You could feel sorry for Alberto Torres, who is blind. The last thing he remembers seeing was his daughter being born 13 years ago. Then the world went blank; he can only imagine what his only child looks like now, as a teenaged honor student. Bad luck is no stranger to this warm and thoughtful 37-year-old man. His mother died of cancer when he was 4, and his father, who was often ill, had to give him up to the care of the state when he was 11. He later worked for 19 years in a workshop making household goods, deathly boring work. Earlier this month, Alberto Torres’s wife, who had just been laid off from her job, had to have a breast removed due to cancer and now faces a year of radiation treatments. Things seemed always to go from almost incredibly bad to worse. Even Mr. Torres’s good luck has a dark side: Five years ago, his lovely guide dog pulled him out of the path of a truck. Mr. Torres was not hurt. The dog was killed.
But Mr. Torres does not feel sorry for himself. “These are just little bumps you have to go over in your life,” he said. At 5 a.m. on a recent morning, we caught up with Mr. Torres at a subway stop in Brooklyn, New York, near where he lives in a third-floor apartment (with no elevator). He had been up since 3 a.m., feeding his new dog, making coffee, getting ready. “When you’re blind, it takes a little longer to do things,” he said.
Mr. Torres was beginning his two-hour trip to his job developing film in the X-ray department of the emergency room of the Bronx hospital. He would take the G train to Queens Plaza station to the R train, heading towards Manhattan. He would then ride the R train to 59th Street where he would walk upstairs to switch to the Number 6 train. At one point along the journey, he might chat with a stranger. At another, someone would pat his dog, calling him by name. People offered assistance, even seats. At 125th Street, Mr. Torres would transfer to the Number 4 train by crossing the platform. At 149th Street, he would go down to the Number 2. He would take that to East 180th Street where he nearly always has a long wait for his final train, to Pelham Parkway. Then he and his dog would walk 20 minutes to the hospital.
It was a hard job to come by. Before he got the job, Mr. Torres was determined to escape the workshop run by an organization dedicated to help people who can’t see. He wanted a job developing X-ray film, something that everyone must do in the dark. He had to handle the long trip, as well as the work. “Our philosophy here is that blind people can do just about anything except drive buses,” it was the thinking about disabled people at the Bronx hospital. “We find what a person can do rather than what he can’t do,” said the hospital’s director.
One day a while ago marked the first anniversary of Mr. Torres’s hiring. He developed 150 or so X-rays, his usual output, to celebrate. Mr. Torres works by himself in a small, dark room that smells of chemicals. He cannot wear gloves, because he needs to feel. It is hard work, related to emergency of lives. His immediate supervisor says he trusts him 100%. Mr. Torres makes $20,000 a year. But his motivation goes beyond money. “If I start feeling like a victim, that makes me bitter. And why be bitter? That makes you go into a hole and stay there.” he said. “I’m not doing anything out of the ordinary,” insisted Mr. Torres as he quickly completed the task.Mr. Torres became blind when________.
| A．his daughter was just born |
| B．he was thirteen years old |
| C．his mother died of cancer |
| D．his wife was out of work |
Mr. Torres does not feel sorry for himselfbecause he ________.
| A．was once saved by his lovely guide dog |
| B．is taken good care of by the government |
| C．thinks it’s natural to have setbacks in life |
| D．believes it takes a little longer to do things |
The description of Mr. Torres’s long trip to work shows ________.
| A．the effective traffic system |
| B．the kindness of New Yorkers |
| C．the loyalty of his guide dog |
| D．his will to overcome difficulty |
What is the principle of the hospital in employing a worker?
| A．Sympathy counts most. |
| B．Ability comes first. |
| C．Preference for the blind. |
| D．Easy job for the weak. |
Mr. Torres works very hard in order to ________.
| A．make plenty of money |
| B．win his supervisor’s trust |
| C．live like a normal person |
| D．complete his daily task |
In the eyes of the writer, Alberto Torres is a man of _______.
| A．deep thinking | B．weak motivation |
| C．special talents | D．great independence |
III.阅读理解
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，共30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。
In the centre of London there is a tall white building with the name “Bush House”. It is the home of BBC English.
BBC is the abbreviation of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is an organization maintained by the government, providing British people with broadcasting and TV service.
At first, BBC was established as a private business. It began to broadcast on February 14, 1922. In 1927, it was reorganized and replaced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In November, 1936, it became the first TV broadcasting corporation in the world with TV programmes broadcast.
