When you open your eyes in the morning, you find it is a beautiful day and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the 　36 rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The person on the other 37 has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how 　38 　his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to. Are you 39 in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

Communicating with negative people can wash out your 　40 . It may not change what you think, but doing this long enough with them will make you 　41 depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs, but some people 42 　the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer. They only feel glad when they make others feel 43 . No wonder they can hardly win others' pity or respect.

When you 44 with positive people, your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted. 45 the dagger（匕首）of a negative person is put in you, you feel the heavy feeling that brings you 46 .

Sometimes we have no 47 but to communicate with negative people. This could be a co-worker, or a relative. In this case, 48 what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to 49 　your anger back to the negative person, 50 　all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won't feel 51 of themselves about that.

Negativity often 52 happiness without even being realized. The negative words of another at the start of the day can attach to you throughout the 53 of your day, which makes you feel bad and 54 your happiness. Life is too 55 to feel negative. Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

36. A. bell B. door C. voice D. telephone

37. A. way　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. corner 　　 　　　　　　 C. end　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. part

38. A. terrible 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cheerful 　 　　　　　　 C. amazing　　 　　　　　　 D. exciting

39. A. almost 　　　　　　　　　　 B. still 　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

40. A. belief　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　 　　　　　　 D. relief

41. A. feel　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. remain 　　 　　　　　　 C. look　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sound

42. A. are accused of B. are stuck in　　　 　　　

C. are pleased with D. are concerned about

43. A. glad　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　 　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. content

44. A. quarrel 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fight 　　　　　　　　　　 C. communicate　　　　　 D. work

45. A. Since　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Before 　　 　　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

46. A. up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. down 　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out

47. A. need B. hope C. chance D. choice

48. A. describe　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. write　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. say

49. A. find out 　　　　　　　　　　 B. make out 　　　　　　 C. let out 　　　　　　　　　　 D. try out

50. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. for　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. and

51. A. tired B. afraid C. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 D. proud

52. A. buys B. gains C. affects D. decides

53. A. length　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. beginning　　　　　 　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. middle

54. A. shares　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. steals　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sells　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hides

55. A. short B. long C. easy D. uncertain

Over 450 wild horses have been killed in Nevada．The land they were on belonged to the  government．Some people say it is worse than when all the buffaloes（美国野牛） were killed．Many of the horses were shot while running

 Wild horses are protected by law．Twenty-eight thousand horses share the land with six mil—lion cattle．Cattlemen say the horses are crowding the cattle out．It is said that there was a range war going on，in which the cattle and the horses fought for larger areas，because both the cattle and horses need the water and grass that is on the land．

The president of the Nevada cattleman group also helps to protect the horses．He says that he  does riot like what is happening to the horses．He does want the government to help keep the number her of horses now．

    Some people think the army used the wild horses for target（靶子） practice．Pilots fly over  the area where the horses were found．The army says that they do not let their pilots do that．The  horses were found far from the nearest road．The killings happened over a large area．．It has been  happening for the last two years．

    Some people think that the horses should be gotten rid of．Others think that they should stay．In the meantime，the police will try to figure out who did it．

1．It call be inferred from the first paragraph that at a certain time in the past_____．

    A．people tried to keep as many horses as possible

    B．buffaloes caused many disasters in Northern America

    C．people never liked wild horses

    D．many buffaloes were killed by people

2．Why is there a range war?

    A．The rangers were called in to help against the war．

    B．the cattlemen do not like what the cattle are doing．

    C．There fire too many animals sharing one part of land．

    D．Some hunters killed horses for their meat．

3．According to what the army．said，so far as．the kilting of the wild horses，is concerned，_____．

    A．they only kill wild horses for tarot practice

    B．the cattlemen didn’t understand what the pilots did

    C．they never used the wild horses for the army purpose

    D．they are the people who have protected the wild horses

4．How does the Nevada cattlemen’s group feel about the killings?

