My 8­year­old son,Kevin,has made friends with some boys in the neighborhood. He has been 36    with them after school. My wife,and I are 37    he has other kids to be with and we have __38__ and encouraged him to play with his friends. We also want Kevin to learn __39__,so we have asked him to tell us __40__ he's going and to come home at a specified time.
The __41__ started when Kevin didn't come home on time. On one occasion,I asked Kevin to be back at 6 pm. By 6:30,I needed to go __42__ him. I found him at a friend's house,and he looked 43    that he couldn't continue playing. After we came home,I sat  Kevin down for a talk about the _44  _ of  keeping his word. I told him I was not worried about his arriving a few __45__ late, after a half hour, he told me he understood and I was _46_  _.
The next day,I came home from work at about 6:30 pm and my wife asked me to go and get Kevin back __47__ she said he should be back home at 6. I walked to his friend's house and a look of __48__ appeared on Kevin's face when he came to the door.
At __49__,my wife and I spoke to Kevin about why he didn't come home on time again. He said he just wanted to _50__ playing. This was __51__,so we decided to ground(罚不准出门)him for a week. This __52_ no playing with his friends.
For the next week,whenever his friends came to ask for Kevin,we let him __53__ to them that he was grounded. We felt this would help him be responsible for his __54__.
As a __55__,I believe one of the most important things we can teach our kids is self-responsibility and that actions have consequences.

【小题1】
A.studyingB.playingC.chattingD.quarreling
【小题2】
A.glad  B.luckyC.worriedD.sure
【小题3】
A.made B.allowedC.trainedD.forced
【小题4】
A.amusements B.communicationC.honestyD.responsibility
【小题5】
A.when B.whyC.whereD.whenever
【小题6】
A.changesB.conflictsC.worriesD.problems
【小题7】
A.looking forB.picking upC.waiting forD.calling up
【小题8】
A.angry B.nervousC.disappointedD.ashamed
【小题9】
A.qualityB.importanceC.storiesD.ways
【小题10】
A.hours B.minutesC.daysD.times
【小题11】
A.satisfiedB.shockedC.surprisedD.concerned
【小题12】
A.if   B.unless C.because D.so
【小题13】
A.guilt B.disappointmentC.excitementD.hatred
【小题14】
A.homeB.schoolC.workD.office
【小题15】
A.finishB.keepC.learnD.stop
【小题16】
A.impossibleB.impoliteC.unacceptableD.unbelievable
【小题17】
A.meantB.suggestedC.showedD.implied
【小题18】
A.replyB.apologizeC.tellD.explain
【小题19】
A.decisionsB.wordsC.actionsD.friends
【小题20】
A.teacherB.parentC.writerD.professor

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I met Mr Jim Lemon I was a seventeen-year-old freshman at Houston's Jackson Junior High.The chances of my finishing high school were  36  . I was a troubled teenage.
Mr Lemon taught American history and was quite  37  from the other teachers I had known. Not only was he  38  , but also he was a great teacher. He pushed and never tolerated the mediocrity(平庸) that had become my standard.
On the occasion of our first semester report cards, Mr Lemon  39  me aside and asked how it was possible that I was a B student in his class and a C student in the  40  of my classes. I passionately told him about my  41  parents, the local gangs, the drugs, the fights, the police---all of the evils I had been  42  to. It was then that Mr Lemon  43  explained that the only person  44  for my situation was me. And the only person with the  45  to change my situation was me. He  46  me that I was failing not because I was a failure. He inspired me to become a better student and he  47  my life.
Ten years later I was preparing to graduate from a university when I spoke to him again . 48  I did get him on the phone, I told him that I had been saving money so that I could invite him to come to Hawaii at my  49  to be a part of my graduation.
I'll never forget his  50  . He said,"Who is this again?" I was just one of hundreds of the students whose life he changed  51  he had no idea of his influence.
Mr Lemon never came to my graduation, but his  52  taught me another valuable lesson. His final lesson for me was that we will never know or understand the  53  we have on other people's lives. He taught me that we all have the  54  to effect people's lives for the  55  ... Or for the worse.      

