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　Man has always wanted to fly．Some of the greatest men in ___1___ have thought about the problem．One of ___2___, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Vinci (达·芬奇)．In the sixteenth century he made ___3___ for machines that would fly．___4___ they were never built．Throughout history, other less famous men have wanted to ___5___．An example was a man in England 800 years ago．He made a pair of ___6___ of chicken feathers．Then he ___7___ them to his body and jumped into the ___8___ from a tall building．He did not fly very far．___9___, he fell to the ground and broke every ___10___ in his body．

　The first real steps took place in France, in 1783．Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, ___11___ a very large“hot air balloon”．They knew that ___12___ air rises．Why not fill it with it? The balloon was made ___13___ cloth and paper．In September of that year, the King and Queen of France came to ___14___ the balloon．They watched it carry the very first air ___15___ into the sky．The passengers were a sheep and a chicken．We do not know ___16___ they felt about the trip．But we ___17___ know that trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals ___18___ safely．Two months later, two men did the ___19___ thing．They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind．Their trip ___20___ twent-five minutes and they travelled about eight kilometers．

It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one work answers. “Where are you going?” “Places.” “When will you be back?” “Sometime.” “Who will you be with?” “People.”

That means that the days of your children bounding in the front door with the details of their day are over. They are breaking away from you so that they’ll be able to stand on their own as a young adult.

Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children’s closeness. Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks. Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult, they’ll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice. But in order to determine who they are right now they need to separate from you.

Your job, however, is to keep them safe——and that requires knowing there they are and who they are with. Let them know clearly that it’s not because you want to dominate their life and control them; it’s because it’s a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another.

When they’re home and sit down to eat a meal, sit down with them. You need to open up to them about your life. Tell them of an interesting incident at the office, let them in on a bit of family gossip(闲谈), discuss a piece of news with them. They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life. By letting a teen in on your life, they just may let you in of theirs

The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 2 probably refers to “       ”.

     A．teens no longer tell parents their detailed information

     B．teens don’t tell parents where they had been any more

     C．parents are impatient to listen to their children

     D．parents are occupied by doing their business

It can be inferred from the passage that       .

     A．the generation gap is becoming wider and wider

     B．teens quarrel a lot with their parents

     C．teens don’t want to live with other family members

     D．some parents feel distant from their teenage children

The author believes that teens’ one-word answers show       .

     A．their awareness of independence     

       B．their physical and mental changes

     C．an unpleasant parent-child relationship

       D．their wishes for keeping silent

What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

     A．Parents should understand their children.

     B．parents should keep their children safe.

     C．Parents should open their hearts to their children.

     D．Parents should give their children enough freedom.

What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

     A．To give advice                 

       B．To direct teenagers

     C．To present findings                  

       D．To comfort parents

At the meeting, the members expressed their ________ about the incident．

1. A.
   suggestion
2. B.
   advice
3. C.
   opinions
4. D.
   requests

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.

       I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

       My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”

       I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.

       This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

A. say                 B. talk                  C. share                        D. explain

A. as                  B. while                C. then                         D. when

A. lost                B. tired                 C. hungry                     D. angry

A. excited           B. eager                C. glad                         D. anxious

A. rest                B. food                 C. travel                       D. drink

A. Luckily          B. Finally              C. Immediately             D. Actually

A. thought          B. recognized      C. noticed                     D. realized

A. walked           B. left                   C. worked                    D. found

A. look               B. get                    C. turn                         D. think

A. ask               B. pay                   C. apologize                 D. send

A. refused         B. wanted              C. hoped                   D. meant

A. hope             B. surprise             C. anger                       D. fear

A. into              B. with                  C. for                           D. from

A. sure              B. upset                 C. proud                    D. pleased

A. warned         B. reminded           C. thought                    D. told

A. experience    B. experiment     C. story                        D. talking

A. turning         B. talking                  C. handing                    D. giving

A. free              B. cheap                C. plain                        D. delicious

A. make            B. wake                 C. catch                        D. put

A. coward     B. fool           C. loser                       D. hero

When Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65, he had little to show for himself, except an old Caddie roadster, a $105 monthly pension check ,and a recipe for chicken.

Knowing he couldn’t live on his pension, he took his chicken recipe in hand, got behind the wheel of his van (货车),and set out to make his fortune. His first plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant  owners, who would in turn give him a residual (酬金)for every piece of chicken they sold—5 cents per chicken. The first restaurateur he called on turned him down.

 So did the second.

 So did the third.

In fact, the first 1,008 sales calls Colonel Sanders made ended in rejection. Still, he continued to call on owners as he traveled across the USA, sleeping in his car to save money. Prospect number 1,009 gave him first “yes”.

After two years of making daily sales he had signed up a total of five restaurants. Still the Colonel pressed on , knowing that he had a great chicken recipe and that someday the idea would catch on .

Of course, you know how the story ends. The idea did catch on. By 1963 the Colonel had 600 restaurants across the country selling his secret recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken (with ll herbs and spices ).

In 1964 he was bought out by future Kentucky governor John Brown.Even though the sale made him a multi-millionaire, he continued to represent and promote KFC until his death in 1990.

Which of the following statements about Colonel Sanders is wrong according to the passage? 

A. He received a pension of a little more than $100 every month after he retired.

 B. He couldn’t live on his pension because he had a chicken recipe in hand.

 C. He didn’t succeed in selling his recipe until he tried 1,009 times.

 D. He lived a hard life when he stared the business.

  The underlined phrase“catch on ”in Paragraph 6 probably means          .

     A. be accepted       B. be grasped       C. be popular      D. be rejected

 The sentence “Of course, you know how the story ends” means          .

A. you are sure to know the result of Colonel Sanders’ business

B. You are sure to know Colonel Sanders had finished his story

C. It is certain Colonel Sanders ended his business

D. It is certain Colonel Sanders knew how to end his story

 Colonel Sanders’ story teaches us an important lesson:       

A. It’s never too late to make a change in your life .

B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Live and learn. Life can teach you a lot of lessons.

D. Constant dripping wears away a stone.