There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn’t know when to let go （放手）. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I’m discovering how hard it is to stay on the   1   side of this line. When I hold   2   the apron strings （围裙带） connecting us, Nicole, eager to   3   independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a （an）   4   mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.

For the past two years, it’s gone like this:

Mother’s question: “Have you thought of taking an advanced placement class （高阶课程） so that you can earn college credit?”

Daughter’s   5  : “No, I’m not interested in that.”

………

I bit my lip a few times and Nicole shot me a few glares.

Two months ago, she was   6   to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a   7   time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and  8   courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole’s face   9   with excitement. “I have had my entire schedule figured out,” she said. “Already?” I was astonished,   10   she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn’t taken a （an）   11   one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen   12   suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a   13   mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother   14   every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit   15  .

I   16   the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years:   17  , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way.   18  , she is well-equipped and eager to   19   the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the   20   we both needed.

1．A．left                       B．right                    C．either                  D．each

2．A．onto                     B．up                       C．back                   D．out

3．A．keep                     B．refuse                 C．taste                   D．bear

4．A．awkward              B．relaxing               C．lively                   D．beautiful

5．A．comment              B．word                   C．concept               D．response

6．A．received                B．invited                 C．treated                D．accepted

7．A．good                     B．great                   C．hard                    D．easy

8．A．taken                    B．underlined            C．offered                D．emphasized

9．A．lit up                     B．built up                C．turned up            D．made up

10．A．imagining            B．thinking               C．hoping                D．adding

11．A．only                    B．just                     C．even                   D．single

12．A．mostly                B．hardly                 C．exactly                D．slightly

13．A．sharp                  B．normal                C．different              D．typical

14．A．encouraging         B．evaluating            C．disagreeing          D．agreeing

15．A．anxious               B．excited                C．sad                     D．tense

16．A．reviewed             B．observed             C．checked              D．studied

17．A．competence         B．creativity             C．responsibility       D．confidence

18．A．Therefore            B．Instead                C．Still                     D．Besides

19．A．embrace              B．discover              C．determine            D．control

20．A．character             B．strength               C．relief                   D．independence

While taking a walk with the professor, who was commonly called the students’ friend, the young man saw lying beside the 16 a coat and a pair of old shoes, 17 ---- he supposed---- belonged to a 18 man who was working in the field nearby.

The student wanted to play a 19 on the man --- to hide his shoes and wait to see his20 when he cannot find them. 21 , the professor advised him never to 22 　himself at the cost of the poor and 23 him to put a coin in each shoe and watch how this would 24 him.

The student did so and they both 25 themselves behind bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had26 his coat and shoes. 27 putting on his coat he put his foot into one of his shoes, but felt something 28 . He bent down to see what it was, and 29 a coin. He stared at the coin in surprise, turned it around, and looked at it 30 . Then he looked around, but no person was seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to31 the other shoe. His 32 was doubled on finding another coin. He fell upon his knees33 , looked up and uttered (说出) aloud a thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread.

The student stood there 34 moved, and his eyes were filled with tears. It was not until then that he felt the true meaning of these words, which he35 understood before --- It is more blessed to give than to receive.

16. A. field　　 B. path　　　　　 C. woods　　　　　 D. grass

17. A which　　　 B. what　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. that

18. A. rich　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. poor　　　　　 　D. tall

19. A. trick　　 B. part　　　　　 C. role　　　　　　 D. game

20. A. joy　　　 B. anxiety　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　 D. sadness

21. A. Besides　 B. Instead　　　　 C. Therefore　　　 D. However

22. A. praise　　 B. puzzle　　　　 C. please　　　　　 D. honor

23. A. ordered　 B. checked　　　　 C. promised　　　　 D. encouraged

24. A. suggest　 B. improve　　　　 C. affect　　　　　 D. wake

25. A. hid　　　 B. stood　　　　　 C. seated　　　　　 D. lay

26. A. forget　　 B. left　　 　　　C. lost　　　　　　 D. missed

27. A. Though　　　 B. Since　　　　 C. Unless　　　 D. While

28. A. new　　　　　 B. soft　　　　　 C. old　　　　　 D. hard

29. A. invented　　 B. received　　　 C. found　　　　 D. accepted

30. A. little by little　　B. again and again　　 C. sooner or later　　　 D. more or less

31. A. put up　　　 B. put down　　　 C. put on　　　　 D. put out

32. A. doubt　　　　 B. worry　　　　 C. surprise　　　 D. pity

33. A. excitedly　　 B. eagerly　　　 C. peacefully　　 D. miserably

34. A. slightly　　 B. deeply　　　　 C. weakly　　　　 D. highly

35. A. never　　　　 B. already　　　 C. still　　　　 D. ever

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might go home and write in his diary; now, a teenager with the    36   problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are very   37  , but what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)  38  diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more   39  than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of   40  that he does not want to   41  with others.

