A couple were having a wedding All of their friends and family came to see the lovely  1 and all had a wonderful time. The bride was  2  in her white wedding gown and the groom was very handsome .Everyone could tell that the  3  they had for each other was true

A few months later ,the wife came to the husband with a 4 ,“Each of us will write a list of things we find a bit  5  with the other person ,Then ,we can tale about how we can  6 them and make our lives happier”The husband  7 ,So they went to think of the things that annoyed them about the other

The next morning ,at the breakfast table ,they decided they would go over their  8

“I’ll start ”said the wife ,She  9  her list , It had many items on it ,enough to fill three pages , As she started reading the list of the little annoyances ,she noticed  10  were starting to appear in her husband’s eyes.

“What’s wrong?”she asked “Nothing,”the husband replied ,“11 reading your list,”

The wife continued to read until she had read all three  12 to her hushand.

“Now, It’s your  13 and then we’ll talk about the things on both of our lists,”she said happily

 14  the husband stated，“I don’t have anything on my list , I shink you are  15 the way that you are , I don’t want you to change anything for me , I wouldn’t want to try and  16 anything about you.”

The wife ,  17 by his honesty and the depth of his love for her and his  18  of her,turned her head and wept.

In lire, there are enough times when we are disappointed. Depressed and annoyed , We don’t really have to go  19 them. We have a wonderful world that is rull of beauty ,light and promist Ehy not see the  20  things before us?

1.                A．house          B．decoration      C．ceremony D．church

2.                A．attractive       B．nervous        C．serious   D．strict

3.                A．manner        B．love           C．attitude   D．behavior

4.                A．preparation     B．commitment     C．shame    D．suggestion

5.                A．annoying       B．exciting         C．interesting D．puzzling

6.                A．adopt          B．possess         C．fasten    D．fix

7.                A．agreed         B．refused         C．left  D．listened

8.                A．celebration      B．dictation        C．lists  D．document

9.                A．threw away      B．took out        C．cut out   D．let out

10.               A．waves          B．tears           C．lights D．blames

11.               A．keep on        B．put on         C．call on D．blames

12.               A．attacks         B．items          C．annoyances    D．pages

13.               A．duty           B．business        C．turn  D．problem

14.               A．Roughly        B．Calmly         C．Angrily    D．Clumsily

15.               A．outgoing        B．careful         C．perfect    D．beautiful

16.               A．predict         B．advocate       C．abuse D．change

17.               A．touched        B．disappointed    C．shocked   D．threatened

18.               A．assistance       B．guidance       C．acceptance D．annoyance

19.               A．taking away     B．replying to      C．talking about   D．looking for

20.               A．messy          B．fantastic        C．random   D．relevant

That afternoon Molly almost danced along the street, as she walked home with her father from the station. They had seen Mrs. Gibson and Cynthia off to London. She wished her stepmother would take herself off to London much more often.

“Well now, Dad.” she said, “I’m going to have you all to myself for a whole week. You must be very obedient（服从的，听话的）.”

“I hope you aren’t going to boss me, Molly. You’re walking me out of breath already. We mustn’t pass Mrs. Goodmays in our hurry.” They crossed the street to speak to Mrs. Goodmays, one of the doctor’s patients. “We’ve just been seeing my wife and daughter off to London. They’ve gone up for a week.”

“Dear me, to London, and only for a week!” said Mrs. Goodmays, with surprise. “It seems hardly worth the packing. It’ll be lonely for you,  Molly, without your stepsister.”

“Yes,” said Molly, suddenly feeling as if she ought to have taken this view of the case “I’ll miss Cynthia.” 

“And you, Dr. Gibson, I hope you won’t feel like widower(鳏夫) once again. You must come and have supper with me one evening. What about Tuesday?”

Dr. Gibson felt a sharp blow on his leg from the toe of Molly’s shoe, but even so he accepted the invitation, much to the old lady’s satisfaction.

A moment later Molly said to him, “How could you go and waste one of our precious evenings! We’ve only go five now. I’ve been planning all sorts of things for us two tonight.” “What sort of things?”

“Oh, I don’t know. Things you used to like.” She looked at him fearlessly. “Forbidden things now.”

Her father’s eyes lit up, but his face remained serious. “I’m got going to be pulled down, Molly. With hard work and sensible guidance I’ve reached a very height of civilized behavior, and there I’m going to stay.”

“Oh, no, you are not. We’re having bread and cheese for supper tonight, in armchairs in front  of the TV! And you shall wear you dressing-gown at breakfast tomorrow-and every morning for a week! And you shall read the paper at the dining table! That’s only a start. I haven’t finished by a long way yet.”

1．What were Molly’s feelings as they walked home?

