2．Soon after you have your first child.the question of having a second one is raised by friends and ——青夏教育精英家教网—

2．Soon after you have your first child，the question of having a second one is raised by friends and family．However，as the pattern of having two children in a family is challenged by modern family units，there are a few reasons why it is not selfish to want only one child．
Today，the role of women has changed a lot．But nowadays，a wife has to help her husband earn the bread and butter as well as well as looking after her family．In demanding times like these，a woman has to put in more physical and emotional effort than any other member of the family．
Raising a child comes at a cost that remains only heard of，until you find yourself paying it．The good reality of double income with no kids suddenly comes crashing down when there is a child involved in the picture．When one parent （the mother） needs to take some time off to look after the newborn，only one person becomes the earning member．Of course，the expenses went up rapidly．According to Susan Newman，PhD，a social psychologist，the average cost of raising a child is $227，000from birth to college．
Most young mothers also think that having one child would mean that there is more income for the child，and thus，better facilities can be provided．It is much easier to educate a single child at a good school，and give him/her better life with more resources at hand．
With several children in the house，it becomes increasingly difficult to find ways to spend time with all of them．Dividing your time with just one child means that you can devote a little more time to doing the things you want to．In a single child unit，there are less comparison and more chances for positive motivation to learn new things．A happy child，who deserves the rightful attention，love，care，and time from both the parents，always gets a meaningful childhood，for both the parents and the child．

72．What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage？A
A．It is not selfish to have only one child in a family．
B．Raising a child costs a lot nowadays．
C．It is more difficult to raise several children in a family．
D．Women are playing a more important role in the family than before．
73．What can we learn from the last paragraph？B
A．A family with several children can give parents a meaningful life．
B．The only child in a family can more easily get a wonderful childhood．
C．A family with only one child is surely better than a family with several children．
D．You can be more relaxed with several children．
74．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage to support the writer's opinion？C
A．better education．B．meaningful childhood．
C．less generation gap．D．better care．
75．Which of the following is the right structure of the passage？C

1．In a certain store where they sell puddings，a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season．Here you may select the one which is most to your taste，and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision．
I have often wondered whether some people，who had no intention of making a purchase，would take advantage of this privilege．One day I asked this question of the shop girl，and I learned it wasindeed the case．"Now there's one old gentleman，for instance，"she told me，"he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings，though he never buys anything，and I suspect he never will．I remember him from last year and the year before that，too．Well，let him come if he wants it，and welcome to it．And what's more，I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share．He looks as if he needed it all right，and I suppose they can afford it．"
She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman limped up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great interest．"Why，that's the very gentleman I've been telling you about，"whispered the shop girl．"Just watch him now．"And then turning to him："Would you like to sample them，sir？Here's a spoon for you to use．"The elderly gentleman，who was poorly but neatly dressed，accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings，only breaking off occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief．"This is quite good"．"This is not bad either，but a little too heavy"．All the time it was quite evident that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings，and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store．Poor old chap!Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding．
Amidst the crowd of happy，prosperous looking Christmas shoppers，the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place，and in a burst of benevolence，I went up to him and said：
"Pardon me，sir，will you do me a favor？Let me purchase you one of these puddings．It would give me such pleasure．"
He jumped back as if he had been stung，and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face．
"Excuse me，"he said，with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance，"I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you．Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else．"And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice，"Kindly pack me up this one here．I will take it with me．"He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive of the puddings．
The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it，While he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter．To save his"honor"，he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford．How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words!It was too late though，and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away．
"You pay at the desk，"the shop girl was telling him，but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand．And that was the last I saw or heard of the old man．Now he can never go there to sample puddings and more．

61．By saying it was indeed the case．，the author meant thatB．
A．many shoppers would sample pudding before buying them
B．some people just sampled pudding but didn't buy them
C．the Christmas season was the time to promote pudding sales．
D．there were various kinds of puddings on sale during the Christmas sale．
62．From the girl's words，we know that sheA
A．felt pity for the old man
B．looked down upon the old man
C．thought poorly of sampling pudding
D．worked in the shop for a few months
63．The old man finally bought a pudding becauseC
A．he had intended to buy the pudding
B．the author gave him some money
C．he was annoyed by the author's offer
D．the shop girl asked him to purchase one
64．Why did the author feel that he should walk away according to the passage？D
A．He had something urgent to do
B．He was quite angry with the old man
C．He decided to pay the money for the pudding
D．He found himself in a rather awkward way
65．What does the passage imply？A
A．Helping others involves respect．
B．Never judge a book by its cover．
C．A man can do no more than he can．
D．A word spoken cannot be recalled．

