It happens every day, everywhere I go. At the supermarket and the post office, people keep telling me to enjoy my kids while they are 　31 . I spend my days taking care of them and answering 32 questions about everything from why we have two eyes but one nose to 　33 there are toilets in the heaven. They 　34 me from eating a full meal or getting a full 　35 sleep.

Yet, the other day, when I took my kids to a children’s museum, I began to 　36 what people were trying to tell me. It was the 　37 time we went there without diaper (尿布) bag, baby bottle or stroller (婴儿车). As I watched my sons paint there, I was suddenly 38 by a wave of 　39 . My babies weren’t babies any more.

Now I’m paying more attention to the 　40 that won’t happen when my kids are 　41 .

I’m enjoying when Christ looked up the sky and cried 　42 , “Wow! The moon!” In a few 　43 , it will take a rare Shrek card or something else to get him that excited. I’m 　44 when Nicholas put down his fork at dinner and asked, “Mommy, how are you doing?” About ten years from now , he 　45__ not care. When they’re in primary school, they won’t want to hold my 　46 any more. In junior high school, they won’t hug me and say, “I love you, too.” In high school, they won’t even want to be 　47 with me.

Pretty 　48 they’ll both be gone. And I’ll 　49 through the supermarket and the post office alone, warning young 　50 to enjoy their kids while they are little. Hope they’ll listen.

31. A. well　　　　　　　　　 B. little　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. humorous

32. A. strange　　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　　　　　 C. endless　　　　　　　　　　 D. special

33. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 D, when

34. A. make　　　　　　　　 B. turn　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　 D. keep

35. A. day’s　　　　　　　　 B. time’s　　　　　　　　　　　 C. night’s　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bed’s

36. A. realize　　　　　　　　 B. admit　　　　　　　　　　　 C. remind　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. admire

37. A. very　　　　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. best　　　　　　 D. first

38. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　 B. thrown　　　　　　　　　　 C. stuck　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

39. A. happiness　　　　　 B. sadness　　　　　　　　　 C. luck　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fail

40. A. accident　　　　　　　　　　 B. event C. scene D. moment

41. A. younger　　　　　　　　　　 B. better　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　　　　　 D. older

42. A. excitedly　　　 B. disappointedly　　　　　 C. lovely　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shyly

43. A. days　　　　　　　　　 B. weeks　　　　　　　　　　 C. months　　　　　　　　　 D. years

44. A. measuring　　　　　 B. pleasing　　　　　　　　　 C. treasuring　　　　　　　　 D. surprising

45. A. might　　　　　　　　 B. should　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. need

46. A. hair　　　　　　　　　 B. hands　　　　　　　　　　　 C. bag　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. basket

47. A. seen　　　　　　　　　 B. talked　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. treated

48. A. quickly　　　　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　　　　　　 C. soon 　　　　　　　　　　 D. more

49. A. come　　　　　　　　 B. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wander　　　　　　　　　 D. pass

50. A. fathers　　　　　　　 B. mothers　　　　　　　　　 C. people　　　　　　　　　　 D. ladies

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Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my  1  . That was before all the fun was taken out of   2  .

At first, everyone on the team got   3   playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the   4  started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have   5  one on one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our   6  . The coach was replaced.

The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was 7  . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the   8  .Of course, all teams run drills; they are  9  . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble   10  . Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises   11  for 18-year-olds.

I was very thin   12  I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too  13  to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual  14  .

Is all this pressure necessary? I  15   up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s  16  , because they had so much potential. They were just burned out with all the pressure they   17  from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and   18  my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing   19  him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I   20  down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot easier to do it well.

1.A.class　　　　　　　　　　  B.club　　　　　　　　   C.team　　　　　　　　  D.board

2.A.playing　　　　　　　　   B.living　　　　　　　　  C.learning　　　　　　  D.working

3.A.great　　　　　　　　　　  B.equal　　　　　　　　  C.right　　　　　　　　  D.extra

4.A.business　　　　　　　　 B.struggle　　　　　　  C.attempt　　　　　　　　　　 D.pressure

5.A.free　　　　　　　　　　    B.private　　　　　　    C.good　　　　　　　　  D.basic

6.A.matches　　　　　　　　 B.courses　　　　　　　　　　 C.lessons　　　　　　   D.programs

7.A.jump　　　　　　　　　　  B.play　　　　　　　　   C.run　　　　　　　　    D.shoot

8.A.duty　　　　　　　　　　   B.meeting　　　　　　  C.operation　　　　    D.training

9.A.necessary　　　　　　   B.boring &n
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bsp;　　　　　　  C.scientific　　　　    D.practical

