VI. 完形填空：先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。共15小题，计15分。
DO you enjoy being the only child in your family? Xu Kang doesn’t. The 15-year-old from Changsha, Hunan,   41   a younger sister. He often plays with his little cousins. He shows them   42   to catch fish, play the drum, or just run around fast.
    “They give me so much   43   at weekends,” he said.   44   he can’t have his own little sister. His parents are not only children. The family planning policy (计划生育政策) says that they can’t have two children.
    But now, if you want a younger brother or sister, your   45   may come true. The government   46   on November 15 a change (变化) to the family planning policy. Couples (夫妇) can have two children   47   at least one of them is an only child.  
    There is a big social reason   48   the change. In the 1970s, China’s population saw a big increase. It became a burden (负担) to the country’s   49  . So, China began the family planning policy. It   50   most couples in cities to have only one child.
    The policy has stopped China’s population from   51   too fast. But as a result, the country now faces a labor shortage (劳动力短缺). Factories are having a hard time   52   young workers. Young people also feel   53   to work for their elderly family members.
    “If I have a younger sister or brother, we can   54   each other when we grow up. We can take   55  to look after our old Mom and Dad,” said Xu Kang. He is expecting the day when he can have his own little sister.
41. A. has     B. wants    C. takes     D. likes
42. A. what    B. where    C. how    D. when 
43. A. fun   B. time    C. work     D. love
44. A. And      B. Or    C. So    D. But
45. A. answer   B. record    C. dream    D. pleasure
46. A. announced  B. encouraged   C. pronounced   D. imagined
47. A. unless    B. although    C. because   D. if
48. A. through     B. above    C. after      D. behind
49. A. importance  B. development  C. safety    D. permission
50. A. allowed    B. helped    C. organized    D. invited   
51. A. chasing   B. increasing   C. dropping    D. achieving
52. A. guiding   B. offering     C. teaching     D. finding
53. A. patient   B. unfair    C. stressed   D. energetic
54. A. support   B. influence     C. compare   D. marry
55. A. tastes   B. aims    C. turns    D. points

第三部分：阅读与写作（65分）
VII. 阅读理解：读A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案；读C篇短文，将其选项中的五个句子还原到短文当中。读D篇短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 共20小题，计40分。
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YANG Ming said she felt frustrated when she saw her score report last semester. She used to be a top student.
   “The competition is so fierce (激烈的) that you can’t always stay at the top, although you work to finish your homework late every night,” said Yang. “I couldn’t face my parents and I cried many times.”
   The 14-year-old worked harder since then and broke back into the top 10, though she lost some time for friends. 
   Chen Yong from Nanning thinks it is hard to make friends in middle school.
   “Girls don’t talk to boys very often. Top students have their circles that you can not get into easily,” the 14-year-old said.
   Chen decided to work it out. As the class monitor, he organized several activities to get the class to know each other better.
   Like Yang and Chen, today’s middle school students have to deal with many problems: study pressure, failures, friends, weak confidence and jealousy (嫉妒). Some students including Yang and Chen were lucky enough to be able to fix up the problems themselves. But others weren’t, and ended up with serious mental (心理的) health problems.
   That is why weeks ago a new guide came out to help students to deal with mental problems. The guide asks schools and teachers to care more about students’ mental health by having special classes and organizing activities like class parties. There will even be special textbooks on mental health.
   So next time, if you have a problem, don’t keep it in your heart. Remember you are not alone. Talk to your teachers and you will get help.
56. What do Yang Ming and Chen Yong have in common?
A. They both do best in their schoolwork.  B. They both have their circles at school.
C. They both can deal with their problems.    D. They both feel it hard to make friends.
57. According to this passage, today’s middle school students have to deal with many problems EXCEPT that _________________________.
A. they can not get on well with their classmates
B. they have too much homework to do every day
C. they feel afraid to speak in front of the class
D. they have to do lots of sports to keep healthy
58. What is the new guide probably?
A. A movie.    B. A book.    C. A report.    D. A teacher. 
59. According to this passage, students can deal with their mental health problems by ___________________.
A. going for a walk every day    B. taking part in class parties
C. reading special textbooks    D. staying always at the top
60. What’s the writer’s main idea? 
A. The new guide is good for middle school students. 
B. Yang and Chen have serious mental health problems.
C. Students had better talk about their problems with others. 
D. Parents should pay attention to children’s mental health problems.