that they expect their boy students to do better at maths and science subjects than their girl students. All of this leads to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects, gives them confidence and makes them believe that they can succeed.

　　Interestingly, both boys and girls regard maths and science as difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid maths courses, not because they are difficult, but for social reasons.

　　34. The underlined word "territory" in Paragraph 2 most probably means "_______".

　　A. natural ability B. interesting activity

　　C. special hobby D. favourite task

　　35. According to scientific studies, _________ .

　　A. maths is not fit for girls to learn at all

　　B. boys have a special sense of maths learning

　　C. girls are poorer at maths because they are the weaker sex

　　D. girls can learn maths as well as boys if given enough encouragement

　　36. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　A. Maths and science are easy subjects to either girls or boys.

　　B. It seems socially acceptable for a girl not to be able to read and write.

　　C. There is no connection between a girl's ability in maths and her teacher.

　　D. It is a social problem not a problem of brains that girls are poor at maths.

　　37. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Maths-A Difficult Subject

　　B. Are Boys Cleverer than Girls

　　C. Who's Afraind of Maths Anyway

　　D. Boys Are Better at Maths than Girls by Birth

　　第II卷(主觀題 共40分)

　　四、詞匯運用 (本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分)

　　(A) 根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，在答題卡對應題號的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確形式。

　　38. The president's behavior has made him many _________ (敵人) in recent years.

　　39. So far we have ________ (提交) much advice which may help create a comfortable feeling.

　　40. Simon has a habit of being ________ (醒著) at night, worrying about things.

　　41. It is ________ (廣泛地) known that actions speak louder than words.

　　(B) 根據(jù)句意，在答題卡對應題號的橫線上，寫出括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式。

42. For me, friendship seems more _______ (value) and I feel comfortable being with my frie nds.

　　43. On April 5, the government published new rules about school bus ________ (safe).

　　44. The students were ________ (divide) into two groups before the games started.

　　45. To get the work finished _________ (smooth), we decided to invite an expert to join us.

　　五、動詞填空 用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當形式填空，并將答案寫在答題卡對應題號的橫線上。(本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分)

　　46. Mother told me that spring _________ (follow) winter.

　　47. This is our first product in China and of course there _________ (be) more to come.

　　48.—Jack took a photo of you just now.

　　—Sorry! I __________ (not look) in his direction.

　　49. The kind old lady devoted much of her time to ________ (look) after the children in need.

　　50. Look! How clean the floor is! Who ________ (sweep) it?

　　51. — Hi, Judy. Have you graduated from college?

　　— Yes. I ________ (study) in Nanjing University for four years.

　　52. Unluckily, their house _________ (break) into when they were away on holidays.

　　53. The volunteers __________ (train) hard recently for the coming sports meeting.

　　六、閱讀填空 先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在文章后表格的空格內(nèi)填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。所填單詞必須寫在答題卡對應題號的橫線上。每個空格只能填一個單詞。(本大題共5小題，每小題1分，共5分)

Parents are the most important people in our life. They influence our lives in so many ways. They teach us almost everything about living, give us strength of character and make us who we are. It is because of them that we become able to do our duties. The things that we are able to do are actually their gifts to us. Right from taking care of us when we are young to guiding us whenever we need their advice, they are always there by our side.

　　All we can do for them is to give them love and happiness and try to make them feel proud of us. First of all, you need to follow all the good things they taught you when you were very young. It could be about eating healthily or exercising in a regular way, or it could be about helping anyone who needs help.