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14．I walk into a room and wonder who's going to talk to me．Unavoidably，I fall into a self-conscious moment．
I'm waiting for my daughters to finish a gymnastics class，and I look around the waiting room．The lively chatter of mothers all around me makes me feel terribly alone．I don't belong in this group； I'm an outsider to the world of little girls trying to finish their homework before the coach calls them in．
Nobody is paying attention to me!
Sulking in pity，I overhear a little girl ask her mother the difference between a homophone and a homonym．
My specialty!I can't resist such questions．I have to assist．For the next 5minutes，I find myself helping a 4th grader think of words that sound the same but are spelled differently （homophone） and words that sound the same and are spelled the same but mean different things （homonym）．
You can't help somebody else and also think about how neglected you feel．It's a strange phenomenon．It doesn't matter that I'm supremely out of place here．I'm serving somebody，and then，everything feels right．And in a powerful turn of events，the mother who once seemed so cliquish and perfect starts telling me about her life．Over homophones，I'm learning about a lifetime of heartbreak．
Each of those mothers might have their own story of loss．The room isn't what it seems； it's nothing like it sounds．Beneath the clique and chatter，there's somebody who needs attention．
Perhaps when I feel most alone，most forgotten，I need to look up，find a way to help and bless （even if it's through homophones），and stop focusing on myself．I want to enter a room，take my eyes off of myself，and find the one who needs help．

69．What does the author want to do the time she enters the waiting room？B
A．She wants to ask who would like to talk to her．
B．She wants to be accepted among people already there．
C．She wants to get her daughter back home for dinner．
D．She wants to have a talk with the gymnastic coach of her daughter
70．According to the paragraph 5the prefix （前缀）"homo"probably meansB
A．different．  B．same．  C．sound．  D．meaning．
71．Which statement of below is not true according to the passage？D
A．You are not the only one who feels helpless．
B．Don't concentrate too much on yourself when you feel nervous．
C．Find someone to help and then you may feel better．
D．The world is not what you make it，but what you see and hear．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者在进入一个房间是迫切希望自己被接受，渐渐地她发现世界不是你看到了什么，听到了什么，而是你创造了什么．

解答 69．B．推理判断题．根据文章第一段"I walk into a room and wonder who's going to talk to me"我走进一个房间，想知道谁要和我说话，可知当她进入候诊室时，作者想被人们接受；故选B．
70．B．词义猜测题．根据文章第五段"find myself helping a 4th grader think of words that sound the same but are spelled differently （homophone） and words that sound the same and are spelled the same but mean different things （homonym"接下来的5分钟，我发现自己帮助第四年级学生认为发音相同但拼写不同（同音）和发音相同，拼写相同但意思不同的东西（谐音）；可知词义为相同的；故选B．
71．D．细节理解题．根据文章倒数第二段"The room isn't what it seems； it's nothing like it sounds．Beneath the clique and chatter，there's somebody who needs attention"可知世界不是你看到了什么，听到了什么，而是你创造了什么；故选D．

