Part II Cloze (15 points) A previously unknown disease，SARS has entered our daily vocabularyNow we live in its _21While SARS 22 center stage, an ancient and more infection disease is 23 its ugly head. That disease is panic or irrational fear. We need to have a healthy fear for SARS and to take prudent 24 in preventing its spread. But panic fear creates 25 it fears. The panic which is generated by SARS will 26our immune system which 27us more susceptible 28 this dreaded disease. While SARS is known to 29 transmitted through close personal contact, fear is transmitted through all forms of media, including email. Only an 30SARS patient can transmit SARS to others. But fear can be transmitted by anyone, sometimes even with the best of intentions. As we know, fear about it does hurt us. So, how do we 31 with fear? Admit our fear and keep moving 32 by living our lives as normally as possible while taking necessary precautions. For example, it is 33 to stop shaking the hand of a healthy friend. At the same time, it is always a good practice to wash our hands before a meal this _34 be done whether or not SARS 35 . Accept fear as a price of progress. SARS will hit us or it wont. Our fear will not positively change the outcome.21A. shade B. shadow C. silhouette D. image22A. takes B. is taking C. has been taken D. has taken23A. raisingB. rising C. arising D. elevating24A. root B. risks C. steps D. place25A. that B if C. whose D. what26A. weakenB. disable C. lessen D. cripple27A. make B. makes C. making D. made28A. for B. with C. to D. at29A. be B. being C. have been D. have30A. infectionB. infect C. infecting D. infected31A. work B. deal C. cut D. gat away32A. forwardB. about C. down D. away33A. idiot B. silly C. ridiculous D. foolish34A. could B. may C. must D. should35A. persistsB. consists C. exists D. insistsPart III Reading Comprehension ( 30 minutes, 20 points)Passage 1 It may look like just another playgroup, but a unique educational center in Manhattan is really giving babies something to talk about. Its a school to teach languages to babies and young children with games, songs-some of the classes also have arts and crafts, said Francois Thibaut, the founder of the Langrage Workshop for Children, a place where babies become bilingual. Children as young as few months are exposed to French and Spanish before many of them can even speak English. Educators use special songs and visual (视觉的) aids to ensure that when a child is ready to talk, the languages will not be so foreign. Children have a unique capacity to learn many languages at the same time, said Thibaut. Already at nine months, a child can tell the differences between the sounds he or she has heard since birth and the sounds he or she has never heard yet. Thibaut says the best time to expose children to language is from birth to 3 years old. For the last 30 years, the school has been using what it calls the Thibarut Technique, a system that combines language lessons with childs play. “I always wanted to learn Spanish, but by the time I got to high school it was too late to pick it up and speak fluently,” said Marc Lazare, who enrolled his son at the school. I figured at this age, two, its a perfect time for him to learn.” Aside from learning a language, the kids also gain a tremendous sense of confidence. One young student boasted that aside from French, she can speak five languages (though that included monkey and lion). The school gives children the tools to communicate, and sometimes that gives them an advantage over their parents. I think they sometimes speak French when they think I wont understand them,” said parent Foster Gibbons Depending on the age group, classes run from 45 minutes up to 2 hours. Even when the students are not in class, the program is designed to make sure the learning continues at home. Tapes and books are included so kids can practice on their own. ( 359 ) 41. The word bilingual in the first paragraph probably means _.A. capable of using two languages B. both clever and confidentC. aware of their own limitations and strengths D. independent of their parents42. The passage tells us that the best time for a child to learn languages is _.A. before seven years old B. from birth to three years old C. in his childhood D. in his teens43. According to Thibaut, it is possible _. A. for children to take advantage of their parents by using a foreign language B. to expose children to a foreign language after they can speakC. to combine language lessons with sports gamesD. for children