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　　One hot night last July when our new baby couldn't sleep , I 1 everything I could think of: a warm bottle , songs , gentle rocking. Nothing would 2 him. Guessing that I had a long 3 ahead of me, I brought a portable （手提的） TV into his room, figuring that watching the 4 movie was as good a way as any to kill off the 5 until dawn. To my 6 , as soon as the TV lit up, the baby 7 right down, his little eyes focused （集中） brightly on the tube. Not to waste a chance for 8 I then tiptoed out of the room , 9 him to watch the Mickey Mouse.

　　My wife and I heard 10 of the baby that night , and the next morning when I went into his room , I found him still watching TV himself. I found 11 my baby's behavior （行为） a metaphor （暗喻） for the new 12 . My wife and I had given him some books to examine, but he took no notice of them. When we 13 to him , he did not feel 14 . And so it is in the schools. We find that our students 15 read and they look down upon reading and 16 those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watching TV. After this experience with 17 , however, I have reached a 18 , “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more 19 to children than hooks , 20 should we fight it? Let them watch all they want!

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I recently heard a story about a famous research scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs. What set him so far apart from others?

Hethat, in his opinion, it all came from anfrom his mother that happened when he was about 2 years old. He had been trying toa bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his on the slippery(光滑的) bottle and it , making its contents pouring all over the kitchen floor.

When his mother came into the kitchen, instead ofat him, giving him a lecture, or punishing him, she said: “Robert, what an(a)and wonderful mess you have made! I haveseen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like todown and play in the milk for a fewbefore we clean it up?”

Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said: “You know, Robert,you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last and restore everything to its proper. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you?” He chose the sponge and together theyup the milk.

His mother then said: “You know, what happened just now is aexperiment in how effectively to carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands. Let’sout in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you cana way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boythat if he held the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.

This scientist thenthat it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to make.

Wouldn’t it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert’s mother responded to him?

A. added              B. advised             C. responded              D. commented

A. experience             B. accident            C. experiment              D. inspiration

A. send                   B. heat                  C. bring                       D. remove

A. hold                   B. control                     C. balance           D. way

A. fell                       B. rolled                C. turned                      D. burst

A. crying                   B. staring                     C. shouting                   D. laughing

A. terrible                  B. great                 C. unbelievable             D. alarming

A. shortly                  B. always                     C. already                     D. rarely

A. put                        B. get                    C. take                         D. lie

A. hours                  B. quarters             C. minutes                    D. seconds

A. however             B. whatever           C. wherever                  D. whenever

A. place                     B. order                C. style                        D. state

A. like                    B. prefer               C. take                         D. decide

A. cleaned                  B. drank                C. picked                      D. packed

A. finished                 B. shared               C. failed                       D. valued

A. go                         B. try                    C. run                          D. find

A. invent                   B. discover            C. imagine                   D. make

A. knew                     B. thought             C. convinced                 D. learned

A. concluded              B. sensed               C. remarked                  D. experienced

A. mistakes             B. assumptions       C. decisions                 D. differences

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    One afternoon just before Christmas, an old gentleman was wandering through the city center. The    1    were all filled with good things and crowded with    2  shoppers. The children were    3    all the toys on display in windows, and the old man suddenly saw a dirty boy sitting on the pavement    4    bitterly. When the    5  old man asked him    6    he was crying, the little boy told him that he had    7  a ten penny piece that his uncle had given him. At once the old man    8    a handful of coins. He   9   out a shiny new    10    penny piece and handed it to the child. “Thank you very much,” said the little boy, and    11    his eyes, he cheered up at once.

    An hour or so    12    the old man was    13    his way back home    14    the same road. To his    15    he saw the little boy in the same    16    , crying just as bitterly as before. He went up to the boy and asked him if he had lost the ten penny piece he had just given him as    17   . The boy told him that    18    he had not lost the second coin, but he still could not    19    the first one. “If I could find my own piece,” he said tearfully. “I'd have twenty    20    now.”

