D

As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

become electronic．

There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

nagging．

With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

A．American children often stay up late studying

B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

A．that her nagging is thoughtful

B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

  

  D

  As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

 homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

  This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

 become electronic．

  There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

 nagging．

  With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

 Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

  For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

   When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

  Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

  Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

  It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

  She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

  Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

  A．American children often stay up late studying

  B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

  C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

  D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

  A．that her nagging is thoughtful

  B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

  C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

  D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

  A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

  B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

  C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

  D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

 7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

  A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

  B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

  C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

  D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

  D

  As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

 homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

  This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

 become electronic．

  There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

 nagging．

  With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

 Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

  For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

   When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

  Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

  Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

  It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

  She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

  Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

  A．American children often stay up late studying

  B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

  C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

  D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

  A．that her nagging is thoughtful

  B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

  C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

  D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

  A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

  B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

  C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

  D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

 7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

  A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

  B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

  C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

  D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

D

As I was reading a recent story in Slate on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy was ruining their life plans, I couldn’t help but think the 20-somethings sounded like a bunch of spoiled children who grew up expecting everything to be easy for them. As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment: my husband and I probably won’t be able to buy a house until we’re in our 40s, and we too are burdened by student loans(贷款). But why should it be any different? Being young persons in America, shouldn’t they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

Consider some of these views shared in the Slate story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won’t be able to have children for at least a decade because they can’t afford to buy a house yet.

I read that, and I thought, what planet is she living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury(奢华), not a fertility requirement.

A 26-year-old in the story despairs(绝望) that he can’t afford to get a Ph.D. in literature. Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

Yes, it’s sad that these young people feel so lost. But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality. Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people’s expectations are slowly adjusting, but today’s 20-somethings grew up at a time when everyone’s wealth appeared to be expanding. Their parents probably saw their home values rise along with their investments. “So you have people who have grown up in an environment where people had great expectations of what living well means,” says Kobliner.

This recession(衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group. In the meantime, it seems a lot better for our mental health to focus on being grateful－for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day－than on longing for some kind of luxury life.

67．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

       A．They expect everything to be easy for them.

       B．They complain that the economy is spoiling their life plans.

       C．They are reluctant to face all of the challenges.

       D．They are burdened by student loans.

68．The underlined word “fertility” in Paragraph 3 probably means        .

       A．baby production         B．pleasant       

       C．baby comfort                     D．essential

69．Which of the following is not one of the complaints of the 20-somethings?

       A．They can’t have children for at least a decade to buy a house.

       B．They have only one-bedroom apartment to live in.

       C．They can’t buy a house until 40 because of student loans.

       D．They despair at not being able to afford a Ph.D. in literature.

70．What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

       A．To tell us what the author’s attitude towards the 20 – somethings.

       B．To explain why young people can’t afford to buy a house.

       C．To suggest what we should do when young people’s high hopes create despair.

       D．To explain what the 20 – something’s high expectations are.

A black hole is created when a large star burns out. Like our sun, stars are unbelievably hot furnaces (熔炉) that burn their own matter as fuel. When most of the fuel is used up, the star begins to die.

The death of a star is not a quiet event. First there is a huge explosion. As its outer layer is blasted off into space, the dying star shines as brightly as a billion suns.

After the explosion gravity pulls in what’s left of the star. As the outside of the star sinks toward the center, the star gets smaller and smaller. The material the star is made of becomes tightly packed together. A star is so dense that a teaspoon of matter from it weighs billion of pounds.

The more the star shrinks, the stronger the gravity inside it becomes. Soon the star is very tiny, and the gravity pulling it in is unbelievably strong. In fact, the gravity is so strong that it even pulls light into the star! Since all the light is pulled in, none can go out. The star becomes black when there is no light. Then a black hole is born!

That’s what we know about black holes. What we don’t know is this: What happens inside a black hole after the star has been squeezed into a tiny ball? Does it keep getting smaller and smaller forever? Such a possibility is hard to imagine.

But if the black hole doesn’t keep shrinking, what happens to it? Some scientists think black holes are like doorways to another world. They say that as the star disappears from our universe, it goes into another universe. In other words a black hole in our universe could turn into a “white hole” in a different universe. As the black hole swallows light, the white hole shines brightly—somewhere else. But where? A different place, perhaps, or a different time — many years in the past or future.

Could you travel through a black hole? Right now, no. Nothing we know of could go into a black hole without being crushed. So far the time being, black hole must remain a mystery.

Black holes are a mystery—but that hasn’t stopped scientists from dreaming about them. One scientist suggested that in the future we might make use of the power of black holes. They would supply all of Earth’s energy needs, with plenty to spare. Another scientist wondered if a black hole could some day be used to swallow earthly waste—a sort of huge waste disposal(处理) in the sky!

When the star begins to die ______.

A. there is no fuel left in it                                B. its outer layer goes into space first

C. a huge explosion will happen                         D. it doesn’t give off light any longer

Which of the following doesn’t help produce a black hole?

A. The gravity inside the star is very strong.        B. The light can’t go out of the star.

C. The star becomes smaller and smaller             D. The dying star shines very brightly.

The black hole ______.

A. continues becoming smaller and smaller all the time

B. goes into another universe and becomes a white hole

C. can pull in everything we know of in the world

D. will appear at another place at a different time

What’s the best title for this passage?

A. A New Scientific Discovery: Black Holes

B. How Do Black Holes Come Into Being?

C. What Are Black Holes?

D. Travel Through A Black Hole