10.A.speaking　　　　　　   B.moving　　　　　　   C.sleeping　　　　　　  D.breathing

11.A.used　　　　　　　　　　 B.intended　　　　　　 C.made　　　　　　　　 D.described

12.A.till　　　　　　　　　　    B.since　　　　　　　　  C.before　　　　　　    D.because

13.A.full　　　　　　　　　　   B.tired　　　　　　　　   C.lazy　　　　　　　　   D.big

14.A.size　　　　　　　　　　  B.share　　　　　　　　  C.space　　　　　　　　 D.state

15.A.gave　　　　　　　　　　 B.kept　　　　　　　　   C.ended　　　　　　　　 D.picked

16.A.sad　　　　　　　　　　   B.shameful　　　　    C.silly　　　　　　　　   D.serious

17.A.received　　　　　　    B.suffered　　　　　　 C.brought　　　　　　  D.felt

18.A.reconsidered　　　　 B.rediscovered　　   C.re-formed　　　　   D.replaced

19.A.at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.by　　　　　　　　　　  C.for　　　　　　　　　　 D.around

20.A.fell　　　　　　　　　　   B.stepped　　　　　　　　　　 C.slowed　　　　　　   D.calmed

 

Having a husband means an extra seven hours of housework each week for women, according to a new study. For men, getting married saves an hour of housework a week. “It’s a well-known pattern,” said lead researcher Frank Stafford at University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. “Men usually work more outside the home, while women take on more of the housework.”
　　He points out that differences among households(家庭)exist. But in general, marriage means more housework for women and less for men. “And the situation gets worse for women when they have children,” Stafford said.
　　Overall, times are changing in the American home. In 1976, women busied themselves with 26 weekly hours of sweeping-and-dusting work, compared with 17 hours in 2005. Men are taking on more housework, more than doubling their housework hours from six in 1976 to 13 in 2005.
　　Single women in their 20s and 30s did the least housework, about 12 weekly hours, while married women in their 60s and 70s did the most-about 21 hours a week.
　　Men showed a somewhat different pattern, with older men picking up the broom more often than younger men. Single men worked the hardest around the house, more than that of all other age groups of married men.
　　Having children increases housework even further. With more than three children, for example, wives took on more of the extra work, clocking about 28 hours a week compared with husbands’10 hours.
【小题1】 According to the “well-known pattern” in Paragraph 1, a married man___________.

A．takes on heavier work	B．does more housework
C．is the main breadwinner	D．is the master of the house

【小题2】 How many hours of housework did men do every week in the 1970s?

A．About 23.

B．About 26.

C．About 13.

D．About 6.

【小题3】 What kind of man is doing most housework according to the text?

A．An unmarried man.	B．An older married man.
C．A younger married man.	D．A married man with children.

【小题4】 What can we conclude from Stafford’s research?

A．Marriage gives men more freedom.

B．Marriage has effects on job choices.

C．Housework sharing changes over time.

D．Having children means doubled housework.

　I had my first job at the age of thirteen, when a friend of my mother’s who owned a book shop 　36　me for six hours a week to help her in the shop. I was very 　37　to earn my own pocket money and my parents 　38　interfered with how I spent it, even when I was spending it 　39　. They believed that by earning money, spending it, and learning from the 　40　, I would become more mature and 　41　 about how to handle work, relationships with others, and money.

　　Like many 　42　parents, my parents also let me and my brothers do things over which they 　43　a great deal. When I was sixteen, for example, after I finished high school and before I entered university, I wanted to spend the summer months traveling around 　44　. My mother was against the idea of my traveling alone at such a young age, but my father felt that it would be a great 　45　for me. In the end, my father won the 　46　on the condition that I limited my traveling to France, my mother’s home, where I had many uncles, aunts and cousins 　47　through the country who could 　48　shelter and help if I needed them.

　　Three years later, my younger brother decided to 　49　a year off after his first year in university and travel through the United States and the Caribbean. Again my mother was very worried and not 　50　to see my brother leave school, but my father encouraged him and my brother had a(n) 　51　year working his way on trains and ships to 　52　passage to different ports and cities, and discovering many fascinating places and people.