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A. streets　　　　　　　　　　    B. road

C. houses　　　　　　　　　　    D. shops

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A. cheerful　　　　　　　　　　  B. angry

C. worried　　　　　　　　　　  D. surprised

    3．

A. looking for　　　　　　　　  B. looking at

C. looking after　　　　　　    D. looking on

    4．

A. singing　　　　　　　　　　   B. shouting

C. laughing　　　　　　　　　　  D. crying

    5．

A. cruel　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. polite

C. kind　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. angry

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A. why　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. what

C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. as

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A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. spent

C. missed　　　　　　　　　　    D. lost

    8．

A. pulled out　　　　　　　　    B. pulled on

C. put out　　　　　　　　　　   D. pushed on

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A. selected　　　　　　　　　　  B. chose

C. picked　　　　　　　　　　    D. elected

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A. one　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. two

C. twenty　　　　　　　　　　    D. ten

    11．

A. opening　　　　　　　　　　  B. drying

C. cleaning　　　　　　　　　　  D. washing

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A. later　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. after

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. earlier

    13．

A. leaving 　　　　　　　　　　  B. walking

C. making　　　　　　　　　　   D. giving

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A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. in

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

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A. delight　　　　　　　　　　    B. surprise

C. disappointed　　　　　　    D. satisfaction

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A. spot　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. street

C. road　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. shop

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A. good　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. well

C. before　　　　　　　　　　    D. ago

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A. actually　　　　　　　　　　   B. finally

C. exactly　　　　　　　　　　   D. really

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A. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. get

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. find

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A. pence　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. penny

C. pieces　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. coins

There is a virtue (美德)in China－Respecting the  36 and care for the young”. About the above two aspects, we will discuss the former one in this passage.
Why should we  37 the old? because they are ahead of us in age, in wisdom and in experience. Our elders have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us   38  everything to their kindness and love.
When we show them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or   39   them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of   40  our own love and gratitude to them.   41 , elders have also been through all the years you are   42  and know a little more about the world than you do.
It is   43  that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always   44  with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human   45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their   46 .
With changing times and   47  influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should   48  express their views and if there are arguments, they should not   49  their voices.
If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately   50  their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are   51  to give up their places to older people. This is not a   52  of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear   53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a   54  disadvantage.
When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become   55  that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.

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    请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中），选出最佳选项。

     Mike has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his father took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the plane, he ___36__ of becoming and airplane pilot(飞行员) someday. As Mike grew up, he learned as ___37___ as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school ___38___ university. He kept on ___39___ his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very ___40___. Mike’s parents couldn’t afford it.

Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled ___41___ America for his factory. He liked to travel, ___42___ by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.

One morning, Mike __43___ to Altanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to ___44___. Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a ___45___ voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack(劫持)”, he nearly __46___ out of his seat, but he pretended(假装) he was still ___47___ . he listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was ___48___. They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very ___49____. He knew he had to stop them before they began their ___50____.

Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess(空姐) and told her about the coming___51____. A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon he plane landed at the ___52___ airport.

The two men received a __53___ when they saw twenty police officers were ___54___ them at the airport.

Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. __55__ he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.

A. spoke     B. heard     C. dreamed    D. thought

A. little      B. much     C. easily       D. quickly

A. as well as  B. such as    C. because of  D. instead of

A. warning   B. talking    C. asking      D. complaining

A. expensive  B. cheap     C. difficult    D. enjoyable

A. along     B. towards    C. through    D. around

A. never     B. widely     C. except     D. especially

A. flew      B. came      C. moved     D. drove

A. work     B. sleep       C. rest       D. bed

A. loud      B. nervous    C. low       D. serious

A. ran       B. walked     C. jumped    D. dropped

A. awake    B. asleep      C. quiet      D.careless

A saying     B. changing   C. discussing  D. happening

A. sad       B. angry      C. painful    D. careful

A. plan      B. story       C. challenge  D. accident

A. danger    B. trouble     C. flying     D. training

A. safest     B. biggest     C. nearest    D. farthest

A. surprise    B. welcome   C. message   D. present

A. looking for B. waiting for  C. asking for  D. talking about

A. So        B. Since      C. Though    D. Then