The other day at a supermarket, I saw a naughty boy of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed．A little smack on his bottom would have done the job，I thought．

Teenagers also cause discipline(纪律)problems．As a teacher I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant．In fact，she had left home to stay with him．So we decided to put her in the school hostel．She refused．When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel she turned round and said：“Why don't you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”

My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her，hoping that gentle persuasion would work wonders．It did not．The last I heard，she had run away from home again．

The list goes on and on．Could it be that today's parents are softer and believe that they must not rod(棍棒惩罚)their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree．I believe it is the parents' duty to discipline the children even at a young age．

My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary．Later when they went abroad，they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined．Their friends abroad were filled with horror and told my daughter that I could be charged with child abuse(虐待)．However，my daughter showed great respect for me when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline．

1.The underlined word“cajole”probably means       ．

       A．persuade          B．scold                C．forgive              D．punish

2.The author would probably          .

       A．beat the children every day                   B．treat the children in a softer way

       C．leave the children as they are                 D．punish the children when necessary

3.We can learn from the passage that        .

       A．the naughty boy’s mother hit him

       B．the teacher’s daughter is living with the teacher

       C．the author’s daughter was thankful for the author’s strict discipline

       D．the author was charged with child abuse by her daughter’s friends abroad

4.Which of the following could be the best title for this passage?

       A．Spoil Kids            B．Value Discipline    C．Respect Parent     D．Protect Kids

I have a close friend who has a good family tradition, that is, each year after Thanksgiving dinner, all of the people sit around in the living room and each person takes a few minutes and gives thanks for what really matters and what has added value to their life over the last year. This is something I valued and followed. I have thought about a lot in the last year, and I finally came up with two things.

The first one is the healthiness of my daughter. She’s as healthy as she can be, and her weight and height are in good condition and she has no illnesses or genetic diseases. I am so thankful for having this wonderful baby in my life, and thankful that she has the gift of good health.

Secondly, I am thankful for the discovery of the value of writing in my life. A year ago, my website. The simple Dollar was only a few weeks old and was far from popular, but on Thanksgiving Day Last year it had about three score readers who ordered it in advance. The process of writing was bringing me enjoyment, but I hadn’t yet realized that I could be successful in it and attract many readers. This past year showed me a lot and I am deeply thankful for it.

After thinking for a while, I began to realize that it was a very powerful and wonderful positive exercise. You spend time reflecting deeply on the positive things in your life, and you often realize that even when things are bad, you do have a lot to be thankful for because there is lots of good in your life, and it can shine a bright light even in a dark spot in your life.

1.What is the good family tradition of the author’s friend’s?

       A．Learning from the past and planning for the future.

       B．Taking about the things that are most worth appreciation.

       C．Learning from the strong points of other family members.

       D．Having Thanks giving dinner together with family members.

2.The author is thankful for all the following thins EXCEPT      .

       A．her success with writing                      B．the enjoyment in writing

       C．the healthiness of her daughter              D．the founding of a magazine

3.How many people had ordered The simple Dollar by Thanksgiving Day last year?

       A．About 30.            B．About 20.            C．About 60.            D．About 40.

4.What’s the purpose of this passage? It tells us that people should         .

       A．hold a positive attitude                          B．reflect on their mistakes

       C．have low expectations of life                 D．neglect their disadvantages

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

L = Lucy   J = Jim

L : Oh, I’ve just had a (1.) t        day today.                                 

J : What (2.) h         ?                                                               

L : Well, I overslept in the morning. I didn’t hear the                          

   (3.) a        clock.                                                                 

J : Oh, everyone does that once in a (4.) w                                  

L : I was late for class, so I drove a little (5.) f       . Guess who saw me?

J : A policeman? You got a ticket?

L : Yeah. He didn’t care that I was late. Anyway, I got to class,

   (6.) b        I had brought the wrong book. The teacher wasn’t                         

   (7.) h         .                                                                      

J : That’s really had.

L : What’s (8.) w        , I have a paper due tomorrow. It’s on a     

Hard drive (硬盘). I went to the computer lab and I couldn’t

(9.) f          my file. I forgot to save the information.           

J : Oh, not!

L : And now I need to go home. And you know (10.) w       ?           

My car keys are missing.

高考在即，一年以后我们每位同学也都面临着志愿的选择问题。对此同学们进行了热烈的讨论。有的同学认为应该依靠父母或老师，因为他们更有经验；有的同学则认为我的未来我做主，父母和老师的想法也许已经过时。请你将同学们的讨论结果和自己（李华）对该问题的看法、写信给对此感兴趣的美国笔友Tom。

注意：

1．词数100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．可适当发挥，增加细节，使行文连贯、完整。

Dear Tom,

With the coming of the college entrance examinations, all the students should make a choice.

                                                             Yours sincerely,

                                                      Li Hua

 ______ good, this kind of fruit sells very well in our city．

       A．Taste                                              B．Being tasted        

       C．Tasting                                               D．Having been tasted

 The ______ look on his face suggested that he ______ that he would fail in the Maths test．

       A．surprising; wouldn’t expect                  B．surprising; hadn’t expected

       C．surprised; hadn’t expected                   D．surprised; shouldn’t expect

 I think he must have seen me at the meeting last night, ______?

       A．didn’t he                                           B．don’t I               

       C．do I                                                    D．mustn’t he

 The Changjiang River has been polluted badly and is not good _______．

       A．to swim it                                          B．to be swum in     

       C．to swim in it                                        D．to swim in

 Thomas _____ in inventing many electrical machines

       A．was successful  B．succeed              C．was success    D．successes

 I would love ______ to the party that evening, but I had an unexpected visitor．

       A．to go                   B．to have gone        C．going                  D．having gone