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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61．Which is probably the best title for thistext？D
A．A lucky critic．   
B．The best restaurant
C．A magic review． 
D．A legendary restaurant
62．Why does the author refer to elBulli in Spain in Paragraph 2？B
A．To prove the long history of Rao's．   
B．To show the popularity of Rao's．
C．To describe the service of Rao's．     
D．To attract customers to eat in Rao's．
63．What was Rao's like before The NewYork Times review？A
A．Unique and attractive．   
B．Tough and greedy．
C．Terrible and unknown．  
D．Poor and hopeless．
64．Which of the following about Rao's is true？C
A．If yoh want to get a reservation in Rao's，you'd have to phone ahead of time．
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C．It's hard fo dine in Rao's partly because it has a limited number of tables．
D．Only the most famous persons can have the chance to have lunch in Rao's．
65．We can conclude from the critic's words thatC．
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B．customers of Rao's can use credit cards on weekends
C．the experience dining in Rao's is as unforgettable as its food
D．diners in Rao's are used to being disturbed by sudden noises．
9．The two-week vacation at the end of summer school ended yesterday．Kevin had gone nowhere during his vacation．He had the money，but he hated to travel alone．He used to take vacations with Gary，his youngest brother，but they had a big argument at the end of their last vacation．Each of them had spent the last three years waiting for the other to apologize．
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He did do one thing new and different during his vacation．There was a new coffee shop on Foothill Street．It served 25varieties of delicious coffee at reasonable prices，and the staff was genuinely friendly．The shop was air-conditioned at a slightly chilly temperature．About eight small round tables were inside．Outside were four bigger tables．Each had four white metal chairs around it，and several big umbrellas provided shade．Even on hot afternoons，there was usually a pleasant breeze．
Kevin visited the coffee shop four times during his vacation．He always sat at a table outside by himself and read the free daily paper．Each day he was there，he read most of the newspaper articles while he enjoyed two cups of coffee．
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65．Why didn't Kevin go anywhere during his vacation？C
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66．What did Kevin do in his vacation？D
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C．He worked in a parking lot．  D．He stayed at home most of the time．
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A．It served delicious coffee of different flavors．
B．It had an effective air-conditioning system．
C．It was often crowded with local customers．
D．It provided free newspapers for customers．
19．The British aren't having as many children as they used to．One reason is that people are having children much older than before，meaning they have fewer years in which they can have them．After years at university，they need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want．They might then get married，but it's incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK．
The above explains why young British people now don't move out of their parents'home until they are around 30years old on average．It is not until they are 30that they can afford their own home．Increasingly，it is not until that age that they can afford to get married and start a new life in a new home．It's only after this age that many young people start thinking about having a child．
So a British person manages to get a job，get a home and get married．Why isn't he or she then having at least two children on average？The main reason is that it is quite expensive to bring up a child in the UK．Why is it expensive？Well，these days，both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses．Because both parents are at work，that means they then need to pay someone to look after their child during the day．Paying for this childcare is nearly always expensive．
The recent financial crisis is making things even harder for families，since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children．With so much pressure on families，is it any surprise that the divorce rate is so high？
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The government is also trying to reduce the number of hours British parents have to work to earn enough money to pay their bills．If parents didn't have to work so many hours，they'd have more time to spend with their children and wouldn't need to spend so much on childcare．On average，a Briton works 49hours a week，which is the most in Europe．The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage companies to improve their employees'work-life balance．Let's hope they're not too late to save the British family．Otherwise，the British will always be too tired，and won't have enough time and money，to have children．

41．Young British people live in their parents'home until around 30becauseC．
A．They are allowed to get married at 30
B．they can't find jobs to support themselves
C．they can't afford a house of their own until then
D．they enjoy family life with their parents
42．The British are now having fewer children than before for all the following reasons EXCEPT thatB．
A．they have fewer years to have children
B．they live much shorter lives than before
C．it is more expensive to bring up a child
D．people are losing their jobs because of the recent financial crisis
43．To make it cheaper to have children，the British government isD．
A．bringing down prices         B．raising the salaries of parents
C．reducing family income tax   D．increasing subsidies for families and nursery schools．
44．It can be inferred from the text thatA．
A．with long work hours，it is hard for British parents to balance life and work
B．more and more families in Britain are breaking up because they are having fewer children
C．among Europeans，British people work hardest and earn the least
D．childcare takes up too much energy and time for the British
45．The underlined word"subsidies"in Paragraph 5meansD．
A．food paid by the government
B．school buildings for poor students
C．free transportation
D．money from the government to benefit the public．
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The research，believed to be the first of its kind，found that children who were not facing the person pushing them were less likely to talk，laugh and communicate with their parents．
The findings were based on a study of 2，722parents and babies and an experiment where 20babies were wheeled in buggies for a mile，facing their parents for half the journey and facing away for the other half．Parents using facetoface buggies were twice as likely to talk to their children while the babies'heart rates fell and they were twice as likely to fall asleep，showing that they were feeling relaxed and safe．
In addition，only one baby out of the 20studied laughed while sitting in an awayfacing buggy．
"Our data（数据） suggests that for many babies today，life in a buggy is emotionally   impoverished and possibly stressful．Stressed babies grow into anxious adults，"said Dr Suzanne Zeedyk，Developmental Psychologist at Scotland's Dundee University who carried out the research．
The study，which was published by National Literacy Trust as part of its"Talk To Your Baby"campaign，found that 62percent of all children observed travelled in awayfacing buggies．
Zeedyk said it would have a negative effect on babies'development if they spent a long time in awayfacing buggies，which would be bad to their ability to communicate with their parent at a time when their brain was developing rapidly．
Laura Barbour of the Sutton Trust，a social mobility charity which funded the research，said buggy manufacturers（制造商） should look closely at the findings．

