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14．My father was a highly educated，intelligent gentleman．He could debate or discuss for hours on almost any topic and hold your （16）D in the process．I thought there was nothing he wasn't （17）Bto do．
A few days before my younger brother's 7th birthday，Dad planned to assemble（装配） a new （18）Aas a special birthday surprise．After nearly an hour of  （19）B   the instructions，Dad was still unable to  （20）Dthe new bike together．Later he  （21）Bthe paper of instructions，（22）C  up his tool box，and decided to take the bike back to the local toy store and pay extra   （23）D  to have it correctly assembled there．（24）A   an idea came to him，as he called out to Lovett，the quiet little man who cut our grassland．
"Lovett，have you ever assembled a boy's bicycle？"
As Lovett walked towards the bike，Dad handed him the  （25）C．Lovett handed it back to him，saying，"No，thanks．I can't read．When you can't read，you have to  （26）B．"Less than 15minutes later，the new bicycle was  （27）Dassembled，with no  （28）Dparts remaining．Dad shook Lovett's hand，patted him on the back，thanked him，and hid the bike．
On the night after my brother received his shiny new gift，Dad announced at the family dinner table what had happened several days earlier．He took great  （29）Cin telling it over and over again---he used it as an example of thinking．
He did not refer to illiteracy（文盲），but strongly taught us to use our （30）B．The joke was on my father，（31）B    he was able to turn it into a learning tool，and I liked him even more after that incident．I also gained a new （32）A for Lovett．To me he had   （33）C  been the old yard man who didn't  （34）Amuch，but after that day，he seemed to smile  （35）C，even walk taller．It's amazing what a real nod of approval can do to lift people up．

16．A．belief	B．breath	C．view	D．attention
17．A．willing	B．able	C．lucky	D．capable
18．A．bicycle	B．toy	C．computer	D．boat
19．A．reviewing	B．reading	C．examining	D．searching
20．A．bring	B．get	C．work	D．put
21．A．looked through	B．folded up	C．turned to	D．devoted to
22．A．brought	B．added	C．picked	D．set
23．A．effort	B．tax	C．service	D．money
24．A．Then	B．Thus	C．Since	D．Though
25．A．tools	B．rotes	C．instructions	D．orders
26．A．exchange	B．think	C．learn	D．admit
27．A．partly	B．largely	C．hardly	D．fully
28．A．separate	B．different	C．major	D．spare
29．A．care	B．action	C．delight	D．risk
30．A．resources	B．heads	C．knowledge	D．hands
31．A．so	B．but	C．or	D．and
32．A．respect	B．reward	C．relief	D．regard
33．A．never	B．ever	C．always	D．often
34．A．say	B．show	C．care	D．earn
35．A．colder	B．weaker	C．broader	D．grayer．

13．Is language，like food，a basic human need without which a child at a critical period of life can be starved and damaged？Judging from the experiment of Frederick in the thirteenth century，it may be．Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue，he told the nurses to keep silent．
All the infants died before the first year．But clearly there was more than lack of language here．What was missing was mothering．Without good mothering，in the first year of life especially，the capacity to survive is seriously affected．
Today no such severe lack exists as that ordered by Frederick．Nevertheless，some children are still backward in speaking．Most often the reason for this is that the mother is insensitive to the signals of the infant，whose brain is programmed to learn language rapidly．If there sensitive periods are neglected，the ideal time for acquiring skills passes and they might never be learned so easily again．A bird learns to sing and to fly at the right time，but the process is slow and hard once the critical stage has passed．
Experts suggest that speech stages are reached in a fixed order and at a constant age，but there are cases where speech has started late in a child who eventually turns out to be of high IQ．At twelve weeks a baby smiles and makes vowel-like sounds； at twelve months they can speak simple words and understand simple commands； at eighteen months he has a vocabulary of three to five words．At three he knows about 1，000words，which he can put into sentences，and at four his language differs from that of his parents in style rather than grammar．
Recent evidence suggests that an infant is born with the capacity to speak．What is special about man's brain，compared with that of the monkey，is the complex system which enables a child to connect the sight and feel of，say，a toy-bear with the sound pattern"toy bear"．And even more incredible is the young brain's ability to pick out an order in language from the mixture of sound around him，to analyze，to combine and recombine the parts of a language in new ways．
But speech has to be induced（激发，引起），and this depends on interaction between the mother and the child，where the mother recognizes the signals in the children's babbling（咿呀声），grasping and smiling，and responds to them．Insensitivity of the mother to these signals dulls the interaction because the child gets discouraged and sends out only the obvious signals．Sensitivity to the child's nonverbal signals is essential to the growth and development of language．

