阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Imagine that Mum and Dad have friends over,

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Imagine that Mum and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents might 36 ．But say nothing, and they"ll think you weren"t   37 ．So how can you 38 with adults?
It"s easy． 39 ask them questions about 40 " Many of them like to talk about what they do for a 41 ," suggests psychologist．
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about 42 ．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "light up" when the conversation 43 movies．If a grown-up is   44 Harry Potter, it"s OK to talk about your 45 for Harry．It"s a safe , 46 , one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy．So go 47 and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．
But 48 from topic of video games．"Adults don"t want to hear about your 49 ,
50 they play it," Ursiny explains．
Adults also don"t want to hear slang （俚语）．Don"t use   51  they don"t understand．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in 52 own language．
While most adults aren"t into slang, they do remember wh

at it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what 53 was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun 54 , if you compare your l0th-grade experience with theirs．"
Make sure you chat with your parents 55 to find out which topics are off-limits．
36．A．be satisfied                 B．get mad        C．disagree D．agree
37．A．friendly   B．right          C．good boys      D．helpful
38．A．deal withB．do with        C．talk           D．go on
39．A．So         B．Only           C．Just           D．But
40．A．you        B．yourselves     C．life           D．themselves
41．A．talk       B．job            C．fun            D．living
42．A．books      B．movies         C．TV plays       D．sports
43．A．turns to   B．goes on        C．moves on       D．keeps to
44．A．into       B．like           C．for            D．against
45．A．idea       B．love           C．suggestion     D．hate
46．A．topic      B．dinner         C．love           D．talk
47．A．back       B．here           C．there          D．ahead网48．A．stay away B．go ahead     C．change         D．turn
49．A．video      B．video game     C．play           D．talk
50．A．if         B．when           C．though         D．unless
51．A．video      B．game           C．language       D．movie
52．A．his        B．their          C．your           D．our
53．A．school     B．family         C．discussion     D．children
54．A．story      B．experience     C．discussion     D．grown-up

答案

55．A．ahead B．before C．after D．beforehand
36—40 BACCD 41—45 DBAAB 46—50 ADABD 51—55 CBACD

解析

36．get mad，get angry，因为做错了事情，所以父母可能会很生气。
37．polite，在客人面前不言语，可能给人以没礼貌的印象。
38．talk，从上下文环境来看，要谈论的话题是“如何和成年人交谈”。
39．Just，很简单，就问他们问题。
40．themselves，从下文来看，谈论的是他们何以谋生的问题，所以是询问关乎他们自己的问题。
41．答案解析见40。
42．movies，从下文可以得到答案。
43．turns to，人们活跃起来因为话题转向了电影。
44．into，从下文来看，这个成年人应该是喜欢Harry Potter。Be into表示“喜欢”的意思。
45．idea，向这个成年人谈论自己关于Harry Potter的看法。
46．topic，很显然，这个话题是大家都欣赏的。后面的one是a safe topic的同位语。
47．go ahead，继续谈论这个话题。
48．stay away，从下文来看，成年人除非是玩电玩，否则是不会喜欢关于电玩的话题的。所以要避开这个话题。
49．video game，解析见48。
50．unless，解析见48。
51．language，上文讲到成年人不想听俚语，所以不要用他们不懂的语言。
52．their，小孩应该学着用成年人的语言来和成年人交谈。
53．school，从下文来看，他们谈论的是学校的情况。
54．discussion，关于学校的话题应该是一个有意思的话题。
55．beforehand，提前。在会见成年客人之前应该提前和父母沟通下，了解什么话题可以谈论。

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Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”
He points out that differences among households (家庭) exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children.” Stafford said.
Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most – about 21 hours a week.
Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
Having children increases housework even further. With more than three, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’10 hours.
小题1:According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man ________.

A．takes on heavier work	B．does more housework
C．is the main breadwinner	D．is the master of the house

小题2:How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

A．About 28	B．About 26
C．About 13	D．About 6

小题3:What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?

A．An unmarried man.	B．An older married man.
C．A younger married man.	D．A married man with children.

小题4:What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?

A．Marriage gives men more freedom.

B．Marriage has effects on job choices.

C．Housework sharing changes over time.

D．Having children means doubled housework.

