Ever since Stephanie’s 13th birthday we have been receiving comments from other
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Ever since Stephanie’s 13th birthday we have been receiving comments from other adults expressing their sympathies because our daughter is now a teenager．We’ve heard everything from，“Sure she’s a good kid，but just wait，now that she’s teenager…”to the ever inspiring，“Well，all kids are rotten when they are teenagers，just try to go through it the best way you can．”What’s more upsetting is that many of these insensitive adults feel the need to share their negative predictions well within the hearing of both our daughters．
I know that teenagers can be moody（闷闷不乐）and difficult at times，but I’m 38 and I can also be difficult and moody．We worry about the future and want today’s kids to know that we care
for them and that there are opportunities that wait for them．However, at the very point they set out on that journey toward adulthood we stand there watching them disapprovingly（不赞成），just waiting for them to make mistake．“just like we knew they would．”We tell them to respect themselves and to say no to drugs，yet we fail to set a positive example by treating them with kindness and consideration，demonstrating（示范）our respect for them．
I have，at times been guilty of this behavior but am now realizing that the more I see each person as a person，the more I am pleasantly surprised in some way or another. For example，a few weeks ago my husband and I were having dinner at our favorite restaurant and two teenage boys came in and sat down right beside US．I must admit that my first thought was，“perfect，there goes our quiet, peaceful dinner．”I was so wrong! These young men were well behaved．quiet and left a nice tip for the waitress．Once I looked beyond the jeans so loose they were practically falling off and the multi-colored hair, I saw what fine people these kids were．
Many of the people who，perhaps unknowingly, treat teens with disrespect are unhappy about the fact that pop singers and sports stars are our children’s heroes. I feel that unless We give them something better to go after, we really shouldn’t complain．
66．When their children reach their teens，parents usually expect_________．
A．trouble B．sympathy
C．congratulations D．inspiring comments
67．In the author’s opinion，the trouble with parents is that________．
A．they are too watchful of their teenage children
B．they are too concerned about their children’s future
C．they fail to treat teenagers with enough kindness and respect
D．they speak ill of their children within their hearing
68．When two teenagers came into the restaurant and sat beside the author, her first thought was that__________．
A．they were wrong to have chosen this restaurant for dinner
B．something interesting was going to happen over dinner
C．her quiet dinner with her husband would be ruined
D．she and her husband were going to have a pleasant surprise
69．What does the author think of the two teenage boys?
A．They may become nice people if they are willing to change their lifestyle．
B．They are typical of teenagers who wear ill-fitting clothes and dye their hair．
C．They’re fine young men despite their loose jeans and multi-colored hair．
D．They will respect you if you respect them．
70．What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．There is nothing wrong with teenagers admiring pop singers and sports starts．
B．If our children admire pop singers and sports starts，it is the parents who are to blame．
C．Pop singers and sports stars should not be heroes of our children．
D．Parents should set a good example for their children to follow． |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B |
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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36--55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A great many people are disappointed because of unrealistic expectations.
Walking up to a department store’s cloth counter, a(n) 36 young woman said,“I want to buy this material for a new dress. How much does it cost?”
“Only one 37 per yard,” replied the smirking (自鸣得意的) male clerk.
Not to be 38 back by the funny words, the woman said,” That’s fine! I’ll take ten yards.”
With 39written all over his face, the clerk 40 measured out and wrapped the cloth, then held it out teasingly, 41 forward to receive his “ 42 ”.
The woman got the package quickly from the clerk and 43 to a little old man standing beside her. “Grandpa will pay the bill instead of me,” she 44 .
He was no 45 disappointed. But in the course of living, many people are 46 when others do not 47 their expectations. In order to be happy, some expectations must be 48. These three particular 49 and unhealthy expectations are some of the main causes:
1. Expect too much 50 .When others say,“Thank you,” or in any way to show their gratitude, be 51 . It is a gift!
2. Expect others to make you happy. They simply cannot do that. Make yourself happy and 52 your joy with others.
3. Expect not to be 53 . At times, people will simply not come through for you in the way you need. 54 them and move on.
Get rid of these three unrealistic expectations and you can begin to expect more 55 right away!