53．Using awayfacing buggies mayB．
A．benefit both the babies and their parents
B．affect babies'language ability permanently
C．help babies communicate with their parents
D．have positive effect on babies'development
54．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．Parents may talk twice with the babies in awayfacing buggies．
B．The study suggests children feel relaxed and safe in buggies．
C．The samples （案例）of the study were 20babies wheeled in buggies．
D．One of the 20babies was twice as likely to fall asleep in buggies．
55．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？A
A．Best for Kids to Face Parents in Buggy
B．Best for Kids to Communicate with Parents
C．Stressed Babies Grow into Anxious Adults
D．Buggy Manufacturers Care about the Finding．
3．One of the most important issues they had to consider in the UN climate conference in Copenhagen was         of rich-poor cooperation on climate change．（　　）
A．oneB．thisC．thatD．which
17．As Mrs．Thompson stood in front of class on the very first day of school，she told the children an untruth．Like most teachers，she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same．However，that was impossible，because there in the front row，back his seat，was a little boy named Teddy Stoddart．
  Mrs．Thompson watched Teddy，noticing that he did not play well with other children，his clothes were dirty，and that he constantly needed a bath．Besides，Teddy could be unpleasant．It got to the point where Mrs．Thompson actually took delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen，making bold X's and then putting a big"F"at the top of his papers．
  Mrs．Thompson was required to review each child's past records，and she put off reviewing Teddy's until last．However，reviewing his file，she was surprised．
  Teddy's first grade teacher wrote，"Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh．He does his work neatly and has good manners．"
  His second grade teacher wrote，"Teddy is an excellent student，well liked by his classmates，but he is troubled because his mother has an incurable illness and life at home must be a struggle．"
  His third grade teacher wrote，"His mother's death has been hard on him．He tries to do his best，but his father doesn't show much interest，and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken．"
  Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote，"Teddy is withdrawn （倒退） and doesn't show much interest in school．He doesn't have many friends，and he sometimes sleeps in class．"
  By now，Mrs．Thompson realized the problem，ashamed of herself．She felt even worse when her students brought her Christmas presents wrapped in beautiful ribbons （色带） and bright paper； except for Teddy's．
56．The following descriptions about Mrs．Thompson are right EXCEPTA
A．careful        B．patient      C．unkind      D．strict
57．Why was Mrs．Thompson surprised when she reviewed Teddy's file？A
A．Because all his teachers spoke highly of him in every grade．
B．Because he was affected by his home life since his mother died．
C．Because school was already not his favorite place for him to go to．
D．Because people and things around him have a great effect on his growth．
58．________ made Mrs．Thompson ashamed of herself according to the underlined part in the second paragraph．B
A．Her wrong ways of marking Teddy's papers         
B．The problem that she didn't realize at all
C．Christmas presents sent by Teddy on Christmas       
D．Reviewing Teddy's file at her first class．

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