6．Guide dogs help blind people who cannot get around by themselves．Although Yorkshire terriers and poodles are good companion dogs，guide dogs ale chosen from lager breeds（品种）such as German shepherds，golden retrievers，and Labrador retrievers．The young dogs are raised by families until they are eighteen months old．During this time，they get lots of love and attention，but they are also taught to obey．Then the dogs go to a special school where，for four months，they work with a sighted trainer，an individual who can see．The dog forms a close relationship with this person who teaches it how to follow directions such as right，left，straight ahead，and stop．The young dos also learns to watch out for dangerous traffic and wait until it is safe to cross a busy street．
When the dog is two years old，it starts training with the blind person it will live with．The dog and its new owner make many trips from downtown to where the blind person lives so the dog becomes familiar with the normal atmosphere．During the training，a sighted trainer always remains with them．A blind person who is getting a guide dog for the first time will train for about a month．If the individual has had a dog before，the training takes about three weeks．After the training，the blind person depend on the guide dog for between seven and twelve years．At that point，the working dog become a family pet and the owner needs to train with a younger guide dog．
24．What might be the best title？C
A．Only one childhood
B．My lovely daughter
C．How to deal with my daughter
D．A world of children．
2．What does the guide dog learn to do during the training？D
A．Associate directions with food．
B．Play with young children．
C．Stay away from busy streets．
D．Look out for traffic problems．
3．Who gives the dogs training at the special school？A
A． A sighted trainer．B．Other blind people．
C．A traffic peliceman． D．The school director．
4．What's this passage mainly about？C
A．The time spent training a guide dog．
B．The importance of having a guide dog．
C．The process of training a guide dog．
D．The way of choosing a guide dog．

5．Beijing，April 2----Starting from this year，the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau will begin to promote a home medical service．With this service a medical team which is made up of a doctor，a nurse and a medical health worker will be sent to some communities in the city．They will set up a medical filing recorder for every resident in community and publicize their contact information to them．If people in the community feel sick，they can consult their community doctor first．If community doctors cannot treat their illness，they will then be transferred to large hospitals．Liang Wan，deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，made the statement last Friday．
In addition，the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau will set up some funds to train home medical service workers for families whose members suffer either from high blood pressure，diabetes，cerebral apoplexy，or coronary heart disease．The home medical service workers will remind patients to take pills on time and lead the patients to follow some health tips in their daily life．They will also learn some practical knowledge to save patients in case of an emergency．
The work will first begin in the medical service room in the 25community centers and spread to all communities in Beijing．The disease prevention and control centers at various counties and districts in Beijing will be responsible for teaching community doctors and giving home medical service lectures，or advice．These workers will not be able to work until they pass related examination and obtain the work certificates．It is expected that by the end of this year，there will be 10000home medical service workers in Beijing．
28．Where does a person go to see first if he gets sick according to the passage？A
A．The community clinics．
B．Large hospital．
C．Private clinic．
D．Small hospital．
29．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．The medical team which is made up of a doctor，a nurse and a medical health worker will
set up a medical filing record for every resident．
B．The home medical service workers not only give some healthy suggestions to the patients，
but also learn practical knowledge about first aid．
C．Some funds will be provided by Beijing Municipal Health Bureau for home medical service training．
D．The government aims to offer the home medical service for free．
30．If you want to work as a home medical worker，you need toD．
A．receive the training about medical service．
B．pass related examinations．
C．obtain the work certificates．
D．All the above．
31．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．All communities in Beijing have started home medical service．
B．People in Beijing will not easily get ill．
C．Medical service in Beijing will be promoted greatly in the future．
D．The other cities in China should learn from Beijing．

