第六題 信息轉(zhuǎn)換(本大題共5小題，每小題2分，共10分)

　　(請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容填空)

　　An apprenticeship is a form of on - the -job training that combines workplace experience and classroom learning. It can last anywhere from one to six years, but four years is typical for most.

　　One of the advantages of apprenticeship is that it does not cost apprentices anything. The companies that hire them pay for school. What’ s more, it offers apprentices an “earn while you learn” opportunity. They usually start out at half the pay of a journeyman (學徒期滿的熟練工), and the pay increases gradually as they move further along in the job and studies.

　　Despite the advantages, apprentices are usually required to work during the day and attend classes at night, which leaves little time for anything else. Sometimes, they might be laid off (下崗) if business for the employers is slow.

　　Once they completed the apprenticeship and become journeymen, they receive a nationally recognized and portable certification and their pay also increases again. Some journeymen continue employment with the companies they apprenticed with; others go on to different companies or become self- employed contractors.

　　(1) The typical period of apprenticeship is ______.

　　(2) The school of apprentices is paid by ______.

　　(3) A journeyman usually gets ______ the pay of an apprentice.

　　(4) The apprentices have little time for anything else because ______.

　　(5) Apprentices receive a nationally recognized and portable certification after ______.

　　第七題 概括大意(本大題共2小題，每小題5分，共10分)

　　(請按要求概括段落大意，并將答案答在試卷上。)

　　閱讀下面兩段短文，用不超過20詞的一句話概括每段短文的大意，已經(jīng)給出的起始部分不計字數(shù)，并將答案寫在相應(yīng)的位置上。

　　72. Passage1

　　How much sleep is enough for a person? There are different answers for different people. Eight hours a night is considered the average amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are: ten hours for primary school students, nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs. Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night. Leading American scientist Thomas Edison said that sleep was a waste of time. He did, however, take naps during the day. On the other hand, Albert Einstein, another great scientist, said he needed at least ten hours’ sleep at night.

　　(1) This passage mainly tells us ______.

　　Passage2

　　Nowadays, there is a growing concern over such a phenomenon, that is, some parents take care of almost everything concerned with their children, including study, work, and marriage. Some parents believe that this is love; however, it is only to destroy children’s independence thoroughly. For the future of the next generation, more efforts should be made by parents to help their children to be independent. The fundamental one is to cultivate the awareness,　namely, the importance and necessity of being independent, which is supposed to begin from childhood. Children should be taught that no one can be stronger and more helpful than themselves in this world.

　　(2)The main idea of this passage is ______.

　　第八題 指導性作文(本大題共1小題，共15分)

　　(請按要求寫一篇100詞左右的短文。)

　　人們的生活水平越來越高，購買汽車的人越來越多，下面是人們對于個人購買汽車的兩種不同意見，請根據(jù)這兩種看法，寫一篇短文，并表達自己對于這件事情的看法。

　　注：1.標題和開頭語已寫出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

　　2.字數(shù)100—120個單詞。

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