BBC provides people with the latest news, entertainment and education. These programmes are not under the control of the government. Nor are they affected by other organizations. In the meantime, BBC does not express its own opinion on international affairs or public policy.
BBC has two TV channels, covering the whole country, that is BBC-1 and BBC-2 and three radio broadcast webs, one for family service, another for entertaining programmes, the third for special interesting programmes. The third web broadcasts four programmes. They are classical music, teaching programmes, sports and famous arts and common knowledge. BBC programmes include foreign language programmes, broadcast in 35 foreign languages.
The BBC World Service sends radio programmes around the world in 42 languages. With a regular audience of about 140 million listeners, it reaches more people than any other ternational broadcaster. The World Service also prepares news programmes for its sister television organization and is responsible for a major new gathering service getting information form the world’s media. The World Service receives a direct grant from the British Parliament for operating international broadcasting.
BBC English is part of the BBC World Service. BBC English is for people who want to improve their English. It broadcasts all kind of programmes, which change from month to month. There is a special grammar programme for explaining difficult grammar points. There are programmes about life in Britian. There is also a programme about the differences between written and spoken English. English lessons are broadcast every day on the radio with explanations in English and other languages. They are the easiest to follow. For example, BBC English broadcasts programmes for China with explanations in Chinese.
It is not difficult to find out information about the programmes. You can write to BBC English and ask for any information you need.
It is necessary to use a short-wave radio to pick up the programmes. Sometimes it is difficult to receive them clearly. If you do have difficulties, it is better to try once again another day.
36.BBC English broadcasts all kinds of programmes ____.
A.which change from month to month B.which change regularly
C.in special grammar rules D.by explaining different grammar points
37.If one needs any information from BBC English, one can ____.
A.get it easily free of charge B.get it easily by paying something
C.hardly get it without paying anything D.seldom get it just by writing a letter
38.I think all the programmes from BBC English is of great use to you. This sentence means ____.
A.I think all the programmes from BBC English is very great
B.BBC English has many great useful programmes.
C.You can use all the programmes from BBC English
D.All programmes from BBC English are very useful for me
For some time past it has been widely accepted that babies----and other creatures----learn to do things because certain acts lead to “rewards”; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used also to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological (生理的) “drive” as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.
It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful outcome.
Paousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to “reward” the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began to study the children’s response in situation where no milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “switched on a display of lights---- and indeed that they were able to learn quite complicated turns to bring about this result, for instance, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three turns to one side.
Papousek’s light display was placed directly in front of the babies and he made the interesting observation that sometimes they would turn back to watch the lights closely although they would “smile and bubble” when the display came on. Papousek concluded that it was not primarily the sight of lights which pleased them, it was the success that they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a fundamental human urge to make sense of the world and bring it under intentional control.
47.According to the author, babies learn to do things which ____.
A. are directly related to pleasure B. will meet their physical needs
C. will bring them a feeling of success D. will satisfy their curiosity
48.Papousek noticed in the studies that a baby ____.
A. would make learned response when it saw the milk
B. would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drink
C. would continue the simple movements without being given milk
D. would turn its head to right or life when it had enough to drink
49.In Papousek’s experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to ____.
A. have the lights turned on B. be rewarded with milk
C. please their parents D. be praised
50.According to Papousek, the pleasure babies get in achieving is a reflection of ____.
A. a basic human desire to understand and control the world
B. the satisfaction of certain physiological needs
C. their strong desire to solve complex problem
D. a fundamental human urge to display their learned skills
第III卷读写能力测试（共四部分，满分55分）
第一部分：阅读下列短文，按要求答题（共10小题；每题2分，满分20分）。
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their heart into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.
46. The Internet cannot be used for __________．
A. studying B. shopping C. thinking D. playing
47. When the computer was invented, it was__________．
A. large and worked quickly B. small and worked slowly
C. large but worked slowly D. small but worked quickly
48. The Internet was born in about __________．
A. 1960 B. 1970 C. 1980 D. 1985
49. Which of the following is true?
A. Few students like going into the Internet.
B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”.
C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.
D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well.
50. What does the writer think of the Internet?
A. It is wonderful. B. It can make students study harder.
C. It is not good for students. D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.
● Paris City Tour， Seine River Cruise (巡游) and the Eiffel Tower
Duration： 5 hours
Departure Dates： Daily
Unavailable Date： July 14 (Bastille Day)
Departure Point： Paris
Departure Time： 9:00 am， 12:00 pm， 3:00 pm
This tour will give you a view of Paris from three different viewpoints. It includes a coach tour around Paris with a Seine River cruise， which will take you back through 2 000 years of Paris history. The tour concludes with an elevator ride up to the 2nd floor of the Eiffel Tower， where you can experience its wonderful view.