A．She wished she had gone to London too.

B．She was pleased to be alone with her father.

C．She was looking forward to meeting Mrs. Goodmays.

D．She hated being apart from Cynthia.

2．From the underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Goodmays thought

    _____________.

A．Mr. Gibson should have gone with them

B．Mr. Gibson would be a widower again

C．Mrs. Gibson should stay in London longer

D．Mrs. Gibson should have taken Molly with them

3．From the passage we can be certain that ____________.

A．Mrs. Gibson is strict with her husband and daughters

B．Mrs. Gibson has no children of her own

C．Mrs. Gibson never treated Molly well

D．Mr. Gibson is not satisfied with his present life

4．When Molly kicked her father, ___________.

A．she wanted him to turn down the invitation

B．she meant she didn’t expect the return of Cynthia

C．it seemed to have been a pure accident

D．it showed she was pleased to have been invited

       While nature lovers across the world wish all humans to realize the significance of their natural surroundings, many Australians are turning caring for the environment into a way of life.

       Julie Astonis, an Australian housewife in Brisbane is one such example. Even though autumn is approaching Australia’s Brisbane in April, one can still watch colorful blooming(盛开的) flowers in Julie’s little garden, as she tells that in her community, “Each of us has a beautiful yard. The whole community, from children to elderly people, takes care of the environment as if they are taking care of their own garden.

       “Gardening is the most popular club in our community,” she says. “A lot of retired people don’t just regularly organize gardening lectures, but also personally visit families in the community to provide gardening training. So you can see that flowers continue to blossom in our gardens throughout the year.”

       Talking about her people’s sense of care for the environment, Julie says when people in the community take along their dog, they always carry a garbage bag to deal with the dog’s waste. “In our community, you will never experience the embarrassment of stepping on the dirty waste while you are walking on the grass,” says Julie with a smile. “Taking care of the dog’s waste can also help to develop children’s sense of responsibility!”

       As to protecting water resources, the Australian government has made strict rules for families. Julie says, “We certainly would not use tap water to water the flowers!” She says almost every family in her community has a huge tank used to store rainwater, which is later used as the resource of all outdoor water use, connect the water tank with their toilets.

64. From the first three paragraphs we learn that _________.

   A. gardening is popular in most part of Australia

   B. April is a great time for people to enjoy flowers

   C. it’s not easy to keep a garden without proper training

   D. Julie’s community has a deep sense of caring for nature

65. Which of the following about Julie is true?

   A. She takes pride in her community.

   B. She once stepped on a dog’s waste.

   C. She is quite in favor of raising a dog.

   D. She finds it embarrassing to walk on the grass.

66. From what Julie says in the last paragraph, we know _________.

   A. rainwater is not the best resource                          

   B. her community owns a public tank

   C. her community makes full use of resources

   D. it is not necessary to water flowers very often

67. What would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Love nature, the Australian way                       B. How Australians save resources

   C. How Australians lead their life                          D. Protect nature, a must of life

Has Tiger Mom gone soft? One year after the release of her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy (恶名) affected her life, her family and her parenting.
“I have changed a lot,” she told the Huffington Post. “In October, we had 30 kids at our house! We have hosted parties with lots of food and music.”
Last January, the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt (节选) from Chua’s book with the headline “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”. In the excerpt, Chua described how her daughters were never allowed to have sleepovers (在外过夜的儿童聚会), appear in school plays, or earn any grade lower than an A. Chua, an author and professor at Yale Law School, spent much of 2011 on the defensive. In fact, many of her interviews seemed to lend fuel to her critics’ fire.
Now, with the book out in paperback, she said, “I put passages in the book and used very harsh words that I regret. Everybody has those moments you wish you could take back.”
For those who still read Battle Hymn as an advice guide, Chua argues that so-called tiger parenting should be employed mainly during a child’s early years, ideally between the ages of 5 and 12. These “super-strict parenting tactics” are not meant for all ages. Remaining strict after middle school makes you a helicopter parent, according to Chua. And she is quick to point out how different that is from being a tiger mom.
“By the time kids get to high school, helicopter parents are hiring all these tutors, carrying their kids’ sports bags. I never checked older daughter Sophia’s papers because I knew she knew how to sit down and focus,” Chua said.
As for younger daughter Lulu, 15, the rebel for whom the book was written, Chua has really backed off. Instead of forcing Lulu to practise violin for hours a day—the source of their biggest fights, Chua “let her give that up”. “My compromise (妥协) is that I’m going to still be as strict academically, but in exchange she has a lot of social freedom. Lulu has had four sleepovers in the last two months!” Chua said. Chua predicts she’ll only get more easygoing with age.
【小题1】What does the passage mainly tell us?