B. Factors that make rumors so easy to spread.

C. A new device that can check whether online rumors are true or not. D. An introduction to some types of lie detectors.

42. By writing the first paragraph, the writer intends to ________. A. share with readers some exciting news

B. warn readers not to trust anything on the Internet C. tell readers rumors are out of control D. introduce the topic of the passage

43. What makes Pheme different from a traditional lie detector? A. It works by attaching a machine to a potential liar. B. It examines a statement’s truthfulness directly.

C. It can identify a rumor and prevent it from spreading.

D. It is controlled by what is called an“Internet bot”

44. How does the Pheme system determine the reliability of a piece of information? A. Based on the reliability of its sources and the history of its authors. B. Based on how the majority of people react to it.

C. By collecting and examining relevant information to further confirm it.

D. By making use of an “Internet bot” to track and verify the information. 45. Which of the following statements might the author agree with?

A. The Pheme system is not very helpful because all rumors eventually die down.

B. The Pheme system will be ready to help social networks become more accurate by the end of 2014.

C. The Pheme system can identify almost all kinds of rumors on social networking sites.

D. The Pheme system aims to respond to rumors quickly so as to reduce the impact of false ones. C

The Hunan Satellite TV(HNTV) show “Where are we going, Dad?” is a big hit. Many famous stars brought their children to a strange village alone, and they had to spend 72 hours with their children there. The program fully showed us a modern version of the “how to be a good father”. As the young parents today are too busy to take care of their children, this new form of “Lost on the way” played by nanny Daddy and cute kids triggered a lot of people’s emotional resonance（共鸣）. Both the kids and their parents will find that their hearts are being drawn closer. But this kind of feeling has just proved that there is a big spiritual barrier between the modern parents and children. The TV shows like“Children are hard to support!”, “Where are we going, Dad?”, “hot mom” and “cute kids” are becoming more and more popular. All of these show the new parents’ confusion in children’s education and the appeal for the balance between career and family.

In real life, on the one hand the young parents feel helpless because they are too busy to accompany their children under the pressures of work and life; on the other hand they continue to do so. The data collected by HNTV shows that nearly two-thirds of their audience are female, among whom 36% are aged from 25 to 34.We can imagine such a scene that one evening a young mother is watching the show with her young children, while her husband is still at work or trapped in socializing, or maybe is just playing computer games in the bedroom. The story of a child without the company of father is still going on. In fact, it is sometimes the same to mothers. In a modern family, it is often the old who take the responsibility of raising a child. The participation of mother in the children’s education is also very low.

It is just this kind of confusion where the parents have gone in the modern family education, and where the parents will guide their children to go that “Where are we going, Dad?” shows us. If a child wants to grow up healthily and safely into a modern citizen with independent personality and free spirit, it is very important for him or her to follow the parents who serve as their first teacher. Maybe this is the real reason why such kind of TV programs could get hot. The truth is that children will go where their parents go; and society will go where the children go. 46. In raising a child in modern society, parents should ________. A. play computer games with their children

B. keep their children at home to avoid socializing C. balance well between family and career

D. break down the barrier between children and teachers 47. Which of the following can be inferred in the passage?

A. Parents shouldn’t entirely leave the education of children to the old. B. 36% of the audience of the program are female aged from 25-34.

C. The program shows us the confusion where the parents and children will go to play. D. In a modern family it is often mothers who are responsible for raising a child. 48. Which one is the best title of the passage? A. Confusion Behind “Where are we going, dad?” B. Modern Education is Important C. Nanny Daddy and Cute Kids

D. New problems in Modern Children’s Education

49. What attitude towards modern family education does the author express in the second paragraph?

A. Proud. B. Worried. C. Optimistic. D. Indifferent.

50. What does the underlined word “triggered” probably mean? A. taking responsibility B. taking apart C. set off D. keeping company D

The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and now it’s threatening to finish off handwriting as a whole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2012, just 15% of the most 1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive(草写字母). The rest? Block letters.

And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwriting instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive.

At Keene Mill Elementary School in Springfield, all their poems and stories are typed. Children in Fairfax County schools are taught keyboarding beginning in kindergarten. Older students who never mastered handwriting say it doesn’t affect their grades.

There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from the written word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter?

It was at University Virginia that researchers recently discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers,

historians say, because their authenticity(真实性) can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating.

The loss of handwriting also may be a cognitive(认知的) opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better—a lifelong benefit.

It doesn’t take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George’s County, elementary school students use a program called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade.

There are always going to be some kids who struggle with handwriting because of their particular neurological(神经系统的) writing, learning issues or poor motor skills. Educators often point to this factor in support of keyboarding.

51. What is the author concerned about after 2012 SAT exams? A. Keyboarding. B. Shorthand. C. Handwriting. D. Block letters.

52. A poem by Robert mentioned in the passage is used to ____________. A. prove how valuable handwriting is B. explain what a famous poet he is C. show how unique his poem is

D. stress how fascinating the documents are

53. The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that _____________. A. the schools are responsible for the loss of handwriting B. the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missed C. it doesn’t take much to teach better handwriting skills

D. the culture is turning from the written word to the typed one

54. According to the author, when is a perfect time to learn handwriting? A. Kindergarten. B. Primary school. C. High school. D. College.

55. What is the author’s attitude towards this debate? A. Devotion. B. Encouragement. C. Critical. D. Objective.

第II卷 非选择题 (共35分)

第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题。 We found out that Jenny was hearing-impaired（有听觉缺陷的）when she was four and a half years old. Several operations and speech classes later, when she was seven, we found out that Jenny had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（风湿性关节炎）. She could not put pressure on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe.

All through grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She took her medicine, and I would often wrap her feet in towels and hold her until the pain eased. But, as soon as she could bear the pain, Jenny immediately carried on, as though she were free of pain. She was very popular and funny, attending every football game and cheering the team on, carrying her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could reduce the pain. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially sports, could often mean the difference between receiving an award and losing out.

So Jenny came to a decision, and in her strange manner, she began to bombard the high school football coach with requests. She promised. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally, the coach gave in, with the warning, “If you miss ONE game, you are out!”

She carried big buckets of water to her teammates. She bandaged knees and ankles before every game. Often, Jenny could be seen carrying a bucket of water in each hand, nearly dragging them, along with her pillow pressed under her arms.

When asked why he thought that the team was winning all their games, even in the face of injury, one member of Jenny’s team explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down and you can’t seem to move, you look up and see Jenny Lewis, limping（跛行）across the field, dragging her buckets and carrying her pillow. It makes anything that the rest of us may suffer seem pretty insignificant.”

56. When Jenny was seven, why did she walk on tiptoe? (No more than 15 words.)

________________________________________________________________________________ 57. Why did Jenny decide to take part in school activities? (No more than 20 words.)

________________________________________________________________________________ 58. What does the underlined word “bombard” in the fourth paragraph mean? (No more than 2 words.)

________________________________________________________________________________ 59. What made Jenny’s team encouraged in face of difficulties? (No more than 15 words.)

_______________________________________________________________________________ 60. What have you learned from Jenny? (No more than 25 words.)

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