4．Animals have been used，and sometimes abused（虐待），in movie-making since the early days of the industry．However，the American Humane Association has worked for many years to protect animals in films．And，the digital age might make animal actors unnecessary．
The new film Dolphin Tale tells about a dolphin that loses her tail because of an injury．A doctor provides her with a man-made tail that saves her life．The film is based on a real event．And the star of the film，Winter，is a real dolphin that lost her tail．The American Humane Society worked with the movie's makers to make sure Winter stayed safe and healthy during filming．The animal protection group does this for all animal actors in America．
A thick book of rules and guidelines tells Hollywood moviemakers how to treat animals．Karen Rosa leads the American Humane Society's film and television group．He said，"Everything from the smallest insect to the largest animal shall be protected．We believe that for the sake of entertainment，everybody should go home alive．
This was not always the policy in the early days of film．In 1939，a horse was forced off a mountain，falling to his death，in the movie Jesse James．The next year，guidelines were made to guarantee safe and healthy conditions for animals in movies．
A new film Rise of the Planet of the Apes tells about the creation of super intelligent apes（猿） through science．However，no real animals were among the performers．Computer Generated Imagery provided the apes that movie goers see．Clare Richardson is the president of the Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund．She says Computer Generated Imagery should decrease the use of animals in the film industry．She praises movie makers for the use of computer-made animals．
25．What's mainly talked about in the text？A
A．How to protect animals in making films
B．How to create animal actors by computer．
C．How to use animals to produce digital films
D．How to improve the movie-making industry．
26．When was it forbidden to abuse animals while making films？D
A．In 1939
B．In 1938
C．In 1941
D．In 1940
27．The film Rise of the Planet of the Apes mainly tells aboutD．
A．how directors protect actors in making movies
B．how people make use of real animals in films
C．how the computer-made animals replace humans
D．how intelligent animals are created through science
28．Which of the following is TRUE of Clare Richardson？B
A．She believes that computer-made animals are dull
B．She thinks highly of the computer-made animals
C．She is famous for making films with animal actors
D．She directed the film Rise of the Planet of the Apes．

3．In October on the east coast of Australia migrating（迁徙）humpback whales（座头鲸）pass very close to the shore．With the help of Max Egan，we went to film them near Byron Bay．It was extremely exciting to spot the little puffs（水柱）of spray on the horizon．When migrating，the whales can be traveling at speeds of about 12km/h and can dive under anywhere between five and forty minutes，but with many years of experience Max usually guided our boat to exactly the right place to provide us with amazing sighting．As the whales break the surface like submarines（潜水艇），the water spills off their broad dark backs and huge tails．Then，with a powerful down stroke，they dive back into the depths of the sea，leaving just a smooth glassy patch of water or"footprint"on the surface to show where they had been．
One day we had traveled up and down the shore and far out to the sea in search of whales，but the horizon was deserted．There was no report of whales in the area so we decided to test out Max's new，highly sensitive hydrophone（水中听音器）and the result was astonishing．As soon as the hydrophone was in the water，we found ourselves listening to the most beautiful voices．What may have seemed like a vast empty ocean was filled with the singing of whales．
It is the males which sing，as they migrate between feeding and breeding（养育）grounds．No one knows for sure what the purpose of these songs is，whether they are love songs to the females or warnings to other males to stay away．
It was thought that each population of humpbacks had its own song which remained regular but recent findings suggest that the whales appreciate a memorable tune（曲调）and quickly adopt any new songs they hear．
33．Which finding about whales is beyond the writer's expectation？B
A．The little puffs．
B．The songs of whales．
C．The traveling speed of whales．
D．The depth of the whale's dive．
34．What do we know about Max？C
A．He likes whales very much．
B．He is a brave scientist on whales．
C．He is an experienced man in finding whales．
D．He is an expert in making hydrophones．
35．The writer's main purpose of looking for whales isC．
A．carrying out research on whales
B．studying the beautiful songs of whales
C．making films about whales
D．hunting whales for research．

2．Those accustomed to browsing through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japan's Morioka Shoten a little strange．That's because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza，Tokyo sells only a single book at a time．
Opened in May 2015，Morioka Shoten is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka．He began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo's Kanda district before branching out to open his own store．It was here while organizing book reading and signing that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind．Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling multiple copies of just one single book．In November 2014，he partnered with Masamichi Toyama to establish a unique bookstore with the philosophy of"A Single Room with a Single Book"．
The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests．Recent choices include The True Deceiver，an award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson，Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales，and a collection of Karl Blossfeldt's photography of plants．Morioka has also selected books written by a famous Japanese author Mimei Ogawa．
To highlight his only offering，Morioka often uses clever tricks．For example，when selling a book about flowers，the storekeeper decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book．He also encourages authors to hold talks and discussions so they can connect with customers．Morioka says his goal is for the customers to experience being inside a book，not just a bookstore．
Risky as the idea might seem，things appear to be going well．The storekeeper says he has sold over 2，100books．Things can get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors form other countries．
12．What inspired Morioka to open such a bookstore？D
A Swedish novel．
B．His present partner．
C．A bookstore clerk．
D．His working experience．
13．Why is Morioka Shoten unique？D
A．It is popular with foreigners．
B．It sells books of different topics．
C．It is decorated with colorful flowers．
D．It sells various copies of a book in a week．
14．Why does Morioka encourage authors to hold talks？D
A．To introduce his bookstore．
B．To advocate his philosophy．
C．To make books better understood．
D．To help readers make more friends．
15．What's the author's opinion about the bookstore's future？B
A．Risky．B．Promising．C．Unpredictable．D．Hopeless．

