My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”

◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

阅读短文内容, 选择正确答案。（5分）

1.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

A. Quiet and lonely.                    B. Relaxed and excited. 

C. Active and lively.                   D. Happy and easygoing.     

2.According to the first report card, Karl __________.

     A. often went to school late          B. did well at school

     C. did a good job at school                D. failed in the exams

3.When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________. 

     A.didn’t know what to do about her son B. would drive her son away from the house

     C. had no money to support the family      D. would have to hang up

4.Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

     A. The head teacher.                   B. The school adviser.    

C. Karl himself.                        D.The passage doesn’t tell us.

5.From the passage we can learn that __________.

     A. children in single-parent families always have mental problems

     B. mother’s love is important to teenagers’life

     C. parents should give their children everything that they need

     D. school education still works well without the support from parents

配对阅读。左栏是对5个人想参加的活动的描述，右栏是7个电视栏目的简介，请为每一个人选择最适合看的1个节目，并将答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。

A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

A.people drive big cars

B.people drive little cars

C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline

D.the usual size of cars today is too small

2.The usual size of cars today is _____.

A.much smaller than the future one B.as big as the future ones

C.as small as the future ones D.bigger than the future ones

3.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?

A.Big cars cost more.

B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.

C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

D.Small cars are slower than big ones.

4.The streets will be less crowded because _____.

A.there will be fewer cars in the future

B.there will be fewer people in the streets

C.three kinds of roads will be built

D.future cars will be smaller

5.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A.there will be too many cars in the future

B.more and more people will go to cities

C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower

D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads

从每小题A. B. C三个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案

Do you need trust (信任) from others? Yes! Everyone needs,    1    his or her parents. Parents would like to give you    2    space if they trust you. If you want your parents to trust you, you have to show    3   through action.

Let your parents    4    what’s going on at school and something else. Keep your bedroom door open when you’re back. Don’t be mad when they see what you’re    5    on the Internet. Invite your friends    6    your house to meet your parents.

When you do   7    wrong, it can break trust. It’s easy to find some reasons not to tell your parents what you’ve done wrong. For example, you don’t want them to be    8    with you and …The list can go on and on. But if they find the    9  , you’ll be in hot water. Broken trust takes long time to recover (恢复),    10    you can do things gradually (逐渐地) to help your parents believe in you again.

1.A. really                     B. finally              C. especially

2.A. many                   B. more                     C. most

3.A. him                    B. her                  C. them

4.A. know                   B. to know              C. knowing

5.A. looking for                B. looking through      C. going through

6.A. on                         B. to                   C. from

7.A. something              B. anything                 C. everything

8.A. happy                  B. angry                    C. pleased

9.A. truth                  B. reason               C. way

10.A. or                    B. and                  C. but