第一题 听力理解。（略）注意：答题卡1—20不填涂。
第二题：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Examinations have a longer history in China than in any other country, yet it is today an issue around in which controversy flourishes（活跃）. At each stage of their school lives children are faced with exams: exams to enter junior middle school, senior middle school, vocational school（职业学校）, colleges and universities. As a result of having constantly to think of these hurdles(障碍) facing them children find themselves under constant pressure, unable to take time off from studying exam-oriented subjects to relax with friends or to develop other interests. Within school the concentration on exam success leads to the neglect（疏忽） of courses which are not central to the examinations and a method of teaching and learning which emphasizes training the ability to do well in tests but neglects developing the ability to think creatively.
