Dear David,

I’m glad you would like to share your feelings with me.It’s hardly surprising that your feelings of not being “grown up” have come on strongly at this point in your life,just before you’re about to become a father.You are asking:will I make a good father?How will I cope?

Should I have brought another little person into the world? Can l provide for it? Help! I think nearly every sensitive about-to-be-parent must have these occasional feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy(不适)before the birth and it would be most unusual if you didn't share them.It's difficult,honestly,to feel grown-up unless you have something less grown-up to relate to.

The boss with a hen-pecking wife may feel like a seven-year-old when he’s at home.But as he walks through the office door,and knows he’s going to be surrounded by staff looking to him for Advice,he grows into a fully mature man.And I think it’s a mistake to imagine that we all feel,as we age,a kind of progression of states,from the baby to the adult.Most people feel,on Tuesday,about three years old,and on a Wednesday,around 80.

There's a common remark that “all men are little boys”,but it's not true.It's more true that men often behave like little boys.But nearly all people,at some moments in their lives,are capable of groat maturity.

Once your baby arrives,you’ll soon feel less childlike,or rather,less often.When your child tries to put its fingers into the electric plug,the adult in you will rise up to prevent it.You’ll see

you have very little in common with a needy child,particularly if it's looking to you for comfort and support.

Comfort yourself,David,with two truths.One is that your friends laugh when they talk about this subject because they,like you,feel frightened.And remember that people who haven't grown up don’t go around talking about the fact that they don’t feel grown-up.

Hope my advice will be helpful and good luck to you and your little one.

Yours sincerely

Miss Advice

1.According to the passage,Miss Advice thinks David's self-doubt is________.

A.valuable B.natural C.unusual D.bearable

2.From Paragraph 2,we can learn that people's sense of maturity________.

A.will increase with age

B.is obviously seen at home

C.changes with different situations

D.becomes stronger with familiar people

3.Miss Advice holds that________.

A.all men behave like little boys

B.people tend to laugh at the subject

C.men with a baby feel more grown-up

D.people enjoy talking about their immaturity

4.Miss Advice wrote the letter to________

A.offer suggestions to a future father

B.teach people how to grow up

C.encourage people to be responsible

D.solve problems of the less grown-up

阅读理解(共4小题)

In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere.Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.

My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65.She was the first in our family to reach that goal.But one year after I started college, she developed cancer.I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her.It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.

Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children.In 1999, we adopted our first son.To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional.A year later came our second adopted boy.Then followed son No.3.In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.

You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8!Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo.Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time.But I never gave up on the dream either.I had only one choice: to find a way.That meant taking as few as one class each semester.

The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys.They often wanted me to stay home with them.There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.

In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina.It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!

I am not special, just single-minded.It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal.Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day.It’s a process.Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.

1.When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be_________.

A.a writer B.a doctor C.a judge D.a journalist

2.Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?

A.Her grandma asked her to withdraw from college

B.She fell in love and got married

C.She had so many children to support that she was too busy to continue her college

D.She decided to look after her grandma

3.What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A.Failure is the mother of success

B.Little by little, one goes far

C.Every coin has two sides

D.Well begun, half done

4.Which of the following can best describe the author?

A.Caring and determined

B.Honest and responsible

C.Ambitious and sensitive

D.Innocent and single-minded

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

In many countries,people eat rice every day.________ they eat it two or three times a day, for breakfast, lunch and supper.They can ________it, fry(煎)it or ________ it into rice noodles.They usually eat it ________meat,fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kind of ________. Muslins,for example,do not eat pork,and Hindus do not eat beef.

The Japanese eat a lot of fish.Japan is an island and its ________go all over the Pacific looking for fish to ________.The Japanese sometimes eat uncooked fish, and they also eat a lot of rice.

In ________such as Britain,Australia and the United States,the most important food is ________or potatoes.People there usually make their bread from wheat flour.They ________potatoes in different ways.They can boil them,fry them and roast(烤)them.

In Africa,maize(玉米)is the most important food.________rice and wheat,maize is a kind of cereal(谷物).African people make the maize________flour.From this flour they make ________kinds of bread and cakes.Many Africans are very________and they can’t afford to eat much________with their cereal.

Cereals are a very important kind of food________we also need plenty of vegetables and lots of fresh________.

Some people eat ________fruit and vegetables.They do not eat meat or fish or ________that comes from animals.They eat only food from________.Some people say that food from plants is better for us than meat.

1.A.Sometime B.Sometimes C.Some time D.Some times

2.A.drink B.boil C.have D.eat

3.A.change B.turn C.make D.eat

4.A.as B.like C.together D.with

5.A.meat B.fish C.apples D.vegetables

6.A.trains B.planes C.life boats D.fishing boats

7.A.buy B.catch C.hold D.weigh

8.A.the world B.countries C.the east D.developing countries

9.A.bread B.cake C.flour D.vegetables

10.A.cook B.eat C.make D.take

11.A.With B.As C.Being D.Like

12.A.of B.from C.into D.up to

13.A.the same B.every C.different D.each

14.A.rich B.weak C.strong D.poor

15.A.meat B.maize C.bread D.flour

16.A.so B.as C.but D.because

17.A.fruit B.cakes C.rice D.potatoes

18.A.only B.not only C.besides D.except

19.A.something B.pork C.anything D.beef

20.A.fish B.apples C.pigs D.plants

完形填空(共1小题)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You Can’t Be Replaced

As a teenager,I felt I was always letting people down.I was rebellious(叛逆的)on the outside,________ on the inside I wanted people to ________me.

Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车)to California with my friend Penelope.The trip wasn’t ________ and there were many times I didn’t feel safe.One situation in particular left me ________for still being alive.When I returned home,I was different —not so outwardly(外表上)sure of myself.

I was happy to be home.But then I noticed that Penelope,who was ________ with us,was wearing my clothes.And my ________ seemed to like her better than me.I wondered if I would be ________ if I weren’t there.

I told my mom,and she explained that________ Penelope was a lovely girl,no one could ________ me.I pointed out,“She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful ________ but I was the only person who could fill my ________ .She made me realize that even with my ________,—and they were many—I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher,________ who I was and what made me unique.My ________of myself was changing.I wanted a solid base to start from.I started to resist pressure to ________ in ways that I didn’t like any more,and I ________ who I really was.I came to feel much more ________ that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us holds a unique place in the world.You are ________ no matter what others say or what you may think.So ________ about being replaced.You ________ be.

1.A.and B.but C.as D.for

2.A.leave B.replace C.receive D.like

3.A.easy B.hard C.fun D.long

4.A.wonderful B.careful C.grateful D.helpful

5.A.playing B.eating C.staying D.traveling

6.A.family B.friends C.relatives D.neighbors

7.A.loved B.mentioned C.cared D.missed

8.A.since B.as C.while D.unless

9.A.scold B.compare C.replace D.match

10.A.qualities B.girls C.people D.times

11.A.character B.role C.task D.form

12.A.faults B.advantages C.manners D.pities

13.A.looking for B.looking back C.seeking out D.giving up

14.A.picture B.view C.sense D.idea

15.A.think B.learn C.change D.act

16.A.hated B.celebrated C.wished D.expected

17.A.sure B.doubtful C.happy D.lonely

18.A.lovely B.sure C.wonderful D.special

19.A.talk B.forget C.care D.argue

20.A.mustn’t B.shouldn’t C.can’t D.needn’t

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