PART II Reading Comprehension (40 points )
16、根据以下资料，回答16-35 题：
Just as Mrs．Waldman hands out the spelling test, you see Jeff pull out a small piece of paper with a lot of words on it．Jeff hides the note into his closed fist but soon takes it out again．While he’s taking the test, you see him looking back and forth between the teacher and his paper．There’s no mistaking it---he’s cheating.
Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives, or acts dishonestly on purpose．For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport．If a baseball team is for kids who are 8 or younger, it’s cheating for a 9-year-old to play on the team.
At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else’s idea for a science project or by copying a book report off the internet and turning it in as if it’s his or her original work.
One is inclined to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answers on the test．But it doesn’t solve the problem of not knowing the material and it won’t help on the next test---unless the person cheats again.
Sometimes it may seem like cheaters have it all figured out．They can watch TV instead of studying for the spelling test．But other people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them．The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that good grade．And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.
Some kids cheat because they’re busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying．Other kids might feel like they can’t pass the test without cheating．Even when there seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isn’t a good idea.

Why did Jeff look at the teacher from time to time while taking the test?
A．He was afraid that the teacher might find out what he was doing.
B．He had a question for the teacher but was afraid to ask.
C．He wanted to get the teacher’s attention.
D．He wanted to hand in his paper as he was done with it.


17、 According to the author, cheating__________ .
A．occurs mainly in test-related settings
B．can take on various forms and happen anywhere
C．usually happens when one is doing a science project
D．happens when we don’t know the answer to a question


18、 What can’t cheating help to do?
A．To pass examinations.
B．To get a satisfactory score.
C．To make difficult things easy.
D．To really get the knowledge.


19、 Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to “cheaters have it all figured out” (Para.5)?
A．Cheaters know they won’t be caught.
B．Cheaters make a plan in advance.
C．Cheaters can reach a balance between work and play.
D．Cheaters clearly know the consequences of cheating.


20、 The main purpose of the passage is to__________ .
A．inform readers why people cheat
B．predict possible consequences of cheating
C．persuade students to quit cheating
D．discuss different occasions when people cheat

21、根据以下资料，回答21-40 题：
Experts say over half of the world’s seven thousand languages are in danger of disappearing．Every two weeks one language disappears.
Sometimes a language disappears immediately when the last person speaking it dies．Or, a local language might disappear more slowly．This happens when an official language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents．Official languages often represent a form of control over a group of people.
Throughout history, the language spoken by a powerful group spreads across a civilization．The more powerful culture rarely respects the language and culture of smaller groups．Smaller cultures lose their local language as the language of the culture in power has a stronger influence．
Experts say protecting languages is very important for many reasons．Languages contain the histories, ideas and knowledge of a culture．Languages also contain valuable information about local medicines, plants and animals．
Many endangered languages are spoken by native cultures in close contact with the natural world．Their ancient languages contain a great deal of information about environmental systems and species of plants and animals that are unknown to scientists．As the last speakers of a language die off, the valuable information carried within a language also disappears．Language is, in many ways, a window to the mind and the world．
Any hope for protecting languages can be found in children and their willingness to learn．It is these young people who can keep this form of culture alive for future generations.

Which of the following is true?
A．No one can prevent languages from disappearing.
B．There will not be any local languages left some day.
C．There have existed 7,000 languages in history.
D．Half of the world’s languages will possibly disappear.


22、 An official language is a language that__________ .
A．is highly advanced
B．has a stronger influence
C．competes with a local language
D．has a longer history


23、 Language is a window to the mind and the world because__________ .
A．it contains information about both culture and nature.
B．it represents the working of the human minds
C．local languages are more closely related to culture
D．ancient languages can reveal ancient people’s thoughts


24、 According to the passage, a language will be better protected when__________ .
A．it is linked to a powerful culture
B．people are forced to speak it
C．it keeps pace with the times
D．children are interested in learning it


25、 The passage mainly discusses__________ .
A．language and culture
B．the power of language
C．language protection
D．local languages