It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog   42 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.

I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her  43 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test.

  44 I was her age, I wrote about the same thing, but   45  in my diary. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was   46 that my sister might read it.

The biggest   47  with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something  48  about him in my diary, he would never know.   49 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might

  50  her blog and get angry.

There are also   51  to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary “ Nobody cares about me …”, no one would   52  about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friend would quickly   53  and tell her how much they   54  her. Blog helps people   55  in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.

1.                A．same          B．interesting      C．difficult   D．daily

2.                A．simple         B．special         C．similar    D．different

3.                A．personal        B．ordinary        C．meaningful    D．traditional

4.                A．attractive       B．public          C．exciting   D．quick

5.                A．thoughts        B．puzzles         C．ideas D．secrets

6.                A．tell            B．share          C．publish   D．solve

7.                A．instead of       B．as well as        C．except for D．besides

8.                A．blog           B．diary           C．report    D．web

9.                A．Although       B．Since           C．When    D．Because

10.               A．only           B．already         C．still   D．never

11.               A．angry          B．sad            C．glad  D．worried

12.               A．problem        B．doubt          C．question   D．mistake

13.               A．boring         B．wrong          C．bad  D．funny

14.               A．So            B．However       C．Therefore D．Then

15.               A．steal           B．break          C．write D．read

16.               A．reasons        B．wishes         C．shortcomings   D．advantages

17.               A．care           B．know          C．think D．ask

18.               A．prepare        B．begin          C．respond   D．feel

19.               A．like            B．miss           C．need D．stand

20.               A．lose           B．stay           C．leave D．find

 (07·四川A篇)

I believe that my country, Poland, is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents—to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. It's not so common nowadays to treat food that way, since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch (起点), some customs have been kept--that's why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away—even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!

Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. It's widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals together--extremely difficult now, but so rewarding (值得) ! You can share other members' troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body, and stomach in particular will be very grateful (感激) for such a time!

In Poland, a wedding, Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook, sometimes for a few days before the event, and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.

You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. What's more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.

56. When the writer was a child, he / she ________.

   A. found people were crazy about bread   

B. began to realize the importance of food

C. thought that cutting bread was amazing        

D. learned people hardly baked their own bread

57. The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because

   A. he/she makes food from scratch                

B. his/her parents would blame him/her

   C. some customs still have effect on him/her     

D. many people are still working hard as farmers

58. From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, ________.

    A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time

    B. the whole family often have meals together nowadays

    C. it's common for women to get together to cook for a few days

    D. family members can know more. about each other by having meals together

I believe that my country, Poland, is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important. When we were little children, we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents—to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing. It's not so common nowadays to treat food that way, since you hardly ever bake your own bread. Besides, everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them! But though we no longer make our food from scratch (起点), some customs have been kept--that's why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away—even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!

Many people of our nation are still working as farmers, eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more. It's widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place. In most homes in Poland, especially those of farmers, the whole family would try and have their meals together--extremely difficult now, but so rewarding (值得) ! You can share other members' troubles and successes, give your children some attention, or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly. Furthermore, your body, and stomach in particular will be very grateful (感激) for such a time!

In Poland, a wedding, Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal. Women in the house get together and cook, sometimes for a few days before the event, and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.

You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country. What's more, almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.

When the writer was a child, he / she ________.

    A. found people were crazy about bread          B. began to realize the importance of food

C. thought that cutting bread was amazing       D. learned people hardly baked their own bread

The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because

    A. he/she makes food from scratch                B. his/her parents would blame him/her

    C. some customs still have effect on him/her     D. many people are still working hard as farmers

From the text, we can learn that, in Poland, ________.

    A. most meals can be interesting topics for a long time

    B. the whole family often have meals together nowadays

    C. it's common for women to get together to cook for a few days

D. family members can know more. about each other by having meals together