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Some say everyday miracles(奇迹) are predestined(注定的)----the right time for the appointed meeting. And it can happen anywhere.
In 2001, 11-year-old Kevin Stephan was a bat boy for his younger brother"s Little League team in Lancaster, New York. It was an early evening in late July. Kevin was standing on the grass away from the plate, where another youngster was warming up for the next game. Swinging his bat back and forth, giving it all the power an elementary school kid could give. The boy brought the bat back hard and hit Kevin in the chest. His heart stopped.
When Kevin fell to the ground, the mother of one of the players rushed out of the stands to his aid. Penny Brown hadn"t planned to be there that day, but at the last minute, her shift(换班)at the hospital had been changed to see her son’s performance. She was given the night off. Penny bent over the senseless boy, his face already starting to turn blue, and giving CPR, breathing into his mouth and giving chest compressions. And he revived in the end.
After his recovery, he became a volunteer junior firefighter, learning some of the emergency first-aid techniques that had saved his life. He studied hard in school and was saving money for college by working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant in his spare time.
Kevin, now 18, was working in the kitchen when he heard people screaming, customers in confusion, employees rushing toward a table. He hurried into the main room and saw a woman there, her face turning blue, her hands at her throat. She was choking.
Quickly Kevin stepped behind her, wrapped his arms around her and clasped his hands. Then, using skills he"d first learned in Scouts. The food that was trapped in the woman"s throat was freed. The color began to return to her face.
"The food was stuck. I couldn"t breathe," she said. She thought she was dying. "I was very frightened."
Who was the woman?
Penny Brown.
小题1:The author wrote the passage to show us that_______.

A．miracles are predestined and they can happen anywhere

B．whoever helps you in trouble will get a reward one day

C．God will help those who give others a helping hand

D．miracles won’t come without any difficulty sometimes

小题2:Which of the following statements is True of Kevin Stephan?

A．He was hit on the face by a boy and almost lost his life

B．He was a volunteer junior firefighter, teaching the players first-aid skills

C．He worked part-time in a local restaurant to save money for college

D．He saved Penny Brown though he didn’t really know how to deal with food choke

小题3:Why did Penny Brown change her shift and was given the night off that night?

A．She was invited to give the players directions

B．She volunteered to give medical services

C．She was a little worried about his son’s safety

D．She came to watch her son’s game and cheered him

小题4:When Kevin knew the woman was Penny Brown, probably he first felt _____.

A．happy

B．surprised

C．sad

D．worried

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When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority（优先）. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well ad the social environment it came influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception（感知）that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive（情感的）meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.
So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
小题1:According to Paragraph 1, students

A．regard music as a way of entertainment

B．disagree with their parents on education

C．view music as an overlooked subject

D．prefer the arts to science

小题2:In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz an example to

A．compare it with rock music

B．show music identifies a society

C．introduce American musical traditions

D．prove music influences people’s lifestyles

小题3:According to the passage, the arts and science .
A. approach the world from different angles
B. explore different phenomena of the world
C express people’s feelings in different ways
D. explain what it means to be human differently
小题4:What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Music education deserves more attention.

B．Music should be of top education priority.

C．Music is an effective communication tool.

D．Music education makes students more imaginative.

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Camping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and ,at its best, it makes little environmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness, it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively（不引人注目地）and leave no mark.
Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find out their policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts of Scotland, but in England you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.
Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite（野营地）seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsite with no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.
Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standing dead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of biting insects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwind of your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants. A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.
小题1:You needn’t ask for permission when camping in.

A．national parks in England	B．most parts of Scotland
C．crowded lowland Britain	D．most parts of England

小题2:The author thinks that a good campsite is one.
A. with easy access           B. used previously
C with modern conveniences     D. far away from beaches
小题3:The last paragraph mainly deals with
A. protecting animals       B. building a campfire
C camping in woodland      D. finding a campsite with privacy
小题4:The passage is mainly about

A．the protection of campsites	B．the importance of wild camping
C．the human influence on campsites	D．the dos and don’ts of wild camping

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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。
As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities, others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "flight or fight" and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we can"t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.
60．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _____.
A．they regard working as their greatest enjoyment
B．they believe that work is superior to relaxation
C．they are traveling fast all the time
D．they are becoming busier with their work than ever before
61．According to the author, the most important character for a good manager is his _____.
A．strong will to hold out stress
B．knowing the art of relaxation
C．high sense of responsibility
D．having control over performance
62．Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the passage?
A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.
B．Stress is always harmful to people"s health
C．It"s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.
D．Different people can bear different amount of stress.
63．In the last sentence of the passage, "do so" refers to _____.
A．"expose ourselves to stress"
B．"find ways to deal with stress"
C．"remove stress from our lives"
D．"establish links between diseases and stress"

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