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2．When my friend put out the idea of homeschooling to her parents，the first reaction they gave was，"you are cutting the child off the world"．Did the child really get cut off or did the child socialize better？
    The moment we hear of homeschooling，we think the child will have no opportunities to interact with peers．However，my friend said we forget that when attending a regular school，the child is not into socializing all the while．The child is restricted to so many other activities．Studies take a major role in a child's life．The child hardly has the time to interact at school as well after getting back home．
    The child might be meeting and studying along with many of its peers； however，how many kids interact with all the kids in a class？However，in homeschooling system，as my friend mentioned，the kid has all the time and can plan its day accordingly．During the day the child studies like other schoolgoing kids but with no burden of homework and project work，the child has so much free time in the evening as to effectively interact and play with peers．The quality time the child spends in education is really impressive．
    Homeschooling kids have the opportunity to socialize more often as they have a lot of time in their hands．They can also make socializing a regular habit．Just as my friend said，her child goes to a neighboring park almost every day and has a set of friends who come there daily．Other children get back home to finish off homework and project work while her child who is already through with studies gets the opportunity to spend time with family members．
    When I heard this，I really felt how lucky the child was．Definitely the child had a better opportunity to socialize when compared with my kids．However，I might not consider the homeschooling for my kid，as I am so used to the conventional（传统的） schooling system and feel regular schooling the safest bet．

46．Which of the following is true according to the author's friends？B
A．Homeschooling can give children more chances to join in activities．
B．Homeschooling can give children more time to stay with people．
C．Homeschooling can help children know how to arrange time．
D．Homeschooling can help children study more effectively．
47．The author's purpose in writing the passage is toC．
A．introduce her friend's teaching plan
B．explain what homeschooling is
C．share her view on education
D．advertise homeschooling
48．How does the passage mainly develop？C
A．By presenting facts．
B．By giving examples．
C．By making comparison．
D．By analyzing cause and effect．
49．What is the author's attitude towards homeschooling？B
A．Supportive． B．Negative． C．Objective． D．Uncertain．

1．Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute，Indiana．Last year，he taught his students about the world's rain forests．They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food，wood，and medicine．
Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem．Unluckily，rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80acres per minute!As part of a class project，Myers'students bought three acres of rain forest in Costa Rica．They paid﹩25per acre．The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed．The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest．
So last June，Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river．They saw alligators and crocodiles．In the middle of the week，a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest．"The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest．They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us，"one of the students said，"It was a great learning experience for all of us，"said Myers．
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants，animals，food，and culture．During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities．They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding，and visited Costa Rica's active volcano．
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids．

55．How much did Myers'students pay for the rain forest they bought？B
A．﹩25． B．﹩75． C．﹩80． D．﹩2000．
56．What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip？C
A．They went into the rain forest．
B．They bought acres of rain forest．
C．They took a boat ride down a river．
D．They visited Costa Rica's active volcano．
57．When the monkeys saw Myers and his students，theyB．
A．felt excited
B．felt angry
C．jumped off the trees
D．left the rain forest
58．The passage mainly shows that Myers and his studentsA．
A．did something to protect rain forest
B．wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C．were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D．went to the rain forest for various fun activities．

20．The environment is everything that surrounds us：plants，animals，buildings，country，air，water---everything that can affect us in any way．The environment of a town，with its buildings and its noise and smells，is a far cry from that of the countryside，with its fields and crops，its wild and domestic animals and its feeling of spaciousness（辽阔）．And the environment differs in different parts of the world．
Ecology is the science of how living things exist together and depend on each other and on the local environment．Where an environment is peaceful，the ecology of an area is in balance．
Man is a part of the environment and has done more to upset the ecology than any other living things．He has poisoned the atmosphere and polluted both land and water．He has wasted the earth's natural resources with no thought for the future，and has thought out the cruel ways of killing his fellow men---and every other sort of life at the same time．
Since man has done so much damage，it is up to man to try to put matters right---if it is not already too late．If there is to be any solutions for our ills，that solutions lie in the hands of the young，and the sooner they start doing something about it，the better．
One of the main causes of the earth's troubles is that the world is overpopulated and that this overpopulation is growing at an ever increasing speed．At the same time we are using up our natural resources at an ever increasing speed with no hope for replacing them．
For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly growing populations and the position is gradually becoming worse since the areas that were once rich have turned into deserts．
Even at this moment many of the earth's natural treasures are being destroyed，many valuable animals and plants are being killed off，and it is becoming increasingly difficult to grow enough food to prevent much of the earth's population from hunger．The situation is getting out of hand．Time is running out．But with your help，we may be able to save ourselves．Who cares？