55．The writer mentioned the experiment of Frederick toB．
A．support his idea B．introduce his topic
C．describe a new finding D．give an example of his theory
56．The purpose of Frederick's experiment was toB．
A．prove that children are born with the ability to speak
B．discover what language a child would speak without hearing any human speech
C．find out what role careful nursing would play in teaching a child to speak
D．prove that a child could be damaged without learning a language
57．The reason why some children are backward in speaking is most probably thatC．
A．they are not able to learn language rapidly
B．they are exposed to too much language at once
C．their mothers do not respond enough to their attempts to speak
D．their mothers are not clever enough to help them
58．If a child starts to speak later than others，he willD in future．
A．have a high IQ
B．be less intelligent
C．be insensitive to verbal signals
D．not necessarily be backward
59．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．A child is born with the ability to speak．
B．A child's brain has a complex system which helps to connect the sight and feel of an object．
C．A child can produce his own sentences．
D．A child owes his speech ability to good nursing．
60．According to the passage，the writer agrees thatC．
A．the infants will certainly die because of lack of language．
B．all children learn their language in fixed stages
C．the child's brain is highly selective
D．insensitivity to the child's non-verbal signals will not affect the development of the child's language．

12．Why play sports？You might say"to get exercise"and you'd be right．To have fun？That's true，too．But there's more．In fact，there are at least 5more reasons．According to the Women's Sports Foundation，girls who play sports get a lot more than just fit．
Girls who play sports do better in school．You might think that athletics will take up all your study time．But research shows that girls who play sports do better in school than those who don't．Exercise improves learning，memory，and concentration，which can give active girls an advantage in the classroom．
Girls who play sports learn teamwork and goal-setting skills．Sports teach valuable life skills．When you work with coaches，trainers，and teammates to win games and achieve goals，you're learning how to be successful．Those skills will benefit you at work and in family life．
Sports are good for a girl's health．In addition to being fit and maintaining a healthy weight，girls who play sports are also less likely to smoke．And later in life，girls who exercise are less likely to get breast cancer or osteoporosis（骨质疏松）．
Playing sports builds self-confidence．Girls who play sports feel better about themselves．Why？It builds confidence when you know you can achieve your goals．Sports are also a feel-good activity because they help girls get in shape，maintain a healthy weight，and make new friends．
Exercise cuts the pressure．Playing sports can reduce stress and help you feel a little happier．How？The brain chemicals released during exercise improve a person's mood．Friends are another mood-lifter．And being on a team creates tight bonds between friends．It's good to know your teammates will support you-both on and off the field!

56．What's the main idea of the text？（No more than 8words）Why should girls play sports．/Reasons why girls should play sports（take exercise）．
57．List three advantages that exercise can give you when you are in school．（Two words for each）
（1）improve learning （2）improve memory （3）improve concentration
58．In your opinion，why are sports good for your health？（No more than 20words）
Because sports can help me keep fit，maintain a healthy weight and less likely to smoke．
/
59．What does"they"refer to in Para.5？（One word）Sports．
60．What can lift your mood while playing sports？（No more than 15words）The brain chemicals released and the friends made during exercise．

