阅读下面短文，并根据要求完成文章后的题目。

 [1] I really don’t need anything for Christmas. I had the best gift ever last night, watching my two sons reading their books before bedtime.They were each in different rooms, engrossed in their pages, with no TV, music, or anything else in the background. I will take this small gift any time, any day, any season.

[2] Like anyone else, I had lots of other interests, but once I discovered I was pretty much hooked on reading , I read everything----books, magazines, newspapers, the back of cereal boxes or orange juice cartons if there was nothing else on the table at the moment. I have my parents to thank in large part for the love of reading. They were always working on something.

[3] With few exceptions, today’s kids are up against far more distractions (令人分心的事) than most of us ever were, and it is so EASY for them to become disengaged in reading. There’s the PlayStation or the Xbox. There’s the iPod. There’s the internet. There’s texting. And there’s peer pressure. If the coolest kid in the class thinks reading a book is the most god-awful thing .......

[4] I’ve told my sons that with reading come information, knowledge, and understanding, _____ will help them at every stage in their lives, now and forever. However, we’ve gotta say it and model it. It’s not enough for the teachers to say it and require it, or for us to leave it to them. We have to, as well.

[5] Of course we have to use and acknowledge the power of new technologies in our lives. But we need to keep the reading going too. There’s a place and a need for everything. So it’s an amazing thing. It’s not Christmas yet and I already have my gift.( My husband’s comment when I told him this: “ Does this mean I can return all of yours?”)

76、What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? ( no more than 15 words )

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77、Complete the following statement with proper words. ( no more than 5 words)

I developed _____________ mainly because of my parents’ influence.

78、Fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper words.( no more than 3 words )

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79、List at least three things to stop children reading books according to the passage. ( no more

than 12 words)

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80、What does the word “this” ( line 4, paragraph 5) probably refer to?

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假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。   
增加：在缺词处写一个漏字符号（）, 在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线, 在该词下面写上修改后的词。
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。
This morning I got up early and went to school as usually, only to find there were nobody in the classroom because it is Sunday. “How a bad memory I have!” I couldn’t help laughing. Stand in front of the school gate, I began to wonder what to do next. Suddenly a good idea occurs to me. “Why not get together with some good friends for a picnic in such a fine weather?” I immediately telephoned some of my best friends, but they all agreed to join me. About two hours late, we finally arrived a pleasant park with trees and flowers here and there. We really enjoyed us greatly.

The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his Hunches (串) of bananas and bags of peanuts．Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life．“Banana 300 naira．Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice．I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts．When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill．He didn’t have change, so I told him not to worry．He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun．My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window．He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready．I waved them away．“What’s up?” I asked him．“I … I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills．
“Will this help?” I asked．He looked around nervously before taking the money．One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year．
“Thank you, sir,” he said．“Thank you very much!”
When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks.
What  if he’s a swindler (骗子)? And then I wondered why I did it．Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.
Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive．When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face. “Oh, gosh! Long time.”  “Are you in school now?” I asked. He nodded. “That’s good,” I said．A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted．“Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill．“Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt．“What’s wrong?” I asked．“It’s a gift.” He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back．His face shone with sweat．He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”
【小题1】What was the author’s first impression of the boy?

单词拼写（满分5分）
【小题1】It is hard to p     him to stop smoking.
【小题2】Everyone who often exercises can b     from it.
【小题3】Do you feel h     when you’re often in difficulty.
【小题4】If you’re not satisfied with this book, I can r       you another one.
【小题5】I will never f     you for the rude words you said to me last night.
【小题6】He was a good worker who was       (尽心尽力) to his family as well as his work.
【小题7】What’s your       (态度) towards this practice.
【小题8】Do you feel       (内疚的) when you have done sth that you shouldn’t do.
【小题9】Mike realized his mistake, and       (道歉) at once.
【小题10】He would rather die than       (背叛) his country.