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n are taught to read at home by their parents. Like in America, there is diversity(多樣性 ) in Japanese early childhood education. Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential(潛力的 ) development. In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools. Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a universitybased program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top rated schools and universities. Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for the heavy intellectualizing in some Japanese kindergartens. 32. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ________. A. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction B. Japanese parents are more involved in preschool education than American parents C. Japan’s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements D. Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs 33. In Japan’s preschool education, the focus is on ________. A. preparing children academically B. shaping children’s character C. teaching children mathematics D. developing children’s artistic interests 34. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to universitybased kindergartens? A. They can do better in their future studies. B. They can make more group experience grow there. C. They can be individually oriented when they grow up. D. They can have better chances of getting a firstrate education. 35. Free play has been introduced in some Japanese kindergartens in order to ________. A. broaden children’s knowledge B. train children’s creativity C. lighten children’s study load D. enrich children’s experience 第二節(jié) (共 5小題;每小題 2分,滿分 l0分 ) 將答案填涂在答題卡上 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。s house in Connecticut. Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a wele escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, munities throughout the country sponsored Tom Thumb weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun. 21. The underlined words talk of the town means________. A. it was in the newspaper B. it was the most popular topic C. people spread bad rumors about it D. it was discussed in a city meeting 22. Which one of the following statements is true according to the text? A. Charles mother took him to see the famous showman because he stopped growing. B. Tom had to fight with others during the show. C. Tom’ s wedding ceremony helped people cheer up in a dark time. D. Tom and his mother came from England. 23. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine. B. People are always disappointed during war time. C. Entertainment can serve an important purpose. D. People should be married when they are small children. B Death is natural, but do you have any idea of the process of dying? Modern scientists divide the process of dying into two phases clinical or temporary death and biological death. Clinical death occurs when the vital ans, such as the heart or lungs, have ceased to function, but have not suffered permanent damage. The anism can still be revived(復(fù)活 ). Biological death occurs when changes in the anism lead to the “breaking up” of vital cells and tissues. Death is then unchangeable and final. Scientists have been seeking a way to prolong the period of clinical death so that the anism can remain alive before biological death occurs. The best method developed so far involves cooling of the anism, bined with narcotic sleep. By slowing down the body’s metabolism( 新陳代謝 ), cooling delays the processes leading to biological death. To illustrate how this works, scientists performed an experiment on a sixyearold female monkey called Keta. The scientist put Keta to sleep with a narcotic. Then they surrounded her body with icebags and began checking her body temperature. When it had dropped to 28 degrees the scientists began draining blood from an artery. The monkey’s blood pressure decreased and an hour later both the heart and breathing stopped: clinical death set in. For twenty minutes Keta remained in this state. Her temperature dropped to 22 degrees. At this point the scientists pumped blood into an artery in the direction of the heart and started artificial breathing. After two minutes Keta’s heart became active once more.