36. A. tricky B. attractive C. ugly D. generous
37. A. kiss B. pay C. dollar D. cent
38. A. moved B. forced C. fought D. taken
39. A. happiness B. enjoyment C. expectation D. courage
40. A. hurriedly B. slowly C. patiently D. curiously
41. A. setting B. sitting C. leaning D. taking
42. A. reward B. payment C. bonus D. money
43. A. tended B. paid C. pointed D. nodded
44. A. smiled B. begged C. waved D. thought
45. A. wonder B. use C. good D. doubt
46. A. encouraged B. disappointed C. annoyed D. surprised
47. A. live up to B. go against C. go without D. hope for
48. A. set B. made C. dropped D. completed
49. A. reasonable B. proper C. unimportant D. unrealistic
50. A. profit B. kiss C. appreciation D. disappointment
51. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. excited
52. A. spare B. share C. make D. control
53. A. put down B. let down C. taken down D. thrown down
54. A. Forgive B. Punish C. Blame D. Praise
55. A. happiness B. encouragement C. excitement D. pride |
New York Times---( DINITIA SMITH )Tomorrow is the 433d anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. A recent survey shows that more people are watching him, reading him and studying him than ever before.
Consider the recent yearly conference of the Shakespeare Association of America in Washington, where more than 600 people who study or admire Shakespeare from 18 countries took in topics like ‘‘Whither Attribution Studies,’’ ‘‘Unpopular Shakespeare’’ and ‘‘Sex Me Here,’’ a talk on breast-feeding and Lady Macbeth.
‘‘The national media is saying that fewer students’ taking Shakespeare,’’ Barbara Mowat, the editor of The Shakespeare Quarterly, observed in a speech at the conference. ‘‘But Shakespeare is thriving.’’ The association’s membership has increased by a third since 1990.
The Shakespeare business is so good these days that W. W. Norton is introducing a huge new collections of the plays into the already crowded field just in time for tomorrow’s birthday anniversary. Priced at $44.95, ‘‘The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition’’ runs for 3,420 pages, offering introductions, illustrations and notes and three versions(版本) of ‘‘King Lear.’’
Today, movies and videos have made the plays even more accessible. Last year, ‘‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet’’ was No. 1 at the box office when it opened, and it grossed nearly $50 million. In New York in January, crowds lined up in the freezing cold to see Kenneth Branagh’s four-hour ‘‘Hamlet.’’ The students select a scene and then have a violent discussion about it.’’ Influenced by films, professors are increasingly teaching students by having them perform the plays.
小题1:Why people from 18 countries came to Washington this year?| A．To celebrate Shakespeare’s 433d birth day only. | | B．To watch some plays by Shakespeare as planned. | | C．To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and study his works. | | D．To discuss how to teach students using Shakespeare’s plays. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “ field” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Washington D.C. B. Shakespeare Association.
C. The birthday anniversary. D. The Shakespeare business.
小题3:Which of the many plays by Shakespeare was most popular the year before?| A．King Lear. | B．Hamlet. | | C．Macbeth. | D．Romeo and Juliet. |
小题4:What does the author want to prove by using so many examples about Shakespeare?
A. More and more people are becoming interested in Shakespeare.
B. Shakespeare business is being run well in America nowadays.
C. Plays by Shakespeare can be used at school for more studies.
D. Shakespeare belongs not only to Britain but also to the USA. |
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
With a heavy heart Sally arrived early on the morning of the auction (拍卖). It was almost a year since her dear grandmother passed away in this house. 36 the family business had failed and left them with heavy debts. So the bank had 37 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts． 38 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $450 in order to bid（出价）on the 39 that her grandmother liked very much. Surely this would be enough, she had thought．
Now the 40 moment arrived．Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 41 ．As the auction began, Sally waited．Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt．She held her 42 tightly and listened．The first bid was $45. She was 43 . It was so high．Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 44 $85. Sally cried out “$450!” For a moment there was silence．Hope 45 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 46 her grandmother would have been with her at this moment．Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$475!” She lost her 47 ．Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering 48 so many people would be interested in that old, dirty quilt．Finally the quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 49 .