61．What is the main theme of the passage？C
A．Environment    B．Overpopulation    C．Environment protection    D．Ecology and science
62．The environment isD．
A．almost the same in the world          B．different in different towns
C．almost the same in different towns     D．different from place to place
63．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．man can do little to keep the ecological balance
B．the environment in town is worse than that in the countryside
C．to control the population is also a necessary way to keep the ecological balance
D．no one really cares about the earth．
64．The underlined word"upset"is closest in meaning toC？
A．worry     B．pollute        C．break        D．possess
65．It is not clearly stated but implied in the passage thatA．
A．we can do something to save the earth
B．we can grow more food to save ourselves
C．we can do nothing about the natural resources
D．we can not make good use of our time．

19．First aid means what it says：the aid，or help that can be given to an injured person first which is before any other help．Usually the first thing we should do if a serious accident happens is to telephone for an ambulance，but sometimes quick actions by us may save someone's1ife．
Shock：people often suffer from shock after receiving an injury．The face turns grey，and the skin becomes damp and cold．They breathe quickly．They should be kept warm．Cover them with a blanket and give them a warm drink．
Broken Bones：Don't move the person．Send for an ambulance at once．
Poison：A person who has swallowed poison should be taken to hospital at once．With some poisons，sleeping pills，for example，it is a good thing to make the person sick by pushing your fingers down his throat．But if he has swallowed some kind of acid，or anything that burns，it would be a bad thing to make the person sick by pushing your fingers down his throat．The poison would burn his throat as it came up．It is，therefore，best to find out what the person has taken so that you can call to tell the doctor．
Suffocation：This means not being able to breathe．For example，a drowning person will have his lungs full of water．Lay him down with his head lower than the rest of his body so that the water will drain out．If a person has something stuck in his throat，try to remove it with your fingers，or by hitting him on the back．When a person has stopped breathing because of drowning，electric shock，breathing in a poisonous gas，etc，you can help him to begin breathing again．
Remember：When an accident happens，send someone to telephone for an ambulance at once．Keep the injured person warm and quiet．Give him plenty of air．Do not let other people crowd around him．If you see an injured person who is being looked after，keep away．

51．The underlined word"drain out"in paragraph 5probably meansC．
A．leave out B．squeeze out C．flow away D．let out
52．When someone is injured，what should we do first？B
A．Keep him warm with a blanket．
B．Send for an ambulance at once．
C．Make him sick by pushing your fingers down his throat．
D．Lay him down with his head lower．
53．The passage is mainly aboutD．
A．the importance of first aid
B．the symptoms of shocks
C．the types of injuries
D．how to offer first aid
54．Where would this article probably appear？A
A．In a safety pamphlet（小册子）B．In an advertisement
C．In a newspaperD．In a popular magazine
55．Which of the following statements about first aid is mentioned in this passage？B
A．First aid is always offered to the injured by the doctors．
B．Leave the person with broken bones alone before a doctor comes．
C．Give enough water to the person breathing in a poisonous gas as soon as possible．
D．Put down the injured with his head higher than the rest of his body．