1．GROWING up in the Bay Area，I noticed that only those who could afford music lessons and expensive instruments were given access to music．This didn't make sense to me．I created Lessons for Life to make learning music a right，not a privilege．We match underserved （服务匮乏的） students，who otherwise would not have access to one-on-one music instruction，with volunteer tutors from high schools and colleges．
Lessons for Life started out as a community service project in high school．I was intent （急切的） on making music a reality for students．I remember receiving an email from a young girl，Claire，requesting to participate in the program．
Claire had a disability and she described how listening to music made her feel connected to the world．She had always wanted to play the violin，but her school didn't have a music program．Claire planned on taking three buses from her home in Oakland to San Francisco to take lessons．At that moment，I understood I had to turn Lessons for Life from a community service project into a non-profit．
At first，my community laughed at this idea．Teachers and friends commented that I was simply too young．This only sparked （激发） my ambition．If I could do it，I could show other young women that they can start meaningful companies and non-profits too．In that moment，I decided to be a leader and a role model，making the impossible look possible．
After five years，I am leading a non-profit and am a part of a revolution in music education．Natalie，the first student I instructed，is now in the Youth Symphony and plans on becoming a professional musician．Other students share similar stories to Natalie's．We are teaching our kids not only how to play music，but also how to take a chance and create．
Yet still，they began their journeys．"You are ready for greatness．The only risk is not trying．In my journey of leadership，friends of all ages have asked me how they too can build meaningful and successful careers for themselves．I tell them that only they can turn themselves into leaders．As Mike Dooley once said，"The one thing all famous achievers in any field have in common is that they all began their journeys when they were none of these．
21．What can we learn from the article about Lessons for Life？B
A．Only those who could afford music lessons and expensive instruments could attend it．
B．It was intended to help students who couldn't afford one-on-one music instruction．
C．The author loved music so much that she started teaching music to disabled people in her community．
D．It started out as a high school non-profit with volunteer tutors from high schools and colleges．
22．What was the author's reaction to the ridicule and disbelief around her？D
A．Angry，then she started her company right away．
B．Defeated，which meant that she gave up the idea for a while．
C．Unsure，but she continued to make the impossible possible．
D．Determined to achieve her goal and to show that others can do it too．
23．What are Paragraphs 3-5mainly about？A
A．How the author has succeeded in her career．
B．Why the author decided to be a leader．
C．When the author began leading a non-profit．
D．How Claire and Natalie influenced the author．
24．According to the author，how can you build a meaningful and successful career？C
A．Look before you leap．
B．Care about what others need．
C．Just do it，and you can make it．
D．Be passionate about your cause．

20．You are taking chance if you go out in weather like this without an umbrella．taking后加a或chance改为chances．

19．The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge
Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!
The Cambridge Science Festival （CSF） is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge．The challenge invites，even dares school students between the ages of 5and 14to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity and how it inspires them to explore their world．
Students are being dared to draw a picture，write an article，take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about．To enter the challenge，all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival，MIT Museum，265Mass Avenue，Cambridge 02139by Friday，February 8th．
Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday，April 21st．Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students．Winning entries will be published in a book．Student entries will be exhibited and prizes will be given．Families of those who take part will be included in the celebration and brunch will be served．
Between March 10th and March 15th，each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration．The program guidelines and other related information are available at：http://cambridgesciencefestival．org．
33．Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge？A
A．School students．
B．Cambridge locals．
C．CSF winners．
D．MIT artists．
34．When will the prize-giving ceremony be held？D
A．On February 8th．
B．On March 10th．
C．On March 15th．
D．On April 21st．
35．What type of writing is this text？C
A．An exhibition guide．
B．An art show review．
C．An announcement．
D．An official report．

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