After the sale, she went to the counter to pay for the few items that were now hers．The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt．“There must be some 50 ．Someone else has got it.” she said．A hand-written 51 was pinned to the quilt, which 52 :
Dear Madam,
I noticed you admiring the quilt．Clearly, it was 53 to you．Please accept this quilt as my 54 . I don’ t expect any repayment from you, but do a 55 favor in the future for a stranger who happens to cross your path．
Yours,
A stranger
36．A．Naturally B．Unfortunately C．Luckily D．Probably
37．A．hoped B．waited C．expectedD．forced
38．A．With B．At C．By D．Over
39．A．house B．present C．furniture D．quilt
40．A．interesting B．necessary C．big D．sad
41．A．turned over B．turned up C．turned back D．turned on
42．A．purse B．picture C．book D．quilt
43．A．glad B．frightened C．moved D．shocked
44．A．rose B．climbed C．reached D．raised
45．A．told B．helped C．filled D．gave
46．A．pleased B．anxious C．angry D．familiar
47．A．thought B．chance C．way D．money
48．A．whether B．what C．how D．why
49．A．relative B．customerC．friend D．stranger
50．A．reason B．secret C．mistake D．fun
51．A．check B．wallet C．address D．note
52．A．read B．wrote C．spoke D．showed
53．A．wonderful B．basic C．pretty D．important
54．A．honor B．respect C．gift D．thank
55．A．particular B．common C．major D．similar |
The use of the mobile Internet in Britain grew eight times as fast as the growth of the PC Internet, according to the latest study from research firm Nielsen Online. Of course, the actual number of Britons surfing the PC Internet is much higher. A recent report found that from April to September in 2008, the number of Britons using the mobile Internet increased by 25 percent, from 5.8 million to 7.3 million. However, the number of Britons surfing the PC Internet is 35.5 million, up only 3 percent. As expected, the report found that the mobile online audiences are younger than the PC-based users, with 25 percent of mobile Internet users aged 15-24 years old, compared to 16 percent for PC-based users. Also as expected, there are more people aged over 55 surfing the PC Internet (23 percent) than those on the mobile Internet (12 percent). This last figure —12 percent of those aged over 55 surfing the mobile Internet, however, surprised me because I had expected to be lower. Mobile audiences are interested in sites that can provide immediate information, or immediate access like BBC News, Google Search, Sky Sports, BBC Weather and G-mail. BBC News is visited by nearly one in four British mobile Internet users, or 1.7 million people. Three of the most popular sites, BBC Weather, Sky Sports and G-mail, actually have a greater reach on the mobile Internet than they do on the PC Internet. BBC Weather gets 21 percent of all mobile users with 17 percent on the PC-based Internet.
44. According to the first paragraph, the majority of Britons are_______.
A. surfing the mobile Internet
B. surfing the PC Internet
C. taking part in the research
D. studying on the mobile Internet
45. The underlined words "PC-based users" in the second paragraph refer to "people ________".
A. using personal computers
B. surfing the mobile Internet
C. repairing personal computers
D. making personal computers
46. According the report, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Some people who are over 55 like to surf the PC Internet.
B. BBC News is very popular with the mobile audience.
C. BBC Weather gets more mobile users than PC-based users.
D. Only young people like to use the mobile Internet.
47. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. Most Popular Web Sites In Britain
B. Fast Growth Of Mobile Internet In Britain
C. Young People Prefer the Mobile Internet
D. Old People Also Like the Mobile Internet |
Jazz was originally sung or played by the African slaves in America. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Africans were sold in America as slaves to work in large plantations（种植园）. After a hard day’s work, these people would gather together and sing, both to forget their worries and also to teach their children about the land and culture they came from. Early jazz music was basically the soulful and sad composition performed by black musicians who had little or no training in western music.
Many different kinds of music helped to create jazz. Jazz probably had its roots in the 19th century. African Americans created blues music from church music and sad songs from the times of slavery. In large cities, African Americans mixed these songs with music from other immigrants and then formed jazz. Sounds from West African, Spanish, French and even Arabic cultures can be heard in jazz music. In this way, jazz is like American culture. Jazz brings many ideas together from around the world to make something new.
There are many different ideas about where the word “jazz” came from.Some experts think that the word just borrows ideas from many different languages. They think that people may have made up their own word to describe the excitement of hearing and playing a new kind of music. Others think that the word comes from the Arabic word jazb. Middle Eastern jazb music and jazz have similar sounds. Several musicians from the Middle East have come to America to study jazz. They mix traditional jazz sounds with music from their own countries. This kind of jazz is called “fusion” and it is one of the most popular forms of jazz in America today.
43. African slaves in the plantations played early “jazz” to _____.
A. earn some money
B. entertain their slave owners
C. develop a kind of soulful and sad music
D. forget worries and keep their land in mind
44. Some experts think that the word “jazz” is a word for people to ______.
A. pronounce the Arabic word “jazb”
B. form a new kind of culture
C. express their inner feeling
D. create a way to explain themselves
45.What can we infer from the passage?
A. By comparison, African Americans have the greatest talent in the world.
B. American culture is a mixture of different cultural and social patterns.
C. The native Americans started jazz music in the time of slavery.
D. The music was created by some professional musicians from Africa.
46. The title of the passage could be ____.
A. Basic Information of Jazz
B. The Features of Jazz Music
C. Different Forms of Jazz Music
D. The Prospect of Jazz Music |
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