A. remaining; helped B. remained; helped C. remaining; helping D. remained; helping

A. systematic B. effective C. practical D. accessible

As a third-generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned to move away. Even when her daughter and her son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children, she politely refused. Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms. Garza finally say yes. That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move a success, giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.

No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult　children and grandchildren. Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’s mother-in-law, Marian Robinson, has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters. According to a study by grandparents.com, 83 percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson’s decision will influence grandparents in the American family. Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama’s family.

“In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough, fast enough to prove we could do it on our own,” says Christiane Crosby, publisher of Graza magazine for grandparents. “We now realize how important family is and how important to be near them, especially when you’re raising children.”

Moving is not for everyone. Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices, but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling ,but giving up the life you know may be harder.

【1】Why was Garza’s move a success?

A. It improved her living conditions.

B. It strengthened her family ties.

C. It enabled her to make more friends.

D. It helped her know more places.

【2】What was the reaction of the public to Mrs. Robinson’s decision?

A. 17% expressed their support for it.

B. Few people responded sympathetically.

C. The majority suggested it was a trend.

D. 83% believed it had a bad influence.

【3】What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s?

A. They were unsure of themselves.

B. They wanted to live away from their parents.

C. They were eager to raise more children.

D. They had little experiences for their grandparents.

【4】What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph?

A. Ask their children to pay more visits to them.

B. Sacrifice for their struggling children.

C. Get to know themselves better.

D. Make the decisions in the best interest of their own.

【题目】阅读理解
Publishers of books for beginning readers are in the business of doing whatever they can to make children develop a love of reading. At times, that means they'll produce books that are more colorful and more packed with pictures. But it turns out that when it comes to learning to read books, more pictures aren't always better.
In fact, simply having more than one picture on a page can negatively(消极地) affect the ability of preschoolers to learn words from that page, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Sussex. “Storybook reading is a great activity to help children increase their vocabularies,” writes co-author Zoe M. Flack in the University's School of Psychology blog.
But the illustrations(插图) can affect how well children will learn new words. “For example,” Flack writes, “We know that children learn words better if illustrations are realistic.” Also, studies have shown that adding bells and whistles(哨声) to storybooks may negatively affect learning, according to Jessica S. Horst, Flack's co-author for the study. “We also know that children look within illustrations for the things they hear in the story, so if the story mentions a girl dropping an ice cream, children will look at the ice cream in the illustration.”
With that in mind, Dr. Horst and Ms. Flack began to wonder what would happen when picture books show many illustrations on a page and how young children who haven't yet learned to read know which illustration to look at while listening to a story. To find out, they read storybooks that displayed either one or two illustrations per page to 36 three-year-old children. As it turns out, children who listened to stories with only one illustration at a time learned twice as many words as children who listened with two or more illustrations.
（1）Why do publishers produce books with many colorful pictures?
A.Because such books help kids improve their imagination.
B.Because parents are more interested in such books.
C.Because they want to help kids love reading.
D.Because such books are easier to produce.
（2）What does Zoe M. Flack say about storybook reading?
A.It helps kids learn new words.
B.Illustrations aren't that necessary.
C.More words should be added to a story.
D.It helps kids improve their reading ability.
（3）What did the researchers find through their research?
A.Reading is a very important activity.
B.One page should have only one illustration for kids.
C.Children know what books they should read.
D.Children don't really love looking at illustrations.
（4）According to the passage, the findings can help publishers____________.
A.choose better stories for children
B.produce more types of storybooks
C.Produce better books for little kids
D.Make more money through producing books

— Be careful. If you _________ now, you’ll regret it later.

A. cut corners B. fly off the handle

C. laugh your head off D. sleep like a log

【1】What festival is it the day after tomorrow?

A. Christmas. B. Halloween. C. Thanksgiving.

【2】Who will the woman have dinner with on Christmas?

A. Sam. B. Paul. C. Paul’s parents.

【题目】完形填空
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he 1his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always 2 his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree,3 to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the 4made through years. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs(海关) check. The watch on his wrist was also required to be taken down for5. Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying 6 for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a 7 fake(假货). When he was8of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,9cost nearly 100,000, into pieces10hearing Glen's words. Glen was 11. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined 12. For many times of entry-exit 13 he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and 14 him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if15 reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be 16 by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after17the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep 18 on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of 19, which he would remember as the 20of his success forever.
（1）A.went up B.set up C.took up D.picked up
（2）A.honors B.mentions C.brings D.owes
（3）A.objected B.refused C.decided D.asked
（4）A.books B.things C.pounds D.savings
（5）A.inspection B.look C.test D.experiment
（6）A.it B.one C.them D.these
（7）A.careless B.priceless C.hopeless D.worthless
（8）A.afraid B.ashamed C.proud D.hard
（9）A.whose B.what C.which D.as
（10）A.at B.on C.in D.by
（11）A.shocked B.delighted C.disappointed D.satisfied
（12）A.closely B.quietly C.quickly D.curiously
（13）A.conditions B.chances C.experiments D.experiences
（14）A.stopped B.warned C.urged D.hoped
（15）A.found out B.came out C.sent out D.set out
（16）A.hit B.charged C.praised D.blamed
（17）A.boarding B.getting off C.flying D.observing
（18）A.expression B.idea C.thought D.impression
（19）A.lies B.honesty C.goods D.bravery
（20）A.choice B.lesson C.secret D.belief

【题目】我爷爷如此盼望着麋鹿归来，以至于在南海子麋鹿苑看到它们时，他抑制不住激动，哭了起来。(contain, burst)
My grandfather longed for the return of the Milu deer so much that he when he saw them in the Nanhaizi Milu Park return to China.

【题目】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1)．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2)．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
My dad is an enthusiastic runner. Influencing by him, I was very sporty before the age of 15. Therefore, after I went to high school, I stopped to taking physical exercise because of my busy schoolwork. One morning, I ran for only one minute to catch a bus, but I was quite out breath. This made me realizing that I was overweight. Then I made a decision which I would take up a sport to help myself get in shape again. A friend of me recommended(推荐) a swimming pool not far away from my house. Now I go swimming several times one week and have started to feel the benefit of regularly exercise. Swimming makes me relaxed and energy.

【1】How long has Michael Wilson been cooking?

A. For the last twenty years. B. Since he was twenty years old. C. Since he was a kid.

【2】What does Michael Wilson say about making friends?

A. Having something in common helps a lot.

B. Eating together is a great way to get to know others.

C. Language is necessary for making friends.

【3】According to Michael Wilson, where would be a good place to eat beef?

A. New York City. B. Finland. C. Shanghai.

【4】What does Michael Wilson probably use in his dishes?

A. Complicated sauces.

B. Expensive spices (香料) from around the world.

C. Local fruits and vegetables.