11．In the digital age，getting students into classrooms is an increasingly challenging mission for college and university teachers，not to mention retaining their attention．
"It's much harder to teach the post-90s，said Chen Jixiu，a math professor at Fudan University．"They use smart-phones and tablets to search for information，even during class．They get knowledge from a variety of sources，and consider it‘a small cake，to skip classes．"According to Chen，this situation has forced teachers to adopt"odd tricks"for attracting students to class．Here are some interesting ideas picked up by 21st Century．
Food for Thought：Rather than providing only moral encouragement，teachers at Wuhan University are offering real-life related rewards to improve student attendance．Students sitting in the first row of the health psychology course taught by professor Lei Wuming are rewarded with snacks．"I've got 7，000fans on my micro-blog （微博），and most of them are my students，"said Lei，director of the university's Education Institution．"I do want to express my thanks to those coming to listen，and to make the class more lively．"
Teacher vs Phone； In the broadcasting and hosting course of Hankou University，teacher Huang Huiqiong gives students permission to busy themselves with their cell phones during class．They keep their heads down until they hear something interesting．If not，they can sit through the entire class without being disturbed and even give the teacher advice following the class．"A teacher is not the boss and students have the right to make content suggestions，said Huang．
Friendly Blogs：You might hesitate to participate in class discussions，but what if you could send a message instead of speaking out loud？In the computer science course at Changsha University of Science Technology （CUST），students can voice opinions via their cell phone．"I open a micro-blog webpage，and when students text a message to the account，it appears on the screen，said teacher Huang Qiang．Su Ying，19，a sophomore at CUST，said："I feel relaxed as I don't like standing up and getting everybody's attention．"

43．Teaching the post-90s students is getting harder becauseD
A．they all use smart-phones and tablets
B．they are focused on digital stuff
C．they are more likely to skip classes
D．they have a bigger resource to learn
44．How does Lei Wuming improve his students'attendance？C
A．He sets up a micro-blog for his students．
B．He expresses thanks to all his students．
C．He offers some food as rewards．
D．He uses moral encouragement．
45．Huang Huiqiong allows her students to play with cell phones in class becauseC
A．she doesn't like to disturb her students in class
B．her students can hear something interesting
C．she thinks students are the main role in class
D．her students may feel much more relaxed
46．How can Huang Qiang's students make use of his micro-blog？A
A．They can express themselves by texting a message．
B．They can get relaxed without standing up．
C．They can put their opinions on the screen．
D They can get everybody's attention．

10．Last summer a tornado hit a small town nearby．I saw，in the local newspaper，a picture of a young woman，a little boy and a younger （11）D standing in front of a totally destroyed house，eyes wide open with （12）A I noticed their clothing （13）Cclosely matched ours．This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less （14）C．
I （15）B their situation to my seven-year-old twins，Brad and Martin，and （16）Athe boys to donate some of their less favorite toys．My little daughter，Meghan，（17）D quietly when the boys piled up the old toys．After a while，Meghan walked up （18）B Lucy，her much-loved doll，（19）B tightly to her chest．She put her round little （20）C into Lucy's，giving her a final kiss，and then laid her （21）D on top of the others．"Oh，honey"，I said，"you don't have to give Lucy．You love her so much．"
Meghan nodded，trying to （22）Cher tears．"Lucy makes me happy，Mummy．Maybe she'll make that little girl happy，too．"
The boys watched in surprise （23）A their baby sister placed Lucy in the （24）BWhile I stared at Meghan，reflecting upon my donation，they went，without a word，to their room and both （25）Cwith their valued items．Martin hesitated （26）B，then looked over at Meghan and put his model car next to Lucy．Amazed，I removed my old （27）D from the box，and （28）A it with a new one I had bought the week before，hoping the young woman would （29）D it as much．
Anyone can give away what they no longer need，but true generosity is giving what you （30）B I，who had meant to teach，was taught．

11．A．man	B．woman	C．boy	D．girl
12．A．fear	B．anger	C．pity	D．sympathy
13．A．brands	B．colors	C．sizes	D．prices
14．A．optimistic	B．thankful	C．fortunate	D．wealthy
15．A．announced	B．explained	C．demonstrated	D．translated
16．A．encouraged	B．commanded	C．requested	D．allowed
17．A．waited	B．behaved	C．counted	D．watched
18．A．to	B．with	C．by	D．for
19．A．tied	B．hugged	C．hung	D．grasped
20．A．eyes	B．ears	C．face	D．head
21．A．gratefully	B．swiftly	C．painfully	D．gently
22．A．keep out	B．take off	C．hold back	D．burst into
23．A．as	B．before	C．after	D．once
24．A．car	B．box	C．room	D．picture
25．A．played	B．dealt	C．returned	D．vanished
26．A．anxiously	B．briefly	C．again	D．instead
27．A．doll	B．item	C．newspaper	D．jacket
28．A．replaced	B．balanced	C．mixed	D．compared
29．A．wash	B．keep	C．wear	D．love
30．A．buy	B．need	C．intend	D．dislike