　　These kinds of experiences are probably rare for children in many countries but in the US they are fairly 　53　. Most parents start 　54　their children at a young age to do small things by themselves. By the time they have finished high school, many American kids have already had part-time jobs, traveled around the US or other countries on their own, have 　55　the university they plan to attend and maybe even decided on their future career, and so on.

　　36. A. taught　　　　 B. allowed　　　　C. treated　　　　 D. hired

　　37. A. anxious　　　　B. content　　　　C. proud　　　　　 D. hopeful

　　38. A. never　　　　　B. ever　　　　　 C. always　　　　　D. even

　　39. A. quickly　　　　B. foolishly　　　C. seriously　　　 D. honestly

　　40. A. work　　　　　 B. mistakes　　　 C. others　　　　　D. books

　　41. A. strict　　　　 B. reasonable　　 C. polite　　　　　D. responsible

　　42. A. American　　　 B. Japanese　　　 C. Chinese　　　　 D. British

　　43. A. helped　　　　 B. supported　　　C. shared　　　　　D. worried

　　44. A. Asia 　　　　　B. Africa　　　　 C. Europe　　　　　D. Oceania

　　45. A. journey　　　　B. experience　　 C. chance　　　　　D. possibility

　　46. A. argument 　　　B. game　　　　　 C. discussion　　　D. plan

　　47. A. send out 　　　B. give out　　　 C. carry out　　　 D. spread out

　　48. A. promise　　　　B. afford　　　　 C. provide　　　　 D. serve

　　49. A. leave　　　　　B. make　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　D. prepare

　　50. A. angry　　　　　B. eager　　　　　C. sorry 　　　　　D. sad

　　51. A. unusual　　　　B. hard　　　　　 C. strange　　　　 D. busy

　　52. A. accept　　　　 B. earn　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　D. search

　　53. A. welcome　　　　B. fit　　　　　　C. necessary　　　 D. common

　　54. A. bringing　　　 B. forcing　　　　C. pushing　　　　 D. protecting

　　55. A. selected　　　 B. admired　　　　C. afforded　　　　D. left

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　　From Monday till Friday most people are busy__1__or studying, __2__in the evenings and on weekends they___3___enjoy ___4___. Some watch TV or go to movies; others engage in sports. It ___5___ individual（个人的）interests. ___6___ many different ways to spend our spare time.

　　Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything ___7___collecting stamps___8___model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others___9___anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are ___10___only to___11___.

　　I know a man who has a coin___12___worth seven thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth 250 dollars! He was very happy about that and thought the price was___13___. On the other hand, my younger brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them but I___14___if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely___15___ ___16___makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

　　That's___17___a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply___18___of it.___ 19___in dollars is not important but the pleasure it___20___us is important.

(1)A.with 　　 working	B.working
C.At 　　 working	D.with 　　 work
(2)A.but	B.however
C.when	D.and
(3)A.like	B.consider
C.are 　　 thought to	D.are 　　 free to
(4)A.it	B.sports
C.themselves	D.lives
(5)A.depends 　　 on	B.is 　　 of
C.decides	D.depends
(6)A.Everyone 　　 has	B.There 　　 has
C.There 　　 are	D.People 　　 invent
(7)A.for 　　 example	B.such 　　 as
C.from	D.like
(8)A.to 　　 making	B.and 　　 make
C.to 　　 make	D.besides 　　 making
(9)A.are 　　 not	B.are 　　 not worthy
C.don't 　　 cost	D.aren't 　　 cost
(10)A.important	B.expensive
C.good	D.valuable
(11)A.their 　　 own	B.their 　　 owners
C.themselves	D.young
(12)A.which	B.collecting
C.collected	D.collection
(13)A.expensive	B.low
C.cheap	D.reasonable
(14)A.am 　　 sure	B.doubt
C.think	D.believe
(15)A.valuable	B.expensive
C.important	D.cheap
(16)A.It	B.What
C.Nothing	D.Everything
(17)A.how	B.what
C.why	D.called
(18)A.to 　　 Enjoy	B.for 　　 pleasure
C.for 　　 the fun	D.to 　　 please ourselves
(19)A.The 　　 value	B.The 　　 money
C.The 　　 expenses	D.The 　　 cost
(20)A.that 　　 gives	B.gives
C.giving	D.is 　　 given