D

“The really big concern over the last decade,” according to Dr. David Whitehead, “is the relative loss of opportunities for children to engage in child-led play.” That's true. One of the exhausting aspects of modern parenting is that everything, even doing nothing, has to be purposeful. Now that “parenting” has become a verb — a state of doing, rather than simply being — it can fed unnatural to leave your children to their own devices. Yet it creates spaces in which good things can happen. The psychology lecturer is responding to a survey showing that 80 percent of parents of small children feel under pressure to fill their days with “structured” activities. This, says Dr. Whitehead, is a mistake. Leaving your children to play on their own or with their peers enables them to develop “self-regulation abilities”, which in turn leads to better academic achievement.

One afternoon last autumn, sitting on a bench doing no parenting at all, I suddenly felt I was getting the hang of it.

That afternoon, my sister and I took our children to the park. We had lots to talk about, so we sat down on a bench and drove the children away. After briefly complaining, the cousins wandered off and started jumping into puddles (水洼).

They jumped and jumped, and then one of them kicked some muddy water at the others. My sister and I, deep in conversation, didn't notice this. So my nephew became more adventurous. He scooped up a handful of mud and threw it on my son's head. My son caught his breath happily, wiped the mud out of his eyes, and threw one back. My nephew, who has a talent for naming things, puffed out his tiny chest and roared: “Let's play Muddikins!”

The rules of Muddikins are simple. You run around throwing mud at each other until everyone is so thickly coated that you can no longer be sure which child is whose. Nothing is learnt from it; nobody is improved. It is pure fun, of the sort that can only happen when parents drop the reins (缰绳). They did it. “ Whoa, that's so cool,” said one. “I wish my mum was like you.”

1.What is stressed in Paragraph 1?

A. Child-led play matters in the development of children.

B. Parents' concern over their children is unnecessary.

C. Children's activities should be well organized.

D. Parenting is everything in a family.

2.What does the author think of the behavior of the children in the puddles?

A. Amazing. B. Troublesome.

C. Adventurous. D. Worthwhile.

3.By saying “They did it” in the last paragraph, the author means that ______.

A. The reins were dropped.

B. She failed to distinguish her child.

C. The children learned from the Muddikins.

D. She confirmed Dr. David Whitehead's theory.

4.The text is mainly about the relationship between _____.

A. parents and children

B. individual and group

C. play and acquisition

D. theory and practice

Entertainment activities can surely bring you pleasure; however, it is the same with helping to do the housework.

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③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；

④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。

If a friend snaps at you or is unfriendly， step back， and with a sense of compassion， try to experience life from his____．

A． perspective B．priority

C．privilege D． policy

The exhibition _____ such endangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them．

A． exploits B． features

C． demonstrates D． inspects

If you completely ____ foods and drinks that you love， you'll only set yourself up to go on a large amount of those items later．

A．take out B．cut out C．give out D．put out

Africa is a very _____ continent， with each country， or even each part of a country having its own unique culture．

A． diverse B． abstract C． remote D． vacant

None of the students in the class likes the professor， who is used to being _____ of everything they do．

A． optimistic B． criticaL

C． interested D． emotional

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On Nov． 18， 1995， violinist Itzhak Perlman performed a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City．

Stricken with polio （小儿麻痹症） as a child，Perlman walked with the aid of two crutches（拐杖）to a chair in the middle of the stage．He carefully laid the crutches on the floor， one leg forward and the other underneath his chair， picked up his instrument and nodded to the to begin．

But something went wrong． After only seconds of playing， one of the strings on his violin ．The audience immediately knew what happened and fully expected the concert to be until another string or even another insrument could be found． But Perlman them． He quickly calmed down， closed his eyes and then the conductor to begin again．So the orchestra played from where they had and Perlman played on three strings． He played passion and power． All the time he worked out new fingering in his mind to make up for the string． A work that few people play well on four strings Perlman accomplished on three．

When he finished， a（n） silence hung in the room．And then as one， the crowd rose to their feet and wildly．Applause burst forth from every corner of the auditorium fans showed deep for his talent and his courage． Perlman smiled and wiped the sweat from his forehead．Then he raised his bow to the crowd and said， not proudly， but in a ， quiet， holy tone， “You know． sometimes it is the artist's to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left．”

Such was Itzhak Perlman． a great violinist． Playing a concert on three strings is not unlike his philosophy of life -- he what he had left and still made music．And isn't that true with us？As for me I'm that the world， more than ever， needs the music only you and I can make．

1.A． hopefully B． painfully C． immediately D． eventually

2.A． exposed B． exported C． expanded D． extended

3.A． conductor B． audience C． assistant D． performer

4.A． burst B． erupted C． broke D． collapsed

5.A． continued B． paused C． proceeded D． organized

6.A． confused B． amused C． concerned D． surprised

7.A． signaled B． marked C． consulted D． indicated

8.A． cut off B． put off C． taken off D． left off

9.A． with B． for C． to D． of

10.A． original B． similar C． vague D． missing

11.A． might B． should C． could D． would

12.A． awesome B． deliberate C． subtle D． evident

13.A． pursued B． cheered C． responded D． observed

14.A． before B． until C． while D． as

15.A． reputation B． impression C． appreciation D． attention

16.A． delight B． emerge C． relax D．quiet

17.A． thoughtful B． tough C． blank D． weak

18.A． status B． explanation C． responsibility D． intelligence

19.A． got accustomed to B． gave way to C． looked forward to D． held on to

20.A． convinced B． reminded C． disappointed D． informed

A

My father wasn't a king， he was a taxi driver， but I am a prince-Prince Renato II， of the country Pontinha， an island fort on Funchal harbour． It's in Madeira，Portugal， where I grew up． It was discovered in 1419．

