In Italy, they are known as “bamboccioni” or big babies. There nearly 60 percent of 1834yearold adults still live in their parents' home, up from almost 50 percent since 1983. Once kept there by the love for their mama's homecooked food, the economic crisis has seen a rise in adults left unable to hold down a steady job or afford a home of their own. Last year, an Italian government minister admitted that his mother washed his clothes and made the bed for him until he was 30. He demanded a law forcing young Italians to leave their parents' home at 18 to stop them becoming hopelessly dependent on their parents.

In the UK, the government has made the term NEETS—not in employment, education or training for these children. In England alone the percent of NEETS aged 19－24 surged to 18.8 percent of the age group—in the last quarter of 2010, up 1.4 percent on the same period a year before. The number of British men in their 20s living with their parents has risen from 59 percent to 80 percent in the past 15 years, while the number of women has risen from 41 percent to 50 percent. The average age of the firsttime house buyers is now 38.

In the US, the problem is known as the “full nest syndrome (综合症)”. Adults there are left struggling to support adult children who have stayed at home with student debts and facing few job opportunities in a weak economy. A recent study showed almost a third of American adults aged 34 and under are living with their parents.

【1】“Big babies” mentioned in Paragraph 2 refer to those adults who ________.

A. are poorly educated

B. are not as smart as others

C. lose their job in the bad economy

D. rely on their parents for a living

【2】The Italian government minister thinks that ________.

A. parents should make their children feel hopeless

B. young people should live on their own after 18

C. parents should never make the bed for their children

D. it is OK for adult children to live with their parents

【3】The underlined word “surged” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “________”．

A. jumped B. reduced

C. recovered D. moved

【4】What does the last paragraph tell us?

A. Some American adult children are a burden to their parents.

B. American parents are happy to live with their children.

C. America has the most adult children compared with other countries.

D. It is a tradition for adult children to live with their parents in America.

【1】The media keep us i______ of the latest news.

【2】He seems to be _________ （缺乏）in common sense.

【3】We all want to make a good first i___________ on each other and not get stuck in an awkward conversation.

【4】The carswere alldecoratedwithflowersfortheweddingc_________.

【5】Since webeganourprogramin1981,wehave alwaystried tofindyouthgroupstobe ________(卷入）intheplantings.

【6】One appropriate project would be a project to develop ___________(电的） cars.

【7】Her sister said she had ___________(故意地） given the man a false name and address.

【8】Research i________ that men find it easier to give up smoking than women.

【9】He was thrown into a ________ （进退两难得境地）where he couldn’t put up with the management but he didn’t want to quit the well-paid job.

【10】I'm not o____________about my chances of getting the job.

【11】The school can’t t_________ cheating in exams.

【12】His _______ (申请）for membership of the organization was rejected.

【13】Many patients are not getting the medical t__________ they need.

【14】In the garden we can find a v_______ of plants.

【15】It’s said that she is not ___________ （专业的）player; she is just a amateur.

Since that lady didn't know whose phone it was, my friend suggested that we go back to 【4】 house that we found the cellphone in front of. I knocked on the door and two collegeage persons answered. They 【5】 (lose) their phones, but as I told them the story and mentioned some 【6】 on the name list, the young man said that he also had those names and it 【7】 be the phone of their friends. I really didn't have anything to say, because in my mind I was just doing the right thing. I 【8】 (immediate) tried to find the owner, because that is exactly 【9】 I would want someone to do if either I or any of my family members lost phones. The purpose of helping others is not for return. 【10】 (help) others is more than enough for me and it is the most endless joy of life.

In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations—UNESCO and National Geographic among them—have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.

Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.

Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.

At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials-including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field notes—which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.

Now, through the two organizations that he has founded –the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project—Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, for the world available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.

【1】Many scholars are making efforts to ______.

A. promote global languages

B. rescue disappearing languages

C. search for language communities

D. set up language research organizations.

【2】 What does “that tradition’ in Paragraph 3 refer to ?

A. Having full records of the languages

B. Writing books on language teaching.

C. Telling stories about language users

D. Living with the native speaker.

【3】 What is Turin’s book based on?

A. The cultural studies

B. The documents available at Yale.

C. His language research in Bhutan.

D. His personal experience in Nepal.

【4】Which of the following best describe Turin’s work?

A. Write, sell and donate.

B. Record, repair and reward.

C. Collect, protect and reconnect.

D. Design, experiment and report.

【语篇导读】本文告诉我们世界上有很多语言和文化即将消失，有很多学者正在努力保护这些文化，如Mark Turin。他们收集，整理这些文化有关的材料，运用现代电子技术进行保存或保护等等。

Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother's chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you，” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it's okay to just say “no”. I shouldn't feel sorry for refusing food that I don't want to eat.

So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5：00 a. m．？ What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases selfconfidence and energy, extends life and above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It's through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.

【1】Why is there a smile on the author's face in the morning?

A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.

B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise.

C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD.

D. Because she feels a sense of achievement.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A. She doesn't treat others politely.

B. She likes to make others surprised.

C. Others don't understand what she does.

D. Others try to help her by offering her food.

【3】What does the underlined word “Commitment” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Good health. B. Firm belief.

C. A strong power. D. A regular habit.

【4】What can we learn about the author from the text?

A. She acts in a strange way.

B. She wants to look different from others.

C. She aims to develop a good body shape.

D. She has difficulty getting along with others.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement. Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many, many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first Earth Day.

According to US government reports, emissions(排放) from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons. The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9 .Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with , the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking ” has become part of practices .

Great improvement has been achieved .In 1988 there were only 600 recycling(回收利用) programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights ,motors , and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution .

Twenty –five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program.” Until we do that, nothing else will change!” say Bruce Anderson.

【1】According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ______.

A. the social movement

B. recycling techniques

C. environmental problems

D. the importance of Earth Day

【2】Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?

A. The grass –roots level

B. The business circle

C. Government officials

D. University professors

【3】 What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A. They have cut car emissions to the lowest

B. They have settled their environmental problems

C. They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D. They have reduced pollution through effective measures.

【4】What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?

A. Education

B. Planning

C. Green living

D. CO reduction

【语篇导读】作者在本文中把现在的美国环境问题和以前的环境问题进行了比较，尤其是几项数据的对比。说明人们现在的环境保护意识有了很大的提高。其中很重要的一项就是环境教育所起的作用。

【1】This is an ____________ mystery of the natural world, and even the scientists can't give the reasonable ________ .(explain)

【2】It is an ________ discovery so we are ________ at it；to our greater ________，it is a disabled man who made the discovery. (amaze)

【3】As soon as the terrible accident happened，in which there were many serious__________，ambulances came in a hurry and rushed the ________ to the hospital. (injure)

【4】The child ________ from his home last month and the police are looking into his ________ .(disappear)

【5】There is no ________ to fail，but it is ________ that we are behind. (evident)

due to，look into，step up，make up，occur to，show up，

take charge of，point out

【1】Tom's losing job is ________ his carelessness.

【2】It never ________me that they two got married.

【3】An hour after the robbery happened，the police began to ________ the case at once.

【4】It's very unkind of you to ________ stories about him.

【5】The competition is coming and we must ________ our training to prepare for the race.

A. which；where B. at which；which

C. at which；where D. which；in which