第二节: 阅读表达

Fear and pain are two of the most useful things that human beings and animals have, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child would burn himself again and again, because fear would not warn himself to keep away from the fire that had burnt himself before. A really fearless soldier is not good soldier because he will soon be killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which human beings and animals might soon die out.

1)        In our first sentence, we suggested that fear should be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe. A plane may crash on your house, or you may get cancer!

2)        The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but to use fear as your servant and guide instead. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

3)        In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you. Fear warns you, then you jump out of the way, and all is well.

4)        In some case, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to ________. For example, you can’t prevent a plane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear is no longer of any use, and you have to try to overcome it.

76. What’s the mainly talked about in this passage? (Please answer within 15 words)

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77. How does the author support his idea in Paragraph 2? (no more than 5 words)

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78. Why does the author say that a fearless soldier is not a good soldier?

 ( no more than 15 words)

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79. What benefit can we get from “fear” according to the passage? (no more than 15 words)

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80. Fill in the bland in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

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Conard was eighteen months old when he crawled(爬) up on a piano bench and began playing some tunes he had heard on the radio. At three he wrote his first piano piece, which he named "Congratulations" because, like Mozart, he could compose music before he could spell.

  At ten , Conrad studied at Juilliard School in New City, one of the best music schools in the world. He spent five hours a day playing the violin and the piano. "I'm like and unlike other children," he said ."I'm interested in the same things as other children, such as books and films. And I'm not such a big fan of practising, but I have to do it."

  Early this year Conrad won a big competition for young composers(作曲家). He was the youngest of more than 450 youths who entered.

  Conrad loves to compose classical music. He has written thousands of pieces of all kinds. When he has time, he reads Harry Potter. He also goes to see Spiderman.

76.What’s the best title of the passage? (Within 10 words.)

__________________________________________________________ 77.When did Conrad compose his first piano piece?

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 78.Translate the underlined sentence in Chinese.

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 79..What did he practise playing at school when he was ten?

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80.When does he go to see Spiderman?

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阅读下面的短文并回答问题，然后将答案定到答题卡相应的位置上（清注意问题后的词数要求）。

[1] The kids get home from school—tired, hungry and looking for entertainment. The last thing they want to do is to get on with their homework. However, at this very time, parents often remind the kids to do their homework by nagging（唠叨）and cajoling（哄骗）. If that doesn’t work, homework wars break out. But with some basic rules and good habits, they can be avoided.

[2] When it comes to preparing your kids for homework success, one of the first things to begin is the environment they are working in. Not all children will like working alone in their bedrooms. Come children might prefer to study at the kitchen table, and providing that location works for the family, there’s no reason to force them into another room.

[3] Try to keep the house relatively quiet and free of distractions. If you’re worried you can’t provide the right equipment or environment at home, see whether the local library could offer an alternative place to study. Also, some schools will offer homework clubs, where students can complete homework and seek help from a supervising teacher if needed.

[4] Once you’ve got the study environment sorted, think about when it is _____ for homework to be done. If children are old enough to make plans, it can be worth sitting down together and breaking projects into smaller tasks to be completed on different nights. This can stop kids form feeling overwhelmed（被压垮）and it also teaches them time management skills.

[5] If you follow the above rules, you can avoid homework wars down the track. And if tensions are rising at home around homework, remember that a little bit of kindness can go a long way.

76. What’s the main idea of the text? (no more than 12 words)  (3分)

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77. List two other ideal places for children to study in apart from a quiet room at home. (no more than 8 words)（2分）

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78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 5 words) （3 分）

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79 How do you avoid homework wars in your family except the rules listed in the passage? (no more than 30 words)（4分）

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80 Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese. （3分）

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 阅读表达

       阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

[1] The kids get home from school—tired, hungry and looking for entertainment. The last thing they want to do is to get on with their homework. However, at this very time, parents often remind the kids to do their homework by nagging（唠叨）and cajoling（哄骗）. If that doesn’t work, homework wars break out. But with some basic rules and good habits, they can be avoided.

[2] When it comes to preparing your kids for homework success, one of the first things to consider is the environment they are working in. Not all children will like working alone in their bedrooms. Some children might prefer to study at the kitchen table, and providing that location works for the family, there’s no reason to force them into another room.

[3] Try to keep the house relatively quiet and free of distractions. If you’re worried you can’t provide the right equipment or environment at home, see whether the local library could offer an alternative place to study. Also, some schools will offer homework clubs, where students can complete homework and seek help from a supervising teacher if needed.

[4] Once you’ve got the study environment sorted, think about when it is _______ for homework to be done. If children are old enough to make plans, it can be worth sitting down together and breaking projects into smaller tasks to be completed on different nights. This can stop kids form feeling overwhelmed（被压垮）and it also teaches them time management skills.

[5] If you follow the above rules, you can avoid homework wars down the track. And if tensions are rising at home around homework, remember that a little bit of kindness can go a long way.

76. What’s the main idea of the text? (no more than 12 words)  (3分)

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77. List two other ideal places for children to study in apart from a quiet room at home. (no more than 8 words)（2分）

① ___________________________________

② ___________________________________

78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 5 words) （3 分）

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79 How do you avoid homework wars in your family except the rules listed in the passage? (no more than 30 words)（4分）

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80 Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese. （3分）

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阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper，and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron，she read it，and this is what it said：
  For cutting the grass $5.00
  For cleaning up my room this week $1. 00
  For going to the store for you $0. 50
  Baby－sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $0. 25
  Taking out the garbage $1. 00
  For getting a good report card $5. 00
  For cleaning up and raking the yard $2. 00
  Total owed： $14.75
  Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the boy could see the memories flashing through her mind.. So she picked up the pen，turned over the paper he’d written on，and this is what she wrote：
  For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me，No Charge.
  For all the nights that I've sat up with you，doctored and prayed for you，No Charge.
  For all the trying times，and all the tears that you've caused through the years，there's No Charge.
  For all the nights that were filled with dread，and for the worries I knew were ahead，No Charge
  For the toys，food，clothes，and even wiping your nose，there's No Charge，Son.
  When you___________________，the cost of my love is No Charge.
  Well, friends, when our son finished reading what his mother had written，there were great big old tears in his eyes，and he looked straight up at his mother and said：”Mom，I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote：”PAID IN FULL”.

76. What’s the best title of the passage?

                                                                          

77. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?  Although you have brought me hard times and many tears in these years , you needn't pay for them.

                                                                          

                                                                        

78. Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the          sentence.(within 10 words)

                                                                          

79. What do you learn after reading the passage?(within 30 words)

                                                                        

                                                                         

80. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.