1、Part IV Reading comprehension (reading in depth)(25 minutes)Section A Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before makin
2、g your choices. Each choice in bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.When Roberto Fe
3、liz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English .Education soon became a _47_. “I could not understand anything,” he said. He _48_ from his teachers, came home in tears, and thought about dropping out.Then Mrs. Malave , a bilingual educator, began to work with hi
4、m while teaching him math and science in his _49_Spanish.“She helped me stay smart while teaching me English ,”he said .Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he _50_ confidence and began to succeed in school.Today, he is a _51_ doctor, runs his own clinic, and works with several hospitals .Ev
5、ery day ,he uses the language and academic skills he _52_ through bilingual education to treat his patients.Robertos story is just one of _53_ success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most _54_ way both to teach children English and ensure that they succeed academically. I
6、n Arizona and Texas, bilingual students _55_ outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif. , implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state average and college _56_ rates of more than 90%.In E1 Paso ,bilingual education programs have h
7、elped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation.A) wonder I) hidB) acquired J) prominentC) consistently K) decentD) regained L) countlessE) nightmare M) recalledF) native N) breakthroughG) acceptance O) automaticallyH) effective47. E 48. I 49. F 50. D 51.J52. B 53 L 54. H 55.C 56.G