18．It's not easy being a teenager--nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager．You can make your child feel angry，hurt，or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself．It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you'll still be there for him when he needs you．
Expect a lot from your child，just not everything．Except for health and safety problems，such as drug use or careless driving，consider everything else open to discussion．If your child is unwilling to discuss something，don't insist he tell you what's on his mind．The more you insist，the more likely that he'll clam up．Instead，let him attempt to solve things by himself．At the same time，remind him that you're always there for him if he should seek advice or help．Show respect for your teenager's privacy （隐私）．Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations．
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family．If your child talks on the family's telephone for too long，tell him he can talk for 15minutes，but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time．This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls，but teaches your teenager moderation （节制）．Or if you are open to the idea，allow your teenager to have his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part-time job．

44．The main purpose of the text is to tell parentsC．
A．how to get along with a teenager      B．how to understand a teenager
C．how to help a teenager grow up       D．how to respect a teenager
45．What does the phrase‘clam up'in Paragraph 2probably mean？B
A．become excited B．refuse to talk   C．show respect  D．seek help
46．The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenagerA．
A．to use the phone in a sensible way    B．to pay for his own telephone
C．to share the phone with friends       D．to answer the phone quickly
47．What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text？B
A．Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs．
B．Give him advice when necessary．
C．Let him have his own telephone．
D．Not talk about personal things with him．
48．Which of the following is NOT mentioned about teenagers？D
A．Health． B．Safety． C．Privacy． D．Study．

17．In a very special course at Knnet School，the social-science teacher Adam Smith guides his students through the"married life"．Unlike the traditional course，Adam makes his students experience the real problems married ones may face like housing and child care．"No one tells kids about money-managing problems，"says Adam．
Each student should act out in ten weeks what normally takes couples ten years to finish．In the first week，one member of each couple is asked to get an after school job-a real one．During the term，the income rules their life-style．In the third week，the couples must find an apartment they can afford．
In the fifth week，the couples"have a baby"and then struggle to cover the costs of baby clothes and furniture．In week eight，the marriage comes to the breaking point by such disaster as a mother-in-law's moving in or death．It's all over by week ten （the tenth year of marriage）．After serious discussion with lawyers about alimony （赡养费） and child support，the students get divorced （离婚）．
Adam's course，which has"married"1，000students since its beginning six years ago，is widely supported by parents and students．Some of the students have found the experience making them realize their real life marry plans are wrong．Marianne Baldrica，16，who tried"marriage"last term with her boyfriend Eric Zook，15，said，"Eric and I used to get along pretty well before we took the course together．But I wanted to live in the city，he wanted the country．He wanted lots of kids，I wanted no kids．It's been four weeks since the course ended and Eric and I are just starting to talk to each other again．"

25．What is the aim of Adam's course？D
A．To tell students how to find a good partner．
B．To teach students how to manage their money．
C．To help students act as wives and husbands well．
D．To show students the problems in real marriage life．
26．What will happen in the eighth week？D
A．The couples will have a baby．
B．The couples will have to find a flat．
C．The husband will have to find a real job．
D．The marriage will come to the breaking point．
27．After taking the course，Marianne willD．
A．choose to live in the country
B．break up with her boyfriend at once
C．ask their teachers and parents for help
D．have a better understanding of marriage
28．Where does the text probably come from？C．
A．A science book． B．A library guide．
C．A newspaper report． D．A project handbook．

16．Parents and kids today dress alike，listen to the same music，and are friends．Is it a good thing？Sometimes when Mr．Ballmer and his 16-year-old daughter，Elizabeth，listen to rock music together and talk about interests both enjoy，such as pop culture，he remembers his more distant relationship with his parents when he was a teenager．
"I would never have said to my mom，‘Hey，the new Weezer album is really great．How do you like it'？"says Ballmer．"There was just a complete gap in taste．"
Music was not the only gulf．From clothing and hairstyles to activities and expectations，earlier generations of parents and children often appeared to move in separate orbits．
Today，the generation gap has not disappeared，but it is getting narrow in many families．Conversations on subjects such as sex and drugs would not have taken place a generation ago．Now they are comfortable and common．And parent-child activities，from shopping to sports，involve a feeling of trust and friendship that can continue into adulthood．
No wonder greeting cards today carry the message，"To my mother，my best friend．"
But family experts warn that the new equality can also result in less respect for parents．
"There's still a lot of strictness and authority on the part of parents out there，but there is a change happening，"says Kerrie，a psychology professor at Lebanon Valley College．"In the middle of that change，there is a lot of confusion among parents．"
Family researchers offer a variety of reasons for these evolving roles and attitudes．They see the 1960s as a turning point．Great cultural changes led to more open communication and a more democratic process that encourages everyone to have a say．
"My parents were on the‘before'side of that change，buttoday's parents，the 40-year-olds，were on the‘after'side，"explains Mr．Ballmer．"It's not something easily accomplished by parents these days，because life is more difficult to understand or deal with，but sharing interests does make it more fun to be a parent now．"