【小题1】
A.near
B.ready
C.great
D.slim
【小题2】
A.kind
B.excellent
C.different
D.same
【小题3】
A.strict
B.tough
C.sympathetic
D.warm-hearted
【小题4】
A.scolded
B.called
C.pushed
D.dragged
【小题5】
A.rest
B.most
C.others
D.all
【小题6】
A.qualified
B.learned
C.well-educated
D.divorced
【小题7】
A.subjected
B.addicted
C.referred
D.forced
【小题8】
A.nervously
B.patiently
C.strictly
D.confidently
【小题9】
A.blamed
B.capable
C.struggling
D.responsible
【小题10】
A.sense
B.potential
C.direction
D.mood
【小题11】
A.persuaded
B.pointed
C.convinced
D.confirmed
【小题12】
A.changed
B.turned
C.supported
D.arranged
【小题13】
A.While
B.Before
C.When
D.After
【小题14】
A.cost
B.expense
C.treat
D.invitation
【小题15】
A.attitude
B.unwillingness
C.teaching
D.response
【小题16】
A.and
B.however
C.or
D.so
【小题17】
A.absence
B.refusal
C.confusion
D.decision
【小题18】
A.importance
B.ability
C.impression
D.influence
【小题19】
A.duty
B.opportunity
C.responsibility
D.courage
【小题20】
A.easier
B.better
C.happier
D.simpler
 

Loma just had to get in touch with someone:“I had to tell my best friend something important. I tried calling her but I couldn’t get through. So I sent her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without technology I would not have been able to tell her. ”
Staying connected with friends and family is important for us. That’s why we asked our readers to tell us how cell-phones, e-mail, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1,500 responded.
Most of them told us they couldn’t live without technology:80%of teens said they need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30%said they’d be completely out of their friends without their cell-phones and other methods of communication.
What do they do when they’ve got news they need to share now? Most teens say they try to reach their friends by phone. But if they don’t reach them, they use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out.
Lots of people use one way of communication—like text messaging—to get a friend’s attention and then use another where they can talk more. “My friends and I always tell each other everything that happens. So I send them text messages to tell them to come online so we can talk about it,” said Sabeiha.
“When planning to get together with friends”, Julian said, “the easiest and fastest way I know is to send a text message to my contact group.”Jocelyn said. “If I want to go to see a movie with a few friends, I usually send text message to them. By telephone, you have to call every single friend one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many as you’d like, which saves a lot of time. ”
【小题1】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.E-mails.B.Blogs.C.Personal pages.D.Personal letters.
【小题2】What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends?
A.MSN.B.QQ.C.Phones.D.Text message.
【小题3】 The underlined part “get the words out” means“     ”.
A.send the messageB.send the e-mail
C.talk with their friendsD.meet their friends
【小题4】 In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?
A.Sport.B.Education.C.Technology.D.Culture.

Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that?” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术)”, one replied.
I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job.
One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller!”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can’t deny that, but I don’t think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don’t even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I’m not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall!
It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm. Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost.
In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
【小题1】We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.

A.a doctorB.a modelC.a teacherD.a reporter
【小题2】Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to ________.
A.marry a better man\womanB.become a model
C.get an advantage over others in job-huntD.attract more admirers
【小题3】According to the passage, the author believes that ________.
A.everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost
B.it’s right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs
C.it is one’s appearance instead of skills that really matters in one’s career
D.media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery
【小题4】What does the author think of his height?
A.He hates to be called a short man.
B.He tries to increase his height through surgery.
C.He just accepts it as it is.
D.He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.
【小题5】The best title for the passage should be “________”.
A.Young Graduates Have Higher Expectation
B.Young Graduates Look to Surgery for Better Jobs
C.Young Graduates’ Opinion About Cosmetic Surgery
D.Young Graduates Face a Different Situation in Job-hunt

Loma just had to get in touch with someone: “I had to tell my best

friend something important. I tried calling her but I couldn’t get through. So I sent her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without technology I would not have been able to tell her. ”

Staying connected with friends and family is important for us. That’s

why we asked our readers to tell us how cell-phones, e-mail, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1,500 responded.

Most of them told us they couldn’t live without technology: 80%of

teens said they need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30%said they’d be completely out of their friends without their cell-phones and other methods of communication.

What do they do when they’ve got news they need to share now? Most

teens say they try to reach their friends by phone. But if they don’t reach them, they use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out.

Lots of people use one way of communication—like text messaging—to

get a friend’s attention and then use another where they can talk more. “My friends and I always tell each other everything that happens. So I send them text messages to tell them to come online so we can talk about it,” said Sabeiha.

“When planning to get together with friends”, Julian said, “the easiest

and fastest way I know is to send a text message to my contact group.”

Jocelyn said. “If I want to go to see a movie with a few friends, I usually

send text message to them. By telephone, you have to call every single friend

one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as

many as you’d like, which saves a lot of time. ”

1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.E-mails.

B.Blogs.

C.Personal pages.

D.Personal letters.

2.What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends?

A.MSN.

B.QQ.

C.Phones.

D.Text message.

3.The underlined part “get the words out” means“     ”.

A.send the message

B.send the e-mail

C.talk with their friends

D.meet their friends

4. In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?

A.Sport.

B.Education.

C.Technology.

D.Culture.

 

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