Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV,start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions.Before you know it,you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments,clean their room,or take out the trash.Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed.So instead of arguing about starting chores,just say,“If chores aren’t done by 4 pm,here are the consequences.”Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court.Don’t argue or fight with them,just say,“That’s the way it’s going to be.”It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive.“If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm,then no video game time until chores are done.And if finishing those chores runs into homework time,that’s going to be your loss.”On the other hand,when dealing with homework,keep it very simple.Have a time when homework starts,and at that time,all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done.If your kids say they have no homework,then they should use that time to study or read.Either way,there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.
When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him,make no bones about it;he is not ignoring you,he is disrespecting you.At that point,everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears.Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones — even if he tells you he can hear you.Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect.Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing.Remember,mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.
1.According to the passage,it seldom happens that ________.
A.kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests
B.parents’ directions sound like a broken record
C.children are ready to follow their parents’ directions
D.parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids
2.Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________.
A.avoid direct ways of punishment     B.make them do things at their request
C.argue and fight with their children   D.allow their children to behave in their own way
3.When the kid is doing his homework,parents ________.
A.should provide him with a good learning environment
B.can do whatever they like
C.can stay aside watching TV
D.must switch off the power
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A.parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child
B.it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents
C.parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect
D.kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and
control
5.The main idea of the passage is ________.
A.that respecting each other is more important than anything else
B.how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents
C.that children should make choices and decisions on their own
D.how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

If you look up the word “create” in the dictionary , you will find it means “to bring into being, to cause to exist something each of us does daily”.

       We are creative whenever we look at or think about something in a new way First, this includes an awareness of our surroundings.It means using all of our senses to become aware of our world.This may be as simple as being aware of color and texture(质地),as well as taste, when we plan a meal.Above all, it is the ability to notice things that others might miss.

       A second part of creativity is an ability to see relationships among things.If we believe the expression,“There is nothing new under the sun, the creativity is remaking or recombining(重组) the old in new ways.”For example, we might do this by finding a more effective way to study or a better way to arrange our furniture, or we might make a new combination of camera lenses and filters to create an unusual photograph.

       A third part of creativity is the courage and drive to make use of our new ideas, to ask for them to achieve some new results.To think up a new idea is one thing; to put the idea to work is another.

       These three parts of creativity are included in all the great works of geniuses, but they are also included in many of our day-to-day activities.

1.Which of the following activities is NOT a creative one according to the passage?

       A.To prepare for a meal.                                                

       B.To arrange the furniture in a special way.

       C.To buy some books from a bookstore.

       D.To“write”a letter with the computer.

2.“There is nothing new under the sun” really implies that _________.

       A.a new thing can only be created at the basis of earlier things  

       B.a new thing is only a tale

       C.we can seldom create new things            

       D.we can hardly see really new things in the world

3.What does the author think about the relationship between a new thought and its being put into

    practice?

       A.It’s more difficut to create a new thought than to use it in practice.

       B.To find a new thought will clearly lead to the production of a new thing.

       C.A man with an excellent ability of practice can easily become an inventor.

       D.One may come up with a new thought, but can not put it into practice.

4.The best title for this passage is__________.

       A.How to Develop One’s Creativity                                        

       B.What Is Creativity

       C.The Importance of Creativity                                               

       D.Creativity, a Not Faraway Thing

 

Recently I gave my adult students homework. It was to "go to someone you love and tell them you love them. It has to be someone you have  36  said those words to before or at least haven't  37  those words with for a long time. "

       Since most of the men were over 35 and were raised in the  38  of men that were taught  39  feelings is not "manly", this was very  40  homework for some.

       In our next  41 , I asked if someone wanted to share his story with us. I fully _42 one of the women to volunteer, as was  43  the case, but on this evening one of the men raised his hand. As he  44 out of his chair (all 1.85 meters of him), he began by saying, "Dennis, I was quite  45  with you last week when you gave us this homework.  46  were you to tell me to do something so personal? But as I began driving home my heart started talking to me, telling me that I knew  47  who I needed to say 'I love you' to. "

       "My father and I had a severe  48  five years ago, and since then we had  49  seeing each other unless we had to at Christmas. But even then, we hardly  50  to each other. So last Tuesday I drove to my parents' house after work and said, 'Dad, I just  51 to tell you that I love you. '"

       "Dad reached out and  52  me and said, 'I love you too, son, but I've never been able to say it.' Two days after my visit, my dad had a heart attack and I don't know if he will  53  it. So, I'm here to tell all of you that my  54  in this is: Don't wait to do the thing  55  it is too late. Take the time to do what you need to do and do it now!"

1.A. ever               B. always                  C. never                D. even

2.A. said               B. shared            C. talked            D. discussed

3.A. year               B. occasion            C. period            D. generation

4.A. explaining      B. hurting              C. devoting            D. expressing

5.A. interesting      B. threatening       C. interested          D. exciting

6.A. class                     B. term                 C. holiday             D. week

7.A. asked             B. disliked             C. advised             D. expected

8.A. often              B. probably           C. not                   D. seldom

9.A. sat                 B. rose                  C. jump                 D. struggle

10.A. bored           B. amused             C. curious              D. angry

11.A. How                    B. Why                 C. Who                 D. What

12.A. exactly         B. immediately      C. directly             D. simply

13.A. condition             B. discussion       C. disagreement     D. experiment

14.A. hated            B. avoided             C. reduced             D. continued

15.A. spoke           B. smiled            C. looked                  D. turned

16.A. dropped out  B. ran across          C. came over      D. came across

17.A. touched        B. tested                C. inspired             D. hugged

18.A. get               B. make                C. deserve             D. overcame

19.A. sense            B. point                 C. thought             D. message

20.A. until                    B. when                C. before            D. as

 

 

第二部分  阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)

第一节  阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.

     With this unshakable belief, I, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品).As a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter—the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn't necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1. What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A.  He never watched TV.

B.  He read what he had to.

C.  He found reading unbelievable.

D.  He considered reading part of his life.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

2. The underlined word "voice" in the second paragraph most probably means “____________”.

A.  an idea      B. a sound quality  C. a way of writing    D. a world to write about

3. What effect does reading have on the author?

A.  It helps him to realize his dream.

B.  It opens up a wider world for him.

C.  It makes his college life more interesting.

D.  It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A.  Why do I read?  B.  How do I read?  C.  What do I read?   D.  When do I read?

 

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