About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table. I couldn't help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy, who could not have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, "To tell the truth, I've been feeling a little depressed (压抑) lately."
    His words stuck in my mind because it confirmed (证实) my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn't find out we were "depressed" until we were in high school.
    Children don't seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to. Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists. Why?
    Human development is based not only on natural biological states, but also on ways of getting social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually needs to learn the secrets of the new social role. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.
    In the last 30 years, however, television has passed information to all viewers. Unable to resist (抵制) the temptation (诱惑), many children turn their attention from printed texts to more interesting moving pictures.
    Communication through print, in fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information which children can get. Reading and writing need symbols that must be memorized and practiced. Children must read simple books before they can read difficult materials.
62. According to the author, feeling depressed is ______________.

A. a sign of a psychology (心理) problem in a child
   B. an important period of children's development
   C. something hardly to be expected in a young child
   D. a state present in all humans, including children

Knowing about yourself not only means finding out what you’re good at and what you like, but also means discovering what you’re not good at and what you don’t like. Both help you to see your aim (目标) in life.

Although most students would be unhappy if they failed a very difficult physics exam, they have in fact learned a lot about themselves. They know that they should not become engineers or physical scientists. So failing can help a student to live a happier life if he learns something from it. They may then decide on their aims and choose the work they like and are fit for.

It is impossible to decide whether you like something until you have tried it. If you decide  to play the piano, you need to take more than one lesson before knowing whether you are really interested in it or able to do well. It is not enough if you want to be a great pianist. You also have to like the hard practice and long training. If you enjoy being a great pianist but hate the work, forget it.

It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are young. Then you will find out what your true interests are.

59. If you say you really know yourself,          .

    A. you know what you don’t like             B. you know what you are good at

    C. you have no interest in your work     D. you’ve got the whole picture of yourself

60. Failing can turn out to be something good if      

    A. you have aim in life                        B. you learn something from it

    C. you lead a happier life                     D. your decision is right

61. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

    A. Success is more helpful.             B. No one is fit for the job of a physical scientist.

    C. Failure is a better mirror.             D. Physics can help students live a better life.

Dear Liz,

My stay in Thailand has certainly been the experience of my life.

       Life is busy and exciting. Bangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy traffic. I’m very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the city. There are Mr. and Mrs. Phairat, their son Sanan, who is 18, the daughter Chinda, who is 16, and Grandpa and Grandma.

       I, with Sanan and Chinda, go to an international school that teaches about 70 percent in English and 30 percent in Thai. I’ve learned some spoken language, but Thai writing is very difficult. The cooking lesson is my favourite. I’m learning all about Thai food and culture. People don’t use chopsticks here, but spoons and forks. After coming back, I’ll cook you a real Thai meal.

       Last weekend we visited some temples and then drove to Pattaya beach near Bangkok. I thought it was great, but Sanan and Chinda say that next month they’re taking me to Phuket Island, where the beaches are even more beautiful. The month after next, we’re going to travel to Mr. Phairat’s hometown in the north of Thailand. The Phairats own land there, and they have two elephants. I’m going to ride those elephants – and even wash them. Sanan and Chinda say it’s really fun.

       I’m amazed by everything in this country, especially by the elephants. Elephants are an important part of Thai culture and way of life. They have been a traditional symbol (象征) of Thailand for many years in times of war and peace. In the seventh century, a Thai king trained 20,000 elephants for battle.

       I’ll tell you all about my Thai boxing (拳击) lessons next time I write.

Mandy

51.  How many family members are there in Mandy’s host family?
A. 4                        B. 5                   C. 6              D. 7

52.  Mandy writes in her e-mail that the _________ lesson is her favourite.
A. Thai speaking          B. cooking            C. Thai writing      D. boxing    

53.  From the e-mail we know that Mandy is _________ when she stays in Thailand.
A. excited                            B. quiet                C. bored                   D. proud

54.  What is the possible subject of the e-mail?
A. Food culture in Thailand.                           B. Study trip in Thailand    .
C. Elephant riding in Thailand   .                 D. International schools in Thailand.

A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she  36  play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.  37  she loved her parents and her family, she expected to live in such a house and  38  all day about how wonderful and exciting  39    must be to live there.

       At the age when she gained some basic skills and sensibility (识别力), she  40  her mother for a bike ride outside the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go,  41  her keeping close to the house and not  42  too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew  43      where she was heading!  44  the hill and across the valley, she rode to the  45  of the golden house.

       As she  46  her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path leading to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she found that all the windows were  47  and rather dirty.

       So  48  and heart-broken, she didn’t go any further. She turned down, and suddenly she saw a surprising  49  . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she  50  that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house.

36. A. would                B. should                     C. might                  D. must

37. A. Unless                     B. Since                         C. Once              D. Although

38. A. asked                   B. worried                 C. dreamed               D. shouted

39. A. this                   B. that                            C. it                         D. which

40. A. ignored                  B. begged                C. invited                 D. paid

41. A. insisting on              B. depending on             C. suffering from          D. coming up

42. A. traveling           B. running             C. riding                  D. walking

43. A. crazily               B. exactly                    C. rapidly                 D. possibly

44. A. Over                 B. Down                      C. Around                D. Beside

45. A. window                   B. garden                 C. path                          D. gate

46. A. got up               B. got off                    C. got to                  D. got into

47. A. wonderful          B. beautiful               C. simple               D. golden

48. A. anxious                    B. angry                          C. serious                D. sad

49. A. view           B. temple             C. block             D. apartment

50. A. imagined         B. realized             C. guessed                     D. decided 

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