B: OK. I'll wait for you at 3 o'clock at the school gate.

六. 完型填空。（10分）

　　Bob is 　1　 American boy. He studies in a high school in Washington. He is fourteen years old and he is in Grade 8 now.

　　Bob was born 　2　 1991 in New York. He started school at the age of six. He studied in a primary school in New York for six years 　3　 he moved to Washington 　4　 his family. He

　5　 in this high school for about two years. Bob's favourite subject is biology（生物） and he is

　6　 in Chinese herbs（中药）. He wishes 　7　 to China 　8　 Chinese medicine 　9　 he finishes high school. He wants to 　10　 a doctor of Chinese medicine.（中医）

　　（ ）1. A. a　　　　　　　B. an　　　　　　　 C. the　　　　　　 D. \

　　（ ）2. A. in　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　D. for

　　（ ）3. A. after　　　　　 B. when　　　　　 　C. before　　　　 D. until

　　（ ）4. A. and　　　　　　B. or　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. with

　　（ ）5. A. studies　　　　 B. studied　　　　 C. has studied　　 D. is studying

　　（ ）6. A. interested　　 B. interesting　　 C. interest　　　 D. interests

　　（ ）7. A. come　　　　 　B. to come　　　　 C. coming　　　　 D. comes

　　（ ）8. A. study　　　　　 B. studying　　　　 C. studies　　　　 D. to study

　　（ ）9. A. when　　　　 　B. after　　　　　 C. before　　　　　 D. until

　　（ ）10. A. is　　　　　　 B. be　　　　　　　 C. becomes　　　 　D. are

七 阅读理解。 （10分）

(A)

　　For many of us，the idea（观念） of a family is a lot narrower（狭窄） than it used to be. （过去）Today children go away to college，and take up（参加） jobs wherever chances seem greatest. So instead of（代替） growing up in a family with grandparents，aunts，uncles and cousins，many of us are truly connected （联系）only to our parents and brothers.

　　Many kids today know little of the lives of their relatives（亲戚） and don't care deeply（深深地） about them.

　　Whether we realize（认识到意识到） it or not，this feeling of being disconnected makes people feel kind of lonely. "People need to feel connected，"says Joy Browne，a doctor in the U.S. "And they will do it in the easiest ways." When family members aren't connected，what could be easier than forming(形成) a connection to famous people?

　　This isn't something unusual，of course. People cried when Mei Yanfang died in 2003. It's natural（自然的） and in most ways （方面）harmless （无伤害的）to feel that way. But that's unhealthy，because these relationships(关系) aren't two-way（双向的，相互的）.

　　For that，we need to stay connected （保持联系）to our own families. Parents can help by telling their children stories about their grandparents，aunts and cousins，and by telling them the children's latest activities and interests.

　　We can use technology（技术） to keep connected （保持联系）with each other. It's easy to send e-mails to grandpa better yet，take a vacation with members of your relatives--not with any other person. A week or so of relaxing vacation can be a great way to tie up(维系) family ties（纽带）. And when a bad thing happens，no one can be as helpful as your relatives. Because no matter（不管怎样） how much we cry for the famous people，they can't be there to cry for us.

梅艳芳（1963.10.10-2003.12.30），生于香港，是一位在全球华人社会和亚洲地区具有影响力的著名女歌手及演员，是二十世纪后半叶大中华地区的歌坛和影坛巨星