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5．Earlier this year，my oldest daughter got braces（矫正器）on her teeth，and let's just say she did not go quietly into that dentist's chair．Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment．
So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth，a sore（疼痛的）mouth and a broken spirit，I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben &Jerry's for an ice cream reward．Two weeks later，we returned to the scene of the crime．The dentist spent about 45seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way．Before I could start the car，she was placing her ice cream order．She was shocked when I told her that she wasn't going to get a reward every time we get her teeth checked．
Clearly，she's not alone．According to some parenting experts，kids are easily addicted to a benefit-producing system of parental rewards and bribes-it's not all ice creams，candies and cool toys．Some parents are offering their children prizes to just let them sit down and behave in a restaurant-or sleep in their own beds-or score a goal in the next soccer game．
While the experts agree that occasional awards are okay，the danger lies in the system's overuse．Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement（应得的权利），where they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do，no matter how small．To keep things in check，experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer，make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving for the sake of behaving．
Have you used bribery or a reward system with your kids？Was it successful？Do your kids expect more because of that system？

28．The intended readers of the passage areD．
A．children
B．teachers
C．doctors
D．parents
29．What does the author mean by saying"the scene of the crime"？D
A．He/she doubted whether the dentist was skilled．
B．He/she felt very sorry for his/her daughter's illness．
C．His/her daughter suffered a lot from her illness．
D．His/her daughter had a bad feeling for the dentist's．
30．Similar to the author's daughter，childrenB．
A．are often troubled by bad teeth，
B．expect more reward from their parents．
C．are afraid to visit a dentist．
D．receive certain rewards when becoming i11．
31．Misguided by the parental reward system，children easily thinkC．
A．their parents must be far richer than others'
B．they can be successful as long as they work hard．
C．they should benefit from their every desired behavior．
D．their parents will feel happy when they behave well．

4．A new smart-phone has caused excitement recently．It is Mi-2，launched by a China-based company called Xiaomi Technology．Lei Jun，the man behind Xiaomi，won the Best Newcomer at 2012CCTV China Economic Person of the Year Awards．The company he founded less than three years ago is valued at $ 4billion．
"People become great because they have dreams．"said Lei．As a student in Wuhan University，he read a book，Fire In the Valley，which tells the story of Apple's Steve Jobs．Encouraged by the book，the 21-year-old set up a company．But his venture soon failed because he lacked a long-term plan．
After graduation，Lei joined Kingsoft，a software company．In 16years，he became one of the top IT company leaders．His life could have continued this way，successful and steady．But he always felt his dream calling for him every night．At 38，he left Kingsoft and started his own company．This time，he knew what would make a promising new company：following the trends but keeping your innovation．He entered the smart-phone market．
Lei is a big fan of the iPhone．But instead of creating a copy of it，______．Most big
companies view phones as an accessory （附属品）to computers．However，Lei wanted to replace computers with smart-phones．The greatest challenge was making the phone's input and output methods as convenient as a computer's．Mi Liao，a chat tool on Mi smart phones，is Lei's idea．With access to the Internet，you can send voice messages rather than typing to your friends．Mi Liao was launched in December 2010，one month earlier than Tencent's WeChat．Meanwhile，Lei managed to make smart-phones affordable．Mi-2has high-end functions comparable to the Samsung Galaxy S3，but sells at half the price．
"Lei is a visionary founder focusing on cutting-edge innovation，Forbes commented．Becoming a household name in such a short time seems"mission impossible，"but Xiaomi has accomplished it．That's also what Mi is short for．

56．What is the key to Lei Jun's success？（1word）Dream/Ambition
57．What does Mi stand for？（Within 3words）Mission impossible
58．Why did Lei Jun leave Kingsoft？（Within 8words）Because his dream was calling for him．/Because he wanted to start his own company．
59．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4with proper words．（Within 10words）he wanted to create his own smart-phone．/he wanted to make the innovation
60．What did Lei Jun do to make Mi-2a household name in such a short time？（Within 15words）He invented/created/developed the high-end function smart-Phones，which are convenient and affordable for users．．

3．A farmer had some puppies to sell．He painted a sign advertising them on the edge of his yard．
One day，a little boy came to buy one of the puppies．With a whistle（口哨），the farmer called，"Here，Dolly!"Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur．The little boy stood against the fence．His eyes danced with delight．
As the dogs made their way to the fence，the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse．Slowly another little ball appeared，something wrong with its legs，doing its best to catch up．
"I want that one，"the little boy said．
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said，"Son，you don't want that puppy．He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would．"
With that，the little boy stepped back from the fence，reached down and began rolling up one leg of his trousers．In doing so，he showed a steel brace（固定器）running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe．Looking back up at the farmer，he said，"You see，sir，I don't run too well myself，and he will need someone who understands．"

12．How did the farmer advertise his puppies？B
A．He advertised them in the newspaper．
B．He put up a sign in his yard．
C．He showed them to his neighbors．
D．He sent pictures to a magazine．
13．The underlined words"four little balls of fur"refer to"C．"
A．four toy balls
B．four balls made of fur
C．four lovely dogs
D．four puppies with no fur
14．The boy chose the last dog becauseA．
A．they had something in common
B．he didn't have enough money
C．it was the most lovely one
D．the farmer wouldn't sell other dogs
15．According to the story，we know that the boyD．
A．didn't like dogs at all
B．needed a dog to help him
C．could run as fast as others
D．had an artificial leg*

2．_______ to the airport in time for the flight，they started early．（　　）

1．All of them try to use the power of the workstation______ information in a more effective way．（　　）

1．"Helicopter parenting"describes a style of raising children where parents are over
protective and do too much．It describes parents who watch over their kids at home and on the playground like a helicopter．Today，modern technology allows these helicopter parents to watch over from even far away．（36）D
Julie Lythcott wrote a book titled Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare
Your Kids for Success．In her book．she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style．（37）B
Julie Lythcott says she experienced the effects of helicopter parenting firsthand when she worked as dean of first year students．（38）FBut many were unable to take care of themselves．Hey were turning to parents constantly for guidance，for problem solving，to have them make the choice about something．
So what can parents do if they want to break the over-parenting"helicopter"cycle？（39）A◆Stop saying"we"when you mean your son or your daughter．All too often a parent would say"we are on the travel soccer team．"Well，no，your son is or your daughter is．
◆Stop arguing with all of the adults in our kids？lives．You need to teach your kids to advocate for themselves．
◆Stop doing your kids'homework．
◆（40）ETeach them to cross the street，make a meal，and remember to put their own items in their backpacks，which becomes a briefcase one day．
When kids have all the skills to take care of themselves，they will be prepared for

A．Four ways are offered to stop watching over your children．
B．She also explains why parents should stop it．
C．It's a good idea to encourage your kid to do the things he can by himself．
D．They can give their children directions at any moment from anywhere．
E．Build your kids'skills．
F．The freshmen were very smart and accomplished on paper．
G．Your kid is eager for more freedom，but should you give it to him？

20．The whole family have a ttalent（天赋） for music．It's just in their blood．

19．She is very ttraditional（传统） inside though she looks modern and fashionable．

18．The patient is under medical ttreatment（治疗） in hospital．

17．I rrecognized（听出） her voice the moment I picked up the phone，though we hadn't seen each other for many years．

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