C． Passengers can play golf there． D． Passengers can get married there．

（3）Which airport was designed with kids in mind？ A． Munich Airport． B． Changi Airport．

C． Schiphol Amsterdam Airport． D． San Francisco International Airport．

12．（8分）When Alok and I met in 1984， he was attracted by my passionate love of children， dogs， and poetry．I was drawn to his intelligence and his broad， comforting shoulders． Our marriage was very happy， and our sons， Viraj， an accountant， and Anurag， a lawyer， were warm， loving， and blessed with both a high level of integrity （正直） and a naughty sense of humour． It was as if I had everything I had wished for． When people said， \is not perfect，\， \， but it very nearly is．\

But one Saturday night everything became different． Alok and I were about to leave our flat in Delhi for a party when all of a sudden he just passed away． It was a cerebral stroke （脑中风）， instantaneous （猝发的） and without warning．

I was terrified， but felt I owed it to myself， to Alok， and to the boys to rise above the loss and use the strength our love had given me to go forward． I also had to deal with some pressing issues． Where would I live？ Our home was a company﹣owned flat， and most of the services and equipment we'd enjoyed， like the club， medical coverage， even the phone， came with his job．

I made the decision to try and do as much as I could on my own， without asking for， or expecting， other people to help me． As a journalist， I had been privileged to share some truly exceptional life stories． I now had to handle my own life story， and accept change with as much courage as I could muster．

The journey ahead needed new skills． I finally found the right job， and today I am working in corporate communications． My life now is very different from what it was earlier． I understand that we are all given an inner strength， and that we truly grow up， regardless of age， when we learn to stand alone． I hope to start writing again． I would also like to give back to society， to work on a cause that I care deeply about， which is the focus of

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my book： to help others achieve better work﹣life choices so that a new generation of young people， and indeed a new generation of old people， can receive the support they need．

（1）What changed everything for the author？ A． The sudden death of her husband． B． Her happy marriage． C． The birth of her children． D． Moving to a new home．

（2）We can infer from the passage that ． A． the author didn't work when her husband was alive B． Viraj and Anurag engaged in the same occupation

C． the author's job provided them with housing and medical insurance D． the author's current living situation is good

（3）What does the underlined word \？ A． Gather． B． Wander． C． Admire． D． Learn．

（4）What does the author want to tell us？

A． Instead of staying at home， women should work， regardless of age． B． Faced with a sudden change， we should be brave to adapt to a new life． C． We should receive necessary support as we are getting old． D． Society should give support to single women in trouble．

13．（8分）Research shows that humans switch from selfish to unselfish behavior when they are watched． Do you？

A picture of a set of eyes on a computer screen can cause a change in the way people act． Even images of eyes on a charity donation collection box encourage people to be unselfish， because people put more money in a collection box that has a picture of eyes on it than they do when a flower symbol is on the box．

Manfred Milinski from the Max﹣Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Germany

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and Bettina Rockenbach of the University of Berlin， the author of a new study， found that people act better when they are being watched because they feel they will be rewarded for good behavior． Their report also referred to other research showing that this response of behaving well when watched is somehow coded into humans and people respond this way unconsciously， or without realizing it．

It is not just humans that act unselfishly when they are being watched． A fish called the grooming fish cleans other fish． When other fish are around， it is gentler． When no other fish are around， however， the grooming fish bites the fish that it is supposed to be cleaning． The researchers suggest that the best way to get people to behave in the correct way is to make them feel watched． This could be the reason for the success of a famous American army poster． On it was a picture of an elderly man staring fiercely and pointing， it appeared， to the person who was looking at the poster． Under the picture was the caption \． It encouraged hundreds of thousands of young American men to join the army during the Second World War to fight the Germans and Japanese．

（1）According to the report， a person behaves better when he is being watched because ．

A． he wants to be respected by others B． he needs to show he is a good person C． he desires others to like him more D． he feels he will receive some rewards （2）What is the text mainly about？ A． It describes changed behavior when observed． B． It details ways to control people's behavior． C． It tells how to make people work harder． D． It discusses different advertising methods．

（3）According to the text， which of the following statements is true？ A． People pretend to behave better when they are watched． B． Fish bite other fish in a fish tank when they are alone． C． People donate more money when they feel they are watched．

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D． Soldiers fought better during World War II because of a poster．

（4）Where would the study described in the text most likely be found？ A． An entertainment magazine． B． A popular science magazine． C． A tourist brochure． D． A science textbook．

14．（8分）The old saying that practice makes perfect seems to make no sense when it comes to schoolwork． Many educators today are looking for evidence to support the case for homework， but are coming up empty﹣handed． \， \Kohn． He points out that no study has ever found a relation between homework and academic achievement in elementary school．

Mary Jane Cera is the academic administrator for the Kino School， a private， non﹣profit kindergarten﹣through﹣12th﹣grade school in Tucson， Arizona， and she maintains a no﹣homework policy across all grades． The purpose of the policy is to make sure learning remains a joy， not a thing that discourages social time and creative activity．

Many supporters of homework argue that life is filled with things we don't like to do， and that homework teaches self﹣discipline， time management and other non﹣academic life skills． Kohn challenges this popular idea； he says that if kids have no choice when it comes to homework， they're not really exercising judgment， and are instead losing their sense of autonomy （自主）．

At the Kino School， Cera says children often choose to take their favorite parts of school home． \， practicing music with their friends， and taking experiments home to show their parents，\． Surveys of Kino graduates suggest that the early control they are given over their education continues to serve them well into college， and that they feel better equipped to manage their time and approach professors with questions than other students do．

One of the reasons why we continue to assign homework， Kohn says， is our obsession （着迷） with standardized tests． Even if we can agree on the importance of kids doing better on tests， he says， there is no research to suggest that homework is the ticket to success． He says the question isn't just \？ \， but that the quality of

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