    A．They feel the horses should be left alone．

    B．They do not like it but they want less wild horses．

    C．They happy that the horses are being shot．

    D．They thought that they should take the army to court（法庭）．

5．Obviously，on the problem of the killing of the wild horses，_____．

     A．most people thought it was right

     B．different people have different opinions

     C．the government has knew the reason

     D．nobody wants to see it continue

Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is often the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth. One common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age….” Eighteen-year-old Kelly calls lectures “long, one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”
Kids reflexively（条件反射地） shut down in the face of a lecture. Their eyes glaze over, and they don’t register any incoming information. Listen to 13-year-old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad. “First, they scream. Then comes the ‘We’re so disappointed’ speech. Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’ lecture begins. After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back.”
Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial. But many of our expert parents, like Bobby, a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on clichés（陈词滥调）to justify our actions, we weaken our position.
Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to them. Therefore, good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for your actions in present language: ‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）.’”
Betty, who lives in Missiouri, uses an indirect approach. “I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about. My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information. Then they never think I’m preaching(布道).”
This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving. Instead of constantly repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed,” she would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash. Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation. She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions---especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them.
【小题1】The purpose of the passage is to _________.

Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is often the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth. One common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age….” Eighteen-year-old Kelly calls lectures “long, one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”

Kids reflexively（条件反射地） shut down in the face of a lecture. Their eyes glaze over, and they don’t register any incoming information. Listen to 13-year-old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad. “First, they scream. Then comes the ‘We’re so disappointed’ speech. Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’ lecture begins. After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back.”

Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial. But many of our expert parents, like Bobby, a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on clichés（陈词滥调）to justify our actions, we weaken our position.

Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to them. Therefore, good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for your actions in present language: ‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）.’”

Betty, who lives in Missiouri, uses an indirect approach. “I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about. My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information. Then they never think I’m preaching(布道).”

This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving. Instead of constantly repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed,” she would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash. Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation. She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions---especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them.

1.The purpose of the passage is to _________.

A．compare two ways of parents` communicating with their kids

B．explain why kids won’t listen to their parents

C．give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids

D．introduce kids` reaction to the communication between them and their parents

2.Which of the following statements is NOT right?

A．Kids won’t listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is boring.

B．Kids don’t like any discussion at all.

C．Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong.

D．Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions.

3. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?

A．讨论             B．对话             C．插话             D．独白

4.Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?

A．Something related to kids’ present life

B．Kids possible life in the future

C．Parents` own experience

D．What parents have done to their own parents.

5.In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should______.

A．tell their kids to listen carefully

B．arouse kids’ desire to express themselves.

C．list out as many examples as possible

D．set out their warnings directly

Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is otfen the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth, One common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age……”Eighteen –year –old Kelly calls lectures “Long , one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”
Kids reflexively（条件反射地）shout down in the face of a lecture , Their eyes glaze over（呆滞）,and they don’t register any incoming information , Listen to 13-year –old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad, “First, they scream, Then comes the“We’re so disappointed’ speech , Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’ lecture begins , After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back’”.
Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial, But many of our expert parents, like Bobby , a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on cliches（陈词滥调）to justify our actions, we weaken our position.
Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to them, Therefore ,good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for your actions in present language:‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）”。
Betty, who lives in Missouri ,uses and indirect approach, “I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about, My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information, Then they never think I’m preaching（布道）”.
This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving , Instead of constantly repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed”, She would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash, Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation, She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions—especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them

1. 1.

   The purpose of the passage is to      

   1. A.
      compare two ways of parents’ communicating with their kids
   2. B.
      give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids
   3. C.
      explain why kids won’t listen to their parents
   4. D.
      introduce kids’ reaction to the communication between them and their parents
2. 2.

   Which of the following statements is NOT right?

   1. A.
      Kids won’t listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is boring
   2. B.
      Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions
   3. C.
      Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong
   4. D.
      Kids don’t like any discussion at all
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?

   1. A.
      独白
   2. B.
      对话
   3. C.
      插话
   4. D.
      讨论
4. 4.

   Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?

   1. A.
      Parents own experience
   2. B.
      Kids possible life in the future
   3. C.
      Something related to kids’ present life
   4. D.
      What parents have done to their own parents
5. 5.

   In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should      

   1. A.
      tell their kids to listen carefully
   2. B.
      set out their warnings directly
   3. C.
      list out as many examples as possible
   4. D.
      arouse kids’ desire to express themselves