Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.

However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times.  Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent（阻止） the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛） and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance（距离）. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.

Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle（战斗）, a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.

1.A. to             B. by           C. of           D. with

2.A. factory         B. office        C. school        D. work

3.A. bed-rooms      B. living-room   C. reading-room   D. glass-houses

4.A. strong          B. weak         C. limited       D. strange

5.A. impossible      B. unable       C. possible       D. somewhere

6.A. far away from   B. in or close to   C. into or out of   D. at or out

7.A. in no way       B. in a way     C. in the way      D. in many ways

8.A. successful      B. cheerful      C. wonderful      D. careful

9.A. harm          B. wrong        C. good          D. wonder

10.A. watched        B. walked to    C. waited for      D. run after

11.A. towards        B. over         C. out of         D. into

12.A. many          B. much        C. more          D. lots of

13.A. laughed        B. looked       C. called          D. surprised

14.A. earth          B. sticks        C. stones          D. branches

15.A. pick up         B. catch        C. play with      D. throw

16.A. in             B. off          C. out            D. up

17.A. idea           B. friend        C. guest          D. word

18.A. where          B. there where   C. on which       D. there

19.A. announcement   B. words        C. sentences       D. message

20.A. peaceful times   B. further trouble   C. more happiness   D. questions

Mr. Flower was well-known around for growing the best flowers of the year and his four glass-houses were taken good care of. These glass-houses were close to a public path, which was always used ___36__ children and young people walking to and from __37__. Boys of about thirteen years of age, especially, were often tempted（尝试） to throw a stone or two at one of Mr. Flower’s __38__ . They managed to resist the temptation(抵制诱惑) when Mr. Flower was around, but the temptation often seemed to be too __39__ when Mr. Flower was __40__ to be seen. For this reason, Mr. Flower did his best to be __41__ his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school days.
However, it was not always possible for him to be on guard at these times.  Mr. Flower had tried __42__ to prevent（阻止） the damage to his glass; but nothing that he had done had been__43__. He had been to the school to complain(抱怨) to the headmaster, but this had not done any__44__. He had hidden in the bushes（灌木丛） and __45__ those boys that threw stones __46__ his garden, but the boys could run __47__ faster than he, and they even __48__ at him at a distance（距离）. He had even walked along the path and picked up all those __49__ that he could find so that the boys would have nothing to __50__, but they soon found others, or threw lumps of earth instead.
Then just as he had given __51__ hope of winning the battle（战斗）, a truly wonderful __52__ came up to him. He set up a large notice board made of good strong wood, some meters away from the glass-houses __53__ it could be clearly seen from the path. On the board he painted the __54__ : DO NOT THROW AT THIS NOTICE. After this, Mr. Flower had no __55__ .The boys were much more tempted to throw stones at the notice board than at the glass-houses.

1._____________________, the UN has more tools in the battle to ______________.

多亏了他的研究，联合国在使世界摆脱饥饿的战斗中有了更多的办法。

2.This character was _______________ but was loved for his optimism and determination to ___________________.

  这个角色是个社会生活中的失败者，但他的乐观精神和战胜困难的决心都使他受到人们的喜爱。

3.Tony ______________ Julia, touched her shoulder and ___________________.

  加西亚先生走近史密斯女士，摸了摸她的肩，亲了亲她的脸。

4.There are ______________ theme parks, with a different park for almost everything. ___________________________, there is a theme park for you!

  主题公园有不同的种类，不同的公园有不同的主题。不论你喜欢哪一个，喜欢什么

总会有适合你的主题公园。

5.She ____________ that wild animals ___________________ and not used for entertainment or advertisements.

她主张野生动物应该留在野外生活，而不该用于娱乐和广告。

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1.___________ her mother came to help her for the first few months _____ she _____ to begin her project.

她母亲头几个月来帮她的忙，这才使她得以开始自己的计划。

2.For forty years Jane Goodall has been _________ about making the rest of the world understand and _______ the life of these animals.

40年来，简·古道尔一直在呼吁世人了解并尊重这些动物的生活。

3.She has ______ that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for ______________ or advertisements.

她主张应该让野生动物留在野外生活，而不能用于娱乐或广告。

4.___________ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to _____ the world ______ hunger.

多亏了他的研究，联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中又多了些方法。

5.Yuan Longping is quite ________ with his life. However, he doesn’t care about ______________.

袁隆平很满意自己的生活。但他对自己的成名并不关心。

6.This ________ was a social _______ but was loved for his optimism and determination to ________ all difficulties.

这个角色是个社会中的失败者，但是他的乐观精神和战胜困难的决心使得他深受（观众的）喜爱。

7.Charlie Chaplin worte, _________, and produced the ilms he _________ in.

卓别林自编、自导、自制他主演的电影。

 A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．

The  36   methods she used with her daughters would seem   37   to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades   38   than As．They had to   39  playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．

There has been wide criticism (批评) of Chua's book in the US．"It's a(n)   40   way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41  ．Children need parents to   42   them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”

Now the criticism seems to have   43   to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his   44   .  He argued Chua's method of   45   would limit children from developing their full   46   ．"Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放弃) along the way is their kids’  47  to develop fully and to enjoy life．"

48   critics(批评家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"

Others think that Chua has a（n）  51  in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's important for children,” said an American professor, "  52  speaking , kids need to be   53   sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they   54   from it．It's good to have high   55  ．”

1.A．rough          B．reasonable        C．vivid          D．strict

2.A．unnecessary  B．uncomfortable  C．uninteresting  D．unimaginable

3.A．higher             B．fewer                C．less      D．lower

4.A．drill         B．practise         C．exercise    D．experience

5.A．skilful            B．extreme          C．excellent  D．merciful

6.A．practical          B．high             C．convenient      D．low

7.A．replace            B．love                 C．force     D．guide

8.A．spread             B．belonged         C．turned        D．referred

9.A．concern            B．delight          C．caution     D.regulation

10.A．caring            B．fond         C．supporting   D．parenting

11.A．goal              B．potential  C．achievement   D．possibility

12.A．strength          B．power            C．force       D．ability

13.A．Why               B．Because          C．While        D．What

14.A．resist            B． state               C．object   D．appreciate

15.A．lion             B．monkey          C．tiger         D．sheep

16.A．angle             B．point           C．opinion          D．view

17.A．Honestly         B．Positively     C．Hopefully   D．Finally

18.A．pushed            B．picked           C．lifted         D．dragged

19.A．count             B．work             C．help       D．benefit

20.A．levels            B．expectations    C.marks       D．results