● London City Tour， Thames River Cruise and English Pub Lunch
Duration： 8.5~9 hours
Departure Dates： Daily
Unavailable dates： January 1 (New Year's Day)， December 24~26 (Christmas)
Departure Point： Victoria Coach Station， opposite Gate 1
Departure Time： 8:45 am
You will visit great architecture like Westminster Abbey， the Big Ben， the Houses of Parliament， and the Buckingham Palace. The tour includes 38 ceremonies and 14 Royal weddings.
At noon， you'll have twocourse lunch in a traditional London pub. After lunch， there will be a Thames River Cruise for great views of the Houses of Parliament， London Eye and London's famous bridges. The tour ends at the Tower of London.
● Full Day Tour to Naples and Pompeii
Duration： 13 hours
Departure Dates： Daily
Unavailable Dates： New Year's Day， Christmas Day， December 31
Departure Point： Rome Hotel
Departure Time： 6:30 am
Take the “Highway of the Sun” and travel through the Roman countryside.
Arriving in Naples， you will go on along the hill of Posillipo， where you can enjoy views of the volcano Vesuvius which erupted in AD 79， destroying the towns of Pompeii. At Pompeii you will stop for lunch.
After lunch， visit the site for two hours with a local guide， traveling through the ruins of this ancient city. Then return to the coach for a journey of 3 hours back to Rome.
68.If you have a holiday on New Year's Day， you can choose .
A.Paris City Tour B.London City Tour
C.Roman City Tour D.Pompeii City Tour
69.This passage is most likely to be found in .
A.a technical report B.a science magazine
C.a local newspaper D.a history book
70.We can learn from the passage that .
A.Seine River Cruise will take you back through 2 000 years of European history
B.English Pub Lunch will give you a chance to see a traditional London pub
C.tourists can enjoy views of the volcano Vesuvius erupting in Pompeii
D.the journey back to Rome will take about four hours
71.The main purpose in writing this passage is to .
A.attract more tourists to Rome
B.introduce three tourist tracks in Europe
C.show some ancient tourist attractions
D.make European culture better known
“You must be mad！” said my friends. “Giving up your job now， when there isn't much chance of finding another one， ever！”
But I had already come to my lonely decision. To wake up in the morning with a sense of fear， to force a hasty breakfast down an unwilling throat and then to set off for work with pounding heart and frozen face had become habitual， and I had turned to tranquilizers(镇定剂) to help me along.
It hadn't always been as bad as this. Ten years before I had managed quite well.
I， in common with most other teachers， am rather selfcritical， and I knew now I was no longer “managing”.My classes were noisy， the children were not learning very much， and my attempts to cope with changing teaching methods produced very little effect. At one time my very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence. Now they give a vague(含糊的) “Hello， Miss”， and carry on. I had run out of enjoyment and enthusiasm. It was time to stop.
Was it all my own failure？ In fairness to myself， I don't think it was. I had plenty of ideas， I loved my subject， and I liked children.
I had been idealistic. But the reality I faced was bored children， overstimulated(刺激)by videowatching the night before and tired out by a late bedtime. They were given the wrong food at the wrong time， who came without breakfast to school and then stuffed themselves with gum and chocolates bought on the way； who were “high” with hunger in class and talked restlessly as the cooking smell from the school kitchen came drifting (漂) to all floors.
I had been trying to create the basic conditions in which teaching becomes possible， but I had failed， and no longer had the stomach for the job.
64.The reason why the writer decided to give up her job was probably that .
A.teaching children wasn't challenging
B.she took no pride in her work
C.teaching had become too much for her
D.she disliked the new teaching method
65.“My very presence in the doorway would be enough to ensure a partial silence” means“ ”.
A.I'd very well make some students stop talking simply by standing in the doorway
B.when I came to the doorway， the class would immediately quiet down
C.all the students would become silent on my turning up in the doorway
D.my appearance in the doorway could at least comfort the class
66.The following are all reasons that children couldn't concentrate in class EXCEPT .
A.they were tired out because they went to bed too late
B.they were burdened with too much homework
C.they were not properly fed by their parents
D.they were over excited by videowatching the night before
67.We can infer from the passage that the writer .
A.had no love for children at all
B.never truly enjoyed teaching
C.found it difficult to give up her job
D.felt extremely nervous about each coming day