17．广泛的阅读使我受益匪浅．I benefited a lot from extensive reading．．——青夏教育精英家教网—

12．My mom just bought me a new bike．Since my cousin Mary didn't have a bike with her，she walked next to me．I thought that Mary would jump on the luggage carrier （行李架） over the back tire when I was riding．Mom knew exactly what I was thinking．"Don't ride the bike with Mary on the back，"she said．"It's too dangerous．You could kill yourself．Take turns．"
I nodded，but I was thinking I could handle this．A few minutes later，I turned right to a wide road．"Jump on the back，"I told Mary．I rode fast，laughing as the wind blew through our hair．It was exciting，until the handlebar （车把） started shaking．The front tire dropped into a drain （下水道） and I fell off the bike，still holding the handlebar．
My face，hands，and knees crashed into the pavement．The pain in my mouth was unbearable，and I tasted blood．I turned towards Mary who was on the ground，holding her knee and crying．Seconds later，it seemed that my mom's car stopped next to us．I wanted Mom to say，"Oh，my poor sweetheart．Let me hug you and everything will be fine．"
However，my mom only said，"What have you done to your face？Vanessa，look at what you've done!"Mom wasn't the gentle"I love you，sweetie"type．
Sometimes，I thought Mom had no mercy．But in her own way，she was holding me tighter than I could understand-she was teaching me the lesson I needed．"You did it-deal with it and learn from it．One day，the consequences （后果） will be greater and I won't be there to help you．Think it out，Vanessa．"
13．We can learn from the text thatD．
A．Vanessa fell because she didn't hold the handlebar
B．Vanessa and Mary rode the bike by turns
C．Vanessa was blown down by the heavy wind
D．Vanessa and Mary were all injured
14．In the author's opinion，her motherC．
A．was always gentle to her
B．encouraged her all the time
C．was cold sometimes
D．didn't care about her at all
15．What's the main idea of the last paragraph？B
A．Vanessa's mother was strict with her．
B．Vanessa understood her mother's love．
C．Vanessa's mother would leave her．
D．Vanessa wasn't eager for her mom's hug any more．

11．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．"
5．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
6．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
7．At last the old man told the young manA．
A． that he should be strict with his children if they could not yet stand alone
B． that he should always be strict with his children
C． that he should be hard on them
D． that he should tie his children until they are ready to stand alone
8．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 up to their parents．

10．I have been in England three months now．I hope you don't think I've forgotten you．There have been so many places to see and so many things to do that I've not had much time for writing letters．
I  shall  soon  be  starting  my  studies  at  King's College．So far I've been learning about England and British ways of living．I won't tell you about London．There are lots of books you can read and lots of pictures you can look at about this famous city．I'm sure you'll be more interested to know what I think about life here．
I find some of the customs interesting．People here do not shake hands as much as we do in the mainland（大陆）of Europe． During the first few weeks I was often surprised because people did not put out their hands when I met them．Men raise their hats to women but not to each other．
1．The writer came to London fromB．
A．Asia
B．the mainland of Europe
C．America
D．Africa
2．The writer did not write the letter earlier becauseC．
A．she had forgotten her friend
B．she was lonely and sad in this strange land
C．she was too busy to write
D．she was too busy with her courses（课程）at King's College
3．How does the writer feel about British ways of living？D
A．Happy．
B．Angry．
C．Sad．
D．Interesting．
4．The writer came to LondonB．
A．to make a living
B．to study
C．to learn British ways of living
D．for sightseeing only．

9．It was about midday．I'd left work early in the morning to cash a check．I walked along to the bank and found there were only about ten or eleven customers in there，a pretty unusual number for those central banks．
I waited until it was my turn，walked up to the desk and started talking to the bank clerk．He had a really strange expression on his face-just sort of a blank stare．I thought he was looking at me until I realized he was staring over my shoulder．
I began to turn round to see what he was looking at and at the same moment，the outside bank guard，the one with the machine gun，came flying through the door and lay face down on the floor．Following him through the door were three absolutely frightening men wearing those horrible stocking masks．They were carrying guns； at least the one in front was carrying a pistol．
Whether or not they said anything I can't remember to this day，or whether people just automatically put their hands up I don't know．I put my hands up but I just didn't know what to do．
For a few moments there was just total silence，suddenly broken by the telephone ringing．I remember wondering who was on the other end of the line．Nobody answered the telephone，so it just kept on ringing and ringing，in this otherwise deathly quiet．
Then two of the masked men went to the counter，jumped over it and got the cashiers and bank clerks to start filling their bags with cash．While the two were getting the money，the one at the door covering us with the gun obviously got a bit of an anxiety attack and started swearing at them，telling them to hurry up and get a move on．
They jumped back over the counter．One of them lost his balance when he landed on the floor and fell over．The other two swore at him again．Then they left through the door，warning us，"Don't move．Stay like that with your hands up for ten minutes．"Then they just disappeared and there was total silence．
1．What does the writer mean by saying"…a pretty unusual number for those central banks"in the first paragraph？C
A．More customers than usual were staying in the bank．
B．Less bank clerks than expected were in the bank．
C．There were often more than a dozen customers in the bank．
D．More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center．
2．The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably becauseB．
A．he was feeling upset at that moment
B．he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible
C．he was required to keep silence
D．he was threatened with a gun by robbers
3．Which of the following is true according to the passage？D
A．The customers didn't wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion．
B．All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically．
C．Nobody answered the phone because all the clerks were busy with work．
D．the bank workers were forced to fill the robbers'bags with cash．
4．What's the best title of this passage？C
A．A Street Gang
B．A Strange Bank
C．A Bank Robbery
D．A Horrible Adventure．

8．Laughter is one of the most effective way to deal with anything unpleasant．
As a single mother of two young girls，my life is stressful sometimes．I love my girl，and there are times when it is difficult to satisfy the demands of a child and a full-time student．Although telling a couple of jokes can't make them to disappear，turning chores into games certainly helped．Getting up in the mornings and getting ready for school are much more enjoyable when there is hearty laughter．
Laughter is the best medicine．Last summer the close family member was diagnosed with cancer．The doctor told him that he only had a couple of months to live．But he lived every day to the fullest，laughed and having fun．The doctor said it was her appositive attitude that kept him living so long．Because of that he had much more days than the doctor originally foretold．
That Robert Frost said，"If we couldn't laugh，we would all go stupid．Laughter may not make all the problems disappear，but laughter softens the blows that could easy bring us down．"

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