题目内容
Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.” He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed(坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
【小题1】 This text is most probably written by ______.
| A．A specialist in teenager studies. |
| B．a headmaster of a middle school |
| C．a parent with teenage children |
| D．a doctor for mental health problems |
| A．the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child |
| B．the way that parents often blame themselves |
| C．the opinion that a child has of his parents |
| D．the advice that parents want their children to follow |
| A．lazy | B．quiet | C．unusual | D．rude |
| A．pay no attention to them |
| B．are too busy to look after them |
| C．have come to hate them |
| D．feel helpless to do much about them |
| A．Parents have no choice but to try to accept it. |
| B．Parents should pay still more attention to the change. |
| C．Parents should work more closely with school teachers. |
| D．Parents are a fault for the change in their children. |
【小题1】A
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】D
【小题5】A
解析试题分析：本文大意：家长们应该停止自责，因为对于青少年问题，没有很多他们可以做的，不论你做什么或选择如何去处理它，在某一时间，一个很棒的，合情合理的、爱帮助人的孩子会变成一个可怕的动物，我见过朋友们用各种方式处理它。我的一个朋友一直以绅士的举止教育她的儿子，但是有一天我去她家，她的儿子全身趴在沙发上，当我走进的时候，根本没打算要关掉他正在看的开的很大声的电视，他的问候不过是瞥了我一眼。我的另一个朋友的两个女儿，在家具上到处爬，伸过桌子对我说不喜欢我的裙子，太丑了。
【小题1】推理判断题。根据I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways.我见过朋友们用各种方式处理它。 One strict mother一位严厉的母亲，Another good friend of mine我的另一个好朋友，I mean the teenager problem.我指的是青少年问题， 可知作者不是家长、校长和医生，答案选A。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.不论你做什么或选择如何去处理它，在某一时间，一个很棒的，合情合理的、爱帮助人的孩子会变成一个可怕的动物，可知答案选B。
【小题3】推理判断题。根据Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me.全身趴在沙发上，当我走进的时候，根本没打算要关掉他正在看的开的很大声的电视，他的问候不过是瞥了我一眼，可知答案选D。
【小题4】推理判断题。根据“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad.她的父母非常难过，“我们哪儿错了?” ，可知答案选D。
【小题5】推理判断题。根据Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it.家长们应该停止自责，因为对于青少年问题，没有很多他们可以做的，可知答案选A。
考点：教育类短文阅读。
Saying no starts small
'All right then-just one more piece…' Words every girl has said when they are faced with the delicious cheesecake. Of course, many of us know we may eat the whole thing in the end.
It isn't just girls. Most of us find it hard to say 'no' to something attractive, However, scientists now say that willpower is very important to success and a happy life.
Scientists in different countries have been studying the effects of willpower on people's lives for a long time. The results are similar, according to an article on February 7 in the Guardian, a famous British newspaper.
In one experiment, scientists told young children that they could either have a marshmallow(圆形软糖) now, or two marshmallows in 15 minutes. Waiting obviously needed more willpower. Scientists then continued studying the children as they grew up. They wanted to see if some children always had stronger willpower. They also wanted to see how having stronger willpower affected their lives.
Years later, scientists found that the children who had waited for two marshmallows were all healthier, happier and richer adults. Oppositely, the children who had shown weaker willpower at that young age were more likely to be in low-paid jobs, to be overweight, to have social problems.
But there is hope, Roy F Baumeister, an American social psychology(心理学) professor(教授) told the Guardian. Baumeister says we can train our willpower just like we train our muscles. Even a little practice can strengthen our overall self-control if we do it regularly.
You could start by making yourself stand up straight, speaking in complete sentences, or using a computer mouse with the other hand. Scientists have found that people who manage to change little habits often perform much better in laboratory willpower tests.
Like muscles, willpower can 'get tired'. Don't try to do too many things at the same time, or when you don't have enough energy, for example when you are ill. If you already feel tired, you can try to recharge(恢复) your willpower with a good night's sleep and by eating well.
【小题1】The example of a girl eating cheesecake is used to_______.
| A．prove that girls have weak willpower |
| B．introduce the topic of willpower to the readers |
| C．show that cheesecake is especially attractive to girls |
| D．show the connection between willpower and success |
| A．The scientists had already known the results before the experiment. |
| B．It showed that willpower is the most important to success and a happy life. |
| C．The children who chose to wait were more likely to be successful in their lives. |
| D．The children who chose only one marshmallow at first had stronger willpower. |
| A．You should have a goal every day. |
| B．Good rest and proper diet can help. |
| C．Willpower needs to be exercised regularly. |
| D．Keep willpower from being used too much. |
| A．How willpower and muscles are similar and how they can be trained. |
| B．How willpower affects people's lives and how it is similar to muscles. |
| C．How willpower is important to success and how we can make it stronger. |
| D．How willpower is connected with success and how they affect each other. |
Many people go to school for education. School education is very important and useful, but no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can't teach his student everything. His work is to show his students how to learn .He teaches them how to read and how to think. So much more is to be learned outside school by students themselves.
It’s always more important to know how to learn by oneself than to learn some facts or formulas(公式) by heart. It’s quite easy to learn some facts in history or a formula in maths, but it’s very difficult to use them. Edison and Einstein didn’t get everything from school, but they were all successful. They invented so many things. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read many books outside school. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. The most important thing is that they know how to use their brains（大脑）.