32．The underlined word"gulf"in Paragraph 3most probably meansC．
A．interest
B．difference
C．distance
D．separation
33．Which of the following shows that the generation gap is disappearing？D
A．Parents help their children develop interests in more activities．
B．Parents put more trust in their children's abilities．
C．Parents and children talk more about sex and drugs．
D．Parents share more interests with their children．
34．The change in today's parentchild relationship isB．
A．more confusion among parents
B．more equality between parents and children
C．less respect for parents from children
D．more strictness and authority on the part of parents
35．By saying"today's parents，the 40-year-olds，were on the‘after'side，"the author means that today's parentsA．
A．follow the trend of the change
B．can set a limit to the change
C．fail to take the change seriously
D．have little difficulty adjusting to the change．

15．The man behind the Apple empire died at 56last year．He was one of the people who made Silicon Valley（硅谷） the capital of technological invention．Author and business consultant Jim Collins once called Jobs the"Beethoven of business"．When asked what Steve Jobs will be best remembered for，many of us would name a particular product：the iPod，the iPhone or the iPad，for example．But in the eyes of Eric Jackson，a reporter with Forbes magazine，Jobs brought the world much more than these popular devices（装置）．Here are some of the lessons he taught us：
（1）The most lasting inventions mix art and science．Jobs pointed out that the team members working with Apple were trained in anthropology（人类学），art，history，and poetry．He believed this was important in making Apple's products stand out．
（2）Never fear failure．Jobs was fired by the successor he himself chose．It was one of the most public embarrassments（尴尬） of the last 30years in business．However，Jobs didn't hide away or try to get a new job．He picked himself up and got back to work．
（3）You can't look forward to connecting the dots-you can only look backward．This means that，however much we try to plan things ahead of time，life is always full of unexpected things．What seems like bitter pain and defeat could turn out to sow the seeds of unimaginable success in years to come．You can't connect the dots looking forward．But you have to trust that all the dots will be connected in the future．
（4）Listen to that voice in the back of your head that tells you if you're on the right track or not．Most of us simply decide that we're going to work in finance or become a doctor because it's what our parents tell us to do．Whatever your voice is telling you，it is smart to listen to it-like Jobs did．
Just as Caroline and Amy from his empire put it，"Steve was one of the most inspiring yet toughest bosses ever-but who else could have built Apple？What Steve left is sure to inspire generations of creative thinkers to think differently．His influence will be felt throughout the world．"

53．From the passage，we learn thatB．
A．Steve Jobs is the first founder of Silicon Valley
B．mixing art and science is really important in making Apple's products noticeable
C．Steve Jobs is only remembered for the popular device iPhone
D．all the team members in Silicon Valley are trained in anthropology，art，history and poetry
54．According to the passage，which words can be best used to describe Steve Jobs？D
A．Popular but sensitive．
B．Brave but stubborn．
C．Different and reliable．
D．Determined and inspiring．
55．What does the phrase"picked himself up"（Paragraph 3）most probably mean？A
A．Cheered himself up．
B．Refused to talk．
C．Got others'help．
D．Became excited．
56．What's the writer's main purpose of writing the passage？C
A．To introduce readers the life story of Steve Jobs．
B．To tell readers Steve Jobs is the"Beethoven of business"．
C．To encourage readers to learn from Steve Jobs'life experience．
D．To persuade readers that they shouldn't always-follow what parents tell them to do．

