Every kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia.

Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.(配件)

Other kidults still enjoy children's stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children's book!

"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University(韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right.

Tim Greenhalgh, a professor , explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.

1.We can infer from the article that _________.

A. Kidults miss their childhood so much that they can't give up their toys

B. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don't want people to know that they are kidults

C. Kidults like to have vitamins very much

D. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much

2.According to the author, being a kidult is good in some way EXCEPT that _______.

A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kids

B. it can help kidults feel relaxed

C. it is helpful to solve some social problems

D. it can make people loyal to one's parents

3.According to the writer, _______.

A. being a kidult is nothing wrong

B. kidults have mental problems

C. our society is very dull

D. some people can never grow up

第一节 单词拼写(一空一词 共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)

1.Being _____ （暴露）to sunlight for too much time will do harm to one’s skin.

2.He received a prize at the graduation________ （典礼） of the university.

3.It’s ________（非法的） to buy cigarettes in Britain if you’re under 16.

4.If it is ________（方便） to you I’ll be with you next Tuesday.

5.The house is situated in very pleasant __________（周围环境）

6.She _____ _（故意） ignored me when I passed her in the street.

7.You were _______(控告) of ignoring your duty. Who charged you with such a crime?

8.The journalist went out with a __________(专业) photographer.

9.I have to remind myself ___________ (不断地)that I am really in AD 3008.

10.Television keeps us___________ (通知) of the latest news, and it also provides us with entertainment .

11. Our monitor and I ,_________(代表) our class, delivered a speech yesterday.

12.He got hurt during the football match and the_________ （伤害）was serious.

13.Their city has been under ____________ （建设 since last year.

14.Tom’s mother died two days ____________（在…之前） to his arrival.

15.She opened the door __ _________（谨慎地） so as not to wake the baby.

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there were a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, but it’s nothing.”

Everything was going according to the plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry; I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it. ” “Your must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said would you mend this chair for me?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver (五镑钞票)?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.

1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.

A. was rather impolite

B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2.The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.

A. changed his mind

B. accepted the offer

C. saw the writer’s purpose

D. decided to help the writer

3.How much did the writer pay?

A. ￡ 5. B. ￡ 7. C. ￡ 20. D. ￡ 27.

4.From the text, we can learn that the writer was ________.

A. smart B. careful C. honest D. Funny

Living and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days, but living and dealing with parents can be even tougher.

If I have learned anything in my 16 years, it is that communication is very important, both when you disagree and when you get along. With any relationship, you need to let other person know how you are feeling. If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart. When you are mad at your parents, or anyone else, not talking to them doesn’t solve anything.

Communication begins with the concerns of another. It means that you can’t just come home from school, go up to your room and ignore everyone. Even if you just say “Hi”, and see how their day was for five minutes, it is better than nothing.

If you looked up the word “communication” in a dictionary, it would say “the exchange of ideas, the conveyance (表达) of information, means of communication such as a letter or a message”. To keep a good relationship, you must keep communication strong. Let people know how you feel, even if it’s just by writing a note.

When dealing with parents, you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as a parent. If you are trying to make them see something as you see it, tell them that you’ll listen to what they have to say, but ask them politely to listen to you. Yelling or walking away only makes the situation worse.

This is an example: one night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she didn’t feel she could just ask to go home. That would be rude. After all, they had been nice enough to take her along with them. Needless to say, she was late getting home. Her parents were mad at first, but when Sophie explained why she was late, they weren’t as mad and let the incident go. Communication is the key factor here. If Sophie’s parents had not been willing to listen, Sophie would have been in a lot of trouble.

Communication isn’t a one-way deal: it goes both ways. Just remember: if you get into a situation like Sophie’s, tell the other person how you feel—listening is the key factor to communication.

1.In the writer’s view, dealing with parents is __________than with children.

A. more difficult B. easier

C. more uninteresting D. more interesting

2.The main idea of the second paragraph is __________.

A. the importance of friendship

B. to make your feeling known to others

C. the importance of communication

D. the disagreement between generations

3.The example in this passage proves that __________.

A. Sophie is very polite to her parents

B. Sophie’s parents are willing to listen to her

C. explanation is the best way to solve a problem

D. communication is the solution (解决办法) to misunderstanding

4.All the following statements are correct except __________.

A. If you don’t agree with others, you’d better let them know

B. It is better to say “Hi”to others than say nothing

C. If you are not able to communicate, walk away

D. Communication is a two-way deal

单句改错 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（Λ），并在此符号下面写出该加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词；

注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。格式错误不得分。

1.The cost added up 100 million yuan.

2.He didn’t attend the meeting because the bad weather.

3.My friends insisted that I stayed there for supper.

4.Along the way children dressing in long wool coats stopped to look at us.

5.The girl burst into crying when she heard the bad news.

6.The mother devoted all her time to look after the three children.

7.Only if do you work hard can you make progress.

8.You shouldn’t lose your heart if you fail.

9.We have reached a stage which we have almost no rights at all.

10.He was generous for his time, for which I was grateful.

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First Aid in Fires

It’s important to know what to do in dangerous situations such as a fire.

When you are caught in a fire, don’t panic. Firstly, you should call 119 and report it at once. If you’re in thick smoke, keep close to the ground and use a towel to cover your mouth and nose. Secondly, don’t take a lift or jump from a high building. You can fasten ropes to something that’s fixed and then slide down the building. Thirdly, get away from the fire as quickly as you can. Nothing is more important than life. Remember: once you get out of the fire, don’t go back again.

It sounded like a good idea, but _______it didn’t work.

A. on average B. in theory

C. in practice D. on the spot

My brother entered the room and sat in the sofa, ________.

A. looking disappointed B. looked disappointing

C. looked disappointed D. looking disappointing

Don’t take _______ for granted _______everyone should adore you.

A. that; what B. it; that

C. it; what D. that; which

---Shall we go fishing on Saturday or Sunday?

--- Up to you. _______.

A. That’s all right. B. Never mind

C. That’s not the point. D. It makes no difference to me.