In 1903， the king of Portugal sold the land to a wealthy British family， the Blandys， who make Madeira wine． Fourteen years ago the family decided to sell it forjust ?25，000， but nobody wanted to buy it either． I met Blandy at a party． and he asked if I'd like to buy the island． Of course I said yes，but I had no money-I was just an art teacher．I tried to find some business partners， who all thought I was crazy．So I sold some of my possessions，put my savings together and bought it．Of course， my family． my friends-all thought I was mad．

When the King originally sold the island，he signed a document， selling all the “possessions and the dominions”of the island．It means I can do what I want with it-I could start a restaurant， or a cinema but nobody thought someone would start a country．So that's what I did：I decided it would be my island， about the size of a one-bedroom house．

I have both a Portuguese passport and one for Pontinha （where my passport number is 0001）．There are four citizens： me， my wife， my son and my daughter．I am the police， the gardener，everything．I am whatever I want to be-that's the dream，isn't it？If l want to have a national flag，it could be blue today，red tomorrow．I can change it any time．Of course，my power is only absolute here， where I am the true sovereign．

I don't live in my country full time， but I am often there．My family sometimes drops by， and other people come every day because the country is free for tourists to visit； I never close for bad weather．Sometimes I come here when I'm feeling lively，after a few drinks．

Madeira is surrounded by water，but for some reason we all have to pay to swim in the ocean now，at the swimming spots．However．I have my island，which means I can come swimming whenever I want-it's as if someone has given me the key to the waters．

Our lives are gone in a flash．All change in the world begins with something very small， and this is my country-just a small island．

1.How did the author get the island？

A．It was a present from Blandy．

B．The king sold it to him．

C．He inherited from his father．

D．He bought it from Blandy．

2.It can be learned from the passage that____．

A．the author made his living by driving

B．the author's wife supported to buy the island

C．blue and red are the main colors of his national flag

D．people can travel around the island free of charge

3.What did the author do with his island？

A．He set up a restaurant．

B．He started a cinema．

C．He founded his own country．

D．He opened a swimming pool．

4.From his own experience， the author wanted to tell the readers that____．

A．you can change your life through small things

B．you should buy your own country and become a king

C．becoming a real ruler is of much fun

D．life is too short， so enjoy it to the fullest

D

Older couples in a bad marriage -- particularly female spouses -- have a higher risk for heart

disease than those in a good marriage， finds the first nationally representative study of its kind．The findings suggest the need for marriage counseling（咨询） and programs aimed at promoting marital quality and well-being for couples into their 70s and 80s， said lead investigator Hui Liu， a Michigan State University sociologist．

"Marriage counseling is focused largely on younger couples，" said Liu． "But these results show that marital quality is just as important at older ages， even when the couple has been married 40 0r 50 years． "

The study， funded by the National Institute of Aging， an arm of the National Institutes of Health，is published online in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior．

Liu analyzed five years of data from about 1，200 married men and women who participated the National Social Life， Health and Aging Project． Respondents were aged 57-85 at the beginning of the study．

The project included survey questions about marital quality， lab tests and self-reported measures of cardiovascular health such as heart attacks， strokes， hypertension and high levels of C-reactive protein in the blood．

Liu set out to learn how marital quality is related to risk of heart disease over time， and whether this relationship varies by gender and/or age． Among her findings： Negative martial quality（eg．spouse criticizes， spouse is demanding） has a bigger effect on heart health than positive marital quality．In other words， a bad marriage is more harmful to your heart health than a good marriage．The effect of marital quality on cardiovascular risk becomes much stronger at older ages．Meanwhile，marital quality has a bigger effect on women's heart health than it does on men's， possibly because women tend to internalize（使藏在心底） negative feelings and thus are more likely to feel depressed and develop cardiovascular problems． Heart disease leads to a decline in marital quality for women， but not for men． It's common that wives are more likely to provide support and care to sick husbands， while husbands are less likely to take care of sick wives．"In this way， a wife's poor health may affect how she assesses her marital quality， but a husband's poor health doesn't hurt his

view of marriage，"Liu said．

1.The study suggests that ．

A．elderly couples are less likely to be affected by marital quality

B．the effect of marital quality on male and female is the same

C．bad martial quality affects heart health more greatly

D．marital quality has a positive effect on health

2.We can infer from the the last paragraph that Liu agrees that ．

A．marital quality has nothing to do with cardiovascular health

B．gender or age may affect one's marriage quality

C．marriage counseling is unnecessary for young couples

D．husbands will not take care of their sick wives

3.Why does marital quality have a bigger effect on women？

A．Because women are weak physically．

B．Because women have to take care of their sick husband．

C．Because women tend to keep their negative feelings to themselves．

D．Because women expect too much oftheir marriage．

4.According to the passage， who is most likefy to have a heart disease？

A．Marie， 40 years old，just got divorced．

B．Bill， 66 years old， lives with his wife and grandchildren．

C．Justin， 28 years old， got married recently．

D．Sophia， 59 years old， often quarrels with her husband．