14．Benjamin Franklin's inventions reveal a man of many talents and interests．His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better．
Ben had poor vision and needed glasses to read．He got tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on，so he decided to figure out how his glasses let him see both near and far．He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of each hens（镜片）in a single frame．Today，we call them bifocals（双光眼镜）．
Everyone knows the story of Ben's famous kite flight．Although he made important discoveries and advancements，Ben did not"invent"the electricity．He did，however，invent the lighting rod which protects buildings and ships from lighting．
In colonial America，most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was dangerous and used a lot of wood．Ben figured that there had to be a better way．His invention of an iron furnace stove allowed people to warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood．The furnace stove that he invented is called the Franklin Stove．Interestingly enough，Ben also established the first fire company and the first fire insurance company in order to help people live more safely．
As a postmaster，Ben had to figure out routes for delivering the mail．He went out riding in his carriage to measure the routes and needed a way to keep track of the distance．He invented a simple odometer and attached it to his carriage．
Later，other famous inventors，like Thomas Alva Edison and Alexander Graham Bell，followed in Ben's footsteps by trying to find ways to help people live better．

46．What do we know about the Franklin Stove？C
A．It is made of iron and easy to carry．
B．It is much smaller than the traditional stove．
C．It is much safer and can save wood．
D．It reaches the requirements of the fire company．
47．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．Franklin invented the bifocals because of his poor vision．
B．Franklin invented the odometer to make his riding easier．
C．Franklin first invented the electricity and then the lighting rod．
D．Franklin invented the odometer when he worked in a post office．
48．What characteristic did Franklin，Edison and Bell have in common？A
A．They had a strong desire to make life better．
B．They were excellent students at school．
C．They were born in the same age．
D．They made people's life simple
49．What would be the best title for this passage？C
A．The life of Benjamin Franklin
B．A great man
C．Benjamin Franklin，a great inventor
D．How to help people live better．

13．Many years ago in a small German town，a Jewish businessman had the misfortune of owing a large sum of money to a moneylender．The moneylender，who was old and ugly，fancied the businessman's beautiful daughter．So he proposed a bargain．
The moneylender told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty bag．The girl would then have a pick one pebble from the bag．If she picked the black pebble，she would become the moneylender's wife and he would forgo her father's debt．If she picked the white pebble，she need not marry him and her father's debt would still be forgiven．But if she refused to pick a pebble，her father would be thrown into jail．
They were standing on a pebble-strewn path．As they talked，the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles．The sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag．He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag．No doubt she was caught in a dilemma．
What would you have done if you were the girl？Careful analysis would produce three possibilities：
1．The girl should refuse to take a pebble．
2．The girl should know that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose （揭露） the moneylender as a cheat．
3．The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment．
The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral （横向的） and logical thinking．
Read on．
The girl put her hand into the bag and drew out a pebble．Without looking at it，she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles．"Oh，how clumsy of me!"she said．"But never mind．If you look into the bag for the one that is left，you'll be able to tell which pebble I picked．"Since the remaining pebble was black，it must be assumed that she had picked the white one．And since the moneylender dared not admit his dishonesty，the girl changed what seemed a terrible situation into an extremely advantageous one．

55．The underlined word"forgo"in Paragraph 2may mean"B"．
A．pay off B．give up C．take over D．run out
56．Which of the following indicates lateral thinking？D．
A．The girl exposed the cheat and found another way．
B．The girl picked a black pebble and accepted the result．
C．The girl refused to take a pebble and fled at once．
D．The girl picked one pebble and made it disappear．
57．It can be inferred from the passage thatC．
A．The girl dropped the pebble onto the path by accident．
B．The girl didn't know there were two black pebbled in the bag．
C．The girl dropped the pebble onto the path on purpose．
D．The girl replaced a black pebble in the bag．
58．What lesson can we learn form the story？A．
A．Thinking about a complicated problem in another way．
B．Coming up with a clever answer is easy．
C．Keeping calm when facing a difficult situation．
D．Thinking twice before making a final choice．

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