. He had them take notes before lunch.

B. He lectured（训诫）them hard on honesty. D. He helped improve their writing skills.

61. The underlined word “forged” in the third paragraph means . A. former

B. copied

C. false

D. honest

62. The author found that compared with the true excuse notes, the produced ones by the students were usually . A. less imaginative

B. more impressive

C. loss lively

D. more serious

63.The author had the students practice writing excuse notes so that students could learn . A. the importance of being honest C. the value of creative writing

B. how to write excuse notes skillfully D. how to be creative in writing

64. What did the headmaster think of the author?s way of teaching? A. Effective.

B. Difficult

C

Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized（分类）as “honor” helps you create this life of good feelings.

Here?s an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.

Say a store clerk fails to charge（收费）us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk?s mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be

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C. Misleading. D. Reasonable.