【小题1】Students can’t learn everything in school because _____________.
| A．the teacher doesn’t know much |
| B．the teacher can only teach them how to read and write |
| C．the teacher would not like to teach |
| D．there are still many things for the students to learn outside |
| A．to teach all subjects | B．to teach everything |
| C．to teach the students how to read and think | D．to work hard |
| A．work out maths problems | B．remember all the facts |
| C．study science | D．study |
| A．they knew how to study |
| B．they remembered all the formulas |
| C．they didn’t get everything from school |
| D．they didn’t know how to use their brains |
| A．Outside school study is as important as school study |
| B．It’s more important to know how to learn than only remember some facts and formulas. |
| C．It’s very easy to use a formula in working out a maths problem. |
| D．It’s helpful to read more books outside school |
Every school has notice boards. Let's see what is on the notice board of an American school.
【小题1】From , parents can get information on the parents’ meeting.
| A．School Policy | B．Report Card |
| C．Class Announcement | D．After-school Program |
| A．certain school rules | B．after-school activities |
| C．plans for classes and tests | D．children's school life and work. |
| A．1 | B．2 | C．3 | D．4 |
| A．from 3:30 to 4:30 | B．from 3:30 to 6:00 . |
| C．from 4:30 to 6:00 | D．from 6:00 to 7:00 |
| A．hand in a note | B．call at 524-9752 |
| C．check in at the office | D．telephone the school |
American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are some important differences between British English and American English.
First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don’t say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno” instead of “I don’t know”. Or they may say “Whaddya say?” instead of “What did you say?” however, the British are more careful in their speech. They usually say all the words and keep them separate.
Words sometimes have different meanings too. Some American words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary（词汇）for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but in England people drive lorries.
Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone your friends, you “phone them up”. In America, you “give them a call”.
There’re also some differences in grammar. For example, when Americans ask a question., they say “Do you have a storybook?” But the British often say “Have you a storybook?”
All these differences can be confusing （易混淆的）if you are learning English. But most languages are like this. Languages change over time. When people live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what has happened to English. It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.
【小题1】What does the word “separate” mean in the passage? It means “____”
| A．含糊的 | B．快速的 | C．分开的 | D．简略的 |
| A．an example of British English |
| B．an example of American English |
| C．the same in America and England |
| D．not the same in America and England |
| A．are always changing as time passes |
| B．keep unchanged even if time changes |
| C．are the same in all places |
| D．are easy to learn |
| A．English vocabulary |
| B．how American sounds are different from British sounds |
| C．the way the British say words |
| D．some differences between American and British English |
Some students think it difficult to learn English well. That’s because they don’t find the right way. I think reading is very important for students. The more you read, the better you’ll understand.
Reading is helpful to listening, speaking and writing. If you often read English aloud, you’ll improve your listening. On the other hand, listening a lot can help you to read better. Reading English everywhere when you are free, if you wish. You can get a lot of knowledge when you read. Sometimes you need to express your ideas, you can either speak or write. That means you are using what you learned from reading. The same as Chinese, the more you read, the better you can write. If you want to remember something, you should read again and again.
So from now on, you’d better do more reading. It’s a good way to learn English well.
【小题1】 Some students think it difficult to learn English well because _________.
| A．they don’t work hard | B．they are afraid of English. |
| C．they don’t find the right way | D．they aren’t clever |
A. speaking B. listening C. writing D. A. B & C
【小题3】The writer thinks ________ is a good way to learn English well.
| A．the better you write | B．doing more reading |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
| A．the better you speak | B．the better you write |
| C．the more you remember | D．the more you write |
| A．English is important | B．Reading is helpful |
| C．English is difficult | D．Reading is important |
All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better. Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. It’s good for your eyes if there is enough light.
根据短文内容，选择最佳的答案。
【小题1】To learn things quickly, you should ____________.
| A．have good study habits | B．study in the living room |
| C．study in the bedroom | D．study with a good desk |
| A．it is too small | B．it is too noisy | C．it is too big | D．it is very quiet |
| A．high | B．low | C．clean | D．hard |
| A．A high desk | B．A noisy place | C．An expensive chair | D．Enough light |
| A．How to learn well | B．Study in a quiet place |
| C．Study with a good desk | D．Good study habits. |
Many students have clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey(调查) in No.50 Middle School. The following diagram(图表) shows the results of the survey.
【小题1】About 45% of the girls would like to be ________ in the future.
| A．teachers | B．reporters |
| C．scientists | D．bank clerks |
【小题2】Which job do the girls like least?| A．Bank clerks | B．Reporters |
| C．Managers | D．Scientists |
【小题3】What does the diagram show us?| A．Boys’ abilities（能力） of jobs are the same as girls’. |
| B．Boys’ abilities of jobs are different from girls’. |
| C．Boys’ choices of jobs are the same as girls’. |
| D．Boys’ choices of jobs are different from girls’. |
【小题4】What job do boys like best?| A．Bank clerks | B．Reporters |
| C．Managers | D．Scientists |
【小题5】What does the writer make the diagram for?| A．To help students’ find better jobs. |
| B．To find out how different boys’andgirls’ choices about jobs are. |
| C．To make student know how to live in the future. |
| D．To help students make more money. |