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19．A young father was visiting an old neighbor．They were standing in the old man's garden，and talking about children．The young man said，"How strict should parents be with their children？"
   The old man pointed to a string（绳子）between a big strong tree and a thin young one．"Please untie（解开）that string，"he said．The young man untied it，and the young tree bent（弯）over to one side．"Now tie it again，please，"said the old man，"but first pull the string tight so that the young tree is straight again．"
   The young man did so．Then the old man said，"There，it is the same with children．You must be strict with them，but sometimes you must untie the string to know how they are getting on． If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away．"
56．The story is aboutB．
A．how to take care of young trees
B．how strict parents should be with their children
C．how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
D．how to tie and untie the string
57．The young man untied the stringC．
A．in order to throw it away
B．so that both of the trees would grow straight
C．only to find that the thinner one bent over to one side
D．in order to let the old man teach him
58．When can the string be taken away？D．
A．When the old man has left
B．After you have untied it
C．When the young man has untied it next time
D．When the young tree grows strong enough
59．In the story the relation（关系）of the big strong tree to the thin one is like that ofB．
A． the young father to the old neighbor
B． parents to their children
C． the old neighbor to the children of the young father
D． grown ups to their parents．

18．-I received one more message on my cell phone，telling me that I had won a big prize．
-Do you believe it？You_______．（　　）

	A．	should be cheated		B．	are being cheated
	C．	are cheating		D．	must have cheated

17．The school rules says，"Each student _________ get to school in time．"（　　）

16．We insisted that the girl ________ suitable for the job，but the manager insisted that she _______ the job because of her shyness as a receptionist．（　　）

	A．	should be； was offered		B．	was not； should be offered
	C．	was； not be offered		D．	should not be； was not offered

15．When he saw all his books _____ here and there on the floor，he knew that something terrible _____．（　　）

	A．	lying； must have happened		B．	lie； must happen
	C．	lay； might have happened		D．	had lain； could have happen

14．As I explained on the phone，your request that the plan at once will be considered at the next meeting．（　　）

	A．	should carry out		B．	be carried out
	C．	will be carried out		D．	will carry out

13．According to a law which came into effect in July 1st，2013，children who live independently _____ regularly visit their aging parents．（　　）

12．Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned．Call me old．Call me what you want，but refuse to become part of this new Internet world．
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office．Actually，I stopped going to an office 35years ago，when all communications were done with a pen，a typewriter，or，if the matter was of world-shaking importance，over the telephone．Likewise，if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine，you visited the shop selling it at the given address，or you phoned，the number shown．Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details．
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper．It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said："Awareness is the key．Visit spfulford．com at the awareness site．"There was no address or telephone number for the site．So what do unfortunate people without a computer do it they are seeking a cure for their illness？
There are，I am told，certain advantages in having access to the Internet．You can，for example，send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online．This bit doesn't interest me； I have been happily married for 60years．There are，of course，other activities for Internet users besides finding love．They can pay bills，order groceries，or discuss with their doctors．
And this is by no means all．More amazing things are yet to come in the near future．I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking，an important British scientist．"The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm，"he said．"But，as technology advances，computers will become more complex，and a time may come when the Internet may develop‘consciousness．'In other words，the Internet will be able to think，have feelings，and may well be able to act on its own．"
If Professor Hawking is right，I may change my attitude about conjurers．As I grow older each day，I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes．

60．What's the meaning of the title"Count Me Out"？D
A．Get me out of the Internet world．
B．Computers are trying to take control of life．
C．Modern technology pushes old people away．
D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet．
61．According to Paragraph 2，the author thinks computers areA．
A．unnecessary B．convenient C．expensive D．advanced
62．What might the author like about the future computer？A
A．Taking blames．
B．Curing illnesses．
C．Delivering messages．
D．Responding to emotions．

11．-Can you describe ___ it happened？
-Yes，I was riding on my bike ___ a car knocked me down from behind．（　　）

10．My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died．As a single parent，I tried to do my best to talk to him，but the more I tried，the more he pulled away．When his report card （成绩报告单）arrived during his junior year，it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year．At this rate he would never graduate．I sent him to the school adviser，and I even begged him．Nothing worked．
One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help．"Please God，I can't do anything more for my son．I'm at the end of my rope．I'm giving the whole thing up to you．"Just then，I got a phone call．A man introduced himself as the headmaster，"I want to talk to you about Karl's absences．"Before he could say another word，all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger．"I love my son but I just don't know what to do．I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked．It's out of my hands．"For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line．The headmaster seriously said，"Thank you for your time"and hung up．
Karl's next report card showed a great improvement in his grades．Finally，he even made the honor roll（光荣榜）．In his fourth year，I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl．I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around．On our way home，he said，"Mum，remember that call from the headmaster last year？"I nodded．"That was me．I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said，it really hit me how much I was hurting you．That's when I knew I had to make you proud．"
74．By saying"Karl became withdrawn"the author means that the boy changed entirely andC．
A．he preferred to stay at school
B．he stayed at home all day
C．he refused to talk to his mother
D．he began to like his life
75．There was silence on the other end of the line because ___A_____．
A．the speaker was too moved to say anything to his mother
B．the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking
C．the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice
D．the speaker didn't want to interrupt the mother
76．What is the main idea of this passage？B
A．Children in single-parent families often have mental problems．
B．Mother's love plays an important role in teenagers'life．
C．Being understood by parents is not necessary to teenagers．
D．School education is a failure．
77．Which is not TRUE according to the article？B
A．Karl changed a lot after his father died．
B．What Karl did at school showed that he didn't love his mother．
C．Karl's mother tried many ways to help him．
D．Karl's teachers were surprised at his change．

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