I still remember the last time I went to the playground with two of my children. It had rained during the night and the playground was very muddy (泥泞的). They had just put on clean clothes, so I was a little worried about the mud on the playground. It was not long before Kathy got her beautiful skirt dirty on the playground. She dug through the rocks. I was about to blame (指责) her for getting her clothes dirty when she ran towards me with a smile on her face. When she got to me, she handed me a little heart-shaped rock and said, “Here, Mom! Here is a heart for you —just because I love you! Keep it!” With tears in my eyes, I thanked her.

Should I blame her for getting her clothes muddy? No way! I still have that little heart-shaped rock. It is one of the best gifts that I have ever received. I realized that many times it was not necessary for us adults to worry about the small things our children did. Let them do what they’d like to.

I will spend a lot more time on the playground with my children. I’m sure I will learn a lot from them. It makes me think of the days when my grandfather told me, “You would not enter the kingdom of happiness until you pretended (假装) to be a small child.”

1.At first, the author wanted to blame Kathy because she __________.

A．ran on the playground

B．dug through rocks

C．gave her a muddy rock

D．got her clothes dirty

2.The author was deeply moved by her daughter’s _____.

A．digging task on the playground

B．special way to show her love

C．smile on her face when running

D．love of the muddy playground

3.From Paragraph 2, we can learn that the author thought parents should _________.

A．not worry about the small things their children do

B．allow kids to do whatever they like

C．keep the presents given by children

D．not give too much care to their own children

4.The author’s grandfather’s words imply that _______.

A．children care more about happiness than adults

B．adults can not share children’s happiness

C．children may find happiness more easily in life

D．adults find it hard to know children’s happiness

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.The writer of this passage must be ______.

A．an American       B．a Chinese          C．a professor        D．a student

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

B．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

C．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

D．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

3.From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A．warmly welcomed at the airport            B．offered a ride to his/her home

C．treated hospitably at his/her home          D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

4.The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A．strict with time                         B．serious with time

C．careful with time                        D．willing to spend time

Win $ 50 in the Coolest Gadget of the Week

Look at what’s the coolest gadget (vote for a chance to win $ 50).

Cryo S: A Cool Netbook Cooler

Like the other devices of NZXT, the Cryo S was designed to provide a competitive advantage at PC gaming. It has two adjustable(可调节的) 120mm fans(风扇) that provide powerful cooling.

The full post(帖子) can be found on Trends Updates.

Starry Night Bed

Are you having trouble getting that good nights sleep that you’re needing? Well, not any more. Why not take a look at the Starry Night Bed? The Starry Night Bed is a great new invention which will revolutionize the way in which you sleep. Not only is this bed fashionable and comfortable but it’s also a gadget heaven. With this bed you get many added gadgets including anti-snore technology, movie projector with speakers, temperature control and many more.

The full post can be found on Tech Styling.

Fugoo—talking gadgets

Fugoo gets all your appliances(装置，设备) talking to each other so your alarm clock could first wake you up and then tell the coffee machine to start working while checking traffic conditions online to tell you how long it will take you to get to work.

The full post can be found on Decide What to Buy.

Vote  What is this week's coolest gadget?

〇 A Cool Netbook Cooler

〇 Starry Night Bed

〇 Fugoo—talking gadgets

1.Where can you find the full post of the “Cryo S”?

A．Tech Styling.       B．Super Cool Pets.    C．Decide What to Buy. D．Trends Updates.

2.If you buy a Starry Night Bed, you can get all the following gadgets EXCEPT ___________.

A．temperature control                     B．movie projector

C．adjustable fans                         D．anti-snore technology

3.From this passage, we learn that Fugoo can_________.

A．check traffic conditions                   B．wake you up       C．take you to work D．make coffee

4.Where does this advertisement probably come from?

A．A magazine.        B．A website.         C．A newspaper.      D．A textbook.

Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 68～70.

1.Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Daniel—he’s ______ since we last met! Much taller than the other boys of his age!”

A．shot up           B．shot out           C．shot through       D．shot down

2.When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ______.

A．shooting yourself in the foot

B．shooting your mouth off

C．shooting the breeze

D．shooting questions at somebody

3.Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ______, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by(路人), was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”

A．shooter           B．shoot             C．shot              D．shooting

You might have some characters that you don’t like. For example, you may be a shy person and you don’t like it; you wish you are an outgoing person. You might then think that you are not clever enough. All these give reasons to you not to like yourself. Fortunately, there are always things you can do to make you like yourself. Here are some tips:

1. Write your success stories

One reason we may not like ourselves is that we are too focused on what we don’t have so that we forget about what we (already) have. So make a list of your achievements; write your success stories. They do not have to be big things; there are a lot of small but important achievements in our life.

2. Accept things you can’t change

There are some things you cannot change, such as your background and your past. So learn to accept them. You will feel much relieved(宽心) if you treat things you can’t change the way they deserve: just accept them, smile, and move on.

3. Focus on your strengths(强项)

Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, focus on your strengths. You always have some strengths which give you a unique person. Recognize your strengths and build your life around them.

4. Stop comparing yourself with others

You are unique. You can never be like other people, and neither can other people be like you. The way you measure your success is not determined by other people. Instead, it is determined by your own life purpose. You have everything you need to achieve your life purpose, so it’s useless comparing yourself with others.

根据首字母与中文意思写出相应单词的正确形式

1.Aren’t you feeling a________(羞愧的) of your body? I think it’s time for you to lose weight. 

2.As teenagers, it is normal for them to become c________(困惑的，不解的) with the changing world inside and outside of them.  

3.We shouldn’t be e__________(难为情的) about our weight.  

4.The homework in a British high school was a little c_______(具有挑战性的) for me. 

5.During the assembly, the h________(校长) told us about the rules of the school. 

6.I cut him in short in the middle of his e________(解释，说明).  

7.If I can tell them we had an e________(紧急情况), then they won’t be mad any more.

8.I am afraid Mrs. Liu won’t quite a______(同意，赞成) of your being here.  

9.When you exercise, your body produces some chemicals that increase your ability to c_______(全神贯注) when you study.  

10. Diets are u________(无用的) for becoming fit in the long term.

假如你是李华，针对你市目前的交通拥堵问题，给市长写一封信，提出自己的建议。要点如下：

1. 私家车增多和司机违规行驶造成交通堵塞；

2. 提出解决的办法，包括：1）政府鼓励人们使用公共交通并限制私家车；

2）修建更多的车道与停车场；

3）教育大众遵守交通规则；

3. 希望市长予以回复。

注意：1. 词数100—120；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

参考词汇： lane n. 车道;  private car 私家车;  parking lot停车场

traffic jam交通堵塞;   public transport公共交通

Dear Mayor,

I’m writing to give some suggestions to improve our city’s transportation.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

We don’t understand what the professor means, but we’ve got ____ rough idea of ____ project plan.

A．the; a            B．the; /             C．a; the            D．a; /

____ in the area reported _____ three people robbing the bank with their heads wrapped in stocks.

A．Witness; to look at                      B．Witnesses; seeing

C．Witnesses; looking out                   D．Witness; to see

---At this time tomorrow _______ over the Atlantic.

---Oh, wish you a good journey.

A．we’re going to fly                      B．we’ll be flying

C．we’ll fly                             D．we are to fly